Drake has received some love from on-and-off enemy Kanye West, as well as close friend and collaborator Young Thug, following the release of his new album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.
Ye, who just recently referred to Drizzy as his “nemesis,” returned to X (formerly Twitter) this past weekend to let his followers know that he is a fan of the project — and one song in particular.
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“‘Gimme a Hug’ is incredible. Sheeeeesh,” he wrote, while also retweeting a post from Chart Data reporting that the track had shot to the top of Apple Music’s U.S. chart.
Thugger also celebrated the early success of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, writing on the social media platform: “That boy back number one.”
Kanye west shows love to Drake’s “Gimme a Hug” pic.twitter.com/kt0CgIuJ3A
— Drake Charts ⁶𓅓 (@DrakeChart) February 15, 2025
That boy back number one 🐐
— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) February 15, 2025
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U has been met with mixed reviews since its release last week (February 14), with much of the criticism focusing on its lengthy running time and lack of cohesion between Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR, who otherwise make a potent partnership.
Nevertheless, the album has made an immediate splash on streaming. On Spotify, it earned 56.6 million first-day streams, which is the second biggest debut of the year so far behind The Weeknd‘s Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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Over on Apple Music, the project broke the all-time record for the biggest single-day streams for an R&B album.
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U also helped Drake temporarily eclipse his fierce rival Kendrick Lamar for the most single-day Spotify streams by a rapper this year with 92.4 million.
The album is likely to make a considerable dent on next week’s Billboard 200 chart, although it’s currently unclear how many first-week units it could rack up.
On the project itself, Drizzy appeared to reference his beef with Kendrick.
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In his defiant opening verse on “Gimme a Hug,” he rapped: “Drake elimination, fake intimidation / Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience / ‘Drizzy, you amazing, you the inspiration / You set the bar for the next generation / You Neo in The Matrix, these n-ggas just Nemo in the ocean / Small fish, making kids feel emotion / Using you for promotion,’ truer words have never been spoken.
“N-ggas want to see ‘RIP me’ on a t-shirt like I’m Hulk Hogan / I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is really just a small token / Really fucking with a visionary / Only reason I ain’t got a girl and I ain’t getting marriеd / ‘Cause I’m really out herе, filling up the itinerary ’til I’m six feet in a cemetery.
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“Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rolling ’round like a dignitary / Funny how it’s only bitch n-ggas that are waiting on The Boy’s obituary / ‘Cause if I die, it’s these n-ggas that become the sole beneficiary / And what the fuck are they gon’ do with it? / Have the girls up at 29 on stage twerking with a dictionary?”
