Timothée Chalamet has revisited fearing for his safety during his brief time with rapper Kendrick Lamar. He imagined what newspaper headlines would look like, while also thinking, “That would be a crazy end [to my] Wikipedia [page].”
Timothée Chalamet revisits his Kendrick Lamar interview during rapper’s feud with Drake
Timothée Chalamet recently appeared on the 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony podcast. During his conversation with the hosts, he shared what his thought process was like when he was in an interview with Kendrick Lamar before the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
“I was like, ‘Wow, he’s in the middle of this beef. Could you imagine if this is how I go out?’” the Dune actor wondered. “’Actor Timothée Chalamet murdered.’ That would be a crazy end [to my] Wikipedia [page],” the Oscar-nominated actor added.
Elsewhere in the conversation, the Marty Supreme star shared his takeaways from meeting with the rapper. He said, “My big takeaway from Kendrick was—it was during all the huge beef last year—I was just so amazed. I was so impressed that this man, who was so calm sitting next to me, and I was like, “Wow, he’s engaged in a gladiator sport right now.”
However, he admitted that it’s not something that he could ever do. He continued, “As much as I love hip-hop and all… I was sitting next to him, and I was like, ‘Wow, I could not do that.’ You know, like his calmness. I couldn’t believe like you could be that big at war with somebody that big and go about your life. I don’t know.”
“That was just unfathomable to me,” he admitted. “Otherwise, he’s somebody I grew up listening to, and I just appreciated him,” the 29-year-old added.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud reignited in 2024 when Lamar dismissed J. Cole’s “Big Three” claim (himself, Drake, and Lamar as modern hip-hop’s top artists) on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” in March 2024. This led to a massive clash between Drake and Lamar, where they released diss tracks about each other and made some serious accusations.
In January 2025, Drake sued Universal Music Group, Lamar’s record partner, over his song “Not Like Us,” alleging defamation. However, in October, the federal court dismissed the case. Meanwhile, Lamar earned five Grammy Awards for the aforementioned song.
Originally reported by Harsha Panduranga on ComingSoon.
