A new documentary on Kendrick Lamar‘s and Drake‘s explosive feud earlier this year has been announced.
According to Deadline, the UK’s Channel 4 has green-lit the documentary, titled Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake. A release date has not been announced, nor has a broadcast plan for the US.
Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake will include archival footage and new interviews with people who have worked with the rappers, and will examine how the beef “came to be so universally acclaimed, while contextualising their careers through the contemporary history and culture which created them.”
It was also touch on Kendrick Lamar’s accusations that Drake is a pedophile, which he heavily referenced in ‘Meet The Grahams’ and ‘Not Like Us’. Acme Films – which produced the 2017 documentary Public Enemies: Jay-Z vs Kanye – will also produce the Kendrick vs Drake project.
Kendrick Lamar during the ‘Not Like Us’ music video shoot. Credit: Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Channel 4’s Shaminder Nahal said in a statement to Deadline: “Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake is not just a biography. It’s a cultural exploration of two of the most influential voices in modern music. This documentary will delve into the unique journeys of Kendrick and Drake, examining how their backgrounds, talents, and visions have made them global icons.”
Earlier this year, Lamar and Drake traded blows over a constant back-and-forth of diss tracks. The beef came to a close when Drake dropped his new diss track ‘The Heart Part 6’, on which the Canadian rapper suggested that Lamar’s disses are based on false information fed to him by Drake’s team. He also denied allegations of paedophilia lobbied against him by Kendrick Lamar on ‘Meet The Grahams’.
The feud stemmed from Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘ back in March. In the verse, he responded to J. Cole, who claimed “Love when they argue the hardest MC / Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? / We the big three like we started a league” on his guest spot on Drake’s track ‘First Person Shooter’.
Drake fired back with two tracks ‘Push Ups’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘. Drake’s use of AI to emulate Tupac‘s vocals in the latter track led to the late rapper’s estate threatening legal action. He subsequently removed the diss from streaming. Lamar then responded with ‘Euphoria‘ on May 1, following it up quickly the following day with ‘6:16 in LA’.
Drake. Credit: Prince Williams/Wireimage
Drake’s ‘The Heart Part 6’ is the latest salvo in the back-and-forth feud between the two rappers. Prior to this, Kendrick Lamar dropped ‘Not Like Us’. The day before, both rappers released disses an hour apart from each other. Drake released ‘Family Matters’, and Lamar swiftly responded with ‘Meet The Grahams’.
In other news, Lamar was recently named the headline performer for the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show: “I don’t want you to miss it. Meet me in New Orleans, February 9, 2025. Wear your best dress too, even if you’re watching from home. Let’s go.”
He also recently released a new single on social media. It has yet to hit any streaming platforms and is reportedly titled ‘Watch The Party Die’ according to Variety. Earlier this week, it was reported that Kendrick has supposedly turned down an offer to headline Coachella next year.
As for Drake, he has shared 100 gigabytes worth of data online, which included three new songs. Of the three, ‘It’s Up’ is the most rap-oriented and features Young Thug on the trap track. ‘Housekeeping Knows’ takes on a dancier vibe and features Latto, while ‘Blue Green Red’ is a slower club tune and does not include a feature.
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