A little over two hours into the Oscars broadcast, O’Brien, 61, joked, “Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.”‘, 61, joked, “Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.”

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef took center stage once again, thanks to Conan O'Brien. The host of the 2025 Oscars was on stage on Sunday night, March 2, when he decided to drag the glorified beef between both superstar rappers into his bit halfway through the show.

One of the biggest feuds in hip hop history was mentioned at the Oscars in front of the world's biggest stars.