"You'll never win a ring"- Drake defender DJ Akademiks in shambles after Russell Westbrook joins Kendrick Lamar on stage
Drake's No. 1 fan and defender DJ Akademiks wasn't having it after seeing Russell Westbrook join Kendrick Lamar on stage at "The Pop Out" concert on Wednesday night. Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, rapper "YG," and a bunch of Lamar's friends went on stage and danced to "Not Like Us," the viral diss track against Drake, at the concert held in KIA forum in Inglewood.
"Westbrook you'll never win a ring, n**ga, you'll never win a ring," Akademiks sounded off on his live stream after the concert.
The streamer was referring to Westbrook's lack of championships, taking a dig at it, saying he would never win one in his career because he joined Lamar on stage.
DJ Akademiks was visibly frustrated at the overwhelming support for Kendrick Lamar's concert, where he sang his diss tracks for Drake for the first time. Lamar and the Canadian rapper's beef has been on center stage the past few months after each artist took personal jabs in their multiple disses.
The feud had seemingly ended after Drake released "The Heart Part 6" on May 5. However, the beef is in the spotlight again after Lamar's latest concert. Lamar sang his most popular diss track, "Not Like Us," five times during the show.
DJ Akademiks had been a hardcore Drake supporter amid this feud. He claimed the rapper kept him in the loop of his plans during this rap battle with Kendrick Lamar, which saw the two exchange jabs in a flurry.
Russell Westbrook also shouted out Kendrick Lamar on Instagram. LA uniting for native Kendrick Lamar's 'Pop Out' concert, Westbrook hyped the rapper up after the show and his appearance on stage on Instagram, saying:
"IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW!! REAL WESTSIDE SHIT. Appreciate you DOT!!"
Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan both hail from LA. They seemingly share close bonds with their natives, including Kendrick Lamar, born in Compton.
Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan not the only NBA stars at Kendrick Lamar's 'Pop Out' concert
Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan weren't the only NBA stars at Kendrick Lamar's 'Pop Out' concert in LA. Fellow California native and LA Clippers' James Harden and LA Lakers superstar LeBron James were also in attendance. Harden was spotted with rapper Rick Ross, who also beefed with Drake and released a diss track during his battle with Kendrick Lamar.
Meanwhile, LeBron attending the show low-key surprised many, considering his close ties with Drake. The two have often partied together and hung out during the offseason. Many would presumably see the Lakers star shying away from vibing to diss tracks on "Drizzy," but that wasn't the case.
In fact, LeBron James was also allegedly seen rapping to "Not Like Us" during the show.
James rapped to Kendrick Lamar's verse in his first diss at Drake in Metro Boomin and Future's song, "Like That," back in April.