The Heart Part 6
| "The Heart Part 6" | |
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| Song by Drake | |
| Released | May 5, 2024 |
| Recorded | May 2024 |
| Studio | OVO |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:25 |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Boi-1da |
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| "The Heart Part 6" on YouTube | |
"The Heart Part 6" (stylized as "THE HEART PART 6") is a diss track by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on May 5, 2024, during his ongoing feud with the American rapper Kendrick Lamar.[1][2][3][4] It is a response to Lamar's "Not Like Us" and "Meet the Grahams". Its title is a reference is Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series of songs.
"The Heart Part 6" received generally negative reviews from critics and fans.
Content[edit]
The title is a reference to Lamar's "The Heart" song series,[5] which has lasted for over a decade as of 2024, starting in April 2010.[6]
The song samples "Prove It" by Aretha Franklin, specifically the line: "Now let me see you prove it / Just let me see you prove it."[1]
Reception[edit]
Candace McDuffie of The Root called the song a "cringy response" in which Drake's lyrics come off as a confession to Lamar's pedophilia accusations, and found his disses towards Lamar contradictory and nonsensical.[7]
"The Heart Part 6" garnered generally negative reactions from critics and fans alike, with the song garnering an estimated over 1 million dislikes on YouTube.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Corcoran, Nina (May 6, 2024). "Drake Responds to Kendrick Lamar With New Song "The Heart Part 6"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (May 6, 2024). "Drake Denies Pursuing Underage Women on New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track 'The Heart Part 6'". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Scoop (May 5, 2024). "Drake Goes on the Defensive Against Kendrick with "The Heart Part 6"". Consequence. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (May 6, 2024). "Drake Releases New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track "The Heart Part 6": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Avila, Pamela (May 5, 2024). "Drake denies Kendrick Lamar's grooming allegations in new diss track 'The Heart Part 6'". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series: Everything You Should Know". Hypebeast. March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Why Drake's 'The Heart Part 6' Was An Embarrassing Failure Of A Diss Track". The Root. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian. "Drake's latest Kendrick Lamar diss 'The Heart, Part 6' has over 1million dislikes on YouTube". NME. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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