Key Takeaways
- Joke Target: Tina Fey made a joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake during the Emmy Awards.
- Nomination Highlight: Kendrick was nominated for an Emmy for his Super Bowl performance.
- Drake’s Response: Drake referenced Kendrick in his new song “Dog House” from his upcoming album.
- Legal Battle: Drake gained access to Kendrick’s contract in a legal dispute with UMG.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake were the target of a joke made by Tina Fey at last night’s Emmy Awards.
Fey was presenting the award for Outstanding Live Variety special for which Kendrick was nominated for his performance at the Super Bowl earlier this year.
Before announcing the winner, Fey quipped: “If Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime special wins I’m really going to hear it from Drake. And Drake and I are supposed to play pickleball tomorrow. So… anyway…”
Drake and Kendrick are yet to respond to the joke but the Compton rapper did lose out on the award to an episode of Saturday Night Live.
Tina Fey with a Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke during the Emmys
“if Kendrick Lamar’s Superbowl Halftime special wins, woooo, I’m really gonna hear it from Drake… and Drake and I are supposed to play pickleball tomorrow…”
Kendrick was nominated for an Emmy for Variety… pic.twitter.com/0rkUujJpev
— SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) September 15, 2025
Drake recently took a shot at Kendrick on new song “Dog House” which is expected to appear on his upcoming album, Iceman.
Referencing the Compton superstar’s eminently popular song “Money Trees”, Drizzy raps: “Fuck a money tree, I’m a cash cow / If I ain’t give a fuck then, I don’t give a fuck now .”
Drizzy also scored something of a win in his legal battle with UMG over Kendrick’s diss song “Not Like Us”.
Drake has been granted redacted access to Kendrick’s contract with the recording giant by Judge Jeanette Vargas.
Vargas said: “Plaintiff and UMG’s request… for permission to file under seal a contract between UMG Recordings, Inc. and Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, as produced by UMG in redacted form with the designation Attorney’s Eyes Only, is GRANTED.”
Vargas added: “UMG has made a sufficient showing that the information that he seeks to seal qualifies as confidential, ‘sensitive business information.’”
However, the judge ultimately ruled: “In this instance, the ‘interest in protecting confidential business information outweighs the qualified First Amendment presumption of public access’.”
She added: “Additionally, because the Lamar Contract reflects an ‘ongoing contractual relationship’ between UMG’s business partner and Lamar, the Court agrees that sealing the contract would best protect UMG’s ‘business relationships and interests, and the privacy interests of non-parties.’”
Drake was recently blasted by UMG boss, Lucian Grainge, over his demands for documentation regarding his feud with Kendrick Lamar.
In a response to Drake’s demands, Grainge has submitted a declaration to the court saying he “had never heard the recording ‘Not Like Us,’ nor ever saw the corresponding cover art or music video, until after they were released by Interscope Records.”
