21 Savage Urged Drake to Avoid Kendrick Lamar Feud

In a recent interview, rapper 21 Savage disclosed that he urged Drake to avoid engaging in his high-profile 2024 feud with Kendrick Lamar, warning that the Toronto artist faced an unwinnable situation due to his dominant position in hip-hop.

Speaking on the December 11 episode of the Perspektives With Bank podcast, 21 Savage recounted calling Drake shortly after Lamar's verse on the Metro Boomin and Future track "Like That," which ignited the conflict. "I told that n***a leave that s**t alone," 21 Savage said. "He felt like he was being challenged lyrically, so he wanted to respond." He elaborated that he advised Drake, "You finna go into a battle that you can't win. There's no way you can win." The Atlanta-based artist explained his reasoning by noting Drake's status as the industry's top commercial force. "When you're the number one n***a, where does winning put you? You can't go number 1.1," he said. According to 21 Savage, the public perception stacked the odds against Drake from the start, creating a lose-lose scenario. "This s**t rigged, man," he added. "Even if you win, you lose. No matter what. Motherf***ers wanted Drake to lose anyway."