Young Thug has been in jail for over two years now due to the Rico case against him in the state of Georgia. Overall, this has left him out of the loop on many of the inner-workings of the music industry. However, he does have an inside source these days in Mariah The Scientist. The R&B singer has been visiting Thugger in prison and has been able to play him some music, while also explaining the intricacies of rap beef. Of course, we are talking about the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Given that Thug has a relationship with Drake and Metro Boomin, one would be curious to know what he thinks about what’s happening. Although as Mariah The Scientist explains, he isn’t really taking sides. “For sure. I tell him everything. I might tell him too much. I play him the [diss] songs over the phone and s–t. He’s a lover of music in general,” she explained. “He f–ks with everybody. I don’t think he would ever be able to – let me not speak for him. He love music though.”
Young Thug Gets The Inside Scoop From Mariah The Scientist
MIAMI BEACH, FL – DECEMBER 06: Rapper Young Thug performs at L’Eden by Perrier-Jouët on December 6, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Perrier-Jouët)
Subsequently, Mariah The Scientist went on to say how Thugger feels about the beef in general. “He thinks it’s interesting, for sure,” she noted. “We were listening to some of the songs. Not all of them, because now I’ve gotten lost. In the beginning, I was like, ‘Hey, there’s a tizzy going on.’ I played him some of it. I feel like those two people are both great rappers. With all of the rappers with the guy and the girl rappers, granted it’s cool for the craft, and to be able to keep up with that — because let me not lie and say there’s no competitive energy in the music industry. Because there is.”
Let us know what you think of the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that the beef is now officially over? Do you think that Drake may come back and try to take back the lead? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Over the last month, each has released several diss records aimed at one another starting with Lamar’s jabs on Metro Boomin and Future’s song, “Like That.” Although Drake’s multiple responses including “Family Matters” were valiant efforts, Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has been crowned the unwavering winner by the masses, which includes Uproxx‘s hip-hop editor Aaron Williams.
Today (May 11), Drake somewhat agreed by seemingly conceded to Lamar via his Instagram Stories. After taking a moment to celebrate his mom Sandra for Mother’s Day, the “First Person Shooter” rapper closed out his string of posts with a subtle message to Lamar.
The photographer featured a Japanese Samurai surrounded by an army of hundreds captioned: “Good times. Summer vibes up next.”
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If you were waiting for a white flag to be waved, this is the closest thing to it because Lamar sure isn’t going to bow out anytime soon.
Drake put up a good fight. But he simply can’t win everything. At least he still has the vicious win from his spat with Meek Mill under his belt.
On “Family Matters,” Drake gives a bold retort to Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA.” This marks his third entry in their lyrical battle. As expected, Drake directs a barrage of pointed jabs towards Kendrick. But while he tries to dismantle the allegations Kendrick has woven into his own tracks, he makes sure to leave more than one verse for some of his other industry “enemies.” The result is a polarizing track filled with grand allegations, call-outs, and shots fired in multiple directions, including at A$AP Rocky and Rihanna.
The track features three distinct beat switches, mirroring Kendrick’s style, to emphasize the seriousness of the attack. Additionally, production credits for the track belong to Canadian producers Boi1da, Tay Keith, and Mark Ronson. Overall, the track’s sound is as heavyweight as its content, and picks up from “Push Ups.” Drake also bends different musical elements to create a sound that’s both familiar and fresh. While the beats are hard-hitting, the bass lines are deep, there’s also urgency in the rhythm that matches the gravity of the words.
Opening Shots
Drake’s mother, Sandra Graham’s voice opens “Family Matters” with “‘Maybe in this song, you shouldn’t start by saying…” right before it cuts to Drake rapping: “N***a, I said it, I know that you mad / I’ve emptied the clip over friendlier jabs / You mentioned my seed, now deal with his dad / I gotta go bad, I gotta go bad.” This line establishes that his anger at Kendrick was not just about questioning his Blackness. It’s also about bringing his son Adonis into the beef.
Familial Offenses
Drake picks Kendrick’s relationship with his family apart for the entirety of “Family Matters.” In regards to Kendrick’s father Drake raps: “Your daddy got robbed by Top, you Stunna and Wayne, like father, like son / Anthony set up the plays, Kojo be chargin’ you double for nothin’.” This references the claims he made on “Push Ups” where he alleged TDE boss Top Dawg locked Kendrick in a bad contract for the 17 years he was at TDE. Drake references, “DUCKWORTH,” a song detailing how Kendrick’s dad avoided getting robbed by Top Dawg.
