Canadian rapper Drake has unexpectedly dropped 3 new albums on Friday, May 15 ET, and gave BTS a surprise shoutout in one of them!
On this day, Drake revealed 3 full length albums including ‘Iceman‘, ‘Habibti‘, and ‘Maid of Honour‘. Of the 3, ‘Iceman’ opens with a track titled “Make Them Cry“, which contains the following lines:
How did Korean netizens react to the unanticipated shoutout? Some commented,
“Wow having a Korean artist mentioned in the major American hip-hop scene, this is so wild.”
“Honestly this is way bigger than any of those meaningless awards?”
“This is crazy!!”
“I want to know the BTS members’ reactions. A lot of them love Drake right?”
“Ok so apparently BTS are way bigger than I expected.”
“Drake BTS collab let’s go!!!”
“Whoa those lyrics are expressing so much respect for BTS tho??”
“With this BTS just made it in the major hip-hop scene..”
“(Applause)”
“This is so cool!!”
“How is this real??”
Many international fans are reacting with just as much surprise, although their opinions on the Drake-BTS connection remain divided.
Meanwhile, BTS previously met Drake backstage during the ‘2019 Billboard Music Awards‘, when the group scored their first ever ‘Top Duo/Group’ award at the esteemed ceremony.
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