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Naomi Osaka Joins Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian in the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar Warfare as she Moves out of Pacifism

Published 05/08/2024, 3:42 PM EDT

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The ongoing debate between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has been fueling up for quite some time now. Anyone, who is either a fan of the two stars has something or the other to say about the controversy now. The same thing happened a few days earlier as well when Serena Williams‘ husband, Alexis Ohanian came ahead and talked about whose team was he on. Now, it seems like he has got some company. Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka came ahead to make her feelings clear.

In a post-match conference at the Italian Open, the former world number 1 player made sure to clear her feelings and settle the debate once and for all.

Naomi Osaka sparks her opinion on the recent Kendrick Lamar vs Drake controversy

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Naomi Osaka, in a recent interview, shared her thoughts on the ongoing feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Despite being a self-proclaimed neutral party, Osaka couldn’t help but praise Kendrick Lamar’s latest track, which she described as “amazing” and even used it as her walking-on music.

“You know, I’m a pacifist. I’m a neutral party. However, Kendrick dropped some heat in that last song. That last song is amazing, and I played it walking onto the court. Currently, I think Kendrick’s doing a good job,” said Naomi Osaka in the interview.

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When asked if she thinks Kendrick should drop another song, Osaka quite clearly supported the idea, suggesting that Kendrick could potentially release more tracks in response to Drake’s recent release.

“Okay, but technically, though, Kendrick dropped that song, then Drake dropped ‘The Heart Part 6’, so technically Kendrick could drop another two if he wanted to. Me being a Kendrick fan, I haven’t gotten this many Kendrick songs in a very long time. If he wants to keep dropping,” Osaka further continued.

As a fan of Kendrick Lamar, Osaka expressed her excitement at the prospect of hearing more of his music, noting that it’s been a while since fans have been treated to multiple Kendrick tracks. Thus, Naomi Osaka settled the debate once and for all as she extended her support towards Kendrick Lamar in the ongoing feud. Talking about Alexis Ohanian, he also made his feelings clear on whom he is supporting.

Alexis Ohanian weighed in his opinion on the ongoing rap feud between the two stars

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As already mentioned, Naomi Osaka is not the only one who has sparked her opinion on the ongoing feud between the stars. Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, a few days ago, came ahead and made his thoughts clear on whom he is supporting in the debate.

By uploading the famous GIF, “Stop, Stop, he’s already dead,” he meant that the debate is far from over and that there is only one winner among the two. He was clearly talking about Kendrick Lamar in the debate.

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Thus, in the ongoing debate between the famous rappers, multiple famous personalities have come ahead to spark their opinions. While Alexis Ohanian came ahead to spark his views on the same, he was now joined by Naomi Osaka as well who made her feelings clear as to whose side is she on.

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