Drake Addresses "Rich Flex" Memes, Says He Has ‘Polarizing Presence'

Drake has offered up his thoughts on being the subject of countless memes following the release of his 21 Savage collaboration “Rich Flex.”

In an interview with online casino Stake, Drizzy brought up the Her Loss track and the memes it spawned when asked how he feels about being the target of so many jokes. “We were out last night at this spot, and this girl was like—it was loud and she was drunk—but she was like, ‘How does it feel that everyone’s always making fun of you? I wouldn’t be able to take it,'” he said around the 8:45 mark of the video above. “But she was, like, talking about memes because ‘Rich Flex’ was on. You know, the song off Her Loss. She was like, 'How does it feel?'"

Instead of taking offense over the memes, it seems as though Drake has made his peace with it. “I was just like, you know what, I understand after all these years that, I feel like I have a polarizing presence," he continued. "I’m almost a character in people’s movies and therefore there’s a running a dialogue. There’s jokes, you’re either the villain to some people or hero to some people. It is what it is, it just comes with the territory."

He added that as he’s continued to be successful, he’s also realized that he’s “split opinion” as he’s grown as an artist. “But ultimately, I’ve just found a way,” he said. “I’ve always been able to laugh at myself, but I really do feel now that I mentally am able to separate the two. So I just want to stay in that zone, that’s kinda my resolution. I feel really good right now.”

Shortly after “Rich Flex” dropped, 21 offered his reaction to the memes during an appearance with Twitch streamer Kai Cenat. “They tripping bruh,” said 21 with a smirk on his face in one video.