Drake and SZA released a song called 'Slime You Out'—their first collaboration. Here's the long history behind the song.
, is no different. The collaboration shocked fans when it was announced late Wednesday, given the long history between the two stars.have run parallel to each other, and “Slime You Out,” which hit streaming services on Friday, marks their first collaboration together. It also seems to mark the end of a years-long back-and-forth between them. In 2020, as a featured artist on 21 Savage’s “Mr. Right Now,” the Toronto rapper said he and SZA dated in 2008.
Now, the two seem to have put their past behind them by releasing a moody R&B tune about toxic exes. The song's title, “Slime You Out,” refers to the action of using someone for sex, and across the song, the two take turns talking about how an ex-lover wronged them. The cover art for the single is a photo of Halle Berry at the 2012 Kids Choice Awards, which Drake makes a reference to in the song, rapping: “I’m slimin’ you for them kid choices you made.
Intuitive listeners and fans may have caught some subliminal messages in SZA and Drake’s lyrics over the years across different tracks that implied they were an item, though it was not confirmed until 2020. The earliest example of their call-and-response lyrical game is to each of their songs, named “Child’s Play.” SZA’s song came out in 2014 as a collaboration with Chance the Rapper on her EP
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