On April 19, Drake made life difficult for Kendrick Lamar. Artwork of Lamar’s height. Second, he released his second diss of the night, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” in which he used AI to get Lamar’s idols 2Pac and Snoop Dogg to urge him on a response. Finally, he texted DJ Akademiks, who took time out of his live broadcast to share a message with the world. message? Drake wants to smoke with Lamar, and he wants it now.
DJ Akademiks was sampled on “Push Ups” and often shares Drake’s perspective with his fans. His adoration of the Toronto superstar might be a bit much for casual fans, but he does have a solid history of delivering accurate information about him. Case in point: the text message Akademiks received from Drake after the release of “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The internet personality read the message aloud for viewers to hear, and it reinforced everything we’ve seen about Drake’s current approach. He didn’t start the feud with Lamar, but he wanted to end it.
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“Well, you know I want to get off the tour and relax,” the text message reportedly read. “Damn, my whole feng shui is screwed up. Now I’m going to eat until this debate is over.” At least that’s okay. Say, these are confident words, but they should come as no surprise to a rapper who just dissed Kung Fu Kenny twice. He claimed Lamar took so long to respond because he didn’t want to be overwhelmed by Swift’s album launch. “You know she’s ‘about’ through ’em, Millie rockin’ over your head,” he raps on the song. “Well she muted the whole pgLang, like Beyoncé’s challenge, y’all be quiet for the weekend.”
Drake took to Instagram to mock the likes of Rick Ross and Metro Boomin, and that’s saying something. They had a few lines in “Push Ups,” but Kendrick Lamar was clearly the one he wanted to challenge. He dropped two songs on the Compton superstar, who was still baiting him into responding. Mal of the New Rory And Mal podcast claims Lamar will release an album in May (with Drake’s displeasure). However, if Drake continues to attack him, it’s going to be a long few weeks.
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