First Time Hearing Kendrick Lamar & J Cole - Black Friday

[@calest6251]

I'm an "old head", I grew up on pac, big, bone, Jay, Nas. All the greats, it was hard for me to appreciate anything new, then Kendrick came along. Absolute goat.

[@juanitakelley8877]

Me too!! Kendrick is has some of all of the Greats!! including Andre 3000! Yes, he is the goat. I have cried off of any other rappers music except Kendrick, Pac and Nas!!

[@calest6251]

@@juanitakelley8877 no cap, andre is one of the greatest, I didn't ever get into his music till long after everything.

[@ACTS-1631]

Weezy>

[@djbrainstorm2344]

dido

[@tracysimon7972]

The fact that that young man said he dropped Kendrick after TPAB, which was one of THE DOPEST albums ever, says something lol

[@KyoshiHonor]

fr

[@Troydadrummaboi]

Yea when he said that I was like he’s not really a fan.

[@KashMoneyZack]

That album suck except for Alright, These Walls & complexion 😂😂😂😂

[@BlackFlash25]

​ @KashMoneyZack ya ears haven't developed yet

[@KashMoneyZack]

@@BlackFlash25 4 your eyez only smokes that album sorry grandpa

[@RollTide1995]

Kendrick won fairly easy. Cole has got punchline after punchline, and his bars are easy to pick up. But when we’re talking about bars, lyrics, and the fact that Kendrick ate that beat from start to finish, he gets the W.

[@Swonder444]

🤤

[@victor_autopilotliving5786]

Whoever got the W I’m just happy as a hip hop fan we got two songs where they both went off

[@karsonmapes]

this was the moment kendrick proved to the world that he is the best rapper out. just a different level and in my opinion he solidified his spot in the top 5 all time conversation

[@maximusrland2143]

Kendrick went so far and beyond on this. No contest.

[@PUCKnEH]

Exactly they’re trippin for choosing j cole lol

[@frosenzu8909]

@@PUCKnEH nah J Cole punched lyrically way harder than kendrick Kendrick had the better wordplay, Flow, energy/delivery It depends on how you rate lyrical rap. But if punchlines are what you value then j Cole hit way harder than kendrick You aren't wrong for saying either of them outdid each other. J Cole just has colder punchlines than kendrick

[@abulalhassan4287]

I will take j cole over kendrick any time but this one kendrick went way harder than cole

[@komengovindaraj5310]

Hahaha exactly don't know what they were hearing Im a big cole fan but Kendrick ate here tbf

[@frosenzu8909]

@@komengovindaraj5310 again j Cole punched above kendrick lyrically They just place lyrics above all else and they aren't wrong for that But k dot killed the wordplay/flow and delivery It's a bit subjective who won. Cole arguably had a better worse if we go on lyrics alone

[@PhilTheeArtist]

Y'all missed all of Kendricks bars. Double and triple entendres. Cole snapped no lie but he made a dope song. Catchy hook and bridge, but Kendrick just slaughtered his beat thru and thru respectfully

[@ILLWill1027]

You know they don't normally catch bars lol

[@erickcardena8488]

@@ILLWill1027 lmfao For real though

[@NewYork0riginal]

Tbh. Idk how they thought J Cole won this one lol. He was great but Kendrick was on a whole other stratosphere 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@metaphoria3]

‘But’ he made a dope song?

[@lucasbrenner2916]

frrrr kendrick absolutely destroyed that beat

[@colincampbell7227]

Kendrick absolutely smooooked Cole on this.

[@DesignzRUs]

Smoked? Yall be going to far. Its a toss up

[@Kickinthescience]

@@DesignzRUs definitely didn’t smoke but I think Kendrick had more depth in his lyrics

[@colincampbell7227]

@@Kickinthescience way more depth. Kendrick just has more layers to his music. I listen to j Cole alot more than Kendrick but I think Cole is a pretty simplistic rapper.

[@Chill_Brill]

Cole got smoked

[@colincampbell7227]

@Aronzzi who’s a Kendrick fan boy? I actually prefer Cole to Kendrick (musically) but Cole isn’t even in Kendricks league when it comes to lyricism. Cole is very good with the rhyme schemes and delivery but apart from that what can he fuck with Kendrick on? Bars? No. Storytelling? No. Flow? No. Albums? No. Metaphors? No. Kendrick is just a better rapper overall. Cole is pretty simplistic for the most part, his music is alot easier to understand than Kendricks which is one of the reasons I prefer to just casually listen to Cole than Kendrick but if I’m wanting to hear some lyrical, lyrical witty shit it’s Kendrick all day.

