Drake Uses Movie Clip To Distance Himself From Diddy Allegations

Drake is a movie fan. He got his start as an actor, and has made several references to movies in his lyrics. He also likes taking movie clips out of context and posting them on Instagram. The 6 God did exactly that during the Kendrick Lamar battle. He decided to fire up another reference for fans on September 23. The rapper posted screenshots from the 2015 dramedy The Big Short on his burner IG account. The specific dialogue had fans thinking he was addressing the recent Diddy scandal.

The screenshots in question are of Ryan Gosling’s character in The Big Short. The character makes a clear distinction between what he does and what his peers do when they’re off the clock. “I never hung out with these idiots after work, ever,” the character states. “I had fashion friends.” Drake is very clearly drawing a line between him and other rappers. And given the rumors that several rappers participated in Diddy‘s “freak off” parties, the timing appears intentional. Drake has not addressed the Diddy situation publicly. There has definitely been no love lost between him and the Bad Boy founder over the years, though.

Drake and Diddy have had tension dating back to 2014. The former snatched a microphone out of Diddy’s hand during a live performance, and the clip went viral. There was also debate as to whether Drake snatched the beat from “0 to 100” from Diddy. Things got even crazier when The Game talked with Vlad TV about an alleged “hit” that the Bad Boy founder put out on Drake. The Compton icon also accused Diddy of punching Drake during a particularly heated interaction.

Diddy denied these claims during his 2014 appearance on The Breakfast Club. “I did not put hands on Drake and I do not want any problems with Drake,” he asserted. “Drake is…right now. That’s all I have to say. He’s putting in his work.” The 6 God did not seem to agree with Diddy’s friendly read of the situation. The rapper took subliminal shots at Diddy on his 2016 song “4PM In Calabasas.” He references Diddy’s flow and bars on “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down.” He also flip’s Diddy’s signature ad-lib into a diss. “Take that, take that no love in they heart so they fake that,” he spits.