Future and Metro Boomin have one of the week’s big releases with their new joint album, We Don’t Trust You. Since it was released hours ago, all eyes have been fixed on the song “Like That,” which is notable for Kendrick Lamar’s verse. On the track, the rapper all but directly calls out two other MC contemporaries by name: Drake and J. Cole.
What Did Kendrick Lamar Say About Drake And J. Cole On Future And Metro Boomin’s New Album?
Mid-way through his verse, Lamar raps, “F*ck sneak dissin’, first person shooter, I hope they came with three switches,” an apparent reference to Drake and Cole’s 2023 song “First Person Shooter.” Later, Kendrick says, “Motherf*ck the big three, n****, it’s just big me.” That seems to be another “First Person Shooter” reference, specifically to the Cole line, “Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the big three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.”
So far, neither Drake nor Cole have shared any sort of public response to the song.
Listen to “Like That” above.
We Don’t Trust You is out now via Epic Records/Boominati Worldwide/Republic Records. Find more information here.
Heading into this week’s new releases, anticipation was sky-high for the Future and Metro Boomin joint album, We Don’t Trust You. Now that it’s out, one track in particular is getting a lot of attention: “Like That,” which features a surprise cameo from none other than Kendrick Lamar. Over interpolations of Rodney O & Joe Cooley’s and Eazy-E’s “Eazy-Duz-It” (a clever callback to Kendrick’s Compton roots), the track finds Future and Kendrick exchanging aggressive verses, but Kendrick’s has flabbergasted fans wondering if he’s taking shots at the two other members of the so-called “Big Three,” Drake and J. Cole.
Did Kendrick Lamar Diss Drake And J. Cole On Future & Metro Boomin’s New Album?
In his verse, Kendrick raps two lines that lend themselves to this view. At about the midway point of the verse, he says, “F*ck sneak dissin’, first-person shooter, I hope they came with three switches.” This appears to be a reference to Drake and J. Cole’s No. 1 single “First Person Shooter,” which appeared on Drake’s album For All The Dogs just ahead of the duo announcing a joint tour.
In the second apparent reference to his seeming rivals, Kendrick punctuates his verse with an even more obvious reference: “Motherf*ck the big three,” he exclaims. “It’s just big me.” He also references Drake’s recent album, which contains a boasting comparison of the Canadian MC to King of Pop Michael Jackson, sneering, “Prince outlive Mike Jack’ / ‘fore all your dawgs gettin’ buried / That’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary.”
Final verdict: Yes, it would seem that Kendrick Lamar is indeed going at the heads of his fellow chart-toppers, in a much less ambiguous showing than Big Sean’s reference to the Big Three earlier this week. It looks like the discourse about just who’s the best has started up all over again. May God help us all.
Last December, TMZ approached (read: accosted in a parking lot) Big Sean and asked him several questions about the term “rizz” before sneaking in a more pointed question about “the Kendrick diss,” a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s leaked alternate version of “Element,” an unreleased diss track that found Lamar (allegedly) roasting several of his contemporaries, including Sean.
“Ain’t no diss,” Big Sean told TMZ, ensuring everything was cool between him and K. Dot. And that may very well be true, but Big Sean seemed to allude to Lamar in a new freestyle posted on Wednesday, March 20.
“Look I been in the crib getting over this food poisoning (Norovirus),” Sean captioned his Instagram video. “I figured if Jordan can play in the Finals w/ food poisoning, least I can do is drop some bars! WE LETTING MORE FLY TOMORROW!!!”
Big Sean rapped “over this J Dilla flip Boi-1da, Leon Thomas, and Jahaan Sweet” sent him, as he explained on X (formerly Twitter): “I think where I lack most as an artist is consistency / I just haven’t had the energy to compete with enemies / Or y’all so-called Bigger Three.”
On March 15, Big Sean teased “new music [is] on the way” in the caption of a five-minute mini-documentary entitled “Clarity,” capturing him reflecting on becoming a new father and staying grounded. The video shows behind-the-scenes footage of Sean presumably working on his next album, including footage in the studio with the likes of Cole Bennett, Hit-Boy, Lil Yachty, and Tyler, The Creator.
Shortly after posting his freestyle, Big Sean also wrote on X, “This next run personal, LFG!!!” So, it would appear there is more where that “so-called Bigger Three” bar came from.
