Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us (Official Video) | FIRST REACTION

[@brigee7170]

It’s him & Free dapping each other up, laughing when he says “the devil is a lie”😂😂😂😂😂

[@HipHopTheology]

So many people didn't catch that Dave free actually in the video

[@DrakesGhostWriter]

4th of July being the release date corresponds to the theme of Drake being COLONIZER it's not a coincidence. Also: shot at TDE, and that TD extorted him, and Kendrick owes him money even though he's not in his label no more and had HUGE FALLING OUT. Yet they smile bop and dance, same with Dave Free (not only producing but being in the music video is making Whitney family scene more meaningful because "one of his (and hers) is supposed Dave Free". ALL OF HIS CLAIMS ARE REBUTTED PERFECTLY Fun fact: Kendrick (as Drake in cell block one) did 17 push ups, as Drake doesn't like higher than 17. Nah that's not a reach, it's repeated second time when he does push-ups. Also I'm very happy happy Kendrick took what Drake said to his heart: "You tryna let this sh!t die down, nah, nah, nah. Not this time, ninja, you followin' through"

[@DrakesGhostWriter]

it's masterpiece video by Dave and Kendrick, even Owl color showing Drake identity crisis + of course it's the colors used by OVO

[@Tajking24]

Ngl I don’t even know what Dave free look like

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

They're doing their secret handshake on that part. Also they look like Metro and Future in the We Don't Trust You album cover.

[@kittyjohnston7857]

Whitney is wearing a "wife beater" dancing with the whole family smiling while the ceiling fan blew while she and Kung-fu Kenny danced to the bar "He a FAN" is tooooooooo perfect!

[@loulalala_user]

imo kendrick won twice over for having such a beautiful family 😭 like i was laughing at the context of how they were mocking drake but it was also pretty heartwarming to see them dancing together and having fun

[@luckyspurs]

Also showing that while Whitney is mixed race, she understands the culture. She lives it and is a part of it. She's comfortable and at one with it and knows exactly who she is. Unlike Drake.

[@la1576]

Also, when he says ‘the truth of the matter, was for god’s plan to show your the liar.. They start dancing and the camera view changes and it’s like the POV from a cctv camera.

[@jacobsisland1129]

notice he also put it in black and white.on a family scene, Kenny is diabolical

[@tolicelawrence461]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Empiandar]

Kendrick's demeanour in this music video is like "Bro, this too easy". The cold 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 😂!

[@claireshine20]

He's cyber bullying 😂

[@o-wolf]

They called him Man Man since he was like 6, it's all beginning to add up 💀

[@aaronjabari6895]

@@o-wolfmar mar* short for Lamar….

[@tmazor1575]

He’s right it was man man. His family aways said he was an old spirit

[@AriesGirl7719]

@@aaronjabari6895It’s Man Man.

[@bouncyshak]

The way he's sitting back and letting Whitney get her steps in since dirt was thrown on her name too. Love it.

[@danirodgers6396]

As an older Auntie who loves hip hop, I was WAITING for y’all’s reaction because you are 2 of the VERY few young men who aren’t just fans of rap, but students of hip hop. Y’all catch so many subtleties and it makes me proud. I literally sit at home and clap saying “Yes! They caught the reference!” I’m cheering for y’all’s continued success.

[@VibeVilla]

Appreciate you watching ❤️

[@blowonthepie100]

The exact same reason i watch these young men. Real lovers of the genre

[@D.hanSr870]

Facts

[@BornGiftedMusicGroup]

love this love

[@Lexx1192]

Older auntie here too and I agree!!!

[@jayniambi]

No one is talking about the how the classroom scene focuses on the four components of hip hop: rap, the dj, dance and graffiti. It’s as if he’s saying he’s a real student of hip hop culture.

[@soulartistry3367]

Didn’t even peep that

[@luckyspurs]

Also saying that you need to understand the culture, to learn it. I.e. having a password required just to enter the classroom. You don't just get the right to learn it or copy it, if you're not part of it or you don't respect it.

[@Raisingcain27]

Thank you for this. I think you’re right

[@Mr.Fi9]

Facts. This video is a homage to hip hop. Respect❤

[@emmanuelbecerra5437]

That fact that there was an empty seat too. It is as if Kendrick was willing to help Drake with understanding the culture but Drake refuses to go to class

[@Bpinardi]

Lmaoooo “he’s gotta melt the ring”

[@ssumsvar]

That got me laughing hard hahahahahaha

[@casualfoodenjoyer7951]

fucking lord of the rings style lmao

[@yuhmuhfuhkuh]

@@casualfoodenjoyer7951ayooo that might actually be the only way it would be received well. Make it out to be a ring that gives Drake powers that he needs to destroy before it destroys him

[@casualfoodenjoyer7951]

@@yuhmuhfuhkuh i see what youmre going with but nah if he harms the ring his backlash will get much worse i think

[@edg810]

Naaah lmaoo worst advice ever. He does that Cali is off limits for the rest of his life... Even CB would disown him at that point 😂

[@elchacal801]

From the owl’s perspective, he thinks he’s free, but in reality he is caged and he doesn’t know it. Slavery of the mind. So much meaning in just that short clip.

