Every Shot Kendrick Took at Drake on "Not Like Us" Explained
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Breaking down every diss and reference on Kendrick's "Not Like Us," a catchier version of the allegations he first leveled at Drake on "Meet the Grahams", and has hit number one on the charts. Could it be the nail in the coffin on this historic beef?
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For now, Kendrick can rejoice and hold his head high after issuing the knockout blow of the battle on Saturday (May 4) with “Not Like Us,” topping streaming charts on Spotify and Apple and already making its way into the heart of pop culture. Meanwhile, his adversary Drake is left to ponder his next move, after seemingly dismissing the lyrical combat in what was likely his last song of the battle, Sunday’s “The Heart Pt. 6.”
As he weighs his future, Drake may have to decide which route he wants to go when finishing his story. After receiving harsh criticism for For All the Dogs, he dashed into the studio because The Culture demanded more rap songs. That birthed the project’s Scary Hours Edition, featuring some of his best rapping to date. Though hip-hop purists applauded his efforts, not everyone clapped for him, as they awaited his demise and later rebuked him after Kendrick’s demolition derby.
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@TEAMGETHELP
28 күн бұрын
Absolutely love it, but knew it reminded me of something. 50cent - Not like me kzread.info/dash/bejne/maR-l7uPorPSh6Q.htmlsi=Je9vWrN6ywJx1qn7
@illtones_
28 күн бұрын
Good shit young bro, u got the sub
@martinkim287
27 күн бұрын
13 SOP
@moneystones
27 күн бұрын
@pearlfountain 1st time watching! I just wish this was longer 😩
@makobeats
27 күн бұрын
so you made a mistake. teenage fever is not in aminor. its in a flat minor or g sharp minor
I think the "I see dead people" also refers to him seeing drakes ghostwriters
@enriquepelenato4956
23 күн бұрын
🤣🤣genius
@LolLol-tm4vm
22 күн бұрын
Could be
@souljarain17
22 күн бұрын
That is the best!
@savannahm.m
22 күн бұрын
i was thinking of him talking abt xxxtentacion
@Limitedonathios
21 күн бұрын
That makes so much sense. He saw the ghost writers all over that last track, drake can’t even write a line without ghostly writers.
The "A Minor" line gets even funnier if you know music theory. The A Minor scale has no flats or sharps, so on the piano it's all white keys.
@nerakar6562
27 күн бұрын
The song bopppppss but truthfully, this is the only hard bar and scathing punchline in this entire song as a diss record. It’s a good bop but he’s not saying much and def not good as a scathing diss track that hurts Drake by barring him to death but that A minor bar is genuinely genius… though I thought drake rebuttaled and flipped it perfectly which earns a lot of respect for me as a huge fan of battle rap, it is crucial that you rebuttal your opponent’s hardest hits and he did it masterfully 👏🏽 “Easy-Duz-It (reference for Like That) You mentioning A minor, But niggas gotta B sharp & tell fans “who was it?” You thought you left D flat but D major, I’ll slit your throat with the razor and do Rick Ross like the one flight from Malaysia”
@TyrannosaurusPapa
27 күн бұрын
@@nerakar6562it doesn’t much much effort to find many instances where Drake was weird with minors. It’s an open secret drake keeps the company of minors and communicates with many.
@anon1123a
27 күн бұрын
@@nerakar6562B sharp doesnt exist lolol
@Kdkjdjewerdnxa
27 күн бұрын
@@nerakar6562Drake’s rebuttal of the line was awful. B Sharp doesn’t exist, unless he’s intentionally referencing the Simpsons which would be kind of clown behavior and definitely not a great response to being called a groomer lol
@catchingchristopher
27 күн бұрын
nah
My bf spent so long explaining this drama to me that now IM invested 😭
@Khandomain
28 күн бұрын
He a real one for that. Treat him right
@mercedezz
28 күн бұрын
My metalhead bf is even invested 😫
@dotdot..4060
27 күн бұрын
Game is game
@angrykio
27 күн бұрын
😂😂my boyfriend just thinks its all funny, especially the n**** bum part in the first song. I keep him updated for suuuuure
@majestixamvs4917
27 күн бұрын
You must be white 😂
Kendrick smart asf, every time I see ovo now I hear “Ovhoe” in my head
@msreebrowncinderella2191
27 күн бұрын
I can believe he was an A student😅
@squidballz
27 күн бұрын
Every time I read ovo I think of Kendrick saying “other vaginal option”
@kittybelly
26 күн бұрын
Genius branding honestly. It’s like a pr bomb.
