Drake Might've Also Dissed Childish Gambino On "UTOPIA"

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While a particular lyric from Drake's feature on Travis Scott's "MELTDOWN" has fans raising eyebrows, it's also too vague to know for sure.

Drake apparently let out more than a few strays with his feature on Travis Scott's long-awaited album UTOPIA. Moreover, the 6 God showed up to assist La Flame on the project's seventh track, "MELTDOWN," and had a lot of notable and potentially antagonistic bars aimed at other rappers. Of course, the one that was easiest for fans to catch was his shots at Pusha T and Pharrell. "“I melt down the chains that I bought from your boss, give a f**k about all of that heritage s**t," he raps with an attempt at menace. "Since V not around the members done hung up the Louis, they not even wearing that s**t."

However, with this context and previous beef in mind, people are now starting to theorize that there could be more attacks towards fellow MCs. Furthermore, fans and media outlets highlighted another set of lines that could be aimed at Childish Gambino. "Heard your new joint, it's embarrassing s**t, you talk to the cops on some therapy s**t," Drake spits. "You act like you love this American s**t, but really the truth is you scared of the six."

Did Drake Really Mean To Diss Childish Gambino With These Bars?

While this is, if anything, just a vague bar that works in the term "American" into the rhyme scheme, there might be something deeper here. After all, Drake very recently reignited his alleged feud with Childish Gambino by dissing his song "This Is America" during one of his tour concerts. Sure, Drizzy himself didn't say it out loud, but a headline displayed on a screen was enough for fans to catch the message. Still, Donald Glover hasn't dropped a new solo record in a while, so this is probably just coincidence or a very slight and unspecific jab.

Meanwhile, we're still taking in all the lyrics from Travis Scott's new LP. With a lot of anticipation behind it, fans will surely be combing through every verse to see what gems they find. With that in mind, maybe this beef attitude just has us seeing shadows, but it doesn't make fans any less invested in it. On that note, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Scott, Drake, and Childish Gambino.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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