Slime You Out

Album

For All the Dogs

Label

OVO Sound

Genre

Rhythm & Blues

Duration

10:00

Composer(s)

Aubrey Graham;Solána Rowe;Noah Shebib;Benjamin Saint-Fort;Noel Cadastre;Dalton Tennant;C. Powell;G. Lapointe

Entered Chart

Sep 30, 2023

Peak Date

Sep 30, 2023

Released

September 15, 2023

Drake teams up with SZA on "Slime You Out," a song about how their ex-lovers played them while also revealing their own feelings. Drake kicks things off. He's frustrated with the dating scene where he meets women who can't connect with him on an emotional level. He observes a pattern where love takes a backseat to women who simply need someone to micromanage their lives and tell them how to think and act. During the first two verses, Drake outlines his disappointment with women who stick around just for the physical and financial perks. He's yearning for a connection that's not just skin deep, something that sparks his emotions and ignites his mind. SZA, never one to bite her tongue, lays out her own grievances in the third verse, calling out her ex for being shady and not measuring up. Drake's extended final verse takes us on a wild ride through a rocky year, with trust issues and letdowns on full display. Toward the end, the Toronto rapper has had enough. He's over it and he's got some regrets. The repeated phrase "slimin' you out" refers to using someone for physical pleasure without getting emotionally tangled, then breaking up. Both Drake and SZA crave deeper connections, but their partners are bringing nothing but immaturity to the table. Drake's not here for his woman acting like a kid, being all emotional and petty, craving the spotlight. He's ready to "slime you out." But SZA? She's flip-flopped. She's the one feeling like she got played by her man, so she's taking matters into her own hands and sliming him out. Drake and SZA have been friends for a long time but this is their first official collaboration. On his January 2018 track "Diplomatic Immunity," Drake rapped about knowing SZA from "way back," and two years later he spoke about dating her "back in '08" in his song "Mr. Right Now." SZA later confirmed they had briefly dated but clarified that it was "actually 2009" when they were romantically involved and suggested that Drake might have just "innocently rhymed '08 [with] wait." Drake co-produced the track with 40, Bnyx, Noel Cadastre, and Dalton Tennant. Their production combines banging drums and bass with a smooth keyboard melody that's like a psychedelic trip. It gives the track a woozy R&B groove, complementing the dreamy vibes of Drake and SZA's voices. Canadian producer Noah James Shebib, better known as 40, has credits on all of Drake's studio albums as well as many of his mixtapes and singles. Shebib's style of production, which is often downtempo and ambient, has become heavily associated with Drake's music. Philadelphia producer Benjamin Saint-Fort, professionally known as BNYX (pronounced "Benny X"), works extensively with Yeat. His resumé features two other Drake credits: the single "Search & Rescue" and collaboration with Travis Scott, "Meltdown." Noel Cadastre is Drake's longtime engineer. His other Drake production credits include "Finesse," "Jaded" and "Middle Of The Ocean." Toronto-based producer and musician Dalton Tennant, aka D10, is the musical director for Drake's touring outfit. Report this ad Drake released "Slime You Out" through OVO Sound and Republic Records as the second single from For All the Dogs on September 15, 2023. He debuted the song the same day during his tour stop at America Airlines Center, Dallas. The green slime-covered cover art for "Slime You Out" is an image of Halle Berry being slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Apparently, Berry wasn't consulted. She called out Drake on Instagram, letting him know she didn't want him to use her image to promote "Slime You Out." Drake raised eyebrows by drawing a questionable parallel between the harrowing experiences of African slaves, who endured chains and brutal whippings, and his own capacity to lavish a woman with luxury cars (whips) and costly necklaces (chains). You got my mind in a terrible place Whipped and chained you like American slaves Fans took to social media to express their concerns about the line, with some criticizing SZA for the collaboration: "SZA heard drake say 'whipped and chained you like American slaves' and said 'yeah, I need to get on that!'" one tweet read. "Slime You Out" debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. It was Drake's 12th leader on the chart and SZA's second, following "Kill Bill."

I don't know
I don't know what's wrong with you girls
I feel like y'all don't need love
You need somebody who can micro-manage you
You know what I'm sayin'?
Tell you right from wrong
Who's smart from who's a fool
Which utensil to use for which food, like
I got a schedule to attend to though
I can't really
6ix

You bitches really get carried away
Makin' mistakes, then you beg me to stay
Got me wiggin' on you like I'm Arrogant Tae
You got my mind in a terrible place
Whipped and chained you, like American slaves
Act like you not used to Sheraton stays
I met the nigga you thought could replace
How were there even comparisons made?
This next time, I swear on my grandmother grave
I'm slimin' you for them kid choices you made
Slimin' you out, slimin' you out, slimin' you out

Ayy
This ain't the littest I could get on you bitches
Sent wires on wires on wires, like Idris
Lucky that I don't take back what was given
I could have you on payment plan 'til you're hundred and fifty
And my slime right here, she got some bars for y'all niggas
So I'ma fall back and let SZA talk her shit for a minute

Slimin' you out, slimin' you out, slime

Damn, these niggas got me so twisted
How the fuck you so real, but play bitch on my line?
I can feel what you spendin'
Got too much pride to let no burnt nigga slime me out
Pull up, go right about, my night, got time
Let's discuss all those lies about
Frontin' out here, like you diggin' me out
And I ain't even come, and I'm in and out
And you ain't 'bout the shit you rappin' about
And I can spin the ho', I'm airin' it out
I'm goin' on like it's sawed-off
You tellin' these hoes you ain't cuddlin'
But with me you know, doin' all that shit
You tellin' these hoes you ain't trickin' off
But with me you know, I'm gon' get it all
How you niggas get so carried away?
Trippin' when that dick is barely third place
Fucked out of pity, it's cute that you lame
Damn, 'cause it's men actin' fake like it's hangin'
Slimin' you out, I'm slimin' you out, I'm slimin' you out
Oh-whoa oh, whoa

Yeah
January, you pretend to see life clearly, yearly
February is the time that you put the evil eye and the pride aside
For the fantasy of gettin' married, very scary
March got you already second guessin' titles
April, Spring is here, and just like a spring you start to spiral
May brings some warmer days
Poolside gettin' very tan
June have you movin' ice cold, goin' back and forth with a married man
July, that's when I found out you lied
August, it was "Baby this", "Baby that", like you had your tubes tied
September, we fallin' off, but I'm still the man you tryna win over
October is all about me, 'cause your turn should've been over
November, got you moodboardin' for next year and you're single
December the gift givin' month, and now you wanna rekindle, I

Tryna build trust, showin' me your DM's, how they tryna bag you
Ironic how the news I got about you ended up bein' bad news
Get a nigga hit got fifty racks, girl, the beef cost, like it's Wagyu
Get a nigga hit, I'll make his ass see the light, like a half-moon
Shout to QC, pretty sure I made P M's, like it's past noon
All I really know is W's and M's, life lookin' like a bathroom
All I really know is M bags, like I drove through in with a fast food
Sayin' that I'm too guarded with my feelings, who the fuck even asked you?
Seven bodyguards, just incase somebody really wanna try and crash through
Don't know why I listen to you when I hear you talkin' to me, it's some half-truths
If I don't pay your rent, it end up like a old hairstyle, girl, it's past due
If I don't

Ah, ah, that's as far as I got