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October 21, 2025 3 mins
Listeners, the last three days have been wild in the worlds of Drake and Kendrick Lamar, blending music, sports, and nonstop social media chatter. Here’s the absolute latest from your gossip-obsessed insider, Patrick, and I cannot even keep up with the drama and the shade!

Drake just released a new project with Partynextdoor, and on the track “Gimme a Hug,” he takes aim at his famous rap beef—yes, that feud with Kendrick Lamar that’s had everyone glued to their feeds. Drake doesn’t name Kendrick directly but gets real spicy, alluding to people counting him out, comparing himself to Neo dodging bullets in The Matrix, and blasting rappers who “use him for promotion.” He even hints that if he disappeared, wannabe kings would run hip-hop in a totally different way—picture someone making fans twerk with a dictionary on stage, which is an obvious diss at Kendrick’s more intellectual rap style. But toward the end of the song, Drake almost waves the white flag, saying he’s over the beef and wants to move on and party. Talk about mixed signals—one minute, he’s taking shots, the next, he’s “over” it. But you know what, that’s classic Drake for you.

Don’t be fooled though. Drake’s not done fighting in every arena—he’s also been busy with legal drama after he tried to sue Universal Music Group over Kendrick’s “Not Like Us,” that brutal Super Bowl diss heard by over a hundred million people. But a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, so Kendrick is still out here performing the track with zero legal worries, even throwing in a cheeky jab about being sued on stage during the Super Bowl halftime show. That’s pure Lamar energy—unbothered, unfiltered, and ready to keep things fiery.

Now let’s talk about how this feud just spilled over to baseball, because I am living for the pettiness and the city pride! The World Series is basically a Drake versus Lamar street fight, but on the diamond: Toronto Blue Jays, Drake’s home team, are facing off against the Los Angeles Dodgers, repped by Kendrick. Last time Toronto hosted the World Series was way back in 1993, and Drake is going all-in on his Blue Jays loyalty. He’s been all over social media cheering for Toronto, with posts celebrating the Jays making the finals, and there was even a viral clip of him jumping for joy when the Jays clinched their spot. With all the tension between him and Lamar, this is more than just baseball—it's Toronto vs. LA, Drake vs. Kendrick, all over again, but with bats and baseballs.

Meanwhile, Kendrick’s connection to the Dodgers is just as strong. He’s been a fixture at LA games, tying hip-hop culture to the Dodgers, and he’s got the city’s full support. The lead-up to the Series has seen fans on both sides making relentless memes and reposting every move Drake and Kendrick make on social platforms—from game reactions to cryptic posts that fans love obsessing over.

And because drama just follows these two, there’s even more—DJ Akademiks recently stirred the pot by claiming NBA YoungBoy wants to interview Drake, despite their past beef. This is separate from the Lamar drama, but it just adds layers to the ongoing web of alliances and rivalries in rap, all of it sending social media into a tizzy.

My followers, you know this is the moment where every tweet, every public appearance, every tiny shade-throwing social post from Drake or Kendrick gets dissected and memed by the fandoms. The beef is alive, both on the airwaves and the baseball diamond, and I’ll be glued to every development, every game, and every lyric.

Thanks for listening to the Drake versus Lamar podcast. Be sure to subscribe and join the gossip next week, because I have the inside scoop you won’t want to miss. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more on me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. See you soon, listeners!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The last three days have been wild in the
worlds of Drake and Kendrick Lamar, blending music, sports, and
NonStop social media chatter. Here's the absolute latest from your
gossip obsessed insider, Patrick and I cannot even keep up
with the drama and the shade. Drake just released a
new project with Party next Door, and on the track
Gimme a Hug, he takes aim at his famous rap beef. Yes,

(00:22):
that feud with Kendrick Lamar that's had everyone glued to
their feeds. Drake doesn't name Kendrick directly, but gets real spicy,
alluding to people cowing him out, comparing himself to neo
dodging bullets in the matrix, and blasting rappers who use
him for promotion. He even hints that if he disappeared,
Wanna Be Kings would run hip hop in a totally
different way. Picture someone making fans torque with the Dictionary

(00:43):
on stage, which is an obvious diss at Kendrick's more
intellectual rap style. But toward the end of the song,
Drake almost waves the white flag, saying he's over the
beef and wants to move on and party. Talk about
mixed signals. One minute he's taking shots, the next he's
over it. But you know what, that's classic Drake for
you don't be fool. Though Drake's not done fighting in

(01:05):
every arena. He's also been busy with legal drama after
he tried to sue Universal Music Group over Kendrick's Not
Like Us, that brutal super Bowl disheard by over one
hundred million people, but a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit,
So Kendrick is still out here performing the track with
zero legal worries, even throwing in a cheeky jab about
being sued on stage during the Super Bowl halftime show.

(01:27):
That's pure Lamar energy, unbothered, unfiltered, and ready to keep
things fiery. Now, let's talk about how this feu just
spilled over to baseball, because I am living for the
pettiness and the city pride. The World Series is basically
a Drake versus Lamar street fight, but on the diamond.
Toronto Blue Jays, Drake's home team, are facing off against

(01:47):
the Los Angeles Dodgers, repped by Kendrick. Last time Toronto
hosted the World Series was way back in nineteen ninety three,
and Drake is going all in on his Blue Jays loyalty.
He's been all over social media a cheering for Toronto,
with posts celebrating the Jays making the finals, and there
was even a viral clip of him jumping for joy
when the Jays clinched their spot. With all the tension

(02:09):
between him and La Mar, this is more than just baseball.
It's Toronto versus La Drake versus Kendrick all over again,
but with bats and baseballs. Meanwhile, Kendrick's connection to the
Dodgers is just as strong. He's been a fixture at
LA Games, tying hip hop culture to the Dodgers, and
he's got the city's full support. The lead up to
the series has seen fans on both sides making relentless

(02:31):
means and reposting every move Drake and Kendrick make on
social platforms, from game reactions to cryptic posts that fans
love obsessing over. And because drama just follows these two,
there's even more. DJ Academics recently stirred the pot by
claiming NBA Young Boy wants to interview Drake despite their
past beef. This is separate from the Lamar drama, but

(02:52):
it just adds layers to the ongoing web of alliances
and rivalries in rap, all of it sending social media
into a tizzy. My followup. You know this is the
moment where every tweet, every public appearance, every tiny shade
throwing social post from Drake or Kendrick gets dissected and
memed by the fandoms. The beef is alive both on
the airwaves and the baseball diamond, and all be glued

(03:14):
to every development, every game, and every lyric. Thanks for
listening to the Drake Versus of our podcast. Be sure
to subscribe and join the Gossip next week because I
have the inside scoop you won't want to miss. This
has been a Quiet Please production, and for more on
me check out Quiet Please dot A. I see you soon, Listeners,
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