ASAP Rocky is speaking out about one of the most discussed lines from his 2025 Drake diss and admitting he wishes he had approached it differently.
In a recent interview with Akademiks, the Harlem rapper revisited his verse on “Show of Hands,” his collaboration with Metro Boomin and Future from We Still Don’t Trust You, where he appeared to take aim at Drake amid their growing tension.
On the song, Rocky rapped: “N***as in they feelings over women. What, you hurt or somethin’? / I smash before you birthed, son, Flacko hit it first, son / Still don’ trust you, it’s always us, never them.”
Many listeners took the bars as a nod to long-standing rumors that Rocky had once been involved with Sophie Brussaux, the mother of Drake’s child. Looking back, Rocky says referencing a woman was a mistake.
“I said what I said, and I shouldn’t of because it was petty,” he admitted. “And I was being messy by putting another woman… saying something about another woman. That’s corny.”
He went on to say that although he wanted to get his message across, he later realized the line may have crossed the line.
“What I did, like, you feel me? I thought about it… I probably could have left that out, you know what I’m saying? But I just needed n****s to know,” he added.
Akademiks also pushed Rocky on whether he and Drake ever tried to handle their issues privately instead of letting it play out in music. When asked if they’d spoken man-to-man, Rocky answered, “Of course.” But when Akademiks followed up on why it still spilled into records, Rocky pointed to what he said were shots taken at his relationship.
“I just told you, the n***a was talking about my broad, n***a,” he said.
Rocky went on to make it clear that he no longer has any direct contact with Drake, suggesting whatever relationship they once shared ended a long time ago.
“I don’t talk to that n***a who don’t got my number. What the fuck I’m talking to that weird n***a for?” he said.
When Akademiks pointed out that they used to be close, Rocky agreed but said the shift caught him off guard.
“I thought we was friends too,” he said. “Next thing I know, n***as is throwing shots from like 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Be happy for a n***a, man. Chill out… Life don’t revolve around you.”
Earlier in the conversation, Rocky reflected on moments when Drake showed him support, including pulling up to Yams Day in 2020 and gifting him an ASAP Yams chain. Rocky noted that he was already with Rihanna at the time, but said not long after, subtle disses from Drake began to pop up.
Even with the ongoing tension, Rocky ended on a positive note for fans, revealing that another Yams Day is in the works for next year. He hinted it could be a live event and promised it would be a major one, especially after the last edition was held virtually.
