Drake’s recent actions have sparked speculation among fans about his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar. Early Saturday morning, Drake shared a selfie on his Instagram Story wearing a vintage Compton Community College t-shirt, which some fans believe is a calculated move to taunt Lamar, who is from Compton.
Shortly after, Drake shared a picture of a movie with the subtitles, “If I’m gonna die, I wanna do it outside with my friends,” further fueling the speculation. [1] Fans have suggested that Drake is intentionally provoking a reaction from Lamar, with one fan commenting, “If Drake was silent, Kendrick, everyone would be saying he scared. Drake is having fun, and folks think he pressed.”
This move followed the release of Drake’s latest AI-infused diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” where he used an AI-generated voice of the late Tupac Shakur to take shots at Lamar. [1] Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, expressed his opinion on the use of the AI-generated vocals, stating that Drake “weaponized it all for a rap battle” and that the battle should be “one-on-one with no outside help.”
However, a day after the release of “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drake has reportedly pulled the track from social media, following a threat of legal action from Tupac Shakur’s estate.