Drake Tells xQc to Turn Off The Weeknd’s Music: 'Play Some blink-182'

Drake opted for blink-182’s “Dammit” over The Weeknd’s “Starboy” during a recent stream with xQc, citing the 1997 Dude Ranch single as an example of “that real shit.”

As seen in the clip below, Abel’s Daft Punk-featuring Starboy title track, which hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2016, was playing in the background at one point during the stream. This prompted a request from Drake, who ultimately laughed off the song as not being what “real 6ixers” listen to.

“You have to switch this song though,” the For All the Dogs artist said. “You have to switch this one. Real 6ixers, real 6ixers. The real 6 side, we don’t listen to that.”

xQc then switched to “Dammit,” a classic blink cut that, though a setlist mainstay since its release, does not feature Travis Barker on drums in its original studio version. Instead, the Dude Ranch era saw Scott Raynor, blink’s first drummer, still behind the kit. Barker would make his studio debut with the Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus-fronted group on 1999’s Enema of the State.

“Exactly,” Drake said after the first few seconds of DeLonge’s instantly recognizable opening riff. “Play some blink 182. I wanna hear that real shit.”

Interestingly, Drake and blink together share some notable charts history, namely amid the 6 god’s extensive No. 1 streak on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Views back in 2016. Its would-be tenth straight week at the top was blocked by blink, at the time at the dawn of its two-album era with Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba. DeLonge later returned to the band, leading to the release of One More Time… and its counterpart, One More Time… Part 2, in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

As for Drake and The Weeknd, the two, of course, were once known as frequent collaborators. More recently, however, the presumed status of their working relationship has changed dramatically. Over the summer, Abel was in attendance at Kendrick Lamar's Pop Out event in the Los Angeles area. Leading up to that, both artists had made their feelings clear in song, with Weeknd, notably, appearing to reference an attempted OVO signing. Put another way, their relationship has long been a complicated one.

Steve Lacy also got a mention during this weekend’s xQc stream, with Drake calling him a “fragile opp.” He conceded, however, that his music was quality. Elsewhere, Drake cut a mischievous smile when Metro Boomin’s “Trance” was played.

“Oh yeah, I like this song,” he said with a laugh.

Next for Drake is a full-length collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR, though some recent IG activity may suggest that a new solo project could also be on the way.