# Drake In Dada Drake Lean Drake In Dada Drake Lean is a 2013 photoshop meme built from a leaked behind-the-scenes shot of Drake in a Damani Dada short suit, slouching sideways on the set of his 'No New Friends' music video. Hip hop forums cut out his leaning figure and dropped it into unrelated scenes for about a week in May 2013, and Drake himself joined in by reposting an edit to Instagram. ## Overview Drake In Dada Drake Lean is a photoshop meme built around a leaked behind-the-scenes shot of Canadian rapper Drake wearing a Damani Dada short suit while leaning to one side on the set of his 'No New Friends' music video[1]. The image drew instant attention for two reasons: the throwback Dada gear, an athletic apparel brand mostly associated with 1990s hip hop, and Drake's exaggerated slouching pose[4]. Editors on hip hop message boards started remixing the image within hours, pasting Drake's leaning silhouette into other scenes and swapping backgrounds, and the format took over rap Twitter for about a week in May 2013[2]. The cut-out pose is what most people mean when they reference the 'Drake Lean' today. ## How It Spread The remix thread jumped forums fast. On May 18th, Boxden's hip hop board launched its own Drake in Dada photoshop thread that hit 23 pages of replies inside 48 hours[4]. On May 19th, Hip Hop Stan and Kanye To The both started matching threads, and the tag 'Drake photoshop' was tweeted more than 20,000 times that day per Topsy Analytics[3]. By May 20th, coverage jumped from forums to blogs, with Uproxx calling it the greatest hip-hop-related meme of all time[2] and Rolling Out, The Source, and MTV RapFix all rounding up the best edits[5]. Drake himself co-signed the joke that afternoon, reposting a Coli edit to his Instagram account, where it pulled over 135,000 likes and 5,600 comments within seven hours[6]. ## How to Use The template typically starts with the cut-out of Drake in the Dada short suit, leaning to the left with his hands at his sides. Editors usually drop him into unrelated backgrounds such as historical photos, movie stills, or other rappers' album covers so the lean lines up with something else in frame[5]. Captions are optional; the joke is often carried by the pose itself and how naturally it fits the new scene. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Drake In Dada Drake Lean? A 2013 photoshop meme built from a leaked behind-the-scenes photo of Drake wearing a Damani Dada short suit and leaning to the side on the 'No New Friends' video set[1]. ### Where did Drake In Dada Drake Lean come from? The source photo leaked on May 15, 2013, and the first remix thread went up the same day on The Coli forum, where users photoshopped Drake's leaning figure into other scenes[1]. ### What does Drake In Dada Drake Lean mean? The joke pairs Drake's 1990s throwback Dada athletic wear with his exaggerated slouching pose, giving editors a cut-out figure they could paste into unrelated backgrounds[2]. ### How do you use Drake In Dada Drake Lean? Editors cut out the leaning Drake figure and drop him into other scenes such as historical photos or album covers so the pose interacts with the new background[5]. ### Is Drake In Dada Drake Lean still popular? The meme peaked in May 2013 during the week after the leak and is mostly a classic of the photoshop-forum era, with archived edits still visible on Tumblr and Instagram under the #Drake tag[4]. ## References 1. [https://uproxx.com/realtalkny/poppin-or-floppin-drake-brings-back-dada-for-the-no-new-friends-video-shoot/]() 2. [https://uproxx.com/hiphop/drake-officially-birthed-the-greatest-hip-hop-related-meme-of-all-time/]() 3. [https://rollingout.com/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/drake-wearing-dada]() 5. [https://thesource.com/]() 6. [https://www.instagram.com/champagnepapi/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/drake-in-dada-drake-lean Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library