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How To Buy Drake’s OVO And ESPN 2024 NBA Finals Varsity Jacket

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The 2024 NBA Finals tip off on Thursday, June 6, in Boston as the Boston Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1. Drake is not competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but he remains undefeated in being sports-adjacent at all times. Stay tuned for his inevitable bet placed on Stake.

How To Buy Drake’s OVO And ESPN 2024 NBA Finals Varsity Jacket

According to Billboard, Drake and his October’s Very Own (OVO) brand partnered with ESPN to produce exclusive 2024 NBA Finals-branded varsity jackets, which will become available to US customers on Thursday, June 6, at 10 a.m. ET through the OVO app.

Billboard also relayed specific product details, as excerpted below.

“Combining the worlds of sports, music, and fashion, the heavy-duty OVO x ESPN jackets are sure to be a collector’s item. Only 175 were produced in total, and they’re priced at $698 retail.

The 2024 NBA Finals and October’s Very Own logos pop off the sharp jacket’s breast plates with a golden outlining. The sleek sleeves are fitted with premium leather and feature the NBA On ESPN logo while the back contains a combination of the signature OVO owl and ESPN trademark emblem. Inside the jackets are also embroidered with the specific number of the model out of the 175 made.”

Drake Gets Roasted For Deleting All His Kendrick Lamar Disses On IG

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Drake wasn’t kidding when he said “summer vibes.” The rapper has made a complete 180 since he ended his rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. He stopped taunting his opponent on social media, and he stopped dropping diss tracks. To make matters even worse, he took down his last diss, “The Heart Part 6,” on Instagram. Some fans theorized that the rapper did so because he wasn’t proud of that song in particular. This theory went out the window on June 5, however, when Drake decided to take ALL of his Lamar disses off Instagram.

Drake deleted the IG links for “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.” He also took down the audio link and music video link for “Family Matters.” The last of the bunch, the aforementioned “The Heart Part 6,” was taken down the day prior. It’s a shocking turn of events, given how aggressive Drake was in wanting to battle Lamar early on. Drake evidently wants to start a new chapter. He posted pics of himself from a photoshoot involving a Rolex watch. Tellingly, though, the rapper makes reference to one of Lamar’s big accusations in the caption. He ignored the notion that his OVO crew is compromised, and wrote: “The only yes man around me is my Rolex dealer.”

Read More: Camila Cabello Seemingly Teases Lyrics For Drake Interlude “UUUGLY”

Drake’s Diss Songs Are Still On Streaming Platforms

Fans absolutely tore into Drake upon realizing that he took the K. Dot disses down. They brought up the fact that he previously criticized rappers for being “tweeters and deleters” when it came to taking shots. “Didn’t he say ‘tweeters and deleters’ lmao even he knew he lost,” wrote one user. Another claimed that we were finally witnessing what Kanye West wanted to see all along. “We are witnessing the elimination of Drake in real time,” they tweeted. There were tons of responses that conveyed the sentiment that the 6 God wanted to move on from the Lamar battle because he lost so handily. “He wants y’all to forget about that a*s whoopin lol,” an amused follower wrote.

There were those who defended Drake. Some fans noted that he’s likely getting ready to launch a new album cycle, and wanted to clean up his profile. It’s something many artists do as a means of denoting a new era. “Every artist cleans their socials before a big drop,” one person tweeted. “All the songs are still on streaming platforms, that’s all that matters.”

Read More: Drake Seemingly Trolls Fans By Posting “Wah Gwan Delilah” With Laughing Emoji

Fans Clowned Drake For “His “Tweeting And Deleting”

Regardless of whether the disses are on streaming, the decision to remove them from IG was seen by most as Drake waving the white flag once again. Keep scrolling to read more social media reactions to Drake’s latest decision. Do you think it was a bad idea? Is Drake gearing up to drop something new? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more music/pop culture news updates.

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Drake’s OVO Made An NBA Finals Jacket, And Metro Boomin Stars In An NBA Finals Commercial, So That’s Awkward

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Drake and Metro Boomin don’t seem to particularly like each other. That’s putting it mildly. In summary, Metro and Future’s We Don’t Trust You track “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar ignited a rap war (“beef” doesn’t feel intense enough) between Drake and Lamar, including myriad diss tracks between Drake and Lamar and Metro’s “BBL Drizzy.”

So, while the 2024 NBA Finals will feature the Boston Celtics against the Dallas Mavericks, it has also incidentally become a roundabout sparring ground for Drake and Metro Boomin.

According to Billboard, Drake’s October’s Very Own (OVO) and ESPN partnered to produce 175 exclusive varsity jackets for the 2024 NBA Finals. The black-and-gold jackets will become available for purchase in the US on Thursday, June 6, at 10 a.m. ET on the OVO app.

