Despite Kendrick’s dedication to his neighborhood, he isn’t immune to local hate. According to XXL, a mural in Kendrick Lamar’s honor has been defaced. This isn’t the first time the piece, located on Rosecrans Avenue behind Honduran restaurant Mi Sabor has been defiled. Back in September, the visual piece was vandalized with gang graffiti.
The latest markings have not been identified, but the artist responsible for it, Sloe Motions, expressed his displeasure with its defacement yet again. “I was one of the artist who painted the mural and the guy who blacked out the Kendrick face literally just made it worse,” he wrote in the comment section of XXL’s upload.
After the release of Kendrick Lamar’s song “Wacced Out Murals,” where he addressed the first incident, Motions detailed his frustration when his first piece was vandalized. “A couple months ago our Kendrick mural got hit. Of course, we were pissed and wanted to fix it, but it just kept getting worse,” he wrote. “Flash forward to today and Kendrick drops a song about the situation. It doesn’t necessarily make it ok, but it does feel good to have our hard work for the community immortalized in a song by one of the greatest to ever do it. Thank you, Kendrick Lamar for making this situation a little better today.”
Kendrick Lamar has not addressed the latest vandalization.
Kendrick Lamar must be living rent free in some people’s heads right now. A video is currently spreading across X (Twitter) of Kung Fu Kenny’s mural in Compton vandalized once more. Yes, in just the last few months, the West Coast icon’s stunning artwork is now tarnished to some degree. The first instance occurred back in September just a few days after he was announced as the Super Bowl Halftime Show performer. A man walked up to it with black spray paint and wrote “OVIO,” while also crossing out the eyes on each of the three faces of Lamar. This all went down just two months after the mural was put up in the MC’s hometown.
There’s a good chance that this act helped inspire Kendrick to pen the opening GNX cut “wacced out murals.” If you remember, he begins the song with, “Yesterday, somebody whacked out my mural / That energy’ll make you n****s move to Europe / But it’s regular for me, yeah, that’s for sure / The love and hate is definite without a cure / All this talk is b****-made, that’s on my Lord.” Well, Lamar might have to make a part two or make this into a series now, because we are afraid the vandalizing won’t stop here.
That’s especially true after this second case. As you can see from the video above, the original black spray paint was never removed. Now, there are some light blue “X” marks over the flanking busts of Lamar, in addition to some red “$$” on the first one on the left. But the most glaring difference is that the largest image of Lamar on the wall is completely blacked out.
In the second clip above, the man decides to show his face and record himself painting over the artwork. This looks to have been done back on November 25, or that’s at least what the Instagram video suggests. If that’s true, then that’s just three days after the release of GNX. Fans are just confused as to why the man would reveal his identity and only paint the middle Lamar bust. “Why is he doing that? also showing his face like that?” one X user questions. If there’s one thing for sure, K. Dot is still public enemy number one for a lot of people. It makes sense though, he is King Kendrick after all.
Snoop Dogg dropped by The Bootleg Kev podcast to discuss is latest collaborative album, Missionary with Dr. Dre. However, another recording artist’s music sneakily became the topic of conversation.
Snoop Dogg confessed that he “called and apologized” to Kendrick Lamar for giving the diss track a co-sign without listening to the full song that featured an AI-generated verse of his likeness and the late Tupac. On “Wacced Out Murals,” Kendrick called Snoop out for going against the home team (California) and he’s ok with that.
“That’s my nephew, man,” Snoop Dogg said. “He’s a rapper, man. He’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That’s the way he felt. You know what I’m saying? He has the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy, so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you. It should make you better.”
Snoop then went on to try and explain away the misstep claiming he only reposted that song because it referenced his song “Gin and Juice” and adult beverage company.
“What happened was, I did a collaborative post with someone [on Instagram]. So when I post it, I’m thinking I’m posting Gin and Juice,” he said. “I don’t know what song this is. I’m not hip to everybody’s music. Then I get the word, ‘Nephew didn’t like what you did.’‘What did I do?’‘You played some music’. ‘What music?’ Then I had to go look at it. I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s cuz… damn.’ So then I deleted it, called nephew, left him a message ’cause he ain’t pick up. He was working on his sh*t. I left him a message. ‘I apologize. I was f*cked up, my bad.’”
However, users online are not buying Snoop’s explanation. “Very mature of him. But he’s def lying about now knowing about the song lol,” wrote one user.
Well, if it was good enough for Kendrick that is all Snoop cares about.
Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg on The Bootleg Kev podcast above. Missionary is out now via Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records. Find more information here.
Snoop Dogg says he left Kendrick Lamar a voice message to apologize after sharing Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” diss track on social media. Lamar mentioned the move on his new GNX track, “wacced out murals.” “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made’,” he rapped. “I prayed it was the edibles. I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go.” Snoop discussed the situation during an interview with Bootleg Kev.
Kev began by bringing up Snoop’s post about the album, in which he wrote: “K Dot new album GNX [fire emojis[. It was the edibles. West West King.” Snoop explained: “That’s my nephew, man. He’s a rapper. He’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That’s the way he felt. He had the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you. It should make you better. I’m one to accept truth when it comes to me directly. He feels that I shouldn’t have played that. ‘Damn, I was on them edibles my n***a. I gotta be more careful. You right nephew.’”
From there, Snoop added that he simply reposted someone who had uploaded something about Gin & Juice not realizing it featured “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Once word got back to him that Lamar was upset, Snoop left him a voice message. “Nephew, it’s Uncle Snoop. I got the message, I apologize,” he recalled saying.
Snoop Dogg Explains His Relationship With Kendrick Lamar
Snoop isn’t the only person Lamar referenced on “wacced out murals.” His lyrics about Lil Wayne and the Super Bowl Halftime Show as well as his shade to Andrew Schulz have both been making headlines as well. Check out Snoop Dogg’s full breakdown of the situation below and be on the lookout for further updates on on HotNewHipHop.
“I was fucked up, My Bad” – Snoop Dogg on Kendrick Lamar calling him out on ‘wacced out murals’ pic.twitter.com/L49xF1Eofj
The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef drew a line in the sand in hip-hop culture… Or it just provided a new angle for Internet creators to attack each other over. We got an example of both ramifications recently thanks to rapper and YouTuber Scru Face Jean dropping the “wAKked out murals” diss track against DJ Akademiks. For those unaware, Ak spoke about Jean during his livestream, responding to his criticism that the streamer seems to be purposefully obfuscating his loyalties to Drizzy. Scru Face chose to respond by rapping over K.Dot’s GNX intro “wacced out murals,” and it touched on a lot.
Moreover, Scru Face Jean’s big points concerned DJ Akademiks’ sexual assault allegations, his exploitation of violence in Chicago, how Drake never shows up for him despite his staunch support, and some general references and jokes about viral Ak moments or the type of content he makes. We can already hear the media personality ranting on his stream in response, downplaying the MC’s success or skills or what have you. The Kendrick Lamar debate really created a lot of enemies on social media, even if many of those conflicts – this included – are pretty small scale… For now.
Scru Face Jean’s DJ Akademiks Diss, “wAKked out murals”
Beyond Scru Face Jean’s disses, DJ Akademiks has his eye on some other Kendrick Lamar and Drake-related angles. For example, he recently claimed that Kendrick’s team allegedly confirmed to him that he actually meant to diss Andrew Schulz on “wacced out murals.” The comedian’s response to those perceived jabs caused a whole lot of controversy of their own, and Ak is alleging that this debacle sprouted by design and not by misinterpreted coincidence. But again, another small narrative in the grand scheme of things.
With all this in mind, we’ll see if DJ Akademiks responds to Scru Face Jean or if he just tosses “wAKked out murals” to the side. If you tally up all the discussions around Kendrick Lamar and Drake this year, you’ll notice that the superstars themselves haven’t really done much to push their narratives. Rather, it’s their fans who really flesh the discourse out, so we’d be interested in some more first-hand remarks. Don’t bet on those, though…
Kendrick Lamar’s GNX has been at the center of attention since its release on November 22nd, and it hasn’t been all positive, partially due to the strays that a few individuals caught, including comedian Andrew Schulz. In the post “Not Like Us” summer, Kendrick Lamar emerged victorious against his feud with Drake and left fans on the edge of their seats for his next body of work. Some felt it would likely arrive before the Super Bowl, but no one expected it to drop so soon.
“wacced out murals,” the album’s intro, sets the tone while Kendrick gets a few things off his chest. He takes a shot or two at Drake, namedrops Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg, and airs out his grievances surrounding white comedians who make disparaging remarks towards Black women. “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law,” Kendrick raps on the song. The one line in particular caused a storm online and eventually, earned a response from Schulz, who assumed that bar was targeting him. Below, we’ll be breaking down the controversy at large and the escalating feud between Kendrick Lamar and Andrew Schulz.
