Update: The FADER has shared a previously unpublished portion of their cover story with Drake, where he comments on the connection between “Hotline Bling” and D.R.A.M.’s “Cha Cha.” Check it out below:
“You know, like in Jamaica, you’ll have a riddim and it’s like, everyone has to do a song on that,” Drake said. “Imagine that in rap, or imagine that in R&B. Imagine if we got one beat and every single person — me, this guy, this guy, all these guys — had to do a song on that one beat. So sometimes I’ll pick a beat that’s a bit, like, sunnier, I guess is the word you used, than usual, and I just try my hand at it. And that’s kind of what ‘Hotline Bling’ was. And I loved it. It’s cool. I’ve been excited by that sort of creative process.”
While Drake was dropping his “Hotline Bling” video last night, D.R.A.M. — who was performing in Toronto for Chance the Rapper’s “Family Matters” tour — dropped a batch of feelings after the show, involving the alleged similarities between “Cha Cha” and Drake’s very coverable song. “I feel like I got jacked for my record,” tweeted D.R.A.M., who let out a string of other thoughts throughout the night. Erykah Badu, who remixed “Hotline Bling,” even replied to D.R.A.M., saying, “we loved Cha Cha first. Very unique and raw.”
Read all of D.R.A.M.’s tweets below.
Just performed in Toronto for the 1st time tonight and it was bittersweet.
— D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
Sweet cus I’m out here sharing my music, my sound with the people.. — D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
Bitter though, cus after my performance all I’m seeing is Cha Cha/Hotline Bling comparisons on my timeline.
— D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
Niggas want to know how I feel about that… — D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
Yeah, I feel I got jacked for my record…But I’m GOOD.
— D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
I’m happy that the VA sound that me & @GabeNiles are steady working on is growing. And in 2016 we gon’ own it, GAHDAMN!. — D.R.A.M. not DRAM (@ONLY1DRAM) October 20, 2015
@ONLY1DRAM we loved Cha Cha first. Very unique and raw. That’s That underground magic force that sparks a seed to grow a tree. . . Ms. badu
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) October 20, 2015
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