Kendrick Lamar added a whole new line to his Drake diss track “Euphoria”, as he performed during his “Pop Out” concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (19 June). The rapper’s feud with the Canadian star has escalated in recent months, with the two hip-hop titans trading barbs over each other’s physical appearance, talent, allegations of paedophilia and claims of secret children in a series of diss tracks. Opening the set on “Euphoria”, Lamar threw in the new line: “Give me Tupac’s ring back and I might give you a little respect.
” It references the ring previously owned by late rapper Tupac Shakur, purchased at an auction by an undisclosed buyer who last year was revealed to be Drake. Shakur wore the custom, self-designed crown ring set with rubies and diamonds on his left ring finger while making what would be his final appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, just over a week before he was killed during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, aged 25. The ring had “Pac & Dada 1996” engraved on the band, referencing his engagement to actor Kidada Jones.
Drake confirmed he was the mystery buyer when he posted a photo of the ring to an Instagram Story, with auction house Sotheby’s also confirming he was behind the £1m sale. In April, Lamar blasted Drake for using an AI-generated version of Tupac on a since-deleted diss track, asking: “Am I battlin’ ghost or AI?” The new lyric from Lamar is just the latest instalment in their beef, from which.
