Weakest Link (song) explained
Weakest Link |
Type: | song |
Artist: | Chris Brown |
Released: | April 19, 2024 |
Cover: | Chris Brown - Weakest Link Cover.png |
Genre: |
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Lyricist: | Chris Brown |
Producer: | - Orsix
- Neverodd
- KXVI
- Leo Son[1]
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"Weakest Link" is a diss track by American singer-songwriter and rapper Chris Brown. It was released via YouTube and Twitter on April 19, 2024.[2] The song serves as Chris Brown's response to Quavo's diss track "Tender" that was released on April 12, 2024.[3] Brown had previously dissed Quavo on "Freak" from the special edition of his eleventh studio album 11:11.[4]
Background
On the debut studio album by Quavo's hip hop group Migos, titled Yung Rich Nation (2015), Chris Brown was the only artist featured, alongside Young Thug.[5] Brown and Quavo then continued their personal and professional relationship, collaborating on several other songs, including the singer's track "Whippin’" (2016), contained in his mixtape , and French Montana's single "Moses" (2015).[6] [7] In 2016, Brown also previewed another collaboration titled "Who This", supposed to be included on his eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017), but the track ended up never being released, with speculations suggesting the beginning of their feud as the motive.[8]
Following the release of Migos' commercial breakout album Culture (2017), Brown complimented the group: "I just want to shout out y'all. Y'all my real friends and brothers," Brown said at the time. "I bought your album three times. I spent my own money and shit. I'm proud of you niggas. I will never hate on you niggas."[9] However, three months later, the feud between the two sparked when Quavo started dating the singer's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran.[10] The situation escalated into a physical fight between the artists' crews at the 2017 BET Awards.[11] The following years Brown and some Migos members sporadically made offensive comments aimed at each other, expressing their hatred.[12] [13]
During 2024 Paris Fashion Week, Chris Brown and Quavo found themselves sitting next to each other, with media outlets speculating a reconciliation between the two.[14] Brown immediately denied it, stating: “Can't pick who you sit by. Fuck all that growth shit. Nigga not finna fumble my bag for little niggas.”[15] On April 11, 2024, Brown released the deluxe edition of his eleventh studio album 11:11, directly dissing Quavo on the track "Freak", featuring Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas and Tee Grizzley: “Sippin’ that 1942 ‘cause I don’t do no Quavo / Freak bitch, she like Casamigos, not the Migos”.[16] Quavo responded the following day with "Tender", a diss track aimed at Brown, where he mocks the singer for his domestic violence case with Barbadian singer Rihanna and his rumored drug use, leading Brown to respond the following week with the release of "Weakest Link".[17]
Composition
"Weakest Link" is a diss song aimed at American trap artist Quavo. The track starts with a quote from the 1973 movie, The Mack, then followed by a private voice message to Chris Brown sent by Quavo were the rapper asks him not to fight. Lyrically, Chris Brown downplays Quavo’s moniker “Huncho”, declaring him as the "weakest" member of his rap group Migos. He continues revealing that he had a sexual relationship with female rapper Saweetie while she was dating Quavo. Brown then addresses the rapper mocking him over his 2009 assault of Rihanna, bringing up Quavo’s own domestic violence incident with the aforementioned Saweetie that was caught on camera in an elevator. Towards the end of the song, Brown raps that people had supposedly wished that Quavo had been murdered instead of his nephew and group mate Takeoff.
In the song's intro and outro Brown interpolates the chorus from Nardo Wick's 2021 song "Who Want Smoke?".
Critical reception
"Weakest Link" received critical acclaim, with praise directed to Brown's rapping and the diss track's lyrical content.[18] Trent Fitzgerald of XXL Magazine stated that “Chris Brown Goes at Quavo’s Throat on ‘Weakest Link’ (...) the bombastic song features [Chris Brown] spitting razor-sharp bars at the Migos member”.[19] Sha Be Allah of The Source said that the diss track “finds Chris Brown taking his feud with the former Migos member to another level.”[20] Writing for Vibe, Amber Corrine commented that “As the 34-year-old is undeniably one of the most talented, multifaceted stars of today, the R&B heartthrob becomes a different kind of beast when he’s spitting.”[21] Revolt said that the track finds the singer “moving full speed ahead as he continues to flex his rapping chops with another round of lyrics aimed at Quavo”.[22] HipHopDX praised Brown's rapping on the track, adding that the singer "has taken his disdain for Quavo to a whole different level with the release of ["Weakest Link"], on which he takes some deeply personal shots at his adversary".[23] Jaelani Turner-Williams of Complex called the diss song “shocking”, describing how the singer “fired more lethal shots at Quavo on his new track, concerning fans about the possibility of their beef getting physical.”[24] HotNewHipHop praised it as a “solid diss”,[18] with Brown “establishing a level of ferocity that the beef previously lacked”.[25]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Weakest Link. Genius. April 20, 2024. April 22, 2024. live. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423001130/https://genius.com/Chris-brown-weakest-link-lyrics.
- Web site: Allah . Sha Be . 2024-04-22 . 50 Cent Urges Quavo To Fire Back After Chris Brown's "Weakest Link" Diss - The Source . 2024-04-22 . . en-US . April 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213504/https://thesource.com/2024/04/22/50-cent-urges-quavo-to-fire-back-after-chris-browns-weakest-link-diss/ . live .
- Web site: Quavo Fires Back At Chris Brown With New Single "Tender". Vibe. April 12, 2024. April 22, 2024. live. April 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160940/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/quavo-disses-chris-brown-new-song-tender-1234869444/.
