What Kendrick Lamar is Trying to Tell You in "Not Like Us"

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[@voidl3s246]

Kendrick didn’t diss drake, he made him into a childhood story about picking enemies wisely

[@pillowvibes]

I think that’s why kendrick said ‘keep it friendly, don’t push me’ and ‘keep making me dance, waving my hand, and there won’t be no threat’ on euphoria despite having every intention to release meet the grahams and not like us during the beef. if drake had backed off, im pretty sure kendrick would’ve just came at him again lmao kendrick might’ve been secretly trying to encourage drake to bring up his family again when he dropped 6:16 in LA (which has a LOT of references to his weirdo behavior with teens) so he could make an example out of him. even some of his older songs are him daring drake to start beef with him.

[@bunerzissou]

“Stop playing with me before I turn you into a song”

[@amircammok2268]

I could've swore Kendrick is the one who picked the fight..

[@coldblooded568]

Sworn*** ​@@amircammok2268

[@moufou4life]

Pusha t said the sane thing when he dissed him😂 “oh you father never walk you to the bus stop?” And then Push said he had to study drake life

[@justablackdude5423]

"That's why Princess isn't a Powerpuff Girl. You can't buy your way in." A BAR!! 🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@MamaJayde]

What constitutes a bar to you that don’t even rhyme?????

[@tonym4953]

@@MamaJaydeYou are clueless, bar doesn't have to be used in the same exact context that you limit it to, language is dynamic and as such, "bar" has come to mean a powerful statement of sorts, with a crazy but correct connection between two seemingly unrelated concepts. Don't be daft.

[@TeeTafoya87]

@@tonym4953 @mamajayde and even in a tap context, a bar is just a line of kyrics that gits within a measurement or a section of a beat. Most “bars” are showing two measurements worth of lyrics. In poetry this is called a couplet (2 lines that span the same number of beats). It doesnt have to rhyme, but it usually is part of a rhyming group of words.

[@wildfire9280]

Gold bars specifically.

[@mack6up]

Went over my head explain

[@yhungkurupt392]

It’s about respect. Kendrick always talked about you can have all the money and fame but it all comes down to respect. He’s proving he’s got respect in all LA

[@gnardvark]

Money, power, respect. The last one is better.

[@YetiCoolBrother]

​@@gnardvark BUT IT'S A LOT OF GOOFYS WIT A CHECK

[@_deadweightcover_]

@@YetiCoolBrotherI MEANN AUUUGGHH

[@scott6312]

@@_deadweightcover_ I HOPE THEM SENTIMENTS SYMBOLIC

[@damianali8533]

@@scott6312my temperament bipolar i chose violence

[@iDannyism]

As a white dude from Canada, who just loves the music, thank you so much for taking the time to educate and share. I am incredibly removed from the community but have learned so much. I'm so grateful for your willingness to pass on information, and obviously sit in awe at Kendrick's talent.

[@RFdaniel]

That’s an odd comment to make. Statistically most black people don’t live in the ‘hood’, and have nothing to do with street culture and have never lived or experienced it. So acting as though Black people in general somehow have the authority to gate-keep hip-hop just on the basis of skin color alone, is strange.

[@sammygames2046]

@@RFdaniel That's an odd comment to make 🤣

[@RFdaniel]

@@sammygames2046 No, OP just sounded apologetic as though he’s not allowed to be into hip hop cuz he’s white and not from the hood. I’m just pointing out that most black people aren’t either. And that’s not a dig at black people, it just is what it is.

[@cantinadudes]

​@@RFdanielyoure reading too much into it he just appreciates the extra info on the culture kendrick references

[@Kurokirii]

Drake is that you?

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

Bruh that princess episode reference was genius. That episode is literally what this whole thing is.

[@xeviuniverse]

tbh what Im really trying to figure out is what powerpuff Kendrick would be 🤔

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

@@xeviuniverse Bubbles. nice asf and usually non threatening until you poke him hard enough. Then he goes HARDCORE and he doesn't stop. Edit: or Blossom because he's a literal tactician at his craft.

[@rahbeeuh]

Interesting to mention the Powerpuff Girls bc that's what I thought of when Hotline Bling came out. 😅

[@sandamanas2788]

drake does do the princess morbucks accent tho

[@kingwick]

@@xeviuniverse Bubbles for sure, chill, nice, unassuming and non threanting until you push the wrongs buttons and shes becomes sadistic as hell

[@ponx_apex]

"the money, power, respect The last one is better" Drake didn't understand this.

[@ThumbsUpFirst]

And he never will understand or get that respect.

[@paulac875]

That tells us Drake didn't listen to the lox and little Kim song. Kendrick is right, Drake is fake.

[@christophermendoza7796]

Non of his fans either. They still think Drake won 💀

[@SidneyMosley]

@@ThumbsUpFirst cause you see Drake had a problem...

