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Red Hot Chili Peppers Edit Kendrick Lamar Over Toronto Setlist in Instagram Post

The L.A. rockers have seemingly picked a side in the rap beef, poking fun at Drake by posting a spicy photoshop of Lamar alongside Canadian icons like Neil Young and Jim Carrey.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Pavel Suslov

California, show your teeth: L.A.'s Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared a biting Instagram post about the Drake/Kendrick beef.

The '90s rockers played two shows in Toronto this past week, and following their second show on July 17, they posted a carousel with images of famous Canadians edited onto their setlist — except for one outlier.


The fifth slide on the carousel features Kendrick Lamar, in a clear insult aimed at Drake, who's embroiled in a major feud with Lamar that doesn't seem to be dying down. Lamar is featured alongside Canadian icons like Neil Young, Jim Carrey and Rick Moranis.

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Find the post below, and swipe to the fifth slide for the smiling Kendrick image:

The setlist edits have become standard for the band on their current tour. They previously posted their Seattle setlist with a photo of Kurt Cobain, and Tokyo with a photo of Yoko Ono.

The Toronto show, though, gave them the opportunity to make their allegiance to L.A. clear. Fans caught the joke immediately, commenting on the post: "Even RHCP trolling Drake😭😭😭😭😭".

Drake is no stranger to trolling, having seemingly taunted ScHoolboy Q just this week. After the L.A. rapper's Toronto show at Drake-founded venue History was cancelled with no explanation, Drake posted an Instagram story of himself wearing blue slides, a possible reference to Q's single "Blueslides."

The feud between Lamar and Drake has stretched on for months, reignited by a new move every time it seems to be slowing down — it seems like the rappers are addicted to the shindig.

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​Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke speaking on State of the Industry panel at Departure at Toronto's Hotel X on May 8, 2025.
Mike Highfield

Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke speaking on State of the Industry panel at Departure at Toronto's Hotel X on May 8, 2025.

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At Departure Conference on May 8, major figures from Live Nation, MLSE and Oak View Group gathered to talk about the state of the industry.

Departure arrived last week for its inaugural edition since rebranding from Canadian Music Week. After settling its legal dispute with former owner Neill Dixon shortly before the week began, the conference set up shop in its new home at Toronto's Hotel X from May 6-9, 2025.

Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group (one of Departure's new owners, alongside Loft Entertainment), flew in for a special panel on live entertainment on Thursday, May 8. He joined Tom Pistore, president of Oak View Group's Canada operation; Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE); and Wayne Zronick, president of business operations at Live Nation Canada. The discussion was sponsored by Scotiabank Arena and Coca-Cola Coliseum and hosted by Live Nation's Joey Scolari.

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