Stephen A & Akademiks DROP BOMBS On Drake NOT LIKE US Lawsuits

[@romesthoughts6420]

When a song is being played in the supermarket, gym, job, schools, public areas, and etc and by the demand of the public, this ain’t bots. This is the people’s choice.

[@evrydayppl2]

@@romesthoughts6420 Little kids…and the KNOW the words!!🤭

[@TopicMediation]

If these payola allegations r truth, doesn't this then infact devalue and rebut this point? If it's playing everywhere not solely due to public desire, rather instead falsehood of payola, doesn't this negate a win? Coupled with the horrendously evil crime accusations and maliciously premeditated collusion by a large % of industry to end 1 person...

[@kavoniagilford9777]

As if he never did the same. Kendrick just wrote his own masterpiece & showed the world Drake is definitely “Not like us”.

[@TopicMediation]

@@kavoniagilford9777 respected. However not to be overlooked is the implied message & question of Dot's genuine, confidence in his capability to truthfully, honourably and ethically secure that W. If it resorted to bottom barrel, heinous, evil & character diminishing, career ending massive industry teamed up attack?

[@gamecrazyoo1]

@@TopicMediationcoping

[@swanyay3304]

I’m first generation Nigerian American and my cousins all over Nigeria were playing NLU..Drake really played himself with this and I hope he’s excommunicated from Hip Hop forever

[@empkai6163]

AMEN

[@lovelymusicnow4404]

For evvvvvvvvv errrrrrr 😂

[@TopicMediation]

I'm sorry and I mean no disrespect but this right here is the reason hip hop state is in the gutter... if we r now condoning, justifying and defending 💯 % pure disingenuous chearinf. If we refuse to gatekeep authentic, honourable & ethical realness hip hop once demanded... we now owe everyone discredited for unauthentic behaviour, Ghostwriting, snitching, all the milli vanilli's of the rap world

[@jas7374]

Its over. Real hip hop is coming BACK! ​@TopicMediation

[@Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach]

@@TopicMediationbro ppl are phony they don’t even understand how they sound ! The machine got average niggaz scared in the comments they loyal to a damn machine smh

[@RashadMoncrief-jg6rr]

Drake is keeping the song alive with this lawsuit.

[@murasakinomorado7210]

Sales have had a massive surge since the lawsuit was announced

[@ltarleton7527]

Exactly!

[@702_el_maloso5]

Song is back on top 10..... again. Drake keeps burying himself deeper.

[@ronduenyc76]

@@702_el_maloso5 cause the boy is a pop star , nothing about him is hip hop ..

[@1stthink236]

Yelp... I just downloaded it on another phone...

[@shelaakaumi]

@6:08😂😂😂😂😂Senior Citizen here! I don't go a day without listening to Kendrick. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shelaakaumi]

😂 you said, "Old women," you. With the nose hairs😂

[@kavoniagilford9777]

I’m n almost 50 & listen to him several times of the day & play him as I fall asleep.

[@bh2805]

I'm still listening every day

[@aspyn17]

I think the reason the loss hit him so hard is that he had some of the best stuff written for him to date. He gave his best performance as an actor playing a rapper that he could do. He was still destroyed and he doesn’t know how to keep up the act anymore so he made the mistake of suing. He will regret it

[@chrisspaight2955]

I'm a middle aged white woman and I've probably listened to Not Like Us over 100 times (and yes I'm fully aware "Us" doesn't mean me)

[@elizabethhillecribbs6673]

Same. I’m as white as they come and I’ve got most of the song memorized. It’s fire, plain and simple.

[@terencejones1671]

Doesn’t mean ethnicity or racial identity. Not like Us means the culture, we have a lot of white artists who push the hip hop genre forward. Beastie boys, 3rd Bass, Eminem and Mac Miller etc…

[@joeblowe3180]

"US" means normal non-PDF people. It does mean you and everyone else who is decent

[@rhondafromupstateny]

@@terencejones1671 💯

[@elizabethhillecribbs6673]

@@terencejones1671 that’s a great point; you’re absolutely right.

