Drake Actually Cooked
Summary
TLDRAnthony Fantano, the 'Internet's busiest music nerd,' dives into the latest hip hop drama, analyzing the recent diss tracks and responses among top artists like Drake, Metro Boomin, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. He provides an in-depth review of Drake's new track 'Push-Ups Dro and Give Me 50,' examining its sound quality, lyrical effectiveness, and overall impact. Fantano discusses Drake's responses to various artists and evaluates the significance of their ongoing feuds. The video wraps up with predictions about future developments in this multi-artist conflict.
Takeaways
- 🎤 Anthony Fantano discusses the recent drama in mainstream hip-hop, particularly the release of Drake's diss track responding to attacks from other artists.
- 🔥 The song in question, referred to by fans as 'Push-ups Dro', is not available on streaming services but has been widely circulated on platforms like YouTube and Twitter.
- 👂 Fantano's initial impressions of the track are positive, noting that Drake's delivery is engaged and the beat is well-chosen, though not revolutionary.
- 🎶 Structurally, the song is well-organized, with good use of refrains, but Fantano questions whether it is as catchy as some of Drake's previous hits like 'Back to Back'.
- 🚀 Drake's lyrics are analyzed for their substance and impact, with Fantano questioning whether they hold up to scrutiny and effectively address his detractors.
- 💥 The script highlights specific lines from the track, such as 'I could never be nobody's number one fan' and 'Know my picture on the wall when y'all cook up', suggesting that Drake is asserting his dominance in the industry.
- 🌪️ Fantano discusses the potential implications of the lines, such as the claim that other artists are giving up 50% of their profits to their labels, and challenges to reveal contracts.
- 🔄 The response includes a critique of other artists' crossover moves into pop music, with Fantano pointing out potential hypocrisy in Drake's own past actions.
- 🏆 Despite some potential overstatement and hypocrisy, Fantano concludes that the track is a solid response from Drake, showing he can stand on his own.
- 🔮 Looking forward, Fantano predicts that Kendrick Lamar may respond to Drake's track and that the ongoing beef could continue to play out through proxies and additional diss tracks.
Q & A
Who is the speaker in the transcript and what is their online persona?
-The speaker in the transcript is Anthony Fantano, who is known as the internet's busiest music nerd.
What recent event in mainstream hip hop has caused a lot of drama?
-The recent release of the album 'We Don't Trust You' by Metro Boomin and Future, featuring Kendrick Lamar's verse 'Screw The Big Three', has caused a significant amount of drama in mainstream hip hop.
What was J. Cole's response to the drama?
-J. Cole released a response to the drama, but later apologized for it and took it down from streaming platforms.
What is significant about Drake's 'Diss Track' in relation to the ongoing drama?
-Drake's 'Diss Track' is significant as it is his official response to all the attacks and criticisms he has received, and it is not available on streaming services but has been circulating on platforms like YouTube and Twitter.
What are the three aspects Anthony Fantano wants to know about Drake's 'Diss Track'?
-Anthony Fantano wants to know if the track sounds good, if it is solid as a song, and whether Drake's bars effectively target his attackers.
What is the overall quality of the sound and production of Drake's 'Diss Track'?
-The sound quality of the track is good and solid by usual Drake songwriting standards. The beat choice is good, and the track has an eerie overtone that complements Drake's delivery.
What is the meaning behind the phrase 'Drop and give me 50' in the context of the 'Diss Track'?
-The phrase 'Drop and give me 50' refers to the refrain in Drake's 'Diss Track' and is a play on the title 'God's Plan', which is one of Drake's popular songs.
What does Anthony Fantano think about the content and substance of Drake's lines in the 'Diss Track'?
-Anthony Fantano believes that the content of Drake's lines is generally reality-based and holds up to scrutiny, although there are instances where Drake may be building himself up or being slightly hypocritical.
What is the significance of the 'Big Stepper' reference in the 'Diss Track'?
-The 'Big Stepper' reference is an attack on an artist's height and stature, implying that they are not as significant or impactful as they may think themselves to be.
What is the 'number one fan' line in the 'Diss Track' aimed at?
-The 'number one fan' line is interpreted as a potential shot at Future, suggesting that many artists in mainstream hip hop have achieved their success through collaborations with Drake.