[@luckyspurs]

And the fact that the audience at first doesn't see it, because they're seeing from Drake's perspective. But then when they see it from Kendrick's perspective they suddenly see it more clearly and accurately.

[@yawdaorb]

Kendrick went and found the most hunched back, defeated in the face owl he could find😂 Foken diabolical!

[@lifewithnailah1942]

this!!!

[@vibekage]

I'm DEAD 😂😂

[@theboiionder]

break that owl 🦉 an acting check

[@gato6214]

a brown and white owl tho

[@jayzor]

Throughout history, Barn Owls have been associated with superstitious beliefs such as symbolising death and bringing bad luck - using a barn owl with predominant white fur as well as the fact they’re all owls are predatory animals is just diabolical 😭 almost like this beef was set in stone with the creation of OVO and using owls as a representation of the brand smh

[@ghostassassinxpx]

"Do y'all wanna do it again?" Me knowing how calculated and evil Kendrick is I feel that's him telling Drake if you wanna go again let's do it I'm loaded 😅😂

[@ManOfCinema-]

😳🤯

[@silvinha516]

I thought of that too because after that he says, "We gotta do one thing, back up". I felt like that was kept in there as a warning. Like don't do it. Kendrick warned him so many times before Meet The Grahams. It makes sense.

[@ghostassassinxpx]

@@silvinha516 Yes... This video was all a big ass for bait.

[@luckyspurs]

Every little Kendrick smirk in the car with Mustard, tells Drake he's itching for him to make him go further. Pretty much says; "just be glad I'm dismissing you this flippantly and keep quiet".

[@billywadufa]

​you think? Wow😊

[@msscott1800]

The female dancers having red and blue bandanna belts to represent unification of the gangs 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾

[@Ndektete]

Thank you! I thought I was the only one who noticed this too.

[@anthonymweti8564]

Also the dance moves they were doing are associated with different gangs - Crip walk, Blood walk and Hoover Stomp.

[@DAYWOKR]

​@@anthonymweti8564correct, cuzzos krump, they don't do set walks, having the crew do that with the colors is crazy huge.

[@tiffanybarefield1227]

And also those colors representing the United States flag and he dropped the video on the 4th of July

[@deadstroke82]

Remember who brought who's family into the convo. Don't feel sorry, you make your bed, sleep in it

[@gowens7598]

That part😂😂😂😂😂

[@luckyspurs]

"This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game, but you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name"

[@leticiasilveira8768]

Yeah! Like that man has been disrespecting a lot of people. And doing weird things. Why feel bad for him? I mean how about the other people?

[@miamac63]

That!!!!!!! Drake is playing hood BUT THOSE OF US WHO ARE, WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY! We will go all the way and further. He deserved it and more. “He rapping to free the slaves?” Really?? You say you are black when it benefits you but white when that is in your favor. A true black person wouldn’t say or do the dumb things Drake does. Disrespect PAC or the culture, just dumb. Dumb

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@@leticiasilveira8768I don’t he definitely crossed the line and he’s getting what he asked for

[@JLaurenBlack]

I still can’t get over the smile and wave Kendrick does towards the end 🤣🤣🤣

[@angierg41]

Right 😂 diabolical

[@corrosivedevourer]

And he was wearing all white while Drake was at the industry all white party

[@Misssteelcity412]

It’s the pettiness for me 😂😂😂

[@Luiz-w5s]

That was made knowing that Drake would watch. 😂

[@RanelK_1]

He did say he was fine with a friendly fade 😂😂😂😂😂

[@HoodlumMedia]

My guys. I live in VIETNAM and kids here are shouting Not lIke us, OVHOE, A minorrrrr and more. Literally everywhere

[@Figleaf-Bicarbonate]

"CAGED....CAGED!!" 😂

[@lauradehart8182]

The owl being an actual predator is crazy to me.

[@kaan4943]

W pfp. Bro harry o is a great song

[@iD7my]

man said i know why the caged bird sings

[@jstray7582]

That part was hype 🤣🤣

[@brandonrobinson529]

That part had me rolling 😂😂😂😂😂

[@loulalala_user]

everytime i think kendrick's reached peak disrespect, he manages to out-do himself and catch us all off guard still. he's truly mastered it as an art form

[@terrenceGRN89]

And he clearly has a solid team/circle around him. The thing with drake is the players always change. Kendrick really killed the character of Drake, now the man Aubrey has to play out the rest. What Kendrick just did was give us Shakespeare in motion 😭😭😭

[@killapollo4853]

I feel like Tommy the Clown is so prominent in the Not Like Us rollout because Kendrick is showing that when they approach and socialize with kids it's to promote positive black culture through an artform like dance and to pull kids away from gang culture. When Drake approaches kids, it's to partake in their TikTok dances, promote gang culture while pretending to be in it to be cool, and to get their numbers.

