Drake Reveals How Long He’s Been Waiting For Kendrick Lamar Battle
Drake has allegedly been waiting for this Kendrick Lamar battle. According to DJ Akademiks, the online personality who has shared conversations between him and the 6 God amid this battle, claims Drake has been waiting “10 years” to go after Kendrick on his Off the Record Dj Akademiks Says Drake told him “He has been waiting for this Back N Forth with Kendrick Lamar for 10 Years” 😳😳 pic.twitter.com/KgnQuz5gOv
Dj Akademiks Says Drake told him “He has been waiting for this Back N Forth with Kendrick Lamar for 10 Years” 😳😳 pic.twitter.com/KgnQuz5gOv
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been at odds for quite some time, but nothing has been as intentional as Kendrick’s . Last month, Kendrick was featured on Metro Boomin and Future’s We Don’t Like You, and the Compton native came for both Drake and J. Cole.
“Yeah, get up with me, f— sneak dissing/’First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches,” Kendrick raps, referring to Drake and Cole’s “First Person Shooter.”
He adds, leaving no room for confusion: “Think I won’t drop the location? I still got PTSD/Motherf— the Big 3, n—-, it’s just big me.”
“N—-a, bum, what? I’m really like that/And your best work is a light pack/N—-, Prince outlived Mike Jack’/N—-, bum, ‘fore all your dogs gettin’ buried/That’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary n—-, bum,” he raps.
Drake responded by coming for Kendrick on “Push Ups” and taunted the rapper on the cover art after the diss track was officially released.
“How the f— you big steppin’ with a size 7 mens on?” Drake raps referring to Kendrick’s 5’7” height and his 2022 LP Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. “Your last one bricked, you really not on s— / They make excuses for you ’cause they hate to see me lit / Pull your contract ’cause we gotta see the split / Ain’t no way you doin’ splits bitch your pants might rip.”
Drake then came for Kendrick’s guest verses on pop songs and how he had to keep making the verses to please his former label Top Dawg Entertainment.
“Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty / Then we need a verse for the Swifties / Top say drop, you better drop and give him 50 / 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 / Like your label boy, you Interscope right now,” he raps.
Drake Intensifies Kendrick Lamar Battle With “Taylor Made Freestyle”
While we wait for Kendrick’s response, Drake dropped another diss track called with the help of AI verses from Snoop Dogg and the late Kendrick Lamar.
“Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior/Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” AI Tupac raps in the opening verse. “F— this Canadian light-skin, Dot/We need a no-debated West Coast victory, man.”
Next up is AI Snoop Dogg who questions Kendrick’s past, “I know you never been to jail, or wore jumpsuits and shower shoes/Never shot nobody, never stabbed nobody/Never did nothing violent to no one, it’s the homies that empower you/But, still, you gotta show this f—— owl who’s boss on the West/Now’s a time to really make a power move,” the voice raps in the second verse.
On the last verse, Drake comes for Kendrick himself not using AI. Drizzy alleges that Kendrick is waiting to drop his diss track because Taylor Swift — who Kendrick has collaborated before on “Bad Blood” — dropped her double album The Tortured Poets Department on Friday (April 19) and he wants the chance to go No. 1. The “Rich Baby Daddy” hitmaker also admitted he’s moved music releases around Swift’s drops.
“But now we gotta wait a f—— week ’cause Taylor Swift is your new Top/And if you ’bout to drop, she gotta approve.” He adds later, “Yeah, shoutout to Taylor Swift/Biggest gangster in the music game right now/You know, I moved my album when she dropped.”