Drake is in a Chingy state of mind. As Sunday turned to Monday, a certain 2004 hit, "One Call Away" to be exact, was made the subject of back-to-back Instagram Stories updates from the recent 100 Gigs unloader. Drake zeroed in on the opening lines of the track’s second verse, which see Chingy admitting to an attempt at "showing out" on the court in front of a romantic interest.
"I felt this," Drake said, adding that Chingy "really struck a chord with this one coated lyric."
In a follow-up post, Drake gave his interpretation of the basketball skill level of the song’s narrator, like so: "We know you were ass at ball but your ting showed up and you started doing too much." Such a lyric, Drake added, is quite simply "real af."
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As of Monday morning, there was some disagreement among fans as to Drake’s intentions for the Chingy-focused updates. At any rate, the IG mentions are sure to drive a good chunk of the 6 God’s 145 million followers to the song in question, which was released as a single in January 2004 after initially appearing on Chingy’s Jackpot album one year prior. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and ultimately spent 20 total weeks on the chart. "Right Thurr," another Jackpot single, also peaked at No. 2.
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Got something to say? On Monday (Aug. 19), Drake randomly decided to draw attention to one of Chingy's biggest hits. Hopping on his Instagram Stories, the Toronto artist reflected on "One Call Away," which was taken from Chingy's debut studio LP, Jackpot, and featured singer-actor Jason Weaver on the hook.
Specifically, Drizzy seemed to be in awe of certain lines that the St. Louis emcee performed on the song's second verse. "I'm with the fellas at the cage playin’ ball, here she comes with her friends, they posted up on the wall, now I'm showin' out, tryna dunk, tryna dribble, break fast through the middle just to see her smile and giggle," the former Disturbing Tha Peace artist rapped on the cut.
"Nah, Chingy, I felt this," Drake wrote. "Like, why do I play ball better when the tings aren't watching? You really struck a chord with this one GOATed lyric. Also, the fact [that] you said, 'Tryna dribble'... Off that bar, we know you were a** at ball, but your ting showed up and you started doing too much. Like, this [is] real [as f**k]. You are a guy for that bar." The song's writer has yet to respond to the shoutout.
"One Call Away" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and scored Chingy a gold certification. The oft-sampled track also landed on charts in countries like France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
As REVOLT previously reported, this August saw Drake blessing his fans with “100 gigs for your headtop,” a website that contained scores of video footage from past studio sessions, nights out with his crew, and more. Those who checked it out were also treated to three unreleased songs – "It's Up" with 21 Savage and Young Thug, "Blue Greed Red" and the Latto and Gordo-assisted "Housekeeping Knows."
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Drake has some words for Chingy. On Monday (Aug. 19), the Canadian star took to his Instagram Stories to quote several lines from 2003’s “One Call Away.”
“The next day, I’m with the fellas at the cage playin’ ball / Here she comes with her friends, they posted up on the wall,” Chingy rapped in the second verse of the aforementioned track. “Now I’m showin’ out, tryna dunk, tryna dribble / Break fast through the middle just to see her smile and giggle.”
“Nah, Chingy, I felt this,” Drake captioned the lyrics. “Like, why do I play ball better when the tings aren’t watching? You really struck a chord with this one goated lyric.”
In a separate post, the “Hotline Bling” creator weighed in on the basketball skills referenced in the song: “We know you were a** at ball, but your ting showed up and you started doing too much.” He hilariously summed it up as “real [as f**k].”
In April, Chingy shared his thoughts on Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef, which inevitably saw the pair dishing out several allegations and jabs. “Competition causes division,” the Jackpot artist said before nodding to the feud that led up to Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.’s untimely demise: “We all [have] seen that nothing good ever comes from these types of situations.
“It’s several other artists that [have] passed because of stuff like this. To me, grown men who are very successful, it’s time to cut it out,” Chingy continued. “I’ma be honest with you, coming from where I come from, when it’s rapping over beats, talking about people’s mamas, and this and that, when we see each other, it’s not going to be good.”
Notably, Drake dished out tracks like “Push Ups,” “Taylor Made Freestyle,” and “Family Matters,” whereas Lamar dropped “euphoria,” “meet the grahams,” and the chart-topping “Not Like Us,” to name a few.