Meanwhile, Metro Boomin posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he will star in a commercial during Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals on ABC. Metro Boomin could have done the funniest thing ever and feature “BBL Drizzy” as the commercial’s song, but instead, the 30-second clip is soundtracked by “Runnin Outta Time” from We Don’t Trust You.

Shortly after the album dropped, LeBron James was spotted rapping along to “Like That” during the Los Angeles Lakers’ pre-game warmups. Metro Boomin expressed his appreciation for James on X, and now, he can also technically claim to have made it further in the 2024 NBA Playoffs than James’ Lakers.

Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals will tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 6, airing on ABC from Boston’s TD Garden.

Plain White T’s Refuse To Believe Drake’s “Wah Gwan Delilah” Is Real

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Drake has really confused fans. His decision to cover “Hey There Delilah” as “Wah Gwan Delilah,” with a Jamaican accent in tow, has sparked widespread debate. Is he trolling? Is he being serious? Did he think this would look good after the Kendrick Lamar battle? Drake’s intentions remain unclear, but what is clear is that “Wah Gwan Delilah” will go down as one of the most dubious releases of his entire career. It’s so dubious, in fact, that the band who sang the original, Plain White T’s, think the cover is fake.

Plain White T’s posted a reaction to the song on their X (formerly Twitter) account on June 5. The video sees all four members of the band sitting down and hearing “Wah Gwan Delilah” for the first time. They don’t have much to say during Snowd4y’s verse, but singer Tom Higgenson was ready to hear the 6 God. “Here we go,” he said, shortly before Drake’s verse began. Within seconds, however, Higgenson shakes his head and looks at the camera. He’s not buying it. “That’s not Drake,” he announced. “It’s crazy that everybody thinks it’s real… Seems like it’s very obvious.” Another member of the band chimes in, saying “there’s no f*cking way” that Drake actually covered the song.

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Plain White T’s Think The Drake Cover Is AI

Despite the skepticism, Plain White T’s are flattered by the attention. “I don’t know,” Higgenson added. “But it’s cool. Whatever.” He closes out the reaction by looking at the camera and fervently shaking his head like he’s in an episode of The Office. There have been multiple covers of “Hey There Delilah” over the years, but most have been in the indie rock genre. The Baseballs, Boyce Avenue and Egg have put a spin on the song since it was released in 2006. The original Plain White T’s version was a real crossover hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also netted the band two Grammy nominations.

To be fair to Plain White T’s, Drake has had a complicated relationship with AI tech over the years. It was an AI song made to sound like Drake, “Heart on My Sleeve,” that was submitted to the Grammys and led to a widespread debate about the legitimacy of the technology. The Toronto rapper also used AI against Kendrick Lamar on the “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The latter saw him use the technology to emulate the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg. Drake has yet to stay whether “Wah Gwan Delilah” is real or not, but he did repost the song on his Instagram.

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Plain White T’s Reacted To Drake & Snowd4y’s Confusing ‘Wah Gwan Delilah,’ And It’s So Wholesome

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Drake has found himself at the center of another confusing AI conversation, except this one probably won’t prompt legal action from Tupac Shakur’s estate like “Taylor Made Freestyle” did. Earlier this week, Snowd4y posted “Wah Gwan Delilah” featuring Drake — or claiming to feature Drake, at least — on SoundCloud. Drake posted the song on his Instagram Story, further clouding whether the song is real or AI-generated.

Regardless, it exists. And Plain White T’s have thoughts.

On Wednesday, June 5, Plain White T’s posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing the band reacting to “Wah Gwan Delilah.” The video is captioned, “The T’s were too stunned to speak…” In the 42-second video, lead singer Tom Higgenson can’t suppress his displeased facial expressions. He bobs along to the familiar instrumentals but shakes his head before saying, “That’s not Drake. It’s crazy that everybody thinks that it’s real. It seems like it’s very obvious. I don’t know, but it’s cool. Whatever.”

If you haven’t yet figured it out, “Wah Gwan Delilah” is a cover of Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah,” the band’s biggest hit that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007. To really drive home the early-2000s of it all, Higgenson has confirmed that the song was inspired by a real girl named Delilah whom he kept in touch with through AOL Instant Messenger.

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Chuck D Calls Out Rappers Over 40 For Spreading Negativity

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Chuck D is one of the most outspoken artists in history. His rhymes on Public Enemy albums remain the gold standard for empowerment rap, and he’s maintained this quality as a solo artist. The only thing the rapper hates more than injustice, however, is other rappers who spread negativity throughout the music industry. Especially, it seems, if the rappers are old enough to know better. Chuck D made it very clear where he stands on the matter of immature veterans during a recent Twitter thread.

