Amid Drizzy's feuds with fellow hip-hop artists, AceShowbiz offers a long list of famous rappers who have been involved in a rap beef with the 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker.
- May 5, 2024
AceShowbiz - Rap beefs have played a significant role in hip-hop culture. From Nas and Jay-Z's rivalry to Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre's feud, these are some of the biggest beefs in modern history of hip-hop.
Recently, history is written again with an ongoing beef between some of those in the top-tier of the industry. It all started with the release of Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust You", which features Kendrick Lamar's diss song against Drake. Since then, not only Drizzy and K.Dot have traded jabs online and through songs, but also other rappers have weighed in and taken sides.
But this is not the first time Drake has been involved in a beef with fellow rapper. In fact, his nemeses are quite many. To refreshen fans' memory, AceShowbiz has listed names of famous artists who have feuded with Drizzy.
1. Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar, who collaborated with Drake in 2011 and 2012, has been beefing with his friend-turned-foe for more than one decade. In 2013, he took aim at Drake on Big Sean's single "Control", suggesting that he is the king of rap and his rival can't compete.
Years later, Kendrick revived the tension between them by dissing Drake on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That". In response, Drake dropped "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made Freestyle". Not letting his rival win, Kendrick clapped back with "Euphoria", on which he calls his rival a "habitual liar," and "6:16 In LA". In return, Drake fired back with "Family Matters".
2. Rick Ross
Aside from Kendrick Lamar, Drake takes aim at other fellow artists, including Rick Ross, on "Push Ups". On the diss track, Drizzy raps, "I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I'm Ricky/ Can't believe he jumpin' in, this n***a turnin' fifty/ Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy."
In return, Rick hit back at Drake with "Champagne Moments", accusing his nemesis of undergoing plastic surgeries, including Brazilian butt lift. Not stopping there, he recently hinted that Drake lost to Kendrick when the latter dropped "Euphoria", advising his nemesis against responding.
3. Ludacris
Quite different from his feuds with other artists, Drake started his beef with Ludacris. During a 2010 chat, he said about Ludacris, "I hate that rappers picked that flow up. I wish they had left that for people that know how to use it," referring to "Supa Dupa" flow. They later exchanged diss tracks, including Ludacris' "Bada Boom".
The two spitters eventually made peace after Drizzy issued an apology to Ludacris. Proving that they have been on good terms, Drizzy gave the rapper/actor a shout-out when he received an award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, saying, "Ludacris, we haven't always seen eye to eye, but I've always been a big fan of yours and I got a lot of love for you."
4. Pusha T
Pusha T and Drake began beefing after the former unleashed "Exodus 23:1" back in 2012. Since then, the two hip-hop artists have been exchanging diss tracks, including Drake's "Tuscan Leather" and Pusha's "The Story of Adidon".
On "The Story of Adidon", Pusha spits, "You are hiding a child, let that boy come home," making a reference to Drake's son whom he shares with retired porn star Sophie Brussaux. He continued shading Drake with "Infrared", on which he alleges that his rival used a ghostwriter, Quentin Miller, to write his songs. In 2019, Drake admitted that he lost to Pusha.
5. Meek Mill
Meek Mill and Drake were in a feud after the former accused his nemesis of using a ghostwriter for their joint track "R.I.C.O.". In 2015, Meek took to social media to go public with his accusation. In response, Drake released "Charged Up" and "Back to Back" to fire back at Meek.
Furthermore, Meek reiterated his accusation against Drake on "Wanna Know". The two artists continued shading one another before squashing their beef in 2018. At the time, Drake was joined by Meek onstage at his show in Boston.
6. Tyga
In 2014, Tyga publicly declared that he "[doesn't] like Drake as a person" because the latter was "fake." He also revealed that he and Drizzy "were forced together" when both of them were signed to record label Young Money Entertainment.
Drake then got things off his chest about Tyga on "6PM In New York", which was launched in 2015. He spits, "It's so childish calling my name on the world stage/ You need to act your age and not your girl's age," referring to then-17-year-old Kylie Jenner. Drake and Tyga eventually squashed their beef at Kanye West's fashion show.
7. Joe Budden
Joe Budden has been feuding with Drake since 2016. The tension between the retired hip-hop artist and the "One Dance" hitmaker started after the former said that his rival's album "Views" was "uninspired."
In 2023, Joe did it again by claiming that Drizzy is "rapping for children" in his latest record "For All the Dogs". In response, Drizzy ranted against his nemesis on social media, suggesting that Joe had "failed at music." Later on, the podcast host replied, "You'll grow up sooner or later... Father time is undefeated."
8. Common
Common started his beef with Drake by dissing the latter on "Sweet", which was released back in 2011. The 52-year-old spitter later confirmed that he takes aim at Drizzy on the song. As a result, Drake hit back at Common with "Stay Schemin", on which he accuses his rival of using him to sell records.
In response, Common remixed "Stay Schemin", deeming his nemesis "soft." In 2014, the "Universal Mind Control" spitter confessed that he began feuding with Drake due to the latter's alleged romance with his ex-girlfriend Serena Williams.
9. Megan Thee Stallion
Drake started a beef with Megan Thee Stallion as he released "Circo Loco" in 2022. On the song, he throws shade at the "Girls in the Hood" raptress by directly mentioning her moniker. He raps, "This b***h lie 'bout getting shot, but she still a stallion," referring to her 2020 incident when Tory Lanez shot her in the foot.
Upon learning of the diss, Megan fired back at Drake with her own verses on "Hiss". She spits, "These n***as hate on BBLs and be walkin' 'round with the same scars." She adds, "Don't speak on my body count if the d**k ain't worth coming back for seconds/ Cosplay gangsters, fake-a** accents."
10. Kanye West
Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, was once friends with Drake. Their friendship turned sour after Ye called out Drizzy for "not saying" anything when "people making rumors" about the latter having an affair with his then-wife Kim Kardashian in 2018.
The situation got worse when Ye launched his album weeks earlier than Drizzy's set "Scorpion" was dropped. Later on, Drizzy accused Ye of telling Pusha T about his son with Sophie Brussaux. Recently, Ye dropped the remix of "Like That", Kendrick Lamar's diss track against Drizzy.
