Drakeposting (Drake Hotline Bling meme)
The Drake meme, better known as Drakeposting, is a two-panel reaction format from Drake's 2015 'Hotline Bling' music video: the top frame shows him rejecting something, the bottom frame approving something else. The earliest known reaction-image use is October 31, 2015 on 4chan's /v/ board, and Instagram and Reddit mainstreamed the two-panel grid in 2016. Note the term 'Drakeposting' itself goes back to May 4, 2015.
Names & aliases
What’s it called?
One umbrella name, many instance formats — here is how the names nest.
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UmbrellaDrakeposting
The two-panel Drake approving/disapproving format from the 'Hotline Bling' video
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InstanceDrakeposting
KYM entry name; 4chan term for posting Drake reaction images (earliest use of the term May 4, 2015, /fit/).
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InstanceDrake Hotline Bling
imgflip template name, ID 181913649 (verified via imgflip API 2026-11-08).
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InstanceDrake like/dislike (two-panel Drake)
Descriptive name for the two-panel exploitable in the same imgflip family (blank variant 'Drake Blank', ID 91998305, verified via imgflip API).
Usage
How to use it
Tone
judgmental / dismissive.
Where it lands
The original reaction-image use: responding to a bad take with Drake's disgusted face.
How it evolved
Source: Drake's 2015 single 'Hotline Bling' and its music video; earliest known reaction-image use October 31, 2015 (4chan /v/ thread); term 'Drakeposting' from May 4, 2015.
Easy to get wrong
Both the single disgusted-reaction shot and the two-panel like/dislike grid are 'Drakeposting' — same video, different formats. And the meme judges options, not Drake himself; misreading the panel order reverses the joke.
Origin
Origin & timeline
- 2015Source: Drake's 2015 single 'Hotline Bling' and its music video; earliest known reaction-image use October 31, 2015 (4chan /v/ thread); term 'Drakeposting' from May 4, 2015 — 4chan (/v/, /fit/) for the reaction era; Instagram and Reddit mainstreamed the two-panel format in 2016
- 2015Mid-to-late 2015: the disgusted hand-to-face pose from the 'Hotline Bling' video is isolated as a reaction image on 4chan's /v/ board (KYM).
- 2016January 2016: Drakeposting snowballs across 4chan — /mu/ on January 3, /int/ on January 5, /v/ on January 8, /g/ on January 16 — with hundreds of archived threads between January and March 2016 (KYM).
- 20162016 onward: the two-panel 'reject/approve' exploitable becomes the mainstream 'Drake meme' on Reddit and Instagram, eventually one of the most-used templates on imgflip.
- 2016December 15, 2016: 'Cat Drake,' a photoshopped cat-head version, marks the start of object-labeling spinoffs (KYM).
Templates
Make your own
Open the Drakeposting (Drake Hotline Bling meme) generator — imgflip↗We link out to generators and blank templates; meme images are never rehosted on memefern.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the Drake meme?
Formats built from Drake's 2015 'Hotline Bling' music video: either a disgusted reaction shot, or the famous two-panel grid where Drake rejects one option and approves another. Know Your Meme files the family under 'Drakeposting.'
Where did the Drake meme come from?
The 'Hotline Bling' music video (2015). 4chan's /v/ board started using the disgusted-face pose as a reaction image as early as October 31, 2015, and the term 'Drakeposting' is documented from May 4, 2015 (KYM).
When did the Drake meme become popular?
It snowballed in January 2016, spreading across 4chan boards /mu/, /int/, /v/ and /g/ within two weeks, then jumped to Reddit and Instagram where the two-panel format went mainstream (KYM).
What does Drakeposting mean?
Posting Drake reaction images, originally a 4chan practice. It later became a general label for any Drake 'Hotline Bling' meme material (KYM).
Is the Drake meme from Hotline Bling?
Yes. Both the reaction pose and the two-panel format use stills from the 'Hotline Bling' video — the same source, per KYM and the imgflip template record.
What was the first Drake meme variation?
One early landmark is 'Cat Drake' from December 15, 2016 — Drake's body with a cat's head choosing between a toy and a box — which opened the door to object-labeling edits (KYM).