Even Academy Award winners are still just confused dads sometimes. Tom Hanks recently asked his son Chet to explain the beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it's clear that he came to the right place. Social media was enthralled as each rapper released diss track after diss track, cutting each other down to size in the process. Kendrick threw some low blows at Drake, including his parenting. Even if you’re not a fan of either artist, there’s a chance that you got caught up in all the drama, simply because everyone was talking about it. Given how widespread the conversations about the feud were, it’s no surprise that Tom wants to know what's going on.
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Tom has a very funny nickname for Chet.
Chet shared his text exchange with Tom about the beef on his Instagram Stories earlier this week for all of his followers.
“Big Main, can you explain the Drake/ Kendrick Lamar feud to me?” Tom’s initial text reads. He probably wasn’t prepared for the response he got from his son.
Chet didn't leave out any details.
“Yeah, so Drake and this other dude J Cole been saying they along with Kendrick are the ‘Big 3’ in rap. Then Kendrick put out a song saying, ‘F— the Big 3, it's just big ME initiating the beef,” Chet began his lengthy explanation, according to People. He went on to add that Drake made a comment about Kendrick’s height, saying that he had “small feet” because he's short.
He continued, saying that Kendrick fired back, mocking Drake’s “Canadian accent” and calling him a “deadbeat dad,” and that Drake hit back with domestic violence allegations.
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There was so much for him to unpack.
“But literally like 30 seconds later Kendrick put out a diss overshadowing Drakes diss where he pretty much methodically dismantled Drakes entire psyche and called him a pedophile for flirting with young girls and revealing Drake had another kid that he was hiding from the world, which turned out to be false,” Chet went on.
“Drake came back and was like, ‘hahaha I gotcho a– I had people give you false info to make you look stupid,’” Chet explained.
Chet attempted to make a relatable comparison.
To try to make his dad understand just what the whole experience was like, Chet provided an example that Tom would understand.
“[T]hat was pretty much the sonic equivalent of when you took me to your high school in Oakland and we walked in on the basketball game and everybody started going nuts,” Chet shared. “Like if you heard it you would just automatically know how to Crip walk with a stank face while clutching an Oscar in each hand with Marshawn Lynch, then dap him up and tell him ‘Town Bidness’ which solidified the win not only for Kendrick but the entire West Coast.”
Tom had the best response.
“Holy cow! These are fighting words,” Tom finally replied, no doubt truly shocked by what he had read. “People taking sides?? Who's winning??” he asked.
“Did you not just read what I said,” Chet replied, as if his explanation should have made it obvious that Kendrick Lamar had obliterated Drake and won the battle.
We're going to need to see more of these text messages ASAP!
