17 is also a reference is to the 17 Grammys Kendrick Lamar has off hard work and discipline.
@Kirvirul3 ай бұрын
and the video cuts before he does an 18th push-up symbolizing the grammy he might win for not like us
@BMFRecords3 ай бұрын
Its 12 grammy MJ has 14
@Fun.y3 ай бұрын
@@BMFRecordshe has 17
@paulsus9143 ай бұрын
It took him 17 days to respond to Taylor Made Freestyle and Push Ups, right?
@Youmissedme_003 ай бұрын
@@BMFRecordsdefinitely has 17 Grammies and the only rapper to win the Pulitzer 🏆
@proton64753 ай бұрын
the fact that kendrick dissed drake through hand gestures, exercising, paintings and SEATS is down right diabolical
@lolarodriguez4263 ай бұрын
Down to his dancing 💯
@Before-GTA63 ай бұрын
Down to his vocals😮
@rockhills3 ай бұрын
What’s SEATS mean?
@shortstorysforall3 ай бұрын
@@rockhillsI think he's js trying to emphasize seats
@rockhills3 ай бұрын
@@shortstorysforall I’m thinking maybe seats meaning receipts?
@pinkcupcake47173 ай бұрын
You didn't even mention Kendrick flipping the bird, and then Tommy makes him stand in the corner like he's in time out. It's a really funny detail.
@KhairiHamed3 ай бұрын
“Show my ass and take you out of class. I can multitask like Megan, brother 🤠”
@nobirdsnomasters3 ай бұрын
The dance crew has rules to be in. Good grades, no cursing etc.
@Nokluse3 ай бұрын
Damn nice catch
@AngieSargent3 ай бұрын
I noticed Tommy the clown put both his hands up when Kendrick was cursing like he was shocked 😂😊
@RebecaMitchell-ob7sx3 ай бұрын
Great observation about what time mark does it happen @?!‽
@mishasarahwhiteman83603 ай бұрын
Whit is a licensed esthetician and she’s keeping his skin glowing!!
@Misssteelcity4123 ай бұрын
Facts
@StranglerSix3 ай бұрын
Damn, where do I get my own Whitney? 😔
@Artvibesmatter3 ай бұрын
@@StranglerSix Compton 👀
@MelaninCosplay3 ай бұрын
@@StranglerSix Aww. Hope you get her. 😊
@42neddy3 ай бұрын
We love to see it
@OttersExist3 ай бұрын
That painting is 100000% an invite you can see the same style in the lines over the edge. Wild.
@cit01103 ай бұрын
that theory is way more fitting, i don't think kenny would combat a weak ass bar. it's 100000% the invite, then the wave of him in all way. that's crazy😂
@alexamerri23 ай бұрын
@@cit0110 Yeah and he's waving wearing all white... waving at the party when he's with his community instead.
@Hakasedess2 ай бұрын
Yeah. He's turned it away because, well, They Not Like Us.
@Zinras3 ай бұрын
Regarding the containers, Baka was charged with human trafficking but couldn't be prosecuted because the victim refused to testify. That's most likely where the theory comes from and what his "weird case" is about.
@BobbySteels__3 ай бұрын
Yea, they figured that out 2 months ago
@targetbuddy53 ай бұрын
It's more than that they refused, the victim suddenly became uncontactable by authorities. This is very common in suspected witness tampering.
@brandonlawrence553 ай бұрын
they “silenced” that poor victim, its fkin obvious
@BraidenMalette3 ай бұрын
Y'all miss the "CB1" on the containers? (Cell block 1)
@Ciervo783 ай бұрын
People on X/Twitter said Kendrick gave Drake rap beef CTE so bad that he wore cream color to an all white party and were saying he looked old/stressed and this might be the first rap beef we watched somebody age in real time.😂
@shawnmcgoogin28823 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@HarleyQuinn-mb2de3 ай бұрын
ITS TRUE 😂DRAKE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS DAD NOW THATS CRAZY
@MelaninCosplay3 ай бұрын
Also, some people speculated that people were probably watching the video while at the party with him there. Talk about the awkwardness.
@neruneri3 ай бұрын
That was a really bad look yeah. It didn't help that his pupils were so big you couldn't even see the iris. He looks so messed up there.
