Drake Cheekily Responds To "Ebro In The Morning" Cancelation On Hot 97

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Dec 5, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Recording artist Drake (gold jacket) sits courtside during a game between the Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Ebro has been very critical of Drake in the past, so this "In The Morning" cancelation on Hot 97 is likely good news for OVO.

Although Drake usually brushes off criticism easily, he can't help but feel slighted by the hip-hop media figures who aren't big fans of him. Ebro Darden has been one of his biggest critics over the years. As such, the cancelation of Hot 97's "In The Morning" this week made The Boy take a bit of a victory lap.

In the comments section of keep6ixsolid's Instagram coverage of Darden addressing the situation, Drizzy left a simple emoji of a hatchet. We can't imagine he feels too sorry for the radio show. After all, it wouldn't be the first time that Drake mocked a media naysayer.

His infamous feud with Joe Budden resulted in a long and scathing Instagram comment against him back in the For All The Dogs days. That obviously goes back much further than that, but it goes to show that these rifts are about much more than any one specific comment or criticism.

As for Ebro, he's been laughing off the Internet users who are celebrating his downfall, such as other media figures like DJ Akademiks and DJ Vlad. Maybe this stings a little bit differently coming from the 6ix God, but we doubt that's his biggest sore spot.

Ebro's Drake Issues

Ebro Darden most recently blasted Drake and his fans for supposedly not caring about hip-hop. Bas came to the Toronto superstar's defense, as did many others.

As for why "Ebro In The Morning" got canceled, Darden theorized that his political views and corporate interests got in the way. "You know those three licenses that they got here in New York City for the casinos? The guy that owns this s**t owns one of the casino's licenses. He got to raise half a billion dollars," he posited.

"They need my s**t-talking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive s**t out the way, bro," Ebro continued. "They need me out the way. They're trying to get to these bags that these VCs got, raise some capital. They don't really care. Especially for a Hot 97 or a WBLS, they don't give a f**k about hip-hop or Black music or Black community, they don't give a f**k about none of that. They give a f**k about access. They give a f**k about being able to bring their little nerdy friends to the concerts. 'Cause that helps them raise money. They've been trying to get to me for years, bro. Years."

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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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