Playboi Carti has lastly launched his fourth studio album, MUSIC. Amongst many options, Kendrick Lamar‘s collab with Carti is a standout on the album as he seemingly addresses the aftermath of his years-long beef with Drake.
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Lamar is standing on enterprise on the subject of his feud with Drake, though the 2 rappers ended their back-and-forth in Might of 2024, and are not sending direct pictures. Nevertheless, the Compton rapper is maintaining his foot on Drake’s neck. In a brand new alternative to deal with the meat, Lamar hopped on Carti’s “Good Credit score,” and addressed “conspiracy theories.”
“The numbers is nothing, the cash is nothing, I actually been him, I promise / Say Kenny been heavy out West and I carry the burden, n***a, I’m Luka DonÄiÄ / Conspiracy theories is a given, however I need to admit it, you bought the flawed individual,” he rapped.
In keeping with Hip Hop DX, the lyrics reference Drake’s subsequent lawsuit in opposition to Common Music Group. As beforehand reported, within the lawsuit, Drake claims that his label (Common Music Group), Lamar’s label (Interscope), and streaming big, Spotify labored collectively to spice up the recognition of “Not Like Us.”
Lamar shouldn’t be immediately named within the lawsuit, however the “Nokia” rapper additionally claims Common Music Group utilized streaming bots and payola techniques to inflate the “Not Like Us” numbers. The lawsuit alleges that the aforementioned corporations did so to defame Drake and hurt his repute. He believes Common Music Group particularly participated so he would have much less leverage when renegotiating his contract.
Lamar’s collab with Carti is the primary time he addresses the entire debacle, although he made a small remark about it throughout his Tremendous Bowl efficiency in February.
Kendrick Lamar’s Collab With Playboi Carti Addresses Drake – Twice
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Kendrick Lamar has confirmed he’s not one to shrink back from a battle. He continues his daring streak and dedicates extra of his bars in “Good Credit score” to his battle with Drake. The “Squabble Up” rapper seemingly references Drake’s 2016 hit “Faux Love,” whereas sending a shot to A$AP Rocky‘s accuser, A$AP Relli.
“The hate get realer, the love get pretend / However if you this nice, that’s how it’s best to prefer it,” he rapped about Drake.
He continued, “Eliantte chain go huge, white gold hyperlink fall on the stomach / The emerald cuff for hers and his, that b***h on level like A$AP Relli.“
Regardless that Drake filed the lawsuit, he hasn’t had a lot to say about it publicly. He continues to make music as he dropped a Valentine’s Day undertaking with PartyNextDoor. Nevertheless, it looks like he was the one rapper within the business who didn’t make an look on Playboi Carti’s extremely anticipated fourth album, MUSIC. The undertaking additionally options verses from Future, Travis Scott, Younger Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, The Weeknd, Skepta and Ty Dolla $ign. A lot of them have publicly expressed disdain for Drake, together with Future and The Weeknd.
The album was launched on March 14th, hours after its preliminary launch time. Carti defined that they needed to wait on clearances for samples. This marks his first undertaking since he launched Entire Lotta Crimson in 2020.
