Drake caught the attention of all his Arab fans by rapping in Arabic on Headie One’s new song “Only You Freestyle”. Rhyme and punishment: Drake's mistranslated Arabic rap lyrics prompt jokes, memes and praise. I just know that Dj Khaled was the one that taught Drake Arabic pic.twitter.com/TAIuuFcfpZ, — Laith (@laithalishious) July 20, 2020. I’m surprised he pronounced the a7la correctly (not akhla). Fans will remember when the 33-year-old rapped “This is a blessing mashallah wallahi,” in the remix of “Sweeterman,” a song originally produced by Canadian-Egyptian Ramriddlz. Canadian rapper Drake has made waves after he used Arabic lyrics in his latest single, a collaboration with Headie One titled Only You Freestyle, released on Monday. Rapper Drake is known to shop around for different accents and languages for his songs — and his latest victim has been the Arabic language. One analyst predicts it could rise another 50%, 'Tawuniya' Partners with 'Vitality Group' to Make Changes in Saudi Lifestyle.
Meanwhile, some got down to celebrating Drake’s use of the word.
After joining forces with DJ Khaled this week on a pair of new songs, one in which he raps in French, the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker has just released a new song with British rapper Headie One. American-Iraqi YouTube star FaZeRug wrote: “Drake speaking Arabic in his latest freestyle tho.”, Another user shared a video of Arab men dancing and joked: “Me listening to Drake’s Arabic verse…”, which one of y’all keep teaching drake Arabic???
Others wondered aloud why Drake, who has previously used Arabic in his tracks, singing “The TV playin’ Al Jazeera, Inshallah, I hope the mission keeps on gettin’ clearer”, had decided to use the language, and where the Canadian rapper learnt it. it all makes sense why drake was spittin in arabic now https://t.co/jlx7szez1u. A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Jul 20, 2020 at 1:17pm PDT. Canadian rapper Drake released a new song on Monday. READ: Egypt TV show aired during Ramadan under fire for insulting women. View our privacy policy. Drake previously used Arabic terms on his 2017 song “Portland” where he says “Habibi” and on the 2018 song “Diplomatic Immunity” where he says “InshAllah.”, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, US allows Jerusalem-born citizens to put Israel on passports, Coronavirus: UK resists lockdown as Europe counts cost of pandemic, IPL 2020: Chennai Super Kings turn kingmaker and party spoiler, Akshay Kumar's Laxmmi Bomb renamed Laxmii, $10 trillion investor coalition challenges mining firms over Indigenous rights, Rande Gerber wants Cindy Crawford's fashion advice, Watch Autonomous Race Car Do A Very Human Thing And Crash Into A Wall, Coronavirus: WHO plans vaccine insurance scheme for poor nations, Punjab need to show stamina to make playoffs, Céline Dion To Make Her Acting Debut In Upcoming Rom-Com “Text For You”, Model train maker Hornby steams ahead in lockdown, Winnie Harlow covers herself in honey for new campaign, Watch Two Modified Shelby GT500s Drag Race In 2,000-HP Showdown, Don’t let children sit in the front seat, Ajman Police tell parents, Cops in UAE laud role of social support centres amid pandemic, Elvis Manu scores first Europa League hat-trick but Ludogorets Razgrad lose to LASK, Randeep Hooda undergoes Covid test ahead of new project shoot, Hong Kong as China’s Jersey? Nevertheless, many users were quick to defend Drake’s attempt at Arabic, with one claiming he’d rather the rapper’s broken speech over chocolate hummus. Indeed, it’s not the first time that the hitmaker has used Arabic phrases in his music. Instagram, Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article, Download the all-new Microsoft News app – available now on iOS and Android. “Drake adding Arabic to his accent collection,” joked another user alongside a GIF of Thanos acquiring his final Infinity Stone. The song dropped on Tuesday along with a music video, and to the delight (and shock) of Arab-speaking fans across the world, Drake tried his hand at Arabic. Look, if we’re going to have our culture out there for others, I’ll take Drake’s broken Arabic and poor pronunciation and grammar over chocolate hummus any day, — Danny Hajjar داني حجار (@DanielGHajjar) July 21, 2020. One of his lyrics reads: “Arabic ting told me that I look like Youssef, look like Hamza Habibti please, ana akeed, inti w ana ahla”. Instagram Short Url https://arab.news/2rsbx DUBAI: It seems that Canadian rapper Drake has added Arabic to his ever-growing linguistic repertoire. DUBAI: It seems that Canadian rapper Drake has added Arabic to his ever-growing linguistic repertoire. ACAB (@bigbootyenergy) July 21, 2020.
— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) July 20, 2020. Canadian rapper Drake in Toronto, Canada on 9 August 2016 [The Come Up Show/Wikipedia]. ONLY YOU FREESTYLE OUT NOW @headieone !!!!! Date of publication: 21 July, Then you realize it’s 2020 — whenthe surreal and absurd has become standard. But it's not the first time that Drake has laced his lyrics with Arabic.
I just wanna talk pic.twitter.com/HMo7hrCS1i, — ChampagneJuJu (@jhabashy15) July 20, 2020, Another Twitter user wanted to know, “Which one of y’all keep teaching drake Arabic???”. In his 2017 song " Portland ," featuring Quavo and Travis Scott, Drake again used the term "habibi" (my love). Arab social media users picked up on his use of the Arabic language and some took to Twitter to celebrate while others teased his pronunciation. In fact, I’m glad he did, otherwise it would have sounded like “Akhra” (Shittier) Here’s the song. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
The Grammy award-winning artist has previously recognized his Arab features in a 2015 Instagram post from his visit to Dubai, where he admitted to looking like Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum, jokingly stating that he was his “long lost brother.”, Finally found my long lost brother @mansoorbinmohammed #M8, A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Mar 11, 2015 at 5:10am PDT, Meanwhile, “ana akeed, inti wa ana ahla” translates to “I’m certain you and I look better together.”. How mainland China can still find a use for our city, Meghan Trainor plans to 'disappear and be mom', Porsche 911 GT3 Spied Up Close And Personal Without Any Camo, Dubai's Al Shindagha Tunnel will be closed again this weekend, Coronavirus: Caf postpones Champions League final indefinitely, It won't come round again - Wales boss Giggs admits his chance at Man Utd job is 'gone now', Om Puri honoured at India International Film Festival of Boston, NYSE-owner ICE third quarter profit beats on virus-driven market volatility, Face the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow, 2021 Audi A6 Sport spices up the base model, Founding principal of DPS Sharjah passes away, COVID-19 in GCC: 15 die in Saudi Arabia, four in Kuwait, Orlando Pirates' Zinnbauer insists he doesn't have the edge over Kaizer Chiefs coach Hunt, Priyanka Chopra in romcom with Celine Dion and Sam Heughan, Your Battle Plan for Buying a Home With a VA Loan, Meghan Trainor doesn't want a baby shower, Toyota RAV4 gets retro Chevy Blazer vibes thanks to Mitsuoka, Harry Styles surprises superfan after being welcomed to her home, COVID-19: 60,000 worshipers allowed to pray at Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia, from Sunday, Zaha is finally placing his body on the line for Crystal Palace - Hodgson, Shah Rukh Khan responds to fan query about watching DDLJ in UAE, This 32-year-old's start-up is helping thousands of Malaysians find work during the pandemic, Ashley Graham: I wasn't scared to have sex after childbirth, Watch a Roborace self-driving race car crash right into a wall, US elections: Philadelphia curfew may affect poll outcome, COVID-19: All commercial activities in Pakistan to shut down after 10pm, Mercedes set for seventh team title and F1 first at Imola, Kylie Jenner: My public persona is a character, Sony shares pop on strong outlook. Arab rap is within the first minute. Bihar residents panic as BJP candidate tests positive for COVID-19, Canadian rapper Drake released a new song on Monday. In the new track, Drake raps a couple of his lines in Arabic, that allude to his Middle Eastern features.
“Arabic ting tells me I look like Youssef, look like Hamza/ Habibti please, ana akeed, inti wa ana ahla” he raps in the new song. Winter tyres: should you make the switch?
“I just know that DJ Khaled was the one that taught Drake Arabic,” wrote one user alongside a crying emoji.
Drake delved into London's music scene once more with a new freestyle track that saw his Arab fans quickly take notice.
Some users claimed Drake had used Arabic in his track to attract the attention of ex-girlfriend Rihanna, who recently split from her Saudi Arabian boyfriend. Drake rapping in Arabic and shouting out Gaza is sort of surreal. The drill song, titled “Only You Freestyle,” dropped on Monday alongside an accompanying visual. 2020, Follow us on Facebook Twitter and Instagram to stay connected, Sign up to get this in your inbox every week, We use our own cookies and third-party cookies to measure traffic to our website and analyse browsers' behaviour, with a view to improving the services we offerIf you continue browsing, we consider that you accept the use of cookies. Meanwhile, others claimed Drake had learnt Arabic from fellow rapper Palestinian DJ Khaled, who previously posted a video where he appears to correct a waiter on his pronunciation of ‘Baklava’.
“Everybody is bashing Drake for not speaking proper Arabic... (to be honest) he did better than some arabs I (know),” another user wrote defending the star.
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