#kendrick drake beef

[monstrousliarstold]

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" video

[paper-mario-wiki]

here's something fun that came out of the Kendrick/Drake beef that more casual listeners of rap might have missed:

YG, a west coast artist that Drake mentioned in a song as an example of someone who's more "real" than Kendrick, came back later the same month he was shouted out with a response called "Weird", where he makes fun of Drake in the most "nana nana boo-boo" schoolground tone i've ever heard in a serious rap song. it's hilarious, and one i've been listening to on repeat recently.

[ozonecologne]

'fore all your dogs gettin' buried that's a K with all these 9s, he gon' see Pet Sematary

KDOT, POP OUT painted in Photoshop, ~14 hours

[draculasdaughterrr]

Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (2024)

[gerogerigaogaigar]

In the wake of the Drake/Kendrick beef its become clear that a lot of people here don't know what hip-hop is and/or don't know how to listen to it. Instead of dunking on people's ignorance I'd like to offer up an educational opportunity. Hip-hop can be difficult to get into if you come from an exclusively white and rock oriented upbringing. It simply listens differently than other popular music and you have to learn how to listen to it. This is honestly true of all music, but white america grows up with modern rock and pop that more or less derive their structure from tin pan alley music of the early 1900's. Hip-hop is a derivative of the 70's disco scene. Disco had an even more dance oriented feel than the funk that it spun off from. And funk was already more rhythm heavy than the Soul and Rhythm & Blues that birthed the funk scene.

Hip-hop is, first and foremost, a black artform and I am not black. So I'm not trying to position myself as a community ambassador or anything, but I do get that there are some barriers that white suburban kids face when it comes to getting into hip-hop. I also know that I am very, very into hip-hop so being a suburban white kid is clearly not an excuse for dismissing an entire artform. And racism isn't something you are it's something you do. So its time to stop talking about Weird Al and Eminem* whenever someone asks if you like rap. Right now it is time to learn how to listen.

*all due respect to eminem, he's actually really good, but we aren't talking about white rappers right now

When listening to rap one of the first things you need to pay attention to is the rapper's flow. A rapper's instrument is their voice, but unlike what you may be used to rap vocals are part of the percussion. In the songs included below, try to listen for how the vocals create a rhythmic counterpoint to the instrumentals. and listen for how rappers use rhyme as well as rhythm to create a pleasing cadence. Don't worry about what they're saying, listen to how they say it.

All Caps We start with All Caps, an absolute beast of a song. MF DOOM meets the frantic energy of the beat with a steady even flow that feels effortless. DOOM interlocks Rhyme schemes and uses matching vowel sounds throughout the verses to create the illusion that he is just dropping thoughts off the top of his head. The maneuver he pulls in the last stanza always blows my mind. making a *pop* sound to onomatopoetically match the vowel sound in pot, got, and snot while also rhyming troubles and bubbles.

A Milli Next up is Lil Wayne. Much like DOOM he can bury rhyme schemes for days, but instead of a smooth even flow he goes in bursts of frantic energy to contrast the very steady beat.

Ultimate Denzel Curry is probably one of the best in the trap scene and Ultimate is an early track where he is nailing the lazy beat, angry delivery thing. his shouted couplets overlay the trilled snare to create a texture that is actually very typical of trap music.

Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Jay-Z has a triumphant tone and a sing-songy cadence to his voice. He tends to match the percussive parts of his raps to the downbeat of the drums and it further emphasizes the strings from the Jackson Five sample and his more melodic lilting.

Bad Character You might notice that Quasimoto sounds... uh... well its Madlib with his voice pitched up. Weirdly Quas has a totally different cadence than Madlib. The timbre of his voice is so distinctive but he raps so casually. It almost feels like he is disconnected from the beat, but he's still right on it. It is a weird quirky atmosphere.

ATliens ATliens is the first song on the list with multiple rappers on it. Big Boi is a master of the straightforward 90's gangsta style while Andre 3000 has a supernatural sense for where he is on the beat that allows him to dodge and weave around it. the two of them work together by giving a back and forth between the extreme steadyness of Big Boi and the extreme wonkiness of Andre 3000.

Protect Ya Neck The Wu-Tang Clan had a lot of members and Protect Ya Neck has all of them on it. It would take forever to explain the different styles of the whole Clan so I'm just gonna let you hear it all yourself. even if you can't tell them all apart it is still pretty easy to tell when they pass the mic.

Ready Or Not Wyclef Jean and Ms. Lauryn Hill are two of the best rappers, and also Pras is here. The interpolation of soul hooks that show off Lauryn Hill's singing skills were standard for the group, but Hill could switch from singing to rapping on a dime. Even when they are rapping there is a sense of soul music underlying their music.

Life's A Bitch Another track with a laid back beat. I couldn't tell you when Nas takes a fucking breath in this song. he just goes and goes. everyone on this is so smooth.

Fix Up, Look Sharp Finally I had to get some really rowdy shit on here. Dizze Rascal's flow is so bombastic. he hits every downbeat as hard as possible and almost drowns out the steady snare-kick beat with his voice alone. Like Jay-Z he is also very sing-songy.

