Kanye West is flipping the script when it comes to his complicated history with Drake. The two rap icons have spent years trading subliminals, taking public shots, and occasionally teaming up on tracks. But now, Ye is giving Drake his props and admitting that he’s taken inspiration from him, and even copied his style, more than once.

During a livestream with Toronto rapper and Drake associate Top5, Kanye openly admitted to using flows made popular by the 6 God. “The thing about Drake’s music is he ain’t got shit where he copies what I do. I’ll have copied a Drake flow a lot of times. I got shit that once Drake took over the algorithm was copies of Drake,” he said.

For an artist who’s often viewed as the trendsetter, this kind of acknowledgment is rare. But instead of fueling their longtime rivalry, Ye seems to be focused on unity.

He’s also been vocal about his support for Drake in the rapper’s ongoing legal fight with Universal Music Group. In a video posted to X, Kanye expressed how meaningful the moment is for the music industry. “Yo, I’m so happy right now, you don’t understand. With this UMG, Drake, Kendrick situation, Super Bowl, Grammys, this s*** was driving me and you know where it should be driving me, but this is the biggest victory in music history right here,” he said.

Kanye ended the video by pledging his full support to both Drake and Kendrick Lamar. “I’m never finna call Drake out of his name. I’m team Drake, 100 percent. And team Kendrick and team all of us. Kendrick needs to be going at UMG at this point.”

This could mark a new chapter for Ye and potentially the end of one of hip-hop’s most high-profile feuds.