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Drake-Kendrick Lamar Feud: A Timeline Of How Their Relationship Has Become One Of Music Industry바카라™s Biggest Disputes

As the Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud gets intense with each passing day, here's a complete timeline of how their, once, fruitful relationship has now turned sour.

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The hip-hop industry is in a frenzy. What was once a fruitful relationship between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has now turned sour. The two hip-hop icons started their career with collaborations. However, Lamar바카라™s recent feature on Future and Metro Boomin바카라™s 바카라˜We Don바카라™t Trust You바카라™ album has fired the shots. The feud started when Lamar dissed Drake and Cole. He sang, 바카라œYeah, get up with me, f바카라“k sneak dissing/바카라™First Person Shooter,바카라™ I hope they came with three switches바카라Š Think I won바카라™t drop the location? I still got PTSD/ Motherf바카라“k the Big Three, n바카라”a, it바카라™s just big me.바카라

Drake addressed this matter at his concert in March. Drake said, 바카라œA lot of people ask me how I바카라™m feeling. I바카라™m a let you know I바카라™m feeling. Listen, the same way I바카라™m feeling is the same way I want you to walk out this building tonight. I got my f바카라“king head up high, my back straight, I바카라™m 10 f바카라“king toes down in Florida and anywhere else I go. And I know that no matter what, it바카라™s not a n바카라”a on this earth that could ever f바카라“k with me in my life!바카라

While fans wait for more updates on their brewing feud, here바카라™s a complete timeline of their relationship.

November 2011: Kendrick Lamar works with Drake on 바카라˜Take Care바카라™ album

Kendrick Lamar's promising career took a significant leap when he featured on Drake's highly anticipated album, 바카라˜Take Care바카라™. Drake, transitioning from a rookie to a superstar, exceeded expectations with this release, returning to his roots while collaborating with emerging talents like Lamar. Fresh off the success of his project, 바카라˜Section 80바카라™, Lamar's appearance on the 바카라˜Buried Alive Interlude바카라™ shot him to success.

February 2012: Drake invites Kendrick Lamar to Club Paradise Tour

Drake continued to support Lamar by inviting him to join the Club Paradise Tour as one of the opening acts, alongside A$AP Rocky. Lamar's impressive performance on 바카라˜Buried Alive바카라™ earned him rave reviews and solidified his position as a rising star in the hip-hop scene.

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October 2012: Drake and Lamar collaborate with A$AP Rocky

The duo appeared on A$AP Rocky's 바카라˜Fu****' Problems바카라™ alongside 2 Chainz. Following the success of this collaboration, Drake and Lamar joined forces once more on Lamar's debut album for the track 바카라˜Poetic Justice.바카라™ The album reached the 26th position on the Billboard Hot 100.

August 2013: Kendrick Lamar takes a dig at Drake on Big Sean바카라™s 바카라˜Control바카라™

Fresh off the success of his major label debut, 바카라˜good kid, m.A.A.d city바카라™, Lamar's confidence soared as he boldly called out his peers, including Drake, in a searing take on the state of the industry. Lamar's provocative lyrics shook the landscape as he declared his intention to outshine his fellow artists, stirring reactions from the hip-hop community. Drake responded to Lamar's diss as mere ambition and asserted his confidence in his abilities.

October 2013: Kendrick Lamar hits at Drake at BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher

Lamar further intensified his rivalry with Drake during the BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher. Joined by TDE, Lamar delivered a verse over the instrumental of 바카라˜Shook Ones바카라™ where he took direct aim at Drake in response to their ongoing feud.

December 2013: Drake addresses the feud with Kendrick Lamar

In an interview with VIBE Magazine, Drake emphasized the impact the feud had on his album and also said that he has the right to defend himself while maintaining respect for Lamar's talent. He acknowledged Lamar's genius but remained firm in his stance. He drew similarities between his approach with that of Michael Jordan.

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October 2023: Drake collaborates with J. Cole

In 바카라˜First Person Shooter바카라™, J. Cole and Drake dropped the iconic 바카라˜big three line.바카라™ The verse said, 바카라œLove when they argue the hardest MC/ Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/ We the big three like we started a league/ but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.바카라

March 2024: Kendrick Lamar blasts off at Drake in 바카라˜Like That바카라™

Kendrick Lamar collaborated with Future and Metro Boomin on 바카라˜Like That바카라™. He didn't mince words. He dismantled the notion of a "Big 3" involving himself, Cole, and Drake. He said, 바카라œMotherf바카라“k the big three, n바카라”a, it's just big me.바카라

March 25, 2024: Drake addresses the feud at his concert

Opening up to his audience, Drake declared that he was standing tall with his head held high.

April 2024: Drake pushes his diss track on streaming apps

Drake officially released his diss track 바카라˜Push Ups바카라™ on streaming platforms, a week after its initial leak and premiere by DJ Akademiks. In the song, Drake aims at Kendrick Lamar. He also took digs at Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, and Future on the track.

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April 24, 2024: Drake releases second diss track

Drake escalated his feud with Lamar by dropping a second diss track titled 바카라˜Taylor Made Freestyle바카라™ on Instagram. He used AI to emulate the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg. However, Tupac's lawyers threatened legal action if he didn't remove the track from his social media accounts. He, later, pulled down the song.

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April 30, 2024: Kendrick Lamar strikes back

Lamar reignited the feud with Drake through the release of his scathing comeback track, 바카라˜Euphoria바카라™. The six-minute track called out Drake for his use of the N-word criticized his fashion sense, questioned his credibility in hip-hop, and more. In one verse, he also expressed distrust towards J. Cole and Drake.  

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