In response to Kendrick Lamar’s controversial verse on the number one single “Like That,” Drake dropped his new single “Push Ups” yesterday (April 19). He then proceeded to mock Lamar once more with “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The social media-shared song begins with rap lyrics sampled from 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. Drake provides a third verse that is free of overt AI sampling. “Taylor Made Freestyle” may be found on X.

The AI 2Pac taunts Kendrick Lamar into replying to Drake in the first verse. “Kendrick, we are counting on you, the hero of the West Coast/Written your nаme in the annals of hip-hop,” the voice raps. “This light-skinned Canadian is a pest, Dot. We require an uncontested triumph on the West Coast, my friend.”

In addition to urging Lamar to feud with Drake, the AI Snoop Dogg keeps casting doubt on his street cred: “I know you’ve never been to jail, worn jumpsuits and shower shoes, shot or stabbed anyone, or done anything violent; your homies are what give you power. Nevertheless, you need to make a statement on the West now that this owl isn’t your boss.”

Near the end of the song, Drake continues his criticism of Lamar while also praising Taylor Swift, who collaborated with Lamar on “Bad Blооd” and released the enormous double album The Tortured Poets Department: Just before Drake’s “Push Ups”: The Anthology Taylor Swift is your new top, so we’ll have to wait a week. And if you’re about to drop, she has to approve. After the fact, he says, “Yeah, shoutout to Taylor Swift/Biggest gangster in the music game right now/You know, I moved my album when she dropped.”

Drake’s reference to 2Pac reminds me of “Mortal Man,” the last song on Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pιmp a Butterfly. Lamar had a chat with the late California rapper 2Pac using archival recordings on that track. Even outside of the record, Lamar has been quite complimentary of 2Pac; in 2015, he wrote to him, “The people that you touched on that small intersection changed lives forever.”

Plus, the actual Snoop Dogg has responded to Drake’s usage of artificial intelligence for Snoop Dogg’s voice. The musician from Long Beach, who has been on To Pιmp a Butterfly and “Institutionalized,” paid tribute to “Taylor Made Freestyle” in a social media video he shared. Who did what? On what date? Just how? “Are you sure?” he inquires. “Stay safe tonight.”

A vicious verse by Kendrick Lamar on “Like That” (produced by Metro Boomin and Future) rekindled his figҺt with Drake. Another artist mentioned on the track, J. Cole, felt the need to respond, so he released his own single “7 Minute Drill.” Cole officially apologized for the song and removed it from streaming services as soon as he distanced himself from the feud.