[@jaym.57]

It doesn't surprise me you guys picked Cole but K Dot went CRAAAZY!

[@VictorSimwinga-tb2ec]

Because they didn't understand anything K dot Said cos his words are difficult to comprehend

[@menace2daman680]

Both are great. Cole killed the punchlines and he has a way with his rhymes that the average IQ is able to catch and understand. Kendrick just different with his man, is almost like he challenges your knowledge to be able to undertand where he is coming from. Kdot on another level.

[@cartiercartier2171]

I try to explain this to people way too often lol

[@juanitakelley8877]

Riiiight!! Same. But after you go back and check out the lyrics you be like dam!! I love them both but Kendrick is my favorite.

[@leonthethird7494]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Kendrick and Lamar. The lyricism is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the bars will go over a typical listeners head. There's also Lamar’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these bars, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Kendrick truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Lamar’s existential catchphrase "Yak YaK Yak Yak," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Lamar’s genius wit unfolds itself on their playlists. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Kendrick tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎

[@freshswagga100]

Yea. Most ppl have simple comprehension skills and Kendrick's bars and delivery is too complex for them. They prefer a better beat and more relatable lyrics which J Cole has

[@user-gk6nt5gi5n]

@@leonthethird7494 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Vizion-jp8zj]

Kendrick separated himself from Cole after this dropped. However, Cole is at a amazing high level of lyrical rap now. Respect.

[@timelessiq-789]

yea but i think cole closed the gap and might’ve passed him over the last 3yrs

[@bvicc20]

@@timelessiq-789 Hell no

[@ayevisualz8726]

Cole is way better than Kendrick currently. If they did a collab today Cole easily washes

[@kungfukennytde6065]

@@timelessiq-789 passed Kendrick fuck no

[@PUCKnEH]

@@ayevisualz8726 personal opinion.

[@legaesebakwane1849]

Kendrick was so senior on this, he left room for Cole to relate to these junior......but both tracks were smashed🥵

[@navaadforde3770]

This collab is crazy total 🔥🔥🔥 from start to finish and the fact they rapped over each other beat was great 2 g.o.a.ts

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

I’m way more of a fan of Cole but Kendrick absolutely destroyed this shhhhh

[@gavaka8622]

Not even close. Kendrick went crazy 🔥

[@khalilsdi5327]

You can definitely see how big is the influence of EM on Kendrik, that's dope.

[@kayooz949]

Faks

[@SkrollieOllie]

Facts the way he was pronouncing words to make them rhyme reminds me of Em

[@zaidm4586]

yall eminem fans are so 1 track minded not everything is about eminem

[@ochozincko9195]

@@zaidm4586 get washed fool

[@bvicc20]

Strongly disagree

[@andyresignac9275]

To Pimp Butterfly is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time and that’s coming from a J Cole fan, it came out when ya’ll were younger so ya’ll may have not comprehended it as well, trust me , listen now , it’s arguably Kendrick’s best album

[@juanitakelley8877]

Yes!!

[@vincentthompson8158]

I bump that album faithfully

[@chrisb.heckons637]

its in with the illmatics, as one of the greatest rap albums of all time so yeah for sure it is. Perosnally I say GKMC just cuz it so listenable and it just has the vibe that you can be dropped now and still be so so amazing but its going to be a DECADE since it dropped in October (yes, it gonna be 10 years old) but i know objectively it is TPAB

[@allaboutthemurzic]

@@chrisb.heckons637TPAB gets hyped up by liberals because it says what they like to hear politically

[@allaboutthemurzic]

@@chrisb.heckons637In reality its overrated

[@albertofava865]

Kendrick killed it

[@yeahhey9213]

I would love to see cartoons and cereal by Kendrick love the reactions 🔥🔥

[@user-lj6hu9cn8k]

dope ass beat and flow

[@ronaldmcdonaldjuniorghost]

They ain’t ready for that bruh.

[@bluefarron2454]

I like both of them a lot. I think they equally are a threat to the industry… it’s scary… if these two got together and had an entire album, it would destroy any thought of competition…

[@kwill215]

"Cole keep snapping like a mustard jam" that was referring to the snaps popular in a lot of dj mustard beats. He was killing radio hits at this time

[@mannyo722]

😮‍💨🔥🔥

[@Camille4Real]

I still think it would be dope if they surprise everyone with a collab album 🔥

[@kareem8064]

I think every hip hop fan prays for the day they drop a Collab project

[@everybody7576]

Ong bro, it aint no competition its just to push eachother further, if they drop a suprise collab album I'd go crazy. Even if they scrapped it I feel like they finna do ir for the cutlure fuck the people of the internet.🙏

[@-6ix559]

That shit never gon drop 😂

[@kareem8064]

@mjnoah Team USA???

