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If the times have taught you nothing, know this: There's an art to subtweets. And with Twitter's ever-growing popularity, tweeting sublimnal disses at so-called friends, ex-girlfriends, former bosses, or annonying family members have become a sort of trend on the microblogging site. After all, the service prides itself on brevity. You've only got 140 characters to write the perfect #subtweet, which means every word counts. Luckily Drake provided us with plenty of material from his new album, Nothing Was The Same, which leaked last night to favorable reviews. Here are 20 lyrics from N.W.T.S. that can be used as subtweets. Listen closely.
"Hate when they get too attached to me."
Song: "The Language"
Potential Target: Your new Instagram followers
"I'm authentic, real name, no gimmicks."
Song: "Pound Cake/ Paris Mortin Music"
Potential Target: Common (or Inspectah Deck)
"Ain't no wishing over on this side."
Song: "All Me"
Potential Target: Your former jump-off who said she "wished things would've turned out differently"
"All of the talkin', got one reply for all of your comments."
Song: "Tuscan Leather"
Potential Target: Rival blogger
"Holding all the cards and n***as wanna play chess now."
Song: "Pound Cake/ Paris Mortin Music"
Potential Target: Former business partner
"F*ck what you think, I'm too busy, that's why you leave a message."
Song: "Tuscan Leather"
Potential Target: The dude at work who always says, "Not to interrupt," who then, of course, interrupts what you're saying
"Boy was she wrong"
Song: "From Here"
Potential Target: Ex-girlfriend
"I'm the only one that's putting shots up."
Song: "Too Much"
Potential Target: Russell Westbrook (if you're Kevin Durant)
"I am the one that you should worry about."
Song: "The Language"
Potential Target: Your competitors
"At least we try for homerun every time."
Song: "Connect"
Potential Target: The baseball manager who calls for too many sacrifice bunts
"Always hated the boy, but now the boy is the man."
Song: "Worst Behaviour"
Potential Target: The annoying kid whose bar mitzvah you have to go to this weekend
"N***as talk more than b**ches these days."
Song: "Own It"
Potential Target: The busybody in your extended crew who will turn state at the first opportunity
"I'ma worry 'bout me, give a f*ck about you."
Song: "Started From The Bottom"
Potential Target: Your stepmom
"I reached heights that Dwight Howard couldn't reach."
Song: "Tuscan Leather"
Potential Target: Dwight Howard
"Who you settling for? Who better for you than the boy, hah?"
Song: "From Here"
Potential Target: Ex-Girlfriend, Current crush
"I show up knowing exactly who I was."
Song: "Connect"
Potential Target: Former girlfriend who said you'd "changed"
"Girl, don't treat me like a stranger. Girl, you know I've seen you naked."
Song: "Furthest Thing"
Potential Target: The porn star who won't @ you back on Twitter
"Talking that shit with your back to me just know it always gets back to me."
Song: "The Language"
Potential Target: That two-faced co-worker in accounting
"You know it's real when you are who you think you are."
Song: "Pound Cake/ Paris Mortin Music"
Potential Target: Your schizophrenic cousin
"It ain't a secret, baby everybody saw us."
Song: "Own It"
Potential Target: The girl you were at the table with,
