Kendrick Lamar "Watch the Party Die" was....

Joshua Short

Kendrick Lamar is ushering in a new generation through pgLang, his creative collective with Dave Free. By collaborating with his cousin Baby Keem, Kendrick bridges generations

Joshua Short

This take did not age well at all lol

Erica Dee

This song is giving Noah’s Ark to me. He wants the flood. Things are wicked, let’s wipe it clean. It’s hard to say if you are in something you can’t be critical of it. No such thing as a perfect man.

Tappan

I don't think yall being biased, I just don't think it's not landing that from K dot's perspective he's not lying or throwing out propaganda by saying what he think he knows about Drake. A lot people in the industry are on some bs, but truth needs nothing more than time.

Saint

Yeah he didn’t get it

Petty

Nah Terrence. I understand your position but you clearly did not understand the meaning of “watch the party die” and never in Kendrick’s entire career did he come across as “the perfect nigga”. Stop this bro

Jeremiah

how ? cause they not dickeating?

Joel A Robinson

Get a life lmao

Riley J

W video, I disagree with your take but I definitely see the angle and perspective.

DeVante Letford

I was getting ready to argue but I continued to listen to the end. The twins are right. Dot can’t push this message about the culture and industry to then just disappear again. But I don’t think that’s the case at this point. He’s grown a lot as an artist. To make shit move takes time , and we don’t know what his plans are or how he plans to do his part in being part of that change. All in all the conversation needed to be had and it was a good one. As Terrence said, if you can’t have this conversation your not a fan of hip hop your just a fan of Kendrick. Whole 9 ✌🏾

dietcokepapi

Kendrick, good rapper, even bigger hypocrite.

Ava Shirley

If someone came after your girlfriend/fiance’, the people you love and respect, would you not try and take that person’s head off? Let’s not act like Kendrick going hard on Drake was not warranted. What would you do? Degenerate? Nah. He talked to God about what he was going to do! I’d hope you would do the same for you and yours.

Dayany

We value your opinion regardless ‼️

Austen Toye

Fire convo here

Raymond Haynes

Yall so annoying ppl cant even say a bad word about kendrick or ppl all over there dick like relax it their opinion and it a valid one

Derrick Ruffin

they said it. he working with people directly pushing degeneracy ie Future

Dontae Roye

Awww Good for you kid

H0rN3t7670

them and lost in vegas bro smh

Penthouse Pappi

What the heck happened to yall. It’s like yall not even genuine anymore. That’s why we feel in love with yall. Yall used to be hyped about the realest stuff. Now it’s like yall so much in yall head about shhh. Yall not fun to watch anymore. Dang.

Whatfor8

I think you guys are overthinking it

Angel

Y’all need to react to that mustard album tho 🔥🔥

Andre’

I wish you both would have responded to the Lecrae name drop TWICE! If it would have been any other artists you would have responded. Even the Dee-1 response was a little suspect. Give these dudes the respect you would have given any other name dropped. To completely ignore the name drops is crazy!!!

B. Mur

Him acting like a victim is actually insane....

Jonathan Morris

I get what you’re saying on Kendrick’s hypocrisy but damn that take on the Mustard album is painful. it takes album sales for you to give something a fair shot? you’re serious?

Ian Beausejour

Fans are doing too much this year tbh but y’all keep are doing great work, never forget that

Mafi

Yeah because these days when you’re blessed with a platform and a voice like all of these celebrities you can make so much change for the good and the sad thing is hardly anyone does, there’s masses that follow you and support you and would buy a product if you told them to, if Kendrick just wakes up and leads the wave back to the golden ages of pure hip hop when it actually meant something and the ones who rapped actually did it because they had to push that story of the struggle out in order to connect with those who are in similar situations and give them something to relate to and maybe change their lives themselves. I fuck with kdot and good for him for winning the beef and what not but the ov-hoe 69 god niggas yelling that shit in their car are the same cringe ass niggas crashing out tryna act like they future Hendricks instead of tryna contribute to society and build eachother up and if he wanna push for that pure shit he gotta pop out and show us. And he can do it because he’s one of the most influential and genuine there is these days.

Deon

Both can be true at the same time: I want the culture to grow in a positive way but "I am not your savior..."

Jonathan Morris

what did Kendrick do that was so degenerate? I never heard him “push propaganda” or drugs like the people he’s taking shots at

fthrs

SO true. I think Kendrick's hyperfocus and attention to detail with his own artistry is a drawback to his impact. He's obviously the most skilled artist of his generation, but it would be nice to see him and artists like Tyler push other artists to the same caliber. Granted, that's not their responsibility, but being the handful of substantive artists that are popular, it would be nice to see them foster the new generation.

No-Look David

This is a good take. Kendrick could be an actual “Martin Luther King” figure in the world. He seems conflicted, there is a lot of hypocrisy but he uses the bandaid of Hip Hop and says this in his music. The type of music he makes. You would think he would never do something like the Super Bowl; so there is something very misleading but because it is honest and vulnerable we give it a pass. He can literally change soooo much in so many areas of the culture.

Caleb Keeling

React to Ain’t Watch The Party Die by Lecrae

Terrence Reid

This take?!? wow Mr.Martinez.

Antonio 305

Yall talking that talk on this one. 📍

Liam Decker

Spot of takes I love it. This Kendrick stans need to chill

AR

Meek sent multiple shots at drake fym? You wanted him to make an announcement asking for a round 2? Dissing him was him trying to re initiate the beef.

Austin

ended eternal beef? I bet you that beef sparks up next summer the latest

Alex Martinez

nahs its a god complex thats growing out of control lmaoo

Alex Martinez

compare it to anything else he's put out, he had to turn to the degeneracy to win over the public

Alex Martinez

it seems as if this is what Cole tried to start with KOD, he just didn't execute it great lol

Alex Martinez

You delusional if you think damn is as great as y'all make it out to be. He has some elementary bars on there y'all been gassing up for years. If we being real, it only won a pulitzer because he was popping at the time because of his black empowerment, pulitzer did it to accredit itself within the black community.

Chukwudi Nkenke

So are we judging Kendrick’s music on only content and not sound? Cause at this point it’s poetry.

Kerry Williams

They didn’t misinterpreted lol they were spot on people gas anything Kendrick does and never call out his hypocrisy

Chukwudi Nkenke

Do you think you can enjoy that ‘music’ repeatedly?

Jacob Cooper

This song is good rapping but boring. Which has always been the problem w Kendrick 🤣 he will never be better than Drake to me. Not like us was cool n he cooked the Boy but doesn’t change anything. Drake still makes better MUSIC.

Béjtsen

If we're being honest, J. Cole has done the best job at trying to usher in a new generation of hiphop artists...Dreamville Records...JID, Bas, Cozz, EarthGang, and Omen, plus a little Ari Lennox, mainly classic sounding RnB, on the side.

Apollo

Good breakdown!!!

james moore

He's tryna act like the victim because he's uncomfortable in this new position

futuretrunks

didn’t expect Terrell and Terrance to have such terrible takes and misinterpretations of this caliber. Wow

r n

oh na 💀 u sorry

Sway On Da beat

Bro that’s it?? Say something original!

Noah Bailey

That’s called blasphemy as Christians he is mocking our God wearing the crown that he was crucified in and putting diamonds on it calling himself Elohim its mockery but y’all call Christians dumb wen we speak about it but any other religion gets protection meanwhile all the celebrities can constantly mock ours while y’all laugh at us and call us crazy he is part of the party SIMPLE jus another hypocrite like the rest n I almost fell for it myself 💯💯

Sebastian

Out here writing novels in all caps, Kendrick not gonna let you hit

Moses T24

Y’all confusing hypocrisy with being imperfect which literally everyone is

Moses T24

But he’s not criticizing beef. It’s always been part of the culture and it’s still going to be. If anything he saying he wants more authenticity in the culture. He’s also been always aware of his own shortcomings and told us about them and how he’s trying to be a better person. Also your example it’s too elementary . I think people who have done wrong in the past can tell people to do better because they have the experience and they’ve learned, grown and changed from it. They also know how bad things can get due to their experiences.

Moses T24

Because Drake wasn’t sincere with it tho. He had been sneak dissing Kendrick for the longest time and then he asks him to be on his song and you want him to act like there isn’t any tension?

Moses T24

Very well explained

Moses T24

Y’all gotta be dumb if this is how you interpret things. Y’all forgot the concept of symbolism.

Moses T24

Bruh it’s called symbolism.

Sway On Da beat

BRO!! TERRELL!! TERRANCE!! WTF YALL MEAN??? KENDRICK LITERALLY PUT HIS SELF ON THE FOR FRONT CONFESSING HIS TRAILS, TRIBULATIONS, WRONGS, AND REGRETS ON TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY AND MR MORAL AND THE BIG STEPPERS!! I LITERALLY LIVE IN AND FROM COMPTON AND KNOW WHAT HES DOING INTERNALLY BEHIND THE SCENES!! SO AFTER DOING SO, NOW HES ABLE TO SPEAK ON KILLING THE OLD AND CREATING THE NEW!! HES LEADING BY EXAMPLE!! PROVING THAT HES HUMAN AND CAN MAKE MISTAKES, THEN CORRECT HIMSELF!! PPL CHANGE AND HE CHANGED!! NOW, HES CHANGING WHAT HE CAN!! HE LITERALLY BROUGHT ENEMIES FROM DIFFERENT HOODS ON STAGE WITH PEACE! YG JUST HAD A PIRU PEACE WALK AND ENDED ETERNAL BEEF FROM DOT SPARKING THE LOGHT BULB!! NOW HES PRESSING THE WORLD!!! I SWEAR YOU NIGGAS CAN BE SO SMART TO THE POINT THAT YOUR DUMB!! YOU NIGGAS AND THE INDUSTRY DONT KNOW SHIT!!!

Moses T24

Y’all are literally forgetting that he’s always been honest about who he is in his music. He’s literally the opposite of being a hypocrite.

Jonathan Morris

they’re on Twitter too much

Xavier Goshton

Think people just scarred from damn, mr morale would of probably dropped sooner if not for covid. He just dropped mr morale in 2022, I think 2-3 year cycle is normal. And hes been active since then. Cardi b has had a longer hiatus then kendrick.

UnrulyLa

He’s just repeating akademiks words from his stream

Bear 🐻

He is a hypocrite even his pro darkskin persona 😆

Johnny Sensei

Why even bring up Drake in this ? Just focus on Kendrick

Johnny Sensei

Both

Johnny Sensei

Because he’s the only one that has been CONSISTENTLY engaged in hip hop. Kendrick takes hella long breaks and doesn’t put on any rapper but complains about the state of hip hop. It’s backwards

Earnest Williams II

He doesn’t work with any of these upcoming black content creators who are getting rich the right way. The fashion brand he champions is Chanel, not off white, not Pharrell own brand which is also good for the earth, not his own pro black brand, fucking Chanel. He shows support to the Grammies who even Drake boycotted with Jay and Ye. He’s barely visible in his community let alone other black communities helping out. He talks all this revolutionary stuff but what does he actually do for the culture outside of drop great music outside of proving a point during a rap battle?

Earnest Williams II

He calls himself Elohim

Earnest Williams II

Also calls himself Elohim on multiple occasions which is literally blasphemy

Earnest Williams II

He can’t they don’t exist 😂

Earnest Williams II

I don’t think Kendrick had any goal dropping this other than getting shot off his chest because he didn’t like the reception his SB announcement got from the same culture he’s trying to be the champion of

Earnest Williams II

He literally calls himself Elohim lmao

Earnest Williams II

Realistically J Cole is probably the only “right messenger” lol

Dee L

Lol fam. Literally. Idk what the beef did to these niggas brains.

