Hidden Meanings In Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us Video!

Kendrick Lamar dropped so many hidden messages in the Not Like Us Video, he is truly Diabolical!
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[@unbecoming127]

Kendrick was NOT playing when he said “head shots for the year, you better walk around like Daft Punk!” 😂

[@parkermudsen1063]

True. He’s not stopping here. I’m expecting that the new album will have plenty of jabs to provoke aubrey.

[@mneytimetv1849]

@parkermudsen1063 Do you think Dot will drop a euphoria video?

[@RONJAE212003]

WoP WoP WoP WoP😂

[@daempresssqueen]

​@@mneytimetv1849 maaaan he need to!!!!

[@lavelleashford778]

@@unbecoming127 DID anyone else notice Whitney wearing the WIFE BEATER ????

[@shayharris746]

Kendrick said on "Meet the Grahams" "You fuk'd up the moment you called out my family's name."...... I felt that!😂😂😂

[@mangunyellow7441]

"Watching for sharks outside at the same time" from worldwide steppers

[@ysy_y]

@@mangunyellow7441 "And we gotta raise our daughters knowin' there's predators like him lurkin'" This is why the "grown men writing poems to each other" take is so dumb to me. This battle was for the culture, the children, the parents with kids, the lovers of authenticity in art, the spirit of hip-hop being carried forth...

[@BetoTheButcher]

Once Drake brought up Whitney it took it to another level. This was personal now.

[@anthonydaniels7293]

Lebron keep the family away...

[@stebo2265]

It wasn’t just a piñata. It was an owl piñata that he was beating.

[@Space639.]

Kendrick walked his enemy down with a poker face🔥

[@jeremybrown9611]

Crazy

[@kwakyewaaowusu-nyantakyi6622]

Exactly

[@memyselfandi3288]

AMEN 🎉🎊🎉

[@gcenter2045]

But still came out straight 🤨

[@dre6807]

"Life goes on, we need all our babies" we admitting we want to be the father of all our kids 🔥🔥🔥

[@redhunnid5142]

Yo Stevie that shipping container scene is deeper than that you caught the surface meaning. Now as you can see Kendrick is wearing a investigator suit. That is referencing the show “The Wire” because right after it cuts to the girl dancing on the telephone line. On that show they had a entire season dedicated to human trafficking using those containers. This video is way more detailed than it seems. I’ve seen no breakdown channels or reactors truly understand that connection. They think it’s just a girl dancing on a telephone line.

[@brooklynqueen7089]

😮Genius

[@deewils381]

😮 🤔 😮

[@user-fv3my1gh8l]

Yeah 💯 first thing is thought with the containers was season 2. Didn’t make the suit connection too though. Drake into some shit 🤣👀

[@Amber14333]

Or “toeing the line” in a symbolic way but wow ! Even the containers say CB1 cell block 1 🤯 Edit * re watched it and might be a stretch but is Dave free cameo in the dark scene with Compton hat ? I feel Stupid even commenting this. But that one scene with containers dude was on phone - then he slap Kdot up and Kdot is on phone . 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@313massey]

@redhunnid5142 not only that but the containers had no color symbolizing drake whitewashing the humanities thoughts to decifer good and bad for the culture.

[@Gtdubb1]

If J Cole ends up on the remix Kendrick might get arrested for messing with a gravesite,

[@ritagomes8762]

😂👍🏽

[@bsmi1361]

Cole wants no parts of this 😂

[@mneytimetv1849]

@garlandwatkins Do j cole have any music for y’all to listen to in 2024 besides “Grippy” cause I see y’all under every Kdot video hoping he hugs him 😂

[@ReinaRave]

🏆

[@ayevisualz8726]

lol nah Cole is staying neutral lol

[@Bilskirnir3124]

The Industry: Kenny, he's down. You can stop now. For real. He's not getting back up. Kendrick: He's still breathing though.

[@DarkJJ13948]

Kendrick: *stops unleashing the wrath of God* Alright, Alright, I'm done now.... Drake's corpse: *twitches* Kendrick: STILL ALIVE! *resumes unleashing wrath of God*

[@HarleyQuinn-mb2de]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonydaniels7293]

Ja Rule, what would I do without you...

[@kenyafromcali]

Savage!!

[@southeastdaygo6193]

@@Bilskirnir3124 Get up Craig Get up

[@hal3265]

That owl was acting it's ass off give that lil dude an oscar

[@reginagonzales5277]

Yesss lol

[@bushidobot8251]

The owl just looked at the camera, somebody go give it an Oscar right now!

[@monejohn9973]

🦉 whoooooooo me 😅😅😅😅😅

[@hiddenentity6814]

​@@bushidobot8251🤣

[@stifler5062]

​@@bushidobot8251shoo shoo shoo Shoo shoo shooo😊

[@denverjohnson5640]

Peep how when Kendrick is shown from the owl's perspective, there aren't any bars, but when we see from Kendrick's perspective, the cage is visible. Drake is caged in by that deal he took with UMG. He's the slave, and doesn't even know it!

