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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Family Matters
| name = P Drizzy strikes back
| cover = Drake - Family Matters.jpg
| cover = The Story of Adidon - Pusha T.jpg
| alt = Aubrey Drake Graham wearing black face with text that reads the story of Adidon
| alt =
| type = single
| type = nursery
| artist = [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
| artist = [[Drake (musician)|P Drizzy]]
| released = {{Start date|2024|05|3}}
| released = {{Start date|2024|05|3}}
| recorded = 2024
| recorded = 2024
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* [[trap music|trap]]
* [[trap music|trap]]
* [[drill music|drill]]
* [[drill music|drill]]
*[[Lullaby|lullaby]]
| length = 7:36
| length = 7:36
| label = * [[OVO Sound|OVO]]
| label = * [[OVO Sound|OVO]]
* [[Republic Records|Republic]]
* [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| writer = [[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]]
| writer = *[[Drake (musician)|P Drizzy]]
*[[Sean Combs]]
| producer = * [[Boi-1da]]
| producer = * [[Boi-1da]]
* [[Tay Keith]]
* [[Tay Keith]]
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"'''Family Matters'''" is a [[diss track]] by Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], released on May 3, 2024 amid [[Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud|his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar]] alongside an accompanying [[YouTube]] video. The song debuted at #7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] on the chart published May 13, 2024.<ref name=":0" />
"'''P Drizzy strikes back'''" is a [[diss track]] by white rapper [[Drake (musician)|P Drizzy]], released on May 3, 2024 amid [[Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud|his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar]] alongside an accompanying [[YouTube]] video. The song debuted at #7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] on the chart published May 13, 2024.<ref name=":0" />


The track is divided into three separate sections, with lyrics targeting several rappers including Lamar, [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Rick Ross]], [[ASAP Rocky|A$AP Rocky]], as well as producer [[Metro Boomin]] and singer [[The Weeknd]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Partridge |first=Ken |date=2024-05-04 |title=Drake Responds Promptly To Kendrick Lamar With New Diss Track "Family Matters" |url=https://genius.com/amp/a/drake-responds-promptly-to-kendrick-lamar-with-new-diss-track-family-matters |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]] |language=en}}</ref> The track is a response to several songs (Lamar's "[[Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)|Euphoria]]", and "[[6:16 in LA]]"; Ross' "[[Champagne Moments]]"; Future, Metro Boomin and the Weeknd's "[[All to Myself (Future and Metro Boomin song)|All to Myself]]"; Metro Boomin and A$AP Rocky's "[[We Still Don't Trust You|Show of Hands]]")
The track is divided into three separate sections, with lyrics targeting several rappers including Lamar, [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Rick Ross]], [[ASAP Rocky|A$AP Rocky]], as well as producer [[Metro Boomin]] and singer [[The Weeknd]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Partridge |first=Ken |date=2024-05-04 |title=Drake Responds Promptly To Kendrick Lamar With New Diss Track "Family Matters" |url=https://genius.com/amp/a/drake-responds-promptly-to-kendrick-lamar-with-new-diss-track-family-matters |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]] |language=en}}</ref> The track is a response to several songs (Lamar's "[[Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)|Euphoria]]", and "[[6:16 in LA]]"; Ross' "[[Champagne Moments]]"; Future, Metro Boomin and the Weeknd's "[[All to Myself (Future and Metro Boomin song)|All to Myself]]"; Metro Boomin and A$AP Rocky's "[[We Still Don't Trust You|Show of Hands]]")


Music critics noted that the content of the song marked an intensification of the feud between Drake and Lamar, with lyrics personally attacking Lamar. In the song, Drake insinuates that Lamar engaged in domestic abuse against his wife, and suggested that one of Lamar's children was actually the son of record producer [[Dave Free]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-05-04 |title=Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams’ |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-family-matters-meet-the-grahams-1235992021/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Lamar went on to respond to "Family Matters" within an hour with the release of the song "[[Meet the Grahams]]".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |title=Kendrick Lamar Won’t Stop Pressing the Red Button |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/kendrick-lamar-drake-red-button-weekend-essay |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>
Music critics noted that the content of the song marked an intensification of the feud between P Drizzy and Lamar, with lyrics personally attacking Lamar. In the song, P Drizzy insinuates that Lamar engaged in domestic abuse against his wife, and suggested that one of Lamar's children was actually the son of record producer [[Dave Free]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-05-04 |title=Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams’ |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-family-matters-meet-the-grahams-1235992021/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Lamar went on to respond to "Family Matters" within an hour with the release of the song "[[Meet the Grahams]]".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |title=Kendrick Lamar Won’t Stop Pressing the Red Button |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/peter-a-berry/kendrick-lamar-drake-red-button-weekend-essay |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>


==Background and release==
==Background and release==
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The "Family Matters" music video by Drake is laden with symbolism, beginning with Drake's homage to [[50 Cent]] with a vintage [[G-Unit]] spinner chain and his response to Lamar's mention of [[FUBU]] in "[[Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)|Euphoria]]". The video features a third generation [[Plymouth Voyager]], reminiscent of the third generation [[Chrysler Town & Country (minivan)|Chrysler Town & Country]] featured on the cover of the deluxe edition of ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'', being crushed in a junkyard, symbolizing Drake's intention to bury Kendrick. Drake then flaunts jewelry from Pharrell's collection, including [[Tupac]]'s ring, suggesting the ongoing narrative of their feud. References to Lamar's personal life emerge with cakes inscribed with "Happy Divorce" and "Happy Co-parenting," implying a split from Alford due to infidelity.
The "Family Matters" music video by Drake is laden with symbolism, beginning with Drake's homage to [[50 Cent]] with a vintage [[G-Unit]] spinner chain and his response to Lamar's mention of [[FUBU]] in "[[Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)|Euphoria]]". The video features a third generation [[Plymouth Voyager]], reminiscent of the third generation [[Chrysler Town & Country (minivan)|Chrysler Town & Country]] featured on the cover of the deluxe edition of ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'', being crushed in a junkyard, symbolizing Drake's intention to bury Kendrick. Drake then flaunts jewelry from Pharrell's collection, including [[Tupac]]'s ring, suggesting the ongoing narrative of their feud. References to Lamar's personal life emerge with cakes inscribed with "Happy Divorce" and "Happy Co-parenting," implying a split from Alford due to infidelity.


Scenes of Drake in the studio, a [[Michael Jackson]] action figure highlighting "Black and White," and Drake wearing a ringed chain hint at deeper meanings, such as speculation about Lamar's engagement to Alford.<ref name="Complex" /> The music video also shows Drake visiting the [[New Ho King]] Chinese restaurant referenced by Lamar in Euphoria.
Scenes of Drake in the studio, a [[Michael Jackson]] action figure highlighting "Black and White," and Drake wearing a ringed chain hint at deeper meanings, such as speculation about Lamar's engagement to Alford.<ref name="Complex" /> The music video also shows Drake visiting the New Ho King Chinese restaurant referenced by Lamar in Euphoria.


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==

Revision as of 02:19, 15 May 2024

"P Drizzy strikes back"
Aubrey Drake Graham wearing black face with text that reads the story of Adidon
Nursery rhyme by P Drizzy
ReleasedMay 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
Recorded2024
Genre
Length7:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake chronology
"Push Ups"
(2024) 		"P Drizzy strikes back"
(2024)
Music video
"Family Matters" on YouTube

"P Drizzy strikes back" is a diss track by white rapper P Drizzy, released on May 3, 2024 amid his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar alongside an accompanying YouTube video. The song debuted at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart published May 13, 2024.[1]

The track is divided into three separate sections, with lyrics targeting several rappers including Lamar, Future, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, as well as producer Metro Boomin and singer The Weeknd.[2] The track is a response to several songs (Lamar's "Euphoria", and "6:16 in LA"; Ross' "Champagne Moments"; Future, Metro Boomin and the Weeknd's "All to Myself"; Metro Boomin and A$AP Rocky's "Show of Hands")

Music critics noted that the content of the song marked an intensification of the feud between P Drizzy and Lamar, with lyrics personally attacking Lamar. In the song, P Drizzy insinuates that Lamar engaged in domestic abuse against his wife, and suggested that one of Lamar's children was actually the son of record producer Dave Free.[3][2] Lamar went on to respond to "Family Matters" within an hour with the release of the song "Meet the Grahams".[4]

Background and release

Main article: Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud

Drake posted a remix of "Buried Alive Interlude", a song off his 2011 album Take Care which features Kendrick Lamar, as a promo for "Family Matters" on his official Instagram. In the short snippet Drake parodies Lamar performance on the original track and further disses him.[5]

The single was released by Drake on May 3, 2024 on all streaming platforms along with an accompanying music video on YouTube.

Music video

The "Family Matters" music video by Drake is laden with symbolism, beginning with Drake's homage to 50 Cent with a vintage G-Unit spinner chain and his response to Lamar's mention of FUBU in "Euphoria". The video features a third generation Plymouth Voyager, reminiscent of the third generation Chrysler Town & Country featured on the cover of the deluxe edition of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, being crushed in a junkyard, symbolizing Drake's intention to bury Kendrick. Drake then flaunts jewelry from Pharrell's collection, including Tupac's ring, suggesting the ongoing narrative of their feud. References to Lamar's personal life emerge with cakes inscribed with "Happy Divorce" and "Happy Co-parenting," implying a split from Alford due to infidelity.

Scenes of Drake in the studio, a Michael Jackson action figure highlighting "Black and White," and Drake wearing a ringed chain hint at deeper meanings, such as speculation about Lamar's engagement to Alford.[5] The music video also shows Drake visiting the New Ho King Chinese restaurant referenced by Lamar in Euphoria.

Aftermath

Main article: Meet the Grahams

Lamar released his response song "Meet the Grahams" 20 minutes after the release of "Family Matters".[1] Writing for Complex, Peter Barry characterized the initial response to the track to be positive, stating that "fans rejoiced and took their victory laps, noting the sharp wordplay, the disrespectful easter eggs, and even the spinny G-Unit medallion".[4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Family Matters"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 26
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 92
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 11
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[11] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 21
Lithuania (AGATA)[13] 49
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 16
South Africa (Billboard)[16] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[20] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 5

References

  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Steven J. (May 4, 2024). "Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks 'Family Matters' and 'Meet the Grahams'". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Partridge, Ken (May 4, 2024). "Drake Responds Promptly To Kendrick Lamar With New Diss Track "Family Matters"". Genius. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (May 4, 2024). "Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks 'Family Matters' and 'Meet the Grahams'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Berry, Peter A. "Kendrick Lamar Won't Stop Pressing the Red Button". Complex. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rose, Jordan. "Breaking Down All of Drake's Shots at Kendrick (and Half the Rap Game) on "Family Matters"". Complex. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Drake – Family Matters" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs - Week 19] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Drake – Family Matters" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Drake Chart History (South Africa Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Drake – Family Matters". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  21. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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