The rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar long ago passed the point of no return. It’s now total war for these superstars, and Kendrick has dropped another nuke in the form of “Not Like Us,” which comes on the heels of “meet the grahams,” which he just released last night after Drake gave us “Family Matters.” This time around, Kendrick doubles down on his claims that Drake likes young women and straight up calls him a pedophile. (The single artwork shows Drake’s mansion as it would look on a sex-offender map.)
Those bars come in the second verse of the track, produced by Mustard and Sounwave. Here’s Kendrick lobbing accusations at Drake and his buddy Baka Not Nice, who was arrested on human trafficking charges in 2014.
Say, Drake, I hear you like ‘em young
You better not ever go to cell block one
To any bitch that talk to him and they in love
Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him
They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
And Party at the party, playin' with his nose now
And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles
In the third verse, Kendrick predicts Drake will catch heat on the West Coast for using AI to impersonate 2Pac on his track “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Lamar then implies that he’s sitting on even personal information that he might use on future songs.
You think the Bay gon' let you disrespect Pac, nigga?
I think that Oakland show gon' be your last stop, nigga
Did Cole fouI, I don’t know why you still pretendin'
What is the owl? Bird niggas and burnt bitches, go
The audience not dumb
Shape the stories how you want, hey, Drake, they’re not slow
Rabbit hole is still deep, I can go further, I promise
Kendrick spends much of the fourth and final verse challenging Drake’s Blackness (a running theme of this beef) and comparing him to a slave owner in the way that he exploits Atlanta for monetary gain.
You called Future when you didn’t see the club (Ayy, what?)
Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (What?)
21 gave you false street cred
Thug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)
Quavo said you can be from Northside (What?)
2 Chainz say you good, but he lied
You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars
No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer
Standard disclaimer: That’s just a quick overview. Kendrick packs a lot into this song. Read all the lyrics on Genius now.
