Drake is formally again within the studio, engaged on a brand new album, and he additionally addressed the opportunity of entering into a celeb boxing ring to go up towards an opponent with fists as an alternative of bars. Might it’s Kendrick Lamar…? Right here’s what we all know.
In a dwell stream with Adin Ross Sunday (April 13), Drake, 38, informed us that he’s “engaged on a brand new album proper now” that may haven’t any visitor options, regardless of the current February launch of “$ome $exy $Songs 4 U” with PARTYNEXTDOOR.
Throughout the stream, the dialog shifted to movie star boxing, and Drake was requested whether or not he’d ever step into the ring for a celeb boxing match. Drizzy instantly answered “no” with a dismissive look on his face. “I do know who I would like you to battle,” Ross joked as an image of Lamar appeared on the display.
“If we’re preventing, we’ll battle at [Hollywood] Hino’s health club or one thing like that – behind closed doorways,” Drake responded.
It’s no secret that there’s a historical past of pressure between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, each of whom a 12 months in the past gave us essentially the most viral rap beef of a technology. That beef took a severe flip when the Toronto rapper sued Common Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick’s hit diss report “Not Like Us,” alleging that the label knowingly disseminated a “false and malicious narrative” that he’s a pedophile.
Earlier this 12 months, West Coast rapper Glasses Malone claimed Kendrick is perhaps open to knuckle up with Drake. “The one one that actually needs to battle Drake is Dot,” Malone stated, referring to Kendrick. “He doesn’t let issues go. Kendrick holds on to all the things, even stuff from method again.”
In the meantime, DJ Akademiks additionally inserted himself into the controversial beef, suggesting that Drake is open to a battle with Okay.Dot. “Drake needs a squabble. I’d take him to Compton myself, and he’d deal with Kendrick,” he stated.
To date, Lamar has remained publicly quiet about buying and selling bodily blows with Drizzy.