‘A lot of rich guys arguing’: inside the rap beef of the decade with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Future, Rick Ross and Kanye West are among those currently being drawn into one of the fieriest disputes in rap history. Is it good for the culture – and could it depose Drake from the top?One rapper is accused of being derivative while another is mocked for his height. This jibe leads another to join in and accuse the taller man of having buttock implants. A fourth man decides to join in, but quickly retracts his comments for the sake of an easier life. And so it goes on, a feud labelled as a...
The Ringer—Drake and Kendrick Lamar Is the Last Great Rap Beef. Thank God.. Rap isn’t the NBA. There’s no Anthony Edwards or Jamal Murray capable of sending our washed stars to Cancun. Bronny’s biggest opps are bored NBA writers and the ESPN ticker tape. Meanwhile, Adonis has witnessed two generational MCs scold his father for his child-raising abilities while taking buzz saws to his family tree before the age of 7. Commercial hip-hop—like most of the modern music industry—has become too fat, old, neutered, and niche to launch a new household name and thus more...
Highsnobiety—Forget Rap Beef — Who Wears the Style Crown, Drake or Kendrick Lamar?. Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed verse on Metro Boom & Future's Like That (with a few strays for J.Cole) has had the internet in shambles, reigniting one of the co
Page Six—Drake shuts down claim he has a 'hidden daughter' amid rap beef with Kendrick Lamar. “😂😂😂😂 nahhhh hold on can someone find my hidden daughter pls and send her to me these guys are in shambles,” the “Hotline Bling” rapper wrote Friday.