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As you’re most likely conscious by now, Kendrick Lamar headlined the halftime present at Tremendous Bowl LIX.
And as anticipated, the efficiency has generated fairly a little bit of controversy.
A lot of the discourse has to do with Kendrick’s ongoing feud with rival rapper Drake.
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage throughout Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Picture by Gregory Shamus/Getty Pictures)
Serena Williams Will get Concerned within the Drake v Kendrick Feud
In what was both an excellent show of trolling or unhappy proof of unfathomable pettiness (relying on who you ask), Kendrick introduced out Drake’s ex-girlfriend Serena Williams to bounce to the scathing diss monitor “Not Like Us.”
Ok-Dot’s followers cherished the shade of all of it, however a number of outstanding pundits — together with sports activities broadcasting legend Stephen A. Smith — thought the transfer was beneath Serena.
“If I’m your husband, I’m thinking, ‘Why are you up there trolling him — trolling your ex?’” Stephen stated throughout a latest episode of ESPN’s First Take.
“If I’m married, and my wife is going to troll her ex — go back to his ass. Because clearly you don’t belong with me. What you worried about him for — and you with me?”
Stephen A. Smith attends SiriusXM at Tremendous Bowl LIX on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Picture by Cindy Ord/Getty Pictures for SiriusXM)
After he was extensively accused of misogyny, Smith defended his remarks with a prolonged put up on X (previously Twitter):
“Please go back and look at exactly what I said. I was talking overall from a man’s perspective — highlighting what most men would think,” the put up started.
Drake Claps Again
By no means one to draw back from a possibility to be petty, Drake allegedly replied to Serena’s efficiency in his personal — very shady — method.
In response to Vibe, the Drake reacted utilizing the Instagram account that’s extensively believed to be his burner.
The account shared a photograph along with his arm across the neck of Serena’s longtime agent, Jill Smoller. The pic was taken at Wimbledon in 2015, and lots of have famous that it appears to have an ominous tone.
Lots of the feedback on the put up got here from followers who had been vital of Drizzy’s (alleged) refined shade.
“A grown man said your name on a global stage but you got a rebuttal for the woman who was dancing,” one commenter wrote.
“‘Drake is so unbothered.’ This dude was definitely crying after watching the highlights,” one other added.
“Kendrick been dog walking this ni–a since beginning of last year, and this is how he responds,” a 3rd chimed in. “As somebody who’s one in all Serena’s largest followers, posting Jill will not be a gag lmao. In any respect.
Serena Williams performs onstage throughout Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Picture by Emilee Chinn/Getty Pictures)
In fact, as all the time, Drake had fairly a number of defenders, as effectively:
“You really think Drake is bothered? The lawsuit is in motion Let him laugh now, he’ll cry later,” one fan wrote.
“Drake owns Serena,” one other added.
“Such a man of the culture. His son got a perfect role model. Kendrick could never touch this greatness,” a 3rd remarked.
Drake Addresses Feuds on ‘Gimme a Hug’
Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a sport between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Heart on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Picture by Carmen Mandato/Getty Pictures)
All of this comes as Drake and frequent collaborator Social gathering Subsequent Door launched a brand new album.
One monitor, titled “Gimme a Hug,” appears to deal with the rapper’s latest feuds.
“Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rolling ’round like a dignitary / Funny how it’s only bitch n-ggas that are waiting on The Boy’s obituary,” Drake raps on the music.
“Cause if I die, it’s these n-ggas that become the sole beneficiary / And what the fuck are they gon’ do with it? / Have the girls up at 29 on stage twerking with a dictionary?”
The final line appears to be a reference each to Kendrick’s hyper-literate rhymes and the truth that “Euphoria” — one in all his diss tracks geared toward Drake — options as its cowl, a dictionary definition of the phrase.
Evidently, it appears that evidently this beef is much from over.
