It's Up

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"It's Up"
Song by Drake featuring 21 Savage and Young Thug
from the EP 100 Gigs
ReleasedAugust 10, 2024
GenreHip hop
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ben10k
  • Elyas
  • Gyz
  • London Cyr
  • Tom Levesque

"It's Up" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, released on August 10, 2024 from his fifth EP 100 Gigs (2024). It features rappers 21 Savage and Young Thug. The song was produced by Ben10k, Elyas, Gyz, London Cyr and Tom Levesque.

Content

On the song, 21 Savage directs criticism at an unknown person in his lyrics "Made a couple songs think he hot now / Hit his ass up think he 'Pac now". Many speculated he was targeting rapper Kendrick Lamar, whom Drake has been feuding with, but Savage's manager Justin "Meezy" Williams denied this. DJ Akademiks announced the information on his Rumble livestream, reading a text message from Meezy.[1] In addition, Drake closes out the song with a diss toward rapper ASAP Rocky, referencing his fashion sense, ASAP Mob collective and album Long. Live. ASAP: "Knockin' off the namebrand niggas in your crew/Heard you miss your dogs, now it's long live who? Idiot".[2]

Critical reception

Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone described the song as "gritty, hardnosed raps", adding that as with other tracks on 100 Gigs, it "offers an example of something Drake does well."[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "It's Up"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 24
Global 200 (Billboard)[5] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 94
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 82
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 8

References

  1. ^ Moore, Sam (August 7, 2024). "21 Savage's Manager Clears Up Alleged Kendrick Lamar Diss On New Drake Song 'It's Up'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (August 7, 2024). "Drake Seems to Diss A$AP Rocky by Calling Him an Idiot on New Song". XXL. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (August 7, 2024). "Drake Flexes Ping-Pong Skills and Six Other Takeaways From His '100 Gig' Data Dump". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Drake". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2024.