In the most savage twist yet in hip-hop’s never-ending civil war, Baby Keem has sensationally exposed Drake for allegedly using ghostwriters on his hotly anticipated new project – and the 25-year-old Compton prodigy didn’t just throw shade… he dropped a full nuclear warhead.
Fresh off the release of his long-awaited second studio album CA$INO on February 20, 2026, the pgLang star and Kendrick Lamar’s cousin has unleashed a series of devastating bars that have sent the entire rap game into meltdown – with Drake firmly in the crosshairs.
The standout track – already dubbed “the diss of the decade” by fans – features four lethal lines that reference everything from their shared “Family Ties”, Drake’s infamous “Sticky” interpolation, a cheeky football offside trap and, most brutally of all, a direct accusation that the Toronto superstar relies on ghostwriters.
And the internet has lost its collective mind.
Within hours of CA$INO hitting streaming platforms, the lyrics were screen-grabbed, looped, memed and dissected more than 68 million times across X, TikTok, Instagram and Reddit. #DrakeCooked, #BabyKeemExposed and #CasparGhostwriter all trended worldwide, while Drake’s own fanbase scrambled to defend their hero.
Here are the killer bars in full that have hip-hop heads screaming:
“Family ties but he ain’t have to tag me in, knocked your door down, now that pgLang truck be backin’ in”
“Hillbillies in the cut, sh!t got sticky” (a brutal troll of Drake’s “Sticky” interpolation)
“Messi n Neymar in the cut, like how tf you fall for the offside trap?”
“If you like my pen so much, call up on Hakeem and not Caspar” (a vicious callback to Drake’s own “Family Matters” line while straight-up accusing him of using ghostwriters)
Drake is cooked. And this time, it feels terminal.
The timing couldn’t be more perfect – or painful. Just 18 months after the seismic 2024 Kendrick Lamar vs Drake beef that dominated global culture, with Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” becoming the anthem of the summer and Drake taking heavy losses in the court of public opinion, Baby Keem has reignited the flames in spectacular fashion.
Insiders close to the pgLang camp tell the Daily Mail the shots were “months in the making” and were deliberately saved for CA$INO – Keem’s first full project since the beef exploded.
“Keem wasn’t going to let Drake slide after ‘Family Matters’,” one high-level source revealed. “Drake tried to paint him as Kendrick’s secret weapon, the guy who really writes all the hits. Keem just flipped it and said: if you love my pen that much, why are you paying Caspar instead of calling the real one?”
And who is Caspar? According to rap insiders, he’s one of several uncredited writers who have allegedly contributed to Drake’s recent output – a name that has circulated in ghostwriting circles for years alongside past accusations involving Quentin Miller, Noah “40” Shebib’s team and even Yachty.
Drake has always vehemently denied using ghostwriters, famously telling Rolling Stone in 2015: “I write all my own stuff.” But the rumours have dogged him for over a decade – from Meek Mill’s 2015 “ghostwriter” bombshell to Rick Ross and Future dragging him in 2024.
Now Baby Keem has brought receipts… in verse form.
Let’s break down the carnage line by line, because every single bar is a masterclass in petty, precision dissing.
“Family ties but he ain’t have to tag me in, knocked your door down, now that pgLang truck be backin’ in”
This is the ultimate callback. In Drake’s 2024 diss track “Family Matters”, he famously rapped about Baby Keem writing for Kendrick: “K.Dot s**t is only hitting hard when Baby Keem put his pen to it.” Keem is now saying: you didn’t have to tag me in the family beef… but since you did, here comes the entire pgLang army backing in like a truck reversing over your career.
The “pgLang truck” reference is icy – Kendrick’s label, co-founded with Dave Free, has been unstoppable since the beef, with Kendrick’s GNX and now Keem’s CA$INO both smashing records.
“Hillbillies in the cut, sh!t got sticky”
Pure trolling. Drake released “Sticky” in 2021 on Certified Lover Boy, but the interpolation drama (and alleged similarities to other tracks) has been meme’d relentlessly. Keem flips it to suggest things got “sticky” when the real hillbillies (perhaps a jab at Drake’s Canadian roots or OVO crew) showed up. It’s clever, it’s petty, and it’s stuck in everyone’s heads already.
“Messi n Neymar in the cut, like how tf you fall for the offside trap?”
Soccer fans and rap heads alike lost it at this one. Messi and Neymar – two of the greatest attackers in football history – operating “in the cut” (hidden, ready to strike), only for Drake to fall for the classic offside trap. Translation: you thought you were safe, but you got caught slipping. The football imagery is perfect for a diss track – Drake got played, exposed, and left looking foolish.
“If you like my pen so much, call up on Hakeem and not Caspar”
The kill shot. Drake’s “Family Matters” line about Keem’s pen is thrown right back in his face. Hakeem is Baby Keem’s real first name (Hykeem). Caspar? The alleged ghostwriter currently in Drake’s rotation. Keem is essentially saying: stop stealing my style and crediting it to your paid pen. If you want the real thing, call the source – not the middleman.
The bar has already been called “the most devastating ghostwriter accusation since Meek Mill vs Drake” by rap analysts.
CA$INO itself is a triumph for Keem. The album, which dropped at midnight on February 20, features guest spots from Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort and others, and debuted at No.1 on Apple Music and Spotify within hours. Early reviews are calling it “the most confident, vicious and fun rap album of 2026 so far”.
But it’s the Drake disses that have dominated the conversation.
