{"id":600726,"date":"2026-08-22T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600726\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:14:09","slug":"the-game-responds-to-kendrick-lamar-diss-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600726\/","title":{"rendered":"The Game Responds to Kendrick Lamar Diss Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-game\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Game<\/a> says he didn\u2019t diss anybody on his new project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe West Coast rapper just dropped The Documentary III, his 11th solo album, and fans feel like he took shots at fellow Compton MC <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kendrick-lamar\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kendrick-lamar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> multiple times. He even has <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake<\/a> featured on a hook. However, The Game denies these claims \u2014 although he seemingly mentions Lamar and alludes to <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dot\u2019s beef with Drake<\/a> multiple times on the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tInstagram page <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/obzervetv\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/obzervetv\" target=\"_blank\">@obzervetv<\/a> reposted a rant from user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tyleravilez\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tyleravilez\/\" target=\"_blank\">@tyleravilez<\/a> in which he criticizes Game for \u201cdissing\u201d Kendrick because they\u2019re both from the same city and that he should be taking on more of an \u201celder\u201d role at this point in his career. \u201cAs an L.A. native, we\u2019re supposed to be sticking together, we\u2019re supposed to be showing that we are a unit, and that if you mess with one of us, you mess with all us, and yet you dissin\u2019 one of our own,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any sense, bro. Wrap it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe added: \u201cAt this point in time, you\u2019re supposed to be an elder. You are supposed to helping the youth. Giving people opportunity, so they can get in the rap game and flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Game then hopped in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/obzervetv\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/obzervetv\" target=\"_blank\">@obzervetv<\/a>\u2018s comments and said he didn\u2019t diss Kendrick at all. \u201cAin\u2019t diss nobody on that song loud fa nuthin ahhhh [ninja emoji],\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thxgski\/status\/2090748661911191899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2090748661911191899%7Ctwgr%5E7d8c80b2c833c9b904342e7365a153ddb2f2d1c2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-5549231892708364632.ampproject.net%2F2607210106000%2Fframe.html\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thxgski\/status\/2090748661911191899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2090748661911191899%7Ctwgr%5E7d8c80b2c833c9b904342e7365a153ddb2f2d1c2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-5549231892708364632.ampproject.net%2F2607210106000%2Fframe.html\" target=\"_blank\">he wrote<\/a> in a comment that has been pinned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor what it\u2019s worth, on the song \u201cGeezus,\u201d The Game raps, \u201cI say Drake the homie, y\u2019all say it\u2019s treason\/ I can\u2019t believe it\/ Want me to pick sides while y\u2019all d\u2013kride\/ When you\u2019re from the west side you ain\u2019t gotta pick sides\u2026\/ I draw led, erase you n\u2014as\/ Put that on God, it\u2019s me against all odds\/ I\u2019ll pop the steering column on the GNX and wait for n\u2014as.\u201d Then, on \u201cNo Brakes\u201d featuring Drake, he mentions picking sides again when he raps, \u201cMe, Drake and a Draco, we the Three Amigos\/ N\u2014a said pick a side, then I\u2019m picking homicide,\u201d in reference to the Toronto rapper and Kendrick\u2019s battle in 2024. On \u201cLA Monster,\u201d he alludes to Lamar\u2019s \u201cBoogeyman\u201d moniker and again mentions GNX, the title of Lamar\u2019s 2024-released best rap album Grammy winner. \u201cI ain\u2019t got no problem with the boogeyman\/ And he ain\u2019t got a problem with me\/ \u2018Cause I\u2019ma LA Monster,\u201d he raps and later spits, \u201cI might drive the Rose today\/ The GNX scare the hoes away\/ \u2018Cause I\u2019ma LA Monster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFinally, on the track titled \u201cThe Pen,\u201d he brings Kendrick up again, but this time, he acknowledges the speculation that he\u2019s been throwing shots and says that he hasn\u2019t been. \u201cLike Dr. Dre on the beat\/ Yeah, I\u2019m back with that sound\/ They say I\u2019m beefing with Kendrick\/ How the f\u2014 do that sound?\u201d The Game raps, \u201d \u2018Cause I\u2019m feeling like 50 when he made \u2018Back Down\u2019\/ They say 50 made me, tell him make me again\/ I kick myself out the group and make them hate me again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt-kN3owaa\/?img_index=1\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt-kN3owaa\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">According to fellow West coast rapper Stat Quo<\/a>, this all stems from The Game bringing out Drake to Compton to film the music video for their 2015 song \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt-kN3owaa\/?img_index=1\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt-kN3owaa\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">100<\/a>.\u201d But Stat alleges The Game didn\u2019t take issue with Kendrick working with his old label boss-turned-rival <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/50-cent\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/50-cent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">50 Cent<\/a> when he made an appearance on Power, so there shouldn\u2019t be any animosity between the two Compton rappers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGo stream The Documentary III and hear for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Game says he didn\u2019t diss anybody on his new project. 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