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Point: Kendrick Lamar's artistry surpasses that of Drake due to his profound lyrical content and socio-political commentary.

Evidence: Kendrick Lamar's albums, such as "To Pimp a Butterfly" and "DAMN.," are critically acclaimed for their storytelling and social engagement, earning him a Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Evidence: Additionally, his song "Alright" has become an anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement, showcasing the significant impact of his music beyond entertainment.

Explanation: Unlike Drake, who focuses on personal relationships and lifestyle, Kendrick addresses broader societal issues, giving a voice to underrepresented communities. His lyricism entertains, educates, and inspires, setting him apart as a transformative figure in hip-hop.

Link: Therefore, Kendrick Lamar's impact on music and culture, marked by his lyrical depth and social consciousness, establishes him as a superior artist compared to Drake.

Sources:

- Lamar, K. (2015). To Pimp a Butterfly. Interscope Records.

- Lamar, K. (2017). DAMN.. Interscope Records.

- NPR Staff. (2015, June 30). ["How Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' Became A Protest Anthem"](https://www.npr.org/2015/06/30/418601226/how-kendrick-lamars-alright-became-a-protest-anthem). NPR.

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When it comes to controversies and sampling and using voices without credit, Drake is well known for that, as he has multiple times been sued and blamed for using someone's voice or sampling a song without credit.

Why this is an issue is because this first ruins Drake's reputation, and this makes people see him as a bad person who steals people's music or uses their voices without credit, one account of this is in 2012 when singer Ericka Lee filed a lawsuit against him for using her voice on one of his songs, titled "Marvins Room".

Another account includes one in 2014 when Drake was sued for $300,000 for sampling "jimmy Smith Rap" made by jimmy Smith in 1982.

Another point I have is that most Spotify streams are old and are repeat listeners, but most probably most of them are old listeners or fans who no longer listen to Drake, and more recently, he's had more other controversies that lead to people hating on him.

- Written by Amer

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Point:

A common counter point is that Drake is better because he has more hits and is more popular.

Evidence:

“That is an understandable concern,However,Drake has lots of songs that are number one on the charts. For example, his album "Scorpion" had all 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. His song "God's Plan" was streamed a lot and won awards. Also, Drake is the most listened-to artist on Spotify and Apple Music.”

Explanation:

People say Kendrick Lamar is better then drake, while that may be true,what they don’t consider is Drake makes songs that a lot of people like. He can mix different types of music like rap, R&B, pop, and dancehall, so more people enjoy his music. Because of this, Drake stays popular and successful.

Link:

The less researched side of the issue may imply Drake’s popularity, record-breaking songs, and ability to mix different music styles make him better than Kendrick Lamar. These things show that Drake has a big impact on music and stays important over time.

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Kendrick Lamar looking a little different here…

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Is this your favorite rapper?

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Point: Kendrick Lamar is better than drake because:

According to: @reddit.com

Evidence 1: he is the only musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music, while drakes rap feel like podcasts with music playing on the background.

Evidence 2: this connects to the reason why Kendrick Lamar has 17 Grammys while drake has only 5

Evidence 3: Kendrick Lamar earned his popularity by his own while Drake took half of it using Kim Kardashians face. For example album “DAMN” is very popular because Lamar was very hard working for it and song have a deep meaning

Explanation: Kendrick Lamar’s awards and etc demonstrate a very high singing and artistic skill, making his popularity more approved

Link: This shows That Kendrick is much better than Drake in many ways

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Point:

Drake is better because he has more hits and is more popular.

Evidence:

That is an understandable concern,However,Drake has lots of songs that are number one on the charts. For example, his album "Scorpion" had all 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. His song "God's Plan" was streamed a lot and won awards. Also, Drake is the most listened-to artist on Spotify and Apple Music.

Explanation:

People say Kendrick Lamar is better then drake, while that may be true,what they don’t consider is Drake makes songs that a lot of people like. He can mix different types of music like rap, R&B, pop, and dancehall, so more people enjoy his music. Because of this, Drake stays popular and successful.

Link:

Drake’s popularity, record-breaking songs, and ability to mix different music styles make him better than Kendrick Lamar. These things show that Drake has a big impact on music and stays important over time.

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Point: Kendrick isn’t actually better, because Drake is more commercially successful and influential in shaping modern hip-hop and pop music.

Evidence 1: What they don’t consider is, according to Britannica. “Drake has more number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100” and has broken numerous streaming records.

Evidence 2: This evidence however disproves the argument that Kendrick has more hits. Drake's versatility allows him to seamlessly blend genres like rap, R&B, and pop, broadening his appeal and influence.

Explanation: Drake's commercial success and genre-blending innovation highlight his widespread impact on music and culture, showcasing his versatility and relevance.

