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Lil Durk Clarifies Kevin Gates Comparison On Drake’s “Search & Rescue” Leak

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It feels like every week, a new Drake leak surfaces. Whether snippets, reference tracks, or demos of already-released singles, his music vault finds its way online regularly. Ultimately, fans believe this could be a sign that he has a follow-up to Her Loss in the works. Most recently, a reference track for his single, “Search & Rescue” emerged with an additional verse from Lil Durk, whose reference to Kevin Gates caused a stir online.

“I’m worse than Kevin Gates, I’m me/ India know I’m down to drink pee/ O-P, mix it with the lean,” he raps on the song. Of course, the line references Gates’ interview with Bootleg Kev where he admitted that he would willingly drink Beyoncé’s urine if given the chance. However, Durk later took to Instagram where he stated that he was actually referring to lean. “Down to drink p—op (pop) as in soda mix it with the line… Just sometimes,” he wrote with a laughing emoji.

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Lil Durk Leaked Verse On “Search & Rescue”

At this point, Drake hasn’t really reacted or acknowledged Lil Durk’s leaked verse on “Search & Rescue.” However, it strongly indicates that the two have more music in the stash. The first time they connected on wax was on “Laugh Now Cry Later.” Then, they reconnected for Certified Lover Boy on “In The Bible” alongside Giveon. However, prior to the release of Almost Healed, he suggested that Drake might also have a feature on the project. 

Hopefully, we might hear more from Drake and Lil Durk in the near future. The Chicago rapper hinted at the release of new music after the release of his latest album. He hinted at a deluxe edition while simultaneously teasing a follow-up to his collaborative project with Lil Baby. However, he also expressed interest in collaborating on a full-length project with country singer Morgan Wallen, who appeared on Durk’s Almost Healed. On top of that, fans still hope to see Lil Durk and Metro Boomin’s highly anticipated collaborative project soon. Check out Lil Durk’s response to his leaked verse on Drake’s “Search & Rescue” above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments. 

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Drake Sets A Historic Record In Spotify History Following “Search & Rescue” Success

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There’s hardly a Billboard record that Drake hasn’t broke yet but the same can be said for his success on streaming platforms, such as Spotify. There’s no doubt that Drake is one of the most streamed artists in the world and the rapper continues to set new records with each release. Most recently, Drake reached a huge milestone on Spotify as the most streamed rapper in the world. Thanks to the success of “Search And Rescue,” which recently reached 100M streams on Spotify, Drake surpassed 80 billion plays across his whole discography on Spotify, per ChartData.

Drake’s pull on Spotify hasn’t gone unnoticed over the years. In 2021, Spotify declared Drake as the most-streamed artist in the U.S. with 8.6 billion on-demand streams. In addition, one out of 131 streams that year also belonged to his songs. Needless to say, Drake continues to reign supreme on Spotify and it seems like he could possibly continue his dominance in the near future. He recently debuted the long-awaited “At The Gates” ft. Lil Uzi Vert on Sound42 while fans have speculated that the release of Scary Hours 3 is near.

Drake’s History With Spotify

In a matter of months, Drake raked in another 5 billion streams on Spotify. Back in January, the rapper reached a milestone of 75 billion streams. However, Drake used the opportunity to urge streaming services to compensate artists for their success. “We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive,” Drake wrote. “Feel free to send me a Lebron sized cheque. I have enough dinner plates.” Spotify has yet to respond but it’s certainly something that’s worth considering.

Besides his Spotify milestone, Drake is gearing up to embark on his first tour in nearly five years. The rapper and 21 Savage will hit the road for the It’s All A Blur tour across North America. The tour kicks off on June 29th at Memphis’ FedExForum before closing out at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on October 7th. Hopefully, we’ll get some more music from Drake before then. Check out Chartdata’s tweet above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments. 

