Drake faces backlash for “American slaves” lyric on new song ‘Slime You Out’
nme.comDrake has been criticised by fans for a lyric in ‘Slime You Out‘, his new single with SZA.The song, which is the first released off his upcoming album ‘For All The Dogs’, contains a lyric in the first verse: “You got my mind in a terrible place/ Whipped and chained you like American slaves.”Fans have taken to social media to express their concerns about the line. “Nobody in the studio told Drake that line was awful??” wrote one fan, while another criticised SZA for the collaboration: “sza heard drake say ‘whipped and chained you like American slaves’ and said ‘yeah, I need to get on that!'”“Whipped and chained you like American slaves..” nobody in the studio told Drake that line was awful??
pic.twitter.com/bzd1i3zNt5— International Sleep⁷ 시차 (@SleepDeez) September 16, 2023sza heard drake say “whipped and chained you like American slaves” and said “yeah, I need to get on that!” pic.twitter.com/O5RpMdaSlx— uncle vaun.
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