Link: This indicates that Drake's ability to dominate charts and influence music trends makes him a more significant artist in terms of popularity and reach.

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Drake, original name Aubrey Drake Graham, (born October 24, 1986, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Canadian rap musician who first gained fame as an actor on the acclaimed TV teenage drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and went on to a successful and influential music career. His trademark mixture of singing and lyrical rapping and of braggadocio juxtaposed with raw vulnerability won him a large following.

Early life and career

Graham's parents divorced when he was a small child, and he was raised by his mother. During the summers he often visited his father, a drummer whose family was musically connected. In 2001 Graham was cast as basketball star Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi. His true interest was music, however, and he began rapping during that time, using his middle name for his "nom de hip-hop." He self-published his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006. The follow-up, Comeback Season (2007), included the single "Replacement Girl," featuring Trey Songz; the track was highlighted on BET's music video show 106 & Park, increasing Drake's exposure. In 2008 he left Degrassi to focus on his music career.

So Far Gone, Thank Me Later, and Nothing Was the Same

Drake's breakthrough came in 2009 with the release of the mixtape So Far Gone and its hit single "Best I Ever Had." A bidding war between labels soon ensued, and Drake ultimately signed with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, a subsidiary of Cash Money. Later that year the label put out So Far Gone as an EP. It won the Juno Award for rap recording of the year, and Drake was named new artist of the year. His first full-length studio album, Thank Me Later, was released in 2010, catapulting Drake to international stardom. The record was followed by the highly praised Take Care (2011). That album won the Juno Award for rap recording of the year and the Grammy Award for best rap album. Drake's next studio record, Nothing Was the Same (2013), also took a Juno Award. Those albums, more commercially oriented than his earlier mixtapes, showed the influence of his collaborators, notably Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Views, and other releases

In 2015 Drake announced via Twitter the surprise release of a 17-track mixtape-cum-album, If You're Reading This It's Too Late. Critics praised the record as a return to the personal, emotional, and melodic style of his earliest production. Like his previous releases, it shot to the top of the charts in Canada and the United States, and the album won the Juno Award for rap recording of the year. Later in 2015 Drake and rapper Future released the mixtape What a Time to be Alive. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, as did Drake's fourth studio album, Views (2016), which featured the memorable singles "One Dance" and "Hotline Bling." The former became Spotify's most-streamed single at the time, and the latter garnered Drake two Grammys for best rap song and best rap performance-though in interviews Drake insisted that "Hotline Bling" was not a rap song. He stated, "The only category that [the Recording Academy] can manage to fit me in is in a rap category, maybe because I've rapped in the past or because I'm Black." In 2017 Drake did not submit that year's release, More Life, for Grammy consideration. The record, which Drake called a playlist, brought together different sounds from around the world. It also featured such up-and-coming talents as British singer Jorja Smith and South African producer Black Coffee on the song "Get It Together." Drake also declined to submit the record for consideration for the Juno Awards. Commentators noted that, while the Juno Awards' governing body had honoured him with such awards as rap recording of the year, it had never conferred its most prestigious awards, including artist, single, and album of the year.

Scorpion, Certified Lover Boy, and additional recordings

Drake's fifth studio album, Scorpion (2018), featured the Billboard Hot 100 single "God's Plan," which had first appeared on his EP Scary Hours, released several months earlier. Drake won a Grammy for best rap song for the track in 2019, but the live broadcast cut his acceptance speech short after he criticized the awards. Other tracks on Scorpion respond to the song "The Story of Adidon," by American rapper Pusha T. Pusha T alleged that Drake was hiding a child that he fathered with artist and adult film star, Sophie Brussaux. In "Emotionless" and "March 14,"Drake acknowledged that he had recently become a father and addressed the challenges of co-parenting (critics largely panned the single "I'm Upset," however, for its apparent complaint about child support payments).

Subsequent releases included Care Package (2019), a compilation of B-sides, covers, and other tracks; Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020), which featured the Billboard Hot 100 single "Toosie Slide"; and the EP Scary Hours 2 (2021), which included another Billboard Hot 100 track, "What's Next." Drake's sixth record, Certified Lover Boy, was released in 2021. Later that year he withdrew the album and one of its tracks, "Way 2 Sexy," from consideration for the Grammy Awards for best rap album and best rap performance, respectively. In 2022 Drake released a surprise follow-up, Honestly, Nevermind, which featured more vocalizing and dance club beats than on his previous albums. Shortly after, he debuted the video for the album's first single, "Falling Back."

OVO and other projects

In addition to creating music, Drake also cofounded the Toronto-based collective October's Very Own (OVO) with his frequent producer Noah ("40") Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib. It became a record label (OVO Sound) in 2012 and represented such acts as the R&B duo Majid Jordan and Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer PartyNextDoor. Starting with the release of Care Package in 2019, Drake released all his albums on OVO Sound. OVO also hosted the annual summer concert OVO Festival (started in 2010) in Toronto.

