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-->''[[TargetedToHurtTheHero But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name]]''
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-->''Dear Aubrey''
-->''I know you probably thinkin' I wanted to crash your party''
-->''But truthfully, I don't have a hatin' bone in my body''
-->''[[LetsFightLikeGentlemen This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game]]''
-->''[[TargetedToHurtTheHero But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name]]''
-->''[[DisproportionateRetribution Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people?]]''
-->''Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn't reach you''
-->''And I like to understand 'cause your house was never a home''
-->''Thirty-seven, but you showin' up as a seven-year-old''
-->''You got gamblin' problems, drinkin' problems, pill-poppin' and spendin' problems''
-->''Bad with money, whorehouse''
-->''Solicitin' women problems, therapy's a lovely start''
-->''But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the bottom''
-->''I try to empathize with you 'cause I know that you ain't been through nothin' ''
-->''Crave entitlement, but wanna be liked so bad that it's puzzlin' ''
-->''No dominance, let's recap moments when you didn't fit in''
-->''No secret handshakes with your friend''
-->''No culture cachet to binge, just disrespectin' your mother''
-->''Identity's on the fence, don't know which family will love ya''
-->''The skin that you livin' in is compromised in personas''
-->''Can't channel your masculine even when standin' next to a woman''
-->''You a body shamer, [[spoiler: you gon' hide them baby mamas]], ain't ya?''
-->''You embarrassed of 'em, that's not right, that ain't how mama raised us''
-->''I know you probably thinkin' I wanted to crash your party''
-->''But truthfully, I don't have a hatin' bone in my body''
-->''[[LetsFightLikeGentlemen This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game]]''
-->''[[TargetedToHurtTheHero But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name]]''
-->''[[DisproportionateRetribution Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people?]]''
-->''Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn't reach you''
-->''And I like to understand 'cause your house was never a home''
-->''Thirty-seven, but you showin' up as a seven-year-old''
-->''You got gamblin' problems, drinkin' problems, pill-poppin' and spendin' problems''
-->''Bad with money, whorehouse''
-->''Solicitin' women problems, therapy's a lovely start''
-->''But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the bottom''
-->''I try to empathize with you 'cause I know that you ain't been through nothin' ''
-->''Crave entitlement, but wanna be liked so bad that it's puzzlin' ''
-->''No dominance, let's recap moments when you didn't fit in''
-->''No secret handshakes with your friend''
-->''No culture cachet to binge, just disrespectin' your mother''
-->''Identity's on the fence, don't know which family will love ya''
-->''The skin that you livin' in is compromised in personas''
-->''Can't channel your masculine even when standin' next to a woman''
-->''You a body shamer, [[spoiler: you gon' hide them baby mamas]], ain't ya?''
-->''You embarrassed of 'em, that's not right, that ain't how mama raised us''
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-->''Why believe you? You never gave us nothin' to believe in''
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-->''Why believe you? [[CompulsiveLiar You never gave us nothin' to believe in''in]]''
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But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the 'bottom.'
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But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the 'bottom.'''bottom.''
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Used in "Meet the Grahams" to subtly imply that the subject of the diss is heartless:
--> Therapy's a good start \\
But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the 'bottom.'
--> Therapy's a good start \\
But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the 'bottom.'
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* TranquilFury: Part of what makes "meet the grahams" such a notably dark track is Kendrick delivering his lines in a low key, steady flow that nonetheless does nothing to take away from how brutal and scathing the accusations he makes against Music/{{Drake}} are, unlike his other diss tracks towards which were either loud and boisterous ("Euphoria"), mocking ("6:16 in L.A."), or darkly humorous ("Not Like Us").
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-->''Music/TwentyOneSavage gave you false street cred''
-->''Music/YoungThug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)''
-->''Music/YoungThug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)''
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** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], a diss track directed at Music/{{Drake}}, Kendrick pops off with a ''laundry list'' of reasons why he despises Drake as both an artist and a human being, calling him out as a manipulative, insecure, cowardly, misogynistic ''culture vulture'' with a dubious history with women (especially ''younger'' women).