On March 18th of this year, More Life by Drake clocked seven years since its release. This project wasn’t quite the typical album however; Drake himself preferred that it be called a “playlist,” and even marketed it with the subtitle, “A Playlist By October Firm” on its cover, below the picture of his father Dennis Graham. Other publications would choose to refer to it as a mixtape, while some would still stick to “album.” No matter the term, More Life is a project representative of Drake’s love for his artistic license. However, there’s more to it than that, and this defining release was unique in many more ways.
On October 23 2016, Drake himself announced More Life on a very special edition of OVO Sound Radio (Episode 32). Right before the episode officially kicked off, he made the announcement. He also teased songs from the album right then, probably as an early gift ahead of his 30th birthday. Three singles were released as teasers. These were, “Fake Love,” “Sneakin” (featuring 21 Savage), and “Two Birds, One Stone.” He also teased his collaboration with UK rap artist Dave on “Wanna Know (Remix).”
Drake dropped another teaser for More Life, at the Paper Soho Club in London on February 17, of the following year. Nonetheless, it was six long months of waiting before he officially announced on March 11 that the release date would be March 18. Much like its announcement, the album was first aired on the 39th episode of OVO Sound Radio.
Importantly, the playlist was not Drake’s first time using the term “More Life.” Earlier that year, he had written a letter in response to the shooting of Alton Sterling by law enforcement officers. “It’s impossible to ignore that the relationship between Black and Brown communities and law enforcement remains as strained as it was decades ago. No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues,” Drake wrote. He then signed it off with “More Life,” a popular Jamaican phrase, popularized by dancehall artist Vybz Kartel. Drake has often referred to Vybz as one of his “biggest inspirations,” particularly for the dancehall elements in his own music. The mixtape was 90 minutes long, with a tracklist of 22 songs, although it did not include the previously released singles.
More Life, And Drake’s Overall Discography
The mixtape arrived on the heels of Views in 2016. Views famously awarded Drake with his first No. 1 single, “One Dance.” Today, he’s the artist with the most singles to debut atop the same chart. The album had been hyped since 2014, as the peak result of Drake’s creativity and artistry, even long before the dust settled on his other wins. He had his mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, his Future collab What a Time to Be Alive, and the viral hit, “Hotline Bling.”
In contrast, More Life arrived with a quieter, understated approach. The release date was announced merely a week before its drop, and it abandoned the customary Friday morning release by debuting on a Saturday night. Also, no physical copies of the album were sold. It goes unsaid that More Life was Drake’s way of enjoying his artistic experiments while freeing himself from the burdensome commercialization of the industry. He didn’t stress himself with the tasks of having a theme, general sound, or other rudimentary definitions of what makes a good album. With More Life, he played around with his many musical passions, across genres, sounds, and cultures.
“Passionfruit,” a relaxed, romantic dance number, was a staple on More Life. While it was a surprising offering from Drake, it undoubtedly yielded exceptional results commercially. “Passionfruit” spent seven weeks in the UK’s top 10, peaking at number 3. On the Hot 100, it hit the eighth spot. Moreover, it went double platinum and ended up being covered by John Mayer, Paramore, and Mabel. The tropical house-inspired banger soon became a fan-favorite. Years later, and fans would realize the pipeline from the track toHonestly, Nevermind, Drake’s seventh album. On “Get It Together,” also from More Life, Drake featured Jorja Smith and South African producer Black Coffee. The underrated song had a similar, unhurried housey style. After More Life, Black Coffee, real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo, subsequently worked on multiple songs on Honestly, Nevermind, proving Drake’s intentionality with the dance genre.
The dance album famously caught fans off guard with its sudden June 2022 release. At the time, Certified Lover Boy, his sixth official LP, was still just nine months old. Moreover, the Dark Lane Demo Tapes were barely a year old. Nonetheless, it was unique in the way that throughout his career, Drake had hinted at his affinity for dance music. Specifically, Drake had laid out a clear trajectory, from “Take Care,” to “One Dance,” and of course, More Life’s “Passionfruit.”
A Subtle U.K. Love Letter
Drake’s More Life, also heavily embraced the sounds of the U.K. music scene. His interest in UK culture was likely facilitated by his close bond with Skepta, who even joined Drake during parts of his 2017 Boy Meets World tour across Europe. However, before Skepta, Drake had also collaborated with London producer Jamie xx on his second album, TakeCare. He also collaborated with soulful, crooning south Londoner, Sampha in 2013.
