Styles P Weighs In On How Kendrick Lamar & Drake's Feud Could Influence Hip-Hop

BYCole BlakePublished on April 14, 20243.8K Views

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Styles P says he's seated for the ongoing feud.

Styles P thinks Kendrick Lamar and Drake's ongoing feud, which has now brought in the likes of Rick Ross, The Weeknd, and more, could inspire a return of competitiveness in hip-hop that the genre hasn't seen in years. He shared his opinion on the situation in a lengthy post on Instagram, on Saturday. It arrived after Rick Ross fired back at Drake with "Champagne Moments."

"Not that anyone asked me. But it's pretty simple whoever can be the pettiest and most disrespectful and not worry about crossing boundaries while being witty and applying pressure will win," Styles began. "Let the games begin im in the audience with the popcorn. Hoping this brings back competitive emceeing when it's all said and done. I would bet a fingernail no one is gonna get hurt So this is verbal warfare which I like to see ..don't judge me."

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Fans had plenty of mixed responses to Styles' post, with many taking sides in the feud. Others complained about the negativity overall. One wrote: "Smh this is sad what hip-hop has turned into. It was started as a way to uplift the ppl and y'all decided to use it as a weapon against each other." Another asked: "You think that’s why Cole apologized? He for the people and growth for real." Check out Styles' full post below.

Styles P Reacts To Ongoing Rap Feuds

While Rick Ross fired back at Drake's new diss track, "Push Ups," fans are still waiting for a response from Kendrick Lamar. Be on the lookout for further updates on Styles P, Rick Ross, and Drake on HotNewHipHop. Whenever Lamar does respond, fans will be able to find that here as well.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.