Channel 4 is creating a documentary titled Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake, on Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap beef by using archive and interviews with people who have worked and known the rappers.
After news of the documentary production went viral on the internet, and Pop Base posted the update on X, netizens took to the comment section, noting that significant time has passed since the artists began their feud in 2013.
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"Channel 4 stays making unnecessary documentaries" - a user commented
"I can think of 10000000 more serious issues in the world rn 🙄" - another user noted
"A whole doc on Kendrick vs. Drake? That's like making a war movie about a pillow fight." - another user commented
While some netizens believe that it'll be interesting to watch since the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been going on for decades.
"That documentary sounds like it's going to be so interesting It'll be cool to see the behind th scenes of their beef and how it influenced their careers. Can't wait to watch it🎥🍿" - a netizen commented
"People gonna say it’s tired but this being officially documented is actually interesting. This beef has been going on through subliminals for over a decade and finally went full out this year . A huge moment for the culture" - another user emphasized
"This documentary could finally give us the deep dive into the Lamar-Drake feud we've all been waiting for." - a user claimed
What happened between Kendrick Lamar and Drake?
The feud between the two artists started in 2013 when during a verse on Big Sean's Control, Kendrick took names of a bunch of rappers including Drake and lyrically emphasized that he wants to "murder" the competition, establishing himself as a dominant force in the rap world.
Although Drake didn't directly jump on the wagon after the track came out, the artist made subtle jabs against Lamar in interviews. He disagreed with Kendrick's verse and noted that he was in a different league than the rappers Kendrick Lamar mentioned in the track. During a 2013 Billboard interview, Drake said,
"It just wasn’t real to me… I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform.”
Both the artists took subtle jabs at each other through their music and in 2013, Kendrick Lamar while rapping on stage at the BET Hip-Hop Awards rapped,
"And nothing’s been the same since they dropped ‘Control’ and tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pajama clothes."
Although both the artists haven't publicly confirmed the beef, they have acknowledged the tensions between them in their songs.
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