[@kristineilochi4615]

THAT PART! Delusional until the end.

[@mirzasaysrelax]

I haven't seen anyone notice this but that detail was insane

[@luckyspurs]

It's almost mocking him. Like saying "everyone around you knows you can't drop new music now without it failing and you have to keep quiet, but all you can see is your record deal's contract requirements".

[@alabamabornball9957]

Our Ancestors were still slaves on their independence day. Drake is a Slave

[@halfcuffed]

Great artists pay attention to the pulse of the culture, read the room, and use the power of symbolism to get their point across. Kendrick is on par with the greatest artists of all time in any art form because of this. Every other bar is a multilayered entendre. The visuals are just like the bars too. Easter eggs everywhere.

[@verified.my2cents]

Kendrick conducting a year long wake, funeral, and burial for Drake. And we are here for every minute of it. Salute & Peace.

[@mirrrstery]

The only funeral I’ve enjoyed honestly

[@anthonydaniels7293]

Did you ever imagine thay Drake would bring you so much joy? Not a Drake fan before but now I really don't like him after all this was exposed. Why would he start such rap beef?

[@brooklynqueen7089]

This is the repast🎼🎶🎵

[@memyselfandi3288]

YESSIR 🥰🥰🥰

[@GoToSheol]

@@mirrrstery😅😅yes yes

[@yupisaidit-mx4is]

At the very end of the video. Kendrick is blending in with the hood in the crowd. That's also a statement.

[@rubyburks7366]

I see that went over alot of people's heads

[@10wdnyjaslim]

He’s in the crowd in the beginning too and every time they showed the crowd

[@anthonydaniels7293]

In the making of the video, it has all the spots we associate with violence from movies etc. But instead you got k dot in the hood with people deep. All smiles. And we have Drake to thank for this, drop drop drop? We live in a simulation.

[@yupisaidit-mx4is]

@anthonydaniels7293 love this!

[@judy_mireles]

What does it mean?

[@laateenreactieachter]

"Have you ever, walked yo enemy down like with a poker face"

[@mikegee7674]

🏃🏽💥🔫🚶🏽

[@theeonlyreal]

Double triple entendre with the push-ups he got 17 Grammys and the camera stopped short of him getting his 18th. I wouldn’t be surprised if he won his 18th Grammy with this record.

[@loveitftw]

I really hope he does. That would be so funny lol

[@Ayugeti]

17 is also underage. It's A Minor

[@mirzasaysrelax]

He has to

[@Joeybobjim47godisgood]

Kendrick really adding the salt to the wounds😂

[@fist2cuffz-r6s39]

It's more like putting lye on the dead body.

[@NgonadiEvents]

If kicking a man down was a person..enter Sir Kendrick Lamar

[@GtaBillionaire]

that was a month ago. it aint no more wounds left🤣🤣🤣🤣 and I love it

[@jwillzballin9982]

And vinegar

[@GtaBillionaire]

@@NgonadiEvents remember "stop, he's already dead..." From the Simpsons🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I googled it and the first two results is the not like us video

[@loveandhappiness8178]

Anybody that can rap swimming pool and make me feel like I’m falling in a swimming pool full of liquor need not be messed with.

[@danarnold2900]

Agreed, and what’s crazy is lyrically Swimming Pools is very elementary for Dot. And still deeper than anything 90% of the industry is capable of

[@TheOriginal6ft3blkmale]

Whitney in a wife beater is a classic troll move and I believe they planned it from before Kendrick dropped Euphoria

[@lauradehart8182]

The owl being an actual PREDATOR is what is CRAZY!!

[@quin7850]

Damn sure is .. smh

[@wonder4688]

You are so right. They are birds of prey and come out at night. Just like that old song “the freaks come out at night”. Something else that comes out at night vampires aka blood suckers. Drake sucks the blood out of the culture.

[@mistah49er]

You missed an important. Using the challenge password thing would imply that you have to have some knowledge of what is going on in the place you are trying to enter. Or being apart of the culture of the people you are attempting to associate with

[@sonoisrael4660]

Best explanation 👌🏿

[@-Manda_SKnight_BeastMoD]

*

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Real talk

[@ysy_y]

Yup. Not just time & location (his accents etc), a password.

[@Soulreaper066]

Yeah I took it as drake being part of secret societies (Illuminati).

