Drake vs. Kendrick: The Greatest Rap Offense
We understand that if you’re an avid fan of The Great Rap Battle, these past several weeks have probably been somewhat difficult. The ongoing battle between Kendrick and Drake has been going on for more than a week, and like most of us, we have been loving it. However, to put it mildly, the fight is also extremely poisonous. We have a completely different opinion from some who claim that this is the “Greatest Rap Battle civil war” between the two greatest musicians of all time. However, before we speak, when did this all begin?
When Did Everything Begin?
Drake and Kendrick Lamar rank among the top two rappers in history when it comes to battle music. One has outsold Michael Jackson, and the other is a dedicated Pulitzer Prize artist. If we go back, at one point both artists got off to a really calm start. At first, these two were close friends and even worked together on a few songs, such as the well-known “Poetic Justice.” But they seldom ever saw each other again after this song.
Following this, Kendrick would criticize Drake and other musicians in a spirit of healthy rivalry. Over the course of the decade, the two were seen exchanging jabs in interviews and songs, but after the debut of Drake and J. Cole’s first-person shooter, things took a drastically different turn.
In this song, J.Cole first referred to himself, Kendrick and Drake as the “big three,” a term that he would use for weeks. By now, Kendrick had established himself as one of the biggest names. He would release the album “Damn,” which would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 2018. It seems that Kendrick took offense at the verse in which J. Cole referred to them as the “big three,” and he went on to say that Metro Boomin produced the song “Like That,” which he continued, saying, “Motherfuck the big three, it’s just big me.” For some reason, Kendrick found it offensive that Drake and he were of similar ability levels.
Cole Joins The Discussion: The Greatest Rap Offense
Cole then joined the conversation with his surprise album, Midnight Delete Later, which includes a diss track titled “7 Minute Drill” that is aimed at Kendrick Lamar. He severely mocked and insulted Kendrick Lamar on this song. Later on, he declared that the song was “one of the lamest, goofiest shit he has ever participated in” and pulled it from his album, claiming it didn’t sit well with him.
Following this, Drake retaliated with two diss tracks titled “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” that were aimed at Kendrick Lamar. Drake had previously made fun of Future, The Weekend, Rich Ross, NBA player Ja Morant, Metro Boomin, J. Cole, and Future on the same song. This wasn’t the first time he had done so.
Lamar Retorts
Following the release of his song “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drake stated that he was waiting for Kendrick Lamar’s answer before releasing the song since he was aware that Taylor Swift had just dropped an album. The song, however, was only around for a short while since it included artificial intelligence (AI) produced vocals by Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.
After Taylor Swift’s album was released, Drake said that he waited for Kendrick Lamar’s response before releasing his song “Taylor Made Freestyle,” as he knew that Swift had recently released an album.
Conclusion
As we wait for Kendrick to respond, one thing is certain: this will go down in history as one of the bloodiest and most epic rap battles ever.
