Drake: Ludacris borrowed my flow

Drake has suggested that Ludacris has capitalised on rhymes and vocal patterns that he has previously used. The Young Money star also insisted that he re-evaluated debut album Thank Me Later not to include certain verses and vocal inflections that have been copied by many mainstream rappers.

The 23-year-old told All Hip Hop: “Well, that flow has been killed by so many rappers. And, I never want to use that flow again in life. I wanted to take it off my album, because I was like, ‘I shut ’em down/Onyx’. I hate the fact that that rhyme is still in there.

“To be honest, that flow, you can trace it back to like… I trace it back to Big Sean. That’s the first guy I heard utilise that flow throughout the duration of a verse. I’ll give him that credit. I think Kanye got it from him.

“Me and [Lil] Wayne found a dope way to do it. I don’t want to sound cocky, but the best way it’s been used was on [Drake track] ‘Forever‘. Those lines just all individually make so much sense. They’re all punchlines. Then a bunch of rappers started doing it and using the most terrible references in the world.”

He added: “I don’t want to offend somebody… I hate that rappers picked that flow up. I wish they had left that for people that know how to use it. [They go like], ‘It’s a parade! MACY’S!’

Ludacris uses the lyric ‘Comin’ down the street like a parade, Macy’s’ in his song ‘My Chick Bad’, suggesting that Drake’s remarks were aimed at the hip-hop star.