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"'''The Heart Part 6'''" (stylized in all caps) is a [[diss track]] written and performed by Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. It was released on May 5, 2024, during [[Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud|his feud]] with American rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2024-05-06 |title=Drake Responds to Kendrick Lamar With New Song "The Heart Part 6" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-responds-to-kendrick-lamar-with-new-song-the-heart-part-6-listen/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-05-06 |title=Drake Denies Pursuing Underage Women on New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track 'The Heart Part 6' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-the-heart-part-6-kendrick-lamar-diss-1235992642/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Scoop |date=2024-05-05 |title=Drake Goes on the Defensive Against Kendrick with "The Heart Part 6" |url=https://consequence.net/2024/05/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-track-the-heart-part-6/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=2024-05-06 |title=Drake Releases New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track "The Heart Part 6": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262354/drake-denies-pedophilia-allegations-claims-his-camp-fed-kendrick-lamar-false-information-on-new-diss-track-the-heart-part-6/music/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref> It is a response to Lamar's "[[Meet the Grahams]]" and "[[Not Like Us]]". The title of the song is a reference to Lamar's song series called "The Heart", the latest installment then being "[[The Heart Part 5]]" (2022).
 
The title of the song is a reference to Lamar's song series called "The Heart", with the latest installment at the time being "[[The Heart Part 5]]", from 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/drake-denies-kendrick-lamars-grooming-allegations-in-new-diss-track-the-heart-part-6/ar-BB1lSkvl |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> Lamar released his own version of the sixth installment, "[[Heart Pt. 6]]", for his album ''[[GNX (album)|GNX]]'', in November 2024.
"The Heart Part 6" was overwhelmingly panned by critics and fans. Drake would later delete an [[Instagram]] post promoting the song from his feed, a move that was interpreted in the media as a [[white flag]] admission.<ref name="saponara">{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Drake Deletes 'The Heart Part 6' From Instagram: Here's How Fans Are Reacting |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-deletes-the-heart-part-6-instagram-reactions-1235701567/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
 
"The Heart Part 6" was overwhelmingly panned by critics and fans. Drake would later delete an [[Instagram]] post promoting the song from his feed, a move that was interpreted in the media as a [[white flag]] admission.<ref name="saponara">{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Drake Deletes 'The Heart Part 6' From Instagram: Here's How Fans Are Reacting |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-deletes-the-heart-part-6-instagram-reactions-1235701567/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
Lamar would later continue "The Heart" series with the release of "Heart Pt. 6" as the tenth track of his album ''[[GNX (album)|GNX]]'' (2024), and would make no mention of the similarly titled track or the feud that spawned it.
 
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