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Is The Kendrick Lamar And Drake Beef Over After The 2024 BET Awards?

Author Cort Freeman
Did the 2024 BET Awards officially end the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef? (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch)

Did the 2024 BET Awards put an end to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef? One of the two left the night with some significant hardware.

The 2024 BET Awards kicked off with a joke at Kendrick’s expense as they parodied “Not Like Us.” However, it was Kendrick who got the last laugh as he ended up winning Male Artist Of The Year. So, does that officially put an end to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef?

Is The Kendrick Lamar And Drake Beef Over?

Regardless of whose side you were on during the beef, K. Dot winning Male Artist Of The Year has to bring some major bragging rights with it. It feels like Kendrick Lamar and Drake were two of the most discussed rappers of the year. Now, you could argue that Kendrick won the beef because he got the title and the trophy to go along with it.

Kendrick has now won Male Artist Of The Year at the BET Awards three years in a row. Again, that’s a major accomplishment! Drake was also nominated in 2024, 2023, and 2022 but came up short losing to Kendrick each time. I’m sure Drake isn’t losing any sleep over it. He has enough hardware on his mantle as it is, in addition to being one of the most popular artists of his generation. You have to imagine he didn’t want to see Kendrick leave the stage with the award, though.

Even Vice President Kamala Harris got in on the fun with a pre-taped skit before the Award Show. She even made a “Not Like Us” reference during her appearance. Kendrick left his mark all over the awards this year and it’s hard to say he lost the beef at this point.

Who Won The Kendrick Lamar And Drake Beef?

Sure, the beef isn’t exactly new. There’s been a feud between the two rappers dating back to the early 2010s. However, things escalated in March of 2024 after the release of several diss tracks. It seems to have ignited with “Like That” by Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar. Drake then fired back releasing diss tracks of his own with “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Then, the ball was back in Lamar’s court and he dropped “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA” which caused Drake to drop “Family Matters” accusing Kendrick of being a domestic abuser and even alleging one of his children was fathered by Dave Free. That’s when things really started heating up. Kendrick then dropped “Meet the Grahams” in which he accuses Drake of sex trafficking, being a predator, and fathering a secret child. The following day, Lamar dropped “Not Like Us” in which he seemingly doubled down on Drake being a predator. After that, Drake responded with “The Heart Part 6.”

Safe to say it was an exciting time in the rap world. People were at the edge of their seats waiting for the next diss track. We were on social media deciphering the lyrics and finding Easter Eggs and hidden meanings to the lyrics. Everyone had their own opinion on who won and their favorite diss track. However, majority seemed to declare Kendrick Lamar the winner. Major publications including Pitchfork, The Ringer, and Rolling Stone also seemed to take Kendrick’s side and named him the winner of the beef.

What do you think? Does Kendrick Lamar winning Male Artist Of The Year at the 2024 BET Awards cement his victory over Drake? Or are we just getting started and it’s too early to declare any winner? Sound off, does winning Male Artist Of The Year at the BET Award mean the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is officially over?

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

5 Throwback Hip-Hop Artists You Might Have Forgotten About

These are 5 throwback hip-hop artists you might have forgotten about, but at one time they were all over! Can you think of any?

Rappers, singers, and artists come and go. Some take off and have incredibly careers that span generations like Jay-Z and Eminem. However, some end up being one-hit wonders and others have some success for a few years before falling completely off the Earth. I came up with a list of 5 throwback hip-hop artists you might have forgotten about!

5 Throwback Hip-Hop Artists You Might Have Forgotten About

Before we get to the list, take a minute to think of some examples of throwback hip-hop artists you might have forgotten about (or think others likely have forgotten about). If you look throw old playlists you might be shocked to see some of the artists on there and have no idea who they are…but at one time they ruled the airwaves.

Rappers like Nelly, Ludacris, and 50 Cent became popular back in the early to mid 2000s and are still active players in the game today. Sure, they’re not as big or famous as they once were but they’re still household names and go on tour. Not every artist can say that! Many have fallen off and are now just a name and a song on a forgotten playlist. However, we can’t let them die out completely! At one point, some of these forgotten artists had some of our favorite songs that we knew every word to! Maybe we even tried to dress like them or emulate their style or flow. Certainly, I can’t be the only one who tried wearing a Nelly band-aid to school. That was a very difficult day. I did not do that a second time.

Alright, you did your thinking. Were you able to think of any throwback hip-hop artists you might have forgotten about? Let us know who you thought of! Check out our list below! Do you remember all 5?

5 Throwback Hip-Hop Artists You Might Have Forgotten About

  • Mike Jones

    While some of us (including myself) can still recite his phone number by heart, others are left asking, “Who?” when you talk about Mike Jones…only they aren’t doing it ironically anymore. No, they are literally asking “Who?” in regard to Mike Jones. That’s a bummer because he even named his album “Who Is Mike Jones?” and now that’s coming back to bite him.

    Mike Jones was all over during the early-mid 2000s. Houston was one of the biggest rap cities back then giving us artists like Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Bun B, and more. Jones had huge hits like “Back Then,” “Flossin’,” and “Still Tippin’.” I loved those songs back in the day! Now, I’m not sure where Mike is, but at least I know how to get a hold of him: 281-330-8004.

  • Chingy

    Chingy had crazy hits back in the day! Everyone knew the lyrics to “Holidae In” and sang it all the time. “Right Thurr” had us all talking with the St. Louis accent. There were many more hits than just those two.

    However, you don’t hear much from Chingy these days. I’m sure he made enough money from the hits back in the day to still be living just fine. At least I hope. Disclaimer: I’m a huge Nelly fan. That’s my derrty! So, I took Nelly Mo’s side in the beef between the 2 but still have to give Chingy his flowers for having massive success during the mid 2000s.

  • Unk

    Do you remember Unk? It should sound familiar because he had some big hits back in the day. You probably remember bangers like “Walk It Out” and “Two Step.” He popularized a dance movement that had us all doing it. This was totally the “Ringtone Rap” that was popular back then where you just had to have a catchy hook to make a hit. Unk mastered that. He had his hits and then it seems like he Two Stepped his way out of the spotlight. We’ll always have those hits, though!

  • Murphy Lee

    I mentioned my love for Nelly earlier and I feel the same way towards the other notable St. Lunatic, Murphy Lee! Murphy was featured on some of Nelly’s hits like “Air Force Ones” and had a killer verse on “Batter Up.” He also had some success on his own. “Wat Da Hook Gon Be?” was a huge hit! I was also a big fan of “Luv Me Baby.” You don’t hear much from Murphy Lee anymore but he still gets tons of plays on my playlists! He’ll always be one of my favorites.

  • Tone Tone

    Waddupdoe? What Up Doe? Whaddup Doe? However you want to spell it, we know what you mean in Detroit. It’s probably Detroit’s most famous catchphrase. If you ever hear someone use that phrase, you can instantly know they’re from Detroit. Personally, I first heard it in Tone Tone’s “Waddupdoe?” That song was so catchy! He had a couple hits back in the day representing Detroit but you don’t hear too much from him these days. However, “Waddupdoe?” will forever live on in infamy here in Detroit. “Luv The Way She Doin’ It” was a catchy song, too. We loved those tracks back in high school. Hope he’s doing well and still holding it down for the 313.

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