Breaking Down Everything Kendrick Said About Drake on “Meet the Grahams”

So much is unfolding at this moment. Just minutes after Drake released his diss track “Family Matters,” Kendrick Lamar responded with “Meet the Grahams,” effectively obliterating the battlefield.

In his explosive response, Kendrick targets Drake by addressing each of his family members in a 6-minute song. He accuses the Toronto rapper of hiding a daughter, having a substance addiction, a gambling addiction, engaging in various sex crimes, and other dark revelations. The title “Meet the Grahams” hints at Kendrick’s approach of speaking directly to Drake’s family members in each verse, potentially alluding to the exposure of another child.

“Meet the Grahams” dropped soon after Drake accused Kendrick of domestic violence and infidelity in “Family Matters” on Friday night. The similarity in the subject matter (and titles) of the two songs suggests that Kendrick might have known “Family Matters” was coming and prepared “Meet the Grahams” in advance.

None of the accusations on either side have been substantiated with concrete evidence, but before another diss track surfaces, here’s a detailed breakdown of everything Kendrick Lamar said about Drake while addressing each of his family members on “Meet The Grahams.”

The Cover Art

The artwork for “Meet the Grahams” is a zoomed-out version of the “6:16 in LA” cover, revealing more items laid out, including a bottle of Ozempic prescribed to Drake, a business card for celebrity jeweler Nadine Ghosn, a receipt for Popular Jewelry in New York City, black leather Maybach gloves, and a shirt.

According to DJ Akademiks, these items came from Dennis Graham's suitcase, which Kendrick somehow acquired. Throughout the song, Kendrick raps about these items, suggesting Drake has substance and spending problems, and doubles down on claims that he uses Ozempic.

The jewelry receipts could be a direct response to rumors that the ring in Drake’s “Family Matters” video was his fiancé’s engagement ring. Kendrick might be implying that Drake simply bought a copy from a jeweler, rather than obtaining the real thing. Alternatively, it could connect to Kendrick’s line on “6:16 in LA” about finding jewels.

The Adonis Graham Verse

Kendrick dedicates the first verse to directly addressing Drake’s son Adonis, as a way to speak to Drake.

“Sometimes our parents make mistakes that affect us until we grown/ And you a good kid that need good leadership/ Let me be your mentor, since your daddy don't teach you shit/ Never let a man piss on your leg, son”

Kendrick offers to be the father figure Adonis lacks, referencing an alleged incident in 2015 where T.I. claimed his late friend urinated on Drake in a club.

“Never fall in the escort business, that's bad religion/ Please remember, you could be a bitch even if you got bitches/ Never code switch, whether right or wrong, you a Black man/ Even if it don’t benefit your goals, do some push-ups”

Kendrick throws heavy accusations that Drake is involved in the escort business and takes jabs at Drake’s biracial ethnicity, satirically advising Adonis to embrace his Black identity, unlike his father, who Kendrick insinuates only embraces it when convenient.

“Get some discipline, don’t cut them corners like your daddy did/ Fuck what Ozempic did/ Don't pay to play with them Brazilians, get a gym membership/ Understand, no throwin' rocks and hidin' hands, that's law/ Don't be ashamed 'bout who you wit,' that's how he treat your moms/ Don't have a kid to hide a kid to hide again, be sure/ Five percent will comprehend but ninety-five is lost”

Kendrick implies Drake has had cosmetic surgery and uses Ozempic, then advises Adonis not to hide his children, alluding to allegations that Drake has been hiding his first-born child. The five percent bar references the Five-Percent Nation, suggesting only a few listeners will fully understand his message.

The Sandra & Dennis Graham Verse

In the second verse, Kendrick addresses Drake’s parents, who have been separated since Drake’s youth, using them to dive deeper into serious allegations against Drake, including relationships with underaged women.

“I think niggas like him should die/ Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest they life/ He hates black women, hypersexualizes them, with kinks of a nympho fetish/ Grew facial hair 'cause he understood bein' a beard just fit him better/ He got sex offenders on OVO that he keep on a monthly allowance”

Kendrick compares Drake to Harvey Weinstein, a man accused of multiple sexual assaults, and accuses Drake of hating Black women. The “sex offenders on OVO” might refer to Baka Not Nice, who was arrested and charged with prostituting a woman in 2014.

