Drake recently shared a song “All the Parties,” featuring Chief Keef. The release has been coupled with some backlash after synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys accused the rapper of taking some of their lyrics without permission.
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In the song, Drake repeats the refrain East End boys and West End girls, yeah/ East End boys and West End girls. According to the duo, that line is taken directly from their 1983 track “West End Girls.”
“Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of ‘West End girls’ in the track ‘All the Parties’ on his new album,” the duo called out on the social media platform. “No credit given or permission requested.”
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Drake has not commented on the duo’s claims as of yet.
“All the Parties” appears on Drake’s highly-anticipated album, For All the Dogs. The 23-track record is rife with collaboration. Drake tapped J. Cole, Lil Yachty, Chief Keef, SZA, and many more artists for the project. His five-year-old son, Adonis, was also a key collaborator having drawn the artwork for the album.
Soon after sharing the album, Drake announced that he was going on a break. “I probably won’t make music for a little bit, I’m gonna be honest,” he said during an installment of his Sound 42 radio show on Sirius XM. “I got some other things that I need to do for some other people that I made promises to but I probably won’t make music for a little bit.
“I’m gonna be real with you,” he added. “I need to focus on my health, first and foremost. I’ll talk about that soon enough. Nothing crazy, but I want people to be healthy in life and I’ve been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach.”
He didn’t give many parameters for his break. “Maybe a year or something,” he said. “Maybe a little longer.”
Listen to both songs, below.
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