Drake may be celebrating his 30th birthday today but he is also still feeling the wrath of Twitter after he released a track dissing Kid Cudi, who recently entered a rehab facility for help with depression and suicidal thoughts.
Drizzy released new music for his fans on Sunday, Oct. 24 and one song really has people talking, just not for the reasons Drake had hoped. Instead of being praised for the four tracks he put out, he is being criticized heavily for the lyrics in "Two Birds One Stone." In it, Drake actually calls Cudi's mental health issues "phases."
“I like your old shit, but wasn’t in love with the latest/ You were the Man on the Moon, now you just go through your phases/Life of the angry and famous.”
Cudi penned an emotional letter to his fans earlier this month about his decision to get help by checking into a facility for "depression and suicidal urges." He also admitted exactly how he felt and why he needed to take action, "I am not at peace. I haven’t been since you’ve known me. If I didn’t come here, I wouldve done something to myself. I simply am a damaged human swimming in a pool of emotions everyday of my life."
So Drake's take on his mental health appalled many in the Twittersphere and they let him have it.
Here is some of the backlash he received over the line:
Drake dodges lyrical rappers but disses a depressed suicidal Kid Cudi that's in rehab, Drake is a clown.
— ㅤㅤRJ Hunter fan acc (@iSoLyf3) October 24, 2016
These handful of new Drake songs are garbage. How are you going to attack @KidCudi while the man is down and dealing with his depression?
— Dustin Genereux (@DustinGenereux) October 24, 2016
Kid Cudi disses Drake's talent and Drake's only comeback is to insult Cudi's health and not musical abilities.......
— hhhh (@amilaonaire) October 24, 2016
Depression isn't a "phase" but thanks to adding to the terrible misconceptions of mental illness @Drake
— mallory merk (@MALLORYMERK) October 24, 2016
Drake just reinforced the black stigma that mental illness is a weakness, a flaw and not the disease it is. Get well Kid Cudi
— Hiiiiiiiiii 🙂 (@CulturallyAlive) October 24, 2016
People should realize what drake said about @KidCudi shouldn't be taken lightly
— MescudiFam (@OnlyMescudiFam) October 24, 2016
You know Drake trash moist and weak AF for dissing @KidCudi while he getting help for depression and away from music.
— CAVALLI BOSS® (@RealCavalliBoss) October 24, 2016
It really pisses me off Drake had the audacity to come at Kid Cudi in the most disrespectful way
— peyton (@bbypey) October 24, 2016
Drake taking shots at Kid Cudi about his mental illness is just childish.
— pink triangle (@jennahbz) October 24, 2016
Good morning everyone except Drake for mocking Kid Cudi's depression
— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) October 24, 2016
@Drake dissing @KidCudi ? Who does this bitch boy think he is?
— k a r o l y n (@likeeaboss_x) October 24, 2016
Its okay for Drake to make fun of Kid Cudi mental illness because its rap. What kind of logic?
— oh, thas cute. (@_accordingtoliv) October 24, 2016
Not happy about Drake dissin @KidCudi in that new song, not cool
— Alexis Flores (@LEXT3R_) October 24, 2016
Honestly so devastated that @Drake dissed @KidCudi for having mental health struggles. I feel so betrayed. pic.twitter.com/3s8Z2fdXFX
— Mallory Pernell (@malzor1234) October 24, 2016
Just heard about how @Drake dissed Kid Cudi for having depression and suicidal thoughts.1 more reason for me not to listen to drakes trash
— Danny Regan (@ThatKid_DREG) October 24, 2016
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