U.K.-based podcast hosts James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu of Shxtsngigs appeared on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast in the fall when they engaged in a discussion surrounding the “Black girlfriend effect.” Duncan and Dawodu argued that Black women “glow up the other culture” in mixed relationships. “All of a sudden, they have a line-up, clean shape up. He glows up, bro,” Duncan said. However, Schulz said that it was actually a “protective instinct.”
“They shave their hair because they start losing it, because he’s so stressed to be around this Black girl complaining about sh*t all the f*cking time. That’s why they shave their head,” Schulz said. “They grow a beard because there’s more cushion when they get slapped the f*ck out of.” The comments earned some widespread backlash from both Schulz and the Shxtsngigs podcast hosts who eventually offered an apology. However, Schulz doubled down on the “edgy” humor without offering an apology to those offended by the misogynoir commentary.
“wacced out murals”
In the third verse of the GNX intro, Kendrick Lamar seemingly references the situation, though without mentioning names, it’s really an “if the shoe fits” type of situation, especially since Gary Owen responded to the song. In “wacced out murals,” Kendrick raps, “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law/ I know propaganda work for them, and fuck whoever that’s close to them/ The n***as that’s coon, the n***as that being goons, slide on both of them.”
Many assumed Kendrick Lamar targeted Andrew Schulz since the ShxtsNGigs controversy happened a few months prior. And while Kendrick Lamar’s bar could definitely apply to Andrew Schulz, the subsequent bars indicate that the issue is figures like Duncan and Dawodu who let the joke slide unchecked.
The Initial Response
Andrew Schulz reacts to Kendrick Lamar seemingly dissing him on his new album ‘GNX’
Shortly after the album dropped, social media dissected every angle of the album. However, Akademiks eventually highlighted this particular bar in a live-stream, revealing that he contacted Schulz who felt as though Kendrick was speaking about him. “Is this guy too woke to understand a joke?” Schulz allegedly told Akademiks who relayed the message to his audience.
During the latest episode, Schulz offered an official response where he deemed Kendrick Lamar hypocritical and a clout-chaser for dissing comedians. “Nobody has respected women more through art than rappers,” he said sarcastically. “So I completely understand how a rapper could look at a comedian telling a joke and be like, ‘Yo, y’all need to switch that sh*t up. How dare y’all keep saying your wives are annoying. Be more like us and… b*tches ain’t nothing but hoes and tricks. I beat my b*tch with a stick, what?’”
Schulz continued to group all rappers together, claiming that hip-hop’s long history of misogyny makes Kendrick look like a hypocrite. Moreover, he brought up Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming comedy movie with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, who themselves have a history of creating edgy and offensive material.
Afterward, Andrew Schulz’s co-host, Akaash Singh, brought up the number of accused abusers that Kendrick has collaborated with over the years, including Kodak Black and Dr. Dre. He also cited the Spotify controversy a few years ago when Kendrick Lamar threatened to remove his music from the streaming platform in response to the Hate Content & Hateful Conduct Policy that removed XXXTENTACION and R. Kelly’s music from editorial and algorithmic playlists.
Schulz’s Sexual Assault Joke Fails To Land
Comedian Andrew Schulz jokes that he would make love to Kendrick Lamar against his will
“I don’t think he can stop most people on the planet from having sex with him…”
In the same episode, Schulz told his co-hosts that he would “make love to him and the only thing he could do is decide if it’s consensual or not.” “I would make love to him and there’s nothing he could do about it. Just Kendrick Lamar. I would make love to him and the only thing he could do is decide if it’s consensual or not,” Schulz began.
“That’s the only thing he could do. If it’s me and Kendrick, it’s about physics,” he continued. “I don’t even know if I’ll get hard. But, if we’re in a cell, and we’re bored and we’re done tattooing each other–whatever you do in a cell, and we ran out of board games and we did all the other things, and we cleaned everything, and I’m like, ‘Man, I might as well f*ck you.’ There’s nothing he can physically do to stop that. I’d put his legs in the air and choose a position.”
Schulz Faces Backlash
Andrew Schulz “joking” about raping Kendrick Lamar was a white mans way of putting a Black man in his place for defending Black women. It was sadistic and a remnant of slavery. Evil sack of shit
While Kendrick Lamar hasn’t responded to Andrew Schulz yet, the comedian has felt the wrath of the hip-hop community at large, though the internet at large has been divided. Schulz has faced plenty of condemnation from people like TDE Punch, Meek Mill (who he later responded to), Peter Rosenberg, and many others. However, DJ Akademiks pointed out the contradiction in the public’s response, citing the viral moment when Saucy Santana threatened to rape him following a volley of insults between the two. Some agreed with Ak, and others felt it wasn’t similar at all.
