"He sounded more like MJ with that 'whooo'" — Internet reacts to Drake mimicking The Weeknd in newly released throwback video

The internet buzzed with excitement and reactions after a throwback video of Drake seemingly mimicking The Weeknd surfaced online.

On August 7, 2024, a user by the handle @Kurrco on X (formerly Twitter) shared a newly released throwback video of Drake. In the video, Drizzy, looking notably younger and wearing a grey polo shirt, appears to be recording a song while standing in front of a microphone in a studio.

During the session, he seemingly mimicked The Weeknd, adding a playful touch to the footage. The video, presumed to be quite old, has quickly gained attention for its glimpse into the early days of Drizzy's career. Many reacted to his "woohoo" in the video suggesting that he sounds like Michael Jackson and The Weeknd.

"He really tried to sound like The Weeknd on Greece lol," one person said.

"haha funny he should take his style maybe he'll actually make some good music," one person said on X.

"Lmao Drake never liked weeknd, they never liked each other 🤣," another person wrote on X.

Some added they would troll Drizzy for mimicking The Weeknd but chose to praise him, as he looked like a kid who wanted to fit into the industry. Some referenced this clip to his recent beef with Kendrick Lamar.

"Lmao honestly I be trolling but Drake seem like he actually might jus be that kid that wanted to be apart but was always left out," one person wrote.

"k dot hitting the air right now," another person said.

"Wow, he's so funny 😐😐😐," another netizen said.

"I think Drake sees the writing on the wall, that beef did a speed run on his career and now he's doing a roll out for the inevitable documentary lol," one person said on X.

Moreover, many users on X expressed that they miss old Drizzy, explicitly referring to his appearance before he grew braids.

"I miss this Drake," one person said.

"I miss this era of Drake. He started acting weird once he grew the braids. Or am I just tripping," another person said.

"How old was he here 😄," one person asked.

The video clip shared online is possibly from the 100 gigabytes of content Drake released on 100gigs.org on August 6, 2024. This data includes unreleased music, videos, and audio, both new and old.

In the video, Drake mimics The Weeknd, precisely imitating his head tilt while saying "whooo" into the microphone. Although the imitation seems to be in jest, their relationship reportedly began to sour a few years into their collaboration.

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Drake and The Weeknd's relationship explored

The Toronto rapper (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

The Toronto rapper and The Weeknd first met in 2010 when Drizzy shared his songs on his blog, and the duo released their first collaboration, Crew Love from Take Care, in November 2011.

Following the success, things allegedly went sour as Drizzy wanted The Weeknd to join OVO Sound but chose Republic Records instead. Before The Weeknd joined Republic Records, the Toronto rapper told MTV in May 2012 that "everything is worked out."

"As far as on paper, it's all being worked out, but that's not really what counts anyway. What counts to me is the fact that the affiliation is so known, and that's all I really care about," Drizzy said.

Following The Weeknd joining Republic Records, the Toronto artist posted a cryptic tweet in 2012 on X aiming at a person suggesting that they owe him a favor, not a thank you.

"You won't get away with just a thank you...you owe me a favor," Drizzy wrote on X.

The Weeknd (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

This tweet ignited a possible feud between the two. Moreover, in 2015 with Rolling Stone, The Weeknd statement ignited the alleged feud more when he suggested that he gave up half of his album for Drizzy, referencing the 2011's Take Care.

"I gave up almost half of my album. It's hard. I will always be thankful — if it wasn't for the light he shined on me, who knows where I'd be," The Weeknd said.

Since then, the duo has seemingly beefed with each other with subtle jabs on many tracks, including The Weeknd's Lost In The Fire, WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU, Drake's Push Ups, and more.