For a rapper often cited as one of Gen Y's preeminent representatives, Drake isn't so keen on this whole social media thing. In his extensive interview with The Source magazine this month, Drizzy tears into the Tumblr crowd and isn't too enthusiastic about Twitter, either.
"“I’m really scared for my generation, you know," he says. "The thing that scares me most is Tumblr. I hate what Tumblr has become. Because it like, it reminds me of those clique-y girls in high school that used to make fun of everyone else and define what was cool, but in five years, when you all graduate, that shit doesn’t matter. No one gives a fuck about that shit. Instead of kids going out and making their own moments, they’re just taking these images and living vicariously through other people’s moments. It just kills me. Then you’ll meet them and they’re just the biggest turkey in the world. They don’t actually embody any of those things. They just emulate. It’s scary man, simulation life that we’re living. It scares me."
Though Drake maintains a Twitter account, he's a little wary of the impact of the site, and is much less active than many of his contemporaries.
“I’ll tell you, my biggest thing was, I remember, it was on twitter. I remember the day my mom was getting surgery and someone came on Twitter and they were like, ‘Yo, Drake, I hope your mom dies.’ You don’t really mean that.” …Like, you know you’re going to see something bad. Out of 1000 compliments, it’s so crazy. It’s basically, like, when you used to sit there as a kid, and want to know what everyone is thinking. That’s your superpower. [Twitter is] knowing what everyone is thinking.”
Maybe he should try Google Plus?
[via The Source]
