Lupe Fiasco Denies Apologizing To Kendrick Lamar Back In 2018: “I Fear No Rapper Of Any Kind”

J. Cole sent shockwaves through the Hip-Hop community on Saturday (April 7) after he apologized for his Kendrick Lamar diss track, “7 Minute Drill.” The move has since spawned some interesting conversations afterwards, sending a few strays Lupe Fiasco’s way. However, the Food & Liquor creator took a moment to clear the air.

As the word spread about Cole’s speech during his set at Dreamville Festival, social media users began to point out how the Born Sinner rapper isn’t the first to walk back his bars aimed at K. Dot. People cited Jay Electronica and Lupe as two other emcees who issued apologies, and the latter caught wind of the conversation and denied the allegations.

“I wasn’t apologizing to him lol,” Lupe Fiasco tweeted. “I was sorry about the entire shindig because it was such a waste of time and energy in something that actually had nothing to do with me.”

He insisted fans stop placing narratives on his reputation, and that he isn’t afraid to take on any rapper if needed. “Keep my name clean… I fear no rapper of any kind or anytime… K Dot solid but y’all need to chill lol,” he concluded.

Fans are referring to the time in 2018 when Lupe said Lamar was not a “top tier lyricist.”

When a fan asked Lupe to compare the lyricism of Logic and Kendrick, the rapper gave a surprising response in a series of now-deleted tweets. “I’ll put it to you like this. K. Dot is not a top tier lyricist to me and my standards when it comes to punchlines and bars,” he wrote at the time. “His overall lyrics are good, his stories phenomenal, but punchline entendre lyrically I don’t see it.”

Elsewhere in the rant, he called Kendrick’s infamous “Control” verse was “wack and super overhyped.”

Eventually, the “Kick, Push” rapper retracted his sentiments. He took to Instagram and wrote, “I apologize for even engaging and talking about n**gas careers, I’ll never do that sh*t again.”

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