YNW Melly has responded to his mention on Kendrick Lamar‘s new Drake diss “Euphoria” – and he’s not really feeling it.
On the track, Kendrick references Melly’s current case, where he remains behind bars accused of murdering his two friends, Chris “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams.
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“Yeah, Cole and Aubrey know I’m selfish, the crown is heavy/ I pray they my real friends but if not, I’m YNW Melly,” K. Dot raps.
In a statement to TMZ on Tuesday (April 30), Melly shared his thoughts, saying, “Kendrick Lamar is one of my favorite rappers so I feel honored and appalled … I’m a household name — just for the wrong shit!!!”
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This is not Melly’s first appearance in the beef. The Florida rapper mistakenly thought he caught a stray from Kendrick Lamar on the Compton rapper’s first Drake diss, “Like That.”
In March, the incarcerated rapper took to his Instagram stories and shared Genius’ lyrics to “Like That,” which initially mistakenly wrote “Melly Mell” instead of Hip Hop legend Melle Mel, the apparent target of Kenny’s verse.
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“Wasn’t ready for this stray @kendricklamar [person talking and man facepalming emoji] you gone at least share my single today [man shrugging emoji],” Melly wrote in his post.
Taking to the comment section of the post, the “Murder On My Mind” rapper added, “@kendricklamar thought we was cool I sent you my vocals for your record [man facepalming emoji] come on OG I’m innocent [ pensive face and bruised heart emoji].”
On the verse in question the West Coast rhymer spits, “I crash out, like, ‘Fuck rap,’ diss Melle Mel if I had to/Got 2TEEZ with me, I’m snatchin’ chains and burnin’ tattoos, it’s up.”
Kendrick’s verse was sparked by Melle Mel’s critique in a March 2023 interview where he questioned Kendrick’s No. 2 spot on Billboard‘s 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time list, citing his lack of street appeal.
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“Even Kendrick Lamar being No. 2. I don’t know,” said Mel, during an interview with The Art of Dialogue. “Obviously, he made some good songs. But those songs don’t translate into the street part of hip-hop. That’s another level of hip-hop.”
