Drake Admits 'Hotline Bling' Rip Off: D.R.A.M.'s 'Cha Cha' Gets Response Erykah Badu

OVO rap star, Drake subtly admitted that he was inspired by D.R.A.M's hit song "Cha Cha" for his personal hit song "Hotline Bling" in an interview published by Fader magazine.

With the 28-year-old's trending track making waves in music, his colorful music video which has the Toronto native doing his best Cha Cha-esque moves in sweaters and timberland boot and even features a Nicki Minaj look-a-like has fans and even D.R.A.M. questioning if he was ripped off.

Drake said, "You know, like in Jamaica, you'll have a riddim and it's like, everyone has to do a song on that," He explained, "Imagine that in rap, or imagine that in R&B. Imagine if we got one beat and every single person-me, this guy, this guy, all these guys-had to do a song on that one beat. So sometimes I'll pick a beat that's a bit, like, sunnier, I guess is the word you used, than usual, and I just try my hand at it. And that's kind of what 'Hotline Bling' was. And I loved it. It's cool. I've been excited by that sort of creative process."

Recently, D.R.A.M. tweeted that he was let down that his song was being overshadowed by Drake-who clearly is more famous than him, "Just performed in Toronto for the 1st time tonight and it was bittersweet. Sweet cus I'm out here sharing my music, my sound with the people... Bitter though, cus after my performance all I'm seeing is Cha Cha/Hotline Bling comparisons on my timeline."

Although, it seemed pretty bold to go up against the very likable star, he bluntly added, "Yeah, I feel I got jacked for my record... But I'm Good."

Yes, Drake hasn't officially confirmed using D.R.A.M.'s "Cha Cha" to remix his own version for "Hotline Bling" but the song does use a faster version of Timmy Thomas' 1972 track, "Why Can't We Live Together."

What do you think?

Well, we'll tell you what Erykah Badu thinks, "We loved Cha Cha first. Very unique and raw. That's that underground magic force that sparks a seed to grow a tree... Ms. badu."

Hmm...