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Meek Mill Doubles Down On His Kendrick Lamar Versus Drake Stance

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Meek Mill is one of many artists who have given their take on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef without outright participating in it, which is honestly harder than it sounds. After all, most people remember Rick Ross’ hilarious IG roasts of The Boy more than they do his “Champagne Moments” diss track. Nevertheless, Meek’s never been one to take either side ever since “Like That” dropped, instead choosing to praise both artists. “Nah I f**k with drake he cool,” he responded to a fan’s inquiry on Friday (September 20). “Him and Kendrick beef has nothing to do with me I fw k dot too I have all their disses on my playlist right now.”

Of course, this is pretty ironic given Meek Mill’s squashed beef with Drake and his place among the ten rappers that Kendrick Lamar competitively challenged on “Control” 11 years ago. But as he indicated in this latest tweet, he’s just a fan of the back-and-forth hip-hop displays that these two rivals engaged in this year, dropping freestyles of his own for both “euphoria” and “Family Matters.”

Read More: DJ Akademiks Blames Meek Mill For Drake’s Loss Against Kendrick Lamar

Meek Mill Is A Fan, He’s A Fan, He’s A Fan (Of Both Kendrick Lamar & Drake)

But as you probably already know, Meek Mill’s social media presence became much more notable in past months for reasons completely unrelated to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. His alleged connection to the Diddy scandal, whether as an alleged victim or alleged participant, resulted in a lot of jokes, jabs, and attacks that came his way online. “I will personally give you a million dollars if these stories add up in anything weird …” the Philly rapper tweeted frustratedly on Thursday night (September 19). “it’s 2 things we can’t do in the trenches … it’s no way yall know what type of man I am. #cybertruck at 12 tap in lil buddy!”

Meanwhile, as for the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, it looks like Meek Mill and the rest of us can finally deem it dead and buried. Now, most of the conversation that puts them in opposition to each other revolves around K.Dot’s Super Bowl halftime show and whether or not this was a direct jab at Young Money. But as far as the bars that Meek and so many of us love, there are no Round 2s.

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Charlamagne Tha God Makes Bold Claim About Drake Super Bowl Rumors After Kendrick Lamar Announcement

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Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz – via their Brilliant Idiots podcast – recently spoke on the rumors that Drake has been offered the Super Bowl halftime show before, which were sparked after Kendrick Lamar announced his headlining slot in New Orleans next year and its ensuing Lil Wayne controversy. “And by the way, I hope Drake isn’t doing corny s**t like leaking that, ‘Well, you know, I got offered the Super Bowl a bunch of times and I turned it down,’” Charlamagne kicked his remarks off. “Nobody believes that. I hope Drake isn’t going around saying that. Because why wouldn’t you do the Super Bowl? Of course you would.

“If you took the time to write a rap that says ‘Big as the Super Bowl,’ then you understand the magnitude of the Super Bowl and you would absolutely do the Super Bowl,” Charlamagne Tha God theorized. “I don’t believe that. Let’s just say, hypothetically, he did get offered. That right there dispels all of the Internet rumors about Jay-Z hating on Drake, then. Stupid motherf***ers. ‘Cause everybody was saying, ‘Jay-Z hates Drake, Jay-Z hates Drake.’ So if he offered him the Super Bowl four years in a row and he turned it down, is that hate?

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Charlamagne Tha God Speaks On Drake Super Bowl Rumors

“So clearly, Jay-Z’s not hating on nobody,” Charlamagne Tha God continued. “He’s helped Wayne, he’s ‘offered’ Drake the Super Bowl, which I don’t even believe. I don’t believe that happened. But let’s just say hypothetically that he did. [He either offered you the Super Bowl] or he’s hating. He liked the post about Cam saying, ‘I guess Jay was hating.’ He didn’t say Jay, he just said one person is hating, he never said who it was. I saw [Drake] like the post. So if you liked the post – I forgot what site he was on. But if you liked the post and then you turn around and say you’ve been invited to do the Super Bowl and you turned it down? Like, eh.

