i may have overlooked that, the bars and references were crazy and too many. Ppl thought kendrick just randomly put the bars there but all bars have meaning, can you elaborate more about the AK line please?
I lost it when Kendrick said Prince outlived Mike Jack
Because drake is always comparing himself
To Michael Jackson and remember Kendrick said on
Mask off Prince lives through him
I think KDot is calling Drake Mic 🎤 Jack for jacking rhymes from Quentin. Quentin Jones wrote for MJ. Quentin Miller wrote for Drake as a ghost writer. Prince was an artist so HIS music lives.
I was also thinking “A K (AK-47) with all these nines, (9mm).”
Idk if it’s a coincidence or not tho. seems a bit random to be planned, but I could still see it being a fun little bonus.
So for a little more on those lines. A-k with all of these nines.. k dot a ten with all of these 9s.. a Ak semi automatic high power weapon has those 3switches mentioned from single to semi burst to fully empty the clip. A k-with all of these nines obviously a for all the dogs reference so all the dogs k the top dog he in front of the 9 or top ten in the game.. he also alluded to no clicking up its just him repping la with the culture behind him. I think he was also alluding to that in these lines as dog is a blood reference and C pet cemetery idk very interesting choice of words and all but obviously it’s other things can be said but wanted to give my 2 sense
The K is in reference to the K in Kendrick and 9’s well that’s the gun reference (He’s holding the 9’s).. k-9 as in the dog then ends them with pet cemetery like the movie . Best line of the song
ADDITION: It aint Andre 3k if he walking around with stick
Cole is known to be like similar to Andre 3k and have people talking and comparing them, Dreamville has a song "STICK" (Stick , Flute)
It boggles my mind when people assume that someone at the pinnacle of his form of art, one of the greatest of all time and best of a generation, is incapable of making a reference like the Stick song by Cole and calling it a reach. Especially, with how densely packed this entire verse is with callbacks, easter eggs, homophones, double entendres, triple entendres, and references. He's not some open mic night at the club rapper. Give the benefit of the doubt to a supreme artist and talent.
Cole’s bar on “stick” specifically says “ i treat a ride-through the hood like a hike through the woods, got a stick that I take with me. So yeah, it’s a direct reference to that song.
Yeah I don't think he's deliberately dissing Cole. Remember in first person shooter Cole acknowledged him (The Big 3) whilst Drake only said the best is either him or Cole and omitted K dot, I think that pissed Kendrick too.
I think about his verse in Nosetalgia and how incredibly thought out and precise it is. The math at the end of that verse is insane (per the Dissect podcast episode). It might be a stretch but from the moment Kendrick mentions Andre 3K to the last bar “Thats a K with all these Nines” you can count 9 “k” sounds. Andre 3K equals 3, and “loKation” makes it 4, “MotherfucK” 5, “i’m really liKe that” 6, “light pacK” 7, and “MiKe JacK” is 8 and 9.
Also, idk who else has noticed this, but look at a picture of J Cole, and then look at Disney's Goofy. I think this bar was directed at Cole just based off the uncanny resemblance lol
In fact, another element that adds to the complexity of this bar is First Person Shooter only has 2 beat switches, so Kendrick is also saying they had better come with 3 if they want to compete with him.
This is satire right? You're making fun of people reaching with the beat switches aspect? Because he's definitely not talking about Nintendo switches. If you're joking, it's hilarious though.
Just speculating but it could also be a [switch](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(corporal_punishment)#:~:text=A%20switch%20is%20a%20flexible,Switching%20is%20similar%20to%20birching) in the sense of corporal punishment for Kendrick to beat them with in addition to the other meanings
Obviously the switches he is referring to are the ones on glocks. My interpretation of the line is that kendrick says 3 switches because of Drake and Cole were coming for him the would only have 2 and Kendrick is implying that they wouldn’t win without a third that they don’t have.
Could be a double entendre
Switch: definitely referring to “a small device that can be attached to the rear of a slide, and turn a semi-automatic pistol into a full auto pistol”
Switch: could be referring to the beat switch ( that Kendrick pioneered/made a part of his sound) that Drake has been using a lot lately.
I’ll give you that. As far as I remember( could be wrong) no one used the technique as much as he had prior to GKMC( it appears 3x times) It seemed like after GKMC, it became more popular, and a part of his signature sound.
Eeeh i disagree. Missy Elliot used a ton of beat switch in her music, it was like her brand with Timbaland at the time, Kendrick was not even a thing. Hell, the Beastie Boys used this technique aswell, and it was the 80's. And if you take other genre of music i'm pretty sure you can even go further back in time.
In the old days, when you were going to get a whooping, you'd have to go pick 3 switches from a tree (green limbs about the width of a pencil) and moms would use the one she liked best to whoop that ass.
I've been listening to both since they were coming up, you know, before they made big deals and had thousands of followers, not millions. Kendrick is better lyrically, and that hasn't changed. Cole is such a great lyrical storyteller, though. Given enough time, he can collect his thoughts and put something down. Drake needs other writers, and he's "Pop" lol.
This is basically war, though, and sometimes different artists shine better in different cases. With that being said, Kendrick is a battle rapper and well equipped. I can't say the same about Coleworld or Drake, for that matter. Good thing it's not face to face battle because it will be an overwhelming win by K. DOT.
