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On Tuesday (April 30), Kendrick Lamar had social media collectively clutching their pearls he laid down the murder game with his Drake diss record “Euphoria,” and with all eyes turning to the Canadian actor turned rapper, Drizzy quickly responded to the song but in the most 2024 way possible.
Instead of releasing a response record (which everyone wants), Drake took to his Instagram stories to share a clip from the popular 90’s film 10 Things I Hate About You in which Julia Stiles checked off a list of things she hated about someone she had a crush on in the film. An obvious reference to Kendrick’s bars in which he spit “I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress/ I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct,” the clip did little to move Hip-Hoppers who are eagerly waiting to see what Drake cooks up in the kitchen as the beef continues to heat up.
Drake IG story. pic.twitter.com/yIQSMeZtKv
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) May 1, 2024
While this wasn’t the response fans were expecting from Drake (he’s apparently trying to laugh to keep from crying), rest assured that he will indeed clap back at some point as he sent a quick message to his man, DJ Akademiks saying “See you soon.” While some assumed Drake had a joint in the chamber ready to deploy whenever K. Dot responded to “Push Ups” or his “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drizzy is seemingly soaking in “Euphoria” before getting back in the booth to address Kendrick’s many critiques of him.
Akademiks via his stream; Drake just told him “see you soon”
Something is brewing… pic.twitter.com/Lljq66XE4m
— ALMIGHTEE. (@realalmightee) May 1, 2024
Drizzy really got his work cut out for him with this one. We know one thing for damn sure and that’s that Drake definitely won’t be using an AI version of Tupac on another song as he doesn’t want any legal smoke with the Shakur estate who’ve shown they have no interest in having the Hip-Hop legend participating in any new rap songs from beyond the grave.
The ball’s in Drizzy’s court now. One can only wonder how he plans on topping Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” and if that’s even possible at this point.
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