[@AshiraDOS]

It’s the age old saying..”The bigger they are, the harder they fall”. Drake was the biggest rapper in the game for far too long ! And this is why this epic defeat is so devastating for him

[@1stthink236]

The biggest pushed artist...

[@andrewjohnson3011]

Drake used the culture to get famous and now the tables have turned his crying and suing. 🤯

[@RobertoDeNegro]

"Not like us," is so viral that it had both of the presidential candidates giving a nod to Kendrick Lamar. Kamala was using it at her campaign rallies and Trump said that he listened to it over and over and over again to get him pumped up. Drake is being a-sissy-no-Diddy. 😂

[@evrydayppl2]

@@RobertoDeNegro I am still listening to NLU and Euphoria to this day! I cannot even count how many times over the summer…not a bot.

[@HassanCampbelI]

@@evrydayppl2dam you guy think Kendrick can turn water into wine 🫵🏽😂

[@dlilwon]

@@HassanCampbelI seems like you do since you brought it up 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@killablackmambakbm7593]

​@Glizzyprovider he turned a pop star Into a sniveling baby.

[@RobertoDeNegro]

@killablackmambakbm7593 He should have just stuck to his sad love songs

[@blackjuice5092]

Aubrey knows universal did it because they did it for him plenty of times!

[@traceatroj240]

The funny part is he doesn't believe NLU is as big as it is.... UMG and all record labels do the same business

[@lamin1825]

@@traceatroj240He’s knows it’s fire, he said it in THE HEART PART 6

[@jgood4010]

His whole career

[@regdexter4014]

we about to find out drake never sold as much as he thinks

[@evrydayppl2]

I agree with you 💯on taking a dignified L, but Kendrick really F’d the boy up. Not sympathy, just facts. He got exposed, and the truth did him in.

[@blabony]

I really do believe this. I think there were some bars only drake will understand and those really missed him up (in addition to the public opinion). Also watching Kendrick raising to an even greater level adds salt to that wound.

[@battleaxe.]

Drake’s pre-lawsuit only proves Kendrick’s already classic song: (He) They ain’t like us!🎵🎶 We don’t file lawsuits because of a beef, bruh!😎🤔👈🏾

[@yolanda9504]

Amen!

[@RodneyD]

Drake’s white side showed up. He really wasn’t like us at all.

[@kittenbrave1003]

If Drake thinks UMG is giving him $2-3 billion and not own his soul...He's wrong

[@RealJohnnyHash]

Drake isn't being given $2-3billion.

[@natewilson8]

Naw bro win or lose this lawsuit he will no longer be with umg

[@kemdaman159]

@@natewilson8are you crazy??? They paid drake $400 million. They own drake right now and will continue to own him until they get their ROI. Drake is trying to get out of that deal because he can’t make their money back like he was able to before the beef.

[@kimjones1752]

Drake don’t see what is happening to Diddy! They cut that $30 mil to Cassie real quick and them started digging up the buried bones of the foolery he’s been doing for years! UMG will get they lick back on him

[@MottoNGHT]

Kendrick is the goat

[@erykahr2764]

You did such am awesome job with this ENTIRE video; from showing Stephan A clip, to Ackademics portion while you commentating in-between and clarifying stuff. This was an AWESOME commentary bro! And you're so calm and informed. I tilt my hat

[@HitmanHimmy]

If you're team Drake. Just listen to his music bro..please stop defending him as the winner of the battle. Its officially over..if you don't understand why its over "you're not like us". He's talking about you

[@MrTehuti]

American rappers, WE don't file law suits on another rapper because he lost a battle "THEY NOT LIKE US "

[@702_el_maloso5]

That's the exact definition

[@shaneikaj.8711]

Drake money not long enough

[@melaniegray279]

He's about to find out and be humbled publicly for real!!!

