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While he usually steers clear of controversial topics, on Sunday night, he took to social media to voice his support for Tory Lanez, who’s currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for charges related to shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
Drake posted a black-and-white photo of Lanez to his Instagram stories with a caption that read “3 you,” with the number three signifying a pair of opened handcuffs.
This is the first time Drizzy’s publicly advocated for Lanez’s release, but there were signs in the past.
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On his 2022 collaborative album with 21 Savage,
Her Loss, he infamously made a pun about Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 shooting, implying that she wasn’t telling the truth.
“This b-tch lie ’bout getting shots, but she still a stallion/She don’t even get the joke but she still smiling,” he rapped on “Circo Loco.”
Fans were immediately shocked at Drake making light of such a serious situation and even garnered a response from Megan herself, who was upset at the lyrics.
“Since when tf is it cool to joke abt women getting shot! You n—as especially RAP N-ggas ARE LAME! Ready to boycott bout shoes and clothes but dog pile on a black woman when she say one of y’all homeboys abused her,” she tweeted at the time. “People attack me y’all go up for it, I defend myself now I’m doing too much … every time it never ends and this did NOT happen until I came out and said I got shot.”
It all stems from an August 2020 pool party at Kylie Jenner’s house, when Megan –who was dating Lanez– at the time, left with the Canadian rapper. A heated exchange on the ride back home led to Megan getting shot in the foot and Lanez being jailed for assault with a semiautomatic handgun.
See how social media feels about Drake defending Lanez below.
