It has been 10 years since the late great Canadian poet singer Leonard Cohen wrote the poem “Kanye West Is Not Picasso,” and though he did not live to record it in song, it reads like a diss track.

The diss track reached its peak of cultural prominence at the Super Bowl, when Kendrick Lamar performed his hit diss track against Drake{ai:summary}<p>Leonard Cohen's poem “Kanye West Is Not Picasso,” written a decade ago, critiques the cultural impact of the rapper compared to the iconic artist. Though Cohen passed before he could set it to music, the poem carries a sharp, diss track-like tone. </p><p>#culture</p>

'Kanye West Is Not Picasso': 10 rules for diss tracks, from Cohen to Drake vs. Lamar

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