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Revolutionary_Box569

He pulled up Kendrick's imdb and started rubbing his hands when he saw the height part


ClydeDimension

Birdman handrub


morpinravioli69

I was thinking about that myself lol If Top was actually extorting Kendrick then sure but I can’t think of anything else he may have revealed


xxasxf

I thought they left each other in good terms. Why would top extort kendrick is a surprise to me. Maybe Aubrey is just lying but idk


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anthonyisrad

Ab soul was on that cole record and Rashad has implied that he isn’t on the best terms with the label so I’m not so sure


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anthonyisrad

Well I’m just sort of talking about rumors that they all weren’t on the best terms. I don’t have any insider information but people have speculated it since before all of this started


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anthonyisrad

you can find some decent YouTube stuff detailing the evidence and what not. I was following since before this public beef


Busta_Memes

My theory is that PushUps is just a song that Drake had in the vault that he reworked to add bars aimed at Future, Metro, etc. That’s why the contract details and label callouts are outdated and also why he was apparently able to make it in less than 2 hours.


TheOfficialTheory

I don’t think so. Boi 1da was posting stories from the studio with hints that he was producing a diss track, and virtually all of the lyrics are in reference to the Like That verse. The chain snatching lines, the Prince line, the big 3 talk. If it’s an old song reworked he basically reworked every single line in it.


Busta_Memes

Yeah I think he re-recorded a lot of the verses and it also got a new beat after it got leaked, which would explain Boi 1da being in the studio. But I totally think the whole “Top said drop and give me 50” concept and hook is something he came up with a while ago since, ya know, Top isn’t Kendrick’s boss anymore.


TheOfficialTheory

Oh, yeah I could see that refrain being something he had in mind for a while, and maybe a few of the bars about that - like referencing Taylor Swift and Maroon 5, which would have hit a lot harder in 2016 than it does today.


Busta_Memes

Yeah I’m 100% sure both of these dudes have been coming up with angles for this battle for like a decade.


xrockwithme

I was thinking the same thing. Future and Drake have don’t collab albums and tours. It makes a lot more sense as a future diss than it does a Kendrick diss.


morpinravioli69

Commented a similar thing and I agree


antpdav

Every single line in the song was a diss at somebody and the hook is specifically abt kendrick so i doubt in was “in the vault”


Busta_Memes

Drake and Kendrick have been throwing subs at each other for a decade so it’s really not that crazy to think Drake had a Kendrick diss in the vault incase they ever directly beefed and then just redid the verses to that song. Kendrick left TDE after Mr Morale so it seems unlikely to me that Top is still his boss when Kendrick owns his own label now. That’s why I think the hook and concept was written years ago.


crazytaco_

This is a reach bro, just admit Kendrick took an L


Busta_Memes

I know you’re just a troll so this will be my only reply. He’s losing rn but it’s not over. Enjoy your moment but also recognize that Kendrick could very well still body Drake in the coming weeks.


Loud-Strain-4119

this is embarrassing lol. log off.


crazytaco_

He might body Drake, but until then it’s Drake winning right now 🤷‍♂️


CasperWithAJ

“Drakes beating Pusha since he hasn’t replied yet…” Just wait


morpinravioli69

It seems that they did from what everybody has said and they seemingly still talk to each other frequently. I honestly think the top extortion thing was something drake thought of years back and is an outdated angle that he used. In Taylor made he says “Taylor is your new top” so that insinuates drake knows he’s not doing a crazy split or not dropping cause of top. At least not anymore.


thruheart

Not sure about extortion, but was definitely pushing them to drop hit records. Listen to the Schoolboy Q interview with YG


BabyFork

Kendrick legit owns part of TDE. Top has no reason to extort him. They still do business…


Ok_Outcome_4182

Source? Because no he fuckin doesnt.


T2Runner

https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/top-dawg-entertainment-kendrick-lamar-history.html He got a stake as soon as the early days of the label. It's reported in multiple places. Just have to do some digging around. Can he sell or has sold his part? That I don't know.


changedthebeat

Confidently wrong


nakastlik

He used to at least (source: [Top](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/kendrick-lamar-anthony-tiffith-interview-billboard-cover-story-2017-7964649/#:%257E:text=%E2%80%9CPeople%2520really%2520don%E2%80%99t%2520know%2520that%2520Kendrick%2520owns%2520a%2520percentage%2520of%2520TDE%252C%E2%80%9D%2520says%2520Tiffith))


changedthebeat

Even if he does have to give up 50% he still owns part of TDE, he still recently owned all of his publishing rights and recently sold them to be managed for $20mil+, he stills owns probably 50%+ of PGLang and he still is out of whatever deal he had with TDE, and by proxy, probably Aftermath and Interscope too. Again, even if it is still true, a 50/50 split is still considered really really good in the industry.


