Breaking Down Kendrick Lamar's Genius: 21 Best Lines from Euphoria - an essay

[@tylerbrown565]

Finally someone sees Euphorias greatness. I thought he could have ended it there, though I am glad he went for the scorched earth approach.😂

[@JGoodie02]

Nah. We couldn't leave any doubters. Only the crazy and insane are left saying Drake didn't lose this beef

[@ImHim777]

💯

[@tellmesomething2412]

It was only a jab though. 😈 Should've let you know what type of time Kendrick could be on when he's serious, especially when Euphoria is him playing around.

[@orlandogastelum1539]

Yep I thought it was over after that diss

[@HumanityInCrisis]

It really does require a certain art to deliver what kenderick gives. It's just the reality..

[@doyourhomework5444]

TRUE HIP HOP HEAD HERE Euphoria was a lyrical massacre

[@chainlink2348]

no it isnt. its all re-used twitter and battle bars that have been done better by hundreds of people before him. delivery matters and kendrick sounded like he wanted to cry.

[@Defforce1]

⁠@@chainlink2348 u cope,cap and glaze all in one breath? Impressive!

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

@@chainlink2348lmao

[@MrWest-ph5yg]

​@@chainlink2348stop bro

[@brashadcarr6759]

Euphoria alone let me understand why Cole backed out lol

[@BothTeamsPlayedHard]

Euphoria is for heads. Not like us is for the masses. So impressive that Kdot dominated both over Drizzy

[@chainlink2348]

hip hop heads dont realize that all the bars in this track have been overused on twitter and in battle rap? hip hop heads dont see that all these bars have been done better by other people too? i promise you some rando on twitter could have cooked drake better than kenny did.

[@goingtobed_irl]

​@@chainlink2348 whomp whomp

[@atsukosuperiority7947]

@@chainlink2348Stop, no one cares. It’s not even true what bars in Euphoria were off Twitter?

[@BothTeamsPlayedHard]

@@chainlink2348 All the bars have been overused on Twitter? You got ish twisted, what is it the braids? Keep your promise, Kdot BODIED Drizzy , just check the scoreboard. Family matters was ok but the best bars weren’t for Kdot. I promise you - if Drake thought he won or it was even a draw he wouldn’ have deleted his disses from his IG. He went from saying “drop drop drop” and “nah nah nah you following thru” to “Wah Gwan Delilah”.

[@BothTeamsPlayedHard]

@@atsukosuperiority7947 that’s a lazy, lame angle you’ll only find Drizzy Stan’s spouting.

[@bronxkies]

7:50 The other writers listed on Euphoria are folks that wrote the samples: - Kenneth Gamble wrote the Teddy P song. He’s 1 half of the legendary “Gamble & Huff” - Jordan Houston and Paul Beauregard are Juicy J and DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia So, Kendrick didn’t get any help writing Euphoria. The writers of the samples are just listed for credit. -

[@najeefilms]

I like Euphoria more than NOT LIKE US. Dude dug deep on Drake and his range was insane. He went from being concerned about Drake to giving him advice to telling him how much he hate him.

[@JG-nt5uf]

Depends on context... For penmanship and overall craft, Euphoria takes the cake. Not like us is just a certified banger and has the hype/replay value to it.

[@hlogilehlogonolo5438]

Not like us works because of the other songs the way Kendrick rolled out the songs make them even better

[@sw33tialucard]

Same here, Euphoria dissected Drake. It was a lyrical beat down and by far the best song of the beef IMO.

[@ogkillingpunchline]

Is the BRAIDS, it gets me every time

[@blaque5582]

Euphoria and Meet The Grahams were straight up extinction level events.

[@MrWest-ph5yg]

Fr

[@faustinusangmortey212]

Meet the Grahams was like a funeral!

[@killingswortht.v.4339]

Ben (Benjamin) was the name of Michel Jackson’s pet rat he found in the Jackson house kitchen as a child. MJ went on to write, record & perform a song about about Ben after his father, Joe killed it with a mouse trap

[@jadexo_6491]

This is so crazy I was just talking to my dad about this but he said ben was a movie (about a rat) Michael recorded the song for that had nothing to do with the rat his dad killed. Idk

[@tsevere]

​@jadexo_6491 in the Jackson 5 movie, the story plays out as the OP says. Might have been a story added exclusively for that movie though 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@ctucker430]

Invoking the name Ben is foreshadowing that he has an OVO rat in his house.

