The Game has appeared to side with Drake in his beef with Kendrick Lamar, but it has led to his loyalty to his hometown being called into question.
The Compton rapper took to Instagram on Tuesday (April 16) to share a video of him listening to Drizzy’s 2015 song “Energy,” which notably includes the lyrics: “I got enemies, got a lot of enemies” and “I got rap n-ggas that I gotta act like I like/ But my actin’ days are over, fuck them n-ggas for life.”
Quoting one of these lines, The Game captioned his post: “I got rap n-ggas that I gotta act like I like.”
Drake, who recently fired back at Kendrick’s “Like That” verse with the diss song “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50),” caught wind of the apparent display of support and liked the post.
Some of the Documentary rapper’s followers weren’t as enthusiastic, though, and accused him of betraying the West Coast by siding with K. Dot’s longtime foe.
“You going against Compton????” one person commented, while another said: “Man if you go against Compton I’m losing all respect.”
“Damn… this n-gga so mad at [Dr.] Dre he going against Compton for likes,” someone else joked, referencing The Game’s past issues with his former label boss.
The Game has yet to respond to the backlash.
The Compton native has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar in the past on songs such as “The City,” “On Me” and “See No Evil.” He also famously passed the torch to K. Dot during a 2011 show in L.A. show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and Warren G.
However, The Game has also worked with Drake on the tracks “100” and “Good Girls Go Bad.” Some of his most recent Instagram posts also show love to the 6 God, including one that reads: “I call you my brother cause there’s never been a moment where you made me feel otherwise. @champagnepapi.”
Drizzy responded in the comments section: “Too much history.”
The Game previously weighed in on Drake and Kendrick’s long-simmering rivalry during an interview with HipHopDX in 2022.
Addressing the notion that the OVO Sound hitmaker took shots at K. Dot on “100,” he said: “I didn’t feel like that. And if I did, I wouldn’t have put the song out. Like I said, Kendrick’s my brother — I love him too. But if Drake was subliminal and slipped something in, again, he’s one of the best to ever do it, so it’s Hip Hop.
“Even Kendrick is lyrically equipped to catch any stray and return fire, so I think at the end of the day, it’s all good Hip Hop. It ain’t like Kendrick and Drake are about to go into a street war or something like that.”
When asked who would win in a rap battle, he replied: “Who I got? Lyrically? I don’t know, man. Kendrick is just too fucking incredible. And then Drake is so dope too, man. I mean, I would just like to be a fan of the moment and sit back and watch two of the greatest artists of all time have a go.”
lol you know a guy is a fake when people asking…. you going against Compton but no one say Kendrick.
One day he’s G-Unit, next day he’s G-Unot. He’s a west coast rapper with an east coast style. I’m pretty sure this bozo was crip’n 4 life at one point. Transformin ass n1gga.
Loyalty? Them dudes didn’t even fight to get him in the super bowl show. He has no reason to be loyal to them lol
HOW COME THOSE DEMOS THATS RIGHT ON IG NOW ISNT BEING POSTED?
There was already far too many performers in the Half time Show. And Dre and the game aren’t close like that anymore. Also 50 Cent was there, he hates the game, do you actually think they would invite him to perform with them?
Going against compton? The fuck does that even mean. Compton people killing compton people everyday. Get a life.
This is not what it means motherfxcker. It just means you don’t go against someone who’s from the same hood as you and who you broke bread with. Especially when that someone never disrespected you or even mentioned you in a derogative way. That’s just a bitch move. Just like when The Game said Kanye West did more for him in two weeks than Dr. Dre ever did in his life. I swear to God this Jayceon nxgga is more sensitive and erratic than a bxtch on her period.
That would put 50 and Game on the same team for the first time since 2005. Drake might deserve a medal for that.
If 50 is really supporting Drake in this war I have lost all respect for his ass.
If 50 goes with Drake over Kendrick something is seriously wrong behind the scenes in the rapgame.
He’s got his panties in a bunch again and is taking out his frustrations on Kendrick…. SMH
The Lame is a bipolar alcoholic
Its a well known fact Game got no code which is why everybody keep him at a distance. When was the last time somebody had him on their album or single?
The answer is NEVER. Because Jayceon Taylor aka The Gayme SUCKS at rapping. Bottom 5 dead or alive 💀
Exactly. If Game was smart (he is not) he would have made a diss song against Drake saying nobody talks ill about Kendrick, like he did a couple years ago when someone else talked slick av Kendrick (I forgot who).
Wow Game. How low can you go bruh???
Um…The Game…loyalty. You put that in one sentence?!?
KDot nut huggers don’t need to kneel to serve the racist midget…. Dudes dad was a loser and so he’s a gangster who never ran with no gang or did jail time as a youth….Drakes black dad was a poor blue collar Memphis dude who got his kid into an arts school….. Not like us is a look at the lame Charlie Brown fans who play hard but have no IQ….. Game isn’t about to side with Kdot just because he’s on the West, he sees the racist midget for who he is