Entertainment Rap

Haley Joel Osment claims Kendrick Lamar “intentionally” changed his name to Joel Osteen in the diss track ‘Euphoria’.

Kendrick Lamar has finally received a response from The Sixth Sense star Haley Joel Osment after referencing him on his Drake diss track “Euphoria.”

On the track, the Compton native rapped: “Am I battlin’ ghost or A.I.? N-gga feelin’ like Joel Osteen / Funny, he was in a film called ‘A.I.’ / And my sixth sense tellin’ me to off him,” seemingly confusing the actor with televangelist Joel Osteen.

Osment was asked about the song in an interview with the Associated Press and said he didn’t believe that Kendrick made a mistake.

“I think he’s too precise. I mean, I don’t know for sure and I’m not going to assume that he knows my exact name,” the former child star said.

“But the way I’ve heard people talk about that and certain analysis that I’ve read about it, I think that it’s an intentional scrambling of my name and that other guy’s name because Kendrick’s too precise to just make a mistake like that, I think.”

Osmen also revealed that he was in Ireland shooting a new film when “Euphoria” dropped and he “got like a hundred texts in the middle of the night, and I was like, ‘What is going on?!’”

Osment starred in both The Sixth Sense and the Steven Spielberg film A.I. which Kendrick references in his verse, but it’s unclear how the controversial pastor fits into the lyric unless the rapper did indeed get their names confused.

The Pulitzer Prize winner continued to reference The Sixth Sense on “Not Like Us” which opens with the line: “I see dead people,” which is the most famous quote from the film.

M. Night Shyamalan, who directed The Sixth Sense, also recently commented on Kendrick Lamar referencing the film in his Drake diss tracks.

Appearing on Way Up With Angela Yee, the Oscar-nominated director said: “We kind of lightly know each other, and I did know [he was a fan]. He’s very gracious with me, and I love him.”

Shyamalan then recalled being told about “Euphoria” for the first time.

“The first song [of the Drake disses] ends with it,” the filmmaker remembered. “So someone in the office was like, ‘Oh, Kendrick just dropped something and it references one of your [movies].’ I was like, ‘Oh, cool.’ That was before everything blew up.”

“Euphoria” also had further pop culture impact when it was referenced on WWE Raw by wrestler CM Punk.

Delivering a promo to rival Drew McIntyre, Punk quoted the song and said: “You hate the way I walk, you hate the way I talk, the way I dress.”

 

Related Posts

Kanye West’s Surprising Solo Tokyo Adventure! Fans Question Where Bianca Censori Has Been!

In the capital of Japan, Kanye West had a romantic date at a Jamaican restaurant, two weeks after his last sighting in the city with wife Bianca Censori….

Taylor Swift’s Shocking Merch Drop! Fans Believe It’s a Coded Message to Travis Kelce on National Boyfriend Day!

Fans of Taylor Swift think that on National Boyfriend Day, she somewhat subtly acknowledged her boyfriend Travis Kelce. The pop singer debuted her “Greatest In the League” merchandise…

Blake Lively jokes that Ryan Reynolds is “trying to get” her pregnant with their fifth child.

Do Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have a fifth 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 in their future? The “Gossip Girl” alum joked via Instagram Stories Wednesday that her husband was “trying to…

Reality Show Rejection! Jason Aldean and Brittany Dodge Drama by Turning Down Big TV Offer!

After fending off rumors for weeks, Jason Aldean has finally explained his and his wife Brittany Aldean’s connection to an upcoming Nashville-based reality TV show. Though previous comments made by the pair seemed…

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Perform With Roger Waters: I ‘Steer Clear’ of Those Who ‘Support Genocidal and Autocratic Dictators’

David Gilmour has shut down any suggestions that he and his former Pink Floyd bandmate will perform together again. In a new interview with The Guardian, Gilmour declared he…

“Ticket Sales Are Dead After Harris Endorsement Backlash”

In an unexpected twist, Taylor Swift, the global pop sensation known for selling out stadiums in minutes, is now facing what can only be described as a “tour…