[@GoToSheol]

@@ctucker430😮

[@Hail2daChief]

@@ctucker430that part

[@bbkintanar]

After the dust started to settle, Euphoria was THE song I ended up coming back to over and over again. Yes, it was already a banger when it came out, but it will prove to stand the test of time as not only an amazing diss, but an amazing track overall. There's just something about it man...

[@brashadcarr6759]

I understood why Cole backed out listening to euphoria that was brutal.

[@markgeyer1]

Bro, I still listen to euphoria! Knew I wasn’t the only one. It just hits!

[@hoodspaghetti2928]

That song is like seeing Godzilla walk up on you.

[@sw33tialucard]

I listened to it about 20 times within the first 2 hours it got released and I was getting something new every time I listened. Euphoria is THAT song, absolutely the best!

[@sage-luxe1198]

“What is it the braids?!?” Gives the same energy as “What are thooossseee?” It’s just funny as hell 😂

[@Capo4sgn]

Before Kendrick ever utters a word there’s a quintuple entendre: 1. Euphoria- the definition 2. Euphoria the show Drake is a producer on. It focuses on high school kids in adult situations especially s3x and mind altering substances. 3. April 30 is National Honesty Day 4. The second line of the definition predicts how the beef will go. “They had almost a week to recover from the euphoria of Tuesday’s series winning victory.” (So many Drake fans were excited, dare I say euphoric, that Kendrick responded and were quick to call this mid. Then in less than a week K Dot pulled the rug out .) 5. The backwards quote “Everything they say about me is true (I’m a phony)” is the whole line from the Wiz when the Wiz is exposed. Richard Pryor as the Wiz a cultural touchstone for those of us who grew up in the 80’s. 6. In case anyone disputes one of the earlier ones listed… The track is Teddy Pendergast “You’re My Latest and Greatest Inspiration.” Meaning Kendrick dissing Drake is the inspiration for showing up and showing out. And yes MJ had a pet mouse named Ben, and was also a the title song of his 2nd studio album.

[@SirYaliBeats]

Also, the Truth Serum from Kill Bill doesn’t have any side effects except for Euphoria. Bill said that Uma Therman’s character was a pathological liar too.

[@angelagarrett1290]

I also quoted the same thing about Teddy pendergrass purpose on the track but you probably have to be you know from that era to understand that's the words of the song you're my latest my greatest inspiration is what got kdot saying okay I was at home with my son but I guess okay let's play. I was watching a reaction from one guy on KZbin and he started pulling his shirt up over his chain saying Drake please don't don't do nothing to me he started hiding his chain covering up his bodies and he was scared oh man the song right here it's up there it's way up there

[@Capo4sgn]

@@angelagarrett1290 yeah, I remember it. I was 11 when it came out. Back when radio was the only alternative to the 4 tv channels we had on the one tv in the house. 😄 I think we were exposed to a lot more music back then as well. The Al Green sample on 6:16 in LA was the back to back to this song too.

[@angelagarrett1290]

@@Capo4sgn right, Vince soul train hit the seen and that was all she wrote our people were finally getting the recognition that they dearly deserved I Wonder soul train coming if that throwback will hurry up and come back

[@Capo4sgn]

@@angelagarrett1290 I grew up watching Soul Train that’s a revival I could get behind. Even if I can’t do any of those moves! 😅

[@Flonnethefallengyal]

Once I heard Euphoria I was like....yup, it's a wrap. It's honestly a masterpiece. I love Kendrick's ad libs, inflections, rhythm, humor and reading of his opponent! I listen to Euphoria more than Not Like Us, ngl. Great video!

[@traceyi2547]

Shoobie is also a term used in coastal towns to refer to people who are visitors or tourists. So when Kendrick said, "Shoo, shoo, shoo, be, be, be" he is calling Drake a tourist of the culture.

[@angelagarrett1290]

Damn Kendricks brain in mine capacity in beyond Street level, and book smarts at the same time they need to jar his brain when he expires and donate it to the scientists black scientist that is we need to clone him so everybody can be as savvy

[@justopinionated8839]

I did not know this. Wow. #EuphoriaIsTimeless

[@krystal7916]

Also there is a video of Drake being afraid of some bees and him and his entourage are shooing it away

[@myrag859]

​@@krystal7916😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Evie1983]

Wow! Didn't know that❤

[@Feelingfruity]

The names in the credits of Euphoria are for the beginning instrumental called “My Latest My Greatest” by Teddy Pendergrass. It’s written by Kenneth Gamble from the songwriting duo Gamble & Huff. They created a sound called Philadelphia Sound or Philly Soul in the 70s. Kendrick also credited the producer of the song as well. They didn't write his lyrics but they did contribute to the song.

