17 days after Drake’s “Push Ups” diss monitor leaked, Kendrick Lamar rose from the ashes to unleash “Euphoria.”
“Euphoria” — additionally the title, in fact, of the hit HBO present the place Drake serves as an govt producer — hit Okay. Dot’s YouTube channel early Tuesday (April 30) to ship the rap world right into a frenzy.
Lamar pulled no punches as he tried to shred the 6 God. He kicks off the monitor with extra of a spoken-word stream earlier than turning the warmth up over Cardo manufacturing to flame Drake all through the six-minute-plus marathon.
The Drake and Kendrick warfare has been years-in-the-making. Their feud dates again to Lamar’s nuclear “Management” verse in 2013 and subliminally dissing Drake on the BET Hip-Hop Awards throughout his cypher later that very same 12 months.
Drake and J. Cole’s “First Particular person Shooter” impressed Kendrick Lamar to take goal on the Large Because the What? Tour working mates in March when he dropped an atomic bomb together with his help on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” The We Don’t Belief You anthem topped the Sizzling 100 for 3 consecutive weeks.
J. Cole jabbed at Kendrick on his Would possibly Delete Later diss “7 Minute Drill,” however ended up apologizing and bowing out of the battle days later whereas chatting with the gang at his Dreamville Fest.
Cole’s determination cleared the best way for Kendrick Lamar and Drake to lastly face off. Within the days between “Push Ups” and “Euphoria,” Drizzy has continued to taunt Okay. Dot with the discharge of his 2Pac and Snoop Dogg “Taylor Made” freestyle and rocking Compton Community College merch. Nevertheless, Drake ended up eradicating the AI-assisted freestyle from social media final week, after Shakur’s property issued a cease-and-desist letter demanding Drizzy take the tune down inside 24 hours.
The ball now bounces again to Drake’s court docket inside his Toronto mansion. Take a look at one of the best bars from “Euphoria” knocking Drake about his biracial id, his document deal, the Pusha T feud, fatherhood and extra.
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What’s Actual Rap?
“How I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em.”
Kendrick comes at Drake’s artistry and dismisses the 6 God’s pop hits as fodder.
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Trying Humorous within the Gentle
“The well-known actor we as soon as knew is wanting paranoid, and now spiraling/ You transferring similar to a degenerate, heavy antic, it’s feeling distasteful.”
Kendrick is ashamed at how Drake has moved within the days since dropping “Push Ups” within the feud. This could possibly be a reference to the AI-assisted “Taylor Made” freestyle, which Drake faraway from social media following a cease-and-desist.
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Attacking Drake’s Biracial Id
“What number of extra fairytale tales ’bout your life ’til we had sufficient/ What number of extra Black options ’til you lastly really feel that you simply Black sufficient/ I like Drake with the melodies, I don’t like Drake when he act robust.”
Lamar continues to jab at Drake’s biracial id and even voices his disgust with him saying “n—a” whereas interpolating Kanye West’s “Get Em Excessive” to shut out “Euphoria.”
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Heavy Is the Head
“Yeah, Cole and Aubrey know I’m a egocentric, n—a/ The crown is heavy, I’ll pray they my actual buddies, if not, I’m YNW Melly.”
Kendrick doubles down on his “Like That” declare that it’s “motherf–okay the large three, n—a, it’s simply large me” whereas name-dropping Cole and Drake. He references YNW Melly, who’s dealing with double homicide fees within the 2018 deaths of his buddies.
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What Does Drake’s Younger Cash/Money Cash Report Deal Look Like?
“You was signed to a n—a that’s signed to a n—a that stated he was signed to that n—a/ Attempt stop and desist on the ‘Like That’ document/ Oh, what? You ain’t like that document?”
After Drake constructed “Push Ups” round allegations a couple of 50/50 cut up in Kendrick’s cope with TDE, Lamar wonders about Drizzy’s deal that had him signed to Lil Wayne’s Younger Cash, which is beneath Birdman’s Money Cash Information.
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Ghostwriting Allegations By no means Die
“Ain’t 20 v. 1, it’s 1 v 20 if I gotta smack n—as that write with you.”
Kendrick makes use of Drake’s “is that this a 20-v-1, n—a?” lyric from “Push Ups” by reviving ghostwriting allegations towards the OVO boss.
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Hating Drake
“I hate the best way that you simply stroll, the best way that you simply speak/ I hate the best way that you simply gown/ I hate the best way that you simply sneak-dissing/ If I flight it’s gonna be direct.”
Make no mistake about it: no subliminal right here as Kendrick voices his pure disdain for Drake’s existence.
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When Fatherhood Calls
“Y’all assume all of my life is rap/ That’s h– s–t, I acquired a son to boost, however I can see you understand nothing ’bout that.”
Kendrick disses Drake for the way he’s elevating his son, Adonis. That is additionally a callback to Pusha T’s scathing “The Story of Adidon,” which uncovered that Drake had a child within the first place.
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First-Particular person Shooter Mode
“Dementia should run in his household, however let it get shaky/ I park your son/ The very first time I shot me a drac’, the homie had instructed me that ‘Intention it this fashion’/ I didn’t level down sufficient, right this moment/ I present you I study from these errors.”
Kendrick misfired up to now however he’s able to snipe Drake with a headshot on this spherical.
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Defending Pharrell & Bringing Up Drake’s Pusha T Loss
“I don’t such as you poppin’ s–t at Pharrell/ For him, I inherit the meat/ Yeah, f–okay all that pushin’ P, let me see you Pusha T/ You higher off spinnin’ once more on him, you concentrate on pushin’ me?”
Kendrick to the rescue: He defends Pharrell from Drake’s jabs (See his verse on Travis Scott’s “Meltdown”) and reminds Drizzy about his loss in battle with Pusha T.
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Jabbing Drake for Having No Traditional Albums & Pretend Abs
“Yeah, my first one like my final one, it’s a basic, you don’t have one/ Let your core viewers abdomen that/ Didn’t inform ’em the place you get your abs from.”
Lamar defends his discography after being needled about precisely that by Drake and J. Cole. In doing so, Okay. Dot additionally claims Drake has zero basic albums to his identify.
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Evaluating Drake to Sexyy Pink
“After I see you stand by Sexyy Pink, I consider you see two unhealthy b—–s/ I consider you don’t like girls, that’s actual competitors, you may pop a– with ’em.”
A funnier line within the feud comes with Okay. Dot evaluating Drake to performing like Sexyy Pink, collaborator on his For All of the Canines hit “Wealthy Child Daddy.”