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Drake - 2 Hard 4 The Radio Lyrics



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Yeah
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Ayy, ayy, ayy
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Ayy, whoa, yeah, ayy
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Alright, look
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These bars and the track title interpolate and pay homage to late Bay Area legend Mac Dre, who originally released Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio in 1989.
Listen up, it's about to be smoke
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Ain't nothin' but some shit I wrote
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About a rich-ass nigga that's deep in the game
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They call me Drizzy Drake and I'm keepin' the name
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I sport Nike shoes, I got a mic to use
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To talk bad about you pussies, I don't like you fools
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Got an Oakland show tonight, baby
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My young boys from The Yoc goin' crazy
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I'm on the bridge with a tank of unleaded
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I pull up early to that bitch
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That bitch was yankin' already, I said, "Yank"
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In the city and I really got rank
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You see the backpack to the front, you gettin' spanked
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I really blow M's for the fun of it
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New owl, blue diamonds on the front of it
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Shout my lil' cousin, Mr. Havin' None of It
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Tryna campaign, yeah, Drizzy back runnin' shit
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Whoa, whoa, livin' large, yeah
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Drake references his close friend Nadia Ntuli, who died in an ATV accident in 2021.
And I put that on citas and the boulevard
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When I lost Big Nadia, I took it hard
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Need to call up a Stark for some Chrome Hearts
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If you my new girl, girl, you gotta look the part
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Ayy, it's Mr. Make Her Pipe Down, there he go
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Yeah, it's Mr. Popstar, that's the way it go
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Now I'm too hard for the f*ckin' radio
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Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
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Yeah, too hard for the f*ckin' radio
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Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
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Hey, hey
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What? Yeah, what?
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I'ma show you what to do, lil' nigga, ayy
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I'ma show you what to do, lil' boy, ayy
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I'ma show you what
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Ayy, first off, I make real town smacks
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Boy, you know the motto, gotta push it to the mack
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Back when they was askin' 'bout where Davidson was at
+
Now everybody got a blue 30 on they back
+
Mustard heard about us, gotta catch up to the slaps
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You ain't had one since me and YG rapped
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Facts, 900 million for the tracks
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"Rack City," bitch, we remember that
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Damn, you should try and get back to that
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This new shit, you could've kept it on the Laugh Fact'
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And a nigga doin' laps
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Strippers on my lap, I'm 'bout to make her back bend
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The island in question is the Little St. James island (infamously nicknamed Epstein Island,) the center of the Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking operation.
Ayy, tell her come and give the boy a lap dance
+
Damn, y'all was really island hoppin' back then
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Huh, now y'all names got redacted
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Yeah, now a nigga gotta fact check, what?
+
Yeah, and I'm on the west like the Pac-10
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Yeah, I'm f*ckin' power couples up, yeah
+
Actin' like you love marryin' your wife, ayy
+
You boys need to worry 'bout a jury in your life, ayy
+
Whoa, whoa, livin' large, yeah
+
And I put that on citas and the boulevard
+
When I lost Big Nadia, I took it hard
+
Need to call up a Stark for some Chrome Hearts
+
If you my new girl, girl, you gotta look the part
+
Ayy, it's Mr. Make Her Pipe Down, there he go
+
Yeah, it's Mr. Popstar, that's the way it go
+
Now I'm too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Yeah, too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
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Yeah
+
Ayy, ayy, ayy
+
Ayy, whoa, yeah, ayy
+
Alright, look
+
These bars and the track title interpolate and pay homage to late Bay Area legend Mac Dre, who originally released Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio in 1989.
Listen up, it's about to be smoke
+
Ain't nothin' but some shit I wrote
+
About a rich-ass nigga that's deep in the game
+
They call me Drizzy Drake and I'm keepin' the name
+
I sport Nike shoes, I got a mic to use
+
To talk bad about you pussies, I don't like you fools
+
Got an Oakland show tonight, baby
+
My young boys from The Yoc goin' crazy
+
I'm on the bridge with a tank of unleaded
+
I pull up early to that bitch
+
That bitch was yankin' already, I said, "Yank"
+
In the city and I really got rank
+
You see the backpack to the front, you gettin' spanked
+
I really blow M's for the fun of it
+
New owl, blue diamonds on the front of it
+
Shout my lil' cousin, Mr. Havin' None of It
+
Tryna campaign, yeah, Drizzy back runnin' shit
+
Whoa, whoa, livin' large, yeah
+
Drake references his close friend Nadia Ntuli, who died in an ATV accident in 2021.
And I put that on citas and the boulevard
+
When I lost Big Nadia, I took it hard
+
Need to call up a Stark for some Chrome Hearts
+
If you my new girl, girl, you gotta look the part
+
Ayy, it's Mr. Make Her Pipe Down, there he go
+
Yeah, it's Mr. Popstar, that's the way it go
+
Now I'm too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Yeah, too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Hey, hey
+
What? Yeah, what?
+
I'ma show you what to do, lil' nigga, ayy
+
I'ma show you what to do, lil' boy, ayy
+
I'ma show you what
+
Ayy, first off, I make real town smacks
+
Boy, you know the motto, gotta push it to the mack
+
Back when they was askin' 'bout where Davidson was at
+
Now everybody got a blue 30 on they back
+
Mustard heard about us, gotta catch up to the slaps
+
You ain't had one since me and YG rapped
+
Facts, 900 million for the tracks
+
"Rack City," bitch, we remember that
+
Damn, you should try and get back to that
+
This new shit, you could've kept it on the Laugh Fact'
+
And a nigga doin' laps
+
Strippers on my lap, I'm 'bout to make her back bend
+
The island in question is the Little St. James island (infamously nicknamed Epstein Island,) the center of the Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking operation.
Ayy, tell her come and give the boy a lap dance
+
Damn, y'all was really island hoppin' back then
+
Huh, now y'all names got redacted
+
Yeah, now a nigga gotta fact check, what?
+
Yeah, and I'm on the west like the Pac-10
+
Yeah, I'm f*ckin' power couples up, yeah
+
Actin' like you love marryin' your wife, ayy
+
You boys need to worry 'bout a jury in your life, ayy
+
Whoa, whoa, livin' large, yeah
+
And I put that on citas and the boulevard
+
When I lost Big Nadia, I took it hard
+
Need to call up a Stark for some Chrome Hearts
+
If you my new girl, girl, you gotta look the part
+
Ayy, it's Mr. Make Her Pipe Down, there he go
+
Yeah, it's Mr. Popstar, that's the way it go
+
Now I'm too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Yeah, too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
Too hard for the f*ckin' radio
+
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Writer: Aubrey Graham
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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"2 Hard 4 the Radio" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It was initially released on May 15, 2026, as the thirteenth track from his studio album Iceman, and was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio alongside "Janice STFU" on May 19, 2026, as the album's third single.

