Kendrick Popped Out And Showed Everyone

The Kendrick "Pop Out" Concert is one that will go down in hip-hop history. In this video I give my thoughts and breakdown. #rap #hiphop #kendricklamar #drake
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[@kikidymon]

Kdot is what the culture feelin’💯🔥

[@AllTheArtsy]

Kendrick is HIM. the rapping was impeccable. breath control crazy. clarity crazy. crowd management crazy. the inflections. the adlibs. no backing track. not a sip of water as far as we know and the ability to put up so many new acts. pay homage to his OGs and celebrate his contemporaries. i teared up at the Black Hippy set ngl. Kendrick really was the only one except Snoop who can push the button. the Pop Out was the real red button

[@pari2.o]

Had the coast on standby

[@topdawg182]

I was running outa breath in my living room 😂 he went off straight the entire performance and he was wearing a hoodie you know it was hot aff in there wit almost 20k folks jumping and screaming.

[@SEOshogun]

That "what is it, the braids??!!" was so loud!!! Lol

[@kendrataylor9867]

I think that everybody’s favorite bar from that song. It randomly pops up in my head 😂😂

[@TOMMYDiG1TAL]

gave me goosebumps 😂

[@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen]

Lowkey reminds me of when Eurovision sang Europapa

[@TrillyThough]

The Pop Out was about how loved Kendrick is within the culture more so than how much Drake is hated.

[@trw1552]

Unnecessary ass comment 😭

[@simplycvrsive]

I'd love it if people actually paid attention to what kendrick said. . . He doesn't really care about drake, he knew drake was no competition, what he wanted was unity within his city. . . Hip is just the vessel he chooses to express those feelings through. . . .

[@obamadidyourmom]

LMAO

[@obamadidyourmom]

U believe that?

[@TheRealSeeJ]

He pointed that out but similar to anything else the means doesn’t always match intent. The hope is that people focus on the reaction/message

[@PurpPhantom]

You’re right, there is definitely a bigger picture but he definitely cares bout Drake. He’s watered down the culture and he disrespected people Kendrick respects heavily. “Oh yall not gon let nobody disrespect Cali ?” “Oh yall not gon let nobody disrespect our legends?”

[@joelman1989]

I thought like you when euphoria dropped. But then it kept going and I realized oh… no he HATES Drake lol

[@ricopena2053]

That was crazy!!! The whole crowd yells “What is it? The BRAIDS!!!! You don’t wanna work with me no more, OKAY!!!!” And the crowd holding the “A MINORRRRRRRRRRRRR” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@iluvdissheet]

Naw Kenny waving was 🔥🔥🔥

[@sebhollywood4777]

They say “Kendrick don’t have hits” Well damnit why was everyone in that damn stadium rapping every song like their lives depended on it? Not even including the diss tracks 😂

[@obamadidyourmom]

He in his hometown gang. No disrespect. Bu that’s where he should and most likely will get the most love

[@PurpPhantom]

And he’s got hits rapping consciously. Imagine if he took the easy route?

[@OVO-Adolf]

Who said that, dickriding like dot the underdog, the first part of maad city is the definition of a hit

[@junyaiwase]

@@PurpPhantom how yall let a conscious rapper go commercial while only making conscious albums?

[@PurpPhantom]

@@junyaiwase that’s a big flex and a honorable flex. I’ve watched interviews of conscious rappers speaking on the struggle of making hits with that kind of music. It ain’t easy in our era.

[@Veko254]

This man is channeling the spirits of the slaves ……. All they ever wanted & fought for was respect, freedom and unity!!! This man is reminding the world we are unique creations of God. We must pop up and show them how great we are 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@veliciarogers7347]

💯🙌🏾🥰

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

*enslaved ❤

[@nhlanhlamahlatsi7009]

*enslaved

[@nhlanhlamahlatsi7009]

​@@veliciarogers7347You not smart

[@OVO-Adolf]

Brother, slaves just wanted to survive and be free, as fucked as it is don’t act like they all saints, due to not being taught social norms or not having any education, there were a lot of fucked up slaves

[@pianist150]

Yeah I agree, I don't think it was as much a Drake hate fest, more a celebration of the solidarity of the West Coast. If it was all about shitting on Drake, Metro and Future would've been there, Pusha T would've been there, Cole might've been there, Weekend would've performed etc. You had guys like Tommy the Clown, this was another nail in the coffin for Drake but that's more ancillary

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

Bro performed Not Like Us 5 times😭

[@obamadidyourmom]

Look at ur first sentence . Read it back a couple times then proceed to ur final sentence. Ur hypocrisy is speaking volumes cousin

[@pianist150]

@@BrandonWhatTheF Valid, that is also the song of the summer but you make a good point

[@Technicalectasy]

Why would cole be there??