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** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], a diss track directed at Music/{{Drake}}, Kendrick pops off with a ''laundry list'' of reasons why he despises Drake as both an artist and a human being, calling him out as a manipulative, insecure, cowardly, misogynistic ''culture vulture'' with a dubious history in regards to his relationships with women (especially ''younger'' women).
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** Kendrick's hatred of Drake escalates with "6:16 in LA", targeting the Canadian artist lack of respect and integrity within the industry by revealing that his own label, OVO Sound, is rife with members who are actively serving as [[TheMole Kendrick's informants]] to leak Drake's seedier secrets as [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal payback for their mistreatment]]. He also calls out Drake for wasting his time on attention-seeking gimmicks like the now rescinded Tupac/Snoop AI diss "Taylor Made Freestyle" and miscellaneous Instagram memes, as hiding behind social media is doing nothing to root out the snakes lurking in his camp.
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** Kendrick's hatred of Drake escalates with "6:16 in LA", targeting the Canadian artist lack of respect and integrity within the industry by revealing that his own label, OVO Sound, is rife with members who are actively serving as [[TheMole Kendrick's informants]] to leak Drake's seedier secrets as [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal payback for their mistreatment]]. He also calls out Drake for wasting his time on attention-seeking gimmicks like the [[VerbalBackspace now rescinded rescinded]] Tupac/Snoop AI diss "Taylor Made Freestyle" and miscellaneous Instagram memes, as hiding behind social media is doing nothing to root out the snakes lurking in his camp.
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** Then Kendrick spun the block '''[[SerialEscalation again]]''' with [[https://youtu.be/T6eK-2OQtew "Not Like Us"]]: A club banger that doubles down on both of his previous allegations of Drake being a pedophile and OVO being filled with sexual predators. But near the end of the track, Kendrick has some choice words in regards to Drake's "''Always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed. You just actin' like an activist, it's make-believe.''" verse in "Family Matters", calling out how this highlights how completely disconnected Drake is from Black culture with his interest in it being solely exploitative for his own enrichment.
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** Then Kendrick spun the block '''[[SerialEscalation again]]''' with [[https://youtu.be/T6eK-2OQtew "Not Like Us"]]: A club banger that doubles down on both of his previous allegations of Drake being a pedophile [[PaedoHunt pedophile]] and OVO being filled with sexual predators. But near the end of the track, Kendrick has some choice words in regards to Drake's "''Always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed. You just actin' like an activist, it's make-believe.''" verse in "Family Matters", calling out how this highlights how completely disconnected Drake is from Black culture with his interest in it being solely exploitative for his own enrichment.
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-->''Music/{{Migos}} said you can be from Northside (What?)''
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-->''No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer''
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-->''No, you not a colleague, [[EvilColonialist you a fuckin' colonizer''colonizer]]''
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** In a mere ''30 minutes'' after Drake had responded with "Family Matters", Kendrick dropped the haunting diss track [[https://youtu.be/2QiFl9Dc7D0 "meet the grahams"]], where after directly addressing various members of Drake's family (including an alleged ''second child'') and blowing apart OVO's reputation with the allegation that the label is infested with sexual predators and traffickers, Kendrick finally addresses Drake once more with a voice ''seething'' with TranquilFury.
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** In a mere ''30 minutes'' after Drake had responded with "Family Matters", Kendrick dropped the haunting diss track [[https://youtu.be/2QiFl9Dc7D0 "meet the grahams"]], where after directly addressing various members of Drake's family (including [[spoiler:(including an alleged ''second child'') child'')]] and blowing apart OVO's reputation with the allegation that the label is infested with sexual predators and traffickers, Kendrick finally addresses Drake once more with a voice ''seething'' with TranquilFury.
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-->''You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members''
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-->''You lied '''LIED''' about your ghostwriters, you lied '''LIED''' about your crew members''
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-->''You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh''
-->''You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come''
-->''You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come''
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-->''You lied '''LIED''' about your son, you lied about '''LIED''' [[spoiler:about your daughter, daughter]], huh''
-->''Youlied '''LIED''' about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come''
-->''You
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** The backwards speech at the start of [[TheDissTrack "euphoria"]] is a reversed sample from Film/TheWiz, specifically the line [[StealthInsult "EVERYTHING THEY SAY ABOUT ME'S TRUE!" when The Wiz is revealed to be a fraud.]]