[@St.CrimsonTweets]

Euphoria lives rent free in my head, the lyrics, the flow, the inflections and beat switches m. ive even started listening to the instrumental just to perform it all myself.

[@brandonleblanc1287]

Facts

[@EANDM71]

Me, too! The music is divine!!!!❤

[@angelagarrett1290]

I never thought about the instrumental version I just been bumping Teddy p original version it sounds just as good

[@Tigercam24]

A month later and there are still tidbits im picking out that I missed before. This is truly an all time great diss track. This cannot be understated.

[@sage-luxe1198]

Also for the “let your core audience stomach that and then tell them where you get your abs from”, he’s also insinuating that Drake doesn’t have a classic because of ghost writing and stealing songs. So he’s telling Drake to tell his audience where he really gets the material for his abs (albums) from.

[@lana4127]

Also there are rumors he had ab surgery so I heard

[@belphegor_3220]

Finally someone who appreciates euphoria how it should be, I truly believed euphoria was the best diss out of all of them, and no one else seemed to notice but kendrick was right, "5% will comprehend but 95 is loss"

[@angelagarrett1290]

My daughter and I reaffirmed the fact that we got to be the smartest people in about a thousand mile radius we are amongst the 5% tile in You 2

[@r-pupz7032]

I absolutely agree. I love Not Like Us, but Euphoria is a stone-cold psychological dismantling of Aubrey Graham, bar by bar, zero filler or drag despite being over 6 mins long. I also love Kendrick's adlibs - so simple yet so effectively done. It really shows how he takes the time to ensure every single aspect of the track is packed with meaning and impact, from his lyrics to his flows to his vocal intonation. The beat and switches are also extremely effective, and the changes in mood from calm to aggressive to cold-blooded to mocking are just incredible.

[@PopcornFr3nzy]

1. Shoo x6 2. Bi x6 3. Hm x6 4. Crodie x6 5. Nothin’ bout that x6 6. ? He took 6 from the ‘6 God’. But there must be one more set of 6 ‘something’ to have 6 sets of 6. But I can’t find it. Can you? 👀 Edit: could be “I hate the way you…” x6 But I dunno, too lazy to count right now 😅

[@lilpatofficial]

You're a genius man I didn't even notice this but the last one is "Okay." There's 5 in the first few lines then the 6th one is after he says "Have you ever played have you ever" man Kendrick is so calculated I'm mind blown by this! 🤯 He also says "huh" 6 times too so it could be more in there. lol

[@conspiracytheoriesorconspi9061]

Bro you right. 6 things Kendrick said he hates from Drake. He hates the way that he “Walks”(1)the way that he “Talks”(2)He hates the way that he “Dress”(3)He hates the way that he “Sneak Diss”(4)when he catch flight it’s gone be direct. We hate the “Bitches He Fucks”(5)cause they confuse themselves with real women. And the last hate comes later when he says that he even hates when he says the word “Nigga”(6)but that’s just him he guess. Some shit just cringeworthy, it ain’t even gotta be deep he guess.

[@latinajoseph]

4 have you evers in euphoria. The final 2 in 6:16 😮 also 6 words before he strips it from Drake 😅

[@lilpatofficial]

@@latinajoseph The way it's all connected man Kendrick is the real life Boogeyman! Lol

[@biggiegreens24]

You might be onto something. "He a fan He a fan He a fan He a fan He a fan He a..."

[@r-pupz7032]

"V12 its a fast one" after the abs bar is a double too, a V12 machine is used in cryolipolysis (cosmetic surgery that removes fat by freezing it) as well as the car engine/drive-by shooting implication (I love the BOW-BOW-BOW part so much!)

[@ReincarnatedStargazer]

Pow! Pow! Pow! last one HEADSHOT FOR THE YEAR YOU BETTA WALK AROUND LIKE DAFT PUNK!

[@jonathanandrade8045]

Euphoria is an absolute masterpiece for me. My favorite diss track from this whole ordeal, by far!

