my mom said she team Kendrick and y’all should thumbs up the video & subscribe but i want y’all to do what feels natural. anyway, what y’all eat today?
I had a cheese danish and cafe mocha for breakfast. I'm about to go to the beauty shop. After that I'll get another bite to eat but not sure what just yet.
Putting this here cause it won’t let me comment alone but calling drake a good singer is disrespectful to the art of singing and that goes for half of the bitches y’all let slide in pop music ! Disgusting
One-million-billion-trillion percent. I never like Drake's music, didn't care for his antics, and thought his behavior around young girls was disgusting back when everyone would just call you a hater for it.
@originalscreenname44 same, never liked his songs or his vibe, but years ago when I saw that clip of Millie telling how he texted her saying he was missing her, I got he ick for real.
And shows the impact of the gravity he can produce within only a few hours. Which is why I don’t mind him taking a few years to create his masterpieces. He made Not Like Us at a snap of a finger and it instantly charted. Showing he’s well capable of doing so. But that’s not what he’s about, at all. Not Like Us wasn’t even near his best work. And it wasn’t even about boasting himself. It was all about boasting his people. It wasn’t called ‘Not Like ME’
Wanna know how good Kendrick is? He's so good I was listening to Dont Kill My Vibe today and it sounded like a Drake subliminal. My mind briefly entertained the idea that dot has been planning to get Drake since GKMC. Toil foil tier theory i get it. But Kenny kicks so hard i thought it believable for a moment
@@Mighty_Atheismo It's got to have been years at this point. Maybe not all the way since GKMC, but several albums back. Hate of this caliber doesn't spring up from nowhere, it comes from deep moral convictions cemented by years of examples. You really couldn't get this kind of demolition from most rappers, even others with the kind of lyrical and literary talent that Kendrick has. It needs to be paired with _righteous anger._
Oh don't forget kendrick isn't out here trying to screw everybody's wife, girlfriend, or a female they've been told not to mess with. Drake couldn't even have enough respect not to disrespect his own mentor with shit like that.
@@deceiver444The worst one is him being at Adonis' soccer game and only have pictures of himself without his son. Bro left out his SON as his OWN soccer game. Narcissistic man.
Putting this here cause it won’t let me comment alone but calling drake a good singer is disrespectful to the art of singing and that goes for half of the bitches y’all let slide in pop music ! Disgusting
@@Yung_lmaoexactly….bc meanwhile they fail to realize that half of the ppl calling out drake actually listened to his music, like me lmao. They’re just in denial
Kendrick Lamar used the Moral Law from the Art of War on Drake. That explains the good vs bad angle. He definitely knows the Art of War. The battle was over before it began.
@@tw96 I wouldn’t say that. Drake definitely has deeper music than radio hits like hotline bling. And there ain’t no shame in what he’s accomplished. I won’t be arguing. Hope you have a lovely day! 😉
But did he write it though? Taylor Made (which I think he wrote) showed me how superficial Drake is, because he had the voice of PAC and could not say anything of substance or depth with it. Drake said “if I got on some conscious shit, I can take your fans” but can’t, cause he is nowhere near conscious. I don’t think Drake is very self reflective and doesn’t think too deeply about things
@@shaspearman8647Drake is not capable of making conscious music due to a clear self absorption from his day one music, consciousness in music comes from the person's environment, in Hip Hop which is black music, it comes from how we're raised, the streets, the struggles, the wins, the Ls, that's why Eminem was able to stand out as a white rapper when he made songs like If I had, toy soldier which is almost the same as blacker the berry from Kendrick where they are both discussing how their environment shapes who they are, Eminem grew up similar to most black ppl and it's usually from harsh realities they faced, that then connects with people like me that endured similar shit, Drake grew up in a rich white family... That's why he's always smiling, as a kid I was charismatic an was capable of crazy code switching so I met kids like Drake with the same comfort smile, where their biggest problem is how uncomfortable a car ride is lol.. that's why he's always taking about himself, correct me if I'm wrong because I usually skip Drake but from what I've listened, when Drake says "girl I gotta watch my back, cause I'm not just anybody" and I've always said to myself, nigga ain't nobody looking for you lmao" the most u did was hurt a couple ppl feelings with your selfish ways. I could pretty much guess that Drake has a lot of white fans who are either middle class or rich
My favorite is the voice change in “not like us” when he gets that GUTTER GULLY A$$ angry bass in his voice as he raps “sweet chin music and I won’t pass the AUX! “ with the hard a$$ (AYE) after each bar ending it with these ominous words “WE OUTSIDE!” Ninja I be in my car with the mean mug rapping this part with him, hype as hell ready to go off on anybody in traffic that want the smoke 😂😂😂😂 Kendrick definitely uses his voice to invoke feelings in his listeners. I heard the anger and disgust and it transferred right to me.
