The biggest news in Hip Hop, and culture, has definitely been the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap beef (that was, until the Diddy footage leak). Rappers, celebrities, fans, and hip hop enthusiasts alike have gone back and forth about whose comebacks are illest, and whose verses are most poignant.
The rap beef got so mainstream that those who have no connection to hip hop are starting to ask questions to understand the rap feud, even 6-time Oscar Award Winning Actor Tom Hanks. The very unexpected input from the boomer-aged mega star was discovered through his son, Chet Hanks, who shared the conversation on social media. Through a series of screenshots he posted on Instagram Stories, the exchange was available to all on the platform.
Tom Hanks, who is referred to as "Pops" in Chet's phone contacts, reached out to his son at 7:25AM to understand the Drake-and-Kendrick-of-it-all. The distinguished actor, who is 67, asked his son, Chet, 33, to explain the beef. It must have taken some time for Chet to compose his response, as his text was not delivered until 8:42AM that same day.
Here's how the conversation went. Scroll down to read the entire exchange below.
Tom Hanks starts text conversation,
"Big Main, can you explain the Drake/Kendrick Lamar feud to me?"
Tom Hanks
His son, Chet, responds:
"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. Then Drake was like, 'you got small feet cuz you're like 5 foot 5 or whatever.' And then Kendrick was like, you're a dead beat dad and made fun of his Canadian accent. So Drake came back and was like, 'oh yeah? Well I heard you beat your wife' 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, and Drake came back and was like, 'hahaha I gotcho ass I had people give you false info to make you look stupid' but it didn't even matter cuz then Kendrick just dropped another West Coast banger where he really went in on labeling Drake a pedophile that was pretty much the sonic equivalent of when you took me to your high school in Oakland and we walked in on the basktball game and everybody started going nuts. 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
Chet Hanks
To all of that, Tom Hanks returns with this:
"Holy cow! These are fighting words. People taking sides?? Who's winning??
Tom Hanks
At which time, his son, Chet, exclaims,
"Did you not just read what I said 😂😂😂"
Chet Hanks
Based on this conversation, it is evident that Chet Hanks has picked Kendrick for the win, but the verdict is still out for the Oscar-Award-Winning mega star, and Chet's dad, Tom Hanks.