Drake’s ‘Search & Rescue’ Debuts At No. 1 On Spotify’s US Music Charts, With Millions Of Streams Upon Its Release

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Drake‘s latest single, “Search & Rescue,” is dominating the streaming charts, especially on Spotify. On the track, which was co-produced by longtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib and Lil Yachty, the certified lover boys shows that he can still make a splash independently. That impact is showing up on the charts.

According to Pop Crave, “Search & Rescue” has debuted at No. 1 on US Spotify. The song reportedly earned over 2.43 million streams. The platform also revealed that the song also found a home on the streaming giant’s global chart opening up at the No. 4 spot with 4.63 million plays.

The songs rounding out the top five spots are “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen at No. 2, “Kill Bill” by SZA at No. 3, “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2” by PinkPantheress featuring Ice Spice at No. 4, and “Ella Baila Sola” by Eslabon Armado featuring Peso Pluma.

When “Search & Rescue” was released, fans called out the rapper for stepping back into his ‘Sassy Drake’ persona, as the track features samples of his longtime foe Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian. In the clip, Kardashian talks about her and Kanye West’s divorce.

Although Drake’s father insists that “it’s just a song” and not a direct diss to the Yeezy designer, fans find that hard to believe.

What Does Kim Kardashian Say About Kanye West On Drake’s ‘Search & Rescue’?

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It’s officially New Music Friday, and of the slew of new tracks that dropped at midnight, what has so far stood out the most is Drake’s new one, “Search & Rescue.” The track has actually been making headlines for a few days now, when Drake previewed it and revealed it featured a sample of Kim Kardashian talking about her and Kanye West’s divorce.

What exactly does Kardashian say about Kanye West on Drake’s “Search & Rescue?”

The sample is of a conversation between Kardashian and Kris Jenner, from an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The exchange goes:

Kardashian: “I didn’t come this far just to come this far and not be happy.”
Jenner: “OK, that’s fair.”
Kardashian: “Remember that.”
Jenner: “You didn’t come this far just to come this far.”
Kardashian: “Yup. I saw it on the internet [laughs].”

Part of that conversation can be seen in this video:

In that same episode (but not on the Drake song), Kardashian also said:

“I just feel like I’ve worked so hard in life to achieve everything that I’ve wanted to, and I’ve lived up to my expectations and achieved ten times more than I even thought was humanly possible, but I don’t have a life to share that with. Like, I do — obviously my kids and everything — but am I just going to sit here and think, ‘OK, my kids fulfill me and I’m good?’

I never thought I was lonely. I always thought that’s totally fine: I could just have my kids, my husband moves from state to state, and I just am on this ride with him, and I was OK with that. And then after turning 40 this year, I realized, like, ‘No, I don’t want a husband that lives in a completely different state.’ To me, I thought, ‘Oh my god, that’s when we’re getting along the best,’ but then that is sad to me and that’s not what I want.”

Drake Is Waiting For A Woman To ‘Search & Rescue’ Him On His New Single

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Just hours after teasing his new single, Drake has dropped some heat. On his newest single, “Search & Rescue,” Drake is on the search for a special woman.

On the song’s chorus, Drizzy is waiting for this woman to “come and rescue” him, as he rap-sings over a beat produced by Sadpony and BNYX.

“I need someone to be patient with me / Someone to get money with, not take it from me, look / They don’t even need to be as famous as me / I don’t think I’ll meet ’em at the places I be / But deep down I think about you all day, mami / I know I’m a pit bull, but dale, mami,” he sings on the song’s chorus.

The song also contains a vocal sample taken from Kim Kardashian on her reality series The Kardashians. In the clip, Kim is heard saying, “I didn’t come this far, just to come this far and not be happy, remember that.” Earlier in the week, a preview of the song played on Drake’s SiriusXM radio show, Sound 42, and the sample led fans to believe he may be reigniting a beef with Kanye West. Though later, his father, Dennis Graham, took to the TMZ Instagram comments to clear up these theories, saying, “Drake is not trolling anyone, it’s just a song,”

The song marks Drake’s first solo release of 2023, which indicates that a new album may be imminent.

You can listen to “Search & Rescue” above.