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Kendrick Lamar ignited a long-simmering cold war with Drake with a few guest verses on Future and Metro Boomin's chart-topping hit “Like That,” reaching the widest audience in years. It became a rap beef that reached a wide audience. Since then, everything has become incredibly awkward. It started with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his former friend Lamar, then deciding to retract it and apologize, a move that's pretty unprecedented in hip-hop. Follow the entire story in the latest episode. rolling stone music now Podcasts — Choose your favorite podcast provider here, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or press play below.
From there, Drake's “Push Ups” leaked over the weekend, sparking initial confusion over whether the song was real or AI, and officially hit streaming services today. Incredibly, within two hours of the leak, Rick Ross hit back by claiming that he had recorded “Champagne Moments,” a harsh diss at Drake, the same day. And Lamar will likely be back with a full track of his own soon. In this episode, Andre Gee joins host Brian Hiatt to trace the threads of all the drama, examine its roots and predict what will happen next.
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