Lil Baby Questions Kendrick Lamar’s Decision to Name-Drop Him in “Not Like Us” [Video]

“I ain’t really into that side of hip-hop,” he said. “It’s just like with any situation: If you and him was arguing, why the hell you gonna say [my name]? I don’t wanna be having nothin’ to do with that. Not saying whatever they got going on ain’t real, but I feel like, to me, rappin’ and s**t be my work. I don’t want that type of s**t at work.”

If you’re unaware, when Lamar released “Not Like Us,” in one of the verses, he referenced Lil Baby while taking shots at Drizzy. In the track, he stated, “You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance/ Let me break it down for you, this the real n***a challenge/ You called Future when you didn’t see the club/ Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up.”

Outside of dissing the OVO rapper, Lamar recently came forward to explain that there’s a deeper meaning behind the song and not just about cracking jokes about Drake.

“’Not Like Us’ is the energy of who I am, the type of man I represent. Now, if you identify with the man that I represent,” Lamar shared in his Harper’s Bazaar interview. “This man has morals, he has values, he believes in something, he stands on something. He’s not pandering. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to share the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or experiences to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man.”