Drake called 2020 'hardest year in human history' and fans are confused

2020, it’s fair to say, was a tough time. There was an unprecedented pandemic; billions were plunged into lockdowns; Tiger King was inexplicably the biggest show on the planet. It turns out Drake didn’t like it either.

In a clip from the Prime Video documentary about Lil Baby’s rise to stardom, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, Drake discussed his fellow rapper’s success that year.

“The hardest year maybe in human history that we have ever been through?” Drake suggested about 2020. “Forget music, just as a people, like, the hardest time to ever connect with people, relate to people.”

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After the short clip went viral, some fans were left confused about Drizzy’s choice of year. “Sir, our ancestors drowned themselves to avoid being taken as slaves,” a Twitter user pointed out.

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“Please keep in mind this man is a BLACK JEW and he is saying LOCKDOWN was the hardest time for humans… Not the holocaust, not even slavery, lockdown,” wrote someone else. You can check out some of the other best reactions below.

Despite not being able to properly tour his 2020 album, My Turn, it all turned out well in the end for Lil Baby: it debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200, making it the rapper’s first number one album in the country. My Turn also reached the Top 20 in countries including the U.K., Canada, and Australia.

Drake has always been fond of a controversial opinion or two. At last month’s Young Money reunion show in Toronto, he hailed Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj as the best rappers of all time.

“You changed my fucking life and you changed the city forever, so make some fucking noise for the greatest rapper of all time,” Drizzy said about Lil Wayne, before ensuring that Nicki didn’t miss out on the love.

“And I’m standing onstage with the other greatest rapper of all time, she’s over there with the pink hair,” he added. “By the way, like, are these bitches serious? Like, nobody can fuck with Nicki… (She’s) like the originator—it starts here, ends here, all that shit.”

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Drake said the pandemic was the hardest year in human history. Sir, our ancestors drowned themselves to avoid being taken as slaves.
— Hundun✨ (@HoneyGuwop) September 1, 2022