Drake Seemingly Trolls Kendrick Lamar With Father’s Day Post
Drake has once again stirred the pot in his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar. This time, the Toronto rapper used a Father’s Day post to seemingly throw shade at his rival. On Sunday, Drake shared a series of photos featuring himself, his son Adonis, and his father Dennis. The caption read, “Three generations. Happy Father’s Day to the ones guiding their daughters and sons.” This seemingly innocuous post took on a different tone given the history between the two artists.
The tension between Drake and Kendrick Lamar dates back to Lamar’s diss track “Meet The Grahams,” where he accused Drake of having a daughter and not being present in her life. Drake has consistently denied these claims, and Lamar never provided any evidence to back up his accusations. The lyrics from Lamar’s track were scathing: “Dear, baby girl, I’m sorry that your father not active inside your world / He don’t commit to much but his music, yeah, that’s for sure / He a narcissist, misogynist, livin’ inside his songs / Try destroy families rather than takin’ care of his own.”
In response, Drake released “The Heart Part 6,” where he claimed to have fed Lamar false information to bait him. This back-and-forth has kept fans on the edge of their seats, eagerly awaiting the next move from either artist.
Drake’s Father’s Day post wasn’t just a celebration of fatherhood; it was a calculated move in his ongoing battle with Lamar. By highlighting his role as a father and including his son and father in the post, Drake subtly reminded everyone of Lamar’s unfounded accusations. The post quickly garnered attention, with fans speculating about its true intent.
The feud between Drake and Lamar has been simmering for years, with both artists taking shots at each other through their music. Earlier this year, Lamar reignited the feud with his appearance on Future and Metro Boomin’s song “Like That.” This led to a series of diss tracks from both sides, with Lamar dropping “Meet The Grahams” and “Not Like Us,” and Drake responding with “The Heart Part 6.”
Drake’s Father’s Day post is just the latest chapter in this ongoing saga. The rapper has a history of using social media to troll his rivals, and this post was no exception. By sharing a photo of himself wearing a Compton Community College shirt, Drake took a direct jab at Lamar, who hails from Compton.
This isn’t the first time Drake has used social media to get under Lamar’s skin. Earlier this month, he posted a photo of Kendrick and Future’s manager, Anthony Saleh, on his Instagram Story. The caption read, “[turtle emoji] wonder is today the day [turtle emoji],” likely referring to when or if he would receive a response from Lamar and Future after calling them out on “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50).”
Drake continued to troll the two with more photos of Saleh, including one where Saleh was purchasing OVO merch. The caption read, “We getting in our bag or nah??” This was another clear attempt to provoke a response from Lamar and Future.
The trolling seems to be a tactic used by Drake to elicit a reaction from Lamar. In “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50),” Drake mocked Lamar’s size and took shots at his music. The cover art for the diss track also poked fun at Lamar’s stature. Drake didn’t hold back, rapping, “How the f— you big steppin’ with a size 7 mens on?” and “Your last one bricked, you really not on s— / They make excuses for you ’cause they hate to see me lit.”
Drake also criticized Lamar’s guest verses on pop songs, suggesting that he had to keep making them to please his former label, Top Dawg Entertainment. He rapped, “Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty / Then we need a verse for the Swifties / Top say drop, you better drop and give him 50.”
In another diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drake used AI-generated verses from Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur to further taunt Lamar. The AI-generated voice of Tupac rapped, “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” and “F— this Canadian light-skin, Dot / We need a no-debated West Coast victory, man.”
Drake’s relentless trolling and diss tracks have kept the feud alive, with fans eagerly awaiting Lamar’s next move. The Father’s Day post was just another example of Drake’s ability to use social media to his advantage, keeping the spotlight on his ongoing battle with Lamar.
As the feud continues, fans can only speculate about what will happen next. Will Lamar respond to Drake’s latest jab, or will he choose to stay silent? One thing is for sure: the rivalry between these two hip-hop giants is far from over.