Chris

My guy he dropped in 2022 and been active asf this year. Stop acting like he goes 5 years between his albums, that happened ONCE and a big reason for it is bc the pandemic. Bro dropped 6 projects from 2011-2018. We got mad feafures in 2021, We got 20 songs from him in 2022 plus a couple features, and gotten 6 songs this year. He was only inactive from like halfway into 2019-halfway into 2021 if we being fr

Chris

Such a ridiculous thing to say too lmao. “We deserve it” childish

Chris

Bet cypher & drakes interviews post control in 2013 were direct & not subliminal

Chris

Only time he disappeared was between DAMN & Mr Morale. Yall conveniently forgot besides that time he dropped all the time? Never went longer than 2.5 years without dropping an albun. He dropped in 2010, 2011, end of 2012, beginning of 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018.

Chris

Yall reaching with this take aboht him being absent. He dropped projects every year from 2015-2018 and never went longer than 2.5 years withoht new music besides the gap between DAMN & Mr Morale which was partially due to the pandemic, hella rappers didnt drop for a while in that timespan. And its only been 2 years since mr morale.

Chris

Yep.

Chris

They can co-exist but theres no balance anymore. Before there was balance, now its 95% commercial

Chris

If thats what you get from the lyrics of the song then idk what to tell you. Yall rly ain’t listening

Joshua Abcede

You really don’t think he’s going to show y’all? He been showing you since section 80… but he gon show you for real this time. Patience

Angel Delgado

He’s going to drop on Drakes birthday and make the party die.

Dane Gray

So is it the right message but wrong messenger situation? If not Kendrick then who? There’s not one rapper who hasn’t contributed to the downfall of rap in some type of way.

Ketheric

terrell is right about the 'no round 2' thing. why tf would you even say that?

riley perkins

I think his next moves are really gonna make or break this message

Olijah

I absolutely agree with yah. Kdot sounding like a hypocrite

Mike2Trill

Kendrick is a hypocrite 😂😂 you not perfect lol other people don’t gotta be like you

Austin

That’s my point though. Who is mistaken it? People who aren’t a fans of hip hop. If you’re brought up around the culture, you know the difference. Why do we need to distinguish it to anyone else?

RG

He's talking about culture vultures not degeneracy. Point missed lol.

Dundee Mifflin

It’s cool to admit biases man. We ain’t gone hold that against y’all. YALL the homies. Yeah Kendrick does look funny here. But so does Drake with his 100gig release, which had nothing but Kendrick sneak dissing throughout the entire ep. BOTH of them look funny in the light. Not one or the other

Big

Do stop it u fans view him as god. That’s why it’s so difficult for y’all to see his faults. U can’t shoot someone then scream put the guns down the next day. Just like they said Kendrick yall golden boy can’t even tell the truth about buddy

Sunny

The beefing in question is random subliminals

MisunderstoodZ

Not Like Us is degeneracy??!! HOW?

MisunderstoodZ

This beef made Terrell forget who Drake is. When has he EVER played the “holier than thou” persona?? He spent all last project telling us he is NO savior. Kendrick is attacking the degeneracy of the culture, he plays no part in the fowarding of THAT culture. Where is the hypocrisy?

Nayvadius Wilburn

Go outside bra

Nayvadius Wilburn

This shi was trash LMFAO

MisunderstoodZ

Do that stop the truth of what he’s saying? Kendrick doesn’t represent anything negative in the culture. He has bared ALL in his art and never presented as wholier than thou

Christian Pierce

Snoozefest of a song. "They not like us" bruh nobody wants to be like y'all lmaooo

futuretrunks

the problem is that the commercial aspects are being mistaken for what hip-hop actually is.

Alex Martinez

long before that

Miletus

Before I start looking this up, can you list the 5-7 girls he waited until they were 18 to start dating, just need a starting point before I start googling this stuff

MAX

As a Strategist here's some perspective: If Kendrick suddenly starts 'endorsing everyone' and 'featuring on every track' it would dilute his 'brand'. It would be like if the Mallory Bros Pod suddenly had a guest star every week. Most people in LA have a Kendrick story on how he helps out from Jason Martin(Problem) to ScHoolboy Q, he just doesn't take credit. -- Also, by the logic in this discussion, we wouldn't have half the songs we have from Pac & Nip. I believe you can express wanting better for the world without being the 'perfect Messiah'. -- Also, "Not Like Us" y'all 'conveniently ignored' 'The Boy' has about 5-7 girls he KNEW before they were 18 and started dating when they were 18...so let's not act like he's not moving weird. 👀 And I'm a Drake fan.

Mark

The iced out crown made me look at him funny but I let him slide,but still.

Maxaveli

You sound delusional lmao

Jordan Franklin

What work are you looking for? Or what work would be considered the work?

Quentin Sowell

He raps it well I've never seen actually put in the work tho

Quentin Sowell

Meek never said round 2

Noah Bailey

But aye meanwhile Kendrick wears a fully iced out crown of thorns purposely mockin Christians he is part of the party🤷🏽‍♂️

Quentin Sowell

Or they have opinions

Mark

Micah

I love Kendrick’s music but his such a hypocrite. He talks about “rappers spreading propaganda” and being flashy blah blah. But isn’t this the same guy who claimed Drake has a daughter which never was confirmed, that’s propaganda. He tries to act like a prophet but he does the same thing as the people he criticizes

kidflash B

He talked in his album that was years ago. Then peddles propaganda and hatred towards another black man then says he had to do it? On top of submitting his music to every award ceremony and doing all these magazine covers, THEN is acting like he’s anti industry

Mark

Still coping with the loss

Mark

TALK TO EM!

Jordan Franklin

This been Kendrick energy since control. He always been right at everybody. He always been revolutionary minded. To pimp a butterfly was that. I don’t understand how y’all viewing him as if it is new

Mark

Terrell saying he's talking about anyone who wasn't on his side in the beef NIGGA THATS YOU!

Dara Yavari

He’s definitely going to drop new music. I think there’s a bit of a misunderstanding about how people are interpreting this track. Yes, he mentioned that his spirit takes a hit when he releases music because he's putting himself out there, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop. I'm convinced his new alias will be "Mr. Get Off," like he hinted in the broccoli snippet. The line "watch the party die" was more about calling out the promotion of degeneracy, especially by those who aren’t truly part of the culture—basically, industry plants and culture vultures. If you're a rapper who grew up in the culture, of course, you can rap about your experiences, but he’s also encouraging people to learn, grow, and not stay stuck in the same place. He’s challenging his peers to be more thoughtful with their music and cutting ties with those exploiting the culture by pushing fake narratives just for profit.

Clarence P

Facts

AR

Mann Terrell been sounding mad haterish lately and you usually the unbiased guy it sound like you pivked a side and now that side lost so you salty about it. Drake sent shots for years after the meek beef to meek doing victory laps and we never expected drake to run it back with meek even though meek dropped 2 full diss songs at him. We never expected drake to reply to those cause we had already declared the winner. Why is it different with dot saying no round 2s and still sending shots?

Baraa El-Hallaq

yo Terrell where u get that shirt from? it’s hard, I’m from Copenhagen and deff wasn’t expecting to see that

Alex Martinez

Give me any aspect of how you interpret presence, Kendrick ain’t checking off no boxes

semyautomatic

I get y'alls points about Kendrick needing to follow this up with action, and I think he will. I look at this song as his new "Heart" song especially since Drake used the Part 6 title already. I think Kendrick will drop before the Super Bowl...would be shocked if he goes into that without a new project.

Austin

Why in hip-hop is there such an emphasis on gate keeping or keeping certain cultural aspects “pure”? I feel like everyone knows the authentic aspects versus the commercial aspects. It’s clear as day. At the end of the day there’s an entertainment value and there’s artistic value. We can appreciate purity and artistic integrity while also understanding that’s not what the masses are going to gravitate toward. That doesn’t mean “microwave” rap is indicative of hip-hop’s identity. Why can’t both aspects co-exist?

Merrin Thomas

“Don’t bite the hand that fed you the apple”. That’s how I felt after listening to the song

Ronniedook

It’s not about taking criticism tbh, I just think yaw expect Dot to be this perfect human which he never said.

Ronniedook

But like damn, was 2pac not contradicting also. Is Jay not contradicting? I think as humans, we all are at some point. Yaw expect the man to be perfect? Like fuck 😂 nobody says or does everything correctly

TrayB

The Michael Myers reference was a lil funny

Clion Williams

Yall need to step back. You guys have started to listen to Kendrick with his Stans In mind and it’s affecting how you view the music. Might be your worst video to date.

Gurjivan Minhas

Also talking about how the current big 3 didn’t usher in the new big 3 but Jay z and them did you gotta look at how old Jay z was when he ushered in a new era, he was atleast in his 40s give these guys time and we’ll see how it all plays out

Gurjivan Minhas

I feel like you guys are letting all the Stan D riding you see on twitter from both kendrick and drake fans affect how you guys listen to both Drake and Kendrick’s new songs. Looking back at y’all’s “like that” reaction you can see how much enthusiasm you guys have listening to Kendrick rapping vs now hahaha. Also to the kendrick doesn’t get criticized point which rapper do you see get criticized as much as Drake and Kendrick even before this beef

Ryan Roberts

PUT THE KNIFE DOWNNNN

Zeke

great reaction

Dontae Roye

It’s not even about criticism. They picked the perspective. They are relating this to beef and industry when he is legit talking about THE CULTURE. This song is a Heart Series song, idk how everyone missed it. But since Drake took the name he left it untitled. And it’s already reported by a lot of sources that Kendrick has completed 2 albums recently. This criticism is from the wrong angle and not considering that everything they are saying HE ALREADY RAPPED ABOUT

Dontae Roye

You think present means dropping music. He isn’t here to make us dance and have fun. He wants to change the world. He has 3 of the top 50 albums of all time and that still didn’t work. Why should he continue?

Dontae Roye

No no, last album he made a decision to look INWARDS and sort his own issues out. Look at the fact that Heart Part 5 he was looking outwards. This song is the follow up, he wants to legit “kill” the people in our culture that can’t be saved. He tried to save people with TPAB and people called it the best album ever and it did nothing. This song is him saying he is gonna be aggressive.

Dontae Roye

I wanna know. How is he hiding his hand? You ever think this might be the Heart 6 and he is following up on Heart 5? He already explained in his album. He feels like he shouldn’t talk because he is imperfect. But so was Saul who became Paul the Apostle in the Bible.

Dontae Roye

Good video, terrible points. Love y’all tho

taela

😭

taela

kdot and drake have been beefing for years. This isn’t some random reason kdot went at drake lol

Kendall

I think he’s talking about the “circus” when he mentions the party, the funny shit, the stuff/people we can live without. There’s always been a duality to dot. By now, I’m surprised people love to jump the gun with him. HES a GEMINI like Ye. He’s not going to just give you that snippet from they not like us when we feel like it.. once he drops it, people will be on his nuts again. I like this record As far as bringing people up… he JUST got off TDE, give the man some time to build PgLang. Love!

kidflash B

FACTS

kidflash B

Man Kendrick is a hypocrite and tries to hide it behind the holy talk. What happened to “don’t throw rocks and try to hide your hands”???

kidflash B

Man thank you lmao ppl act blind and deaf when Kendrick (and any other artist that’s a favorite) is a massive hypocrite

Alex Martinez

He’s conflicted 💀

Alex Martinez

They like the message but they smell the hypocrisy, cmon dawg

Kingfresh.

