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An intruder was arrested after trying to gain entry to Drake’s Toronto home on Wednesday, just a day after Drake’s security guard was injured in an unrelated shooting at the Canadian property amid a feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which has led to further allegations of infidelity, domestic violence, secret children and an affinity for underage women.

Timeline

8th of May Officers were called to Drake’s property after a person attempted to gain entry to the property, and the person was arrested under Ontario’s Mental Health Act and taken for medical attention, Toronto police spokesperson Ashley Visser confirmed to Forbes ( CNN reported that the incident was unrelated). about the shooting at Drake’s home on Tuesday, citing police).

May 7thLamar’s “Not Like Us” sparked a Spotify streaming hit record the most streamed American hip-hip song in a single day with 6.59 million.

May 7thLamar’s “Euphoria” debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, with Future’s “Like That” (featuring Lamar in a guest role) at No. 8 and Drake’s “Push Ups” at No. 17.

May 7th A security guard was shot dead outside Drake’s sprawling Toronto estate early Tuesday morning. Police told CBC it was a drive-by shooting. It is unclear whether the shooting was related to the dispute between the two artists, although Lamar used a Google Maps image of his rival’s house for the cover of his latest dissident track, or whether Drake was home at the time (neither artist has responded publicly to the shooting).

5th of MayDrake denied Lamar’s recent claims about his past, flatly stating, “I’ve never been with anyone underage,” in a release Sunday night titled “The Heart Part 6,” in which he says he and his team intentionally attacked his opponent gave false information (including about a secret daughter) in the hope that he would use it in a song: “We made plans for a week and then we fed you the information/A daughter who’s 11 years old, I bet he takes it.”

5th of MayProducer Metro Boomin jumped into the game by releasing one hit titled “BBL Drizzy,” which invites fans to rap over it and offer a free beat to the best song; Drake previously disparaged Boomin on “Push Ups,” telling him to “shut up and do some drums.”

May 4thLamar released another dissident track early Saturday evening, his third song in 36 hours, titled “Not Like Us,” in which he alludes to Drake’s alleged affinity for younger women and calls him and the people on his team “certified pedophiles.” designated.

May 4thDrake posted an Instagram Story denying Lamar’s claim of a secret daughter, writing, “No wait, can someone please find my hidden daughter and send her to me?”

May 3rdLamar released a second Drake diss track, “6:16 in LA” – likely a nod to a format Drake has often used for song titles, including “8am in Charlotte” and “5am in Toronto” – in which Lamar Drakes own claims The Team is against him, rapping that “everyone on your team is whispering that you deserve it” and saying Drake “can’t come out of here with ‘Toosie Slide,'” a reference to his 2020 song.

May 3rd Lamar hit back at Drake with “Meet the Grahams,” a play on Drake’s official name Aubrey Drake Graham, calling him a “narcissist, misogynist who lives in his songs” and suggesting that the star fathered a daughter with whom he never spoke publicly. (Read more about the two new diss tracks).

May 3rdDrake released a new single “Family Matters” on Friday evening, criticizing Lamar’s engagement to his longtime partner Whitney Alford and suggesting infidelity in their relationship.

2.May“Euphoria” jumped from No. 19 to No. 1 on the daily US Spotify chart, while Drake’s “Push Ups” rose from No. 15 to No. 11, marking a sharp increase in streams for both rappers – Drake is at No. 2 on the Spotify artist daily charts, while Lamar rose from No. 9 to No. 3, both behind Taylor Swift.

1st of MayDrake apparently responded to Lamar’s dissent by posting on his Instagram Story a clip from the 1999 film “10 Things I Hate About You,” in which Julia Stiles’ character Kat lists all the reasons why she loves Heath Ledger’s character Patrick hates – which may be part of “Euphoria” where Lamar lists reasons why he hates Drake.

April, 30thLamar released “Euphoria,” a six-minute diss in which he denounces Drake’s biracial identity (suggesting he shouldn’t say the N-word), criticizes the rapper’s ability as a father, and calls Drake a “cheater.” questions his authenticity as a rapper.

April 21Kanye West weighed in on a remix of “Like That” and criticized Drake’s music and his deal with Universal Music Group. He said he and his staff were “energized” to “eliminate Drake.”

April 19thDrake released another dissident track, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” where he used AI-generated voices of Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur to diss Lamar and challenge him for an answer: “We’re waiting for you,” rapped Drake.