“Unless he was invited before [Jay-Z became the curator] of the halftime show, but I don’t know,” Charlamange Tha God concluded. “I don’t believe that. Let’s be clear. There was no rap at the Super Bowl halftime shows before Jay-Z. You had very, very, very safe rap artists who hit that stage as part of ensembles. The only one I can remember is Nelly. That’s literally the only one I can remember.”

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50 Cent Divulges His Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show & Drake Beef

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The world is still talking about all things Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bolstered by the former’s new song and his Super Bowl halftime show announcement. There are many debates on the table: the supposed existence of a “Round 2,” the Lil Wayne controversy, and the general back-and-forth fanbase war between these two artists. One mediator of sorts with ties to both parties is 50 Cent, who previously seemed to take the 6ix God’s side in all this. But during his recent appearance on The Talk as a special guest, he spoke on all of these aspects and made it clear that he’s got a lot of love on both sides of the aisle.

“I mean, it was a choice,” 50 Cent said of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl slot, which he thinks he fully deserves. “As a solo artist right now, he’s the guy.” In addition, he also stated that he understands why people wanted to see Lil Wayne take the big stage in New Orleans next year. However, Fif proposed that K.Dot should bring out some of his collaborators, hinting that he doesn’t think a Weezy guest spot is out of the question. Of course, Young Money loyalty would probably get in the way of that, but maybe a Drake beef isn’t as big as the Super Bowl.

Read More: Rick Ross Blasts 50 Cent For Siding With Drake Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef

50 Cent Speaks On Kendrick Lamar & Drake

As for the actual battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, 50 Cent called it “good for the culture.” “Both Drake and Kendrick produced quality music faster because they had to compete with each other,” he posited. “That competitive nature made them go work and have responses. Hip-hop is still – it’s not just a genre where you can just make a song and sit back. You have to make a song and be ready to make a song again right away with other artists.”

Meanwhile, Lil Wayne recently gave a statement on this Super Bowl debacle. “It made me feel like s**t not getting this opportunity,” he expressed in a video. “And when I felt like s**t, you guys reminded me that I ain’t s**t without y’all. And that’s an amazing reality. So, like I said, it broke me. And I’m just trying to put me back together. But, my God, have you all helped me. Thanks to all my peers, my friends, my family, my homies on sports television and everybody repping me. I really appreciate that, I really do. I feel like I let all of y’all down by not getting that opportunity. But I’m working on me and I’m working. Thank you.”

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Drake Allegedly Couldn’t Help But Laugh About Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Announcement

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With Kendrick Lamar being the official Halftime Show performer at this year’s Super Bowl, there are a lot of angles to this headline. Obviously, the most glaring thing to dissect is that Lil Wayne was not chosen yet again to grace one of the biggest stages in music. People are especially upset given the fact that the championship game is once again in New Orleans (third time in the last 22 years). However, the other way to look at this is, “How will this affect The Boy”? The feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has been a major talking point all year for a lot of reasons.

Pretty recently, the Canadian rapper was indirectly offering up a round two to K-Dot. However, the latter seems to be pretty uninterested based on his pretty obvious response in the announcement video. “You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round two’s“. Since that earth-shattering move, Drizzy has been silent on the matter. But according to MAL of New Rory & MAL podcast, he’s got some tea to spill direct from the source.

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Drake Appears To Not Be Bothered About Kendrick Lamar Performing At The Super Bowl

MAL revealed he allegedly spoke with Drake casually, but the Super Bowl announcement came up as well. Rory asked his co-host if he could reveal any of what was said between them; however, MAL went against providing any details. However, what he did say was “A lot of it was just laughing, man. It’s just like ‘word this is what y’all want to see? Like okay’”. Based on what MAL had to say, it seems he’s against the choice and is team Drizzy all the way. His co-hosts argued against MAL’s claims that no one wants to see Lamar, using Nicki Minaj as the example of being the entire internet. Fans in the comment section were quick to roast him for that. “I guess Nicki Minaj is “the whole internet”, one X user replies to the clip.

