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September 13, 2025 4 mins
Listeners, the past few days in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud have been absolutely explosive on social media, with new layers of drama surfacing from every corner of the hip hop world. Drake gave a candid interview on Bobbi Althoff's Not This Again podcast, finally opening up about the intense scrutiny he’s faced ever since Lamar started slinging those culture vulture accusations. Lamar’s “Euphoria” and “Not Like Us” tracks went heavy on the criticism—calling Drake out as a colonizer, a manipulator, even a scam artist—and fans have been dissecting every bar. Drake says he feels misunderstood, insisting his collabs are about helping new artists shine, not using them for clout, and he admitted the accusations do actually get under his skin.

The feud ripples even further into the rap community. Young Thug just dropped his emotional apology track “Man I Miss My Dogs,” where he openly pleads for reconciliation with both Drake and Future, and gives Drake his flowers for always supporting him—even visiting Thug in jail. Drake responded with a quiet but meaningful Instagram “like” on Thug’s post, and listeners are reading that as a possible olive branch, especially since Thug specifically asks for Metro Boomin and Future to squash their beef. Young Thug’s new album “UY Scuti” is coming out September 19, and fans are buzzing to see if any surprises or peace offerings land in the tracklist.

In the world of hip hop podcasting and commentary, DJ Akademiks has been stirring the pot, loudly denying rumors that Drake’s ongoing lawsuit with Universal Music Group is tangled up in any RICO investigations related to radio payola. Akademiks thinks Drake should actually set his legal sights on Kendrick Lamar and pursue a defamation case, rather than bother with UMG, especially since the key complaints are about bot-driven streaming and the huge impact of “Not Like Us.” The lawsuit drama and legal mudslinging over streaming numbers are still swirling—UMG’s CEO shot back at Drake publicly just as evidence from Drake’s side started coming in.

Meanwhile, social media erupted again after a documentary scene showed Drake bluntly claiming he doesn’t care if other artists hate his music—“I don’t give a f**k,” he said. But that triggered reminders of how, when critics like Anthony Fantano or Joe Budden have come after Drake, he’s been far from indifferent, famously unloading on Budden in a fiery Instagram tirade and sliding into Fantano’s DMs with cookie recipes and sharp jabs.

And let’s not forget DJ Khaled, who, ever the optimist, keeps preaching that peace can be restored between Drake, Future, and Rick Ross, pointing out that beefs like these happen every day in close circles. Still, listeners know the messy back-and-forth on social media between Ross and Drake—nose job rumors, shady comments, and all—mean that cool heads haven’t prevailed just yet.

With Young Thug’s public apology, Kendrick’s relentless bars, and the legal battles heating up, fans everywhere have been glued to every social feed and podcast drop. Drake’s next move is anybody’s guess—will he stick to his tough talk or finally try to end one of the most compelling feuds in hip-hop history?

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The past few days in the Drake and Kendrick
Lamar feud have been absolutely explosive on social media, with
new layers of drama surfacing from every corner of the
hip hop yarned. Drake gave a candid interview on Bobby
Altos Not This Again podcast, finally opening up about the
intense scrutiny his face ever since Lamar started slinging those
culture vulture accusations. Lamar's Euphoria and Not Like Us tracks

(00:24):
went heavy on the criticism, calling Drake out as a colonizer,
a manipulator, even a scam artist, and fans have been
dissecting every bar. Drake says he feels misunderstood, insisting his

(00:44):
collapse are about helping new artists shine, not using them
for clout, and he admitted the accusations do actually get
under his skin. The feud ripples even further into the
rap community. Young Thug just dropped his emotional apology track

(01:04):
man I Miss My Dogs, where he openly pleads for
reconciliation with both Drake and Future and gives Drake his
flowers for always supporting him, even visiting Thug and jail.
Drake responded with a quiet but meaningful Instagram like on
Thug's post, and listeners are reading that as a possible
olive brnch, especially since Thug specifically asks for Metro Woman

(01:24):
in future to squash their beef. Young Thug's new album
Wi Scuti is coming out September nineteenth, and fans are
buzzing to see if any surprises or peace offerings land
in the track list. In the world of hip hop
podcasting and commentary, DJ Academics has been stirring the pot
loudly denying rumors that Drake's ongoing lawsuit with Universal Music
Group is tangled up in any RICO investigations related to

(01:47):
Radio Paola. Academics thinks Drake should actually set his legal
sights on Kendrick Glamar and pursue a defamation case rather
than bother with you, HMG, especially since the key complaints
are about bot driven streaming and the huge impact of

(02:09):
not like Us. The lawsuit drama and legal mud slinging
over streaming numbers are still swirling. U MG CEO shot
back at Drake publicly just as evidence from Drake's side
started coming in. Meanwhile, social media erupted again after a

(02:41):
documentary scene showed Drake bluntly claiming he doesn't care if
other artists hate his music. I don't give a fuck,
he said, But that triggered reminders of how when critics
like Anthony Fantano or Joe Budden have come after Drake,
He's been far from indifferent, famous unloading on Button in
a fiery in Instagram tirade and sliding into Fantano's dms

(03:03):
with cookie recipes and sharp jabs. And let's not forget
DJ Khaled. Whoever, The Optimist keeps preaching that peace can
be restored between Drake Future and Rick Ross, pointing out
that beefs like these happen every day in close circles.
Still listeners know the messy back and forth on social
media between Ross and Drake knows, job rumors, shady comments

(03:24):
and all mean that cool heads haven't prevailed just yet.
With young bugs, public apology, Kendrick's relentless bars, and the
legal battles heating up fans everywhere have been glued to
every social feed and podcast drop. Drake's next move is
Anybody's guests. Will he stick to his tough talk or
finally try to end one of the most compelling feuds
in hip hop history. Listeners, thanks for tuning in to

(03:46):
the Drake Versus of maur podcast. Don't forget to subscribe
and catch us next week for more all out drama
and breaking gossip on your favorite rap legends. This has
been a Quiet Please production and for all things hip
hop and culture. Check out Quiet Please Die AI
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