The rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake just reached a boiling point. Barely an hour after Drake unleashed his diss track “Family Matters,” Lamar dropped a ruthless counter-attack titled “Meet The Grahams.”
Lamar takes a brutal approach, penning a scathing letter directly to Drake’s entire family, starting with his young son Adonis. He criticizes Drake’s parenting and questions his commitment as a father. The lyrics are filled with harsh words, expressing Lamar’s disappointment in Drake’s character.
“Dear Adonis, I’m sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest, Lamar begins. “It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive/I look at him and wish your grandpa woulda wore a condom/I’m sorry that you gotta grow up and then stand behind him.”
After a brief message to Sandra, Drake’s mother, Lamar turns his attention to the elder Graham, Dennis. He accuses Dennis of raising a “horrible person” and criticizes Sandra for allowing such behavior.
“Your son’s a sick man with sick thoughts/I think n—-s like him should d*e/Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest of they life.” He continues, “And we’ve gotta raise our daughters knowing there’s predators like him lurkin’/Fuck a rap battle, he should die, so all of these women can live with a purpose.”
The most shocking revelation comes when Lamar alleges Drake has another child, a daughter he’s hiding from the public. Lamar expresses sympathy for the child, claiming Drake prioritizes his music over his family obligations.
“Dear baby girl, I’m sorry that your father not active inside your world/He don’t commit to much but his music, yeah, that’s for sure… But how I like to say it’s not your fault he’s hidin’ another child/Give ’em grace, it’s the reason I made Mr. Morale/So our babies like you can cope later.”
Addressing Drake directly, Lamar explains that he’s gone so viciously after Drake because he brought the Californian’s family into the rap beef. “Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people?” he asks, “Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn’t reach you.” He closes the track, “Fuck a rap battle/This a lifelong battle with yourself.”
“Meet The Grahams” marks the third diss track Lamar has released this week, following “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA.” The swift response to Drake’s “Family Matters” shows Lamar isn’t backing down from this heated feud. The hip-hop world waits with bated breath to see how Drake will respond to this vicious attack.
Listen to “Meet The Grahams” below.
