Drake Seemingly References 2009 Robbery On ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes’ Track
As promised, Drake dropped off his latest project, ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes,’ as we wait for his sixth studio album due this summer. And, after a couple listens, it appears that the rapper’s referenced his 2009 robbery.
On one of the most-talked about tracks, “From Florida With Love,” the Toronto native raps, “N***s had they pistols loaded pointed at my truck, ayy / And you know that lesson stuck (Right) / From that day I never touched the road without a (Plug) / Ayy, from that day I never saw the point in talkin’ tough (Nah) / Hasn’t happened since, I guess you n**as know what’s up (Yup).”
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For those needing a refresher, on May 31, 2009, in his hometown, Drake and his date were leaving a restaurant and upon entering his SUV, two armed men ran up on them and demanded his money and jewelry. Complying, the suspects made out with $2,000 in cash, an Audemars Piguet watch, and a diamond chain Lil Wayne gifted the then 23-year-old rapper.
In addition to the aforementioned bars, Drake specifically rapped about the necklace and the pinch-me moment he had when he saw Kobe Bryant on Wayne’s tour bus. He raps, “Weezy played that sh*t for me and Kobe on the bus / Went and got a chain for me, I had to give it up.”
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While he hasn’t confirmed the lines were specifically from the 2009 robbery, in his 2010 GQ cover story, the rapper spoke out about the incident, and called it a set-up.
He explained, “I knew it was a setup, because I had on a sweater and a jacket … but when they banged on the car window with a gun and opened the door, the first thing he said was, ‘Yo, run that chain. They didn’t rob her, and her purse was sitting right there. So I was like, ‘OK, yup — you set the whole thing up.'”