[@AriesGirl7719]

That’s a great metaphor!!!

[@wildjacklal]

👏👏👏👏 extra kudos, thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts. He truly reclaiming culture to be FOR the people & next generations, I'm geeked.

[@mm-vk1vh]

The heart p6 he mentions Kendrick getting stories from clowns. Kendrick flipped that too

[@luckyspurs]

Tommy turned away from crime. Went to prison when he was 18, left at 23 and never went back. Turned his and thousands of other people's lives around. Drake turns to crime because he thinks it makes him look cool.

[@laketac]

@@killapollo4853 🫣

[@silvinha516]

Kendrick dismantled Drake's disses by having all the people Drake used as weapons against him standing by him in this music video. That's real power. At the end of the day, regardless of what the reality of these people's lives might be, they stand by him, in the most public of ways. It speaks to Kendrick's character, to him as a man, as a father, as a partner, as a collaborator, as a friend and even as a boss. Kendrick was always the better artist in this battle but this moment shows him as the better person as well. Further proof of that is that he does't even look like he's enjoying himself. He looks cold and detached. I don't think he's comfortable with this level of attention on his personal life and having to expose his people in this way. It's not how he moves in life and not what he's about. But it's like he said on 6:16 in LA , this type of power always comes with a cost and he's gonna do what he has to do.

[@mikeltsmith]

Couldn't have said this any better!

[@aatiti2011]

Whenever I ( almost) feel bad for Drake, I remember that he taunted Kendrick, asked him to drop, to come outside. He went as far as introduce Whitney to the world as a cheater. Kendrick's fiancée, the mother of his kids. Just to win a beef...

[@jennballlee]

I think they're right...I just feel sad for the owl. Drake asked for this in Taylor Made Freestyle. Now the best thing Drake can do is NOTHING for a while. 😂

[@SelmaSmoke]

This part!!!

[@laketac]

Listen!😂😂😂

[@plansandpens8844]

Which further proves that Drake doesn't respect black women that he so easily put Whitney in a stereotypical black woman trope: h*e who sleeps around with multiple men and with multiple children fathers or don't know who the father is.

[@luckyspurs]

Yeah, people forget that he accused Whitney of cheating. She has every reason to despise him, perhaps more even than Kendrick does.

[@Juana4ev]

The White Building is Compton Courthouse/City Hall. Whole city outside of it chanting for Drake to “Step This Way” 🚔👩🏽‍⚖️👨🏽‍⚖️

[@markesgrant]

6:05 “I know my picture on the wall when you cook up.” - Drake Kendrick with the picture on the floor and turned around. GOLDEN

[@Lexx1192]

💯 while doing push ups! 😂

[@markesgrant]

@@Lexx1192 man!!!

[@anchovyfish9884]

Wow @markesgrant 😲😲😲you’re the only one so far who got that reference. Good on you!

[@markesgrant]

@@anchovyfish9884 I payed so close attention to this video. All his videos really make me view stuff from different lenses.

[@amished037]

@@Lexx1192 While doing 17 pushups, cause Drake ain't about to do anything over 18.

[@dianer.9203]

Kendrick was standing in the middle of the crowd with a big smile. Beautiful scene!

[@jamieshenton205]

The owl being 2 colours to represent drakes identity crisis...kendrick doing 17 push ups so he's not 'over 18' - PETTINESS IS CRAZY AND IM HERE FOR IT

[@YerpDerp17]

I do think everything in this video is super calculated, but all owls of that species, the species Drake uses as his labels mascot, are 2 colored. lol I think that's an insane reach. lol

[@slicp5913]

@@YerpDerp17Trust me buddy everything in that video was calculated to a capital T😂😂😂

[@DrakesGhostWriter]

@@YerpDerp17 4th of July being the release date corresponds to the theme of Drake being COLONIZER it's not a coincidence. Also: shot at TDE, and that TD extorted him, and Kendrick owes him money even though he's not in his label no more and had HUGE FALLING OUT. Yet they smile bop and dance, same with Dave Free (not only producing but being in the music video is making Whitney family scene more meaningful because "one of his (and hers) is supposed Dave Free". ALL OF HIS CLAIMS ARE REBUTTED PERFECTLY Fun fact: Kendrick (as Drake in cell block one) did 17 push ups, as Drake doesn't like higher than 17. Nah that's not a reach, it's repeated second time when he does push-ups. Also I'm very happy happy Kendrick took what Drake said to his heart: "You tryna let this sh!t die down, nah, nah, nah. Not this time, ninja, you followin' through"

[@beezo-f5p]

Them dancing infront of the shipping containers representing what is used with Human trafficking

[@FrancoisDressler]

@@beezo-f5pWhich is what Baka went to jail for

[@chanticoco]

Opening shot is Compton Courthouse. Kendrick wearing the power suit in front of the shipping containers like a prosecutor… 👀 Kdot is a maniacal Genius 🤣

[@thejunky17]

The cool part about the ending is that from the owl's perspective it's not in the cage but when it switches to Kendrick's perspective it is. Meaning, Drake is locked up and not even aware of it.

