The Unexpected Drake Factor
The debate reached a fever pitch on Instagram, where users started bringing up a certain Canadian rapper. Despite A$AP Rocky being the biological father, many commenters are convinced they see someone else in Rocki’s features.
“She looks like Drake,” one person bluntly stated, while another added, “She looks like drake chile it’s the eyes 😭.” The sentiment spread rapidly, with multiple netizens claiming, “That baby got his whole face,” “She has Drake eyes 😯,” and “Baby looks like Drake!!!😳.”
The comparison is particularly awkward given the history between the “Work” singer and Drake. The pair had a famously complicated relationship that peaked during the 2016 VMAs when he confessed his love for her on stage.
A Fairy Tale That Never Was
The internet’s obsession with the resemblance likely stems from Drake’s own public admissions about wanting a family with Rihanna. During an interview on The Shop, he lamented that his life didn’t turn out like the “fairy tale” he once envisioned.
Drake and Rihanna pictured during the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2016 | Source: Getty Images
“I end up in this situation where I don’t have the fairy tale, like, ‘Oh, Drake started a family with Rihanna and this is like so perfect,'” he told LeBron James. He admitted that the idea “looked so good on paper” and that he wanted it at one time.
Drake has been open about his own upbringing and his desire to provide a unified home for his children. Seeing fans claim Rihanna’s daughter looks like him adds a strange layer to his past “perfect family” dreams.
