Lord. I feel like I have to say this cuz people are getting my words hella twisted. I'm not saying that Meet The Grahams wasn't good or that I disliked the song. I'm saying it didn't move me the way it did other folks and that it was my least favorite of the Kendrick songs from the diss. That's all. Nothing more. Nothing less. It's a good song. Just not as good as the other three in my opinion.
@@mykectown I think you’ll like it. It’s been on heavy rotation for me. Honestly, I couldn’t help but laugh hearing Mach casually doing 7, 10, 14 syllable rhyme schemes. Pretty crazy stuff haha
I feel you. I think more than any of the other Kendrick tracks, it's the one that relies the most on someone being invested in the "moment" of the beef rather than the music surrounding it, if that makes any sense. The shock value of Kendrick dropping that shit ten seconds after Family Matters and taking it in a vastly more dramatic direction than Drake obviously expected carried it for a lot of folks. But yeah it's still a solid track. It along with "We Cry Together" makes me desperately want a Kendrick×Alchemist full length.
Drake's biggest fuckups was saying he too famous to be a predator and then misinterpreting Mother i Sober, made that line from Euphoria about "fabricating stories cuz you heard Mr Morale" hit 10x harder
@user-hg4hz1lx2h No, he either misinterpreted the song or wrote his bar poorly. Drake said, "That's that song where you say you got molested." That's a fairly literal wording. The fact is that Kendrick did not say he got molested. His mom simply didn't believe him. Now, maybe you think that Drake meant that Kendrick really did get molested and is in denial, but that's not what Drake actually rapped. Drake simply messed up. He also doubled down by indicating indicating that Kendrick is obsessed with attempting to pin him as a pedo because Kendrick is a victim. This line only makes sense if Drake truly believes Kendrick was molested. It was simply a misstep on Drake's part.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h "you would be a worthy competitor if I was really a predator." The amount of foot in mouth bars from this song, you can't look over it. It's sort of like if he had the content of Tom Mcdonald, but the flow, beat, and wordplay stayed the same. It's as if people didn't really look at what he was saying in the song. All you need is a catchy beat and some cool word play. Fuck the content.
@user-hg4hz1lx2h whether he intentionally or unintentionally misterpreted Mother I sober doesn't matter... because he ended the song saying, "Everything in my thing is facts..." That mother I sober bar proves not everything is facts 😂😂 He messed the whole song up with nonsensical stuff
Also, trying to say he “fed Kendrick the information” when that makes less and less sense the more you think about it 🤣 I think heart part 6 was a terrible response and worse than Taylor Made freestyle honestly.
He floated on the first half of 6:16 and displayed top tier lyricism Drake could never do without Daylyt / Vory / Beam writing ✍🏿 Kendrick cooked him in so many different ways on all these tracks and it’s a shame we didn’t get the 5 more tracks he has in stock… The crazy part is he still didn’t give a track like we all expected on some Lookout for Detox / Rigamortus / Control / Black Friday / Holy Key type kung-fu Kenny energy. He definitely has something harder in the clip if Drake starts talking crazy again.
The craziest thing to me about 6:16 In LA is that Drake’s uncle is playing guitar on that Al Green song he sampled to diss him on. That’s extremely calculated on top of all of the other entendres Kendrick used
@@TMan10103 This was one of the many great moments, the only time Kendrick gives Drake a little bit of credit turns out to be another diss when the next track drops. Dot dissed Drake from the future.
@@tristynkelleynexus I think that it could possibly be intentional considering Kendrick’s songs are always layered. It might be a synchronicity. Drakes uncle was definitely intentional.
@@mrsam0496 The funny thing is if you really look at it he is NOT as inconsistent as people like to portray. KL EP (2009) OD (2010) Section 80 (2011) GKMC (2012) no project but was very feature heavy so his presence was still felt. Features like control, collard greens, Really be, etc (2013-2014) TPAB (2015) features (2016) DAMN (2017) Black panther (2018) 2019-2020 (this is when he was most quiet so I'll give you that, no music for two years) Features/collabs with Baby Keem like Family Ties, range bros (2021) MMBS (2022) he was way more active than people like to say. And that's not including his insane tours that he had around the world.
One thing this beef taught me that I’ve never really noticed is how much more entertaining I found the delivery of Kendrick’s bars compared to Drake’s or even Cole’s. The way he delivered bars like “pusha TEE” “you don’t wanna work w me no mo OKAY” “you don’t know nun bout daaattt” “A MINOR” “all eyes on me and I’m gonna send it up to Pac” just got stuck in my head. I prefer Kendrick’s rapping and bars but I assumed that because Drake is the bigger artist that he’d be more entertaining to listen to. This makes me more excited to hear future projects to hear these styles/deliveries developed or done more often hopefully on similar type instumentation
I will never forget when you pointed out "Tuck my napkin in my shirt cus im mobbin like that" on headlines was Drake acting tough and you saw this coming. The way "Not Like Us" rings off in LA is insane. Loved this analysis on it forreal! You the goat Myke
Thank you so much for making a video. I know it should've been annoying getting so many people asking you to go back to DEHH so the fact that you actually did this is very nice of you.
