It isn't easy finding long-lasting friendships in the industry, but Drake and Lil Yachty are as thick as thieves. They've partied, collaborated, and been inspired by one another, and Yachty told Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1 about his growing friendship with the OVO icon. "Shout out to Drake, man. I love him to death," said the "Poland" hitmaker. "Yeah, that's my guy, man… Our relationship has just grown."
"I had a conversation with him and was just telling him, 'Man, this music that you made over this time period has affected so many people.' I said, 'Man, I remember there was a point in time when you were about to release music, and everyone was like, man, I'm about to call my ex. Like, oh man, I'm finna cry.' That was a time period. And that's when people thought when Drake was finna drop, you thought like, 'Oh man, I'm about to get back with my ex-girlfriend.' You felt like, emotions were about to be pulled out of you."
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Revisiting those moments in Drizzy drop history made Yachty want to return to that feeling. "I was like, 'Man, we got to get back on that. You got to get back on that.' At this point, I feel so close to him. I feel like whatever he does, I did it. If he wins something, I feel like I just won. He's really, really smart. No matter how much he'll act like he's oblivious to his career and the things that he's done, he knows what certain things and certain moments in his career mean to people."
Elsewhere during his chat with Lowe, Yachty explained his new artistic endeavor. We previously reported that he created a girl group, and now he detailed the inspiration behind working with women. "I have an all girl band. Yeah. I just wanted to show how sick women can rap," said Yachty. "I feel like…I was just in rehearsal yesterday. I just feel like women don't get as much respect as men when it comes to the music industry. So I was like, 'These songs are pretty badass, and I want to show women playing them.' They didn't make it, but I want to show they can do it, not better. So that was my vision."
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"I haven't toured in five years, so I am dying to see people care to see me and hear me because I haven't been on stage since I was like 19, 20. I haven't toured since I was like 19 years old, before I was 21." Check out Lil Yachty and Zane Lowe above.