‘Taylor’ and ‘Travis’ named dropped in new Kanye West and Lil Wayne song
Ye, previously known as Kanye West, wen through the very public feud with Taylor after the 2009 MTV VMAs
Fans believe Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have just been named dropped in Kanye West’s latest song with Lil Wayne.
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West released a collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign over the weekend. Vultures 2, the second in a trilogy of albums, also featured a collaboration with Lil Wayne,
In Ye and Lil Wayne’s song, “Lifestyle (Demo)”, the lyrics seemingly reference the Eras Tour singer and her football player boyfriend, the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.
In his verse, Lil Wayne says: “Ice up in my veins, old flames tryna melt me / I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the end like Travis Kelce.”
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Taylor Swift’s fans think she responded to the song during her record-breaking Eras Tour (
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Predictably, fans quickly connected the song to Swift and Kelce given the singer’s feud with Ye. It all began when Ye interrupted a then 19-year-old Swift onstage at the VMAs in 2009. Swift won the award for Best Female Video, and Ye, who believed Beyoncé should have won, stormed the stage as she delivered her acceptance speech.
After the incident, Swift told reporters: “I was really excited because I had just won the award and then I was really excited because Kanye West was on the stage. And then I wasn’t so excited anymore after that.”
While Ye eventually apologised for rushing the stage and the pair started to mend their relationship, it wasn’t the end of the bad blood between the artists.
In his 2016 song Famous, Ye seemingly shaded Swift. “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b*tch famous,” he said. He then released the music video for the song, featuring a naked wax figure of Swift.
Ye jumped onstage after Swift won the “Best Female Video” award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (
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Ye claimed he’d sought Swift’s permission to name-drop her in the song, but a representative for Swift clarified: “Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyrics, ‘I made that b*tch famous’.”
Swift, meanwhile, shared her hurt over the comment. “You don’t get to control someone’s emotional response to being called ‘that b*tch’ in front of the entire world,” she said at the time.
Fast forward to 2024 and fans think Swift just responded to Ye’s latest song in epic fashion. During her Eras Tour show on Saturday, Swift’s “22” t-shirt read, “I bet you think about me.” Naturally, it could have been a coincidence Swift chose the costume for her latest show, but Swifties have their suspicions. Reacting to the moment on X, one such fan said: “She’s so funny for wearing the I bet you think about me shirt after Ka*ye name dropped her and Travis in his song an actual comedian.”
