Sunday 19 June 2022 02:04 AM Drake responds to criticism of new album Honestly, Nevermind after shocking ... trends now
One day after surprising fans with his seventh studio album Drake has spoken out in defense of its criticism.
The 35-year-old music artist appeared in a video posted to Twitter in which he said, 'That’s what we do. We wait for you to catch up.'
Fans had previously turned to social media to give mixed and shocked reviews at the dance-themed project.
Speaking out: One day after surprising fans with his seventh studio album Drake has spoken out in defense of its criticism
The twelve-second video clip was shared by the Twitter account Rap Alert and in it the musician was barely visible as he was in a dark room.
One of the songs from his 14-track release played in the background as he gave viewers his two cents.
At the top of the snippet he said, 'It’s all good if you don’t get it yet,' before finishing with, 'We caught up already. On to the next.'
Drake - real name Aubrey Graham - shocked followers by announcing he'd be dropping new music at midnight on Thursday with just a few hours notice.
Nevermind: Drake's new album, Honestly, Nevermind has been panned by fans after the rapper opted to go in a new musical direction
Yet after staying up to listen to the tracks, fans were not impressed, questioning why he'd opted for a creative change and released a house music album.
Taking to Twitter, fans penned: 'Honestly Nevermind is quite frankly what drake should have done before he decided to release whatever the fuck this album is.'; 'Drake is in his laziest era and it will impact his legacy in the long run, constantly choosing relevancy over creating high quality bodies of work.'
'Pretending to agree with people that Drake’s “surprise” album is actually good is exhausting. It’s whack.'; 'Drake dropped Scorpion and I really thought it was hands down his worst album ever, but NEVER did I think his next album would be worse and the NEXT album even WORSE than THAT. omg.'
Clapping back: The 35-year-old music artist appeared in a video posted to Twitter in which he defended his new music, saying, 'That’s what we do. We wait for you to catch up'
Living life! Graham took to Instagram on Saturday to share a carousel of new photos that proved further how unbothered he is by the bad reviews
Buddies of his appeared in the photos, dressed in the same shirt as him and decked out in flashy jewelry
Graham took to Instagram on Saturday to share a carousel of new photos that proved further how unbothered he is by the bad reviews.
He wrote in the caption 'Sympathetic 22,' which corresponded with his camouflaged shirt that said 'sympathy' on it in capital orange lettering.
The father-of-one sipped from a wine glass and flashed his middle finger in one photo.
Private flight: The media figure busied himself with his phone as a display of silver balloons that read his album title floated nearby on a private jet
Peace! The chart topper couldn't wipe the huge smile off his face after sharing his seventh full album
The hitmaker shared outtakes with a slew of
