Kendrick Lamar is taking aim at Drake in a brutal new diss track.
The rapper, 36, on Tuesday tore into Drake on his new song “Euphoria,” marking the latest escalation of their ongoing feud.
‘Euphoria’ lyrics: Kendrick Lamar raps Drake is a ‘scam artist’ in diss track In the song, Lamar raps about how the “famous actor we once knew is looking paranoid and now spiraling.”
J. Coleapologizes to Kendrick Lamar for ‘lame’ diss ‘7 Minute Drill’: ‘I was conflicted’ “I’m the biggest hater.
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The lyric was a response to J. Cole referring to himself, Drake and Lamar as the “big three” on Drake’s 2023 track “First Person Shooter.”
Listen to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track ‘Euphoria’ Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Euphoria” is available to stream on YouTube, where the display photo shows the dictionary definition of the title word.
In a vicious new diss track, Kendrick Lamar targets Drake.
The ongoing feud between the 36-year-old rapper and Drake escalated further on Tuesday when the rapper attacked Drake’s new song, “Euphoria.”. It’s a response to Drake’s own songs that were aimed at Kendrick Lamar, who denied in March that Drake and he are on the same level as rappers.
The title itself is a not-so-subtle reference to the rapper “First Person Shooter,” who is a producer on the HBO series “Euphoria,” in case the lyrics didn’t already make it abundantly obvious that Drake was the subject of the song. “.
Lyrics for “Euphoria”: In this diss track, Kendrick Lamar calls Drake a “scam artist.”.
The “famous actor we once knew is looking paranoid and now spiraling,” Lamar raps in the song. Drake’s acting career was notably launched on “Degrassi: The Next Generation.”. “.
Lamar continues by referring to the topic of the song as a “scam artist” rather than a “rap artist,” calling them a “pathetic master manipulator” and a “habitual liar.”. He claims that although Drake creates music “to pacify ’em,” he does so “to electrify ’em.”. “.
I. J. Cole says he was conflicted and apologizes to Kendrick Lamar for the “lame” diss song “7 Minute Drill.”.
“I’m the most envious person. He goes on, “I detest the way you talk and walk. “I detest your attire. I detest the way you subtly insult people. “.
Lamar raps, “How many more fairytale stories about your life ’til we’ve had enough?”. “Until you finally feel that you’re Black enough?” how many more Black features do you need?
Pusha T previously called out biracial rapper Drake for a picture in which he was wearing blackface, in an equally savage feud. Following Pusha T’s use of the image as the cover for his diss track “The Story of Adidon,” Drake revealed that the blackface image dates back to 2007 and that he was working on a project about young black actors who were stereotyped and had difficulty getting roles. Pusha T also disclosed that, at the time, the public was unaware that Drake was a parent.
I. J. In “Red Leather,” Cole seemingly mocks Drake in response to Kendrick Lamar’s apology.
Lamar appears to be making fun of Drake’s bond with his son Adonis as well. He raps, “I could tell you didn’t know anything about raising a son, but I got one.”.
Things to know about the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef dates back more than ten years, to 2013, when Lamar sang on Big Sean’s song “Control” about wanting to “murder” Drake and other well-known rappers.
Lamar disapproved of the notion that there are “big three” in rap earlier this year when he appeared on Future and Metro Boomin’s song “Like That,” saying, “It’s just big me.”. The lyrics were a retort to J. Drake’s 2023 song “First Person Shooter” features Cole referring to himself, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar as the “big three.”. ****.
Drake then responded with two diss tracks, “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” aimed at Lamar. Later, after Tupac Shakur’s estate threatened legal action over the use of an artificial intelligence voice imitation, “Taylor Made Freestyle” was removed from streaming services. A cease-and-desist from the estate that USA TODAY was able to obtain stated, “The unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac’s voice against Kendrick Lamar, a good friend to the Estate who has given nothing but respect to Tupac and his legacy publicly and privately, compounds the insult.”.
On “Euphoria,” Kendrick Lamar makes reference to this by rapping that Tupac Shakur is “turning in his grave.”. “.”.
J. Cole shot back at Lamar in April, rapping, “He still doing shows but fell off like ‘The Simpsons,'” in response to the song “7 Minute Drill.”. Additionally, he rapped that Kendrick Lamar has passed his “prime.”. Cole apologized, calling it “lame” and “goofy” of him to do so, but not long after the song’s release.
Days later, at the Dreamville Festival, he told the crowd, “I aint gonna lie to y’all the past two days felt terrible,” and he went on to refer to Lamar as “one of the greatest.”. “.”.
Take a listen to “Euphoria,” Kendrick Lamar’s diss track on Drake.
The display photo on Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Euphoria” on YouTube displays the definition of the word in the dictionary.
USA TODAY’s KiMi Robinson and Naledi Ushe both contributed.