@pearlfountain
25 күн бұрын
just like "put it together, I rock hoes, y'all rock fellas"
@Mrross1983
24 күн бұрын
I think that was the idea... 😆
I always thought that certified lover boy album cover was weird…you not hiding kids but made a album cover with several pregnant emojis all over it
@huskerbluejay9621
27 күн бұрын
One of the many contradictions.
@duffi5290
27 күн бұрын
I remember pointing ts to someone on twitter.. they thought I was just being biased and finding a reason to hate on him. I wonder where that mf is now
@yuvrajsingh8960
27 күн бұрын
yh but why would he do that
@KyleWatters71
26 күн бұрын
A lover boy is a man who seduces young girls and women and tricks them in to sex trafficking. The guys from the first Taken movie at the airport are “lover boys”. Google the term. You’ll find federal documents talking about the term and its relation to trafficking.
@leiannb.wrytes8893
26 күн бұрын
It’s also a reference to him being a pimp. A lover boy is a type of pimp, hence the cover.
a minor also all white keys lmaooo is wild all these double and triple meanings
@koolaidsalad
27 күн бұрын
And Drake said something about B Sharp in heart p6..there ain’t no b sharp it’s just C, and the key of C is the same notes as A Minor 🤣🤣 you can tell Drake wrote that one
@LunaticTheCat
27 күн бұрын
Pretty sure that's just a coincidence, lol
@justjewellent
26 күн бұрын
😂😂damn didn't know that. Dot is wild😂
@QuasarTheVoyager
26 күн бұрын
@@koolaidsalad Nah you got it mixed up same notes, different scale.
@koolaidsalad
26 күн бұрын
@@QuasarTheVoyager yeah. Read it again
How can people listen to this song and say drake is winning this beef
@MadMarcusProductionz
4 күн бұрын
Delusion.
@adsafgasgasdfasdf
3 сағат бұрын
well remember when people thought MGK actually won? people are delusional
I thought I love rap but this is straight up Shakespearean poetry holy shit, I have new found respect and admiration.
@jonny-rg1hv
25 күн бұрын
Lupe Fiasco is the next stop on the line. WAV files is incredible.
@lazy-oni
19 күн бұрын
Rap = Rhythm And Poetry.
@mochacup1868
18 күн бұрын
Its how hip hop is supposed to BE
@ceronpadilla1369
4 күн бұрын
Bro rap was birthed from spoken word. Rap and poetry go hand in hand... When the rapper is good lol
absolutely love the way this breakdown is formatted. fast-paced, no repetition, catches every single dig, perfect
@gcoleman18
27 күн бұрын
Except cell block one, it’s just jail homie
@christina88wilder
26 күн бұрын
The “I see dead people” is a shot at drake using ghost writers
@thekatt...
23 күн бұрын
Agreed.
@steven3hunnid446
9 күн бұрын
He doing it right
Shawn Michaels rival being Canadian flew over my head completely! Great breakdown man
@flyers1711
27 күн бұрын
I missed the Shawn Michaels shit too that was nuty
@guillermo2k90
21 күн бұрын
Agreed bro
Not Like Us is on pace to debut at #1 with only 5 days of sales and streams, and it's not even close. Drake's entire thing is that he has the biggest numbers, and Kendrick still won.
@notoriousp.o.g.9560
27 күн бұрын
except in order for kendrick to get #1 he had to talk about drake so in a way drake still gave kendrick a #1
@davidaugustofc2574
27 күн бұрын
@@notoriousp.o.g.9560 Drake couldn't do it himself, every song he releases is less and less popular now. Truth is they're not even good to begin with
@notoriousp.o.g.9560
26 күн бұрын
@@davidaugustofc2574 he’s had a lot go to top five in just the past three years it was six months ago now that fps went #1
@mariokarter13
26 күн бұрын
@@notoriousp.o.g.9560 You can easily flip that and say First Person Shooter only hit #1 because he talked about Kendrick. It was in a pretty dead heat with the Yeat song.
