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A long-simmering feud between rap titans Drake and Kendrick Lamar exploded into allegations of paedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shockwaves through the world of hip-hop and beyond.
Drake, the highest-grossing rapper in the world last year, and Lamar, a Pulitzer Prize winner, have been locked in an escalating war of words in a music genre long known for celebrating and obsessing over beef between its biggest stars.
But while the pair's previous exchanges have focused on disputes like which man is the bigger star, lyrics in tracks released by both artists over the past few days went far beyond the usual jibes.
