"The truth really hurts" - Pusha T on how Kendrick Lamar won the Drake beef

While speaking to journalist Ari Melber at Saint Sessions Live, Pusha T said he believes that Kendrick Lamar beat Drake in their iconic rap battle earlier this year. When he was asked about the beef, Pusha replied saying,

"Kendrick is a lyricist that talks to your soul...The truth really hurts. The truth cuts deep. I think Kendrick was really talking to (Drake's) soul.

He also added saying,

"That would cause you to tap out. That'll cause you to sue."

The rapper was referring to Drake's lawsuit against Lamar and Universal Music Group in Bexar County, Texas. Drake filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court last week alleging that Universal Music Group artificially inflated the popularity of Lamar's hit, Not Like Us.

The track reached No.1 on the Billboard Top 100 and stayed there for multiple weeks, but Drake believes that the success wasn't organic. As per Drake, UMG allegedly pushed the record to cause him financial and professional loss, since the track was harmful to his reputation.

Why are Kendrick Lamar and Drake beefing?

Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef originated in 2013 when Lamar in a guest verse on Big Sean's Control called out Drake, J Cole, Meek Mill, Mac Miller, Pusha T, and a bunch of other rappers saying, "I got love for you all, but I'm trying to murder you." What happened next was a lyric battle of sorts with Drake and Lamar dropping diss tracks against each other.

The two also dissed each other in interviews and other appearances. Recently, Drake filed a "pre-action petition" against Universal Music, the company behind Kendrick Lamar's recent hit Not Like Us, accusing the company of defamation. As per legal papers, Drake alleged that the company could have halted the release of a song that was "falsely accusing him of being a sex offender."

His lawyers also claimed that the company, "executed a plan" to make the song, "a viral mega hit" and use Kendrick Lamar's lyrics "to drive consumer hysteria, and, of course, massive revenues."

The company, in their defense, said that they "employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns" and added "No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments...can mask the fact that fans chose the music they want to hear."

The recent filing was filed in Texas and also involves iHeartRadio, which as per Drake's lawyers played the song more than 25 million times in four months after its release. As per Drake's lawyers, iHeartRadio is acting as a whistleblower, they also claim that Universal Music allegedly made "covert payments" to the radio company as part of a "pay-to-play scheme" to push the song.