[@jammiewinn4976]

Good point❤

[@Costa173]

brilliant

[@phillykiki7320]

Yep. The corporate sharks got their foot on his neck. Drake has to dance 🕺 for them. He needs to find his true identity and perform like the actor/entertainer he is 😅

[@anchovyfish9884]

The owl doesn’t even move around like birds normally do crazy flying around to get free. Just cowers there and seems to look at the cam scared. I get an impression Drake doesn’t want to go out of his cage. Just stay in that gold perch in a black cage

[@gummibearvodka]

Agree! Because we don't even see Dot put the owl in the cage. First time I saw it, it didn't sink in and I felt disconnected, but then I thought about the two perspectives. Crazy.

[@pavanjeetkaur-mb5po]

I think Kendrick Lamar wearing the white outfit and waving at the end was a brilliant touch! As Drake when video was released at “The all white party”scene and his drop-in felt like he was saying, "Hi, I'm here!" He's truly one of a kind.😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@PAllen-qi9ur]

Imagine everyone at that white party whispering about Kendrick dropping the video and watching it on their phones. Just evil genius !! 😂😂😂

[@sconner1453]

Good theory is that everyone at the white party was watching it on their phones and Drake no doubt seen it. Also, supposedly the invite was a painting to the party (in the push up part of the video).

[@adilhasan9083]

i saw someone post on X from the owls perspective at 13:31 , the owl sees an opponent but then from dot's perspective we see the owl is caged

[@kfkm]

damnnnnnnn

[@sdub7045]

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@blockland418]

I picked up on that too! There's so many layers here it's crazyyyy

[@ChaseKnowledge7]

Definitely like Drake still feels like he has a fighting chance but he actually doesn’t

[@OfteninLondon]

Omg! 😮

[@brightadjei3800]

Owl looking at Kdot like “big bro I did not even give them my consent to use me as their mascot am a victim too”😂😂😂😂😂

[@agenonesimon9639]

I know the owl was asking what he did wrong 😂😂

[@Squeekysquid]

@@agenonesimon9639 Ain't owls considered, in some circles, symbols of wisdom. It's all so ironic.

[@callmethebreeze2934]

​@@Squeekysquid In some cultures they're also omens of death and misfortune.

[@waunita6]

I just literally laughed out loud😂

[@rhet1016]

“Tryna let this die down, nah nah nah, this time you followin through.” Well … it’s not dying down, and he’s following through. Maybe Drake fans who keep saying this is overkill can remember that he formally requested this.

[@AriesGirl7719]

Yes he did!!

[@katiearcher4475]

Drop drop drop drop drop Has he dropped enough yet???

[@SelmaSmoke]

Formally!!! Like a legally binding contract 🤣☺️

[@laketac]

Formally. In front of the world. He literally REQUESTED Candyman & was shocked to find out he was real😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Squeekysquid]

@@laketac He the type of dumbass in a horror film to not believe the urban legend. Then on a dare, drunk on hubris, amongst other things, says his name thrice. This all while somehow being that one dude in Scream that's aware of the tropes n shit, thinking they won't get got be cause they "know the rules."

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

Kendrick elevates the very idea of a diss track and being petty into art. The video is a piece of art for real

[@Ndektete]

What many people miss is the optics of the owl clip. Owls are nocturnal predatory birds. Kendrick is holding the owl, staring down at it, and still bigger than it. He is bigger than Drake. Also Kendrick said in Meet the Grahams: "You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help." Kendrick didn't cage Drake, Drake caged himself by not having a genuine artistic identity. So Kendrick put him BACK in his cage to sing.

[@dadablk]

“I know now why the caged bird sings.” Perfect

[@deebee1022]

Yes!!! Because Kendrick said he like Drake that sings.

[@MaishaOnTop]

​@@dadablk Maya Angelou put her stamp on that owl 😂

[@DallynandParand]

Also because drake is a predator and should be locked up

[@dakprescottsattorney7906]

Y’all kill me. Drake is amd always will be the biggest artist in the world. He is STILL the top streamed rapper of every month this year 😂😂😂 he’s got WAY WAY to many great songs. He can’t be beat in the long run

[@highd12]

I loved that Kendrick and the kids sat on the couch while Whitney had a moment to shine with her dancing!

