The dancehall legend sat down with Billboard to speak on a range of topics and showed his love for Drake’s connection to Jamaican culture.

In a new 'Billboard' interview, Vybz Kartel stuck up for Drake in the wake of his Kendrick Lamar beef, calling the Toronto rapper “more in tune with Jamaica and the culture.”

Vybz Kartel is adding his voice to the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar debate - and he's firmly on Team Drizzy. While speaking to Billboard‘s Kyle Denis for a cover story published Monday (Jan. 6), the dancehall artist didn't hold back when prompted to share his thoughts on rap's biggest feud in recent memory.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud has become one of the most storied rap beefs in history, but their relationship wasn’t always so fraught with tension. Before Lamar made his major label debut with 2012’s ​​Good Kid,