Drake Doesn't Care About Other Artists Criticizing His Music

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Nov 2, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Canadian recording artist Drake (center, black outfit) watches the action between the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Drake spoke on making music for women and his love of strip club culture in the new Magic City docuseries.

Whether it's the UMG lawsuit, the Iceman rollout, or his affiliations, there are more than a few reasons to hate on Drake these days. But he doesn't care about those, especially coming from other artists and peers in the music industry.

In the new Magic City: An American Fantasy docuseries, which Drizzy stars in and produced, he spoke on making music for women and his love for strip club culture in general. As for his comments on other artists, he made them in reference to the driving forces behind his music and who he does it for, something that he believes has massively contributed to his enduring status.

"I make my music for those girls," Drake remarked concerning criticism of him, presumably alluding to strippers in Atlanta's Magic City or dancers as a whole. ALMIGHTEE. caught the clip on Twitter. "I care so little about, you know, another artist that someone might respect not liking my music, I don't give a f**k. I think, maybe that's why I've been here so long. Probably because I only care about them." Then, the interviewer jokingly says, "You probably know my next question." "How many strippers have I f***ed?" the 6ix God responded with a laugh.

Drake Bobbi Althoff Interview

This isn't the only recent instance of Drake addressing his critics. During his Bobbi Althoff interview this year, he accused the media of coordinating negative reception to his moves.

"First to be seen or offer their opinion or first to offer their opinion is not the actual response to your contribution," the Toronto superstar posited. "So for example, when I'm dropping an album, they have phone calls, like media phone calls deciding what stance so-and-so is gonna take within the first hour or within the first three hours or within the first 12 hours so that this person doesn't overlap with this person. 'Well, I'm gonna say that I hate the album. I don't know what it's gonna bring yet but I'm gonna take this stance.' ... The fastest comments and the ones that are meant to sit at the top with the most replies. It's purposeful action. It is not the genuine reaction to how people feel about you."

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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