Ebro Darden is weighing in on the reaction to Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar, pushing back on claims that critics were trying to bring Drake down.
Speaking on his show, Darden addressed comments from J. Cole, who called it “disgusting” to see people rooting against Drake.
“I was critical about Drake before the beef,” Ebro said. “We respond to things on the fly. You did X Y Z. What are we supposed to do?”
He added, “The only person that supported my show and me is Kendrick Lamar. None of y’all have. Kendrick has.”
Darden also pushed back on claims that his comments should have remained neutral and that she should not have picked a side.
“What Kendrick was saying, what Drake was saying, who I liked creatively, who I thought made missteps,” he said. “It never got personal for me during the battle.”
He explained why the whole discussion took a left turn. “The reason it got personal in the commentary was because their commentary got personal,” he said. “You’re forced to talk about what they’re talking about.”
While still praising Drake’s catalog, Darden stood by his critiques. “Drake makes hits,” he said. “It’s a battle. He’ll be fine. […] Then he didn’t want to let it end.”