@notoriousp.o.g.9560
26 күн бұрын
@@mariokarter13 i don’t think drake himself even mentioned kendrick it was cole
2:22 Fun fact! Drake had a picture on his instagram with himself and Karl Malone, which he deleted shortly after this song was released.
Damn...Kendrick is one talented rapper!
@ashtonndlovu9470
27 күн бұрын
That's an understatement it's been years since to pimp a butterfly and I'm still finding different things that went over my head
@aDDmoreJuiceTV
18 күн бұрын
@@ashtonndlovu9470 REAL Talk!🔥🔥👏👏
I didn't even think about the “straighten your posture” bar. I think you're the first person Ive seen call attention to it.
@trace891
27 күн бұрын
That’s was 🥶
@chiripaxa
27 күн бұрын
@@trace891 Nah out of all the lines that one seemed in poor taste to me.
@sneaky2392
27 күн бұрын
lol pusha said that man is sick sick sick
@marioluigi6024
27 күн бұрын
@@chiripaxaHey, Drake ended up trying to make fun of him for being molested, which never happened, but that's way worse. Lol
@kirbstomp96
27 күн бұрын
That has nothing at all to do with stranger things, yall reaching hard af. Genius is wrong pretty frequently with lyrics.
J cole touches your heart, kendrick touches your soul, Drake touches your kids.
@priscieyango9798
8 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
The John Stockton line does refer to Karl Malone and the fact that he is a paedophile, but also Drake is a friend of Karl Malone and they posted a pic together last year, so it cuts a lot deeper than a simple Malone reference.
@lafireteamplx3400
27 күн бұрын
Karl "post" malone
@masterkhais4479
25 күн бұрын
Drake and Malone are also neighbors
@professorxaviour3649
25 күн бұрын
If he was talking about Malone then he would have mentioned Karl Malone! 🤦🏿♂️
@TheBobblefighter
24 күн бұрын
@@professorxaviour3649 That's not how slick references work
@guillermo2k90
21 күн бұрын
Bro that went way over my head , fckn Kendrick is a G
I think the "I see dead people" line also is because in the sixth sense (sorry this is a spoiler to those who haven't seen the movie) the dude the kid is hanging out with ends up being dead the whole time but he isn't aware that he's dead, which could also mean that Drake is already "dead" due to one of the previous diss tracks (the kill shot was probably meet the grahams). This is also saying that any comeback Drake comes out with will be irrelevant because he's already "dead."
@willowsnider3824
12 күн бұрын
I love this 🙂↔️
Missed another layer of the sweetchin music won’t pass the aux/ox Ox is prison slang for a blade,they used to mark pdf with a scar to identify them,he saying I’m gonna mark this one and i won’t pass it off as well And to add on to the Brett hart aspect his nickname is the hitman drake is a hitmaker and Brett lost his belt to Shawn Michaels against his will in the Montreal screw job Next level rapping
@JJBrown258
27 күн бұрын
Also Shawn Michaels was famous for using a drug beginning with ox but I can’t remember what its called 😂 could be wrong but I swear I heard this somewhere, my bad in advance if I’m talking outta my ass
@Pyromattic777
27 күн бұрын
Oxycodone ?@@JJBrown258
@airbornejay4962
26 күн бұрын
nah yall just adding to what the man saying trying to fill in blanks that aren't even there
@greengomarx1248
26 күн бұрын
@@airbornejay4962 that’s your opinion what makes his understanding more valid then mine? Just because you don’t have the knowledge to catch all the references of the bar doenst mean it’s not true..is Brett hart Canadian? Was his nickname the hit man? Is ox slang for blade,is Kendrick not accusing him of being a pdf, did pdf’s not get cut in prison once upon a time..stop me when I’ve said something false..
