August 30, 2025 • 3 mins
Listeners, the past few days in the Drake versus Kendrick Lamar saga have truly been wild, so let me break down the latest drama and gossip making waves across social media and the news. The biggest headline right now is that Drake has officially taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar from tracks to the courtroom. According to Infotel News, Drake has filed an amended defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick's explosive diss track "Not Like Us," especially targeting Kendrick's performance at this year’s Super Bowl, where he performed the track for over 133 million viewers. Drake's complaint claims the whole halftime show felt orchestrated to assassinate his character, and though Kendrick removed the most inflammatory lyric for the broadcast, Drake argues that just proves "everyone understands it is defamatory." His legal team says Universal used business and financial muscle to put Kendrick front and center at the Super Bowl, and now Drake wants to expose UMG’s actions in court.
But Universal isn’t backing down, and they’re fighting to dismiss Drake’s suit, saying Drake "lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated," and filing a lawsuit is just an attempt to "salve his wounds." AllHipHop reports that Drake is now demanding personal documents about Kendrick—like contracts and even the pay records of Interscope’s CEO—hoping they’ll reveal some financial motive behind Kendrick dropping that track.
While all this legal drama explodes, social media is absolutely melting down with opinions. There’s a ton of chatter about how the entire industry seems to have turned on Drake, with Detroit rapper 42 Dugg stepping in to defend him on X. Dugg says Drake’s helped put hundreds of rappers on, and that if someone at Drake’s level can be cast aside, then "no one is safe." But fans and rappers online push back, saying Drake just jumps on hot tracks to stay relevant and amplifies careers more for his own benefit than anyone else.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar is riding high after taking home several Grammys for "Not Like Us", with Lamar’s camp celebrating their wins while Drake remains somewhat silent regarding that Grammy night. Drake did make a point of telling his fans onstage during his Australian tour that he’s "very much alive" and thanked them for supporting him through all the madness—surrounded by a cloud of faux bullet holes as a not-so-subtle nod to the drama.
Eminem even jumped into the feud with his latest track "Lucifer," and hip-hop blogs like FandomWire and AllHipHop say that Eminem’s sharp lines seem to side with Kendrick, leaving Drake’s fans fuming and stirring up even more debate in hip-hop circles. Add to that the Fourth of July drama: photos emerged of Drake at Michael Rubin’s White Party, looking, as Kendrick fans have not-so-kindly pointed out, noticeably stressed and aged since the beef started heating up. Comments on Instagram and X are all about Drake “feeling the pressure” while Kendrick, in the words of one viral meme, “puts the finishing bow” on his big win.
Outside the feud, Drake stirred up more controversy by gushing over Gracie Abrams on Instagram. He posted about their shared birthmarks, calling it “art,” and social media was quick to call his post “weird,” “creepy,” and just generally side-eye it. X, formerly Twitter, is full of jokes and memes, with some users poking fun at Drake’s increasingly stan-like posts about Gracie. Abrams herself hasn’t publicly responded yet, but the online discourse is relentless.
That wraps up the latest, relentless cycle of tea, drama, and meme madness around Drake and Lamar. Thank you for listening to the Drake versus Lamar podcast and be sure to subscribe! Come back next week for more of the hottest gossip, news, and wild speculation—I’m Patrick, and this has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out QuietPlease dot AI.
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But Universal isn’t backing down, and they’re fighting to dismiss Drake’s suit, saying Drake "lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated," and filing a lawsuit is just an attempt to "salve his wounds." AllHipHop reports that Drake is now demanding personal documents about Kendrick—like contracts and even the pay records of Interscope’s CEO—hoping they’ll reveal some financial motive behind Kendrick dropping that track.
While all this legal drama explodes, social media is absolutely melting down with opinions. There’s a ton of chatter about how the entire industry seems to have turned on Drake, with Detroit rapper 42 Dugg stepping in to defend him on X. Dugg says Drake’s helped put hundreds of rappers on, and that if someone at Drake’s level can be cast aside, then "no one is safe." But fans and rappers online push back, saying Drake just jumps on hot tracks to stay relevant and amplifies careers more for his own benefit than anyone else.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar is riding high after taking home several Grammys for "Not Like Us", with Lamar’s camp celebrating their wins while Drake remains somewhat silent regarding that Grammy night. Drake did make a point of telling his fans onstage during his Australian tour that he’s "very much alive" and thanked them for supporting him through all the madness—surrounded by a cloud of faux bullet holes as a not-so-subtle nod to the drama.
