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Dua Lipa deep-dives into Drake and Kendrick Lamar ‘beef’ in | |
‘SNL’ sketch | |
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN | |
Updated: | |
2:25 PM EDT, Sun May 5, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
is connecting the dots on the latest round of “diss tracks” to come | |
from rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar during a wild sketch. | |
In her hosting debut over the weekend, Lipa dove deep into the | |
“beef” while playing a local culture critic named Wanda Weems | |
during a sketch. | |
“Y’all, these diss tracks are getting insane,” Lipa said, | |
appearing in front of a map of photos showcasing Drake and Lamar | |
connected by red yarn pinned to the wall behind her. | |
While attempting to explain the real-life feud to cast members Heidi | |
Gardner and Mikey Day, who played the morning show’s oblivious | |
anchors, Lipa hilariously said she found an important “clue” in | |
Lamar’s song | |
“When Kendrick describes Drake as Canadian, that’s because Drake is | |
from Toronto,” she said, as if it was a huge reveal. (The rapper is | |
indeed from Toronto.) | |
She added that in Drake’s track “Push Ups,” released last month, | |
“he questioned Kendrick’s manhood, saying he wears a size seven | |
shoe.” | |
The sketch was inspired by the recent released by the two artists, | |
reignited by Lamar’s pointed lines about Drake and J. Cole in his | |
verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s track “Like That.” | |
Drake and Lamar have since traded jabs on several subsequent tracks. | |
The pair weren’t always at odds. In 2011, Lamar was featured on | |
Drake’s “Buried Alive Interlude” track and collaborated once more | |
in 2012 on Lamar’s “Poetic Justice.” The long-running feud dates | |
as far back as 2013, when Lamar first took aim at Drake and a number of | |
other rappers on Big Sean’s 2013 track “Control.” | |
Lipa pulled double duty on “SNL” over the weekend, serving as both | |
the host and musical guest. Maya Rudolph is set to host this weeks | |
episode with musical guest Vampire Weekend. | |
“SNL” airs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. PDT. | |
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