Footage from 2016 shows Obama predicting winner of Kendrick vs Drake feud

As rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake are engaged in one of hip-hop’s biggest-ever beefs, an eight-year-old clip has resurfaced of former president Barack Obama weighing in on a potential feud between the two stars.
Mr Obama was interviewed by Adande Thorne, a CZcamsr better known online as Swoozie, in 2016, when he was asked about a potential battle between Drake and Kendrick.
“If Drake and Kendrick Lamar got in a rap battle, who do you think would win?” the CZcams personality asked.
Mr Obama predicted Lamar.
He said, “I’m just saying, I think Drake is an outstanding entertainer but Kendrick, his lyrics, his last album was outstanding. Best album I think of last year.”
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[@theinternetconsumer]

Can't wait for Obama's Drake diss to drop

[@owenleal]

It took 10 years for Swoozie to make it to the news.

[@HB-md8ly]

He didnt lie! K Dot 🔥

[@liampye256]

Easy prediction from obama lmao

[@kungfucorey1787]

Translation”I gotta go wit my 🥷🏾Kendrick on this one my 🥷🏾 feel me. Drake got some fya but he don’t want that shmoke na mean. TPAB was a masterpiece no 🧢”.

[@lifecoachingbywadi]

Independent moving independent 😅 with the news

[@chrishippeard9569]

called it on ig, kendrick finna get him on the next 2 disses i stg

[@Steve-vb8wy]

Here before a million views

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BROOOOOOOOOOOO

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Kendrick in 6

[@VonMilk]

How is this news corny 😂😂 “ooo we at the independent are down with the kids” 🤮

[@justsain3236]

"Tell Obama that my verses are just like the whips he in, they Bulletproof" ~ Summer 16
Obama: 1
Drake: 0

[@kaspermb9250]

Hey this is interesting I wondered how Obama would feel about Kendrcks colourism considering Obama's ethnicity

[@roganjoshkrishna2950]

I never got the vibe that it was colourism tbh. More just anger that a Canadian was trying to appropriate black american culture without any direct connection to it

[@kaspermb9250]

​@@roganjoshkrishna2950​ well as a person of mixed race I did, besides drake dad is African American and drake has dual rationality. Kendrick didn't have the same energy for Eminem about appropriating black American culture and Eminem was basically a mentor to kendrick

[@kdjole5106]

@@kaspermb9250 Eminem is more aligned with black American culture. Drake grew up in Canada in a Jewish community. Plus his dad wasn’t even around so how can you use that him to give Drake credibility?

[@kaspermb9250]

@kdjole5106 personal I don't see an issue with either however the fact is if you have a criticism about cultural appropriation, the Eminem is a perfect example, where or how he grew up is irrelevant his experience in the world is coming from that of a white man, a person of mixed raced will always be looked as black and almost never fit in or be accepted anywhere. Anyone bring criticised for doing something because of the colour of their skin or nationality is abhorrent

[@roganjoshkrishna2950]

@@kaspermb9250 Eminem has a connection to the culture in a way that Drake doesn't. Like I said, it was never about skin colour, otherwise Kendrick would have the same disdain for Em, if not worse.

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Based on

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This was planned

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Just for this Obama the best president

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🤮

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His the worst

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💯

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Obama picked the right choice 👏🏽

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MY PRESIDENT

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Wow the independent is really meat riding 😭

[@blackjackool]

Except Drake won.

[@jakrispy3005]

When?

[@michaelb7212]

which alternate reality?

[@Pwnation98]

Stop it. Get some help

[@ifareaged]

Get off the crack 🤣🤣

[@chrishippeard9569]

he def got the one up with his last drop, ken gonna come back swinging tho