It’s been a wild few months for Drake, Kendrick Lamar and rap fans in general, as the two rappers have traded barbs (and bars) over the last several weeks in a beef that has grown more serious than many expected.
March: Kendrick Lamar escalates long-brewing Drake feud with ‘Like That’ The rappers’ feud intensified with Lamar appearing on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” released March 22.
J. Coleapologizes to Kendrick Lamar for ‘lame’ diss ‘7 Minute Drill after “Like That” Mid-April: Drake releases ‘Push Ups’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ disses Drake officially entered the ring with a full diss track against Lamar (and other artists including Rick Ross and The Weeknd) in “Push Ups” on April 19.
Late April: Kendrick Lamar calls Drake a ‘scam artist’ on ‘Euphoria’ diss Lamar responded with his first full diss track, “Euphoria,” just over a week later on April 30.
Kendrick Lamardrops brutal Drake diss track ‘Euphoria’ amid feud: Listen May 3: Kendrick Lamar goes after Drake’s OVO record label on ‘6:16 in LA’ Lamar released “6:16 in LA” on the morning of May 3, with the song title referencing Drake’s popularized timestamp song format.
Kendrick Lamardoubles down with fiery Drake diss: Listen to ‘6:16 in LA’ May 3: Drake makes Kendrick Lamar abuse allegations on ‘Family Matters’ Fourteen hours later, Drake followed up with the diss track “Family Matters” on the night of May 3.
Drake, Kendrick Lamar diss tracksescalate with ‘Meet the Grahams’ and ‘Family Matters’ May 3: Kendrick Lamar makes sex crime and hidden daughter allegations on ‘Meet the Grahams’ Minutes after “Family Matters,” Lamar laid out gossip and Ozempic rumors against Drake amid serious allegations of abuse, addiction and a second hidden child in “Meet the Grahams.”
Drakedenies Kendrick Lamar’s grooming allegations in new diss track ‘The Heart Part 6’ Contributing: Edward Segarra, KiMi Robinson, Anika Reed, Brendan Marrow and Naledi Ushe
Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and rap fans in general have had an incredible few months as a result of their ongoing beef, which has escalated beyond anyone’s expectations. The two rappers have been trading jabs (and bars) for the past few weeks.
Over ten years ago, in 2013, Lamar rapped on Big Sean’s song “Control,” expressing his desire to “murder” Drake and other well-known rappers. This is when Lamar and Drake first became enemies. The rap artists’ relationship couldn’t be less amicable now, despite Lamar’s clarification at the time that the song was meant to encourage friendly competition.
In a rap battle that has brought up everything from Ozempic rumors and height shaming to sobering allegations of abuse and grooming, here’s what to know.
March: With “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar intensifies his long-running beef with Drake.
With Lamar’s appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which was released on March 22, the rappers’ feud grew more intense. “It’s time for him to prove that he’s a problem,” Lamar stated in his verse, seemingly referring to Drake. “.”.
Later, he disapproved of the notion that there are “big three” in rap, saying, “It’s just big me,” in the song. The lyrics were a retort to J. On Drake’s October 2023 song “First Person Shooter,” Cole refers to himself, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar as the “big three.”. “.
J. Cole expresses regret to Kendrick Lamar for the “lame” diss song “7 Minute Drill” following “Like That.”.
Push Ups and Taylor Made Freestyle disses are released by Drake in the middle of April.
On April 19, Drake officially entered the ring with “Push Ups,” a full diss track against Lamar (as well as other artists like Rick Ross and The Weeknd).
Between lines about Kendrick Lamar’s shoe size, record deal contract, and collaborations with Maroon 5 and Taylor Swift, Drake rapped, “Pipsqueak, pipe down / You ain’t in no big three.”.
That same day, Drake responded once more with “Taylor Made Freestyle.”. The song was removed from streaming services after a legal dispute between the Toronto-born rapper and Tupac’s estate arose over its artificial intelligence impersonations of Snoop Dogg and Tupac.
In the song “Taylor Made,” Tupac audio deepfake raps, “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history.”. “You seem a little anxious about all the publicity if you handle this viciously. “.
Late April: On his diss track “Euphoria,” Kendrick Lamar refers to Drake as a “scam artist.”.
