MailOnline delves into the history behind the ongoing rap war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, including how the decade-old conflict began and all of the shots fired between the stars.
Canadian star Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar, arguably two of the world's biggest hip-hop voices, have been embroiled in a furious rivalry for years.
Canadian star Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar , arguably two of the world's biggest hip-hop voices, have been embroiled in a furious rivalry for yearsThe Canadian and the Compton native started out amicable, collaborating on Drake's 2011 album Take Care, Kendrick's 2012 track Poetic Justice, and A$AP Rocky's 2013 track F***** Problems.
In the same month, Drake responded to the lyric by telling Billboard magazine: ' I didn't really have anything to say about it. Fans of either artist will know that the pair have a rocky relationship, despite becoming friends and even collaborating on each others records in their early careers Following his win, Macklemore shared a screenshot of a text message that he had sent to Kendrick, admitting that he thought the fellow rapper was 'robbed' and he 'deserved best rap album'.
Drake and J. Cole released their song First Person Shooter referring to themselves and Kendrick as 'the big three': 'Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K. Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the big three, like we started a league.' Lyrics to the song include: 'Top say drop, you better drop and give 'em fifty / Pipsqueak, pipe down / You ain't in no big three, SZA got you wiped down / Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down.'
He raps: 'How many more fairytale stories about your life 'til we've had enough? How many more Black features 'til you finally feel that you're Black enough?' He even plays on one of Drake's viral hits Toosie Slide from 2020, rapping: 'Can't Toosie Slide out of this one / It's just gon' resurface.'Announcing the song on Instagram, Drake captioned the post, 'FAMILY MATTERS out on YouTube now.
Announcing the song on Instagram, Drake captioned the post, 'FAMILY MATTERS out on YouTube now. Stop trying to piece together what I know and go pick up the pieces of your broken home.'
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