Published 13:02 IST, September 4th 2021

Drake’s new song ‘Girls Want Girls’ With Lil Baby Leaves Fans Confused; see reactions here

Drake's recently released track titled, 'Girls Want Girls', has divided the fanbase in two with several people accusing him of sexualising queer women.

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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is finally here and we're alrey seeing album stir up controversies! Certified Lover Boy consists of 21 songs and guest appearances from several artists across industry, including Jay-Z, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, 21 Savage, and Kid Cudi. While Drake's sixth studio album has me helines, one song, in particular, seems to have confused fans.

Drake's 'Girls Want Girls' controversy: What happened? 

Drake's latest studio album, Certified Lover Boy, features several rappers like Jay-Z, Lil Baby, Future, Young Thug, Lil Durk, Rick Ross, 21 Savage, Kid Cudi and singers like Giveon, Ty Dolla Sign, Yebba and Tems. While album has been receiving international attention, it's Drake's collaboration with Lil Baby, titled Girls Want Girls, that has been garnering a number of mixed responses from netizens, especially from LGBTQ+ community. 

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As fans listened through  album and put toger ir thoughts on Drake’s sixth album, many of m were left a bit confused by one of rapper’s lines from a collaboration with Lil Baby. Girls Want Girls opens with a strange chorus that goes somewhat like this: 

Starin' at your dress 'cause it's see-through/ Talkin' all s**t that you done been through

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Say that you a lesbian, girl, me too/ Girls want girls where I'm from.

Twitter reacts to 'Girls Want Girls'

lyrics mentioned above have left several fans confused and wondering what Drake meant by m. Several fans are of opinion that lyrics simply indicate women leaving ir boyfriends for or women or wordplay. However, several fans have been in an uproar talking about how male point-of-view towards queer women and ir sexualisation has to stop.

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Fans have also been making jokes at lyrics mentioned, taking m literally and sharing tweets about how Drake is a lesbian. Check out some Twitter reactions to Girls Want Girls from Drake's Certified Lover Boy, below -

While several fans, as seen above, took song as a joke, many did not share same opinion. Several fans are of opinion that Drake has unnecessarily sexualised queer women and has also shown disrespect to LGBTQ+ community by casually referring to himself as a 'lesbian.' Check out some more tweets below - 

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13:02 IST, September 4th 2021