Drake accused of ‘obsession’ with Rihanna

LOS ANGELES - Drake is being accused of not being able to ‘move on’ from ex-girlfriend Rihanna after he refused to sing their song at a recent concert.

The 37-year-old Grammy winner was recorded by a fan as he addressed an audience while his and the 35-year-old billionaire’s 2016 collaboration Work blared over the speakers.

He said into a microphone, ‘‘I don’t sing this song anymore. You can sing it for me.’’ Drake and Rihanna are rumoured to have had an on-off romance that lasted for several years before ending for good sometime in 2016.

The jab is the latest from Drake, who also slighted the Bajan songstress on his October 2023 album ‘For The

Dogs’.

The concert footage showed the Canadian-raised star dressed in a full white outfit as he stood inside a white box set on the stage.

His dark, curly hair was braided in straight-back cornrows as he fiddled with a black prop.

Critics

Fans and critics quickly took to social media app X to weigh in on his behaviour, labelling it ‘obsessive’ and ‘weird.’

One user simply stated: ‘‘He is so weird.’’ Another added three clown emojis to the thread, and someone else added: ‘It’s giving ‘I’m hurt’, with crying laughing emoji.

One analysis noted: ‘‘He gives desperate towards Rihanna and spiteful towards Nicki. Seems like none of the women on his level want him.’’

There was also a reference to his sixyear-old son Adonis as a RiRi supporter mused, ‘‘He really thought Rihanna was going to want to be with him after finding out he was hiding a whole baby but still pursuing her.’’

‘‘He will never move on,’’ someone predicted. Drake’s refusal to sing Work was also met with some support and empathy.

One X user chimed in, ‘Y’all talk like you would be able to move on from Rihanna,’ with laughing emoji.

Someone else agreed, ‘‘It’s Rihanna, who would be able to move on from Rihanna,’’ while also laughing.

And yet another fan wrote, ‘‘Honestly, I don’t blame him.’’