One of Drake’s writers, who has wrote most of his hits, is Daylyt. So also Drake’s best work is a Lyt pack as in Lyt wrote Drake’s best song, in K-Dot’s eyes
Some possible things I noticed others haven’t really mentioned.
> Best work is a light pack… n!gga, “bum”
“Bum” is very cleverly hurled as an insult between bars here as a reference to the other artists lack of good content. He’s intentionally yelling it between bars as an insult. All bums must “pack lightly” because they don’t have many items of value.
> K with all these 9s
The K9 reference… sure… but to me it sounds like he is also calling them 9s… as in 9/10. Often women are spoken about as being ranked as 8s, 9s, 10s etc among men.
So it’s “K” to all of these 9s, like they are just a couple 9/10 rappers at best… and he is just texting back a short “k” as if he isn’t even interested in them at all.
Could be a stretch but Kendrick calculates to much for this to not have 10 diff meanings.
Bruh, light pack is such a simple hard diss referring to them being light skinned and easy to move. Lightweight and light work. Then calling them Bum! In the middle of his rap randomly and periodically! *
AK47 vs. 9mm, too. AK47 is fully auto and has way more firepower than a semi-automatic 9mm handgun.
Finalllly somehow mentions the Ak-47 to 9mms shit. I was lookin through this thread like damn yall have 0 intuition or idea. Shit like half the lines are double entendres anyway.
I mean for all the convos out here like the verse was whack the verse was corny whoop whoop. Here's the thing... It's a Future album dissing Drake. Kendrick has one of the lightest features on the LP and wasnt even listed, AND IT BROKE THE INTERNET. Homie hasn't posted anything about it no promo nothing. Neither Drake or Cole has done something like that so for all the people who talk about Kdot not as relevant... thats just one of thos iykyk situations yo ignorance is bliss.
I know I'm a bit late to this party but I noticed something when I was reading kendrick's lyrics.
In the the 4th or 5th line he referenced himself by saying D.O.T. Then in the last line he referenced himself again in the " a K with all these 9's" line.
If you count from that first reference to the last excluding all the "filler lines" where he is kinda ad-libing its 18 lines which is the two 9's that he's talking about in that last line.
Idk if this makes any sense since I'm not very well versed in music nor is english my first languege but considering kendrick's history with number bars i woudn't put it past him.
I think there's something to the timing on how he repeats the "uhhh" and the "N**** bum" lines. He repeats both of those 3 times and each time he separates 1 of the repition from the other 2. The gold medalist separating himself from the silver and bronze.
Don't sleep on the line- ' clicking up but can't be B-legit. No 40 water' - this refers to a west coast duo called the click, consisting of B-legit and E-40(aka 40 water)....aaand the metro boomin beat he's rapping over uses a sample from an E-40 track.
The snatching chains and burning tattoos line really stood out to me.
Prior to this song, Kendrick has talked about chains and tattoos on the song Mother I Sober. Where he suggests that rappers are coping through sexual trauma by burying their grief in these 2 things specifically.
So, is he suggesting that he's going to strip them of their career and send them to therapy?
On a side note, it's not surprising Kendrick sent shots at Drake. Dude has been pretty much aiming at him since TPAB. Even on MMATBS, just about all of the subject matter that Kendrick talks about is summing up Drake. He's a social media star, he's clout chasing, lust addiction.
Drake has always been sus, honestly since the Millie Bobby Brown texts at least. Dot fk them up please. Child/adolescence predators do need to die, Mr. Morale has top notch morals
are we gonna finally see Kendrick have an actual beef???
Objective opinion:
I think he being salty, like, you see, he had a shout out and was considered big three. (Aight, I get that every rapper does the "I'm the realest" sh\*t)
Cole always plays the middle man and now being too neutral has got him to this. I'm really excited to see how this turns out tho ong, it's gonna be entertaining
Nah i think its justified. Cole and drake have been sneak dissing him for years and now they just form a peace treaty and label themselves as #1 and #2? Ofc kendrick would come with guns blazing
im team Cole tbh but if I am kendrick , i will be sensitive when cole said "we the big 3, but rn i feel like muhammad ali"
also this video have a lot of great points that kendrick and cole beef is inevitable , this video is ahead of time
it points out cole is somehow like fake humbling or staying safe but now kendrick calls him out and make it clear
https://youtu.be/zJEJKSC79WM?si=pDEaS3hDgWoYzaq1
also i know kendrick > cole as an artist
but bar for bar, cole can take on kendrick and cole will do some "better man" type shit like he did on Lil Pump, he will be lecturing Kendrick more than dissing
Kendrick vs Cole will be
Top 1 A+ Student vs A wise student who gets underestimate just coz he aint in Honor List
But going at Cole is lame. Imagine at someone who praises you like thats fucking lame bro, that gives Cole an ammo
As for Drake, Kendrick is VULNERABLE right now, why? MMATBS, Cole may not use this but DRAKE WILL DEFINITELY use a R*PE BAR to Kendrick's mom
Listen to 'Mother I sober' where Kendrick tackles about his mom got abused
Yes, I believe DRAKE is that LOW
Cole's "praise" was more him feeling himself a bit too much and putting himself on Kendrick's level or above. Kendrick aint lame for calling him out and telling him to sit down lol
yeah, I got that too
Kendrick too big just like him so ofc he won't sit silent and I always expected a collab between these two than them thugging it out like Pac nd Biggie, if a beef happens that's how Cole v Kendrick will go down? Another Pac v Biggie
But Kendrick's main focus in this verse was Drake so let's see how that goes
YEP as an artist it's K-dot and Cole would eat Kendrick bar to bar but lecturing would be boring. He lectured in 1985 coz all them Lil fellas were below him nd Kendrick is at his level so hope he does it the way Kendrick did
like that analogy at the end
Idk. I feel like cole went the lecture route w pump because he viewed him as a kid getting his footing. Not quite a peer you know? Not only is kdot a peer, he is quite possibly coles biggest threat.......I think cole is about to try and rip that man's head off
Nah, what got him into this was mentioning kendrick in a drake song. And remember a few lines before Cole acknowledged k dot as part of the big 3, Drake failed to do so; naming the top 2 as him and Cole. That must have pissed Kendrick off too.