[@GaminGawdess]

This is getting pissy with a Pulitzer winner …. Smh!!🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jasonhood3833]

He cannot sue them and think his past and present (which Kendrick exposed) won’t be put on front street. Drake knows how he was carried by Universal. He knows how numbers can be manipulated and how it can be controlled. Drakes behavior reads a spoiled child whose parents cut his trust fund off.

[@dudettevlogs4257]

I’m from Botswana, AK better not beef with us.. We are real spiritual over here..! And I can confidently tell you Kendrick has angels on him… Drake is too blinded! Kendrick actually has a heart for him.. fame got him gassed bad!

[@Nobody-k3e6l]

Dj ackademics the kinda guy to advise a friend to slap a bully then turn around on them.

[@terrencehooten827]

Martin Luther king spitting facts

[@NOTLKU86]

lol

[@faucettemedia]

“Reincarnated I was stargazin' Life goes on, I need all my babies”

[@rodneydunn1419]

I feel ya pain bro,u know it’s horrible when you have to agree with Stephen &Ak🤮

[@jonathonreynolds4825]

…🙂‍↔️ they agree with us this time

[@rodneydunn1419]

@@jonathonreynolds4825 only bcuz they were left no choice

[@goitseonemotlhanka4614]

Ok Ak name dropping my home country of Botswana is insane loool

[@Esther-f6y2e]

Am 56ys from germany, i Listen to ,they are not like us,more,than 40 times,i dont like rappers things,but i like this kendrick lamar, musics.

[@PlushiestofPlushies]

1:14 my mom used to say to me as a kid when I did sports, : “ take your L learn from it ain’t no consolation prizes in life study your weaknesses and come back stronger.” She didn’t play that cryin either lol

[@carolhoward9102]

Your mother gave you the “Best” advice bet it helped along the way with dealing with a lot of life situations 🦋🌸❣️

[@DanneWms]

This music saga reminds me of the movie The devil's advocate😮

[@FABRIC8TIONUNLIMITE1]

''Everybody's a victim.'' SinFul The P

[@40y.o.g16]

When j cole lowkey apologized to kendrick lamar...he shouldve took notes and left it alone. Now look at what happened.

[@LeBronIsgLoat]

🔥🔥🐐🔥🔥

[@keithbell9348]

In hindsight, hopefully Drake has plenty of stocks invested in Spotify.

[@shirleyalston3074]

Do your research: Kendrick Lamar’s Harper’s Bazaar interview by Sza…He said what “Not Like Us” means…Cultures have distinct differences and people as well…They are not the same…

[@demetreusd.robysr.8446]

I’m still playing it. And I bought it too

[@nolacola2080]

Drake is trying to burn 🔥 it all down because he’s trying to get out of his current contract.💯😂

[@kavoniagilford9777]

Stephen A Smith antics & his voice makes my eyebrows go in prayer.

[@eatallthis]

Opening line took me out!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@katherinehicks1148]

Thank you for being very professional!

[@faucettemedia]

I try!

[@chriswade404]

That song came out right when the swimming pools opened. It was popping.

[@monkisethojane2218]

Even in South Africa that song was big. And I'm from a small town in Free State.. I can imagine how it was in the big cities

[@Chicago311zero]

GNX is an insane album stream it as much as you can real talk

[@darthnoobeus]

I don't mess with Stephen A. I don't care how much real stuff he say from time to time.

[@Duval-Dame]

Yep.. don't never ever care what Stephen A Django say bc a broken clock is right once a day. I just rock with Faucette

[@latishahunt1968]

Agree with you!

[@ronduenyc76]

Sad to say but drake is really a pop artist , he been this for years now ... He is the modern day Milli vinilli , nothing about the kid is hip hop!!!!

