Was Jay-Z the primary rapper to diss Drake?

Jay-Z and Drake are broadly thought of to be two of essentially the most influential figures in hip-hop proper now. The pair know what it feels prefer to hit the charts frequently and perceive the way it feels to have the ability to pack out arenas all over the world with ease. Jay-Z is from a distinct period to Drake. He’s additionally from a really completely different place.

Jay-Z is from the inside metropolis of New York Metropolis and grew up round hip-hop within the centre of the tradition and was raised round a few of the tradition’s legends, together with Massive Daddy Kane, Biggie Smalls and Busta Rhymes. However, Drake was raised within the suburbs of Toronto and grew to like the tradition from afar.

Jay-Z (actual title Shawn Carter) has by no means overtly had a feud with anybody apart from Dame Sprint and Nas. Drake, then again, regardless of being a star, remains to be perceived as a popstar not able to battling. As such, he has been concerned in a number of beefs and is in a single with Kendrick Lamar presently.

Nonetheless, Jay-Z could have been the primary individual to diss Drake in 2017. That yr, Carter and his spouse Beyonce appeared on DJ Khaled’s observe, ‘Shining’. It was the primary time Beyonce and Jay had featured on the identical observe since 2013’s ‘Drunk In Love’. 

After listening to Jay-Z’s verse, many followers speculated if he was taking pictures at Drake. The verse in query heard the Brooklyn native rap, “I know you ain’t out here talkin’ numbers, right? / I know you ain’t out here talkin’ summers, right? / I know you ain’t walkin’ ’round talkin’ down / Sayin’ boss shit when you a runner, right?”

A yr earlier than ‘Shining’, Drake launched ‘Summer Sixteen’ which had a lyric that insinuated he was higher than Jay-Z and even Kanye West. On the observe, he raps, “I used to wanna be on Roc-a-Fella, then I turned into Jay / Now I got a house in LA, Now I got a bigger pool than Ye.”

Though Jay-Z could have been the primary individual to handle Drake, no one, together with Drake, would even take into account going right into a lyrical battle with Jay-Z as he has such respect and energy within the tradition. 

As for now, Drake is ready for a response from Kendrick Lamar from the 2 diss tracks he has released, ‘Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty)’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ which hears A.I. variations of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg rapping lyrics directed at Kendrick.

You may hear Jay-Z and Drake’s subliminal exchanges within the movies beneath.