Drake Seems to Use “Push Ups” in Response to Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track

Although there has been no official confirmation, Drake seems to have responded to Kendrick Lamar’s criticism of Drake and J. Cole on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That” with a diss track that appeared on social media on Saturday (April 13).
A four-minute “leaked” song credited to Drake surfaced on social media early in the day, prompting some to question its veracity and conjecture that it was an artificial intelligence (AI) track. The initial version, which sounded like an unmixed demo over an interpolation of Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Get Money,” was replaced in the afternoon with a better version with a new rhythm. Power 105 released the official artwork with Kendrick Lamar doing push-ups, adding to the confusion. When Variety contacted Drake’s team, they did not promptly verify the track’s authenticity.
Drake seemed to validate the song’s authenticity on Instagram after a demanding day of online discussion. The image featured Uma Thurman, who plays the Bride in “Kill Bill,” brandishing a samurai sword in the face of many assailants. The song’s legitimacy is further supported by the fact that it has been uploaded by both Power 105 and its parent business, iHeartRadio, the biggest radio network in the nation.
In what seems to be the song “Push Ups,” Drake fires guns in all directions. Naturally, he launches a couple barbs at Lamar as soon as he steps onto the field. “You big steppin with a size 7 mens on, how the fuck are you?” he raps. “Ain’t no way you doin’ splits bitch your pants might rip. Your last one bricked, you really not on shit.” “They make excuses for you because they hate to see me lit.” “Pull your contract because we gotta see the split.”
He goes on to make light of Kendrick Lamar’s cameos on popular music and implies that Lamar’s previous record company, Top Dawg Entertainment, wanted half of his revenue. “Maroon 5 needs a verse, so make it clever.” The Swifties then want a verse. Top says, “Drop, you better drop and give him 50.” Pipe down, pipqueak / You’re not in any of the big three; SZA, Travis, and Savage have all destroyed you / Just like your label guy, you’re now Interscope.”
He also seems to be targeting Cole, who released his rebuttal to Kendrick Lamar’s song “7 Minute Drill” before pulling it off from streaming after realizing his mistake. His involvement with Cole on “First Person Shooter,” which was included on last year’s “For All the Dogs,” which became Cole’s first single to top the Billboard Hot 100, is referenced in the song. “Look, I could never be nobody number one fan / Your first number one, I had to put it in your hand,” he sings.
Towards the end of the song, Drake brings Cole back up again and raps, “I don’t care what Cole thinks, that Dot shit was weak as fuck. This shit brewin’ in a pot, now I’m heating up.”
He also targets his longtime partner The Weeknd, perhaps because of the singer’s inclusion on Future and Metro Boomin’s most recent album, “We Still Don’t Trust You.” “By the time you guys got rich, you had to flee / Cash blowin’ Abel bread out here trickin’ / Shit we do for bitches, he doing for n—s.” “Claim the 6 and boys ain’t even come from it.” The Weeknd uploaded a picture of himself grinning and munching popcorn on his Instagram story shortly after Drake’s song became popular.
In addition, he takes a shot at Metro Boomin, with whom he has been at odds for the last year, saying, “Metro shut your ho ass up and make some drums, n—a.”
Another rapper to be caught straying on “Push Ups” is Rick Ross, who unfollowed Drake on Instagram and made an appearance on “We Don’t Trust You.” Drake raps, alluding to Ross’ past as a correctional officer, “I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I’m Ricky.” “Worry about whatever’s going on with you and can’t believe he’s jumping in, this n—a turnin’ fifty / Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy / Spend that little check you got and stay up out of my business.” Some speculate that he’s referring to Diddy and his continuing legal troubles as he drifts off.
After Drake’s insult became public, Ross wasted no time getting into the studio and dropped a song titled “Champagne Moments” in which he claims Drake had a nose job and copied his flow from Lil Wayne.
Everything really got started on March 25 when Lamar attacked Drake and Cole in an uncredited verse on the song “Like That” by Metro Boomin and Future, which was included on their joint album “We Don’t Trust You.” Lamar’s verse was obviously a reaction to Cole’s “First Person Shooter,” when he, Drake, and Lamar were referred to as “the big three”: “I love it when they fight the most, MC / Is that K. Dot? Is that Aubrey? Or myself? / The three of us, as if we formed a league.
In response, Lamar delivered a fierce stanza that clearly defined his boundaries with other rappers. He rapped, “Yes, come up with me, fuck sneak dissing / ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches.” “It’s just big me, motherfuck the big three, n—a.”
Cole then addressed this with his diss track, “7 Minute Drill,” which was a part of his unexpected album “Might Delete Later.” He rapped, “I got a call, they say that somebody is not being nice / You want some attention, it comes with extensions.” You put n—s to sleep with your second shit, but they gassed it; your third shit was tremendous, and that was your peak; I was following closely after and I just reached mine. He’s still performing gigs, but he dropped off like “The Simpsons.”
After declaring to the crowd at his Dreamville Festival that the song’s release was the “lamest shit I did in my fuckin’ life,” Cole received conflicting responses. While some applauded Cole for putting an end to the feud, others made fun of the rapper for caving in to Lamar so fast. He took the song off from streaming outlets yesterday.

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