Around the same period, Drake began delving deeper into British food and media. As a result, the U.K.’s influence began to appear in his music. He fanboyed for grime pioneer Wiley and quoted Tottenham MC Skepta on a track with Lil Wayne. He also transformed his Instagram into a hub for grime rap battles, at least for a while. Furthermore, More Life featured UK rapper Giggs, on not one, but two tracks that played off both their strengths — “KMT” and “No Long Talk.”
Despite “KMT”’s popularity as a moshpit anthem in the UK, it faced criticism from American Hip Hop influencers like DJ Akademiks. AK described the track as an imposition of foreign musical culture on American Hip Hop. Some also noted Drake’s flow on “KMT” was a little too close to XXXTentacion’s on “Look At Me.” Regardless, the playlist featured a host of British artists including Nana Rogues.
As we would later find out, Drake’s relationship with Grime music and the UK Rap scene did not end with More Life. For example in 2020, Drake worked with Headie One for the “Only You (Freestyle).” He also made a second attempt at recreating U.K. drill with “War” that same year. Thanks to his influence, other American rappers have begun to collaborate with drill and grime. For example, Future collaborated with Drill rapper DigDat in 2019. Also, A$AP Rocky collaborated with Skepta on “Praise The Lord.”
The excitement around Bryson Tiller is such a refreshing feeling to have. The Kentucky singer and rapper is finally returning with a new studio album in about three weeks. Bryson Tiller will be out April 5 and we have already received some amazing tracks, “Whatever She Wants” and “Calypso.” It will be his fourth project and it is shaping up to be a special self-titled LP. There is a possibility it rivals his debut T R A P S O U L. It will be a tall task, especially with the amount of hits it has. “Don’t” is a great stand-alone Bryson Tiller record, but imagine Drake were to hop on a remix?
Well, that almost happened back in 2015 according to Uproxx. Tiller sat down with Complex to talk about the upcoming record and T R A P S O U L came up too. “Don’t” was naturally discussed and Bryson revealed a crazy story of how Drake was about to remix it. According to the Louisville native, the song’s producer, Epikh Pro, was getting word from a Young Money representative that Drake was interested in the beat. Tiller explains that Epik asked him to sell it back to him, not knowing that the Canadian icon was already talking to Bryson.
Bryson mentioned that the producer, who sold him the beat from SoundClick, never wanted to get on the phone with him. That had to be slightly frustrating because it wound up costing both artists a chance at giving the beatmaker some more recognition. “I was like, ‘Yo, bro just call me.’ And after I told him that, he just spazzed on me. He was like, ‘Nah, I ain’t doing this, man.’ He just blocked his own blessings. It’s crazy,” Tiller said.
What are your thoughts on Bryson Tiller and Drake almost collaborating for a remix of “Don’t?” Do you think the song would have been better or worse with him on it? Is this track still in your rotation today? Are you excited for Tiller’s upcoming self-titled album? 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 Bryson Tiller and Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on around the world of music.
Nine years ago, Louisville, Kentucky rapper-singer Bryson Tiller exploded into mainstream popularity thanks to his viral 2015 single “Don’t.” The first single from his debut studio album Trapsoul, “Don’t” — which interpolated Mariah Carey’s 2005 hit “Shake It Off” — peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Tiller’s first top-20 hit and making him an “overnight” star. The track earned Tiller comparisons to Drake, the biggest name in hip-hop at the time, and rumors swirled online for some time that the Toronto native and Tiller had a collaboration in the works — perhaps even a remix of “Don’t.”
“[Drake] wanted to remix it,” Tiller explained. “The guy who produced the song [Chicago producer Epikh Pro], he was selling beats on SoundClick. That was where I got the beat from. I got the beat from him, and he never wanted to get on the phone to talk to me, which was weird. The song had like 100,000 plays, and I was like, ‘Yo, let’s get on the phone. Let’s work on more music.’ And he was like, ‘Yo, somebody from Young Money’s camp reached out to me. They said they like the beat for ‘Don’t’ a lot. I was wondering if you could sell it back to me? Because this could be big for me, bro. What if somebody like Drake or somebody wanted to get on it?’”
“He didn’t even know that Drake was already on my line,” he continued. “So I was like, ‘Yo, bro just call me.’ And after I told him that, he just spazzed on me. He was like, ‘Nah, I ain’t doing this, man.’ He just blocked his own blessings. It’s crazy.”
The two rappers eventually did collaborate on “Outta Time” from Tiller’s third studio album, Anniversary, which culminated five years of effort to release a song together.