[@Jjman804]

Not only is Euphoria a great diss, but it’s a great song too. Definitely a vibe while cruising on the highway with the windows down a lil bit.

[@tylerbrown565]

The writers credits on Euphoria or any Kendrick song are the producers and other musicians/composers involved in the track. Like the 616 in la song probably has Al Green listed as a writer, it doesn't mean he was ghost writing for Kendrick Lamar

[@RapPhilosophy]

Thank you for explaining! I was sweating for a second.

[@frankwil21]

​@@RapPhilosophyall good lol. All producers and artists who were sampled get songwriting credits as well

[@bronxkies]

I brought this up as well. I’m like nah, Kendrick wrote that all by himself lol

[@JustHere751]

@@RapPhilosophyAl Green is 78 years old?!!!! You thought he was writing on a diss track?

[@RapPhilosophy]

@@JustHere751 the OP was referring to 616 in LA.

[@sawmooeh8480]

euphoria, best diss track which is severely overlooked

[@alexmvone349]

The post-8-bars explanation process was already done before by Kendrick Lamar himself in Mona Lisa ft. Wayne: "in a minute, he gon' be admitting that he loves her", then a minute later, there he goes... Wonderful plot

[@TheSpliceIsRight]

I’ve been listening the euphoria more than not like us the past few weeks. So many bars and such great energy.

[@peace_in_the_now]

drake getting dissed by the aftermath of the diss in essayform - it's not a battle it's a psychological breakdown

[@Mark-bo7pb]

He needs to reach ground zero... Get off the high horse

[@angelagarrett1290]

Yeah he's not going to pick it up in first period

[@onlynchicago]

“WHAT IS IT THE BRAIDS?” In black culture, When a person has a attitude with everyone and happens to have tight braids, that’s a way to call it out. Example, “Bro you trippin, you cool? Is yo braids too tight? Goofys!

[@dontask3613]

I'm not gunna lie, I have always been a huge kdot and cole fan and I didn't understand why kdot thought he was in a league of his own until this beef. I knew DNA and TPB were master pieces in their own right but For your eyez only was also amazing story telling in its own right but after this battle and the level of writing/planning for him to absolutely whup drake this bad I think I finally get it. He truly is a level above them, and I'm sure there are rapper out there that Kendrick could see as competition but none of them get the kind of recognition/fame that drake and cole get.

[@thaddminnisota4462]

The Benjamin line is referring to Michael Jackson’s pet rat who’s name was Benjamin 😂😂😂

[@vineezyproductions9638]

Thank you!! 😂😂

[@RapPhilosophy]

Hollllyy

[@vineezyproductions9638]

@@RapPhilosophy is that a double or triple entendre??

[@regandayz]

MJs song "Ben" 😁

[@confidentmystic]

And the movie Michael sang the soundtrack to, Ben

[@r9ven_x]

The fact he opened Ken n friends w Euphoria...fkn amazing 🤩

[@cookingediblesdragon4570]

Chill straight up, chills for the whole song I loved the song before. But when I heard him do it live, It was insane.

[@bushidobot8251]

Euphoria has been my favorite since it came out!

[@rylandcourtorielle5241]

8:35 brother this is from the heart part four. Kendrick is confirming his fans suspicions. Cause we thought it was Big Sean and drake he was talking about. When he said this I freaked out. Been waiting on Drakes death like the reaper.

[@komplexknowledge1305]

I thought I was the only one who felt like this. Euphoria is one of my favorite songs. Not even for the fact that it's about drake. The song in general.

[@chainlink2348]

decent song but its a god awful diss. i swear nobody knows what a diss track is supposed to be like anymore gassing all these shit kendrick tracks

[@rahbeeuh]

​@@chainlink2348just because you don't like it as a diss track doesn't mean everyone who feels opposite is wrong or don't know what a diss track consists of. You're entitled to your opinion like everyone else is. Plus music is subjective.

[@lisolette1]

You are the only reactor that caught the genius of the “ in eight bars I’ll explain that phrase “ and then in eight bars ….he did ! No one else ( and I think I’ve watched them all lol ) mentioned it !

[@leisaizrawr]

I love how he broke down the meaning of the bars. I heard one person explain the Y.N.W. Melly reference, "I love 'em to death and in 8 bars I'll explaim that phrase" . . . "I pray they're my real friends; if not, I'm Y.N.W. Melly", who reportedly killed two.of his close friends, who were also rising rap stars.

