Wyclef Jean Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef
Wyclef Jean has added his two cents to Hip Hop’s Fight Royale involving Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
Having to X (previously Twitter) with a post on Monday (Might properly six), the Fugees alum renowned that “anything goes” in battle rap as he accessible his educated belief on the beneath-the-belt disses the pair have lobbed at each and every other.
“As somebody who came up with Battle Rap at the moment becoming aspect of our culture in New Jersey and Brooklyn her[e] is my feeling as a Fugee,” he began.
“Drake Vs Kendrick…..In Precise Kind of Fight Rap, all the things goes. The critical is to be all set with what is termed a Rebuttal, which signifies you get to respond once again to every and each and every Diss preserve track of as it comes out. You get to location points to any lies that you sense your opponent has strong on you…”
As a particular person who arrived up with Fight Rap at the moment becoming portion of our tradition in New Jersey and Brooklyn her is my impression as a Fugee pic.twitter.com/unX2FbjVDx
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) May well 6, 2024
Previously this 7 days, Kendrick Lamar‘s hottest diss observe one particular-upped Drake as their beef crosses about into the streaming domain.
On Tuesday (Might 7), ChartData claimed that the Compton rapper’s most present launch has broken the all-time record for “biggest single functioning day streams of a Hip Hop music in US Spotify historical previous.”
“Not Like Us” has now surpassed Drizzy and Lil Baby’s blockbuster hit “Girls Like Ladies,” which formerly held the file of six.593 million streams in a functioning day. As of this developing, the To Pimp A Butterfly rapper’s monitor has racked up ten.986 million streams.
“Not Like Us,” which was released late preceding week, doubles down on the Los Angeles MC’s preceding promises of the Toronto actor-turned-rapper’s predilection for young small ones.
“Say Drake, I hear you like ’em younger / You higher not ever go to mobile block one particular unique / To any bitch that communicate to him and they in adore / Just make confident you cover your modest sister from him,” he spits.
Prior to “Not Like Us,” Kendrick amped up the rivalry by dropping “6:16 in LA.” A observe-up to “euphoria” from prior to in the week, the decrease alleges that persons in Drake’s possess workforce are praying on his downfall and even leaking specifics to his enemies.
That precise evening, the Canadian superstar responded with a 7-plus minute joint packaged with a music video clip that displays a 1996 Chrysler Town & Nation (the precise make and solution of automobile exhibited on the go more than artwork of fantastic youngster, m.A.A.d town‘s deluxe edition) becoming taken to the junkyard and crushed.
Significantly much less than an hour suitable immediately after the previously described observe surfaced, Kendrick posted his rebuttal. “meet the grahams” clocks in at roughly six-and-a-fifty % minutes and addresses every person member of Drake’s quick family members members — Adonis (son), Sandy (mother) and Dennis (father) — in addition to the Toronto MC himself, who is referred to by his actual title, Aubrey Graham.