DISSNATION
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6PM in New York

By Drake · Targeting Tyga

6PM in New York is a diss track by Drake targeting Tyga. Drake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill.

Released2015
Annotated4
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    Yeah

    03

    Yeah

  2. 04

    [Verse]

    05

    Oh, you gotta love it, oh, you got—oh, you gotta love it

    06

    I heard what circulated, let's get to the bottom of it

    07

    I told 1da send me somethin' and I got it covered

    08

    Somehow I always rise above it

  3. 09

    Why you think I got my head in the clouds on my last album cover?

    10

    The game is all mine and I'm mighty possessive

    11

    Lil Wayne could not have found him a better successor

    12

    Every shot you see 'em take at me, they all contested

  4. 13

    Allen Iverson shoe deal, these niggas all in question

    14

    Last night I went to sleep wantin' more

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    Tryna decide what direction I should go towards

    16

    Some nights I wish I could go back in life

  5. 17

    Not to change shit, just to feel a couple things twice

    18

    28 at midnight, wonder what's next for me

    19

    Longevity, wonder how long they'll check for me

    20

    Prolly forever if I stay in my zone

  6. 21

    I speak on this generation, but can't change it alone

    22

    I heard a lil', lil' homie talkin' reckless in Vibe

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    That's quite a platform you chose, you should've kept it inside

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    Oh, you tried? It's so childish callin' my name on the world stage

  7. 25

    You need to act your age and not your girl's age

    Multi-line diss block
    26

    It gets worse by the annual

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    My career's like a how-to manual, so I guess it's understandable, man

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    Oh, you gotta love it, you gotta love it, yeah

    Block noteUses a relationship to provoke the target

    TargetTyga

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You need to act your age and not your girl's age,” Drake uses a romantic or sexual relationship to embarrass Tyga and challenge the target's control over a private narrative. Why it was said: Drake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill. The reference is designed to provoke an emotional response and make the dispute publicly humiliating, where silence can be portrayed as acceptance.

    ContextDrake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill.

  8. 29

    I know rappers that call paparazzi to come and get 'em

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    To show they outfits off, guess they need the attention

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    I remember when it used to be music that did it

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    But then again times have changed, man, who are we kiddin'?

  9. 33

    I'm managed by my friends that I grew up with

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    I'd rather give that 15 percent to people I fuck with

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    If me and Future hadn't made it with this rappin'

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    We'd prolly be out in Silicon tryna get our billions on

  10. 37

    But here we are, yeah

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    Lately, I feel the haters eatin' away at my confidence

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    They scream out my failures and whisper my accomplishments

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    Bitches alter my messages like we had words

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    And stories 'bout my life hit the net like a bad serve

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    Bitter women I'm overtextin' are PMSin' crazy this year

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    Fuckin' with my image

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    I was tryna reach the youth so I can save 'em this year

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    Fuck it, I guess I gotta wait 'til next year

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    And I heard someone say somethin' that stuck with me a lot

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    'Bout how we need protection from those protectin' the block

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    Nobody lookin' out for nobody

  13. 49

    Maybe we should try and help somebody or be somebody

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    Instead of bein' somebody that makes the news, so everybody can Tweet about it

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    And then they start to "R.I.P." about it

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    And four weeks later nobody even speaks about it

  14. 53

    Damn, I just had to say my piece about it

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    Oh, you gotta love it—

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    But they scared of the truth so back to me showin' out in public, that's a hotter subject

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    I been whippin' Mercedes and nigga try to budget

  15. 57

    I gotta make it back to Memphis to check on my cousins

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    Shout out to Ashley, Tasha, Bianca, Julia, Ericka, Southern America

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    Part of my heritage, pardon my arrogance

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    Part in my hair again, that's that comeback flow

  16. 61

    Comeback flow, once I start it's apparent

    Multi-line diss block
    62

    I'm with a girl who ass is so big that's partly embarrassin'

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    But fuck all the blushin' and fuck your discussions and fuck all the judgement

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    Your content's so aggressive lately, what's irkin' you?

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetTyga

    MeaningWhat it means: In “But fuck all the blushin' and fuck your discussions and fuck all the judgement,” Drake addresses Tyga directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Drake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill. Naming or plainly addressing Tyga removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextDrake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill.

  17. 65

    Shit is gettin' so personal in your verses too

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    I wanna prove that I'm number one over all these niggas

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    Bein' number two is just bein' the first to lose

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    My city dictated music, nobody seein' us

  18. 69

    Winter here already, but somehow I'm heatin' up

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    Been observin' the game and feel like I've seen enough

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    Let's drop a tape on these niggas, then we'll see wassup

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    Yeah, boy, you rappin' like you seen it all

  19. 73

    You rappin' like the throne should be the three of y'all

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    "Best I Ever Had" seems like a decade ago

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    Decadent flow and I still got a decade to go

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    Oh please, take it ease, where's the love and the peace?

  20. 77

    Why you rappin' like you come from the streets?

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    I got a backyard where money seems to come from the trees

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    And I'm never ever scared to get some blood on my leaves

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    Phantom slidin' like the shit just hit a puddle of grease

  21. 81

    I cook the beef well-done on the double with cheese

    Multi-line diss block
    82

    Special order for anybody that's comin' for me

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    Shit, you probably flinch if somebody sneeze

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    You see they got me back talkin' like it's just 40, Oli, and me

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    TargetTyga

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Shit, you probably flinch if somebody sneeze,” Drake portrays Tyga as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: Drake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Tyga afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.

    ContextDrake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill.

  22. 85

    Cuttin' all loose ends, I be the barber for free

    86

    I'm almost at four minutes goin' off on the beat

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    Feel like I'm in the Malibu that had the cloth on the seats

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    Man, oh, you gotta love it, yeah

  23. 89

    And on top of that it's gettin' harder to eat

    90

    Rappers downgradin' houses, puttin' cars on the lease

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    To think labels said they'd have a problem marketin' me

    92

    And now it's everybody else that's gettin' hard to believe

  24. 93

    But, man, oh, you gotta love it (Oh)

    Multi-line diss block
    94

    Yeah

    95

    And head to toe, I'm Prada covered (Woo)

    96

    I know your girl well, just not in public

    Block noteUses a relationship to provoke the target

    TargetTyga

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I know your girl well, just not in public,” Drake uses a romantic or sexual relationship to embarrass Tyga and challenge the target's control over a private narrative. Why it was said: Drake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill. The reference is designed to provoke an emotional response and make the dispute publicly humiliating, where silence can be portrayed as acceptance.

    ContextDrake addresses several contemporaries through direct and subliminal references during the period following his conflict with Meek Mill.

  25. 97

    Blame the city, I'm a product of it

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    Young nigga from the city

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    You gotta love it

  26. 100

    [Outro]

    101

    Yeah, gotta love it

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    Ha-ha-ha-ha

    103

    Yeah

    104

    Tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk