Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef has made its way to Jeopardy! after the show featured a “Diss-Track-Tions” category on Tuesday night. As caught by Rolling Stone, the show highlighted several iconic beefs from throughout hip-hop history. For $800, host Ken Burns read: “In May 2024, these 2 competitors went back and forth with tracks like ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams.'”
Contestant Isaac quickly buzzed in with the obvious: “Who are Kendrick Lamar and Drake?” For $2,000, the category brought up JAY-Z and Nas’ infamous feud. “The title of this hate letter from Nas to Jay-Z that shares its name with an anesthetic drug now means ‘to insult publicly,'” the prompt read, referencing the track, “Ether.” The other prompts included 50 Cent and Cam’Ron, The Game and Eminem, as well as The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac.
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When clips of the incident made their way to social media, fans reflected on the impact of Lamar and Drake's feud. "This rap beef made it to mainstream TV and will go down in history," one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another added: "This beef is gonna transform rap n culture in its entirety. Its transending the genre before our very eyes dawg like its crazy fr."
"Jeopardy!" Highlights Kendrick Lamar & Drake's Beef
The Jeopardy! segment comes after Lamar's hit diss track, "Not Like Us," returned to number one on the Billboard Global 200 chart in the wake of him releasing a music video for the song. It also popped up to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 after the weekend of July 4th. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.
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