https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake%E2%80%93Kendrick_Lamar_feud

The Canadian rapper Drake and the American rapper Kendrick Lamar have been involved in a rap feud since at least March 22, 2024—the release date of the song "Like That" by Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin—and potentially since 2013.

Drake and Lamar began on favorable terms, collaborating on songs in 2011 and 2012. Lamar was the opening act for Drake's 2012 tour. In 2013, Lamar dissed Drake on Big Sean's "Control", but said his verse was "friendly competition". In the ensuing years, Drake and Lamar denied speculation that they had dissed each other in various songs. In 2023, Drake and rapper J. Cole released "First Person Shooter", where Cole claims that he, Drake, and Lamar are the "big three" of modern hip-hop. Lamar responded on "Like That" in March 2024, claiming that hip-hop is "just big me". In April, Cole dissed Lamar on "7 Minute Drill", but later apologized for the song and removed it from streaming services. Later that month, Drake dissed Lamar on "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made Freestyle".

Lamar dissed Drake in "Euphoria" on April 30 and "6:16 in LA" on May 3. Drake released "Family Matters" later on the 3rd, accusing Lamar of domestic abuse and alleging that one of Lamar's children was fathered by producer Dave Free. Twenty minutes later, Lamar released "Meet the Grahams", accusing Drake of sexual predation—including sex trafficking—and fathering a second secret child (rapper Pusha T revealed in a 2018 diss track that Drake was secretly fathering a son named Adonis). The next day, on "Not Like Us", Lamar accused Drake of pedophilia. On May 5, Drake responded with "The Heart Part 6", denying Lamar's accusations and claiming that Drake's team gave Lamar false information about a second child.

In October 2024, Drake sued his and Lamar's record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), claiming they failed to halt the release of "Not Like Us"—a song he alleges is defamatory—and inflated the song's popularity with illegal tactics. In 2025, Drake reflected on the feud on "Fighting Irish", and at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, "Not Like Us" won five awards.

Several publications have described Lamar as winning the feud in popular consensus, citing music critics and social media. Some commentators have praised the rivalry's spectacle and the significance it gave to modern hip-hop, while others have criticized both artists for the way they made and responded to each other's accusations.