Meanwhile the music video for “Family Matters” shows what looks to be Kendrick’s mother’s Dodge Caravan, which appeared on the cover of good kid, m.A.A.d city. The video sees the car getting towed through Toronto before getting violently crushed in a junkyard. Then, in the third verse, he shoots a line at Kendrick’s trans uncle whom Kendrick references in his song “Auntie Diaries.” Drake raps, “Where is your uncle at? ‘Cause I wanna talk to the man of the house.”
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 15: Rapper Kendrick Lamar (C) and Whitney Alford attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
“Family Matters” also touches on Kendrick’s romantic life. First, Drake goes ahead and flips the Black authenticity script on Kendrick. He points out that Kendrick’s fiancée, Whitney, is also half-Black. He also references Kendrick allegedly cheating on his fiancée with white women. “You the Black messiah wifin’ up a mixed queen / And hit vanilla cream to help out with your self-esteem,” he raps.
Moreover, he suggested through his lyrics that Kendrick physically assaulted his fiancée Whitney. “Your baby mama captions always screamin, ‘Save me’ / You did her dirty all her life, you tryna make peace,” he said. As if that weren’t explicit enough, he continued, “When you put your hands on your girl, is it self-defense ’cause she bigger than you?” Furthermore, Drake alleged that Kendrick’s label intervened amid the alleged domestic violence allegations. “They hired a crisis management team / to clean up the fact that you beat on your queen.”
Finally, to seal the crown, Drake suggests that one of Kendrick’s kids is not his own. Specifically, he claims the baby might belong to Dave Free. So the track not only touches on K-Dot’s alleged infidelity, but also Whitney’s. “I heard that one of them little kids might be Dave Free / Don’t make it dave Free’s / ‘Cause if your GM is your BM secret BD / Then this is all making plenty f*ckin sense to me.”
On “Family Matters,” Drake accuses Kendrick of being a fake Black activist and a subpar rapper. He also questions his credibility within gang-related culture. “If you had a set they’d give your ass a DP / But you civilian gang, in real life you PC,” he rapped. Drake also claimed that Kendrick’s best raps are actually the work of Baby Keem. “K.Dot shit is only hitting hard when Baby Keem put his pen to it,” he raps.
Interestingly, he also reveals how Kendrick was allegedly behind his lawsuit for using 2Pac’s voice on “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, which made use of AI, was heavily polarizing upon release. Moreover, Drake faced criticism for the use of AI. “A cease-and-desist is for h*es / Can’t listen to lies that come out of your mouth / You called the Tupac estate / And begged them to sue me and get that s**t down.”
Prior to all this, Drake also calls Kendrick’s loyalty into question. When Drake first announced “Family Matters,” it was with an Instagram post featuring a whole other song, “Buried Alive Interlude.” In the snippet, he flips a Take Care tune (the same song Kendrick appeared on) against the Compton rapper. Drake also raps about bringing Kendrick on his Club Paradise tour as an opening act in 2012. Moreover, he brings up J. Cole in one of the verses. “And wait, you say your brother Jermaine, but you wanted him to stay out of the light,” he spits.
Drake makes it clear on “Family Matters” that no one is beyond reach. As a result, he launches verbal volleys at a host of figures. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, and industry heavyweight Dave Free receive mentions on the diss song. For example, he accuses Metro Boomin of swaying Future against him and as a result, bringing artists like Kendrick Lamar to attack him further. “Leland Wayne, he a f*ckin’ lame, so I know he had to be an influence / These n****s had a plan and they finally found a way to rope you into it / Two separate albums dissin’, I just did a Kim to it, n****, skim through it.”
With ASAP Rocky, the insults even involve Rihanna, whom he refers to as “Fring,” a supposed nickname Drake gave her when they dated. “Gassed ’cause you hit my BM first, n**** / do the math, who I was hittin’ then? / I ain’t even know you rapped still ’cause they only talkin’ ’bout your ‘fit again / Probably gotta have a kid again ‘fore you think of droppin’ any sh*t again / Even when you do drop, they gon’ say you should’ve modeled ’cause it’s mid again / Smokin’ Fenty ’bout it, should’ve put you on the first one, tryna get it in” Unsurprisingly, much of Drake’s jabs at other artists were met with criticism. He was also accused of his inability to let his past relationships go.
