Drake's dad reacts as Kendrick Lamar 'diss track' wins big at Grammys amid feud

Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us won 5 awards astatine the Grammy Awards connected Sunday and his rival Drake's dada Dennis Graham was aboriginal asked astir his Record of the Year win

Rapper Drake's begetter Dennis Graham has reacted to his son's rival Kendrick Lamar winning astatine the Grammy Awards.

Kendrick, 37, was among the winners astatine the lawsuit successful Los Angeles connected Sunday. His opus Not Like Us won 5 awards, including Record Of The Year and Song Of the Year. The track, which was released past year, besides took location Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Music Video.

The opus has been described arsenic a 'diss track' and is said to see references to Drake - with Kendrick and his rival, who collaborated earlier successful their careers, thought to person been successful a feud for immoderate time. The way led to Drake suing his statement for defamation, with the 38-year-old Canadian rapper accusing UMG of allowing "'inflammatory and shocking allegations" due to the fact that the opus was a "gold mine" for them. Drake besides claims the statement promoted Not Like Us due to the fact that they knew it would devalue his ain euphony and springiness leverage successful aboriginal declaration negotiations.

While astatine the Grammys, Drake's begetter Dennis Graham, 70, was asked astir Kendrick's occurrence whilst extracurricular the arena. His absorption was shared successful a video by TikTok contented creator Joy Of Everything. Asked astir Not Like Us winning Record of the Year, Dennis responded: "I don't attraction capable astir that s***." He went connected to add: "That ain't got thing to bash with me. All the champion to him, man. I don't bash that bulls***."

Kendrick had been up against Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé and the Beatles for Record of the Year. The accolade was presented by predecessor Miley Cyrus, who won it past year.

Accepting the award, Kendrick said successful his speech: "First and foremost, each praise to the astir high." He went connected to stock that a comparative had passed distant connected Saturday, with him past telling the assemblage that it made the juncture "special".

He commented: "Rest successful paradise to my aunty Sharon. She transitioned yesterday, truthful this is peculiar close now. She's astir apt y'know watching it from up determination truthful marque definite you've got your smiles on. Make her consciousness good."

Kendrick past gave shout-outs to erstwhile collaborators Dr. Dre and Swizz Beatz whilst connected stage. He concluded his code by dedicating the grant to Los Angeles pursuing the fires that person devastated communities successful caller weeks.

He said: "We gon' dedicate this 1 to the city." He named his hometown of Compton, arsenic good arsenic different areas successful the region similar Long Beach and Inglewood. He said: "This is my cervix of the woods that's held maine down since a young pup. Y'know since I was successful the workplace scrapping to constitute the champion raps and each that, y'know successful bid to bash records similar these.

"So I can't springiness capable acknowledgment to these places that I rolled astir since precocious school, and astir importantly the radical and the families retired successful Palisades and Altadena. This is simply a existent testament that we're gonna proceed to reconstruct the city."

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