- Jack Dorsey appears to support Kendrick Lamar’s recent diss towards Canadian rapper Drake.
- The former Twitter CEO liked a post by X calling “Euphoria” a “top 10 diss track.”
- Dorsey’s support for Lamar goes back many years, and he even appeared in one of Lamar’s music videos.
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The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has featured some unexpected faces, including pop sensation Taylor Swift and the long-dead legend Tupac Shakur.
Now, Twitter and Block co-founder Jack Dorsey has also chimed in, and it appears he has “pride” in Kung Fu Kenny.
After three diss tracks were exchanged between Lamar and Drake, Lamar released two songs this week. “Euphoria” dropped on Tuesday and “6:16 in LA” on Friday.
Both of Lamar’s songs received approval from superfan Dorsey, who recently liked both new and old X posts and praised the Compton rapper.
“I’m going to give Kendrick a few weeks to understand that he dropped one of the top 10 diss tracks of all time.” 1 post Dorsey said he has loved her since Wednesday.
The former CEO also responded to an old message from 2011 on Friday with a heart emoji. Lamar’s post promoting his Toronto concert on June 16th. Toronto is Drake’s hometown, and some fans have speculated that the “6:16” in Lamar’s latest diss may be referring to this post.
Dorsey didn’t become a fan overnight. The former CEO of Twitter has consistently supported Lamar’s art. In 2015, Dorsey posted a video of himself calling Lamar at a Lamar concert. “maximum.”
He also praised Lamar’s many records, including his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Damn” and his record during the pandemic. “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers”
“This is opera. @kendricklamar is a poet and a teacher. Every time you listen, you learn something new…and you can’t hear anything else. It’s always spinning.” Dorsey He talked about his 2022 album.
At one point, Dorsey even toyed with the idea that Lamar could join Twitter’s board in 2016, Box reported.
Lamar responded to the love by featuring Dorsey in the music video for his 2022 song “Count Me Out.” Dorsey makes a brief cameo, toasting Lamar and venture capitalist Aviv Nebo.
Lamar also worked with Dorsey’s fintech company Block & Ticketmaster to offer fans early access tickets to the 2022 Big Steppers tour, Quartz reported.
Dorsey isn’t the only unlikely figure outside of the music world to align with Drake and Lamar’s ongoing saga.
Actor Uma Thurman gave a nod to Drake in April with an Instagram post featuring an image of her costume from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 1. In the film, Thurman plays a sword-wielding “bride” bent on revenge.
“Do you need this? @champagnepapi,” Thurman wrote in the caption of her Story.
On Lamar’s side, iconic soul singer Al Green endorsed his latest song, which uses a sample of Green’s “”.love is a wonderful thing. ”
This is an embarrassing development for Drake. Last week, Shakur’s estate took issue with Drake’s use of AI to recreate Pac’s voice, prompting immediate calls to remove one of his diss tracks against Lamar.
On Friday night, Drake released his latest response to Lamar. “Family matters.” In the seven-minute track, Drake goes after Lamar, mentioning his longtime fiancée Whitney Alford. rick ross J. Cole and The Weeknd.
Spokespeople for Dorsey, Drake and Lamar did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.