Drake became the topic of conversation this week when he joined Toronto satire rapper Snowd4y on “Wah Gwan Delilah,” a reimagining of the classic 2006 record “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s. Listeners were split on whether the song was good, and the band took things a step further by questioning if the record was real.
The two-time Grammy nominees shared a video of themselves listening and reacting to the song on X (formerly Twitter). Lead singer Tom Higgenson appeared visibly confused and even in disapproval of the track. At one point, he nods to the track before giving his take.
“That’s not Drake,” he said. “It’s crazy that everybody thinks that it’s real. It seems like it’s very obvious. I don’t know, but it’s cool. Whatever.” They captioned the video “The T’s were too stunned to speak” and tagged the 6 God and his collaborator. Check out the reaction video below.
The Plain White T’s were not alone in their assessment. Fans believed that Drake’s verse on “Wah Gwan Delilah” was generated by AI, especially after his Kendrick Lamar diss record “Taylor Made Freestyle” used modulated Tupac and Snoop Dogg vocals. “I can’t believe we’ve reached a point where nobody can tell what is real Drake vocals and what is AI,” one user wrote on X.
Other fans believe that he was trolling. “Drake heard J. Cole’s ‘Grippy’ verse and said hold up I gotta do something even more embarrassing,” another user said, referring to the Dreamville rapper’s sensual nursery rhymes on Cash Cobain’s recent “Dunk Contest” remix.
Listeners’ confusion increased when the Toronto superstar acknowledged the record on his Instagram story. “@snowd4y wake up the city,” he wrote with a laughing emoji and blowing smoke emoji. It was unclear whether he was giving a genuine co-sign, or laughing at Snowd4y’s release.
Drake’s “Wah Gwan Delilah” verse continued his trend of verses focused on women after being deemed the loser in his beef with Kendrick Lamar. “Wah gwan, Delilah?/ Know I’m late ’cause there’s bare traffic/ I just show my dog your ‘Gram/ He said he knows a man that slapped it, I’m so cheesed/ Your ‘mademoiselle’ nights are geeked, I’m bent lowkey/ Wah gwan, Delilah? Double date me if you like me/ Brought my cro’nem for your bestie/ Sorry, he’s wearin’ a shiesty, he’s not beat/ It’s just too smokey in these streets/ You’re looking sweet,” he sang.
This love-focused mindset began with his feature on Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything” from her latest project, In Sexyy We Trust. He rapped about taking women on vacation and dreaming of being with a “hood bi**h.”
The five-time Grammy winner even rapped over Metro Boomin’s viral “BBL Drizzy” beat and dubbed himself the initially slanderous title, flipping it into him proudly expressing his willingness to pay for women’s body enhancements. “BBL Drizzy, they want a new body, they ask me for it/ The last one, Jung, he did it for free ’cause I sent over so many past ones for him,” he spat.
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