[@KQueen305]

Thank you I can NOT stop listening to Euphoria and I thought I was dragging it!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 this song really made Kendrick the GOAT for me. That song is lyrically genius

[@traceyi2547]

You're not the only one.

[@dudettevlogs4257]

Euphoria and 6:16 in LA are so good .. I still play them as well!

[@BukhosiDube-s4c]

6:16 is my personal favorite

[@cap5575]

Dead ass. Euphoria has an unbelievable amount of stopping power.

[@brashadcarr6759]

Elite rapping on euphoria for sure

[@brantwane]

The sho-bee bar is definitely a reference to the term shoobie California slang for a tourist

[@officialiicon]

Ghost writing isn't about drake getting "help" like most musicians RAP is rhythm and POETRY if you can't write your own poems you can't be considered a rapper most producers are given writing credits because they've helped create the song but the RAPS make it the problem

[@giftaction6373]

the poker scheme( poker face, open case, came out straight) and the jail scheme which sets up the melly bar (8 bars, talk on no celly, language barriers(walls), sell (cell)me. Euphoria is 🔥🔥

[@pinksky7203]

Your essay is perfection, I concur! Love the lyrical breakdown. It has been amazing to see Kendrck's level of artistry. I cannot stop listening to Euphoria. Even when I'm not playing it, it's playing in my head, thats some powerful art! He out-performed Drake on every single level & yes the ab-libs are everything lol. We watched a master at work & I feel privileged to watch it!. K-Dot is special, he deserves to wear that crown! Keep up the good work, great commentary!

[@racheljohnson1266]

"Rich Spirit" "Stop playing with me before I turn into a song"❤❤

[@tnicoletnicole]

He didn’t let up on euphoria. Slaughter.

[@AllTheArtsy]

"shoo shoo" is even better if you remember that those adlibs were also used in N95 and Count Me Out 👀

[@dontask3613]

Euphoria was an utter masterpiece, I knew when Kdot was taking his time to release his response that he was going to put together something special and he definitely didn't disappear. My favorite set had to be the hellcat bars was pretty sick once you pull back the layers.

[@AcidSh33tz]

great break down, you explained a lot of what I felt but didnt know how to convey. stay blessed fam 🫡

[@juniorrene625]

Finally someone appreciate the art of that track...this track is truly art..the beat change, different mood of personality..each beat change got a different personality,the way he rapped... beautiful.

[@MoneyOverEmotions]

Intro response: I totally feel you about Eurohoria. However, the fact that people keep calling his proven child attraction rumors only proves the fact that people are zoned out and this country doesn't give AF about children. Those are NOT allegations. Where do people think these videos are coming from? Drake's actions and his "whipped and chained like American slaves" lyrics have been overlooked for far too long and Kendrick just showed us that he's tired of that corny actor getting away with cosplaying BLACK AMERICAN HIP-HOP CULTURE!

[@BlockchainCryptoGang]

Good breakdown. But the "what is it the BRAIDS?" Was referring to drakes braids. He was basically saying, "you think your a G now?" That's how I heard it. ✌🏿

[@angelagarrett1290]

Someone said it's referring to Kendrick always wearing braids being natural being himself you know like excuse me when I say this his braids aren't always the neatest. But I thought exactly what you thought too much to break down will be trying to figure it out for years thank you for that response the man can do no wrong he needs to run for president mayor or something

[@CuroNeko13]

He says “you got shit twisted. What is it the braids?” Literal meaning drake has his hair twisted(braided). Culturally, When someone says what is it the braids it’s like picking at a person. You got shit confused cause your braids are to tight. Hence the tonality and expression on what is the braids. Hurt yo feelings…. He’s mocking him

[@BlockchainCryptoGang]

@@CuroNeko13 right.

[@niidanso]

As this songs get older and folks really take time to pick em apart bar by bar, word by word, just like kendrick's albums, we wall witness the legendary penmanship and sheer warrior philosopher mentality of the man. He's simply the best to ever have touched the mic. There's no contest. Perhaps the man Pac was gonna become with age. Sober and wiser.

[@Lucky-gg4bj]

I saw one reactor’s video and they caught and explain “once a lame, always a lame” also refers to him being on that tv show since lame originated from being “crippled”

[@jaykold11]

Euphoria is crazy, still catching things from it. Easy top 3 diss track, maybe 1

[@bouncyshak]

Meet The Grahams and Not Like Us got me immediately and I love them a lot. But as the weeks go by, my love for Euphoria has just grown and grown and it's coming close to being my favourite. Not a word wasted. And what a performance! Genius.

