"More beef?" - Internet reacts as Kendrick Lamar reportedly confirms new album is on its way

After releasing several diss tracks aimed at Drake, Kendrick Lamar has allegedly confirmed his new album will drop soon. In a viral text message screenshot floating on social media, Kendrick allegedly responded to the question of the “new album coming” by stating, "We coming."

Kendrick Lamar's text message allegedly confirming a new album goes viral. (Image via @KendrickChart/ X)

While the source of the text message is unknown, the name has been saved as “Dot,” which makes fans speculate that the text message is from Kendrick Lamar. The screenshot was also shared by an X user, @Kurrco, and fans quickly responded to the news as soon as it made its way on the social media platform.

One user commented and said:

“More beef? Let’s have it.”

Others also reacted in a similar manner, speculating that Kendrick Lamar is all set to release more diss tracks for Drake.

“Nah, brother. DRAKE on right now,” commented one netizen.

“Pray for Drake yall,” wrote another social media user on the post.

Others also commented that they are anxiously waiting for the album to be released soon.

“The year of Kendrick was always gonna end with a new classic album from the man himself,” commented a social media user.

“We are here for it,” wrote another.

“Going to be a historical moment in Hip Hop,” reacted another internet user on the post.

Kendrick Lamar, the popular rapper, released his first album, Section.80, in 2011, and thereafter, he released four more albums, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in 2012, To Pimp a Butterfly in 2015, Damn in 2017 and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in 2022.

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Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap battle explored as fans speculate new album by the latter dropping soon

Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been in the news for a while, as the two started a rap war in March 2024. While the feud between the two dates back a decade, it was reignited after Kendrick released Like That, dissing Drake in March 2024.

On the other hand, the two have also collaborated in the past. In 2011, Lamar was featured on Drake’s Take Care. At the time, Drake was also featured on Kendrick’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City in 2012. However, the feud between the two started in 2013, when Lamar dissed Drake and other rappers in his song Control.

Thereafter, the two rappers did not release any diss tracks for a whole decade, after which the feud escalated again when Drake and Kendrick started releasing diss tracks targeting each other. After Kendrick Lamar released Like That in March of this year, Drake responded to the song by releasing First Person Shooter, Push Ups, and Taylor Made Freestyle in early April.

Kendrick then released Euphoria and 6:16 in LA, also dissing Drake. This made Drizzy respond to the rapper by releasing Family Matters, in which he bashed the rapper and his relationship with his fiance, Whitney. Kendrick also responded to the accusations by releasing Not Like Us in May and the video of the song in July.

Since the two rappers started the rap war, social media users have been picking sides. This time, too, as the news of Kendrick allegedly releasing a new album went viral, netizens began pouring in their views on the same. However, neither Kendrick nor Drake has commented on this yet.