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Weeks after dropping For All The Dogs Drake returns with a shade throwing expansion pack Scary Hours III.
When Drake released his last project For All The Dogs it received strong reactions from hip-hop heads all over. Most importantly Joe Budden shredded the project which made Drake read his life for filth on Instagram. Fast forward to now and Drake has followed up with an expansion pack for the album called Scary Hours III. Aubrey Graham had some things to get off his chest and sent stray bullets in every direction possible.
Additionally, he managed to do this in just six songs with only one feature, J. Cole.
On “Stories About My Brother” Drake had a full clip, and started with a headshot for Tekashi 6ix9ine and Joe Budden.
Imagine us gettin’ our validation from an ex-musician searchin’ for recognition
Same story every time, they heckle in repetition
I’m top of the mountain, these n*ggas still down at base camp, they plannin’ they expedition
Y’all the type to catch a charge, head to the deposition
And act like the rapper named after the sex position
Perhaps the most indirect yet direct sub came on the same track and left many assuming he was subbing Kendrick Lamar. In 2013, Kendrick rapped alongside Jay-Z on the “B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe” and used a picture of MJ and Kobe as artwork.
The city don’t love you like that and they fryin’ you up
I can’t wait for the day that you choose to retire your stuff
Takin’ off the sneakers ’cause you tired of tyin’ ’em up
That one day you wake up and tell ’em “Enough is enough”
That’s how you gon’ find out you not Kobe Bryant to us
Man, you not Kobe Bryant to us, at all
On “Red Button” Drake addresses his on-again yet off-again issues with Kanye West who he has frequently called a manipulator.
Every time you need me for a boost, I never hesitated
Every time that Yeezy called a truce, he had my head inflated
Thinkin’ we gon’ finally peace it up and get to levitatin’
Realize that everything premeditated
Everyone was good with me, then everyone expression faded
Tickin’ time bomb and they beggin’ me to detonate it
Of course, The Boy had to send some subliminal slander for Pusha-T. On “Wick Man” he claimed Pusha is Broke and essentially baiting him to respond.
Man, I remember n*ggas was jokin’ ’bout some tick, tick
And now that rapper broke as f*ck, that boy statistic
Empty clips, yeah
Empty clips
Perhaps the most surprising diss on the record was aimed at James Harden and of course, involved a woman at the center of the shade. “The Shoe Fits” is the spiciest, bar-riddled track on the expansion pack and has so many subliminals you might think you caught a stray.
She like, “Shh, quiet, everybody, the game started
My new boo hoopin’ tonight and he said he play at the Garden
He said if I ain’t watching, then that n*gga ain’t startin’”
She point to the guy that she talkin’ ’bout and it’s James Harden
Damn, dog
Lost your, lost your girl to The Sniper, huh?
13, good God
I feel for you, bro
Also, there are way more shady lyrics and subliminals within the six-track add-on but these are just a few standouts. Overall Drake regained the approval of social media while getting a few things off his chest.
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