Over the weekend, Drake finally released his long-delayedMore Life “playlist” and the general consensus has been that it’s a pretty solid project.
Upon soaking up the 22-song project, Hot 97’s Old Man Ebro decided to jump out in the Twittersphere with his bold opinion that Drizzy was single-handily bringing back house music.
Fuck it…Drake brining House Music back!!
— OldMan Ebro (@oldmanebro) March 20, 2017
“Fuck it…Drake brining House Music back!!” Ebro wrote.
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And the crowd went wild.
Most of the negative reactions stemmed from fans of several other Hip Hop artists who have dabbled — and seen various wins — in the power of house music.
"@oldmanebro: Fuck it…Drake brining House Music back!!" pic.twitter.com/u5m6KTR9Hd
— sithlord illa. (@ILLADELL) March 20, 2017
Azealia Banks,Kanye West, KAYTRANADA be like @oldmanebropic.twitter.com/2iZhcUO9Wa
— SNAP:Shawn Jameson☁️ (@ShawnJLA) March 20, 2017
@oldmanebropic.twitter.com/YoDxpm2w1X
— Frank Buff (@brooklynbuff) March 20, 2017
@oldmanebro did you miss "Fade" by a certain Kanye West?
— The Public Stand (@rolfmulder) March 20, 2017
@oldmanebro Puerto Rican's still play house and freestyle music
— FelixB (@nyfinest82) March 20, 2017
Most notable among the detractors was multifaceted Montreal producer Kaytranada, who responded to Ebro’s claims with a proverbial sit-up-in-your-seat tweet: “*clears throat* say what?”
*clears throat* say what? https://t.co/bdyHIju3kw
— KAYTRANADA (@KAYTRANADA) March 20, 2017
HipHopDX’s 2016 Producer of The Year increased his already thriving fanbase thanks to his breakout album, 99.9%, which drew inspiration from elements of Hip Hop, R&B, electronica and yep, you guessed it, house music. The album featured guest spots from Anderson .Paak, Vic Mensa, Phonte and others, and was ranked #4 on HipHopDX’s Best Albums of 2016.
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While the percentage of what Ebro actually believes in that tweet is debatable, he sure did have a fun time retweeting some of his more passionate mentions. Especially the ones who were up on his shenanigans.
Apparently https://t.co/X3HpQXnonC
— OldMan Ebro (@oldmanebro) March 20, 2017
Twitter needs to suspend Ebro's account for a bit ? https://t.co/3sDN7kbyMg
— REGAL (@regalchiz) March 20, 2017
— OldMan Ebro (@oldmanebro) March 20, 2017
This the most Drake stan tweet I have seen today and it's not even serious https://t.co/tdyd2xDeuS
— Indiana Jones' Fists (@KrimsonVnm) March 20, 2017
Don't let SoundCloud twitter see this lmao. https://t.co/cmsn4Oysn8
— Jelani Carter (@_JelaniCarter) March 20, 2017
I know what you're doing. And it's working lmao https://t.co/WR6FXuvNNl
— Yung Ralph (@mwilliams_02) March 20, 2017
@oldmanebro lmaooo the best troll of the week
— Quavo Ratatouille (@losothelegend) March 20, 2017
I see no issue with @oldmanebro 's tweet. I've never heard of an artist brining house music before… he may have a pickle.
— Toyita (@jrzylioness) March 20, 2017