At this point, it seems like Schulz might be dragging this more than it needs to be, especially since Kendrick intended to make a point of defending Black women, resulting in threats of sexual violence against him. Despite his issues with that initial line, Schulz agrees that GNX is still a good album. We’ll keep you posted on anymore developments surrounding Kendrick Lamar and Andrew Schulz’s feud.
Ice Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., called out Andrew Schulz for his disturbing rant about being able to rape Kendrick Lamar during a recent episode of the Flagrant podcast. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), O’Shea responded to the comments by labeling the comedian a “weird ass n***a.”
“Weird ass n***a,” O’Shea wrote in one post, before adding in another: “Man how people change on some weird sh*t. I was a fan.” Fans joined in agreement in the replies. “The n***a corny as hell let his politics become his identity bruh is 2 disses from becoming Micheal Rappaport,” one user wrote back to the actor. One more added: “Andrew deff hides racism behind the guise of being a comedian.”
Ice Cube Performs With Kendrick Lamar At Coachella
INDIO, CA – APRIL 23: Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Ice Cube perform onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
Schulz was upset with Lamar for calling him out on his new album, GNX. On the track, “wacced out murals,” he raps: “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law.” Schulz responded on his podcast: “Nobody has respected women more, through art, than rappers. So I completely understand how a rapper could look at a comedian telling a joke and be like, ‘Yo y’all need to switch that sh*t up.’ How dare y’all keep saying your wives are annoying?” From there, he went on a strange rant about being able to take advantage of Lamar. “I would make love to him and there’s nothing he could do about it. Just Kendrick Lamar,” he said. “I would make love to him and the only thing he could do is decide if it’s consensual or not. That’s the only thing he could do. If it’s me and Kendrick, it’s about physics. I don’t even know if I’ll get hard.”
O’Shea Jackson Jr. Calls Out Andrew Schulz
O’Shea isn’t the only one to call out Schulz so far. TDE’s Punch, Peter Rosenberg, and more have condemned the comments. Check out O’Shea Jackson Jr.’s response to Andrew Schulz below.
Andrew Schulz went on a disturbing rant about Kendrick Lamar during the latest episode of his Flagrant podcast, bragging that he’d be able to rape the “Not Like Us” rapper. The comments come after Lamar called him out on his new album, GNX. A clip of the rant is going viral on social media as fans condemn Schulz’s antics.
“I would make love to him and there’s nothing he could do about it. Just Kendrick Lamar. I would make love to him and the only thing he could do is decide if it’s consensual or not,” Schulz began. “That’s the only thing he could do. If it’s me and Kendrick, it’s about physics. I don’t even know if I’ll get hard. But, if we’re in a cell, and we’re bored and we’re done tattooing each other– whatever you do in a cell, and we ran out of board games and we did all the other things, and we cleaned everything, and I’m like, ‘Man, I might as well f*ck you.’ There’s nothing he can physically do to stop that. I’d put his legs in the air and choose a position.” From there, they pulled up a picture of Lamar standing next to Taylor Swift and continued berating him.
Andrew Schulz Speaks During Flagrant 2: No Easy Buckets In N.Y.C.
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 07: Andrew Schulz appears onstage during Flagrant 2: No Easy Buckets With Andrew Schulz, Akaash Singh & Kazeem Famuyide at Highline Ballroom on February 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
The comments are resulting in plenty of backlash on social media. “He’s gonna get his ass whooped for this,” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another added: “Least funny person of all time. Just weird for the sake of being weird.” One fan called out Schulz’s co-hosts for laughing throughout his rant. “What is it about Andrew Schulz that make people fake laugh and clam up around him? Bro said he’d rape Kendrick multiple times and they just giggling. That’s insane,” they wrote.
Andrew Schulz Goes Off On Kendrick Lamar
Lamar made reference to Schulz on the GNX track, “wacced out murals,” by rapping: “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law.” Schulz previously responded to the remark by labeling Lamar “too woke.” Check out the full video of Andrew Schulz taunting Kendrick Lamar below.