Less than a week later, on April 30, Lamar responded with his first complete diss track, “Euphoria.”. “Mr.”. “Taylor Made Freestyle” was alluded to by the rapper “Morale and the Big Steppers,” who rapped about Tupac being “in his grave.”. “.”.
Drake, an HBO series producer, is further referred to by Lamar as a “pathetic master manipulator,” a “habitual liar,” and someone who is “not a rap artist” but rather a “scam artist.”. “.
In the middle of a feud, Kendrick Lamar drops the vicious diss track “Euphoria” by Drake: Listen.
May 3: Kendrick Lamar takes aim at Drake’s OVO record label with “6:16 in LA.”.
On May 3, Lamar dropped “6:16 in LA,” a song whose title alludes to Drake’s widely adopted timestamp song format.
As he raps, “Have you ever thought OVO is working for me?” Lamar criticizes Drake’s label and team, labeling him a “fake bully.”. “I detest bullies / You have to be a horrible person / Everyone on your team whispering that you deserve it,” he continues. “.
Check out “6:16 in LA” by Kendrick Lamar for some fiery Drake diss.
June 3: On “Family Matters,” Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of abuse.
Drake followed on the evening of May 3 with the diss track “Family Matters” fourteen hours later. In the three-part, almost eight-minute song, Drake once more took aim at Lamar amid jabs at other rappers like A$AP Rocky.
However, Drake’s criticism of the “DAMN. The rapper from “More Life” was particularly harsh, openly asserting that Lamar physically mistreats his fiancée Whitney Alford. Drake rapped, “When you put your hands on your girl, is that self-defense because she bigger than you?”.
“Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams” are two of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s heated tracks.
May 3: Kendrick Lamar accuses on “Meet the Grahams” of sex crimes and hiding a daughter.
In “Meet the Grahams,” minutes after “Family Matters,” Lamar exposed malicious rumors and Ozempic gossip about Drake in the midst of grave accusations of abuse, addiction, and a second child hidden away. Drake’s family, including his son Adonis and his parents, as well as an alleged 11-year-old daughter—whom Drake has not publicly acknowledged—are discussed by Lamar in the more than six-minute response.
Later on, Lamar made reference to the claims of sexual offenses and Drake’s involvement with prostitutes: “He and (Harvey) Weinstein should” be “in a cell for the rest of their lives,” Lamar says. “He got sex offenders” on record label OVO, he subsequently adds, that he keeps on a monthly allowance. “.
Kendrick Lamar expands on his accusations in “Not Like Us” on May 4.
On May 4, Lamar’s accusations escalated and it appeared that he made reference to earlier claims that Drake had been groomed on “Not Like Us.”. “.
“Drake, I hear you like them young. Say what? You should never visit cell block one, raps Kendrick Lamar. “Just make sure you keep your (little) sister hidden from him if you’re a girl and you talk to him and end up falling in love.”. “.”.
Rapper PartyNextDoor and rapper Baka Not Nice, who are both signed to Drake’s record label OVO Sound, were among the artists that the “Poetic Justice” rapper appeared to be making fun of. Rapper Kendrick Lamar raps, “And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? Certified pedophiles? Certified Lover Boy.”.
The rapper Kendrick Lamar is fueling the Drake feud with his new diss track, “Not Like Us.”.
May 5: On “The Heart Part 6,” Drake discusses the sexual abuse that Kendrick Lamar endured.
Drake increased the stakes on May 5 by releasing the melancholic diss track “The Heart Part 6,” which alludes to Kendrick Lamar’s track series, which includes “The Heart Part 5” from 2022. “.
He rapped, “Let’s get to that now, speaking of anything with a child / This Epstein angle was the (expletive) I expected / TikTok videos you collected and dissected.”.
Later, Drake plays Lamar’s song “Mother I Sober” from his “Mr. The Compton rapper makes references to family members who have been accused of sexual assault in his studio album “Morale & the Big Steppers.”. “Hold on, that’s the song where you claim to have been molested,” Drake raps. This is trauma from your own confessions. I just made the whole connection. Things are going to get really gloomy. “.
In a new diss song titled “The Heart Part 6,” Drake denies Kendrick Lamar’s claims of grooming.
Edward Segarra, Naledi Ushe, Brendan Marrow, KiMi Robinson, and Anika Reed all contributed.
