Drake is used to making headlines. The For All the Dogs artist is now sharing his thoughts about the people covering the news. On Tuesday (January 16), Drake went on social media to address journalists, posting an Instagram Story directly calling out the media.
“Journalistic world cashing out on negativity and discouraging the youth from finding their way now more than ever,” the 37-year-old Canadian superstar wrote. “The noise is all calculated, keep pushing forward.”
His Instagram Story included a 2014 video of then-University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, who says, “When somebody does something wrong, everybody wants to know how you’re gonna punish the guy. But there’s not enough for 19 and 20-year-old kids, people saying, ‘Why don’t you give them another chance?’
“I feel strong about this now, really strong about every criticism out there about every guy that’s 19 years old that makes a mistake and you all kill him.”
Drake has recently faced negative critiques from media figures such as Sowmya Krishnamurthy and Joe Budden. Additionally, he took issue with critics’ negative reviews of For All the Dogs.
Earlier this week, Drake became a trending topic after Hip-Hop veteran Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) claimed the OVO Sound frontman makes pop music. The 5x-Grammy Award winner fired back at Mos Def on Instagram.