@Bdavis24753 ай бұрын
He's absolutely got the cte 😂
@dariusbowen32713 ай бұрын
The picture frame is a reference to drake push up line where he says i bet my picture on the wall when yall cook up .Kendricks put dat shit on the floor and turned his freaky ass around 😂
@ypeezy2283 ай бұрын
Facts
@Ketamin_Kemal3 ай бұрын
The owl at the end is half brown half white….. bruh 😂😂😂
@walterwhite31893 ай бұрын
Mans said "whitney was hitting that shit like crazy" had me dead💀
@GoogleAccount003 ай бұрын
And she was!!! 🔥😮💨🔥
@jay2thaudy3 ай бұрын
I'm also obsessed with that dance Kendrick and mustard do. Goes perfectly with the beat lmao
@GoogleAccount003 ай бұрын
Duh were they supposed to be dancing off beat? Lol
@jay2thaudy3 ай бұрын
@@GoogleAccount00 you must from outside the club lmao
@TheBrothersBlue3 ай бұрын
You are the first person that I’ve heard mention that dots skin was literally glowing - I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was but I thought the same thing lol
@pinkcupcake47173 ай бұрын
I swear he's found the fountain of youth by hating Drake.
@SuperMiIk3 ай бұрын
Kendrick is so moe
@frogloti63193 ай бұрын
Nah he's literally absorbing Drakes life energy throughout this entire beef
@neruneri3 ай бұрын
@@frogloti6319 Geminis thriving on hatred 😭
@judeking31453 ай бұрын
That nigga thrives on hating drake 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@vtuberdoodles3 ай бұрын
19:32 might be me reaching but as an art student, every time i watch the music video, this part just reminds me so much of the "american gothic" painting, which is a very iconic american painting that represents traditional american family values
@pinkcupcake47173 ай бұрын
I've seen someone call it "Compton Gothic" and I agree completely.
@cheetah2193 ай бұрын
So spot on. It reminds me of the farmers with the pitchfork patient. And Kendrick sits down with his kid while Whitney is taking centerstage and dancing on drake. He's showing drake, she's my queen and I'm willing to let her shine. Unlike drake who needs to be the center of attention...who knows, I love thinking about all the messages whether true or not...its hard to believe there isn't some truth to all of it
@0941763 ай бұрын
I don't think thats a reach at all.
@thatkidwiththehoodie3 ай бұрын
@@cheetah219for what it’s worth, the woman in American Gothic is supposed to be Pitchfork Guy’s daughter, not his wife.
@cheetah2193 ай бұрын
@@thatkidwiththehoodie nice! Thank you for clarifying
@AShiftingofFate3 ай бұрын
Shout out to some of the dancers: Nvy (5:55) Lady Bang ( 7:10 passes the bible), Storm DeBarge (15:31), Kida the Great and Taiwan Williams (16:43).
@MarLoria3 ай бұрын
Rightfully so, every performer in that video deserves their flowers
@pulluponkhaleeq3 ай бұрын
Been tapped in to storm since the jerking days with her and b qewl i was tripping when i seen her in the video 😭
@HarleyQuinn-mb2de3 ай бұрын
FACTS 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@WTMR-FM3 ай бұрын
Storm DeBarge is such a cool name holy crap
@HarleyQuinn-mb2de3 ай бұрын
@@WTMR-FM FACTS AND HER FAMILY IS THE FAMOUS DEBARGE FAMILY
@StranglerSix3 ай бұрын
People assumed Kendrick locked the owl up, but Kendrick literally never touched it. He only stared it down. This brings home the idea that this really was not a rap battle but a "life long battle with yourself," which you then bring up all the problems and shackles Drake brought to himself.
@DREMONEYSNIPERYT3 ай бұрын
The fact that even if it was intended or not that every shot in the video can be some sort of message to dissing Drake is insane. That is true art.
@GoogleAccount003 ай бұрын
🎯🎯🎯 it’s brilliant
@cheetah2193 ай бұрын
This is what we should have been taught in class when thinking about reading comprehension and breaking down poetry. I've never seen this many breakdowns for a single song and music video on KZbin, and many, many theories are plausible since kdot executed so consistently...its all possible. Kendrick opens up the song with a knock on a door...opening the door up for what will be drakes truth and Kendrick truth. We can go as far as we want down to how Kendrick is using natural hair that isn't styled whole drake has a new hairstyle every time people see him (locks, brades, shaved, etc etc) but telling drake - yeah my hair is natural cause I'm black. What about you?