[@Aznfresh09_]

I’m glad Euphoria is finally getting praise. It’s one of my favorite disses in the entire beef. It has so many layers that people are still dissecting to this day. Great breakdown you got a sub from me 👍🏻👌🏻

[@Bigwlad]

Bro I appreciate you for this. This is a masterpiece.

[@luciaburgess9918]

not sure if it was said this already BUT 3 6 Mafia is credited on Euphoria because of of the sample from Frayser boy -Wish a Mutha would which 3 6 Mafia produced. Its around the hook/riff of the song.

[@shemekamitchell2248]

For real? I love them! Now I gotta do more research!

[@kavoniagilford9777]

OMG…. FINALLY… someone sees this as I do. I feel the exact same way. “Euphoria” is without a doubt a masterpiece & my absolute favorite. I listen to it numerous times everyday. It showed, his time on responding & why. I see him walking talking, & warning not only Drake but others why he’s not the one to come for. This man has became my therapist.

[@BlackPhilosophy]

I love how all of Kendrick’s diss tracks are elite to the point any can be the best, I think it’s comes down to stylistic preference, ‘euphoria’ was an all-you-can-eat diss, it had a bit of everything, the sheer versatility of the bars distributed by the three beats was a masterclass, and ‘6:16’ in LA was a whole diss in the style of drake, beating him with his own game, the first part doesn’t even sound like a diss because that’s how drake does it, warning him and than ‘meet the grahams’ was the cannibalistic horror track of Drake’s whole family being dissected on a eerie, haunted and scary instrumental, and to balance out all the heavy themes discussed, ‘not like us’ was the club anthem to demonstrate how kendrick can do what drake does, even better, as the numbers speak for themselves, but it’s also the thematic end of the entire beef, as Kendrick began with a feature on ‘like that’ demonstrating how/why Drake is not ‘like us’ part of our culture, all of these songs could be considered the best diss, because all of them are so good, for different reasons.

[@rosagonzalez4739]

Modulations of his voice alone were so fire!! (and then of course the lyricism, the psychology, the beat switches, the way it grows in intensity over the course of the song, the layers that keep peeling back the more you listen to it, the role it plays in the arc of songs overall -- outlining and foreshadowing everything he was about to unleash). Damn.

[@AtlasEXQ]

Crazy because i also think Euphoria is the best song in the beef despite everything saying Not Like Us is. When I first heard Euphoria, I said to myself, this the Ether or hit em up in the battle and the beef is finished Kendrick won. Not Like Us is great but it was the gun shot to make your enemy dead after the kill shot which was Euphoria.

[@6li8storm40]

For me, Not Like Us has a bit more replay value, but I like Euphoria better, overall. I truly enjoy every song Kendrick dropped in the beef.

[@PositivityTrain]

10:40 I saw a commenter on another video mention that shoobie is actually slang... "Shoobie is a New Jersey, Delaware, and Southern California slang term for a tourist who visits the seashore for a day (a daytripper) or summer-only residents".... So this could be Kendrick saying that Drake is just a Tourist in Hip Hop culture.

[@davidfuller581]

I love how 95% of this song is just calling Drake a poser.

[@totalconceptsinc]

@@davidfuller581exactly on point!!

[@DoubleDworth]

Part of me blames pusha t for ruining rap beefs, bc when this first came out there was a big convo going on about whether it was even a good diss bc “he didn’t reveal anything new” when in reality its a lyrical masterclass where every single bar is layered

[@Pianokeys-ee5of]

24:00 The I hate reference from Kendrick was also a flip of Michael Jackson's lyrics on, The Way You Make Me Feel. I haven't seen any reactors catch that yet.

[@deceiver444]

Euphoria goes so hard. Gets my mind and blood pumpin

[@BlackBerryJuice82]

And that makes brain cells ELECTRIFY 🎤📍

[@ReincarnatedStargazer]

Euphoria was the best song out of this entire beef. The delivery is so cold, I've made entire animated movies for each verse.

[@annamay731]

Man, I adore the way you analyze rap and the cultural connections to society within. You show a real passion for rap appreciation as an art form! 👏🏾 You made me become an even bigger Kendrick fan.

