| "6:16 in LA" | ||||
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 The cover art depicts Drake's gloves and is a portion of a photo later revealed in its entirety on "Meet the Grahams" | ||||
| Single byKendrick Lamar | ||||
| Released | May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
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"6:16 in LA" is adiss track written and recorded by American rapperKendrick Lamar. As part of theKendrick-Drake feud, it is the second response track to Canadian rapperDrake's single "Push Ups" and his independently released song "Taylor Made Freestyle". Like "Taylor Made Freestyle", the song was made exclusively available onInstagram, on May 3, 2024.
The song was produced bySounwave andJack Antonoff. The song samplesAl Green's 1972 song "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is", which features guitaristMabon "Teenie" Hodges, Drake's uncle.[1]
On April 30, 2024, Lamar unexpectedly released the first diss track "Euphoria" on hisYouTube channel and later on streaming services.[2] In similar fashion to the release of Drake's song "Taylor Made Freestyle", which was only available to listen to on his social media channels, Lamar posted the full song through anInstagram post on May 3. He had previously teased a second diss track on "Euphoria" by referencing Drake'sMeek Mill diss track "Back to Back" (2015).[3]
The song title "6:16 in LA" plays on the time-and-location-themed tracks that Drake has included on many of his projects, such as "9AM in Dallas" (2010), "5AM in Toronto" (2013), "6PM in New York" (2015), "4PM in Calabasas" (2016), "7AM on Bridle Path" (2021), and "8AM in Charlotte" (2023).[4]
AMaybach driving glove is used as the cover art of this song, a cropped portion of the image used for the cover of Lamar's next single and diss track, "Meet the Grahams".[5] Many publications noted producer Jack Antonoff's involvement, believing it to be in retaliation to Drake's "Taylor Made Freestyle" as Antonoff has been a consistent producer for the titularTaylor Swift.[6][7][8][9]
On "6:16 in LA", the rapper also takes aim at Drake's record labelOVO Sound for the first time, insinuating that OVO members secretly work for Lamar asmoles, as well as accusing some of them of speaking ill about Drake behind his back.[10] Lamar references pro-Drake media personalityDJ Akademiks, referring to him as "compromised".[11] He also namechecks the viral 2020 hit song "Toosie Slide" and notes how the rapper would be unable to "Toosie Slide his way" up out of this track because it is, according to Lamar, "just going to resurface".[12] In other instances, Lamar pokes fun at Drake's penchant for viralmemes and mocks his distinct online activity.[13]