{"id":2383967,"date":"2026-04-22T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2383967"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:03:04","slug":"baby-keem-on-kendrick-lamar-and-drakes-beef-it-felt-like-a-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/baby-keem-on-kendrick-lamar-and-drakes-beef-it-felt-like-a-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Keem on Kendrick Lamar and Drake&#8217;s Beef: &#8216;It Felt Like a Sport&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/baby-keem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baby Keem;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;Baby Keem&quot;}\">Baby Keem<\/a> viewed his cousin <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.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;}\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a>\u2019s charts-dominating feud with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.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;}\">Drake<\/a> as a sport-like competition, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jadegomez510\/baby-keem-casino-album-streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ca$ino;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ca$ino&quot;}\">Ca$ino<\/a> artist reveals in a new interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking with Ross Scarano for the New York Times, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/16\/arts\/music\/baby-keem-casino.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:as seen here;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;as seen here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">as seen here<\/a>, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/grammys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grammy;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;Grammy&quot;}\">Grammy<\/a> winner (and seven-time nominee) also underscored the level of confidence he felt amid the much-discussed back-and-forth between the two superstars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor me, it felt like a sport,\u201d Keem <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/16\/arts\/music\/baby-keem-casino.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told;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;told&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told<\/a> the Times. \u201cI was so confident that sometimes you forget to be proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That level of confidence extends to Keem\u2019s own work, thanks in large part to him being able to count Kendrick as a fan, \u201call cousins aside.\u201d As Keem <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/16\/arts\/music\/baby-keem-casino.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:explained;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;explained&quot;}\" class=\"link \">explained<\/a>, knowing that the person he considers \u201cthe greatest artist of all time\u201d supports his work has instilled in him \u201cthe most confidence in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;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;COMPLEX SHOP&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ca$ino, Keem\u2019s second studio album, was released in February via pgLang and Columbia, ultimately bowing at No. 4 in its opening week on the Billboard 200 chart. Kendrick is featured on the track \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/abel-shifferaw\/baby-keem-good-flirts-music-video-kendrick-lamar-momo-boyd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Good Flirts;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;Good Flirts&quot;}\">Good Flirts<\/a>,\u201d which last month got an official video directed by Renell Medrano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drake, meanwhile, is widely believed to be nearing the release of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/drake-teases-upcoming-iceman-album-121529809.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iceman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Iceman&quot;}\">Iceman<\/a>, his first new solo full-length since 2023\u2019s For All the Dogs. There\u2019s still no official release date, but the teases have been consistent as of late, leading fans to believe that a drop could be imminent. The album is one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/rap-albums-releasing-2026-181552438.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:numerous hotly anticipated albums;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;numerous hotly anticipated albums&quot;}\">numerous hotly anticipated albums<\/a> set for a 2026 unveiling.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/drake-tells-xqc-turn-off-192219653.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Drake smiling in a blue and black jacket; The Weeknd performing with a microphone, wearing a black and gold outfit.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/W3ZEEUx99tEFbgltslKfiw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/9b85634337f4e0c2c85c9ae8fcbe1ecb\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Drake Tells xQc to Turn Off The Weeknd\u2019s Music: &#8216;Play Some blink-182&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/kendrick-lamar-young-thug-good-flirts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Young Thug in a red cap and gray sweatshirt, Kendrick Lamar in a tuxedo and glasses, smiling at an event.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2V2abk9jPkk9VPN2fISnHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/ca7581978bb01b4c25a0dbc03794e5de\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Kendrick Lamar Says He Gossips \u2018With My B*tch Like I&#8217;m Young Thug\u2019 on Baby Keem&#8217;s &#8220;Good Flirts&#8221; Song<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/drake-teases-upcoming-iceman-album-121529809.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Drake performing on stage, wearing a black leather outfit, with a large screen showing his image in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mvt4OB2EdI0XMtqef33YzQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/02807d62d263d2c2e65595c132b2a670\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Drake Teases Upcoming &#8216;Iceman&#8217; Album With Frozen Toronto Raptors Courtside Seats<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/r-b-raymond-brown-usher-161842310.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:R&amp;B, Raymond and Brown: Usher and Chris Brown Announce Joint Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;R&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">R&amp;B, Raymond and Brown: Usher and Chris Brown Announce Joint Tour<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/gucci-mane-addresses-pooh-shiesty-044843478.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gucci Mane Addresses Pooh Shiesty on \u201cCrash Dummy\u201d Following Alleged Robbery and Kidnapping;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gucci Mane Addresses Pooh Shiesty on \u201cCrash Dummy\u201d Following Alleged Robbery and Kidnapping&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Gucci Mane Addresses Pooh Shiesty on \u201cCrash Dummy\u201d Following Alleged Robbery and Kidnapping<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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