Photo: Kendrick Lamar & Drake
Pulitzer-winning emcee Kendrick Lamar has responded to Drake’s “Push Ups” diss. The rapper, who continues to spazz against Hip-Hop’s Top Dawg and “First Person Shooter” emcee, has hit back with a scathing response titled “Euphoria”.
Produced by a slew of Hip-Hop superproducers Johhny Juliano, Sounwave, Yung Exclusive and Cardo, the fierce six-minute rap record marks Lamar’s first solo rap record this year and further escalates his beef with Drake – first instigated by “The Hillbilly” himself on Metro Boomin & Future’s debut LP “We Don’t Trust You”.
Across the hard-hitting single, with three provocative beat switches, Lamar claps back at Drake and accuses him of being a “pathetic master manipulator”. The West Coast Compton rapper further calls Drake a “snitch” and refers to Gunna’s Alford Plea in Young Thug‘s infamous RICO trial.
“You’re movin’ just like a degenerate, every antic is feelin’ distasteful
I calculate you’re not as calculated, I can even predict your angle
Fabricatin’ stories on the family front ’cause you heard Mr. Morale
A pathetic master manipulator, I can smell the tales on you now
You’rе not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accеpted
Tommy Hilfiger stood out, but FUBU never had been your collection
I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em
I can double down on that line, but spare you this time, that’s random acts of kindness
Know you a master manipulator and habitual liar too
But don’t tell no lie about me and I won’t tell truths ’bout you,” Lamar raps on the flagrant record.
“We ain’t gotta get personal, this a friendly fade, you should keep it that way
I know some s— about n—– that make Gunna Wunna look like a saint
This ain’t been about critics, not about gimmicks, not about who the greatest
It’s always been about love and hate, now let me say I’m the biggest hater,” Lamar raps further.
After learning about the shocking namedrop, Gunna reacted via X, formerly Twitter.
Mannnn WASSAM ?!!
— WUNNA (@1GunnaGunna) April 30, 2024
Drake is yet to respond.
Notably, “Euphoria” arrives within days after Kanye West, released his diss track against Drake. The notorious “Carnival” rapper, who is now gearing up for the second instalment of the “Vultures” trilogy with Ty Dolla $ign this summer, joined forces with Metro Boomin for the “Like That” remix originally performed by Lamar.
Last week, Drake further released another diss track besides “Push Ups”. Titled “Taylor Made Freestyle”, the OVO affiliate deleted the track after Tupac Shakur‘s estate threatened a lawsuit against the top-tier emcee for using AI-generated verses by Pac and Snoop Dogg.
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Stream ‘Euphoria’ by Kendrick Lamar via Spotify.
