21 Savage didn’t mince words when he revealed the advice he gave Drake during his lyrical standoff with Kendrick Lamar, telling him flat-out not to respond to Kendrick’s jab on “Like That.”
Speaking on the December 11 episode of Perspektives with Big Bank, the Atlanta rapper said he called Drake immediately after hearing Kendrick’s verse and advised him to sit it out. His reasoning? The deck was stacked. 21 Savage argued that Drake’s status as the most commercially dominant rapper made the entire battle a no-win situation. According to him, even if Drake came out lyrically superior, it wouldn’t have mattered. The “Savage Mode” artist made it clear his advice had nothing to do with doubting Drake’s pen. Instead, he saw the feud as a lose-lose scenario for someone already at the top of the game.
The comments shed light on the behind-the-scenes conversations that shaped one of Hip-Hop’s most significant moments of 2024, which produced Kendrick Lamar’s biggest hit, “Not Like Us,” and a lawsuit Drake filed, which he lost and is still appealing.