The first week of November 2022 has been filled with several outbreaks of breaking news and controversies alike.
However, I guess it wouldn't be another controversial day if something else didn't happen. So...did Drake diss Megan Thee Stallion on his new album with 21 Savage?
It all started at midnight (or 9pm LA Time) when Drake and 21 Savage released their new joint album "Her Loss".
On the album's 9th track "Circo Loco" Drake raps "This bitch lie bout getting shots, but she's still a stallion, she don't even get the joke but she's still smiling."
To be honest, when I seen the quote above on Twitter, I thought that was kinda vague to be a shot. I especially thought this because on the image right above it says "shot" instead of "shots which is what Drake says in the song. What solidifies it for me is the Drake admitting the girl he's with doesn't get the joke or reference, thus confirming this is about Megan Thee Stallion.
For those who don't know (which means you probably don't surf social media much) Megan Thee Stallion has been in the hot seat in both the court of public opinion and an official court jurisdiction against Canadian Rapper-Artist Tory Lanez whom she identifies as the man who shot her on the incident of July 12, 2020.
To sum it up, Megan, Tory, her friend at the time Kelsey and Tory's bodyguard were all leaving a pool party from American socialite Kylie Jenner's house when an argument broke out and 3 different gun wounds were found in her feet after being checked into a Cedar Sinai hospital in L.A.
Since then, many an artist (particularly male artist who happen to have associations with Lanez) have come to his defense calling Megan a liar in some form or another.
And Drake happens to be the latest artist co-signing it.
What I think disturbs me is that all in all, there is substantial evidence that proves that Tory Lanez indeed shot Megan Thee Stallion. When Megan was taken to the hospital and police began investigating, there was shrapnel found in her foot, there is the initial footage from directly after the shooting, and Megan even has text messages sent from Tory trying to plead his case to her to not press charges.
Megan's feet after the incident and being examined at Cedar Sinai in July 2020.
Footage from the initial incident when cops arrived.
Text messages from Lanez to Megan.
The truth of the matter and what is incredibly disheartening about all of this is the propaganda and disdain for women that is constantly displayed in Hip-Hop against all moral cost. Many artist and fans alike attack and gaslight individuals over loyalty towards these public figures who they do not know and who (rather they know it or not) they should be rather apprehensive to trust.
Drake, (as big of an artist as he is) perpetuating such a thing is actually quite harmful when the facts all say otherwise and will continue to facilitate hate towards Megan.
Truthfully, my prayers go out to Megan Thee Stallion and my hope is that she would ultimately find comfort in knowing that there is a God who loves her and cares...and then put her all into her music, her God given gift.
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