[@highcee11]

If K Dot comes back on any track, and use Boyz N Da Hood ,"Yall wanna see a dead body" as an intro, would be a Flawless Victory. 🔥🔥🔥

[@quintonchapman1776]

Nosetalgia with Pusha T 😂🦉⚰️🪦

[@ziggyfuckinsteve1997]

That’s how he started his verse on the legendary Pusha T collab “Nostalgia”

[@clifton6934]

Yessir 🎯💪🏿

[@JoannaBrinson]

L.O.S need to push dst 1 frfr

[@playboyAZ520]

@@quintonchapman1776Facts!!! I thought about the same song 🤣🤣🤣

[@EvolvementEras]

As someone who has been a fan of hip-hop since the 1980s, I absolutely adore Kendrick Lamar not just for his artistry, but for also his social commentary and personal introspection. Kendrick not lying when he says he’s the blueprint.

[@monejohn9973]

True & This Blogger is right about Maya Angelo's poetry,the cage bird sings because of hope that's the entire message.Hope....I'd know I actually read it & felt it....

[@Trxl_]

Kdot is a creative monster

[@deceiver444]

"I make music that electrify 'em, you make music that pacify 'em"

[@huzaifahussein1138]

Who else noticed only Trash came out of the pinyara instead of sweets or something..🤣🤣

[@10wdnyjaslim]

Somebody said it was music sheets as in the bars for all of Drakes ghost writers

[@lifewithklc]

I said it was all Drake’s lies😂😂😂

[@She_rocks21]

Someone said it was receipts

[@nolaflav3637]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣ALL 🔥

[@shroudyrowdy2204]

It also had RATS coming out if you watch careful, that's about moles or ppl in drake crew who want him gone. Kendrick literally mentioned them in 6:16 song.

[@mellothaman5113]

This the Kendrick I been waiting for . That’s the thing about humble ppl . They’re really off their rocker . Simply because when I flip the switch I may not ever turn it off 😂

[@HarleyQuinn-mb2de]

FACTS 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@blak_kojak7051]

💯

[@bl4374]

Truth. It's the quiet ones you have to watch.

[@jeremybrown9611]

You missed some words but we feel you. Leave quiet folks alone

[@chrisblessing45]

❤

[@TestyCleez]

Kendrick out here like the Zodiac killer, he really despises this dude😂

[@lavelleashford778]

Was I the only one that noticed Whitney wearing the WIFE BEATER shirt!!!

[@Mzbbxhfbfnsx]

That was definitely on purpose.

[@blackjuice5092]

He actually kept it light but it's still NASTY WORK!😂😂😂

[@GoToSheol]

@@blackjuice5092 tik tok acting a donkey with detective work they need W2s over there they said Baka name means playing with boys in a middle eastern language, Kendrick skipped the 6 on hopscotch, and he dropped the video while drake was at the white party and waved to him the video while dressed in white 😆 lawd.

[@hiddenentity6814]

"light" define "light"

[@blackjuice5092]

They're turning on him for a reason, we just don't know. If EVERYONE has a problem with YOU , YOU are the problem!

[@sheilae.9670]

We do know some of the reasons. 1. BBL Drizzy sleeps with folks women (lil Wayne and Future are the ones I can think of now) 2. Stealing other artists' work (Weeknd....look it up and why they have beef) 3. He calls himself a rap artist but has ghost writers

[@Sponsorship4u2]

🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯

[@hotrodgo4it55]

I have heard that .. everyone tired of his ego and just doing bad business as we see now these reference tracks come out but we don't know the real story on these songs so why would they all say the same thing..?..

[@wellhellothere9157]

Not only does he like to sleep with his " friends" gfs,wife's and baby mammas. He's not really about that culture and you can only fake it so long. I don't speak slang, I don't know the roots of rap culture, I can't rap, I have two black parents. And I'd be like Drake if I tried to rap it would be cringe. It's a script for him. He was better off singing about hot lines. Rnb artists have songs written for them all the time. That was his lane.

[@BlackEffect]

What about the more haters you have means you doing something right. The WORLD persecuted Jesus Christ. Not to compare Drake to that by any means but you get the point. It’s like WWE. People need someone to love to hate

[@tugusmom]

You mentioned Kendrick only did 17 1/2 push-ups. We know Drake likes them 17 and younger. K-dot needs to be a course in college. There are so many layers to his brilliance!

[@jaymonee3559]

Hey watch that hopscotch scene again. Notice he didn’t step on the 6. He’s not acknowledging 6. 6 God . He saying Drake is irrelevant.

[@lovelynurse23]

😮

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

. . .!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Predator-90]

*He put 1-10 in the squares in reference to his 5+5 diss tracks*

[@BlaccHokage]

Kendrick saved hip hop idc what no one says…and we here in Cali here for it all!!

[@smulagosey4079]

No lie.

[@tone5037]

💯💯

[@delsmontgomery]

especially the male hip hop scene. The women in hip hop have been killin it! Kendrick is the only male rapper that is bringing up hype in his own lane

[@garyscott9364]

We on the east coast all for it too!

