Soulja Boy has strong words for Drake after his highly publicized battle with Kendrick Lamar. Drake and Lamar have been taking shots at each other since the latter's now-infamous verse on Big Sean's "Control" released in 2013. Drake and J. Cole collaborated on "First Person Shooter," the hit single from Drake's 2023 album For All The Dogs. Lamar responded to claims of a hip-hop Big 3 on the Future & Metro Boomin track "Like That." The rest is history.
Soulja Boy, who has a new album set for release on July 28, took to X (formerly Twitter) to make his disappointment in Drake clear. His posts were met with a mixed response. Some shared their belief that Drake needed to take the loss. Others accused him of clout chasing, as his album is under two weeks away from release and controversy almost always sells. "This is what happens when you don't hop up out the bed and turn your swag on," said one Instagram user, referencing his 2008 hit.
Soulja Boy Is Disappointed In Drake's Battle Performance
Soulja Boy and Drake were friendly for some time in the latter's early years of superstardom. Drake freestyled over "We Made It" in 2013, a non-album track that got very popular. In 2019, Soulja claimed that he "taught Drake everything he knows." It was a one-sided beef that ended with the infamous "Draaaake?" soundbite from his interview with The Breakfast Club. After that, Drake reached out to Soulja to end any animosity and resolve the conflict peacefully.
Drake has been reeling since his battle with Kendrick Lamar. He reportedly plans to release new music this summer, which may get him back on track. Lamar has been on a months-long victory lap, with "Not Like Us" surging to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after the music video released. Soulja Boy is not the only disappointed rapper out there. Kendrick Lamar's own Black Hippy squadmate, Ab-Soul, seemed to express a level of disappointment in Drake. He was more forgiving than Soulja, not ruling out the possibility of redemption. However, he specified that Drake could never "f*ck with" Kendrick on the rap side.