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About the Committee
In 2024, a rap feud erupted between two of the industry’s biggest names–Drake and Kendrick
Lamar–that forever changed the music industry and pop culture as a whole. By the end of the
feud, the two artists would release 9 diss songs toward one another, and Kendrick Lamar would
walk away with a Super Bowl Halftime Show performance plus numerous Grammy Awards
under his belt, while Drake would be widely declared the loser of the feud and see his influence
wane for the immediate future. Many of pop culture’s previously established friendships, working
relationships, and alliances–between rappers, producers, pop and RnB singers, NBA players,
Internet personalities, and other figures–would be shaken up. More importantly, numerous
questions about the future of the music industry would be raised, including whether or not
rappers should be authentic in their songs, the growing issue of artificially-generated streams
used to inflate a song’s popularity, and the degree to which song lyrics can be punished in court.
In the aftermath of this feud, with Kendrick Lamar having just performed at the Super Bowl and
Drake having just released a collaborative RnB album with PartyNextDoor, delegates will be
tasked with navigating these issues to decide what the music industry should–or should not–do
with the legal and cultural issues raised by the feud, as well as deciding how the industry should
use the feud to establish a long-standing method of maintaining relevance. Delegates will also
be asked to navigate their position’s loyalties to capitalize on the popularity and influence
afforded by involvement in the feud, with the potential to rewrite history and chart a new course
for pop culture in the 2020s.
Crisis Director
Ted Carter (he/him) is a senior at Emory double majoring in political science and history. He is
from Needham, Massachusetts and has been involved with Model UN since his first year of
college, including serving on the Secretariat of last year’s MUNE and Co-Chairing the 24-Hour
Committee the previous year. Designing a committee based on the Drake-Kendrick Beef has
been his Model UN passion project, and he is excited to see what will transpire over the 24
hours delegates have to decide the future of the music industry. Outside of Model UN, he is
involved with Emory’s chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity, and enjoys
listening to music, watching the Celtics, and traveling in his free time.
Chair
TBA