Drake Says He's 'Very Much Alive' as He Breaks Silence Following Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Grammy Wins

Drake is speaking out for the first time since Kendrick Lamar took home several Grammys for his diss track "Not Like Us," which he wrote about the Canadian rapper.

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the "Push Ups" rapper kicked off his Anita Max Win Tour in Australia and ended the night with an empowering message to his fans.

“My name is Drake. I started doing music in 2008,” the "God's Plan" artist, 38, said, according to a clip shared on X by NFR Podcast.

“I come all the way from Toronto, Canada. The year is now 2025, and no matter what, Drizzy Drake is very much alive and that’s all thanks to you. I love you," Drake — who recently announced a collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, titled $ome $exy $ongs 4 u, per Variety — added.

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Earlier in the night, Drake made a grand entrance wearing a hoodie covered in faux bullet holes and a a trail of smoke followed behind him, according to a video shared by a fan on X.

Afterward, the Degrassi alum posted photos from the concert on Instagram and captioned the post: "They thought einstein was lying & shakespeare was barely rhyming & edison wasn’t lit despite what he was designing So how can I give af what they say about my stars aligning."

Drake's concert came only two days after Lamar, 37, took home five gramophones, including song of the year and record of the year, at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Feb. 2.

Though Drake has not addressed the wins directly, his dad Dennis Graham offered his take during a  man on the street interview which was seemingly filmed after the Grammys.

“I don’t care nothing about that s---. That ain’t got nothing to do with me,” Graham, 70, said in the clip. “All the best to him, man. I don't do that bulls---.”

He added that he thought this year’s show was “excellent.”

Drake and Lamar's feud began over a year ago with the release of Drake and J. Cole's "First Person Shooter," in which Drake implied that they, along with Lamar, were the "big three" of rap.

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Since then, the pair have gone back and forth by releasing several diss tracks. Lamar released "Not Like Us" in May, which contained allegations about Drake and underage girls in lines like, “Why you trolling like a bitch? Ain’t you tired? Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A-Minor.”

In January, the "Hotline Bling" rapper sued Universal Music Group, claiming the label — which he's been signed to since 2009 — “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that falsely accuses Drake of being a pedophile and calls for violent retribution against him.”

"Drake has never engaged in any acts that would require he be 'placed on neighborhood watch.' Drake has never engaged in sexual relations with a minor," the suit claimed. "Drake has never been charged with, or convicted of, any criminal acts whatsoever."

In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for UMG denied Drake’s claims, saying the company has “invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.”

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