{"id":1520,"date":"2015-10-27T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:46:05","slug":"who-used-to-call-drakes-cell-phone-for-a-hotline-bling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/who-used-to-call-drakes-cell-phone-for-a-hotline-bling","title":{"rendered":"Who Used to Call Drake&#8217;s Cell Phone for a &#8220;Hotline Bling&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>After the&nbsp;release of Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Hotline Bling&#8221;&nbsp;music video on Tuesday, October 19 via Apple Music,&nbsp;everyone was&nbsp;barraged with viral clips and memes of Drake, playing tennis, slapping&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/nicki-minaj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Nicki Minaj\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;booty and dancing to&nbsp;Spanish music and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/beyonce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Queen B\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/song\/beyonce-single-ladies-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Single Ladies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here is one of my favorite compilation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DRAKE HOTLINE BLING BEST PARODY COMPILATION\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCQLUIUJHiA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meek Mill Makes&nbsp;Fun of&nbsp;Drake&#8217;s Dance Moves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday night&nbsp;at Power 105.1&#8217;s Powerhouse in Philadelphia, Nicki Minaj\u2019s boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/meek-mill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Meek&nbsp;Mill<\/a> <em>(the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/song\/chris-brown-meek-mill-nicki-minaj-all-eyes-on-you-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">All Eyes On You<\/a>&#8221; rapper)<\/em>&nbsp;made fun of Drake&#8217;s dance moves. The two have been at odds since Meek dissed Drake on&nbsp;Twitter for&nbsp;using a ghostwriter. This leads to a very short rap battle between the two and was a clear&nbsp;win for&nbsp;Drake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meek Mill Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (07\/08\/2015)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WtM6g4_eoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drake Comments on the Viral&nbsp;Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cAny publicity is good publicity,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Drake said when asked about fans feasting on his memes and added that he was mad at first but saw the bigger picture that fans may watch, listen and eventually buy his music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is presently at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, turning into Drakes&#8217;s most elevated topping single since&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/song\/drake-best-i-ever-had-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Best I Ever Had<\/a>\u201d hit at number 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with the recent streams, there is a huge possibility for it to reach the number one spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarkably, Drake is utilizing hotline bling as the sound of his telephone ringing. <em>(The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ideophone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ideophone<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;Bling&#8221; was&nbsp;made popular by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/artist\/lil-wayne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lil Wayne<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The &#8220;Hotline Bling by Drake&#8221; Music Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Hotline Bling\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxpDa-c-4Mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, I believe that Hotline Bling is a remarkable song with profound lyrics to an old flame that he still cares for.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u201cCause ever since I left the city, you<\/em><\/strong><br>\n<strong> <em> Started wearing less and goin&#8217; out more<\/em><\/strong><br>\n<strong> <em> Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor<\/em><\/strong><br>\n<strong> <em> Hangin&#8217; with some girls I&#8217;ve never seen before\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Drake Singing&nbsp;About in Hotline Bling?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009 it was accounted that Drake was seeing style originator <strong>Zineb &#8220;Nebby&#8221; Samir<\/strong>. Yet his fame gradually discolored their relationship as she no longer gives him any attention and he doesn\u2019t know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In those days he had a relationship that revered him, she\u2019s had an on-and-off bond with Drake a couple of times and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nebzilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nebzilla\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nebby&#8217;s\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/strong> record is a consistent update that she\u2019s never home and continually setting out to intriguing places, and out wearing almost nothing. They became so bad that many of her posts were blocked and taken down by Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking into account the verses, it\u2019s as though Drake composed this song while looking through her Instagram page. Maybe this had Drake feeling some type of way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Hotline Bling&#8221; Becomes a New Slang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the main thing she&#8217;ll need was a &#8220;Hotline Bling&#8221;, now an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Hotline%20Bling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">urban slang for &#8220;booty&nbsp;call&#8221;<\/a>. By portraying his PDA as a hotline, he&#8217;s referencing telephone sex hotlines that individuals call &#8220;for a good&nbsp;time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drake has tricks up his sleeve to hit all the right spots, so it\u2019s nothing unexpected his girl wanted&nbsp;a thing or two from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not unusual for Drake to devote whole tracks to his ladies, as both Cece and Bria have served as dreams for his songs with the comparative assessment of long separation and misgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think Meek is stirring up more trouble for himself? Let us know in the comment section below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the&nbsp;release of Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Hotline Bling&#8221;&nbsp;music video on Tuesday, October 19 via Apple Music,&nbsp;everyone was&nbsp;barraged with viral clips and memes of Drake, playing tennis, slapping&nbsp;Nicki Minaj\u2019s&nbsp;booty and dancing to&nbsp;Spanish music and&nbsp;Queen B\u2019s Single Ladies.&nbsp; Here is one of my favorite compilation. Meek Mill Makes&nbsp;Fun of&nbsp;Drake&#8217;s Dance Moves On Friday night&nbsp;at&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/who-used-to-call-drakes-cell-phone-for-a-hotline-bling\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[302,93,128,299,303,300,219,304,305,301],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-song-analysis","tag-booty-call","tag-drake","tag-hip-hop","tag-hotline-bling","tag-meek-mill","tag-nebby","tag-nicki-minaj","tag-power-105-1","tag-powerhouse","tag-zineb-samir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lyreka.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}