The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has reached new heights, with Lamar dropping a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s hit “Like That”. This sparked the latest rap beef in years, which has already gained widespread attention. Even J. Cole, who initially dissed Lamar, recorded a diss track about him before retracting it and apologizing – an unprecedented move in hip-hop.
The drama surrounding the beef is chronicled in the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. In this episode, host Brian Hiatt delves into the roots of the beef and predicts what could happen next. The podcast also features interviews with various artists such as Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Questlove, and more.
Following the initial diss by J. Cole, Drake released his own track “Push Ups” last weekend, which caused some confusion about its authenticity. It was later officially released on streaming services shortly after. Rick Ross wasted no time in responding with his own brutal diss track, “Champagne Moments,” which he claimed to have recorded on the same day. It is expected that Lamar will come back with his own full track in response to Ross’s diss.
To listen to Rolling Stone’s weekly podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, you can download and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (or other podcast platforms). The archive includes six years’ worth of episodes featuring in-depth interviews with various artists such as Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Questlove