What are your thoughts on Drake supposedly laughing off Kendrick Lamar being picked to perform at the Super Bowl? Are you buying into the theory that Charlamagne tha God had yesterday even more so now? Are you upset that Lamar is doing the Halftime Show, why or why not? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Adin Ross Rips Into Jack Dorsey For Supporting Kendrick Lamar Against Drake

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The Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle divided all your favorite pop culture randoms who have absolutely nothing to do with hip-hop, or at least, very little. Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey was over the moon when he heard that Kendrick will headline the Super Bowl, as he’s been supporting him against Drizzy this whole time. Adin Ross, a strong OVO ally, chose to clown Dorsey’s recent tweet about the matter: “‘big as the superbowl.’” The streamer was live when he theorized as to why Jack is so mad at the 6ix God and mocked that he’s no longer in charge of Twitter – sorry, “X.”

“That’s why he’s not the CEO anymore and that’s why Elon Musk is doing a way better job than him,” Adin Ross ranted on his stream “Allowing freedom of speech and s**t. I don’t give a f**k, bro, this f***ing libt**d. I don’t care, I said it, I said it, I said it. He banned Trump, and now Trump owns this app. This f***ing quill-fest app. Yo, Elon Musk did what Jack couldn’t do. I don’t care, it’s better now. X is way better now. It’s owned by somebody who supports Trump, thank God. We needed that. And Drake f***ed your wife!”

Read More: Charlamagne Tha God Theorizes Drake Has Already Taken Legal Action Over Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance

Adin Ross Roasts Jack Dorsey

Furthermore, many people have speculated as to why Jack Dorsey seems to dislike Drake so passionately. Adin Ross revealed one of them, which is some typical relationship drama stuff. The other is about the Toronto superstar allegedly pulling out of a TIDAL partnership at the last minute. No matter what’s actually true, though, Ross and many other OVO Stans went full cuckoo with this Super Bowl announcement and with everyone else happy for Kendrick Lamar. It’s just a tweet, man…

Meanwhile, Adin Ross’ loyalty to Drake is well-documented. He recently previewed a collaboration between him and Lil Durk that left him satisfied. We’ll see what other random comments and fights people choose to engage in with this whole Super Bowl business. Leave it to a rap beef and a further polarized hip-hop fanbase to turn every little thing into a sales battle, a d**k-measuring contest, or a full-on attack.

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Lil Wayne Fans & Collaborators Express Outrage Over Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show

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So many hip-hop fans are excited for Kendrick Lamar’s recently announced Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans on February 9, 2025. However, even some of his strongest supporters admit that Jay-Z and the NFL missed out on a massive and more well-deserved opportunity to bring Lil Wayne to the massive stage. Whether it was Young Money goons or people who are typically Drake/Weezy haters, a lot of people discussed this move and made their case for the Cash Money icon. Not only that, but Tunechi’s engineer and producer Fabian Marasciullo took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (September 8) to seemingly react to Kendrick’s announcement.

“Confused. Disappointed. Angry. But most of all. Inspired,” he wrote on IG, which led many to assume that he was talking about the NFL picking Kendrick Lamar instead of Lil Wayne. “Will never again be in a position or have the [goat emoji] in a position where we are at the mercy of someone elses decision. We will make the decisions.” Of course, another element to consider is Wayne’s loyalty to Drake in regards to the Kendrick battle, plus the fact that the Compton lyricist mocked his Toronto rival’s teases toward a “Game 2.”

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Lil Wayne’s Producer Seems To Address Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl

Another argument in Lil Wayne’s favor is that the next two Super Bowls will be in California, so Kendrick Lamar would’ve had his shot. Overall, though, it’s clear that the public’s reaction to all this – no matter where they lean – falls victim to the lack of public knowledge about the business background of all this. But maybe this conversation would all become moot if the pgLang creative brings Weezy out in February. It’s very unlikely when you consider Young Money’s family ties, but Kendrick sticking up for Wayne on “Not Like Us” indicates that he still has a lot of love for him. Check out more takes on this Super Bowl debate down below.