@omararojo3 ай бұрын
You are the first to mention the possible reference of the piñata and connection to hispanic/latino community!! I would agree to that! (As a Mexican-American born in Compton :))
@RonStewee2 ай бұрын
The white outfit and the ghetto rodeo hat when in the scene wearing the leather jacket both hispanic designers.
@Tony500x13 ай бұрын
Kendrick and Dave dressing up like Metro and Future isn't a reach if u consider that album is where "Like That" dropped with the Kendrick verse that started this beef.
@DarleneMunizVO3 ай бұрын
The cage alludes that Drake is a prisoner of himself and doesn't even know it. He thinks he's free because he has money, fame, power, etc. but those things don't mean shit - family, friends, staying true to yourself and your values..those are the things that matter, and Kendrick knows it... Kendrick is free from being controlled by greed, desire, etc... Kendrick has a free conscience and free will.
@Acro_YT3 ай бұрын
This whole thing reminds me of the message of DAMN. somewhat.
@AntiMatterSSIR2 ай бұрын
And a prisoner for assault of a minor
@smashingairguitars3 ай бұрын
Bruh dissing through door knocks is insane! Kendrick is sending bars through Morse Code now 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣💀💀💀
@shaneikaj.87113 ай бұрын
In 6:16 in LA Kendrick says: Know the wires in your circle should puzzle you If you were street smart, then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you The girl walking "the wire" which could directly reference those lyrics Also "the wire" is a HBO series where season 2 there were 14 females trafficked in a shipping container
@Ang-ang-3 ай бұрын
The wire was set and filmed in Baltimore, so I don’t think that would be something Kendrick highlighted in a Compton - west coast themed video/ track. But i do think your first explanation hit the nail on the head
@fs48363 ай бұрын
The Wire reference is a reach
@アオインク-k6v3 ай бұрын
@@fs4836not really
@SpideySensei723 ай бұрын
@@アオインク-k6v Reached so hard it might've dislocated a shoulder.
@HarleyQuinn-mb2de3 ай бұрын
I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK 🤔
@aintnocapinhere3 ай бұрын
i love that the owl has no cage at first. i was confused at first as well, but its kendrick saying that drake really thinks he's "free" from this
@trash.pandaaa3 ай бұрын
I was confused too, at first I thought it was a chicken wing lmao but when they zoomed out that was 🔥
@mukamiwamboraofficial3 ай бұрын
Kendrick on Meet The Grahams says "you lied about the only artist that who could offer you some help" Maybe the last scene was Kendrick implying that he was between Drake and the cage and since he lied about him he is no longer willing to offer him help. He'll just leave him locked in the cage.
@legends76033 ай бұрын
I’m just going to assume that Kendrick is saying that OVO belongs in a jail… so he put an owl in a cage. An Owl (OVO) behind bars.
@Ketamin_Kemal3 ай бұрын
My guess is that means that this time the colonizer gets locked in a cage….
@thatkidwiththehoodie3 ай бұрын
Dave Free, but Drake ain’t ;)
@XLMRX3 ай бұрын
A Londoner being this enamored by KDoTs work is a brat testament to his contribution to the culture. Thanks for putting this out man.
@MyratheDunmer3 ай бұрын
Scotland here, we love him too. Can’t argue with talent, creativity, and authenticity.
@thelisters32 ай бұрын
I agreee. Awesome inferences made, backed by some solid research. Kendrick is so thoughtful and intentional, I've watched 5 or so of these videos and I swear I see something new every time. Drake has died a death by a thousand cuts and several major stab wounds... he better call a truce before it does get real.
@Dezzo07213 ай бұрын
Ayo this just made the connection for me when kendrick said “i know you probably thinking i wanted to crash your party” in meet the grahams
@jaydee56383 ай бұрын
He would have had to plan that since euphoria. Know not like us would blow up and that he could get a video out by the fourth. I believe when he said it he meant crashing drakes party with meet the grahams (referring to him dropping within 30 mins of family matters) thats always what i thought at least
@youdidntask3 ай бұрын
@jaydee5638 Yeah, i low-key think Kendrick may have had an idea.
@jaydee56383 ай бұрын
@@youdidntask about which part?
@youdidntask3 ай бұрын
@@jaydee5638 all of it. To me, it seems Kendrick thinks Drake is dumb. Drake has literally fallen for every trap set for him.
