The Game just dropped his new album The Documentary 3, which is causing a lot of debate on the timeline for various reasons. Chief among them is Kendrick Lamar diss speculation, as a few moments on the tracklist indicate there could be escalating tensions between the Compton MCs.
Specifically, there are various lyrical references to the Drake battle, a feature from Drizzy, and a few bars which some fans believe could be at K.Dot's expense. But one person who disagrees with this feud interpretation is the artist responsible for these releases himself.
Via Instagram, the Compton rapper responded to a fan who called him out for allegedly dissing Kendrick via the 6ix God collab. The fan wanted more Los Angeles unity, and he had this to say about the interpretation: "Ain’t diss nobody on that song loud fa nuthin ahhhh [ninja emoji]."
This isn't the only way in which fans have been debunking this beef, or at least, adding more context to the tensions between these fanbases. Kendrick Lamar's affiliates denied beef with The Game, saying he didn't diss Lamar on the album and driving fans away from that interpretation.
Kendrick Lamar & The Game's Tensions
Still, The Game's previous tensions with Kendrick Lamar are still at the top of fans' minds. There has been a lot of speculation about their dynamic concerning Game's friendship with the OVO mogul, alleged jealousies and loyalties in L.A. hip-hop, and different interpretations about what Game has said about Kendrick in the past.
Some fans on both sides think these mixed signals are misdirecting fans and creating excuses for both artists to duck smoke or accountability. Other fans on both sides think this is much ado about nothing and that this is mostly between fanbases rather than the artists themselves.
In any case, it seems like the dynamic between these West Coast spitters is, at the very least, competitive. There are plenty of other Los Angeles collabs in-common with Kendrick on The Documentary 3, so a full-on conflict seems unlikely. Now, fans must choose whether to give themselves or direct statements from the artists in question the benefit of the doubt.