The company's greatest source of revenue, however, was its fashion line. It began in 2010 when OVO collaborated with the outerwear brand Canada Goose on a limited-edition bomber jacket. Other partnerships soon followed, including those with Nike and Timberland. The success of the OVO fashion line led to the opening of its first retail location in Toronto in 2014 and subsequent expansion into such cities as Los Angeles, New York, and London.

After leaving Degrassi, Drake took on a few acting roles, one of which was the voice of a teenage mammoth in the animated film Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012). He later garnered rave reviews for his comedic turn as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 2014 and 2016. In 2019 Drake became an executive producer of the HBO series Euphoria, starring Emmy Award winner Zendaya.
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Drake, Canadian rap musician who gained fame as an actor on the TV teenage drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and went on to a successful and influential music career. His trademark mixture of singing and lyrical rapping and of braggadocio juxtaposed with raw vulnerability won him a large following.

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Point: Kendrick Lamar is more critically acclaimed and impactful than Drake.

Evidence 1: Kendrick Lamar has won 14 Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for "DAMN."

Evidence 2: Kendrick's music addresses social issues like racism and inequality, while Drake focuses more on personal relationships and success.

Explanation: Kendrick's awards and socially conscious lyrics demonstrate higher artistry and cultural relevance, making his work more significant.

Link: This shows that Kendrick Lamar's influence and contributions are greater, making him a better artist than Drake.

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I agree that Kendrick Lamar is better than Drake, Kendrick has won more than 16 grammys and Drake has won 5, Drake has also been an artist for longer than Kendrick. Kendrick’s music is different and people tend to listen his music more, it’s a mix of rap and hip pop and collabs with more people. Drakes music sounds like music playing while talking on a podcast.

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Claim: drake is better than Kendrick Lamar

Evidence : Drake has more streams and has been active as a musician for 2 more years than Kendrick Lamar he has also had 9 more no 1 hits that Kendrick Lamar.

Evidence 2: physically drake is stronger and bigger

Explanation : drake is stronger, more active, and has had more no 1 hits that Kendrick Lamar.

In conclusion : based on this evidence drake is better than Kendrick Lamar.

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Atleast Drake doesn't forget to take out the chicken out of the freezer

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At least Kendrick dosen’t float in the air when he smells pie

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In favor of Drake

I believe this is true as he has 97 Billion streams while Kendrick has 37 billion, he also owns 11 Billion total views on YouTube, plus an average of over 3 Million daily views, Drake is also more memed than Kendrick, as there are more memes of Drake than of Kendrick.

Compared to Kendrick having 2 #1 songs, Drake has 13 #1s and he has five Grammy's, six American Music Awards, 39 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit awards, and finally three Juno awards, leaving him with 55 total awards.

Drake has also collabed with multiple popular artists, such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj, Drake collabing with popular artists not only helps him gain more popularity, it also increases his profits, as both sides gain from collabarations, and speaking of profits, Drake's net worth totals to about $250 Million compared to Kendrick's $18 million.

In the end, I believe Drake here is better as he has more streams on spotify, makes more in a year compared to Kendrick and is in total richer than Kendrick.

- Amer wrote this lol

https://www.businessinsider.com/drake-every-number-1-songs-billboard-hot-100#:~:text=Drake%20has%20tied%20Michael%20Jackson,100%20%E2%80%94%20here%20they%20all%20are

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013044/awards/

https://ca.style.yahoo.com/finance/news/pulitzer-prize-winner-kendrick-lamar-202800232.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHugr-7tMtSemGaIpYlbTpwDp5aom3w56g5lodxDO8NPSIjW-eX3TUNkqTPNSUXyJy5BvZuO94pxxXXFckXV-u_E0KUXtA5-mgoKcDd3vjbhF9dStQzb-MbYmXZApECR3Zr34RhZs0NHKPplDzm6xx3WFn37xpNi0WRmICpH6Nva#:~:text=Kendrick%20Lamar%20Net%20Worth%3A%20%2418M&text=To%20escape%20the%20violence%2C%20Lamar,endorsement%20deals%20%E2%80%94%20according%20to%20Forbes.

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-rappers/drake-net-worth/

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Drake has tied Michael Jackson with 13 No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are

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“First Person Shooter” with J. Cole just became Drake’s 13th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He now ties Michael Jackson for 13 No. 1 songs.

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I agree as Drake has copied verses from rappers and Lamar has received various accolades throughout his career 11 MTV Video Music Awards 17 Grammy Awards while Drake only has 5 Grammy Awards.

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I agree, because when it comes to winning Grammys, Lamar has won 17, while Drake has five awards to his name.