Watch Serena Williams roast Drake at the ESPYs
Serena Williams roasted Drake during the ESPYs ceremony last night (July 11) – watch the footage below.
The awards show – which was held at LA’s Dolby Theatre – was hosted by the Compton-raised tennis star, who fired shots at the rapper in her speech last night.
“And if I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that none of us—not a single one of us, not even me—should ever pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar,” she said, referencing Drake’s current feud with Lamar.
She then went on to seemingly Crip Walk to Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, which saw the Compton rapper claim Drake was a “certified paedophile” amongst other accusations.
“[Lamar] will make your hometown not like you,” Williams continued. “The next time Drake sits courtside at a Raptors game, they’re gonna Forrest Gump him – seat’s taken!”
Watch the moment here:
Serena Williams just crip walked at the ESPY Awards to 'Not Like Us' making fun of Drake
"and if I've learned anything this year, its that none of us should ever pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar… he will make your hometown not like you, the next time Drake sits courtside at a… pic.twitter.com/KAwTdm4uWR
— SOUND (@itsavibe) July 12, 2024
According to DJ Akademiks, Drake has music on the way. Akademiks took to social media to write: “And yes.. enjoy all the other noise and bs.. Drake new music otw. and its fye…. trust.”
Drake’s last full-length release was 2023 ‘For All The Dogs’. In a two-star review of the LP, NME said: “In the hours shortly before the album dropped, Drake announced that he would take a break from music to focus on his health. “I probably won’t make music for a little bit,” he told fans. “I’m going to lock the door on the studio for a little bit.” Hopefully he returns revitalised and renewed, because ‘For All The Dogs’ – his third solo LP in as many years – not only feels tiring, but sounds tired too.”
The claims of Drake releasing new music comes amid the rapper’s feud with Lamar. The beef between the two came to a head in April, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That’, and used the collab to respond to J. Cole, who previously 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 Drake’s track ‘First Person Shooter’.
Lamar told Cole and Drake on his ‘Like That’ verse: “Motherfuck the big three, n****, it’s just big me”. Cole later responded with his own diss, ‘7 Minute Drill’, but he later apologised for it and pulled it from streaming.
However, Drake fired back with two tracks ‘Push Ups’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘. The Canadian rapper then landed in hot water after he used AI to emulate Tupac Shakur‘s vocals, leading to the late rapper’s estate threatening legal action. He subsequently removed the track from streaming.
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Alex Rigotti
NME
