Year: 2016
Target: Kid Cudi, Pusha T
Notable Bars: “You were the man on the moon/Now you just go through your phases/Life of the angry and famous/Rap like I know I’m the greatest then give you tropical flavors/Still never been on hiatus/You stay xann’d and perk’d up/So when reality set in, you don’t gotta face it”
While Drake was busy with Pusha T, Meek Mill, and other rappers in 2016, he also took some time to address Kid Cudi, who criticized Drake for allegedly having ghostwriters. Cudi hopped on Twitter that year and spoke about someone who thinks they are “top 5” but has “30 people write songs for them.” He then said his words could apply to whom it sees fit—but then mentioned how Ye and Drake were not supporting him.
Drake caught wind of those tweets and first responded during a live show, saying, “Boy, you getting way too high, you need to Cud-it.” Then, a month later, Drizzy dropped the scathing “Two Birds, One Stone,” where he mentioned a man who was once on the moon but is now going through phases whose drug use keeps him from facing reality. Drake also had some words for Pusha T and discredited his past life as a drug dealer.
The bars were slick but the “man on the moon” lines didn’t sit well with some fans as Cudi, at the time, had checked into a rehab facility after being vocal about his struggles with depression, mental health, and drug use. A few days after the song was released, Cudi hopped on Twitter and wrote, “Say it to face, pussy. You think it’s a game. I wanna see you say it to my face. I’ll be out soon. Promise.” Drizzy and Cudi would seemingly be on better terms as they joined forces on “IMY2” off Certified Lover Boy in 2021.
8) “Charged Up”
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