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July 29, 2025 3 mins
Listeners, the latest twist in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga has everyone buzzing nonstop. Drake just dropped his new music video, "Nokia," off his Some Sexy Songs 4 U album, and the internet instantly began dissecting every detail for Kendrick callouts. Fans noticed the video’s black-and-white aesthetic, the retro Nokia game projections, and even specific dance moves that seemed almost custom-made to troll Kendrick by mimicking the vibe of "Not Like Us." Social feeds are lighting up with people saying Drake's being calculated, dropping subtle nods and even poking fun at Kendrick’s signature awkward choreography.

The timing couldn’t be more pointed, because all eyes have been on both rappers ever since Kendrick tore up the Super Bowl halftime stage, performing "Not Like Us" and making headlines with clever jabs, including that infamous “a minor” necklace and bringing out Serena Williams, a legendary Drake ex, during the act. And let’s not forget the real-world fallout: Drake’s legal team came out swinging, filing a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, accusing them of defamation and alleging they fueled the viral success of "Not Like Us" by not squashing rumors and even letting creators like Kai Cenat and Zias profit by reacting online. Universal's response? They flat out denied it, insisting Drake lost the battle he started and that the whole lawsuit is just a face-saving move. Talk about messy.

If that wasn’t enough, the drama’s now sucking in influencers and YouTubers like Zias, who was so frustrated about being named in Drake’s lawsuit that he aired his grievances live and is reportedly considering legal action of his own. This feud has truly spilled over into every corner of music and entertainment. Then there’s the tea on Kendrick’s side: he just released the music video for “Luther,” directed by Karena Evans, who just happens to be a Drake collaborator on iconic videos like "God’s Plan." That director choice is not a coincidence; fans are convinced it’s another layer of Kendrick’s genius-level shade.

People are also talking about SZA, whose decision to join Kendrick’s halftime show setlist sent shockwaves, especially considering her past collaborations with Drake and the rumored history between them. Joe Budden basically said on his podcast that Drake was hurt by SZA taking Lamar’s side in such a public way. Every move SZA makes is fueling speculation around loyalty, heartbreak, and industry alliances.

Meanwhile, Drake’s live shows are still the place to be, with viral moments like wild fans jumping on stage, but the North American leg of his tour just hit a snag when his Manchester show got postponed—fueling even more rumors about backstage tension. In the street-level gossip, there are whispers from industry insiders, like Wack 100, who claims Drake was warned to cool things down with Kendrick or deal with real-life repercussions from respected West Coast circles, and that Drake may be taking that seriously for now.

Kendrick and SZA are gearing up for their Grand National Tour, set to hit North America and Europe, and fans are already lining up for a chance to witness the live chemistry that’s fueling much of this creative back-and-forth. Everyone in the culture is watching every public move, dissecting lyrics, video details, and who’s taking shots at who next.

To all my listeners, thanks so much for tuning into the Drake versus Lamar podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe and come back next week for more behind-the-scenes scoops and music industry fireworks. This has been a Quiet Please production—check out QuietPlease.AI for even more. See you next week!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The latest twist in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar
saga has everyone buzzing NonStop. Drake just dropped his new
music video, Nokia officed Some Sexy Songs for You album,
and the Internet instantly began dissecting every detail for Kendrick
call outs. Fans noticed the videos black and white aesthetic,
the retro Nokia Gain projections, and even specific dance moves

(00:20):
that seemed almost custom made to troll Kendrick by mimicking
the vibe of Dandy Shaw. Not Like Us. Social feeds
are lighting up with people saying Drake's being calculated, dropping
subtle nods, and even poking fun at Kendrick's signature awkward choreography.
The timing couldn't be more pointed, because all eyes had
been on both rappers ever since. Kendrick tore up the
Super Bowl halftime stage performing Not Like Us and making

(00:43):
headlines with clever jabs, including that infamous A Minor necklace
and bringing out Serena Williams, a legendary Drake X during
the act, and let's not forget the real world fallout.
Drake's legal team came out swinging, filing a lawsuit against
Universal Music Group, accusing them of deafai and alleging they
feel the viral success of not Like Us by not

(01:03):
squashing rumors and even letting creators like Kai Sinot and
Zia's profit by reacting online. Universal's response, they float out
denied it, insisting Drake lost the battle he started and
that the whole lawsuit is just a face saving move
talk about Messi. If that wasn't enough, the drama is
now sucking in influencers and YouTubers like Zia's, who was

(01:24):
so frustrated about being named in Drake's lawsuit that he
aired his grievances live and is reportedly considering legal action
of his own. This feud has truly spilled over into
every corner of music and entertainment. Then there's the tea
on Kendrick's side. He just released the music video for Luther,
directed by Karena Evans, who just happens to be a

(01:44):
Drake collaborator on iconic videos like God's Plan. That director
choice is not a coincidence. Fans are convinced it's another
layer of Kendrick's genius level shade. People are also talking
about Sizza, whose decision to join Kendrick's halftime show set
list d shockwaves, especially considering her past collaborations with Drake
and the rumored history between them. Joe Budden basically said

(02:07):
on his podcast that Drake was hurt by Scissa taking
the Mars side in such a public way every move
Sissa makes his fueling speculation around loyalty, heartbreak, and industry alliances. Meanwhile,
Drake's live shows are still the place to be with
viral moments like wild fans jumping on stage, but the
North American leg of his tour just hit a snag
when his Manchester show got postponed, fueling even more rumors

(02:30):
about backstage tension. In the street level gossip, there are
whispers from industry insiders like Whack one hundred, who claims
Drake was warned to cool things down with Kendrick or
deal with real life freepercussions from respected West Coast circles,
and that Drake may be taking that seriously. For now,
Kay Kendrick and Sissa are gearing up for their grand
national tour set to hit North America and Europe, and

(02:54):
fans are already lining up for a chance to witness
the live chemistry that's fueling much of this creative back
and forth. Every One in the culture is watching every
public move, dissecting lyrics, video details, and who's taking shots
at whom. Next to all my listeners, thanks so much
for tuning into the Drake Versus Lamar podcast. Don't forget
to subscribe and come back next week for more behind

(03:16):
the scenes scoops and music industry fireworks. This has been
a quiet please production check out Quiet Please AI for
even more. See you next week.
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