
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Score
1,105
Chart Year
2025
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"Gimme A Hug" is a track from Some Sexy Songs 4 U, Drake's collaborative album with PartyNextDoor. It serves as both a victory lap and a subtle continuation of his ongoing cold war with Kendrick Lamar. The album marks Drake's first full-length release since his bruising 2024 rap war with Kendrick Lamar. While much of Some Sexy Songs 4 U finds Drake luxuriating in his usual themes of wealth and romantic escapades, "Gimme A Hug" includes a few sharp jabs aimed at his Compton adversary. He accuses unnamed rappers - including Lamar - of "using [him] for promotion," a not-so-veiled jab at those who profited, both financially and culturally, from their conflicts with him. Lamar's Drake diss track "Not Like Us," for instance, dominated the charts and scooped up five Grammys. Drake later works in a reference to Lamar's intricate, layered lyricism. He describes women at Houston's Area 29 strip club "on stage twerkin' with a dictionary." Given Lamar's reputation for dense, literary bars, some fans have taken this as an amusing dig at his lyrical complexity - a suggestion that while Drake's world revolves around vibes, Lamar's is cluttered with footnotes. Just as the song seems poised to drag Drake back into battle, he pivots. "F--k a rap beef, I'm trying to get the party lit," he declares, as if shaking off the weight of hip-hop warfare in favor of more pleasurable pursuits. From that moment on, "Gimme A Hug" transforms from a meditation on betrayal and industry politics into a celebration of his return to one of his favorite haunts: Houston's Area 29. For Drake, the club isn't just a venue for indulgence; it's a sanctuary, a place where he is welcomed like royalty, greeted not with animosity but with hugs. The production, courtesy of Gordo, Kid Masterpiece, Klahr, Liohn, Simon on the Moon, and Noel Cadastre, incorporates two beat switches. The first arrives midway through, shifting to a more hedonistic, party-oriented vibe. The second switches to an upbeat, club-friendly beat that integrates a sample of Aaron Hall's 1994 R&B classic "I Miss You." The song ends with Drake echoing Hall's mournful vocals from his hit.
Thank the Lord above for all that I've become (the Lord God in me) Thank the Lord above for all that I've become (will He make a choice for some, the Lord God in me) Thank the Lord above for all that I've become (will He make a choice for some, the Lord God in me) Thank the Lord above for all that I've become (will He make a choice for some, the Lord God in me) Yeah, Drake elimination, fake intimidation Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience "Drizzy, you amazin', you the inspiration You set the bar for the next generation" You Neo in the matrix, these niggas just Nemo in the ocean Small fish, making kids feel emotion Using you for promotion, truer words had never been spoken Niggas want to see RIP me on a t-shirt like I'm Hulk Hogan I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is really just a small token Really fuckin' with a visionary Only reason I ain't got a girl and I ain't gettin' married 'Cause I'm really out here, filling up the itinerary 'til I'm six feet in a cemetery Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rollin' 'round like a dignitary Funny how it's only bitch niggas that are waiting on the boy's obituary 'Cause if I die, it's these niggas that become the sole beneficiary And what the fuck are they gon' do with it? Have the girls up at 29, on stage twerkin' with a dictionary Guilt trips, not Turks trips when it's cold out here in February 'Cause right now, shorty parachuting molly like she flying for the military This girl face so pretty, I can only think of fuckin' missionary Fuck that, make the beat switch, turn the hoes up, give a million to 'em Right now, I got so many villas booked, I'm like a villain to 'em Durk's boy told me Marvin's Room was his favorite song, he was drilling to it Thousand niggas rappin' murder shit and like ten niggas that'll really do it Savage, you the only nigga checkin' on me when we really in some shit, brother Melyssa Ford, you a legend from the 6, hate to see you with a dick-sucker Shit about to be a lit summer, tell Tony, "Leave the motor runnin'" Tell Mike that the ceiling's too low in Booby, how we supposed to throw a hundred? Damn They be droppin' shit, but we be droppin' harder shit (droppin' harder shit) Fuck a rap beef, I'm tryna get the party lit Tryna get the party lit for the bitches Them Nike tights is huggin' on that ass like they missed it What's up? Niggas is hating the boy for sure, the women in love Walk in the strip club, damn, I missed you hoes, give me a hug Give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug Yeah, I know that you work at the club Know that these people might judge But fuck it, you family to us So come over here and give me some love Yeah, give me a hug I miss you hoes, give me a hug Give me a hug, give me a hug What can I say? I miss you girls, I'm stuck in my ways Princess, Gigi, Pooh, Pink, Luxury, y'all gotta come to the stage Yeah, come to the stage and show me some love You know how I'm comin', I'm giving it up The niggas in here ain't spendin' enough Bae, I miss you I'm talkin' to you, baby, I miss you You, you, you, you, you Yeah I miss you I'm talking to you, baby I miss you
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 3, 2025 | 6 | 120 |
| 2 | Jan 10, 2025 | 28 | 98 |
| 3 | Jan 17, 2025 | 38 | 88 |
| 4 | Jan 24, 2025 | 53 | 73 |
| 5 | Jan 31, 2025 | 78 | 48 |
| 6 | Feb 7, 2025 | 58 | 68 |
| 7 | Feb 14, 2025 | 62 | 64 |
| 8 | Feb 21, 2025 | 66 | 60 |
| 9 | Feb 28, 2025 | 71 | 55 |
| 10 | Mar 7, 2025 | 86 | 40 |
| 11 | Mar 14, 2025 | 100 | 26 |