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The artist released his ninth studio album, Rather You Than Me, on Thursday night, and while its track list has big names like Gucci Mane, Meek Mill, Future and Nas, it’s the lyrics that seemingly diss Birdman and Nicki Minaj that have some listeners perking up their ears.
Ross has been outspoken in his support for Lil Wayne, who has been wrapped up in a legal battle with Cash Money for two years.
In a Billboard interview in February, Ross mentioned the track, but didn’t say specifically who it was about.
“I’ve got a record titled Idols Become Rivals and it’s basically me writing a letter to someone in the game that I looked up to near the most and I hate what things have come to,” Ross told the magazine.
Wayne and Birdman’s feud can be traced back to 2014, when Wayne tweeted that his album Carter V “Won’t and hasn’t been released,” due to a dispute with producer Birdman and Cash Money Records.
Ross explained the track in an Instagram post, and declared his support for Wayne.
Ross also called out Minaj and Meek Mill’s breakup on the album’s opening track, Apple of My Eye.
“I told Meek I wouldn’t trust Nicki/Instead of beefing with your dog you just give him some distance,” Ross raps in the song.