Kai Cenat Says He’s ‘Cool With Drake,' Admits Kendrick Lamar ‘Won’ Beef

Kai Cenat is looking back on the onslaught of new music that bombarded us all at the peak of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s historic back-and-forth last May, pinpointing the moment as a personal favorite among his still-going-strong catalog of blockbuster streaming spectacles.

Speaking with Damien Scott for a Billboard cover story interview, published Monday, Cenat—recently ranked as the No. 2 streamer by Complex, bested only by IShowSpeed—reflected on his own involvement in the debate over the swiftly delivered batch of songs fueled by the feud. As Cenat recalled, he at one point started streaming with a viewership of around 60,000 people, only for that number to jump to “like 100,000” once the diss tracks started rolling in.

“I’m cool with Drake,” Cenat said, as seen here. “So people would expect me to be on Drake’s side.”

That said, Cenat conceded that Lamar, who will soon be seen headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans, should be considered the victor.

“Kendrick won that battle,” he told Billboard. “It was good. I loved every second of it. I was just appreciating the moment. Like, bro, we got bangers right now that’s dropping back to back and everybody’s talking about them.”

At this stage, Kai’s impact on the present music landscape, particularly in terms of its affect on the traditional idea of promo, is undeniable. The same could be said for streamers at large, with others in the space, like Plaqueboymax, reinventing the process entirely for new generations of listeners.

Along the way, streamers have found themselves also caught up in artist-driven feuds. Kai, for example, was at one point publicly mocked by the artist formerly known as Kanye West, with Ye calling him an “industry plant.” Ye’s feelings toward Kai have seemingly changed, however, as the two are expected to link up in Tokyo soon, potentially resulting in them doing a stream together.