[@karsonmapes]

my fuckin dream

[@LacedRhymes]

This freestyle really put Kendrick out there as the goat and murder j cole beat

[@TEEAREE2X]

This just showed Kendrick is over talented ☠️☠️ he’s so unbelievable with the pen, the average ears miss 50% of his bars on the first listen and skews their perspective. That’s why the Pulitzer was well deserved. Cole got lyricism, but it’s dumbed down enough for the average ear to pick up on without thinking. 😭😭

[@MikeDiggity]

Me personally i give it to k.dot. but I do feel like they both killed it 50/50. Throw in a request right here: we all die one day by Obie Trice feat. Eminem, Lloyd Banks and 50 cent! Fire track! 🔥🔥🔥

[@tanujgodara1243]

I think this is one of those things where your favorite from this will depend on what style you like. Kendrick came hard with the LA ruthlessness and J Cole added an element of soul that is unique to rappers from the eastern south. I love em both, and Ive heard this song many times and I still cant decide what I like more because it keeps changing per my mood.

[@hatakeanime1254]

Naaaa it wasn’t 50/50 lool🤣🤣

[@noblameyt8416]

@@hatakeanime1254 it was. Kendrick fans don't wanna hear that people may have another opinion 😴😪

[@casmithh]

@@noblameyt8416 nah it wasn't lmao. Love both, but kendrick slaughtered it while cole did really good. Kendrick was better than cole on his own beat, but cole was not better than kendrick on the alright beat.

[@chadd3299]

For the love of god, get to a King Los reaction finally. Preferably his LA Leakers freestyle.

[@OmegaSai]

YES they need to hear King Los!!!

[@colincampbell7227]

100000%

[@jkey7342]

Yes!!

[@jeramybrown4612]

Yessir!!!

[@williechase1]

Jesus Christ man no shit!!!!!! I’ve been spamming the hell out of these guys. I know they won’t be sorry after 2 bars .

[@loki350]

Lyrically Kendricks verse here is miles ahead of his control one

[@kristina2529]

J Cole has some BANGERS!!

[@djoseph5130]

6 bitches = 6 assists........I done paid so much taxes I could fund Japan, man that second verse from Cole was 🔥🔥🔥

[@peonio1354]

That Cliff and Chris line is too hard 🔥

[@mightynas1457]

Y'all was feeling that Cole verse...both were dope..Cole for me

[@delvaldog2869]

Kendrick is on a mission

[@Suzanesuzuran123]

It's not just a song it's a competitive battle and for me lyrically Kendrick is the 🐐 he's just better no debate

[@archito4real]

You need to hear lyrical Joe 5th August 5 and Bar code 2 and you will change your mind.

[@attobrahprince5236]

@@archito4real What LJ dey do for here

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Wayne

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Kendrick called Wayne the greatest

[@joshuagill7347]

If you think j Cole tried to "battle" Kendrick on this you know nothing about either rapper... Cole has better albums, better singles, and is literally a staple in his community while Kendrick is nowhere to be seen and drops only when people talk shit about him not dropping.

[@agentjay23]

See yall mentioned Gambino. Super talented and versatile. His Hot 97 and Sway freestyles are straight 🔥

[@JozyLeeBANGSS]

Y’all should react to Kendrick’s the heart pt.4. He went crazy!!

[@PrynceJ]

King Los LA Leakers Freestyle and Daylyt LA Leakers Freestyle. Yall NEED to do these. Full of BARS!!!

[@roysotelo2210]

Kendrick take that to whole different level you young boys just don’t realize it yet. Circle back in a few years.

[@greg2797]

Whether you like Cole over Kendrick or Kendrick over Cole I think the consensus when this dropped was Kendrick had the better verse. Both are GOATs tho

[@armandokoshena5133]

Finally you went through this crazy masterpiece 🔥

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

Cole def is at Kendrick level...when he WANTS.

[@TaSiyaWorld]

I like that

[@MIGUEL_OKORO]

nah

[@preston1581]

Kendrick took this no doubt. Schemes and wordplay are a level above Cole. But some ppl don't FW that and its okay.

