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Yeah, and Drake's feeling so confident that this isn't really something Kendrick does. Kendrick doesn't come out to play in this way. That Drake is basically daring him to come back. And Drake goes so far as to release a song... in which he pretends to be Tupac and Snoop Dogg using AI. These are two West Coast rap legends. These are Kendrick's heroes. He's from Compton, California.

Yeah, and Drake's feeling so confident that this isn't really something Kendrick does. Kendrick doesn't come out to play in this way. That Drake is basically daring him to come back. And Drake goes so far as to release a song... in which he pretends to be Tupac and Snoop Dogg using AI. These are two West Coast rap legends. These are Kendrick's heroes. He's from Compton, California.

And Drake is rapping in their voices, daring Kendrick to come back at him.

And Drake is rapping in their voices, daring Kendrick to come back at him.

Yeah, and this is Drake's ring. Drake loves playing on the internet. He loves memes. He loves speaking the language of young people. Whereas Kendrick likes to float above it all. He's riding his bike by the beach with no cell phone, only popping in every five years with a concept album. And Drake basically doesn't think that Kendrick is ever going to take his bait.

Yeah, and this is Drake's ring. Drake loves playing on the internet. He loves memes. He loves speaking the language of young people. Whereas Kendrick likes to float above it all. He's riding his bike by the beach with no cell phone, only popping in every five years with a concept album. And Drake basically doesn't think that Kendrick is ever going to take his bait.

And he's really high on that feeling that he's going to dominate his rival on his own home turf.

And he's really high on that feeling that he's going to dominate his rival on his own home turf.

So Kendrick says, you want to play? We're going to play. And takes the bait. Euphoria. Comes back at Drake. with some pretty devastating psychological dissection saying, you're not authentic. You're a big faker and nobody likes you. And in fact, I hate you.

So Kendrick says, you want to play? We're going to play. And takes the bait. Euphoria. Comes back at Drake. with some pretty devastating psychological dissection saying, you're not authentic. You're a big faker and nobody likes you. And in fact, I hate you.

He comes right out and says it. Wow. I hate you. He just says it. And these tracks start flying back and forth between them. It was probably the most chaotic weekend of my life as a rap fan. And as it went on, it's just getting increasingly personal and specific.

He comes right out and says it. Wow. I hate you. He just says it. And these tracks start flying back and forth between them. It was probably the most chaotic weekend of my life as a rap fan. And as it went on, it's just getting increasingly personal and specific.

So Drake comes right out and says...

So Drake comes right out and says...

These things are coming sometimes one after another. And then the knockout blow. Psst. I see dead people. Not like us.

These things are coming sometimes one after another. And then the knockout blow. Psst. I see dead people. Not like us.

I think it's the combination of what it sounds like and what it's about. It starts with this really bouncy West Coast beat. There's these really catchy violins sampled by the producer Mustard. And Kendrick sounds really loose, which is not something you can always say about him. He sounds like he's having fun. But the things that he's talking about are not fun.

I think it's the combination of what it sounds like and what it's about. It starts with this really bouncy West Coast beat. There's these really catchy violins sampled by the producer Mustard. And Kendrick sounds really loose, which is not something you can always say about him. He sounds like he's having fun. But the things that he's talking about are not fun.

What he's doing is saying some of the most audacious stuff of this entire beef in the punchiest package, the headline of which is that he's calling Drake a pedophile. He says very early on in the song, you know, they don't treat pedophiles well in prison, so you better not ever go there.

What he's doing is saying some of the most audacious stuff of this entire beef in the punchiest package, the headline of which is that he's calling Drake a pedophile. He says very early on in the song, you know, they don't treat pedophiles well in prison, so you better not ever go there.