People assumed that me stepping down from DEHH meant I didn't like hip hop anymore. Haha. So weird. But yeah, this was a fun video so I'm glad some folks are digging it.
@@mykectown yeah I was sure you still loved hip hop, just wondered if you'll ever make content about it anytime sooner or later. I'm glad to see that you will! Thank you once again
I saw that! Those fools were putting in serious overtime! Big respect! Haha. It's good that I was out cuz I woulda been the wet blanket telling them "2am? I ain't doing this shit!"
Hell of a video Myke! So glad to hear your perspective on this, I appreciate that you’re also someone willing to give Drake some credit, the short jokes are immature but undeniably funny 😂
Loving hearing your thoughts. Also, on 6:16, Michael Jackson has a song called "You Are Not Alone" so that last line was a direct reference to that as well.
My favorite thing about Not Like Us is that it would still be a great song even if it wasn't directed at Drake at all. The party/clubbing scene has always had issues with creeps and pedos preying on the young and naive, so to have a club banger calling those types out DIRECTLY while everyone is listening is not only fun, it's necessary.
You single handedly described my biggest problems with that song. First let’s admit that it wouldn’t have done numbers without being a Drake specifically diss. But it’s the fact that A. Yall are weird asf for dancing to a Song about a predators and a crime that I wouldn’t even joke about. 2. Drakes not a pedo, so to accuse someone of something that serious is completely out of pocket in my opinion. Bigger thing is why call out Drake and not Diddy.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h The chrorus and the title of the song is "They not like us", not "Drake's not like us". He DID call out Diddy. He called out EVERYONE that's predatory or has a weird history with minors. Also, it's a diss track. Drake has no real proof that Kendrick beat his wife but that's fair game just like this is. We're not dancing to a song about pedophilia, we're dancing to a song that addresses and curses creeps. There isn't concrete proof drake is a pedo, but everyone knows he's a weirdo.
@@swirvithanplatt3743 Creeps and predators, the way your using is one and the same in which I’ll say your using different words to address the same thing. Here’s the problem, what makes Drake “weird” to you, now keep in mind you don’t even know dude, but I’ll let you explain to me what you think. But, to say that “They” in they not like us implies Diddy, R Kelly, numerous others in the industry is such a reach and a projection it’s not even funny. I’ll do you one better Kendrick literally try’s his hardest to get ppl to say Drake isn’t Black, but right in “his” City, plenty of OhGessys and other Latino rappers say the N word, but he won’t address them, we got concrete proof on Diddy but, he won’t call him out by name. Do you see the problem? Bc he feels fine and dandy to call out Drake on confirmed false allegations and the fact that he’s light skin from Canada but don’t care about what’s in his vicinity. Dudes a corn ball.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h It's a anthem for Drake haters. It doesn't matter if they're being weirdos vibing to an obvious untrue song about pedophilia. It also speaks to how lame the clubs are these days. On top of that the "culture" is so weird, Dot could've been rapping about 9 month abortions and they would've found a way to dance to it. You definitely ain't dancing with a woman to this. It's on my playlist because the first two verses are good disses. That "colonizer" stuff in the 3rd verse is for impressionable kids.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2hyou a lie because mone of drakes songs are number 1...kendricks is. How does that logic work when drake literally made the club song before kendrick did yet you don't hear it? Acting like kendrick don't do numbers or get played is actually comical. Also,
I can't imagine Meet The Grahams dropping after like a day or 2 from Family Matters. The immediate clap back really helped make the song sting considering most of Family Matters brought up more of Kendrick's Family/Friends.
I'm just trying to understand coz that part never hit me. He clearly just dropped a pre-recorded diss which even Rick Ross did. I understand it was cool but why did ppl get THAT hyped by that? If he was directly responding to family matters and referencing a bunch of bars in it THEN I understand. He just recorded a song and was waiting till drake dropped to press "post".
@@balaskar Mainly bc Kendrick is a better writer than Rick Ross is. They used the same tactic sure but Kendrick's song was better written and overall a more vile diss with new accusations. Plus it used shock value so people are gonna remember it.
@@balaskar In my opinion it was the strategy of it. Family Matters was supposed to be Drake's red button, something that would build up in people's minds and make them talk about Drake's skill as a rapper while questioning Kendrick's character based on the allegations he made. It would be hard to come back from the general public thinking about whether or not you're a domestic abuser for several days, regardless of if it's true or not. Instead, MTG dropped half an hour afterwards, 1. making people hyped out of their minds from three songs dropping in a single day, 2. directing public conversation towards questioning Drake's character instead, and 3. making people believe that he actually had moles in Drake's camp because of the song art cover and from him seemingly knowing what Drake would bring up in Family Matters because of some of the lyrics. It was also just really creepy sounding and absolutely ruthless.
@@balaskareven pre-recorded it not only was a way to drop the big allegations BUT dropping it 40 minutes later was the way to overshadow Family Matters. All the hype that was around that song transposed into Meet the Grahams, which numbers is the number 1 thing for Drake so it's a big fuck you steering away the attention/moment from him. Also then dropping a club banger just a day later addressing last night's song and doubling down directly on some allegations.
