When controversial Toronto rapper Top5 posted a carousel of photos to his Instagram account that included none other than The Boy himself.
Top5 posted and captioned it "The President & The Boy," implying a power duo moment. But if Top5 was aiming for rap royalty, the internet had other ideas.
The meme fire was lit from the very first slide. Mid-pose, Drake looked a little surprised or like he was in the middle of saying something, which sent commenters into a frenzy of lighthearted jokes and confusion.
"u did him dirty as hell on the first slide," one commenter wrote, sharing what nearly everyone else was thinking.
Another asked, "Who the hell is that?" while another threw in a haymaker: "Why does Drake look like Jim Jones?"
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It was not only the face that got people talking, but was the hair. Fans wasted no time noticing the changing state of Drake's hair, turning questions about how quickly his follicular fortunes can turn. "My dawg hair grows so fast and He cut it, and now he picked the braids up again?" one follower asked, confusion engraved through the comments over Drake's seemingly supernatural hair cycle.
Even so, not everyone was clowning around. In a separate TikTok video, Top5 praised his big brother for maintaining his graph reign, stating, "When your big bro got the No. 1 song in the world… Undefeated."
Top5 was trying to highlight Drake's achievements and their relationship, but the internet, being the internet, zeroed in on the least-flattering still of the bunch. And let's be honest: who among us hasn't been betrayed by the front-facing camera?
The responses might have been harsh, but mainly in amusement. Nobody knows that better than Drake, who has built his career on tolerating memes and mockery. Be it his formative clips on 'Degrassi,' album covers that became punch lines, or viral dance moves, he always laughs to the bank and the Billboard charts.
Did Top5 take Drake to the most hygienic chip shop on that first slide? Maybe. Will it have been important in the long term? No. But in the court of internet opinion, even a selfie can be a full-fledged cultural moment, and this one certainly has people talking. If you're bro-ing out with Drake, double-check that intro slide before you hit "post."
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