Kendrick Lamar kicked off his Grand National tour with SZA in Minneapolis over the weekend, and didn’t waste any time in taking shots at Drake.
Making overt reference to Drizzy’s controversial lawsuit against Universal Music Group which accuses the record giant of defamation over the release and promotion of “Not Like Us,” Kendrick mocked the 6 God for taking their beef to the courtroom.
Before performing the chart-topping diss track, the Compton rap star played a pre-recorded skit where he sits down for a deposition with a lawyer.
The skit starts with the lawyer mentioning February 9, the date Kendrick performed at the Super Bowl, which Drake recently cited in his amended lawsuit against UMG.
In response, Kendrick says: “I don’t keep up with dates.”
Lamar is also asked by the attorney: “Does this ring a bell? Drop, drop, drop, drop,” referencing a line from Drake’s diss track “Family Matters.”
The pgLang MC responds in the clip by smiling before his set resumed and he launched into “Not Like Us.”
the petty war continues, Kendrick Lamar just mocked Drake’s “drop drop” lyric and UMG lawsuit with a deposition cross examination interview skit during his concert to intro Not Like Us 😭
Deposition attorney: “Sunday February 9th…”
Kendrick: “I don’t keep up with dates…”… pic.twitter.com/tD5XEZ24l6
— SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) April 20, 2025
It has also been speculated that the skit, which was a feature throughout the show, was referencing Lil Wayne’s infamous deposition video from 2012.
Elsewhere during the U.S. Bank Stadium concert, Kendrick Lamar debuted a new verse over “Family Ties,” which he performed sans Baby Keem.
He also made a subtle change to “m.A.A.d. City” by interpolating Anita Baker’s song “Sweet Love,” which he referenced on his GNX opener “wacced out murals.”
Baker reacted to the homage by saying on social media that she was “blown away” by the shout-out.
Kendrick Lamar ‘FAMILY TIES’ New Verse
– Grand National Tour pic.twitter.com/H9bp75kJY9— kendrick Lyrics (@WordFromKdot) April 21, 2025
This nigga Kendrick. Rapping m.A.A.d city to Sweet Love by Anita Baker 🤣. Grand National Tour. pic.twitter.com/adVDRHI7Qs
— 👁🗨🏴 (@Augors) April 20, 2025
Kendrick’s setlist also included other fan-favorites from throughout his catalog including “Squabble Up,” “Alright,” “HUMBLE.,” “Swimming Pools” and “Money Trees.”
In addition to “Not Like Us,” he also performed fellow Drake diss “Euphoria.”
Co-headliner SZA also ran through many of her own hits including “Kill Bill,” “Snooze” and “Love Galore,” as well as her Drake and Sexyy Red collaboration “Rich Baby Daddy.”
Rather than splitting their stagetime into two separate setlists, though, the former TDE labelmates intertwined with each other throughout the night and performed several duets together such as “30 For 30,” “Doves in the Wind” and their chart-topping smash “Luther.”
Next up, the pair head to Houston on Wednesday (April 23) NRG Stadium before making their way over to Atlanta and up the East Coast in the coming weeks.
The North American leg of the Grand National Tour wraps up in June before Kendrick and SZA travel across the pond for a run of European dates between July and August.
write something for another pussy ass rapper too then you know? Kanye? Lame ass bitches all 3 of them
They should give this whole K.Dot vs Drake thing a rest. Move on already or is Hip Hip really dead? We need more rappers like AZ who are skilled in their lyrics and slick wordplay.
Yeah, it’s been one of the lamest “beefs” in hiphop history. It’s a pop star VS a talented artist, but even Kendrick sounds like every other crappy radio rapper now. Kendrick 2012 fit in with the OGs to an extent. Now he fits better with Lil Uzi type sounds.
All these fake beefs just for publicity to sell more records is weak and played out. But I never been a fan of fake watered down rappers.
When I first heard Drake say ” drop, drop, drop, drop” I immediately dropped my pants and underwear and got into position to receive his salvation.
“Say he’s gay and he’s a queer, I believe it’s Charles Gregory 👏👏”
BENDERICK LAMERS IS A F8GGOT. HE’S A COCKSUCKER. HOMO RAP FRAUD💥💥💥💥💥💥F8GGOT ASS BITCH TAKES IT IN THE REAR🤢🤢🤢📉💀
Homosexual groupie gay greg is the biggest f8ggot walking this 🌎
you are all fucking nerds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
great greg – Hasn’t had straight sex in years.
Benderick is a f8ggot. All you dorks are filled with f8ggot concerns. nerds and dorks fuck each other all the time. that’s where retards like fake great greg come from – the cocksucker shit is your doom – not mine
great greg – Has never been with a woman and you can tell…
these incels on here only have failure on their brain that’s why they cheer on one man calling another man pedo very sad but whatever – at least benderick true with being the f8ggot he is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣you all homo frauds🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫵🏿fucking dork
My daddy broke my butt 🍒 at 13
gay greg – Never had sex with a woman. Explains why he says gay things.
all over drake supposedly being a paedophile………………….. YAWN…… Now diddys beef with the DOJ and countless victims who after many years have spoken out i would pay to find that all out TRIAL IN MAY EVERYONE