@@sbrown9531😂😂😂I agree 💯 I listen to Euphoria at least 6 times a week and every single time I listen to it, I hear just how annoyed and irritated he is by everything ... Then he catches himself and throws in some humor to water down his anger. When he said "I'd rather do that than to let a CANADIAN ‼️NIGGA‼️MAKE PAC TURN IN HIS GRAVE!!!🤬😡" I slouched down under the couch coz daddy was angry! And immediately after that he went into "what is it THE BRAIDS!" just to tone it down. Kendrick is super talented
@@Tee-dg6fzI don't get what your point is here. No one forgot about him. He just doesn't put out an album every year or get on features like Drake does. Nor does he post on insta or twitter regulary. Before this beef he was still considered one of the best modern rappers by fans and critics alike.
@@Tee-dg6fzNo one will forget Kendrick's actual impact on the culture, everyone will forget Drake's bland music and social media gimmicks after a few weeks
@@Olliez1024 girls still putting drake music on their story.... I don't think everyone will forget about him, especially if he comes with great music in the future.
It's funny when people don't get it and think Kendrick is implying he's a saint for playing the good guy role in this battle. But, they're completely missing the point that you can be heavily flawed and still be the good guy in the battle when your opponent is someone like Drake. It's just insulting Drake more when you point out flaws on Kendrick while he can carry those and still easily be the good guy when against Drake.
theres no bad or good guy in all this once people grow up and realized it's all media bullocks and PR nobody would pick a side. all of them are with the same agenda but ignorant folks ignore that on purpose
There’s pdf files out there who actually go to therapy and never hurt any children, so it isn’t about being a good or bad person. It’s about behavior and how you treat others and Drake just hasn’t been a good guy. Ppl make CHOICES on how they act and those are the things ppl issues with. Someone like Kendrick who has tried to remain humble and not let fame get to his head, and go to therapy shows he is making an effort to be as good a person as they can be. Not everyone tries to be a good person. Those who do are commendable, and those who aren’t deserve go be called out at least.
Kendrick has said in his music that he is not our savior. I think people don’t at times know how to connect with Kendrick. They are not use to a brilliant Rapper who goes deep with the human conditions. Kendrick always calls out his own flaws and doesn’t guilt others. He is also a moral and spiritual person, a complex person who is also a great Rapper.
Exactly, and just because you're flawed (like every human), it still doesn't mean you're not a good person. Besides, Kendrick already told his truth thru his music. And when you're transparent, authentic, and live your vulnerability, nobody can use your truth against you.
I think K Dot's advantage over Drake is that he's connected emotionally to the streets, Drake isn't. Hip-Hop was born in the streets, for the people by the people. How Chuck D said our own CNN. Kendrick is from Compton, he speaks on what it's like coming from the hood, the bottom. Drake makes a song called started from the bottom... like come on now... the dude is living in an optical illusion and Kendrick brought him back to reality. Rude awakening for that Canadian man.
The bottom drake started from was his mothers basement with his own personal living qtrs. & the only "hardship" was his mother not making him a tuna sandwich on a bagel.
It really is astonishing just how many people this beef reached. I didn't Follow The Hip Hop scene regularly at all before this beef. Now it's got me checking backlogs of name drops and sneak dissings over years 😂
Putting this here cause it won’t let me comment alone but calling drake a good singer is disrespectful to the art of singing and that goes for half of the bitches y’all let slide in pop music ! Disgusting
@@FuryDash09 Plus it gave him an easy out. "I'm out here fighting 20 people at once, I'm bound to lose to somebody." But if you think about that for a second, you gotta ask why he's beefing with 20 different people. Why do 20 different people not fuck with you?