Lmao nigga mad confusing

Joey

K dot has to make up his mind. Last album he said we wasn’t our savior and now he trying to save the culture

Adventures_of_von

Yall said this way better than Ak💀😭

Alex Martinez

Kendrick honestly more of a guest in the rap game now. He can’t parade around like a king whenever he decides to come back for a few records. A king gotta be present, you can’t be number on occasion.

Alex Martinez

I miss the days when artist and their fan bases could take criticism

Shawn Davies

This beef been going on bruh chill

Ainsley Bowen

So a grandstanding hypocrite

Lorenzo Vazquez

Wow amazing discussion …

Ronniedook

Miss the times where we could judge music based off the hype around it…..why so judgmental? He’s an artist, Dot never said he was perfect. Sorry, it’s just crazy how everything is criticized nowadays. It’s music, enjoy it.

Blair davis

Nah nah nah this is what yall fans do lol try n spin what really happened. Kdot bright up drake son in euphoria saying drake don’t know how to be a good dad. Then went on a 3 song spree of lying and false labeling him spreading false information and false propaganda. I love Kdot but the guy is very hypocritical. I fw drake too and had no sides in this beef but Kdot is no truth teller and literally goes back on what he says. This song was the perfect example of him doing the exact opposite of what he’s preaching. It’s like AB telling ppl to act right and don’t fuck up your opportunities 😂.

Bash eebrah

I think when he’s talking about the industry he’s talking about both the artists and the corporations at play in which they control everything, people like Lucian Grainge and the higher ups. I think it’ll be hard to usher in a new generation of better artists if one the audience isn’t paying attention especially to artists like Rhapsody, Lecrae Wale etc. Positive and meaningful artists have always existed but both things have been happening we haven’t been paying them any mind as a generation and have been listening to music in the contrary like NBA youngboy, Future, blueface, Sexy Redd etc. We even noticed a change in other artists comparing when they 1st started out with meaning/kind of like a soul In their songs like Drake, Kanye, Meek Mill. tie that in with the corporations who have always been promoting and only feeding toxic music and there you have the industry. These music groups and corporations are powerful and have had their hands on this for a long time and I think it’ll take more than Kendrick for this to change.

Blair davis

I been saying kdot can’t say I don’t fw this that and the other but go on 3 straight records and blatantly lie and push propaganda on another artist who actually have brought light onto ppl who are in the culture now. It’s his hypocrisy that bothers me so much. I have zero bias cuz I fw both artist in the beef but it’s the outrageous lies he told and hypocrisy that makes me look at him kinda funny. He’s saying ppl are lying to the youth but he just did that for 3 straight songs 😂😂😂. It’s like bro what are you really talking about. The message is cool but you’re not practicing what your preaching at all. Now watch how I get called a Kdot hater or Drake glazer cuz I criticize him 😂

Kenneth Skies

Sometimes I wonder what Lecrae would do

Miles

Kendrick won the beef but even in winning he's hypocritical

Smalloyd

No way yall had all this hype on competitive rap and when there is a rap beef yall group it with degeneracy😂 we KNOW Kendrick is not the same

Smalloyd

Did we forget this man is bipolar😂 they went on the longest tangent about Kendrick’s obvious flaws. Kendrick plays on his flaws all the time. That’s part of the art. And he’s always had it in his music.

Kris Kringle

Sounds like more music is coming fellas

Jaden Candelario

Did Drake not get dirty with him first ? Isn’t there talks sparking around where Drake and dot were on the phone before euphoria and he was telling Drake to keep it a friendly fade ? Yall believe what ya want, Drake called him a wife beater and harassed his whole wife way before the pedo shit, let’s call a spade a spade🤷‍♂️

Ale

Totally agree, you want change but you disappear, if you want to change something, you have to be present and active.

Fifty Two Films

You being disingenuous if you think Drake wasn’t a part of this song. I’m not mad, I’m annoyed that he keeps acting like he’s this holier than thou guy when I’m the same breath he calls himself the boogeyman. Yall just too up his ass to admit when hes being contradictory

Stizz

He didn’t bring up drake in this song at all you getting mad at something that you’re assuming

bluekingp

This is one of the best reaction and reviews ever by the best music reactors ever

Sunny

Kendrick still a weirdo for sparking this beef. This reason isn’t good enough

Heel

“Dont we deserve to hear music” thts literally what hes doing

Qween Diva

Yep

Qween Diva

This was poetry. People really go too deep with Kendrick stuff. I mean it deep but not that deep. The man hates the way the culture he loves is betrayed these days. He also knows he plays a part in it, this is the battle he has with himself.

Alec Raatz

Keep defending a pedo, I’m sure the shoe fits

Tyson Poshtar

So are we sayin this is hard, genuinely wondering what the overall reaction is for this

Qween Diva

Mustard album is awesome. You should check it out for yourself and not views.

Fifty Two Films

If he was he’d drop the broccoli joint. The fact he keep trying to gaslight us about this grounded, spiritual nigga persona that care about people souls is ringing hallow. You called Drake a pedo, said he deserves to die and fuck his family. WE DONT WANNA HEAR THAT SHIT. You went full filthy and like they said in the video now you wanna act like it was done in love is 🚮

Nathan Daniel

go listen to rich baby daddy then

Nathan Daniel

whose to say he’s not realized that & doing this as a result of

Qween Diva

The problem is what Elliott Wilson been screaming. We all guessing at what these celebrities intentions are. Then you get set up like Wayne expecting something when it wasn’t even possible.

Leslie Johnson

This convo was so good

Fifty Two Films

Dot really starting to annoy me dawg..like if you wanna say fuck the big 3 we need you to BE PRESENT. Kendrick wants to complain about the industry without taking the responsibility of putting it on his back. If you want to be #1 for real?? Then lead!

Camden Archbell

Same thing can be said about you Kendrick meat riders. Still milking tf out of this beef and not like us track. Shits trash

Ben Foster

Kendrick talks about the industry like he’s 2016 Russ lol the industry LOVES Kendrick

Daquan

24:13🤣🤣🤣 that shit had me rollin😭

Daquan

This track feels like it could be in the Heart series. Maybe the album is coming very soon.

Joey Billiams

He said “WE gotta do better. Y’all two flipped it like he just said “Everybody else gotta do better” Kendrick telling us he’s part of the problem too. Look how dicked those Black Forces are!!! Y’all know he never excludes himself. I don’t think yall got a Drake bias either. I been watching yall enough years to know better 💪🏾9️⃣

Dani.bby

I think I fell asleep during this joint ngl. If he's going to give us another Mr. Morale vibe as his next project, I'm not trying to hear this in the mean time tbh. Give us some playlist bangers to keep us interested/engaged while we wait or I'm snoozin'

Don V

Couldn’t agree more with you guys

Daytona

U can look at this song from both ways. Either he’s a hypocrite or he’s doing what he has to do. Its really simple as that 😭

charles williams

"A hypocrite. Ion understand why these people praise ya"

Julius Bestman

Kendrick dropping a track like this after the beef definitely makes it look funny in the light bc of all the hateful shit he was saying during. Of course, Kendrick has always been the morally upstanding voice calling for change in hip hop, and I don't think that has changed, but it is definitely more nuanced now. Either way, I thought the track was dope and am excited for new music from Kendrick in the future.

Don

You know the Mallory Bros unbiased bc you can find comments filled with both Drake and Kendrick fans made at them bc of their opinion. Keep doing what yall doing

Key

I agree on that, but I think Kendrick also is aware of that as well. I think that’s why in the previous album he said in one of the songs he chose him. I didn’t take that to mean he was retiring as some people thought, but that he took time away to focus and reflect and heal himself, and that took him away from the people, the fans, the community that he always felt a huge responsibility towards. But I do think this time around he’s ready to be that voice once again. He’s a complicated person who cares deeply for this world. I also think too this time around, he’s also putting that responsibility on us to choose and be more aware and be more responsible with with what we make popular, who we make famous. I think this is deeper than just 1 artist imo.

M3NICE

Agree to Disagree - KDot doing in the Industry is what Kanye was tryna do in Trump’s camp 2018.

Key

Completely agree with this. I think they missed the part where he speaks on that duality. I’m not sure what’s going on with them as such Kendrick fans that they have been. It’s really weird to see them miss such a clear meaning imo. He’s not saying that he isn’t part of the problem, I mean if we even go back to past albums he’s always said he is apart of it which is why he can see the problem and speak on it. I mean even in this song I thought it was clear. Kendrick is a complicated person, he has his struggles and is constantly torn. But I always appreciated his honesty on shining a light on those internal struggles he faced and speaking on these things, cause I feel most of us can relate to that in some way as people. I really hate that they missed that…Idk it just gives (especially with Terrell) a little butt hurt still when it comes to Drake losing the battle cause (Terrell) had high hopes for him. It’s funny cause Terrell constantly preaches that he’s neutral but his bias always find a way to shine through….

DJ

none of the arguments against Kendrick are relevant. y’all think it’s “unbiased” cool but they still playin devils advocate abt some bs

DJ

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dyaunte Fox

I respect their pov, to some ppl kendrick has to fill the void or don't say nothing but in all honesty he knows he can't fill the void he can't stop anybody from speaking they truth. But we do need a reminder every now and again.

Arlexen

Terrel he just said he wants to watch the party die and that’s exactly what he’s doing by releasing this song

Arlexen

If you parading gluttony without giving truth to the youth the graveyard is company just tell them what casket to choose “They hate the man I represent, the man that won’t dick ride cause he need a favor” Kendrick bro 😌❤️

Ryan Akoto

Yall need to do a video with akademiks! I think your perspectives could actually move culture

JRome

I ain't gon hold you. When K Dot said no round 2s. I didn't go into this thinking it was a diss. Now if the shoe so happens to fit, so be it and Drake does fit a few of the lines. I do think Kendrick should drop more, but I honestly chalk that up to when you make music like he makes that it takes time and artists are perfectionist most times. But his year he's showed he can produce excellent music in a short amount of time. So while I do think the "party" needs to die and rebuild. Kendrick could be more active in that role. Now I do think with pgLang he has a chance to usher in a new wave of talent but that takes time especially if you also gotta drop yourself all while running a label.

Jason Macon

Stop saying the Big 3 didn’t try to usher in the new generation. Cole started a label and tried to get niggas on. He thought JID was the next “J Cole”. I think Kendrick is going to try and do the same with PG Lang

Alec Raatz

It’s always funny to watch Drake fans crash out and reach for anything they can to discredit Kendrick bc their king is a pdf. Dude on the left is compromised fr. I bet when he heard Drake compare a high school to a strip club He felt that.

Jay

The biased kendrick fans are hating y’all for these facts y’all were spitting 😭

fthrs

Nah this might be the best criticism you both have had of Kendrick and I say that as a person who's got a super deep Kendrick bias. Dreamville as headed by J Cole is supported fully through features, mixtapes, promo, tours etc. J Cole has clearly pushed the people he wants to shape rap to the forefront. Kendrick really should be doing the same for Pg/Lang, but Dave Free's prolific art direction has been restricted to Kendrick and Keem. How does Daylyt, a battle rapper from LA, have a feature on a Cole project before Kendrick, when Daylyt clearly has the same vision and is a ghostwriter for Drake? I think if the old guard want the "culture" to move forward positively, they need to put people on. A Kendrick cosign for a conscious rapper is like a sensu bean. And I say that as a person who has been singing Kendrick's praises since Section 80.

Emmanuel .

If you think he's referring to future in this song you need to do a lot of research buddy cause he's referring to the fast-food music generation of today. He's speaking about artists who make songs for tiktok and only care about what's popular and will do numbers in the clubs and at parties. Music without substance, originality or innovation. Future has substance in his records although he isn't a lyrical spiritual rapper he's the reason why artists like Drake etc developed somewhat of a melodic trap sound. Future has skin in the game and ain't no "party" artist bud. He's been in the game longer than Kendrick.

