{"id":4598,"date":"2025-04-21T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:04:32","slug":"kendrick-lamar-mocks-drake-on-tour-with-skit-as-defamation-lawsuit-over-not-like-us-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4598","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar mocks Drake on tour with skit as defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Kendrick Lamar reignited his feud with Drake during the opening night of his Grand National Tour on April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. Lamar staged a skit that openly mocked Drake\u2019s signature \u201cdrop drop\u201d adlib from his diss track Family Matters.<\/p>\n<p>The skit featured Lamar seated in a mock deposition. When an off-screen voice asked about \u201cSunday, Feb. 9\u201d\u2014the date of Kendrick\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show\u2014he quipped, \u201cI don\u2019t keep up with dates.\u201d The voice then mimicked Drake\u2019s \u201cDrop. Drop. Drop\u201d refrain, triggering a transition into the opening beat of Kendrick\u2019s Not Like Us, which played across the stadium as fans erupted.<\/p>\n<p>The stunt quickly drew reactions online, with fans debating whether Lamar\u2019s jab was clever or overplayed. Fans commented praises for Kendrick\u2019s boldness to claims that the feud is the only thing keeping him in the spotlight. Some argued that Drake elevated Lamar\u2019s public profile, while others applauded Kendrick\u2019s persistence and theatrical flair.<\/p>\n<p>As Lamar turns up the heat on stage, Drake is responding through legal channels. According to CNN, the rapper has amended his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), citing recent censorship of lyrics from Not Like Us. His legal team noted that both the Super Bowl performance and the Grammys redacted a line implying criminal behavior, which they argue supports Drake\u2019s defamation claims.<\/p>\n<p>With lyrical shots and legal filings both in motion, the feud between Lamar and Drake shows no signs of cooling. Whether in courtrooms or stadiums, each move continues to captivate fans and stir debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Lamar reignited his feud with Drake during the opening night of his Grand National Tour on April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. Lamar staged a skit that openly mocked Drake\u2019s signature \u201cdrop drop\u201d adlib from his diss track Family Matters. The skit featured Lamar seated in a mock deposition. When an off-screen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}