DISSNATION
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Duppy Freestyle

By Drake · Targeting Kanye West, Pusha T

Duppy Freestyle is a diss track by Drake targeting Pusha T and Kanye West. The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

Released2018
Annotated5
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    I'm in shock

    03

    The nerve, the audacity

    04

    Okay

  2. 05

    [Verse]

    06

    So if you rebuke me for workin' with someone else on a couple of Vs

    07

    What do you really think of the nigga that's makin' your beats?

    08

    I've done things for him I thought that he never would need

    09

    Father had to stretch his hands out and get it from me

  3. 10

    I pop style for 30 hours then let him repeat

    Multi-line diss block
    11

    Now you poppin' up with the jokes, I'm dead, I'm asleep

    12

    I just left from over by y'all puttin' pen to the sheets

    13

    Tired of sittin' quiet and helpin' my enemies eat

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetPusha T

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Now you poppin' up with the jokes, I'm dead, I'm asleep,” Drake converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Pusha T. Why it was said: The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.” The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Pusha T as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

  4. 14

    Keep gettin' temperature checks

    Multi-line diss block
    15

    They know that my head overheats

    16

    Don't know why the fuck you niggas listen to Denim or Steve

    17

    Must've had your Infrared wrong, now your head in the beam

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    TargetPusha T

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Don't know why the fuck you niggas listen to Denim or Steve,” Drake drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Pusha T in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.” The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Pusha T is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.

    ContextThe record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

  5. 18

    Y'all are the spittin' image of whatever jealousy breeds

    Multi-line diss block
    19

    Don't push me when I'm in album mode

    20

    You're not even top 5 as far as your label talent goes

    21

    You send shots, well I got to challenge those

    Block notePoints to a claimed failure or contradiction

    TargetPusha T

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Don't push me when I'm in album mode,” Drake treats the refusal, inability, or contradiction named in the lyric as evidence against Pusha T's public position. Why it was said: The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.” The wording tests Pusha T's image against a specific action; the gap between the two is what the audience is being asked to remember.

    ContextThe record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

  6. 22

    But I bring Calicos to the Alamo

    23

    I could never have a Virgil in my circle

    24

    And hold him back 'cause he makes me nervous

    25

    I wanna see my brothers flourish to they higher purpose

  7. 26

    You niggas leeches and serpents

    Multi-line diss block
    27

    I think it's good that now the teachers are learnin', yeah

    28

    Your brother said it was your cousin, then him, then you

    29

    So, you don't rap what you did, you just rap what you knew

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetPusha T

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Your brother said it was your cousin, then him, then you,” Drake brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Pusha T, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.” Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Pusha T and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

    ContextThe record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

  8. 30

    Don't be ashamed, it's plenty niggas that do what you do

    31

    There's no malice in your heart, you're an approachable dude

    32

    Man, you might've sold to college kids for Nike and Mercedes

    33

    But you act like you sold drugs for Escobar in the '80s

  9. 34

    I had a microphone of yours, but then the signature faded

    Multi-line diss block
    35

    I think that pretty much resembles what's been happenin' lately

    36

    Please believe your demise will be televised, yeah

    37

    And as for Q, man, I changed his life a couple times

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetPusha T

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Please believe your demise will be televised, yeah,” Drake converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Pusha T. Why it was said: The record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.” The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Pusha T as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to Drake's long-running conflict with Pusha T and Kanye West, which became direct in the 2018 exchange between “Infrared,” “Duppy Freestyle,” and “The Story of Adidon.”

  10. 38

    Nigga was at Kroger workin' double time

    39

    Y'all actin' like he made the boy when I was tryna help the guy

    40

    Yeah, who gassed you to play with me?

    41

    Man, you made this shit as easy as ABCs

  11. 42

    Whoever supposedly makin' me hits

    43

    But then got no hits sound like they need me

    44

    My hooks did it, my lyrics did it

    45

    My spirit did it, I'm fearless with it, yeah

  12. 46

    I really shouldn't have given you none of my time

    47

    'Cause you older than the nigga you runnin' behind

    48

    Look, holla at me when you multi-million

    49

    I told you keep playin' with my name

  13. 50

    And I'ma let it ring on you like Virginia Williams

    51

    I'm too resilient, get out your feelings

    52

    It's gonna be a cruel summer for you

    53

    I told Weezy and Baby, "I'ma done him for you"

  14. 54

    Tell 'Ye we got a invoice comin' to you

    55

    Considerin' that we just sold another 20 for you

  15. 56

    [Outro]

    57

    To be honest

    58

    Duppy