[@kaycrishun1075]

That why they gotta stop just letting anybody be a hip hop artist

[@2009NDALE]

It’s interesting Kendrick raps from tha soul and he uses his music as a vehicle of change to bring up cultural and societal issues. His music changes perspectives or at the very least makes you think

[@brick_james]

I hate Snoop Lying so much about that billion streams. That song had about twenty writers credited on it. They all need to get paid. He should have kept the name Snoop Lion cause he lying Snoop Lying.

[@ceochariots5142]

I was in d.r when the song dropped and we knew it was over. We went back to Dominican Republic for Halloween. Me and my boys were in the club and they played “not like us” they was sings the song and the people knew the words. It’s was a wrap lmao 😅.

[@evrydayppl2]

Sounds like Ak might be taking a cut from UMG. He sounds like he was assigned to hype up Drake.

[@elizabethross3698]

Ikr....all of a sudden AK is "Like Us". Trying to be relevant. Laughable

[@Sunshine52198]

They been cooking the books for Drake.

[@thabomboneni2994]

He couldn’t even handle Kendrick how the fcuk does he think he can handle Lucian the Big Boss of all Bosses 😅

[@godivadark]

The song was huge world wide. It’s like everyone has been craving really good HIP HOP not just pop/rap.

[@keithcadogan4284]

Didn't even know the song was a diss track to Drake just love the song

[@174mars]

Bro you should actually do a deep dive on this cause he not suing over a song. He suing over negotiation tactics the same thing that Stephen A is mad with ESPN about.

[@happyt1335]

Drake gonna come out of this strong when he gonna make a lot of money

[@RebelWithoutABoss]

I just realized who Faucette Media reminds me of, Brownsville Ka. RIP

[@Nahaasq]

Kanye said it that he's bragged about it in the past.

[@donnalevel8070]

Drake starting this fight thinking that his fame grew organically is wild😂

[@mariomichael589]

There’s no lawyers in hip- hop . “ Lol

[@dalubuhlengwenya7188]

Best take on this, everyone taking this as a joke but once I fully understood the details of what he was doing first thought that came to my head was “famous last words Drake” dangerous game he’s playing over a song. Should have gone into a hole till next year and the world would have moved on. Now he playing a life or death game with a player that rarely ever looses. The cooperation.

[@JanWynd]

You nailed it within the 1st 1:08 seconds of da clip. Da young generation(zombie generation) dont know how to hold they L. If you lose a fight, you stand up, dust yo clothes off, ..look at your opponent and say, "Aight, you got it. But Ima see you!" ....Den you take yo azz back to da Dojo and polish yo technique for da next battle. Generation-Zombie dont know this but they NEED to.

[@carflak1]

What tv shows or movies were you in?

[@shessojazzy4605]

“They” might already be coming for Drake…seeing as how suddenly his name has come up in connection with the passing of XXXtentacion

[@faucettemedia]

I saw that. It starts.

[@Dr.Thomas_Elliot]

8:40 I’m on my 20th playthrough. It’s growing on me. 😅

[@GODsARMY121]

Remember on drink champs when they asked Stephen a Smith who he think will win between drake vs kendrick. Stephen picked drake. I'm glad drake didn't have Stephen a smith in his back pocket, he keeps it real.😂

[@yuletteceline1883]

Drake feels comfortable making a move like this because he is of a certain faith. And that’s all I’m saying

[@dukemidwest6525]

Steven A is from the Island, it means him to. ADOS -FBA.

[@georgethomas3245]

50 just went on tour selling 3rd most EVER in hip hop!

[@faucettemedia]

Album releases on a major though?

[@kimjones1752]

Drake needs to go back to Canada and find his way back to acting. It’s a beef fro you went back and forth on several songs with Kendrick and didn’t decide to file a lawsuit. Suck it up take ya L on this battle and regroup. If this doesn’t let you know Drake as Never really a part of the culture I don’t know what will ! 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Esther-f6y2e]

Drake cant stand loseing a battles,sensetives,narcissist, he belive,he will be king for ever,he forget,many are before him.

