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\n\tEarlier this month, WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes defeated the company\u2019s undisputed champion, Roman Reigns, at WrestleMania XL, snapping his streak of 1316 days with the belt. The son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes usurped Reigns and his infamous faction, The Bloodline, with much-needed help from John Cena, The Undertaker, and Seth \u201cFreakin\u201d Rollins. A few weeks later, we find ourselves potentially on the brink of a similar situation in the rap world, with Kendrick <\/a>and friends looking to topple hip-hop\u2019s big, bad wolf in Drake<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tDrake, considered in some eyes the Roman Reigns of the rap game because of his sheer commercial dominance and unrelenting success over an extended period, is backed into a corner. Despite having his version of The Bloodline with Team OVO fighting alongside him, Drake now must combat the likes of Lamar, Rick Ross, Future, Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, and more to walk out of this battle unscathed. Though the numbers appear staggering, don\u2019t sleep on Drake \u2013\u00a0 as he may have very well entered a win-win situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tDrake\u2019s first attempt at fire came on Saturday (Apr. 13), when \u201cPush Ups\u201d arrived via DJ Akademiks, after being initially leaked on the internet. The song starts with a DJ Whoo Kid drop, a call-back to the 2000s mixtape scene, and finds Drake seething. With no remorse, Drake aims at Kendrick\u2019s physical limitations, calling him a \u201cpipsqueak\u201d and claiming he wears a \u201csize 7\u201d shoe. Drake later named Lamar\u2019s wife Whitney in a clever double-entendre while referencing Whitney Houston\u2019s role in the 1992 film The Bodyguard<\/em>. He even taunts Lamar\u2019s superstar status by saying that SZA, 21 Savage and Travis Scott hold more weight than he currently does in the music business. While \u201cPush Ups\u201d is an excellent first-round crack at Lamar, it won\u2019t be the final blow to what will likely be a long, grueling slugfest.<\/p>\n