The rapper did not mince words when it came to what annoyed him. “If you over 40, and spitting meaningless dark energy in rap,” he wrote. “[Then] you have to really think about what matters in the hip-hop foundation that birthed your chance at it.” Chuck D didn’t stop there. He proceeded to reason that rappers over the age of 40 should know better, and lead a good example for the generations that are following their lead. “I didn’t say cease and desist,” he explained. “I said think ……. A over 40 mind should have a better ability to KNOW self and surroundings better. The ‘green’ days is greying…”

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Chuck D Wants To See Rappers Embrace Maturity

This is not the first time Chuck D has expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the genre. In April, the Public Enemy icon derided the notion of rap beef as a damaging practice that should no longer be championed. “Rap and Hip-Hop didn’t form from battle culture,” he tweeted. “It formed from party dance culture. The battle culture was a mutation alongside moving the crowd. The battle diss [sic] thing was a side evolution tumor. Started benign then ignorance made it malignant in the 90s.”

To Chuck D’s credit, he practices what he preaches. When everybody was picking sides in the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar battle, the rapper was putting forth the notion they should squash it. He went as far as to suggest the two superstars should team up with J. Cole and go on tour together. “These fantastic three rappers (I’m biased for KL) have songs that never will get this public attention,” he reasoned. “Hence this low hanging kid sh*t turns casuals heads… Get them all on a TOUR so we can pick seats.”

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Lil Yachty Claims Drake Rarely Listens To Music Outside Of The Studio

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Drake puts out lots of music. The rapper’s biggest detractors have concede that he’s a hard worker who has dropped nearly every year for a decade. Given his tireless recording, and his versatility within genres, one might assume that Drake is listening to music nonstop. The rapper’s buddy, Lil Yachty set the record straight, however, during a recent Complex interview. Lil Yachty claimed that Drake takes a very different approach to recording than he does, in that Drake rarely listens to music when he isn’t making it.

This revelation came about during a conversation between Yachty and James Blake. The two artists are working on a collab album together, and discussing the ways in which they create. Lil Yachty is probably the most famous Drake fan in the world (sorry Akademiks), so it makes sense that he would bring up the 6 God in the discussion. “When I started hanging with him a lot, he rarely listens to music,” Yachty noted. “Except for like, when he’s recording.” The rapper uses himself as a counterpoint, claiming that he wakes up and plays music throughout the majority of his day. “Driving, music,” he asserted. “Showering, music. Eating, music.”

Read More: Camila Cabello Seemingly Teases Lyrics For Drake Interlude “UUUGLY”

Drake Prefers Talking When He’s Not Recording New Music

Drake, on the other hand, prefers conversation to music. “He’s more, like a, talking type of person,” Lil Yachty posited. “Music when it’s time to record. Sometimes he plays music in the car, but sometimes he’ll ride in silence.” The last point is especially interesting, given the proliferation of Drake’s music as “driving music.” It’s how the “Drake and drive” meme from the 2010s originated. Lil Yachty went on to say that the 6 God’s unique approach made him realize that each artist has a different process. “Before we got as close, I thought all musicians were like me,” he admitted. “And music was just like, everyday, everything.”

James Blake, who mostly listens in the clip, shares Drake’s musical methodology. He told Yachty that he doesn’t listen to music all day, and prefers to save his musical attention for the recording studio. Fittingly, James Blake and Drake have worked exceptionally well together over the years. Blake sang the outro on the beloved 2014 Drake loosie “0 to 100 / The Catch Up,” and Blake remixed Drizzy’s “Come Thru” back in 2013. The latter was released on the official OVO Soundcloud.

Read More: Drake Just Covered “Hey There Delilah” And The Internet Is Baffled

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Camila Cabello Seemingly Teases Lyrics For Drake Interlude “UUUGLY”

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Camila Cabello and Drake are really building up the hype. The two pop stars are linking up for Cabello’s upcoming album, and Drake will actually be featured on multiple songs. The first is called “Hot Uptown,” and the second is a Drake interlude titled “UUUGLY.” Not much has been revealed about the songs, but Cabello recently penned a letter to a fan, and it contained lyrics for the “UUUGLY” interlude in the text.

“Don’t make me pull out these credit card statements and show you the proof,” the letter read. “It’ll get UUUGLY.” The singer signed her name at the bottom, while clarifying that she was not insulting the fan she was giving it to. “PS, it’s only lyrics,” she explained. “We’re not beefin.” The lyrics are from the “UUUGLY” interlude. In other words, they will be uttered by the 6 God himself. Cabello told Billboard that she liked the idea of breaking conventions and giving a song to a featured artist on her own album. “Why does he have his own song,” she asked rhetorically. “Because selfishly, I just want to hear Drake on my own album.”