$HVN

The beautiful in this song is Kendrick is very aware of that duality.

Hatem Idris

One thing bout the twins they’ll always keep it unbiased 🤝🏿🤝🏿

Delvin Fourcand

The crazy thing is drake was trying to bring unity to Hip-Hop with fpshooter but then Kendrick said no. Drake actually promotes artist from different varieties in the culture. I don’t get why drake gets hate for doing exactly what everyone wants Kendrick to do.

Emmanuel .

Interesting Perspective. However, you guys are being harsh to say the least. The same way Kendrick can be seen as a hypocrite is the same way that an ex gang banger speaking to kids can be seen as a hypocrite. But when it comes to it, he should speak on these things because he's seen and experienced and been a part of this so-called "problem with hiphop". As he's said before "he is the culture" and he feels like it's his responsibility to speak on things of this nature otherwise he wouldn't be worthy of this label he's claimed for himself. And the irony of it is that niggas like you two would criticise him if he kept quiet and didn't speak on things and if he had the excuse of "I aint perfect so I can't speak on what's going on" I can guarantee y'all would criticise him. And on top of that, he has collaborated with younger artists in an attempt to show love, for example, kodak Blxst and even Keem and y'all still say he is a hypocrite for collaborating with them niggas who are "the problem with hip-hop" but if he is doesn't collaborate with then it's still his fault cause he's not ushering the youth into the game like OG's did. My question is who in the game can really speak on a topic like this cause if Kendrick is too much of a "hypocrite" to speak on it I can guarantee if a new-age rapper were to walk into the game and start preaching about hip pop being dead and the new age artist polluting the youth he'd be labelled a cornball and nobody would listen to them.

Kendrick Bowser

I’m a huge dot fan, but I agree with y’all. Dude has to drop more often from now on, especially after this battle as the dust settles. You can’t expect change as a bystander, especially for a 5 year spurt

billy

i feel like this is where the influence em has had on dot really shows. the way his words n actions have impacted the culture (e.g pop out or just the whole boogeyman persona) really electrifies everyone just like em did in the early 2000s. cause this is on such a huge scale that even internationally hiphop fans n general media can‘t but talk abt it

billy

but i totally agree he has to show n prove everything he talks abt which he has been doing (at least since mr. morale) to be fair plus the accountability part. we cant hold everyone accountable except for ourselves n our favorite musicians.

Nate

I feel like it’s easy to make music like this but it’s cool I guess

billy

i agree w almost everything yall said except for the culture part at around 20min mark. cause kendrick has been talking about changing the „bad parts“ of the culture by changing urself w the whole mr morale era that started w family ties/the heart pt. 5

Kalijha Lorden

Everyone’s a hypocrite! So what about giving him grace!

AD

similar to dot

iceissayas

Nas didn’t usher anybody in. Sometimes old dogs need to give the new ones their time

Andre Caddle

Idk guys i dont evven think its about music with kdot. He made his opinions on the state of hiphop known already i think hes talking about the black culture as a whole and how messed up it has become. True he hasnt really put anyone on in the same way wayne and jay have but i think his influence on his community is moreso where his priorities lie

Jerran Sims

If feel like he’s putting the ball in our court as fans and products of our culture. It starts with us, not putting our energy and attention to the degeneracy within the culture (I.e. Toxic music blogs, fraudulent influencers, journalist, and higher ups). The idea is that by consciously choosing where to place energy and focus, especially as consumers, people can promote the aspects of the culture that resonate with integrity and authenticity. It’s about empowering the community to uplift what truly represents us.

Jae

That's fair I feel you on that. I think that's kind of what he was contemplating on this record when he was saying "sometimes I think bout what Lecrae would do". Even though I think he's been a better example than most, he's also had questionable moments, like adding fire to this whole beef to begin with

AD

Funny thing is Nas has literally dropped more albums in the past 5 years than Kendrick has done in 10. He didn't dissapear yall just dont listen to him.

Corey

Facts that was a good look too and gave yg and him their own set at the pop out

Ham

Yeah, Kdot don't make beats so he was always gonna use someone's....

Soloyouknw

kendrick don’t care bout nun of that 😂 he doing what he want. that lil mf is unpredictable. and that’s a talent whether we like it or not

Seth Collier

To be fair bro did use his beat for the best song of the year and put him in the music video

Seth Collier

As a Kendrick fan I think this is fair criticism. I’m just hoping he explains everything more in depth in his new album.

N

song is fire but you guys are also 100% right

Corey

aubrey is that you?

AD

Kendrick on Father Time "When Kanye got back with Drake, I was slightly confused Guess I'm not mature as I think, got some healin' to do" Drake reaches out to Dot to be on a track with him and Cole he shuts it down. Months later features on a track with Future whoes literally the "party" hes talking about and disses both of them which started all this is not growth. He didn't heal or mature.

Corey

love the discussion/ conversation this is bringing up so ill always fw kendrick for that and i love the song too but yall clocked it in him not showing up for yg and mustards albums. nigga couldve at least reposted on ig LMAO

David

Yall highlighted my biggest issue with Kendrick. He complains about the industry and what gets platformed but he does very little to usher in the sound he wants. Him and Drake represent two different sides of hip hop. Drake ushered in his sound. And highlighted the party, fun elements of hip hop. Kendrick was suppose to usher in the grounded introspective side. But he hasn’t. And he mad at the industry if doesn’t exist. This is like Jay and Nas except Nas (Kendrick) just disappeared while Jay Z shaped the culture.

Kamal Williams

Terrance saying don’t we deserve music as he’s a reacting to a Kendrick song is hilarious

Bear 🐻

Kdot and cole both scary cole scared of confrontation. Dot scared to drop music 😆

Big

U can’t shoot someone then run and say lets put da guns down. On a Kendrick dik rider whichu obviously are would allow him ti play both sides like that. You can’t participate in the beef then say the party over. That’s being a hypocrite

Dona

Lmao aight I’m good on Terrell reviewing anything Kendrick. He wouldn’t of said any of this bs before the battle

AD

The problem is he just saying the community needs to do better but is not setting a good example. He needs to walk the walk now we heard him talking about it.

Esaul Parker

Y'all missed the whole point surprisingly /disappointing... Contradicted y'all self several times. Just say y'all want the party, y'all don't want the party to die, y'all the people he's talking about. You can be the guy who has all those issues and at the same time I'm messed up and we need to do better. That's called growth. You can't be a fan of HIP-HOP and miss the entire message of this song. You can have a party and still say and don't want no F*CK $HIT in it plan and simple

Mohamed Ziglam

you can't keep using the "hes conflicted" argument

Jordan Cass

Is this how the Drake communities be on Twitter? Lol

Mohamed Ziglam

lying about someone having a child trafficking ring is far from choosing to be better

Big

That doesn’t make it right

Punch

The sayin goes “the pot calling the kettle black” this is literally who bro is

Bear 🐻

Kendrick is so ass 😭

Big

But if this was the case then why participate in the beef. U can’t attempt murder than run back to the church. Only a Kendrick fan gives him that much leeway

Ze Emari

At what point did I call somebody crazy…you doing a lot of projecting 😂 idk bruh you coming across a lil hurt because I’m not in agreement with you.

Sam

Kendrick been a hypocrite his whole career. He does whatever he says he doesn’t like when its convenient for him. He’s the king hater in the music industry. Just drop some good bodies of work and let it speak for itself rather than always addressing what everyone else is doing. He raises controversy to build hype and views before an album release… nothing new here, especially off the reception of his last album

Big

Wasn’t u just bumping not like us.Don’t try to lump us all together. Some of us was never moved by Kendrick we not the ones trying to kill drake then turning around saying put the gun up. Once again a Kendrick fan trying ti make sense of the stupid situation Kendrick as place u in. We are not the same.

Joel A Robinson

Terrance is not biased on you on drugs??? I thought you would say Terrell but Terrance??? Yall got it man LMAOOO go back and watch the beef reactions.

Punch

Can’t wait to hear this at the Super Bowl !!!! It’s going to ring off!!!!!

Don

It’s funny how fans will say Kendrick told us he is a hypocrite but we can’t say he is. Also it’s not a good thing to be.

Aziz

Great message but there is hypocrisy. Seems like Kendrick got 2 different personalities. And Kendrick my guy. My favorite artist. But he has always been hypocritical. The message is 💯. This party does need to die because it’s getting outta hand. Drugs, sex, and killing is the main topic in rap rn and it’s getting old. We all growing up so it makes me wonder who these people make music for. The ones who enjoy this type of degeneracy music is the kids. So is that who they make the music for? I think so. That’s their target audience and it’s scary. But in terms of Kendrick, I appreciate this message he put out. But you’re the one writing for someone like baby keem and co-signing that type of music. Hopefully keem takes a new route of what he talks about which I think he will, but we need to support an artist like JID who I think is the next big artist if we support him the way we should. Kendrick definitely gotta drop music after this tho. Show them the new route you envision in the music!! Don’t just talk about how the industry is fucked. We already know this. Just show us what it should be through the art.

Big

Only Kendrick fans hear him clearly the rest of us are all tripping. Kendrick fans kill me with there think pieces

PA

Rossetti

I get yall's perspective. My thing is in the 1st verse he says "if you parade in gluttony without giving truth to the youth." That makes me think this isn't saying niggas need to make conscious music all the time. I think it's saying there has to be a balance in content.

Kamal Williams

😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Just Kry

He’s been saying that too even on his last album

Just Kry

Facts he’s been showing his hippocracy in his lyrics for a while now. I think people are failing to realize that hip-hopcracy is the root of rap though.

Jae

I think calling someone out for being a hypocrite is a really frail argument just due to how easy it is to contradict yourself. I think it's a lot more valuable to take away what their intentions were in the moment, and whether they can acknowledge their past missteps. Since Kendrick talks a lot about his flaws, I think it takes away from a positive message that's being given to just harp on something that he's already taken blame for. You're right, he's not perfect and you can always argue that point, but he's already acknowledged that. It just seems like he wants to see the community do better

brian w

When I think of Kendrick all I think of is Hypocrite!

nah fr

Do you not agree the party should die? The drug rap, the degeneracy, it all should stop. Everyone here agrees. But we still spinning the new Future album when it drop. The only people that view Kendrick as this “elite” are the people calling him a hypocrite. Brother, that’s all of us.

Jordan Cass

Big what’s your problem brotha, you gotta lot of hate for dot fans. It’s not necessary lol

nah fr

this true, but I guarantee everyone agrees with the message - and will go and spin that next future album. We’re literally all hypocrites.

Jordan Cass

The party is the artificial aspect of the industry it doesn’t have anything to do with the culture. There’s certain aspects of the culture that he wants to purge that aren’t genuine. I really don’t see the hypocrisy y’all talking about

Ronns

to me this seems like the heart part 6

Noka Videos

He’s going to go and say how he’s a hypocrite in a song and everyone will love it

Jonathan Riley

Kendrick don’t realize two things can be true at once and that’s why it feels hypocritical. He is right that the industry is in a place and it’s time the “party dies” but he is also right that in order to build something up he has to destroy what was previously established! So yes, ultimately he just gone have to keep popping out and showing niggas or atleast shout the niggas who will

Jeremy Brown

8:10 So you gotta be perfect to strive for a perfect world? I think this is a bad take. He even talks about how he represents the people who have failed, made poor choices, but learned from it.

Patz

He said pedos should die lol

Timothy Miller

I disagree with the ushering in part. Drake has helped usher in the next generation but everyone calls it wave riding or whatever lol not his fault

Tre M

You can only critique something if you’re a perfect nigga? Lol.