Comedian Andrew Schulz jokes that he would make love to Kendrick Lamar against his will
“I don’t think he can stop most people on the planet from having sex with him…”
It feels like there’s a thin line between coincidences and calculated moves, at least for Kendrick Lamar. He’s often a few steps ahead of most, and the release of his new album, GNX, has been one of the year’s most anticipated albums, even though no one knew whether it would drop in 2024. It marked his first official project since Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and his first album release post-TDE.
Context is important for this album. His historical beef with Drake is at the fore of this feud, especially after “Not Like Us” dominated the summer. However, this album isn’t strictly about Kendrick’s grievances with his peers–he’s coming for what’s his and destroying anything in his path. It all begins with “wacced out murals,” the blistering intro track that serves as the “Bomb First (My Second Reply)” to Kendrick’s The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. The first line alone addresses reports that one of his murals in Compton had been defaced in the wake of his Super Bowl halftime show announcement but this stands as a metaphor for the backlash he received following the news. Regardless, Kendrick is out for blood, and below, we’re breaking down the lyrics for the intro to GNX.
Despite the overwhelming amount of unity and support on the West Coast these days, there may have been a few individuals who just weren’t feeling Kendrick’s “Not Like Us.” The defacing of the artwork at Compton’s Honduras Restaurant Mi Sabor was seemingly handled by an OVO supporter, who X’d out Kendrick’s eyes, wrote the letters T and F, along with “OK,” before finishing with the acronyms of Drake’s October Very Own brand, XXL reports.
Drake
Of course, much of “wacced out murals” addresses the aftermath of his beef with Drake as early as the first verse when he raps, “It used to be f*ck that n***a but now it’s plural,” and “Put they head on a Cuban link as a monument,” which is an undoubted declaration of his unanimous win in the feud earlier this year. Much of the contention in the song–and the album at large– is directed at Drake or at the very least, what the Canadian rapper represents. However, the third verse of “wacced out murals” directly addresses a few talking points from the beef including a callback to “6:16 In L.A.”:
“N***as from my city couldn’t entertain old boy Promisin’ bank transactions and even Bitcoin I never peaced it up, that shit don’t sit well with me Before I take a truce, I’ll take ’em to Hell with me If that money got in the hands of a crash dummy Could jeopardize my family and burden the ones who love me”
These lines refer to the rumors that Drake tried to put money out in the streets for dirt on Kendrick Lamar. Alleged Kendrick affiliate, Coolee Bravo, claimed that he fed Drake false information for $150K. This has yet to be confirmed but Kendrick suggests that Drake was playing with fire, especially since someone could’ve taken things too far and caused physical harm to Kendrick’s family.
Lil Wayne
Man wtf I do?! I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction,not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love
While many have debated whether or not Lil Wayne was dissed on GNX, Kendrick clearly had no issues taking his foe’s boss to task following the NOLA rapper’s complaints about the Super Bowl. “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud/ Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” he raps in the second verse. Not only a reference to J. Cole’s “Let Nas Down” but this line serves as a direct response to Weezy and co. (Nicki Minaj etc.) who leaped to criticize Roc Nation and the Super Bowl without congratulating Kendrick Lamar.
For obvious reasons, the Young Money crew didn’t feel compelled to acknowledge Dot’s success after he duked it out with Wayne’s most notable protegé. This probably stung even more considering Kendrick once released a whole mixtape in dedication to Weezy. In fact, the intro of the project includes a glowing endorsement from Lil Wayne.
A few lines later, Kendrick seemingly takes digs at Lil Wayne’s musical output as of late. “Quite frankly, plenty artists, but they outdated/ Old-ass flows, trying to convince me that you they favorite,” he raps. It’s unclear if this is a shot at Wayne but most would agree that Wayne is far from his prime these days.
In response, Lil Wayne expressed confusion in a post on X. “Man wtf I do?! I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction,not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love,” he tweeted.
Snoop Dogg
K dot new album GNX It was the edibles west west king
The West Coast’s never been as unified, though it seemed like Snoop felt like he was above the politics. Following the release of Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle,” where he used AI to replicate Snoop Dogg and Tupac and taunt Kendrick, the Doggfather seemingly crossed a line by posting the song on his Instagram and co-signing Drake’s effort, despite the backlash. “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made,’ I prayed it was the edibles/ I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go,” Kendrick raps on the song. Kendrick evidently felt some type of way about Snoop Dogg’s praise for Drake, especially since Snoop passed the West Coast torch to Dot. In response, Snoop tweeted, “K dot new album GNX It was the edibles west west king.”