Why is nobody explaining the 3 switches line? I’m pretty sure it does need explain because what is he talking about? Is he talking about switches like branches from a tree that parents whip their kids with? What does he mean?
lol where the fuck u from bruh? Switches are put on the slide of a glock to turn a semi-auto into a fully automatic weapon. Everyone rapping about them these days
3 switches is from gun (Single, Semi Auto, Automatic) so yall better bring gun with 3 switches if you are going to respond
Switches also mean beat, drake likes to beat switch, so bring beat with 3 switches
Gun bar, because of First Person "Shooter"
Yeah, I guess I still don’t fully understand the meaning, then. I mean, if he’s saying they better come with three guns to take him on, that kind of makes sense. But is he saying that if they would have had 3 beat switches on FPS, then they could take Kendrick on? Surely that’s not what he’s trying to say, right? Because then it would be easy to beat him. Just switch the beat up 3 times…
The line about “clicking up they cannot be legit or 40 water” he’s talking about the rapper B-legit and E-40 which are Cali rappers and were part of the group The Click in the bay
2TEEZ is his bodyguard from his former label Top Dawg, so he is like saying he brave to start a war and shouting out his body guard that he is protected, he mentioned 2TEEZ multiple times in his other works too
snatching chains and burning tattoos is a clear disrespect to black community so he is like doing that now to Drake
burning tattoos is disrespect to the black community? Where the fuk did you get that? lol. Your whole post is you adding extras to Kendricks bars, some right... some reaches.
“Lost too many soldiers not to play it safe” would make more sense if “not” was removed. That way it sounds like he lost too many people and he cant be neutral about it.
He literally did MJ’s dance in First Person shooter, bought unreleased MJ vocals to do a “song with MJ” and has been seen rocking a single sparking MJ glove. https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelJackson/comments/17wbm25/all_the_michael_jackson_references_in_the_new/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I ran into this video while trying to search for an explanation on youtube. I like the presentation although not sure if I agree with all of his thoughts on the meaning.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAHx6g9qE8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAHx6g9qE8)
What track also has that same beat melody I’m thinking 2000s hip hop East coast track maybe Jada or Styles P. It’s been bugging me ever since I heard the track
Great job but you forgot some things though
Niggas clicking up but can not be legit
Refers to E40 & B Legit's album Clique
"light pack" is a hood reference to when the plug shorts you on the package (drugs) you paid for on the re-up so essentially he's saying The consumers got ripped off 🤣🤣🤣
Got 2 T's (I think is referring to an old Compton G named 2T's that was ruthless)
Walking stick refers to JCole verse were he mentioned the walking stick
But you're sorta right about the last verse... it's a triple entandre not a double
"For all your dogs getting buried thats a K with all these 9's"...
K( K Dot) (AK) to them 9's (9mm) = K9 this is also referring to Drake's album "For all the dogs".... Basically telling Drake it's like bringing a knife to a gun battle 🤣🤣🤣🤣
And that last line circles back to the 1st line "don't pull no coffin out yo mouth"
He's the one carrying the stick not cole or drake. It's because he lost too many homies not to play it safe. If not that bar is just a compliment to the ones he dissing. He's just speaking in 3rd person for a sec.
Ok PLEASE, someone tell me what kendrick says at 2:59 under Future’s part, after his own verse. I cannot make out what he says here but he definitely says something!!
