Wyclef Jean has added his two cents to Hip Hop’s Battle Royale between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) with a post on Monday (May 6), the Fugees alum noted that “anything goes” in battle rap as he offered his educated opinion on the below-the-belt disses the pair have lobbed at each other.
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“As someone who came up with Battle Rap being part of our culture in New Jersey and Brooklyn her[e] is my opinion as a Fugee,” he began.
“Drake Vs Kendrick…..In True Form of Battle Rap, anything goes. The key is to be ready with what’s called a Rebuttal, which means you get to respond back to every Diss track as it comes out. You get to put facts to any lies that you feel your opponent has cast on you…”
As someone who came up with Battle Rap being part of our culture in New Jersey and Brooklyn her is my opinion as a Fugee pic.twitter.com/unX2FbjVDx
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) May 6, 2024
Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar‘s latest diss track one-upped Drake as their beef crosses over into the streaming domain.
On Tuesday (May 7), ChartData reported that the Compton rapper’s latest release has broken the all-time record for “biggest single day streams of a Hip Hop song in US Spotify history.”
“Not Like Us” has now surpassed Drizzy and Lil Baby’s blockbuster hit “Girls Like Girls,” which previously held the record of 6.593 million streams in a day. As of this writing, the To Pimp A Butterfly rapper’s track has racked up 10.986 million streams.
“Not Like Us,” which was released late last week, doubles down on the Los Angeles MC’s previous claims of the Toronto actor-turned-rapper’s predilection for young children.
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“Say Drake, I hear you like ’em young / You better not ever go to cell block one / To any bitch that talk to him and they in love / Just make sure you hide your little sister from him,” he spits.
Prior to “Not Like Us,” Kendrick amped up the rivalry by dropping “6:16 in LA.” A follow-up to “euphoria” from earlier in the week, the cut alleges that people in Drake’s own team are praying on his downfall and even leaking information to his enemies.
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That same evening, the Canadian superstar responded with a seven-plus minute joint packaged with a music video that shows a 1996 Chrysler Town & Country (the same make and model of car displayed on the cover art of good kid, m.A.A.d city‘s deluxe edition) being taken to the junkyard and crushed.
Less than an hour after the above track surfaced, Kendrick posted his rebuttal. “meet the grahams” clocks in at roughly six-and-a-half minutes and addresses each member of Drake’s immediate family — Adonis (son), Sandy (mother) and Dennis (father) — in addition to the Toronto MC himself, who is referred to by his real name, Aubrey Graham.