On Friday, Drake kicked off what would become a historic night with the release of his Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Family Matters.” On it, he accuses the rapper of domestic violence, claims that one of his fiancée’s kids might actually be Dave Free’s, and more. Within the hour, Kendrick fired back with “Meet The Grahams,” leaving hip-hop fans everywhere in shambles.
DJ Akademiks was on stream when the chaos unfolded, capturing the collective shock live with his viewers. According to him, however, this wasn’t a coincidence. During a recent episode of Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh, the internet personality looked back on the adrenaline-filled moments after getting a 30-minute warning from Drake himself.
According to Ak, he asked Drake to give him a heads-up before dropping anything to ensure that he’d be able to react to it live. At that point, Drizzy told him, “You have 30 minutes, get on stream.” He was out at the time and immediately told his crew they needed to rush home. “I said ‘Beeline for the door, get the driver outside. We’re going back to Jersey. We might have to run tolls, we might have to drive the wrong way.’” He went on, revealing that he managed to make it home with ten minutes to spare.
While DJ Akademiks got a warning that Drake would be dropping, he emphasized that he didn’t actually get to hear the song before the world did. He says that he prefers to hear things live with his audience in order to provide them with a genuine reaction. What do you think of Drake giving DJ Akademiks a 30-minute warning before dropping his Kendrick Lamar diss, “Family Matters”? Who do you think came out on top? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
Drake is currently in the midst of a pretty brutal feud with Kendrick Lamar. Overall, fans believe Kendrick is the official winner in all of this. “Meet The Grahams” was a massive gut punch, however, “Not Like Us” was a real knockout blow. It is a catchy track that sees Drake and his entire OVO crew being accused of pedophilia and predatory behavior. This is the last thing Drake needed, and at this point, it seems like he is throwing in the towel. However, Kendrick still has to answer for some things that were laid out in “Family Matters” and “The Heart Part 6.”
That said, now that fans have decided that Kendrick is the winner, the Drizzy haters are out in full force. Subsequently, this has led to a whole lot of trolling on social media. For instance, according to TMZ, multiple Drake-related GoFundMes have popped up over the last few days. Many of them are declaring the artist as “finished,” while looking to raise funds for a funeral. Moreover, there are some who are making Kendrick-related GoFundMe pages, with the intent of getting him more studio time. As if he needs money for that?
INDIO, CA – APRIL 15: Drake performs on the Coachella stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
Some of the names for these fundraisers include “Support Kendrick Lamar’s Studio Time for the Ultimate Diss T;” “Join the Love Fund for Drake’s Send-Off;” “RIP Drake(champagnepapi): Fans Unite in Grief.” At this point, GoFundMe is looking to take some of these down as they go against the website’s terms of service. Having said all of that, this just goes to show that fans love to take things too far when their favorites are involved.
Let us know what you think of these tactics from the Drake haters, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that things are going way too far now? Is there such a thing as a “line” when it comes to rap beef? If this is all, indeed, over…who do you think came away as the winner? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Spring is in full bloom across the US, but not the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. But nothing quite as hot as Drake’s feud with nearly the entirety of rap.
Over the last few weeks, the “First Person Shooter” rapper’s has had to endure shot after shot from his former collaborators. On Drake’s latest response record, “Family Matters,” he ended the figurative clip on them all. But given the list of folks gunning for Drake it has become a tedious task keeping up with them all. So, below we’ve compiled a quick reference breakdown.
Who Did Drake Diss On “Family Matters?”
The easiest answer is everyone. But you came for a list. So on “Family Matters” Drake took aim at Kendrick Lamar, Asap Rocky, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, and of course Metro Boomin.
Continue for a few of the standout lines tailored for each musician. You can listen to the full track at the end.
