Who is Rubi Rose? Trolled for mistaking a watch for her name in Drake’s CLB song
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After quite a lengthy wait, Drake officially released Certified Lover Boy, and followers are buzzing about that as well! While the new album contains a number of musicians, Rubi Rose, an American rapper, is not one of them. She has, however, been the target of troll comments who believe Drake yelled her name during one of his tracks.
For a multitude of reasons, Certified Lover Boy has garnered considerable attention. Some people just adore Drake’s songs, while some are ecstatic to see a diverse list of collaborations.
If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably seen a variety of memes and tweets where users are mocking Rubi.
Rubi uploaded a video on her personal Instagram account in which she and a few friends have been seen enjoying Drake’s new album.
The gang explodes in laughter as Drake delivers the words, eagerly anticipating the part where he says “Ruby Rose two-tone.”
Rubi is drinking from a bottle as she rejoices at Drake’s mention of her in his song, or at least that’s what she imagined.
Who is Rubi Rose?
Rose was born Rubi Rose Benton to an Eritrean refugee mom and a Black American and Japanese dad in Kentucky. Her father’s family is from the African-American community. Her dad, John Benton, is a lawyer, and her mom, Nardos Ghebrelul, is in dentistry.
She has one younger sister and one elder sister. She resided in Geneva, Switzerland, for over a year. During her freshman year of high school, she relocated to Snellville, Georgia. She attended Georgia Public College and majored in politics.
Rose came to prominence after appearing in the video for the song for Migos’ track “Bad & Boujee.” Around this time, she began appearing on a Twitch stream alongside DJ Akademiks. He is a Jamaican-born Rap / Hip Hop Presenter. She released new and her original music in 2019 and gained momentum with her track “Big Mouth.”
Rubi Rose makes a surprise appearance in the video clip for Popstar Cardi B’s track “WAP,” which has been blasting on our speakers since August 7, 2020. Chris Turner signed her to LA Reid’s record label Hitco Media in 2019.
Rose dropped her first official album, For the Streets, on December 25, 2020, with special features from Future and PartyNextDoor.
Why Rubi Rose is facing trolls?
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As mentioned, Rubi was in joy when he thought that Drake shouts her name in this song.
Rubi’s happiness proved short-lived as she realized Drake was referring to Ruby Rose, the watch company, not her.
Twitter users jumped at the chance to mock the singer for confusing a watch brand for her own name. Soon, the people started sharing memes on her.
Rubi, on the other hand, giggled off the uncertainty and decided not to take the negative comments seriously as she discussed the amusing experience on Twitter.
The rapper added, “Lmfao dammit y’all are trolls, let me keep smiling sheesh,”. After uploading her actual video with a message of one of the followers that said, “Not Rubi Rose believing Drake was singing about her.
Also read: Drake Breaks Spotify and Apple Music Records With ‘Certified Lover Boy’
Vanshika Batra
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