What to know<\/p>\n
The LA Sparks captioned a post \u201cNot Like Us\u201d after defeating Toronto Tempo on Friday, shortly after Drake released \u201cIceman,\u201d \u201cHabibti\u201d and \u201cMaid of Honour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toronto Tempo fans responded online after Sunday\u2019s 106-96 win by referencing Drake\u2019s new song \u201cJanice STFU.\u201d<\/p>\n
The online reactions added another layer to the ongoing Drake and Kendrick Lamar discourse dominating Toronto social media this long weekend.<\/p>\n
Toronto Tempo fans were quick to fire back online with a Drake-inspired clapback after the Los Angeles Sparks\u2019 \u201cNot Like Us\u201d jab backfired following Sunday\u2019s rematch which saw Tempo beat Sparks 106-96 in an away game.<\/p>\n
Tempo\u2019s win followed Friday night\u2019s away loss to the Sparks which came less than 24 hours after Drake dropped his three albums: Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The exchange quickly became another viral Toronto moment tied to Drake\u2019s surprise three-album rollout, building on the momentum that continued dominating online conversations throughout the Victoria Day long weekend. What began as a result between the Toronto Tempo and the LA Sparks quickly turned into another chapter in the city\u2019s ongoing online reaction to the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef.<\/p>\n
After the 99-95 win on Friday, the Sparks posted the result online captioned \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d which many Toronto fans interpreted as the team appearing to side with Kendrick Lamar in his ongoing feud with Drake, particularly given Drake\u2019s perceived response album to the diss track, Iceman, dropped overnight.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s rematch presented a perfect opportunity for the fans to respond with one of them reposting the Sparks\u2019 \u201cNot like Us\u201d post with a \u201cJanice STFU\u201d quote post.<\/p>\n
Another Toronto fan chimed in with a repost of Sparks Sunday night result, captioning it with \u201cnot like who?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tempo do not play their west coast rivals again until end of June. The timing of the two games, timing of which coincided with Drake\u2019s surprise three-album drop, has already added extra intrigue ahead of the teams\u2019 next matchup in late June.<\/p>\n
The significance of \u2018Janice Shut The F*ck Up\u2019<\/p>\n
The song titled \u201cJanice STFU\u201d features on the Iceman album by Drake and already sits at the top on multiple charts.<\/p>\n
Fans of the track find the \u201cJanice STFU\u201d hook to be \u201ccatchy<\/a>\u201d and have been busy theorizing who Drake may be referring to in the song. Some speculations theorize about who or what \u201cJanice\u201d refers to with suggestions floating that it symbolizes media criticism while other connect it to pop culture references including Drake personifying Marvel\u2019s Iceman aka Bobby Drake and The Sopranos\u2019 Bobby Baccalieri.<\/p>\n YOOO I just made the whole connection with Drake naming that song JANICE STFU!!<\/p>\n I know I’m not trippin. Imma break this down with a thread \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n So the album is called ICEMAN right? \ud83d\udd3b pic.twitter.com\/91pRCrNLMV<\/a><\/p>\n