- Web site: Moore . Sam . 2024-04-22 . 50 Cent Pressures Quavo To Return Fire After Chris Brown's Brutal Diss Song . 2024-04-22 . . en . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422225632/https://hiphopdx.com/news/50-cent-quavo-chris-brown-beef . live .
- Web site: Review: Migos' "Yung Rich Nation". Nicholas. DG. August 3, 2015. HotNewHipHop. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213620/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/31931-migos-yung-rich-nation-review-news. live.
- Web site: Quavo's Best Guest Features of 2016 So Far - XXL. Max WeinsteinMax. Weinstein. September 6, 2016. XXL Mag. April 23, 2024. December 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231209053046/https://www.xxlmag.com/quavo-best-guest-features-2016/. live.
- Web site: French Montana Feat. Chris Brown & Migos "Moses" Video. Trevor. Smith. November 2, 2015. HotNewHipHop. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213405/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/506837-french-montana-feat-chris-brown-and-migos-moses-video-new-video. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown feat. Migos - Who This live at Shoko (Madrid). 23 April 2024. YouTube. March 8, 2016 . April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hyvR_jvciSc. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown, Karrueche Tran and Migos' Quavo Spark Love Triangle Drama. April 12, 2017. E! Online. April 23, 2024. February 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211205415/http://www.eonline.com/news/843147/chris-brown-karrueche-tran-and-migos-quavo-spark-love-triangle-drama. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Isn't Happy With Quavo Dating Karrueche - XXL. Peter A. BerryPeter A.. Berry. April 12, 2017. XXL Mag. April 23, 2024. December 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231208190042/https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-isnt-happy-quavo-dating-karrueche/. live.
- Migos Reportedly Involved in Heated Confrontation With Chris Brown at BET Awards. . June 26, 2017. April 23, 2024. April 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240420230454/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/migos-chris-brown-fight-bet-awards-afterparty-video-7842178/. live.
- Web site: Quavo Responds After Chris Brown Claimed He Would've 'Cooked' Him in Open Run Basketball Game. Xavier. Hamilton. Complex. April 23, 2024. April 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422231935/https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/quavochris-brown-celebrity-all-star-game. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown and Offset Exchange Wild, NSFW Insults in 21 Savage Feud. Entertainment Tonight. April 23, 2024. September 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230924065706/https://www.etonline.com/chris-brown-and-offset-exchange-wild-nsfw-insults-after-feuding-over-21-savage-119063. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Responds to Viral Video of Him Sitting Next to Quavo at Fashion Show Despite Past Beef. C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman. II. January 22, 2024. XXL Mag. April 23, 2024. April 15, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415063937/https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-responds-video-sitting-next-quavo-fashion-show-past-beef/. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Maintains Quavo Beef Despite Paris Fashion Week Seating: 'Can't Pick Who You Sit By'. Jaelani. Turner-Williams. Complex. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423015440/https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/chris-brown-maintains-quavo-beef-despite-paris-fashion-week. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Disses Quavo on New Track. C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman. II. April 11, 2024. XXL Mag. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423091637/https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-disses-quavo-new-track-freak/. live.
- Web site: Quavo Responds to Chris Brown's Diss on "Tender": 'Don't Beat Her Up'. Joe. Price. Complex. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423015505/https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/quavo-responds-to-chris-brown-diss. live.
- Web site: Quavo's Latest Chris Brown Diss Gets Mixed Reaction From Fans. Danilo. Castro. April 23, 2024. HotNewHipHop. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423093051/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/791818-quavo-latest-chris-brown-diss-gets-mixed-reaction-from-fans-hip-hop-news. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Calls Quavo a 'B***h With Dreads' on Vicious Diss Track 'Weakest Link'. Trent FitzgeraldTrent. Fitzgerald. April 20, 2024. XXL Mag. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423042409/https://www.xxlmag.com/chris-brown-quavo-diss-track-weakest-link/. live.
- Web site: 50 Cent Urges Quavo To Fire Back After Chris Brown's "Weakest Link" Diss - The Source. Sha Be. Allah. April 22, 2024. April 22, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423213504/https://thesource.com/2024/04/22/50-cent-urges-quavo-to-fire-back-after-chris-browns-weakest-link-diss/. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Goes Low On Latest Quavo Diss "Weakest Link," Huncho Seemingly Responds. Amber. Corrine. April 22, 2024. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423053621/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/chris-brown-quavo-diss-weakest-link-responds-1234871955/. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown taps Saweetie in amid Quavo feud on "Weakest Link". Angelina. Velasquez. REVOLT. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423091650/https://www.revolt.tv/article/chris-brown-seemingly-brings-saweetie-into-his-feud-with-quavo. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Calls Quavo The 'Weakest Link' On New Diss Track. April 20, 2024. HipHopDX. April 23, 2024. April 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422205327/https://hiphopdx.com/news/chris-brown-quavo-new-diss-track. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Claims He Hooked Up With Saweetie While She Was Dating Quavo in 'Weakest Link' Diss Track. Jaelani. Turner-Williams. Complex. April 23, 2024. April 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422213456/https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/chris-brown-claims-he-hooked-up-with-saweetie-quavo. live.
- Web site: Chris Brown Gets Personal With New Quavo Diss "Weakest Link". Danilo. Castro. April 20, 2024. HotNewHipHop. April 23, 2024. April 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422231936/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/790684-chris-brown-gets-personal-with-new-quavo-diss-weakest-link-hip-hop-news. live.