How do y’all feel about this diss track today? 👀👇
Released on May 25, 2018, “Duppy Freestyle” is Drake’s diss track aimed at both Pusha T and Kanye West. The title itself carries deep meaning: “duppy” is Jamaican patois for an evil spirit or ghost, a deliberate choice that frames Pusha T as a malevolent, irrelevant force.
It also plays on the ghostwriting accusations long leveled at Drake, flipping the narrative by suggesting Pusha is the one who’s a ghost, a relic of the past with fading relevance. The track was triggered by Pusha T’s song “Infrared” on his Daytona album, and Drake’s response came almost immediately after Daytona dropped, surprising many with its speed and sharpness.
In the song, Drake implies he ghostwrote music for Kanye in Wyoming, calls him a “leech and serpent,” attacks the authenticity of Pusha’s drug-dealing background, and even name-drops Pusha’s then-fiancée. Drake also cheekily boasted that releasing the track had revived Pusha’s career, later sending a...
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