Timeline

May 5

Metro Boomin releases an instrumental track titled “BBL Drizzy” (thread), encouraging people to rap over the beat.

Kendrick Lamar drops AGAIN with “Not Like Us” (thread).
On the song, Kendrick continues to insinuate that the OVO posse is full of s***offenders.

Kendrick Lamar follows up with “6:16 in LA” (thread), posted on his Instagram.
On the song, Kendrick alleges that there is a mole in the OVO camp feeding him information.
Drake responds to Kendrick, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin, and Future with a music video for his new 3-part diss song, “Family Matters” (thread).
On the song, Drake alleges Kendrick beat his fiancée.
Drake also drops a remix to “Buried Alive”, the solo Kendrick interlude from Drake’s sophomore album Take Care (thread).
Kendrick drops “Meet The Grahams” a half hour later, directed toward Drake’s family (thread).
The song’s cover art is rumored to be of contents stolen from Drake’s father Dennis Graham, including an alleged photo of Drake’s Ozempic prescription.
Kendrick alleges that Drake is hiding another child, a daughter, on the song.
Drake posts on his Instagram story making fun of the “hidden daughter” allegation.

DJ Hed, a TDE affiliate, spreads the rumor that Drake planned to drop that night, but he got cold feet (thread).

Kendrick Lamar responds to Drake with “euphoria” (thread), a 3-part diss song.
On the song, Kendrick continues the narrative Rick Ross started, saying that Drake isn’t really Black, & calls him gay.

2Pac’s estate sends Drake a Cease & Desist over “Taylor Made Freestyle” (thread).

Drake drops another song, "Taylor Made Freestyle" (thread).
Drake used AI voice filters to make the first two verses sound like 2Pac & Snoop Dogg, asking Kendrick Lamar where his response is from their POVs.
Kanye West premieres his remix of "Like That" (thread) with Ty Dolla $ign, dissing Drake & J. Cole.

An AI Kendrick Lamar song, "One Shot" (thread), responding to Drake goes viral.
After much debate about if the song was really Kendrick or someone using AI, the song's creator soon comes clean.
Drake's team reaches out to him to ask how he changed his voice with AI.
Rick Ross releases "Champagne Moments" (thread), dissing Drake.
On the song, Ross claims Drake has had a nose job & surgery for his 6-pack, calling him “BBL Drizzy”.
Rick Ross also calls Drake “white boy”, refers to OVO as the “Pastrami Posse”, and claims he unfollowed Drake when Drake sent a Cease & Desist to French Montana.
Drake responds by posting his text conversation with his mother about what Rick Ross said to his Instagram story (thread).

Drake's response, "Push Ups" (thread), leaks, dissing everyone featured on We Don't Trust You except for Playboi Carti, along with shots at Ja Morant.
On the song, Drake claims that “Like That” was not the true beginning of the beef, as it had been “brewing” for some time.
Drake also states that he disagrees with Cole’s apology, as made evident by the diss track.
Because of the leak being so unexpected, rumors spread that it might be AI.
Later in the day, a more polished version of the song with a new beat and a few changed lines leaked, cementing that it was real all along.

Future & Metro Boomin release a sequel album, We Still Don't Trust You (thread), featuring more direct shots at Drake from The Weeknd & A$AP Rocky, along with an unexpected J. Cole feature.

J. Cole publicly apologizes for engaging in the beef & states he will delete the diss song from his album. The song is removed a few days later (thread).

J. Cole releases Might Delete Later (thread), with "7 Minute Drill" responding to Kendrick Lamar's diss on "Like That".

Future & Metro Boomin release their album We Don't Trust You (thread) full of subliminal shots at Drake, with features from Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, Travis Scott, and Playboi Carti.
Kendrick Lamar's verse on "Like That" directly disses Drake & J. Cole, referencing the duo’s recent collab “First Person Shooter” as well.