Toronto police have said a security guard was shot on Tuesday (May 7) outside the home of Canadian rapper Drake.
The security guard, who was standing at the front gate when the attacker opened fire, remains in the hospital in “serious condition.” No suspects have been identified yet, and the motive remains unclear.
HighlightsA security guard was shot outside Drake’s home amidst his feud with Kendrick Lamar.Drake and Kendrick Lamar released eight diss tracks against each other in less than a month.The feud includes strong accusations of infidelity, ghostwriting, and pedophilia.
When asked whether the attack had any connections to the ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar, officers reiterated that it was “too early” to confirm a motive and refused to comment further on the matter. Furthermore, they mentioned that Drake’s team is cooperating with the investigation.
Kendrick had used a photo of the Toronto mansion as cover art for his diss trackNot Like Us.The image is aGoogle Mapspicture of Drake’s house covered in red map pins, suggesting sex offenders live there.
If you’ve been on the internet these past few weeks, you’ve likely heard aboutDrakeandKendrick Lamar‘s bitter rapfeud.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar have released a total of eight diss tracks aimed at each other in less than amonth
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As it turns out, the two heavyweight rappers used to collaborate frequently on their songs. In November 2011, Drake invited Kendrick for a song titledBuried Alive Interludeon the artist’s second album,Take Care. At the time, Kendrick, who is now regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, had just released his debut album,Section 80.
The following year, Kendrick was the opening act for Drake’sClub Paradise Touralong with A$AP Rocky. The 36-year-old rapper also featured Drake on the trackPoetic Justicefrom his second album,Good Kid, MAAD City.
In 2013, things started to escalate after Kendrick took shots at several rappers, including J. Cole andA$AP Rocky, in the songControlfromBig Sean’s albumHall of Fame.
Drake ultimately responded to the 17-time Grammy winner in 2015 with the trackUsed Tobefore Kendrick fired shots on his albumTo Pimp a Butterfly, accusing Drake of using a ghostwriter for his music duringKing Kunta.
A feud between the two heavyweight rappers has been simmering for years, but tensions escalated in March after Kedrick took direct aim at Drake in the songLikeThat
Kendrick wasn’t on board with the idea of sharing the podium. In March 2024, the feud became incendiary, with the rappers trading their subtle references for more direct jabs. In the songLike That, Kendrick rapped, “Motherfck the Big Three, ngga, it’s just big me.”
He also compared himself and Drake to Prince and Michael Jackson, respectively, saying, “Prince outlived Mike Jack.”
In the track, Kendrick compared himself and Drake to Prince and Michael Jackson, respectively, saying, “Prince outlived MikeJack“
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The following month, Drake released two diss tracks:Push UpsandTaylor Made Freestyle.
InPush Ups, the 37-year-old musician continued with the “Big Three” theme, naming other artists he considered superior to Kendrick. “You ain’t in no Big Three, SZA got you wiped down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down.”
He also rapped, “I’m at the top of the mountain, so you tight now / Just to have this talk with yo’ a**, I had to hike down / Big difference between Mike then and Mike now.”
Meanwhile, inTaylor Made Freestyle, the Toronto, Ontario, star accused Kendrick of not responding to his previous diss track because he didn’t want to interfere with the release of Taylor Swift’snew album,The Tortured Poets Department.
The song features the AI-generated voices of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, two of Kendrick’s idols. (It has since been taken down due to a cease and desist from Tupac’s estate,Vulturereports.)
Additionally, he accuses Drake of being an absent father, rapping, “I got a son to raise, but I can see you know nothin’ ’bout that.” Drake is the father of a son named Adonis, who was born in 2017 to French painter and former model Sophie Brussaux.
Meanwhile, Drake made accusations of infidelity directed at Kendrick’s relationship with his fiancé, Whitney Alford
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Kendrick didn’t take long to respond. Hours later, he releasedMeet the Grahams,which continues the theme of family relationships, making it clear, once again, that the discussion has extended beyond proving who’s the biggest name in therap industry.
In the song, he claims that Drake has another daughter who he’s been keeping secret from the public. Drake responded to the explosive accusation via an Instagram story, writing, “Nahhhh hold on, can someone find my hidden daughter pls and send her to me…these guys are in shambles.”
Kendrick doubled down on the accusations inNot Like Us, a four-minute track released less than a day afterMeet the Grahams. There, he refers to Drake as a “pedophile” and says the rapper “likes them young.”
The song contains lyrics like “Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young / You better not ever go to cell block one” and “Tryna strike a chord, and it’s probably A-minor.”
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Drakes denied the allegations of being involved with a minor inThe Heart Part 6. “I’ve never been with no one underage but now I understand why this the angle that you really mess with / Just for clarity, I feel disgusted, I’m too respected,” he raps.
He then adds, “If I was f**ing young girls, I promise I’d a been arrested / I’m way too famous for this sht you just suggested.”
“I love him. I met him in Australia and he’s honestly so fantastic and a great friend,” Millie said at the time. “We just texted each other the other day, and he was like, ‘I miss you so much.’”
“You gotta learn to fact-check things and be less impatient,” theHotline Blingsinger raps.
The song that ignited the conflict. In it, Kendrick dismissed the idea that he’s in a “Big Three” with Drake and J. Cole, rapping, “It’s just big me.”
The first official diss track of the saga. The song mentioned other artists Drake considered superior to Kendrick. “You ain’t in no Big Three, SZA got you wiped down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down.”
The song features the AI-generated voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg, two of Kendrick’s idols. InTaylor Made Freestyle, Drake accused Kendrick of not responding to his previous diss track because he didn’t want to interfere with the release of Taylor Swift’s new album.
Kendrick brings up the rumors of Drake’s plastic surgery, criticizes his rap skills, and accuses him of being an absent father, rapping, “I got a son to raise, but I can see you know nothin’ ’bout that.”
Kendrick claims that Drake has another daughter who he’s been keeping secret from the public.
Released less than a day afterMeet the Grahams. In the track, Kendrick doubled down on the accusations, referring to Drake as a “pedophile” and saying the rapper “likes them young.”
While it’s not certain whether Kendrick will fire back with yet another diss track, the beef between two of the most acclaimed rappers of their generation doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
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