Breaking Down Kendrick Lamar's Genius: 21 Best Lines from Euphoria - an essay

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  • @tylerbrown565
    @tylerbrown565 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +494

    Finally someone sees Euphorias greatness. I thought he could have ended it there, though I am glad he went for the scorched earth approach.😂

    • @JGoodie02
      @JGoodie02 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      Nah. We couldn't leave any doubters. Only the crazy and insane are left saying Drake didn't lose this beef

    • @ImHim777
      @ImHim777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      💯

    • @tellmesomething2412
      @tellmesomething2412 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It was only a jab though. 😈 Should've let you know what type of time Kendrick could be on when he's serious, especially when Euphoria is him playing around.

    • @orlandogastelum1539
      @orlandogastelum1539 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yep I thought it was over after that diss

    • @HumanityInCrisis
      @HumanityInCrisis 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It really does require a certain art to deliver what kenderick gives. It's just the reality..

  • @doyourhomework5444
    @doyourhomework5444 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +309

    TRUE HIP HOP HEAD HERE
    Euphoria was a lyrical massacre

    • @chainlink2348
      @chainlink2348 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      no it isnt. its all re-used twitter and battle bars that have been done better by hundreds of people before him. delivery matters and kendrick sounded like he wanted to cry.

    • @Defforce1
      @Defforce1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      ⁠@@chainlink2348 u cope,cap and glaze all in one breath? Impressive!

    • @hlogilehlogonolo5438
      @hlogilehlogonolo5438 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@chainlink2348lmao

    • @MrWest-ph5yg
      @MrWest-ph5yg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@chainlink2348stop bro

    • @brashadcarr6759
      @brashadcarr6759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Euphoria alone let me understand why Cole backed out lol

  • @BothTeamsPlayedHard
    @BothTeamsPlayedHard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +210

    Euphoria is for heads.
    Not like us is for the masses.
    So impressive that Kdot dominated both over Drizzy

    • @chainlink2348
      @chainlink2348 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hip hop heads dont realize that all the bars in this track have been overused on twitter and in battle rap? hip hop heads dont see that all these bars have been done better by other people too? i promise you some rando on twitter could have cooked drake better than kenny did.

    • @goingtobed_irl
      @goingtobed_irl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@chainlink2348 whomp whomp

    • @atsukosuperiority7947
      @atsukosuperiority7947 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@chainlink2348Stop, no one cares. It’s not even true what bars in Euphoria were off Twitter?

    • @BothTeamsPlayedHard
      @BothTeamsPlayedHard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chainlink2348 All the bars have been overused on Twitter? You got ish twisted, what is it the braids? Keep your promise, Kdot BODIED Drizzy , just check the scoreboard. Family matters was ok but the best bars weren’t for Kdot.
      I promise you - if Drake thought he won or it was even a draw he wouldn’ have deleted his disses from his IG. He went from saying “drop drop drop” and “nah nah nah you following thru” to “Wah Gwan Delilah”.

    • @BothTeamsPlayedHard
      @BothTeamsPlayedHard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@atsukosuperiority7947 that’s a lazy, lame angle you’ll only find Drizzy Stan’s spouting.

  • @bronxkies
    @bronxkies 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    7:50 The other writers listed on Euphoria are folks that wrote the samples:
    - Kenneth Gamble wrote the Teddy P song. He’s 1 half of the legendary “Gamble & Huff”
    - Jordan Houston and Paul Beauregard are Juicy J and DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia
    So, Kendrick didn’t get any help writing Euphoria. The writers of the samples are just listed for credit.
    -

  • @sage-luxe1198
    @sage-luxe1198 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    “What is it the braids?!?” Gives the same energy as “What are thooossseee?” It’s just funny as hell 😂

  • @najeefilms
    @najeefilms 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +233

    I like Euphoria more than NOT LIKE US. Dude dug deep on Drake and his range was insane. He went from being concerned about Drake to giving him advice to telling him how much he hate him.

    • @JG-nt5uf
      @JG-nt5uf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Depends on context... For penmanship and overall craft, Euphoria takes the cake. Not like us is just a certified banger and has the hype/replay value to it.

    • @hlogilehlogonolo5438
      @hlogilehlogonolo5438 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Not like us works because of the other songs the way Kendrick rolled out the songs make them even better

    • @sw33tialucard
      @sw33tialucard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Same here, Euphoria dissected Drake. It was a lyrical beat down and by far the best song of the beef IMO.