[@kyledowd16]

Ya Cole gives more surface level bars that are easier to digest especially on first listen that’s why people who don’t dive deeper into what their saying generally like him and his verse more

[@johnjohntv1195]

@@kyledowd16 sometimes less is more

[@rekopayday660]

Kendrick won that one idk what y'all talking about

[@eliudgarcia4922]

Jcoles most recent freestyle on funkflex is worth is crazy!

[@sammalla5238]

K.dot killed it

[@imuapioneer]

I’m with K.Dot hands down. He 30 him on a 1 round battle

[@sethjohnson1733]

😂😂😂 nah it’s a 2-1 debatable

[@joshuagill7347]

Nowadays Cole is miles ahead of Kendricks "woke" rap. lmao

[@imuapioneer]

@@joshuagill7347 Miles?! I mean within arm’s length😆🤣. These 2 legends are bringing heat every time they release music🔥🔥

[@diegosantos4564]

We need more J Cole !!!!!

[@Chuloxraw]

Cole meant DJ Mustard when he said "snappin like a mustard jam" because all of his beats got that signature snap snound.

[@michaelvailonis]

this a classic. ate each other’s beats up for lunch

[@gbuckss]

Kendrick killed cole 🤣

[@prestonellebracht1200]

They both did great but I don't ever go back to Kendricks verse to listen. Cole is just too real

[@womanizer7544]

@@prestonellebracht1200 kendrick's verse is the verse I go too.

[@irGuilty]

You’re bugging Kendrick didn’t say anything in that verse

[@kyledowd16]

@@prestonellebracht1200 Cole just has more quotables cuz they’re clever but base level punch lines, Kendrick makes u think, better bars and better flows, Kendrick won pretty easily

[@kyledowd16]

@@irGuilty or… have u considered… ur just too dumb to understand what he’s saying?

[@blopblop7311]

GREAT choice! Kendrick went too hard

[@srichey444]

Black Kings. Lyrical Geniuses period. Aint comparing ish bc they both murdered, but I keep that Cole energy daily. 😤 👑 💪🏾✊🏽👑

[@Dai1lest]

Man Cole & KDot teased us with this...if they ever decided to release that album my goodness it would break the internet

[@swiftant7615]

Kendrick's "look out for detox" is a great kendrick track! Def should check that out

[@gibranthompson7557]

2 of my favorite new school artists

[@coldwolf7014]

Kendrick brought the spices, Cole brought the sauce. That simple. 2 different styles for the track.

[@brendalee81]

Fun fact; I haven't watched the video fully yet 🤣

[@Pbbbb]

Same I’m ready for the pauses

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Hey that’s a pretty fun fact

[@NooneTymeCollections]

Whos here after the Future and Kdot track?

[@lamontsimmons7891]

Kendrick with the 1st rd knockout

[@trey2goated663]

J Cole part was hard but Kendrick was rapping like the rent was due

[@ThatRedHeadedMenace]

Kendrick and Cole are the best rappers of this generation in my opinion. They’re both amazing and I want to music as good as theirs one day.

[@archito4real]

You need to Hear Lyrical Joe 5th August 5 song and you will have a change of mind. Lyrical Joe is a combination of all the goats 🐐

[@charlesokereke4297]

They definitely are the top two. I would say K dot is number one, Cole not far behind

[@samsoniteman]

Oh easily

[@RjDaOne01]

8:19 Kendrick said “I ain’t done, nigga”😂😂😂

[@checain2011]

The immortal technique Dance with the devil. Please do this? If you havent heard, its dope!

[@RdotAllen528]

I second this

[@adamcharles6892]

Kendrick over Cole on this one

[@collegedropout2766]

"if i get 6 bitches i got 6 assist" also assits also are called as dimes.. dimes are 10s

[@doughboii4324]

Do Kendrick Lamar 6foot 7foot freestyle 🔥

[@tdbank316]

Y’all should react to the TDE Cypher when Kendrick went crazy

[@peonio1354]

What he said^^

[@briancromartie3149]

@@peonio1354 "nothing was the same when Kendrick dropped control " a bunch of sensitive ass rappers tucked in pajama clothes "

[@greg2797]

yessir when he dissed Drake lol

[@IAM1OUTOF60]

Kendrick snapped on that cypher

[@josemercado656]

They both killed better each others song ngl

[@ak47automaticreload73]

Kendrick won and slaughtered bar by bar

[@bowillieman]

If you gonna do this one you gotta do the "TKO remix" ft cole, pusha, and asap. It's their unofficial response to Kendrick's control verse

[@godfreymohale8545]

Cole was not even close, kandrick killed it.

