{"id":140029,"date":"2025-03-06T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/03\/06\/xzibit-on-kendrick-lamars-pedophile-lyric-about-drake-this-is-not-a-testimony-or-a-deposition-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:15:09","slug":"xzibit-on-kendrick-lamars-pedophile-lyric-about-drake-this-is-not-a-testimony-or-a-deposition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/03\/06\/xzibit-on-kendrick-lamars-pedophile-lyric-about-drake-this-is-not-a-testimony-or-a-deposition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Xzibit on Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u2018Pedophile\u2019 Lyric About Drake: \u2018This Is Not a Testimony or a Deposition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMuch has been made of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\"> Drake <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kendrick-lamar\">Kendrick Lamar <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline\/\">feud<\/a> of 2024, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/xzibit\">Xzibit<\/a> has chimed in with some thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline\/\">the historic battle<\/a>, as well as what\u2019s fair when embroiled in a rap beef.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kendrick-lamar-drake-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kendrick-lamar-drake-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar &amp; Drake\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDrake &amp; Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Rocky Relationship\u00a0Explained\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t02\/14\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe West Coast rapper joined Bill Maher\u2019s<em> Club Random Podcast<\/em> earlier this week, and X made it clear he\u2019s backing Lamar in the feud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWhat you\u2019re seeing and why people are celebrating it so much is that this big, huge machine and this so-called rapper from Compton,\u201d he said. \u201cYes, he has success, but he\u2019s not as big as his [Drake].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMaher was focused on getting Xzibit\u2019s thoughts on Lamar calling Drake a \u201cpedophile\u201d on his Grammy-winning anthem \u201cNot Like Us\u201d and performing the track during his Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThis is a rap battle,\u201d X pleaded. \u201cThis is not a testimony or deposition. This is a f\u2014ing rap battle. I\u2019m going to talk about your mama, your daddy, your children, your grandma\u2019s wooden leg, your missing teeth. It\u2019s all a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHowever, Xzibit appears to say that if the pedophile allegations made in \u201cNot Like Us\u201d were true, there would be cases and lawsuits against Drake tied up in the court system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBut I never saw anything that proved he was a pedophile. There\u2019s been no court, there\u2019s been nobody brought any cases against him,\u201d X added. \u201cIf there was something weird going on, then there would definitely be people that would come forward and testify, and then people would be charged for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMaher didn\u2019t understand where the allegations against Drake stemmed from, and Xzibit pointed to the \u201cHotline Bling\u201d artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/millie-bobby-brown-drake-friendship-interview-video-8475767\/\">friendship with actress <\/a>Millie Bobby Brown. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBut when you\u2019re playing the dozens, and I give you one that hurts your feelings, don\u2019t be the guy who wants to fight because I got a good joke,\u201d Xzibit said, defending Lamar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBut it seems the <em>Pimp My Ride <\/em>alum isn\u2019t supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/drake-sues-umg-defamation-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-lawsuit\/\">Drake\u2019s defamation lawsuit<\/a> against Universal Music Group over \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d (The label has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/drake-lawsuit-response-umg-defamation-case-illogical\/\">denied the allegations<\/a> made by Drake, slammed the suit as \u201cillogical\u201d and \u201cfrivolous.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBut he\u2019s basically saying that you did something for someone else that you used to do for me, and here\u2019s how I know,\u201d X stated. \u201cAnd I\u2019m blowing a whistle now \u2014 but that\u2019s not true. Like, the world loves that song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/drake-iheartmedia-settlement-not-like-us-airplay-dispute\/\">Drake reached a settlement <\/a>with iHeartMedia over an airplay dispute surrounding \u201cNot Like Us\u201d earlier this week. Drizzy had alleged that\u00a0iHeartMedia received illegal payments from Universal Music Group to boost the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Billboard Hot 100 <\/a>No. 1 hit\u2019s airplay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the full interview with Xzibit below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xzibit | Club Random\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLhNAQCtHBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/xzibit-kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us-1235916610\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much has been made of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud of 2024, and Xzibit has chimed in with some thoughts on the historic battle, as well as what\u2019s fair when embroiled in a rap beef. Related Drake &amp; Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Rocky Relationship\u00a0Explained 02\/14\/2025 The West Coast rapper joined Bill Maher\u2019s Club Random Podcast earlier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140029\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}