{"id":2344100,"date":"2026-03-24T21:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2344100"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:46:21","slug":"jay-z-reveals-what-he-really-thinks-about-fallout-between-kendrick-lamar-and-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jay-z-reveals-what-he-really-thinks-about-fallout-between-kendrick-lamar-and-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Reveals What He Really Thinks About &#8216;Fallout&#8217; Between Kendrick Lamar and Drake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z revealed what he really thinks about the ongoing feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNow, people that like Kendrick hate Drake, no matter what he makes,\u201d the rapper and mogul said in a new <em>GQ<\/em> cover story, noting that their battling may have gone a bit \u201ctoo far\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z got pulled into the feud when he appeared to take sides by choosing Lamar to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jay-z\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jay-Z;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jay-Z&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jay-Z<\/a> is weighing in on the feud between <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Drake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Drake&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Drake<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kendrick-lamar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kendrick Lamar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kendrick Lamar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kendrick Lamar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over a year after the \u201cNot Like Us\u201d rapper, 38, took shots at Drake, 39, during the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-2025-halftime-show-easter-eggs-8789173\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 Super Bow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2025 Super Bow&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2025 Super Bow<\/a>l, Jay-Z, who is tasked with making the final call regarding who takes the stage at the big game, told <em>GQ<\/em> that their battling may have gone a bit \u201ctoo far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNow, people that like Kendrick hate Drake, no matter what he makes,\u201d he said in the cover story published on Tuesday, March 24. \u201cIt\u2019s like an attack on his character. I don\u2019t know if I love that. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s helpful to our growth where the fallout lands, especially on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although he identified \u201cbattling\u201d as one of the four pillars of hip-hop \u2014 alongside breakdancing, graffiti and DJ\u2019ing \u2014 Jay-Z, 56, made it clear that he didn\u2019t like that the situation brought people\u2019s children into it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jay-Z<br \/>Credit: Rashid Johnson\/GQ<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Drake shares 8-year-old son, Adonis Graham, with French artist Sophie Brussaux, Lamar shares two children \u2014\u00a0daughter Uzi, 6, and son Enoch \u2014\u00a0with fianc\u00e9e Whitney Alford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI sound like the old guy wagging his finger, but I think we can achieve the same thing,\u201d Jay-Z emphasized. \u201cIt could stand it before because there was no social media. You had the battle and it was fun and then you moved on. Right now, I don\u2019t know if it could stand it with the technology that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At a certain point, the \u201cEmpire State of Mind\u201d musician finds that battling no longer becomes \u201cworth it\u201d once people\u2019s lives start to get torn down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI love the idea that we got so much music in such a short period of time. Just everything around it was like, &#8216;Man, this is taking us a couple steps back,\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just grown so much that \u2014 I guess I\u2019m going to say it \u2014 I don\u2019t know if battling needs to be part of the culture anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jay-ZCredit: Rashid Johnson\/GQ\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/h8oWBtDw0qNgj6WToOA9RQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/5e3ff6de8842a00f37932946ec36fe9e\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jay-Z<br \/>Credit: Rashid Johnson\/GQ<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the pair <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendrick-lamar-drake-feud-timeline-8785211\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:began their back-and-forth dissing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;began their back-and-forth dissing&quot;}\" class=\"link \">began their back-and-forth dissing<\/a> following the release of Drake and J. Cole\u2019s \u201cFirst Person Shooter\u201d in October 2023, Jay-Z didn\u2019t get pulled into the feud until he chose Lamar to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI chose the guy that was having a monster year,\u201d he told <em>GQ<\/em>. \u201cI think it was the right choice. What do I care about them two guys battling? What\u2019s that got to do with me? Have at it. They drag everybody in it, like everyone\u2019s part of this conspiracy to undermine Drake, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Along with performing his Grammy-winning diss track \u201cNot Like Us\u201d during his halftime show, Lamar brought out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/serena-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Serena Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Serena Williams&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Serena Williams<\/a>, Drake\u2019s ex, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SZA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SZA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SZA<\/a>, who also dated Drake in 2009, as special guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans also speculated that the rapper\u2019s necklace featuring a lowercase \u201cA\u201d was in reference to the &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; lyric: &#8220;Tryna strike a chord and it&#8217;s probably A-minor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think I&#8217;ve always been very open about storytelling through, through all my catalog and my history of music,\u201d Lamar told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQYrpU4vgA0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple Music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Apple Music&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Apple Music<\/a> during a pre-<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/super-bowl-2025-full-recap-8786390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Super Bowl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Super Bowl&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Super Bowl<\/a> press conference. \u201cI&#8217;ve always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I&#8217;m on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jay-z-what-he-thinks-fallout-between-kendrick-lamar-drake-11933515\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jay-Z revealed what he really thinks about the ongoing feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake \u201cNow, people that like Kendrick hate Drake, no matter what he makes,\u201d the rapper and mogul said in a new GQ cover story, noting that their battling may have gone a bit \u201ctoo far\u201d Jay-Z got pulled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2344101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[454589,25844,345927,37703],"class_list":["post-2344100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-2025-super-bowl-halftime-show","tag-drake","tag-gq","tag-kendrick-lamar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jay-Z-Reveals-What-He-Really-Thinks-About-Fallout-Between-Kendrick.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2344102,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344100\/revisions\/2344102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}