Stephen A. Smith is among those who have weighed in on the ongoing beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, suggesting that Drizzy wasn’t pleased with his remarks…
In a recent episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the ESPN host addressed the Toronto rapper directly, claiming that Drake has seen “some of the things I have said about him” on the show. Specifically, he shared his candid opinions about Drake’s legal maneuvers against Universal Music Group for the release of Kendrick’s diss track, “Not Like Us.”
In a previous episode, Smith described Drake’s actions as “weak and sensitive.” He stated, “It’s a bad look, and it’s all smeared on Drake. All of it. This is hip-hop, man, this is hip-hop. Somebody comes at you with lyrics, with a song, you supposed to come right back at them with the song, with lyrics. I don’t care who pumped what up. If the song wasn’t straight fire, there’s no way it would have had that many hits.” It seems those comments didn’t sit well with the 6God. However, Smith had more to express. In his latest episode, he conveyed a direct message to Drake:
“I did not say or echo a single negative thing about you. You’re a phenomenal artist. Your big time. What I said was — fact — ‘Not Like Us’ got you. What I’m saying is, you don’t go the lawyer route in hip-hop over something like this: You take it to the studio. You take it to the streets. That’s all I said. I didn’t sit up there and say you can’t answer Kendrick Lamar. I said, ‘You better figure out a way to do so,’ meaning you have the capability, I think, to pull it off. That’s all!”
“Kendrick got you.”
Stephen A. Smith sends a direct message to Drake after revealing Drake didn’t like the comments he made about him on his show and encourages Drake to drop a new diss song on Kendrick Lamar.
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But that wasn’t the end of his message.
“The point is Kendrick got you with that song. Come back with one of yours. That’s all I’m saying. This is what you do,” Smith continued, emphasizing, “If you’re gonna rely on lawyers, then it’s not a good look because that ain’t what hip-hop is. That’s all.”
As previously reported, Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group (UMG) regarding Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us” for various reasons, including defamation, a pay-to-play scheme, and conspiracy with Spotify.
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