I’ve never heard anyone in the Industry say anything bad about Kendrick Lamar besides Drake…. And Drake really expected us to believe him when he has the worst track record ever.
I don't like Kendrick because the industry loves him. Hes corny asf just like rick ross and the weekend. I used to not like him because hes a RnB guy but i like Drake these days because he beefs with all the goofy industry rappers i don't like.
@JackVz , yet Drake is the one with fingernail polish and hair clips in his hair. The ninja is a zesty pedo who changes accents every other day. His music is forgettable and generic at best. If not for that big machine, pushing him, he would've disappeared a long time ago.
Obama predicting the Drake v Kendrick beef is still legendary. I remember when that damn video came out, shit was like 8-9 years ago at the end of his term
Dude, it's not an opinion 😭😭 Obama literally said that, go watch the video Or try search "Obama Kendrick vs drake" if your little brain cant watch this entire video
I've always said that besides his lyrics, Kendrick's greatest asset is his voice and the way he uses it, it's beyond expressive and makes you FEEL what he says. That's not an easy thing to achieve.
@@Tee-dg6fz and nobody knew about Bill Cosby until shit came out. nobody knew about milli vanilli, amy shumer, or carlos mencia UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD US. That's a dumb argument, OF COURSE you're not gonna notice you are being fooled while you are being fooled, thats literally the whole point.
4:37 apparently, YG took offense to even being named dropped to begin with, cuz he put out a song in which he calls Drake "Weird". And then, to add insult to injury, while on stage at the Pop Out, he cut the song that they recorded together before Drake's verse started, and appeared to have an attitude about it.
I liked that you mentioned Kendrick's voice and delivery as one of the key areas that sets him apart from other artists and especially Drake. He has such a range and that's what makes his music more interesting to listen to.
Kendrick’s cadence is up there with Kanye, Lil Wayne and Andre 3000. The voice is an instrument and monotone singing and rapping can only get you so much reactions.
Yeah I agree with most of this video except when @AnthonyAikenJr says Drake has a good voice. It's one of the least interesting voices in pop. And on top of that it's auto tuned past the point of sounding human
Dude, EXACTLY. I've been waiting for someone to point this out, not as a detail but as what makes Kendrick great, the way he uses his voice. It was the first thing that got me into him, circa GKMC. He showed his full range during this beef. He conveys emotion really well. Family Matters and Pushups were good songs, but cmon, Kendrick made 4 completely different songs.
My family is from HK and even my 60+ yr old dad knew Kendrick. When I told him about the beef and the situation, he was surprised that the US liked a Canadian so much when internationally, they love and study Kendrick. He has been collecting music my whole life and is friends with a lot of indie/indigenous artists in China, and no one talks about Drake if they’re talking about American/Western Hip Hop I can guarantee you that.
I'm a 43 yr old former band saxophone, piano and guitar player and melomanic. Kendrick is a phenomenal artist, which is why I love that he identifies with Prince. Prince was a true musician not just an entertainer.
@@KaylaMarie_Prince played all the instruments. The music was given to his band to learn it because he had already played everything beforehand. He wrote and produced his first album alone, he wrote the majority of his catalog, he was a musician, writer, composer, producer, and entertainer. I love MJ and Prince too but MJ was not on Prince’s level. MJ was the greater entertainer.
@@epiphanyx3705 The US government invented the internet in the 60s but I'm guessing you mean Tim Berners-Lee and Babbage? Or if you mean microprocessors that was the US government again with the F14's flight computer. But there are a geniuses in many fields and I think it would be a lesser world if we only considered inventors as geniuses.
You can't bond with someone on a surface level. You can connect, but to bond? You gotta go deep, open up, show your pain, your flaws and hopes and dreams. "I only love my bed and my momma." is not cutting it.