[@RayTheomo]

🗣said its alot of goofies with a check

[@Nako1997]

Ab-Soul once said: Know your roots and who you rootin' for

[@Steve-kl3yl]

KRS 2!

[@Ponduthefoo]

The black lip bastard aka aba-zaba as Kendrick would say.

[@itsmeyaboy8987]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@ClickyCrisp]

this is the best video I've seen covering the beef and it's not even 3 minutes long

[@DM-gj9ft]

I love you man

[@CattusLincoin]

Bro still hopping till this day

[@JosiahDePhoenix]

See, Kendrick *DID NOT* have a problem...

[@f.a77005]

nah his problem was Drake existing

[@watekostile]

​@@f.a77005 Agreed

[@Frstypwngaming]

​@@f.a77005Nah that's a community problem 😂.

[@SidneyMosley]

​@@Frstypwngaming well he did say and I quote _"I'm what the culture feelin."_

[@jefferycoleman1257]

Not a hating bone in his body

[@JamesSpleenTV]

"I make music that electrify 'em, you make music that pacify 'em" 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@hanielmngodo8276]

I can double down on that line but spare you the time, random acts of kindness

[@Toastybees]

"I make elevated music, you make elevator music"

[@MagicToenail]

@@Toastybees”Oh he's too mainstream” Well, that's what they do when they get jealous, they confuse it "It's not hip-hop, it's pop, " 'cause I found a hella way to fuse it, with rock, shock rap with Doc, Throw on "Lose Yourself" and make 'em lose it, I don't know how to make songs like that, I don't know what words to use, Let me know when it occurs to you, while I'm rippin' any one of these verses that versus you

[@JamesSpleenTV]

@@hanielmngodo8276 you moving just like a degenerate,

[@sackobread3221]

​@@MagicToenail em and k-dot both 🐐

[@DiamondMindEntGroup]

"Princess can't buy her way into the power puff girls" was TOP TIER. Protect this man at all cost

[@arantxapellme]

"is that roddy rich" out of nowhere made me laugh so hard lmao

[@anotherBrandynMilamACC]

The more hidden gems you find about not like us, the more you just be like why tf did Drake even think beefing with this man was a great idea?

[@KerryannePatricia]

😂😂😂😂 facts. I've been saying this since the Juneteeth concert. Hahaha

[@TURBOMIKEIFY]

Well, Kendrick started it. Drake just moved wrong with what he said in his retorts. No, I’m not on Drake’s side one iota.

[@justaddbacon259]

​@TURBOMIKEIFY Kendrick made a comment about wanting to battle all the best rappers and drake being the sensitive manchild took it seriously. But sure he started it 😅

[@Happyness533]

@@TURBOMIKEIFYactually Drake started it. K dot name drop all the best rapper he wanted a friendly competition with but the sensitive rapper went to radio show threw a tantrum not realizing it will get back to kdot

[@isaiahminott]

"stop playing wit me for I turn ya to a song"

[@GoodSoup]

the wife wearing a "wife beater" next to her husband and kids is next level 🤯

[@bobby4f]

Looking unhappy as hell lol

[@magnolt]

​@bobby4f and she started hitting ts a second later maybe watch the actual music vid not through screenshots

[@autoph_]

@@bobby4f Something tells me you didnt watch the video and youre just repeating what other Drake stans have said on twitter

[@BB-vy5rx]

@@bobby4f average drake fan, okay lets assume she looked "unhappy" in that picture you saw - literally like 3 seconds after that scene in the video you could see her dancing and laughing with the kids and kendrick. But I guess you don't have the patience to wait 5 fucking seconds.

[@BeastNationXIV]

And dancing on Drake with the fan on in the living room, while the "he a fan" part played, is diabolical. 🤣

[@johnserna6154]

They all grew up in the same neighborhood, literally blocks from one another.

[@VisionaryHarvey]

This Narration deserves a Like every second. Dude tells stories in a super simplified manner thats never boring to listen to. I applaud you man!!

[@SidneyMosley]

Drake trying to say "Your label probably hates you" to Kendrick of all people meanwhile Drake being infamous for trying to sign The Weeknd & enslave the "OVO Sweatshop" is WILD to me 🤣

[@valko_viral_vids_nation]

Drake be projecting

[@pierregibson6699]

@@valko_viral_vids_nationthat part

[@user-bd4gp8bk1z]

When did Drake ever say that though ?

[@hellucination9905]

Drake himself is enslaved in a 360° deal.

[@theprotagonist2025]

@@hellucination9905that’s Also the owl is locked in a cage . That deal is a lifetime deal kanye confirmed.

[@SidneyMosley]

Kendrick: "Now Drake... _What did we learn?"_ Drake: *"Not* to bring peoples significant others up in rap beefs." Pusha T: * Nodding in approval *

[@shakeyourdeadlyvenomsac5937]

But we know he'll do it again. He always does.

