Some fans are thinking that Drake has been throwing some shade at fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Drizzy surprisingly dropped his dance-music-heavy LP Honestly, Nevermind on what so happened to be the Compton rapper’s 35th birthday. Following the release, Drake posted a carousel of pictures to his Instagram with the caption, “How many more birthdays are you going to turn up before you grow up? You’re walking a fine line between being childish as fck and forever young.”

Fans are also analyzing “Jimmy Cooks” ft. 21 Savage on Honestly, Nevermind when 21 raps, “Big stepper, he came in a Rolls be he left in a stretcher.” “Big steeper” seemingly calls out Kendrick’s latest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Kendrick’s pgLang label cofounder Dave Free added some fuel to the fire when he posted on Instagram Friday (June 17), “Petty a– n—- dropped on Dot birthday just to release the worst album of the year.” the post reads. Free followed it up with a tweet on Sunday (June 19) writing, “Narrative shaping is getting out of control. I respect the troll, but at the very least, make me look good if you fake post me.”

https://twitter.com/davefree/status/1538625196717916162

Kendrick nor Drake has publicly stated directly that there is beef between the two but fans have become detectives in finding out.

Check out some fan tweets below:

• 1.

  So dave free about to start a kendrick and drake beef... I like that

  — Mr and the stepper (@Fimpongfrimpon) June 19, 2022

• 2.

  21 Savage adds to the Drake and Kendrick subliminal beef #Drake #HonestlyNevermind pic.twitter.com/mNOs4M3rfK

  — Bear 🐻 (@MrBearWest) June 20, 2022

• 3.

  a Kendrick and Drake beef in 2022 would be very interesting

  — Debating Hip-Hop (@DebatingHipHop_) June 19, 2022

• 4.

  Drake x Kendrick beef would break the internet

  — R!YAN (@rwordfuckers) June 19, 2022

• 5.

  Idk why Dave free had to say that it’s clear drake only dropped that day cuz it was 9 months after CLB. Idek why there would be beef between Kendrick and drake, all drake and Kendrick have done is praise each other over the years

  — Rohit Nandwal (@TechSupportMan2) June 20, 2022

• 6.

  https://twitter.com/rahi_S08/status/1538903670930161665

• 7.

  Kendrick and drake don't even work together, the least they can do is beef idc.

  — I guess (@yabromm) June 20, 2022

• 8.

  mistaking sensitivity with confusion, kendrick and drake never had full fledged beef like kanye and drake did. i think it’s fair to say a lot of people in the music industry probably didn’t seem them reconciling anytime soon.

  — jaden👣 (@nasirmonteiro) June 20, 2022

• 9.

  https://twitter.com/IcyMagachadoSZN/status/1538625059446697984

• 10.

  *waits for ppl to pick apart Drake lyrics and start a new beef with another rapper that doesn’t really exist* 😭 my money is on Kendrick

  — IM JUST A GIRL (@tiaradanyel_) June 16, 2022

• 11.

  The magnitude of a Kenny Vs Drizzy beef would be insane! Lol i definitely think Drake's bigger on the charts and streaming numbers, but i think Kendrick beats him in every single other cat gory, artistry,awards,acclaim, and over rapping ability/versatility.

  — MMA Rick 🇺🇸🇲🇽🌮🥩 (@MMARick95) June 17, 2022

• 12.

  we cant have drake & kendrick lamar beefing in 2022 bro

  — mariano 🦦 (@oscos) June 20, 2022

• 13.

  If we can instigate an all out verbal war between Drake and Kendrick then let’s do it. I wanna hear the bars lol

  — —————— (@yeeeeesirski) June 19, 2022

• 14.

  https://twitter.com/EV0LYT/status/1538722075950649345

• 15.

  https://twitter.com/Vaibhav_kumar07/status/1537622633994661888

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