Kendrick Lamar's 'Euphoria' Remix Issues Ultimatum to Drake: Return Tupac's Ring for His 'Little Respect'

At Kendrick Lamar's recent "The Pop Out: Ken and Friends" concert in Los Angeles on June 19, K-Dot electrified the audience by delivering a live rendition of his Drake diss tracks.

The 37-year-old rapper surprised fans with new lyrics alluding to a ring once owned by Tupac Shakur, now in possession of Drake after being purchased at an auction.

Once more, Lamar has aimed at Drake to demonstrate his lack of "respect" for the artist.

At the start of the show, Lamar electrified the audience by performing "euphoria" for the first time. While the track originally alluded to Drake purchasing a ring previously owned by Tupac, the "Pray For Me" rapper infused a new lyric into the middle of the song.

Lamar rapped, "Give me Tupac's ring back and I might give you a little respect."

At the onset of their feud, the "One Dance" hitmaker mentioned Lamar's fondness for Tupac, even using an AI voice changer to emulate the late legendary rapper on his track "Taylor Made Freestyle." This move ended abruptly when Tupac's estate intervened with legal threats and had the song removed.

In the initial iteration of the track "euphoria," Lamar already alluded to the ring.

"Somebody had told me that you got a ring, on God, I'm ready to double the wage / I'd rather do that than let a Canadian n---a make Pac turn in his grave."

In addition to "Euphoria," Lamar also released the scathing diss track "6:16 in LA" alongside Ab-Soul during his performance. He also delivered a riveting rendition of "Like That."

The audience was thrilled by surprise appearances from fellow artists, including Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, and Dr. Dre.

After a series of performances of Dr. Dre's most iconic songs, the former NWA member remained center stage to debut a collaborative "Not Like Us" performance alongside Lamar.

To conclude the show, the rapper delivered an intense rendition of the chart-topping Drake diss track, repeating it five times consecutively, with several surprise guests appearing throughout the memorable set.

Upon the release of "Not Like Us," the tension between Drake and Kendrick has notably subsided. Despite fans widely proclaiming Lamar as the winner of their rap feud, Drake recently fired back with a diss track titled "The Heart Part 6" in May, reigniting speculation among followers of both artists.

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