Producer Mike Zombie has seemingly responded to speculation that he has been acting as Kendrick Lamarās mole within Drakeās camp in their high-profile beef.
In a video posted on TikTok, a fan offered a detailed theory explaining why Zombie ā who was previously signed to OVO Sound and is best known for producing Drakeās āStarted From the Bottomā ā might the one who has allegedly been feeding info about the 6 God to his fierce rival.
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The theory notes Zombieās past ties to Drake, as well as the fact he began working with several West Coast artists after āStarted From the Bottomā including The Game, Dom Kennedy and Casey Veggies.
The fan then points to lyrics from Kendrickās diss song ā6:16 in LAā where he raps: āBefore you figure that youāre not alone, ask: / āWhat would Mike do?ā suggesting that K. Dot was actually referring to Mike Zombie, not Michael Jackson, who had a song called āYou Are Not Alone.ā
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The fan also highlighted the fact that Zombie released a song in 2014 called ā616,ā which previously caused a stir as Drake was accused of stealing the producerās flow.
After the theory gainted traction online, Zombie himself appeared to shut down the chatter by writing on X (formerly Twitter): āPeople Are Hilarious [crying face emoji].ā
The OVO Mole that Kendrick rapped about in 6:16 in LA has been revealed.
Drake is cooked!!! pic.twitter.com/EGFmMCK6Ov
ā UGO & The Big Steppers (@UGOOOTWEETS) September 24, 2024
People Are Hilarious. š
ā Mike Zombie (@BIGZO609) September 24, 2024
Elliott Wilson has previously been accused of leaking information about Drake to Kendrick Lamar.
The veteran journalist (who serves asĀ HipHopDXās Editorial Director of Hip Hop journalism) revealed during an appearance on The Joe Budden PodcastĀ that Drizzy had sent him a rat emoji prior to the release of āFamily Matters,ā insinuating that Wilson was a snitch.
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Wilson explained how the accusation came about: āI hit him like, āYo, you dropping a joint tonight?ā Iām just sniffing around. Heās like, āYeah, something, lol.ā And I saw the things where he was kinda letting Akademiks know somethingās coming, āGet it in your stream.ā Letting Kai [Cenat] know somethingās coming, āGet it in your stream.ā Letting Mal know somethingās coming.
āDrake has media relationships and at times, heās giving us information to help present to the world.ā
He continued: āSo he teases [a response track], and then out of nowhere, he sent me a rat emoji! Iāve never had a grown man ever send me a disrespectful emoji of any sort. Iām a grown ass man. Iām fuming.ā
Wilson said he replied by sending Drake a meme ofĀ 50 CentĀ asking in disbelief: āWhat he say āfuck meā for?ā but the rap star never responded.
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The former XXL boss also denied being a snitch: āWhat would I rat about? Imagine if you said that everything Kendrick knows [is] ācause Elliott Wilson is telling him that? Kendrick would laugh all day. Iām cool with Kendrick, but weāre not cool like that to even have that level of personal rapport.
āAnd then, like, what am I telling him? [Drakeās] gonna drop a battle record against you? Yes, n-gga, youāre in a battle! What am I telling you? What is the information Iām telling you?ā