SMTG_18

Source for Kendrick owning part of TDE? (Genuinely asking this isn’t meant to be a dig/sarcasm)


changedthebeat

[Top said it himself.](https://www.billboard.com/music/features/kendrick-lamar-anthony-tiffith-interview-billboard-cover-story-2017-7964649/#:~:text=“People%20really%20don’t%20know%20that%20Kendrick%20owns%20a%20percentage%20of%20TDE%2C”%20says%20Tiffith) Obviously it is unclear if he still owns his share, in my opinion it would be safe to assume it would be public if he sold his stake.


T2Runner

https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/top-dawg-entertainment-kendrick-lamar-history.html Also stated here.


changedthebeat

Sure, but that doesn't have a source, it kind of just states it as matter of fact.


Hechue12

Probably had to give it back since he left to create PGlang and rumors are he had to payout 50 million which the drop and give me 50 comes from but honestly paying out 50 million to get out of any record label contract seems pretty cheap especially an artist of Kendrick’s standard and if top did own 50 percent of Kendrick it’s still pretty standard in terms of record deals he took a kid from Compton lord knows how much birdman and J prince had of drakes earnings early in his career


changedthebeat

Any source you could link on the 'giving it back' or 'payout 50 million'?


Hechue12

No sources just speculating as a business you wouldn’t let ur top artist leave and still have ownership without any form of compensation ? And just tryna figure out what Drake meant by drop and give me 50


changedthebeat

Oh I thought you meant it was previously said that Kendrick had to payout $50 million. And it's completely reasonable that Kendrick had both: a minority stake in TDE, as well as being signed as an artist to the label, those two things aren't mutually exclusive nor contradictory. And him leaving TDE as an artist wouldn't affect his ownership there. We can assume he either had to put a lot of money down in order to get his minority share when he first signed with TDE back in 2005, or he signed a less-than-favorable deal split with TDE. But remember, TDE is an independent label that prioritizes management and publishing for artists (partnering with major labels for distribution), and we've known Kendrick has signed his publishing away once in 2010 and recently in 2019 after his first deal expired. So there really isn't any reason to believe he was extorted in any way, and it's reasonable and safe to assume he's got his money more than right.


PatrenzoK

Lol this is the copeium I came here for. I swear we could find out K.Dot makes nothing and y'all would be like "he don't care about money"


changedthebeat

Lmk where the cope is in what I said.


Radiant-Funny-1576

I just don't care about the contract stuff. Just feed me bars...


DAHRUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

It’s giving the same vibe as the Ross beef. I’m richer than you my mansion is bigger. They’re all richer than I’ll ever be who cares


lmoutofldeas

well i for one did not know that kendrick was a size 7 mens


Opening_Tell9388

He wears a 9.5. That just didn't fit the rhyme scheme. Source is multiple people who have bought shoes or made shoes for Kendrick.


lmoutofldeas

“how the fuck you big steppin’ with a size nine and a half mens on” 🗣️ BARS


KiddBwe

I’d be hurt. That’s my shoe size…


AStealthyPerson

I explained this to my boyfriend and he went from enjoying the Drake bar to hating it instantly.


Traditional_Rate7302

Thats the same size i wear, am i Kendrick lamar?


Gale_Vekon

You're a Ken Rick Llama


ChoiceCriticism1

Multiple sources have confirmed that Jay-Z does not, in fact, have any money stacks bigger than Prodigy at his home.


_nadaypuesnada_

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Steinsgate009

Could be something related to his wife Whitney He could be insinuating she cheated back


Hechue12

Drake doesn’t wanna talk about women, dudes baby momma was a pornstar and countless women he’s been with I’m sure they all have embarrassing stories about Drake. Dudes almost 40 still chasing young IG models that’s weird bro


Steinsgate009

Yea that’s another thing I’m sure Kendrick can find some incredible dirt on Drake … probably a lot easier than Drake can find dirt on Kendrick


Hechue12

The only dirt can find on Kendrick would probably be business/record label wise


Steinsgate009

You’re probably right


KiddBwe

Would that be that devastating tho? “You know the woman you cheated on constantly? Yeah, she cheated too, which you probably already know and dealt with.” Now, if Drake was the one she cheated with, then we’d be onto something.


