Metro Boomin played a role in the biggest feud of the year between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, but he hasn’t spoken much about it since it all ended this past May. Now he’s finally speaking out about where he stands in the epic rap battle.
Metro Boomin’s ‘diplomatic’ role in Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud
The Forbes Under 30 Summit honored Metro Boomin at an event in Cincinnati on Monday (September 23). The St. Louis-born producer sat down with Forbes’ Matt Craig, who asked Metro Boomin about his “diplomatic” role in the rap world with the likes of Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
“I think the competition is great for the sport, you know?” Metro said. “Hip-hop has always been a more competitive genre. Even just keeping it musically and not seriously everyone trying to do it, you know what I’m saying… because also with Hip-hop, there’s a lot of ego involved… You should feel like you’re the best.
Metro questioned the stan culture of beef and how fans can make that energy “weird.” “So, when you have two top players in the game and, you know, you both feel like you’re the best, it’s like, OK, now we have to have a showdown. We’ve seen that before with Jay-Z and Nas Living in situations like this. Most people are like, okay, okay, I hate this side, I hate this side, but I feel like, you.
Regarding his own role in the fight between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the producer didn’t go any further than entertaining the crowd. “As far as I’m concerned, I mean, it’s just entertainment at the end of the day,” he shared. “I love and respect all of my collaborators. I just want to see everyone do their best and continue to help push this forward. Because we’re all here, you know, to precipitate and elevate this genre and push it forward It’s moving forward, you know? This is our era, so it’s our responsibility to keep pushing forward into the next era.
Metro Boomin served as producer on Drizzy and K-Dot’s Battle of “Like That,” Metro and Future’s collaboration with Kendrick. The polarizing song was released in March and caused the initial rap battle furor. K-Dot calls out Drake and J. Cole on the song, and the song goes from there. Afterwards, Metro and Drake argued back and forth subconsciously before being publicly called out. Drake dished out a variety of comments in the form of bars and memes, while Metro took to X (formerly Twitter) and made a tune aptly titled “BBL Drizzy” – where Cross gave Drake the name during their respective beefs – and offered a $10,000 bonus to the winner of the Best Lyrics award.
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