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. In Lamar’s verse, seemingly in reference to Drake, he said: “It’s time for him to prove that he’s a problem.”
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.
“Pipsqueak, pipe down / You ain’t in no big three,” Drake rapped, in between bars about Lamar’s shoe size, record deal contract, and collaborations with Maroon 5 and Taylor Swift.
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. The “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” rapper referenced “Taylor Made Freestyle” by rapping that Tupac is turning “in his grave.”
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.
May 3: Drake makes Kendrick Lamar abuse allegations on ‘Family Matters’
Drake followed up with the diss track “Family Matters” on the night of May 3. Drake again addressed Lamar among disses aimed at fellow rappers like A$AP Rocky in the three-part, nearly eight-minute track.
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.”
May 4: Kendrick Lamar goes further with allegations on ‘Not Like Us’
On May 4, Lamar’s allegations went even further, and he seemingly alluded to previous allegations of grooming against Drake on “Not Like Us.”
Somewhere in between, Producer Metro Booming dropped BBL Drizzy; in which Drake responded ” You just cheffed a beat about my a**”
May 5: Drake brings up Kendrick Lamar’s sexual abuse on ‘The Heart Part 6’
On May 5, Drake upped the ante by releasing the somber diss “The Heart Part 6,” a reference to Lamar’s track series, including 2022’s “The Heart Part 5.”
The feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has evolved into one of the most intense rap beefs in recent memory, with each artist firing shots and escalating tensions through their music.
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