[@SidneyMosley]

​@@shakeyourdeadlyvenomsac5937 Drake the type of guy to not learn from his mistakes and only momentarily think about them before he does it again.

[@shakeyourdeadlyvenomsac5937]

@SidneyMosley You hit the nail right on the head. He has done this for so long, and just like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun.

[@DatNinjaREDD]

Drake is the type of dude that just loves to learn the hard way. I hope it's not to point where life is lost. Especially when it comes to messing with these young girls and opps ex's.

[@Sir_Lobo]

He didn't learn the lesson the first time and had to get smacked the 2nd

[@KandyGRL2U]

I like how you explained that… clear, comical & to the point 💕

[@Drekromancer]

This was really informative, thanks! Your narration was super soothing, too. I love hearing that instead of clickbait screaming.

[@mikeydiddntask8702]

Mans story telling is unmatched

[@kjthegreat0382]

Big facts 💯

[@kamfisher1714]

He’s already said that fans make it bigger than it actually is lol, these videos are comical and damn near 5150 levels of delusion

[@hushhhmoves9089]

Agreed

[@alientestes8331]

@@kamfisher1714not this one

[@wedontagelikemilktho.7839]

@@kamfisher1714 Delusion is thinking P Drizzy still won this lol.

[@cosmicrae]

This is why knowing your roots is important

[@CaniceJuniorJuninho]

So Compton is a root 😂😂😂 africa is ur real root

[@MrLongDoYT]

@@CaniceJuniorJuninho acting like living 30 years in a single place isnt your root is crazy

[@ADOS_TNT]

​@CaniceJuniorJuninho If that's the case Africa is the root for everyone which makes your statement not only unnecessary but unwarranted 👋🏽 We ADOS over here 🇺🇲

[@DarkFae888]

@@CaniceJuniorJuninho its one of our roots. trees have many roots. peace.

[@TychoKingdom]

​@CaniceJuniorJuninho No its not stop disrepecting us. Black Americans have been separated from Africa for 400 years. we are a whole new ethnic group that was born out of chattle slavery in America. Most Black people dont know nothing about Africa or any of its 52 countries.

[@isabelledesu]

same reason why eminem is well loved. he didnt try to be somebody else from the beginning but himself. kendrick is a true artist… still the same guy i watched on stage a decade ago

[@charliebenneyworth4676]

Bro just letting you know (from Australia here) that aside from the very well presented and informative info you gave, this was actually a very well made YT video. Captured the attention of a silent but ever present KZbin watcher and prompted him to say - Good shit, good video!

[@JustPierreMusic]

“I make music that electrify em. You make music that pacify em.” - Kendrick 🐐 Lamar

[@JayKayOfficialYouTube]

yo pi'erre you wanna come out here?

[@vdk_exposes4802]

"Nah he makes music that puts you to sleep, Drake makes music to put you on your feet" Dunno who lied to Kendrick😂

[@86cap]

@@vdk_exposes4802nobody lied. you’re just mad drake is taking an embarrassing L. stay mad drake fan. it’s giving “they could never make me hate you drake! 🥺🥺”

[@YouTubeIsNotGood]

​@@86cap sometimes you just gotta say to them "ok groomer" and just move on

[@vdk_exposes4802]

@@86cap never been a drake fan ever, but since tribalism is your game. Kendrick had to call his entire coast to go against Canada, weak asf. Telling people in da Bay to kill him... I lost major respect for your Lord and Saviour Kendrick Christ

[@where_is_sauce]

Just a correction, Kendrick's uncles are crips and he grew around alot of pirus as well, so he truly is neutral but has friends from everywhere

[@christuffer435]

the real hood avatar lmao bringing balance to both sides

[@where_is_sauce]

@Yungah03-hl1ed hell nah bro, i think you're ragebaiting because that video is incredibly trash, the guy didn't even make one point bro

[@Sassmouth4.0]

@@christuffer435 In the words of @JoshJohnsonComedy "Kendrick brought together two warring factions all to hate on Drake" 🤣

[@CaliSayna]

@@where_is_sauce just say you’re a Drake fan

[@where_is_sauce]

@@CaliSayna ???? I'm a Kdot fan

[@rosezeana100]

People coming together to Diss one person which made the whole community come together 👌🔥🔥🔥

[@Xilent1]

Bro, that was the best Music Video analyzes I've ever seen. Learned a lot. Definitely like the video.