@@balaskarKendrick didn’t respond directly to Family Matters but it was implied. He mentioned how Drake spoke on his family and is a manipulative liar. That pretty much addresses it without looking like you’re trying to cover something up like Drake did on The Heart part 6. This beef was very strategic.
Meet The Grahams isn’t the most replayable song but it’s the most effective. If you treat Kendrick’s songs disses like a movie, Meet the Grahams is the climax. It took the battle to a new place ot had never been, which was serious, uncomfortable and disturbing. It’s like watching Schindler’s list or 12 years a slave for the first and probably only time, which leaves a lasting effect.
I can’t stop thinking about “I’m finna pass on this body, I’m John Stockton.” Like yeah, Stockton is the all-time NBA assist leader. But the best part of his career was feeding the ball to Karl Malone, who was *recently outed as a pedophile.* I’ve thought drake was sort of a creep for years, but he didn’t have to go that deep lmao
@@mykectownIt’s gets bad Myke. Not only is he a certified pedo, but he actually got the girl pregnant and she was 15 at the time😬I believe he was 20-22 or sumn and they agreed on a payment so they wouldn’t out him but it came out anyway
@@directedbysunny Jesus Christ. Bro, WHAT?!?! I've heard the name Karl Malone a million times but just knew him as an amazing b-ball player. I knew nothing about this other shit! What a sick motherfucker! And Kendrick is maniacal for throwing something like that in a diss song knowing his fans are insane enough to break all that shit down! 😂
He wasn’t recently outed that has been known for a long time. He impregnated an underage girl when he was like 30 or something still playing basketball then did everything he could to avoid giving her child support or anything and I think ended up settling with her out of court.
Thanks for reviewing, Myke. I love horror movies, so Meet the Grahams was right uo my alley. It gave me the feel of the opening track of 7 day theory. The piano themes in both songs are chilling as hell. He's at his most straightforward in the track, and i feel like it was on purpose. It took the wind out of everyones sails. People were swaggin on family matters only to face depression 45 mins later. Lol Also, you dont have to preface the review with the other more important things you were paying attention to. Theres always more important things to pay attention to than anything we do to decompress. Also also, big ups to prof skye. Reminds me of the great comedians can craft an offensive turn of phrase successfully. And others not as much. People think the gripes about drake are simply kendrick d riders, drake haters, etc. The beef proved that one person knew how to convey their message in the most effective way. *looks at all of the weird bars in the heart part 6 and the botched taylor made freestyle*
this beef was one of the most fun things i've experienced this year. only songs i ddin't like were the Rick Ross track, Taylor Made Freestyle, and The Heart Part 6. Meet the Grahams elicited from me probably the most intense emotional response I've ever had to a song.
This was the most fair and objective review I've seen on this. Anyone who says otherwise is too caught up with being a stan of either party. Great vid Myke👍
Loved this breakdown 🙏🏿 I felt like 6:16 was the best track in this because his conflict in spirituality and being peaceful vs fighting back relates the most to life outside of the beef. Outside of content it feels like Kendrick is so comfortable and has another level of mastery over that soulful production
There's letting the dust settle, then there is excavating takes through layers of sedimentary rock that this video is. It's been an ice age in internet years since the beef has cooled off XD Glad to still be hearing your thoughts in long form, we still miss you from DEHH
Much love to you Myke! Thank you for giving your thoughts on this peice of hip hop history! Was worried after you left DEHH we'd never get full coverage from you!
I initially thought it was a blowout, but the more I’ve listened to Drakes songs, the more quality I find. I feel similarly to you Myke, where we diverge though, is in Meet the Grahams. The memory of hearing that haunting beat has been seared into my brain. Also the last verse is such a stripped down, “I’m talking to yo soul nigga” moment that it’s the beginning of the end of the battle for me. Then Not Like Us punted the lifeless body into the atmosphere. Great battle through and through.
Drake did well tho he was on the backfoot after Euphoria. Problem was Meet The Grahams wiped out Family Matters and people didnt Heart 6 a listen because Not Like Us was a blow out. Drake did much better than I expected but it is still embarasing for the most popular rapper/hiphop by far of his time to lose. Now his legacy will forever be tainted like Hov and BIG in terms of overall GOAT arguments. Kendrick rises up to Pac and Nas level as king slayers. Whats sad is Em the best mainstream battle rapper ever is going out without a worthy beef at all
Damn 6:16 is my favorite of the whole beef… The prayer and the warning to Drake was so calculated. Also the flow Kendrick used is the lane I like to hear Kendrick in.
Kendrick saying "a-minorrrrrr" in that way, directly copying Drake's "Dave Freeeeee" delivery, was the cleverest part too. It's like, that was Drake's biggest bombshell in all his verses. But now anytime anyone hears that line theyll immediately be reminded of pedo allegations
Thanks for your thoughts! If you still talk about rap on this channel then a bunch of other people and I would love to hear you speak on the new Mach-Hommy! Thanks bro, peace
I've always enjoyed how Kendrick can shift his voice into different pitches or registers in all his music, but he really demonstrated that in these diss tracks. Great vid, I also thought B sharp flip was pretty lame just cos its too close to a Simpsons joke, "The more you hear it, the less funny it is".
