At least they have one thing in common?
Feuding rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are embroiled in an epic war of words that the New York Times said yesterday is filled with “full-bore acrimony and unverifiable accusations.”
The rhymers traded lyrical blows over the weekend via “the rapid-fire release of multiple songs littered with attacks regarding race, appropriation, sexual and physical abuse, body image, misogyny, hypocrisy, generational trauma and more,” the Times added.
But insiders are buzzing about different behind-the-scenes tensions: The rappers share an agent.
Feuding rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar have a power agent in common.AFP via Getty Images
Drake has denied accusations by Kendrick Lamar.WireImage
Lamar is a Pulitzer Prize winner.Robert Hanashiro, Robert Hanashiro / USA TODAY NETWORK
They’re both repped by booking agent Brent Smith of Wasserman Music.
We’d say perhaps Smith can package a blockbuster diss tour with the two — but the contention seems too deep.
“Is he picking sides?” wondered an amused agency rival. We guess rolling calls must be weird. Then again, maybe he’s laughing all the way to the bank, as the rival tracks have racked up millions of streams.
The Los Angeles rapper kicked off the barrage of tracks on Friday.AFP via Getty Images
Drake has fired back by dissing Lamar’s fiancée.WireImage
Lamar called Drake a “certified pedophile” in one song, while Drake rapped back, “I never been with no one underage,” before taking a shot at Lamar’s fiancée, Whitney Alford.
Lamar also alleged in verse that Drake has a secret daughter, which the rival rapper denied.
The furious feud boiled over starting Friday night, when Drake responded to two recent diss tracks from Lamar with a nearly eight-minute tune of his own. Hours later, Lamar released another lyrical broadside, followed by another the next day. Finally (for now), Drake issued a response Sunday night.
Smith was previously a partner at WME.Getty Images
Lamar’s new tracks include “Not Like Us.”Kendrick Lamar/YouTube
The LA and Toronto rappers both have cred well beyond the streets: Lamar’s a Pulitzer winner, while Drake has broken too many Billboard records to count, including having the most songs to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 list.
For his part, Smith joined Casey Wasserman’s company in 2021 after two decades at WME, where he was a partner. He didn’t get back to us.
News
Everything You Need to Know About Outer Banks Season 4—Shocking New Twists Await!
Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Chase Stokes as John B in ‘Outer Banks.’Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix Pogues and Kooks will clash once more in…
Taylor and Elon Together Again—but Wait, Is That Elmo?! Take the Quiz to Learn More!
From left: Serial homepage offenders and … Elmo? Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi Klum; Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images This week, Taylor Swift appeared on the NPR…
Tesla Titan, Family Man? All About Elon Musk’s 12 (and Counting!) Kids
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that he welcomed his third child with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis earlier this year — making the tech mogul a father to at least…
Elon Musk’s AI-generated Photo Hits Over 2 Million Views and 35.4K Likes, But It’s the Tech Mogul’s Reaction That’s Truly Explosive!
The viral post on Twitter has generated over 2 million views and 35.4k likes so far. Elon Musk wrote “Guys, I think I maybe took too much,”…
Elon Musk “Cloning” His Kids? Rare Photos of His Son Looking Just Like the Billionaire as a Child Spark Speculation!
Elon Musk took a break from trolling Twitter executives and tweeting about the world population crisis to share a photo of him with his son, X AE A-XII. The Tesla CEO…
Musk & Grimes Take “Unique” to the Next Level, Rename Daughter to “?”
Grimes explained that X Æ A-12 is now simply known as “Y” or “Why” or just the symbol for a question mark. Elon Musk, his partner Grimes…
End of content
No more pages to load