Questlove criticized the ongoing rap feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, proclaiming no winner. The fight between the two is continuing to escalate with the seemingly endless exchange of diss tracks.
In an Instagram post, the Grammy-winning producer did not hold back his words and fired on the rapper's bitter exchange.
"Nobody won the war. This wasn't about skill. This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary - women & children (& actual facts) be damned," he claimed. "Same audience wanting blood will soon put up 'rip' posts like they weren't part of the problem. Hip Hop truly is dead."
Questlove shut down the comments section on his Instagram post to keep the public from reacting to his statement. However, hip-hop fans have questioned the famed producer's statements on X, formerly Twitter.
"Was hip hop dead when Pac and Biggie died? Was it dead at Ether? Was it dead when Pac said don't one of you mfers got sickle cell or something? Tons of reasons to claim hip hop is dead, this isn't one of them," a user shared.
"People were crying because hip hop was dead now that hip hop is back, the same people are crying, please stop," another echoed.
"Where were all these men in hop-hop when Meg got shot? Where were the men when the other men started making her a punchline and rap songs? I don't recall hearing from questlove then," a fan wondered, referring to Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion's rap feud.
"Nah. I value Questlove's opinion but we saw rappers all over the world rapping over the same beat this week. The two best rappers were rapping their tails off, and people are dropping projects like crazy. Hip Hop is alive," another contested.
As of this writing, Lamar and Drake's rap feud has produced a total of ten diss tracks, not including Rick Ross' "Champagne Problems," J. Cole's "7 Minute Drill," and Drake and J. Cole's "First Person Shooter."
Lamar started with "Like That" with Metro Boomin' and Future, prompting Ross' rebuttal and Drake's "Push Ups." Lamar then later hit out with "Euphoria," "Meet The Grahams," "6:16 in LA," and "Not Like Us."
Drake released the now-taken down "Taylor Made Freestyle," "Buried Alive Interlude Pt. 2," "Family Matters," and very recently, "The Heart Part 6."
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