These are easter eggs and hidden meanings in Kendrick Lamar's not like us music video that you might have missed. Explained. Let me know what you think #kendricklamar #kendrick #notlikeus
You forgot the start where Tommy the clown ask for the password to enter the classroom. It’s referencing gate keeping the 5 elements of hiphop so that they never get culture vultures like the owl dude. In the class room you have representation of DJ when Tommy goes to start the music at the turntable , representation of dance, representation of graffiti art work , representation of spirituality when the bible is being passed around and representation of mc’ing. Basically hiphop should not make it easy for people to come in and traffic out the culture.
For those doubting the caged bird poem reference, not only is that poem one of the most popular poems of all time, making it extremely hard to not think of it when looking at a caged bird, Kendrick is also a documented fan of her work. He’s already referenced that poem before. And featured her in his song “Sing about me.” She’s the voice mentoring the young man at the end skit.
I believe when he said “I Am” and then the reincarnated was referring to being a black man and blacks are the original people. We birthed other skin tones. He said something about stargazing, our ppl studying the stars and the part about hold my children, meaning the ancestors got us. He was talking about US…BLACKS. Letting Drake know, it’s about the culture. He not like us.
The Shipping containers scene is during bar “those predators moving flocks”, I.e. traffi**ing / shipping women. Definitely agree with your take on that location being used and why.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="152">2:32</a> yo Jeremy, the jacket actually says "S/S 24", as in "Spring/Summer 2024", like a fashion line. If you look up the Martine Rose Spring/Summer 2024 collection you'll see that same jacket 🙏🏽
@@Matthews_Dintwe He lost me right at the beginning with Whitney wearing the wife beater. I was like “Or she could just be wearing it because it’s hot as balls in the southwest right now? I would know because I live in the southwest too🤔”
@@sneakykamonso she had a wife beater on because it’s hot but also a hoodie and jeans while dancing…yeah that makes sense to wear all that just because it’s hot. 👍🏽 great job buddy
During the shipping container scene in the video, he clearly says “your homeboy need subpoenaed, them predators move in flocks…” making it clear the shipment containers is a reference to human trafficking.
You missed the hand signs Kendrick was making during the cell block shot. The heart and 2 Ls with both hands while saying the verse "hide your little sister from him". There's a viral tiktok video of drake dancing with a young girl while making the same L signs
Hopscotch is what we did as kids so I would say he was referencing minors playing hopscotch, and he has five more in the chambers/ diss. 12345plus 678910.
The hopscotch game I felt was in reference to Drake liking young girls because that’s an old school young girls game and he did it on A-minooooooooooorrrr😂
The Wire is the greatest TV show ever made. No cap. Definitely watch it. No Spoilers: The shipping containers and the port were central to the whole of the second season for many reasons.
if you are not yet dedicated to Christ then i suggest you start reading the bible and praying; do not pay attention to numerology in most situations cause things like that are just means to spiritually manipulate you. So you need to be familiar with God's word.
When I started seeing Angel Numbers I was scared because it was 666, until I looked up what it meant in Numerology, which means to Relfect, it also says that all numbers belong to God. but that Journey has led me to do my own research and ask God for guidance. Because I would normally rely on persons in authority to Tell me what to do and how to think, so my Journey led me to becoming an independant thinker. I'm now seeing new Angel numbers, so I'm guessing a new Journey is beginning for me. Always talk to God and ask for Wisdom when reading anything including the Bible.
the symbolism of kendrick being in class with tommy the clown is perfect…he’s helped unite the gangs as well 💪🏾🏆 that’s my favorite metaphor in the video
If he was referencing Maya Angelou’s Caged Bird Poem - then it sounds like he’s saying Drake is going to sing on everybody involved in the trafficking once it all comes to light.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="51">0:51</a> - Kendrick & Whitney (on that right hand pic) look like & remind me Tom Cruise’s & Nicole Kidman’s characters from Eyes Wide Shut , if you know you know … 💀
It's actually the American Gothic portrait. Look it up! That's why BBL's stans said she not smiling. If you look up the picture, you'll see it. Kendrick is a pure artist NS he is just next level IMO 💯
The shipping containers painted White is also a metaphor for our culture being whitewashed! Hence the dancers dancing in them and around them. And the tightrope woman scene was a connection to the early scenes from Tommy and his crew, prison, shipping containers to the Block party and his family, I could be off but that's how I took that! The hop scotch scene was also a reference to being with minors because you only see kids playing that game. The tight rope scene was a visual representation of Drake's album cover of him in the sky
Hip hop is crazy! you got to love it wat other genre of music would have the infrastructure for this- 2 of the biggest names in hip hop going all out- and it’s an all or nothing for the direction off hip hop you got to love it-
The first shot with the bird is Drakes perception of kendrick now being a bugger artist than him. The 2nd shot of the bird in the cage is kendricks perception of Drake being a prisoner of his lifetime deal, being a prisoner of his lifestyle and lack of judgement/morals, and kendrick just straight up putting him where he belongs
Correction: Whitney was nt crip walking, she was B (blood) walking. Which is significant because Kendrick is associated with the Pirus (the bloods) and this shiws that she's in full support of Kendrick
Hey Jeremy 👋 if you do sum more research, there's a video going around of drake with a young girl doing the exactly same hands movements that kendricks is doing on that push ups scene
Why y’all keep messing up the amount of diss records left. It’s actually 6 more diss records left. Only 4 dropped. I’m very sure Like that don’t count.
Brother, I ask this respectfully but isn't what you're wearing a wifey? What she's wearing looks like a regular cropped white tank. I know people are looking for symbolism and doubles all over, and I see a lot of people saying this but I'm kinda confused because growing up, a wifey was the exact thing you're wearing. I don't know. I'm sure people are gonna come for me but maybe there's something I'm missing lol. Respect to you, though. I'm not trying to attack you or anything.
@@negative2positve380 i'm not saying it isn't easy to grab. I totally understand what people are saying I'm just saying that it's not accurate. It's like people getting hype that Dave Free is in the credits as if it's something new. He's in the credits often even in their Chanel campaign. She's wearing a regular white tank. Jeremy is wearing a wifey. I just feel like people are taking ideas and running with them.
I think the date on the jacket might not be related to the release of his album😂. I think that his wearing a Martin Rose jacket and that's the release date of her collection.
Lol season 2 of the wire, the one with human trafficking in shipping containers is considered the white season of a show that is predominantly black and about black culture. Idk about you but Ive never seen a white shipping container... Seems like that would get damaged immediately.
The obvious OVERreaches on these images has become downright embarrassing, particularly coming from a Creator who obviously doesn't know and doesn't come across as confident while pushing these ridiculous theories. Lol Whew. Bless everyone's hearts. 😭
It’s one of the most famous American poems of all time. I don’t think it’s such a big reach for it to be referenced. I don’t know how you see a bird in a cage and don’t immediately think “I know why the caged bird sings.” Thats the first thing I thought of. Maya Angelou is actually featured in the song “sing about me. Dying of thirst.” She’s the voice mentoring the young man at the end skit. “Sing about me”… another reference to this poem lol. And this is like her most famous poem. It would be absurd to think Kendrick, a clear and documented fan of her work, wouldn’t immediately think of this poem when orchestrating that shot.
Its a lot bigger than The Wire ffs...human trafficking is synonymous with shipping containers. Its obvious hes referencing that toom..cos Kendrick wouldnt just go to a shipping yard/have them dropped off for no reason. Genius. Also, fuck aubrey.
And you forgot he’s wearing all white because he dropped it for of July because he knew that Drake would be at that Fourth of July party so he’s waving at Drake😂