[@HarleyQuinn-mb2de]

ALL FACTS PERIOD 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@othnielbenisrael6772]

Seen this on Reddit too. “Opening picture was of the courthouse, the next scene was of 12 chairs in two row with only 11 seats filled. It seems like you only have 12 jurors if it's for a felony trial. We as the audience could be the 12th juror. Later on in the video, there is a segment alluding to human trafficking via containers (AC visible inside the containers). This is followed by a celebration in front of the court house, and closed out with the imagery of an owl in a cage. This makes me think that the whole thing is meant to be about putting Drake on trial. Thoughts on whether my interpretation makes sense”?

[@HarleyQuinn-mb2de]

MAKES SENSE TO ME FOSHO 🎉

[@dondonsmith]

Overlooked by many, the AC fans inside the containers to keep whatever inside cooled...glad someone else is mentioning that

[@AggroSamurai]

Wow

[@PositivityTrain]

I had to look it up earlier, after someone mentioned it was Compton Courthouse. So it makes alot of sense.

[@berenic90]

It does. Good observation

[@zinniacopeland777]

Someone else pointed out that all the shipping containers start with CB1-Cell Block 1

[@bajsunshine]

The containers also represent symbolism of trafficking..rumors of Drake and others in the industry trafficking kids etc..

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

@@bajsunshine And modern day colonizing since containers are loaded up on freight ships. Never forget, the founding fathers of colonizing used ships to freight human cargo, Black bodies, from Africa, who "they had in chains." Aubrey / Drake / Drizzy poked fun at our enslaved ancestors.

[@mvilla235]

The opening with Tommy an the dancers sitting like jurors. There are 12 seats with 1 empty. Are we the 12th in the court of public opinion??? Hmm

[@songbird9444]

Yah'll be reaching way too much 😂

[@012ghost]

​@@songbird9444 its reaching if you don't understand

[@anthonydaniels7293]

Kendrick makes it that way. It's called poetry for a reason.

[@Linkopotamus]

@@songbird9444 nah look up Compton Courthouse, it’s the building from the first shot

[@songbird9444]

@@012ghost Others say it's a classroom. So nobody but Kendrick knows what message he's trying to convey. People be reaching so much they start reading things into the lyrics and scenes that aren't there.

[@christengler3347]

Kendrick seems actually very relaxed and was laughing a lot at the pop out when he invited everybody on stage and also in all the videos people shared when he was with all Compton making the music video. I really enjoy him smiling & laughing - it’s such a great smile. He seems like s.o. who is funny and enjoyable in his private life. His interviews give me those vibes. 😊

[@sj_2095]

He once said stop playing with me before I turn you to a song

[@deceiver444]

Well... Drake played and here we are

[@nolaflav3637]

Yeppp, also warned him don’t speak on the family, Crodie…and here we are. Called the Boogeyman out repeatedly and relentlessly…and here we are. Warned him not to tell lies on him, and he won’t tell truths about him…and here we are-at UNDER 18 push ups!👀🤷🏽‍♀️🔥

[@mirzasaysrelax]

He played and K Dot turned him into multiple songs 😂

[@Empiandar]

Peep Kendrick's demeanour in this music video, he is like "Bro, this too easy". The cold and clam stares while rapping, graceful smiles, relaxed dance moves, hands in the pocket and waving and smiling at the "Are we locked in?" line is villainous 😂!

[@uniquecross2307]

At the beginning when he knocked on the door with the universal “black knock” and then needing a password means we gotta gatekeep our culture, and K. Dot knows the password!😂

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

The "black knock" is called "Shave and a haircut Two bits" . . . . . although credited to Charles Hale's 1899 song, At a darktown cake walk (created by BLACK dancers) is definitely universal --- let's continue to gatekeep our culture, as I've seen too many folks on here not knowing their roots claiming "heresays" as if it were facts and truth.

[@uniquecross2307]

@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 absolutely right. Why we just instinctively use that knock, don’t know but we do!🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jessiecoy7612]

Dot doing 17 push ups is crazy

[@christengler3347]

Yeah, that’s funny but also that so many people actually counted to see it’s just 17! I’m a huge Kendrick fan but I didn’t even think of counting them. KDot always so special! 😅

[@VladimirMizich]

For anyone wondering why 17... underage...

[@ladybluelotus]

It also took him 17 days to respond with Euphoria.

[@Kwolf1]

If Drake was actually a predator Kendrick wouldn’t be making fun of it.

[@SlippyNips412]

There is no limit to how long he has😂 that's some dumb shit the fans came up with😂 also Drake took longer to respond to like that​@@ladybluelotus

[@ROCKSTAR123620]

He shocked the industry and woke up Cali

[@allietone20]

Kendrick is the Anti-hero everyone should hate, but the audience can't hate him, because everything he is saying is the truth and makes sense. He straight went the Thanos route on Drake.

