Kendrick Lamar releases ANOTHER diss track after Not Like Us - as Drake stays silent
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Kendrick Lamar has released his first song in four months, a follow-up to May 4's Not Like Us, which solidified him as the victor in his rap beef with Drake.
The 37-year-old Compton native — who is headlining Super Bowl LIX in February 2025 — shared the untitled track via Instagram on Wednesday, and it is not available to stream.
Lamar's latest effort does not explicitly name the Toronto-bred artist, also 37, but references the musical feud, opening with the lines, 'I think it's time to let the party die / this s**t done got too wicked to apologize / it's different, get him whacked and disqualified.'
Elsewhere in the new music, Kendrick raps about themes of hedonism, spirituality and the pitfalls of fame.
Earlier this week, the Loyalty hitmaker announced his upcoming NFL performance, writing in a social media caption, 'Super Bowl LIX. New Orleans. February 2025. #AppleMusicHalftime.'
Kendrick Lamar has released his first song in four months, a follow-up to May 4's Not Like Us , which solidified him as the victor in his rap beef with Drake; Lamar pictured in May 2023
Lamar's latest effort does not explicitly name the Toronto-bred artist, also 37, but references the musical feud, opening with the lines, 'I think it's time to let the party die / this s**t done got too wicked to apologize / it's different, get him whacked and disqualified'; Drake pictured in March
The post featured a single close-up up photo of a pair of well-worn, black, Air Force 1 sneakers and has so far racked up more than two million likes from his 16.4 million followers.
Fans quickly flocked to the comments to unpack the cryptic post, with one top note stating: 'Bro just confirmed the villain era and in the postmodern [world] that makes him the hero.'
Another commenter referenced Kendrick's ongoing tension with DJ Akademiks, who is a known Drake fan.
'Akademiks punching ghosts rn,' a social media user with the handle @thermalvision_ weighed in.
Some have interpreted some rap bars in particular to be directed toward the media personality: 'Influencers talk down 'cause I'm not with the basic sh*t / But they don't hate me, they hate the man that I represent / The type of man that never d*ck ride 'cause I want a favor.'
If there was any doubt about who the entertainer was speaking on, he added another hint: 'The radio personality pushing propaganda for salary / Let me know when they turn up as a casualty.'
Someone else surmised that the new song is a reaction to the music industry as a whole.
'This ain't even about Drake, it's about the whole industry and its effects on the next generation. He's sickened by it all,' @johnsdayoff wrote.
And another person joked about Kendrick: 'He wrote this with a sword.'
Fans quickly flocked to the comments to unpack the cryptic post, with one top note stating: 'Bro just confirmed the villain era'
Another commenter referenced Kendrick's ongoing tension with DJ Akademiks, who is a known Drake fan
Someone else surmised that the new song is a reaction to the music industry as a whole
Another person joked about Kendrick: 'He wrote this with a sword'
Along with his Super Bowl halftime performance announcement, Kendrick shared a separate post containing a promotional video.
In the snippet he said, 'Will you be pulling up? I hope so. You know there's only one opportunity to win a championship. No round twos. Let's get it, boom! I wouldn't want you to miss it. Meet me in New Orleans February 9, 2025.'
He added, 'Wear your best dressed too, even if you're watching from home. Let's go, yeee! It's what I'm talking about, man. Now we can get to it for real.'
In the clip, Kendrick handled a football passing machine on the field in front of a huge American flag.
The new song comes after Kendrick announced earlier this week that he is headlining the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in February 2025
Drake has quietly moved on from his rap spar with Kendrick, which many have understood to be a concession.
In early August he surprised fans with the release of 100 gigabytes of previously unseen footage from his personal archives.
The dump included behind-the-scenes content from studio sessions for some of his most biggest hits.
Among the outtakes was a revealing moment that confirmed his 2016 Rihanna-assisted song Too Good was written about tennis icon Serena Williams.
