The 6 God turns a memorable “New Bestie” shout-out into a full-circle collaboration with the Colombian superstar.
What started as a flirtatious lyric has officially become a collaboration. Just months after shouting out Karol G on his MAID OF HONOUR track “New Bestie,” Drake has joined the Colombian superstar on “Ahí,” a breezy, emotionally charged cut from her new album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.
Released Friday, August 7th, the track finds Karol G and Drake trading verses about attraction, emotional hesitation and wanting someone who isn’t quite ready for a relationship. But for listeners who caught Drake’s earlier reference, there’s an even bigger story hiding inside the record.
Toward the end of “Ahí,” Drake flips the lyric from “New Bestie,” rapping about wanting “a Latina” and a woman with a face and waist like “Karolina”. It’s more than a callback. It’s Drake turning his Karol G shout-out into a real-life musical link-up.
From A Name Drop To A Collab
On “New Bestie,” Drake first put Karol G’s name into the conversation with the line:
“Yeah, I want a Latina, I want a Latina / I want a G like Karolina.”
At the time, the reference immediately caught listeners’ attention. Now, Karol has essentially answered the invitation by bringing Drake onto her own record. “Ahí” appears four tracks into No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto and finds the two superstars settling into an effortlessly melodic exchange.
The chemistry is understated rather than explosive, allowing the song’s central tension of wanting someone who isn’t ready to fully commit to drive the record. For Drake, however, the Karolina reference provides the moment fans will likely replay.
The Collaboration That Was Brewing
The Drake-Karol G connection had already generated speculation months before “Ahí” arrived. In May, Charlamagne Tha God fueled rumors that Karol had appeared on Drake’s ICEMAN. While that collaboration ultimately didn’t materialize, Drake’s “New Bestie” shout-out confirmed that Karol was somewhere within his creative orbit.
Then, in July, Drake showed up at Karol G’s Toronto concert, where the rapper was spotted on the venue’s Jumbotron supporting the Colombian superstar. Now, the two have turned that public connection into an official record. And considering how much anticipation surrounded a potential collaboration, “Ahí” feels less like a surprise and more like the missing piece of a rollout that had been quietly developing in plain sight.
And if Drake wanted a Latina like Karolina, he couldn’t have picked a better time to say it again. Listen to “Ahí” by Karol G featuring Drake now and experience the full-circle collaboration for yourself.