Drake Addresses “Gimmicks,” “Loyalty,” and “Snakes,” in Newly Surfaced Freestyle

Drake has once again captured attention with a leaked freestyle shared by Conductor Williams on Friday.

The brief clip, now removed from Instagram, features the 6 God addressing loyalty, betrayal, and tensions in the rap industry. Online, fans are dissecting the lyrics, speculating whether Drake is taking subliminal shots at his peers.

DRAKE x CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS
NEW FREESTYLE

OUT NOW 🚨pic.twitter.com/Rn2awVd4cv

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) January 3, 2025

One of the standout lines has fans pointing to Kendrick Lamar: “The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets / Seemed like they loved every minute, just know this sh*t is personal to us, and it wasn’t just business.” Many believe the “tickets” reference ties to Kendrick’s The Pop Out: Ken & Friends event in June 2024, where Lamar performed “Not Like Us” six times in a row. The show was witnessed by high-profile attendees, including DeMar DeRozan and LeBron James—former close associates of Drake.

Drake also appears to address loyalty within the industry, delivering lines that some fans speculate are directed at J. Cole: “N****s cried the blues for you sayin’ it wasn’t malicious / Talkin’ bout we family, well I’m not the cousin to visit / God forbid we ever gotta tarnish your public image.”

Elsewhere, Drake reflects on broken bonds and changing dynamics: “Figured we was always gon’ be close, like ovens and kitchens / I was sadly mistaken, the loyalty wasn’t a given.” He also alludes to distancing himself from certain circles: “I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition / Cold shoulders I gave in the Hamptons, it come with the distance.”

The freestyle takes an even broader aim at the industry, with Drake rapping, “I don’t give a fck about you snakes and these other musicians,” while lamenting public celebrations of his setbacks: “It’s funny to see you all rejoicin’ and huggin’ and kissin’ / What are we celebratin’? / I’ll rent out the club in addition / Nothing was the same with all you btches and nothing’s forgiven.”

The timing of the freestyle’s release is significant as it follows last year’s public exchanges between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

Drake has yet to officially share the freestyle.