Drake Shows How Tapped In He Is By Playing Underground UK Rapper cityboymoe On Stream

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA)
Drake has not been shy about his love for UK rap this year and this just backs up why he feels that it's the best country for the genre.

During Wireless Festival this summer Drake made the bold proclamation that UK rappers are the best in the world. "No disrespect to America, but nobody in the world can out‑rap London rappers," he said at the time. Many thought the Canadian MC was losing his marbles, while others were not too bothered by the take.

Drake has been accused of being corny, a culture vulture, among other things. But what you can't say is that he's not tapped in. During his recent Stake livestream, he effectively backed up his take by showing off his deep knowledge of the UK's underground scene. In a clip caught by UK Rap Daily, The Boy is setting up his laptops.

While doing so he turns on a song called "me or ma" by Nort West London native cityboymoe. He has been releasing music since the late 2010's but has been blowing up a little bit lately. He's been bust this year, dropping five singles including "me or ma."

Per his Apple Music page, it's cityboymoe's third most popular song. There are rumors that he's got a new album coming soon supposedly titled degenerate, but nothing is confirmed.

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In a wholesome moment, cityboymoe reposted the exact clip above on his Instagram, tagging Drake and thanking him for the shout.

"🥶🧊🥶🧊🥶🧊🥶 s/o @champagnepapi," he said while showing his excitement for ICEMAN. Speaking of Drizzy's impending ninth solo album, we continue to wait on its exact whereabouts.

This stream from this weekend did quell fans' worries a little bit as the superstar affirmed, he's hard at work on it. "I know what you're waiting on, trust me, we cheffin,'" he said.

He also got fans excited by teasing some music from the album. One song that has been circulating today was his snippet of "National Treasure."

It was a song that got leaked by some crypto streamers in September and that put its chances of landing on the LP into question. However, after playing it himself, it sounds like it's going to have a spot on the tracklist.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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