Same. I can't live without music. I would rather die. I was blessed with a mother who had ecclectic tastes. Blessed to be able to make music of my own. It is my life, my friend, my lover, everything I need. Only thing better is finding someone who shares new kinds of music with me. ❤ Thank you for being a music junkie too.
Drake is one of the biggest reasons why music has deteriorated so much in the last 15 years. Some people actually think Drake can sing because he does it so often, yet no one would pay to go to a Drake concert with him just singing for over an hour. He also made it acceptable that all you need is a good beat for (young) people to like a song, no matter what the lyrics are. Something that back in the day wasn't the case, we had artists and group in allmusic genres experimenting with sounds that usually feel like time capsules. Most Drake beats and songs feel generic because most work is put in making and producing the beats and not in writing the lyrics or song structure to aim for it to become a timeless piece. Instead Drake's music feels like fast food music because it sounds like it's coming from an assembly line and in hindsight that's why probablyDrake's best album will always be Take Care because singer/songwriter The Weeknd wrote half of that album
Oh whatever! With no Drake the music biz would not have survived the 2010's. Drake was literally on everybody's shit and made it better for like 2010-2016 (at least). You can't go back and change history. You can argue he has declined the last few years but you can't shit on what he has done.
@@Tee-dg6fzdo you think so? He single handedly prevented the rise of several artists and stole at least 17 artists’ works. Drake wouldn’t be big without Lucien the head of UMG.
@@Andrea-nom Name these such artists. If they were so good Drake couldn't stop them from rising. Do you listen to any of these artists you talk about? I bet you don't.
Rihanna just matched Drake’s billion streams and she hasn’t put out any music in almost a decade. Drake would be forgotten if he stopped putting out albums every year because there’s no substance in his lyrics just like u pointed out. Kendrick’s music will forever be listened to 100 years from now.
@@Andrea-nomilovemakonnen and bloc boy jb. Thas it. And blocking so many artists? Look at wizkids career, look at lil baby’s career, look at the resurgence meek mill got after they collabed, look at one of future’s first major hits like Tony Montana remix, look at im on one being DJ Khaleds first top 10 hit, or look at The Weeknd with crew love, his first ever billboard hit (I am not lying, charted before wicked games)
this is further proof why Taylor Made Freestyle was and is the absolute dumbest thing Drake did in this beef. You need positive public perception in a beef and Drake divided that with the not clever or intuitive AI Tupac, and Drake painted himself AS THE VILLAIN IN THE BEEF. Drake for some dumb reason wanted to be the bad guy and played the heel. He even continues this in his other tracks. He never made himself look like the person to root for which is why Kendrick even calls him a Jabroni which is another name for a Jobber in wrestling. Drake also lost the 20v1 angle the second he released Taylor Made cause that song was solely for Kendrick to "Come outside" it was no longer a 20v1 at that point and Kendrick said "Bet". it was a 1v1 but Drake went at everyone again cause he has already made the song and video and didnt have enough on Kendrick
its smarter to play into the heel role when people are going to put you into it anyways. Especially when the guy ur beefing is virtue signaling you to death
Drake attempted to heel and 8-mile, both things that only work if you don’t have more harmful dirt like oh I dunno PDF In any case thanks for explaining the jabroni line, nearly every commentator missed it.
Kendrick is an artist...his live shows are incredible, giving Beyonce type production, dancing and thematic scenes. It's important part of his storytelling as well.
It's like Drake was shooting a nerf gun, Kendrick caught the dart, and then gutshot him with a 50cal. Every single time. Every single attempt to discredit Kendrick or cause a rift in his relationships backfired, and got drake twice as hurt.
There isn’t a single Drake song that’s ever made me have strong emotional reactions like the ones I had listening to Kendrick’s tracks from the beef. (Or even from his discography for that matter) I’ve already heard Euphoria more times than a Drake song released in almost a decade. Now I’m trying to remember a single Drake song that’s ever made me feel anything other than just setting a background vibe.
I don’t think it’s actually emphasized enough how Alright became a protest anthem. The song came out in 2015 and was an anthem for protests in 2020. It wasn’t just a hit song that people had in their heads at the time it resonated for years and became relevant to a movement. That is basically unheard of in modern times. I really don’t think people realize how impactful you have to be as an artist to get people to sing your song at protests where they are in an environment where their life is at risk, they can get tear-gassed, beaten, arrested etc.
