Vybz Kartel joins the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar debate, and he’s firmly backing Team Drizzy.
while speaking advertising billboardIn a cover story by Kyle Denis published on Monday (January 6), the dancehall artist didn’t hesitate when asked to share his thoughts on rap’s biggest feud in recent memory. “I’m not a fan of Kendrick,” Cattell said frankly. “I don’t even listen to Kendrick, so I don’t know.”
“What does he rap about?” the “Ramping Shop” musician continued. “I saw it online, but that’s no disrespect to the guy, I hear his voice but I don’t listen to him. Drake is a better fit for Jamaica and its culture.
Cattell added: “Drake is a better and greater artist.”
The reggae star’s cover story comes less than a week after he made his grand return on New Year’s Eve at a massive Liberty Street concert at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, his first ever event. Performing for the first time since being released from prison in July. Carter, who is serving a 13-year sentence for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams, and his co-defendants – Sean Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John – have always maintained their innocence .
At the end of the cartel verdict, Drake and Lamar’s argument spiraled into an explosive rap that fans are still talking about months later. The feud started when the Toronto artist took issue with Dot on “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” in April. Lamar fired back with a slew of searing response tracks, including “Euphoria,” the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Not Like Us,” and more, while Drake added to the fire with songs like “Family Matters” and “The Heart Pt.” Oil. May 6 inches.
Lamar will now headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, while Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group, accusing it of conspiring to “artificially inflate” the Compton musician’s performance on “Not Like Us” traffic, and allegedly allowed Lamar to slander Drake on the track. In November, UMG denied the allegation, calling it “offensive and untrue,” adding in a statement billboard, “We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotions. No amount of contrived, ridiculous legal arguments in this pre-litigation filing can obscure the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.
As for Vybuzz? He’s competing for a Grammy for Best Reggae Album party with mewhich was “done in prison,” the artist tells advertising billboard. “I wrote these songs to keep my mind occupied, and I finally said to these songs, ‘Let me put them on a little EP.'” Boom, Grammy.
The awards ceremony will air on February 2 on CBS.
