The “Forrest Gump” star, seemingly perplexed by the lyrical warfare between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, reached out to his son Chet with a simple plea: “Big Main, can you explain the Drake/Kendrick Lamar feud to me?”
What followed was a hilarious crash course in contemporary rap beef, as Chet broke down the blow-by-blow of recent diss tracks for his Oscar-winning dad. From Drake’s “Push Ups” to Kendrick’s chart-topping “Not Like Us,” no bar was left unturned.
In a particularly vivid analogy, Chet likened Lamar’s latest track to a memorable father-son outing at Tom’s high school in Oakland. “If you heard it,” Chet explained, “you would just automatically know how to Crip walk with a stank face while clutching an Oscar in each hand.”
The younger Hanks didn’t stop there. He painted a scenario where his father would instinctively “dap up” NFL star Marshawn Lynch and utter “Town Bidness,” thereby “solidifying the win not only for Kendrick but the entire West Coast.”
Tom’s response? Pure, unadulterated bewilderment. “Holy cow!” he exclaimed. “These are fighting words. People taking sides?? Who’s winning??” Chet’s exasperated reply, punctuated by three cry-laughing emojis, said it all: “Did you not just read what I said?”
This endearing exchange, shared on Chet’s Instagram Story, offers a glimpse into the Hanks family dynamic—a Hollywood heavyweight earnestly trying to keep up with pop culture, and a son all too happy to school his old man. Two-time Academy Award winners can find themselves out of their depth when it comes to the intricate world of hip-hop rivalries. But more importantly, it showcases the universal language of family—where explanations may be convoluted, but the effort to understand is always genuine.
As for who’s actually winning the Drake vs. Kendrick battle? Well, if Tom Hanks is asking, it seems the real victors are the fans who get to witness not only this epic rap feud but also its delightful ripple effects across generations and genres.
In the end, whether it’s Oscars or platinum records, it all comes down to family. And in the Hanks household, it’s clear that the beats of fatherhood and sonship play on, regardless of the background music.