@jaydee56383 ай бұрын
@@youdidntask oh for SURE! i just wasn’t sure if you were agreeing with crash your party being about the all white party or crashing his “party” when meet the grahams came out right after family matters
@user9o777laont3 ай бұрын
One of the dancers is Kida the Great! I think he’s from Sacramento but he was also part of Tommy the Clown’s dance crew. The song also united north cali & south cali. The beat is definitely from the Bay Area even though DJ Mustard came up with it
@DevoteAcceptRelax2 ай бұрын
The push up room was an exact replica of a movie with Mila Jovovich about human trafficking.
@PandaK5513 ай бұрын
The 17 push ups and the seperate 18th one might be alluring to Kendricks 17 Grammy wins, and the 18th hes getting ready for
@michellewilliams55333 ай бұрын
I see dead people is also linked to the Games song One Blood. He starts it with "Dre, I see dead people". And Kendrick also had the 'psst' at the end of Euphoria.
@IWannatalkpodcast3 ай бұрын
I thought I was the only person who noticed that. Very true
@RobBassCame2GetDown3 ай бұрын
The scene where “Drake” gets pushed back into the shadow also looked like a Stranger Things reference to me
@rahbeeuh3 ай бұрын
Same here
@Nathi983 ай бұрын
Yeah due to MBB's character's superpowers POTENTIAL REACH: Shot in the dark as she has gone on record to say that their "connection" was a dark time in her life
@rahbeeuh3 ай бұрын
@@Nathi98 who's connection? When and where'd she say that? /gen
@smokeybowls1873 ай бұрын
@@rahbeeuh Drake & Millie. They used to/may still text each other. But they definitely texted when she was 14 years old. I don't know about her saying their connection was a dark time in her life. But it's verified they hung out & texted when she was a minor.
@TheUnstableThinker3 ай бұрын
One thing I did notice as well is that "i see dead people" could also refer to Drake's use of Ghost Writers.
@SizzlingSoca3 ай бұрын
The white shipping containers has 'Bridgetown Barbados' on them. That has to be a reference to Rihanna, who is from Barbados.
@rahbeeuh3 ай бұрын
I thought those were referring to the trafficking case (Baka gotta weird case. Why's he around?)
@Linda-j5y3 ай бұрын
@@rahbeeuhyep! And they all have a number on them that starts with CB1 (Cell Block 1)
@rahbeeuh3 ай бұрын
@@Linda-j5y so is the initial comment not accurate?
@QuiAnteS.Anderson3 ай бұрын
@@rahbeeuhNo… it is as well, as all others. MULTIPLE ideas and meanings can and are true. Let’s keep in mind Kendrick is a multidimensional artist, and creator.
@rahbeeuh3 ай бұрын
@@QuiAnteS.Anderson I'm aware I was just asking for clarification
@DirtGang1003 ай бұрын
The Painting thoery is just 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@technosage23703 ай бұрын
Kendrick makes cultural anthems, Drake makes songs
@MaynardsSpaceship3 ай бұрын
Steals* songs. 😅
@tyenitty3133 ай бұрын
That's YG dancing in all black he not just a dancer sir
@nightshade37823 ай бұрын
And Drake called YG his friend on Family Matters 😂
@MissXHiem3 ай бұрын
im sure someone pointed out before but the hopscotch part is so layered, when you play hopscotch the top part is called heaven and the bottom is called hell , kendrick, sliding up the board, is literally saying he is easily going to heaven over drake who will be stuck in hell
@BeautifulEarthJa3 ай бұрын
Dang
@toonnaobi-okoye29493 ай бұрын
Bruuuuh 😮😮😮
@Corwin192 ай бұрын
Looks like he also skips over the 6
@michellewilliams55333 ай бұрын
Tightrope walking in the clouds, looks like the Nothing Was the Same album cover (thank you internet for that link 😂).
@chunkoid3 ай бұрын
DAMN. kendrick is a genius also quick edit 9:44 the painting is also a reference to drake saying “i know my picture on the wall when yall cooking up”
@zay01133 ай бұрын
just like the album damn
@magnus00173 ай бұрын
Oh, that is a dang good catch, I completely forgot about that drake line, but it makes more sense as something taken down, turned away, in the corner, behind the audio equipment.
@thegamer75373 ай бұрын
I think Kendrick Lamar chose a black Ferrari to show that he was "what the culture feeling" while Drake drove a yellow one; a lighter shade.
@randuminstagata82923 ай бұрын
The dancer's in the shipping containers shows how white America has been shipping out Foundational Black Americans culture to the world!