@JJBrown258
26 күн бұрын
@@greengomarx1248 1000% agree man.. airborne sounds like a massive drizzy fan.. so much shit went over my head and I’m a massive kdot fan, mainly bcos of his word play and lyrics.. but yeah.. I agree brother 🤙🏾
the layers are absolutely insane
Also the way he says minooooooooooooooor is a reference to when Drake says the thing about his kid being davefreeeeeeeeees
@mariokarter13
27 күн бұрын
The A Minor scale has no flats or sharps. On a piano it's only the white keys.
@mussazeb4556
27 күн бұрын
this is what i was looking for
@novembermunoz
21 күн бұрын
I think it’s also a reference on how Drake used to hold out the last word of some of his punchlines 💯
ive never listened to Kendrick or Drake before but i had to for the beef. Kendrick is actually really good, his lyrics are next level smart. I'll need to listen to some of his other stuff cz he might genuinely be up there as one of the best
@crashjanuary3975
27 күн бұрын
if you do a chronological dive you won't be disappointed!!
@FXCartel
27 күн бұрын
I am so jealous of you getting to experience section 80 good kidd madd city to pimp a butterfly damn and Mr morales for the first time. Enjoy the ride
@cmo4thepeople
23 күн бұрын
worth it tbh, love untitled 06 from his untitled album
@EinfachNurTyp
23 күн бұрын
"I usually dont listen to Kendrick, but when I do, I recognize he might be one of the best."
Hey hey hey hey is a reference to fat Albert/Bill Cosby 😂
@rayellkennedy5141
27 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😅😅 I can't I'm done 😂😂😂
We cant let the elite take down kendrick and keep drake safe.
@queenshaasiabeautifulearth2223
27 күн бұрын
💯
@louieverner-jb2qw
27 күн бұрын
Dead ass and people need to wake up
@Peacekeepa317
27 күн бұрын
Batshit crazy. Y'all are going to get Kendrick locked up. You can't incite violence and spread a rumor like that with no consequences. And y'all are egging it on with stupid conspiracy theories.
@puffinclouds495
26 күн бұрын
🙌🏾
@smeagscientist
25 күн бұрын
If 2 people that were whistleblowers for Boeing die mysteriously within 2 months, Universal could definitely plot something behind this.
A minor is also only white keys on a piano, calling him white lol
That Terence Crawford line carries over into everything. Anyone who've seen TC box knows TC starts slow, downloads his opponent, figures him out and beat hisass for the rest of the fight. Kendrick started slow people thought he was losing then he started popping Drake then went in to combinations and finally knocked him out.
@gcoleman18
27 күн бұрын
Didn’t just knock him out. There were tools involved for this dismantle
No wonder this guy got freakin' Pulitzer!
5:44 the line "and I won't pass the Aux" is referring to the act of passing the Aux cord to someone else when you're in the car or otherwise playing your music on the speakers everyone is listening to. Meaning, he's not willing to give D. the chance to release a response record to his last song before releasing another diss track. And this time it's a Banger! Like 'Meet the Grahams was the left jab and this is the combo right cross to knock 'em all the way out! This is a Great video; I'm not trying to correct anything. You've done an amazing job; I couldn't have done this great of a job by half.
amazing breakdown as always
U missed alot but kdot deep so i forgive u😂
Funny thing is Drake really has become a more successful version of Tekashi 69
@95szn
27 күн бұрын
Dumbest take so far
@mr1980ful
26 күн бұрын
True
@YougotfinessedLol
24 күн бұрын
Facts
@illmatic9096
23 күн бұрын
@@95szn It's true, Drake acts like he a street dude, we all know he a soft mamas boy that grew up in a rich jew area, never struggled a day in his life but acts like a thug. He fake as hell
@dannydanumba2619
22 күн бұрын
Yeah, Drake hasn’t pleaded guilty to touching a minor like 69 has. Yet.