[@HeardGG]

The thumbnail is our courthouse, Compton Court House lol

[@EversonBernardes]

And the white room scenes have 12 seats, two rows of 6, one of them vacant. Felony trials have 12 jurors. Guess the audience is the last juror.

[@Lalaphive]

Thanks for that context

[@Lexx1192]

Ok that’s what I thought, thanks!!

[@anchovyfish9884]

Where your crimes get tried, Aubrey. Ooooh Kenny’s got a petty petty mind🤭

[@mariuszjakubczak9455]

Literally Kendrick showing the Court of public opinion against drake

[@roachdoggjr4648]

Just want to say yall are by far the best reaction channel. It's plain to see you both are genuine fans of hip hop, and you don't hype up shit just for clicks. Yall come across as the most authentic. Love the videos.

[@UdIT_09]

He did 17 pushups for Drake in the prison segment not 18. That's trolling on a different level😂😂😂😂

[@magshype]

was 17 and a half, even more troll

[@spatatat]

For the Grammys he has… and the one he is gonna get

[@jesussaldana4558]

For the underage girls at drizzy's yachts 😂

[@flightj9774]

@@spatatatif he get a Grammy ima 😭😭😭🤞🏿

[@ahbanawahawashinawa5499]

I seen this comment on every video on this thanks for adding it on this video as well

[@chosen_mizzy]

No exaggeration, what Kendrick Lamar achieved set a whole new precedent for rap beef I wouldn’t be surprised if a generation or two from now, artists will be studying how Kendrick calculated his every move throughout this to decimate their opponent, on some Art of War timing

[@TPosley]

Drake is what us old timers call it, “he was picked apart, bit by bit”

[@tamcole1203]

And the buzzards are picking at his bones.

[@shalonrivers6732]

Right, takes me back to battling fo’real, aubrey got tore up😂

[@WhoIsAlexElliott]

Like a Pokémon in Wild! 😂😂😂😂

[@dyvynyl8461]

I love the way we all light up when Whitney and the kids appear.

[@oneperson217]

whitney b-walking is such a mood Edit: Here's the timestamp just so y'all can see it 11:12

[@kimbeaux916]

In a wife beater.😂😂😂😂

[@kimbeaux916]

In a wife beater😂😂😂

[@Chainsyyy]

She was amazing. In the first two shots she looks a little self conscious & it's so endearing. That ending dance-😂😂😂 she made Drake a joke& danced on his grave. 😂😂 Unrelated- She is gorgeous!!. What a beautiful family.

[@oneperson217]

@@Chainsyyy I know right? And in a way too, aside from it being the nail to the coffin of Drake's claims that the family ain't doing well, it also shows that even if it's a little consciousness inducing at first, that Whitney is willing to step up for her family too. She is not backing down from showing up to support her man and the father of her kids. She looked beautiful! This also shows that even his family straight up from the hood and even his lady and his kids are more cultured than Drake.

[@Tyrano626]

The monument featured in Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" video is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Compton, California.

[@THEDIDDLER68]

That snippet got me so hyped, hopefully an album on the way to make this one of the most dominant years in hip hop history

[@Alisha1686]

If that snippet isn't a whole song on the album, I will lose my mind 😂😂. And there's not much of it left 😂

[@leviathan3630]

Bruh i know u ain't got grippy as ur pfp 😂😂

[@ensley97]

I thought it was just me at first😂 That joint sound crazy

[@ensley97]

​@@Alisha1686I'm telling you😂

[@Alisha1686]

@@ensley97 nope 😊 you're definitely not the only one 🤣🤣

[@poetryliveshere1]

The symbolism of the owl being caged. Is pretty much saying the caged bird is only able to sing about the freedom it has never had and cannot attain. This beef is way bigger than what people think.

[@cnp215]

Whitney and the kids dancing is different 🔥🔥 so much power in silence..❤

[@Ndektete]

And then she effortlessly killed those moves. That was the chef's kiss for me 👏🏾

[@1100MC]

@@Ndektete that scene is my favourite part in the whole video, she not only proved everything Drake said wrong, but she also showed everyone she a Compton girl too with those moves.

[@Ndektete]

@@1100MC I know right?! AND she did it with so much class. Never said a word on social media.

[@luckyspurs]

Also the way the kids are just allowed to run freely. Like, yeah it's not just photographs, I live this. I'm here through all of it, not just the tidy glossy instagram moments.

[@pulpogaraje]

This is why Kendrick smiled every time he heard a Drale response. He was thinking yess.....the next step is complete in my plan.

[@treblelatrice926]

Imagine gettin figuratively locked up on Independence Day...

[@SweetieMs]

This is the one

[@Rashimotosan]

He's Canadian it doesn't matter lol

[@luckyspurs]

Somebody made the point that Kendrick locking Drake up and removing his freedom, is almost making the point that Drake's never felt or understood any of the historic black struggle and now Kendrick's going to force him to face and experience just a tiny taste of what it's like, himself. This is what being deprived, held back, silenced, diminished and controlled feels like. Never use the line "free the slaves" so flippantly and freely again.