Maxaveli

Kendrick bodied drake so bad folks don’t wanna hear conscience rap from him 💀

Jay Bolden

Facts bro 💯💯💯

Naim Cooper

I swear I hate Kendrick fans sometimes. Admitting that you’re a hypocrite in your music doesn’t absolve you from criticism for being a hypocrite.

JX2Stained

This song is very much like XXX. off of DAMN.

Cameron Herring-Mallett

Exodus 32, Kendrick was never the Savior, he was Hip-Hops Moses. The one that chooses to be better. It is not hypocrisy it is God’s giving growth. Someone had too.

H Mizzle

Bro the culture is owned by White Folks, it will NEVER Change, whatever is profitable will be pushed🤷🏾‍♂️

Alex Sempervive

Bro said people should die on his beef records multiple times, but then wants to write a letter to god. man lmaooooooo be fr. hypocrite

Boubabeezy

Love this conversation because I truly think the hypocrisy is something that will form the substance of this upcoming project; to me it feels very appropriate that he releases this after the Super Bowl announcement if it’s heading in that direction. That’s not caping for him either, it should definitely be called out and discussed. He’s not our saviour either

mr.black

then other ppl would complain & critique Drake either way so he damned if he do damned if he don't

Big

The number one card a Kendrick fan pulls when there back os against the wall is the black culture card. Well im in the community too. My question to you is why can Kendrick say i hate you then call someone a pedo. Then turn around and say we gotta do better. And u eat the shit up. Why do u think its cool for someone to attempt murder then turn around and say out da guns up. This is a simple case of contradiction but Kendrick dont feel like they can view it thst way. I guess they think Massa Kendrick gonna beat them for it

Ze Emari

He did a show with known gang bangers of rival gangs…yeah and brought them together to showcase their talent and did it with no issues and gave them a platform. Sounds like he putting his actions behind his words and you’re trying to say it’s wrong?

Teague

Not when he’s been open about it no

Ze Emari

I seen some of your other comments on here and honestly you’ve already shown a bias and that part is looking 🤡 but I understand duality, as somebody apart of the culture and not just rap culture but black culture, he can speak on what’s wrong in it and still co-exist within it. That’s why exactly what should happen.

Naz

Lol sure

Teague

Terrell does not critique Drake

Big

Now they nitpicking. No your just selective listening to Kendrick music. When the message aligns with you your happy. When it doesn’t align you start pointing fingers and calling people crazy for not understanding your All mighty Master Kendrick

Teague

Wrong

Teague

Wrong

Marvin Amankwa-Dei

Kendrick is giving Drake a chance to recover. He’s over stepping the mark

Teague

Terrell was very bias

Big

So u saying Kendrick God. Because if it was any other person we would be living by the no one as the right to judge saying. The saying that im sure u live your own life by. But since its Kdot that doesn’t apply to him huh🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

Big

Why do yall give Kendrick this much leeway. U say the party must die but u was up there with Future. You did the pop out with know gang bangers. Kendrick fans will find meaning to supporting him in anything he does. Yall don’t even understand how he makes yall look like 🤡 day in and day out

Naj

Like Drake said in heart part 6 Kendrick’s a hypocrite

Marvin Amankwa-Dei

They’re victory lapping

Ze Emari

It honestly feel like the nitpicking with everything Kendrick does now is a response to feeling bad about the Drake L even with the Mallory bros.

Marvin Amankwa-Dei

Wayne and Ye assured in new talent

Top Shotta

kbot don't know you lil bro

Sonny Thomas

Yall are 100% right and actually made me think bout it different. Cause the party IS the reason why Kendrick is popping now currently. Like that / party bop Not like us / big ass party bop So he for sure contradicts himself Doesn’t take away from him stating facts but if this what he on taking back his words in a way, he should also go the Cole route and take that shit off streaming plats but he ain’t , why is that ? Cause the party ain’t dying. In fact it’s paying niggas. But the song had so much substance still just confused me too. Wtf Cole at lol

Sami S.Y

Hehe triggered 😉

Dominique

The way I look at this song is that Kendrick is pointing out he's hypocrisy and how he needs to let his shit "die" cause honestly this Drake and Kendrick "beef" is 2 sides of the same coin. Kendrick represents "thought, intellect." And Drake represents " heart, and feelings". You need both heart and brains. So maybe he fighting himself shit idk lol. I do feel like he uses art to be aloof and indirect(leaving shit up for interpretation). Thanks for the reaction 🤍

Marvin Amankwa-Dei

6:16 part 2

Teague

You’re a moron

Teague

Get a life man

Ze Emari

I think it’s bullshit to say Kendrick can’t say let’s do the right shit because he isn’t perfect…nobody is perfect but the things that he’s pointing out in our culture aren’t things that he’s doing.

Kayesa Monté

THANK YOU!!! I agree with you fr

Bcxvo

Could be a reach but If it wasn’t for the beef this song may have been called The Heart Part 6, feels like a continuation to them

Kamal Williams

“I got a film degree, but I’m no filmmaker. I haven’t shot shit” glad the self awareness is there.

Big

He started the first song of f the beef wit “I Hate You” He then Yelled 100 times that the nan was a “Pedo”. Why are u trying to make it seem like that’s not spewing negativity. That’s the biggest issue with Kendrick fans yall so caught in yall fandom that I truly don’t think yall actually comprehend his music.Yall just be happy to hear from him. Yall been stopped caring about quality and messaging

James Joiner

You not. It shows. Stop trying to convince yourself n

James Joiner

Man if you a Drake fan just say that. You understand everyone comment bashing Kendrick.

James Joiner

You’re projecting.

James Joiner

They are biased though. Especially Terrance.

Deon Saunders

So we’re categorizing Rap Beef as degeneracy?? Lmao I hope that applies to all the greats that participated in battles as well🤦🏾‍♂️

Kamal Williams

Nobody is a perfect person Terrell. That doesn’t mean you can’t critique people. Not being perfect doesn’t make you a hypocrite. Terrible take.

James Joiner

I think Terrell is compromised now. Terrance biased has rubbed off on him.

Neefah Nee

Great breakdown twins, yall really gave me something to think about

Timothy Lukau

These niggas don’t wanna let the party die, smh

Zack Taylor

Terrance, your comment on your Film Degree and the industry resonates strongly with me. I graduated a year ago from UNC Wilmington in Film Studies. Learned a lot of amazing things, saddening truths of the industry, and overall gained a lot of knowledge that is translatable into other fields. The point you made though about changing things and your lack of creation were very introspective and insightful. I say all this to get to two points. I couldn't speculate either of your financial or health situations, I hope and can pray that you and your families and children are well - but you both are so impactful even in the relatively narrow space you currently reside. I have been watching the both of you for a few years now because I loved your chemistry, truly love Terrell's breakdowns in real time (you really have a special ear and mind), and just overall I value what you think and feel because of how open, willing, and eager you two are for knowledge and art. I hope you get the light that clicks off in your heart for your film. Because I do not know where you attended, but I am sure you know some people only needed one film to breathe life. You both are impactful, intelligent, and blessed young men. God Bless you and your children.

Christian Stevenson

All cap he helped schoolboy did vocals song arrangement and gave him some of his biggest songs he helped sza before sza was who she was Isiah Rashad baby keem was on nipsey debut album yg debut album fredo Santana before he past gave rapsody spotlight on one of the best albums of our generation he don't feature alot cuz if you really know what he did for tde u could never have that type of outlook terrell he ghost wrote for everybody on tde accept ab soul he wrote most of jay rock verse on moneytrees, not saying you can't criticize him bro but as of late like the last 3 or 4 yrs u criticize him more then enjoying the music like u was up to damn the album that's y it look away never heard jcole criticism like this nor drake outside of the ones that drake brought on his self

ラムジ bera

I'm willing to give Kendrick more time to explain this record with future releases, cause right now it feels like he's just chatting.

Big

Kendrick just wants total control of everyone’s mind. If u don’t think like Kendrick or your Not overly excited about his music he feels that ur not worthy. Its so weird how he does all this false prophet stuff but none of his fans never catch it. Yall so wrapped around his finger that its actually weird. Once again He had nothing to complain about he snaked lil wayne for super bowl and won the beef. There’s no need for this

Big

Man Kendrick is rambling again. U won the Beef you got the Super Bowl. You literally have nothing to complain about but yet we still get this song. Kendrick doesn’t understand that know body is gonna listen to u as far as talking about the industry dyeing because u the reason. Drake and Cole don’t hide under rocks.

Omer Husein

The point about not ushering the next generation is false tbh, J. Cole has a whole label of new talent including JID one of the best rappers right now, Kendrick ushered in baby keem directly and talent like JID, Denzel Curry and others indirectly, Drake also has done his part in this even tho the people he ushered in do not make good music

AD

Bro where was the hate, they had valid points? Is Kendrick gonna sit there and just lecture and preach about how disgusted he is about the culture and the industry as he simultaneously benefits from it? He wanted the crown, he got the crown. Now start making changes.

Emmanuel

This what I don’t get with you niggas… as soon as a nigga say something against sumn Kendrick does, they hating. I fw Kendrick heavy but take bro dick out ya mouth and keep an open mind for once. Nobody saying the nigga can’t rap, just calling him out on some of the shit he’s rapping about, as you could with ANY other artist. He just the one in the hot seat currently.

Jean-Marc

Terrell I understand your viewpoint and all but Kendrick has acknowledge himself being part of the problem years ago and on his last album (really all his albums) He speaks to needed to start within before fixing outward, his actions away from music over the years show he is sincere in his messaging, he wants to inspire change, people to do better. The beef wth drake was really just a vehicle for him to target what hes always had a problem with, he can just now speak it louder because more ears are glued to it and the perception of drake publicly is "he needs to grow up" not just for content of his music (becuase future, etc get a pass) his behaviour and reputation look childish and clown like.

StoneCold06

It’s really this simple 💯

StoneCold06

Definitely agree with this. Gotta scout talent like the 90’s though because what’s being put in the front is ass.

StoneCold06

As a Kdot fan, I enjoy the contextual critiques. It’s all fair. Most people that followed since album reviews love this. I don’t know if his whole thoughts are subject matter of the industry. I think it’s the things going on behind the scenes to push certain agendas he doesn’t align with. He’s mentioned the industry in every song, and there’s something intentional about this being another IG drop vs. even a YouTube upload. I think the questions raised by the Bros are valid. I also think the questions will be answered soon. It’s hard to critique Kenny because you never know the full picture until his whole concept is done. We probably won’t get the full picture until the Super Bowl, and the speculation until that is good for the game. Love the song. Love the rapping. Love the production. Leaves me feeling that there is more to come and soon.

Josh Purnell

Editor of this video 🔥🔥 y’all best one thus far

Big Ray

Bruh as soon as somebody honest about Kendrick music all of the sudden it’s “hate” I’ve noticed just how annoying Kendrick fans are oh my god

Big Ray

This high road morality shit from Kendrick is wack and contradicting

Poetic Locnest

Kendrick's message will have to be judged in the next 5 years. not immediate but I agree, he needs to usher in someone

stixupstixup

I'm not mad at warranted criticism, but throughout the whole beef, it felt like the rest of the world was partying and having a good time, whilst these two, especially Terrell, decided to convince himself he was being "mature" & "unbiased" by just shitting on Kendrick...I just feel like they were the guys in the corner of the party standing hating whilst everyone else was getting lit

Angel Medrano

Idk why y’all are mad in the video ask Kendrick fans they are making some fair pointss

Joel A Robinson

You mad cause they not biased LMAOOOO We can't give Kendrick no criticism or niggas like you will pop out. Go back to YouTube if u want to see Kendrick dickriding.