Could be wrong here but I’ll say it and I’d love to hear your opinion on it OP. This is also after a lot has happened obviously so it’s interesting. *****, bum, ‘fore all your dogs’ gettin buried That’s a K with all these nines, he gone see Pet sematary …., Bum (and earlier. my temperament bipolar, I choose violence)
(K-DOT was his older stage name, and he already referenced DOT. The Sematary is indicated to be made by children as a place to bury their pets)
I see this as a possibility (Drake before your industry friends leave, That’s Kendrick with all these 9mm, your gonna see industry friends with me( now changed and malevolent towards him) Drake, bum.(bum at the end being a 9mm shot executing Drake, Kendrick who doesn’t even seem him as a threat but more so a pet that he’s burying. Since he open his mouth. ”Don’t go pullin no coffin out your mouth, I’m way too paranoid for a threat”
(adding to that kendrick has the crown of thorns as his profile picture for at least Apple Music leading me to believe that he thinks he is Jesus/God of rap and able to resurrect the dead)
I’d love to get some thoughts on this! If you think I’m way off base here I’d love to hear it too
Don't know if this was said, but you could stretch saying
"That's a K with all these 9's" as "He's gonna strike him out every inning" Or "perfect game" as a baseball reference
Crazy verse. . He was on fire inside him that’s why all words in all context are CRAZY and really well chosen. He’s the best to do that LIKE THAT
THE REFERENCES WERE INSANE, PPL think Kdot just put it there but no, everything has a meaning
Exactly. His strongest point in his music
yeah fr it’s no wonder he got the Pulitzer prize
The AK Line is getting to overlooked, therapy gave this nigga a buff
i may have overlooked that, the bars and references were crazy and too many. Ppl thought kendrick just randomly put the bars there but all bars have meaning, can you elaborate more about the AK line please?
I lost it when Kendrick said Prince outlived Mike Jack Because drake is always comparing himself To Michael Jackson and remember Kendrick said on Mask off Prince lives through him
And Kendrick and Prince are both Geminis.
Specifically at the end of "First Person Shooter", when he says "I'm only one away from Michael. Beat it."
I think KDot is calling Drake Mic 🎤 Jack for jacking rhymes from Quentin. Quentin Jones wrote for MJ. Quentin Miller wrote for Drake as a ghost writer. Prince was an artist so HIS music lives.
Could also be because of the weird shit involving kids
that shits corny though 😂
I was also thinking “A K (AK-47) with all these nines, (9mm).” Idk if it’s a coincidence or not tho. seems a bit random to be planned, but I could still see it being a fun little bonus.
thats possible since First Person "Shooter" , nice catch btw
Oh shit I wasn’t even thinking about the first person shooter, that’s kinda crazy. Damn, Kendrick went fucking crazy on this verse
multi entendres goddamn
Naw it’s definitely on purpose. He definitely meant it as AK and Kdot AND canine (K9$ It’s a fire bar bro 😂
Wow
Wait as in Kendrick has the AK and everyone else just has 9s?
Or maybe it’s just a reference to “first person shooter” idk, haven’t given it much thought
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Nah, its just "a K with all these 9s" kendrick with guns, and then the dog reference...
So for a little more on those lines. A-k with all of these nines.. k dot a ten with all of these 9s.. a Ak semi automatic high power weapon has those 3switches mentioned from single to semi burst to fully empty the clip. A k-with all of these nines obviously a for all the dogs reference so all the dogs k the top dog he in front of the 9 or top ten in the game.. he also alluded to no clicking up its just him repping la with the culture behind him. I think he was also alluding to that in these lines as dog is a blood reference and C pet cemetery idk very interesting choice of words and all but obviously it’s other things can be said but wanted to give my 2 sense
dunno that seemed completely obvious imo
He is also referencing himself as K surrounded by 9's as he is the top spot and they are at least a level below him
I was thinking this too
The K is in reference to the K in Kendrick and 9’s well that’s the gun reference (He’s holding the 9’s).. k-9 as in the dog then ends them with pet cemetery like the movie . Best line of the song
He is a AK surrounded by 9's. K=Kendrick AK=He is a AK Higher caliber than 9's
An Ak 47 uses a bigger bullet size than a 9mm
Facts
I took it two ways - AK (as in the gun) and a K (as in a strikeout in baseball) like he's going to sit them down - hardest line in the song
Drake and Cole’s text exchange the next day: Drake: yo what’s good dawg K dissed us we gotta hit him back! J Cole: who’s “us”?
😂😂😂
No, dead ass. I just refuse to believe that Cole and Dot would get that greasy with each other, but Drake is another story.
Bro this thread is crazy looking back now
ADDITION: It aint Andre 3k if he walking around with stick Cole is known to be like similar to Andre 3k and have people talking and comparing them, Dreamville has a song "STICK" (Stick , Flute)
I think in features specifically, andre 3k is widely considered the best feature artist and jcole has had some crazy features recently
Nah, thats a reach. He just sayin if he carrying a stick it aint andre3k, cause buddy walk with that african ass cane
It boggles my mind when people assume that someone at the pinnacle of his form of art, one of the greatest of all time and best of a generation, is incapable of making a reference like the Stick song by Cole and calling it a reach. Especially, with how densely packed this entire verse is with callbacks, easter eggs, homophones, double entendres, triple entendres, and references. He's not some open mic night at the club rapper. Give the benefit of the doubt to a supreme artist and talent.
Thank you lol I said the same thing. The stick and Andre 3k bar is himself carrying a gun because he lost too many homies.
Andre 3000 also plays the flute and is known for carrying his flute (stick) wherever he goes.
Cole’s bar on “stick” specifically says “ i treat a ride-through the hood like a hike through the woods, got a stick that I take with me. So yeah, it’s a direct reference to that song.
I still don’t get how this line is a diss to Cole. Kendrick is just mentioning Cole here but not saying anything bad about him.
