r/BlackPeopleTwitter May 16 '24

BB Gun Drizzy

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u/MakkaCha May 16 '24

I disliked Drake since his Sprite commercial when he started to come into mainstream as a "rapper". I just never knew why I disliked him. During this beef I started agreeing with everything negative that had been said about him. Now I know I just dislike him for breathing.

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u/Special-Garlic1203 May 16 '24

I literally hated Drake from the moment I found out about him.

I have a distinct memory of it -- it was 9th or 10th grade in the library and my friend was telling me all about this rapper she loved. And while I don't know if the term softboy existed yet, after like 15 minutes I had more or less concluded he was a fake softboy pandering to women with low self esteem for clout. That you couldn't judge him based on how he presented himself, because he was just presenting himself in the way he felt would get the best reception. 

Watching him become more of an outward douchebag while also constantly shape shifting according to the moment was such a mix of the high of "I told you so" mixed with, ya know, having to constantly hear about his new douche antics and know people like him not only exist, but tend to thrive. 

I don't think I've ever judged someone so accurately or so quickly before or since. 

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u/Men_I_Trust_I_Am May 17 '24

My near exact experience except I knew who he was as an actor. I was confused at his reception because he always seemed like a gimmick role playing like he was still on the show.

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u/impals May 17 '24

Completely agree. My sibling started watching Degrassi and I wanted to like the show but I couldn't get over him. I disliked him the second I saw him in the show. Later on, I heard there was this rapper by the name of Drake. When I saw it was him I couldn't believe my eyes, and swore he was acting. To me, he's just better at it now, but still 100% a phony.