Kanye and His History in Fashion Video
Drake's lyrics to his 2010 song "Thank Me Now" yet ring true when information technology comes to his human relationship with Kanye West — "Your idols become your rivals."
Over the final decade, the Canadian rapper has gone from talking most West as someone he admires to exchanging diss tracks and engaging in social media feuds.
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Almost recently, Westward, 44, took aim at Drake, 34, on Instagram by allegedly sharing the location of Drake's home on Instagram and and then deleting, which had fans saying that West had gone likewise far.
Though Drake and Due west'south ongoing feud seems to be far from over, here's a look back at a timeline of their complicated love/hate human relationship.
Sept. 1, 2007
Drake's "Comeback Season" mixtape independent a freestyle over West's "Barry Bonds," which wasn't released until his albumGraduation dropped 10 days later.
Tardily 2008 – Early on 2009
Drake released "So Far Gone," which is a song he recorded with a beat out produced by West that originally appeared on the808s & Heartbreaktrack "Say What's Existent."
In an interview with MTV News at the fourth dimension, Drake described Westward as "the virtually influential person" on his sound.
"Before I always got the chance to meet him, Kanye West shaped a lot of what I do, equally far as music goes," he said. "We always, e'er, always took the time to listen to Kanye's music and appreciate information technology across. We searched the samples and we find out where his inspiration came from, because he has one of the best ears in music, period. He knows how to recognize great music that's non his. He knows how to utilize not bad sounds and great music. So before I met him, I had the utmost respect for Kanye West. I'd even go every bit far every bit to say he's the almost influential person as far as a musician that I'd ever had in my life."
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June 25, 2009
Drake and West, who shared managers — Cortez Bryant and Gee Robertson — at the time, both appeared on the remix of Jamie Foxx'southward "Digital Girl."
July one, 2009
Drake's music video for "All-time I Ever Had," which Due west directed, was released.
Aug. 27, 2009
"Forever" was released as a collaboration between Drake, West, Eminem and Lil Wayne. The song was issued on the soundtrack for Lebron James' documentary, More a Game.
April 28, 2010
"Detect Your Honey," which was co-written and co-produced by West, was released by Drake.
September 2010
Drake was spotted out at a lodge with West'southward ex Amber Rose, with whom he'd split up 2 months prior.
November 2010
It became known that Drake recorded a verse on West's "All of The Lights" when an earlier leak of the track (which was originally called "Ghetto Academy") leaked. But when the song was officially released in November, Drake's poesy had been cut.
January 2011
The showtime public diss came from Drake during an interview with English DJ Tim Westwood when he said that he and Lil Wayne were working on a joint anthology. He then threw a jab at W and JAY-Z, who were also working on their joint album,Watch the Throne.
"I heard another guys are coming out with an album, too," he said. "In that location's two other rappers that are coming out with an album together. I don't know where they got that thought."
"It's an award," he said. "When I was a child trying to figure out what I liked, it was Ye who I related to the nigh. He was an artist, in every sense, from his cover art to his music. At present, I would say, he is [a] really bully competitor…and friend, at the same time… My goal is to surpass everything he's accomplished. I don't want to be as good as Kanye, I want to be better."
Dec. xx, 2011
Drake's poetry on DJ Khaled'south "I'm On I" seemed to exist some other jab at W and JAY-Z's Sentinel the Throne. He rapped, "I'grand only feeling like the throne is for the taking/Spotter me take it."
Aug. v, 2013
W appeared every bit a surprise guest at Drake's 2013 OVO Fest, and not only did he perform, but he also admitted that Drake had a role in inspiringWatch the Throne.
"Me and Hov would've never made Watch the Throne if [Drake] wasn't putting force per unit area on the states like that, so I just want to pay my respects," West reportedly told the crowd, according to MTV News.
Later, Drake toldMTV News that Due west's appearance "was probably the most important moment in my career to date."
"I think me and Kanye have wanted to express our respect for each other for a long fourth dimension and sometimes rap, the business, the competitiveness and only the heart behind it forces yous to non talk to the people you quietly adore," he continued.
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Feb. 13, 2014
In an interview with Rolling Rock, Drake dissed West's anthology Yeezus.
"There were some real questionable bars on at that place," he said. "Like that 'Swaghili' line? Come on, man. Even Fabolous wouldn't say some southward— like that." The reference was to West's "I'k In It," in which he raps, "I be speakin' Swaghili."
Elsewhere in the interview, though, Drake made his respect for West articulate: "Kanye's the reason I'chiliad here. I dearest everything about that guy," he said.
"They always exist trying to pit n— against each other and information technology ain't going down no more," he said. "And then, this evening, it ain't none of that. Nosotros beloved Drake."
Jan. 31, 2015
Drake and Due west released their outset collaboration in years on Big Sean's "Blessings."