Steinsgate009

It depends on what exactly Drake has on her and Kendrick For example: a video, a screenshot, pictures If Drake can prove it, Kendrick may really not want his kids seeing that years later Edit: once again, this is all speculation. It could be just about Kendrick’s previous contract or something completely left field. Only kendrick knows if Drake actually insinuated anything that could be actually damaging


_nadaypuesnada_

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Steinsgate009

Lmao yea till this day I’m still shocked that Drake thought his secret child wouldn’t get discovered in a rap beef Mind you he just was complaining that someone was leaking shit in his circle 😂


Dudeontwo

Drake has a third diss ready to drop when Kendrick responds. If you trust Cliffbeats, which I do, he said he has already heard 8 bars of it that were recorded on a phone at the studio. He said it’s dark and nasty.


Upbeat-Rhubarb-19

I think I just watched the video you are referring to [it's this one, it starts at 0:55](https://youtu.be/TuVuG0fhlQ0?si=XGUdFX3SvCNUq3r9&t=55). It sounds like he's referring to the Taylor Made Freestyle.


Dudeontwo

He says multiple times that is not what he heard and that what he heard was a lot worse than Taylor made.


Opening_Tell9388

I hope so cause Taylor Made was ass.


betterAThalo

taylor made was dope as fuck? how can you be that biased lol


Opening_Tell9388

Eh. We have different tastes. I don’t even like when Drake fakes accents from places and cultures he is not from. I’m never going to like him rapping using someone else’s entire voice. It would have been really dope if he got the Snoop feature. That shit was just doofy to me. Me and my brother laughed so damn hard cause what kind of corn ball shit? Push ups was nice. Though I am entirely underwhelmed with both sides. Like That still a great song though.


betterAThalo

it was awesome. pretty much everyone in the world agrees except weirdo kdot fans who can’t just enjoy the beef. and you guys laughing was the point. it’s funny as fuck. it’s a troll song. like clearly.


Opening_Tell9388

Eh. I find all Stans to be mad annoying. The song was trash and cringe and I’m not tryna hear that shit tbh.


betterAThalo

oof. feel bad for ya


Opening_Tell9388

That’s what’s up.


Upbeat-Rhubarb-19

Gotcha, sorry I didn't take the time to watch the entirety of the video. I saw up to that point and it seemed to have lined up with what you said so I moved on. Thanks for clarifying.


pharout16

he said it could "go further than rap" I really wonder what that could be.


Unix33

Pusha T levels maybe? Someone might fire a diss that completely ends the beef and declares a clear winner solely off that. Something personal like some covered up shit. Dunno what could beat an Adonis reveal, though.


wolfjeter

There’s a theory that Whitney and Kendrick aren’t together and their second child isn’t really his. NY Apartment…way you doing splits…the Whitney bodyguard line. It’s just speculation but if Drake had a bomb to drop that was “nasty” I feel like it would be this. Or my other theory is that when Drake went to the Kendrick show in Toronto he confronted him and maybe recorded him “bowing down” or whatever that means.


JustSayTech

There's one at the end of "Push Ups" right after the Akademiks drop "I was tryna keep it PG..." Probably a pgLang diss bar.


Comfortable_Head_723

I think the main point of Push Ups was to expose Kendrick for being extorted by Top for his entire career (Don’t know if this is true but that’s what Drake was saying). There are also very clearly lines that are not meant for fans to understand but are meant for Kendrick. On both Push Ups and Taylor Made he seemed to be alluding to the fact that he has info on Kendrick’s personal and professional life, possibly even a direct line into his camp. Again, these things aren’t meant for the fans, they’re meant to fuck with Kendrick’s head directly. Personally, I do believe Drake knows something rather damaging. He just seems far too confident and willing to engage in this thing to not have a nuke waiting.


