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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Rappers' Feud Appears To Have Turned Violent


Drake's Toronto home was taped off after a shooting Tuesday morning. USA Today reports the shooting took place outside Drake's house around 2 a.m. and Toronto Police Service officers found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene, according to Inspector Paul Krawczyk of the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force at the Toronto Police Service.

The victim was a security guard who was standing outside the gates. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and a suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, according to police.

The Canadian rapper's feud with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Compton lyricist Kendrick LamaR has spurred a series of public accusations from secret children to sexual assault.

In his diss tracks, Lamar claimed Drake has a secret daughter, gambling and drug addictions, that he has predators on his label's payroll, and should be in a "cell" with Harvey Weinstein while Drake alleged that Lamar physically abused his fiancée, that Lamar's child might not be his and that the California rapper is living a double life full of infidelity.

Background: Drake and Kendrick Lamar first collaborated in 2011 on Drake’s album Take Care and later on Lamar’s album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. In 2013, Lamar dissed Drake and other rappers on the song “Control,” where he expressed his desire to “murder” them in music. However, he clarified that it was meant as “friendly competition.”

Reignition and Escalation: The feud reignited in March 2024 after the release of “Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin, featuring Lamar. J. Cole had previously referred to Drake, Lamar, and himself as the “Big Three” of hip-hop on the track “First Person Shooter” from Drake’s album For All the Dogs. Lamar rejected the existence of the “Big Three” in his diss track “Like That,” leading to further tension. Cole responded with the diss track “7 Minute Drill,” which he later apologized for and removed from streaming services.

Drake fired back with songs like “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” the latter featuring AI-generated vocals of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.

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