May 1st 2024.
Kendrick Lamar has certainly taken his ongoing feud with Drake to a whole new level with his latest diss track, "Euphoria". It seems that he may have gone a bit too far this time by involving a well-known Hollywood child star in the mix.
Tensions between the two rappers, both in their mid-thirties, have been brewing for quite some time now. But things have recently escalated with the release of brutal diss tracks aimed at each other. And in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Kendrick dropped his newest track, a six-minute long verbal assault on his rap rival.
One particular line in the song has caught the attention of fans, as Kendrick seems to reference Haley Joel Osment, the child star who rose to fame with his role in the horror movie "The Sixth Sense". However, some fans believe that Kendrick may have mistakenly confused Haley, who is now 36 years old, with Joel Osteen, the famous pastor who shares a similar name.
In the song, Kendrick raps, "Am I battling ghost or AI? N***a feeling like Joel Osteen / Funny, he was in a film called AI / And my sixth sense telling me to off him." It's worth noting that it was actually Haley who starred in both "The Sixth Sense" in 1999 and "AI" in 2001. But Kendrick seems to have gotten them mixed up.
It's possible that this mix-up was intentional, as a way to convey the confusion over not knowing which version of Drake he is beefing with. And the reference to AI could also be a double entendre, as Drake recently used AI to replicate Tupac's voice on his own diss track, "Taylor Made Freestyle".
Fans were left scratching their heads over the mention of Haley in the song, with some finding humor in the situation. One fan on Twitter said, "Kendrick confusing Haley Joel Osment with Joel Osteen is so funny. He didn't even Google anything, he just walked into the booth mad as hell lmaooo."
Despite the mix-up, fans were still impressed with Kendrick's diss track, with one fan tweeting, "Incredible diss work from Kendrick but unfortunately he mistook Haley Joel Osment for Joel Osteen, so now he needs to chime in on the beef." Others found the situation highly amusing, with one fan saying, "I'm sorry but I cannot stop laughing at Kendrick mixing up AI/Sixth Sense child actor Haley Joel Osment and televangelist grifter Joel Osteen."
But this isn't the first time Kendrick has taken a shot at Drake. In his track "Like That" featuring Future and Metro Boomin, he denounces rap's "Big 3" which includes himself, Drake, and J Cole, rapping, "Motherf**k the big three, n***a, it's just big me." Drake fired back with two diss tracks of his own, "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made Freestyle". And it seems he may have responded to Kendrick's "Euphoria" in his Instagram stories, sharing a clip of Julia Stiles reading a savage poem in the rom-com "10 Things I Hate About You" along with heartbroken and winking emojis.
It's clear that this rap beef is far from over, and fans are eagerly awaiting the next move from both Kendrick and Drake. Who knows, maybe Haley Joel Osment and Joel Osteen will even get involved in the drama. As always, stay tuned for more updates on this ongoing feud.
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