By all accounts, the last year has been challenging for Drake, but it looks like the OVO Sound co-founder finally has something to celebrate.
Following the release of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his new collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, the single “Gimme A Hug” is pulling in millions of streams. The track landed at No. 3 on Apple Music and settled in at No. 6 on Spotify U.S., prompting both Kanye West and Young Thug to take notice. It was previously at the top spot on Apple Music before another Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR cut “CN TOWER” moved in.
Unsurprisingly, people were quick to hop in the comment section of Young Thug’s post and remind him that Kendrick Lamar exists. Many people suggested Drake will only remain No. 1 until Kendrick drops again. As the majority of music fans are well aware, Kendrick and Drake had a highly publicized war of words last year that trickled into 2025. Starting with the March 2024 release of Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” featuring Kendrick, the contentious lyrical ping-pong went on until May, when the former TDE dropped the proverbial nail in the coffin—”Not Like That.” Drake essentially crawled into a whole and remained relatively quiet for the rest of the year.
