Wiz Khalifa has offered his thoughts on Drake‘s legal action against Universal Music Group, saying he is not surprised that the 6 God has gotten lawyers involved.
Sitting down for a chat with NFL legend Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast, Wiz was asked about Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar and the subsequent legal fallout.
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“‘Bout time,” the Pittsburgh native said of the Hip Hop titans’ long-simmering feud finally erupting this year. “I’m tired of n-ggas acting like they’re cool with each other. Just speak how you really feel, bro.”
Wiz then said of Drake’s legal filings, which accuse UMG of defamation and using streaming bots and payola to boost Kendrick’s diss song “Not Like Us”: “It sounds like a Drake move to me.”
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He added: “He’s a musician and businessman so if he’s not in the public eye winning, musically, he’s gonna get a win wherever he can. I mean, it’s a smart thing to do. They’re playing it exactly how they’re supposed to.”
When asked if he thinks Drake and Kendrick’s beef is purely for entertainment, Wiz replied: “Nah, I don’t think them n-ggas fuck with each other at all. It’s just how the industry is and all of that’s coming to an end now, and it’s all spilling out and you’re getting to see it.
“But this is also like wrestling as well, so the same people who are arguing can be cool instantly. So it’s like, don’t get too caught up on the animosity part — not them, but in general, people will be hugging later.”
Wiz Khalifa is not the only rapper to have weighed in on Drake’s legal action against his longtime record label.
50 Cent recently offered his theory behind the move during an interview with Cam’ron on his Talk With Flee YouTube show.
He speculated that Drizzy’s true intent is to stop Kendrick Lamar from performing “Not Like Us” at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
“I’ve never seen that before. I’ve never seen a rap battle end up in a lawsuit. But I thought that was Drake’s team trying to prevent the Super Bowl from doing more damage,” Fif said.
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“Because if you sue Apple and you sue Universal Music Group during the period where Apple is [behind] the music at the Super Bowl, they’re already in the lawsuits so they’re already having to incur costs to defend themselves.”
The G-Unit boss also speculated that Drake’s attorneys have likely threatened the NFL by telling them: “We have this issue over this song. It’s already a pending case, we don’t want you guys to allow that to air [or] you’d be a part of the damages.”
