Kendrick Lamar’s inner circle is pushing back on speculation surrounding The Game’s The Documentary 3 track, “No Brakes,” featuring Drake.
The song appears on The Game’s The Documentary 3, released Friday (Aug. 21). Its lyrics immediately sparked discussion because The Game references Kendrick, Drake and the West Coast’s complicated rap politics.
On “LA Monster,” The Game raps about having “no problem with the boogeyman,” an apparent nod to Kendrick’s fearsome rap reputation. He also references a GNX, connecting the bar to Kendrick’s 2024 album GNX and its West Coast identity.
The Game gets more pointed on “Geezus,” the album’s opening track. He calls Drake “the homie” while rejecting pressure for West Coast artists to choose between Drake and Kendrick. He later references “the GNX” while delivering a violent threat.
Then comes “No Brakes,” where The Game raps, “Me, Drake and Drake, we the three amigos.” He follows by saying, “If I have to pick a side, I’m choosing homicide.” Given Kendrick and Drake’s highly publicized feud, the lyrics quickly fueled theories about where The Game stands.
Kendrick’s longtime associates, however, are arguing against that interpretation.
Top Dawg Entertainment executive Punch reacted after “No Brakes” surfaced, writing, “The World’s really Gone Crazy,” followed by laughing emojis.
Hitta J3, a longtime Kendrick friend, was more direct. He said the Game and Drake song “is not new” and “it’s not no diss to Dot.” He later added, “Game still A homie regardless what you hear he not gonna diss Kendrick.”
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Hitta also questioned the online reaction, writing, “Just because Drake on the song it’s automatically A Diss.” He teased an upcoming collaboration with The Game, saying it would “clear up all this fake beef.”
“Kendrick not just A Rapper,” Hitta added, calling Kendrick’s potential conflict with another Compton legend “Not Happening.”
MackWop, another longtime Kendrick associate, also criticized the speculation. “Yall Want The Homie To Make Another Example Out A Nigga Bad!!!” he wrote, adding that he did not know whether “The Internet Dweebs Or These Rappers” were more desperate.
Wack 100, The Game’s manager, offered the strongest indication that no serious feud exists. During a Thursday livestream with DJ Akademiks, he said Kendrick “is gonna be in the studio with Game in 3 days.”
For now, Kendrick’s camp appears to view “No Brakes” as provocative West Coast rap—not a declaration of war. Kendrick Lamar nor PG Lang has not reacted to The Game’s Documentary 3 album or the Drake-featured “No Brakes” as this time.
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