The track is built around a direct evocation of Too Hard for the Fuckin' Radio a 1989 song by late Vallejo, California rapper Mac Dre. Mac Dre's original song became a foundational document of the hyphy movement- a high-energy hip-hop subgenre originating in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1990s and early 2000s- and its title was a declaration that his music was too raw and regional for mainstream airplay.

The song's title alludes to what Drake and his representatives have characterised as an unofficial exclusion from mainstream radio playlists. In November 2024, Drake filed a legal petition in Bexar County, Texas, alleging that his record label Universal Music Group (UMG) had engaged in a "pay-to-play scheme" by funnelling covert payments to iHeartMedia radio stations to boost airplay for "Not Like Us", while suppressing his own music. Such practices, known as payola, are prohibited under the Communications Act of 1934 and FCC regulations. Drake sought oral depositions from iHeartMedia and UMG representatives rather than financial damages, stating he had "sufficient" evidence to pursue a defamation claim but required further documents to determine whether civil fraud and racketeering charges were viable.

Drake reached a private settlement with iHeartMedia in March 2025, with iHeartMedia stating that documents "showed iHeart did nothing wrong" and that no payments had been exchanged between the two parties. The settlement was confirmed in a court filing in Bexar County; Drake's legal team stated they were "pleased that the parties were able to reach a settlement satisfactory to both sides." His separate defamation lawsuit against UMG remained ongoing at the time Iceman was released.
-Wikipedia
Performed by: Drake
From Album: ICEMAN
Genre(s): Hip Hop, R&B
Language: English
Length: 3:04
Written by: Aubrey Graham
Released: May 15th, 2026
Year: 2026
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