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Kendrick Lamar opened up about his alleged feud with fellow rapper Lil Wayne on his new album GNX.

The 37-year-old Compton rapper released his sixth album earlier today (November 22) without warning.

Fans were quick to note the latest development in Lamar’s long-running feud with Canadian rapper Drake. In May, Drake released a diss track about Lamar called “The Heart Part 6,” which reclaimed its title from Lamar’s “Heart” series of songs.

GNX includes Lamar’s own song “heart pt.” 6,” an indication that Lamar decided not to acknowledge Drake’s song. The piece itself does not comment on the feud.

Elsewhere, however, Lamar addresses the controversy that arose after the announcement of his participation in next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, which will take place in New Orleans on February 9, 2025.

On “wacced out murals”, the opening track of GNXLamar references a classic 2008 Lil Wayne album as he raps, “I used to bang Tha Carter IIII held my Rollie channel proudly/Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down.

A few bars later, he adds: “I won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulating me / All these restless niggas / I’m just glad it’s in their faces / Honestly, a lot of artists but they’re overwhelmed / Old a** flows trying to convince me they like you better.

The lyrics refer to the fact that Lamar’s success in being chosen to perform at the Super Bowl inadvertently let down Lil Wayne, who was hoping to perform at the event in his hometown of New Orleans.

In September, Wayne, 41, opened up about the devastating blow in a video posted to Instagram.

“First of all, I would like to forgive myself for the delay. I had to have enough strength to do that without breaking,” the “Love Me” rapper began somberly. “I’m going to say thank you to every voice, every opinion, all the care, all the love and support that’s out there. Your words became weapons and held me up when I tried to back away.

“It hurts. It hurt a lot. You know what I’m talking about. It hurt me a lot,” he said.

“I blame myself for not being mentally prepared for disappointment. And for automatically mentally putting myself in that position as if someone was telling me that was my position. So I blame myself,” he continued, adding that it hurt even more considering the game would be in his hometown of New Orleans.

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“I thought it was nothing better than this place, this stage and this platform in my city, so it hurt me. It hurt me a lot,” he said, thanking his “incredible” fans, who “reminded me that I wasn’t shit,” even though “not having had this opportunity” m made me feel like shit. »

“It broke me, and I’m just trying to get back together, but my God, you all helped me,” he added, sharing his appreciation for his friends, peers, family and “my friends on sports television”. » to “represent me”.

“I feel like I let you all down by not having this opportunity. But I’m working on myself,” he concluded.