I'm not a fan of Drake at all but those short jokes on Family Matters were pretty goddamn funny. It's just a shame Drake didn't realize what Kendrick was about to do lmao
Lord. I feel like I have to say this cuz people are getting my words hella twisted. I'm not saying that Meet The Grahams wasn't good or that I disliked the song. I'm saying it didn't move me the way it did other folks and that it was my least favorite of the Kendrick songs from the diss. That's all. Nothing more. Nothing less. It's a good song. Just not as good as the other three in my opinion.
I agree 🤷🏽♂️
Btw that new mach-hommy 🔥🔥🔥
@@dfwherbie8814 I haven't listened yet but I plan to!!!
@@mykectown I think you’ll like it. It’s been on heavy rotation for me. Honestly, I couldn’t help but laugh hearing Mach casually doing 7, 10, 14 syllable rhyme schemes. Pretty crazy stuff haha
I feel you. I think more than any of the other Kendrick tracks, it's the one that relies the most on someone being invested in the "moment" of the beef rather than the music surrounding it, if that makes any sense. The shock value of Kendrick dropping that shit ten seconds after Family Matters and taking it in a vastly more dramatic direction than Drake obviously expected carried it for a lot of folks.
But yeah it's still a solid track. It along with "We Cry Together" makes me desperately want a Kendrick×Alchemist full length.
WHAT IS IT THE BRAIDS?🐜
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I hurt your feelings? You don't wanna work with me no more? Okay
Damn this whole time I herd what is this the breaks like the movie of the white guy in the hood 😭
the ant 😭
Kendrick is wack
Drake's biggest fuckups was saying he too famous to be a predator and then misinterpreting Mother i Sober, made that line from Euphoria about "fabricating stories cuz you heard Mr Morale" hit 10x harder
I think it went over your head. Drake understood it perfectly Kendrick Fans aren’t as good as dissecting and understanding bars as yall think😂
@user-hg4hz1lx2h No, he either misinterpreted the song or wrote his bar poorly. Drake said, "That's that song where you say you got molested." That's a fairly literal wording. The fact is that Kendrick did not say he got molested. His mom simply didn't believe him. Now, maybe you think that Drake meant that Kendrick really did get molested and is in denial, but that's not what Drake actually rapped. Drake simply messed up. He also doubled down by indicating indicating that Kendrick is obsessed with attempting to pin him as a pedo because Kendrick is a victim. This line only makes sense if Drake truly believes Kendrick was molested. It was simply a misstep on Drake's part.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h "you would be a worthy competitor if I was really a predator." The amount of foot in mouth bars from this song, you can't look over it.
It's sort of like if he had the content of Tom Mcdonald, but the flow, beat, and wordplay stayed the same. It's as if people didn't really look at what he was saying in the song. All you need is a catchy beat and some cool word play. Fuck the content.
@user-hg4hz1lx2h whether he intentionally or unintentionally misterpreted Mother I sober doesn't matter... because he ended the song saying, "Everything in my thing is facts..."
That mother I sober bar proves not everything is facts 😂😂
He messed the whole song up with nonsensical stuff
Also, trying to say he “fed Kendrick the information” when that makes less and less sense the more you think about it 🤣 I think heart part 6 was a terrible response and worse than Taylor Made freestyle honestly.
Teddy Pendergrass and Al Green have an album compilation called "Back to Back Classics". Another reason why Kendrick used Al Green in "6:16"
Goddamn! I didn't know that! That's crazy!
One of my favourite details from this whole beef
Yup the the first sample on Euphoria is from Teddy
Back to back? I like that record!
@@chrisdeletya4935 I'm screaming my lungs out because WHAT?!?!
“6:16 in LA” is Kendrick praying to God for forgiveness for what was about to do to Drake. Insanity.
6:16 is very underrated I feel like. It was just Kendrick warning Drake and lyrically flexing on him. Some of my favorite bars were from this song
My favorite song in the whole exchange
He floated on the first half of 6:16 and displayed top tier lyricism Drake could never do without Daylyt / Vory / Beam writing ✍🏿 Kendrick cooked him in so many different ways on all these tracks and it’s a shame we didn’t get the 5 more tracks he has in stock… The crazy part is he still didn’t give a track like we all expected on some Lookout for Detox / Rigamortus / Control / Black Friday / Holy Key type kung-fu Kenny energy. He definitely has something harder in the clip if Drake starts talking crazy again.
@@plafayettewhat song did Daylyt write? I keep hearing his name brought up
@@m3staken983Back to back from what I heard.
The true winner in the beef is hip-hop fans. That weekend where everyone was staying up waiting for another track to drop was straight up magical
Every second it was like "No way they dropped" lol
no the winner is kendrick lmfao
I doubt drake fans felt like winners
I was on Kendrick side but that’s facts ✊🏾
Yea.....
Nah
Dot won.
The craziest thing to me about 6:16 In LA is that Drake’s uncle is playing guitar on that Al Green song he sampled to diss him on. That’s extremely calculated on top of all of the other entendres Kendrick used
Yes and the samples he used in Euphoria and 6:16 were both on the same album that Teddy P and Al Green did together and it was called… Back to Back
@@TMan10103 crazy
@@TMan10103 While Teddy P and Al Green have an album called "Back to Back Hits", this album does not contain either song.
