76er's rookie guard picks his favorite on Drake vs Kendrick Lamar beef
Featuring on his teammate Paul Geroge's podcast on Monday, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain made his stance clear on the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar feud. Though McCain said that he liked Lamar's songs, he sided with Drake, who is his favorite artist of all time.
"I like Kendrick songs, it's just that I'mma side with my favorite artist of all time," McCain said.
The Sixers' 16th overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft also talked about going to Drake's "Take Care" concert, in which Kendrick Lamar opened for the Canadian rapper. McCain said that he was around eight years old and went with his brother, who introduced him to Drake.
"I was at the concert when Kendrick was opening out for him," McCain said. "I was eight and 'Take Care' came out, that was his tour. My brother put me onto Drake a long time ago, he found him for me, we all went as a family."
The beef came to a stop after Kendrick Lamar seemingly won the rap battle after he dropped the "Not Like Us" diss track. It was the most successful of the songs released, with over 500 million streams on Spotify, and it also spent several weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile, since the feud, Drake has gone on to become the first artist to cross 100 billion streams on Spotify.
Jared McCain talks about his decision to take up TikTok on the side
Along with being a basketball star, Jared McCain has also amassed 3.7 million followers on TikTok for his entertaining videos. In his appearance on "Podcast P" with Paul George, McCain explained his decision to start posting videos on the platform.
"I saw people who I could dance better. I felt like I looked better than them. And I feel like I dance better than them. So I was like I am already confident in this and I'mma just doing it. Luckily I did it during COVID, so it was like home school," McCain said.
The rookie elaborated on how he started gaining followers and also added that his collaboration with Bronny James was one of his biggest videos.
"The McDonald's All-American game," McCain said. "I had already set it up. He knew the dance. It was just simple."
Coming off a productive Summer League averaging 14.3 points per game, the rookie Jared McCain will team up with the veteran Paul George as both of them head into the upcoming season with hopes of their first NBA title.