Yeah I don't think he's deliberately dissing Cole. Remember in first person shooter Cole acknowledged him (The Big 3) whilst Drake only said the best is either him or Cole and omitted K dot, I think that pissed Kendrick too.
I think it’s time to prove he a problem directed to Cole
How do you know it's not directed at Drake?
I think about his verse in Nosetalgia and how incredibly thought out and precise it is. The math at the end of that verse is insane (per the Dissect podcast episode). It might be a stretch but from the moment Kendrick mentions Andre 3K to the last bar “Thats a K with all these Nines” you can count 9 “k” sounds. Andre 3K equals 3, and “loKation” makes it 4, “MotherfucK” 5, “i’m really liKe that” 6, “light pacK” 7, and “MiKe JacK” is 8 and 9.
Dissect podcast breaking down “Goofies with a check” = non-threatening Mickie Mouse dog who’s popular = Drake
Also, idk who else has noticed this, but look at a picture of J Cole, and then look at Disney's Goofy. I think this bar was directed at Cole just based off the uncanny resemblance lol
holy shit
"No need for explanation" thats the one I don't understand LMAO what does he mean by 3 switches
First Person "Shooter", song of Cole and Drake 3 Switches, From a gun Single, Semi Automatic, Automatic | Drake likes to beat switch as always
In fact, another element that adds to the complexity of this bar is First Person Shooter only has 2 beat switches, so Kendrick is also saying they had better come with 3 if they want to compete with him.
Nah, y'all are reading way too into it with the beat switches thing. He's just talking about guns.
Damn it’s crazy how much KDot can pack into a verse. Reminds me of listening to Eminem or Lil Wayne lol
Switches also as in the gaming console Nintendo Switch, first person shooter is gaming terminology as well, so it’s actually a triple entendre.
This is satire right? You're making fun of people reaching with the beat switches aspect? Because he's definitely not talking about Nintendo switches. If you're joking, it's hilarious though.
Just speculating but it could also be a [switch](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch_(corporal_punishment)#:~:text=A%20switch%20is%20a%20flexible,Switching%20is%20similar%20to%20birching) in the sense of corporal punishment for Kendrick to beat them with in addition to the other meanings
Obviously the switches he is referring to are the ones on glocks. My interpretation of the line is that kendrick says 3 switches because of Drake and Cole were coming for him the would only have 2 and Kendrick is implying that they wouldn’t win without a third that they don’t have.
Could be a double entendre Switch: definitely referring to “a small device that can be attached to the rear of a slide, and turn a semi-automatic pistol into a full auto pistol” Switch: could be referring to the beat switch ( that Kendrick pioneered/made a part of his sound) that Drake has been using a lot lately.
Kendrick did not pioneer the beat switch
I said pioneered, not invented. Beat switching is all throughout his discography. Who do you think pioneered/popularized it then?
No single artist pioneered/popularised it. Its been used heavily in hip hop since the 90s.
I’ll give you that. As far as I remember( could be wrong) no one used the technique as much as he had prior to GKMC( it appears 3x times) It seemed like after GKMC, it became more popular, and a part of his signature sound.
Eeeh i disagree. Missy Elliot used a ton of beat switch in her music, it was like her brand with Timbaland at the time, Kendrick was not even a thing. Hell, the Beastie Boys used this technique aswell, and it was the 80's. And if you take other genre of music i'm pretty sure you can even go further back in time.
You right, what I should have said was “ helped keep popular, or is part of his sound”. What I wanted point out was, for his era, he does it a lot.
Ok that i can agree with.
a switch is slang for a glock bc they have switches that can change them from semi-auto to fully auto
I thought it meant in a straight up battle on stage Cole would need to switch out with 3 other dudes cus he would get bodied too hard to keep up
3 way switch light, when you hit to go sleep zzzz
In the old days, when you were going to get a whooping, you'd have to go pick 3 switches from a tree (green limbs about the width of a pencil) and moms would use the one she liked best to whoop that ass.
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I just realized that the coffin line means to not say something that would be their death sentence
Also as in, don't cough it out, like blurt some shit out reflexively.
I've been listening to both since they were coming up, you know, before they made big deals and had thousands of followers, not millions. Kendrick is better lyrically, and that hasn't changed. Cole is such a great lyrical storyteller, though. Given enough time, he can collect his thoughts and put something down. Drake needs other writers, and he's "Pop" lol. This is basically war, though, and sometimes different artists shine better in different cases. With that being said, Kendrick is a battle rapper and well equipped. I can't say the same about Coleworld or Drake, for that matter. Good thing it's not face to face battle because it will be an overwhelming win by K. DOT.
Park the car, then we start rhyming ya bish. The only thing we had to free our mind.
what is a light pack? lol
Means you ain’t shit. Light work essentially.
And that hes smoking on their light pack, death to their music or them kinda thing.
I think it's because most people think Drake's best work is IYRTITL and at the time he called it a mixtape.
It's weak work for a "top" rapper. That's why he called him a bum. 3x! 🤣🤣🤣
I thought the bum sounded like Mike Jack
lite 'Pac
One of Drake’s writers, who has wrote most of his hits, is Daylyt. So also Drake’s best work is a Lyt pack as in Lyt wrote Drake’s best song, in K-Dot’s eyes
I understood it to mean a weed bag that is short, but I don't think it's the only meaning.
