The Heart Part 6
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| "The Heart Part 6" | |
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| Song by Drake | |
| Released | May 5, 2024 |
| Recorded | May 2024 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:25 |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Boi-1da |
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| "The Heart Part 6" on YouTube | |
"The Heart Part 6" is a diss track by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on May 5, 2024, during his ongoing feud with the American rapper Kendrick Lamar.[1][2][3][4] It is a response to Lamar's "Not Like Us" and "Meet the Grahams". The song is the fourth installment in Drake's 2024 series of diss tracks directed at Lamar.
Background
The title is a reference to Lamar's "The Heart" song series,[5] which has lasted for over a decade as of 2024, since it started in April 2010.[6]
In "The Heart Part 6", Drake directly rebuts the allegations of pedophilia made by Lamar, stating he knew he would take that angle given how the topic had been heavily discussed on social media prior to this beef. This was also stated on Drakes second diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle”, where an AI 2pac encouraged Kendrick to rap about Drake liking young girls.[7] Drake also goes on to state how he believes Lamar is taking the pedophilia approach because Lamar was molested himself as a child. Drake claims to have gotten that information from a Kendrick song, presumably “Mother I Sober”, though Lamar expressed in this song that it was his mother who was sexually assaulted, not him.[8][9] Drake also claims that his alleged secret daughter was a fake story intentionally given to Lamar by the OVO team, stating that Lamar took the bait without proper investigation of the claims.[9] He also goes on to state that the original cover art in Kendrick’s “Meet the Grahams” was also planned in advance by the OVO team. Explaining in the track how his team put Maybach gloves and Ozempic in the suitcase Lamar acquired the items from in order to troll Rick Ross and diminish the significance of the original cover art.[10] When "Meet the Grahams" was released onto streaming platforms, the original artwork was replaced with a plain black square, though this was possibly due to Apple Music and Spotify guidelines prohibiting the sharing of personal information, as with the pill bottles in the original artwork, as well as the display of brands or advertisements on cover art.[11][12] As "The Heart Part 6" continues, Drake doubles down on Dave Free being the actual father to Lamar's child. He also further accuses Lamar of cheating on and physically abusing his fiancée Whitney Alford. Drake then finishes the song by questioning why Alford has not come forward to deny any of the allegations Drake has made.[9] The song samples "Prove It" by Aretha Franklin, specifically the line: "Now let me see you prove it / Just let me see you prove it."[1]
Reception
Candace McDuffie of The Root called the song a "cringey response" in which Drake's lyrics come off as a confession to Lamar's pedophilia accusations, and found his disses towards Lamar contradictory and nonsensical.[13]
References
- ^ a b Corcoran, Nina (May 6, 2024). "Drake Responds to Kendrick Lamar With New Song "The Heart Part 6"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (May 6, 2024). "Drake Denies Pursuing Underage Women on New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track 'The Heart Part 6'". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Scoop (May 5, 2024). "Drake Goes on the Defensive Against Kendrick with "The Heart Part 6"". Consequence. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (May 6, 2024). "Drake Releases New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track "The Heart Part 6": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Avila, Pamela (May 5, 2024). "Drake denies Kendrick Lamar's grooming allegations in new diss track 'The Heart Part 6'". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series: Everything You Should Know". Hypebeast. March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Drake (Ft. 2Pac (AI) & Snoop Dogg (AI)) – Taylor Made Freestyle, retrieved May 7, 2024
- ^ Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Beth Gibbons) – Mother I Sober, retrieved May 7, 2024
- ^ a b c Drake – THE HEART PART 6, retrieved May 7, 2024
- ^ Akademiks goes through the Lyrics for Drake’s“The Heart Part 6” Kendrick diss. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Blake, Cole (May 6, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Changes "Meet The Grahams" Cover Art For Streaming Release, Fans Debate Why". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Blake, Cole (May 6, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Changes "Meet The Grahams" Cover Art For Streaming Release, Fans Debate Why". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Why Drake's 'The Heart Part 6' Was An Embarrassing Failure Of A Diss Track". The Root. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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