@@TMan10103 This was one of the many great moments, the only time Kendrick gives Drake a little bit of credit turns out to be another diss when the next track drops. Dot dissed Drake from the future.
@@tristynkelleynexus I think that it could possibly be intentional considering Kendrick’s songs are always layered. It might be a synchronicity. Drakes uncle was definitely intentional.
I know why Myke loves the short jokes, he’s been terrorising Feefo with them for years! 🤣🤣
Stop it!!!!!!! 😅
Feefo is a short king!? 😂
@@WhatsBiggin Y'all need to leave my boy alone!!! 😩
lmaooo🤣😂😂
I'm surprised Feefo didn't give Myke the faafo 😂😂😂
What I really liked about this battle is we saw so many different aspects of Kendrick's artistry. The span of like a week lol
he wanted that 10 for versatility on the DEHH report cards
Savor it. Thats the most we shall get from Kenny until next decade
Both of them, Kendrick wouldn’t drop he he thought Drakes songs was whack
@@mrsam0496 The funny thing is if you really look at it he is NOT as inconsistent as people like to portray.
KL EP (2009)
OD (2010)
Section 80 (2011)
GKMC (2012)
no project but was very feature heavy so his presence was still felt. Features like control, collard greens, Really be, etc (2013-2014)
TPAB (2015)
features (2016)
DAMN (2017)
Black panther (2018)
2019-2020 (this is when he was most quiet so I'll give you that, no music for two years)
Features/collabs with Baby Keem like Family Ties, range bros (2021)
MMBS (2022) he was way more active than people like to say. And that's not including his insane tours that he had around the world.
Funny enough, Myke was the first person I thought of when Kendrick said the “I like Drake with the melodies…” line. Lololol
Myke “Da Goat” C-Town back at it!
One thing this beef taught me that I’ve never really noticed is how much more entertaining I found the delivery of Kendrick’s bars compared to Drake’s or even Cole’s. The way he delivered bars like “pusha TEE” “you don’t wanna work w me no mo OKAY” “you don’t know nun bout daaattt” “A MINOR” “all eyes on me and I’m gonna send it up to Pac” just got stuck in my head. I prefer Kendrick’s rapping and bars but I assumed that because Drake is the bigger artist that he’d be more entertaining to listen to. This makes me more excited to hear future projects to hear these styles/deliveries developed or done more often hopefully on similar type instumentation
Exactly! I thought Kenny would bring the rappity rap and Drake would entertain. Boy were we twisted
SWEET cHIn MUsiC anni-wont-pazz-de-AAAAWWKKS
Even the way he said “it’s three goats left”. Why he say “three” like that 😂 he was in his delivery bag this whole beef
when people kept saying J Cole was the "best technical rapper" I could not believe it. did we forget who Kendrick is??? 😅
“sweet chin music and I won’t pass the aux aye” He’s so theatrical! I LOVE IT!
After the dust settled... HE ROSE
Appreciate you for covering this topic, Myke !!
Been waiting for this, I didnt think you’d speak on it honestly.
I didn't either...
@@mykectown 🤣👍🏽
I will never forget when you pointed out "Tuck my napkin in my shirt cus im mobbin like that" on headlines was Drake acting tough and you saw this coming. The way "Not Like Us" rings off in LA is insane. Loved this analysis on it forreal! You the goat Myke
“B B B B B B B” lives in my head rent free now
🤣🤣🤣 for me its many from Dot but 'WHAT IS IT THE BRAID' gets me. Came out of nowhere🤣🤣🤣
Mine is “Baka got a weird case why is he around”
No lie, you’re like the one person who’s perspective I wanted to see on this. So glad you came through lol
Thank you so much for making a video. I know it should've been annoying getting so many people asking you to go back to DEHH so the fact that you actually did this is very nice of you.
People assumed that me stepping down from DEHH meant I didn't like hip hop anymore. Haha. So weird. But yeah, this was a fun video so I'm glad some folks are digging it.
@@mykectown yeah I was sure you still loved hip hop, just wondered if you'll ever make content about it anytime sooner or later. I'm glad to see that you will! Thank you once again
Myke timing was crazy ! I know you didn’t mind missing that work load
, cause they were over there working overtime , salute
I saw that! Those fools were putting in serious overtime! Big respect! Haha. It's good that I was out cuz I woulda been the wet blanket telling them "2am? I ain't doing this shit!"
Thank you for taking the time out Myke, always appreciated. Day 1 supporter from South Africa 🇿🇦
DEHH dropping a vid 3 minutes after this about to start a beef
Damn. That's intense cuz I'm def stuck with only the man in the mirror on my side. Oof.
@@mykectown Do like Drake did and hit a quick lil 1v5
Beezy bout to drop ‘BBL CTown’
@@mykectownMYKES LOOKING AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
@@mykectown Ask what Marjorie would do. . .
Hell of a video Myke! So glad to hear your perspective on this, I appreciate that you’re also someone willing to give Drake some credit, the short jokes are immature but undeniably funny 😂
Drake did his thing. I'm not sure how anyone can deny that. Not sure I'd wanna hear a lot more from him like this but it's good for what it was.
