Drake isn’t holding back.
The 6 God and longtime collaborator PARTYNEXTDOOR‘s latest album, “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U”, has addressed the Canadian rapper’s ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar and includes shots at Joe Budden.
The anticipated album includes 21 songs with a few exceptions, most notably, “Gimme A Hug.” While Drizzle never names Lamar or Budden, it’s pretty apparent who he is speaking of on the track “Gimme A Hug” and others.
In his defiant opening verse, Drake raps: “Drake elimination, fake intimidation/ Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience/ ‘Drizzy, you amazing, you the inspiration/ You set the bar for the next generation/ You Neo in The Matrix, these n-ggas just Nemo in the ocean/ Small fish, making kids feel emotion/ Using you for promotion,’ truer words have never been spoken.”
“N-ggas want to see ‘RIP me’ on a t-shirt like I’m Hulk Hogan/ I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is really just a small token / Really fucking with a visionary/ Only reason I ain’t got a girl and I ain’t getting marriеd / ‘Cause I’m really out herе, filling up the itinerary ’til I’m six feet in a cemetery.”
“Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rolling ’round like a dignitary / Funny how it’s only bitch n-ggas that are waiting on The Boy’s obituary / ‘Cause if I die, it’s these n-ggas that become the sole beneficiary / And what the fuck are they gon’ do with it? / Have the girls up at 29 on stage twerking with a dictionary?” Drake raps.
The last line appears to be a direct shot at K. Dot, referencing the “Euphoria” diss track cover art.
Later on, the Toronto native downplays rap beef altogether by spitting: “They be dropping sh*t, but we be dropping harder sh*t / F**k a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit / Tryna get the party lit for the bi**hes / Them Nike tights is hugging on that a** like they missed it.”
The shots on “Gimme A Hug” don’t stop there. With a third beat switch sampling Aaron Hall’s 1993 R&B classic “I Miss You,” Drake takes aim at Budden via Melyssa Ford, rapping: “Melyssa Ford, you a legend from the 6, hate to see you with a d*ck-sucker.”
The bar references “The Joe Budden Podcast”, where the “Pump It Up” rapper has critiqued Drake consistently for years.
