He doesn't need to redeem himself. He's doing what he should have been doing the whole time : sticking to entertaining his non Hip-Hop, mostly White incel dudes & pick me women fanbase.
I'm just saying. The type of music someone listens to tells you quite a bit about what type of person they are. Nothing wrong with listening to music (no matter the genre) to vibe or bop to, but if that's the whole of what appeals to you and you don't musically consume stuff with some substance as well, I'm avoiding you like the plague.
I'm not going to lie, at one point in time pound cake was one of my favourite songs lol. Was always a Kendrick fan and have seen him live, it's great to see him catapult to new heights. He's always reminded me of Pac with his level of talent, possibly even reigning over Pacs talent.
* For Drake's .30 sec reel "response", click link https://youtube.com/shorts/jX6YbEh8PHU?si=a7Q2bxgwhGOUQqXj *for entertainment purposes, only*