@burninsherman10373 ай бұрын
That's just as good a theory as the idea they're a reference to bakas case. Goddamn, now i don't know which possibility is more wild.
@cheveronLI3 ай бұрын
@@burninsherman1037it’s yet another double entendre, one of the many throughout this historical event
@Dovah_Jay3 ай бұрын
I have heardbmany brakedowns about the painting, all saying its about Drake's bar about Kendrick having his picture on his wall... but you presented an angle with just as much weight. I'm alomst covinced that's a invite to that stupid party.
@sirdogith37833 ай бұрын
I wouldn't put it past Kdot to somehow reference both at this point lol
@mickey41253 ай бұрын
abd even if Kendrick didn't actually receive an invite, the reference would still be valid. If that is an actual invite, prominently featuring it in the biggest rap track of the decade is a BIG fuck you to the 'powers that be'.
@thelisters32 ай бұрын
All of this right here.☝🏾☝🏾
@worstresolution3 ай бұрын
bro imagine being drake at the party and then kim kardashian just OH SHIT KENDRICK JUST DROPPP
@Bdavis24753 ай бұрын
I'm sure he wanted to go home so bad but they were still refueling his private jet 😅
@thelisters32 ай бұрын
I know he was sick. And you know people were trying to slick listen to it right then!!!!
@demitasse222 ай бұрын
@@thelisters3Michael Rubin made sure the DJ didn’t play it after drake got there
@user9o777laont3 ай бұрын
The Ferrari has a V12 engine. V12 is also the name of the machine plastic surgeons use to etch out abs in a male BBL “Let your CORE audience STOMACH that, tell ‘em where you get your abs from, V12 is a fast one”
@finnalexmejia91793 ай бұрын
THATS CRAZY MAN
@mukamiwamboraofficial3 ай бұрын
Nice catch. And "baow baow baow last one, headshot for the year." The first three diss tracks are the three shots and Not Like Us which is the last track is the headshot for the year. He's an absolute Genius.
@user9o777laont3 ай бұрын
@@mukamiwamboraofficial yeah but I didn’t realize k dot will never take his foot off his neck. Apparently he was wearing white because at the time the video dropped, Drake was at Rubin’s all white party. Drake apparently tried to drop a self-reflective track sampling MJ, TDE member Ab-Soul tweeted something out for the first time in years thwarting that. Headshots for the year means he is not getting a chance at redemption in hip hop. Not unless he’s like Kanye and releases a MBDTWF type album. But he can’t lmaoooo. You need some sort of depth for that.
@habeebideemashayish27503 ай бұрын
The chick on the slack line (tightrope) has a perfect blue sky with clouds behind her. Like the cover for one of Drake's albums. She's literally on his mind. (Once you see the album, it makes more sense.)
@chicomac84503 ай бұрын
The painting Off the wall was a reference to Drake calling himself Michael Jackson and Drakes claims that MJ was better than Prince. Also saying He is better than Kdot. MJ has an album called “Off The Wall”. Kdot on the track “Like that” said “Prince outlived Mike Jack.”
@Arielsfork3 ай бұрын
The party invite is much stronger
@galaxyvictoriano99993 ай бұрын
"They be streamlining victims all inside of they home & calling them tender" is 10000% a reference to trafficking. two notable meanings of the word tender, "young, immature, vulnerable," and, "offer as payment," or more specifically, "an offer to carry out work or buy an asset at a stated or fixed price." i know everyone is drawing a line from tender to tinder, but this is what i heard from that line. young, vulnerable, merchandise currency
@mickey41253 ай бұрын
THIS. Like yeah, Tinder is only one letter different, but it really doesn't make sense contextually. You're about the only person i seen online saying this.
@galaxyvictoriano99993 ай бұрын
@@mickey4125 i wish more people were making this connection, but i admit it took me a minute to zero in on it even though i know that use of the word. knowing what we know about how r kelly operated, and specifics of lil wayne's story about being SA'd in the studio at the age of 11, and things like diddy's parties, i believe that this sort of trafficking is way more common in the music industry than people realize. people focus on the main perpetrators, but forget that so many people in the industry knew, or saw it with their own eyes (or even participated) and none of them said anything. the line about how women playing these albums are also playing their sisters and nieces etc also hits hard in the same way, and lowkey draws a parallel to r kelly and the ongoing debate about whether one can separate the art from the crimes of the artist. in this case, drake being one of the biggest active artists, the line drives home the idea that to support his music is to directly fund a trafficking operation.