Eminem even jumped into the feud with his latest track "Lucifer," and hip-hop blogs like FandomWire and AllHipHop say that Eminem’s sharp lines seem to side with Kendrick, leaving Drake’s fans fuming and stirring up even more debate in hip-hop circles. Add to that the Fourth of July drama: photos emerged of Drake at Michael Rubin’s White Party, looking, as Kendrick fans have not-so-kindly pointed out, noticeably stressed and aged since the beef started heating up. Comments on Instagram and X are all about Drake “feeling the pressure” while Kendrick, in the words of one viral meme, “puts the finishing bow” on his big win.
Outside the feud, Drake stirred up more controversy by gushing over Gracie Abrams on Instagram. He posted about their shared birthmarks, calling it “art,” and social media was quick to call his post “weird,” “creepy,” and just generally side-eye it. X, formerly Twitter, is full of jokes and memes, with some users poking fun at Drake’s increasingly stan-like posts about Gracie. Abrams herself hasn’t publicly responded yet, but the online discourse is relentless.
That wraps up the latest, relentless cycle of tea, drama, and meme madness around Drake and Lamar. Thank you for listening to the Drake versus Lamar podcast and be sure to subscribe! Come back next week for more of the hottest gossip, news, and wild speculation—I’m Patrick, and this has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out QuietPlease dot AI.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The past few days in the Drake versus Kendrick
Lamar saga have truly been wild. So let me break
down the latest drama and gossip making waves across social
media and the news. The biggest headline right now is
that Drake has officially taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar
from tracks to the courtroom. According to Infantel News, Drake
has filed an amended defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group
(00:21):
over Kendrick's explosive diss track not Like Us, especially targeting
Kendrick's performance at this year's Super Bowl, where he performed
the track for over one hundred thirty three million viewers.
Drake's complaint claims the whole halftime show felt orchestrated to
assassinate his character, and though Kendrick removed the most inflammatory
lyric for the broadcast, Drake argues that just proves everyone
(00:45):
understands it is defamatory. His legal team says Universal use
business and financial muscle to put Kendrick front and center
at the Super Bowl, and now Drake wants to expose
UMG's actions in court, but Universal isn't backing down. They're
fighting to this miss Drake's suit, saying Drake lost the
rat battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated,
(01:07):
and filing a lawsuit is just an attempt to salve's wounds.
All Hip Hop reports that Drake is now demanding personal
documents about Kendrick, like contracts and even the pay records
of Interscope CEO, hoping they'll reveal some financial motive behind
Kendrick dropping that track. While all this legal drama explodes,
social media is absolutely melting down with opinions. There's a
(01:30):
ton of chatter about how the entire industry seems to
have turned on Drake. With Detroit Rabber forty two, Doug
step in to defend him on x Doug says Drake's
helped put hundreds of rappers on and that if someone
at Drake's level can be cast aside then having the
rush and death, no one is safe. But fans and
rappers online push back, saying Drake just jumps on hot
(01:50):
tracks to stay relevant and amplifies careers more for his
own benefit than anyone else. Meanwhile, Kendrick Mamar is riding
high after taking home several Grammys for Not Like Us
with Lamar's camp celebrating their wins, while Drake remained somewhat
silent regarding that Grammy night. Drake did make a point
of telling his fans on stage during his Australian tour
that he's very much alive and thank them for supporting
(02:13):
him through all the madness, surrounded by a cloud of
faux bullet holes. As a not so subtle nod to
the drama, Eminem even jumped into the feud with his
latest track, Lucifer, and hip hop blogs like fandom Wire
and All hip Hop say that Eminem's sharp line seemed
to side with Kendrick, leaving Drake's fans few me and
stirring up even more debate in hip hop circles. Add
(02:36):
to that, the fourth of July, drama photos emerged of
Drake at Michael Ruben's white party, looking as Kendrick. Fans
have not so kindly pointed out, noticeably stressed in age
since the beast started heating up. Comments on Instagram and
x are all about Drake feeling the pressure while Kendrick,
in the words of one viral mean, puts the finishing
bow on his big win. Outside the feud, Drake stirred
(02:58):
up more controversy by gushing over for Gracie Abrams on Instagram.
