Nothing has been the identical since Drake and Kendrick Lamar first collaborated in 2011.
Everybody wished this: a lyrical dying match between the most important rappers within the recreation right now, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. At first, issues appeared rosy between the younger behemoths after they collaborated on one another’s data through the early phases of their careers. As time handed, pleasant fireplace grew to become a volcanic eruption, sparked by Lamar’s earth-shattering characteristic final Friday (Mar. 22) on Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Belief You album.
Lamar didn’t mince phrases, hurling daggers at Drake and Cole like: “Yeah, rise up with me, f–ok sneak dissing/’First Individual Shooter,’ I hope they got here with three switches,” earlier than spewing extra venom in the direction of the duo. “Assume I gained’t drop the placement? I nonetheless received PTSD/ Motherf–ok the Huge Three, n—a, it’s simply huge me.”
Although Drizzy hasn’t put pen to paper simply but, he mentioned some phrases to Lamar throughout his Dawn, Fla. live performance this previous Sunday night time (Mar. 24).
“Lots of people ask me how I’m feeling. I’m a let I’m feeling. Hear, the identical method I’m feeling is similar method I need you to stroll out this constructing tonight,” he mentioned. “I received my f–king head up excessive, my again straight, I’m ten f–king toes down in Florida and wherever else I’m going. And I do know that it doesn’t matter what, it’s not a n—a on this earth that would ever f–ok with me in my life!”
Billboard examines the ups and downs of what was as soon as a fruitful and aggressive relationship between Kendrick and Drake.
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Nov. 2011: Kendrick Lamar Featured on Drake’s Take Care Album
In 2011, Drake advanced from being the polarizing rookie to a full-fledged famous person, trumping expectations along with his debut outing. Whereas he hoisted unbelievable chart stats following his Thank Me Later marketing campaign, questions lingered about whether or not he might elevate his recreation to the following degree. Take Care was the resounding reply to critics, as he pivoted again to his well-liked So Far Gone roots and invited a number of big-name friends alongside for the experience, one being the highly-touted neophyte Kendrick Lamar.
Coming off Part 80, Lamar was arguably the following West Coast savior to steer the ship, and Drake took benefit of his momentum by permitting him to shine on his “Buried Alive Interlude.” Lamar’s ego was on ten, detonated by the co-sign of Drizzy, rapping: “So blame it on Mr. OVOXO/ The rationale why I’m breathin’ all of the self-importance I do know.”
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Feb. 2012: Drake Invitations Kendrick Lamar to Open on Membership Paradise Tour
Drake prolonged his hand once more to the burgeoning Lamar, who garnered rave critiques for his look on “Buried Alive” by bringing him alongside A$AP Rocky because the opening acts for his Membership Paradise Tour. Drake later rapped about his determination to combat for Rocky and Lamar as his openers on 2016’s “4 PM in Calabasas,” recalling “After they advised me take an R&B ni–a on the street/ And I advised ’em no and drew for Kendrick and Rocky.”
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Oct. 2012: Drake and Kendrick Lamar Seem on A$AP Rocky’s “Fuckin’ Issues” & Collaborate on “Poetic Justice”
Following Drake’s Membership Paradise Tour, A$AP rounded up a few of his rap comrades from Drizzy’s trek, together with the 6 God, Okay. Dot, and a couple of Chainz for “F–kin’ Issues.” Following that firestarter, Kendrick and Drake would group up once more, however this time on the previous’s debut album. Like “Fuckin’ Issues,” “Poetic Justice” can be a industrial success, peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. Sadly, that might mark the ultimate collaboration between Drake and Lamar.
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Aug. 2013: Kendrick Lamar Takes Goal at Drake & the Rap Recreation on Huge Sean’s “Management”
After Lamar solidified himself as a family title courtesy of his main label debut good child, m.A.A.d metropolis, his swagger and confidence have been on ten — a lot in order that he sacked Drake and his friends on Huge Sean’s “Management.” Okay. Dot’s searing tackle his stance on the rap recreation shook the panorama as he boldly referred to as out J. Cole, Meek Mill, Drake, Huge Okay.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Mac Miller, Huge Sean and Jay Electronica. “I received love for you all, however I’m attempting to homicide you n—as/ Making an attempt to ensure your core followers by no means heard of you n—as/ They don’t wish to hear not yet another noun or verb from you ni–as,” he rapped.
Drake responded to Kendrick’s diss whereas gracing the quilt of Billboard that very same month, telling the publication: “I didn’t actually have something to say about it. It simply appeared like an bold thought to me. That’s all it was. I do know good and effectively that [Lamar] ‘s not murdering me, in any respect, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I suppose we will revisit the subject.”