[@mickeybat5816]

The sad part is the people really didn't start clowning Drake until he started trying to act tough. He as perfectly fine being pretty boy Drake from Toronto, there's nothing wrong with not being "tough" or from the hood as a black person. It's the desperation to prove your blackness instead of just being black. You know why people don't make fun on Lil Nas X for being a gay man in a genre that regularly makes fun of gay people? Because Lil Nas X doesn't try to act straight, he doesn't pretend to be who he's not. When Drake was singing and talking about broken relationships, it was amazing. Now it's just kind of sad

[@allyzm1027]

Drake will always sing about a broken heart because he is a broken, entitled, and toxic man, who can't maintain a stable or healthy relationship. However, instead of him questioning himself what he could be doing wrong which is impossible for him to do due to his egotistical and immature mindset, he attacks the women even if it is years later.

[@ertfgghhhh]

I didn't know Drake was considered to be a pretty boy before the beard and surgeries

[@tenaji]

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery , none but ourselves can free our mind " Bob Marley Redemption song. Drake perception is that he is free and clear . Drake is owned by UMG , OVO desicrated , he is subject to federal laws & ridiculed because of his own actions . A miner = goes to a location and reaps ( anagram) the native resource e.g. gold, coal , talent etc for personal profit. We can visit places but only the confused or actors take on the accent after a fortnight . 2:53

[@oyayemayafaro7307]

​@@ertfgghhhh I think there was a time where both his pre-hood music and his new aesthetic intersected

[@RO-B96]

@@oyayemayafaro7307drakes never been pretty

[@dnate216]

When Push said it was going to be a surgical summer, I didn’t know I’d have to wait 6 years.

[@joshuaconniff7712]

I swear Pusha T was daring him to respond.

[@MrDragonkarp]

​@@joshuaconniff7712 Push was gonna dead him back then 😂😂

[@SHaRK-wj3ne]

I know push happy it happened but he wanted to catch that body except Drake pussied out.... Drake probably wishes he pussied out on this one to at least he could use the J Prince excuse again

[@ZetaMoolah]

@@SHaRK-wj3ne”J-Princoraga save meeee!!!”

[@MrDragonkarp]

@@ZetaMoolah well jprince extorts drake and that was the main reason so he could be a buffer for any smoke coming his way

[@screwedupvisionary]

1000% very well put together short video. 💯☝🏽

[@man-sc1us]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="144">2:24</a> “is that Roddy rich.” 💀

[@penpad5555]

I appreciate that you actually had something to say instead of the pile on of clickbait repeating what’s been said.

[@MrDragonkarp]

Exactly alot of dickriders out there. Bro came wit an amazing breakdown

[@Zack-vi7is]

Sad part for Drake is all he really had to do was not get personal. Kendrick offered the friendly fade. He gave Drake an opportunity to retain his dignity to some extent. He should've just kept it about bars. You can't win a personal battle against someone like Kendrick. Background is way too clean, hes way too honest in his music to have skeletons.

[@wondering_hand0985]

Lmao Kendrick would never fight Drake in a fist fight

[@Zack-vi7is]

@@wondering_hand0985 "friendly fade" means just keeping it about bars dummy. Regardless you don't know Kendrick lol. You can find interviews of people who knew him in Compton. He used to get into fist fights with gang members much bigger than him. I don't doubt for a second he'd fight Drake if that confrontation ever occurred face to face.

[@wondering_hand0985]

@@Zack-vi7is should of said that dummy nobody says friendly fade ngga not one person have I ever seen use that

[@lwrncschmchr]

@@wondering_hand0985 Nah everybody knows not to mess with the little guy doing prison burpees in full black sweats in his driveway while listening to 70s soul music. You just don't.

[@justarandomperson2786]

@@lwrncschmchr REAL SHIT those are always the scariest mfs in town. Nice as can be when you meet em, but piss them off and you're done for

[@satanm8c40]

The biggest part of all of this is still the fact Kendrick is respected all around and not just an artist

[@immaculateCHITA]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="134">2:14</a> to the end to sum up the meaning of the song

[@lamariokelly4374]

That way this man just casually slid in a powerpuff girls & princess the spoiled reference is whilst comparing it to the drake and Kendrick Lamar beef is the reason I’m subscribed 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@henkdachief]

you think that is cool? oh right you like kenbdrick lamar..

[@ginokiba]

​@@henkdachief judging by the other comments you've left on this channel tells me you're a nolifer

[@ginokiba]

​@@henkdachief try getting a life if you can buddy

[@henkdachief]

@@ginokiba you are a spamming stalker

[@emismith4655]

@@henkdachief cartoons and cereal will always be cool

[@sibusisodlamini5766]

Locked in across the ocean 🇿🇦 South Africa 🤝🏽

[@xeviuniverse]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@17teen07]

It’s 5am gang😭😭😭

[@SirZubo]

Go to sleep Bruh. It legit is 5 am in the morning

[@symmTWW]

@@SirZubo its 11:00 in most of the us

[@freddyfox5002]

​@@symmTWWYo goofy they are referring to to time in South Africa 😂😂 You Mericans are so self absorbed it's ridiculous