[@user-si4br9qk5s]

He went Deadpool

[@allietone20]

@@user-si4br9qk5s right 👍, 😎

[@janineivey03121]

Kendrick dressed like a detective while he’s uncovering the containers

[@cs9409]

Wow! “Why does the caged bird sings!” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@willojam5787]

"You think Oakland gone let you disrespect Pac, nicca?" With that laughing smirk 😊 LOVE IT 🌊🌊🌊

[@chrisblessing45]

❤

[@anthonydaniels7293]

People have died for less. Will not someone relieve me of this meddlesome priest, said the King.

[@chrisblessing45]

@@anthonydaniels7293 Nobody at all cares about Drake enough to do anything to him. It is the SHAME that will get him.

[@Sponsorship4u2]

@@chrisblessing45🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@ericpheng5466]

That Oakland line is deeper when he says dumb and go! We in Oakland are known to go dumb, hyphy

[@TheRealKookieNinja]

Also the Tightrope scene i think has another meaning, or at least how I took it..Drake warning him to keep it friendly and dont wake the demon up, walking a fine line messing with a giant like me. And him responding Bitch imma C walk on that line.

[@The_Neighborhood_Oasis]

The tight rope was to reference The Wire. They had a season that dealt with sex trafficking out of shipping containers.. K-Dot was dressed as a detective with the suspenders

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

As a credentialed high school educator in AP Literature and IB-Writing, I have to say, you hit the nail on the head! If you were a student in my class, I would have you to expound since you understood the idiom as a writer. *Kendrick is an amazing writer whom I've used as an example of "going deep" in my classroom decisions*.

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

@@The_Neighborhood_Oasis Two things can be true at the same time, especially when one is gifted in writing. I would like to add that walking a tightrope is an idiom: Walk a tightrope. Meaning: If you walk a tightrope, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people who could become enemies. Sounds as if Kendrick, a Pulitzer prize winner, was saying to Aubrey / Drake / Drizzy, "You kept on annoying us --- now you have become our enemy."

[@dwanacalhoun6281]

Yes‼️‼️

[@thatonedudeyousawb4]

I just found out that Drake was at Michael Rubins All-White party when the music video dropped, i don't think its a coincidence that Kenny's wearing that white outfit 😂😂

[@dwanacalhoun6281]

Bingo❕❕

[@ESimms2318]

I KNEW u were coming back for another bite of this apple. U missed so much stuff bcuz u were lit, having a kickback w/the family & friends. 100% understood & I appreciated that u at least gave a reaction in real-time & came back w/this. I was literally refreshing every couple minutes on ur page until u dropped the 1st video. U, Shaq, Knox, Scru & LawTwinz are the top 5 in these reaction videos, so I know I wasn't the ONLY one waiting on ur video, lol! I didn't think u were that lit 🔥 either until u said Kendrick looked "high", had no emotion & didn't smile the whole video. It's all good though SK, u been working OVERTIME on this channel & in your REAL personal life so it's ALL LOVE. 💯👑💪🏾🔥🐐❤️

[@camcam3414]

Kendrick is surgical. Everything is intentional.

[@tamalaknox1438]

I was completely shocked when you said in your last review that the video was mid. 😮. I'm like what video did he watch? That's why you have to sit with something before reacting. I'm glad you went back and watched.

[@ginn1994]

I was shocked too..😮

[@-Manda_SKnight_BeastMoD]

@@tamalaknox1438 But then he couldn't call it a reaction video. It would be a video review. At least he can come back and make an entirely different video as to why his opinion has changed bc of what he has missed, you know?

[@LongwindedShortstory]

Yo, also all 3 highlighted dancers are well-known choreographers in Cali. The young lady at the beginning, I can't remember her name but she's one. Then the girl in Tam's is Storm Debarge, and the the guy at the shipping containers is Kida the Great. Look up their names! Dot was intentional about highlighting Cali representatives. Even being at Nickerson projects

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

And filming everyone inside the MLK Memorial that sits in the center hub of Compton!

[@deewils381]

​@@bihsaidwhatnow2392WoW, Love this! I'm in FL so those locations are new to me, thanks!

[@Ultraa_ray]

Oh Word!!!! I’m not familiar with the young ladies but when I saw Kida mannnn I went UP! 🔥🔥🔥 K. Dot is amazing and repping the west hard

[@LongwindedShortstory]

@Ultraa_ray yes! I'm a Cali girl born and raised, though I'm not there now. But just being a homegirl in this moment does my heart so good. Not just for Cali, but the culture and people finally showing respect... Also, sis in the beginning, her name is Nvy

[@cheekclappin96ss22]

The 17 push-ups stand up and then start over 😂😂😂 keeping it under 18... killed me....

