Drake Teases Yeat Collab & New Single Ahead of 'For All The Dogs' Release

Lil Tecca goes head to head with Drake next Friday for the most exciting New Music Friday since Utopia dropped. In other news today:

• Billboard Hot 100 📈 

• Discover new music with The Rap Index 🎵 

• All the signs Yeat is a feature on Drake’s For All The Dogs 👀

• Drake pushes a fan and announces a new single 😳 

• Tupac murdered by LAPD, says Diddy’s former bodyguard 🔫 

• Industry Insights 🔎 

The Billboard Hot 100

The above chart shows Billboard’s Hot 100 ranking for this week. The Hot 100 ranks songs based on a combination of streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions, and sales data—all measured by Luminate.

Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” becomes the first #1 rap song in over a year since Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl.” Nicki’s recent single, “Last Time I Saw You,” debuted at #23 on the Hot 100, and every song climbed in ranking this week because country artist Zach Bryan is no longer dominating the Top 30.

The Rap Index ft. Teezo Touchdown, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, XXXTentacion, Lancey Foux & More

The Rap Index is a way to follow and discover new music. Divided into 4 categories describing rap subgenres, songs are placed according to their style and sound—giving you a better idea of what songs will appeal to your musical taste. Only releases from the previous New Music Friday are included to help keep you up to date.

RapTV’s Ranking of NMF Songs Featured in the Rap Index

1. “UHH” by Teezo Touchdown (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

2. “Booby Trap” by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

3. “COUPE GTS” by Lancey Foux (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

4. “I LUv My CLiQuE LiKe KaNyE WeSt” by XXXTentacion (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

5. “Reminder” by Stoop Lauren ft. YoBosco (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

6. “Peaches & Eggplants” by Young Nudy, Latto, Sexyy Red (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

7. “IDGAF” by Tee Grizzley, Chris Brown, Mariah the Scientist (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

8. “Prove My Love” by Lil Peep, ilovemakonnen (Listen on Apple Music & Spotify)

Drake Teases New Single & Yeat Feature Ahead of ‘For All The Dogs’ Release

With only ten days left until For All The Dogs, the amount of Drake-related news on my timeline is borderline exhausting but given the dry news cycle in September—I’m dialed in while remaining blissfully ignorant of Blueface and Chrisean’s drama. This week, he’s teased a Yeat feature on FATD, announced a new single, pushed a fan onstage, and gotten a response from Noah Lyles. Let’s dive in.

Yesterday (Sept 11), Drake told the crowd in Austin, Texas, that he’s releasing a new song this week ahead of his album release on September 22. “I know y’all excited to hear the album, I know it’s like two weeks out, but I’ma drop a song for y’all this week just to let you know where we at,” he said.

The undisclosed song will join “Search & Rescue” as the second official single from FATD. He also had an uninvited guest join him on stage in Austin, and no, it wasn’t a 36G bra, his preferred form of fan mail, but a young fan who looked like a deer in headlights.

Before the show, Drake posted a photo of his face photoshopped onto Yeat with the Drake-ism, “dialed in,” prompting speculation that Yeat might be featured on FATD. This is the second time Drake’s posted Yeat in his “dialed in” IG stories, the first being a rare photo of Yeat without his ski mask.

Cole Bennett and BNYX (confirmed For All The Dogs collaborators) weighed in on the Yeat pic. All signs are pointing to a Yeat feature alongside Nicki Minaj and Bad Bunny on Drake’s album.

Noah Lyles vs Drake

Remember Noah Lyles? The track star who infamously upset NBA players and Drake with his statement that “world champions” is not a fitting title for a basketball league comprised only of North American teams. Drake first dissed Lyles’ by commenting, “He thought this speech was gonna be so hard in the mirror the night before…now the whole league doesn’t rate you.”

Lyles’ speech, despite being controversial, became a lot more valid when Team USA came in 4th place at the FIBA World Cup over the weekend. In an interview with GQ Sports, Lyles spoke on the aftermath of his viral comment, calling the shots directed his way “airballs,” and addressing Drake’s digs specifically.

“There are a bunch of funny things that come from it, like having Drake notice it. Like, Drake, what are you doing here? Go back home. This is an NBA conversation,” said Lyles (heard as Ariana, what are you doing here?! in my brain).

