Drake's 'Petty' Move Against Taylor Swift Has Fans Saying He 'Hates' Women

Drake has angered some of Taylor Swift's passionate fans by covering up her name on his Instagram Stories, in what has been described as a "petty" move.

His alleged spat comes weeks after he seemingly started a feud with Megan Thee Stallion in which he called her out in a song. The Canadian rapper, 36, holds eight spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with the No.1 spot held by Swift and her song "Anti-Hero."

In a move that has drawn speculation online from thousands of their fans, Drake covered up Swift's name with emojis, which has led many to suggest he "hates" women.

The music megastars both have new songs out. Drake and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage launched their new album Her Loss on November 4, and seven of their songs filled the spots two to eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

The No.1 spot, according to the chart, is "Anti-Hero" by Swift, 32, taken from her album Midnights, released on October 21.

Drake's apparent snub, or subtle dig at Swift, has angered many online, a place where Swift has a passionate support base.

"When [Bad Bunny] broke Drake's records he congratulated him. when Taylor broke his records and stayed at number 1, he threw a mini temper tantrum," Twitter user @_abby_r0se wrote. "He clearly hates women. Megan Thee Stallion and now Taylor dude reevaluate your life [for real]."

The reference to Megan Thee Stallion is regarding a line in Drake's "Circo Loco," which a woman lied "'bout gettin shots but she still a stallion." Fans and Megan herself believe the line to be about her.

Twitter user @midnightsalbum blamed Drake's apparent loss in the charts for purposefully trying to compete with Swift's music release. "Drake being petty towards Taylor because she blocked him on the charts... like bffr it was YOUR decision to release your album right after hers," the poster wrote.

While Swift topped the charts in the U.S., the Billboard Global 200 had Drake and 21 Savage at No.1 with "Rich Flex," with "Anti-Hero" placed at No.2.

Drake's producer Vinylz irked some more Swift fans by sharing a screenshot of the Global 200 charts. "The world knows what the real #1 song is... #RichFlex" the producer wrote, tagging Drake and 21 Savage, "No tricks on this side."

Swift fans see Drake's latest move as another slur on the singer, which comes after he had deleted a picture of the two of them hugging from his Instagram account. TikTok users such as @riristea wrote that the feud was related to Swift's decision to launch a new album at the same time as Drake's.

@Riristea posted that Drake and Swift were going to release a collaborative Kanye West dis track in October.

Thousands of others covered the emerging feud on TikTok, with @Clint_Stafford calling it "lowkey jelly/salty," while many others continued to write how "Petty" they thought Drake was.

Swift has yet to address any of the speculation on social media. The two have never collaborated on a song, but they were known to be friends.