[@treblelatrice926]

I know why the caged owl sings 🦉

[@Cicisirena]

He goes to the classroom in the beginning, then we come back when he does the verse about the history lesson, like he's giving a class and imparting this knowledge and good example to the next generation❤

[@mybrothakeeper7020]

Also Dave Free was wearin a wife beater 😂. They hella trollin Drakeeeeee this was a massacre

[@prettyroach]

whitney in the wife beater too they didn’t come to PLAY😭😭

[@christhewon220]

He did say headshot for a year better walk around like daft punk. Album coming out August a lil tour in October and a lil finally in nov-dec

[@MajorSilvaa]

I really think the end with the fade to black and the crowd director asking “y’all wanna do it again?” was used as a question posed to Drake. Like Kendrick is asking/threatening to start things up again if Drake acts up

[@graziamerico3002]

I didn't think about that, wow that would be great I would love it

[@dianer.9203]

That’s what I immediately thought!

[@claressacampbell1726]

I think the message is to the industry. Don't try to create another "Drake".. The culture rides with Kendrick.. Those who are not of the culture have been asked if they are actually the culture's friend and as we can see from the reactions to this world wide.. the answer is YES. And, they all want to happily and joyfully destroy anyone who tries to do another "Drake".. This video just keeps getting better and better everytime you watch it.

[@simply_styled]

Also, notice the owl looking defeated and uncomfortable. If an owl is hunched over with its head lowered and feathers up to look like a huge orb of feathers, the owl is terrified and is in desperate need of a shift to somewhere it feels more secure.😮

[@Squeekysquid]

Genrally speaking, at the risk of being too pedantic. That body language is borderline universally considered submissive behavior. Very meek, trying to take up as little space as possible, trying to diminish the silhouette enough to maybe go unnoticed.

[@tiffanishante]

"Caged! CAGED!" *stunned silence* "He gotta melt the ring." 😂😂😂

[@javel5121]

Not only directed by Dave Free but he's in the music video too. He's dapping up Kendrick during the scene with the containers in the back and Derose scene

[@RanelK_1]

Yeah on the phone then dapping him up

[@aidansmith6377]

Yup

[@CallMeEmmy80]

He’s also wearing a wife beater like Whitney was… I love it 😂

[@Felisha1968]

It is art on the most intellectual level. Masterful!!!

[@Kango234]

I saw a comment saying that after Kendrick flips off Tommy the Clown, he is sent to the corner since swearing and other bad behaviour is banned in his class. Also the "Drake" who got pulled away was in the dark area from the Family Matters video.

[@luckyspurs]

Also like saying Kendrick has to abide by the rules of the culture too. He's not above it, he doesn't even decide it; he's just comfortable within it.

[@chrisr.7032]

kendrick moves like stanley kubrick. thats one of the best movie directors ever, hes known for having a meaning behind every single thing in his films, from the colors to the paintings on the wall. kendrick is beyond calculated, nothing is by accident. the director yellin "yall wanna do it again?" at the end was him lettin drake know if he wanna run it back, he can get it.

[@erinherrington2501]

The owl in cage could also be a callback to " I like Drake with the melodies, I don't like Drake when he act tough" line from Euphoria cause what do birds in a cage? Sing.

[@evrydayppl2]

We know why the caged bird sings…😂

[@7juice7]

Reeeeeeeach

[@NunYaBizzzy]

“I pity the fool” Encapsulates what you felt when you saw the owl I get it.

[@latikaferguson1011]

In that owl scene, Kendrick watching it is a visual representation of, "them superpowers getting neutralized I can only watch in silence."

[@graziamerico3002]

Wow, by my reckoning, what you thought of is 4 meanings

[@plansandpens8844]

A literary analysis class on this beef would be so dope. Between the symbolism, metaphors, irony, this is a literary geek's playground 👏🏾👏🏾

[@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.

[@vibe9155]

“I know my picture on the wall when y’all cook up”, That’s probably what the push up scene is alluding to with the picture and speakers

[@pivot7897]

Kendrick told him to stop in Euphoria. Welp, this is what habitual line steppers get. "DROP,DROP,DROP 😂😂😂

[@Ndektete]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gowens7598]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Exactly

[@cylusmurrish1598]

He was a habitual line stepper 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hoodcounselor]

Lets see if he learn

[@pivot7897]

@@hoodcounselor Something tells me he will keep bumping his head on the 🧱.

[@ItwontBlong-sx6iy]

"Never feel sorry for a man who owns a plane!" Anthony Hopkins Remember pride comes B4 the fall. He got what he asked for and hopefully he will discover opportunities having fallen short...hopefully in this lose he will find his authentic self.

