Kendrick Lamar beats Drake once again

Kendrick Lamar has scored another victory over Drake despite the apparent conclusion of their highly publicised rivalry.

The two rappers go way back, with their feud beginning in 2013 when the Canadian singer responded to the Compton native’s verse on the track Control by Big Sean.

After years of subtle jabs, the beef became mainstream in 2023 when J. Cole collaborated with Drake on First Person Shooter.

In the song, Cole claimed that he, Drake and Lamar are the “big three” rappers of contemporary hip-hop, a notion that was dismissed by K.Dot, who proclaimed in Like That that it is “just big me.”

The rivalry escalated in 2024 when the two artists traded insults in diss tracks such as Family Matters and Euphoria.

Which brings us to Monday, when the BET Awards took place to honour the best Black musicians and entertainers from the past twelve months.

At the ceremony, Lamar won Album of the Year for GNX, which edged out Drake’s $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U.

While the award may not surprise everyone, as GNX was the clear-cut favourite having won this year’s Grammy in the same category, it will probably be perceived as another win by Lamar over Drizzy.

The 37-year-old also attended the event to receive his trophy and took the opportunity to promote his ongoing Grand National Tour with SZA.

Why did Drake sue UMG?

The feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar intensified last year when the two rappers hurled personal insults at each other in a series of diss tracks.

The conflict led to Drake filing a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify in November for allegedly conspiring to inflate streaming figures of Lamar’s Not Like Us.

However, in January, Drake withdrew his petition and filed a new one for defamation against UMG for allegedly promoting the diss track.

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