The Heart Part 6
| "The Heart Part 6" | |
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| Song by Drake | |
| Released | May 5, 2024 |
| Recorded | May 2024 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:25 |
| Label | OVO |
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| Producer | Boi-1da |
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| "The Heart Part 6" on YouTube | |
"The Heart Part 6" is a diss track by the Canadian rapper Drake released amidst his highly publicized feud with the American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released through Drake's OVO Sound record label on May 5, 2024, as a response to Lamar's "Meet the Grahams" and "Not Like Us".
"The Heart Part 6" was produced by Boi-1da and samples "Prove It" by Aretha Franklin. The title references Lamar's "The Heart" song series; at the time, the latest installment was 2022's "The Heart Part 5". In "The Heart Part 6", Drake denies Lamar's accusations of pedophilia and sexual misconduct, which he claims were based on Lamar's own trauma stemming from abuse. He reiterates his allegations from "Family Matters" that Lamar committed domestic abuse and that his manager Dave Free biologically fathered his son.
"The Heart Part 6" received negative reviews from critics, who considered it a poor response to "Not Like Us" and criticized Drake's lyricism and claims about Lamar as nonsensical and contradictory. In June 2024, Drake deleted an Instagram post promoting it, a move that music journalists interpreted as a white flag admission.