Drake seems to be finished beefing.
After Kendrick Lamar’s epic efficiency of his Drake diss observe “Not Like Us” on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present, the “God’s Plan” rapper seemingly waved the white flag on their battle in his new track, “Gimme a Hug.”
“F – – k a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit/ Tryna get the party lit for the bitches,” he raps on the observe from “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,” his album with Partynextdoor that dropped on Friday.
After practically a 12 months of going toe-to-toe with Lamar, Drake needs to be a lover, not a fighter.
Having come out on the dropping finish of the battle, Drake acknowledges that some have relished in leaving him for lifeless — however that he’s nonetheless very a lot alive and kicking.
“Drake elimination, fake intimidation/Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience/Drizzy, you amazin’, you the inspiration/You set the bar for the next generation/,” he raps to open “Gimme a Hug.”
“You Neo in The Matrix, these other n—-s just Nemo in the ocean/Small fish, making kids feel emotion/Using you for promotion,” he raps, presumably alluding to Lamar utilizing Drake for achieve.
Later, he continues to handle the discuss of his demise: “N—-s want to see RIP me on a T-shirt like I’m Hulk Hogan/I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is just a small token.”
Drake makes it clear that he’s removed from finished regardless of all of the pictures taken at him: “‘Cause I’m actually out right here, filling up the itinerary ’til I’m six ft within the cemetery/Bulletproof doorways so heavy, obtained me rollin’ ‘spherical like a dignitary.
“Funny how it’s only bitch n—-s that are waiting on the boy’s obituary/‘Cause if I die, it’s these n—-s that become the sole beneficiary/And what the f–k are they gon’ do with it?”
He then offers like to 21 Savage for supporting him by means of the onslaught of Drake hate: “Savage, you the only n—a checkin’ on me when we really in some s–t, brother.”
Final month, Drake sued Common Music Group (UMG) — the umbrella document firm that he and Lamar share — for releasing “Not Like Us,” accusing UMG of spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he’s “a pedophile.”
In truth, one “Not Like Us” lyric performs on Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album title, saying, “Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophile.” (Though Lamar omitted the “certified pedophile” lyric from his Tremendous Bowl efficiency.)
Final November, Drake filed a pre-action petition towards UMG and Spotify alleging that they artificially inflated streams of “Not Like Us.” The petition additionally accused UMG and Spotify of utilizing different schemes to spice up the success of Lamar’s No. 1 single after its launch in Could 2024.
The meat between the rappers goes all the best way again to when Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin launched “Like That” in March 2024. On that observe, Lamar boasted that it was “just big me” in a reference to J. Cole calling himself, Drake and Lamar “the big three” on “First Person Shooter.”
In April 2024, Drake retaliated towards Lamar on “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.”
Lamar responded with “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA,” with Drake hitting again on “Family Matters.”
Subsequent, it was Lamar’s flip once more with “Meet the Grahams,” adopted by “Not Like Us” and Drake’s “The Heart Part 6.”
However “Not Like Us” — which was simply awarded 5 Grammys, together with Report and Tune of the Yr — basically declared Lamar the winner of this battle.
