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Drake can’t lose the battle against Kendrick. He can’t win this either
Suddenly it looks as if everyone hates Drake. Kendrick Lamar just unloaded some bad lines on him in his hot latest song “Yes” Kendrick’s verse is one of the greatest battle verses in hip-hop history, and people are saying how great he is. The album was produced by Future and Metro Boomin, so they hate him too. Mos Def recently dissed him. Megan Thee Stallion is certainly offended by his continued support for Tory Lanez. Kanye got the beef with him. Pusha T had beef with him too. Rick Ross he had an issue with him. Meek Mill had problem with him. And there are plenty rappers who do not like him. Damn, is this nearly Drake?
On “Like That,” Kendrick focused way more on Drake than J. Cole. There are quite a few references to dogs, all of which tie back to the title of Drake’s latest album, “For All the Dogs.” (That album was halfway through.) And when Kendrick talks about Prince surpassing Michael Jackson, he’s talking about Drake comparing himself to MJ due to their success on the Billboard charts. Drake is the predominant villain in Kendrick’s verbal attack.
It could be higher for Drake and everybody if Drake didn’t respond. He’s not at Kendrick’s level as a author or in the booth. Kendrick is one among the best living MCs. Any answer would make clear the issue and provoke a fair stronger retort from Kendrick. You don’t need that smoke, Aubrey.
Drake is undoubtedly more popular, but artistically he and Kendrick are two different worlds. They are at two different levels of MC capability. Only one among them has a Pulitzer.
Besides, they’re two different spirits as artists. Kendrick is a particularly sharp wordsmith from Compton. You can feel the warrior spirit in his music. Drake is a dark playboy from Canada who has had many ladies’s hearts broken. He creates catchy pop music that many individuals love. But he is not a battle MC. It’s just not who he’s.
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That said, Drake can’t really lose in this battle. He actually can’t win greater than you’ll be able to win a one-on-one game with an NBA player. These are two completely different skill levels. Kendrick is significantly better as an artist.
However, being in the proverbial conversation with Kendrick and being attacked by him lifts Drake’s spirits. He’s someone Kendrick deemed worthy of fighting.
This confirms once more that Drake is the predominant figure in modern hip-hop. If hip-hop was highschool, it could be the hottest kid. If hip-hop were a movie, it could revolve around him.
Plus, because Drake is pop, it doesn’t matter if he loses this battle. He’s so big that the loss would bounce off him like a bullet bouncing off T’Challa. He would not lose any fans.
Drake has already lost in a significantly embarrassing public battle. Pusha T slammed him on The Adidon Story”, a part of the ongoing record war between them. Drake didn’t respond after “Adidon”, the song that exposed he had a son. Most fans felt that Drake had lost.
But the funny thing is that the loss simply passed and Drake’s profession continued as if nothing had happened. Well, he has actually modified in that respect he began to exhibit his son Adonis in public places. It was nice to see him together with his lovely young son.
But because Drake is such a pop superstar, losing the hip-hop battle doesn’t affect him. And after we see him lose battles and still move forward, we see how great he truly is.