Glasses Malone Presses P-Lo For Working With Drake After Kendrick Lamar Beef

BY Gabriel Bras Nevares
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Glasses Malone and P-Lo's conflict over the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef brought up West Coast debates about the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

One of the most divisive Drake tracks on ICEMAN was "2 Hard 4 The Radio" due to its West Coast bounce following the Kendrick Lamar battle, plus various disses. The Bay Area homage to Mac Dre immediately sparked West Coast loyalty debates concerning the Bay and Los Angeles, especially since the Bay's P-Lo helped produce the song. Now, Glasses Malone is reigniting the debate after he pressed P-Lo over the phone during Lo's Back On Figg podcast appearance.

Basically, Glasses' argument is that P-Lo sold out against the West Coast via this move. He said the whole West Coast should stand together against enemies, but Lo said he wasn't in the studio with Drizzy and wasn't aware of the disses. P-Lo also said he's just in the music business and has a direct relationship with folks like E-40, not with K.Dot. Curiously, 40 narrated "The Pop Out," which led to more debates.

P-Lo maintained his pro-Bay stance, and the debate devolved into whether or not personal relationships (or the lack thereof, in this case) should still lead to solidarity in feuds like these. While the debate continues to rage on via social media, the two superstars at the center of this debate haven't said a peep.

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As for Drake, he might have other feuds to attend to now. A new snippet allegedly featuring Pusha T sending shots at him surfaced online this weekend. It formed part of a wider alleged album leak of his project with Pharrell. However, while many fans clowned it outright, many others believe it's an AI fabrication.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar is focused on other West Coast artists right now, namely the release of the new AZ Chike album No Rest For The Wicked. Kendrick advised Chike throughout its creation, although it didn't manifest into a feature placement like many fans had hoped.

We will see if Glasses Malone and P-Lo eventually reach an understanding over this and if the West Coast debates around the Bay Area and Los Angeles resume. It's been a whirlwind so far, but it will probably die down eventually with more reflection and time.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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