The Recreation will not be impressed with the present rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
The Compton rapper — who has been in his fair proportion of rap beefs — reacted to a tweet from The Joe Budden Podcast co-host Formally Ice by which he says he needs somebody to go at The Recreation so we followers “can see what a correct diss file appears like.”
The Recreation responded, saying that the rationale no rappers go at him is as a result of his “stage of disrespect has no restrict” and he can “really rap rap.” Furthermore, he says that the rap sport general will not be the identical because the one he got here into as a result of followers are unable to objectively choose a winner. As an alternative, he says, “followers gone select up with no matter artists is presently protected for the tradition to like.”
He then goes on guilty J. Cole for turning a rap sport that he views as watered down into “Kool-Help [with] no sugar” as a result of he apologized to Kendrick Lamar onstage of the 2024 Dreamville Pageant. His feedback will need to have struck a nerve, as a result of the West Coast MC doubled down in his Instagram Tales, saying, “Idk who softer nowadays these rap n—s or the rap followers.”
That mentioned, many followers agreed with Recreation’s sentiment. The wrinkle of songs probably being AI have made issues equally attention-grabbing and annoying. Additionally, the way in which music is consumed immediately has given followers the expectation that diss tracks ought to be recorded and despatched out ASAP. Then there’s J. Cole’s apology, which rubbed listeners and a few of his friends the incorrect means. All of those variables have turned many followers off of the entire beef.
The Recreation took a extra diplomatic method to the Drake and Kendrick beef when speaking to HipHopDX in 2022. In an interview about his Drake-featuring single “100,” The Recreation, when requested who he received, mentioned, “I don’t know, man. Kendrick is simply too f—ing unimaginable. After which Drake is so dope too. I imply, I’d similar to to be a fan of the second and sit again and watch two of the best artists of all time have a go,” he answered when requested who would win in a battle.
The Recreation has beefed with a plethora of rappers all through his profession, together with 50 Cent, Eminem, Jay-Z, Joe Budden, Younger Thug and lots of extra.