Kendrick Lamar
I been with Black and white and everything that’s in between / You the Black messiah wifin’ up a mixed queen / And hit vanilla cream to help out with your self-esteem / On some Bobby sh*t, I wanna know what Whitney need / All that puppy love was over in y’all late teens / Why you never hold your son and tell him, ‘Say cheese?’/ We could’ve left the kids out of this, don’t blame me / You a dog and you know it, you just play sweet / Your baby mama captions always screamin’, ‘Save me’ / You did her dirty all her life, you tryna make peace
I heard that one of them little kids might be Dave Free / Don’t make it Dave Free’s
‘Cause if your GM is your BM secret BD
Asap Rocky
Gassed ’cause you hit my BM first, n**** / do the math, who I was hittin’ then? / I ain’t even know you rapped still ’cause they only talkin’ ’bout your ‘fit again / Probably gotta have a kid again ‘fore you think of droppin’ any sh*t again / Even when you do drop, they gon’ say you should’ve modeled ’cause it’s mid again / Smokin’ Fenty ’bout it, should’ve put you on the first one, tryna get it in / Ask Fring if this a good idea the next time you cuddled in that bed again / She’ll even tell you leave the boy alone ‘fore you get your head split again
The Weeknd
I know you like to keep it short, so let me paraphrase / Knew it was smoke when Abel hit us with the serenade /
N**** said, ‘Uh, uh’ / Almost started reachin’ for my waist
Rick Ross
Ross callin’ me the white boy and the sh*t kind of got a ring to it / ‘Cause all these rappers wavin’ white flags while the whole f*ckin’ club sing to it / Murder scene on your man tonight, then come to the vigil with the candlelight / Body after f*ckin’ body and you know Rick readin’ my Miranda rights / I’m goin’ on vacation now, hope next time, y’all plan it right
Metro Boomin
Leland Wayne, he a f*ckin’ lame, so I know he had to be an influence / These n****s had a plan and they finally found a way to rope you into it / Two separate albums dissin’, I just did a Kim to it, n****, skim through it
50 Cent reacted to Drake’s “Family Matters” on Instagram, Saturday morning, praising the Toronto rapper for taking aim at Kendrick Lamar yet again. “I told you leave him alone, now he spinning on all yall. Everybody must die.” 50 remarked in the post. In the song, Drake accused Lamar of being abusive towards his fiance. “You the Black messiah wifing up a mixed queen/ And hit vanilla cream to help out with your self-esteem/ On some Bobby sh–, I wanna know what Whitney need,” he raps at one point.
The post prompted plenty of debates in the comments section. “Kendrick got bodied by singing n***a and that’s facts, anyone saying any different like Kendrick nursery rhyme bedtime story diss, drake moonwalking over kdot lol,” one user wrote. Another argued: “All drake diss songs you can put on repeat but k dot sh*t hit the first time then it’s a dud.”
50 Cent & Kendrick Lamar Perform At Super Bowl LVI
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: (L-R) Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
It’s not the first time 50 has commented on the feud. Last month, he shared Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” with the caption: “Ok in my professional expert opinion on this matter, leave this man alone. I’ve seen this movie before, it will not end well. You disagree ok, then where is your sh*t at boy.” He also reacted to “Push Ups” with the comment: “YALL BETTER GET HIGH AS A MOTHER F*CKER AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING!”
Check out 50’s response to Drake’s latest track above. Be on the lookout for further updates on 50 Cent as well as Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud on HotNewHipHop.
Drake admitted that Future’s involvement in Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing feud against him made him sick to his stomach. Discussing the beef on his new diss track, “Family Matters,” the Toronto rapper theorized that Metro Boomin convinced Future to join in. During the second verse, he raps: “Pluto sh*t make me sick to my stomach, we ain’t never really been through it / Leland Wayne, he a f*ckin’ lame, so I know he had to be an influence / These n****s had a plan and they finally found a way to rope you into it / Two separate albums dissin’, I just did a Kim to it, n***a, skim through it.”
When the diss dropped, many fans on social media noted that Metro’s legal name is Leland Wayne. He appeared to respond to drama by retweeting Young Thug’s iconic tweet: “Boy slow down dropping all that BS music…” He also shared a picture of himself jumping in the studio.
Metro Boomin & Future Perform On “One Big Party Tour”
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 14: (EDITOR NOTE: A lens filter was used in this image.)Future and Metro Boomin perform during Future & Friends’ “One Big Party Tour” at State Farm Arena on January 14, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Elsewhere on “Family Matters,” Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of being an abuser to his partner and claims that his child might not actually be his. Shortly after the song’s release, Lamar fired back with “Meet the Grahams,” on which he alleges Drake has been hiding another child. He also relates him to Harvey Weinstein and goes as far as to remark he “should die.” Drake has yet to respond to Lamar’s quick retort but check out his latest diss below.
