Jay-Z on Drake-Kendrick Feud: Hip-Hop's Evolving Culture

On March 24th, Jay-Z recently shared his thoughts on the ongoing rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar in a GQ interview.

As the person deciding the Super Bowl halftime performer, he picked Kendrick Lamar for the 2025 show in New Orleans.

There, Lamar performed his hit diss track, Not Like Us, which reignited the feud from over a year ago.

The beef started back in October 2023, after a track by Drake and Jay Cole.

It escalated quickly with personal jabs that Jay-Z now says crossed into uncomfortable territory.

During the halftime show, Lamar even brought out guests like Serena Williams, Drake's former girlfriend, adding fuel to the fire.

Fans have split hard along lines, with loyalties turning into lasting divides online.

Jay-Z pointed out how the few dragged in family lives, including Drake's 8-year-old son, and Lamar's young kids with his fiancee.

That kind of attack on characters sticks around forever on social media, making reconciliation tough.

Jay-Z called battling one core part of hip-hop's roots, but he wonders if it fits anymore in our tech-driven world.

Back in the day, rivalries were fun and short-lived, without platforms amplifying every word.

Now, he feels they tear people down instead of building up the culture.

With all the strong music that came from this clash, Jay-Z holds hip-hop keeps evolving past these dragged-out fights toward something more positive.

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I'm Corey with The Story.