Myke its great to hear your thoughts on this beef. I agreed with most of your opinions on it
OVO Myke in the building
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@@mykectown 😂😂💪🏽
@@mykectown are you team kendrick or team drake? Like if you had to pick a side
@@jathanthmith1519he literally said he doesn't give a shit abt two millionaires fighting each other.
@@balaskarpeople are weird lol
Euphoria is the best diss track. Kendrick predicted the whole thing in this one. It's crazy
I was hoping Drake had a better response so I could hear the rest of the songs Kendrick had in stock that he referenced in Not Like Us.
yeah, not only has Drake robbed us from Pusha's surgical summer, he also didnt get Kendrick to empty the clip like damn man fiiiight back !!!!! 😅😅
Loving hearing your thoughts. Also, on 6:16, Michael Jackson has a song called "You Are Not Alone" so that last line was a direct reference to that as well.
My favorite thing about Not Like Us is that it would still be a great song even if it wasn't directed at Drake at all.
The party/clubbing scene has always had issues with creeps and pedos preying on the young and naive, so to have a club banger calling those types out DIRECTLY while everyone is listening is not only fun, it's necessary.
You single handedly described my biggest problems with that song. First let’s admit that it wouldn’t have done numbers without being a Drake specifically diss. But it’s the fact that A. Yall are weird asf for dancing to a Song about a predators and a crime that I wouldn’t even joke about. 2. Drakes not a pedo, so to accuse someone of something that serious is completely out of pocket in my opinion. Bigger thing is why call out Drake and not Diddy.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h The chrorus and the title of the song is "They not like us", not "Drake's not like us". He DID call out Diddy. He called out EVERYONE that's predatory or has a weird history with minors. Also, it's a diss track. Drake has no real proof that Kendrick beat his wife but that's fair game just like this is. We're not dancing to a song about pedophilia, we're dancing to a song that addresses and curses creeps. There isn't concrete proof drake is a pedo, but everyone knows he's a weirdo.
@@swirvithanplatt3743 Creeps and predators, the way your using is one and the same in which I’ll say your using different words to address the same thing. Here’s the problem, what makes Drake “weird” to you, now keep in mind you don’t even know dude, but I’ll let you explain to me what you think. But, to say that “They” in they not like us implies Diddy, R Kelly, numerous others in the industry is such a reach and a projection it’s not even funny. I’ll do you one better Kendrick literally try’s his hardest to get ppl to say Drake isn’t Black, but right in “his” City, plenty of OhGessys and other Latino rappers say the N word, but he won’t address them, we got concrete proof on Diddy but, he won’t call him out by name. Do you see the problem? Bc he feels fine and dandy to call out Drake on confirmed false allegations and the fact that he’s light skin from Canada but don’t care about what’s in his vicinity. Dudes a corn ball.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2h It's a anthem for Drake haters. It doesn't matter if they're being weirdos vibing to an obvious untrue song about pedophilia. It also speaks to how lame the clubs are these days. On top of that the "culture" is so weird, Dot could've been rapping about 9 month abortions and they would've found a way to dance to it.
You definitely ain't dancing with a woman to this. It's on my playlist because the first two verses are good disses. That "colonizer" stuff in the 3rd verse is for impressionable kids.
@@user-hg4hz1lx2hyou a lie because mone of drakes songs are number 1...kendricks is. How does that logic work when drake literally made the club song before kendrick did yet you don't hear it?
Acting like kendrick don't do numbers or get played is actually comical.
Also,
What's scary to me is... If Kendrick wasn't invested in the beef... Drake would wipe the floor with all the other rappers...
So stoked to hear your thoughts about the beef, really liked how you highlighted specific bars you wanted to talk about. Thanks!
I can't imagine Meet The Grahams dropping after like a day or 2 from Family Matters.
The immediate clap back really helped make the song sting considering most of Family Matters brought up more of Kendrick's Family/Friends.
I'm just trying to understand coz that part never hit me. He clearly just dropped a pre-recorded diss which even Rick Ross did. I understand it was cool but why did ppl get THAT hyped by that? If he was directly responding to family matters and referencing a bunch of bars in it THEN I understand. He just recorded a song and was waiting till drake dropped to press "post".
@@balaskar Mainly bc Kendrick is a better writer than Rick Ross is. They used the same tactic sure but Kendrick's song was better written and overall a more vile diss with new accusations. Plus it used shock value so people are gonna remember it.
@@balaskar In my opinion it was the strategy of it. Family Matters was supposed to be Drake's red button, something that would build up in people's minds and make them talk about Drake's skill as a rapper while questioning Kendrick's character based on the allegations he made. It would be hard to come back from the general public thinking about whether or not you're a domestic abuser for several days, regardless of if it's true or not. Instead, MTG dropped half an hour afterwards, 1. making people hyped out of their minds from three songs dropping in a single day, 2. directing public conversation towards questioning Drake's character instead, and 3. making people believe that he actually had moles in Drake's camp because of the song art cover and from him seemingly knowing what Drake would bring up in Family Matters because of some of the lyrics.
It was also just really creepy sounding and absolutely ruthless.
