There are three things guaranteed in hip-hop: death, taxes, and a GQ photoshoot that will come back to haunt you.
As rap fans eagerly await Drake's potential response to the shots on Kendrick Lamar's verse on the No. 1 hit "Like That," images have resurfaced online of the genre's so-called "Big 3" in photos for GQ that haven't aged well.
More than a few Twitter users are now wondering why J. Cole, Kendrick, and Drizzy aren't using these looks as ammo.
All we can say is that Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar have all graced the cover of Complex over the years and we swear we never did them this dirty. But that's just our humble opinion, judge for yourself.
Meanwhile, Joe Budden shared on his podcast this week that "people that can rap" have informed him both Kendrick and Drake have already gone into the studio to record "nuclear" diss tracks.
"I have it on good information that both sides went in the booth and came out," Budden said. "And what I'm hearing about both sides is that it's nuclear. It's up-up. I'm hearing this from people that can rap. So I want to come in here and say that speculation time is over. Debate time is over."
Could we be in for another Kendrick verse on Future and Metro Boomin's imminent sequel album We Still Don't Trust You? Is Drake hinting at an impending response track with images referencing Vybz Kartel on Instagram? Check out this piece from Complex's Jordan Rose for a thorough breakdown of the connections there.
One big question regarding Drake is: what dirt does he have on Kendrick? Maybe the Toronto hitmaker can lean on some of Kung-Fu Kenny's GQ looks as ammunition, because these shoots are already backfiring on everyone—and we mean everyone.
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