Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Internet Culture
Posted on May 15, 2016 Updated on May 26, 2021, 6:54 pm CDT
The internet accepted long ago that everything Drake does is ripe for meme-ification. However, none of us ever considered how Drake himself might feel about this arrangement.
In his opening monologue as SNL‘s musical guest this week, Drake sang a song addressing his his status as human meme-generator. “I just wanna scream that I’m more than a meme,” he sang.
“I get that my face is expressive, but some of the memes are a little aggressive.”
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The struggle is real.
*First Published: May 15, 2016, 9:56 am CDT
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor