Drake finally addresses Kendrick Lamar feud on new song ‘Gimme a Hug’
Drake released his new album Some Sexy Songs 4 U on February 14th to coincide with Valentine’s Day. On one of the tracks, ‘Gimme a Hug’, which samples Aaron Hall’s 1993 hit ‘I Miss You’, Drizzy addresses his highly-publicised beef with Kendrick Lamar.
Many people have been waiting for an official response from Drake after Kendrick dissed him on the biggest stage with his Super Bowl halftime show performance of ‘Not Like Us‘.
It’s unclear when he recorded all of the lyrics for ‘Gimme a Hug’, but a snippet leaked earlier this year featuring some of the bars.
The Toronto rapper wastes no time getting down to business, rapping in the first verse, “Drake elimination, fake intimidation/ Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience/ Drizzy, you amazing, you the inspiration/ You set the bar for the next generation/ You Neo in The Matrix, these n*ggas just Nemo in the ocean/ Small fish, making kids feel emotion/ Using you for promotion,’ truer words have never been spoken.”
Drake claimed people want to see the death of him in hip-hop and thanked fans for staying by his side. “N*ggas want to see ‘RIP me’ on a t-shirt like I’m Hulk Hogan/ I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is really just a small token/ Really fucking with a visionary/ Only reason I ain’t got a girl and I ain’t getting marriеd/ ‘Cause I’m really out herе, filling up the itinerary ’til I’m six feet in a cemetery,” he spits.
He continues, “Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rolling ’round like a dignitary/ Funny how it’s only bitch n*ggas that are waiting on The Boy’s obituary/ ‘Cause if I die, it’s these n*ggas that become the sole beneficiary/ And what the fuck are they gon’ do with it?/ Have the girls up at 29 on stage twerking with a dictionary?”
In the second verse, Drake reveals his lack of interest in feuding and how he wants to make music for reasons other than hatred. “They be dropping shit, but we be dropping harder shit,” he raps. “Fuck a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit/ Tryna get the party lit for the bitches/ Them Nike tights is hugging on that ass like they missed it.”
The song is one of 21 tracks on his PARTYNEXTDOOR collaborative project, which is Drake’s first album since releasing For All the Dogs in 2023.