Camila Cabello’s new album, C,XOXO, dropped amid tensions between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and she or he is siding with the Toronto rapper.
The 27-year-old former Fifth Concord member enlisted Drake to characteristic on two songs for her fourth solo venture, launched Friday.
Nevertheless, Drake’s involvement has been overshadowed by his heated feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar.
The feud has seen the artists alternate barbs by way of diss tracks and sharp accusations regarding their private {and professional} lives.
Camila Cabello voiced her help for Drake in an interview with The Occasions, expressing frustration over the negativity surrounding her collaborator.
“It’s so irritating to see folks speak about somebody you realize in a approach that’s destructive. You’re like, ‘Dang, if solely you guys may simply have dinner or one thing,’” she said.
The Cuban-American pop star revealed how she recruited the Canadian rapper for her album, highlighting the uncertainty she felt when she reached out to him.
“I despatched a direct message through social media however didn’t count on him to answer,” she admitted. “It’s like a bizarre teenage factor the place I really feel that no person cares about me or likes me. And it was enjoyable to be confirmed fallacious.”
Drake isn’t the one high-profile artist lending their expertise to C,XOXO, which additionally contains appearances from Playboi Carti, Lil Nas X, JT, Yung Miami, and BLP Kosher.