Fans Debate

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne almost collaborated on a Jay Rock song years before Kendrick and the rest of TDE made it to the top of the rap game. Eventually, they linked up on “Mona Lisa” off Tha Carter V. We’ll see if anything else happens soon that will inform or reveal more about this situation. If nothing else, we’re very excited for whatever greatness occurs on February 9… Even if we know that someone else should be taking the headlining spot.

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Kendrick Lamar Responds To Drake In Super Bowl Announcement: “No Round 2s”

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For the umpteenth time in 2024, Kendrick Lamar has stopped the hip-hop world in its tracks. He just announced on Sunday (September 8) that he will be the headlining act at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans on February 9, 2025. In his announcement video, K.Dot even made a cheeky and downright dismissive reference to his victory in the Drake battle that raged on just a few months ago. “You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship. No round two’s,” he says at one point in the video linked in the post below. This, of course, electrified a lot of fans, whether they are Kendrick fans or not.

Furthermore, this “Round 2” reference is about Drake’s recent IG burner post about “winning Game 2,” which many took as a direct reference to the Kendrick Lamar battle. We don’t know what he actually meant by this, though, as a “Game 2” can mean many different things. Does the 6ix God actually plan on lyrically battling the Compton rapper again or is this more of a symbolic flex about career longevity and commercial success? After all, anyone who truly thought that the OVO mogul’s career would be over after this beef is delusional.

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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Announcement

With all this feud discourse in mind, you can already imagine the kind of criticisms and praises that Kendrick Lamar and Drake fans are throwing out in reaction to this. When one fan gets excited about Kendrick stomping on Drizzy for the millionth time, another fan thinks that “Not Like Us” is Mr. Syrup Sandwiches’ only big hit. Nevertheless, this adds to some other teases about the former TDE lyricist’s next moves, including a possible future collab with Playboi Carti. Don’t get your hopes up, though: that’s still purely speculative as of writing this article.

Meanwhile, we can’t wait to see what Kendrick Lamar brings to the Super Bowl halftime show next year, especially as this suggests that he might drop something to pair with it. But that wasn’t the case for Rihanna, so let’s not get our hopes up. In any case, this should definitely mitigate some of the lost momentum that some people attributed to his tardiness. Whether or not any of this actually relates back to the Drake battle remains a mystery, as this announcement suggests that The Boy will be yapping to a brick wall if he tries to re-engage.

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Wack 100 Thinks Kendrick Lamar Lost Momentum & Interest By Not Dropping An Album Yet

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Like many other people in the hip-hop world, Wack 100 is wondering what in the world is going on with Kendrick Lamar. Folks thought that he might follow up the Drake battle with some immediate new music, but all we’ve heard are crickets ever since the “Not Like Us” rollout and Juneteenth concert. While this is surely frustrating for many, most people are just happy to be patient for whatever creativity K.Dot brings us next. But Wack thinks that he’s actually losing momentum now due to this lateness, and that people won’t express interest in his next moves for much longer.

“[He] thinks he’s going to ride the wave from March, April, May (to November, December),” Wack 100 said of Kendrick Lamar on social media. “That don’t work like that now. Too many people gon’ get shot. A n***a gon’ die of an overdose. This n***a over here gon’ get out of jail. This n***a over here gon’ jump off the top of a building. They’re going to totally forget about what the f**k happened seven, eight months ago. You’re not going to have the attention of the people, bro.”

