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Key Takeaways:
- In a Rolling Stone interview, Steve Lacy turned Drake’s “fragile opp” remark right into a second of humor and appreciation.
- The viral second adopted Lacy’s set at Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out: Ken & Mates” live performance.
- The “Dangerous Behavior” hitmaker additionally mentioned his early studio session with Lamar and teased his subsequent album, Oh Yeah?
Steve Lacy has nothing however love for Drake — even after the rapper jokingly labeled him a “fragile opp” throughout a livestream with gaming creator xQc. The remark got here after Lacy’s look at Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out: Ken & Mates” live performance in Los Angeles.
In a Rolling Stone cowl function printed on Thursday (Aug. 14), Lacy recalled first studying concerning the comment and being delighted. “I assumed it was so superior. I really like Drake,” he laughed. “I used to be like, that is so stunning. Like, sure.”
At first, Lacy wasn’t even certain what the OVO Sound frontman was getting at. “I didn’t know what it meant. Nobody knew what it meant. I assumed it was actually candy,” he defined. That night time, pals started texting him the phrase, and fellow artist Fouché despatched him the precise clip. “I used to be so excited,” Lacy remembered. This was particularly notable as a result of, in that very same second, Drake additionally referred to as one in all Lacy’s songs “a success.”
For Lacy, any perceived stress was overshadowed by the enjoyment of acting at “The Pop Out.” “That was so stunning and profound,” he mentioned. “While you’re in Compton, you solely see one sort of music being blasted, so I by no means anticipated what I used to be doing to be revered or part of the dialog of what Compton is. So, to be there and to really feel that love … was very, very particular.”
The Grammy Award-winning musician additionally touched on his historical past with Lamar, recalling their first studio session that led to “PRIDE.” on DAMN. Lacy described nervously providing the “television off” rapper demos from his catalog and being floored when his identify later appeared on the album’s leaked tracklist.
Lacy is getting ready to launch his forthcoming LP, Oh Yeah?, which was recorded partly in Paris. Themes vary from heartbreak to new romance, and he’s rediscovered his ardour for guitar after years of favoring synthesizers.
As for Drake’s playful jab, Lacy insists there’s no animosity: “I grew up listening to Drake and s**t,” he mentioned. “We [are] all simply making an attempt to determine humanity collectively. Being alive is bizarre, so [we’ve] obtained to embrace one another.”