I was a little surprised to read that Kia Shine had taken credit for writing Drake’s hit song Best I Ever Had.

Statement from Kia Shine via Twitter:

maan i am not a hater, if someone is blessed with something i commed them and encourage, not discourage,” he wrote earlier this week. “for all the nob believers here is the pic taken from Sept.10th’s Bm1 awards in NY where I won 3 awards for my publishing share of ‘BEST I EVER HAD’…this message is for all the non-believers YES kia shine OWNS 25% OF THE DRAKE SONG ‘THE BEST I EVER HAD’ 3 BMI AWARDS FOR THE SONG GOING #1 ON 3 BILLBOARD CHARTS. GO BUY HIS EP TODAY! MY FAMILY APPRECIATES IT! … its all there! can’t make sh*t like this up

It really didn’t come as much of a surprise when Drake quickly dismissed the rapper’s claims in a recent statement.

Drake’s Statement on Kia Shine’s allegations:

There have been questions posed to me the last few days about the writing of ‘Best I Ever Had’ and I figured I’d take the time to clear the air directly,” he wrote Thursday (September 17) night. “I have never met Kia Shine or worked with him. I wrote the entire composition in Toronto and I borrowed one line from a Lil Wayne song that he produced the BEAT for. The claims of 25% ownership are false and for a artist to brag about splits on a song is distasteful to begin with.

Just in case there is any need for further evidence, a quick search of the ASCAP directory clearly illustrates who is telling the truth here.

And for the record, Best I Ever Had has not won any BMI Awards (and probably isn’t going to since the writers and publishers all seem to be represented by ASCAP).