Lamar mentioned Osteen’s name while referencing Osment’s films ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘The Sixth Sense’ in his latest single, “Euphoria”
After the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper released his new Drake diss track, “Euphoria,” on April 30, fans began parsing through the lyrics and noticed Lamar names Osteen while referencing the films A.I. Artificial Intelligence and The Sixth Sense — both of which star Osment, 36.
“Am I battlin’ ghost or AI? N—- feelin’ like Joel (Hale) Osteen / Funny, he was in a film called A.I. / And my sixth sense tellin’ me to off him,” raps Lamar, 36, on the track.
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Some listeners were confused, as neither film features Osteen, a 61-year-old Texas-based televangelist known for televised church services and his many faith-based books.
While Lamar could’ve made a simple mix-up between the two similarly named stars, the lyric could have more meaning behind it.
Osteen has been accused of using ghostwriters in the past, and so has Drake, whom Lamar is taking shots at on “Euphoria” — the latest in a series of back-and-forth disses between the two rappers.
