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Laxmi (May 7, 2024). ""Made J. Cole look like he died in the war": Drake vs Kendrick Lamar Rap Battle Gets a World War 2 Styled Wikipedia Update That No One Saw Coming". fandomwire.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024. While Wikipedia might not always be the most trusted source of information, the renowned website has recently caught the attention of fans for a page chronicling the details and timeline of the rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Ms Sharmin (May 7, 2024). ""THE DRAKE/KENDRICK LAMAR FEUD GOES WIKIPEDIA EPIC". hypefresh.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024. This struggle, for which the concept of "rivalry" is not enough, is presented in the wiki as a historical event, the chronicle of which is organized according to the principle of war.

A fact from Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 May 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the "beef" between Kendrick Lamar and Drake (both pictured) dates back to the 2013 song "Control"?

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Snoop Dogg's Comments on the feud

I feel like at least one of his comments belongs on this page, but I'm not sure where to put it.

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/snoop-dogg-thanks-drake-kendrick-lamar-raise-bar-rap-feud-1235693573/

https://people.com/snoop-dogg-thanks-drake-kendrick-lamar-for-feud-8654870

https://www.xxlmag.com/snoop-dogg-kendrick-lamar-king-west-coast/

https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/snoop-dogg-calls-kendrick-lamar-king-of-the-west-1234887983/

https://hiphopdx.com/news/snoop-dogg-praises-kendrick-lamar-peace-los-angeles-gangs Cahlin29 (talk) 16:53, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vibe, XXLMag, and HipHopDX Links

Snoop Dogg's comments about Lamar fostering peace and calling him the 'king of the West' primarily concern Lamar's The Pop Out concert, where rival Californian gang members danced together to his music. While this concert undoubtedly used the momentum of the feud between Lamar and Drake to make this possible, the show itself was less 'taking shots at Drake' and more of an attempt to seize the moment by unifying the West Coast. Even Lamar himself said onstage, "It ain't got nothing to do with no back-and-forth records". Therefore, I believe these comments would be better suited in the article about Lamar's The Pop Out concert, probably under the "Ratings and impact" section.

Billboard and People Links

These links discuss an interview where Snoop Dogg praises Drake and Kendrick for 'raising the bar' in hip-hop with their rivalry and refusing to get 'in the middle' of them. Here, Snoop is directly commenting on the feud, so I think these would suit this article in the "Celebrity and media reactions" section.

Cadenrock1 (talk) 21:26, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New events unreported in the article

Someone should add something about Kendrick getting to perform at the Super Bowl and the new song he released. At mo (talk) 01:44, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is totally unrelated to the feud. The song does not mention Drake directly, and critics have noted that it is not a diss track (see Watch the Party Die). Spinixster (trout me!) 02:44, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

at the very least the super bowl promo ad references the beef "no round 2s" At mo (talk) 16:04, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's not something big enough to talk about in the article, just a brief reference, not an actual part of the feud. Spinixster (trout me!) 06:40, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Ongoing

Is it really ongoing? I feel like it's been over after not like us 77roundz (talk) 21:28, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kendrick included a song titled "Heart Pt. 6" on his new album. Should this be included as a related song? Title is in direct reference. 98.143.66.199 (talk) 05:22, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feud is still ongoing. Drake is currently threatening to sue Kendrick for defamation over the diss track "not like us." Even threatening to sue his own label for alleged bots for "not like is" which UMG stated is "offensive and untrue."

This feud is far from over due to the legal stakes introduced. Craftedpixel2 (talk) 02:18, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New tracks

Feud is ongoing even outside of legal territory. Nearly every track on GNX references the beef but especially wacced out murals, man at the garden (more of a J Cole response) squabble up are relevant. Drake's new track today is basically a Kendrick diss, new freestyle "Fighting Irish" Pipapeeps (talk) 20:47, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If there's a source saying that it's a direct part of the feud (i.e. directly mentioning Kendrick/Drake in the lyrics), it can be added. Spinixster (trout me!) 01:59, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]