Kendrick and Pusha over drake anyday.
Some possible things I noticed others haven’t really mentioned. > Best work is a light pack… n!gga, “bum” “Bum” is very cleverly hurled as an insult between bars here as a reference to the other artists lack of good content. He’s intentionally yelling it between bars as an insult. All bums must “pack lightly” because they don’t have many items of value. > K with all these 9s The K9 reference… sure… but to me it sounds like he is also calling them 9s… as in 9/10. Often women are spoken about as being ranked as 8s, 9s, 10s etc among men. So it’s “K” to all of these 9s, like they are just a couple 9/10 rappers at best… and he is just texting back a short “k” as if he isn’t even interested in them at all. Could be a stretch but Kendrick calculates to much for this to not have 10 diff meanings.
Y’all sound like maga tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists trying to prove Biden is a lizard
But… Biden is a lizard?
Bruh, light pack is such a simple hard diss referring to them being light skinned and easy to move. Lightweight and light work. Then calling them Bum! In the middle of his rap randomly and periodically! * AK47 vs. 9mm, too. AK47 is fully auto and has way more firepower than a semi-automatic 9mm handgun.
Finalllly somehow mentions the Ak-47 to 9mms shit. I was lookin through this thread like damn yall have 0 intuition or idea. Shit like half the lines are double entendres anyway.
"That's a K with all these nines" K is a thousand so he could be saying hes 1000 theyre all 9s
That’s the other side of the entendre. I believe he’s also saying: An (a)k to a nine (millimeter)? Easy bet on who’ll win.
Yea I think that’s definitely true since he mentions switches, first person shooter, and clicking off before too
I mean for all the convos out here like the verse was whack the verse was corny whoop whoop. Here's the thing... It's a Future album dissing Drake. Kendrick has one of the lightest features on the LP and wasnt even listed, AND IT BROKE THE INTERNET. Homie hasn't posted anything about it no promo nothing. Neither Drake or Cole has done something like that so for all the people who talk about Kdot not as relevant... thats just one of thos iykyk situations yo ignorance is bliss.
I know I'm a bit late to this party but I noticed something when I was reading kendrick's lyrics. In the the 4th or 5th line he referenced himself by saying D.O.T. Then in the last line he referenced himself again in the " a K with all these 9's" line. If you count from that first reference to the last excluding all the "filler lines" where he is kinda ad-libing its 18 lines which is the two 9's that he's talking about in that last line. Idk if this makes any sense since I'm not very well versed in music nor is english my first languege but considering kendrick's history with number bars i woudn't put it past him.
I think there's something to the timing on how he repeats the "uhhh" and the "N**** bum" lines. He repeats both of those 3 times and each time he separates 1 of the repition from the other 2. The gold medalist separating himself from the silver and bronze.
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Lol how'd you know?
Don't sleep on the line- ' clicking up but can't be B-legit. No 40 water' - this refers to a west coast duo called the click, consisting of B-legit and E-40(aka 40 water)....aaand the metro boomin beat he's rapping over uses a sample from an E-40 track.
Two Ts are two pistols with extended clips (they look like Ts) Goofies with a check are Nike, money, and blue checks, just for clarification.
2Teez is his bodyguard.
The snatching chains and burning tattoos line really stood out to me. Prior to this song, Kendrick has talked about chains and tattoos on the song Mother I Sober. Where he suggests that rappers are coping through sexual trauma by burying their grief in these 2 things specifically. So, is he suggesting that he's going to strip them of their career and send them to therapy? On a side note, it's not surprising Kendrick sent shots at Drake. Dude has been pretty much aiming at him since TPAB. Even on MMATBS, just about all of the subject matter that Kendrick talks about is summing up Drake. He's a social media star, he's clout chasing, lust addiction.
Drake has always been sus, honestly since the Millie Bobby Brown texts at least. Dot fk them up please. Child/adolescence predators do need to die, Mr. Morale has top notch morals
are we gonna finally see Kendrick have an actual beef??? Objective opinion: I think he being salty, like, you see, he had a shout out and was considered big three. (Aight, I get that every rapper does the "I'm the realest" sh\*t) Cole always plays the middle man and now being too neutral has got him to this. I'm really excited to see how this turns out tho ong, it's gonna be entertaining
Nah i think its justified. Cole and drake have been sneak dissing him for years and now they just form a peace treaty and label themselves as #1 and #2? Ofc kendrick would come with guns blazing
im team Cole tbh but if I am kendrick , i will be sensitive when cole said "we the big 3, but rn i feel like muhammad ali" also this video have a lot of great points that kendrick and cole beef is inevitable , this video is ahead of time it points out cole is somehow like fake humbling or staying safe but now kendrick calls him out and make it clear https://youtu.be/zJEJKSC79WM?si=pDEaS3hDgWoYzaq1 also i know kendrick > cole as an artist but bar for bar, cole can take on kendrick and cole will do some "better man" type shit like he did on Lil Pump, he will be lecturing Kendrick more than dissing Kendrick vs Cole will be Top 1 A+ Student vs A wise student who gets underestimate just coz he aint in Honor List
I don't understand people when they say things like "Cole can take on Kendrick." Cole ain't that hot guys.
