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Fighting Irish Freestyle

By Drake · Targeting LeBron James

Fighting Irish Freestyle is a diss track by Drake targeting LeBron James. The track revisits broken alliances and rivalries surrounding Drake's recent disputes, with targets identified from direct lyrics and contemporary reporting.

Released2025

Annotated2

ExplicitYes

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Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro]
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I love you more
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(Conductor)
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Yeah
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[Verse 1]
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The summer is over, I missed it, barrel was smoking, I kissed it
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Ferris showed us the renders for Texas, it's unrealistic
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Cut 'em the check 'cause I hate reviewin' the budgets and limits
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Just pay the man
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The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets
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Seemed like they loved every minute
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Just know this shit is personal to us, and it wasn't just business
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Analyzin' behavioral patterns, is someone suspicious?
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Niggas was never happy for me when I'd run up the digits
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Or when I'm breakin' world records still, as I guzzle a Guinness
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Or when I get my fifth Maybach 'cause the color is different
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'Member we traded watches?
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I gave you that Arabic dial, you gave me a numbered edition
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You would even check up on my son like a pediatrician
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Sure convinced the gang this shit was rooted in love when it isn't
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Show me how different we are, there's blessings in juxtaposition
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I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition
Multi-line diss block
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Cold shoulders I gave in the Hamptons, it come with the distance
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Figured we was always gon' be close, like ovens and kitchens
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I was sadly mistaken, the loyalty wasn't a given
Block noteUses broken loyalty against the target
TargetLeBron James
MeaningWhat it means: In “I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition,” Drake presents LeBron James as disloyal, abandoned, or unable to keep the support of people who were once close. Why it was said: The track revisits broken alliances and rivalries surrounding Drake's recent disputes, with targets identified from direct lyrics and contemporary reporting. The loyalty charge gives the feud a moral frame, portraying conflict with LeBron James as the consequence of betrayal while suggesting the target lacks a dependable circle.
ContextThe track revisits broken alliances and rivalries surrounding Drake's recent disputes, with targets identified from direct lyrics and contemporary reporting.
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[Break]
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It's all good
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(Conductor)
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[Verse 2]
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And niggas cried the blues for you, sayin' it wasn't malicious
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Talkin' 'bout we family, well, I'm not the cousin to visit
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God forbid we ever got to tarnish your public image
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All that brother talk as if I really discovered a sibling
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6 Degrees, my memory's retrievin' our humble beginnings
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Niggas wanted trouble, grabbed the shovel and dug up some ditches
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Cover my body in dirt, but that wasn't me
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That wasn't me
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That was a body double, and we've done dozens of switches
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Niggas tried to light the front gate up, it wasn't for Christmas
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I said a prayer that morning for Sean, and it wasn't religious
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It came from a place of desperation and utter submission
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Rappin' was over for now, it came like a sudden decision
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I don't give a fuck about you snakes or these other musicians
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Niggas started fuckin' with my family, I'm goin' to prison
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And we all crashin' out together, my brothers complicit
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Who put a pipe bomb in your trunk? It was an exhibit
Multi-line diss block
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I'm tryna blow the doors off that bitch when you touch the ignition
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But then I gotta remember who made this shit come to fruition
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetLeBron James
MeaningWhat it means: In “Who put a pipe bomb in your trunk? It was an exhibit,” Drake converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at LeBron James. Why it was said: The track revisits broken alliances and rivalries surrounding Drake's recent disputes, with targets identified from direct lyrics and contemporary reporting. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts LeBron James as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe track revisits broken alliances and rivalries surrounding Drake's recent disputes, with targets identified from direct lyrics and contemporary reporting.
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[Break]
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(Conductor)
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It's me
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[Verse 3]
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Who's got the most to lose, and who's in that other position?
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Signal conversations, well, I hope they got double encryption
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I'd hate to see the empire crumble on judge's convictions
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This nigga pulled a rabbit out the hat, and y'all love a magician
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It's funny to see you all rejoicin' and huggin' and kissin'
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What are we celebratin'? I'll rent out the club at Edition
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Nothing was the same with all you bitches and nothing's forgiven
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But next time, bury me in gold, my blood is Egyptian
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The Dennis James come out when the vodka is floodin' my system
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I don't have a drinkin' problem, I got a subtle addiction
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I got my father's habits and I got my mother's permission
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My dad has another child, I told him that wasn't my sister
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Grew up with dozens of Jews, churches with dozens of Christians
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Also, developed a deep respect for the Muslim religion
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I'm starin' at my daddy while y'all tell me I wasn't that nigga
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[Outro]
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That's fuckin' crazy
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That's crazy
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That's as far as I got