Drake mocked journalist Rob Markman over a resurfaced interview clip, however the journalist’s sharp retort rapidly flipped the script.

Drake took a swipe at Rob Markman on Sunday (August 24) after a resurfaced video confirmed the music journalist fumbling the ultimate bar of a Lil Wayne verse throughout an interview with Tory Lanez.

Drake couldn’t conceal his disdain, taking a swipe at Markman. “Of course this Goof Markman couldn’t finish the bar,” he wrote. “Free Tory.”

However, Markman didn’t let it slide. He fired again within the feedback, writing, “But if I start calling you names you gonna sue.” He later posted the alternate on his Instagram Stories with a easy “SMH.”

The jab wasn’t random. Markman’s response referenced Drake’s ongoing defamation lawsuit towards Universal music Group, filed in January 2025, over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s diss monitor “Not Like Us.”

The go well with alleges UMG helped amplify lyrics that Drake claims falsely labeled him a pedophile and incited violence, together with a capturing at his Toronto house that injured a safety guard.

Rob Markman Claims Drake’s Team Reached Out For Positive Coverage Of Kendrick Lamar Battle

Markman had beforehand spoken out concerning the lawsuit and claimed that through the peak of the Kendrick vs. Drake battle, he was approached by individuals related to Drake’s OVO camp.

“I was approached during the battle by a team connected with the OVO side,” Markman mentioned. “[They] asked me to show the boy some love. Again, I was being as unbiased as possible. I was calling it like I see it, but they asked me, ‘Yo, we know you’re unbiased.’ Really said it. ‘We know you’re unbiased and we like that you’re unbiased and you really try to call it straight, but can you show the guy some love.’”

He clarified, “No money was offered, absolutely no money was offered. But they kinda offered some things, some information, some access, and said, ‘Yo, and we’ll make it so that you can play his songs in your videos. We’ll whitelist it.’ Ultimately, I declined for my own personal reasons. I just feel like my allegiance is to y’all.”

Rob Markman says he was approached by somebody from OVO to ‘present the boy some love’ through the Drake & Kendrick Lamar battle 👀 pic.twitter.com/DrPWXLMNWZ

— 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) November 26, 2024

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