Kendrick Lamar and Drake are set to go face to face in a key class on the MTV VMA’s.
The nominations for the awards had been introduced with Kendrick up for 10 totally different gongs whereas Drake has simply the one nomination.
With $ome $exy $ong 4 U nearly fully shut out on the awards, Drake and Kendrick will solely do battle within the class of Greatest Hip Hop.
Kendrick is nominated for “Not Like Us” whereas Drake is up for “Nokia”.
The Compton celebrity can be nominated for Artist of the 12 months, Video of the 12 months and Greatest Album amongst others.
He has additionally obtained a nomination for Greatest Route as he co-directed the video for “Not Like Us” with Dave Free.
Kendrick additionally lately obtained a lot of Emmy nominations referring to his report breaking efficiency on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present in February.
The long-lasting efficiency, which featured cameos from Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams and Mustard, is nominated for Excellent Selection Particular (Dwell), Excellent Directing for a Selection Particular, Excellent Music Route, and Excellent Choreography (Selection/Actuality).
Kendrick beforehand received an Emmy for his function within the 2022 Tremendous Bowl halftime present by which he carried out alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige.
Samuel L. Jackson beforehand claimed that the efficiency was “revolutionary”.
The long-lasting actor appeared on Paloma Religion’s Mad Unhappy Unhealthy podcast and stated: “I didn’t know what they had been doing. It was kinda trippy as a result of it wasn’t till gown rehearsal that once I seemed up and I seemed on that stage and I’m going, ‘Oh shit, that’s a flag. Ah, fuck, we’re being revolutionaries.’ As a result of I wasn’t listening or paying consideration.”
Jackson appeared all through the efficiency, taking part in a model of Uncle Sam, basically narrating Kendrick’s present.
In addition to social commentary, Kendrick’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency made headlines for that includes a lot of jabs geared toward Drake.
Through the precise efficiency of “Not Like Us”, Kendrick self-censored the “licensed pedophile” line however smirked to the digital camera as he rapped: “Say Drake, I hear you want ’em younger / You higher not ever go to cell block one / To any [bitch] that discuss to him they usually in love / Simply ensure you disguise your lil’ sister from him.”