Angel Medrano

How many fan of both Kendrick and Drake I would say I’m a bigger Drake fan however, the argument that Kendrick is still on the side. He is speaking against his factually not true. Look at Mr. Morale. Look at To Pimp a Butterfly shit look at even. Damn good city there is a difference on the perspective he has and the things he talks about to the rest of mainstream hip-hop artists. Bad take

Big Ray

I’m sorry dawg I hate having to look like a Kendrick hater dawg I do but oh fucking brother!!! This Israelite always woke rap shit puts me to sleep! And I don’t want no Kendrick fan responding back saying “I don’t understand” nigga the lyrics aren’t hard to understand shit just not grabbing my attention when he been giving us these type of raps since mr morale all the way up to meet the grahams boooooooooo

Prince Kweyama

Have you seen the comments?? 😂 and just the reaction to any critique of the song/hypocrisy??

TimmyG

Best comment 💯

Miles

I'm a kendrick fan but I hate the way stans like you think bro

Angel Medrano

I’m a Drake fan but they won the beef and their guy at the Super Bowl why would they be spiraling lol

Miles

Then stop stop tryna act like it lol go back in hibernation for a year instead of coming back with fake convictions

Miles

Funny thing is you would probably argue that kendrick is not a hypocrite even tho he called himself a hypocrite on blacker the berry

FuegoFrouki

I have no idea what you’re talking about

Prince Kweyama

Kendrick fans spiralling 😂😂

Miles

How is it hypocritical? Or do we just get butthurt when we bring up contradictory things about kendrick

stixupstixup

Here y'all go again with another Kendrick hate video disguised as a "mature conversation" but we just immature for thinking that right? Honestly, every fucking video...don't even know why I'm subscribed sometimes...

Miles

I love how people like us in the comment section act like we're great philosophers just because we used words that we would never use in a face to face conversation

himothy1017

Now I bet if drake actually had a message like this in a new record (which he never will) yall would jumping around the room saying "let's go drizzy! Let's start speaking on some real shit"

Munya Bwoni

I understand that some Kendrick fans can be biased. But you guy's shouldn't fall into the trap of thinking people that disagree with your takes are just crazy Kendrick fans. I thought this song was about something we all see, the industry losing quality, he's not saying he's better, Kendrick has always acknowledged his flaws. Even in the beef on 6:16 in LA talking about how he's sinning. But does that mean he shouldn't give the positive message? Terrence mentioned it but not everything is about the beef guys lol. I agree that he needs to lead the new generation, that's a good critique.

himothy1017

It's been like this for a while tbh. It's crazy cause years ago on all of thier youtube reactions I use to value his opinions and thoughts cause they were genuine, now tho his ear for music and his brain has gone backwards and his thoughts always have a biased motive behind it that he can't shake off or hide well.

FuegoFrouki

Yall missed the whole message. You two sound like you have t never heard about duality.

Khalil Jamal

Yall criticism of Kendrick can be applied to so many ppl. Including yourselves…not saying it isn’t a fair critique but coming from yall it’s just as hypocritical as yall claim Kendrick’s to be.

Stoney James

I don’t really understand yall criticism but I respect the conviction. I love the record and the message.

Elia Garrett

Really good discussion !!

Michael H

Yea Terrell in way too deep with Drake lol

Etio

You guys kept it real asf the whole time. 🔥

Jordan

They said it at the end they just want a party album which is his exact point 🤣

bzero

"kendrick made you think about it, but he is not your savior"

Jordan

Imagine if Kendrick dropped that latto joint… SHIT IS ASS

Jordan

Twitter brains everywhere including the twins sadly

Lawrence

The song reminds me of “Meet the Grahams” , due to its a mood change song . The sound is changing from “Not Like Us” ( his last drop ) Thats one of the parties he saying let’s let it die down now . Victory party done now reason No Round 2 Terrel . He preparing us for the positive raps and bars that he about to drop ( be patient Terrance ) Basically telling us all hip hop doesn’t have to be party music to be good music . Real Hip Hop should ALSO have a message, meaning , & uplifting not just party music . He stating we been partying too long now and need to appreciate the uplifting raps to help change our communities & usher in next generation of hip hop lyricist. Reason he talking about the media , influencers & corporate music people. They push the party raps harder than ever now. He is this generations NAS . It’s very similar to when NAS said hip hop is dead. He also talking about political parties too . How we need to burn those down start over too . Listen 🎧 again fellas & breakdown the lyrics while reading between the lines. Don’t be critical of the messenger, hear the message.

Pat

Yea but we all knew terrell was gonna do that. Bro acts like he's a fan of kendrick yet takes every chance he can get to shit on him.

CLUBFM

Hip Hop is not dying,, it is simply just evolving. Just like all the other genres.

Dill

I hate the argument, that the Big Three haven’t ushered new talent for the next generation, because it is incorrect. J. Cole has done a great job of building up Dreamville, promoting young and talented artists like J.I.D, Bas, and EarthGang. These artists, especially J.I.D, have been gaining significant attention thanks to Cole's guidance and support. Kendrick Lamar has also invested in the next wave of talent. Baby Keem, while not as lyrically technical as Kendrick, has benefited greatly from Kendrick’s mentorship, even though they are cousins. Keem has been brought into the spotlight, and his connection to Kendrick helps boost his visibility in hip-hop. When it comes to Drake, I’m not as familiar with his involvement in mentoring upcoming talent. I’m sure someone who follows his work closely could provide examples, but I can't comment without more knowledge. The common argument that the "big three" haven’t helped cultivate the next generation doesn’t fully hold up. The music industry has changed drastically with the rise of streaming and the internet, making it harder to see this influence as clearly as in the past. Additionally, there are so many other artists dominating the scene—Travis Scott, Future, Gunna, A$AP Rocky, and others—who tend to overshadow the efforts of the big three in promoting younger talent. In short, the big three are doing their part, but the nature of the industry today makes it harder to notice, given how saturated the landscape has become.

Reggie Hughes

GOAT

Lawrence

Yall slipping, yall didn’t talk about the cover on IG ( normal start ) , yall didnt talk about date & time he dropped (significantly bc Dot is intentional) , and didn’t talk about the numbers ( 35 mil views & 2.5mil likes) in 24hrs bc that intentional on what’s going on in music industry ( free non copyrighted music he gave us again) . Yall seem to be more critical than appreciative on if the song was good or bad , lyrical , or a good vibe musically . Terrance is thirsty for more Dot like ME so I understand his criticism but talk about what more you want before even appreciating the art you were just given is crazy . Terrell is reaching trying to shoot the messenger down instead of pushing the positive message he hears . ( what we do a lot of the time in the black community) I said that bc you can tell from reaction & lines he does talk about. But Terrell is more concern of talking about Dots contradictions. I feel yall more poding than reacting to the music IMO.

Scotty

Now this is a legitimate critique. I completely agree that it is incredibly hypocritical when he works with people like Kodak. It’s one thing to make fun music every now and then but to work with someone who is so overtly degenerate and toxic to the people around him is a huge misstep. Really hope someone asks him about this in a future interview

Scotty

But how is calling out pedophilia or weirdo activity degeneracy? Plus he’s performed at the Super Bowl before. Saying that he needs to drop an album after this is completely dismissing his entire discography which encapsulates the black experience in America and how different environments (fame) and motives (money, popularity, acceptance) change people. Dude has been “doing something about it” for over a decade. People just acting surprised cuz it’s directed at one of the biggest stars in music today instead of at himself or black culture in general.

BERTO

Kdot been a hypocrite

Dee L

I can’t grasp why Terrance is saying he needs to lead it as if he hasn’t done it on EVERY project. And if you want to put that aside why can’t this record be the beginning of him leading the charge. Cmon man

Scotty

I’m talking about the message in the music. As in what the average or enthusiastic listener can take away from the raps. Not his personal life, unless that personal life is the subject of his raps. Does Kendrick endorse or hype up cheating in his music?

Desiree Francies

Nah, he prides himself on being the best, he's literally too competitive to be part of the solution because he'd only be creating his adversaries. Not to mention he's not responsible for the problem. Which is why he resents the industry so much. He'd have to go against his nature to create any significant change.

Dee L

100 percent bro. It’s insane.

Dee L

You hit the nail on the head bro. It’s like he can’t view this art aside from the beef. If this song was on mr morale he would’ve completely understood it. Kendrick’s confliction of being righteous vs degenerate has been the MAIN theme is all of his music bro.

Andre

It’s kinda crazy how the Trayvon Martin bar was acknowledged, but y’all stamp him with being self righteous when he’s LITERALLY addressing duality in this song. “Sometimes I wonder what Lecrae would do” Kendrick realizes he’s not there from a mindset perspective yet. He knows he contributed to the party despite his best efforts to be the antithesis over the years with his bodies of work. Like you all said, he’s in the position to say “Hey, we need to kill the party that I’m apart of because we need balance” We don’t need to be perfect tomorrow, but let’s all (including him) stop only focusing on the BS & work towards being better. The ones that don’t, can cease.

Dee L

He’s conflicted. Not contradictory. That’s HUMAN. And he’s said it from the beginning man y’all gotta think.

Telxer

you’re in way too deep

Telxer

?????

Dee L

My only issue is I feel like yall misinterpret some of his messages. If a nigga with bodies says we gotta stop killing each other, that’sa viable message IF HE HAS ALSO STOPPED. and also you can’t say he can’t say this because we’re all evolving in real time. He could’ve changed his mind since he did bad things and wants to help others change too. He also displays his confliction with his own sin in the record. “I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence” you have to take the message in whole and not pick and choose which parts apply and what doesn’t. That’s all.

Dee L

Idk how when this has been his message from GKMC

Desiree Francies

I know that. Think about it, how much sense would it make to endorse a rapper just to add their name to the list of people he wants to be considered better than??

Jay Lassiter

he saying murder them lyrically not literally

Marvelus

💯 spot on.

Carlton Makaza

Well said, We were just sad when we lost takeoff. They saying Kendrick you cannot speak on the problems since you are part of them yet we are all a part of it, when we celebrate such problems.

Marvelus

They said to put our thoughts in comments, which is what I did. Call it what u want, but these are my thoughts. This was my observation. I 💯% respect his take, I just don’t agree with it and to me, he sounds compromised. Terrence is a lot more neutral even though he too had questions. Like I said I been following these guys since they did their first reaction on YT…I fuck wid em heavy, so this isn’t hate….it’s just my observation.

A. Shawneé

NGL. This sounds very "heart part" to me, but since Drake did the Heart part 6 in the beef, we got this.

Blu

🎯

Shabwa Mwiinga

I love Kendrick but he is the biggest hypocrite in Hip-hop

XJ.

"He contradicting himself again? Of course that's a contradiction, the fuck you think life is? We not like Christ is We all want ice's and devices to make the bitches say, "I like this""

Blu

🎯

Edgardo Corona

Kendrick should start with him self not drake lol

Sami S.Y

All the kdot fans here butthurt that both rell and T didn’t vibe to this blindly like a bunch of followers 😭😂

Blake

Boooooo Kendrick boooooo

XJ.

Cmon now it's a difference in the degeneracy of a Kendrick and Cole and Schoolboy Q to these other artist that ONLY promote that and don't push positivity. They would be deemed too preachy and people wouldn't listen if they only talked about being righteous. "Dear God, draw the line, they tryna confuse 'em with me". I feel y'all about them retiring, I don't want that either but shit they've already put in their work for 10+ years and I feel like they see where Hip Hop is going as far as the sound.

Amara

I think he dropped this after the passing of rich homie Quan who was know to have an addiction to molly. He died from an overdose. I could be reaching but I feel like it's connected to that. Remember him and Mac Miller were very close and Mac died from an overdose too.