Whoa, I didn’t realize Kindrick was this talented
When he says how many do i really have in stock, 1,2,3,4,5+ 5= 10 stock or stock ten. Another stockton reference, but possible reach
@kirbstomp96
27 күн бұрын
Bruh hes saying hes got 10 more tracks ready to go at drake. That whats drake’s referencing in the heart part 6
@Tenk0shimura
27 күн бұрын
@@kirbstomp96 I'm well aware, I'm just saying it could be a double also referring back to John Stockton
@kirbstomp96
27 күн бұрын
@@Tenk0shimura ohhh for sure bro! Just letting ya know lol
@Tenk0shimura
27 күн бұрын
@kirbstomp96 I'll get very defensive if my kdot knowledge is tested, been a fan for 12 years now and autographed copy of damn vinyl is a prized possession of mine lol
@kirbstomp96
27 күн бұрын
@@Tenk0shimura i get it, im casual. Im more of a J cole guy lol
The “I see dead people” could also reference xxx’s beef with drake and Kendrick is finishing what xxx started
@hnorth5205
27 күн бұрын
Actually a great point
@pokechopwatts4512
27 күн бұрын
Reach but I could see that
@ahonyav6918
27 күн бұрын
I saw it as Kendrick saying Drake is dead now after all this beef
@RonnieM90
27 күн бұрын
I thought it was a reference to ghostwriters.
@The_Jazziest_Coffee
27 күн бұрын
@@RonnieM90 thats how well done kendricks lyrics are, ur interpretation is valid too
Thanks very much for the lyrics breakdown, didn't know there was this much references
@gcoleman18
27 күн бұрын
Ohh kung fu Kenny is like an encyclopedia 🥋
This on level with Hit 'Em Up fr 🔥
I also heard when he says “I see dead people” he’s also referencing how drake has ghostwriters hence he sees “dead people” aka “ghosts” 😳
This was great, short explanations that make sense. No clickbait. Subbing
The "I see dead people line" hit me mostly as a slam on Drake's multiple accusations of hiring ghost writers, stating that his diss tracks were likely written by them too. IMO
@natalyd9674
25 күн бұрын
I thought that was straight up referencing the end result of this assassination.
Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much.
Great vid, super in-depth, keep it up!
I'm not one to gossip, but watching Kendrick's shots taken is absolutely insane
2Chainz lied .. Watch BMF on Starz 3rd season 2Chainz lied to Meech told him he was good but he was setting Meexh up that's why he said 2Chainz lied..
This is the best breakdown yet ! Quick straight to the point , song being referenced , very nice bro thank you
Thank you for the hard work you put in to bring us these breakdowns 🙃❤️❤️❤️
The Oakland reference when he said “go” he was playin off the Tell Me When To Go record 40 and Keak Da Sneak had. Then he said “the audience not dumb” referencing the bay go dumb go stupid hyphy era but using it as a play on words. Very clever! They Not Like Us!
@dicedbyher
23 күн бұрын
BAY STAND UP 🔥🔥 Kendrick is a genius. Got north and south CA united against drake
@novembermunoz
21 күн бұрын
I was looking for this comment! 🔥
Your videos are very smooth and well executed you got yourself a new invested subscriber
Greatest breakdown I’ve heard. You and what’s the dirt get my respect. This is phenomenal.
Love the way you break everything down
Dude great break down... I had no idea about all of this
BEST breakdown on the net!!!
Absolutely amazing video I learned a lot from this
Aye congrats on 100k, big achievement. Love the content.
Anyone here from 2024?
@bruhm0ment6000
28 күн бұрын
No, the year's 2050 and now Adonis is starting his beef with Kendrick's son. Also GTA 6 ain't out yet
@A.Moneyy120
28 күн бұрын
🤣🤦🏾♂️bro what? It ain’t even been a month yet
@HAZARDINH0
28 күн бұрын
1999 Guys like
@carlveee2046
28 күн бұрын
@@bruhm0ment6000damn 😭
@bruhm0ment6000
28 күн бұрын
@@carlveee2046 kdot
this video is crazy bro i tried to do a short like this but it's better long form, good stuff!
This the best in depth on this out of all that I’ve seen good job putting in the work on this
Wow. I'm impressed.Thanks for the breakdown. I was lost for a while.