“I been in this industry twelve years, I'ma tell y'all one lil' secret/ It's some weird shit goin' on and some of these artists be here to police it/ They be streamlinin' victims all inside of they home and callin' em Tinder/ Then leak videos of themselves to further push their agendas”

Kendrick suggests that Drake has used his home for something nefarious, possibly a sex trafficking ring, and insinuates that the rapper’s leaked nude was bait. These allegations come shortly after Diddy’s home was raided by Homeland Security for a sex trafficking investigation.

“Katt Williams said, ‘Get you the truths,’ so I'ma get mines/ The embassy 'bout to get raided, too, it's only a matter of time/ Ayy, LeBron, keep the family away, hey, Curry, keep the family away/ To anybody that embody the love for they kids, keep the family away”

Kendrick references Katt Williams’ Club Shay Shay episode, saying he will reveal the truth about Drake. He predicts that Drake’s home, “The Embassy,” will be raided, similar to Diddy’s situation, and warns celebrities like LeBron James and Stephen Curry to keep their children away from Drake.

The Hidden Daughter Verse

Kendrick accuses Drake of hiding an 11-year-old daughter, a claim Drake immediately denied on Instagram. He also discusses Drake’s drug addiction and calls him a deadbeat dad.

“Should be teachin' you time tables or watchin' Frozen with you/ Or at your eleventh birthday, singin' poems with you/ Instead, he be in Turks, payin' for sex and poppin' Percs”

Kendrick reveals Drake’s alleged daughter’s age, making her five years older than Adonis, and criticizes Drake for vacationing and doing drugs instead of being a present father.

“His father prolly didn't claim him neither/ History do repeats itself, sometimes it don't need a reason/ But I would like to say it's not your fault he's hidin' another child/ Give 'em grace, this the reason I made Mr. Morale/ So our babies like you can cope later”

Kendrick suggests Drake is an absentee dad because his own father wasn’t around and references his album “Mr. Morale” to offer guidance to Drake’s alleged child.

“I'll tell you who your father is, just play this song when it rains/ Yes, he's a hitmaker, songwriter, superstar, right/ And a fuckin' deadbeat that should never say ‘More life’”

Kendrick closes this verse by comparing himself to J. Cole’s track “4 Your Eyez Only,” telling Drake’s alleged daughter her father is a deadbeat and turning Drake’s album title “More Life” against him.

The Aubrey Verse

Kendrick addresses Drake directly, explaining that all of this could have been avoided if Drake hadn’t brought up his family.

“Dear Aubrey, I know you probably thinkin' I wanted to crash your party/ But truthfully, I don't have a hatin' bone in my body/ This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game/ But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name”

Kendrick clarifies that he didn’t have any real animosity towards Drake until he brought up Kendrick’s wife, confirming that the beef became personal when his family was mentioned.

“You got gamblin' problems, drinkin' problems/ Pill-poppin' and spendin' problems, bad with money, whorehouse/ Solicitin' women problems, therapy's a lovely start”

Kendrick summarizes his accusations, calling Drake a drug addict who solicits sex from women and needs therapy. Drake’s gambling problems have been discussed by others, partly due to his work with the betting app Stake.

“You a body shamer, you gon' hide them baby mommas, ain't ya? You embarrassed of 'em, that's not right, that ain't how momma raised us/ Take that mask off, I wanna see what's under them achievements/ Why believe you? You never gave us nothin' to believe in”

Kendrick suggests Drake has more children with women he’s ashamed of and challenges his integrity, questioning the persona he’s built. He brings up Drake’s religious beliefs, referencing the hit “God’s Plan” and more recent doubts expressed in “Wick Man.”

“You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh/ You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come/ You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help/ Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself”

Kendrick closes by accusing Drake of lying about his children and saying that Drake’s lies about Kendrick’s family forced him to get personal, declaring “fuck a rap battle.”