{"id":2449841,"date":"2026-06-08T13:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449841"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:18:16","slug":"dame-dash-believes-drake-can-beat-jay-z-but-not-kendrick-lamar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dame-dash-believes-drake-can-beat-jay-z-but-not-kendrick-lamar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame Dash Believes Drake &#8216;Can Beat&#8217; Jay-Z, But Not Kendrick Lamar"},"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\/dame-dash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dame Dash;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;Dame Dash&quot;}\">Dame Dash<\/a> believes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/perfect-10-track-drake-album-144507496.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Drake;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;Drake&quot;}\">Drake<\/a> could best <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/jay-z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jay-Z;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;}\">Jay-Z<\/a> in the event of a full-fledged, back-and-forth beef being set in motion between the two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s zero chance you need reminding, but just in case: HOV\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/jay-z-roots-picnic-2026-200525575.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Roots Picnic freestyle;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;Roots Picnic freestyle&quot;}\">Roots Picnic freestyle<\/a> this past weekend saw the 25-time Grammy winner being widely interpreted to have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/heres-jay-z-dissed-why-171059623.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:set aside some choice bars for Drake, Dame, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and more;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;set aside some choice bars for Drake, Dame, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and more&quot;}\">set aside some choice bars for Drake, Dame, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, and more<\/a>. Prior to the freestyle garnering extensive headlines attention, Drake himself referenced HOV on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/iceman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Iceman;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;Iceman&quot;}\"><em>Iceman<\/em><\/a>, one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/drakes-decision-drop-3-albums-173138482.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:three new albums;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;three new albums&quot;}\">three new albums<\/a> he dropped in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dame, expectedly, has since responded to his former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/roc-a-fella\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Roc-A-Fella;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;Roc-A-Fella&quot;}\">Roc-A-Fella<\/a> partner in an interview with The Art of Dialogue, arguing that the freestyle in question was \u201cterrible.\u201d He also took issue with who did, and who didn\u2019t, have some HOV bars sent their way, leading to mentions of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kendrick-lamar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kendrick Lamar;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> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/50-cent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:50 Cent;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;50 Cent&quot;}\">50 Cent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThen, he\u2019s getting at Drake,\u201d Dame said in the new interview, seen below. \u201cAnd I don&#8217;t think Drake can beat Kendrick [Lamar], but I know Drake can beat Jay. I know that for a fact. And then I was like, damn, this n***a ain\u2019t say nothing about 50 [Cent]? I guess he don\u2019t want no smoke with 50 but 50 been kinda quiet lately too, for some reason.\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=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;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\">Of course, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/history-jay-zs-slickest-sneak-155530423.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jay\u2019s propensity for slick jabs is well-documented;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;Jay\u2019s propensity for slick jabs is well-documented&quot;}\">Jay\u2019s propensity for slick jabs is well-documented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next for HOV are anniversaries-celebrating performances focused on his classic albums <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em> and <em>The Blueprint <\/em>at Yankee Stadium on July 10 and July 11, respectively. A third show, dubbed \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/jay-z-announces-extra-date-163751180.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Extra Innings;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;Extra Innings&quot;}\">Extra Innings<\/a>,\u201d is slated for July 12.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/conway-machine-raps-over-drakes-184931183.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Conway the Machine Puts His Own Spin on Drake&#8217;s &#8216;Iceman&#8217; Track &#8220;Make Them Pay&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/drakes-decision-drop-3-albums-173138482.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Drake performing on stage, wearing a light vest with &quot;STAY COZY&quot; and the number 11, holding a microphone, and dressed in black pants.\" 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\/5Fl1pktbCmGMjoluTNwV3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/66b89f800689683a13541919de7b7e04\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Drake&#8217;s Ambitious Decision to Drop 3 New Projects at Once: Is There Precedent Here?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><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-celebrates-15-no-1-123120683.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Drake performing on stage in a light blue outfit, holding a microphone and pointing, with a large crowd and stage lights 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\/i6jjNJ3h4f2lQ1AIW6235Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/2903de809a1584c3a1d94f9c0026d446\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Drake Celebrates 15 No. 1 Albums, 14 No. 1 Songs: &#8216;Back Broke From Carrying the Game&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/maluma-says-not-interested-collabs-223155055.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Maluma Says He\u2019s Not Interested in Collaborating With Artists From the United States Anymore;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;Maluma Says He\u2019s Not Interested in Collaborating With Artists From the United States Anymore&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Maluma Says He\u2019s Not Interested in Collaborating With Artists From the United States Anymore<\/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\/katseye-daniela-reunites-queen-latifah-185847960.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KATSEYE\u2019s Daniela Reunites With Queen Latifah Years After Appearing on Her Talk Show: \u2018Full Circle\u2019;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;KATSEYE\u2019s Daniela Reunites With Queen Latifah Years After Appearing on Her Talk Show&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">KATSEYE\u2019s Daniela Reunites With Queen Latifah Years After Appearing on Her Talk Show: \u2018Full Circle\u2019<\/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=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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There\u2019s zero chance you need reminding, but just in case: HOV\u2019s Roots Picnic freestyle this past weekend saw the 25-time Grammy winner being widely interpreted to have set aside some choice bars for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2449847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[352022,25844,37703],"class_list":["post-2449841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-dame-dash","tag-drake","tag-kendrick-lamar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dame-Dash-Believes-Drake-Can-Beat-Jay-Z-But-Not-Kendrick.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449841","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=2449841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449849,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449841\/revisions\/2449849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}