"Taylor Made" is a diss track by the Canadian rapper Drake in response to Kendrick Lamar, released on April 20, 2024. It follows "Push Ups", another diss directed towards Lamar, and namechecks the singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
Background
In 2024, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin collaborated on the 2024 song "Like That" from Future and Metro Boomin's joint album We Don't Trust You. On the song, Lamar responds to a claim made by J. Cole in his song with Drake, "First Person Shooter", that the three made up the "Big Three" of contemporary hip hop, rejecting the idea by saying he trumped them both.[1] Lamar further disses Drake by calling his best songs a "light pack" and comparing their rivalry to that of Michael Jackson and Prince, saying "Prince outlived Mike Jack."[2] In response, Drake released "Push Ups" on April 19, two versions of which prematurely leaked online a few days prior. After perceiving a lack of response from Lamar, Drake posted a freestyle on his Instagram titled "Taylor Made".
Music and lyrics
"Taylor Made" incorporates AI-generated vocals of Snoop Dogg and the deceased Tupac Shakur.
- ^ Lamarre, Carl (March 22, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Takes Hard Shots at Drake and J. Cole on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That"". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (April 11, 2024). "Can rap beef exist when no one agrees on what's being fought for?". NPR Music.