Drake’s new music didn’t come with out some controversy.

On Saturday night time, the Toronto rapper stunned followers by dropping two new tracks together with “Chicago Freestyle” and “When to Say When.” The latter comprises a lyric that didn’t sit properly with Michael Jackson followers.

“Michael Jackson shit, however the palace is just not for youths / Nonetheless ladies sayin’ it’s infantile the way in which we dwell,” he raps.

Drake is referring to the King of Pop, who was charged with seven counts of molesting a minor at his Neverland Ranch. He was acquitted on all fees in 2005, however sexual abuse allegations resurfaced in final yr’s HBO documentary “Discovering Neverland.” Drake’s “palace” could check with his three-acre compound in Hidden Hills, Calif., which he calls the YOLO property, or his new Toronto mansion nicknamed The Embassy.

Michael Jackson followers have been fast to name him out for seemingly dissing the late legend.

Others assumed that the MJ reference was Drake’s manner of addressing the criticism surrounding his friendships with teen stars like Millie Bobby Brown and Billie Eilish, which some have labeled “creepy.”

The lyric can be shocking contemplating Drake sampled Jackson’s unreleased vocals from his 1983 session with Paul Anka on “Don’t Matter to Me” off 2018’s Scorpion. “Drake needs to drop Michael Jackson p*dophile jokes however spend cash on a rattling unreleased verse for his final album. that shit is disrespectful,” tweeted one fan.

Each “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle” arrive forward of Drake’s upcoming album. He additionally launched a visible for the tracks, which was shot at numerous areas all through New York in addition to his hometown of Toronto.