Drake has likely moved onto other internet conversations but an audio clip of Lyles’ speech remixed in a FATD song, like Kim K in “Search & Rescue,” is the response this random beef deserves.

Lil Tecca vs Drake

In a bold move, Lil Tecca announced his upcoming album, TEC, via a fleet of limos driven around NYC with a release date of September 22—the same day as For All The Dogs. The album looks promising based on its already released singles (“Need Me,” “500LBS,” and “HVN On Earth”), but it’s guaranteed to be overshadowed by Drake.

Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard Claims Tupac Was Murdered By LAPD

The unanswered question of “who murdered Tupac?” got a new theory this week thanks to Diddy’s ex-bodyguard, Gene Deal, who pointed the finger at the LAPD. Earlier this summer, Keefe D, was subject to a home raid in support of the theory that his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was Tupac’s killer. Everything known about both is broken down below.

The connection between Tupac and Biggie’s murders

Speaking to The Art of Dialogue, Deal referenced a quote by Death Row founder Suge Knight, who said, “If you solve one murder, you solve them both,” related to the deaths of Tupac and Biggie.

“Suge said that Rafael Pérez and David Mack was trying to kill him—those are the same people that was trying to kill B.I.G.,” Deal continued mentioning the disgraced cops accused of conspiring with someone at Death Row Records to murder Biggie.

Both cops were at the scene of Biggie’s murder, proven by photographs, and Deal alleges that someone was conspiring with the cops amid the Death Row and Bad Boy feud, but “they couldn’t get Puff, and B.I.G. was collateral damage.”

The LAPD’s motive

Deal claims that Tupac had suspicions of money being stolen from him at Death Row. “Tupac put an audit in two or three weeks prior to his murder and started firing people and trying to figure out where his money was at and where it was going. So now, if you’ve been stealing money and you inside and everything could be connected to you, what are you gonna do?” he said.

The final piece of Deal’s theory is that whoever was stealing money from Tupac was inside Death Row and hired dirty LAPD cops to silence him. In regards to Keefe D’s claims about Tupac’s murder, Deal and Tupac’s biological father believe Keefe’s story is a lie to cover up the truth. Read the context below to find out why.

Context for those of you out touching grass

Keefe D is a former Crip and the uncle of fellow Crip Orlando Anderson—the prime suspect in Tupac’s murder case. The Compton gang had a rivalry with Death Row in the ‘90s, which allegedly reached a boiling point the night of Tupac’s murder.

Tupac, Suge, Keefe, and Anderson were involved in a fight inside the MGM Grand Casino, and the story goes that Anderson orchestrated the drive-by shooting, murdering Tupac, in retaliation for the fight.

For years, Keefe has been openly saying his nephew was the gunman, but Anderson died in 1998, and no one else can corroborate his story. Keefe confessed this to police in 2009 under the agreement that his statement couldn’t be used to prosecute him.

There have been suspicions that evidence related to Tupac’s murder was fumbled or destroyed in the past. In 1998, a .40 caliber Glock was found in a Compton backyard that was suspected as the murder weapon. What happened next is unclear. Some say the Glock was tested and not a match, while others say it was never transferred to Las Vegas police.

Why this matters

What stands out about the LAPD theory is that scattered pieces of information make a lot more sense when paired with this motive. Deal and Tupac’s biological father have said they don’t believe Keefe’s story, implying it’s a cover-up.

Tupac’s father pointed out that the government gave Keefe the deal that conveniently allowed him to confess—which has become public information. The suspicions about cops tampering with evidence relate to a potential murder weapon found in the LAPD’s district. But if Deal’s theory is true, there’s still the mystery of a money-snatching mastermind who was calling the shots behind the scenes.

• Spotify introduces “Daylist,” the personalized playlist that evolves with you throughout the day. Based on your historical engagement with the app, you’ll get new tracks and titles every time it updates.

• Polo G delays Hood Poet album following his arrest last month with no updated release date. However, his touring schedule, starting in New Mexico in October, shouldn’t be affected.

• Recording Academy CEO says Drake and Weeknd AI song is not eligible for a Grammy. “Heart on My Sleeve” couldn’t meet the commercial availability requirement.

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