    • @ogkillingpunchline
      @ogkillingpunchline 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is the BRAIDS, it gets me every time

  • @blaque5582
    @blaque5582 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    Euphoria and Meet The Grahams were straight up extinction level events.

  • @killingswortht.v.4339
    @killingswortht.v.4339 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    Ben (Benjamin) was the name of Michel Jackson’s pet rat he found in the Jackson house kitchen as a child. MJ went on to write, record & perform a song about about Ben after his father, Joe killed it with a mouse trap

    • @jadexo_6491
      @jadexo_6491 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is so crazy I was just talking to my dad about this but he said ben was a movie (about a rat) Michael recorded the song for that had nothing to do with the rat his dad killed. Idk

    • @tsevere
      @tsevere 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@jadexo_6491 in the Jackson 5 movie, the story plays out as the OP says. Might have been a story added exclusively for that movie though 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @ctucker430
      @ctucker430 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Invoking the name Ben is foreshadowing that he has an OVO rat in his house.

    • @Kikki305
      @Kikki305 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ctucker430😮

    • @Hail2daChief
      @Hail2daChief 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ctucker430that part

  • @Feelingfruity
    @Feelingfruity 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    The names in the credits of Euphoria are for the beginning instrumental called “My Latest My Greatest” by Teddy Pendergrass. It’s written by Kenneth Gamble from the songwriting duo Gamble & Huff. They created a sound called Philadelphia Sound or Philly Soul in the 70s. Kendrick also credited the producer of the song as well. They didn't write his lyrics but they did contribute to the song.

  • @bbkintanar
    @bbkintanar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +177

    After the dust started to settle, Euphoria was THE song I ended up coming back to over and over again. Yes, it was already a banger when it came out, but it will prove to stand the test of time as not only an amazing diss, but an amazing track overall. There's just something about it man...

    • @brashadcarr6759
      @brashadcarr6759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I understood why Cole backed out listening to euphoria that was brutal.

  • @traceyi2547
    @traceyi2547 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Shoobie is also a term used in coastal towns to refer to people who are visitors or tourists. So when Kendrick said, "Shoo, shoo, shoo, be, be, be" he is calling Drake a tourist of the culture.

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn Kendricks brain in mine capacity in beyond Street level, and book smarts at the same time they need to jar his brain when he expires and donate it to the scientists black scientist that is we need to clone him so everybody can be as savvy

    • @justopinionated8839
      @justopinionated8839 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did not know this. Wow.
      #EuphoriaIsTimeless

    • @krystal7916
      @krystal7916 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also there is a video of Drake being afraid of some bees and him and his entourage are shooing it away

    • @myrag859
      @myrag859 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@krystal7916😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Evie1983
      @Evie1983 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow! Didn't know that❤

  • @markgeyer1
    @markgeyer1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    Bro, I still listen to euphoria! Knew I wasn’t the only one. It just hits!

    • @hoodspaghetti2928
      @hoodspaghetti2928 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That song is like seeing Godzilla walk up on you.

    • @sw33tialucard
      @sw33tialucard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I listened to it about 20 times within the first 2 hours it got released and I was getting something new every time I listened. Euphoria is THAT song, absolutely the best!

  • @Tigercam24
    @Tigercam24 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    A month later and there are still tidbits im picking out that I missed before. This is truly an all time great diss track. This cannot be understated.

  • @Flonnethefallengyal
    @Flonnethefallengyal 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Once I heard Euphoria I was like....yup, it's a wrap. It's honestly a masterpiece. I love Kendrick's ad libs, inflections, rhythm, humor and reading of his opponent!
    I listen to Euphoria more than Not Like Us, ngl.
    Great video!

  • @Capo4sgn
    @Capo4sgn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Before Kendrick ever utters a word there’s a quintuple entendre:
    1. Euphoria- the definition
    2. Euphoria the show Drake is a producer on. It focuses on high school kids in adult situations especially s3x and mind altering substances.
    3. April 30 is National Honesty Day
    4. The second line of the definition predicts how the beef will go. “They had almost a week to recover from the euphoria of Tuesday’s series winning victory.” (So many Drake fans were excited, dare I say euphoric, that Kendrick responded and were quick to call this mid. Then in less than a week K Dot pulled the rug out .)
    5. The backwards quote “Everything they say about me is true (I’m a phony)” is the whole line from the Wiz when the Wiz is exposed. Richard Pryor as the Wiz a cultural touchstone for those of us who grew up in the 80’s.
    6. In case anyone disputes one of the earlier ones listed… The track is Teddy Pendergast “You’re My Latest and Greatest Inspiration.” Meaning Kendrick dissing Drake is the inspiration for showing up and showing out.
    And yes MJ had a pet mouse named Ben, and was also a the title song of his 2nd studio album.