April 15thRoss responded to Drake with “Champagne Moments,” claiming that Drake had undergone several cosmetic procedures, including a nose job and abdominal surgery, while also accusing him of using ghostwriters (an accusation Drake has repeatedly denied).

April 13thDrake’s response to Lamar, “Push Ups,” has leaked online (ahead of its April 19 release), with the lyrics decrying Lamar’s smaller stature and his mainstream collaborations with Taylor Swift and Maroon 5, while also denouncing other artists like Rick Ross and The Denigrate Weeknd.

7th of AprilJust two days after the release of “7 Minute Drill,” J. Cole walked away from the feud, saying he felt pressured to respond because “the world wants to see blood.”

April 5thJ. Cole released his own Lamar dissident track, “7 Minute Drill,” in which he fired “warning shots” at the rapper, accused him of “attention seeking” and called his latest music releases “tragic.”

March 22Lamar responded to his verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s song “Like That” by accusing the rappers of “secret disses” and rejecting their idea of ​​the “big three,” instead rapping, “I’m just big.”

Oct 6, 2023Drake and J. Cole released the collaboration “First Person Shooter,” in which J. Cole raps that himself, Drake and Lamar are the “big three” of rap.

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What you should pay attention to

Whether Lamar will respond to Drake with a new diss track. Drake hinted in his previous disses that the feud was just beginning, and Lamar has continued to make music bashing his opponent. “The first one really only lasted an hour or two. This next one is really about to bring out the coward in you,” Drake rapped on “Taylor Made Freestyle,” possibly a nod to future diss tracks. He also rapped on “Push Ups” that he was “heating up.”

Surprising fact

Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” is no longer available to stream after Tupac Shakur’s estate threatened legal action over the AI-generated use of his voice. Drake posted the song on his X and Instagram accounts on April 19, but deleted them a week later.

Important background

Drake and Lamar’s story spans more than the last decade. The two once had a seemingly friendly relationship and worked together several times between 2011 and 2012. But in 2013, their relationship seemed to change after Lamar featured on Big Sean’s song “Control,” in which he denounced Drake and many other rappers, including Pusha T, Mac Miller and A$AP Rocky. “I got love for y’all but I’m trying to murder y’all,” Lamar rapped, adding, “I’ll make sure your core fans never heard of you.” Fans have since theorized that the two over the course of have made subtle attacks on each other in their raps over the years. Some interpreted Lamar’s shots at artists using ghostwriters on his 2015 song “King Kunta” as an attack on Drake. Fans and observers of the conflict between Lamar and Drake have interpreted the feud as being about who could be considered the greatest rapper of today – although an analysis of their feud by Rolling Stone found that the two had different strengths and different claims to fame have the title of “greatest” rapper. Lamar has long been known for his critically acclaimed work, including 17 Grammy Award winners and a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album “DAMN.” Drake is now commercially dominant: He was the most-streamed artist of the 2010s on Spotify and has the most certified digital singles of any artist, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Lamar’s “Euphoria” debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 7.

tangent

Drake, Lamar and other artists involved in the feud have had recent chart success, perhaps thanks to the publicity the feud provided. “Like That” has dominated the Billboard Hot 100 since its release – it topped the chart for three weeks in a row and has remained there for six weeks today. “7 Minute Drill” debuted at No. 6 on the Hot 100 upon its release, while “Push Ups” debuted at No. 19 (the fifth highest-charting non-Swift song). Lamar’s “Euphoria” was the No. 1 video on YouTube a day after its release with 8 million views and landed at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 11. Drake rose from No. 18 to No. 3 on the Billboard Artist 100, the most popular artists in a given week, based on sales, streaming and radio airplay numbers.

further reading

Kendrick Lamar wins his rap battle with Drake – at least in the charts (Forbes)

Man seriously injured in shooting outside Drake’s Toronto home (Forbes)

Kendrick Lamar Criticizes ‘Impostor’ Drake in New Diss Track ‘Euphoria’ – Latest Chapter in Her Career (Forbes)

Everyone Involved in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef — Like Kanye West Says He’s Driven to ‘Elimate Drake’ (Forbes)

Drake and Rick Ross Beef: What to Know About the Diss Tracks, Rhinoplasty Allegations, and “BBL Drizzy” (Forbes)