One would possibly say Kendrick Lamar’s “6:16 in LA” is “Taylor Made.” A rep for Jack Antonoff confirmed to Billboard that the Bleachers frontman and frequent Taylor Swift collaborator labored on Ok. Dot’s newest Drake diss monitor.
Antonoff co-produced the seething “6:16 in LA” alongside Lamar’s in-house beat maestro Sounwave. (Selection was first to report that Antonoff co-produced the monitor.) The rapper uploaded the Al Inexperienced-sampling diss taking goal on the 6 God to his Instagram account on Friday morning (Could 3).
Within the monitor, Kendrick continued his psycho-analyzation of Drake whereas accusing OVO of getting leaks in its camp. “Have you ever ever thought that OVO was working for me?/ Faux bully, I hate bullies/ You have to be a horrible individual/ Everybody inside your workforce is whispering that you just deserve it/ Can’t Toosie Slide up out of this one, it’s simply gon’ resurface,” he raps.
Lamar continued to hammer house allegations of betrayal behind Drake’s again whereas spewing: “100 n—as that you just obtained on wage/ and 20 of them need you as a casualty/ and one in every of them is definitely/ is subsequent to you / and two of them is virtually tied to your way of life.”
Kendrick shared the monitor on social media with the duvet artwork that includes a black Maybach glove. Followers started to take a position the that means behind “6:16,” and a few introduced upon theories of June 16 being 2Pac’s birthday. Drake used AI-assisted Pac vocals in his “Taylor Made” freestyle, which he deleted from social media following a cease-and-desist from the late rapper’s property.
Others pointed to June 16 being Father’s Day in Canada this 12 months, whereas producer ninth Surprise reminded fans by way of X that HBO’s Euphoria debuted on that day in 2019. Drake served as an govt producer on the present, which additionally doubled because the title of Kendrick’s first diss focusing on Drizzy earlier this week.
“6:16 in LA” arrives three days after Ok. Dot dropped his scathing “Euphoria” diss, and the 6 God is but to formally reply.
Nevertheless, Drake appeared to react to “Euphoria” by posting a clip from the 1999 rom-com 10 Issues I Hate About You on Instagram, and hinted at his retort whereas leaving the stage after a shock look at Nicki Minaj’s Toronto cease on the Pink Friday 2 World Tour on April 30. “You realize what time it’s — what I’ve to do,” he cryptically mentioned on the time.
Antonoff’s work on “6:16” comes as a shock, and serves as his first collaboration with Kendrick Lamar. Earlier this month, he helmed Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division as the first producer; the record-breaking album arrived on April 19.
Take heed to “6:16 in LA” under.
