The long anticipated arrival of Drake’s ICEMAN is nearly here.
And for fans of LeBron James and the Lakers who double as fans of the rapper’s, they’re going to face a very difficult upcoming decision.
Late Wednesday night, a new song called “1 AM In Albany” was leaked on the internet. In it, Drake takes aim at multiple celebrities, including Kendrick Lamar — who he famously has a massive beef with — J Cole and to some surprise, apparently James.
“I shouldn’t even be shocked to see you in that arena, because you always made your career off of switching teams up,” Drake says. “Please stop asking what’s going on with 23 & me, I’m a real n—, and he’s not, it’s in my DNA.”
It’s odd that Drake would take such an unwarranted shot as The King, especially considering their publicized and well-documented friendship throughout the years.
Drake’s one of the most avid celebrity NBA fans in the world, constantly seen courtside at games throughout the nation, especially those of James. Drake had also praised James in his previous music, and the two constantly dapped up when seeing one another publicly.
However, that all changed when James appeared to take sides in the ongoing beef between Drake and Lamar.
James wasn’t shy about showing his support for the To Pimp a Butterfly artist, attending Lamar’s “The Pop Out” concert in Los Angeles. Making matters even worse, James was recorded enjoying and vibing with the song “Not Like Us”, Lamar’s famous diss track that took direct aim at Drake.
When asked about his relationship Drake at a later time, James admitted that the two of them were in “different places”, but was quick to add that there’s “always love” and “no hate” between the two of them despite the switching of alliances.
However, it doesn’t appears that Drake feels the same way.