What does Anthony Fantano predict will happen next in the ongoing hip hop drama?
-Anthony Fantano predicts that Kendrick Lamar will likely reply to Drake's 'Diss Track' soon, and that Metro Boomin may continue to inflame the situation indirectly through proxies.
Outlines
🎤 Drake's Response to Hip Hop Drama
Anthony Fantano discusses the recent drama in mainstream hip hop, particularly focusing on Drake's response to various attacks from other artists. He mentions Metro Boomin and Future's album 'We Don't Trust You', Kendrick Lamar's 'Screw The Big Three', and J.Cole's involvement and subsequent apology. Fantano outlines three key aspects he wants to analyze in Drake's diss track: the quality of the song, the effectiveness of Drake's bars, and the truthfulness of his lyrics. He praises the song's sound and structure, noting Drake's engaged delivery and the track's mean, eerie tone. The summary touches on specific lines from Drake's response, including shots at Future and the notion that many artists have achieved success through collaborations with Drake.
🔥 Dissecting Drake's Lyrics and Strategy
The summary delves into Drake's lyrics, suggesting that they reveal a sense of obsession with him by other artists in the genre. Fantano discusses Drake's mention of his influence on other artists' careers and the potential double standard in Drake's critique of Kendrick Lamar for pop collaborations, given Drake's own ventures into pop music. The summary also addresses Drake's claims about the financial aspects of the music industry, where he insinuates that other artists are giving up significant profits to their labels. Fantano critiques Drake's hypocrisy in mocking Kendrick for pop collaborations, considering Drake's own crossover attempts. The summary concludes with Drake's assertion of his continued dominance in the music industry and a challenge to reveal the financial details of other artists' contracts.
💬 Drake's Dismissal and Counterattacks
Anthony Fantano comments on Drake's dismissive attitude towards his critics, particularly Metro Boomin, and his assertion of representing Toronto better than The Weeknd. The summary highlights Drake's defense against the attacks, his claims of knowing secrets about other artists, and his reminder of his continued success and popularity despite the controversy. Fantano notes Drake's shift in focus to other artists involved in the drama, such as Rick Ross, and his provision of context for the ongoing feud. The summary also mentions Drake's claim that the tension has been brewing for a while and his final remarks on the comparative success and label contracts of the artists involved.
📈 Final Thoughts on Drake's Response
Fantano wraps up his analysis by stating that he liked Drake's response, finding it solid and respectable. He acknowledges that while it wasn't a complete dismantling of the opponents, it was a strong retaliation. The summary points out that Drake managed to address multiple artists in a single track, which is no small feat. Fantano also comments on Drake's self-aggrandizement and hypocritical moments but appreciates the witty replies and the overall quality of the diss track. He ends with speculation on potential future responses, particularly from Kendrick Lamar, and hints at continuing to cover the topic in future videos.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Drama Monday
💡Dis Track
💡Metro Boomin
💡Kendrick Lamar
💡J. Cole
💡Drake
💡Push-ups Dro
💡Song Structure
💡Lyrical Content
💡Artistic Influence
💡Industry Politics
💡Cultural Impact
Highlights
Drake releases his own diss track in response to recent attacks in the mainstream hip hop scene.
The track is not on streaming services but has been unofficially released by his team and can be heard on YouTube and Twitter.
Anthony Fantano discusses three main aspects of the track: its sound quality, lyrical content, and effectiveness in addressing Drake's attackers.
Fantano believes the song's production and structure are solid, and Drake's delivery is engaged and energetic.
Drake's lyrics are seen as a reminder of past collaborations that helped other artists achieve success, not just because he's a fan.
The line 'Know my picture on the wall when y'all cook up' is interpreted as a comment on the obsession with dissing Drake.
Drake challenges the idea that he's only successful because of crossover appeal, pointing out that other artists also collaborate with pop stars.
Fantano finds Drake's criticism of other artists' contracts and profit margins to be a more impactful point than numbers comparisons.
Drake's mention of 'Pipsqueak' and comments on Kendrick's pop collaborations are seen as hypocritical given Drake's own mainstream appeal.
The phrase 'No chains are getting snatched' is used by Drake to show that he's not affected by the recent attacks.
