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" 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 mixed reviews from critics and fans. And was the the target of review bombing.
Background
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]
When "Meet the Grahams" was released onto streaming platforms, the original artwork was replaced with a plain black square, though this was possibly due to Apple Music and Spotify guidelines prohibiting the sharing of personal information, as with the pill bottles in the original artwork, as well as the display of brands or advertisements on cover art.[7] 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
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.[8]
"The Heart Part 6" garnered generally negative reactions from fans and critics alike. As of May 9, 2024, the song has over 1.2 million dislikes and under 690,000 likes on YouTube.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blake, Cole (May 6, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Changes "Meet The Grahams" Cover Art For Streaming Release, Fans Debate Why". HotNewHipHop. 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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