Kendrick Lamar Talks Drake During GQ Interview

GQ magazine has just dropped their annual ‘Man of the Year’ issue where Kendrick Lamar was the pick for “Rapper of the Year.” GQ also had a featured spread with the TDE general during some hectic times for Kendrick to say the least. Amongst it, the tension after his “Control” verse, his bump-in with Drake at the VMAs, and the death of his close friend Chad Keaton. In this piece, Kendrick was asked if he and Drake were on good terms or not in which he responded “They’re pretty cool,” however also stated “I mean, I would be okay if we weren’t.” During this time, Drake went on several interviews where it was pretty indicative that he was offended by Kendrick’s bars, and from there, Kendrick responded to Drake at the infamous BET Cypher. In the article, Kendrick also stated “If anything. We all peers” when acknowledging the fact that Drake had taken the verse as a diss, and also wanted to state that Drake isn’t a creative influence for him. The issue is on stands now, leave thoughts below.