[@kmarieking12]

LOVED THIS VIDEO & that powderpuff girl analogy was *chef’s kiss* 🤌🏽 💋

[@user-vq3yb7fh7l]

"powerpuff" not "powderpuff"

[@BELLINile]

Kendrick is always so wise, always telling a beautiful story the world needs to hear through music. He caught my attention with his song "Complexions" and I never stopped loving him or his music from there on. Kendrick is a goated man.🙏🙌

[@seansachs6105]

Drake’s problem isn’t just that he’s trying to fit in with a gang culture he knows nothing about, it’s also that he’s lost what made him authentically him by forgetting where he came from. When he speaks about not fitting in with his friends, or supporting his mom, there’s a measure of understanding there because even though he grew up in a good neighborhood he still had issues, & that was part of what allowed him to reach such a broad audience. Wayne told him that, but success & complacency changed him and he lost touch with his roots, & in his pursuit to appeal to everyone he wound up being no one at all.

[@pierregibson6699]

He didn’t listen to Wayne and “Keep it Canadian”

[@abelvaldez1247]

@@pierregibson6699 and ended up fucking wayne's girl while he was in jail

[@MrDragonkarp]

Naw it was the memes. Those old Drake memes about how soft he is bro said fuck it started talking gangster 😂😂

[@hokagegaming9725]

I don't understand how he got the gift of having such a knowledgeable man to help him succeed in the rap industry and he just didn't listen to his advice...at all.

[@carolclayton6442]

Your last sentence describes it so well. He turned into a cosplayer who tried to absorb everything from the people he hung out with at the time until he completely lost sight of himself.

[@the_uncannyzebra5143]

KDot really took that man to a therapy session that deals with cultural disconnection

[@RamonaLindsey]

Love this synopsis because it's straight to the point. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL. Check what this (hip-hop) really is and where it really comes from (these United States), and how to represent the community (Compton/LA/West Coast) and The Culture at the same time. This isn't about colorism or any of the other goofy conversations and bad faith arguments working their way around these internet streets.

[@KVergara]

This video's explanation was eye-opening for me, but it'll take a little more to convince me that *most* people who sing along to this track aren't making it about bad faith arguments. It had always felt to me like the masses priding themselves in someone else's personal business.

[@carl6982]

The best breakdown of this whole ordeal ive seen so far 👌👊 keep it up my man! 🙏 Blessings, peace

[@Issh__hf]

“You can’t buy Your way to being a powerpuff girl” was such a Bar 😭💯

[@kamokwele12]

SUCH-A-BAR! I felt it too.

[@kynshii]

Perfect storytelling-no-jutsu 👑. People keep trying to make it a biracial thing between Drake and Whitney. Whitney grew up in black culture, Drake grew up in a Jewish community in Canada. No one ever questioned J Cole because he shows that he's a part of the culture.

[@rahbeeuh]

Yeah I've seen so many biracial folks in their feelings over Not Like Us and they've completely missed the point.

[@kynshii]

@@rahbeeuh exactly 💯

[@IllMatic97]

​@@rahbeeuh Kendrick upsetting the half breeds is crazy

[@tylermcfadden1059]

​@rahbeeuh mostly wt mama biracials cuz they feel the same way as Drake... "bLaCk PeOpLe ArE mEaN cUz ThEy'Re JeAlOuS" Us Black mama biracials know better lol. Culture usually comes from the mother, after all.

[@kynshii]

@@tylermcfadden1059 very very true

[@CommuterTrax]

Well said! The PPG reference was everything lmao

[@-herobrinesdaughter1.1]

This is easily my favorite video of yours. I have lost count of how many times I've watched this, it's just so entertaining to listen to you narrate. Some pieces put a smile on my face and the Powerpuff Girls metaphor fit this situation extremely well. Sorry if the comment is this long, but anyway, keep the good work up dude, you have motivated me to do more research about this beef even months after it happened

[@addierall420]

I love how you explain the true message behind his music video, it made me realized how Kendrick shared his perspective with Compton making drake an outcast of the actual hip hop community

[@pierregibson6699]

Which he and his fan base are simply fans of, but not a part of which they both got confused

[@matthewtartt9422]

So feminine like behavior?

[@OldSlyEyes]

this summed it all up so perfectly

[@mariegarrett5204]

Thank you. That was an EXCELLENT synopsis of the video and song. I learned so much from you breaking everything down.👏

[@ckernick]

Your content is GOAT. Thank you as always!

[@beastycool]

That is the best explanation i can ever get about this whole fued.... The video while being small went into a lot of details like hometowns, gang rivalries, labels and so much more.

[@tau2647]

you mean the powerpuff girls explanation right?

[@beastycool]

@@tau2647 the Powerpuff girls explanation especially. That part was my favorite.

