Kanye’s Credit on Drake’s Kid Cudi/Pusha T Diss Track Explained

The saga surrounding Drake’s new song “Two Birds, One Stone” has taken another turn. It was recently revealed that Kanye West is a composer, lyricist, and producer on the track. West’s appearance was curious because Drake seems to diss Pusha T and Kid Cudi (close West collaborators) on the song. Now, West’s “Two Birds” co-producer Noah “40” Shebib has explained West’s involvement to Genius: “I made it from some drums he had given me. Not quite the elaborate story the world is looking for.” Shebib could not explain West’s lyricist credit. Previously, the two worked together on VIEWS’ “U With Me?”

A source close to the situation has now confirmed to Pitchfork that Kanye West did not have a hand in writing Drake’s lyrics. According to the source, “When someone contributes to a song as a producer/musician they are considered a writer, as he is alongside Noah Shebib and the other musicians on the song.”

The beef between Cudi and Drake began in September when Cudi called him (and West) out on Twitter. West lashed out against Cudi, but later backed down. Following the initial incident, Drake dissed Cudi at a show, and later went on to diss him on “Two Birds.” Cudi has since responded to Drake on Twitter, once again.

Pusha T has remained relatively quiet since “Two Birds, One Stone” came out. Drake’s verse was already a response, however, to possible disses on Pusha’s new “H.G.T.V.” Push is currently president of West’s G.O.O.D. Music.

Read “The Drake vs. Pusha T Beef: Are We Really Doing This?” on the Pitch.

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