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** In one of his ''many'' diss-tracks to Music/{{Drake}}, "Meet The Grahams" has one that reveals that Drake's [[spoiler:''hiding a '''second''' child.'']]
--->[[spoiler:"Dear baby girl, I'm sorry that your father's not active inside your world."]]
--->[[spoiler:"Dear baby girl, I'm sorry that your father's not active inside your world."]]
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** Kendrick's hatred of Drake escalates with "6:16 in LA", targeting the Canadian artist lack of respect and integrity within the industry by revealing that his own label, OVO Sound, is rife with members who are actively serving as [[TheMole Kendrick's informants]] to leak Drake's seedier secrets as [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal payback for their mistreatment]]. He also calls out Drake for wasting his time on attention-seeking gimmicks like the now rescinded Tupac/Snoop AI diss "Taylor Made Freestyle" and miscellaneous Instagram memes, as hiding behind social media is doing nothing to root out the snakes lurking in his camp.
-->''Know you can't sleep, these images trouble you''
-->''Know the wires in your circle should puzzle you''
-->''If you were street-smart, then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you''
-->''A hundred niggas that you got on salary''
-->''And twenty of 'em want you as a casualty''
-->''And one of them is actually next to you''
-->''And two of them is practically tired of your lifestyle''
-->''Just don't got the audacity to tell you''
** In a mere ''30 minutes'' after Drake had responded with "Family Matters", Kendrick dropped the haunting diss track [[https://youtu.be/2QiFl9Dc7D0 "meet the grahams"]], where after directly addressing various members of Drake's family (including an alleged ''second child'') and blowing apart OVO's reputation with the allegation that the label is infested with sexual predators and traffickers, Kendrick finally addresses Drake once more with a voice ''seething'' with TranquilFury.
-->''Take that mask off, I wanna see what's under them achievements''
-->''Why believe you? You never gave us nothin' to believe in''
-->'' 'Cause you lied about religious views, you lied about your surgery''
-->''You lied about your accent and your past tense, all is perjury''
-->''You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members''
-->''They all pussy, you lied on 'em, I know they all got you in 'em''
-->''You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh''
-->''You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come''
-->''You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help''
-->''Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself''
** Then Kendrick spun the block '''[[SerialEscalation again]]''' with [[https://youtu.be/T6eK-2OQtew "Not Like Us"]]: A club banger that doubles down on both of his previous allegations of Drake being a pedophile and OVO being filled with sexual predators. But near the end of the track, Kendrick has some choice words in regards to Drake's "''Always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed. You just actin' like an activist, it's make-believe.''" verse in "Family Matters", calling out how this highlights how completely disconnected Drake is from Black culture with his interest in it being solely exploitative for his own enrichment.
-->''Once upon a time, all of us was in chains''
-->''Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves''
-->''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} was the Mecca, buildin' railroads and trains''
-->''Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game''
-->''The settlers was usin' town folk to make 'em richer''
-->''Fast-forward, 2024, you got the same agenda''
-->''You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance''
-->''Let me break it down for you, this the real nigga challenge''
-->''You called Music/{{Future}} when you didn't see the club (Ayy, what?)''
-->''Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (What?)''
-->''Music/TwentyOneSavage gave you false street cred''
-->''Music/YoungThug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)''
-->''Music/{{Migos}} said you can be from Northside (What?)''
-->''Music/TwoChainz say you good, but he lied''
-->''You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars''
-->''No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer''
-->''Know you can't sleep, these images trouble you''
-->''Know the wires in your circle should puzzle you''
-->''If you were street-smart, then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you''
-->''A hundred niggas that you got on salary''
-->''And twenty of 'em want you as a casualty''
-->''And one of them is actually next to you''
-->''And two of them is practically tired of your lifestyle''
-->''Just don't got the audacity to tell you''
** In a mere ''30 minutes'' after Drake had responded with "Family Matters", Kendrick dropped the haunting diss track [[https://youtu.be/2QiFl9Dc7D0 "meet the grahams"]], where after directly addressing various members of Drake's family (including an alleged ''second child'') and blowing apart OVO's reputation with the allegation that the label is infested with sexual predators and traffickers, Kendrick finally addresses Drake once more with a voice ''seething'' with TranquilFury.
