Twitter Might Not Be Real to Drake, But Drake Is Very Real to Twitter

Whether you hate him or love him, Drake is the most popular rapper on Twitter by far.

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Earlier this year, Drake was basically crowned the King of Social Media. That title may not carry as much weight as King of New York. But hey, he's also the King of Google Trends (at least for now). Granted, Drake's reign of the Internet might have something to do with the fact that everyone (including us) loves to clown him. But whether we love him or hate him, it seems that a lot us definitely feel something strong enough about him to make us hit social media to let the world know about it.

The social media report—which we found on USA Today of all places—looks at which rappers have the most significant social conversations across everything from Twitter, Facebook, forums, blogs, etc. Drake was ranked No. 1, nearly doubling the total of Kanye West. In fact, Drake is more popular on social media than Kanye and Jay-Z combined and only slightly less popular than Kanye and his mentor Lil Wayne combined. Check out the stats below:

1. Drake – 46,212,641
2. Kanye West – 25,418,362
3. Lil Wayne – 22,052,209
4. Rick Ross – 16,113,915
5. Jay-Z – 16,022,820

So, how can one man have all that power? We asked our friends over at Twitter Music to check out how influential Nothing Was The Same was on social media and they sent back a detailed report. Unsurprisingly, once the album leaked, his mentions went crazy. Drake may not think Twitter is real, but Drake is very real to Twitter. Find out just how much...

Written by Lauren Nostro (@LAURENcynthia)

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On Feb. 1, Drake released "Started from the Bottom." Since its release, there have been over 5 million mentions of the phrase "Started from the Bottom." Fans and stars used Twitter to share their reactions to Drake's song.

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On April 16, Drake released "Girls Love Beyonce." Since its release, there have been over half a million mentions of the phrase "Girls love Beyonce," like this one:

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After DJ Khaled released the Drake assisted "No New Friends," mentions of the phrase "No new friends" spiked by 3 million. Here are a few Twitter reactions:

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Drake also tweeted some of the lyrics from NWTS on Twitter before the album's official release:

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Here are some of the most shared reactions to NWTS (thus far):

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In summary, here's how many tweets each of Drake's singles these past few months have gotten:

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