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Drake is back in the studio with his signature duck lips and new nail designs – and he wants the public to know he’s been very deliberate with all of his moves.
Sharing a series of pictures while cooking up in the lab, Drizzy assured his followers he “thought this through” – likely referring to his part in the epic beef with Kendrick Lamar last year.
Among the carousel of photos was a shot of Drake holding his dollar sign chains while simultaneously showing off the dollar signs painted on his nails, followed by a shot of his infamous duck lips while wearing the chains.
You can view the pics below.
While many feel that Drake lost the feud with Kendrick, he’s recently gotten some public co-signs saying otherwise.
In his new cover story for Billboard, Vybz Kartel was asked about his thoughts on the feud and he made his stance crystal clear.
“I’m not a fan of Kendrick,” he said. “I don’t even listen to Kendrick, so I wouldn’t know. What does he rap? I saw it on the internet, but no disrespect to the dude, I hear him, but I don’t listen to him. Drake is more in tune with Jamaica and the culture. Drake is a better and bigger artist.”
He also told Complex in December: “Kendrick is a lyricist and I am also a lyricist. So I appreciate his art. But to me, Drake gets the point across on a global scale.”
The beef was also mentioned on WWE Raw’s first episode on Netflix by Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
Kingston and Woods make up the villainous tag team The New Day, and with the show taking place in Kendrick’s native Los Angeles, they decided to take a shot at the Pulitzer Prize winner on his home turf.
During an interview segment, Woods said: “Think about it: for the last six months, y’all have been elevating this trash rapper Kendrick Lamar,” to incredibly loud boos from the crowd.
Kingston then interjected and said: “Yeah, boo him! We think he sucks, too. Boo him! So you’re not mad at us, you’re mad at Kendrick Lamar because Drake won the beef,” to yet more boos.
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Tyler, The Creator has quite the fan in punk legend Iggy Pop after working together briefly a few years back.
Tyler and Iggy starred in a Gucci Tailoring campaign ad alongside A$AP Rocky back in 2020, and it appears that Tyler left quite the impression. While discussing the Chromakopia rapper on his BBC Radio 6 show Iggy Confidential, the Godfather of Punk called him “a genuine old-school talent.”
“I’ve always liked Tyler. I did a day’s work with him once, and he would do what it takes to get attention,” Iggy said. “He’s also a genuine all-around song, dance, writer, talent — a genuine old-school talent with a new-school approach.”
You can catch the clip below.
Iggy Pop isn’t the only legend with high praise for Tyler, The Creator.
One of his hometown’s biggest music legends, Ice Cube, shared his admiration for Tyler in a new interview with HipHopDX, speaking highly of his creativity and individuality which he says represents a side of Los Angeles that is often forgotten about.
When asked for his thoughts on the Odd Future founder’s success, Cube said: “That’s L.A. That’s the L.A. people don’t know about — ultra-creative individuals who won’t conform to the culture of gangbanging. They’re going to be themselves.”
Cube then drew a comparison between Tyler and a particular West Coast rap group that’s held in high regard: “He reminds me of, like, The Pharycde. Here’s another: the Black Eyed Peas come from here.
“You’re going to always have those groups who are going to stay down with their own style and their own flavor, and going to win with it. Because they’re not conforming, they’re not being what you want them to be; they’re being who they are. And you gotta salute that.”
Tyler, The Creator has no shortage of famous fans. Since storming onto the scene with “Yonkers” (and its infamous roach-chewing video) over a decade ago, the Hawthorne native has earned co-signs from everyone from Kanye West, JAY-Z and Lil Wayne to fellow West Coast heroes Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar.
Some of the highest compliments have come from his idol Pharrell, who back in 2017 tweeted: “Thank you @tylerthecreator for being everything we dreamt of when making In Search Of,” referring to N.E.R.D.‘s genre-blending 2001 album. “Artistic freedom to be you and make whatever you want.”
Though he’s now firmly a seasoned veteran, Tyler’s career has only continued to go from strength to strength in recent years — particularly in the last 12 months.
Last year he dropped his eighth album Chromakopia, which topped the Billboard 200 with the highest first-week sales of his career (almost 300,000) while being named the second best rap album of 2024 by this very publication.
Tyler also hosted the 10th installment of his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and introduced his debut fashion collection with Louis Vuitton, which he described as a dream come true.
With a massive Chromakopia World Tour set to begin next month, 2025 is shaping up to be another big year.
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