-->''Take that mask off, I wanna see what's under them achievements''
-->''Why believe you? You never gave us nothin' to believe in''
-->'' 'Cause you lied about religious views, you lied about your surgery''
-->''You lied about your accent and your past tense, all is perjury''
-->''You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members''
-->''They all pussy, you lied on 'em, I know they all got you in 'em''
-->''You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh''
-->''You lied about them other kids that's out there hopin' that you come''
-->''You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help''
-->''Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself''
** Then Kendrick spun the block '''[[SerialEscalation again]]''' with [[https://youtu.be/T6eK-2OQtew "Not Like Us"]]: A club banger that doubles down on both of his previous allegations of Drake being a pedophile and OVO being filled with sexual predators. But near the end of the track, Kendrick has some choice words in regards to Drake's "''Always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed. You just actin' like an activist, it's make-believe.''" verse in "Family Matters", calling out how this highlights how completely disconnected Drake is from Black culture with his interest in it being solely exploitative for his own enrichment.
-->''Once upon a time, all of us was in chains''
-->''Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves''
-->''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} was the Mecca, buildin' railroads and trains''
-->''Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game''
-->''The settlers was usin' town folk to make 'em richer''
-->''Fast-forward, 2024, you got the same agenda''
-->''You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance''
-->''Let me break it down for you, this the real nigga challenge''
-->''You called Music/{{Future}} when you didn't see the club (Ayy, what?)''
-->''Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (What?)''
-->''Music/TwentyOneSavage gave you false street cred''
-->''Music/YoungThug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)''
-->''Music/{{Migos}} said you can be from Northside (What?)''
-->''Music/TwoChainz say you good, but he lied''
-->''You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars''
-->''No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer''
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Ultimately, ''GKMC'' is one for GangstaRap and the more unhealthy aspects of today's rap. There's nothing glamorous about the thug lifestyle, instead coming off as bloody and pathetic. Partying and excessive drinking is ultimately destructive and hollow. Even sex, represented through K.Dot hooking up with Sherane, leads to an STD and some very poor choices in the name of getting laid. K.Dot eventually is set straight but at a very high price.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: {{Deconstruction}}:
** Ultimately, ''GKMC'' is one for GangstaRap and the more unhealthy aspects of today's rap. There's nothing glamorous about the thug lifestyle, instead coming off as bloody and pathetic. Partying and excessive drinking is ultimately destructive and hollow. Even sex, represented through K.Dot hooking up with Sherane, leads to an STD and some very poor choices in the name of getting laid. K.Dot eventually is set straight but at a very high price.
** Ultimately, ''GKMC'' is one for GangstaRap and the more unhealthy aspects of today's rap. There's nothing glamorous about the thug lifestyle, instead coming off as bloody and pathetic. Partying and excessive drinking is ultimately destructive and hollow. Even sex, represented through K.Dot hooking up with Sherane, leads to an STD and some very poor choices in the name of getting laid. K.Dot eventually is set straight but at a very high price.
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** Arguably Kendrick himself. He comes off as a typical rapper you'd see on the radio/music videos and using the same tropes as they do (complete with money show offs) but his lyricism in regards to the current era of rap music and more of the struggle of a normal person living life (as seen through ''DAMN.'') adds more depth to his content and character.
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** Arguably Arguably, Kendrick himself. He comes off as a typical rapper you'd see on the radio/music videos and using uses the same tropes as they do (complete with money show offs) show-offs), but his lyricism in regards to the current era of rap music and more of the struggle of a normal person living life (as seen through ''DAMN.'') adds more depth to his content and character.