The things you said about the use voice , enunciation is so accurate we take the personality of the voices when singing along the lyrics thats why his songs are on repeat💯💯❤🔥great video🙏
There were certain points during the concert where you can see her in the crowd turning up 😂. You can even see her rap bar for bar when Kendrick performed the diss tracks lmao.
@@shayharris746 def. This whole album thread is unique. He’s unlike anyone on scene today. If he wants to do it, he will. BYoshinoya is a beef dish in Japan. He went the extra mile.
Mannnn what I been telling mfs. He like man I can rap sing write my own shit write and direct and act what you wanna do 😂 I'd consider him this generations Jamie Foxx and that's one hell of a compliment of you ask me
I'm really glad you explained the Kendrick's vocal ability cuz I was trying to figure out why the whole "What is it the braids" is so phenomenal. Like, there's this guy who said it's like LA crak with how hard it hits It was using voice as an instrument. Fascinating.
Dude, drake was known for "drake the kinda guy to..." (Float to a pie cooling in a windowsill type thing), hotline bling, that one song people played while their cars rolled into traffic, and playing fortnite with ninja. He was never gonna beat the cornball or fake gangster allegations.
it could’ve, just would’ve been a much much harder fight and a closer battle (maybe I still see Kenny at worst 4-1 gentleman sweeping boy), Pusha T showed it was very very possible.
Taking advantage of folks will always be remember by those victims/bite you in the end and genuinely being yourself/giving back to your community will be recognized by the right folks. Doesnt matter gender, race, creed or status.
Keep up the good work, I am a senior and have not listened to much hip hop in recent years for reasons I won’t tap into today, but this beef has awakened the hip hopper😂 in me
@@parkermudsen1063 i just say that because he does it all the time. does it with all the people in the industry and even the people close to him. its almost like he gets off on that
@@RickKells that's not the point, also he literally raps about sneaking around saying shit like no one's got a know. i'm just saying he's known for that.
@@skaireyez4575 I'm happy you have become a new fan of Kendrick. Rap is awesome. Nice to see you exploring. Go check out Common, Talib Kweli. Mos Def, Nas, Griselda as well. They are conscious too.
One of the first songs I heard by Drake was "Forever", and my thoughts were "Damn, this is a good song". I have heard alot of good songs throughout the years. The first song I heard from Kendrick was "Swimming Pools", and that shit had me MESMERIZED. There is a huge difference between thinking a song is good and thinking a song is mesmerizing
@ŷrlb well Cole called TPAB boring so no he wasn't lol, but honestly MMATBS hit way harder than Damn for me and I really fail to understand how 'lacking' it is, is it less polished than his other albums? Yes but that's very deliberate
I watched the Taylor Swift video you did and loved it! This beef def had me doing my research finding all the double meanings I’ve been missing. No wonder that hit 200k. Definitely had to sub!
Bro please keep making these kinda breakdown vids on artists ESPECIALLY Kendrick bc ppl have been so used to the low but distracting vibes of drake not understanding real artistry💯💯🔥you hit the nail on the head
Of all the accusations being thrown back and forth I think the most damming for Drake was when he was willing to use someone being SA'd as a child as ammunition against him. Sure Drake got it wrong to begin with but the low point you have to be at in order to use something like that against a person as if they are the one who should be shamed for it happening. Drake has always been a loser but that right there set him into a whole new class of loser.
Its crazy cause in the context of a rap battle there are really no rules and low blows are par for the course, but that was despicably low and he sounded like he was grasping at straws, struggling to squeeze all the juice out of any disrespectful angle he could use. And it was puzzling how drake had better rapping on recent songs like meltdown and on the radar freestyle than on some of his disses, which shows he was too arrogant and blew his chance at winning
It's interesting that Drake is more known as the actor when Kendrick shows his acting chops through his music. He raps like a voice actor embodying the character, narrative, emotion, etc. His lyrics are pure poetry and the feeling behind that poetry comes out in the drama he put into his voice. In the beef you can hear moments where he's taunting Drake and others where he lets himself sound passive aggressive and then parts where he sounds like a pouty child talking to another kid on the playground ("you dont wanna work with me nomore okay." Almost bringing the idea of talking down to Drake as if he's the big 7 year old he acts like. That adds great texture in a rap.
