Serena Williams & Drake’s Breakup Reveals the Real Reason They Had Beef Before Her Super Bowl Performance With Kendrick Lamar
This celebrity relationship reemerged after Kendrick Lamar’s monumental Super Bowl performance. Serena Williams danced to the Drake diss track “Not Like Us” and it reveals where she stands with her notorious ex.
Williams and Drake reportedly dated on and off from 2011 to 2015. He made a nod that his single “Too Good” was written for her. “I get heavy on a couple joints, but this is more about me and Serena,” Drake said of the track during a studio session, which featured Rihanna and was included on his fourth studio album, Views.
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“It’s funny because when I make songs about women, I also make songs for them. So, I know what kind of song to make,” he continued. “If I’m gonna talk about them, I’ll at least do them the justice of making them a song that they like. So, I know Serena very well and I know that she’ll hear it loud and clear, but she’ll also not hate me for it because it’s lighthearted.”
Why did Serena Williams & Drake break up?
Though the breakup reason remains under wraps, the two weren’t amicable at first. “Serena briefly dated Drake around 2011 and even though it didn’t end that well, they have remained friends since,” an insider told Page Six in August 2024.
In 2022, Drake took a jab at Serena’s current husband Alexis Ohanian, in the 2022 song, “Middle of The Ocean,” rapping “Sidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie/He claim we don’t got a problem but/No, boo, it is, like you comin’ for sushi/We might pop up on ’em at will like Suzuki.”
Ohanian subtly responded in a tweet, saying, “It’s cliche, but life changed when I became a husband + papa. It’s made me 100x better as a man and a businessman. The reason I stay winning is because I’m relentless about being the absolute best at whatever I do — including being the best groupie for my wife & daughter.”
Serena and Drake are reportedly not on good terms, per USA Today. The Grand Slam champion previously praised Kendrick Lamar for his diss track “Not Like Us.” “If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that none of us, not a single one of us, not even me, should ever pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar,” she said in 2024. “He will make your hometown not like you. The next time Drake sits courtside at a Raptors game, they’re going to Forrest Gump him. Seats taken.”
