Why is Kendrick on a damned deadline? Have you all forgotten one of the most iconic diss records of all time dropped out of nowhere after a three month wait? Nas sniped Jay's ass on his damn birthday. Dude never saw it coming and neither did we.
Drake is war ready right now. He has the momentum in his favor too. No need to rush and pull a Super Ugly out of your hat. If Kendrick replied two months down the line and kicked Drake's teeth in would it matter how long it took?
These dudes might go back and forth over the next year. Who's to say it's going to be one or two tracks from each of them? Just be patient. Kendrick drops albums every few years, you should know his process by now. He isn't going to rush.
Blame Joe Budden for that shyt, for better or worse when the Internet vlogging first came out he pioneered that rapid response shyt when he battled Ran and Saigon. And tbh its 2024 its really no excuse to pull a Nas and wait X amount of months especially since this is a moment in the culture that Kendrick himself started. Unless hes either scared (doubt it) or just insecure in what he has cooking up since nobody expected Drake to go THAT hard in his response. He probably scrapped the 4 year old song and is crafting a new one