Drake has hailed Taylor Swift the “biggest gangster” in music.
The rapper paid her the compliment in another diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar, which he released days after he put out a song mocking Lamar for collaborating with Swift, on her 2015 remix of her hit “Bad Blood.”
“Maroon 5 need a verse you better make it witty / You only need a verse for the Swifties,” Drake — born Audrey Drake Graham — rapped on his first diss song “Push Ups,” released on April 13.
In his second track mocking Lamar, called ‘Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drake poked fun at him for being dominated by the singer.
“But now we gotta wait a week ’cause Taylor Swift is your new Top / And if you ’bout to drop, she gotta approve / This girl really ’bout to make you act like you not in a feud / She tailor-made your schedule with Ant, you out of the loop / Hate all you corporate industry puppets, I’m not in the mood.” Drake raps on the new song, appearing to tease Lamar for not responding to “Push Ups.”
“Yeah, shout-out to Taylor Swift, biggest gangster in the music game right now / You know, I moved my album when she dropped, I said that already / You know, she ’bout to milli’ run through a Milly Rock on your head top / She got the whole pgLang [Lamar’s company] on mute like that Beyoncé challenge / Y’all boys quiet for the weekend,” Drake continued, appearing to compliment Swift — who released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department on April 19.
Drake also used AI-generated vocals from the late Tupac Shakur, who was killed in a gun attack at 25, and Snoop Dogg in his second Lamar diss track.
“Talk about him liking young girls as a gift for me,” the fake version of Shakur is heard singing a possible retort Lamar could use against Drake when he raps. It refers to Drake’s habit of dating younger women.
“It’s looking like you writin’ out the game plan on how to lose,” the artificial Dogg raps in another verse.
“Taylor Made Freestyle” also has a third verse, in which Drake says he’ll “bring out the coward” in Lamar.
“I guess you need another week to figure out how to improve / What is taking so long? / We waitin’ on you / The rest of y’all are definitely involved, y’all getting’ it too / Soon as you get the courage to drop, I’m out on the loose, on the loose,” he raps.
Dogg appeared to see the funny side of an AI version of his voice being used on the song.
“They did what? When? How? Are you sure. Huh. Y’all have a good night … why everybody calling my phone, blowing me up? … what happened? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night,” Dogg asked his fans, posting a clip on Instagram after Drake released the track.