@Mindset2Millionz3 ай бұрын
The painting turned around on the floor can be in reference to drake saying " I know my picture on ya wall when you cook up "
@Jefe7303 ай бұрын
Toosie slide was a Kendrick sneak diss.. and Kendrick was well aware of it
@gregorysmith32093 ай бұрын
Ay dog i wasnt tripping then right? I heard that shit the first few hours it came out and i was like hold the fuck up, this a fuckin sneak diss 😂😂😂👌🏾💯
@jaywallin3 ай бұрын
I love how it’s become a da Vinci code style decoding of this video. Every single thing is somehow a diss 😂
@_artcookies3 ай бұрын
First off, amazing video essay! Watched this one and the last one and instantly subscribed. 11:58 I’m not sure if this is exactly what Kendrick used in his music video but as a black filmmaker I can tell you that body/skin oil works best for achieving that ‘glowing’ skin effect on black actors and actresses as opposed to regular powder. A prime example of this being used is in the film ‘Moonlight’ (2016). Hope this helps!
@MarLoria3 ай бұрын
This is legitimately really helpful, I genuinely didn’t know so thank you! (And Moonlight is a perfect movie 🙏)
@afrobutterfly3 ай бұрын
The tightrope shot is her walking all over his cover art for Nothing Was The Same
@AdorzAaliyahSince943 ай бұрын
It's just not enough people talking about Sis (Charm LaDonna) flawlessly dancing on the tightrope!! I just love how this video has created so much dialogue around it!! #NotLikeUs isn't just a song, it's an anthem at this point! ❤💚🖤💛💪🏾
@brooklynqueen70893 ай бұрын
Rize is a good documentary to learn more about Tommy the Clown, clowning, and krumping
@magnus00173 ай бұрын
My new favorite game: Is Kendrick dissing Drake through the medium of ____? Just fantastic breakdown, thank you for pulling this together. Edit: So, a couple things I've thought of after the fact; I think you idea that the owl becoming caged is a representation of Drake's vices caging him, while from Drake's perspective he is "free." Another thought, though similar, is the first is the animal's perspective: an enemy, someone else, is looming, and he (Drake) is getting ready to fight. But Kendrick see's a bird in a cage, and feels no threat whatsoever, and, eventually, just walks off. "Reincarnated" could also mean this is a prelude for the real "Heart Pt 6" as if I remember correctly Heart pt 5 ends with Kendrick dead and leaving everyone his love; part six, he comes back? The crowd shots, though, what's really important is Kendrick is there, in the midst of everyone, but not separated out. He's lost in the crowd, and the camera never focuses on him (except maybe at the end of the last crowd shot, to make sure viewers do notice that he is there). But even in this moment, one of the most public facing moments of his career after the beef and this hyped music video and record smashing single, Kendrick is just there, part of the crowd. He didn't feel the need to stand out.
@deewils3813 ай бұрын
💯 ❤
@nottrevorallen3 ай бұрын
12:34 doing the crip walk here is super significant, cant believe it got missed in this, both its origin in the LA bloods vs crips things, the fact that its used to signify a kill, the fact that it was one of the first hip hop dances with underlying gang meaning to hit the mainstream culture at the time ect
@LMMinty3 ай бұрын
I love this video the song the concert was amazing, i ended up in hospital cos of this song! i danced so much i ended up damaging the tendons in my feet and hips 🤣🤣its the most fun with music we had in YEARS! 2024 BEEN A FIRE YEAR FOR HIPHOP!! Great video
@jonathanh2o6213 ай бұрын
18:20 pointing out the obvious - the core values of this shot represent CLARITY, BALANCE, FOCUS, CONCENTRATION, EFFICIENCY, ADAPTATION and HARMONY! I think this scene made the final cut because it shows the will to grow, elevate and expand one’s ability to try new things despite the risk of falling! It’s REFRESHING to see a high degree of creativity, confidence and excellence fused into the culture!
@tazzuchiha34123 ай бұрын
I believe Mustard, he’s been wearing a lot of different team hats with “FAITH” written on them, as a way to promote his upcoming album faith of a mustard seed
@mattmilliken1510Ай бұрын
19:25 the 2 women circling around each other is my satisfying dance moment along with ken in the suit at the end
@alexking1483 ай бұрын
Been watching your channel since 2019 bro so cool to see you do these videos and congrats on the views since the last one
@lina59792 ай бұрын
The prison cell layout seems to be a direct reference to an infamous photo of a young Milla Jovovich. The whole image, from the bed to the speakers and the canvas against the wall, very closely resembles the original photo. At the time the photo was taken, Milla was 18 years old and she has since talked about how she was taken advantage of when she was young and starting out in the industry, especially being overly sexualized in her teens in modeling and in movies. The imagery is so similar, I have a hard time believing it is a coincidence. The brilliance to use that kind of reference for the video, it is one of many reasons this whole video is a masterpiece.
