We’ve all been wondering what could get Kendrick Lamar to dust off his pen, and it turns out all we needed was his Spidey senses to peep some corniness wafting off Drake and J. Cole. Kung Fu Kenny emerged from his dormant state for a surprise diss on “Like That,†a track off Future and Metro Boomin’s new album, We Don’t Trust You, that dropped on Friday March 22. Two days after Lamar said Drake was “sneak dissin’†and would see “Pet Sematary,†the OVO founder responded with … a motivational speech? “A lot of people asked me how I’m feeling,†Drake said on March 24 at the Sunrise, Florida, stop on the Big As the What? tour. “The way I’m feeling is the same way I want you to walk out here feeling tonight, about your fucking self. ’Cause you know how I’m feeling? I got my fucking head up high, my back straight, I’m ten fucking toes down in Florida, or anywhere else I go.†The audience cheered. “I know that no matter what, it’s not a nigga on this earth that could ever fuck with me on my life, and that’s how I want you to walk out of here tonight!†he continued.
Lamar’s verse responds to lyrics from Drake and J. Cole’s “First Person Shooter†where the latter raps, “Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the big three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.†Drake, for his part, says he’s “one away from Michael†as in, Jackson. Okay.
Their duet seems to have puzzled Lamar, who begins his verse on “Like That†with the rap, “These niggas talkin’ out of they necks,†and “Say, it’s a lot of goofies with a check.†Clearly, he’s confused by the gall to group Lamar with this company. Referencing Cole’s nonsense, he spits, “Motherfuck the big three, nigga, it’s just big me / Nigga, bum, what? I’m really like that / And your best work is a light pack / Nigga, Prince outlived Mike Jack’ / Nigga, bum, ‘for all your dogs gettin’ buried.†Kenny wasn’t kidding when he said he chose “violence†in the track.
A casualty in the crossfire is Big Sean. Once again, a K.Dot verse is overshadowing Big Sean’s moment. Just as when Lamar bodied him on “Control†in 2013, the buzz from the Compton rapper’s surprise verse on “Like That†eclipsed Big Sean’s new single “Precision,†which arrived the same day. A triple homicide, if you will. Below, here’s how the internet is digesting the latest rap beef.
How the internet reacted to Drake’s speech:
How the internet reacted to Lamar’s diss:
This post has been updated.