The return of Jonathan signals the post-mortem discussion on the rap beef of the decade! The Grant cousins discuss the decade-long feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, psychoanalyze the two contenders, contextualize the beef in the larger scope of hip-hop’s history, and discuss the value of each performer.
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Topics for the episode include:
The Crown of the West Coast
The Top Three (?)
Drake’s Weaknesses
The history of Rap Beef
Music Included: “Control” by Big Sean, feat. Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica, “Best I Ever Had” by Drake, “Hailie’s Revenge” by Eminem, “Ether” by Nas, “BBL Drizzy” by Metro Boomin’, “Family Matters” by Drake, “Meet the Grahams” by Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 6” by Drake, “Like That” by Future, Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin’, “First Person Shooter” by Drake and J. Cole, “BET Cypher 2013” by Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab Soul and Isiah Rashad, “Beef Rapp” by MF DOOM
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