@@balaskareven pre-recorded it not only was a way to drop the big allegations BUT dropping it 40 minutes later was the way to overshadow Family Matters. All the hype that was around that song transposed into Meet the Grahams, which numbers is the number 1 thing for Drake so it's a big fuck you steering away the attention/moment from him. Also then dropping a club banger just a day later addressing last night's song and doubling down directly on some allegations.
@@balaskarKendrick didn’t respond directly to Family Matters but it was implied. He mentioned how Drake spoke on his family and is a manipulative liar. That pretty much addresses it without looking like you’re trying to cover something up like Drake did on The Heart part 6. This beef was very strategic.
Top tier breakdown! Nice and concise the way you breakdown music in your reviews are 🔥 💪🏽
He also sang the a minor line in a minor. A dude on Instagram caught that and I was shook. Shooketh I tell you
I almost mentioned that but I wasn't sure if it was actually true...
@@mykectown yeah the Instagram dude played it on piano while listening. I'll drop the link on twitter.
I think this got debunked
Nah the song is in B-minor
A minor is a chord, and involves polyphony. He could have sung the root note, ie A - but I haven't looked it up.
This is why Myke’s voice is needed in HipHop. Good video bro. You’re def missed
This was so dope Myke.. been a fan of Dead End Hip Hop for over a decade and im 33 now. Glad to see you still contributing man keep going!
I love seeing a video pop up and knowing for a fact that I'm gonna watch it on my lunch break.
I really like this analysis because you focused on the bars and performance over the tea & drama
Was waiting for this video 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Meet The Grahams isn’t the most replayable song but it’s the most effective. If you treat Kendrick’s songs disses like a movie, Meet the Grahams is the climax. It took the battle to a new place ot had never been, which was serious, uncomfortable and disturbing. It’s like watching Schindler’s list or 12 years a slave for the first and probably only time, which leaves a lasting effect.
I can’t stop thinking about “I’m finna pass on this body, I’m John Stockton.” Like yeah, Stockton is the all-time NBA assist leader. But the best part of his career was feeding the ball to Karl Malone, who was *recently outed as a pedophile.* I’ve thought drake was sort of a creep for years, but he didn’t have to go that deep lmao
Yeah, see..since I don't know shit about sports all that shit went over my head. So thanks for explaining it! That's wild.
@@mykectownIt’s gets bad Myke. Not only is he a certified pedo, but he actually got the girl pregnant and she was 15 at the time😬I believe he was 20-22 or sumn and they agreed on a payment so they wouldn’t out him but it came out anyway
@@directedbysunny Jesus Christ. Bro, WHAT?!?! I've heard the name Karl Malone a million times but just knew him as an amazing b-ball player. I knew nothing about this other shit! What a sick motherfucker! And Kendrick is maniacal for throwing something like that in a diss song knowing his fans are insane enough to break all that shit down! 😂
He wasn’t recently outed that has been known for a long time. He impregnated an underage girl when he was like 30 or something still playing basketball then did everything he could to avoid giving her child support or anything and I think ended up settling with her out of court.
@@m.A.A.dGanja420i think she was 14, her son recently made the nfl and thats why the story resurfaced
Thanks for reviewing, Myke.
I love horror movies, so Meet the Grahams was right uo my alley. It gave me the feel of the opening track of 7 day theory. The piano themes in both songs are chilling as hell. He's at his most straightforward in the track, and i feel like it was on purpose. It took the wind out of everyones sails. People were swaggin on family matters only to face depression 45 mins later. Lol
Also, you dont have to preface the review with the other more important things you were paying attention to. Theres always more important things to pay attention to than anything we do to decompress.
Also also, big ups to prof skye. Reminds me of the great comedians can craft an offensive turn of phrase successfully. And others not as much.
People think the gripes about drake are simply kendrick d riders, drake haters, etc. The beef proved that one person knew how to convey their message in the most effective way. *looks at all of the weird bars in the heart part 6 and the botched taylor made freestyle*
so glad that you love professor skye's vids too! would love to see collabs with you two!
Respect, that was a great analysis. Have learned some things.
Mike you trippin the last verse when he was talking to Drake was lethal
thank you for this Myke we needed this
this beef was one of the most fun things i've experienced this year. only songs i ddin't like were the Rick Ross track, Taylor Made Freestyle, and The Heart Part 6. Meet the Grahams elicited from me probably the most intense emotional response I've ever had to a song.
Rick Ross track was a nice lil appetizer before Kendrick got here I won't lie 😂 it was funny
This was the most fair and objective review I've seen on this. Anyone who says otherwise is too caught up with being a stan of either party. Great vid Myke👍
“Your back is up against the curb” another great short joke
So many people missed that
Im at work right now working on some bullshit spread sheets. Immediately closed that shit to watch this Myke
Don't get fired for me! I'll be here when you get off!
