Hey everyone, it's Patrick here, and today we're diving into the latest developments in the ongoing feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Drake dropped his new album, *$ome $exy $ongs 4 U*, a 21-track project collaborated with PARTYNEXTDOOR. One of the standout tracks, *Gimme a Hug*, seems to signal a potential end to the long-standing beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. In the song, Drake raps, “F–k a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit,” indicating he's ready to move past their rivalry and focus on more positive energy.

However, despite this olive branch, the legal battles between Drake and Universal Music Group are still very much alive. Drake has sued the label, alleging it artificially boosted Kendrick Lamar's diss track, *Not Like Us*, and has also filed a defamation lawsuit over implications made in the song.

This release comes on the heels of Kendrick Lamar's record-breaking Super Bowl 2025 halftime performance in New Orleans. Lamar delivered a high-energy set at Caesars Superdome, which included a performance of *Not Like Us*, marking it as the most-watched halftime show in history.

While Lamar was taking center stage at the Super Bowl, Drake was performing in Melbourne, Australia, as part of his Anita Max Win tour. During one of his Melbourne concerts, Drake modified the lyrics of his song *Knife Talk* to reinforce his resilience in the ongoing feud, changing the line “Beef is live, spoiler alert, this n—a dies” to “Beef is live, spoiler alert, I never died.”

The feud has been a hot topic on social media, with fans and critics alike weighing in on the latest developments. Despite Drake's apparent desire to move on from the beef, the legal and public sparring continues, keeping the drama between these two rap giants in the spotlight.

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