Kendrick Lamar tells Drake “I hear you like ’em young” on fresh diss track ‘Not Like Us’

A lot of Drake fans have been in denial for the past couple years only to have all the rumors hit them in the face at once thanks to the Kendrick Lamar diss track battle. But now that they’re facing them, they’re look at all his old quotes — and lyrics — through a particular prism.

21 Savage has commented on the feud between Drake and Metro Boomin, saying that the two will “figure their shit out eventually”The Atlanta-based rapper has famously worked with both Metro Boomin and Drake. At the beginning of his career, he and Boomin created the collaborative musical series ‘Savage Mode’.The first instalment came in 2016, where songs like ‘X’ and ‘No Heart’ catapulted the two to mainstream rap stardom, and the long-awaited sequel ‘Savage Mode II’ arrived in 2020.Then, in 2022, Savage and Drake released their joint album ‘Her Loss’, which was nominated for many awards including multiple Grammys.During an Instagram Live last Sunday (May 12), 21 Savage remained neutral in the feud, saying: “Don’t keep coming on to my muthafuckin’ live talking about no muthafuckin’ beef.

Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against Drake ‘Not Like Us’ has broken records and topped the singles charts.The two rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, although the beef has come to a head in recent weeks – with each sharing increasingly personal diss tracks lately and other artists getting involved.Now, it seems that Lamar has taken home the victory, at least in terms of chart figures, with his diss track ‘Not Like Us’ debuting at the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.The track arrived at the start of the month, as the rapper’s third Drake diss in 36 hours. It also saw him making some accusations about the Canadian rapper over his supposed preference for younger women, to the point where he calls him a “certified paedophile”.By topping the charts, ‘Not Like Us’ has become Lamar’s fourth Number One song, following on from his feature on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That’ earlier this year, ‘Humble’, which arrived in 2017 and his verse on Taylor Swift’s 2015 track ‘Bad Blood’.It has broken records too, with Brooklyn Eagle reporting that the track has become the hip-hop song that has been streamed the most times in a day on Spotify – racking up 6.8million plays.Another one of his scathing tracks against Drake, ‘Euphoria’, also went on to do well on the charts and reached the Number Three spot last week after debuting at Number 11.As highlighted by The Guardian, ‘Family Matters’ – one of Drake’s numerous responses to the feud – is placed higher up at Number Seven on the charts, marking another win for Lamar.The beef between the two came to a head last month, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘, and used the collab to respond to J.

Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud – has now surpassed 1million dislikes on YouTube.The Canadian has been in a rap battle with Lamar since March when the latter called him out on ‘Like That’ from Metro Boomin and Future’s debut joint album ‘We Don’t Trust You’. The verse caused the two rappers to go back and forth on scathing diss tracks for the last month.On May 5, Drake uploaded the latest song in the saga ‘The Heart, Part 6’ to YouTube.

The Roots‘ Questlove has weighed in on Drake‘s and Kendrick Lamar‘s ongoing rap beef – see what he had to say below.Yesterday (May 8), Questlove took to social media to share his thoughts on the feud between the two wrappers, writing in a scathing post: “Nobody won the war. This wasn’t about skill.”He continued, referencing the rappers bringing their partners’ names and children into the fold: “This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary – women & children (& actual facts) be damned.

Universal Music Group has denied reports that it requested that Kendrick Lamar and Drake end their much-publicised feud.Over the past month, Lamar and Drake have been trading blows over a constant back-and-forth of diss tracks. Earlier this week, Drake dropped his new diss track ‘The Heart Part 6’, on which the Canadian rapper suggested that Lamar’s disses are based on false information fed to him by Drake’s team. He also denied allegations of paedophilia lobbied against him by Kendrick Lamar on ‘Meet The Grahams’.The feud stems from Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘ back in March.

Much has been made of how “dark” things have gotten between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. I disagree — I’m old enough to remember a few SpaceGhostPurpp disses, or Remy Ma taking Nicki Minaj to task for supporting her brother, a convicted child rapist — but they’re certainly the two biggest rappers I’ve seen take things this far into the mud.

according to Eater New York.But Lamar’s mention of it in the song “6:16 in LA” has pushed the 18-year-old establishment to new heights.“My visa, passport tatted, I show up in Ibiza / Lucali’s dwellings in Brooklyn just to book me some pizza,” Lamar raps in the song, a response to an earlier Drake diss track that attacked Lamar’s $8.6 million Brooklyn Heights penthouse.That quick mention was enough to light up Lucali’s Yelp page with a slew of brand-new, five-star reviews, Eater said.“Kendrick Lamar recommended I try out the pizza here,” one reviewer wrote on the site.“Good enough for Kendrick, good enough for me,” posted another, according to the outlet.It’s not exactly a change for the popular dining spot, which sees long lines every day as fans of its fare line up to snag a table, the outlet added.Lucali’s owner, Mark Iacono, told Eater it’s been “business as usual” – and he didn’t know about the rap feud until his spot was caught in the crossfire – and a few customers mentioned the dispute.“We’re 17 years in,” he told the outlet.

WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels has invited Kendrick Lamar and Drake to “settle” their feud on WWE: NXT.Lamar and Drake have been engaged in an ongoing rap battle since March this year. On the diss track ‘Not Like Us’, the former mentioned Michaels’ famous finishing move, rapping: “Sweet Chin Music and I won’t pass the aux.” The lyric caught the attention of the wrestling superstar, with the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative at WWE saying that the two rappers can battle it out on the brand he oversees, NXT.“A little Sweet Chin Music goes a long way,” he tweeted.

Vince Staples has weighed in on the ongoing rap feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake – see what he had to say below.On Saturday (May 4), Staples sat down with Long Beach Mayor Rex Richard for a panel discussion to celebrate Youth Day. During the chat, Staples was asked by a fan in attendance what he thought about Lamar and Drake going at one another.Staples, who has been an advocate for raising up Black culture, spoke about several major changes happening in the music industry that affect the Black community, signalling that more people should be paying attention to that instead of a rap beef.To begin his response, Staples noted that he has been signed to Universal Music Group for 13 years, first signing with them at the age of 17.

Drake and Kendrick Lamar reignited their long-simmering feud last month and it reached a fever pitch this weekend, that saw the pair volleying vitriol; from accusations of pedophilia and spousal abuse to fake abs and faulty fatherhood. Lord, have mercy.As the Post reports, “The rappers’ feud began in 2013, when Lamar featured on Big Sean’s song, “Control,” and sang that he wanted to “murder” several rappers — including Drake.”While the two have a history of throwing shade and casual death thrats at one another this beef has gone from simmer to rolling boil while Mars and Mercury, the primary planets that govern a rap feud, are both burning in the cardinal fires of Aries, a sign that lives to fight and fights to win.Read on to learn more.

“Meet the Grahams,” a direct reference to Drake’s real name, Aubrey Graham. In the song, Lamar calls Drake a “narcissist” and a “misogynist,” and also accuses him of secretly fathering a daughter.

Jay Electronica has shared numerous cryptic tweets, suggesting that he supports Drake in his current feud against Kendrick Lamar.Over the past month, Lamar and Drake have been trading blows over a constant back-and-forth of diss tracks. The latest escalation came over the weekend with ‘Meet the Grahams’, when Lamar alleged that Drake is a sexual predator with a secret daughter.Then, Drake dropped his new diss track ‘The Heart Part 6’, on which the Canadian rapper suggested that Lamar’s disses are based on false information fed to him by Drake’s team.Weeks ago, Louisiana rapper Jay Electronica shared two tweets which fans think is his way of saying he supports Drake in the feud.

Drake has dropped a new diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar titled ‘The Heart Part 6’.Today (May 6), Drake released ‘The Heart Part 6’, his fourth track in the ongoing rap feud between him and Kendrick Lamar. The track is a reference to Kendrick’s numerous ‘The Heart’ songs, and is also a response to Kendrick Lamar’s previous play on ‘6:16 in LA’.On ‘The Heart Part 6’, Drake responds directly to Lamar’s claims on ‘Meet The Grahams’ and ‘Not Like Us’ that he is hiding an 11-year-old daughter.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer It’s been a very busy weekend in the ongoing rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and the latest installment came on Sunday evening (May 5) with the release of “The Heart Part 6.” Drake adds to Lamar’s ongoing, five-part “The Heart” series that he began in 2010 with his own entry, derailing his foe’s bigger vision.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s feud is escalating rapidly.

As Drake and Kendrick Lamar continue to exchange diss tracks at an impressive rate, you might be wondering what exactly started this heated feud.

Dua Lipa is schooling Saturday Night Live on the bad blood between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Kendrick Lamar continued to ramp up his increasingly personal musical battle with Drake by releasing “Not Like Us,” his third song in 36 hours, early Saturday evening. The song is posted on Lamar’s official YouTube channel — which essentially guarantees its authenticity in an era when an AI deepfake must always be considered — and features an aerial view of Drake‘s mansion outside Toronto, with sex-offender map symbols on it.

once rapped that Taylor Swift was the only artist he's ever “rated” enough to push back an album release, now he's using her name to diss .ICYMI: Drake, Lamar, and J.Cole are currently embroiled in a weeks-long , which only as Drake and Lamar each dropped back-to-back diss tracks on May 3. But with Lamar's release of “6:16 in LA,” some fans are joking that the rappers are actually fighting over who is closer friends with Taylor Swift.