In the midst of the Super Bowl halftime show fallout, only a few people emerged with congratulatory messages for Kendrick Lamar. One of which was Nas, who also congratulated Kendrick on the release of GNX shortly after its release. “Always inspired by my brother KL. Keeping the essence of this shit alive and at the forefront. Salute King!” Nas captioned his latest post.
Diddy
Though his name appears to be omitted, Kendrick seemingly acknowledged the reckoning that the music industry is currently facing.
“Okay, f*ck your hip-hop, I watched the party just die N**gas cackling about— while all of y’all is on trial N**gas thought that I was antisocial when I stayed inside of my house You better off to have one woman, everything tricky right now”
Some interpreted this as a shot at Diddy while others speculated that Kendrick might be referring to Young Thug and Lil Durk. However, Diddy’s trial has produced several unsavory memes, such as the term “No Diddy,” the baby oil memes, or the speculation surrounding “Diddy parties,” which makes this more likely the reference. Moreover, his claims against Drake on “Not Like Us” and “meet the grahams” seemingly mirror some of the allegations against Diddy in his court cases.
J. Cole
In another one where names aren’t mentioned, Kendrick seemingly takes a few digs at J. Cole who has willingly taken more Ls than Drake this year. With the release of “Port Antonio,” Cole attempted to address his position in the feud and his fear of “losing a bro” while maintaining that he’s a formidable opponent in the booth.
Twice on “wacced out murals,” Kendrick seemingly addresses J. Cole’s attempt to both sides his way through the beef. First, he mentions, “F*ck apologies, I wanna see y’all geeked up,” which feels like it could reference Cole’s initial statements at Dreamville Festival where he vowed to pull “7 Minute Drill” off of DSPs and offered an apology to Kendrick. The second time in the song where Kendrick appears to reference the feud is in the third verse when he raps, “Ayy, fuck anybody empathetic to the other side, I vow/ A bitch n***a love bitch n***as, they exist with ’em in style/ Exterminate ’em right now.” Since “Port Antonio” was Cole’s attempt to thwart the narrative surrounding his decision to bow out, it appears that Kendrick isn’t giving J. Cole as much grace as he’d like.
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz reacts to Kendrick Lamar seemingly dissing him on his new album ‘GNX’
Even Andrew Schulz caught a stray on “wacced out murals.” Toward the end of the song, Kendrick seemingly references Schulz’s controversy with James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, the British podcasters who apologized after engaging in some edgy misogynoir banter on the Flagrant podcast. “Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law,” Kendrick says. “Is this guy too woke to understand a joke?” Schulz said in response to the line, according to DJ Akademiks.
Katt Williams
Before the feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake exploded, Katt Williams set the tone for 2024, and it appears that Dot channeled that spirit. Katt Williams sat down with Club Shay Shay at the beginning of the year for an explosive interview where he aired out his grievances with the entertainment industry, calling out everyone from Steve Harvey to Diddy. So when Dot raps, “Make Katt Williams ‘nem proud, the truth ‘bout to get loud,” we can imagine that he’s readying the world for a rude awakening.
Nas gave a shoutout to Kendrick Lamar and his new album, GNX, on Instagram on Saturday afternoon. On the intro track to the project, “wacced out murals,” Lamar mentions the legendary rapper while reflecting on the backlash he faced from Lil Wayne over landing a headlining gig at the Super Bowl. He rapped: “I used to bump ‘Tha Carter 3’, I held my Rollie chain proud. Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down… Got the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me, all these n****s agitated I’m just glad it’s on they faces.”
“Always inspired by my brother KL,” Nas responded on Instagram. “Keeping the essence of this sh*t alive and at the forefront. Salute King!” Fans in the comments section were stoked to see the interaction. “Love seeing an OG show flowers to the next generation, hope it continues with these rappers under 30 that deserve the same love!!!!” one user wrote. Another added: “I just listened to this album with open ears and this is a really good album and the ppl that’s saying it’s ass are lying to themselves.”
Nas Poses With Kendrick Lamar At The Grammy Awards
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 28: Recording artists Nas and Kendrick. Lamar attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARAS)
Lil Wayne also seemingly responded to the same lyric on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “Man wtf I do?! I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction, not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love.”
Nas Praises Kendrick Lamar
Lamar dropped GNX as his sixth studio album on Friday afternoon by complete surprise. He worked with Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Mustard, SZA, Roddy Ricch, and more artists on the project. Check out Nas’ response to Kendrick Lamar below.
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