The Kendrick Lamar v. Drake feud, explained

[DeepMinder]

ABC News
Feb 7, 2025

[Lucem Ferre]

This battle has taught me how much I hate stans.

Kendrick is in my top 3 but if I have to hear or see one person point out that Kendrick separated the US flag at the Superbowl to symbolize a devided US as if that's the most profound thing ever I will...  well I'll probably just roll my eyes but still...

[jimmy jazz]

I thought that performance was shit. Also agree with people saying he used his moment to have a pop at Drake. Surely he's better than that.

All in all, very shit and predictable.

[Lucem Ferre]

It was probably great, I just didn't watch it.

[DeepMinder]

This battle has taught me how much I hate stans.

Kendrick is in my top 3 but if I have to hear or see one person point out that Kendrick separated the US flag at the Superbowl to symbolize a devided US as if that's the most profound thing ever I will...  well I'll probably just roll my eyes but still...

[Lucem Ferre]

I didn't watch but it was probably great. Every Kendrick performance I've seen is fantastic.

I just hate Uber fans.

But if at any point the airforce flew over his head...

[jimmy jazz]

Give it a watch mate. It's being called the worst half-time show in Super Bowl history.

Not sure it was that bad, but it was definitely shit.

I then went and watched Prince's one from 2007 and the difference in greatness is unreal.

[Lucem Ferre]

I've only seen the worst types of Yakubian pig people & Drake stans call it the worst ever.

What's your opinion of it, Mindy?

[DeepMinder]

I've only seen the worst types of Yakubian pig people & Drake stans call it the worst ever.

What's your opinion of it, Mindy?

I liked it a lot. I've always liked Kendrick though, ever since Section 80 at least, datpiff days. So now seeing him do the whole Superbowl himself and basically be on top of the music industry is cool.

[DJChameleon]

It's hilarious how a specific type of white males have the same hive mind to say it's the worst ever. It's usually conservative leaning ones.

The message wasn't there for you and no matter how many times you watch it you won't get it. He even specifically says that at the beginning of the performance. There are some black folks that wanted him to be more direct with his message. They essentially wanted him to say "Fuck Donald Trump" while he's there in the audience.

I kind of hate being one of those "oh you hate it because you just didn't understand" people but that's literally what happened.

Kendrick told a story and people that didn't get the story think it's shit.

[jimmy jazz]

I assume that was aimed at me. I don't care about the message. I care about the music. And it wasn't good. Ranting about white people isn't going to make it any better.

[Lucem Ferre]

You didn't say it's the worst ever.

You specifically said you WOULDN'T call it the worst ever.

So it can't be you.

[tristan_geoff]

it's woven into the fabric of whiteness that threats to whiteness are perceived by those with that privilege as threats to their personhood and not threats to the power structures themselves

[jimmy jazz]

You didn't say it's the worst ever.

You specifically said you WOULDN'T call it the worst ever.

So it can't be you.

Thanks mate.

[DJChameleon]

I assume that was aimed at me. I don't care about the message. I care about the music. And it wasn't good. Ranting about white people isn't going to make it any better.

No it wasn't aimed at you Lucem is right. I'm talking about all the people that were complaining about it on X that had a specific profile picture of them sitting in their cars with shades that were also most likely MAGAts.