PALESTINE DATTEN

4y

According to yall, Dram brought it up first because this was shot before Her Loss came out.

Shady Ant

4y

I haven’t heard cha cha, but I seriously doubt it’s not a straight up “ripoff.”
Songs having similar sounds or concepts is just a result of a s*** ton of art being made right now. No f***ing s*** some of it is similar.
I lowkey hate the “ripoff” complaint because it is anti-creativity

Krillin

4y

man got every right to be upset. don't even get me started on how Drake did Ramriddlz dirty.

orangetcovid

4y

Wow context that's been forgotten. Rory's main point too

song leaked 2 weeks before release:

kanye​tothe.com/threads/drake-plays-new-song-his-barber-j-macs-wedding.3455305

complex crediting KTT for labeling the song "cha cha remix":

complex.com/music/2015/07/drake-premiered-new-song-at-barber-wedding

@ovosound

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4y

exactly bruh
Hotline Bling was Never a Cha Cha remix, but the media, outlets like the Fader and Complex just ran with some s*** they found trying to seem like they knew something nobody else did

when Nineteen85 talks about producing Hotline Bling in interviews, he specifically mentions the sample of Timmy Thomas, that is the foundation for the song. The drums are similar but Dram's song didn't actually sample it, they do kinda sound similar. But this is one instance where Drake & 85 genuinely had no connection to the Cha Cha song, just a weird coincidence.

LISTENER

4y

the song literally appeared on Apple Music Radio as Hotline Bling ( Cha Cha Remix )

so I feel like this is revisionist story, not trying to discredit drake but hotline bling came from cha cha

but if he made enough changes to it that dram cant sue him, thats hustle

LISTENER

4y

the song literally appeared on Apple Music Radio as Hotline Bling ( Cha Cha Remix )

so I feel like this is revisionist story, not trying to discredit drake but hotline bling came from cha cha

but if he made enough changes to it that dram cant sue him, thats hustle

D Dot

4y

I also remember it being labeled as "Cha Cha Remix" on Apple Music Radio during its premiere. Other posters have brought this up as well.

LISTENER

4y

the song literally appeared on Apple Music Radio as Hotline Bling ( Cha Cha Remix )

so I feel like this is revisionist story, not trying to discredit drake but hotline bling came from cha cha

but if he made enough changes to it that dram cant sue him, thats hustle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

4y

If the most you hear from someone in years is another man’s name coming out of their mouth…they might be washed

martian master

4y

The labelling on apple music + drake also compared it to how in dancehall, They sing over the same riddims and compared what he did to that

SinceKumbaya

4y

Beginning of this interview Timmy Thomas thanks Drake for crediting him and not using fake versions (like Dram)

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4y

I don't think he was referring to Hotline Bling tho, he was probably talking about Sweeterman

martian master

4y

You know, like in Jamaica, you’ll have a riddim and it’s like, everyone has to do a song on that,” Drake said. “Imagine that in rap, or imagine that in R&B. Imagine if we got one beat and every single person—me, this guy, this guy, all these guys—had to do a song on that one beat. So sometimes I’ll pick a beat that’s a bit, like, sunnier, I guess is the word you used, than usual, and I just try my hand at it. And that’s kind of what ‘Hotline Bling’ was. And I loved it. It’s cool. I’ve been excited by that sort of creative process.”

Direct Quote. He mentions Hotline Bling by name at the end lol.

Source - https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/20/drake-hotline-bling-cha-cha-interview/amp

Moscato

4y

Akademiks bigger than Rory and Mel tbh

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4y

damnn

caught me in 4k

martian master

4y

You know, like in Jamaica, you’ll have a riddim and it’s like, everyone has to do a song on that,” Drake said. “Imagine that in rap, or imagine that in R&B. Imagine if we got one beat and every single person—me, this guy, this guy, all these guys—had to do a song on that one beat. So sometimes I’ll pick a beat that’s a bit, like, sunnier, I guess is the word you used, than usual, and I just try my hand at it. And that’s kind of what ‘Hotline Bling’ was. And I loved it. It’s cool. I’ve been excited by that sort of creative process.”

Direct Quote. He mentions Hotline Bling by name at the end lol.

Source - https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/20/drake-hotline-bling-cha-cha-interview/amp

martian master

4y

good artists borrow, great artists steal.

F*** dram

Moscato

4y

Akademiks bigger than Rory and Mel tbh

whippet volverse

4y

tbh Dram had a cool lil moment but his time unfortunately seems to have come & gone

SinceKumbaya

4y

Beginning of this interview Timmy Thomas thanks Drake for crediting him and not using fake versions (like Dram)