"You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars" - Fans highlight Kendrick Lamar's lyrics as Drake links up with Young Thug and 21 Savage

On August 6, Drake dropped 100 GB worth of previously unreleased catalog on a website, called 100 gigs for your headtop. He also reposted Instagram Stories from the account @plottttwistttttt, comprising 3 singles including Blue Green Card, Housekeeping Knows featuring Latto, and It’s Up featuring 21 Savage and Young Thug.

Amid this surprise launch, fans of Kendrick Lamar pointed out his lyrics in the Drake diss track Not Like Us where K-Dot accused the Canadian rapper of taking advantage of Atlanta-based hip-hop artists and culture. The lyrics read:

“You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars/ No, you not a colleague, you a f**king colonizer.”

Not only that but the Pulitzer Prize winner also name-dropped 21 Savage and Young Thug and alleged 6 God of exploiting their Atlanta connections.

“21 gave you false street cred/ Thug made you feel like you a slime in your head,” K-Dot rapped.

In the wake of Drake’s collaboration with both the Atlanta rappers in his latest single, It’s Up, fans of the Like That hitmaker are having diverse reactions online. For instance, Instagram user @bomegrown brought up K-Dot’s allegations in Not Like Us on The Shade Room’s Instagram post by quoting its lyrics.

“You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars,” the user commented.

A netizen slams Aubrey Graham for collaborating with Atlanta rappers (Image via Instagram/@bomegrown)

Several others joined in the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) and made similar claims.

“Drake has done everything Kendrick accused him of, post beef. Down to the IG captions, the pics, and using Atlanta,” one person wrote.

“Them 3 Drake tracks were wack man. N***a just ran back to Atlanta. I wonder who said that,” another person wrote.

“Drake literally ran right back to Atlanta for a hit. Can’t make this up!” one individual wrote.

Meanwhile, fans of Drizzy called out team K-Dot, seemingly for their hypocrisy.

“Imagine saying Drake is ‘using Atlanta’ when he’s out more Atlanta artists on than Kendrick has put LA artists on and without making them pay for the feature. When we gonna be honest about everything?” one netizen wrote.

“Drake can no longer collab with Atlanta artists apparently because a man from LA said so,” another netizen wrote.

“So Drake not allowed to collab with Atlanta artist, but Kendrick can? That little n***a don’t run s**t,” another netizen wrote.

Some even used sarcasm in their comments. While one alleged that 21 Savage and Young Thug themselves needed “help” instead of standing up for 6 God. Others claimed K-Dot was a “genius” for his Not Like Us lyrics, making people question Drizzy’s collaboration every step of the way.

“Drake needs help from Atlanta rappers who are needing help themselves,” one individual wrote.

“This is why what Kendrick did is genius cause now any time Drake do anything folks gone say ‘see he had to go back to Atlanta.’ Is he never supposed to have any artist other than somebody from Toronto on his songs? Lol,” another individual wrote.

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Exploring what Kendrick Lamar said about Drake’s connection to Atlanta

In his May diss track Not Like Us Kendrick Lamar threw shots at his longtime rival, Drizzy, as part of their then-ongoing rap battle. He claimed that the Toronto native often ran to Atlanta whenever he needed a “few dollars” and even labeled him a “colonizer.” The lyrics read:

“Once upon a time, all of us was in chains/ Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves/ Atlanta was the Mecca, buildin' railroads and trains/ Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game/ The settlers was usin' town folk to make 'em richer/ Fast-forward, 2024, you got the same agenda.”

The Compton native further went on to claim that Drizzy ran to the Georgia state capital whenever he needed a “check balance.” Mocking him by adding how the “real challenge” was for 6 God to avoid the same.

“You called Future when you didn't see the club (ayy, what?)/ Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (what?)/ … Quavo said you can be from Northside (what?)/ 2 Chainz say you good, but he lied,” Kendrick rapped.

Notably, Not Like Us is not the only diss track where K-Dot shaded Drizzy for his Atlanta connection. Earlier, in April, Lamar dropped Euphoria where he mentioned two other Atlanta rappers and Drizzy's collaborators, Gunna and Lil Yachty.

Kendrick claimed that 6 God kept Gunna close as the latter had dirt on him. Adding that his association with the One Night rapper was because of his fashion sense, rapping, “Yachty can’t give you no swag either.”

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For the uninitiated, on Tuesday afternoon, the Wah Gwan Delilah hitmaker dropped three tracks as part of his unreleased data dump which he called, "100 gigs for your headtop."

It also contained behind-the-scenes visuals from his lifestyle to recording sessions, unused album covers, on-stage footage, and more, all tracing back to the Instagram account @plottttwisttttt.