In this clip from the Club Ambition podcast, the hosts discussed an apparent beef between Drake and Pharrell Williams that seems to stem from several events over the years. They suggest the root issue was Pharrell not being paid for producing the beat on the song “What Happened to That Boy” by Clipse decades ago, which led to tensions between Pharrell’s camp and Birdman/Cash Money Records.
They speculate this sparked a chain reaction of feuds involving Drake, Lil Wayne, Pusha T and others. More recently, Drake appeared to diss Pharrell on his album by referencing Pharrell’s “legacy” jewelry pieces Drake had purchased. Pharrell then seemed to respond with subliminal disses about Drake on the soundtrack of ‘Despicable Me’ 4.
The hosts theorize Pharrell may be siding with Kendrick Lamar against Drake in their recent lyrical feud. They discussed whether Kendrick has an ethical obligation to reveal any major misdeeds by Drake that Pharrell may be privy to. Overall, they analyzed the complex web of rap feuds and allegations through the lens of Drake vs. Pharrell’s situation, offering an explanation to the entire beef.