[@ebnest123]

Best song out of the beef

[@AbeEmersonJr]

This is such a wonderful explanation. I'm sold. I really enjoy your detailed take in this and it's SPOT ON!

[@plafayette]

I see a lot of people who don't listen to J.Cole miss the primary meaning of the "I got a Benjamin and a Jackson all in my house like I'm Joe ok" bar... Remember the context of Euphoria is J. Cole dropped 7 minute drill dissing Kendrick then Drake did Pushups and Taylor Made where Drake asked for a quintuple entendre -something he don't even understand. Kendrick starts by saying "I ain't worried about no reaper, n***a I'm reaping what I sow ok." -this is a reference to J.Cole sneak dissing him on his verse on Johnny P's Caddy where Cole says 'you'll feel the wrath of the reaper'... So the next bar he addresses his two sons, J.Cole and Drake saying: "I got a Benjamin and a Jackson all in my house like I'm Joe ok!" It's a legit quadruple entendre (also Drake didn't understand it) at minimum, here are the meanings: 1. Benjamin Button (J. Cole -see his verse from Crocodile Tears saying he's Benjamin Button getting younger as the hours pass) and Michael Jackson (Drake claimed this on First Person Shooter) -Kendrick is their father (Joe) and they are in his house (hip hop) 2. Ben the pet rat and MJ in Joe Jackson's house (who was abusive to MJ) 3. Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Jackson in the White House where Joe Biden lives (the paintings of the former presidents in the White House) 4. US currency $100 Bill (Benjamin Franklin) and $20 (Andrew Jackson) -obvious bar saying he's got stacks

[@curnon4230]

🎯🎯🎯

[@jollymolly2521]

I made it as far as 7:23 mark of #3 before some Drake glazing started annoying me. There's a huge difference with credit on Dot's songs - the people credited on Dot's records are contributing music NOT lyrics. Unlike Drake who's co-opting people's music, lyrics, and flow and putting his name on the credits to make people think he wrote the song- Dot (as do most rappers) credits the writers of the beats and other music he's sampling. The two things are NOT the same. People need to stop making excuses for Drake - including the idiots who work with him and let him steal their work.

[@Champ1up]

Joe killed Benjamin, Michael Jackson’s pet mouse. Iconic scene from The American Dream, the movie about the Jackson’s.

[@aleashamason8497]

Agreed - I was literally in a depressive runt for months. Got into my car and ‘Eurphoria’ dropped - it literally WOKE ME UP. And since then keep me buzzing. The creativity of it all was amazing

[@djthakidd1]

a few things you didn’t understand goku fully 1. when said “ you thought the money the power the same would make you go away” means the money can’t change the person you are and you can’t escape you at the end of the day 2. Drake is a common nickname for drako 3. Michael jackson had a pet rat he wrote a song for named ben so when he says “ i got a benjamin and a jackson in my house like i’m joe” it’s because joe caught mike playing with ben and killed the rat 4. “what is it the braids” is a double entendre for both his and drake braids… his because it’s like “ you don’t want to work me because my braids” but also “ bro are your braids too tight you’re trippin” 5. You missed where he says “i love pharrell for him i’ll inherit the beef” so when he says “ fuck all that pushin p (pharrell) i want to see you pusha t ( guy who worked for pharrell) other then that you are on point

[@georgec5212]

He references money making things worse on You Pusha T, is a rapper, and was also beefing with Drake, he made the track revealing Drakes first kid

[@djthakidd1]

@@georgec5212 pharrell put pusha t on, and when him and drake were beefing drake bought pharrell’s old jewelry from an auction and made a song called “ the meltdown” where he said he would melt the jewelry down to say fuck pharrell and pusha t….. idk why you would comment that like i didn’t already mention pusha t or didn’t know about the beef 🤣😂 also the bar wasn’t about money making things worse on you the bar was about you trying to run from yourself and hoping money changes you (the person you truly are) but it never does because “ once a lame, always a lame”

[@Dailywordsofdiscouragement]

Great job on this video👏👏👏

[@laceyg8008]

I listen to Euphoria everyday since it dropped.

[@glopersona9828]

BRUV!!! First time watching your analysis, and 20 mins in, I’m a subscriber and a fan.

[@brooklynqueen7089]

Euphoria is also my favorite, it demonstrates why Kendrick won a Pulitzer. It’s pure genius, while Not Like Us is what I bop to.🎶🎵🎼✌🏾

[@JakobMooney]

Great breakdown!

