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August 23, 2025 3 mins
Listeners, let’s get right into the latest twists and tea on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud, which has totally dominated not just rap and the charts, but social media and even the courtrooms this week. First off, the flames of their rivalry are burning even hotter, with Drake now fully involved in a high-stakes court battle with Universal Music Group over Kendrick’s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.” Kendrick’s lyrics, which called Drake a “certified pedophile” and made some seriously wild claims about secret children, kicked off a media storm and left both legal teams trading major shots. Kendrick even made jaws drop with that slick smile during his Super Bowl halftime performance as he delivered another shot at Drake, sparking endless memes and reactions online.

What’s got people buzzing even more is that Drake hasn’t been shy—he’s now firing back not just through his legal team but also through music and social media. Drake released his music video for “Nokia,” and fans immediately clocked its black-and-white aesthetic as a possible nod, or diss, right back at Kendrick’s “Not Like Us.” Meanwhile, the chatter hasn’t just been limited to bars and court filings. Drake popped up on a live Adin Ross stream, using the platform to throw more shade, proving he lives for the drama just as much as the fans do.

This beef has escalated beyond just the two of them—now Eminem’s entered the ring, and let me tell you, hip-hop is shook. With his latest track “Lucifer,” Eminem seemed to side with Kendrick, which has Drake’s camp absolutely raging. All across X and Instagram, Drake supporters are heated, with some venting that Shady stabbed Drizzy in the back, while Kendrick stans are celebrating what they see as a passing of the torch in lyrical warfare.

But it’s not all scathing diss tracks and lawsuits—there’s a light, messy twist with Drake’s surprise reunion with Bobbi Althoff, the viral podcaster. Just yesterday, Bobbi teased Drake as her first guest for her brand new podcast, “Not This Again,” rekindling headlines after their previous interview drama last year. Internet detectives and hip-hop Twitter can’t stop speculating whether Drake is just doing charity for Bobbi’s podcast career—or if maybe he’s dodging all the Kendrick heat by focusing on lighter press. The clips from their new teaser are blowing up, showing the two in bed together for promo, riffing and roasting each other, and of course, bringing more meme material with every exchange. Some fans are saying Drake’s doing this to “renew her clout,” while others joke that it’s another stunt to distract from Kendrick’s diss records.

Online, the narrative is wild and a bit divided, with Kendrick getting support for winning at both the artistic and narrative game, especially since “Not Like Us” keeps charting and winning Grammys. Meanwhile, Drake’s strategic moves—whether suing UMG, dropping ambiguous music videos, or cozying up with podcasters—are getting dissected at every turn, with everyone from stan accounts to mainstream gossip sites picking apart every detail.

That wraps up all the drama, leaks, clapbacks, and speculation bubbling up around Drake and Kendrick for now. Thanks so much for listening to the Drake versus Lamar podcast—don’t forget to hit that subscribe button and come back next week for more jaw-dropping drama, legal bombshells, and rap world exclusives. This has been a Quiet Please production; for more, check out QuietPlease dot A I. Thanks for tuning in!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners, Let's get right into the latest twists and tea
on the Drake and Kendrick lamar feud, which has totally
dominated not just wrap in the charts, but social media
and even the courtrooms this week. First off, the flames
of their rivalry are burning even hotter, with Drake now
fully involved in a high stakes court battle with Universal
Music Group over Kendrick's Grammy winning dis track Not Like Us.

(00:23):
Kendrick's lyrics, which called Drake a certified pedophile and made
some seriously wild plays about secret children, kicked off a
media storm and left both legal teams trading major shots.
Kendrick even made jaws drop with that slick smile during
his Super Bowl halftime performance as he delivered another shot
at Drake, sparking endless memes and reactions online. What's got

(00:45):
people buzzing even more is that Drake hasn't been shy.
He's now firing back, not just through his legal team,
but also through music and social media. Drake releases music
video for Nokia, and fans immediately clacked its black and
white aesthetic as a possible nod or diss right back
at Kendrick's Not Like Us. Meanwhile, the chatter hasn't just

(01:05):
been limited to bars and court filings. Drake popped up
on a live ad in ross Stream, using the platform
to throw more Shane, proving he lives for the drama
just as much as the fans do. This beef has
escalated beyond just the two of them. Now Eminem's entered
the ring, and let me tell you, hip hop is shook.
With his latest track, Lucifer, Eminem seemed to side with Kendrick,

(01:26):
which has Drake's camp absolutely raging. All across x and Instagram.
Drake's supporters are heated, with some venting that Shady stab
Drizzy in the back, while Kendrick stands are celebrating what
they see as a passing of the torch in lyrical warfare.
But it's not all scaving dis tracks in lawsuits. There's
a light messy twist with Drake's surprise reunion with Bobby Alfoff,

(01:47):
the viral podcaster. Just yesterday, Bobby teased Drake as her
first guest for her brand new podcast, Not This Again,
rekindling headlines after their previous interview drama last year. Internet
detectives and hip hop up Twitter can't stop speculating whether
Drake is just doing charity for Bobby's podcast career, or
if maybe he's dodging all the kindred heat by focusing

(02:08):
on lighter press. The quips from their new teaser are
blowing up, showing the two in bed together for promol,
riffing and roasting each other, and of course bringing more
mean material with every exchange. Some fans are saying Drake's
doing this to renew her clout, while others joke that
it's another stunt to distract from Kendrick's diss records online.
The narrative is wild and a bit divided, with Kendrick

(02:30):
getting support for winning at both the artistic and narrative game,
especially since Not Like Us keeps charting and winning Grammys. Meanwhile,
Drake's strategic moves, whether suing UMG, dropping ambiguous music videos
we're cozying up with podcasters, are getting dissected at every turn,
with everyone from stand accounts to mainstream gossip sites picking
apart every detail that wraps up all the drama, leaks, clapbacks,

(02:54):
and speculation bubbling up around Drake and Kendrick. For now,
thanks so much for listening to the Drake Versus the
maur podcast, Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and
come back next week for more jaw dropping drama, legal bombshells,
and rap world exclusives. This has been a Quiet Please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot Ai. Thanks for
tuning in.
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