Drake continues to be respiratory.
The “One Dance” singer, 38, appeared to subtly reply to Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Tremendous Bowl efficiency by altering a lyric in his track “Knife Talk” at his live performance in Melbourne, Australia on Monday.
In footage from the present, Drake rapped, “Beef is live, spoiler alert — I never died.”
However the unique lyrics to the track are, “Beef is live, spoiler alert — this n – – – a dies.”
“Knife Talk” got here out in 2021 as a part of Drake’s album “Certified Lover Boy.”
The lyric change occurred in the future after Lamar, 37, went after Drake in the course of the Tremendous Bowl halftime present in New Orleans.
After teasing “Not Like Us” all through the efficiency, Lamar lastly sang the observe that has come to outline his feud with Drake.
Nonetheless, Lamar modified a portion of the track by altering the phrase “pedophile.”
As a substitute of spitting “Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles,” Lamar went silent on the half the place he would usually rap “pedophile.”
However Lamar nonetheless received his message throughout inside Caesars Superdome as he served two of the track’s different brutal bars: “Say, Drake, I hear you like ‘em young / You better not ever go to cell block one.”
He then rapped, “Why you trollin’ like a …,” leaving out the phrase, “bitch?” earlier than including, “Ain’t you tired? / Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor.”
Lamar additionally antagonized Drake by sporting an “a” chain necklace that seemingly referenced his “A minor” lyric and recruiting Drake’s ex, Serena Williams, to be a shock visitor.
Hours earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, Drake held his personal live performance in Melbourne the place he gave $45,000 to followers within the viewers.
He additionally shared a heartfelt message to the packed crowd, saying, “It really touches my heart that—through all of that, you still take your hard-earned money, and you spend some of that money on tickets to this show to see this kid from Canada get up here and talk s – – t. I really appreciate you. I would be nothing without you.”
Drake has but to straight deal with Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency.
The feud between the 2 stars started in 2013, however it reached new heights final 12 months when Lamar claimed Drake had intercourse with underage girls in “Not Like Us” — which Drake later denied.
The diss observe grew to become considered one of 2024’s greatest hits and received Lamar the Grammy Awards for Tune of the 12 months and Report of the 12 months.
Final month, Drake sued his personal report label, Common Music Group — which additionally reps Lamar — for defamation and harassment as a result of they launched and promoted “Not Like Us.”
The lawsuit known as out UMG for spreading “false” and “dangerous” claims in regards to the former “Degrassi” star. Lamar wasn’t named within the swimsuit.
