The feud began when Lamar added a surprise verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s song "Like That," taking issue with J. Cole including him in "the big three" on "First Person Shooter," a collaboration between Cole and Drake. Since then, J. Cole responded to Lamar on "7 Minute Drill," a song on his surprise release project "Might Delete Later," but later retracted and removed the song from streaming platforms. Drake's "Push Ups" was released last weekend, initially as an unfinished demo, followed by a studio version, and officially dropped on streaming services on April 19.
Key takeaways:
- Drake released a song called “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which uses AI vocals from Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg as a stopgap between diss records while he waits for Kendrick Lamar’s response to his song “Push Ups.”
- Many believe that Drake rapped the Shakur and Snoop Dogg verses and used AI to manipulate how they sound, but Drake insists it's a stopgap until he gets a response from Lamar.
- Drake suggests that Lamar is delaying his response due to the cultural moment surrounding Taylor Swift’s new album “The Tortured Poets Department,” and how it could overshadow everything else.
- The feud started when Lamar contributed a surprise verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” taking issue with J. Cole including him in “the big three” on “First Person Shooter,” a collaboration between Cole and Drake.