Drake’s father reacts in a priceless way to Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy victory

Drake’s father, Dennis Graham, remains unfazed by Kendrick Lamar’s remarkable night at the 2025 Grammys. Despite Kendrick’s controversial diss track, “Not Like Us,” targeting his son, Dennis is choosing not to engage in the ongoing feud. Kendrick’s track won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, but Dennis Graham, 70, expressed that he isn’t interested in commenting on the drama.

“I don’t care enough about that stuff,” Dennis said in a post-Grammy interview with TikToker Joy of Everything. “That’s got nothing to do with me.” He emphasized that he harbors no ill feelings toward Kendrick Lamar, offering his well-wishes instead: “All the best to him, man. I don’t do that nonsense.”

Kendrick Lamar, on the other hand, didn’t address Drake directly during the Grammy ceremony. While accepting his awards, Kendrick focused on celebrating his roots in Compton, California, rather than commenting on the feud with Drake. “This is my neck of the woods that held me down since I was a young pup,” Kendrick said during his Record of the Year acceptance speech. “This is a true testament that we continue to restore this city.”

Kendrick also made history by becoming only the second rapper ever to win the Grammy for Record of the Year, following Childish Gambino’s win in 2019. His speech reflected his pride in his upbringing and his journey in the music industry, as he acknowledged his Compton roots that helped shape his artistry.

While the tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has simmered for over a decade, their feud truly reignited at the close of 2023. The animosity escalated after Drake and J. Cole released their collaborative track “First Person Shooter,” in which they implied that the three of them—Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick—were the top three rappers in modern hip-hop. Kendrick, however, took issue with this and fired back with his track “Like That,” where he rapped, “motherf–k the big three, it’s just big me.”

The rivalry didn’t end there. The three hip-hop heavyweights continued to throw subliminal jabs at one another in a series of tracks. J. Cole dropped “7 Minute Drill,” while Drake followed with “Push Up,” both of which seemed to fuel the fire. Kendrick then released the track “Not Like Us” in May, where he controversially called Drake a “pedophile.” In response, Drake fired back on his song “Heart Part 6,” clarifying, “Drake is not a name that you gonna see on no sex offenders list.”

Despite the ongoing drama and tension, both Kendrick and Drake continue to dominate the rap scene with their respective musical accomplishments. The feud may never truly end, but for now, Dennis Graham is choosing peace, wishing Kendrick success while staying away from the personal conflict.