[@mrr3872]

Born in England to Jamaican parents. Got 2 British-born kids. NLU was played in not house. I'm def not a bot 💪🏾👊🏾

[@theuncensoredaboriginal]

The Reason Drake is doing this is legitimate and shows the true scarcity in the industry. Unpopular opinion how is a rap reaching people except by bots on social media. They banging Sexy Red and the Glo as if she isnt complete trash. Its the same scheme as the radio promote a certain song over and over until u know it word for word. Your mind tells u to like it think about the songs your parents played over and over u eventually knew them better heart even if u didn't like them 😂...Also Kendrick made a smart play allowing public usages by anyone which is also the reason it was so heavy on social because it didn't get a copyright strike. I honestly never like Kendrick thought he was overrated but when your the chosen one backed by Dre and all that money it's no losing

[@faucettemedia]

This is a horrible take Kendrick was the real deal way before this battle. Plus Glo is actually decent and Sexxy Red has beats that are designed to be hits. We know there’s manipulation but Drake is wrong on this. TNLU WAS the song of the Summer.

[@theuncensoredaboriginal]

@faucettemedia u must have missed the part were this is my opinion...Even worse you think Glo has a descent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I grew on real rap not trash

[@masonwalker9370]

well it still proves they didn't want to pay him.

[@fifward6399]

How is Drake going to Sue for defamation? When he said in the song, he fed that info to kdot and his team.🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@jgood4010]

Nas told yall years ago "Hip hop is dead"

[@marx-b5z]

Aubrey. Not like us

[@mediamanianetwork1644]

Kung Fu Kenny putting karate belts to ass. I don’t think he finished. Drake gonna wish he was a pure blood wizard when this is finally over.

[@georgereginald6084]

Seems dangerous to me. He gone catch that pneumonia 😂

[@roberto1374]

And the second lawsuit is not going to stand... Because Drake called Kendrick a wife beater first.. So Kendrick could counter Sue 🤙🏾

[@pheobrien8704]

Political Election?? Did Kamala not take her L with Grace?? I’m confused on that one!!!

[@SafeAndEffectivePod]

YALL MISSING THE POINT. THIS ABOUT THE BUSINESS

[@marx-b5z]

I wamt to plsy the song even more

[@aligaines8476]

And i'm sure Drake pulled the vid of him saying he planted that info (which is his way). I can go back to when Drake said yeah he had a first album, but what is his second one gonna be like. There's scores of vids with him denigrating dot. And AK need to worry about that girl screaming in the background on his live, only to find out she was r*ped, with vid/cam proof. Look Lucian told him not to get involved in the beef, remember he had finally wiggled out of the Diddy suit, knowing Drake had the huge Nike deal in the works, did he listen, no. Personally, I think the beef was scripted to take attention of many top individuals in the music industry and am afraid this will end in sacrifice. And Drake moving to Houston, with those that brought him in, seems to think what happened to many down there would never happen to him.

[@iamkingllc1232]

This will be used in court too. I will find out who’s paying to drop this video. Follow the money trail. Come on in the street. Let’s do it, baby Champagne poppy squad.

[@jerryc.9883]

Great analysis! But people keep talking about Kanye, Prince, or MJ… But the reality is that all of the, fought the industry to free them and be able to get money out of their music… Audrey is suing out of resentment for being destroyed by Kendrick and nobody coming and helping him….

[@StillWaters101]

He doesnt have any other options. That 400mil deal is expired or expiring and its time to negotiate another one but since his brand is ruined he has no negotiating power. He knows how hard it would be for anyone to sell him now so he doesn't even want them to try to, he'd rather just expose them for doing it in the past and hopefully win to cash out and leave the country and gamble it all away.

