Kai Cenat premieres new Drake and Lil Yachty song during livestream
Kai Cenat continues to prove that he has enough skin in the hip-hop game to warrant a mention, as he is given priority access to new songs and breaking news. The past few months have been particularly rap-orientated for the streamer, as Drake mentioned him by name on his Kendrick diss ‘Push Ups’, and the Toronto rapper gave him a heads-up that a new diss track was imminent.
The two continue to show that they are on good terms, as Drake has previously mentioned him during a live show in Atlanta when he said, “Make some noise for my brother Kai Cenat on time in here, you know.” Now, Drake has given Cenat early access to a brand new song, which is an unreleased collab between him and Lil Yachty.
While the song remains untitled, Cenat let the entire thing play as he reacted live on stream. He counted down from ten before letting the song premiere, and as he had seemingly never heard it before, he got hyped as Drake’s vocals kicked in during the first verse.
The track itself is reminiscent of the Drake that fans will have come to know since 2020. His flow is comparable to that on recent projects such as For All The Dogs and Her Loss. While it may not be to everyone’s taste, anybody who enjoys Drake’s newest work will undoubtedly have a new song to add to their playlist.
While the track’s lyrics are undoubtedly laced with references, one that seems to stand out is Drake saying, “Cleopatra working at the Pyramid tonight.” This appears to be a direct nod to Frank Ocean’s 2012 track ‘Pyramids’, which would make sense, given that the bulk of Drake’s lyrics on the track are about an unfaithful woman, and this was the theme of Ocean’s song, too.
There is a brief instrumental on the track before Lil Yachty comes through with his verse. Again, it shows standard practice from the rapper, who doesn’t ride the beat as smoothly as Drake but fills his verse with interesting inflexions, which have become a particular trademark.
The timing of the song seems appropriate, given Drake hinted recently to DJ Akademiks that he planned on going back to making hits. “He says, ‘Yo Ak, I’m back to giving everybody who loves me what they love from me’.”
Listen to the unreleased snippet below.