A Word: Hit After Hit: Rap in a Post Kendrick v. Drake World

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🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Drake didn’t know who he was messing with, and was never on Kendrick Lamar’s level in hip hop. That’s the verdict of cultural commentator and author Touré. On today’s episode of A Word, he joins host Jason Johnson to break down the meaning behind the brutal rap battle, and whether Not Like Us, BBL Drizzy, Family Matters and other songs central to the beef will rewrite the blueprint for diss tracks forever. Guest: Touré, host of the Touré Show podcast, and author of Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A heads up. This conversation is going to contain language that some of the listeners might find offensive.
0:06.4	So please be advised.
0:08.6	This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. The number one song in America is not like us.
0:16.4	Arguably, the sharpest of the disc tracks swapped between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar in recent weeks.
0:22.4	The beef is fuel viral videos, minutes of streams. Drake and Kindred Lamar in recent weeks.
0:22.6	The beef is fueled viral videos,
0:24.2	millions of streams, and countless hours of debate.
0:27.0	But what does this say good or bad
0:29.5	about the future of hip-hop and music?
0:31.2	We don't know.
0:32.2	Drake being in a beef like this is him not understanding culturally.
0:38.0	I shouldn't be talking to this person in this way.
0:42.0	The aftermath of the Kendrick versus Drake Beef coming up on a word with me
0:46.5	Jason Johnson stay with us. While you're listening to this podcast I'm causing mischief.
0:53.6	Like creeping past sleepy granddad
0:57.6	to sneak a pot of Petty Faloo from the fridge.
1:00.6	Because Petty Faloo fuels the mischief.
1:04.0	Boom!
1:05.0	Mom says that Petitilu is made with calcium and vitamin D for healthy bones.
1:13.0	She knows best, most of the time.
1:16.0	Fueling mischief with petty flu. Welcome to a word of podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Spring of 2024 might go down in history as a high point in hip-hop. A moment when dueling
1:39.4	distracts from Kendrick Lamar and Drake sparked millions of streams, a universe of spin-offs, and arguably the first song of this summer. Not like us.
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