Lil Durk Shares New Snippet Sampling Missy Elliott

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on September 08, 20232.5K Views

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 01: Lil Durk performs during the 2023 Dreamville Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 01, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)

Durk is giving fans something to dance to on his new snippet.

Lil Durk has new music on the way and as artists so often do these days he took to social media to share a short snippet of the song to build up hype. In the snippet that Durk shared, fans immediately noticed a very familiar beat sampled on the song. That song is Missy Elliott's classic hit "Get Ur Freak On" which gets a hard-hitting makeover in Durk's version. The snippet he shares is short but laced with hard-hitting bars and adlibs.

Fans in the comments of a repost of the clip shared their thoughts on it. "Feels like im held at gunpoint being forced to dance," reads the top comment. There's a number of fans expressing similar takes that Durk's hard-hitting style sounds out of place over such a danceable beat. "How I’m suppose to get my freak on to this?" another comment reads. Despite some negative comments, there are still plenty of people vibing with it. "i like it 😭🤣🤣🤣," reads another one of the top comments. Listen to the entire snippet below.

Lil Durk Samples Missy Elliott In New Song

This new track isn't the only one Lil Durk has coming soon. He's also teaming up with Sexyy Red for a remix and the pair have been teasing it a lot. The way they've been teasing it has been particularly funny for fans. The two have been playfully taking shots back and forth at each other on social media, much to the delight of onlookers from both fanbases.

Last month, Lil Durk turned up at one of the stops on Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour. The rapper has been teasing a new album called For All The Dogs all summer and it's expected to be released later this month. Durk's appearance at a show began major speculation that he could be making an appearance on the forthcoming album. What do you think of Lil Durk sampling "Get Ur Freak On" in his new song? Let us know in the comment section below.

[Via]

About The Author

Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.