Money no enough? Singaporeans respond to Canadian rapper Drake's 'diss' in new song
The Canadian rapper had included some controversial lyrics about Singapore in his song, Drew A Picasso.
It wasn’t that long ago that a report on how much salary people in Singapore need to live comfortably here made the news.
Now, it seems that discussion might once again be resurrected as Canadian rapper Drake has apparently taken aim at Singapore in his new song Drew A Picasso.
At the 3min 30sec mark, Drake raps, “Artists hittin' on you, broke as f—, I swear them n— probably live in Singapore.”
On the surface, the lyric could be interpreted to mean that artists (or artistes) in Singapore aren’t paid well.
Local artistes and netizens brush off diss
However, netizens on Reddit have also taken it to mean that Singapore has a high cost of living. After all, investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners recently listed Singapore as the fifth wealthiest country.
If that’s not enough, one netizen has even posited that perhaps Drake is trying to show off his wealth by implying that people in Singapore are broke.
The netizen wrote, “He is flexing his wealth because Singapore has [a] high cost of living. By calling people who live in Singapore broke, he is essentially claiming that he is leagues richer than us, which is true.”
Elsewhere, some local artistes have taken notice of the diss, but aren’t too bothered by it.
Tabitha Nauser posted a screenshot of the lyrics on Instagram Stories with laughing emojis and wrote, “Choking. Crying.”
Rapper Yung Raja shared a screenshot of the lyrics as well as a crying emoji and the caption “@ all Singaporean artistes”.
As for rapper Fariz Jabba, who rose to fame alongside Yung Raja, he shared an Instagram post from a local media outlet dissecting the lyrics and wrote, “What in the office lady spreadsheet is this bruh? Don’t make us look lamer than we already are please.”
He added, “It’s not that deep. He just wanted to rhyme. Leave it alone.”
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