Drake’s father lately defined why the rapper is silent on the Israel-Hamas battle.
Drake’s Dad Explains Why His Son Is Quiet on Israel-Hamas Battle
On Sunday (Oct. 15), TMZ posted a video interview with Dennis Graham, Drake’s father, defined why his son has not spoken out on the continued Israel-Hamas battle within the Center East. A cameraman caught up with Dennis at LAX and requested if Drake, who’s Jewish, has been affected by the battle.
“Properly, I imply I am certain it impacts everyone, what I am saying? It is simply completely ridiculous,” he stated within the video, which you’ll be able to view beneath.
Dennis theorized that his son in all probability hasn’t been vocal concerning the battle as a result of he feels the rapper could get extra backlash for publicly addressing such a controversial difficulty.
“For those who say one thing about this one you are going to get criticized, proper, and when you say one thing about another person you are going to get [criticized],” he defined. “So keep out of it, , like particularly when you’re any person that is well-known.”
“Being a star and [saying] one thing favoring one in opposition to the opposite and it should come again on you,” he added.
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Drake and DJ Khaled Has Been Referred to as Out for Not Talking Out on the Israel-Hamas Battle
Drake’s silence on the disaster within the Center East has been a sizzling matter on social media, particularly after YouTube character DJ Vlad referred to as out Drizzy and DJ Khaled, who’s Palestinian, for not utilizing their massive platforms to talk out.
“Has anybody seen that probably the most well-known Jewish particular person on Earth, Drake, and probably the most well-known Palestinian particular person on Earth, DJ Khaled, have not stated a single factor concerning the Gaza-Israel battle?” Vlad tweeted on X, previously generally known as Twitter. “It is not like Drake is simply too busy. He is been writing paragraphs about Joe Budden hurting his emotions about his new album. DJ Khaled has been working time beyond regulation selling his new Jordan sneakers.”
“However each of them have been silent on this matter,” he continued. Why is that?”
DJ Vlad surmised that Drake and Khaled are being silent as a result of they need to keep related and never damage themselves financially with talking on social points such because the conflict that taking place within the Center East.
“It is as a result of each are so thirsty to take care of their relevance that they would not dare danger insulting a section of their fanbase,” he wrote. “Heaven forbid that Drake would possibly debut at #2 behind Taylor Swift as a result of a few of his Palestinian followers selected to not stream his album. And it might be the top of the world if Khaled offered a number of much less sneakers as a result of some Jewish individuals determined to not purchase his Jordans.”
“That is the distinction between artists of at the moment and timeless legends like 2Pac. You understand rattling nicely ‘Pac can be the primary one to talk out about one thing so near house,” he added.
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Watch Drake’s dad clarify to TMZ why his son is quiet on the Israel-Hamas battle beneath.
