Let’s get ready to get started. Diss songs released by Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Drake and Rick Ross have fans excited recently as it brings Returning to a level of lyrical competitiveness not seen in rap music for some time.
Songs like “Like That,” “7 Minute Drill” and “Champagne Moments” sent fans into a frenzy as they saw their favorite rappers step up and engage in lyrical warfare. It’s not over yet. The anticipation for future diss tracks and response songs is palpable, and their impact on the rap game could be huge.
Come one by one, come by everyone. It’s time to see who can take on the best in a lyrical showdown.
Drake’s ‘First-Person Shooter’ Was Catalyst for Dis War
Drake’s For All the Dogs song “First Person Shooter” featuring J. Cole may have been the catalyst for this viral lyrical battle. It was in this song that J. Cole proudly declared that he, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar were the “Big Three.”
“Like they argue about the hardest MC/Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/We the big three are like we started an alliance, but now, I feel like Muhammad Ali/Hehe, yeah , yeah, ho ho – um, yeah, Muhammad Ali,” Cole raps on the track.
Kendrick Lamar responds to J. Cole and Drake on “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” song “Like That” shocked the world and put an end to any talk of the “Big Three.”
“Muthaf***k the Big 3, n***a, that’s me, n***a, bum,” K-Dot said.
Not only that, but Kendrick threw Drake under the proverbial bus with his slick puns.
“Before all your dogs are buried/That’s a K with all those 9s, he’s gonna see the pet cemetery (yeah)/N***a, asshole,” he spits.
J. Cole drops ‘7-minute workout’, then apologizes
While fans patiently awaited Drake’s response, J. Cole released “7 Minute Drill,” where he took a jibe at Kendrick. Two days later, at his Dreamville Festival, Cole apologized for releasing the “lame” song and said he would remove it from his “Delete Later” project, which he did.
While some fans are questioning Cole’s mental state of exiting the lyrical competition, others are debating his current place in the Big Three debate. Cole removed himself from the lyrical beef, leaving room for Drake to step in and deliver the goods.
Drake rocks out on his viral diss track
Drake attacked everyone in his hit song “Push Ups.” In the yet-to-be-released song, the Toronto rap star unleashes lyrical passion for K-Dot, Future, Young Metro, The Weeknd and Rick Ross. This is cruel. Drizzy poked fun at the size of Kendrick’s show and lashed out at helping Future reach No. 1, claiming The Weeknd’s manager spent all his money and age to humiliate Ross.
Rick Ross insults Drake on ‘Champagne Moment’
As fans await Kendrick Lamar’s response to Drake, Rick Ross unexpectedly releases his response track titled “Champagne Moment,” which is arguably the most lyrical battle anyone has ever seen Quickest response.
At the end of the song, Ross revealed an unsubstantiated rumor that Drake had a nose job because he didn’t want to have his father’s nose. Miami Rhythm also added that he unfollowed Drake on Instagram after Drizzy allegedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to French Montana.
Rose has since continued to slug Drake on his Instagram Stories.
Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj hit the bar
Before all this controversy settled, the ladies spoke first. In January 2024, Megan Thee Stallion kicked off the new year with the song “Hiss.” While it’s not a blanket swipe at one person, “Houston Beat” takes a vicious swipe at a few unknowns, including Nicki Minaj.
“These women aren’t mad at Meghan, these women are mad at Meghan’s Law/I don’t really know what the problem is, but I guarantee y’all don’t want me to start,” Meghan served.
Many rap fans pointed out that her lyrics were directed at Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty, who pleaded guilty to attempted rape in 1994 when he was 16 and is a registered sex offender.
Nicki Minaj slams Spice Girl coach in response track ‘Big Foot’. The title refers to an incident in July 2020 in which Meghan was shot in the foot by Tory Lanez during an argument.
“This little start is about Megan’s Law / For free beats, you can hit Megan raw (uh) / If you’re a ghostwriter, Paddy in Megan’s chin (uh) / Throwing bullets, but I still don’t let Megan Score (tell them, duh),” Nicki raps.
Meghan may have emerged as the winner of her lyrical battle since her song “Hiss” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But you know what they say, it ain’t over ’til it’s over.