[@dancegod1691]

The door knock at the start of the video originated from At a Dark Town Cake Walk. A cakewalk party is where slaves were forced to dance for a cake prize, and they tended to sort of mock their masters with the dances, to the applause of their masters. “Shave and a haircut, two bits” is another name for it.

[@Ms_Kymm]

@dancegod1691 The longer version is this 👉🏾The tune for "Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits" originated in 1899 from Charles Hale's minstrel song "At a DARK TOWN Cakewalk". The rhythm from the song was often used at the end of a piece of music for comedic effect and has become a recognizable rhythm in North America. The phrase "shave and a haircut" is often accompanied by the words "two bits" or "five cents" and is used as a musical riff at the end of a piece. ALSO 👉🏾 Darktown was an African-American neighborhood in Atlanta Georgia. Darktown was characterized as a hell hole of squalor, degradation, sickness, crime & misery. The term Darktown was also used generically in Atlanta and the rest of the South to refer to African-American districts. Currier and Ives produced a series of popular racist- caricature lithographs under the title, Darktown Comics. 👀 Kendrick is knowledgeable beyond imagination 🤯

[@ra-neter6662]

This is the problem. So many ways to interpret something and they just say dot was thinking about all this when he did it. Somethings are just coincidence

[@dancegod1691]

@@ra-neter6662 no he 100% did that on purpose

[@wedontagelikemilktho.7839]

@@ra-neter6662 Ig the pop out concert on Juneteenth and the Not Like Us music vid dropping on the 4th of July are coincidences too right?

[@leiarenee1317]

@@ra-neter6662what u think he was thinking about? He was discrediting drakes knowledge of american blk culture, he’s not like us! From the knock at the door (american blk culture) to tommy the clown answering. Look up what tommy do if u dont know.. but NONE of it is coincidence❤. Its amazing how so many pieces are strategically woven together to create the bigger picture.. but certain people “cant see the forest for the trees” so the bigger picture is lost on them🤷🏾‍♀️

[@fhdk227]

kendrick could have been a full nerd whos into dungeons and dragons or some sht its still harder than a child actor from canada

[@mcmxcimega]

Grew up on cartoon network. That PPG reference was perfect.

[@oliviaholmes6562]

Yesss I have been waiting for your breakdown of this!! ❤ also +1000 for the powerpuff girl ref

[@Hensley_Jb]

You and me both

[@xeviuniverse]

got you! if people missed that my grown ass would have retired and started a family fr

[@PlatypusLLC]

Was literally at my mom's and the kids there were watching it as i watched this vid. Wild!

[@bamm86]

@@PlatypusLLCna that’s crazy fr

[@Scrappy_ill_fold_ya_Doo]

Hello, there. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="106">1:46</a> That shirt is called a wife beater shirt.

[@virgodiva21]

It's not a wifebeater though...

[@Xtrmnatr_yt]

So what is it?​@virgodiva21

[@TheResidence.mp4]

That's what I see it as, what about you? ​@@virgodiva21

[@osimiri7111]

@@virgodiva21 it’s absolutely a wife beater? She just has it pulled up so that it looks cropped.

[@dingusuhum]

@@virgodiva21 god you're so close, keep going

[@gogmaziosfuse1151]

The amount of depth is diabolical

[@brianjulis8911]

I love the way you tell stories man… I can’t stop just being invested in just listening to you.. keep up the good work man🙌

[@gnarwhal7562]

Drake: (picks a fight with a rapper known for packing a meticulous amount of detail into his songs) Kendrick: "So you have chosen death.."

[@cherrivalentine]

@@gnarwhal7562 Aubrey/Drake was so confident that his many minion Ghost writers would have saved him from the homicide. NOT!!!!!!😮😲😯

[@quack9355]

Kendrick is up for a friendly fade. What Drake did that spiral this beef out of control was him telling his wife's name then disrespects his son on Family Matters. People would say that Kdot did the child disrespecting first, but that line on Euphoria is directly to Drake to tell him he is a better father and focuses more on his kids instead if stressing on this beef like a child/Drake. Not the "He is not your son because it's your friends baby" and "Let's have our kids play on the park since both of them are light skinned and not full black like you." See, Drake has a problem. He don't listen. And if he does, he don't understand. Which is why There's a line on Meet the Grahams saying "Metaphors doesn't reach you"

[@antoniorenteria6799]

Demar’s cameo in not like us was hard af

[@blaquepearlzchocolatediamndz77]

The beauty of it is, they didn't like each other. But they LOVED each other this day 😊

[@wanderlustwarrior]

"This is why Princess can't join the Powerpuff Girls" DAMN.