13:00 I appreciate your recognition of the way Kendrick uses and changes his voice and delivery as part of his artistry. It's just one example of the creativity and intentionality that he puts into his music.
As a casual music listener, I can tell you I prefer Kendrick, because even if my understanding of his work is not as deep as it can be, I do recognise an authentic thoughtful talent. You don't have to be a music junkie for that. Also, euphoria is my fav in this battle, not even the bop that is Not Like Us. Because of the artistry.
Kdot got multiple sets of LA together in one place not once but TWICE and as far as I know absolutely no one got hurt. Not so much as a scuffle. Even if it was just for those moments that’s a feat in and of itself.
I definitely am a music junkie.. i have been all my life. I was born when both them classic albums were in the charts 👀. Thanks bruv. Im not old, im a classic 😎 😂 my musical taste is extremely diverse thats why i listen to Kdot.
You need to look up I did not know that Drake was trying to mess with Halle Berry and she said no and he stalked her I think she had to get a restraining order
I don't know about the restraining order rumor. But he did have an obsession with her. Tbh, she's had some bad luck with men throughout her relationship history. I'm glad she rejected him.
@skbwolverine i don't believe in any of that nonsense because halle admitted she looked up to drake before his slimed out album cover dropped. If he was as creepy as these rumors say, why would she mention looking up to him as an idol at one point?
@kunknown2340 Well, Drake fits the profile of a couple of men in her past relationships. She seems to have always mostly attracted alleged crazy and abusive men. Her judgment in that area has always been questioned. That is why she is deaf in one ear-abusive relationship.
I personally always considered myself just a classic rock person. Then I heard Ememin's music where he had parts of classic rock songs in it, then I feel like it showed me that the day of artist using music to potray stories isn't gone as I discoverd artist like Kendirck.
Bruh, you brought truuuffff! Thank you! You know that of which you speak! Esperanza Spalding, "Cinnamon Tree," her bass work, the richness of her artistry is real. All Drake had to say she was "gettin all the praises." You saw Kendrick for his human connection and his respect for the richness of our roots. That's what Drake is missing, connection to his black lineage. So he uses others to write for him, to style for him, to choreo for him, and to siphon off a bit of their community clout for him. There's a mechanical, robotic, technical stroke from Drake's work; but from Kendrick you uncover a whole consideration, a full measure, a complete story, and a real connection. "Who give a f Michelle Obama put you on her playlist?" Drake says...like that's a diss on her. He just showed how little he knows and how much less he cares to know. He only dissed himself with that empty line! And that's why we all stood ten toes down behind Kendrick. The whole picture matters. The REAL family matters!
I will say Drake had the potential to cater to the music junkies, but he hasn’t been that guy for a loooooong time. He definitely fell in love with the lights and glamour. Little Bit, Fear, and other songs likes that are what comes to mind
It's Best To Be On Taylor's Best Side Just Ask Kanye West, Kim K Katy Perry And Calvin Harris, Scooter Braun Why You Don't Piss Off Taylor 😂😂 Kendrick Ain't Stupid ❤😂😂
??? Last time i checked Kanye technically won that beef. I mean, he was in the process of falling off anyways due to unrelated issues, but i remember that being the general consensys when his ex-wife pulled out the recording of t-swizzie consenting to the lyrics and video.
There’s no way Kanye was affected by the Taylor thing. Only the J£ws defeated Ye otherwise he’d have won more Grammies from when he was barred to perform. Kendrick has no reason to attack Taylor and that was Drake’s angle trying to rile him to respond to the Taylor remarks and it’s great that he avoided it cos the beef was 1 on 1 unlike Drake that wanted to mention all his peers for validation in the beef.
Team Kendric!!!!!! Great analogy!!!!! I love different types of music and I love how much a dollar cost, money trees, darker the berry, swimming pools and count me out etc.!!!!!!!!!