Drake is arguably the world’s most prominent artist, but he still shows loves when he can.
Throughout his career, in particular, he’s always shown love to the city of Houston.
Just a few days ago, Drizzy popped out at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, for the 2024 RodeoHouston show. The show boasted an all-star lineup of iconic acts such as Lil Jon, Rick Ross, Nelly, Ying-Yang Twins, E-40, Too $hort, and more. Of course, you can’t have a show in the city without the legends performing.
When it was time for Bun B to take the stage, a bunch of black SUVs pulled up to the venue… gifting fans with a show for the books.
The UGK rapper begins, “And to thank you for all that you’ve done for me and my family, I present to you, The Boy.” At this point, Drake getes out of one of the vehicles.
Bun B continues, “This is our newest resident, please make some noise for Drizzy Drake.”
What makes Drake one of the most influential artists in hip-hop but also in general, is his willingness to try out different genres. While some have groaned and moaned over some of his attempts in the past, it has made him the superstar we know him to be. He was especially trying out different accents and soundscapes on his 2017 record More Life. It was cleverly labeled as a playlist, and it makes sense because of the various artistic directions across it. One song that is still thriving to this day is Drake’s dancehall and R&B fusion “Passionfruit.”
This low-key and vibey record was arguably the biggest song from More Life because of its widespread appeal. Its tropical and groovy melody are a perfect match for Drake as he sings about a long-distance relationship that is looking to be coming to an end. “Tension / Between us just like picket fences / You got issues that I won’t mention for now / ’Cause we’re fallin’ apart.” The lyrics, while simple, effectively communicate the heartbreak that Drizzy is going through on this cut.
Like we said, this song was massive and the stats back it up. It did not score Drake another number one hit, but it did have a more than respectable peak at number eight. Additionally, this track has helped keep the now seven-year-old album on the Billboard Hot 200 for 347 consecutive weeks. The playlist of course hit number one too. From what we can find, the song is three times platinum and has been streamed over 1.58 billion times on Spotify. That is good enough for his seventh most popular track on the platform. With all of this in consideration, we feel that this could be Drake’s strongest R&B/dancehall song in his catalog.
What were your thoughts on “Passionfruit” by Drake when it originally came out? Is this the strongest track from More Life, why or why not? Do you agree with our take that this is his greatest R&B/dancehall song ever? Is this song still in your rotation? Should he go back to this genre anymore, why or why not? 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 Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything the most informative song posts throughout the week.
Quotable Lyrics:
Passionate from miles away Passive with the things you say Passin’ up on my old ways I can’t blame you, no, no Passionate from miles away Passive with the things you say
Drake truly is a “Rich Baby Daddy.” Over the weekend, Drake sent $25K to a woman holding up a sign that says she is five months pregnant.
“She has a sign that says, ‘I’m five months pregnant. Can you be my rich baby daddy?’” Drake said. “I don’t want to offend your real baby daddy, but I want to get you out of this pit and somewhere more safe, like VIP.”
He later added, “I’d love to give you $25,000 so you can be a rich baby mama.”
You can see the moment below.
Drake sends a pregnant fan $25,000 after she held up a poster saying, “I’m five months pregnant, can you be my Rich Baby Daddy?” during his show:
At South By Southwest on Monday, March 11, Drake’s team hosted an after-party (but Drake himself wasn’t there) following the premiere of the new docuseries Magic City: An American Fantasy, which was co-executive produced by Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment. The event went down at Austin’s Mayfair nightclub, where Bobbi Althoff reportedly showed up before getting kicked out.
Why Was Bobbi Althoff Reportedly Kicked Out Of Drake’s SXSW Party?
“A source inside the party” reportedly told the Daily Mail, “I have no idea how she got in because she was not invited by organizers or hosts of the event. If you look up the past history between her and Drake, it’s easy to see why she wasn’t invited — and why she was removed as soon as possible.”
So, the reason seems to be that Althoff wasn’t invited due to her and Drake’s past.
Last summer, Drake appeared on Althoff’s The Really Good podcast. Shortly after their awkward-by-design interview, Drake unfollowed Althoff on social media, which sparked rumors of beef between the two. In January, though, Althoff said, “He’s a very nice person. Him and Funny Marco. Both of them definitely changed my whole entire life.” She also noted that she and Drake spoke regularly, and at the time, she had last talked to him “a couple weeks, maybe a month ago.”