To Be Continued ===> Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part4 | Part 5 | Part 6

[iaminpossesionofheadtrauma]

kendrick’s pr team rn

[trapastrology]

North Node battles-J.cole/Drake/Kendrick Lamar

I was having a convo with my mom about the whole kendrick lamar & drake beef and got inspired.

We were talking about how Cole chose peace and it benefitted him so i decided to pull his chart.

J.Cole's North Node is in Taurus (idk the house). Taurus NN should strive for peace and letting things be instead of going tit for tat (Scorpio sn). Instead of revenge, they should just let things be and take themselves out of tension (Scorpio) filled situations and move towards comfort(taurus). His Scorpio Saturn in opp his NN which shows how he initially responded with "might delete later". In work settings (Saturn) he's more likely to feed into the drama (scorp) which is leading him into the wrong direction (opp taurus nn). So for my Taurus NN ppl out there, don't argue, don't be petty, don't be in tumultuous situations...Choose Peace boo.

Then I got curious and thought "hmm what's Kendrick's NN?"

Well, well, well...

His NN is in ARIES

He should always be ready for war (aries). Keeping the peace would've actually been detrimental (libra sn). Not speaking up and letting it slide would've only caused more issues. He's obviously in his NN since it was 2nd nature for him to respond very quick (aries) might i add. Also standing alone. Aries NN don't need other ppl to back them up, they need to stand alone. Think about it, his songs with no features seem to do the best. His Gemini Venus sextile NN, so speaking out (gem) esp thru songs (venus) will always benefit him.

Drakes NN Is Aries but this is how things started going left for him

He was never really following his NN at all

Instead of directly releasing (aries nn)his first diss track & claiming it, he leaked his own track & waited to get approval from others (libra sn) before claiming it.

For the 2nd track (taylor made freestyle)

Instead of standing alone how aries nn should do...he used the voices of 2 other ppl. Libra rules over collaborations. Therefore, this was never really going to work

For meet the family, he mentioned him trying to "keep it pg"...which is not beneficial to him.

& in his last track, he threw in the white flag...

Aries nn should always go until the opposing party taps out. Aries nn should always stand alone and not be dependent on other ppl. Aries nn should always say it with their chest & no retractions. Aries Nn should never wait for the approval of others in any way, shape or form.

If yall want another thread with other celebrites & their nn signs lmk! I'd appreciate you booking with me & getting a full nn reading for $50

[demodemo909]

Firecracker is Drake while Starlight is Kendrick

[dreadheadmadi]

Stuff abt Meet The Grahams you probably didn’t know:

The whole song is in A Minor

The beard lyric hints towards the slang term for a “beard” which is a person who marries someone with intention to hide their sexuality. He’s saying Drake grew a beard literally and figuratively - in the fact he’s hiding his attraction to kids.

When Kendrick told Adonis never to let a man piss on his leg, he was referring to when one of TI’s friend pissed on Drake’s leg. Drake didn’t do anything abt it.

The piano is sampled from Big Shot by Billy Joel and the bass line is from Sly and the Family Stone, which it’s been said that Drake’s Uncle played in allegedly

In the picture used for the thumbnail, they’re perceptions for Rybelsus, the pill version of Ozempic, and Zoldipem, a date rape drug that’s used to treat insomnia. Both are in Drake’s legal name. (Edit: The reason why Ozempic is such a controversial thing for Drake specifically is because he has continually denied having surgery or taken anything that resulted in his weight loss/ sudden appearance in abs while also shitting on those who have. Hypocrite to the max.)

Kendrick said “get more paper” three times. This is a reference to the fact Drake got a DNA test for Adonis three times just to make sure he was his son. Might also be telling Drake’s dad to get his own DNA test but I’m not sure.

[pik0s0oxu]

You guys will never guess whose side I’m on.

[blessedchaosgod]

Not even involved in the whole Drake- Kendrick drama. Just know my brother is wrong in supporting Drake in this and I will learn about the whole thing to prove him wrong

[baddiec0re]

[paper-mario-wiki]

hihi! sorry to bother with this but i was watching the VOD of your kendrick/drake beef explanation and yknow how some parts got muted. i didn't mind most of it cause i already knew the beef but wanted to hear your opinion and voice (very fun) but WHAT was going on with the turned frame in the music video. or at least your interpretation. i can't seem to find explanations of it anywhere and i can't live with the mystery 😭

oh yeah, here's the explanation!

[siecobaina]

i am a huge kendrick lamar fan but i remember a time when i wasn’t and i would listen to tracks like HUMBLE on the radio and not understand them in the greater context of DAMN. even though a large message of the album was to deconstruct the harmful and ignorant view of hiphop by the greater (white-dominant) media. so it’s frustrating to see people be straight up racist as soon as the kendrick/drake beef enters the larger public consciousness.

[draculasdaughterrr]

⭒ ⋆ psst, i see dead people ࿐ ⁎˚

[gofloresgo]