The musical sphere continues to witness the prolonged dispute between two rap greats: Kendrick Lamar and drake. This time, the author of “Hotline Bling” responded to the sharp criticism composed by Kendrick in his song “Euphoria.” Lamar, who released an extensive six-minute song criticizing Drake, called him a “master manipulator” and questioned his abilities as a father, among other accusations.
This confrontation is the latest installment in a feud that was reignited in March, when Lamar attacked Drake already J.Cole in their collaboration on the song “Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin. Since then, the exchange of words through music and social networks has only continued to grow.
In response to Lamar’s brutal lyrics, Drake took to his Instagram account. instagram to publish a story that appears to mock Lamar’s words. Specifically, he shared a scene from the romantic comedy 10 things I hate about you (10 Things I Hate About You) where one of the characters expresses a list of things he hates about his love interest, which resembles, in tone and format, Lamar’s criticism of him.
“I’m the biggest hater / I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress / I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct” . Translated, the excerpt from the theme song says: “I’m the biggest hater / I hate the way you talk, the way you talk, I hate the way you dress / I hate the way you sneak, if I take a flight, it’s going to be direct”.
With this post, Drake appears to be downplaying Lamar’s comments. In addition, the published video, where Kat Stratford (character played by Julia Stiles), was accompanied by emojis of a broken heart and a winking face, thus implying a response clearly in a sarcastic and less scandalous tone.
In “Euphoria,” Lamar makes a severe criticism of Drake’s musical style, arguing that it does not embody the true essence of gangsta rap that originated in the early 90s. Likewise, Lamar expands his criticism of Drake, stating that the artist Canadian does not genuinely represent African American culture.
“You’re not a rap artist, you’re a hustler artist hoping to be accepted.”“I know you’re a master manipulator, and also a habitual liar / But don’t tell lies about me, and I won’t tell truths about you,” “How many more black features until you finally feel like you are black enough? I like Drake with the melodies, I don’t like Drake when he acts tough,” are some of the most brutal moments of the aforementioned song.
Likewise, this exchange has not been limited only to those directly involved. J.Colewho had initially responded with his own song, decided to remove it from the platforms of streaming and publicly apologize for its content. Other artists like Kanye West have participated, releasing their own remix version of “Like That”while figures like the comedian Munya Chawawa and George The Poet They have contributed to the conversation with parody and criticism tracks respectively.
It should be noted that Drake has not limited himself to indirect responses through film references. In addition to responding to Lamar through social media, the artist released two songs that function as a direct response to Lamar’s criticism: “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle”.
However, the second had to be removed from the platforms. streaming after the warning of a lawsuit and severe legal actions by the heirs of Tupac Shakurdue to the use of artificial intelligence-generated voices of the late rapper. With the latter, the topic was deleted from their networks, but it can still be found on YouTube on unofficial channels unrelated to the artist.
