A$AP Rocky is speaking about his long-discussed tension with Drake, offering his explanation yet for the pointed bars aimed at the Canadian rapper on “Stole Ya Flow,” a standout track from his new album Don’t Be Dumb. In a recent appearance on Apple Music’s The Ebro Show, Rocky framed the conflict as personal rather than performative, distancing it from the spectacle that often defines rap rivalries.
“I think hip-hop tactics and beefs is like WWF. It’s like wrestling all the way,” Rocky said. “But this thing between us, it’s not real smoke. But, I just don’t f*ck with him.” The Harlem rapper explained that the fallout stems from a fractured friendship, shaped by jealousy and unresolved feelings tied to romantic history. “We was once friends. I feel like it’s over females. I feel like he wasn’t happy and he expressed that,” he added.
Rocky also addressed Drake’s past lyrical references to Rihanna, with whom Rocky now shares a family. Without naming specific songs, he criticized the approach as immature. “At some certain point, when everybody getting older, you supposed to be moving on,” he said. “For you to still be picking at a female and all that, that’s soft to me.”
Those sentiments are reflected across Don’t Be Dumb, where Rocky confronts long-simmering narratives with measured confidence. On “Stole Ya Flow,” he tackles accusations of imitation, loyalty, and ego with unusually direct language. The song’s lyrics reference stolen style, blurred boundaries, and a relationship that shifted from brotherhood to rivalry, making the Drake subtext difficult to miss.
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