Drake Finally Dropped His Kendrick Lamar Song. Or if?
Over the weekend, a song titled “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)” sent rap fans into a frenzy, thinking that Drizzy had taken his alleged rap feud with Lamar and recent collaborator Metro Boomin into his own hands. The song was reportedly leaked on Saturday, but was not announced on any of Drake's official platforms, including his Instagram pages and Spotify.
“Push-ups (Drop me down and give me 50)” quickly it was viral on X (formerly Twitter) as fans analyzed lyrics apparently about the “Like That” musicians. Over a freestyle trap beat, a Drake-sounding voice can be heard criticizing Lamar's workout routine and his size (“How… are you so big walking around with a men's size 7 on?” ) and Metro Boomin (“Metro, shut your mouth and make some drums”). The song also took shots at the Weeknd, mentioning his birth name, which is Abel Tesfaye.
As pointed as the criticism may be, some fans in the hip-hop sphere have expressed concern that the new track could be generated by artificial intelligence. Former “Pump It Up” rapper and podcast host Joe Budden said, “There isn't a single Drake fan that can tell me that you guys didn't think that was AI,” according to a video. shared in X.
Budden continued, noting that on the “AI version, the beat doesn't disappear and it's a little slower,” before mocking the track's cadence and lyrics.
“Drake fans, there's a reason you guys… were on Twitter all day saying, 'That's not him,'” Budden added.
“Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)” has sparked a conversation on X about the place of AI in the music industry and concern about how difficult it could be for listeners to distinguish AI-generated music.
“We have a big problem on our hands with music,” user @TheMSeries1 wrote.
Amid speculation about AI, Drake made it clear that he was aware of the alleged warp track. In a Monday post on Instagram Story, the Grammy winner, 37, shared a doctored clip from the 2002 film “Drumline.” The clip, a nod to Metro Boomin's lyrics, showed the producer's face superimposed on that of star Nick Cannon, like his character. he plays for a panel of judges.
As of Tuesday morning, “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)” has yet to appear on Drake’s official streaming pages. A representative for Drake did not immediately confirm the song's authenticity to the Times on Tuesday.
The “Certified Lover Boy” rapper reportedly dropped his diss track a week after his “First Person Shooter” collaborator J.Cole backtracked with his fiery “7 Minute Drill” against Lamar.
“I tried to click [Lamar] “I come back, and I try to keep it friendly, but at the end of the day, when I hear it, and when it comes out and I see the talk, that… doesn't sit well with my spirit,” Cole said. during a headlining performance at their Dreamville Festival in North Carolina. “That…disturbs my…peace.”
The weeks-long public feud apparently began when Lamar, a Compton native, denied that Drake and Cole were on his level. On Future and Metro Boomin's March album, “We Don't Trust You,” Lamar lends his talents to a verse of “Like That.”
“Yeah, get up with me, damn diss to 'First Person Shooter,' I hope they come with three switches,” Lamar, 36, raps, before adding “m… the big three… it's just me big.”
Since the March disagreement, several rappers have entered the scene. ASAP Rocky and Rick Ross are among the musicians who have more recently entered the mix with their own scathing anti-Drake lyrics.
On Monday, Ross announced his latest single, “Champagne Moments.” More than just a dig at Drake's Instagram username “champagnepapi,” Ross's “Champagne Moments” finds material in Drake's white heritage and rumors that he's had cosmetic surgery.
“Yeah, you had surgery and they took out your abs / That's why you wear that funny s**t on your show,” Ross raps. “You can't hide it.”
