Drake accuses “journalistic world” of “cashing out on negativity”

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Drake has accused the media for “cashing out on negativity”.Earlier this week, the Canadian rap juggernaut shared a clip of retired American football coach Nick Saban talking about giving young people the space to recover, and allowing athletes second chances should they make a mistake.

The video was pulled from a 2014 college football game press conference.“I feel strong about this now — really strong — about all the criticism out there of every guy that’s 19-years-old makes a mistake and you all kill him,” the coach said in the video. “And some people won’t stand up for him, so my question to you is: where do you want him to be?

Do you want to condemn them ’til a life sentence or do you want the guy to have his children going to Princeton?”Drake wrote a note beneath the embedded video that read: “Journalistic world cashing out on negativity and discouraging the youth from finding their way more now than ever… The noise is all calculated keep pushing forward.”Drake criticizes the media for "cashing out on negativity" https://t.co/52WCdDsvQr pic.twitter.com/OrO4JD5yJQ— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) January 17, 2024Last year, media personality Akademiks posted a clip of tenured rap journalist Elliott Wilson doing a backstage interview at a Rolling Loud Festival.

Underneath, Drake commented: “Lol man shits on not coming to his platform for a second time and now Elliott 10 does doing Yes Julz run-up interviews at Rolling Loud. [J]ust admit the youth took over big dog.”In a now-deleted tweet, Wilson addressed Drake’s comments.