He posted about their shared birthmarks, calling it art, and
social media was quick to call his post weird, creepy,
and just generally side eye it x Formerly Twitter is
full of jokes and memes, with some users poking fun
at Drake's increasingly stand like posts about Gracie Abrams herself
(03:19):
hasn't publicly responded yet, but the online discourse is relentless.
That wraps up the latest relentless cycle of tea drama
and main madness around Drake and the mar. Thank you
for listening to the Drake Versus Lamar podcast and be
sure to subscribe. Come back next week for more of
the hottest gossip news and wild speculation. I'm Patrick and
(03:40):
this has been a Quiet Please production. For more check
out Quiet Please dot ai
Listeners. The past few days in the Drake versus Kendrick
Lamar saga have truly been wild. So let me break
down the latest drama and gossip making waves across social
media and the news. The biggest headline right now is
that Drake has officially taken his feud with Kendrick Lamar
from tracks to the courtroom. According to Infantel News, Drake
has filed an amended defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group
(00:21):
over Kendrick's explosive diss track not Like Us, especially targeting
Kendrick's performance at this year's Super Bowl, where he performed
the track for over one hundred thirty three million viewers.
Drake's complaint claims the whole halftime show felt orchestrated to
assassinate his character, and though Kendrick removed the most inflammatory
lyric for the broadcast, Drake argues that just proves everyone
(00:45):
understands it is defamatory. His legal team says Universal use
business and financial muscle to put Kendrick front and center
at the Super Bowl, and now Drake wants to expose
UMG's actions in court, but Universal isn't backing down. They're
fighting to this miss Drake's suit, saying Drake lost the
rat battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated,
(01:07):
and filing a lawsuit is just an attempt to salve's wounds.
All Hip Hop reports that Drake is now demanding personal
documents about Kendrick, like contracts and even the pay records
of Interscope CEO, hoping they'll reveal some financial motive behind
Kendrick dropping that track. While all this legal drama explodes,
social media is absolutely melting down with opinions. There's a
(01:30):
ton of chatter about how the entire industry seems to
have turned on Drake. With Detroit Rabber forty two, Doug
step in to defend him on x Doug says Drake's
helped put hundreds of rappers on and that if someone
at Drake's level can be cast aside then having the
rush and death, no one is safe. But fans and
rappers online push back, saying Drake just jumps on hot
(01:50):
tracks to stay relevant and amplifies careers more for his
own benefit than anyone else. Meanwhile, Kendrick Mamar is riding
high after taking home several Grammys for Not Like Us
with Lamar's camp celebrating their wins, while Drake remained somewhat
silent regarding that Grammy night. Drake did make a point
of telling his fans on stage during his Australian tour
that he's very much alive and thank them for supporting
(02:13):
him through all the madness, surrounded by a cloud of
faux bullet holes. As a not so subtle nod to
the drama, Eminem even jumped into the feud with his
latest track, Lucifer, and hip hop blogs like fandom Wire
and All hip Hop say that Eminem's sharp line seemed
to side with Kendrick, leaving Drake's fans few me and
stirring up even more debate in hip hop circles. Add
(02:36):
to that, the fourth of July, drama photos emerged of
Drake at Michael Ruben's white party, looking as Kendrick. Fans
have not so kindly pointed out, noticeably stressed in age
since the beast started heating up. Comments on Instagram and
x are all about Drake feeling the pressure while Kendrick,
in the words of one viral mean, puts the finishing
bow on his big win. Outside the feud, Drake stirred
(02:58):
up more controversy by gushing over for Gracie Abrams on Instagram.
He posted about their shared birthmarks, calling it art, and
social media was quick to call his post weird, creepy,
and just generally side eye it x Formerly Twitter is
full of jokes and memes, with some users poking fun
at Drake's increasingly stand like posts about Gracie Abrams herself
(03:19):
hasn't publicly responded yet, but the online discourse is relentless.
That wraps up the latest relentless cycle of tea drama
and main madness around Drake and the mar. Thank you
for listening to the Drake Versus Lamar podcast and be
sure to subscribe. Come back next week for more of
the hottest gossip news and wild speculation. I'm Patrick and
(03:40):
this has been a Quiet Please production. For more check
out Quiet Please dot ai
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