Drake's new angle...a theory.
I assume his camp has gotten through his ego and convinced him of what we all know now - he can't go bar for bar (or even tweet for tweet) with Pusha. He's already lost among hip-hop fans.
What he can't afford to do is lose his pop fans, massive female fan base, or corporate sponsors. And let's be real - they're the ones actually
buying his records and paying to go to his shows. Coli nikkas ain't payin for shyt
Continuing to trade diss tracks with Pusha will only further expose the skills gap (and more dirt about Drake's complicated private life), and may result in Drake saying things that cost him serious money.
So he changes his approach - now he's looking to make himself a sympathetic figure, rather than a dominant one.
This IG post is the trial balloon. If his team sees it start to shore up his pop fan/female support on social media, he'll continue down this path.
I wouldn't expect Drake's next "diss track" to even mention Pusha or anything about him at all. Drake will concede without conceding.
Instead, it will be some sort of exploration of his life as a tragic mulatto. He'll rap about not ever fitting in anywhere, his trials and tribulations growing up in a single-parent home, the confused identity he suffers as a result of being biracial, and give some sort of mea culpa for how he did his son.
The track will be well-received by critics because of its "incisive commentary on life in a newly diverse, multicultural America" and his "bracing honesty regarding his personal failure and struggle for redemption."
Corporate sponsors will happily cosign it - especially in an age where they live in fear of brand damage due to "cultural insensitivity" (Starbucks
).
Female fans will forgive him - the song will be emotionally resonant and restore their confidence that he'll do right by his son.
Pop fans will keep tuning in because the beat selection will be impeccable.
Just a theory....
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