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Joe Budden claimed on his eponymous podcast on Wednesday (September 11) that Drake and Kendrick Lamar had a personal dialog earlier than their heated argument started.
“I heard that Drake and Kendrick had a dialog earlier than any diss file got here out,” the cultural critic stated on the present. “[Kendrick was like]”Hey, what would you like?” What [are] What are we doing? Are we rapping? Okay, let’s preserve it then. [there],” he did not preserve it [there]”.
“It is simply tea, as a result of saying this to him on the cellphone… I do know what it seems like. If you’re in tears [into] A** plus. [You’re like]’Let me name him first to ensure. Yeah man, are we actually doing this? Are you lifeless**?
The Grammy Award-winning artists have been swapping pictures for years, however 2023’s “First Particular person Shooter” seems to be a turning level. Nice enhancing by Drake for all canine”, J. Cole spat, “Like they argue in regards to the hardest MC / Is it Ok. Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the Huge Three are like we began a league, however now, I really feel like Muhammad Ali.
Whereas not an overt assault, Lamar launched a lyrical battle in opposition to the 2 in a verse featured on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping music “Like That.” The Compton native declared, “Fuck the Huge Three, n**ga, that is simply my massive one,” earlier than referencing Drake’s aforementioned album.
The pinnacle of the OVO model responded with “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” whereas Lamar responded with “Euphoria.” Over the subsequent few weeks, they each launched songs like “Household Issues,” “6:16 in LA,” “meet the grahams,” “Not Like Us” and “THE HEART PART 6,” conserving the competitors alive.
Because the high-profile feud started, Bardem has made sizzling feedback each methods. In Could, he questioned Lamar’s “euphoria” declare that Drake did not have a basic album. The rapper-turned-podcaster famous, “That is a lie, Kendrick.”
