“The Rap Beef That Made Us All Dumber: Kendrick vs. Drake and the Battle of Overhyped Egos”
“The Rap Beef That Made Us All Dumber: Kendrick vs. Drake and the Battle of Overhyped Egos” Let’s set the record straight: the so-called “rap beef of the decade” between Kendrick Lamar and Drake was less Nas vs. Jay-Z and more two toddlers fighting over a toy microphone. What we witnessed was not a lyrical war it was an exhausting, overcooked saga starring two grown men who think rhyming “hermetic” with “aesthetic” makes them Shakespeare. Kendrick Lamar, the self-declared savior of hip-hop, who raps like he’s delivering a TED Talk at an exorcism, decided to remind everyone he exists by jumping on a Future & Metro Boomin track to call out Drake (and, inexplicably, J. Cole, who ran off like he forgot to turn off the stove). Kendrick’s “Like That” verse was the audio equivalent of a pretentious art student trying to sound deep while quoting Nietzsche in a group chat. Yes, he can write. But sometimes, just shut up. Your flow is tighter than your jeans, Kendrick, but that doesn’t make y...