[@pianist150]

@@Technicalectasy He might've said no but it would be a major fuck you to Drake if they did a Drake hate fest and Kendrick got Cole to come out

[@go-bang2037]

Certified Boogeyman

[@MangoMann072]

🎵🎶they not like us they not like us they not like us🎶🎵

[@deeeeeeeeeet4512]

I wish all black cities could come together like they did at The Pop Out

[@user_Z-]

Fr Chicago NEEDS to do something like this

[@Gab-tc2mr]

If only there was an ATL version 😞

[@OVO-Adolf]

@@Gab-tc2mrthey do have one, it’s called pride 😭😭😭

[@whatthehellizgoingon]

my mom showed me a clip of the performance where the girls had dressed in our ancestors clothing, i had to explain to her that drake rapped "you rap like you tryna free the slaves" to diss kendrick... now my mom hates drake 😂ain't no telling what she's on facebook saying now

[@breal3828]

I was explaining the beef to my mom one afternoon in Walmart lol she just said one thing when I was done, he better not step a foot here without security 😅

[@whatthehellizgoingon]

@@breal3828 our moms finna fuck shit up 😂😂

[@joelman1989]

I work in HR. Having to explain to executives why we need another paid holiday with Juneteenth is so awkward man. You can really see the conflict of like “but I want to make moooooney” with “but we need to appear tolerant of black people” you can almost hear the phrase “can’t we just do like a company wide email?” Threatening to escape their lips.

[@OVO-Adolf]

I would let Juneteenth be a holiday but as long as they worked the 4th of July. U can’t have 2 independence days, it don’t work like dat

[@lynroberts6362]

​@@OVO-AdolfJuly 4th is great, great independence story, but really, what independence would it mean to the enslaved?

[@joelman1989]

@@OVO-Adolf they are two different holidays lol. But yeah many employers are now implementing flex holidays for employees to choose which holidays they want to celebrate. So you get your usually 8-10 (thanksgiving, July 4, Christmas etc.) and then another 2-5 flex holidays.

[@JandJ]

Kendrick Won

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

The sun is hot

[@borazga]

No

[@CameronTaylor-ec4vt]

Water is indeed wet

[@iluvdissheet]

This wasnt about winning! This was about LA! When has Drake EVER repped Toronto like this 🤔 FOH

[@dyfox3856]

Dirt is dirty

[@eyme290]

A lot of people from Toronto said they don’t even like Drake like that. He fakes a “Toronto accent” too 😅 They all know he’s not from that part of town.

[@monicarenee7949]

I still to this day don’t know what his real accent is lol I’ve heard him interview with white interviewers and he has such a corny corporate voice vs when he’s talking with black interviewers lol. Then all the different accents he uses. It’s so odd that he switches up so dramatically depending on who he’s with.

[@ConvincingPeople]

Going by what I've heard from people from Toronto, both those I know and folks online: Toronto isn't getting behind Drake. That man's a menace and the people who actually live there have been waiting for someone to take him down a peg for *years.* Anyway, even as a painfully white nerd from the East Coast, I immediately grasped the significance of having those three groups onstage together and getting along like that. I was honestly stunned.

[@khariking4499]

This was a crusade. Drake, Jake, Frank, it wouldn’t have mattered. Dots goal is to bring hip-hop back to its purest form, back to the essence and the culture from which it originated. “Thirty millions later, my future favors The legendary status of a hip-hop rhyme savior”

[@MrSupedoSpade]

Man I thought it was legendary to get a stadium to rap Humbles verse for him. Imagine getting the entire state of Cali to sync rap your song BARELY WITHOUT YOU He just might be the best rapper ever. Idc. He just might have the accolades finally.

