Terence Crawford never imagined he would become a part of the biggest hip-hop beef in history. Well, at this point, everyone knows about the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar—they were initially friendly, but over the years, things turned sour and they eventually started dissing each other through tracks. 

In one of those tracks, ‘Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)’, which Drake released on April 13th, the rapper took aim at Lamar’s height. The Canadian rapper called Lamar a midget and a record label puppet, who’s forced to collaborate with pop artists. “Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty/Then we need a verse for the Swifties”, Drake sang. 

Drake also took issue with Lamar’s position in the hip-hop hierarchy, claiming other artists already left him in the dust. “Pipsqueak, pipe down, you ain’t in no big three/SZA got you wiped down/Travis got you wiped down/ [21] Savage got you wiped down”, Drake rapped. It took some time, but Lamar came out swinging by the end of April when he released a full-blown 6 minute diss track.

The track was titled ‘Euphoria’, which referenced the hit HBO TV show where Drake was an executive producer. Meanwhile, the song itself was a laundry list of complaints against Drizzy and insults. Lamar fired shots, calling Drake “predictable”, a “master manipulator” and an “habitual liar”. However, what caught boxing fans by surprise was the part about Terence Crawford.

“Yeah, f**k all that pushin’ P, let me see you push a T / You better off spinnin’ again on him, you think about pushin’ me? / He’s Terrence Thornton, I’m Terence Crawford, yeah, I’m whoopin’ feet”, Lamar rapped. While appearing in the ‘Impaulsive’ podcast with Logan Paul and Mike Majlak, Crawford revealed his initial reaction to it and his thoughts about the track. 

“I woke up to like 20-30 messages, like, ‘Did you hear that?’ I am like, ‘What [are] you talking about?’ I am listening [to the song]…”, Crawford said while recollecting the entire ordeal. As it turns out, Crawford liked the song and his part in it, “I am like that’s cool”. ‘Bud’ even suggested that Drake shouldn’t really take it personally, because Crawford feels the song is catchy. 

“I don’t think Drake can take it personally because in the hip-hop industry it’s a catchy song. I am sure we all got hyped for the song—I have”, Crawford told Logan and Majlak. But now the question is, who won?

Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake: Only one winner!

Kendrick Lamar totally steals the spotlight with tracks like ‘Not Like Us’ and ‘Euphoria.’ His responses were sharp and hit hard, tackling both personal and professional stuff with a killer lyrical edge. Kendrick pushed the limits of the beef, showing off his deep lyricism and the rich themes in his music.

Drake, on the other hand, fired back with tracks like ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle.’ He mixed in personal jabs with some fresh production tricks. While Drake’s responses were high-profile and had cool moments like AI-generated voices, some of his moves veered into controversial territory, which might have hurt his impact a bit.

Critics like Minou Itseli and Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson praise Kendrick for his clever handling of the feud. Others think Drake’s strategic responses kept things heated and interesting. In the end, Kendrick’s mix of personal insight and lyrical skill, along with the cultural impact of his tracks, gives him the edge in this rap battle.

With that said, Terence Crawford doesn’t exactly seem offended by his involvement with the beef between the two hip-hop heavyweights. If anything, his feature in the song made him much popular among the masses in America. What did you think about the track? And who do you think won?