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Family Matters (song)

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"Family Matters"
Single by Drake
ReleasedMay 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
Recorded2024
Genre
Length7:36
Label
Songwriter(s)Aubrey Graham
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Push Ups"
(2024) 		"Family Matters"
(2024) 		"U My Everything"
(2024)
Music video
"Family Matters" on YouTube

"Family Matters" is a diss track by Canadian rapper Drake, released on May 3, 2024, amid his feud with Kendrick Lamar alongside an accompanying music video. The song debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart published May 13, 2024. With the entrance, Drake adds his record-padding 78th Hot 100 top 10, and “Family Matters” is also his record-extending 331st entry on the chart overall.[1]

The track is divided into three separate sections, with lyrics targeting several rappers including Lamar, Future, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, producers Metro Boomin and Pharrell Williams, and singer the Weeknd.[2] The track is a response to several songs (Lamar's "Euphoria", and "6:16 in LA"; Ross' "Champagne Moments"; Future, and Metro Boomin and the Weeknd's "All to Myself"; Metro Boomin and A$AP Rocky's "Show of Hands").

Music critics noted that the content of the song marked an intensification of the feud between Drake and Lamar, with lyrics alleging Lamar engaged in domestic abuse against his wife, cheated on his wife with white women, and that one of Lamar's children is actually fathered by Dave Free.[3][2] "Family Matters" received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its lyricism, production, and easter eggs in the video.[4] Lamar responded to "Family Matters" within an hour, releasing "Meet the Grahams".[4]

Background and release

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Main article: Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud

Drake posted a parody of "Buried Alive Interlude", a song recorded by Lamar for Drake's 2011 album Take Care, on Instagram on May 3, 2024. In the snippet, Drake mocks Lamar's performance on the original song and disses him, claiming Lamar is jealous of his success.[5] "Family Matters" was released on later that day with an accompanying music video.

Music video

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The music video is laden with disses to Lamar: Drake was viewed as paying homage to 50 Cent by featuring a vintage G-Unit spinner chain and wears FUBU, with critics noting it as serving as a direct response to Lamar's mention of the brand in "Euphoria".[5] The video also features a third generation Plymouth Voyager, similar to the third generation Chrysler Town & Country featured on the cover of the deluxe edition of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2014), being crushed in a junkyard.[5]

References to Lamar's relationship to Alford, with cakes inscribed with "Happy Divorce" and "Happy Co-parenting", also feature, alongside a ringed chain: according to Jordan Rose at Complex, fans speculated the ringed chain was similar to the one Lamar gave Alford in 2015,[5] while the presence of a Michael Jackson action figure representing Jackson's song "Black or White" referencing Drake's claims that Lamar cheated on Alford with white women.[5] Drake also flaunts jewelry and memorabilia previously owned or designed by Williams, and a ring owned by Tupac, and the video shows Drake visiting New Ho King.[5]

Responses

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Main article: Meet the Grahams

Lamar released "Meet the Grahams" as a response 20 minutes after the release of "Family Matters".[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Family Matters"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 26
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 92
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 11
Greece International (IFPI)[11] 11
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[12] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 21
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 49
MENA (IFPI)[15] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 16
Portugal (AFP)[18] 29
Saudi Arabia (IFPI)[19] 17
South Africa (TOSAC)[20] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 32
UAE (IFPI)[23] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[25] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Steven J. (May 4, 2024). "Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks 'Family Matters' and 'Meet the Grahams'". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Partridge, Ken (May 4, 2024). "Drake Responds Promptly To Kendrick Lamar With New Diss Track "Family Matters"". Genius. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (May 4, 2024). "Drake and Kendrick Lamar Get Personal on Simultaneously Released Diss Tracks 'Family Matters' and 'Meet the Grahams'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Berry, Peter A. "Kendrick Lamar Won't Stop Pressing the Red Button". Complex. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Rose, Jordan. "Breaking Down All of Drake's Shots at Kendrick (and Half the Rap Game) on "Family Matters"". Complex. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Drake – Family Matters". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Drake – Family Matters" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 19/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs - Week 19] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Drake – Family Matters" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "Drake – Family Matters". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Drake – Family Matters". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official Saudi Arabia Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  20. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 19-2024". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Drake – Family Matters". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  23. ^ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  26. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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