Drake is getting dragged on social media over “Greece,” one of two new DJ Khaled tracks on which he is featured.
Many people believe Drake sounds like his fellow Toronto native The Weeknd on the song, which was released Friday.
“I like Greece by Drake, but song low-key sounds like a demo,” tweeted one. “Bro can we get the official version with The Weeknd?”
Drake’s longtime collaborator, Canadian songwriter and producer Noah “40” Shebib, last month downplayed The Weeknd’s contributions to Drake’s 2011 album Take Care.
“There’s, like, 22 songs on Take Care. He contributed on four of them,” Shebib told Rolling Stone. “There are 18 other songs on there where that guy was nowhere to be found, right?
“So it’s like, ‘Yeah, cool and you contribute to a few records on Take Care. Significant records, sure, but it was a few. It wasn’t a lot.’ It’s a common misconception. I made that whole album. I saw Abel maybe two days. I was in there for like a year.”
The comparisons between Drake’s vocal style on “Greece” and The Weeknd’s have been noted in many creative ways. Here’s a look at a few:
The Weeknd when he listens to Greece DJ Khaled ft Drake pic.twitter.com/XG8Z6Xnz3f
— Sidney (@talktoSidney) July 17, 2020
I loved Popstar but I literally had to check my phone to see if The Weeknd was a damn feature on Greece. I never want to hear Drake do that again son lmao
— DJTV (@DillonJacksonTv) July 17, 2020
WAIT...so Drake doesn’t sound EXACTLY like The Weeknd on Greece? I can’t be the ONLY one that hears this pic.twitter.com/jeKWF6NTok
— Ardell “A.D.” Wright (@chefboyad_) July 17, 2020
The Weeknd looking at Drake after listening to Greece pic.twitter.com/jt1g8o9Hcy
— Spo (@espo2_) July 17, 2020
I like Greece by Drake, but song low-key sounds like a demo
— TR | unkind | C.Kaleb (@Ckalebtoday) July 17, 2020
Bro can we get the official version with The Weeknd? pic.twitter.com/7clkTfKPc8
Drake couldn’t get The Weeknd on Greece so he did an impression, mf soundin like The Weekday
— v (@velassic) July 17, 2020
Drake was definitely listening to The Weeknd before he recorded Greece pic.twitter.com/4gAiSwAokV
— Sia ♀️ (@dtx_sia) July 17, 2020
Drake stealing The Weeknd’s flow on #Greece pic.twitter.com/ZD48B8k0X3
— TheRebelGay (@TheRebelGay) July 17, 2020
The Weeknd really listening to Drake's Greece like: pic.twitter.com/DKp3V6CWER
— A - Woww (@caadiiska_dhig) July 17, 2020
The Weeknd listening to that Drake - #Greece track like pic.twitter.com/GcdRwPy5Ev
— Mike G (@mikeposts) July 17, 2020