RZA just threw some gas on the Kendrick Lamar/Drake fire that’s been burning since the release of “Not Like Us,” and he had some major shade for DJ Khaled, too.
During his appearance on the Adam Friedland Show, the Wu-Tang founder made it crystal clear that the allegations against Drake stemming from Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” were nothing more than a calculated attack. The comment cuts through months of legal chaos that followed the diss track’s release, when Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group seeking damages over the song’s explicit accusations.
While Drake stepped up to sign the Artists4Ceasefire letter supporting Palestinian rights and calling for a Gaza ceasefire, DJ Khaled has remained conspicuously silent on the conflict despite being Palestinian-American himself. The irony cuts deeper when you consider that Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham, is Jewish, yet he still took a public stance on Gaza. Khaled’s silence has drawn criticism from figures like Dave Chappelle, who publicly called him out for not speaking up about the humanitarian crisis affecting his own people.
A legal battle that erupted after “Not Like Us” dropped has been nothing short of messy. Drake’s lawsuit against UMG was dismissed by a federal judge in October 2025, but he’s continued fighting, filing appeals to revive the case.