Drake made TikTok history with his recently released single “Toosie Slide.”
Last week, TMZ reported the #ToosieSlide hashtag racked up over one billion views in two days on the platform, the fastest music trend to hit that number. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remains for a second consecutive week — but not everyone is feeling it.
Charlamagne Tha God and his co-host Andrew Schulz discussed “Toosie Slide” during an episode of The Brilliant Idiots podcast, and The Breakfast Club personality made his stance painfully clear.
“I think it’s wack and I think it’s beneath Drake,” Charlamagne said around the 1:43:30 mark. “I think that when you’re the biggest artist in the world, when you’re the biggest rapper in the world, I don’t like to see you chasing trends. It’s like, why be a surfer when you’re a fucking wave? I just didn’t respect it.”
Charlamagne added it felt like a gimmick to capitalize on the popularity of TikTok rather than something Drake genuinely wanted to do.
“The shit might still work but it just don’t seem organic,” he explained. “A lot of times with those TikTok dances, it’s just organic. It’s a song people like and somebody does something to it and it goes. It was like it felt too forced. Too corporate. Too industry. I just feel like Drake has built himself up into such a way that he don’t have to do that shit, man.”
Charlamagne Tha God Discovered The Secret To Drake’s ‘Toosie Slide?’
Earlier this month, Charlamagne said he’d discovered the actual meaning behind the dance.
“Wow,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “This is like Contra Code for Coochie.”
Despite Charlamagne’s feelings on the song, Drake is making the best out of it. Last week, he helped the Masaka Kids Africana collective go viral by sharing their rendition of the “Toosie Slide” to his Instagram Stories. Founder of the organization Suuna Hassan told TMZ the children cried tears of joy.
Watch the clip below.
Shit is pretty gay tho even by CTG standards.lol
i refreshed a few times….. i can’t respond can’t respond to CtG but i look forward to a discussion.. and there’s none? what i think about hop hip in general so i didn’t mind but just disappointed.
That song is wack.
I agree with him on this. It is wack. I heard it once and that’s all I could take. It’s extremely average.
So…its not his 1st wack song and it wont be his …so why is this even news
Charlamange is just a hating ass b1tch. This song is great. Not every song has to be about bars and ‘lyrical miracles’. Music is entertainment after all
this song is beyond wack. kys bottom boy
This man said “This song is great.” Lmafaooooooo
Not really looking to Charlamagne for music reviews
Drizzy capitalizes off mediocre tunes. Hes smart ex: Views/ Hotline Bling. Obv hes not the best lyrical but since he can sing good it puts him over the top….something Kanye used to do
Who cares just wtf char got to say? Seriously. Cats a DJ reporter with an overinflated sense of importance to the “culture ” lol
Charlamagne, you gave DJ Envy a mold of your ass and asked him to stick a finger in it. Shut the fuck up, please!
Whats so gay about that?
Haha! Thank you CTG! Well put. We all know how artists are reaching out to tiktok accts with millions of followers, pay them to make up dances for singles in hopes that they capitalize on the song. And yeah, not a Drake fan but will admit he tends to hold it down, but this was WAAAAAY cheesy 🙁
Of course he does
wack wack wack
This is wack. But newsflash what’s new. I’m glad there are real spitters out there for the real Hip Hop listeners.
The biggest rapper in the world? The biggest artist in the world? Deam the world is def and stupid
Whilst I give Drake credit for being daring enough to introduce a new dance knowing full well it could be a monumental career failure, I have to say I’m riding CTG on this one. I agree with his reasons. It just seems like a ploy to rack-up more attention that comes at the expense of his authenticity of his artistry as an MC.
It had to be said. Salute the God
Drake is corny as fuck anyway I’m from real Hiphop where I can ride wit my dawgs bangin real Hiphop, if any man say he can ride wit his homies and listen to Drake better have a rainbow bumper sticker and nothing against the LGBQT Community!!!!!!
He came out with dance move after Birdman toosie-slid his genitals up Drake’s rectal vault . Facts.
That’s because the guy prolly can’t dance….Hey charlamagnw the women love it and the non hip hop fans are starting to love it. That’s all that matters
Lenard is simply hating. It’s a catchy tune and everyone is doing it and if you are not, so be it! MFs acting like y’all want Drake to save the world. Lastly, his Mitch A$$ have given credit to many who are less deserving of it. #EntertainMeWithYaBullShit
Wow. I agree with Charline the Fraud on something for once. Drake has finally stopped to the Canadian version of do the hokey pokey. People are loving it.
He’s not wrong, this song sucks.
It might be the best song ever. It might be the worst song ever. I don’t know bc I’ve never listened to it. I refuse to get down with fuckery like this, and refuse to have an ounce of respect for anyone who does.
95% of Drake music is wack. He make songs for the girls and wrist droppers. He a good writer though and only slightly better than MC Hammer.
When he make a commercial banger about his name on the hook then imma pay attention. As of now I’m still the king of corny
75% of guests on the show ain’t much better
Everything about drake is wack his whole existence is wack drake the fake
Yeah, toosie slide for birdman…I hope all you drake stans know that he don’t own his masters. I hope you know know that he just made birdman and wayne some more money. some more toosie from droosie