Fantano notes that Drake's response is not a complete dismantling of his opponents but does elevate the situation with additional aggression and wit.
The expectation is that Kendrick will reply to Drake's track due to the direct mentions and the ongoing tension.
Fantano suggests that Metro Boomin may continue to inflame the situation indirectly through proxies, given his production influence.
Fantano concludes that Drake's response is solid and respectable, despite a few hypocritical moments.
The video ends with the anticipation of more responses and discussions on the topic in the future.
Fantano invites viewers to share their thoughts on the track in the comments section.
Transcripts
hey everyone Anthony fantano here
internet's busiest music nerd hope
you're doing well it's drama Monday
through Friday into the weekend the
drama has been non-stop as you guys know
since things in mainstream hip hop have
been heating up ever since Metro boomman
and future dropped their recent album we
don't trust you which had that Kendrick
Screw The Big Three it's just big me
verse on it that has caused everyone to
go as absolutely ballistic fans and
haters alike there was a jcole response
and then J.Cole apologized for it and
now it's taken down off streaming
there's way more context I could go over
right now in terms of how we got to this
point Rick Ross dropped a trash disc but
what's most important right now in this
video what we're going to go over
because the dust on all of this has not
settled yet is that Drake has come out
with his own Dis Track his own response
to all of this all the attack it's been
thrown out there unofficially by his
team it's not on streaming services
right now but uh people are hearing it
on YouTube hearing it on Twitter uh fans
are calling it push-ups Dro and give me
50 which is understandable given the
refrains and going into this disc into
this response there's three things I
want to know does it sound good is it
solid as a song are the bars that Drake
is lacing into this track do they work
do they go at his attackers here
effectively does he take them down a peg
or two and what he's saying the content
the substance of his lines is it
actually like reality or is it him just
kind of like living in his own head and
bullshitting us the words he's saying do
they hold up to scrutiny the first thing
I want to get out of the way because
maybe it's the quickest thing to address
is uh the sound of the song the quality
of the track overall just by you know
usual Drake songwriting standards I
think it's good I think it's solid uh
Drake's delivery it sounds engaged he
sounds awake clearly this situation has
lit a fire under his ass and he is just
uh completely locked in good beat Choice
as well definitely better than the beat
that was on 7 minute fraking drill I
mean it's not exactly the most
revolutionary trap beat you're ever
going to hear but it's got kind of a
mean Eerie overtone to it and there's
nothing about it that's too crazy or
attention grabbing that's going to draw
your ears away from what Drake is saying
structurally I think it's pretty good
too he breaks up everything he says
pretty well with this drop and give me
50 refrain though I will say to make an
obvious comparison here is this song as
catchy uh as let's say back to back no
not necessarily but that's not as
important as long as the content of
Drake's bars leaves a searing burn in
their aftermath okay let's start digging
into this uh Drake coming in hot on the
first few bars uh spitting some truth in
my opinion I could never be nobody's
number one fan uh your first number one
I had to put in your hand you won't ever
take no chain off of us how the [ __ ] you
big stepping with a size seven men's on
which I mean pretty obvious attack there
like you're a little guy I'm bigger than
you you're a tiny man height and stature
attacks are not the most deadly that are
out there but uh it's cool that he kind
of tied it into the big stepper thing
okay the number one fan thing uh genius
and many fans allege is a shot at Future
uh saying that Drake is a fan of his
which could be true but the funny thing
about that line is that it applies
pretty widely across mainstream hipop a
feature from Drake or a collaboration
with Drake uh was the first number one
or the first major chart elevation uh
for a lot of artists who are popular in
rap music today so to me it does make
sense for Drake to kind of like you know
serve a lot of these guys with a
reminder that we've crossed over in the
past we have collaborated and it just so
happens that many of the most successful
or maybe the most successful moment in
your career uh was tied to me with that
being said though I wouldn't attribute
all of future for example success to
Drake especially considering like uh
future is one of the bigger mainstream
artist out there who who I would
actually say kind of has his own sound
and stylistic trajectory outside of the
Drake bubble I mean stylistically and
aesthetically Drake has proven to be a
pretty massive force in hipop over the
past 10 years in terms of just like
influencing just about Everybody's
Records everybody's sound but Future For
