Kendrick Lamar released his latest song, Watch The Party Die, on September 11, 2024. The track, which was released on his Instagram page, referenced Christian rapper Lecrae.

In the track, Lamar voices his frustrations with the current state of the music industry and beyond. After some internal debate, Lecrae decided to respond to his Compton brethren with some bars of his own. Visually, he used white Air Force to Kendrick’s black ones, which typically denote diabolical behavior.

Hip Hop purists are declaring that real rap is back, as listeners were gifted a new verse from Lecrae as he dismantled “fake deep rappers who fabricate their predicaments” and reflected on his own past missteps.

Last night (Sept. 14), Lecrae posted a clip on Instagram of him rapping to the beat of Lamar’s explosive new song. He also changed the original cover featuring a pair of beat-up black Air Force 1s to a pair of white ones. “Welp…this is what Lecrae would do,” he wrote in the caption.