Best explanation I have heard. Kudos! New Subbie
I see dead people. That line was a reference to ghostwriters.
great breakdown bro straight to the point keep it up
Great video thank for making it. Kendrick has dropped the best dis track since hit em up
That Kid who says “I SEE DEAD PEOPLE” also acts in a movie where he's an AI
@gcoleman18
27 күн бұрын
Yooooo 😮
"God's Plan" was a Drake song, that's the only reference I think you missed. Great video! ❤
This was an awesome breakdown appreciate you
This is the best breakdown i have came acrosss and I came back to show others cuz the accurate research
here in 2013?
@Demon-rd2eq
28 күн бұрын
Bro you living in past.
@_LUMBAGO_
28 күн бұрын
Here in 1899?
@Mecofmecs
27 күн бұрын
->me xD
@JustinYakove
27 күн бұрын
Here in 3098 wzp
@lovelyuwu3372
27 күн бұрын
Yes
Instant Classic
You broke that all the way down!!!💜💜
fantastic video. I understand all of the references now.
Our goat
Props for this breakdown!
I appreciate the solid readback without filler.
ALL EYES ON RAFAH…🇵🇸💔
“Hyphy” is pronounced “High-Fee”
Detailed. Thank you!
thx for break down
This is A1 Content folks …..this is how it should be …..
You should cover how Eternity Gallardo and Tanyin Grace Myrick Jackson are 2 of Drake's children that are around 11 years old. I'd definitely get everyone I know to sub
Thank you sir for the explanation
Thank you !
God damn bro can nobody count, you are the 3rd person I have seen say the wrong amount of people on the picture of Drakes house. It's 13.
The “cell block one” bar has nothing to do with stranger things. Thats literally a prison reference. It’s something the streets understand. Idek how u could reach that far
You did a great job with this video I can’t imagine how long it took to edit
Thank You 4 This ❤
Funny how you explain not like us before family matter even tho it came first 😂😂😂
@rolinn777
28 күн бұрын
Gotta talk about what’s popping more
@evadeza4652
27 күн бұрын
To be fair, Kendrick still has to make a reply on family matters. It’s just a coincidence that they posted on the same day and he posted after Drake he still has to reply.
@enchantingscene5614
27 күн бұрын
Why explain something so basic?
@kingofgrim4761
27 күн бұрын
@@evadeza4652he replied to family matters essentially twice. First with meet the Grahams (since he knew Drake was dropping family matters, so he called out his family and history) and then mentioned it in not like us.
@eliaswest9070
27 күн бұрын
@@evadeza4652 this guy is lost
Adonis has an entire playlist to play whenever he gets grounded
Impressively thorough
I thought this was good, I was expecting whats the dirt to be the first for in depth breakdowns, I like it keep up the good work.
Nah he isn’t meaning milly in the cell block one reference
@tyford8348
28 күн бұрын
What he meant has a whole different meaning.. lmao Kendrick’s the goat
I still don’t know what drake meant by fake tea 😂
@negative2positve380
28 күн бұрын
Lipton
@dankim23
28 күн бұрын
@@negative2positve380 ahhh
@niceking12
27 күн бұрын
Tea is slang word for information or gossip. Fake tea means fake info etc... u get it
@dankim23
27 күн бұрын
@@niceking12 ok that makes more sense
@Peacekeepa317
27 күн бұрын
The false information in Meet the Grahams Kendrick is doing all this Me Too race baiting bullshit to distract away from. Drake fed him a false story about a hidden daughter and he bit the bait like a dummy. All of this isn't what it looks like
Bruh amazing break down
The references, double entendres are gripping, super slick, like how I need my edges to lay....🥶‼ 💯
I still dont know what a 69 god is
@cainjones567
28 күн бұрын
69 is a sex position dat freaks do😂
@DayvionBailey-xl2os
28 күн бұрын
“69” sexual postion
@am8115
27 күн бұрын
It's just making fun of drake's nickname (I think that's it but maybe there's more)
This is a great breakdown
Awesome breakdown.
i live under a rock so I needed this man
great video. i like your pace. but there are multiple steps such as 1:21 mustard on the beat yo. bing it back and play the first part again to give the exact comparison
You earned every single follows. W
Wow I thought he said why ain't Wayne call while he was in jail. Never knew about the girlfriend situation dam good video !
This was actually a great breakdown. Get those views.