Drake Says He's 'Very Much Alive' as He Breaks Silence Following Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Grammy Wins

Mar. 15, 2025

Drake in May 2021; Kendrick Lamar in February 2025.Photo:Rich Fury/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Rich Fury/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Drakeis speaking out for the first time sinceKendrick Lamartook home several Grammys for his diss track “Not Like Us,” which he wrote about the Canadian rapper.

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the “Push Ups” rapper kicked off his Anita Max Win Tour in Australia and ended the night with an empowering message to his fans.

“I come all the way from Toronto, Canada. The year is now 2025, and no matter what, Drizzy Drake is very much alive and that’s all thanks to you. I love you," Drake — who recently announced a collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, titled$ome $exy $ongs 4 u,perVariety—added.

Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty

Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty

Afterward, theDegrassialum posted photos from the concerton Instagramand captioned the post: “They thought einstein was lying & shakespeare was barely rhyming & edison wasn’t lit despite what he was designing So how can I give af what they say about my stars aligning.”

Drake’s concert came only two days after Lamar, 37, took home five gramophones, includingsong of the year and record of the year, at the2025 Grammy Awardson Feb. 2.

Though Drake has not addressed the wins directly, his dad Dennis Graham offered his take during aman on the street interviewwhich was seemingly filmed after the Grammys.

“I don’t care nothing about that s—. That ain’t got nothing to do with me,” Graham, 70, said in the clip. “All the best to him, man. I don’t do that bulls—.”

He added that he thought this year’s show was “excellent.”

Drake and Lamar’s feudbegan over a year ago with the release of Drake andJ. Cole’s “First Person Shooter,” in which Drake implied that they, along with Lamar, were the “big three” of rap.

Drake performs in Atlanta in December 2022.Prince Williams/Wireimage

Prince Williams/Wireimage

In January, the “Hotline Bling” rappersued Universal Music Group, claiming the label — which he’s been signed to since 2009 — “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for violent retribution against him.”

“Drake has never engaged in any acts that would require he be ‘placed on neighborhood watch.’ Drake has never engaged in sexual relations with a minor,” the suit claimed. “Drake has never been charged with, or convicted of, any criminal acts whatsoever.”

In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for UMG denied Drake’s claims, saying the company has “invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.”

source: people.com