It was solely a matter of time earlier than Ye — previously often called Kanye West — hopped into the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud, with the 6 God at odds with a number of stars within the rap recreation.
Yeezy took intention at Drake over the weekend with the unofficial launch of a remix to Future and Metro Boomin’s No. 1 hit “Like That,” which discovered Ye reigniting his feud by sniping at Drizzy.
West is about to look on affiliate Justin LaBoy’s The Obtain podcast, and clips of the looks have been launched on Monday (April 22). In them, the embattled Chicago mogul — who has confronted criticism for his hate speech — defined why he felt “energized” to hit the studio, with Drake in rap’s crosshairs.
“[Future] known as me and I went to the studio and laid that. We went by the inventive strategy of including the chords and known as the Hooligans out in London to get on the joint,” Ye defined. “Everyone was very, very energized concerning the elimination of Drake.”
Ye introduced up Common Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge and Drake’s reported large deal he made when re-signing with UMG in a landmark “LeBron-sized” settlement in 2022.
“The place’s Lucian? Serve your grasp, n—a/ You caught somewhat bag in your masters, didn’t ya/ Lifetime deal, I really feel dangerous for n—as/ Y’all so outta sight, outta thoughts/ I can’t even consider a Drake line,” he raps.
Elsewhere in Ye’s interview with LaBoy, West referred to Grainge as Drake’s “Wealthy Child Daddy” — in a jab at The Boy’s For All The Canine anthem.
“You say wealthy child daddy it’s like Drake has a wealthy child daddy named Lucian and Common,” he claimed. “It’s like, ‘My daddy obtained it. My daddy management the spins. My daddy obtained the DSPs.’ Drake has a wealthy child daddy named Lucian.”
Drake and the “Carnival” rapper have continued to feud on-and-off through the years, and even a quick reconciliation on the 2021 Free Larry Hoover Profit live performance seems to have passed by the wayside.
“It cuts Drake’s soul. It’s like he signed his soul to the satan to not be cool with me. That is his job to go towards God,” he added.
“Like That” has topped the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 3 consecutive weeks, and is the primary rap tune to debut atop the summit for that timespan since Drake’s “Good for What.” Kanye’s “Like That” remix isn’t on streaming providers, however is obtainable for buy on the Yeezy web site.
Search for the total interview with West on The Obtain at 7 p.m. ET Monday. Watch a few of the referenced clips under.
