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Are they going to war, these two defining artists of this generation? But for a long time, it was really much more of a Cold War. And that went on for many, many years until last spring when it all explodes and gets super vicious super fast.

Are they going to war, these two defining artists of this generation? But for a long time, it was really much more of a Cold War. And that went on for many, many years until last spring when it all explodes and gets super vicious super fast.

So it started last spring with a series of songs. Kendrick comes out of nowhere with this really aggressive guest verse on a song by Future where he says... Drake is a way worse rapper than I am, and we shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence.

So it started last spring with a series of songs. Kendrick comes out of nowhere with this really aggressive guest verse on a song by Future where he says... Drake is a way worse rapper than I am, and we shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence.

Basically daring Kendrick to come at him directly and have this big fight that's been bubbling up for so many years. Drake's track is about how Kendrick is really short, has a bad record deal.

Basically daring Kendrick to come at him directly and have this big fight that's been bubbling up for so many years. Drake's track is about how Kendrick is really short, has a bad record deal.

Yeah, and Drake's feeling so confident that this isn't really something Kendrick does. Kendrick doesn't come out to play in this way. That Drake is basically daring him to come back. And Drake goes so far as to release a song... in which he pretends to be Tupac and Snoop Dogg using AI. These are two West Coast rap legends. These are Kendrick's heroes. He's from Compton, California.

Yeah, and Drake's feeling so confident that this isn't really something Kendrick does. Kendrick doesn't come out to play in this way. That Drake is basically daring him to come back. And Drake goes so far as to release a song... in which he pretends to be Tupac and Snoop Dogg using AI. These are two West Coast rap legends. These are Kendrick's heroes. He's from Compton, California.

And Drake is rapping in their voices, daring Kendrick to come back at him.

And Drake is rapping in their voices, daring Kendrick to come back at him.

Yeah, and this is Drake's ring. Drake loves playing on the internet. He loves memes. He loves speaking the language of young people. Whereas Kendrick likes to float above it all. He's riding his bike by the beach with no cell phone, only popping in every five years with a concept album. And Drake basically doesn't think that Kendrick is ever going to take his bait.

Yeah, and this is Drake's ring. Drake loves playing on the internet. He loves memes. He loves speaking the language of young people. Whereas Kendrick likes to float above it all. He's riding his bike by the beach with no cell phone, only popping in every five years with a concept album. And Drake basically doesn't think that Kendrick is ever going to take his bait.

And he's really high on that feeling that he's going to dominate his rival on his own home turf.

And he's really high on that feeling that he's going to dominate his rival on his own home turf.

So Kendrick says, you want to play? We're going to play. And takes the bait. Euphoria. Comes back at Drake. with some pretty devastating psychological dissection saying, you're not authentic. You're a big faker and nobody likes you. And in fact, I hate you.

So Kendrick says, you want to play? We're going to play. And takes the bait. Euphoria. Comes back at Drake. with some pretty devastating psychological dissection saying, you're not authentic. You're a big faker and nobody likes you. And in fact, I hate you.

He comes right out and says it. Wow. I hate you. He just says it. And these tracks start flying back and forth between them. It was probably the most chaotic weekend of my life as a rap fan. And as it went on, it's just getting increasingly personal and specific.

He comes right out and says it. Wow. I hate you. He just says it. And these tracks start flying back and forth between them. It was probably the most chaotic weekend of my life as a rap fan. And as it went on, it's just getting increasingly personal and specific.

So Drake comes right out and says...

So Drake comes right out and says...