Dvfd

No matter what, you guys definitely had no bias for this. I appreciate the neutral take and even though I see a few things differently, I still enjoy your opinion and can agree with your sentiments.

Edgardo Corona

It's crazy how you criticizing a man for his take. Respect his take just cuz it's doesn't line up with your it doesn't mean it's horrible smh

Desiree Francies

I think Kendrick is a contradictory individual by nature & he's aware of that, & that's why he sounds frustrated in so much of his music. Because the man who wrote the control verse & literally said he wants to murder every other rapper, is not going to shine a light on artists just to give himself more people to kill. He wants to nurture the game but he also wants to compete with the other players. Plus he wants to preserve his anonymity, but he can't change anything without sacrificing it.

Kayen

I just gotta not watch any video where one of them feel like a warning has to be tweeted out lol because I get caught each time. It's a snowball effect with the assumptions and expectations with no actual exploration of the different perspectives that could be taken to help enhance the conversation and move it forward.

dnero-b

I think y’all looking at it from the wrong perspective. Kendrick is the one that’s standing up and being like look around at all the bullshit WE been letting go down starting with Drake and moving down the ladder

Marvelus

These niggas missed the plot and I can’t believe it.

Devin Andrews

They said but kendrick you’re not perfect. I see what you’re saying but I think the Kodak inclusion on Mr. Morale was added to show everybody hey I am not perfect I’ve done some things in my past but I’m owning up to it and changing. It was an open therapy session in album form but I understand your points they’re valid.

Amir Kilpatrick

Y’all just watched two niggas multiple times say they unbiased and y’all still can’t escape the fan shit it’s actually crazy… song fire tho

Terrence Ross

This video and this level of unbiased analysis is why y’all are the 🐐🐐’s

Jeremy Patrick

Loved the song though. He’s talking real shit

Genani

yall were spitting facts on this. kendrick has been a hypocrite since the beginning of this whole beef

Kendrick Jenkins

I don’t think that’s what he says in the song at all tbh tho. He literally says he wants “agony, assault and battery” and someone told him to “burn it down before he builds it back up”. I think the message is he chooses violence to get to whatever positive end he has in mind

Justyn Mitchell

26:00 - FACTS! Some of y’all really come off as brain dead. I’m not sure if it’s just “new” fans, maybe people lack actual knowledge of what they want to discuss or maybe it’s just this new CPU/ social media mindset… but please try to understand this simple reasoning: CRITICISM IS NOT HATING. All because someone has critical thoughts or challenging theory’s about a persons art does not mean they hate it. Kendrick is intelligent and approaches his craft in that way. To me, both Mallory Bros gave great & fair feedback on his craft. It would be amazing to see what Kendrick has in mind fulfilled for Hip-hop/ the industry, but there is a lot of contradiction & reasonable questions given Kendrick’s own words/actions - and that fair criticism. One of fav reactions to this track thus far.

Hyperaware

ya’ll aint hating tho, I think having conversations like these is exactly what Kendrick wants instead of talking about other useless things. We understand each other a little better

Evan Brown

They don’t realize that Kendrick is doing exactly what yall want him to do, he’s giving himself time to have something to talk about then putting in the music the best way he can instead of dropping some bullshit, Drake dropped mad album the last 3yrs & that last album is the worst of his discography excluding the dance joint, but Kendrick don’t need to post every west coast artist album to prove a message cause then it’s him being dis genuine. Y’all are lowkey becoming brain dumb to what Kendrick has always done

Top Shotta

ppl really gaslight themselves into liking this shit...

JaKar

Exactly!

𝔾𝕚𝕠 𝕍

All the Kenny fans clicked off so fast after 13:00 timestamp they get so pressed whenever u call out the hypocrisy on there guy 💀💀

JaKar

No cap smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

Hyperaware

Dont forget the whole message of the song but yeah im sure he’s gonna drop before February of next year. If not then thats a bad look but cmon, he takes it seriously so I expect him to be doing something. Just don’t forget the message. You forget Future also mentions the bad side of his lifestyle, and its a different intention with music that people dont see. Another line you guys missed is “the man that resides in patience”. If you wanna see change, it takes time; especially if its been years and years of brainwashing people into feeding into the negative energy in entertainment.

kevin rizzo

I think some of the criticisms are fair and some are meh to me, but still valid. Making it seem like he has to be perfect to say anything would mean no one could criticize anything ever. He gave people a platform at the pop out, when he could’ve just done a solo concert. Him being hypocritical in the battle and glorifying things, and then coming with this track is okay to me, because it was a battle and this is beyond that now, but I understand how you guys have an issue with that hypocrisy. I do agree he needs to act on his words and try to revitalize the hip hop genre cause I’m sick of hearing everyone say it’s dying for the past 5 or so years. I love the video, and the conversations that you guys brought up, even if I don’t fully agree.

Stizz

I can tell when a critique is bullshit

Miles

You 100 percent want them to glaze because I know you heard just like I heard them say it was a good track, your problem is that they didn't overly give that sentiment the whole video, they actually pointed out contradictions that get kdot fans sour

Don

Very good perspective on the song. At the end of the day everyone has their own opinions. Let’s respect em please

Marvelus

Terrell, respectfully….your takes have been horrible and very biased lately. You had better judgment before the beef, idk what happened but now all you focus is on pointing out hypocrisy and contradictions towards Kendrick. I watched yall listen to MMATBS, so saying “Kendrick isn’t perfect” is like “ok bro” when did he ever give us impression that he is. It sounds like u just had to find something to dislike. You know Kendrick not trying to be this perfect nigga. I also watched you break down DAMN in a different kinda way, so I know you have better judgement than what you’ve been giving. This beef changed the way u listen to Kendrick music. And this is coming from a Day 1 fan of the Bros reviews/reactions.

Marcus

Interesting takes

JaKar

Amazing breakdown!

Salvage

drake is still the face of the culture whether you like it or not

Jay Zee

Sound like some fucking spoiled kids. We want music we want music Kendrick will continue to drop WHAT and WHEN he wants to and everybody go e rush to it. Y’all want this nigga to drop trash ass 3 packs like drake knowing that’s not the artist he is.

Jeremy Patrick

He’s more Andre 3k than HOV imo.. Elite artist but not the business man or label leader

Salvage

this is so wrong, they criticize both, you just dont like it when they criticize kendrick cus you are a kendrick stan and a drake hater.

Kiano🇩🇴

Yea but this aint smack dvd these are big named artists. Kdot and Drake are artists who battled, not battle rappers by profession. So as an artist in Kdot, you look funny droppin not like us and lying on drake then dropping a song a few months later saying stop the lies, let the clown show let the party die. Complainin bout the state of the industry but only be droppin every 4 years. It just looks bad g

Cameron Gaines

nothing about this was hate... damn can folks not critique anything?

Salvage

why everything gotta relate to drake? drake is doing completely different things than kendrick, hes putting out documentary footage and some new tracks while kendrick is trying to send some sort of message and wants change in the industry. Drake never been the guy to criticize and want change in the "culture" thats why it doesnt apply to him.

Miletus

What did Drake try to change, I'm genuinely curious, I do not know what Drake has ever tried to shift culturally.

XJ.

It's nothing new. Kendrick/Cole have always talked about and themed "Contradiction/Duality" in their music (Born Sinner/GKMC./DAMN./I Am Not Your Savior) to not seem preachy. Because you're right nobody's perfect.

Miletus

I need to rewatch the video, but where do they say "perfect"? It was very easy for him not to bring on a bunch of gang members for the pop out, he could dropped his first diss on his own instead of a song with future, he did not have to put Kodak on his last album. These are all fair concerns imo

Justo🇭🇹

Everything comes back to the “Stans” like bro ignore them

Miles

If king kendrick is perfect and can never be critiqued than just say

King Dee

Respect the thoughts, agree with some of it but I feel like you guys missed or schemed over context. Felt like you were too focused on relating this to the beef that just happened. Kendrick is not absolving himself from the party. If you notice he is contrasting his dark thoughts of violence with a cry for help from god. The hook is constantly asking god for help with things. His final verse also shows that he is aware of his own need to be better: “I wanna be like Dee-1 but I —” he stops himself because he still struggles with trying to empathize and be just that. This felt like something that was just on his heart. I respect releasing this and opening himself up to criticism, rather than playing it “safe” so he could continue to ride a wave about a win. People who thought he won or didn’t weren’t going to change their mind behind this.

Jay Zee

Twitter really fried y’all brains holy shit 😂😂

Justin Ayala

They kept it real tbh cant say someone should die on meet the grahams then want to be positive on everything

Justo🇭🇹

I miss when music reactors talked about the lyrics and the beat and not the twitter drama and other made up stuff they think about the artist lol

Gods_legacy

😍

Naz

This is fair criticism & makes complete sense but here come Kdot fans acting like yall picking sides.. & nothing Dot does deserves criticism. Hes the golden boy of the industry fr. Hypocrisy deserves criticism bro even if he acknowledges he’s a hypocrite.

Akeem

I feel like Kdot always go back and forth with how he be feeling just look at his whole catalog….. this what he do! We definitely getting music soon. Active Kendrick means big end results. EVERY TIME !

Alejandro Ocegueda

Most definitely. But that’s the point, to point the mirror at yourself. You can sit here and criticize for hypocrisy, when you and I are hypocrites in our own ways.

Justo🇭🇹

“He cannot change everything with some mp3 files” and Drake literally has tried to do that exact thing

Devin Andrews

Why does kendrick have to be “Perfect” to put out a good message? Most of our icons and idols aren’t perfect. Nobody is.

Cyng

U guys always keep it 💯😂

Matt Negron

Miletus

So many people in these comments think Kendrick is absolved from criticism lmao, all they are saying is that he needs to back up his words with action. He cannot change anything with just some mp3 files. He cannot just leave this record on its own, he needs to carry this energy in everything he does next otherwise is pointless

Carlos Casanova

I agree with most of what y’all saying but I do think this is meant to be the perspective of other artists too. People don’t want to drop actual art, because their spirit gets tried, ie no one gives a fuck and doesn’t listen because people are stuck at this party wanting degenerate shit. And he’s not even blaming the fans, he’s blaming the people taking advantage and pushing propaganda, that trick the audience into wanting to listen to bullshit. As an artist myself, I definitely resonated with him from that point of view because it does feel that way. And so maybe this is him publicly saying that we should all end the party for everyone’s sake.

Miles

Idk man but watching the video will help to explain

Justo🇭🇹

Everyone that agrees in the comments just repeating what they said and saying “I thought so too” like gtfo 🤣 just listen to the music and stop making fantasies in your head to make it more interesting for yourself

Melymel

I feel the message of this song aligns with a sentiment I’ve had for years now. Hip hop is a double edged sword. We love the degenerate behavior in hip hop when rappers tear one another down, but when someone dies we all start saying “it’s sad how he died so senselessly”. The song is about the culture which Kendrick admitted to being a part of. Just look at how enthralled we all were because two black men were attacking one another with vitriol. Sadly We are the hypocrites

Wolfman

Terrible take, twins

Lerenzo Roma

I think you guys are talking about alot of different situations,trying to tie them all together isn't the right approach

London Pedroso

I took the party to mean the whole spectacle of the beef to put it in context listen to euphoria then listen to this again

Talk Yo Shxt

I just listened. I think they trying to find a way to be objective. The message in the song was beautiful

Isaiah

I don’t need them to glaze but that was an amazing track and they tried to find angles to critique instead of appreciating it. They spent zero time talking about how good the track sounds and the writing.

