Drake References His Opp Rick Ross' Canada Fight On New Song "What Did I Miss?"

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Nov 4, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; American rapper Rick Ross announces his new album during a timeout between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics at FTX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
Drake's TLC-related bar on "What Did I Miss?" is presumably for Rick Ross, who took Future's side in 2024's rap rumble.

Drake just dropped his new song "What Did I Miss?" to fully kick off the ICEMAN rollout, which disses Kendrick Lamar and all his former friends who turned their backs on him as a result of that battle. Rick Ross is one of many names applicable to many lines on the track, but fans found one specific bar that might allude to him directly.

First, some context. At a Rozay Vancouver concert last year, some Drizzy fans attacked him and his crew after a DJ played K.Dot's "Not Like Us."

The fight was a big moment amid the beef, and the 6ix God seemed to reference it on this new record. "Yeah, n***as get punched in the face on some TLC s**t, on the dead guys / Some TLC s**t 'cause, my n***a, you gon' need a chilly ice pack for your left eye," he rapped on the cut.

Chilli and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes are two members of TLC (RIP Left Eye), and Ross ironically received a punch on the left side of his face... Allegedly. A post from Livebitez on Instagram shows the previous altercation and fans' interpretations of the bar on Genius.

"What Did I Miss?" – Drake

Maybe this is all just perfect coincidence, but considering other Drake disses on "What Did I Miss?," it's not out of the question. For example, a specific name-drop of Kendrick Lamar's Pop Out concert last year pointed many die-hards in the direction of LeBron James. However, The Weeknd, Tyler, The Creator, DeMar DeRozan, and probably more big names could also apply.

For those unaware, Drake and Rick Ross' beef has been one of the clearest and most direct in this whole year-plus-long exchange. Where other MCs engaged in more subliminal shots and jabs, these two made their current disdain for one another very clear via various methods.

Meanwhile, the Toronto superstar's new album remains on the horizon with not a lot of detail. Hopefully it drops very soon, and fans have many theories as to what's next. We will see if ICEMAN contains more disses and allusions to hip-hop opps or if a new direction emerges.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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