[@liathompson2332]

Drake thought TDE hated Kendrick bc Cash Money hates Drake. It was projection like f

[@JohnBluemon]

A quote from Kendrick "you can't immitate this violence" is so true. People world wide often miss how f!@#ed America is on so many levels. I have heard people from other countries romanticize America and say all Americans are rich with spirts cars and houses, eating out or grilling daily. Most Americans are in a lot of daily pain because we cannot afford going to a doctor. A single exam will fully bankrupt most Americans. Under all possible measurements (wealth, safety, education, food security, ect), the worst parts of Canada are better than most of America. Furthermore Drake was not even from the worst parts. He grew up with an entire basement to himself, in an already big house and was a childhood actor. If you have read this far, I hope you have a great day. Thank you and goodnight.

[@MrLongDoYT]

no way did bro just say housing was worse in america then canada wtf

[@MrLongDoYT]

agree with the message tho

[@Alias3141]

Bro, you're exaggerating America's problems the same way the foreigners you're talking about are exaggerating its prosperity.

[@UlrichW-mm8yz]

So what? What is it with you black Americans, always with this envy of blacks that didn't grow up poor? I know blacks that are almost ashamed of telling others they weren't poor growing up for fear of having their blackness called into question. News flash, most blacks are not poor, you are disproportionately poor-- which is not the same statement. Always acting like a black person like my wife is not a 'real' black person because she grew up upper-middle and everyone in her fam in a two parent household? Who are you to define anything? Interesting, you complain when blacks don't have anything, and complain even louder when blacks found a way to get some things. Make up your damn minds! No one from any damn inner-city is more black than my wife and kids because they have never been poor--No One!

[@checkle1]

you must live in a red state. If you move to a blue state, an xray or an ultra sound or a doctor won't cost you a thing if you don't make much.

[@MissChambersxo]

Kendrick not responding to heart part 6 and just letting us sit with Not Like Us was such a good move lol

[@jesterlead]

Everyone loves a friendly rivalry. Reminds me of the Whodini, Fat Boys and Run-DMC concert I was at 40 years ago and Joe Simmons launched the set with.... Mustard on the beat Yo'!

[@FrankLeeYoung]

"This is why Princess can't join the Powerpuff Girls" BRO

[@UndeadAlv]

When I saw the video I instantly thought about that People say "he's dancing on the grave" and yeah but not in the sense of winning over Drake, but in the sense of showing people how they are all more similar than they think. This whole video I loved because it is a look into Kendrick's mind, into his culture and how he grew up, and how to him everything is indeed blessed. This wasn't about superiority, but about somebody trying to rip his connections and him saying "we're not together just because of money, like the people that you treat like friends" I remember you was conflicted

[@julianmitchell3035]

He needs to change that to "Just remember Drake was conflicted"

[@amstonger]

This is another problem ... BLACK America are not deep enough to have such thought process..... You guys should keep feeding the beast....

[@cosmos_2906]

Nah imagine living in a neighbourhood with all these big celebrities 😭

[@travistreadway3180]

Okok imma keep it a stack your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper is still MF DOOM but DOOM would definitely allow Kendrick to be the hero to his villain role and would approve of that statement both GOATs

[@ThatgirlJenn625]

The Princess reference was so on point and unexpected. I love it young man. And thanks for the break down!

[@nonplayercharacter12333]

"This ain't about critics, ain't about gimmicks, not about who the greatest is, it's about love and hate." Drake does not listen tho

[@eller2]

Bro told us the whole lore of Not like us

[@Soulr]

PERFECT breakdown in less than 3 minutes 👏

[@hoodieddespair]

I know you said, "Kinda." But I just wanna add a note, he invented Clowning, which is an offshoot of Krumping. Tight Eyez created Krumping. Edit: Krumping is an offshoot of Clowning. The comment below has respectfully corrected me. My apologies. 🙂

[@ProjectsAndProductivity]

Thank you for mentioning this!!! A lot of people get this confused. Also, it is Krumpin’ that is an offshoot of Clownin’. Tight Eyez was one of Tommy’s students. One more reason why the inclusion of him in this historical moment is so paramount. Krumping blew the eff up, but nobody gave Tommy the nod he deserves for his influence on the style…till now! Which is actually another “Not Like Us” reference within itself. The movie Rize documents both dance styles and how one is definitely not the other 🤭😂

[@BigMamasBaby]

I came here to see if someone else caught that because I don't know why that bothered me when I'm from Chicago lol but yeah Tommy invented clowning and I'm glad he is getting his flowers while he is still around to hold them!

[@benf2682]

*eyex and mijo. But yes.glad someone pointed it out.

[@R41ph3a7b6]

Oh huh

[@R41ph3a7b6]

​@ProjectsAndProductivity thanks for the information. It's crazy to hear some cool "students become the master" stories like Socrates, Aristotle and Plato.

