GloRilla Reacts To Drake Getting The Key To Memphis County In Fan Response

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on June 29, 202351.3K Views

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: GloRilla arrives at the 2023 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Glo is making people check up on their history and facts before blasting the 6 God's accolade.

When Drake got the key to Shelby County (i.e. Memphis, Tennessee), a lot of people reacted quite indignantly online. Of course, the main argument that people had for the ridiculousness of this was that the rap and pop superstar isn't even from the city. Moreover, they lamented the fact that a Toronto native got such an honor seemingly before many of the city's burgeoning, established, or legendary musical artists. Young Dolph, Moneybagg Yo, and GloRilla were some of the names that people mentioned in their clapback. However, as the "Lick Or Sum" pointed out, it seems like a lot of people need to check up on their Memphis history before talking down on the 6 God.

"I got this key almost a year ago," GloRilla tweeted along with some heart emojis, showing that the city did honor some of its own, after all. In addition, it's important to note Drake's own historic ties to the city. He spent summers there and his father is actually from the state's second-most populated city. "We love our own" Shelby County Chairman Mickell Lowery told him during the ceremony. "Memphis music touches the world. You got a lot of Memphis blood in you and you’re definitely touching the world."

GloRilla Addresses Drake's Key To The City Of Memphis

Hopefully this isn't the only time that Drizzy and Glo reference each other in some capacity. Not only that, but there's hope that the two will officially collaborate one day, which would surely be a smash hit. "Most definitely. We’re gonna try to make it work," GloRilla said of potentially working with him one day at the 2023 BET Awards. Given that both claim superstar titles and careers these days, it's a very exciting prospect and would be another huge career move for the Memphis native.

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old recently told Rolling Stone why she thinks a lot of men like her music, too. "I know a lot of dudes, they won’t ride around listening to no girl that sound like a girl, because they going to be like, ‘Oh, I’m being p***y.’ But they hear me and now [they say], ‘She slick, sound like one of us.'" Surely a Drake feature would only get more people to look past their preconceived notions and pay attention to the quality of the music. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news on Drake and GloRilla.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.