17 days after Drake’s “Push Ups” diss track leaked, Kendrick Lamar rose from the ashes to unleash “Euphoria.”
“Euphoria” — also the title, of course, of the hit HBO show where Drake serves as an executive producer — hit K. Dot’s YouTube channel early Tuesday (April 30) to send the rap world into a frenzy.
Lamar pulled no punches as he attempted to shred the 6 God. He kicks off the track with more of a spoken-word flow before turning the heat up over Cardo production to flame Drake throughout the six-minute-plus marathon.
The Drake and Kendrick war has been years-in-the-making. Their feud dates back to Lamar’s nuclear “Control” verse in 2013 and subliminally dissing Drake at the BET Hip-Hop Awards during his cypher later that same year.
Drake and J. Cole’s “First Person Shooter” inspired Kendrick Lamar to take aim at the Big As the What? Tour running mates in March when he dropped an atomic bomb with his assist on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” The We Don’t Trust You anthem topped the Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks.
J. Cole jabbed at Kendrick on his Might Delete Later diss “7 Minute Drill,” but ended up apologizing and bowing out of the battle days later while speaking to the crowd at his Dreamville Fest.
Cole’s decision cleared the way for Kendrick Lamar and Drake to finally face off. In the days between “Push Ups” and “Euphoria,” Drizzy has continued to taunt K. Dot with the release of his 2Pac and Snoop Dogg “Taylor Made” freestyle and rocking Compton Community College merch. However, Drake ended up removing the AI-assisted freestyle from social media last week, after Shakur’s estate issued a cease-and-desist letter demanding Drizzy take the song down within 24 hours.
The ball now bounces back to Drake’s court inside his Toronto mansion. Check out the best bars from “Euphoria” knocking Drake about his biracial identity, his record deal, the Pusha T feud, fatherhood and more.