Feb 2015
During an interview with The Breakfast Club, West said that he and Drake "might" make an album together before adding, "he's probably going to be mad that I mentioned it on your testify."
March 12, 2015
During an interview with French website Clique, Due west said that he looks at Drake as an "amazing sparring partner."
"Someone who's similar, 'Come on, man, get back up!'" he said. "I was sitting at that place getting fat. Sitting back, just knocked everybody out. And so this guy hits the gym, he's merely running around like, pow, 14 hits… I'thou like, 'Whoa. Let me become to the studio, then. Let's come across what's happening. Permit me get these lyrics upwards.' And so, that's where nosotros at right now, that's where you getting these records from."
Dec. 31, 2015
West released "Facts," and it included a diss virtually Nike, with whom Drake had an endorsement deal at the time. In the song, Westward rapped, "If Nike own't take Drizzy, they wouldn't take aught."
Jan. 30, 2016
Drake released "Summer Sixteen" in which he bragged most having a bigger pool than West, specifically with the lyrics, "Ye'southward pool is squeamish, mine'south just bigger'southward what I'k saying."
Feb. 12, 2016
All appeared to exist well between the ii when Due west released "30 Hours," which included a writing credit for Drake.
Aug. 1, 2016
Continuing his streak, W appeared at OVO Fest once again and teased a joint album to the crowd.
Aug. 29, 2016
A billboard appeared featuring both the Drake's OVO and W's G.O.O.D. Music logos, which further fueled speculation of a articulation anthology.
Nov. 20, 2016
During a stop on his Saint Pablo tour, Westward had a long onstage rant where he alleged DJ Khaled "set upwardly" his Drake collaboration "For Free" with radio stations, according to Fader.
He fabricated it articulate, though, that he nonetheless had appreciation for his fellow artists. "I love Drake, I love Khaled," he said.
Feb 2017
In response to West's rant, Drake told DJ Semtex, "I'yard not really sure what he's referring to one-half the fourth dimension."
"Because in the same jiff, I went from beingness…like working on a project with him, to him sorta publicly s——ing on me and DJ Khaled for being on the radio too much. I'm not certain why we're the target of your pick that y'all made that night. And yeah, I accept what you're going through, and I merely get and continue working on my ain thing."
March 18, 2017
Drake released "Glow" off of his album More Life with a feature from West.
May 29, 2018
A state of war of words ensued post-obit the release of "Infrared" — with Drake and Pusha exchanging social media insults and diss tracks — then Pusha released "The Story of Adidon." Among his attacks were rhymes mocking Drake'south newfound anger, supposed habit of walking away from relationships, his mother (by name), and one set of lyrics that exposed the fact that Drake had fathered a child with former adult-picture star Sophie Brussaux (Drake would later on verify the longtime rumors on his albumScorpion).
June 1, 2018
When West dropped "No Mistakes" off of his album Ye, fans took the song's final lyric to exist a diss directed at Drake, "Besides rich to fight you/At-home down, you light-skinned."
Aug. 29, 2018
In an interview with Chicago radio station WGCI, West denied that he told Pusha almost Drake'south kid.
"I'm 'Ye. I got major things to do other than be telling him some information about Drake," West said. "I honestly don't intendance that much, in all honesty."
Subsequently in the interview, West connected to talk nigh his relationship with Drake and said, "When we talk about the Drake thing, information technology hits me in a really sensitive place because you hang around people and they come to your house and be effectually your family and this and that. And then they get mad almost a beat and send y'all purple demon emojis. Nosotros understand that he got upset about ["The Story of Adidon"]. I feel that it was insensitive for him to, in whatever manner, stress me out in any way later TMZ, while I'thou in Wyoming healing, pulling all the pieces together, working on my music."
When West fabricated the TMZ reference, he was speaking about the fourth dimension he made his "slavery is a option" comments while on the prove.
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Sept. 4, 2018
Drake and French Montana's track "No Stylist" is released with the lyrics, "I told her don't wear no 350s around me," in reference to W'southward Yeezy 350 sneakers.
Sept. 5, 2018
West took to Twitter to apologize to Drake in a series of Tweets. He said he was pitiful for "stepping on" Drake'southward Scorpion release date, and also that he "should accept spoken" to Pusha about dissing Drake on "Infrared."
"There should accept been no songs with my involvement that had whatever negative energy towards you lot," West said.
West also explicitly denied telling Pusha about Drake's son. "I did not have any conversations well-nigh your child with Pusha," he wrote. "I don't play with the idea of people's children after I spoke to Wiz [Khalifa] a few years earlier."