Better or For Worse because I haven't
really loved all of his discography
obviously he's somebody who is very
provably on his own path and isn't
necessarily like you know taking notes
from Drake if we were actually to do a
big three of like you know the main
sounds or Pathways Lanes in mainstream
hip hop that we hear today and it wasn't
going to be Drake Kendrick Cole uh
should be something more like Drake
Kendrick future or Travis Scott someone
who's going to come in and represent
like that you know different drug out
kind of psychedelic trap wing of the
genre and there are numerous points in
Drake's career where where he absolutely
has taken a stylistic notes from future
and while Drake does make a point here I
wouldn't necessarily argue that making
another artist sound more marketable is
like a flex per se the image he portrays
in this other bar a bit f further down
though is very funny know my picture on
the wall when yall cook up I feel like
Drake is making a valid point here
because um that there is a certain sort
of obsession that is inadvertently being
portrayed by everybody going at him
right now in the fashion that they are
because even if Metro future and whoever
else comes out of the woodwork even if
they are making valid points about Drake
and the quality of his music and and so
on and so forth the fact that all of you
you are going at him all at once in the
way that you are and that it's so
orchestrated it is giving Obsession and
look I know Drake can be conceited I I
know he can be egotistical I know he can
be a dick that's not my personal
experience as you know that guy in the
past has sent me cookie recipes he's
only ever been nice to me but at the end
of the day like even with all of his
Subs all of his uh weird Behavior here
and there he's just a guy like does
dissing him or taking him down a peg
really necessitate uh clicking up and uh
being like yeah you're going you're
going to do this and then I'm going to
put out this other song yeah it's just a
little schoolyard it it really is in
this next couple of bars Drake throws
out the drop and give me 50 thing but
he's he's really kind of going at um the
numbers behind the scenes in the
contracts of either Kendrick or maybe
even some of the other artists who are
attacking him here saying that they're
allegedly giving up 50% of their profits
of their uh whatever in the money that
they're making off of their records off
of their songs to their labels to the
music industry which honestly is kind of
a harder pill to swallow than you know
any numbers comparison we could be doing
here cuz if you're losing that sort of
money to your label in the process of
making music and no matter what the
numbers you're doing are you're just
kind of like stuck on a treadmill a few
bars later he's even challenging for a
contract reveal and the way you do in
splits [ __ ] your pants might rip the
these next couple of bars though I'm not
sure if I Vibe with too much it kind of
seems like a pot calling the kettle
black kind of situation with Drake
mocking Kendrick for doing verses for uh
Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 wait a second
wait a second wait a second like if
there's any Dude any dude in hip-hop who
is like desperately looking for a pop
crossover and looking for ways to stay
in the hip-hop Lane
stylistically but aesthetically appeal
to listeners of pop and pop audiences it
is you on top of that weren't you also
like lip syncing to bad blood in the
workout like was that not a crossover
was that not promo I mean at least in
the case of Kendrick he has the
versatility and the ability to do a
little bit of a pop appearance you know
do an appearance on a record where he
appeals to a larger more massive
audience but when he goes back into
album mode he's back in kind of pure
Kendrick territory
he's going for that Artistry he's
hitting us with that depth meanwhile
much of what Drake is giving us
regardless of if it's a feature or if
it's an album uh it's it's surface level
mode it's in Middle brow mode so to me
this set of bars is just kind of silly
and hypocritical calling him a pipsqueak
again and then uh basically saying there
are many other artists in the music
industry not just Drake uh that have
Kendrick totally washed artists like 21
Savage Travis artist on his own label
like siza I think this bit of of word
play to follow is pretty clever as well
as many know uh TDE is just a sub of
Interscope Records Interscope Kendrick's
inos scope and then from here Drake
addresses the fact that he's uh being
attacked so widely by everybody and
actually gives a really solid retort uh
to the prince outlived Mike Jack uh line
with him uh kind of starting here big
difference between Mike then Mike now
and then what's a prince to a King he's
a son although once again get more love
in the city that you from which I think
is
also kind of fudging the numbers a bit
that's kind of a difficult thing to
quantify especially when you're talking
about artists who are at this huge point
of success and let's not also forget uh
that that footage of Drake getting booed
at uh Camp fogna so I mean it's not like
