Lamar has been reported to be in a feud with Drake. Complex called their relationship "complicated",[202] Genius called it a "subliminal war",[203] and GQ called it a "cold war" due to the mass popularity of both artists.[204][205] Before Lamar's "Control" verse, Lamar had been featured on Drake's "Buried Alive Interlude", Drake was featured on Lamar's single "Poetic Justice", and both were featured on A$AP Rocky's song "Fuckin' Problems".[202] Drake responded to Lamar's "Control" verse in an interview with Billboard, saying, "I know good and well that Kendrick's not murdering me, at all, in any platform."[206]