Game calls current rap beef ‘watered down,’ blames J. Cole

The Game is not impressed with the current rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

The Compton rapper – who has had his fair share of rap beefs – responded to a tweet from The Joe Budden Podcast co-host Officially Ice saying he wants someone to go to The Game so us fans can “see what a real diss record looks like.”

The Game responded, saying the reason no rappers attack him is because his “level of disrespect knows no limit” and he “can actually rap.” Additionally, he says the rap game in general isn’t the same as the one he found himself in because fans can’t objectively pick a winner. Instead, he says, “fans choose those artists who are currently safe for the culture to love.”

He then blames J. Cole for changing a rap game that he believes has been watered down to “Kool-Aid (with) no sugar” as he apologized to Kendrick Lamar onstage at the 2024 Dreamville Festival. comments must have struck a chord because the West Coast MC doubled down on his Instagram Stories, saying, “I don’t know who’s softer these days these rap ns or the rap fans.”

That said, many fans agreed with Game’s sentiment. The wrinkle of numbers possibly being AI has made things equally interesting and annoying. Additionally, the way music is consumed today has given fans the expectation that diss tracks should be recorded and shipped as quickly as possible. Then there’s J. Cole’s apology, which misled listeners and some of his colleagues. All of these variables have turned off many fans of the whole beef.

The Game took a more diplomatic approach to the Drake and Kendrick beef during the talks HipHopDX in 2022. In an interview about his Drake single “100,” when asked who he got, The Game said, “I don’t know, man. Kendrick is just too incredible. And then Drake is so dope. I mean, I would just like to be a fan of the moment and sit back and watch two of the greatest artists of all time give it a go,” he replied when asked who would win in a fight.

The Game has featured a plethora of rappers throughout his career, including 50 Cent, Eminem, Jay-Z, Joe Budden, Young Thug and many more.