[@DerrickODell-lk9yc]

I’ve never had someone say how I was feeling and answered questions without me asking. Well done sir.

[@empressfayer]

You are doing an amazing job deconstructing the lyrics! Love it

[@cookingediblesdragon4570]

Every time I listen to euphoria, I feel like I hear something new and then when he did it live at the pop out that was a whole new level of appreciation for the song

[@brianstoltz2838]

So true. Euphoria is hands down the greatest diss song ever recorded. When I heard this I knew it was over.

[@GarrMatey428]

dude, Im so glad you did a breakdown on these bars. Ive been trying to crack the code since it dropped, and you just cleared and confirmed a lot for me. I DO have two more for your list, if your interested: "I didnt point down enough today. Ill show you I learned from those mistakes" could also be Kendrick calling out Drakes cluelessness about the Control shot, then insults his intelligence by speaking in very simple, direct sentences so even a dummy couldnt possibly miss it this time. "Dont speak on the family, Crodie." (quit talking about gangster shit.) "It can get deep in the family, crodie.' (you keep shining a light on us, and someone other than me might add you to a list) "talk about me and my family, Crodie? Someone gon' bleed from your family, crodie." (they gonna change your family roll call if you disrespect us any further.) Here is where it gets crazier for me... New Ho King is a Toronto downtown restaurant... Kendrick is saying "you and the lives of your loved ones can be snatched at anytime, anywhere on the coast (and elsewhere). Meanwhile, I can eat a nice, public meal a few blocks from your house without fear because no one is runnin' up on me... for you."

[@SergioCMMC]

Euphoria is on the rotation

[@Sticknbkid]

Euphoria is the hardest track to come out of this beef however the best one was "meet the grahams". Euphoria gave me goosebumps first time I heard it.

[@blaque5582]

Son… Michael Jackson’s has a song about “Ben” his pet rat. Carry on. Love what you’re spitting so far.

[@bigt4071]

I listen to it every day.

[@630DownTime]

I actually enjoyed this whole video great job 👏

[@xtrapuffed17]

A quick note to add to the 22:55 is Micheal Jackson also has a song,”The way you make me feel”. In it he sings,”…the way you walk, your talk your dress….” Mr. Kendrick Lamar is indeed a gifted lyricist.❤ for the culture.

[@3serio]

Some people don’t appreciate the artistry in music in general, that’s why people usually side with who’s popular.

[@georgec5212]

Why they like Drake is why we hate them. Their character is the issues

[@2GsCanRapTV]

Meet the Grahams was Kendrick digging up the body, beating on the corpse, then re-burying aubrey then having an entire formal funeral ceremony. This rap battle was Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson 💥🥊

[@chainlink2348]

in what world is meet the grahams a good song or diss?

[@hasanmir]

I agree with you, this is the best song of the entire battle and I keep coming back to it.

[@odoublezyfi]

Rap Philosophy, homie, I just bumped into your page, and being that I'm here for ALL of THIS, me being a 70's Baby..I took a watch to this video, I gotta take my cap Off to you..very creative ingegious, perspective of the song..Keep Up the Good work...PEACE!!

[@melltay8553]

This is the Best Breakdown I've herd that I can fully understand the Lyrics. I listen from the Beginning to the end, that's how Much your Reaction Holds my Interest 😊. You Just Gain a Subscriber. EUPHORIAS GREATNESS Kendrick Lamar.

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

I absolutely love not like us and meet the grahms still gives me goosebumps everytime i hear it, but i kinda agree with you!! Euphoria might be the best out of them all, diss track-wise!! Like you said, almost zero wasted space, was SUPER relatable, and kept a pretty clear focus without having to start on the big rumors!! I only have one request though!! Next videos can you look at the camera??😆😆 im not hating or anything, it wasnt horrible but it did kinda feel impersonal!! Barely a problem though, i loved this video!! I subscribed too!! Keep it up bud!!😁😁🤘🤘

[@davidcici11Evolution]

Matthew Samuels and the other guy I think it's Boi-1da and sound wave they are both producers they are also songwriters but Boi-1da is Drakes main producer he has made many of Drakes big hits he also did Kendrick Lamar N95 song. Euphoria credits are credits of the samples being used. It's hard to decipher rap songwriting credits., not unless you know the workers involved. Sometimes producers get credits just for the beat.

[@weslyn1021]

Euphoria is definitely my favorite..no filler to be found