The final six weeks have witnessed an intense explosion within the hip-hop world. The conflict between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, ignited by the latter’s warning photographs on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping music “Like That,” has set the stage ablaze. This feud, simmering for greater than a decade, has sparked intense conversations within the hip-hop world and social media, and left followers on the sting of their seats, eagerly awaiting the subsequent transfer.
Drake and Lamar, with their contrasting types and various attraction, haven’t simply engaged in a feud, but additionally sparked a spectrum of reactions from their passionate fan bases. From sharing humorous memes and referencing the diss tracks to partaking in detailed analyses, the battle between these two hip-hop giants has grow to be a sizzling dialogue subject and a canvas for myriad feelings and opinions.
The most recent tracks got here within the first weekend of Could, starting with Drake’s “Household Issues” on Could 3. Whereas the response was intelligent, Kendrick quieted the excitement and enthusiasm together with his diabolical reply, “Meet the Grahams,” which got here minutes later. The music supplied Lamar’s tackle everybody in Drake’s household tree allegedly affected by his devious methods.
Kendrick then appeared to place the nail within the coffin together with his DJ Mustard-produced music “Not Like Us,” which deviates from his earlier releases. “Say, Drake, I hear you want ’em younger/ You higher not ever go to cell block one/ To any b—- that discuss to him and so they in love/ Simply ensure you cover your lil’ sister from him,” rapped Kendrick.
Drake stormed again Could 5 with “The Coronary heart Pt. 6,” which addressed all the allegations and claims pressed in opposition to him, together with his alleged predatory conduct. “This Epstein angle was the s–t I anticipated/ TikTok movies you collected and dissected/ As an alternative of being on some diss-direct s–t / You reasonably f–king seize your pen and misdirect s–t,” spewed Drake.
Try among the finest fan reactions to the disses within the battle beneath.
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Drake – “Push Ups”
To many, Drake was off to a powerful begin after releasing “Push Ups.” He gladly accepted the battle in opposition to not solely Lamar, however Future, Rick Ross, Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and extra whereas seeking to showcase his rap supremacy. His rousing begin had followers chirping and believing he was within the lead.
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Drake – “Taylor Made Freestyle”
It didn’t take Drake lengthy to double down and take one other swipe at Kendrick. Following the discharge of “Push Ups,” he dropped “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which was very controversial as he used A.I. to channel the spirits of Tupac and Snoop to rap in opposition to Kendrick. Whereas some known as it distasteful, others lauded Drake for the creativity. He later pulled the observe after Tupac’s property threatened to sue.
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Kendrick Lamar – “Euphoria”
Kendrick’s first jab after Drake’s two assaults got here April 30 when he launched “Euphoria.” The scathing retort lit up social media, with the momentum rapidly shifting again to Lamar’s aspect.
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Kendrick Lamar – “6:16 in LA”
Kendrick continued concentrating on Drake when he launched his second consecutive music “6:16 in LA” on Could 3. Like “Euphoria,” Dot obtained a spherical of applause for his efforts as he went extra in-depth this time round throughout his psychoanalysis on Drake.
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Drake – “Household Issues”
Drake appeared to flip the script late on Could 3 by releasing his 7-minute lengthy diatribe “Household Issues,” which included a visible alongside the music. With quite a few beat-switches, Drizzy appeared to wreck Kendrick in what he deemed can be the finisher of the battle. Sadly for him, Kendrick swooped proper again lower than 40 minutes later together with his personal response.
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Kendrick Lamar – “Meet the Grahams”
For many individuals, “Meet the Grahams” was a close to fatality, as Kendrick seared Drake and his offspring with unrelenting vigor. Although the allegations and claims have been later debunked by the Canadian rapper in “The Coronary heart Half 6,” the court docket of public opinion was firmly on the aspect of Kendrick after this diss.
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Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
In the end, Kendrick’s killshot got here within the type of “Not Like Us.” The DJ Mustard-produced music is an anthemic West Coast heater that had folks dancing and singing shortly after its launch. From Rick Ross to DJ Mustard, they made certain to play his music at their respective places for the followers to marvel at.
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Drake – “The Coronary heart Half 6”
As a result of “Not Like Us” has confirmed to be explosive and the exclamation level, followers have been fast to say that Drake threw the white flag on “The Coronary heart Half 6,” through which he addressed all the allegations and claims pinned in opposition to him, together with allegedly having an 11-year-old daughter and interacting with minors.
