Drake Moves on From Kendrick Lamar Feud on New Album: ‘F— a Rap Beef, I’m Tryna Get the Party Lit’

variety.com:

Ethan Shanfeld Drake released a new album with Partynextdoor and references his “rap beef” with Kendrick Lamar on the song “Gimme a Hug.” It marks Drake’s first new music since Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, where he performed the Drake diss “Not Like Us,” singing lyrics accusing him of being a pedophile to an audience of 127 million.

Drake starts the song with “Drake elimination, fake intimidation,” which some have interpreted as a response to Kanye West, who, on a podcast last year spoke about wanting to see the “elimination” of Drake at the top of the music industry.

He goes on to rap, “You Neo in the matrix, these n—– just Nemo in the ocean,” comparing himself to the character in “The Matrix” who dodges bullets in slow motion to cheat death.

Earlier this month, Drake arrived to a concert in Australia wearing a hoodie adorned with fake bullet holes, signaling that he is still alive despite all the shots taken at him. “Small fish, making kids feel emotion / Using you for promotion,” Drake continues, alluding that rappers like Lamar have been using his name for their own success.