Drake’s new track “Push Up,” a diss directed at Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, the Weeknd, and others, had the rap world buzzing on Saturday. Then, shortly after, Rick Ross’ response, on “Champagne Stories,” turned a noteworthy day unforgettable.Hip-hop heads of a certain age were hit with a wave of nostalgia …
Read More »Drake's Response Track to Kendrick Lamar Has Officially Dropped
Drake’s response track to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake and J. Cole-dragging verse in Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” from their album We Don’t Trust You, has arrived. The song, titled “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50),” was first leaked in a few different iterations earlier in the day on …
Read More »Drake Responds to Rick Ross' Nose-Job Claim, Warns Rapper After Diss, 'Don't Worry We'll Handle It'
Drake amusingly responded to Rick Ross’ diss track claims that he got a nose job and warned of more musical retribution against the rapper in a social media post Sunday. Ross unleashed his own Drizzy diss track “Champagne Moments” soon after Drake’s (purportedly real) “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me …
Read More »J. Cole's '7 Minute Drill' Wasn't the 'Goofiest' Thing on His New Album
As J. Cole put a bow on this year’s Dreamville Festival, he worked an apology heard-’round-hip-hop into the introduction to one of his biggest and most sentimental songs, “Love Yourz.” “The past two days have felt terrible,” he said, earnestly admitting he’s lost sleep over “7 Minute Drill,” his nuanced …
Read More »J. Cole Felt 'Conflicted' and Spiritually Unsettled by Kendrick Lamar Diss: 'The World Wants to See Blood'
J. Cole can rest peacefully tonight knowing the regret of having dissed Kendrick Lamar is no longer sitting on his chest. During his headlining performance at his own Dreamville festival this weekend, the rapper led the crowd in a reflective meditation on “7 Minute Drill,” the diss track he released …
Read More »J. Cole Responds to Kendrick Lamar Diss on Hard-Hitting '7 Minute Drill'
J. Cole has offered a reply to Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin‘s “Like That,” which saw the rapper taking shots at Drake and J. Cole. Drake sort of responded to the diss on his current tour, but Cole took a more direct approach with “7 Minute …
Read More »J Cole Brought A Knife To A Gunfight On '7 Minute Drill'
Metro Boomin warned us before he and Future dropped We Don’t Trust You: “Pick a side.” As J. Cole has learned over the past 12 hours, anyone not firmly on one side of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar divide is liable to get caught in the crossfire. Last night, he …
Read More »Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar's Drake Diss Is the Number One Song in the Country
Kendrick Lamar‘s scorching diss aimed at J. Cole and Drake has pushed “Like That,” the single from Metro Future and Metro Boomin‘s We Don’t Trust You, atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday. We Don’t Trust You takes four of the Top 10 for its opening week, …
Read More »Kendrick vs. Drake Is an Inevitable Clash of Hip-Hop Philosophies
If Drake and Kendrick finally have a rap battle for the ages, it won’t be solely because of Kendrick’s recent verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” It (probably) won’t be over industry politics that we’re not privy to, pillow talking, or whatever other trivial issues have caused prior …
Read More »Drake Replies to Kendrick Lamar's 'Like That' Diss — Sort Of
Last night, Drake responded to Kendrick Lamar and the rest of rap’s anti-Drizzy cohort — sort of. During a stop on his Big As The What tour in Sunrise, Florida, Drake took a moment to get defiant amid the hysteria about Kendrick’s fiery verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like …
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