[@b0Okem]

I think it’s funny how drake fans genuinely don’t understand how much love and influence Kendrick has because they think no one can compare to drake

[@mahogany_black8756]

Cause they not like us ❤

[@urbanintrovert]

That's because most drake fans aren't really hip hop fans.

[@VzEnt_]

Lebron being in the crowd was crazy ash🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂

[@jalenwilliams8622]

Last time Drake lost a beef he did an interview with Lebron this time lebron is going bar for bar in the crowd turned ah e changed

[@Deontelewis846]

Kendrick is bringing respect back to hip hop. Drake not only disrespected tupac & the west coast but he has disrespected hip hop for the better part of a decade. Kendrick put this concert in his home and broadcast it to the world. On Juneteenth. Rapping like he tryna free the slaves 😅😂

[@AllTheArtsy]

Atlanta is the current center of rap. But the king clearly resides in LA.

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

MONEY. POWER. RESPECT. the last one is better. Kdot

[@Pasicho]

You thought the money, power, and FAME would make you go away?

[@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen]

When Drake said “I’m too respected” in fart pt 6 , I knew bro was stupid

[@LBrown-fo7sr]

Your point on Juneteenth, I felt the same way.

[@Adri_Unsung]

From what I hear, Toronto is NOT behind Drake like that lol. The only other rapper and region I can think of that might have this response is Eminem in Detroit

[@user_Z-]

Fr agreed

[@chicano101]

I don’t know Kanye has some pull in Chicago but at the same time it feels like he abounded the city.

[@dudettevlogs4257]

Kendrick Lamar is a real man. You can just see by the way he carries himself. The way he has kept same relationships.. the friendships that might have fallen off that you won’t see people online clout chasing on him.. the way he stayed loyal to the mother of his children despite the flaws he admitted to.. the way everyone else gives him back that same energy of RESPECT !! People need to give him his flowers now.. that man is good! He’s a good man.

[@drx6139]

Im from the bay in Cali and i was doing a return at Amazon and they were playing “i got my eyes on you,” (drake’s Hold on We’re Going Home) and a guy said “I like Drake with the melodies,” Everyone in there snickered or laughed.

[@kendrataylor9867]

It’s about time people stopped sleeping on Kendrick 😤😤

[@dolphinitely_bro3944]

Kendrick not only flipped what aubrey said but he also flipped the holiday that the aubreys gave the culture! Good catch

[@kayskaht2052]

Drake needs to go into hiding for a while until everything dies down, in my opinion...

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

Ain't shit finna die down😭

[@pianist150]

He needs to switch to exclusively RnB love songs for like 2-3 years. Don't even come near any of this "tough guy I got mob ties" rap

[@kikidymon]

Before Drake figures that he’s not alone he needs to ask what would Micheal do 🤷🏾‍♀️😆

[@obamadidyourmom]

@@pianist150listening to Niggas like u is exactly what got him in this position😂he needa stop listening to Mfs again and say fuck everybody.

[@markdbey]

Florida not considered the south is CRAZY… Its literally the furthest thing south… 🤣

[@Thatransporter]

I Agree! also Kendrick not only capture the heart of his people that he really captured the heart of many black American that night. I and many like me was Inspired by want he did on stage with the Sections on stage. i literally cried watching that happen.

[@fabriceuwihirwe2086]

iusedtobeascholar 🤓 great perspective as always gang

[@riss3690]

I'm not gonna lie, we removed all the Drake from all the playlists. It just don't seem right to be listening to that man. The pop out has reminded me how important it is for me to expose my son to more West Coast culture. My son is growing up very different than me, which is a good thing but it's also important that he have an understanding of where we come from.

[@pablorosada9788]

WAIT, DID HE SING NOT LIKE US 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE LINE "How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ey, 1 2 3 4 5 + 5" Even if that's just a coincidence, that's still awesome. It's like saying "Go on Drake, try something. I got energy for years"

[@StayBlessed47]

“Rabbit hole still deep, I can go further I promise.”

