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Questlove Slams Kendrick Lamar and Drake Feud, Says ‘Hip-Hop Is Truly Dead'

The Roots bandleader and filmmaker shared his disappointment in the culture in a post on social media.

The Roots drummer and Oscar-winning filmmaker took to Instagram to share his thoughts regarding the battle’s potential negative impact on hip-hop, captioning the post, “Here We Are Now…Entertain us,” quoting Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” In 2001, Quest was the drummer and musical director of JAY-Z’s MTV Unplugged where he dissed Nas in the live performance of “The Takeover.” Although he turned off the comments on IG, numerous people expressed their dismay at the Grammy winner's statement on X (formerly Twitter). After years of throwing subliminal shots at each other, the epic rap battle was officially launched when Kendrick dropped a fiery verse on “Like That” from Metro Boomin and Future'sWe Don't Trust You album where he took aim at Drake and J. Cole’s for their track “First Person Shooter.”

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