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Wack 100 Thinks Kendrick Lamar Is Taking Too Long To Drop

“Something would’ve had to come out, bro,” Wack 100 continued concerning Kendrick Lamar. “Something would’ve had to come out to ride the wave, something! If he would’ve still been up under TDE, Top Dawg, something would’ve came out. N***a, that’s a fact, I’ma tell you that right now. Something would’ve came out if he had been up under that. But I’ma be real. These guys that come from 10, 15, 20 years ago, they have this process that they do to create an album that serves no purpose today. You understand what I’m saying?

“These young n***as go in, they kick them out,” Wack 100 continued. “2 minute songs, get it out, get it out. These n***as got this long process where they do some songs, then they listen to them in the studio for a month, then they go back and f**k with them again another month. Then it takes another month, they mix it, they change the mix and change this s**t. These n***as taking three, four months, my n***a. You had a buzz going for whatever reason. By that time, you’ve lost the people.”

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Teezo Touchdown’s Response To Being Mentioned On Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Is A Masterclass In Pacifism

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Overall, Teezo Touchdown is an artist who has been exploding in popularity as of late. This is thanks to a plethora of features on songs from Drake and Travis Scott. He has even gone on tour with Don Toliver, which speaks to how big he has gotten as of late. Moreover, he was even mentioned on Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss, “Not Like Us.” He is mentioned very early in the song and if you’ve heard the track, you probably already know the line by heart.

In a recent interview with Billboard, Teezo was asked how he feels about the namedrop. Considering he has a working relationship with Drake, you can understand how he may be just a tad uncomfortable. Furthermore, he has always been someone who remains neutral and lives a pacifist lifestyle. That was fully on display during his answer. In fact, Teezo didn’t listen to a single one of the diss tracks throughout the entire battle. Instead, he simply appreciates that the biggest artists in hip-hop know who he is.

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Teezo Touchdown Is Worried About Other Things

“I made a decision that I wasn’t going to listen to any of the back-and-forth,” Teezo said. “I’m seeing a mob mentality, and I don’t like division. Sorry I’m so kumbaya, but it’s all love over here. [The simple fact they both] know who I am… it’s still one of those moments where you have to pinch yourself. The kid in Beaumont, I’m pretty sure he’s jumping through the roof right now.”

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that Teezo should be taking sides? Or is it a smart business decision for him to simply sit this out and let it play out while he remains on the sidelines? 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.

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Kendrick Lamar Fans Eviscerate Billboard For Not Crowning “Not Like Us” As “Song Of The Summer”

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Once again, hip-hop fans are complaining about other publications and media companies passing judgement on the genre’s offerings. However, this time around, we’re sure that there’s a specific set of rap die-hards in support of a particular Canadian superstar that aren’t complaining. Moreover, Kendrick Lamar fans are outraged at how Billboard did not rank the Drake diss “Not Like Us” as “the song of the summer” for 2024. Instead, the outlet gave the crown to Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s “I Had Some Help.” However, Billboard does have a metric and an explanation that details how they arrived at this conclusion.

According to the publication, “the 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day through Labor Day (this year encompassing charts dated June 8 through Sept. 7).” As such, the early May release of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is probably what impacted these numbers. Still, for the wider hip-hop, music, and pop culture spheres, you can’t deny that there wasn’t a more inescapable and moment-creating track that dominated the summer.

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Kendrick Lamar Did Not Have The “Song Of The Summer,” According To Billboard

Maybe we’re not giving Sabrina Carpenter and others their due flowers, but it’s hard to deny the sheer scale and impact of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle in the summer of 2024. We’re still seeing developments in this area, such as the Toronto lyricist’s new music releases and the promise of a “Game 2” on his behalf. But when it comes to K.Dot, we really have no idea what he’ll do next apart from a few speculative theories and hints from his camp here and there. Will the robbed song of the summer become song of the year if this beef rages on?

Fans React

Nevertheless, we have to acknowledge how ridiculous it is that folks even care about what Billboard has to say about Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Even if the summer is wrapping up, this battle definitely has more legs. Some of it is reflective, like Adam22 thinking that the Compton MC should support his colleagues more. But as for what the future holds as the epilogue to this story, all we can do is excitedly wait.

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