YNW Melly has boldly alleged he was dissed on Kendrick Lamar‘s “Like That” verse.
On Friday (March 22), the incarcerated rapper took to his Instagram stories where he stirred up drama, alleging that K Dot took a direct shot at him on “Like That” — fresh off Future and Metro Boomin‘s new album We Don’t Trust You.
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In a screenshot shared by DJ Akademiks, Melly highlighted a lyrical mix-up, pointing out a post displaying Genius’ lyrics to “Like That,” which mistakenly mentions Melly Mell instead of Hip Hop legend Melle Mel, the apparent target of Kenny’s verse.
“Wasn’t ready for this stray @kendricklamar [person talking and man facepalming emoji] you gone at least share my single today [man shrugging emoji],” Melly wrote in his post.
Taking to the comment section of the post, the “Murder On My Mind” rapper added, “@kendricklamar thought we was cool I sent you my vocals for your record [man facepalming emoji] come on OG I’m innocent [ pensive face and bruised heart emoji].”
On the verse in question the West Coast rhymer spits, “I crash out, like, ‘Fuck rap,’ diss Melle Mel if I had to/Got 2TEEZ with me, I’m snatchin’ chains and burnin’ tattoos, it’s up.”
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Kendrick’s verse was sparked by Melle Mel’s critique in a March 2023 interview where he questioned Kendrick’s No. 2 spot on Billboard‘s 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time list, citing his lack of street appeal. Mel expressed doubt over Kendrick’s club hits, suggesting they don’t align with his ranking.
“Even Kendrick Lamar being No. 2. I don’t know,” said Mel, during an interview with The Art of Dialogue. “Obviously, he made some good songs. But those songs don’t translate into the street part of hip-hop. That’s another level of hip-hop.”
“I don’t know what records that he made like that,” he continued. “I might know one or two of them. But I don’t think you hear Kendrick in the club like that. It might be a record that’s his record that I don’t know. It don’t translate into him being the No. 2 rapper of all-time. How does that happen? It shouldn’t. Because he’s fairly a new rapper.”
“When Kendrick Lamar does these songs, nobody wants to rap like Kendrick Lamar. Nobody wants to rap like Eminem,” Mel added.
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Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar has not responded to YNW Melly’s claim.