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Drake’s Lyrics On “UUUGLY” Suggest Unfinished Business

Cabello’s reasoning was simple. She wanted to rebel against the parameters she’d set for herself on her previous albums. “I love that for me — it’s like that rebellious mood,” she explained. “Who says I can’t do that? It’s Drake talking his sh*t.” The singer confirmed that she will contribute background vocals to the interlude. It’s worth noting that the lyrics Cabello wrote down are combative in nature. The singer felt the need to clarify she wasn’t “beefin” with her fan because the lyrics imply their target is a phony. One can’t help but apply the context of Drake’s recent battle with Kendrick Lamar.

Drizzy claimed that he fed Kendrick Lamar false information about a daughter, which the latter went and used on “Meet the Grahams.” Drake never provided evidence of this set up, but it’s possible the lyrics in the “UUUGLY” interlude could be referring back to this incident. The rapper has eschewed conflict since he claimed he was embracing “summer vibes,” but it hasn’t resulted in successful music. The Sexyy Red duet “U My Everything” fell flat. Then there was the “Wah Gwan Delilah” debacle, in which Drake thought it was a good idea to cover Plain White T’s. Hopefully these Cabello collabs get him out of his funk.

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Drake Covers ‘Hey There Delilah’ and Fans Question if it’s Him or AI

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So Drake just covered “Hey There Delilah.” But socials are left guessing. Is it him or not? After the 6 God dropped “The Heart Part 6,” the last diss record in his epic feud with Kendrick Lamar, he’s been relatively quiet – save for a feature on Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything” that sampled the BBL Drizzy track of all samples. 

But on Monday, socials were buzzing when a track titled “Wah Gwan Delilah” dropped on his SoundCloud from user Snowd4y. The track was laced with plenty of Toronto slang and tagged with Drake as the featured artist. Get this: the song covers the Plain White T’s moody 2005 hit.

Here’s the thing: Is Drake on the track? Nowadays, we have to ask the question. Artificial Intelligence is a thing, and Drizzy has been no stranger to using it, so posing the question is fair. “Wah Gwan Delilah” quickly amassed 200,000 plays on SoundCloud. Then, it went viral on Twitter. 

Get this: Drake posted the song, albeit a screenshot, on his IG story. He took it a step further and tagged Snowd4y, then added the caption, “Wake up the city,” with a couple of emojis. Kinda feels like it’s him, right? He follows Snowd4y. Now Drake follows Snowd4y, and over the last few weeks, he’s been even teasing fans with “Hey There, Delilah.” On the “Richdiet Podcast,” he said, “I might do a local collab, but he has to come on it neatly,”

Everything points to an official collaboration of sorts in the form of a Drake cover. I’m not going to second-guess Drizzy, but in the age of AI, trolling, and media manipulation, who knows? 

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Snowd4y Was Manifesting A Drake Collaboration For The Viral Trolling Hit “Wah Gwan Delilah”: Watch

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Snowd4y, a comedian and TikTok star, managed to pull some strings and get Drake on his now viral “Wah Gwan Delilah” song. The two Canadians dropped the track yesterday on Soundcloud and it has already stirred up a lot of controversy. The “Hey There Delilah” cover had some people thinking that Drizzy’s voice was just AI, especially because of how the vocals are mixed. However, this song is in fact the real deal and people started to catch one once they figured out what Snowd4y does.

“Wah Gwan Delilah” is clearly here just to troll and run up the streams to get people debating online. So far that is exactly what is happening. In 15 hours, the song has racked up over 228,000 plays. Given the opposite statures of Drake and Snowd4y many have been expectedly surprised that this even reality. However, the latter would tell you otherwise, according to this interview below.

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Snowd4y Saw The Potential In A Drake Feature For “Wah Gwan Delilah”

In a resurfaced clip dug up by Drake stan, DJ Akademiks, it sees Snowd4y being asked about if he would want a big-time feature for “Wah Gwan”. The interviewers threw Drake’s name into the conversation and that did intrigue him. However, he would only want him if he was going to come in “neatly” or not with some “soft s***”. While we would not say he came in like a “demon”, he certainly brought a hilarious tongue in cheek performance that surely Kendrick fans will never let him forget.

What are your thoughts on Snowd4y speaking about possibly wanting a Drake feature for “Wah Gwan Delilah”? Did you think this was AI at first, why or why not? Why do you think Drizzy said yes to this collab, especially losing the battle to Kendrick Lamar? Do you enjoy the song, or is it just trying to hard to be funny? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Snowd4y and Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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