[@naaga7932]

Lets gooo

[@MACMAMI]

The moments of "The Pop Up" that got me the most dewy-eyed were 1) Tommy The Clown re-emerging on a major stage for the first time in a while with the unbelievably talented new lineup of "Battle Zone", 2) the unification of Black Hippy on stage and 3) the Nipsey Hussle tribute. 🥲 Meanwhile, Drizzy appears to be in the early stages of plotting his country music side quest: hoping to replicate Post Malone's breakout success there. I can already see him sneak-dissing three dozen current country stars and legends in his first three songs and thus uniting the whole country music community against him much like the West Coast here, hahahahaha! XD

[@huare7946]

Kendrick is the Beyonce of rap😂

[@punkwonder]

You always have great analysis, appreciated

[@ronstasYoutube]

Kdot helping us be proud of our black brothers

[@RugbyCardigan]

I’m from Florida. It’s definitely the south lol.

[@joelman1989]

It’s the south up north but at the same time so south Florida is its own thing and not southern for the most part outside of like areas in between central and south. And then central Florida is like a big mixed bag because it’s southern but then there’s so many people from all over including so many from NY that it’s just a melting pot. Like I lived in central Florida and my next door neighbor was the biggest red neck. But mad cool like he would take me fishing. But then like my other next door neighbor but Jamaican and the other was newyorican and another was just from Minnesota.

[@Sarieluu]

The diss is so good that my mom start crip walking

[@tym9080]

“Of course rappers like Drake are bigger than him” uhmmm put some respect on Kdot name. It’s just big me.

[@iluvdissheet]

I saw LA ❤ not Drake hate.... He is a causality....but NOT the point. If this was about Drake....non-LA artists wouldve been there. Kenny had crips and pirus chilling together. 😳 Drake has NEVER done this for Toronto....Fake ass gangster 😠

[@blistoh]

K. vs Drake & Ghostwriter . damn 2pac vs Biggie Small , Westside Connection vs Cypress Hill , Eminem vs ICP , 50Cent vs JaRule and The Game.. Everyone does it.. It's Rap/Hip Hop Battle MC .. come on man Drake Fans

[@andrewsanchez4906]

I honestly don’t feel like there is a beat drake can rap on or a flow he can catch, or bring out any big celebrity on his side to make me say that Drake has won the beef

[@rtunum48]

Andre 3k could definitely unite the south

[@YouAreZone]

Very well worded video.

[@ThePunkLoserAlcoholic6]

RIP BBL DRIZZY ☠️

[@enzorocha2977]

3:32 Hyup, you're pretty much spot on. DJ Hed interviewed with XXL the morning after the show (it's on their YT channel) where he said what you're essentially saying. It was beyond the beef. And another YT CC thinks this concert was what Dot's real goal was after hearing his mention of Nipsey and Kobe. And man how he united the West Coast at that moment. It was moving and spectacularly spiritual, imo. The concert also laid to rest the "he was buying bots to spike up 'Not Like Us' numbers." (Drake stans are really grasping at straws; it's funny but sad at the same time lol) I saw and felt only love for K-Dot from that crowd. The significance of Juneteenth 2024 in that relatively tiny corner of the country is really one for the history books.

[@onewingedangel1518]

I see you’re a TSO Sage fan, My Glorious King Lebron James

[@infiniteracks]

childish gambino smiling rn 😊

[@eltonkinki4818]

Maybe Skepta could do it for the UK rap sense

[@huare7946]

8:04 i really hope Kendrick continues this momentum and putting the west coast in the spotlight. It would suck if this pop up was only a one off.

[@coliflowaBAF]

5:55 this is why pay is the best commentator rn

[@ItsDoctaD]

Hahah nah nahhh.. it aint over! That music video being shot this weekend too 😤😂 #TheyNotLikeUs

[@Atlstreetpodcast]

Wait till the video drops pay

[@afrolovely]

Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday: "go head and bbq and get out of my face..." -- hahahahahha YES. I have NEVER enjoyed a Juneteenth until July 19, 2024.

[@blackjay3771]

I’m sorry folks. Drake’s career may not be completely over but his position on top of the rap game is obliterated. He will not move the units Kendrick Lamar will move. His albums will sell but Drake will be sure to release at a time not even close to K Dot.