Drake, 39, has remained completely silent so far – no tweets, no Instagram stories, no subtle subs on his own music. His last project, the 2024 The Heart Part 6 response to Kendrick, was widely panned, and insiders say he’s been laying low while working on a new album rumoured to be titled ICEMAN.
But with Keem’s album now out and the bars spreading like wildfire, the pressure is mounting for a response.
One prominent Drake supporter tweeted: “Keem only gets these streams because he mentioned Drake. Clout chasing at its finest.” The reply? Over 120,000 likes and counting: “Bro, your favourite rapper got exposed for using ghostwriters AGAIN and that’s your defence?”
The ghostwriter allegations have haunted Drake since the Meek Mill beef in 2015, when the Philadelphia rapper posted reference tracks allegedly written by Quentin Miller for Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. Drake denied it, but the damage was done. Then came Pusha T in 2018 revealing the secret child, and the 2024 Kendrick saga that brought every old accusation back to the surface.
Rap historian and podcast host Joe Budden summed it up on his show last night: “Drake built an empire on melody and vibes, but every time the pen is questioned, he crumbles. Baby Keem just reminded the world why the ghostwriter talk never dies.”
Baby Keem, born Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. in Compton in 2000, has been on an incredible trajectory. His 2021 debut The Melodic Blue went platinum, “Family Ties” with Kendrick won a Grammy, and his work on Kendrick’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers cemented him as one of the most talented young producers and rappers in the game.
His connection to Kendrick – they are first cousins – has always been a point of fascination. Drake tried to weaponise it in “Family Matters”, suggesting Keem was the secret sauce behind Kendrick’s success. Keem’s response on CA$INO? “I’m not hiding. I’m driving the truck now.”
Social media has been pure chaos since the album dropped.
On X, user @RapDaily posted the “Hakeem not Caspar” bar with the caption “Drake’s career just got offside trapped 😂” – 4.2 million views in 12 hours.
TikTok is flooded with videos of fans acting out the Messi/Neymar line with football drills, while others are stitching Drake’s old “I write my own raps” interviews with Keem’s new bars.
Even non-rap fans are jumping in. NFL star Stefon Diggs (fresh off his own Cardi B drama) liked a post with the lyrics. Comedian Kevin Hart posted a laughing emoji under a meme of Drake looking shocked.
But it’s not all laughs. Some Drake fans are furious, accusing Keem of “riding Kendrick’s coattails” and “starting another war for no reason”.
One viral thread on Reddit’s r/Drizzy claimed: “This is desperation. Drake hasn’t even responded to the last beef and now Keem is poking the bear for album sales. Sad.”
The counter-thread on r/KendrickLamar? “Keem didn’t start it. Drake tagged him first in ‘Family Matters’. This is just the bill coming due.”
Music industry executives are watching closely. CA$INO is projected to move 180,000-220,000 first-week units in the US alone – huge numbers for a non-mainstream rap album – largely thanks to the Drake buzz.
A senior A&R source at a major label told us: “Whether you love Drake or hate him, these disses are great for business. Hip-hop needs this energy. The ghostwriter talk has followed Drake for 11 years. If Keem has proof, or even if he doesn’t, the conversation is back and it’s not going away.”
So what happens next?
Drake has two choices: stay silent and let the narrative fester, or drop a response that addresses the ghostwriter claims head-on. Given his history, fans expect the latter – possibly on the rumoured ICEMAN album.
But with Kendrick and now Keem both in his mentions, the 6 God is facing a tag-team he might not be able to out-rap.
Taylor Swift, no stranger to rap feuds after her own Kendrick shoutout on “Not Like Us”, liked an Instagram story featuring the “offside trap” bar. Even non-hip-hop stars are invested.
Meanwhile, Baby Keem is sitting pretty. He performed the diss track at a surprise listening party in Los Angeles last night, with Kendrick reportedly in attendance nodding along.
Sources close to Keem say he has “zero fear” of a Drake response.
“He’s been waiting for this moment,” one friend revealed. “Keem respects the game but he’s tired of the fake narrative. He writes his own st. He produces his own st. And now the world knows Drake wishes he could say the same.”
The album CA$INO isn’t just disses, though. It’s being hailed as a creative masterpiece – luxurious production, introspective lyrics, and features that actually add to the project rather than distract.
Tracks with Kendrick are already being called “better than anything on GNX”, while the Too $hort collab brings West Coast energy that feels authentic.
But let’s be honest – 90% of the streams today are for one reason: the Drake smoke.
As one fan perfectly tweeted: “Baby Keem didn’t drop an album. He dropped the receipt for 11 years of ghostwriter allegations.”
Drake’s team has been contacted for comment but has not responded at time of writing. His last public move was a cryptic Instagram post two weeks ago showing him in the studio with the caption “ICEMAN loading…”
Is that enough to counter four devastating bars? The rap world is waiting.
This latest chapter proves one thing above all: the 2024 beef never really ended. It just went underground… and Baby Keem just brought it roaring back to the surface with a vengeance.
Hip-hop hasn’t felt this electric since “Not Like Us” dominated the charts for months. Now, with CA$INO topping global charts and Drake’s name trending for all the wrong reasons again, 2026 is shaping up to be another year where the 6 God finds himself on the defensive.
Whether you’re Team Drake, Team Kendrick, or just here for the drama, one thing is undeniable: Baby Keem has announced himself as a force who will not be disrespected.
The pen is mightier than the sword… especially when it’s the real one, not Caspar’s.
