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Some Hip Hop followers could also be considerably prepared to maneuver on from Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” — the 2024 anthem that stayed sizzling effectively into this yr, thanks partly to the Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present — however Hollywood isn’t fairly finished with it. On Sunday (March 2) night time, on the 2025 Oscars, Conan O’Brien couldn’t assist however reference the Compton emcee’s beef with Drake.
“We’re midway by the present, which suggests it is time for Kendrick Lamar to come back out and name Drake a pedophile,” the comic and occasion host joked in reference to Lamar performing “Not Like Us” at his halftime present in February. The observe is coming off the heels of profitable 5 Grammy Awards and going No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The Mustard-produced observe infamously contained the road, “Licensed Lover Boy? Licensed pedophiles.”
“Don’t fret, I am lawyered up,” O’Brien continued, seemingly referencing Drake suing Common Music Group, each the Toronto native and Lamar’s report label, for distributing the music regardless of its “unmistakable and false factual allegation” that he was a “legal pedophile.” Drake and the music conglomerate are set to start their pretrial convention on April 2.
Extra About Drake’s Lawsuit In opposition to Common Music Group
Although it might sound logical for Drake to sue Lamar over the music, provided that he’s the one who truly rapped the lyrics, that’s not the case. As a substitute, the OVO Sound label head is directing all his authorized efforts at UMG, arguing that their alleged try and “devalue Drake’s music and model” was meant to strain him into re-signing underneath phrases extra favorable to them.
“This lawsuit is just not concerning the artist who created ‘Not Like Us,’” the authorized paperwork learn. “It’s, as an alternative, completely about UMG, the music firm that determined to publish, promote, exploit and monetize allegations that it understood weren’t solely false however harmful.”
Conan O’Brien’s “Pedophile” Joke About Drake Nonetheless Stings
Positive, O’Brien is likely to be late to the occasion — months behind all of the celebrities and web personalities who ran with the “Not Like Us” jokes — however that doesn’t make his jab at Drake any much less painful. The self-coined 6 God may be very petty, so it’s attainable he may fireplace again in a observe down the road or through his burner Instagram account.