TXT Pick Whose Side They Are On In The Drake Vs. Kendrick Lamar Rap Beef
TXT are the latest idols to join the current rap beef.
In the fall of 2023, Canadian rapper Drake released “First Person Shooter” featuring American rapper J. Cole. Apparently, Kendrick Lamar was initially asked to feature, but he declined. With this release, J. Cole and Drake placed themselves as two of this generation’s Big Three of rap.
Love when they argue the hardest MC
Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?
We the big three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali
Huh, yeah, yeah, huh-huh, yeah, Muhammad Ali— J. Cole, “First Person Shooter”
Kendrick Lamar disagreed. So, he responded with the release of the Future and Metro Boomin collab “Like That.” In it, he unexpectedly dissed J. Cole and directly referenced his and Drake’s previous lyrics.
Ah, yeah, huh, yeah, get up with me
F*ck sneak dissin’, first-person shooter, I hope they came with three switches
I crash out like, “F*ck rap,” diss Melle Mel if I had to
Got 2TEEZ with me, I’m snatchin’ chains and burnin’ tattoos, it’s up
Lost too many soldiers not to play it safe
If he walk around with that stick, it ain’t André 3K
Think I won’t drop the location? I still got PTSD
Motherf*ck the big three, n*gga, it’s just big me
N*gga, bum
What? I’m really like that
And your best work is a light pack
N*gga, Prince outlived Mike Jack’
N*gga, bum
‘Fore all your dogs gettin’ buried
That’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary (Yeah)
N*gga, bum— “Like That”
It seemed like Drake finally responded to the beef on April 13 when DJ Akademiks shared “Push Ups,” which was initially leaked and speculated to be AI. In it, Drake took a shot at Kendrick’s height, referenced his wife, and claimed other music artists are currently more influential in the industry.
On ‘Push-Ups,’ the Canuck basically says Lamar was an indentured servant under Top Dog for not only taking an alleged 50-50 earnings split while he was at the label, but hitting military-style push-ups anytime the label head demanded with ‘drop and give me 50.’ It’s an admittedly clever turn of phrase on top of a dig at Big Steppers: ‘Your last one bricked, you really not on sh*t, they make excuses for you ’cause they hate to see me lit.’ He also made a bunch of short-king jokes: ‘Pipsqueak pipe down you ain’t no big three / SZA got you wiped down / Travis got you wiped down / Savage got you wiped down’ and ‘I’m at the top of the mountain so you tight now / Just to have a talk with yo a*s I had to hike down.’ But he also cast a few strays in the direction of the Weeknd, who has historically denied being a part of Drake’s factory of artists who only make songs for Drake; A$AP Rocky, who emptied the clip on Drake’s obsession with his partner, Rihanna, on We Still Don’t Trust Youtrack ‘Show of Hands’; and … Rick Ross. The Rozay stray seemed outta nowhere but it also could shine some light on the more understated issue at hand: women. ‘I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I’m Ricky,’ Drake adds. ‘Can’t believe he jumpin’ in, this n*gga turning 50.’
— Vulture
View this post on Instagram
It took some time for Kendrick Lamar to respond, but he didn’t hold back when he finally did. He released the six-minute song “Euphoria.” In it, he hit all of Drake’s possible insecurities but also claimed he hates everything about him. Shortly after, he dropped another diss track, “6:16 in LA.” Lamar warned Drake that he had a lot on him.
@anniesright
Drake released “Family Matters” in response, claiming Lamar’s wife sleeps around, questioning whether his kids are his, etc. Kendrick Lamar retorted with “Meet the Grahams,” claiming that Drake has a secret daughter, even accusing him of being a pedophile, and more. He followed up yet again with “Not Like Us,” reiterating the serious allegations against Drake.
Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him
They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
And Party at the party playin’ with his nose now
And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, f*ck ’em up
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I’ma do my stuff
Why you trollin’ like a b*tch? Ain’t you tired?
Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor— Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Now, TXT have unexpectedly revealed whose side of the rap beef they are on.
Currently, TXT are on their TOMORROW X TOGETHER 2024 <ACT: PROMISE> U.S. Tour. During a recent send-off, MOA @sofieuuhh asked the members, “Team Kendrick or Team Drake?” Leader Soobin innocently responded, “Both?”
annndddd this was my interaction 💕 pic.twitter.com/05PNWIPbbk
— sofie 🐛 (@sofieuuhh) June 4, 2024
asked soobin if he’s kendrick or drake and he said both 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7HR3au5SNG
— sofie 🐛 (@sofieuuhh) May 23, 2024
Yeonjun shockingly revealed he didn’t know about the rap beef.
more! he was a little confused 😭 pic.twitter.com/yyrkVgW2e1
— sofie 🐛 (@sofieuuhh) June 4, 2024
On the other hand, Hueningkai and Taehyun both chose Kendrick Lamar. Taehyun was quick with his answer, too!
huening & terry 😸 pic.twitter.com/q2UHLKCHpI
— sofie 🐛 (@sofieuuhh) June 4, 2024
TAEHYUN TEAM KENDRICK 🗣️ the face he makes after saying “of course kendrick” is like “don’t ask me no stupid questions 🤨”
cr. sofieuuhh
pic.twitter.com/9n8sl3rWxh— nat ✶. ⛈️ (@tyunribo) June 4, 2024
Huening Kai is on Team Kendrick in the Drake vs Kendrick beef 😭 the way he said it was so cute 🥹
📷sofieuuhh pic.twitter.com/u3I4xM7zMS
— dae wants to start a band 🎸 (@eloquestlydae) June 4, 2024
Yet, one member unexpectedly chose Drake. Beomgyu hesitated in his response and appeared to question it after seeing MOAs’ reactions.
the beomgyu video! he definitely did not know what was going on LAWL please be kind <3 pic.twitter.com/IWoKUT6D42
— sofie 🐛 (@sofieuuhh) June 4, 2024
Like Yeonjun, some members probably didn’t know about the ongoing rap beef and assumed the MOA was asking about music preferences.
Recently, HYBE labelmates ENHYPEN unexpectedly picked their side in the rap beef. Read more below.
ENHYPEN Unexpectedly Pick A Side In The Drake Vs. Kendrick Lamar Rap Beef
