The year is about to end with a fireworks finale, but the rhetorical rockets have been flying year-long in hip-hop. The Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud has been the main event, with both rappers trading bars-like blows in a lyrical boxing match. But Lamar’s ‘Like That’ has finally become the nuclear option, detonating the beef with Drake and leaving the competition in ashes. This Molotov cocktail has ultimately secured the throne, and the crown is K-Dot’s to keep—no debate, no discussion, and definitely no mustard player to contest the action. 

Though the origins of this lyrical grudge match between Kendrick Lamar and Drake are long lost in the rhyme, one thing is clear, it has been a battle for the ages. As the year draws to a close, fans are eager to wrap up the GOAT debate once and for all. And the verdict is in: Lamar’s ‘Like That’ has been crowned RapTV’s Song of the Year, putting the icing on the cake, or rather, the “MUSTAAAAAAAAARD” on the hot dog.

The bad blood between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been the beat that hip-hop fans cannot get enough of this year. ‘Like That’ was Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin’s third and final single from the latter two’s collaborative studio album, ‘We Don’t Trust You.’ This was the pop of the cork that unleashed the fermented fury of the year’s most heated debate, but little did fans know K-Dot had a few more tricks up his sleeve to gallop into the year’s end with a GOAT-worthy finale.

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Drake and Kendrick Lamar are forever linked in hip-hop consciousness, their names inextricably tied whether they like it or not. So when Lamar’s year-end came with bombshell news, it was only a matter of time before the plum cakes at Drizzy’s door traded for beefcakes in a bitter holiday exchange.

The Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef had been cooking for so long, it got fans thinking if it was a recipe for disaster. But after 9 months of simmering on the back burner, it turned out to be the recipe to bring out the cream of the crop. Of course, the preheat had fans in a worry that it would spoil the broth. However, Lamar’s relentless dominance, impact, longevity, and the additional teaspoon of chart conquest have ended the year in the ultimate festive feast.

Fans were already back to reciting the classic punchline that became the anthem of the feud with mustard spilled everywhere.

While a few folks did contest, claiming their pick for something better, Lamar’s loyal club had his back, with fans rallying behind him. Although this endorsement was not one without opposition, Lamar’s fans looked easily busy dusting off the throne to have their idol seated because this way or that, the accolade is a reminder that Drake is just a footnote and Lamar is the one writing the history books because Drizzy is just not ‘Like That.’

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