Sept. 20, 2018
A couple of weeks afterward West apologized to Drake, he switched gears and went off on him on Instagram. In since-deleted videos, W fired back at claims that his wife hooked upwardly with Drake in the past — a conversation that occurred onComplex'sEveryday Struggle between DJ Akademiks and Nick Cannon on Sept. 3.
He as well brought upward Drake's hit "In My Feelings" and his reference to "Kiki," which some speculated to be Kardashian W as that has long been one of her nicknames.
"People making rumors or thinking you f— my wife and you're non saying nada… that don't sit well with my spirit," Westward said. "You know, if I had a girlfriend from Chicago, her proper noun was Renita, and yous was married to Rihanna, I wouldn't make no song called 'Riri.' So when you're similar, 'I don't know where it came,' you as well smart for that bro."
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October 2018
During a aboveboard conversation on LeBron James' HBO showThe Shop, Drake detailed the expose he felt when West dropped his album,Ye ,weeks before his own album,Scorpion .
Prior to the release, Drake claimed he and West had connected in the studio. There, West allegedly pressured Drake into revealing details mostScorpion,convincing him that he had good intentions and never revealing that he was working on an anthology of his own.
"He sold me on this whole speech of like, 'I'm in a not bad place, I'k making money, and I'm a begetter, and I wanna be Quincy Jones and help you. But in gild to do that, you lot've gotta be transparent with me, you gotta play me your music, and you gotta tell me when you're dropping. And I know you lot don't similar to exercise things like that,'" Drake recalled onThe Shop. "I guess we all kind of felt a genuine vibe from it, so I played him my music and I told him when I was dropping."
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Drake went on to say that West invited him to spend fourth dimension in Wyoming to work on some music. While there, Drake claimed he played West his song "March 14," which addresses his relationship with son Adonis' mother. The two even got into a discussion nearly their personal lives, with Drake showing the father of iii a photo of his own son, who at that betoken was a secret. "I tell him I'm having trouble with my son'southward mother. We had a conversation," Drake said onThe Shop.
That'due south when Drake said he realized, "Oh this guy'due south trolling me. This was similar a manipulative, similar, 'I wanna break you lot' thing." In response, Drake pulled abroad. "I said, 'Alright, I'm gonna go back to distancing myself again. I know what this is.'"
Dec. 13, 2018
Due west aimed a string of Tweets at Drake after receiving a text from someone named "Costless" — likely a producer from his team — asking if he wanted to clear Drake's request for "Say What's Real."
West shared a screenshot of the text and wrote, "This proves south— faker than wrestling," before expressing that he was still waiting for Drake to apologize "for mentioning the 350s and trying to take food out your idols kids mouths" on "No Stylist."
Westward so encouraged Drake to connect with him directly, rather than through his family members or direction team. "Been trying to encounter with you for six months bro. Y'all sneak dissing on [brother-in-law Travis Scott] records and texting [female parent-in-law] Kris [Jenner] talking bout how's the family," he wrote.
He continued, "Sending purple emojis when I'yard dealing with mental south—. I need my apologies now. Not through Scooter [Braun] either. Not through Travis."
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In W'south string of Tweets, he again reiterated, "I told you I ain't tell Pusha about your son."
"It's all love bro but don't play with me," he said. "You stay too close to exist playing all these industry games bro."
He connected: "I would never intentionally try to hurt you bro I never even heard none of the diss records That own't my MO never did a diss record."
Due west as well claimed that Drake bought the "first ii rows at Pusha," which is likely a reference to Pusha's concert in Toronto where some irate audience members threw liquid on him and attempted to bum-rush the phase. During the concert, Pusha insinuated that Drake (whose hometown is Toronto) was the one who organized the attack.
"Stop this already bro You lot getting people hurt out here And over what," West wrote.
Manifestly calling out Drake on Twitter accomplished what West ready out to do, as he shared an update that "Drake finally chosen."
"Mission accomplished," he wrote, earlier addressing whether he would give Drake clearance on "Say What's Existent," which had seemingly inspired the tweetstorm.
"Past the style… not cleared," he said, adding crying-laughing face emojis.
Meanwhile, Drake followed suit and posted an Instagram story of several of the aforementioned crying-laughing confront emojis.
Dec. 14, 2018
But hours after West appeared to settle their beefiness, he hopped back on Twitter with over 125 Tweets and claimed Drake "called trying to [threaten] me."
"So Drake if anything happens to me or anyone from my family unit you are the commencement doubtable — so cut the tough talk," West continued.
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Drake and Kanye W
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West even went as far as maxim Drake wouldn't even be where he is today without him.
"I'thou the guy with the pink polo that fabricated a way for him," Due west wrote. "In that location would never exist a drake without a Kanye west so never come out your mouth with a threat."
"I'thousand your oxygen," West connected.
"You trying to be a not bad. I never been bullied in my life and I never volition be. That'due south why I made it this far in a pink polo," West tweeted.
