Key Takeaways:

• In a Rolling Stone interview, Steve Lacy turned Drake’s “fragile opp” remark right into a second of humor and appreciation.
• The viral second adopted Lacy’s set at Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends” live performance.
• The “Bad Habit” hitmaker additionally mentioned his early studio session with Lamar and teased his subsequent album, Oh Yeah?

Steve Lacy has nothing however love for Drake — even after the rapper jokingly labeled him a “fragile opp” throughout a livestream with gaming creator xQc. The remark got here after Lacy’s look at Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends” live performance in Los Angeles.

In a music/music-features/steve-lacy-new-album-oh-yeah-dating-1235402189/”>Rolling Stone cowl characteristic printed on Thursday (Aug. 14), Lacy recalled first studying concerning the comment and being delighted. “I thought it was so awesome. I love Drake,” he laughed. “I was like, this is so beautiful. Like, yes.”

At first, Lacy wasn’t even certain what the OVO Sound frontman was getting at. “I didn’t know what it meant. No one knew what it meant. I thought it was really sweet,” he defined. That night time, pals started texting him the phrase, and fellow artist Fouché despatched him the precise clip. “I was so excited,” Lacy remembered. This was particularly notable as a result of, in that very same second, Drake additionally known as certainly one of Lacy’s songs “a hit.”

For Lacy, any perceived pressure was overshadowed by the enjoyment of acting at “The Pop Out.” “That was so beautiful and profound,” he mentioned. “When you’re in Compton, you only see one type of music being blasted, so I never expected what I was doing to be respected or a part of the conversation of what Compton is. So, to be there and to feel that love … was very, very special.”

The Grammy Award-winning musician additionally touched on his historical past with Lamar, recalling their first studio session that led to “PRIDE.” on DAMN. Lacy described nervously providing the “tv off” rapper demos from his catalog and being floored when his identify later appeared on the album’s leaked tracklist.

Lacy is making ready to launch his forthcoming LP, Oh Yeah?, which was recorded partly in Paris. Themes vary from heartbreak to new romance, and he’s rediscovered his ardour for guitar after years of favoring synthesizers.

As for Drake’s playful jab, Lacy insists there’s no animosity: “I grew up listening to Drake and s**t,” he mentioned. “We [are] all just trying to figure out humanity together. Being alive is weird, so [we’ve] got to embrace each other.”