"Family Matters", produced by
Boi-1da,
Tay Keith, Dramakid,
Mark Ronson, Kevin Mitchell, and Fierce, is a
hip-hop track with a runtime of seven minutes and 36 seconds.
HotNewHipHop said the beat switches mimic Lamar's musical style and described the sound as "heavyweight", reflecting the serious lyrical content with deep
basslines and an urgent rhythm. The first verse uses the same beat as the outro of "Push Ups", while the second uses a
drill beat and the third uses a
downtempo one.
Lyrics "Family Matters" is primarily a response to "Euphoria", but also addresses Ross's "
Champagne Moments" and Future and Metro Boomin's "
Show of Hands" (with ASAP Rocky), "
All to Myself" (with the Weeknd), and "
Like That Remix" (with West). allegations concerning Lamar's personal life,
Complex compared "Family Matters" to Drake pressing a
red button. Drake accuses Lamar of hypocrisy for mocking his
biracial identity, as Lamar's fiancée, Whitney Alford, is mixed-race. He alleges that Lamar and Alford's relationship is strained, that Lamar has affairs with white women, and that Lamar is a
deadbeat parent and
domestic abuser. and says he has heard rumors that one of Lamar and Alford's children was fathered by Lamar's business partner,
Dave Free. He briefly insults Cole and Metro Boomin. Drake expresses reluctance to attack Future and accuses Metro Boomin of manipulating him. Additionally, Drake suggests that Lamar, who has prominently criticized ghostwriting in rap, has used his cousin
Baby Keem as a ghostwriter. The third verse is focused solely on Lamar. Drake criticizes Lamar's music as overrated and
misgenders Lamar's transgender aunt. In response to Lamar criticizing him for insulting
Pharrell Williams, Drake challenges Lamar to recover Williams' jewelry, which Drake acquired for 3 million. He denies Lamar's claims to have sent a
cease and desist to prevent "Like That"'s release and alleges that Lamar contacted Shakur's estate to get "Taylor Made Freestyle" removed. Continuing the comparison of their rivalry to that of
Michael Jackson and
Prince, Drake says Lamar—who compared himself to Prince—is more akin to Jackson: "Michael was prayin' his features would change so people believe that he's actually white /
Top would make you do features for change, get on pop records and rap for the whites". He also mentions Jackson's less prominent brother
Jermaine to suggest that Lamar never seriously considered collaborating with Cole. Drake closes "Family Matters" by reiterating the domestic abuse allegations, claiming that Lamar hired a
crisis management team to conceal his abuse of Alford. ==Music video==