[@jerryc.9883]

@ True! But the best strategy here, imo, would’ve been to come out with a banger record… without attacking anyone…. Just what he usually does… club ready tracks… and keep your lane… all the other artists who went against the system did not lose the respect of the fans… Aubrey will lose fans, record label, music insiders… he is literally in straight up self destruct mode… don’t understand what’s the upside on this… crazy times… 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@aligaines8476]

It's not going after each other for months. This stems from tour with ASAP and Kendrick with Drake. Go watch Marcellus Wiley on what happened when Kendrick was on Sportscenter the year before and they interviewed him on hosting the ESPYs and Drake started going in on him; They didn't know what the heck was going on. They did a second segment and they usually go live but this was taped a couple hours before release. Drake sicced the lawyers on them to pull the episode, right before it was to air or else he threatened not to host the ESPYs. As I said, from day one, his so called freestyle that was practiced and ghostwritten re: flex that he brought a Blackberry to... blaming the DJ several times for messing him up (they've sanitized the clips but you can find the whole one if you dig), Later lying saying the phone was a prop. This is why you gatekeep. It's an acting gig to him. He wants affirmative action, takes from everyone but uses 'that legal side' for breakfast. Someone should list every legal action he's taken since day one. This is why you gatekeep. He does blackface, denegrates women, has lyrics like whipped like an American slave (yeah, specifically an American slave). He doesn't get the context, etiquette or history of rap and could care less to even try. It was fine when you couldn't get away from them pushing Drake to death. He didn't stand up when Durst and Rod had issues with UMG cause he was on top, he didn't care. Now that UMG is probably using Kendrick to lowball Drake on the next contract, it's a problem. This is a guy that beelined to throw a mil on strippers right after the Astroworld incident he performed at; Then days later posted a pic of him praying, talking about being heartbroken about it (since p

[@ileana_y_hugo]

You can see in interviews how Drake thought he was better than anyone, the way he talked about Kendrick. Like a spoiled little boy…trying to bullied someone then that someone turns around and slaps him, now he is the victim

[@ejkboxing]

Too many of these artists go after these billion dollar companies alone instead of joining forces. If they joined forces & they all start getting financially ruined they could add that to the lawsuit. They'll keep getting crushed if they keep going at them alone. Their own lawyers are in league with with those distribution companies. Those companies all work together & they'll ensure the artists will always lose. Mariah Carey wanted to sue for her money but she backed down.

[@patriciarandolph7619]

The judge should throw out that lawsuit because evidence will show this song “ not like us” was out before Kendrick got the half time show , he didn’t start the lawsuit then , so Drake is only doing it because of bitterness. So it’s a false claim of defamation if you didn’t feel that way when it came out. He was working on a rebuttal that didn’t amount to anything. lol this is plan B .

[@rayhanes1347]

This lawsuit isn't about Kendrick. Its about drakes own damn label conspiring against him. He has a point, and I'm no Drake fan even though I like his music. I think he's corny and has been corny, but it still doesn't negate the facts.

[@Xara1984]

Drake Obviously Doesn't Play Chess?!! He Got Checkmated By KDot 🤣🤪🤣🤪🤣🤪

[@ljohnson1908]

Why is he hollering? 😶

[@jackiearcher7738]

Drake has issues, he tried to sue Degrassi when acting because he didn't want to continue being in a wheel chair because his friends was saying he look soft, dude has a serious issue of wanting to be excepted, wanting to be #1, UMG IS GOING TO TARE DRAKE ONE, BIG TIME

[@jasonhood3833]

They took away the art of loosing with everyone gets a trophy! These sports kids are the same as them now!

[@roberto1374]

🤔But it was okay for Drake to go and get another man to squash his beef 🤷🏾‍♂️Pusha T🤙🏾

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

Bruh j. Cole bowed out because he and drake are very similar. He would have been exposed too.

[@tonymcelveen1107]

They bought to tear ah patch out Draconias Ass! He has never had a self check moment so he’s running rouge thinking him invincible.

[@bluenational]

. They even Play it at funerals....