@holdmyteaimbusyscreeching61353 ай бұрын
people have also pointed out when kendrick plays hop scotch he touches each number but hops over 6,,, he won’t touch the 6 god
@Linda-j5y3 ай бұрын
Also there is another theory that Kendrick has The Heart Parts 1 thru 5 and Drake did Part 6; so Kendrick intentionally skips over 6 for that reason.
@alcorgarcia6193 ай бұрын
You are very talented in producing documentary/commentary type content. Keep up the great work. I appreciate you. 🙏
@Tresies3 ай бұрын
Does anyone else see the connection between the song Rich Spirit and KDot in the classroom scene of the NotLikeUs video?? In the Martine Rose SO FINE scarf?? “Stop playin' with me 'fore I turn you to a song. Ayy, bitch, I'm attractive”
@CARATMom3 ай бұрын
I am so glad you broke this down. I literally just watched your previous video wishing you would break down the video. A lot of folks attempted and left a lot of details on the cutting room floor.
@bobbyjrp3 ай бұрын
i died when you did the american accent at 7:10 😭😂
@CreationSGame012 ай бұрын
Valiant effort wasn’t it lol😅
@camibeard3223Ай бұрын
Me too😂
@lucygp73793 ай бұрын
I watched your video essay and I was hoping you would do a breakdown of the music video! So happy to see this on my fyp.
@RAT-elina3 ай бұрын
Don't like how you referred to the girls as "women" at 8:45 . They are still children.
@genericyoutubename1233 ай бұрын
Glad someone else said something about this.
@pinkcupcake47172 ай бұрын
He is playing under UK defamation and libel laws, which are stronger than in the US. Him emphasizing that he's being cautious about what he says adds to that hypothesis.
@SirZubo3 ай бұрын
Harry Potter coming through with the narration 😮💨
@acemccannis3023 ай бұрын
💀chillll
@franciscopadilla68753 ай бұрын
😂
@MamaJayde3 ай бұрын
Cheeky li-ool wave 😩
@rileypat201873 ай бұрын
this is like a brit hearing someone with a boston accent and calling him John Wayne, dude sounds nothing like Harry Potter 😭😭😭
@MamaJayde3 ай бұрын
@@rileypat20187 it’s across the water, close enough 🤣 what would you call that? How off am I if I call it English?
@suenzhong78913 ай бұрын
You deserve a million subs dude
@TimDigitalMusic2 ай бұрын
13:13 In "Sticky" from Drake's "Honestly, Nevermind" album, Drake mentions the Ferrari SF90, symbolising luxury and success, consistent with his usual high-end car and lavish lifestyle references. In this imagery, Kendrick is (really, really) cleverly contrasting (laughing at) Drake's surface-level focus on wealth, with his emphasis on substance. Dope 🔥
@barbeej122 ай бұрын
I'm a school teacher from LA, I remember Tommy the Clown and his crew coming to our school to perform for the students.
@juanita-dark3 ай бұрын
The video for ELEMENT is based on the work of Gordon Parks, a civil right photographer and artist.
@thizzclinton3 ай бұрын
I like your breakdown but I think it's more than Compton. it think its all of LA. cuz all those gangs aren't in Compton their in LA of course kendrick reps cpt. but this song brought ALL of Los Angeles together and shit maybe even the whole west coast
@Eniggma393 ай бұрын
WOKE UP LOOKING FOR THE BROCCOLI
@ypeezy2283 ай бұрын
10:52 the painting off the wall was a response to a bar drake said about Kendrick
@Hakasedess2 ай бұрын
My 2 cents is the caged owl essentially says "Fuck around and find out." Drake was free, but now he's caught. There's no escape from this one.
@hiroshi10463 ай бұрын
Both this video and the original video are so high quality in their background and research. It’s not like the other ones Ives seen that are like 25 minutes long with little explanation or actual depth. Looking forward to the new stuff!