[@lovetocomplain4637]

How many times have you heard this song since release and its still a bop each time

[@EYECONN]

Agreed, lol, I might've heard this joint 130 times by now (no hyperbole)....still sounds fresh....this one's gonna stand the test of time easily

[@TeresaTheMagician1111]

Way 2 many!

[@needtocomment]

Kendrick gonna win a Grammy for the song, an Emmy for the Pop Up concert, and an MTV VMA for this video. btw, the scenes in front the storage containers likely refer to the fact that such containers are used in human trafficking sometimes. The building and sculpture in the beginning are the courthouse and MLK memorial in Compton

[@thomasnakasole5610]

Kendrick said it in "Control verse" he is trying to murder them ninjas

[@OmoZed]

"tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas" 😂😂😂

[@Luiz-w5s]

And steal their fans. And a lot of Drake fans switched sides during the beef and now are Kdot admirers at least.

[@willmccullough7307]

I truly don't want to hear another noun or adverb from the Pedo.

[@Ndektete]

"Headshots for the year, you betta walk around like Daft Punk." 🐐

[@laketac]

Tryna make sure his fans never wanna hear another WORD from you niggas!😂😂😂

[@victorguerra5982]

The contrast to the song and bars with Kendrick seeming so calm and not worried is the most hilarious part..bruh is glowing while standing in a battle field lmaoo who does that

[@MeizrRoeni]

The scene when Kendrick watches the owl is a visual depiction of his statement, "I can only watch in silence as their superpowers get neutralized."

[@chasingthemoon.663]

The dancer handing him the bible was wearing a belt made of red and blue scarves....u get it??? Genius lol

[@christophersaj4658]

Viiiiiiia. Death of Slim Shady my guys. Your stamp is required. Let's get it.

[@charles3276]

Shoutout to you two. I’m 55, from the mountains in East Tennessee. Slik Rick changed my perspective lol! I’ve enjoyed watching y’all’s breakdown of this beef…it was epic and yes it’s the best battle of all time and Not Like Us is the greatest diss song of all time. Y’all’s appreciation for hiphops past had me hyped, and I wish yall the best 🫡🫡

[@jayarre03]

Kendrick doing hopscotch over his other ten in stock and saying A-miinooor is diabolical asf

[@UrbanMuser]

The owl looking at Kendrick isn't caged. Kendrick sees the owl caged up. Maybe means the owl doesn't see its cage. Drake doesn't know he is in a personal prison. That the beauty of art.. artist leaves it to the viewer for interpretation

[@amarrandev1210]

Like joe budden said, no one else saw drake being handled like that before. It's over

[@ekinse.1877]

To be honest. I can’t even imagine what drake is going through. I know for me, when something shameful or unexpected happens to me, I can’t stop shaking + sweating non stop 😅.. Goodluck to that brother 😅

[@Misssteelcity412]

@@ekinse.1877good luck to that brother has me weak 😂😂😂😂😂

[@StillWaters101]

​@@ekinse.1877He's lied so much that he believes his lies. Thats what Kendrick was showing by having the owl not caged when it was facing Kendrick, but caged when Kendrick and the rest of was facing the owl. Drake is like Bruce Willis in the movie the 6th Sense, he doesnt know he's dead.

[@glcsander]

It's not people need to stop that, the has maintained dominance for over a decade and is about to beat MJ in number 1 singles he is not going anywhere soon, but the OVO brand is done and dusted for sure. The fact that it's summer and he doesn't have a single OVO feature not even with Party next door who also dropped a album just before the beef with mix reviews, tells me that they are in trouble plus it's obvious now that Kendrick as a album ready to drop the moment Drake even attempt to make a comeback.

[@beezo-f5p]

@@StillWaters101 sheeesh that’s Deep didn’t even think of that

[@Ditshwancho]

At this point Drake is convinced Kendrick got real dirt on him, he's definitely not responding.

[@hindq.6842]

This dropped while Drake was at that white party I KNOW people there watched that shit in the bathroom or something

[@OroraMonroe]

A lot of people don't see that Kendrick is in the crowd at the very end. I know I didn't the first few times. He is there, with HIS people. He was so well hidden because he BELONGS with his culture. When that alone hit me I was like wow. But I'm still catching doubles and triples even though I've heard this song 1000 times now. I had heard that he said Hey hey hey (Bill Cosby, fat albert) but only just realized that he said "now step this way step that way" .... R Kelly, Step in the Name of Love. But, lastly it took this video to realize what he meant by the entire phrase by ending it with ARE WE LOCKED IN...... In the damn CAGE. So... basically he said like Bill Cosby and R. Kelly, Drakes predator OWL is a predator) ass, he will be locked in a cage just like the other predators and Kendrick just started that process.

[@EricTheSwede]

The reaction circuit isn't done until my guys drop 🙌

[@pote.]

