The viral Drake tricking story has a part two, and this time Victoria Monét is the one talking. After days of the clip ricocheting around the timeline, the singer reportedly stepped in to correct the record on who actually said what.
What She Reportedly Said
In a comment that circulated on social media before it appeared to be deleted, Victoria Monét allegedly pushed back on the framing that she called Drake a "professional trick."
"False news btw. The interviewer mentioned his name. I did not. He also didn't respond. This is a comment from August that media is trying to run with."
Because the comment is no longer visible, treat it as an alleged, unverified response rather than an official statement. Still, it lines up with what actually happened in the interview.
Setting the Record Straight
During her sit-down tied to her album Frequency of Love, it was the host, Jillian Superstar, who called Drake a "professional trick." Monét laughed at the moment but, by most accounts, never said his name herself. So the version of the story that paints her as the one throwing the label does not match the tape.
Her alleged "August" reference confused some fans. A few thought it pointed to when the interview was recorded, while others noted she had spoken about the term "tricking" generally back in August, well before this clip took off.
Why It Got So Loud
The irony is that neither artist actually went at the other. Drake wrote a reflective comment about generosity versus transactional spending, and Monét mostly laughed at a host's joke. The internet did the rest, turning a loose podcast moment into a full back-and-forth and sending waves of commentary at both.
There is a real cost to the noise. Victoria Monét has said before that she hopes to work with Drake one day, and a manufactured feud is exactly the kind of thing that can cool a potential collaboration before it ever starts. For now, she appears to want the story straightened out, even if the receipt she left got deleted.
A Lesson in How Clips Travel
The whole episode is a case study in how a few seconds of a long interview become a headline. A host made a joke, an artist laughed, and a reflective comment from a third party got stitched into a narrative that neither of the main characters actually built. By the time it reached most feeds, the nuance was gone and the names were doing all the work.
For a Grammy-winning artist like Victoria Monét, who is in the middle of an album rollout, getting pulled into a Drake storyline is a double-edged sword. It brings attention, but on terms she did not choose. Her alleged pushback suggests she would rather the conversation stay on Frequency of Love than on a word she says she never used.