[@kenishajohnson9042]

Ohhhh ok I get it😂😂😂

[@chrisb.heckons637]

OHHH LOL i did not get that no wonder also the owl behind bar to get out needs to sing i did not know that...that is another BAR. fire pack. may not be the best video but the meanings behind the scenes make it so much better

[@chrisb.heckons637]

also the font of the text looks like Drake's "Honestly Nevermind" font title LOL.

[@bsmi1361]

A minooooooooor 😂

[@Kwolf1]

If Drake was actually a predator Kendrick wouldn’t be making fun of it.

[@4thegood]

Stevie, when I heard you call the video “mid” I knew you were not watching carefully. 😂

[@carlaturner5333]

Great explanation of the caged bird. The youth need to know about Maya Angelo. 🙏🏽

[@unconvention1]

Imo no one has been able to fully explain so.... in Maya Angelo Poem and Book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, she tells the story of her child hood growing up and being molested. Why she stopped speaking for years after the man who harmed her was murdered. She thought it was her fault for what she did by telling. She was the caged bird and she "sang" and told her truth and in the end she was set free by speaking up The owl is a night hunting predator, implying drake is a predator and "freaky AZ n stay inside" they will be caught and locked behind bars

[@Mzbbxhfbfnsx]

Just in case if you haven’t heard this before. When Kendrick says “Hey hey hey run for your life” is a reference to the Fat Albert cartoon show created by Bill Cosby. Also when Kendrick says “Step this way…. step this way” is a reference to R Kelly’s step in the name of love song.

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

No, that has been debunked since Fat Albert only said, "hey, hey, hey.....it's Fat Albert" and the Fat Albert character was loyal to his hood friends and championed integrity . Lastly, it was debunked on the mere fact, Bill Cosby was never charged with anything associated with minors.

[@deewils381]

🤔 WoW, so much in this song/video!

[@ko4212]

Wow yes😮

[@boomergsx13r]

D-Rozen from Compton. It would be more foul for him to back Drake in this beef against the home team. There was no neutral in this situation. You see how it's turning out for Game

[@jdbolick]

He wouldn't have to appear in the video, though. The fact that he did means that Drake did something.

[@Sponsorship4u2]

Big Facts Game is a clown 🤡 he picked the loser BBL Drizzy and much like Ak now stay over there…….

[@jimcampbell4410]

Special when you can bring people together especially enemies ❤

[@anaturalxperience8579]

I’m East coast all day but 2-PAC was always my fave and Kendrick been my favorite rapper since he came out….PERIOD‼️

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

Mustard said in an interview that hat wasn't intentional..it just happen to be the one he had not sweated through that he had left..it just happen to be a Bluejays hat..

[@Predator-90]

😂😂🧢

[@flightlessbird1892]

Stevie waving the pen at us the says “let’s proceed” lol love him 😂

[@NYKeyWordz]

Just my opinion: The opening lines, "Woke up looking for the Barclay...IP ownership the Blueprint is by me...all referencing JayZ. So, KDot working with Jay at the Barclay which Jay was a huge part of re-opening and owning his IP like Jay did when he bought his masters, including the Blueprint album. The Kamasi part refers to the famous saxophonist Kamasi Washington who is the founding member of the collective West Coast Get Down. Double, triple entendres and more)

[@lovelynurse23]

Absolutely! 👌🏾👍🏾

[@hystericalbiology991]

I knew Kendrick wasn't saying Broccoli. 🤣🎶 That would've been next level- Say What?!!.😂

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

Then, again, he said Broccoli🥦. 🥦🥦. . . . California's slang for cannabis, weed. . . .that's how we say it from the Yay-to-LA.

[@NYKeyWordz]

@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 True. That's definitely possible. But, I just don't see Kendrick saying he woke up thinking about money. In NY (maybe other places as well) broccoli could refer to weed but I don't see him opening a song that way either. Idk

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

@@NYKeyWordz LOL....but it does mean cannabis and yet he did say, "broccoli". LOL. . .you must not be from the West Coast. Keep waiting for the album to drop, and then come back to your comment and acknowledge, "broccoli" is slang for cannabis in Cali---is that a deal??? ☺

[@DerrickWinburn]

Something else with the tight rope shot that I was thinking about; at the beginning of the beef when drake dropped push ups and then Taylor made and Kendrick was taking his time and crafting his diss records, many people in the industry thought that Kendrick had “met his match” or thought there was a possibility he could lose it. At the beginning of the shot she’s lookin like she might fall but then ended up stomping on that rope and owned it, much like Kendrick did through the whole beef once he started dropping bombs on drake.

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

That's a good analysis. I would like to add that walking a tightrope is an idiom: Walk a tightrope. Meaning: If you walk a tightrope, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people who could become enemies. Sounds as if Kendrick, a Pulitzer prize winner, was saying to Aubrey / Drake / Drizzy, "You kept on annoying us --- now you have become our enemy."