Drake is just kind of universally
beloved here Drake kind of switches
sites changes gears here to follow and
while I don't think uh this bar here is
necessarily a super cutting in terms of
word player Drake digging anything up uh
him kind of jumping to the side just to
say uh Metro shut your ass up and just
get on the drums it's kind of hilarious
it's just like dismissive in a way that
makes it feel like Drake sees him as
like not even worthy of dismantling it's
just like what are you doing this is
such a waste of time this is ridiculous
Drake seemingly goes at Abel the weekend
as well and his team uh saying a few
different things but I I think most
notably uh that he kind of represents
the six in the area that he's from in
Toronto better than he does and then
finishing things off in the first verse
he is focusing more on Metro on future
on Kendrick uh seeing these threats he's
he's throwing them off he's casting them
aside no chains are getting snatched I'm
going to have my own bodyguards too and
with the baby mom mentions he also kind
of throws out reminders that I know
things about you guys you know things
about me there are skeletons in your
closets as well then there's a second
verse because Drake has his work cut out
for him and more people to address Rick
Ross who as I said earlier jumped into
this whole thing and has his own trash
dis out there where he's just obsessing
over uh Drake's nose and uh calling him
white he pretty much casts Ross off in
the same way he does everyone else I've
given you hits and then Drake tries to
provide more context for what he thinks
about uh this whole beef to begin with
he does not care what Cole thinks about
how great Kendrick is Drake uh not
impressed does not care and he claims
that this uh stuff this tension this
beef didn't just come out of nowhere
it's been brewing up which if you've
been paying attention yes it very much
has but who started feeling some type of
way first over what other person is
unclear and the answers to that will
most likely vary depending on who you're
talking to I mean he finishes things off
with a valid remind remers that um
numbers wise these other guys are not
creeping up they're not catching up
Drake is still on top your numbers are
not my numbers your success is not my
success and you're giving 50% of your
[ __ ] away to the label and yeah that's
pretty much the track that's pretty much
the disc that's the response and I'll
say uh overall I liked it I think it's a
solid response I think it's respectable
I mean it's not a complete dismantling
of anybody that Drake was addressing
however when you consider what Kendrick
was saying Ling on like that I mean that
track wasn't even a complete dismantling
of Drake it was a shot it was an attack
a surface level one that had some good
word play and some solid bars in it some
good writing but like it wasn't a
complete takedown of Drake from top to
bottom so the level of detail and
aggression Drake showed here it just
kind of elevated things just a bit just
a touch he responded in kind and with a
little bit extra and also frankly did
Super well considering he had many many
people to fire back at in this one shot
I mean it's hard enough to make a diss
track against one single guy and Drake's
got to talk about four three five six
seven different dudes on a couple of
verses once again there were a few
instances in the bars here where I think
Drake you know is kind of just being a
legend in his own mind building himself
up a bit too much or being slightly
hypocritical but his delusions through
this track for the most part remained at
a minimum he had some witty replies he
stood on his own two feet and made
lemonade with the lemons he had been
given now moving on from here what are
we likely to see I mean considering how
much he mentions Kendrick literally by
name throughout this track uh we're most
likely going to see a reply from him uh
down the road very soon maybe
considering the anger and bitterness
Kendrick entered into this whole thing
to begin with and now he finally has a
drake response a drake reply he's likely
to go Full Throttle from here with him
meanwhile Metro I don't think he has any
reason at this point especially since
he's gotten this reply uh to stop going
at Drizzy right now but most likely how
that's going to play out into the future
as we've seen recently with ASAP Rocky
and the weekend he's probably going to
continue inflaming things just through
like proxies just dragging other artists
out of the woodwork to have them dis
Drake on his behalf which there's any
number of artists he can probably
put up to doing that at this point with
his production so I mean as of right now
I'm not sure if I see this uh ending uh
with another couple of tracks honestly
I've been going on too long though I
have to leave it there because most
likely this is not going to be the last
video I'm making on this topic there's
going to be more to say more responses
more everything and I will address it as
it comes out but uh again overall I
think the stake response it it's solid
what do you guys think about this track
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