Kendrick Lamar Claims Drake Sent A Cease & Desist Over "Like That" In New "Euphoria" Diss Track

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on April 30, 202416.2K Views

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It's one of many accusations in the cutting new diss track.

It's been more than a month since Future & Metro Boomin's "Like That" sparked the biggest rap beef of 2024. Kendrick Lamar's verse took shots at both J. Cole and Drake and it's been an avalanche of developments ever since. That started when Cole hit back with a diss track of his own slipped into the tracklist of a mixtape called Might Delete Later. The project lived up to its name when Cole apologized for the diss and removed it from streaming services just a few days later. That was followed by Drake's own response "Push Ups" which just hit the top 20 of the Hot 100 earlier today.

Now Kendrick Lamar has given everyone a big reason to keep talking about the beef. That came when he dropped his new song "euphoria" earlier today. It came as a midweek surprise to fans that had begun to think he may not be responding at all. The song is over 6 minutes long and fans immediately began dissecting what it had to offer. That included roping Sexyy Red into the equation and calling out Drake's parenting directly. But another detail grabbing people's attention has to do with the original song that started the entire affair, "Like That." Check out what Kendrick had to say about it below.

Kendrick Claims Drake Tried To Stop "Like That" On "Euphoria"

In the new track, Kendrick delivers a lyric about Drake filing a cease & desist order over "Like That." Fans have interpreted that he's talking about the "Like That" remix made by Kanye West. The remix leaked onto the internet earlier this month and featured West becoming the most recent rapper to take shots at the "Rich Baby Daddy" hitmaker. If Kendrick is to be believed, it seems like Drake may have tried to shut this remix down as soon as possible.

What do you think of Kendrick Lamar claiming Drake sent a cease & desist order over "Like That" and Kanye West's remix of it? Do you think "euphoria" firmly won the beef for Kendrick Lamar? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.