Sheezy

Go coogs #Htowntakeover

Miles

Is kendrick part of degeneracy? Let's see how much of a kendrick fan you are Did kendrick cheat on his partner

Justin

Definitely need to see what he does after this. It will matter

Gods_legacy

It’s not only about the music it’s about the mindset of our culture It’s exhausting to fight with the vary ppl that you’re trying to help It’s definitely a balance

Justo🇭🇹

Like PLEASE just focus on the MUSIC. Nothing else matters thats Kendricks entire point now the industry is flooded with everything except artist who just make good music

Naz

Being a hypocrite deserves criticism right?

Jayy Vee

I just don’t like how yall question every Kendrick bar and say he’s being a hypocrite but anything Drake says yall just dance to it and let it slide 😴

Justin

Thats all fair !

juggbaby

this breakdown exactly what I was thinking

Jacqueline McClaren

Throwing stones, another song about drake, more pettiness. Will he leave again and then scream blasphemy everytime shit happens in hip hop? And no yall not being biased. I respect the opinions both ways. Great video!!!!

Sheezy

@24:17 “Nigga put the knife down and maybe we could” 😭😭😭😭

Jerry Marseille

I love the lyricism from Kdot but I feel like this song just points out some of his inconsistencies and hypocrisy he has in his message. He already won the beef, there's no reason for him to make a song like this

Miles

Bro stop glazing they already said kendrick won the beef in previous video, they dont have to glaze him every part of the video like us fans do in the comment section

Joman Baku

The realest

stev

nah that michael myers reference had me crying 🤣

Alejandro Ocegueda

Y’all gotta realize Kendrick has always put on display the DUALITY of man. Duality in everything. Every album , he’s giving you both sides. We all hypocrites.

Stizz

They be on Twitter too much now

London Pedroso

Fair criticism but I feel like it’s a constant theme with Kendrick he lives in that duality I want to be a righteous man but “if someone touch my family somebody getting killed”

Cameron Gaines

Yall made this sound like it was gonna be worse on tiwtter... These aren't bad takes at all. Kendrick has been my favorite artist for years so I understand the frustration with waiting for new music. I truly believe we will get an album very soon tho

Stizz

There has never been ushering in of a new generation they always take that shit themselves.

Jayy Vee

This sounds like the ending credits to the battle. Explaining what he isn’t liking about the industry and why he had to do what he did because the face of the culture couldn’t be Drake and he had to strip him down from there.

Naz

“NIGGA PUT THE KNIFE DOWN” 😂😂😂

Justo🇭🇹

Nah thats just been a cop out that other people use now when people just point out flawed points with zero backbone

Malcolm L Johnson

I think part of the song is tht he is pointing out his degeneracy and hypocrisy as well but I do agreee wit yall for the most part

Miles

Just say you don't like people criticizing your king

Justo🇭🇹

They are trying to hard to find anything to criticize and it’s just not landing lol

Stizz

Yall want Kendrick to post a mf album on IG so bad😂

Christian

I disagree w their take on this. Kendrick puts his all into his career. His actions match his words. It’s not on him to “usher in the next generation” or do anything to leave the game in a great place besides lead by example by dropping quality music with a message, like he’s done his whole career.

Darian

This shit need a million views

Evan Brown

Nigga it’s a battle, have u not watched battle rap, niggas say the most crazy and made up shit all the time then at the end each other up afterwards, now that the battle is over, he’s getting back to what’s really real

JaKar

Smh.. the energy def changed towards Kendrick idk what he did to yall but this ain’t the same yall felt towards him during the DAMN. Video he’s only ELEVATED since then fellas!!

Gods_legacy

I totally disagree with you

Sean Smith

With Kendrick Stans there’s hate or dick riding. No in between, shits sad

Matthew Balbuena

I definitely feel wat yall saying but I do think this is leading to something bigger from Kendrick

Justo🇭🇹

Like wtf were they talking about lol

Gods_legacy

What do you call all the albums he put out ..what do think he’s attempting to do?

Dazja

Yall want Kendrick to do shit he NEVER did lol. Most artist that fuck with Kendrick and he fuck with them normally say he supports them behind closed doors. He supposed to take pictures and post shit to prove to y’all he helping people? Also yall forgot what he said he still an old school Gemini 😂. Why he can’t be diverse about what he talks about that’s what makes him a MC that most of the older generation love. I’m a fan of both artist to make clear for people that wanna cuss me out 😂. Also he so smart he knew we would fuck with “Not like us” cause yall don’t wanna hear the MC shit yall wanna hear him do the party shit where he talking his shit going at niggas. That’s exactly the point of saying most of the industry is that and that’s not good so it’s time to let the party die so the youth can stop dying. He ain’t promote half the shit these other rappers be doing including Drake so I don’t agree when yall was trying to say he was doing what everybody else was doing noooooo he was participating in competition which has always been apart of Hip hop way before him.

Isaiah

Us Kendrick fans can never enjoy a reaction from the Mallory Bros anymore 😢

JaKar

Party dying so our kids can live in the future is also because there’s soooo much drug/pill music, gangbangin music right now that it ain’t safe for the future at all the party gotta die

Kiano🇩🇴

AMEN to everything that was said. This is exactly why ppl have a problem with Kdot. Wanna spread degeneracy in a beef but then condone everybody else’s shit. Out of him Drake and Cole, the one that has actually tried their best at ushering in a protege is Cole. Dreamville actually has amazing artists and a lot of ppl think JID is his guy. Drake at least gives the stimulus with his featured for artists, Kdot hasn’t done a damn thing. Hella support for him but when its their turn he is nowhere to be found!

Andre Smith

Real kdot fans have no problem waiting for the quality of a full conceptual album that he delivers.

zak

seeing their take as hate is crazy lmao

Stizz

Shit is ridiculous

BAYNE

I think one of his points in this record is that he can be a hypocrite sometimes too so he needs to start from scratch too, he has to let his own party die

zak

this is the best take i agree, starting conversations is good but he needs to come with finishers at some point

Hyperaware

I dont think Kendrick can control what new artists focus on, thats what Drake tries to control all the time. Kendrick is just seeing what the audience is promoting and what the influencers and reporters are pushing, and their narratives towards negative things. Its a lot of famous personalities that try to keep feeding entertainment thats detrimental to us. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t force it to drink. Kendrick sees there needs to be a total reset and cleansing of all the shit that doesnt move people towards right. Its good to challenge and question Kendrick’s ideas but he isnt perfect. He’s fed up and choosing “violence”. It raises questions for what he’ll say next.

Justo🇭🇹

Like bruh their points are terrible

XJ.

Also they all attempted an "usher" of new artist. Dreamville/OVO/Pg Lang/Features with new artist. Truthfully it's up to the audience to decide where Hip Hop goes.

Stizz

Wow horrible takes all thru out this vid and just cop out by saying it’s “holding him accountable”

Jayden24

To me this record’s message really aligns with Kendrick’s career. It makes sense for him to hate ts, the nigga made Swimming Pools. Look at TPAB’s message and the Lucy thing. Mr Morale. I get that he stepped out of that like character for the Drake shit, but to me it sounds like he did it to change the same industry/culture hes complained about for his whole career. Drake was the biggest face of that industry. But yeah, this would not make much sense if he didnt drop any more music or do something significant with pglang to prove hes not just rapping to try and change shit, but hes acc making a difference

Justo🇭🇹

The reaching is crazier than Odell

zak

he doesn’t need to be perfect he needs to act, if he’s sick of the way the game is then he should flood it and make it worthwhile for more ppl to pop off of conscious rap. if the conscious rapper comes once every 5 years he can’t complain that everybody else is getting it in

Sean Smith

They said it. He works with people who spread the degeneracy.

Jack Moody

Kendrick is wrestling between becoming Jay Z or becoming Lupe Fiasco. He has the money and influence to go the Jay Z route, but the politics and morals to go the Lupe route. I like to think he's wise enough to do the right thing

Lerenzo Roma

It was a rap beef tho🤣🤣🤪that we all ask for

zak

he can’t have his cake and eat it too, he called the man a pedo and got his biggest song off of it + his biggest look (Super Bowl). kendrick is speaking facts but if he’s not going to do anything about it he should shut up until he does, i personally don’t think he’s done yet but if he doesn’t drop this is an empty message ngl

Kendrick Jenkins

Fair criticisms i think

Isaiah

Always hating!!

Isaiah

These niggas looking for Kendrick critique every song. But yall finding the any complement for every drake song since beef even though this way better

Gods_legacy

Terrible takes

Scotty

Is Kendrick part of the degeneracy tho? How is criticizing people degeneracy? Thats not what he’s talking about. He’s talking about people not taking the craft seriously, and using it to further their ulterior motives. And I think Kendrick NOT dropping makes perfect sense. It’s him saying this isn’t about publicity, this isn’t about money, this is about RAP and the culture, and nothing more. Dropping an album shortly after kinda seems like a cash grab or just a ploy to gain more traffic for his upcoming project. And I think not enough people are giving J Cole credit for being pretty much the only artist truly pushing new, fresh, and promising talent that stays true to the spirit of Rap music.

zak

nah they’re speaking 100% facts

Jackii Uchiha 🍇

💯i agree. But Kdot fans take everything as hating

Ricky Jenkins

Mustard albums was actually cool. Stop using Kendrick not posting mustard’s album as an excuse not to listen to it. That’s crazy.

Don

Kendrick started and participated in the bull shit and now you want the party to die lmaooo come bro. U know what u started

MJ

Copenhagen is funny asf

Gods_legacy

If you have to be perfect to be able to make a point we will never be able to grow/listen to anyone

Gods_legacy

If you have to be perfect to be able to make a point we will never be able to grow/listen to anyone

Beezy

Rell with the Copenhagen shirt for the k dot review lol

XJ.

Unrelated but ayo Terrance to your take on the last pod about drive. I thought "Everyone's 9 is already written"? There's plenty of niggas with dreams that will/went through similar hardships to TP and won't make it. Terrell was half right just like you were. The equation is Drive+Destiny+ Circumstance. You shouldn't have to go through hardships/trauma to mold you into being great. And if you believe in Destiny/Fate you very well might've got to the same future you're currently living in. Nobody knows 💎.

Johan Alaniz

Stayed up 🔥

JaKar

WHAT CONCERNS COULD YALL HAVE OVER THIS SONG ?! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

Talk Yo Shxt

Nobody is perfect..You have to go through stuff to have wisdom

Ham

9️⃣

Ahmed

Let’s let the ladies eat first 😂😂

Evan Brown

They’re wrong about them not ushering new artist, cause they’ll all trying to with their labels, but just because that got ushered into superstardom, doesn’t mean they’ll be able to do the same, especially when times are way different compared to back then, niggas don’t care if your signed to a big rapper. Are u dope? No. See yah

Kim Daniels

I like healthy questions. Hope we get answers when he’s ready. I like that we get to test him and he tests us.

kevo

Lets goooo 9

Teague

No way they’re hating on this song. Ridiculous

Jeremiah Ivey

Yessir!

bzero

LETS GOO 9️⃣

Cole Wavy

yessirrr

Anthony Escobedo

Was waiting for this allll day ! Just love hearing y’all’s thoughts on everything. Great video— WHOLE9

XJ.

WE BACK!!

Kenneth Boyce III

Damn yall fast 😂😂

Darian

We here!

roxx

WE HERE REALEST 9️⃣

Ray M

WHOLE 9

Omar Farouk

We here

Kishore Maravarman

Let’s gooo

Akeem

😎

Salvage

ppl expect yall to dickride everything kendrick puts out but yall always keep it the real

IG. Mizzyfit_

Just had this on repeat

berto

we live

Talk Yo Shxt

They hating??