After Karla Sof¨ªa, Conan O¡¯Brien roasts Drake and Kendrick Lamar¡¯s feud during Oscars: 'It's time for Lamar to call Drake a paedophile'
After taking a jab at Emilia Perez star Karla Sof¨ªa, Oscars 2025 host Conan O¡¯Brien roasted singer and rapper Drake and Kendrick Lamar's ongoing feud for the past year. Here's what he said and know the reasons behind the beef.
Conan O¡¯Brien, after taking a dig at the Emilia Perez star Karla Sof¨ªa, who skipped the 2025 Oscars red carpet on Sunday amid her ongoing controversy, poked singer and rapper Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
For the past year, the beef between both singers has been dominating the headlines, while during a hosting gig at the Oscars Awards 2025, Conan O¡¯Brien brought out the topic on the stage.
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Conan O¡¯Brien spoke about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef
During the hosting gig, Conan O¡¯Brien mentioned the back-and-forth between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. O¡¯Brien said, "We¡¯re halfway through the show, which means it¡¯s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile."
Taking a beat and cracking a smile, he went on to mention that "Don't worry, I'm lawyered up."
omg this Oscars joke from Conan O'Brien
¡ª Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 3, 2025
"Well, we're halfway through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile" pic.twitter.com/d7gzCFHfsF
By cracking this joke, O¡¯Brien was trying to refer to Kendrick's recent performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which took place in February.
During the show, Kendrick Lamar performed his smash hit "Not like Us", which turned out to be the conclusion of the diss tracks between both rappers. Moreover, Lamar's song, ¡°Certified Lover Boy? Certified Pedophile,¡± was a reference to Drake's album of the same name.
A look at reasons behind the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake
After the song was released, Drake filed a suit against the Universal Music Group. He accused them of defamation and harassment, spreading a false narrative that he is a pedophile via the song 'Not like Us'.
Origin of Drake and Kendrick Lamar historical Beef , a thread ???
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Kendrick and Drake beef started way back in 2013 when Kendrick was at the top of his game on the Big Sean song, he said ¡. pic.twitter.com/p3aHAq7TLm
The Canadian rapper Drake and the American rapper Kendrick Lamar have been involved in a rap feud since 2013, but the beef between the duo escalated in 2024.
According to a USA Today report, in 2023, rapper J. Cole and rapper Drake released a collab track called "First Person Shooter," in which Cole rapped that he, Drake, and Lamar were the 'big three' of rap music.
To which Lamar fired back, distancing himself from the trio, and said, 'Forget the big three; it's just big me,' apparently referring to Drake.
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