@MarLoria3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! Next video is in the edit right now in fact 👀
@SziontificMystic3 ай бұрын
but who caught the Lauryn Hill, if i ruled the world, reference in the intro? LOL
@MarkMcD843 ай бұрын
Happy the algorithm brought your channel to my feed. Subscribed
@Kirvirul3 ай бұрын
also it said that roddy rich n sza are in the background while kendrick walks by (i can't confirm 100% take it w a grain of salt) n the owl in the cage may be a reference to "i know why the caged bird sings" by maya angelou, where kendrick is the free bird n drake is... yk. there's SO many layers to this
@cheetah2193 ай бұрын
Youre spot on. I thought about the caged bird sings as well and a owl is a symbol of truth seeking. So, drake thinks he is fighting with drake through truths and finding the truth. But from Kendricks perspective, he hasn't even moved an inch. He's still in a cage and drake only makes up lies. He's showing drake that drake hasn't even accepted himself yet (half black, half white)...."the truth will set you free"
@lleldridge13 ай бұрын
Terrific breakdown/analysis!
@simonnoble23452 ай бұрын
About the room with the painting and the speakers, look for the short about milla jovovich, its uncanny, makes more sense than the white party theory
@valeon73033 ай бұрын
One thing about the A-Minor bar: its the only piano chord that has no black keys
@avondaledyer88373 ай бұрын
Cakewalk.....FACTS. You see it right homie!!!! CakeWalk....and all the other "gang"- "walks" of life......
@MizoletteTV3 ай бұрын
So the Crip walk is the new cake walk? Aka C Walk.
@NandiJohnston-p6f2 ай бұрын
@14:39 or near there... liken to what another great #Gemini lyricist said-in-song *"... I can do what do, easily, but frontin' niggaz give me tha heebeegeebees... "* ~ #MsLaurynHill #ReadyorNot! ♊♊♊
@Rwastooshort3 ай бұрын
The knock is also famously used by Narduwar, the guy who knows EVERYTHING when it comes to rappers
@jennerally_correct3 ай бұрын
He is not relaxing and walking across the hopscotch he is doing the Crip Walk in the hopscotch squares
@memegazer3 ай бұрын
I think the shave and a haircut two bits is a nardwuar reference...it is often used as a secret knock, nardwuar knows really obscure things about artist and at the end of his interviews he does the shave and a haircut part then has them do the two bits part
@MagixxDOPE2 ай бұрын
love these breakdowns! the beat and song are just FIRE thanks
@cheveronLI3 ай бұрын
Regarding the containers, I heard this on the JBP from Melissa. The white shipping containers with the black dancers inside of them can represent the exportation of black culture, specifically black American culture and whitewashing it. Tying into drake’s imposter syndrome of stealing cultures he’s not from
@Bayyyro3 ай бұрын
13:17 love the background music here, Vince is so underrated
@bernieheartdragon18882 ай бұрын
I just assumed the unseen painting was to reference he has more art we haven’t gotten to see yet! Woah! Thanks for breaking that down. I’m low key sad it isn’t an Easter egg for more amazing unreleased songs.
@momanmirul3 ай бұрын
the afro comb is also a diss symbol remember these lines from Pusha T - The Story of Adidon "Confused, always felt you weren't Black enough Afraid to grow it 'cause your 'fro wouldn't nap enough"
@spellegren3 ай бұрын
17 push-ups = 17 Grammy's. Plus he started another, meaning more is on the way. The painting has multiple meanings. It's a response to Drake's bar that they have his picture on the wall while they are cooking. The speakers are vintage studio speakers. It's also a reference to Michael Jackson Off the Wall album, TDE knowing that Drake was planning a Man in the Mirror sampled track. Not sure about the white party business.
@royalbroadsword3 ай бұрын
lol my cat got confused during the part explaining the owl bc she was hearing the owl sounds and freaking out
@PaperRouteBoogie2 ай бұрын
Don’t think nobody didn’t hear that Drakeo instrumental in the beginning! Great video!
@votron1283 ай бұрын
Blue Jays hat has been worn in LA for a long time. Gang affiliation
@lemonlazer56873 ай бұрын
Brand new to the channel man. Props on the video!!! Love from Manchester
@CassandraRelynn3 ай бұрын
I stumbled upon your page...Sir, I tip my hat to you!! You've really done your research!! This is one of the best breakdowns I've seen to date!❤
@logix66493 ай бұрын
The picture frame on the floor turned around is a reference to when Drake says “I know my picture on the wall when yall cook up”