One beautiful thing about the crowd scene is that Kendrick’s actually in it but you don’t really notice him with the high and exciting energy from everyone. And it had to be a lot of people since it was shot under the white structure at the start of the video. Such a well thought out video.

[@ashlynnb1211]

You guys basically echoed my thoughts - this video is like a whole separate diss with the visuals. And something I didn’t catch until this rewatch/listen - the outro is 100% Drake bait… the DJ says “yall wanna do this again?” *crowd cheers* “ok, ya just gotta do one thing… back up” - like, that audio outro is 💯 deliberate - subtle but intentional. I think if Drake so much as throws a subliminal Kendrick is coming back at him.

[@jihriggs2869]

Y’all the smartest reactors I swear ❤

[@MikeWestt]

The Boogeyman said that he hope they come with "THREE SWITCHES" JUNE-JULY-AUGUST are "THREE SWITCHES" concert in June, music video in July, and new join in August...

[@TeresaTheMagician1111]

here for this!!!!

[@Ndektete]

Faaaammmm! 😮😮

[@OneBrokenEgg]

I didn’t even think about that

[@P1nk5tar5]

Some things I noticed: -Kendrick is wearing the same white outfit in the first song (sample) as he is in the video; he has more Drake related songs to drop -the black & white scenes in the video show that he is protected and fears no one and the second scene is his family. These black and white scenes show what’s important to him- God & family -when Whitney is dancing there’s a fan on the ceiling -it’s interesting when Kendrick wears white and when he wears black clothes in the video

[@Shock121]

The speed I jumped on this video, so exited 😁

[@stefon815]

*excited

[@chrissennfelder7249]

I just can't over how Kendrick ended the beef with a club banger. It's the ultimate power move.

[@RakimThaDream]

Amazing listening to how y’all speak on and appreciate the culture. Realest reactors on KZbin.

[@miderlanddelance6778]

Agreed!

[@jujuakinlade]

That owl was literally ‘F a rap battle this a long life battle with yourself’ 😮😢😢😂😂😂

[@J3f3R20n]

Dude, the owl at the ending with the same pose as the ovo logo was COLD.

[@Ndektete]

Also it was cowering in front of Kendrick.

[@kabduljabbar]

the unification display evidence by the red/blue flag bandanas twisted in the loops on the pants in scene one act two is HARD, then the owl for the finale was EPIC! 🔥 🔥

[@brownjaded]

THE GOAT 🐐 KENDRICK LAMAR

[@ChildOfYahwey]

Hip-hop is alive again. Thank u! For being you and showing west coast waves.

[@HipHopTheology]

The cage is crazy crazy work. "Like a Pokemon" is diabolical work Prince 😂😂😂

[@olivercrespo2329]

A lot of people are missing the scene with the shipping crates. Kendrick is supposed to be an investigator looking for trafficking activity

[@gingerking7771]

Whitney stepping on him in the wife beater 😂😂

[@Sephiroso.]

Lul, i like how everyone is waiting with anticipation for them to cover TDOSS. I mean, i am too so i can't say anything

[@pianist150]

I agree with your take that they were more serious with the owl and then made it about the people with the crowd after but I also wanna tack on, hearing the audio of "You wanna do it again?" and cheers after the footage cuts has meaning too. The people will wild out to this song over and over, Kendrick will drop songs over and over, you can come at the West Coast all you want but you are just you. All of us are us

[@ARLTRBNRLTH]

"You lied about the only artist that could offer you some help" That was first thing that popped in my mind when I saw that owl in a cage shot

[@faizelwales]

I always think of that line 🤝👊

[@shotsRUST]

Hopefully we get that album soon, if not that’s cool too though. Dot deserves a vacation. 😂🔥

[@MFBloosh]

I have a feeling he's still just getting started. Bro is dropping snippets too! He's about to spoil us lmao.

[@shotsRUST]

@@MFBloosh The Heart Part 6 about to be insane lol

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

I bet he lost all his social energy being outside this much lol. He'll be gone for another decade

[@glcsander]

He can hold on to it and drop in November on Drake birthday or if Drake drops a EP like he did when he got dissed by Pusha, there is no rush and Drake has no moves the Camilla feature is getting buried number wise, 25 M views for like that in 2 days.

[@RanelK_1]

He should keep it and drop 6 mins after Drake next album 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JayJay-wz8qd]

The hamburger stand was Tams on Rosecrans and Central, they had a replica during the Superbowl halftime show a few years ago when Dre and Snoop performed. When he was with TDE they were in the Nickerson Gardens in Watts. And when it was the huge crowd that was by the courthouse, city hall, library, etc. and the white structure is a MLK monument.

[@thegoat2296]

Kendrick had his hands behind his back like Darkseid..perfect posture 😂

[@evedan3236]

I think the sadness felt is how he must be feeling in this moment. ... .we're all connected and we all can imagine what's it like to be both drake and kendrick ...........and both side are real I really a beautiful thing ro see when the comic book come to life