[@randomcomment2389]

Bro did him dirty with the PPG reference 😂 That’s why you’re the GOAT storyteller

[@Pretty_Mess]

Love the power puff reference. It fits perfectly! 😂

[@HernandezFamilyOffice]

The first time I ever or seen heard of Tommy the Clown was in a 2005 film called Rize. Tommy's dancing, showmanship and positive energy would attract people of all backgrounds to the street to dance, creating a movement primarily on his own, self made. Watching Kendrick's video and seeing Tommy was like a flashback, almost like a sequel to the 2005 film. Just happy to see Tommy doing well for himself, far from where he started but still there. p.s. many of the kids that took up clowning, krumping became famous dancers and choreographers in their own right.

[@koimatai4600]

Dave free and Kendrick we’re locking up the B’s in that handshake it’s a blood handshake 👌🏾💯

[@MetalzxAngel]

Lol so drake wants the black community to attack each other 😅. Shows what drake wants to start. You are so right it's not all about the money if the community loves you they got your back.

[@That_One_Gaming_Guy]

Man, the more I learn about the deep meaning makes this one of my favorite Kendrick songs.

[@jpedrothejo]

the music just slaps

[@kristinaparker5597]

Your Powerpuff Girl analogy was top tier!! 🤣🤣

[@sethgaston8347]

Mustard on the beat ho 🎶

[@theaviationbee]

ayyy, mustard on the beat, ho

[@Crazed1-i1w]

@@theaviationbee deebo, any rap n****, he a free throw

[@e.runxthis]

Beautiful. Well done. Thanks

[@lokilucario]

Bro said we missed the point and then explained the points that literally everyone knew 😂

[@osimiri7111]

Comparing Drake to Princess from that one episode of the Powerpuff girls was insane detailing 😂. As a fellow storytelling Cousin, I appreciate you manz

[@TheGhostofAbigailMills]

"This is why Princess can't join the Powerpuf Girls" .... I feel like i just got kicked in the chest, that's how much I WASN'T expecting that reference. And then the accuracy of the comparison caught me wit a uppercut in the second half

[@nousername191]

Man slapped me awake with a core memory.

[@spiderwithoneeye]

crazy how people used to say "Your favorite rappers favorite rapper is MF DOOM" and now it's kendrick being said instead. Not hating, just crazy how we've been living in the same time as he earned it and we get to tell how he earned it. crazy. im cooked

[@richobeast]

That princess power analogy 🔥🔥😂

[@ADudeNamedStacie]

Love everything about you bro. Keep it up, we're all rooting for you!

[@WylieCascarino]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="108">1:48</a> if yalls was wonderin what the shirt was its a wifebeater

[@user-lj9ov2fk4d]

Dude, I respect your breakdown, you are talented and it’s easy watching your KZbin bro, respect 👊

[@dawnhunter2558]

you're my favorite explainer man

[@kenking2536]

Mustard is not from Compton. He's from South Central Los Angeles, an area called The Jungles, that Blood hood from Training Day. And Tyler is from West LA, Fairfax District I believe. I'm not trying to press because these are common mistakes ppl make when referring to LA. There's LA County and then there's the city of LA. Great video bro, you still hit the right points✊🏾

[@brandonnelson-ey5mt]

That's what I tell people all the time, I kinda grew up in LA was always Back and forth between the east coast. You got the city of LA itself and it's surrounding cities and suburbs.

[@kenking2536]

@@brandonnelson-ey5mt exactly, when I'm out of town or I'm talking to somebody out of state and I tell them I'm from LA the first thing out there mouth is usually "so like, Compton" and I always gotta correct them. Everybody's not from Compton, lol. Ppl from Compton don't really rep LA, they rep Compton. Same thing with Long Beach, Inglewood, Carson, Gardena, ect

[@brandonnelson-ey5mt]

@@kenking2536 well yeah, if you think about it all the hood classics such as Boyz n the hood took place in south Central and Menace to society is based in watts which is still LA/South Central. They even have a movie called South Central and none of those movies were made in Compton it was all LA. Compton use to be a suburb in the 40s and 50s George Bush even lived there, South Central on the other hand was always ghetto and fucked up even before bloods and Crips.

[@kenking2536]

@@brandonnelson-ey5mt facts bro, if your Blk and from LA, and your family's been here for since way bacc in the 50's and such. We all come from the Eastside because Blk folks was only allowed to live in Watts. Later we started to spread out but Watts is the Mecca. I'm from the Westside tho but my G Moms and them moved from the Eastside

[@runorish]

Bro, he said most of the people you called grew up close to compton

[@kappanegra4400]

U see, kendrick had a problem. Now he dosen't! 😂

[@GobyTSB]

This the best explanation to the video. As someone from Cpt, its hard to explain to other people each and every tidbit about the video. Good looks.

[@ScarL25]

the music genre is a newschool type but they shot the vids in an oldschool way, just like how old hip hop tape would look like. still love it tho