[@deewils381]

There is another commenter on here that says it may signify "The Wire", as they did a documentary on trafficking...since the wire scene comes before the containers.

[@72pathz]

Bruh, That owl in the cage breakdown is AWESOME!!!! You are the only one that I have seen that took it to Dr. Maya Angelou meaning of that poem. Good stuff

[@jessiecoy7612]

Dots wife wearing a wife beater is beyond crazy

[@10wdnyjaslim]

And a big ass wedding ring. People didnt see that

[@jasonhelem2824]

​@@10wdnyjaslimfacts. Peace to the gods. Peace to these goddesses

[@RMS-qn5tp]

YG said it best - Drake is WEIRD and people don't want to stand next to that.

[@romaretaylor9953]

That “weird” song wasn’t a drake diss tho I feel like YG said that, it was another rapper named Bricc Baby

[@jtcollins1990]

It was a Drake diss he specifically says in the song when there is smoke don’t mention my name, Drake mentioned his name and he fucced up

[@dulcieo6250]

Ah! Pleased you redid the reaction for the video. Random fact: Dave Free and Kendrick set produced the Spring Summer 2024 Chanel HAUTE COUTURE fashion show (super creative)… he’s wearing one of the items in the video (the blue one in the food shop with DJ Mustard). Sorry just geeking out 🤭

[@deewils381]

Love This, thanks!

[@dulcieo6250]

@@deewils381 you’re welcome. Honestly the guys are so talented and really happy to see what they’re doing with PG Lang in all areas 🔥

[@rororidley5829]

The camera shot from behind the owl shows that the owl can’t see the bars only Kendrick but from Kendrick’s vantage point we can all see that Drake is in a cage beholden to the powers that be in the industry.

[@jmariehill9832]

Wow

[@Prod.By.Wenac.]

Love from Africa, your channel is fire 🔥

[@katherinereece]

Thank you! I wasn't getting all the references and I especially appreciate the tightrope walking explanation.

[@-Manda_SKnight_BeastMoD]

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[@sunheatgenes1]

18:00 from the owl's (Molech) perspective he's free but from Kendrick's perspective he's Caged the "false God". The same owl is on the dollar bill, that's the God "they trust".

[@chizobamokeke9461]

At 2:28 the way kendrick looks at the camera while saying "the other vaginal option"....nah that has to mean something.🤔🧐

[@capturingsuccess1111]

Yes, he said his boxers was turned around to where the hole is in the back, then he says "the OTHER vaginal option". Gays call it Boy P***y, hence why he said the P word right after that. K-Dot is insane 😊

[@kameikaburns5277]

ken addressed everything drake said ...in visual form lol

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

😂 I knew you'd be back with hidden meanings. Because there was so much you missed first time round...no Diddy

[@francineserwili4674]

Remember when THEY all kept saying Dot played NLU 5 times in the Kendrick and Friends Concert... cause he needed the footage for the MV?? And we kept telln THEM, no dummies... he did it because that's what the crowd/Culture wanted, and needed ... and he listened and delivered 💯 ... Dot does not act or react for material gains💯 .... And Drake and all his FANs, did you see Withney crip walking on your grave... with her family??? If you dont publicly apologize for coming for an innocent's man's credibility and family... Even the universe wont forgive you💯

[@kakashitheakitainu3551]

Them owls is predators lock that predator behind bars

[@wonder4688]

🤯

[@mslolamonique]

So glad you came back with an update 😊

[@TheEphraimUchiha]

I hate attending funerals 😂

[@Squeekysquid]

This the best funeral procession I've been in.

[@veronciasworld]

And the reception after was fire too. 😂😂😂

[@nickflewelling3878]

the font used for the title and the "directed by" at the end is also the font from Drake's album Honestly Nevermind

[@NEEDbacon]

Given how this music video is pretty much a celebration of Cali I though it was just the kind of script you'd see put on Lowriders. But hey, could be both.

[@nickflewelling3878]

@@NEEDbacon with how deep Kendrick goes into detail I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised

[@jenniekelatimore2611]

When you made the connection with Maya Angelou poem " I know why the caged bird sings" don't forget that that's also the title of her first autobiography. A big part of which recounts her sexual assult and rape as a girl and her personal journey in overcoming the trauma.

[@byfuquan2584]

I was waiting for your reaction. Didn't disappoint

[@Trxl_]

Kenny treating it like its war he demolishing him in every way 😂

[@tracysmith9999]

Thank you for breaking this down the way you did. Much love ❤❤❤

[@ericb.1902]

Bro yesterday when I watched your reaction and you said the video was "mid" I was really confused and disappointed that you would say that because you seem like an intelligent brother but I'm glad today you clarified that basically you wasn't paying attention to all the details.👍🏿

[@JOESPILLZ]

The owls perspective doesn't show bars.. the owl/OVO can't see the bars/cage. ANOTHER important angle! Is CRAAZY🔥🔥

[@jeremybrown9611]

That was some different lvl shit right there

[@tenaji]

Owl is a predator "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery , none but ourselves can free our mind " Bob Marley Redemption song. Drake perception is that he is free and clear . Drake is owned by UMG , OVO desicrated , he is subject to federal laws & ridiculed because of his own actions . A miner = goes to a location and reaps ( anagram) the native resource e.g. gold, coal , talent etc for personal profit. We can visit places but only the confused or actors take on the accent after a fortnight .