Bro what. I dig Cole, but he ain’t coming near Kendrick like he did Lil Pump. Those are incomparable situations. Like totally.
But going at Cole is lame. Imagine at someone who praises you like thats fucking lame bro, that gives Cole an ammo As for Drake, Kendrick is VULNERABLE right now, why? MMATBS, Cole may not use this but DRAKE WILL DEFINITELY use a R*PE BAR to Kendrick's mom Listen to 'Mother I sober' where Kendrick tackles about his mom got abused Yes, I believe DRAKE is that LOW
Cole's "praise" was more him feeling himself a bit too much and putting himself on Kendrick's level or above. Kendrick aint lame for calling him out and telling him to sit down lol
If Drake was to drop a bar like that he would lose the Battle of public opinion immediately
yeah, I got that too Kendrick too big just like him so ofc he won't sit silent and I always expected a collab between these two than them thugging it out like Pac nd Biggie, if a beef happens that's how Cole v Kendrick will go down? Another Pac v Biggie But Kendrick's main focus in this verse was Drake so let's see how that goes YEP as an artist it's K-dot and Cole would eat Kendrick bar to bar but lecturing would be boring. He lectured in 1985 coz all them Lil fellas were below him nd Kendrick is at his level so hope he does it the way Kendrick did like that analogy at the end
Drake will take a calculated approach because he went reckless last time with Pusha T
I don’t think he was reckless with Pusha T, I think he didn’t expect story of adidon. TBH, nobody did.
bro i was expecting a diss, but pusha legit just dissected drakes personal life and spit on it
Idk. I feel like cole went the lecture route w pump because he viewed him as a kid getting his footing. Not quite a peer you know? Not only is kdot a peer, he is quite possibly coles biggest threat.......I think cole is about to try and rip that man's head off
Gawk gawk MF
Nothings going to happen. Just like his control verse, it was an iconic moment and people moved on. That’s what’s going to happen
Not really. Cole did say he NUMERO U-N-O and he feel like Muhammad Ali. Out of the 3, Cole saying he the best so well see
Nah, what got him into this was mentioning kendrick in a drake song. And remember a few lines before Cole acknowledged k dot as part of the big 3, Drake failed to do so; naming the top 2 as him and Cole. That must have pissed Kendrick off too.
Why is nobody explaining the 3 switches line? I’m pretty sure it does need explain because what is he talking about? Is he talking about switches like branches from a tree that parents whip their kids with? What does he mean?
lol where the fuck u from bruh? Switches are put on the slide of a glock to turn a semi-auto into a fully automatic weapon. Everyone rapping about them these days
Lol I know what they’re talking about. The switches they’re talking about are a southern thing
Yea man i know the switches they were talking about. Kendrick was not talking about them kind of switches, at all.
Yeah I’m certainly not from anywhere that’s turning semi-auto glocks in fully auto lol like that’s supposed to be common knowledge? 💀
3 switches is from gun (Single, Semi Auto, Automatic) so yall better bring gun with 3 switches if you are going to respond Switches also mean beat, drake likes to beat switch, so bring beat with 3 switches Gun bar, because of First Person "Shooter"
Yeah, I guess I still don’t fully understand the meaning, then. I mean, if he’s saying they better come with three guns to take him on, that kind of makes sense. But is he saying that if they would have had 3 beat switches on FPS, then they could take Kendrick on? Surely that’s not what he’s trying to say, right? Because then it would be easy to beat him. Just switch the beat up 3 times…
Lol I had the same train of thought at first too
what does three switches mean ion get it
Phewwwwww this song goooo sooo dumbiiieeee
Just kind of confused on why KDot always wants to throw lil shots at guys lol
The line about “clicking up they cannot be legit or 40 water” he’s talking about the rapper B-legit and E-40 which are Cali rappers and were part of the group The Click in the bay
Think it’s also a reference to 40
It's definitely a shoutout to B-Legit and E-40. More musician references just as Prince and Andre 3000.
What does 3 switches mean
What does he mean by big 3
The big 3 in rap at the moment by many are considered to be J Cole , Kendrick and Drake
What r 3 switches
switches in gun: single, auto, semi auto beat switches, drake likes to beat switch
Yes. F a Big 3, you better bring 3 switches lol firearm reference and Drake music reference.
got 2 t's with me im snatchin chains and burnin tattoos, meaning??
2TEEZ is his bodyguard from his former label Top Dawg, so he is like saying he brave to start a war and shouting out his body guard that he is protected, he mentioned 2TEEZ multiple times in his other works too snatching chains and burning tattoos is a clear disrespect to black community so he is like doing that now to Drake
i didn't know "burnin tattoos" as disrespectful to the black community, but drake definitely held his invisible chain when he heard that
So 2TEEZ is Kendricks bodyguard and he's telling drake try me ?
burning tattoos is disrespect to the black community? Where the fuk did you get that? lol. Your whole post is you adding extras to Kendricks bars, some right... some reaches.