I'm so glad we got a review from you bro!! Been wanting this one
FINALLY THE PERSON I WAS WAITING FOR
Oooooo, I'm seated for this 🙇🏾♀️ Missed your input on DEHH during this whole ordeal
Loved this breakdown 🙏🏿 I felt like 6:16 was the best track in this because his conflict in spirituality and being peaceful vs fighting back relates the most to life outside of the beef. Outside of content it feels like Kendrick is so comfortable and has another level of mastery over that soulful production
Now that Myke gave his opinion, I finally rest, and watch the sunrise on a grateful Hip-Hop universe. Thank you for taking your time to do this. 🙏🏾
There's letting the dust settle, then there is excavating takes through layers of sedimentary rock that this video is. It's been an ice age in internet years since the beef has cooled off
XD
Glad to still be hearing your thoughts in long form, we still miss you from DEHH
Now many Kendrick songs have more weight in retrospect, that gives superlative playback value to his discography
"I'm not a trending topic, I'm a PROPHET!!!"
Kendrick Lamar- Family Ties
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Much love to you Myke! Thank you for giving your thoughts on this peice of hip hop history! Was worried after you left DEHH we'd never get full coverage from you!
Finally! We love you Myke.. please keep doing this.
I initially thought it was a blowout, but the more I’ve listened to Drakes songs, the more quality I find.
I feel similarly to you Myke, where we diverge though, is in Meet the Grahams. The memory of hearing that haunting beat has been seared into my brain. Also the last verse is such a stripped down, “I’m talking to yo soul nigga” moment that it’s the beginning of the end of the battle for me. Then Not Like Us punted the lifeless body into the atmosphere.
Great battle through and through.
The best analogy I've heard is that even if you don't like Meet the Grahams it was the perfect fire extinguisher
"fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself"
Drake did well tho he was on the backfoot after Euphoria. Problem was Meet The Grahams wiped out Family Matters and people didnt Heart 6 a listen because Not Like Us was a blow out. Drake did much better than I expected but it is still embarasing for the most popular rapper/hiphop by far of his time to lose. Now his legacy will forever be tainted like Hov and BIG in terms of overall GOAT arguments. Kendrick rises up to Pac and Nas level as king slayers. Whats sad is Em the best mainstream battle rapper ever is going out without a worthy beef at all
I could listen to myke break down his fave lines all day
Love the commentary miss you being on DEHH glad you came back to talk about this beef.
Peace and love, Myke
Kendrick absolutely destroyed Drake.
I was waiting on this one. Thank you for your perspective Myke👊🏿🔥
I'll never forget my reaction to all of these songs. The horns from Not Like Us, not knowing WHERE it was gonna go and then the beat dropped.
Shout out MYKE!!! Been dying to hear ur thoughts dawg
So happy that we get to hear your thoughts on this!
Thank you Myke!
Much love, Myke!!
Awesome review, Myke. Very unbiased and fair analysis.
Unbiased and great analysis!
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!
Commenting to help boost the vid in the algorithm 😤
Love the thoughts Myke
Damn 6:16 is my favorite of the whole beef… The prayer and the warning to Drake was so calculated. Also the flow Kendrick used is the lane I like to hear Kendrick in.
I really love it. Just sonically, even initially, I didn't really get what he was talking about.
Always love your takes Myke. Thank you for making this!
Thank you Myke for sharing!
Great breakdown Myke! Good to see you chime in on this!
Kendrick saying "a-minorrrrrr" in that way, directly copying Drake's "Dave Freeeeee" delivery, was the cleverest part too. It's like, that was Drake's biggest bombshell in all his verses. But now anytime anyone hears that line theyll immediately be reminded of pedo allegations
Naw this video was fire Myke 🔥. The way you wrote the lyrics while you were giving your thoughts. I know that takes a lot of work to put together
Salute goat idk how I missed this
Thank you Mike, you are right about more important things going on in the world and I need to get more up to date with it :)
Thanks for your thoughts! If you still talk about rap on this channel then a bunch of other people and I would love to hear you speak on the new Mach-Hommy! Thanks bro, peace
Thanks Myke....didn't have to do it but you did and we appreciate it
Really dope video
THANK YOU MYKE!!! I really wanted to hear your thoughts on this debacle
Definitely appreciate you giving us your take
stoked u finally touched this even if u werent crazy about it glad to see u back myke
I've always enjoyed how Kendrick can shift his voice into different pitches or registers in all his music, but he really demonstrated that in these diss tracks. Great vid, I also thought B sharp flip was pretty lame just cos its too close to a Simpsons joke, "The more you hear it, the less funny it is".
THE FREAKING GOAT C TOWN LETS GOOOO! Thank u myke for taking the time to make this and actually break stuff down!
Thank you Myke for giving us what we wanted!! 💪🏾🔥🔥
yessss. wanted your take on this.
I enjoyed your honest opinion thx Myke!
This is very well spoken & presented. Love it!
I love you Myke C-Town.
This is the best breakdown I’ve seen of this beef.
Nathan Zed & Eric the young gawd breakdown is probably the best I've seen on this topic.
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Are we getting solo reviews on hip-hop albums that you love on this Channel? Would love to know ur thoughts on the new Mach-hommy
Yeah. Just probably not a lot. But I got something dropping soon that I think will pacify folks.
I'm not a fan of Drake at all but those short jokes on Family Matters were pretty goddamn funny. It's just a shame Drake didn't realize what Kendrick was about to do lmao
“Your back is up against the curb” that’s hilarious 😂
It is very funny but are those actually good bars after doing it the whole time over 3 songs especially when it's so irrelevant
MIKE. We missed you man
Thanks for the video Mike!