[@qb335]

“Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A-Minorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr”😂😂😂

[@hence2nd]

Tyler the creators up there

[@hectorbarreda7510]

Great insights and well articulated

[@samuelrappaport6162]

Minor point but Florida is definitely the south when it comes to Hip Hop. Miami bass was the first form of hip hop in the south

[@dyfox3856]

You don't consider the most southern state possible as the south? Interesting

[@modernprimate3279]

Your video quality makes me mad why does it look so good

[@kuhyugaa]

Perfect video title 💯

[@shaneikaj.8711]

Money power respect THE LAST ONE IS BETTER!!!

[@darkshiloh]

Close enough, hand him another grammy

[@phxfarmer4844]

You always have good takes

[@luvuyomagopeni902]

Beeeen waiting for your take!!!

[@juliandavis6140]

I’m not even from there, but it’s sad how nobody cares about New York anymore. The rappers out there really failed to carry the torch when they switched to that drill bullshit. Now they’re not even brought up in the discussion of top 3 hip hop regions?

[@samirasoto96]

Happy late Juneteenth, iusedtobepay (: Much love from a recent sub 🖤

[@Le_Petomane]

you are right and truthful. but why the ramen noodle style?

[@DemFake_Jayz_Official]

W twist out

[@ratceo]

When dre popped out ❤❤❤

[@evanvsdawurld3760]

broooo i forgot abt sob rbe i used to fw them so heavy they so tough

[@dsess2001]

I disagree with a point you made. The reason why the west coast is celebrating and dancing because it is Drake that is falling. East Coast peeps are celebrating too because Aubrey is not our hip hop king. He the other peoples rap king. We the culture resent the others controlling our hip hop narrative.

[@jesnow22]

Well Said!!!

[@Fr33_erl]

That’s my goat🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[@basedjenny7362]

Ever heard of Biggie Vs 2Pac that’s the biggest beef

[@alexlopes557]

Ight someone gotta divide this the south is Nola, to Florida Atlanta more Mideast in comparison but East is New York to Tennessee and guess Dallas can be the start of the west everywhere else falls under where it’s closer

[@ketaminekrabs5700]

Pay I love ya ya dope but if Florida ain’t the south then what is it 😂😂

[@loneface]

6:42 you think big Soulja can’t get Mississippi together ? Stop playing

[@KEdaAthlete_ofSNK]

i love KDOT BUT I CANT FOR THIS SHIT TOLOOSE RELEVANCE SO WE COULD CONTINUE ENJOYING REAL MUSIC NOT THIS STAGED BEEF SHIT

[@TJCertain.]

I don’t know you had glasses

[@kajunsblerdeye9325]

Florida's not the south you right

[@BL916duke]

wait pay why you don’t consider florida part of the south?

[@JMoney_15]

Ak calling Tommy The clown PDF and the official OVHoes dissed LA saying everybody was mid they also said Drake can sellout LA

[@veliciarogers7347]

❤

[@Imjust_tay]

Correction IT WAS ABOUT DRAKE as well as everything else

[@djay5228]

How you gonna say “it’s not about drake”. Then say this concert closes the beef? 😂 Kendrick knew ppl would associate drake regardless. It was a good show and a smart move! 🔥🔥

[@Hellismary]

Kendrick is KING. True leader Drake could never once share his platform to others and put on the city he lords over constantly yet he makes sure they all stay under him, Kendrick shares the stage literally

[@imzyyygogetter4449]

yk what man? i gained some respect for drake after this battle, i knew from the jump kendrick was gonna body this guy, but i never expected drake to go toe to toe with kdot of all ppl. Like he lost very bad and we all know that but Drake never backed down he held his own and left on his shield, in a situation where most humans would just cower and hide Drake was outside and i wasn’t expecting that. Kendrick the king of hip hop and after 12 years it has come to light man. but respect to drizzy drake rogers man gave it all he had fr.

[@nanonkay5669]

Drake lost.

[@RysinGgee]

Really enjoy tha content but thumbnails r so deceiving I dont wanna see yo Face all up in tha camera every video pimp😭at least sum ig clips we aint seen yet whole time😂

[@urbz100]

Why you wearing glasses

[@MJ-lz4ds]

Drake trash

[@zerosuitzeus]

Drake is white