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A Drake, Kendrick Lamar Boxing Match Might Finally Settle the Beef a Year Later, But With One Important Caveat

The 6 God has the fans buzzing with new music on the way and his answer to a burning topic.

Drake is officially back in the studio, working on a new album, and he also addressed the possibility of stepping into a celebrity boxing ring to go up against an opponent with fists instead of bars. Could it be Kendrick Lamar...? Hereโ€™s what we know.

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In a live stream with Adin Ross Sunday (April 13), Drake, 38, told us that heโ€™s โ€œworking on a new album right nowโ€ that will have no guest features, despite the recent February release of โ€œ$ome $exy $Songs 4 Uโ€ with PARTYNEXTDOOR.

During the stream, the conversation shifted to celebrity boxing, and Drake was asked whether heโ€™d ever step into the ring for a celebrity boxing match. Drizzy immediately answered โ€œnoโ€ with a dismissive look on his face. โ€œI know who I want you to fight,โ€ Ross joked as a picture of Lamar appeared on the screen.

โ€œIf weโ€™re fighting, weโ€™ll fight at [Hollywood] Hinoโ€™s gym or something like that - behind closed doors,โ€ Drake responded.

It is no secret that there is a history of tension between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, both of whom a year ago gave us the most viral rap beef of a generation. That beef took a serious turn when the Toronto rapper sued Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrickโ€™s hit diss record โ€œNot Like Us,โ€ alleging that the label knowingly disseminated a โ€œfalse and malicious narrativeโ€ that heโ€™s a pedophile.

Earlier this year, West Coast rapper Glasses Malone claimed Kendrick might be open to knuckle up with Drake. โ€œThe only person who really wants to fight Drake is Dot,โ€ Malone said, referring to Kendrick. โ€œHe doesnโ€™t let things go. Kendrick holds on to everything, even stuff from way back.โ€

Meanwhile, DJ Akademiks also inserted himself into the controversial beef, suggesting that Drake is open to a fight with K.Dot. โ€œDrake wants a squabble. Iโ€™d take him to Compton myself, and heโ€™d handle Kendrick,โ€ he said.

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So far, Lamar has remained publicly quiet about trading physical blows with Drizzy.ย 

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