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Oct. 2013: Kendrick Lamar Comes at Drake Throughout BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher
Kendrick continued making use of stress on Drake when he and TDE visited the BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2013 and took part within the cipher. Over the menacing “Shook Ones” instrumental, Okay. Dot engaged in goal follow: “Nothing’s been the identical since they dropped ‘Management’/ And tucked a delicate rapper again in his pajama garments/ Ha ha joke’s on you, high-five… I’m bulletproof/ Your shoots by no means penetrates/ Pin the tail on the donkey, boy you been a pretend.”
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Dec. 2013: Drake Covers VIBE Journal And Says He “Stood [His] Floor” Throughout Kendrick Diss
Throughout a canopy story with VIBE Journal, Drake addressed his pictures at Kendrick on “The Langauge” and why he felt compelled to face his floor in opposition to The Compton MC.
“The place it grew to become a problem is that I used to be rolling out an album whereas that verse was nonetheless effervescent, so my album rollout grew to become about this factor. What am I alleged to say? Nah, we’ll be buddy-buddy? Thoughts you, I by no means as soon as mentioned he’s a foul man [or] I don’t like him. I believe he’s a f–king genius in his personal proper, however I additionally stood my floor as I ought to. And with that got here one other step, which then I’ve to appreciate I’m being baited and I’m not gonna fall. Jordan doesn’t must play pickup to show that he might play ball, no offense. However I’m not gonna provide the probability to shake me essentially, ’trigger I really feel nice. There’s no actual situation.”
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2015-2016: Delicate Photographs Fired From Each Sides, However Nothing Groundbreaking
Throughout these years, Kendrick and Drake exchanged just a few jabs, most notably Okay. Dot, when he took purpose at Drizzy on “King Kunta” and referred to as him out over his ghostwriting allegations. “I can dig rapping/ However a rapper with a ghost author? What the f–ok occurred?” he penned. Drake countered again on The Recreation’s “100” the identical yr, rapping: “I’d have your entire followers/ If I didn’t go pop and I stayed on some acutely aware s–t.”
Kendrick’s onslaught continued on Dr. Dre’s Compton album, the place he fired extra pictures on “Darkside / Gone” and “Deep Water.” The latter was the extra chilling of the 2: “They liable to bury him, they nominated six to hold him/ They fear him to dying, however he’s no vegetarian/ The meat is on his breath, inheriting the drama higher than / An ideal white, n—a, that is life in my aquarium.”
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Oct. 2023: Drake & J. Cole Hyperlink Up on “First Individual Shooter”
Drake and Cole made historical past after they scored their first Sizzling 100. No. 1 track collectively (and Cole’s first of any type) with “First Individual Shooter.” This could be their first collaboration since 2013’s “Jodeci Freestyle.” The observe is triumphant, as they share the highlight and boast about being stadium-status MCs. Unbeknownst to him, Cole awakened the sleeping bear in Lamar when he was saluting the triumvirate of him, Okay. Dot, and Drake, saying: “Love after they argue the toughest MC/ Is it Okay-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/ We the large three like we began a league/ however proper now, I really feel like Muhammad Ali.”
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Mar. 22, 2024: Kendrick Goes Full Assault Mode on Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That”
Kendrick didn’t maintain again when given the baton on Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” He fired a full clip of pictures at each Cole and Drake, most notably the latter. “F–ok sneak dissin’, first-person shooter/ I hope they got here with three switches,” Lamar snarls when talking on the chart-topping collaboration between the “Evil Methods” MCs. He continued demolishing each rappers when he denounced the “Huge 3” of him, Cole and Drake, by saying: “Motherf–ok” the large three, n—a, it’s simply huge me.” He punctuated his verse by calling again to Drake’s For All of the Canines album, rapping: “For all of your canines gettin’ buried/ That’s a Okay with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary.”
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Mar. 25, 2024: Drake Seemingly Responds to Okay. Dot’s Diss Throughout His It is All a Blur – Huge because the What Tour
Days after Lamar torched the web along with his scathing verse, Drake used time throughout his tour cease in Dawn, Fla. to handle the elephant within the room: “Lots of people asking me how I’m feeling,” he started. “I’mma let you understand how I’m feeling. Hear, the way in which I’m feeling is similar method I need you to stroll out of right here feeling tonight about your f–king self.”
“As a result of you understand how I’m feeling?” Drake requested. “I received my f–king head up excessive, my again straight, I’m 10 f–king toes down in Florida or wherever else I’m going, and I do know that it doesn’t matter what, there’s not a n—a on this earth that would ever f–ok with me in my life. And that’s how I need you to stroll outta right here tonight.”