DRAKE BEEF'S UP SECURITY TO WALK THE STREETS!

Drake's got a new kind of beef going on.

The 25-year-old rapper was spotted out in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday with a pair of bulky bodyguards by his side.

One stone-faced guard walked in front of the rapper, while a second musclar man followed just behind him throughout their daytime shopping trip.

Despite Drake's show of muscle, the rapper mainly tried to keep his head down. Drake kept himself covered by a hooded sweatshirt, looking up only to say the fight hasn't tainted his image.

"My image is good, man," he told a TMZ cameraman.

The rapper has called in extra protection just days after being involved in a bloody, bottle-throwing brawl with Chris Brown inside a crowded Manhattan club.

The fight broke out at Club W.i.P. in Manhattan on June 14 after Drake sent Brown a note stating he's "still f------ Rihanna." At least eight people were injured in the melee, including Chris Brown, who suffered a gash to his chin.

Now, it appears Drake is heavily armed on the off-chance any trouble comes his way.

Beef is when you hide behind them other ni**as