Drake Addresses Metro Boomin On “Family Matters”
Metro Boomin originally platformed Kendrick Lamar’s first diss aimed at Drake, “Like That.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud on HotNewHipHop.
Drake has enemies. If you’ve been keeping track as Uproxx has he actually has a quite a lot of enemies. Over the last few weeks, the public has learned that the “First Person Shooter” rapper has had several dust-ups online and on record. But heavy is the head that carries the genre’s record-breaking, charting success.
Between The Weeknd and Nav to the estate of Tupac, Drake has taken several shots across the industry. Asap Rocky claimed to have intimately been with the mother of Drake’s son Adonis. Rick Ross accused his former friend of getting a nose job to combat his “racial insecurities.” Even, Ye (better known as Kanye West), questioned the true nature of Drake’s 2022 deal with Universal Music Group.
Slowly, but surely, Drake has begun to chip away at each record’s rumors. So, on Drake’s latest response track, “Family Matters,” he used a mixture of pet names and legal names to clapback at his opposition. Here you can learn who about Fring. But, that still leaves Leland Wayne to be revealed.
Continue below for answers.
So, Who Is Leland Wayne From Drake’s “Family Matters” Diss Song?
Sandwiched between lines, Drake fires off rounds at Kendrick Lamar, Ross, and The Weeknd. But there are some names listeners did not immediately recognize, including Leland Wayne. So, who is Wayne? Let’s just say it isn’t a family relative of Drake’s mentor and longtime friend, Lil Wayne.
The mystery man in question is none other than Metro Boomin. While the world may refer to him by his stage name, the producer’s family simply know Leland Tyler Wayne. For whatever artistic reason, Drake decided to go with Boomin’s legal name, according to KBIA (an outlet near Boomin’s hometown of St. Louis, Missouri). Could it be an intimidation tactic? Possibly. Or it might have been creative way to include his archenemy into his witty lines without the need for any metaphoric heavy lifting.
After reading the stanza below aimed at Metro Boomin, the latter seems to be the best bet.
Pluto sh*t make me sick to my stomach / We ain’t never really been through it Leland Wayne, he a f*ckin’ lame, so I know he had to be an influence / These n****s had a plan and they finally found a way to rope you into it / Two separate albums dissin’, I just did a Kim to it, n****, skim through it
As users online pointed out, the last thirty days in hip-hop culture have mirrored Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War. This can all be traced back to Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s bubbling stock pot of problems.
Every few days another one of rap music’s stars have either been reluctantly drafted into the war of words (Snoop Dogg and the estate of Tupac) or willingLu enlisted into the conflict (Ye, better known as Kanye West).
But the musicians’ latest round of diss tracks seem to be riddled with insider knowledge, which has left fans confused about several references. On Drake’s new track “Family Matters,” he cryptically named drop a few folks including one Fring, leaving listeners scrambling to decipher his lines.
So, Who Is Fring From Drake’s “Family Matters” Diss Track?
Outside of his ongoing feud with Kendrick, Drake admittedly has a lot of enemies. Instead of dedicating yet another track to the Compton native, Drake took jabs at another foe, Asap Rocky. When Drake rapped: “Ask Fring if this is a good idea the next time you cuddled in that bed again / She’ll even tell you leave the boy alone ‘fore you get your head split again.”
If this line was clear enough, the preceding bar, “Smokin’ Fenty ‘bout it, should’ve put you on the first one / Try get it in,” shoud’ve provided you with all the context you needed. On “Show Of Hands,” Asap joked with Metro Boomin and Future that he should have been included on the duo’s first joint project, We Don’t Trust You.
The most obvious reference in Drake’s lyric is Fenty, as it is Rihanna’s last name. Rihanna having dated Drake in the past and as Asap’s current partner as well as children’s mother for anyone who needed further assistance piecing everything together, there it is.
But exactly is Fring anyway? Well, Fring’s is a restaurant in Drake hometown of Toronto, Canada that he has publicly supported over the years. It might also have served as a pet name for Rihanna according to his 2015 conversation with New York Times’ T Magazine.
Given what Asap Rocky revealed about his past entanglement with the mother of Drake’s son Adonis, many find Drake’s remarks about Rihanna to be fair game.