[@jonathancarter4334]

Don’t want to say who won. There both kings of the rap game and I have too much respect for them to pick a side. I overall love this song. Just mad they never dropped the album.

[@3COI]

Can't believe yall listened to both of those and thought Cole had the better freestyle lol. Cole was cool, but he wasn't spittting anywhere near the same level as Kendrick. The bias is pretty obvious, though, just by how yall explained what it was about J Cole that yall liked (almost exactly what you didn't like about Kendrick).

[@laflamablanca9161]

I love watching them totally misinterpret certain lines. It’s both painful and hilarious

[@samsoniteman]

Same lol

[@the.NDExperience]

Yall cant pick J Cole based on Bars 1st Listen. Most Great Lines are Hard to catch 1st listen, & Kendricks lyrics are more complex. Plus Kendrick hit like 10 different fire flows that you dont ever hear. J cole just stuck with 1 flow that was pretty good. Most ppl chose Kendricks Black Friday >> Coles

[@clintonpaige2946]

They both snapped..but Cole's delivery has always been better. Listen closely

[@Kingjackson100]

Exactly

[@bsu88]

Kendrick won this so easily.

[@BigCleep]

Yall needa react to The Learning by Mobb Deep.

[@jameswhite8759]

Lil Wayne & Kendrick Lamar - Mona Lisa

[@cgsoldier4196]

Yes! Childish Gambino is hard!!! Freaks and Geeks & Bonfire are two bangers!!!

[@rushaneblair6022]

Bonfine 🔥

[@dhakidd3187]

Kendrick killed everybody wit the pause and started back rappin again 😂😂😂

[@terriongreene6382]

Y’all liked Cole more because he’s more easier to decipher, but you got to analyze Kendrick’s bars, his verse is just more layered💯

[@NewYork0riginal]

Kendrick absolutely went to another level

[@wolff_tk9421]

no no, they both are equally fire for different reasons. my favorite is j coles tho, so wavvyy

[@kevlowry]

J.cole had the better song Better rhyme scheme Better flow Better punchlines Had a damn chorus 🐐🔥

[@Chill_Brill]

No

[@TaSiyaWorld]

Flow?? Rhymes?? Think about it bro

[@claudioviniciusdemorais6447]

Ray Vaughn freestyles are amazing, cant wait for yall check it out

[@austindowney5581]

Please check out King Los, Cyhi Da Prince and Nick Grant’s LA LEAKERS freestyles! They are an absolute must because they are insane and criminally underrated.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Common too

[@nicholascalderon7664]

Cole snapped the flow and singing was 🔥🔥

[@robert_lozoya]

Please do Black Grammy’s with Cole, Wale, Meek, Ross

[@cydre3401]

Cole killed this shit maan idgaf….the verse was cold

[@johnsimon87]

Kendrick was more clever, Cole was mid level to me

[@TerdFerguson1000]

And the funny thing is kendrick and cole never came out with that album!! That and the chronic 2 are two of the most anticipated but never came out albums. Love yall reactions gaz !

[@Centure120]

I know everyone got they own opinion but Kendrick to me got better every album! Giving you something different and impactful each album. His art is unmatched by any catalog.

[@feliperivera9994]

Cole World for the win!

[@derbistheeternal2947]

hardest k dot verse oat

[@jamesmiley6146]

Nah look out for detox is better

[@derbistheeternal2947]

@@jamesmiley6146 that ones fire too but that was way long ago I dont think he had came into his own yet. Black friday was prime Kendrick

[@chrisvance6469]

Kendrick dominated this song, but don’t sleep on J Cole at all. And if you think he can’t freestyle or would get killed by K Dot just look up his LA Leakers freestyle 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@reallystupidgaming5291]

kendrick SMOKED j cole lol

[@kyledowd16]

ALSO: Forrest hills drive is no where near as good an album as to Pimp a butterfly lmao

[@youngcactusjack]

Well now y’all gotta do the heart part 4 by kdot and great reaction btw💫🔥

[@crazyguapboi]

Every single one of yall is missing the point: it's not about who killed it more and is the best, it's a collab project, so you just got to appreciate both and the masterpiece they put on together imo.

[@tjtgaming7232]

Cole the goat

[@inspirationalflight1638]

React to Tupac- Against All Odds He disses literally everybody