Drake responds to 'blackface' pic, but fans want diss track 2.0
After what felt like an eternity, but was actually just a few hours, Drake finally broke the silence on Pusha T's extra personal diss track The Story of Adidon. But instead of the diss track the world was waiting for, he dropped a statement.
Obvs, everybody was disappointed that he hadn't retaliated as fast as he did with the initial diss song Duppy Freestyle, but the rapper wanted to address one main thing out of the many files Pusha T released.
That 'blackface' photograph.
Drake explained the context around the photograph and that it was taken in 2007 when he was trying to help address issues faced by black talented people in the industry.
"This picture is from 2007, a time in my life where I was an actor and I was working on a project that was about young black actors struggling to get roles, being stereotyped and type cast. The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment."
Read the rest of the statement below.
Drake explaining the picture of him in Black Face. pic.twitter.com/bV3deJZnI9
— Karabo Motsoane (@Tswana_Guy3) May 31, 2018
Needless to say fans and foes are not impressed. Memes don't lie.
So album mode Drake is now releasing statements? He isn’t UPSET anymore? How you release a statement for a guy who ain’t top 5 in his label Aubrey? pic.twitter.com/KukjKQskRw
— IDK (@OrosAndBlunts) May 31, 2018
If Drake doesn’t come out with a track dissing Pusha’s momma, grandmomma, ancestors and Sunday school teacher, just take the L and fight him in public. https://t.co/qj5mMoQNUr
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 30, 2018
I woke up and there is no Drake diss track pic.twitter.com/gLurTMmESk
— Abdi 🔌 (@AbdiTV) May 31, 2018
The only reason everyone is talking about Pusha T is because of Drake anyway pic.twitter.com/LQhXv61YJL
— # Maskini Jeuri 🔥 (@LilJunny01) May 31, 2018
Has @Drake replied yet to @PUSHA_T pic.twitter.com/m4YlaAbLe8
— #WelcomeToTheHookahParty (@KentHookah) May 31, 2018
Drake I need that second diss track now keep the same energy you had when you wasted no time dropping duppy .. pic.twitter.com/IGaJtrFHW2
— Rhodannae Rich . (@Rhodannae) May 31, 2018
I thought Drake was too quick to reply to Diss tracks look at him trying to explain himself with writting instead of going straight to the studio. pic.twitter.com/CsiF0BEaNB
— ㅤ Lowkey Everyth✗ng™♧✪ (@Glencorn_Mks) May 31, 2018
Drake dropped a press release statement...instead of a diss track? pic.twitter.com/OgTDLm20So
— . (@DDotOmen) May 31, 2018
So to be honest, the statement is great for context or whatever, but the only response fans want from Drake is a diss track almost as good as Tupac's.
So... thanks for the statement, but you haven't said anything. The world is waiting.
Drake better come out like this or dont come out at all...
— Qhuabhinâ Bert😈 (@QhuabhinaB) May 31, 2018
Pusha T is damn oh Jeeeez😁 pic.twitter.com/S715SNm0Tu