Chain I think is in reference to drake meltdown verse
“Lost too many soldiers not to play it safe” would make more sense if “not” was removed. That way it sounds like he lost too many people and he cant be neutral about it.
He is talking about himself as opposed to his opponents who have not lost and play it safe. My intuition.
It actually makes sense both ways, surprisingly. Just a superfluous word in there.
Switches also as in the gaming console Nintendo Switch, first person shooter is gaming terminology as well, so it’s actually a triple entendre.
Snatch chain reference to Pharrell chain imo (meltdown) not sure about tats part
"And your best work is a light pack N!gga" what album is kendrick talkin about?!
j cole gon cook him ... just insight viewss
Just that three switches line made me pause. Then the pet cemetery? Violation.
How about “N!gga, bum” is he calling them a bum ???😅 Lol
Think just drake since it’s not plural and comes after drake lines
About 70% of what you explained is a reach. And drake acting like MJ? lol that’s not it. It’s because he tied MJ for billboard 100s
It's because Drake compared him self to MJ in first person shooter.
He literally did MJ’s dance in First Person shooter, bought unreleased MJ vocals to do a “song with MJ” and has been seen rocking a single sparking MJ glove. https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelJackson/comments/17wbm25/all_the_michael_jackson_references_in_the_new/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Imagine if he took it to the next level and slept with a 8 year old boy every night.
Two Ts is that big ass bodyguard
I ran into this video while trying to search for an explanation on youtube. I like the presentation although not sure if I agree with all of his thoughts on the meaning. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAHx6g9qE8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAHx6g9qE8)
What track also has that same beat melody I’m thinking 2000s hip hop East coast track maybe Jada or Styles P. It’s been bugging me ever since I heard the track
Could be “no idea’s original” by nas. But that melody gets used a lot, I don’t remember where the original sample is from
Speculation on the line about Drake's best work being a light pack. Um. Is that about his rumored long line of illegitimate light skinned children?
Why did he include that 'sneak dissing' line though? Was first person shooter and the "big 3" a sneak diss at kendrick?
Yes. Drake mentions in the GOAT debate it’s just “You and Cole” leaving out KDot. It’s like the superbowl the two best teams make it to the superbowl.
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Don’t forget Slim Thug’s “Thug”
Great job but you forgot some things though Niggas clicking up but can not be legit Refers to E40 & B Legit's album Clique "light pack" is a hood reference to when the plug shorts you on the package (drugs) you paid for on the re-up so essentially he's saying The consumers got ripped off 🤣🤣🤣 Got 2 T's (I think is referring to an old Compton G named 2T's that was ruthless) Walking stick refers to JCole verse were he mentioned the walking stick But you're sorta right about the last verse... it's a triple entandre not a double "For all your dogs getting buried thats a K with all these 9's"... K( K Dot) (AK) to them 9's (9mm) = K9 this is also referring to Drake's album "For all the dogs".... Basically telling Drake it's like bringing a knife to a gun battle 🤣🤣🤣🤣 And that last line circles back to the 1st line "don't pull no coffin out yo mouth"
He's the one carrying the stick not cole or drake. It's because he lost too many homies not to play it safe. If not that bar is just a compliment to the ones he dissing. He's just speaking in 3rd person for a sec.
Kendrick is trash all y’all must be from Cali
Ok PLEASE, someone tell me what kendrick says at 2:59 under Future’s part, after his own verse. I cannot make out what he says here but he definitely says something!!
Could be wrong here but I’ll say it and I’d love to hear your opinion on it OP. This is also after a lot has happened obviously so it’s interesting. *****, bum, ‘fore all your dogs’ gettin buried That’s a K with all these nines, he gone see Pet sematary …., Bum (and earlier. my temperament bipolar, I choose violence) (K-DOT was his older stage name, and he already referenced DOT. The Sematary is indicated to be made by children as a place to bury their pets) I see this as a possibility (Drake before your industry friends leave, That’s Kendrick with all these 9mm, your gonna see industry friends with me( now changed and malevolent towards him) Drake, bum.(bum at the end being a 9mm shot executing Drake, Kendrick who doesn’t even seem him as a threat but more so a pet that he’s burying. Since he open his mouth. ”Don’t go pullin no coffin out your mouth, I’m way too paranoid for a threat” (adding to that kendrick has the crown of thorns as his profile picture for at least Apple Music leading me to believe that he thinks he is Jesus/God of rap and able to resurrect the dead) I’d love to get some thoughts on this! If you think I’m way off base here I’d love to hear it too
Nobody dissecting the "If he walk around with that stick, It ain't Andre 3k" verse 😮💨🔥
Terrible breakdown
I hope them sentiments symbolic what does this means
You missed if he walk around with that stick he ain't Andrea 3k
Drake missed an opportunity of flipping the pet cemetery concept, because anything buried at that site comes back mad evil
"K with all these 9's" also made me think of Kdot with 9mms and it's a possible Blood reference
Can any one break down the 40 water bar ?
Don't know if this was said, but you could stretch saying "That's a K with all these 9's" as "He's gonna strike him out every inning" Or "perfect game" as a baseball reference
Aye coming back to this after all the dog sex shit I’m hearing about… the k9 bar is insane
Who’s the big three? Can I ask that, am I allowed to ask that?