Following the Bad Boy Records founder's arrest and his feud with Kendrick Lamar, the Canadian superstar unfollows Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, LeBron James and Playboi Carti.
- October 3, 2024
AceShowbiz - Drake is seemingly clearing his social media page out of negativity. The Grammy Award-winning artist, who has been feuding with several fellow hip-hop stars, has removed a number of A-listers from Instagram.
According to several reports, the "God's Plan" hitmaker has unfollowed Sean "P. Diddy" Combs amid the latter's legal woes. This was after the 37-year-old unfollowed LeBron James, Metro Boomin, Playboi Carti, Joe Budden and DeMar DeRozan.
The reason behind Drake's move is unclear, but most of the people he unfollowed seemed to have ties with his nemesis Kendrick Lamar. Metro was featured on K.Dot's "Like That", which is believed to be a diss song aimed at Drake and J. Cole. DeMar danced on stage at the "Pop Out" and made a cameo in the "Not Like Us" video.
Drake's former friend LeBron was also alleged to have turned his back on the Canadian superstar after the athlete attended Kendrick's star-studded Juneteenth concert over the summer. Joe has always been a vocal critic of Drizzy.
Playboi, meanwhile, didn't seem to fall into any of these categories, leaving social media users puzzled. He, however, was removed from Drake's "No Face" version that landed on streaming, further hinting at the strain between the two artists.
A rep for Drake has not responded to a request for comment on his unfollowing spree.
Drake's beef with Kendrick was made apparent after the latter released "Not Like Us", which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, following its release in May. Since then, the two have exchanged diss songs aimed at each other.
Meanwhile, Drake seemed to have distanced himself from Diddy following the latter's arrest. In September, he posted a cryptic message on his burner account. The post featured a clip from "The Big Short" (2015), in which Ryan Gosling's character claims not to hang out with his co-workers. "I never hung out with these idiots after work, ever," the character noted. "I had fashion friends."