Drake Responds to Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Observe with New Music

After Kendrick Lamar geared toward Drake and J. Cole on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” Drake has apparently fired again — though there’s been no official affirmation — with a diss observe that surfaced on social media on Saturday (April 13).

Early within the day, a four-minute “leaked” track attributed to Drake hit social media, with some doubting its authenticity and speculating that it was an A.I.-created document. The unique model gave the impression of an unmixed demo over an interpolation of Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Get Cash,” whereas a high-quality model with a special beat emerged within the afternoon. To make issues extra opaque, Energy 105 claimed that the diss observe was legit and debuted the official art work displaying Lamar doing push ups, although Drake’s crew didn’t instantly verify the observe’s legitimacy when contacted by Selection.

After an extended day of web chatter, Drake seemingly confirmed the observe’s legitimacy, posting a photograph to Instagram of Uma Thurman because the Bride in “Kill Invoice,” wielding a samurai sword whereas surrounded by a bunch of attackers. Not solely Energy 105 however its mum or dad firm iHeartRadio — the nation’s largest radio community — have posted the track, which additionally helps its authenticity.

Drake’s track, apparently titled “Push Ups,” sees the rapper firing photographs in all instructions. He in fact goes at Lamar straight out of the gate with a couple of jabs. “How the fuck you massive steppin with a dimension 7 mens on?” he raps. “Your final one bricked, you actually not on shit / They make excuses for you ’trigger they hate to see me lit / Pull your contract ’trigger we gotta see the cut up / Ain’t no means you doin’ splits bitch your pants may rip.”

He then continues by poking enjoyable at Lamar’s visitor appearances on mainstream pop songs, and means that Lamar’s former label, High Dawg Leisure, demanded half of his earnings. “Maroon 5 want a verse, you higher make it witty / Then we want a verse for the Swifties / High say drop, you higher drop and provides him 50 / Pipsqueak, pipe down / You ain’t in no massive three, SZA acquired you wiped down, Travis acquired you wiped down, Savage acquired you wiped down / Like your label boy, you Interscope proper now.”

He additionally seems to be taking a shot at Cole, who dropped his Lamar response document “7 Minute Drill” after which eliminated it from streaming after regretting its launch. “Look, I may by no means be no one primary fan / Your first primary, I needed to put it in your hand,” he says, referring to “First Individual Shooter,” his collaboration with Cole included on final 12 months’s “For All of the Canines” that turned Cole’s first track to high the Billboard Scorching 100.

Afterward the track, Drake brings Cole again up, rapping, “And that fuckin’ track y’all acquired will not be beginning beef with us / This shit brewin’ in a pot, now I’m heating up / I don’t care what Cole assume, that Dot shit was weak as fuck.”

He places longtime collaborator the Weeknd within the crosshairs as properly, probably because of the singer’s look on Future and Metro Boomin’s newest album “We Nonetheless Don’t Belief You.” “Declare the 6 and boys ain’t even come from it / And whenever you boys acquired wealthy you needed to run from it / Money blowin’ Abel bread out right here trickin’/ Shit we do for bitches, he doing for n—s.” Shortly after Drake’s track hit social media, the Weeknd posted a photograph to his Instagram story depicting him consuming popcorn and laughing.

And, for good measure, he lets off a bar at Metro Boomin, with whom he’s had a simmering beef over the previous 12 months: “Metro shut your ho ass up and make some drums, n—a.”

Rick Ross is one more rapper to catch a stray on “Push Ups” after he appeared on “We Don’t Belief You” and unfollowed Drake on Instagram. “I would take your newest woman and cuff her like I’m Ricky,” raps Drake, referencing Ross’ historical past as a correctional officer. “Can’t consider he jumpin’ in, this n—a turnin’ fifty / Each track that made it on the chart, he acquired from Drizzy / Spend that lil’ verify you bought and keep up out my enterprise / Fear ’bout no matter goin’ on with you and…” He trails off, with some speculating he’s referencing Diddy and his ongoing authorized points.

Ross was fast to move into the studio after Drake’s diss surfaced, releasing a track known as “Champagne Moments” the place he alleges that Drake acquired a nostril job and stole his movement from Lil Wayne.

All of this kicked into full gear on March 25, when Lamar took goal at Drake and Cole in an uncredited verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” a observe that appeared on the pair’s collaborative document “We Don’t Belief You.” Lamar’s verse was a transparent response to “First Individual Shooter,” during which Cole referred to himself, Drake and Lamar as “the large three”: “Love after they argue the toughest MC / Is it Ok. Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the large three, like we began a league.”

Lamar responded in a tenacious verse that boldly drew the road between him and his fellow rappers. “Yeah stand up with me, fuck sneak dissing / ‘First Individual Shooter,’ I hope they got here with three switches,” he rapped. “Motherfuck the large three, n—a, it’s simply massive me.”

Cole later responded in his diss observe “7 Minute Drill,” included on his shock album “Would possibly Delete Later.” “I acquired a telephone name, they are saying that anyone dissing / You need some consideration, it include extensions,” he rapped. “He nonetheless doing exhibits however fell off like ‘The Simpsons’ / Your first shit was traditional, your final shit was tragic / Your second shit put n—s to sleep however they gassed it / Your third shit was large and that was your prime / I used to be trailing proper behind and I simply now hit mine.”

Cole was met with combined reactions after telling the viewers at his Dreamville Competition that releasing the observe was the “lamest shit I did in my fuckin’ life.” Though some praised Cole for squashing the meat, many mocked the rapper for folding to Lamar so shortly. Yesterday, he eliminated the observe from streaming companies.