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Published 16:15 IST, June 22nd 2020

Drake attacked by Swizz Beatz over the leak of 'Stay Down'; issues apology later

Drake attacked by Swizz Beatz over the leak of his collaboration with Busta Rhymes, 'Stay Down'. Have a look at the details on the controversy here. Read.

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Hip Hop star Swizz Beatz recently took a dig at singer Drake by tagging him with an inappropriate word. The incident occurred when he was having a live Instagram session with his dear friend Busta Rhymes. They started speaking about Busta Rhymes’ collaboration piece with Drake and how it never released for the audience but got leaked a few days back. Drake fans were quick to bring up the controversy on social media, resulting in an official apology from Swizz Beats.

Swizz Beatz takes a dig at Drake

Swizz Beatz recently had a Radio Zone session with his friend Busta Rhymes through Instagram live feature. The two artists were seen talking about the song ‘Stay Down’ which was a collaboration between Busta Rhymes and Drake which was recently leaked on the Internet. The song had been produced by J Dilla and the track was recorded in the year 2012. Busta Rhymes was talking about the nature of the song and how all of it started. He was also explaining how he did not have an issue with the song not having an official release. However, Swizz Beatz remained stern with his stance and said the song should have been released, no matter what the situation was. He also went on to tag Drake with an inappropriate cuss word before blasting up the music. The whole incident did not register well with Drake fans as they took to social media to express their displeasure. Have a look at the video doing the rounds on Twitter here.

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Swizz Beatz issues an apology

Swizz Beatz recently posted a story on his official Instagram handle and apologized for his behaviour on the live show. He said that he got excited and did not intend to tag Drake with a cuss word no matter what he felt about certain issues. He tried to explain himself by saying that he had been in the wrong space and energy when the whole episode took place. Swizz Beatz apologized and mentioned that his fans and family have been watching it and he does not feel good about his behaviour. Have a look at the video posted by the artist on his Instagram here.

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16:15 IST, June 22nd 2020