I think it's definitely a valid contributory factor but if the disses weren't good then it wouldn't have meant anything in itself
This is what it really boils down to imo. If his last albums weren't duds he wouldn't have been received like this.
Two examples of this on opposite ends of the spectrum: Kanye and DaBaby
bro yall are the worst on here. niggas win battles, niggas lose battles. none of this s*** is that serious, you shouldnt feel the need to try to convince anyone anything. everyone is gonna believe whatever they want to believe. let them
When most if not all the hate seems to come from either jealously of his success or the fact he f***ed their favorite girls its pretty valid. Also needing like 10 A list artists/rappers/producers to beat 1 man is pretty sad
Drake really is 2018 bron when you think about it
Shut up about this 20v1 bullshit, all anyone cared about was drake vs kendrick .
Plus it's not even true that people just hate Drake coz after he put out Push ups and Taylor Freestyle, he was on top of the world and everybody was praising him for it. Everybody was screaming "Metro, Shut your hoe ass up and play some drums".
Not even Euphoria turned the tide against him, it was only after Kendrick released Meet the Graham's moments after Family matters that everyone started turning agaisnt him, then cemented it with Not like Us.
So yeah, the "he lost coz everyone hates him" is just a stan coping mechanism.