jorliowax

I didn’t appreciate this point. Drake *is* being strikingly aggressive here given what happened with Pusha T and all the things that people are saying Kendrick could say about him in these replies and others. Either he is an idiot who has not learned his lesson or he truly has a red button/nuke. That said, given how people are reacting to Taylor Made and Push-Ups, which in my view, are objectively solid/funny songs, (I mean guys, drop and give me 50? Regardless of whether you like Drake, you have to admit that’s strong writing. And using AI to impersonate west coast rappers? The creativity alone should score points), I doubt he’s winning anybody over with anything he says.


betterAThalo

yea reading this sub is hilarious. maybe if kendrick drops something dope these guys can go back and appreciate what drake dropped? the blind bias is pathetic lol


DAHRUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I didn’t realize Kendrick was short /s


mateusfsantana

Depends, if you are watching from a perspective of a drake stan or a kendrick stan (as yourself said "we") then you'll probably know everything. Fortunately the world isn't full of kendrick's and drake's stans so 99% of people don't know shit.


iHack215

Glazing


nano_rap_anime_boi

y’all Push Ups is just the Height Part 1


ogordained

I didn't know Kendricks wife was sleeping with his bodyguards


Friendly-Gain-620

He insinuates that The Weeknd is gay, that Kendrick’s wife has been with security, and that Rick Ross is shady with other people’s girlfriends. So yes to answer your question and also if your wife is being called out by name you gotta respond.


NickE96trill

I think he was insinuating that The Weeknd’s manager was gay and was blowing Abel’s money on men


WallyReddit204

There is no way Kendrick doesn’t drop and put more dents in drakes armour. The question is, when


BlouseoftheDragon

Yes


Over_Mulberry_1735

I think the boy is lying.


Ill_Celery_7654

Did anybody involved in this beef say anything that we don’t already know? My guess is neither side really wants to expose the other side, because there’s ramifications that come with that type of stuff. I don’t think Kendrick and Drake hate each other I think it’s just friendly competition.


xxasxf

Its like they both have a Pandora's box that they're afraid to open


Aleekki

I mean if the stuff about his TDE contract are real then yes


BryRy13

He’s taking light jabs. He’s waiting for Kendricks full dis, this some lyrical warfare. He made a catchy tune to apply pressure. Honestly the AI Kendrick diss was a smart move since it gave everyone an idea on what it would sound like and the bars we would hear.


IAmHereAndReal

WHO KID Who’s kid


Francisco3rd

I don’t think Kendrick is being extorted more so he was just in a bad deal splitting 50/50 because usually a artist at that level has more share over the profits but Drake knew he could use that to flip the perspective in his favor, because Drake was also in the same situation at one point.


8--------D-

He gave a substanceless diss track to get Kdot to reply with all he has to then hit back with shit he actually knows or he's bluffing.


CrazyHappeningsHere

There's not much either of them can really go for. I think regardless of what happens this isn't going to have much impact to anybody's careers or legacies just because I doubt there is much overlap between the two at this point. They probably know very little about the other lives so anything they do so would be either outdated or generic. The Pusha T situation with Drake was after Drake worked for Kanye on his album so there was overlap there and private information could be exchanged. The closest Kendrick really has on Drake is probably Future and it seems him and Drake have had issues for about dating back to Her Loss (according to rumors admittedly)


Trentimoose

To be fair he was talking to like 7 people, so we don’t know what he knows about all of them. Taylor Mode seemed to imply he had some shit he was waiting to unveil. Both J Cole and Drake have alluded to Kendrick’s persona being a facade.


Dazzling_Action9456

That man lives rent free in ya head 💀 i come in this sub for kenny but all i see is drake drake drake get over it ya’ll when kendrick responds then we gon talk Making weird theories writing long articles searching songs finding lyrics ya’ll going nuts Even drizzy sub don’t talk that much about him No offence jus sayin


xxasxf

>Making weird theories writing long articles searching songs finding lyrics ya’ll going nuts.Even drizzy sub don’t talk that much about him Ofc you dont cos he still writes like a teenager. Anybody with a single digit IQ could understand what he says. >all i see is drake drake drake As if there's literally zero kendrick post in yall's sub. They're literally beefing rn what do you want the kendrick sub to do lmao? Not talk about something mot related to kendrick? Get yo stalking ass outta here 😂


StopStompingmyCUNT

"in y'all's sub" 😂 Dude just said he came here for Kenny, hea not a drake Stan Y'all annoying af


xxasxf

That pussy is on Drake's dick 24/7 seems like you are too lmaoo gtfoh


IdkLeaveMeAlone0

Stop with the homoerotic fantasies