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* TheDissTrack: 2024 saw Kendrick explicitly developing a feud with Music/{{Drake}}, leading to several diss tracks being exchanged between the two. Things first started in Music/JCole and Drake's "First Person Shooter" the previous year, where they claimed that all three of them were the "Big Three" of modern hip-hop, but while featuring on the song "Like That" with Music/{{Future}} and Metro Boomin, [[FriendshipDenial Kendrick would explicitly reject the offer]], specifically targeting Drake as being a mainstream-pandering poser with no artistic integrity (Kendrick comparing himself to Music/{{Prince}} to Drake's Music/MichaelJackson). Once Drake responded with his own disses, Kendrick fired back with more of his own:
** "Euphoria" came out following Drake's "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made", where -- despite claiming in the lyrics that he's pulling his punches, and that it's a "friendly fade" that doesn't need to escalate -- Kendrick [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech goes hard on the personal accusations of Drake's character]], framing Drake as an pathetic manipulator whose steadily-declining relevance in the industry is being used for petty abuses of power, itself a smokescreen for how much of a loser he is, highlighting Drake's notorious [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy insecurity about his race]], his history with women (including suspicious behavior around ''younger'' women), [[ParentalNeglect his issues with fatherhood and being a father]], among other failings.
** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrial integrity, target his label, OVO Sound, as full of sycophants and workers who Drake has mistreated, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal both of whom would gladly stab him in the back]] -- Kendrick would know, [[TheMole as some of them work for him and are ready to leak all of Drake's dirty laundry for the world to see]][[note]]This turned out to be almost literal -- the cover art for the track features a zoomed-in crop of an innocuous glove, and the cover art to "meet the grahams" reveals even more of the image, being a collage of various items, including Drake's ''literal receipts'' for prescription pills (addressed to his birth name, Aubrey Graham), with it being heavily implied that these are in fact his personal items obtained by Kendrick's contacts[[/note]].
** The same day as "6:16 in LA" came out, Drake responded with his own "FAMILY MATTERS", and a full ''30 minutes'' after that, Kendrick would release "meet the grahams", which -- now that Drake had more or less declared war -- goes even more personal by addressing Drake's family: his son Adonis (whose existence had infamously been kept secret until he was ousted by Pusha T in a previous beef with Drake years ago), his mother Sandra, his father Dennis, and -- [[WhamLine in another surprising revelation to the public]] -- ''his daughter'', directly accusing Drake of hiding ''a second, older child'' [[ParentalNeglect that he's just as much of a deadbeat to]], giving a sincere, heartfelt apology to all of them for how poor of a family member Drake has been to them. In addition, Kendrick alleges that OVO is full to the brim with sexual predators and traffickers, and Drake is shielding them, if not outright being one himself.
** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as the highlighting the mountain of rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
** "Euphoria" came out following Drake's "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made", where -- despite claiming in the lyrics that he's pulling his punches, and that it's a "friendly fade" that doesn't need to escalate -- Kendrick [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech goes hard on the personal accusations of Drake's character]], framing Drake as an pathetic manipulator whose steadily-declining relevance in the industry is being used for petty abuses of power, itself a smokescreen for how much of a loser he is, highlighting Drake's notorious [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy insecurity about his race]], his history with women (including suspicious behavior around ''younger'' women), [[ParentalNeglect his issues with fatherhood and being a father]], among other failings.
** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrial integrity, target his label, OVO Sound, as full of sycophants and workers who Drake has mistreated, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal both of whom would gladly stab him in the back]] -- Kendrick would know, [[TheMole as some of them work for him and are ready to leak all of Drake's dirty laundry for the world to see]][[note]]This turned out to be almost literal -- the cover art for the track features a zoomed-in crop of an innocuous glove, and the cover art to "meet the grahams" reveals even more of the image, being a collage of various items, including Drake's ''literal receipts'' for prescription pills (addressed to his birth name, Aubrey Graham), with it being heavily implied that these are in fact his personal items obtained by Kendrick's contacts[[/note]].
** The same day as "6:16 in LA" came out, Drake responded with his own "FAMILY MATTERS", and a full ''30 minutes'' after that, Kendrick would release "meet the grahams", which -- now that Drake had more or less declared war -- goes even more personal by addressing Drake's family: his son Adonis (whose existence had infamously been kept secret until he was ousted by Pusha T in a previous beef with Drake years ago), his mother Sandra, his father Dennis, and -- [[WhamLine in another surprising revelation to the public]] -- ''his daughter'', directly accusing Drake of hiding ''a second, older child'' [[ParentalNeglect that he's just as much of a deadbeat to]], giving a sincere, heartfelt apology to all of them for how poor of a family member Drake has been to them. In addition, Kendrick alleges that OVO is full to the brim with sexual predators and traffickers, and Drake is shielding them, if not outright being one himself.
** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as the highlighting the mountain of rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
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* TheDissTrack: 2024 saw Kendrick explicitly developing a feud with Music/{{Drake}}, leading to several diss tracks being exchanged between the two. Things first started in Music/JCole and Drake's "First Person Shooter" the previous year, where they claimed that all three of them were the "Big Three" of modern hip-hop, but while featuring on the song "Like That" with Music/{{Future}} and Metro Boomin, [[FriendshipDenial Kendrick would explicitly reject the offer]], specifically targeting Drake as being a mainstream-pandering poser with no artistic integrity (Kendrick comparing himself to Music/{{Prince}} Music/{{Prince}}, and Drake to Drake's Music/MichaelJackson). Once Drake responded with his own disses, Kendrick fired back with more of his own:
** "Euphoria" came out following Drake's "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made", where -- despite claiming in the lyrics that he's pulling his punches, and that it's a "friendly fade" that doesn't need to escalate -- Kendrick [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech goes hard on the personal accusations of Drake's character]], framing Drake asan a pathetic manipulator whose steadily-declining relevance in the industry is being used for petty abuses of power, itself a smokescreen for how much of a loser he is, highlighting Drake's notorious [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy insecurity about his race]], his history with women (including suspicious behavior around ''younger'' women), and [[ParentalNeglect his issues with fatherhood and being a father]], among other failings.
** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrialintegrity, target integrity and targets his label, OVO Sound, as full of sycophants and workers who whom Drake has mistreated, mistreated and [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal both of whom who would gladly stab him in the back]] -- Kendrick would know, [[TheMole as some of them work for him and are ready to leak all of Drake's dirty laundry for the world to see]][[note]]This turned out to be almost literal -- the cover art for the track features a zoomed-in crop of an innocuous glove, and the cover art to "meet the grahams" reveals even more of the image, being a collage of various items, including Drake's ''literal receipts'' for prescription pills (addressed to his birth name, Aubrey Graham), with it being heavily implied that these are in fact his personal items obtained by Kendrick's contacts[[/note]].
** The same day as "6:16 in LA" came out, Drake responded with his own "FAMILY MATTERS", and a full ''30 minutes'' after that, Kendrick would release "meet the grahams", which -- now that Drake had more or less declared war -- goes even more personal by addressing Drake's family: his son Adonis (whose existence had infamously been kept secret until he was ousted by Pusha T in a previous beef with Drake yearsago), prior), his mother Sandra, his father Dennis, and -- [[WhamLine in another surprising revelation to the public]] -- ''his daughter'', directly accusing Drake of hiding ''a second, older child'' [[ParentalNeglect that he's just as much of a deadbeat to]], giving a sincere, heartfelt apology to all of them for how poor of a family member Drake has been to them. In addition, Kendrick alleges that OVO is full to the brim with sexual predators and traffickers, and Drake is shielding them, if not outright being one himself.
** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well asthe highlighting the mountain of rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
** "Euphoria" came out following Drake's "Push Ups" and "Taylor Made", where -- despite claiming in the lyrics that he's pulling his punches, and that it's a "friendly fade" that doesn't need to escalate -- Kendrick [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech goes hard on the personal accusations of Drake's character]], framing Drake as
** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrial
** The same day as "6:16 in LA" came out, Drake responded with his own "FAMILY MATTERS", and a full ''30 minutes'' after that, Kendrick would release "meet the grahams", which -- now that Drake had more or less declared war -- goes even more personal by addressing Drake's family: his son Adonis (whose existence had infamously been kept secret until he was ousted by Pusha T in a previous beef with Drake years
** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as
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** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], a diss track directed at Music/{{Drake}}; Music/{{Drake}}, Kendrick pops off with a ''laundry list'' of reasons why he despises Drake as both an artist and a human being. Calling being, calling him out Aubery as a manipulative, insecure, cowardly, misogynistic, misogynistic ''culture vulture'' with a dubious history with women (especially ''younger'' women).
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "u" is a self-directed diatribe by Kendrick denying that he's ever done anything worthwhile in his life. His music, his fame, and his compassion are all called into question until the final verse climaxes as Kendrick admits his money can't overcome his "suicidal weakness."
