It looks as if Drake has made a surprising decision regarding certainly one of his biggest songs with Rihanna.
At a recent concert, the Canadian rapper revealed to his fans that he’ll not be performing their hit song “Work” together.
Drake Says He’ll No Longer Sing His Collab With Rihanna
Drake made the comment on his ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour stop in Tampa, Florida, on Friday (February 2) because the song in query played within the background. While Rih-Rih’s vocals are heard, Drizzy interrupts his set to say, “Yeah, I don’t sing that song anymore. You possibly can sing that for me.”
The comment got here as a surprise for several reasons.
As previously mentioned, it’s certainly one of Drake’s best-selling songs. The track, in line with Forbes, spent a whopping nine consecutive weeks at the highest of Billboard’s Hot 100, oh-kay!
The song also marked the third time that they had collaborated together. Previously, that they had teamed up for 2010’s ‘What’s My Name’ and 2011’s ‘Take Care.’ Following the discharge of ‘Work,’ Rihanna and Drake couldn’t help but jump back within the studio for yet one more hit with ‘Too Good.’
Unnecessary to say, while these two superstars are great collaborators, Drake announcing he’ll not perform ‘Work’ has fans speculating what prompted this decision?
More importantly, though, individuals are curious to know what this implies for his or her iconic musical partnership.
In October 2023, the ‘One Dance’ chart-topper dropped his latest album ‘For All The Dogs.’
Did Drake Shade Rihanna On His Latest Album?
However it’s his song, ‘Fear of Heights, ‘ that many are speculating was written with Rihanna in mind.
The song hears Drake recount a relationship he once shared with one other woman.
Drake seemingly takes shots at Rihanna on “Fear of Heights” from his recent album:
“Gyal cannot wreck me, higher him than me, higher it isn’t me. I’m anti, I’m anti. Yeah, and the sex was average with you. Yeah, I’m anti ’cause I had it with you.” pic.twitter.com/v4Yol0I88x
— Hotist (@TheHotist) October 6, 2023
While he never mentions the person’s name, the lyrics were apparently suggestive enough for fans to conclude he was referring to the Fenty Beauty founder.
“Why they make it sound like I’m still hung up on you?/That might never be/Gyal can’t be me/Higher him than me/Higher it’s not me.”
The usage of the Caribbean slang word “gyal” suggests that Rihanna, who’s from Barbados, stands out as the subject of the song. Not to say that her Instagram username is “badgalriri.”
Fans also noticed a line where Drake says, “Yeah, and the sex was average with you / Yeah, I’m anti ’cause I had it with you.” This was interpreted as potentially being one other reference to Rihanna and her last studio album ‘Anti.’
“One thing Drake is gonna do, is be messy for the sake of entertainment to make y’all go stream the song,” one person by the username @lyricspoetic wrote on X.
One thing Drake is gonna do, is be messy for the sake of entertainment to make y’all go stream the song.
— Lyric 🇵🇷 (@lyricspoetic) October 6, 2023
One other user @AerotheDJ, convinced that Drizzy was shading Rih-Rih, wrote:
“delay, did Drake diss Rihanna in Fear of Heights? the word play with AnTi. any individual talk over with me.”
delay, did Drake diss Rihanna in Fear of Heights? the word play with AnTi. any individual talk over with me
— cinquante cinq (@AerotheDJ) October 6, 2023
We are able to not confirm if the speculation is accurate. To date, Rihanna has remained tight-lipped on where she currently stands with Drake.