[@Mcordo_EM]

We don't blame you with your initial reaction. Trying to be a good host for us and your boys will make you miss quite a bit

[@ainisepalu8427]

Your commentary is one of the best!!

[@PamalaJackson-Rowe]

Kendrick not smiling is him walking Drake down with his "poker face." Also u missed the dancer Kida the Great (hip hop dancer) who is from Sacramento, California.

[@PamalaJackson-Rowe]

@Stevieknight71 ok let's. What u wanna talk about?

[@jtcollins1990]

Kendrick is GOATED! 🐐

[@db56]

Another theory is the scene with KDot and Mustard. Kendrick is wearing a jacket with the date "8/8/24". This might mean and album, song, or video that will drop on that date.

[@lovelynurse23]

It has been confirmed that the scarf tied around his LA Dodgers hat and the motocross type jacket in the car and at Tam’s is from designer Martine Rose’s Spring/Summer Collection = S/S/24

[@db56]

@@lovelynurse23 thats a great way to advertise!

[@kingjanson5058]

Thank you for doing this SK! I knew you was enjoying and hanging out with friends. So I was happy to see you breaking things down on this Music Vid.

[@jerardmeadows7551]

The first time i was aware of the boxes was season 2 of The Wire

[@limbovectors4138]

Greatest and most real + relevant tv show of all time.

[@ThisTimeLady]

This is why I LOVED the video. It was extra disrespect but only if you knew what to look for or turned the words into a visual/a visual etaphir. I often struggle to get some things into my imagination due to mild autism spectrum disorder. That area sometimes does me dirty and is like…”yeah, you’re gonna have to wait to have some reference. Till then it’ll be this nebulous, abstract thing in your head” This video brought a perfect combination of storytelling mostly via the song but then punches, jabs, jokes, and also…proof that Drake lost and lied (hi, Whitney, I’m looking at you, wonderful lady!) And you know, sometimes on videos you can tell..it’s just acting. No, this was something else. I could just. FEEL that energy coming through my screen. 4:51 yes! Again, Drake isn’t like him. Kendrick is competitive, but is generous. He gives back. Drake is way too ego filled to care if he stomps on others careers, divides people, etc. maybe I’m being harsh, maybe it’s my female spidey senses…but just. No. I don’t like him. I think he has talent, sure. But I don’t think it’s as much as he thinks he has and all. I think he got too arrogant and likely stopped truly trying to evolve in SOME areas .

[@asianhobbitshaving3050]

In my opinion,(as a rap listener on the west coast), folks that AREN'T Drake stans, should simply address him as Aubrey.

[@lanubia73]

Since the Soulja breakfast club interview I’ve always called him Aubrey Graham in a wheelchair. Never drake.

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

Yep. Aubrey or Jimmy-in-the-wheelchair

[@sumaiyyaht]

I've NEVA referred to him as anything but Aubrey 😂😂😂😂

[@seanblaauw3231]

Bro this is the best break down by far, big up Stevie for this one! 🙌🏽🔥

[@camm6337]

Your breakdown makes me love the song even more; great job

[@mellymel2164]

Love this breakdown ❤

[@schmitt9026]

Don’t nobody think the first part of the video was one of the 5 stocks he was on about? The whole video was shot after shot, why would the beginning be any different.

[@bihsaidwhatnow2392]

Yes, I do, and I can't wait for him to drop it.

[@HipHopTheology]

Yep. Them visual bars were hitting hard. Him and Dave Free dapping up at that container section when the song says "the devil is a lie" 👌🏿😭

[@valeriedakota2289]

Thanks for this video. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@regib1992]

People finally seein Drake for what he truly is!💯💯

[@mikeymiiiike9880]

Nah bruh we haven’t seen this kinda execution since “hit em up”. High key still waiting for those other 5 songs to come out. We gonna get one on Columbus Day, Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and new years. We all Foreal were saying it’s gonna be a long as summer. Nah we all waiting on the death penalty the end of this year. This is crazy.

[@user-pq9fo9hg6x]

I live in Los Angeles and I'am so happy that Kendrick brought the crips and bloods together ❤❤❤

[@RestingVirgoFace]

This lady said on Joe Button podcast that it was black guys dancing in white boxes as Wheelchair Jimmy trying 2 export black culture.