** And then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], which is directed at Music/{{Drake}}; Kendrick brings out a full-on ''laundry list'' of dirt on Drake; asking him "[[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy How many more fairytale stories bout your life til we had enough? How many more black features til you feel black enough?]]"
** And then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], which is directed at Music/{{Drake}}; Kendrick brings out a full-on ''laundry list'' of dirt on Drake; asking him "[[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy How many more fairytale stories bout your life til we had enough? How many more black features til you feel black enough?]]"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** "u" is a self-directed diatribe by Kendrick denying that he's ever done anything worthwhile in his life. His music, his fame, and his compassion are all called into question until the final verse climaxes as Kendrick admits his money can't overcome his "suicidal weakness."
**And then there's In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg "euphoria"]], which is a diss track directed at Music/{{Drake}}; Kendrick brings out pops off with a full-on ''laundry list'' of dirt on Drake; asking him "[[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy How many more fairytale stories bout your life til we had enough? How many more black features til reasons why he despises Drake as both an artist and a human being. Calling out Aubery as a manipulative, insecure, cowardly, misogynistic, ''culture vulture'' with a dubious history with women (especially ''younger'' women).
-->''I hate the way that youfeel black enough?]]" walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress''
-->''I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it's gon' be direct''
-->''We hate the bitches you fuck 'cause they confuse themselves with real women''
-->''And notice, I said "we," it's not just me, [[BadassBoast I'm what the culture feelin']]''
** "u" is a self-directed diatribe by Kendrick denying that he's ever done anything worthwhile in his life. His music, his fame, and his compassion are all called into question until the final verse climaxes as Kendrick admits his money can't overcome his "suicidal weakness."
**
-->''I hate the way that you
-->''I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it's gon' be direct''
-->''We hate the bitches you fuck 'cause they confuse themselves with real women''
-->''And notice, I said "we," it's not just me, [[BadassBoast I'm what the culture feelin']]''
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** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as the mountain rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
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** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as the highlighting the mountain of rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
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** "Not Like Us" would come out less than 24 hours after "meet the grahams", further pushing the allegations of Drake being a pedophile guarding a circle of likeminded predators and sex traffickers out of his estate, as well as the mountain rappers he exploited to reach his current level of fame that he uses to shield his reputation (including Music/{{Future}}, Lil Baby, Music/TwentyOneSavage, [[Music/{{Migos}} Quavo]], and Music/TwoChainz). Kendrick additionally levies the pedophilia allegations against Drake's bodyguard, "Chubbs", and labelmate Baka Not Nice (the latter of whom already had been charged in the past for human trafficking).
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* EarlyBirdCameo: {{Music/U2}}'s feature on "XXX." from ''DAMN.'' is a slowed-down rendition of the opening verse of their previously-unreleased song "American Soul", which would be formally released later that year on their own album ''Music/SongsOfExperience''.
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** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrial integrity, target his label, OVO Sound, as full of sycophants and workers who Drake has mistreated, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal both of whom would gladly stab him in the back]] -- Kendrick would know, [[TheMole as some of them work for him and are ready to leak all of Drake's dirty laundry for the world to see]][[note]]This turned out to be almost literal -- the cover art for the track features a zoomed-in crop of an innocuous glove, and the cover art to "meet the grahams" reveals even more of the image, being a collage of various items, including Drake's ''literal receipts'' for prescription pills (addressed to his birth name, Aubrey Graham)[[/note]].
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** "6:16 in LA" further dissects Drake's lack of industrial integrity, target his label, OVO Sound, as full of sycophants and workers who Drake has mistreated, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal both of whom would gladly stab him in the back]] -- Kendrick would know, [[TheMole as some of them work for him and are ready to leak all of Drake's dirty laundry for the world to see]][[note]]This turned out to be almost literal -- the cover art for the track features a zoomed-in crop of an innocuous glove, and the cover art to "meet the grahams" reveals even more of the image, being a collage of various items, including Drake's ''literal receipts'' for prescription pills (addressed to his birth name, Aubrey Graham)[[/note]].Graham), with it being heavily implied that these are in fact his personal items obtained by Kendrick's contacts[[/note]].
