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September 2, 2025 3 mins
Listeners, the past few days in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga have been absolutely electric—no signs of slowing down, and the headlines just keep coming. If you’ve been glued to social media and the latest gossip, it’s clear the feud has spun into new territory, and both rappers are giving us drama that’s as messy and personal as hip-hop has ever seen.

Let’s start with Kendrick. Over the weekend, Kendrick dropped the diss track “Not Like Us”—and it went totally nuclear. He accused Drake of being a “pedophile,” going so far as to call him a “certified pedophile” and claim Drake likes his women young. Kendrick ramped up the attacks with flashy cover art showing Drake’s house with sex offender beacons, and he didn’t stop there. Before “Not Like Us,” Kendrick released “Meet The Grahams” and called out NBA superstars LeBron James and Steph Curry to avoid Drake, labeling him a “pervert.” That’s wild enough on its own, but Kendrick threw in another bomb, accusing Drake of hiding a secret daughter. Drake’s camp, according to TMZ, called that claim a total fabrication and said there’s no secret child in the picture.

Now flip the script and look at Drake, who keeps firing back with his own blend of wit and venom. His track “Family Matters” is making headlines for the ugly speculation it launches at Kendrick, specifically implying that Kendrick’s fiancée Whitney Alford had an affair with Kendrick’s manager and creative partner, Dave Free. That’s some next-level pettiness! All these accusations are swirling out on social, with fans dissecting every lyric and sharing receipts. Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram are ablaze, with everyone picking sides and dropping their own theories.

Away from the music, Drake is fighting fires on other fronts too. On social media, a stylist named Asiah Knowles accused Drake of threatening to repossess a car he’d gifted her. The screenshots took off everywhere, but Drake shot back to The Shade Room saying he’s never met Knowles, and her Instagram account soon vanished. Some fans are defending Drake, saying the alleged chat looks fake—others believe the drama runs deeper.

Legal drama’s still in play, with Drake’s label Universal Music Group responding after Drake accused the label of artificially boosting Kendrick’s streaming numbers for “Not Like Us.” UMG flat-out denied any scheme involving bots or pay-to-play, and emphasized the battle’s diss tracks are full of wild insults that aren’t meant to be taken as literal facts. The song, by the way, debuted at number one on the Hot 100 and cleaned up at the Grammys while fueling all this drama.

On social media, Drake is catching heat for a different reason after posting a shirtless selfie with lots of liquor in the background. Some fans are claiming his abs are fake, and the post only seemed to stoke the controversy instead of cooling things off. Drake’s also been dropping hints that people in his circle have bailed on him since all the drama blew up. Recent tweets and cryptic captions signal he feels the sting of betrayal.

Meanwhile, Kendrick’s been busy too, touring with SZA and riding the success of their joint tracks, with subtle lyrical nods to the beef popping up in their live performances. Fans are parsing every line, wondering if SZA’s “30 for 30” with Kendrick contains hidden shade aimed at Drake.

What’s fascinating is how their peers are responding. Detroit rapper 42 Dugg has come out defending Drake and saying hip-hop culture has unfairly turned on him, claiming Drake has helped put hundreds of artists on. Offset echoed similar support, crediting Drake for being fair and generous when the Migos were coming up.

Still, the streets (and socials!) are split: some say the battle is good for the culture, bringing out two of the era’s best MCs at their most lyrical, while others say it’s gone too personal and toxic.

Thanks for tuning in to the Drake versus Lamar podcast—make sure to subscribe, and come back next week for more piping hot updates and deeper dives into their world. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, Patrick, check out QuietPlease.ai. Till next time, keep the gossip going!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The past few days in the Drake and Kendrick
lamarsaga have been absolutely electric, no signs of slowing down,
and the headlines just keep coming. If you've been glued
to social media and the latest gossip, it's clear the
feud has spun into new territory and both rappers are
giving us drama that's as mussy and personal as hip
hop has ever seen. Let's start with Kendrick. Over the weekend,

(00:22):
Kendrick dropped the disc track Not Like Us, and it
went totally nuclear. He accused Drake of being a pedophile,
going so far as to call him a certified pedophile
and claim Drake likes his women Young. Kendrick ramped up
the attacks with flashy cover art showing Drake's house with
sex offender beacons, and he didn't stop there. Before Not
Like Us, Kendrick released Meet the Grams and called out

(00:44):
NBA superstars Lebron James and Steph Curry to avoid Drake,
labeling him a pervert. That's wild enough on its own,
but Kendrick threw in another bomb, accusing Drake of hiding
a secret daughter. Drake's camp, according to TMZ, called that
claim a total fation and said there's no secret child
in the picture. Now flip the script and look at Drake,

(01:05):
who keeps firing back with his own blend of wit
and venom. His track Family Matters is making headlines for
the ugly speculation it launches at Kendrick, specifically implying that
Kendrick's fiance, Whitney Alfred, had an affair with Kendrick's manager
and creative partner Dave Free. That's some next level pettiness.
All these accusations are swirling out on social with fans

(01:26):
dissecting every lyric and sharing receipts. Twitter, TikTok and Instagram
are ablaze with everyone taking sides and dropping their own theories.
Away from the music, Drake is fighting fires on other
fronts too. On social media, a stylist named Asia Noles
accused Drake of threatening to repossess a car he gifted her.
The screenshots took off everywhere. The Drake shot back to

(01:46):
the Shade Room saying he's never met Knowles, and her
Instagram account soon vanished. Some fans are defending Drake, saying
the alleged chat looks fake. Others believe the drama runs deeper.
Legal drama still in play, with Drake's label Universal Music
Group responding after Drake accused the label of artificially boosting
kendricks streaming numbers for naught like us You and G

(02:07):
flat out denied any scheme involving bots or pay to
play and emphasized the battles dish tracks are full of
wild insults that aren't meant to be taken as literal facts.
The song by the Way, debuted at number one on
the Hot one hundred and cleaned up at the Grammys
while fueling all this drama. On social media, Drake is
catching heat for a different reason after posting a shirtless

(02:29):
selfie with lots of liquor in the background. Some fans
are claiming his abs are fake and the post only
seemed to stoke the controversy instead of cooling things off.
Drake's also been dropping hints that people in his circle
have bailed on him since all the drama blew up.
Recent tweets and crypto captions signal he feels the sting
of betrayal. Meanwhile, Kendrick's been busy too, touring with Scissa

(02:51):
and riding the success of their joint tracks with subtle
lyrical lives to the beef popping up in their live performances.
Fans are parsing every line, wondering if Scissus thirty for
thirty with Kendrick contains hidden shade aimed at Drake. What's
fascinating is how their peers are responding. Detroit rapper forty
two Dug has come out defending Drake and saying hip
hop culture has unfairly turned on him, claiming Drake has

(03:14):
helped put hundreds of artists on Offset echoed similar support,
crediting Drake for being fair and generous when the Eagles
were coming up. Still, the streets and socials are split.
Some say the battle is good for the culture, bringing
out two of the era's best mcs at their most lyrical,
while others say it's gone too personal and toxic. Thanks
for tuning in to the Drake Versus the mar podcast.

(03:36):
Make sure to subscribe and come back next week for
more piping hot updates and deeper dives into their world.
This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me Patrick,
check out Quiet Please dot AI. Till next time, keep
the gossip going
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