W besides briefly professed his love for Drake writing, "I'thou Ye bro Remember that I beloved yous I would never intentionally hurt y'all That's what I've been saying to y'all."
"I will never put negative energy into a vocal," West connected. "Only positive free energy."
Speaking on behalf of herself and Miley Cyrus, who was too releasing a song at midnight, Grande tweeted, "Guys, i know there are grown men arguing online rn simply miley and i dropping our cute, new songs tonight and then if you could please jus behave for just like a few hours so the girls can shine that'd be so sick thank u."
"I know Ariana said this to be absurd and didn't mean no damage but I don't like even slightest level of slight commentary from someone I know loves and respects me," W tweeted.
"Drake verbally attacked [Kid] Cudi when he was in the hospital and went at me after TMZ because I decided to release albums in June," he wrote. In a Facebook letter posted in 2016, Kid Cudi told his fans that he was checking himself into rehab to tackle his depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
Kanye West; Ariana Grande
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W went on to write that things "snowballed and he refused to encounter with me only texted my mother in law and did sneak disses on peoples records that I consider family," referring to "Sicko Way," a song Travis Scott's latest albumAstroworld that Drake appears on.
"All of this foolishness weighed on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you merely until you're ready to really make sure everyone's ok don't use me or this moment to promote a vocal," he added.
Hours afterward West posted his early morn tweets, Grande apologized in since-deleted tweets, adding that while the joke was "probably insensitive," she wasn't trying to use the feud to promote her vocal.
"With all due respect, i don't need to use anyone to promote annihilation. period. i was making a comment ab what men were doing at the time vs. women. it was a joke which i understand now was probably insensitive. i apologize if i was in whatever fashion triggering and promise u feel well today," she wrote in a since-deleted Tweet.
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Subsequently that twenty-four hours, in response to a postal service from The Shade Room regarding Grande'due south joke almost the pair's public quarrel, Sophie Brussaux shared her own two cents. "I would inappreciably call Kanye arguing with himself 'grown men.'" The Shade Room went on to highlight Brussaux's respond in a separate postal service.
"Kim doesn't program on making another comment most the drama and she asked Kanye to do the aforementioned," the source adds. "Clearly he is not doing well again. Kim just wants him off Twitter."
Dec. 25, 2019
In a ii-hr long interview with Elliot Wilson and Brian "B.Dot" Miller for theirRap Radar podcast, Drake said he has "no want to mend anything with" Pusha T and that West was the root of his problems with the rapper.
"That's where all of this stems from," he said. "It's all rooted in that situation, yes. I recall that he definitely recruited a guy with a similar dislike for me no matter what he says in interviews. I know that … There'south something there that bothers him deeply and yeah, I tin can't fix it for him. Information technology just is what it is."
"I could never always ever ever turn my back on the things that I've said nigh him in a positive lite, and I nonetheless experience all those same things," he continued. "He's still my, manifestly with the exception of Lil Wayne … and if I look at Hov every bit the guy who truly shaped the majority of my thinking, skill set, all those things, Kanye W would be my favorite artist all around. And that's simply facts. I take no problem saying that. Things have inverse. I'm not just some kid that'due south a fan anymore. Now nosotros have personal situations, and similar I said, a lot of his issues with me, I tin't set them for him."
Aug. 21, 2021
On Trippie Redd's song "Betrayal," Drake disses Westward with the lyrics, "All these fools I'thou beefin' that I barely know / Twoscore-five, twoscore-four (burned out) allow it go / 'Ye ain't changin' s— for me, it's prepare in rock."
West responded by posting a screenshot on Instagram of a group chat where he wrote, "I live for this. I've been f----- with by nerd donkey jock n----- like you lot my whole life. Y'all volition never recover. I promise you." Days later, West appeared to postal service — then speedily delete — Drake'southward abode address on Instagram, which and so prompted Drake to share a video of himself laughing hysterically.
Sept. iii, 2021
On Friday, Drake released his sixth album Certified Lover Boy and fans were quick to dissect the lyrics, many of which appeared to take aim at West. Though Drake never calls out West by name, several lines on multiple songs appear to take digs at him, well-nigh notably "7AM on Bridle Path" where he mentions the home address incident.
"Yous know the 4th level of jealousy is chosen media / Isn't that an ironic revelation? / Give that accost to your commuter, make it your destination / 'Stead of just a post out of agony," he raps.
"Why does your ex think nosotros beefin', is that human being alright? / That due north– can't fifty-fifty look at me, he fell off twice," Drake raps. "So much s— I wanted to say, straight to your confront / 'Cause yous're so 2-faced, that I don't know which face."
The release ofCertified Lover Male child comes just one calendar week after West releasedDonda, his long-delayed tenth studio album.
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