Game is not impressed with the current rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
The Compton rapper – who has had his fair share of rap beefs – responded to a tweet from The Joe Budden Podcast Co-host of Official Ice in which he says he wants someone to go to The Game so us fans can “see what a proper diss record looks like.”
The Game responded, saying that the reason no rapper is condemning him is because “his level of irreverence knows no bounds” and that he can “actually rap.” Additionally, he says the rap game as a whole isn't the same as he entered it because fans can't objectively pick a winner. Instead, he says, “fans pick whatever artist is safe for now for the culture to love.”
He then accuses J. Cole of turning a rap game that he considers degraded into “Kool-Aid [with] no sugar,” for apologizing to Kendrick Lamar onstage at Dreamville festival 2024. His comments must have struck a nerve, because the West Coast MC doubled down on his Instagram Stories, saying, “I don't know who's softer these days days these rappers or rap fans'.
That said, many fans agreed with Game's sentiment. The wrinkle of possibly AI songs have made things equally interesting and annoying. Also, the way music is consumed today has given fans an expectation that diss tracks should be recorded and sent as soon as possible. Then there's J. Cole's apology, which rubbed listeners and some of his peers the wrong way. All of these variables have turned many fans away from whole beef.
The game took a more diplomatic approach to the Drake and Kendrick beef when we talk to HipHopDX in 2022. In an interview about his single with Drake “100“, Game, when asked who he got, said, “I don't know, man. Kendrick is just so cool—he's incredible. And then Drake is so shy too. I mean, I'd just like to be a fan of the moment and sit back and watch two of the greatest artists of all time,” he said when asked who would win in a fight.
The game has been boosted by a plethora of rappers throughout his career, including 50 Cent, Eminem, Jay-Z, Joe Budden, Young Thug and many more.
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