Rick Ross reflects on Drake controversy and The Game diss
At the pinnacle of its heat, the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar seemed as though it could be endless. While the two seem to have temporarily buried the hatchet, others are left facing questions about why they did or didn’t get involved, including Rick Ross.
As the battle unfolded, Ross made it clear he was on Lamar’s side by releasing ‘Champagne Moments’, a diss track aimed at the Canadian rapper in response to ‘Push Ups’. He took his disdain one step further by including cover art that looked like a white-washed person resembling Drake.
While Drake later hit back with ‘Family Matters’, The Game got involved by taking shots at Ross with ‘Freeway’s Revenge’, to which Ross didn’t respond except for a series of suggestive Instagram Stories.
During a recent interview with Shannon Sharpe for Nightcap Summer Sessions, Ross revealed details about his position and explained his mantra that “not responding is a response.”
“On some rap shit it was no conspiracies,” he started. “Rozay name was said, Rozay, I’mma jump off the porch. That’s what I do… I’mma jump off the porch and I’mma have some fun, and that’s what I did, I had some fun.”
The Game’s track, ‘Freeway’s Revenge‘, fired shots at Ross for a series of reasons, including his lifestyle choices, his past as a correctional officer, and more. Despite not responding in the usual counteractive diss track manner, Ross argued that not responding was a clear enough message. “Not responding is a response when you a boss,” he said.
Despite the momentary break from exchanging hate-fuelled tracks, Drake and Lamar seem to both be busy elsewhere, though never truly detached from their ongoing issues. For instance, the former recently shared cryptic posts, including a video of himself praising Kanye West in 2013, before proceeding to follow the controversial rapper on the platform.
This could have been the first time both rappers planned on working together, given they didn’t link on a track until Lamar’s ‘Poetic Justice’ in 2012. However, although slightly confusing, it’s clear that regardless of positioning, Drake is eager to keep the feuding alive, even if that means getting creative in order to do so.