    • @SirYaliBeats
      @SirYaliBeats 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Also, the Truth Serum from Kill Bill doesn’t have any side effects except for Euphoria. Bill said that Uma Therman’s character was a pathological liar too.

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also quoted the same thing about Teddy pendergrass purpose on the track but you probably have to be you know from that era to understand that's the words of the song you're my latest my greatest inspiration is what got kdot saying okay I was at home with my son but I guess okay let's play.
      I was watching a reaction from one guy on TH-cam and he started pulling his shirt up over his chain saying Drake please don't don't do nothing to me he started hiding his chain covering up his bodies and he was scared oh man the song right here it's up there it's way up there

    • @Capo4sgn
      @Capo4sgn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@angelagarrett1290 yeah, I remember it. I was 11 when it came out. Back when radio was the only alternative to the 4 tv channels we had on the one tv in the house. 😄 I think we were exposed to a lot more music back then as well.
      The Al Green sample on 6:16 in LA was the back to back to this song too.

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Capo4sgn right, Vince soul train hit the seen and that was all she wrote our people were finally getting the recognition that they dearly deserved I Wonder soul train coming if that throwback will hurry up and come back

    • @Capo4sgn
      @Capo4sgn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@angelagarrett1290 I grew up watching Soul Train that’s a revival I could get behind. Even if I can’t do any of those moves! 😅

  • @sage-luxe1198
    @sage-luxe1198 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Also for the “let your core audience stomach that and then tell them where you get your abs from”, he’s also insinuating that Drake doesn’t have a classic because of ghost writing and stealing songs. So he’s telling Drake to tell his audience where he really gets the material for his abs (albums) from.

    • @lana4127
      @lana4127 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also there are rumors he had ab surgery so I heard

  • @St.CrimsonTweets
    @St.CrimsonTweets 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Euphoria lives rent free in my head, the lyrics, the flow, the inflections and beat switches m. ive even started listening to the instrumental just to perform it all myself.

    • @brandonleblanc1287
      @brandonleblanc1287 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Facts

    • @Sunshine-8229
      @Sunshine-8229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me, too! The music is divine!!!!❤

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never thought about the instrumental version I just been bumping Teddy p original version it sounds just as good

  • @r-pupz7032
    @r-pupz7032 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I absolutely agree. I love Not Like Us, but Euphoria is a stone-cold psychological dismantling of Aubrey Graham, bar by bar, zero filler or drag despite being over 6 mins long.
    I also love Kendrick's adlibs - so simple yet so effectively done. It really shows how he takes the time to ensure every single aspect of the track is packed with meaning and impact, from his lyrics to his flows to his vocal intonation. The beat and switches are also extremely effective, and the changes in mood from calm to aggressive to cold-blooded to mocking are just incredible.

  • @belphegor_3220
    @belphegor_3220 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Finally someone who appreciates euphoria how it should be, I truly believed euphoria was the best diss out of all of them, and no one else seemed to notice but kendrick was right, "5% will comprehend but 95 is loss"

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My daughter and I reaffirmed the fact that we got to be the smartest people in about a thousand mile radius we are amongst the 5% tile in You 2

  • @r-pupz7032
    @r-pupz7032 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    "V12 its a fast one" after the abs bar is a double too, a V12 machine is used in cryolipolysis (cosmetic surgery that removes fat by freezing it) as well as the car engine/drive-by shooting implication (I love the BOW-BOW-BOW part so much!)

    • @ReincarnatedStargazer
      @ReincarnatedStargazer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Pow! Pow! Pow! last one HEADSHOT FOR THE YEAR YOU BETTA WALK AROUND LIKE DAFT PUNK!

  • @alexmvone349
    @alexmvone349 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    The post-8-bars explanation process was already done before by Kendrick Lamar himself in Mona Lisa ft. Wayne: "in a minute, he gon' be admitting that he loves her", then a minute later, there he goes... Wonderful plot

  • @jonathanandrade8045
    @jonathanandrade8045 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Euphoria is an absolute masterpiece for me. My favorite diss track from this whole ordeal, by far!

  • @Jjman804
    @Jjman804 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Not only is Euphoria a great diss, but it’s a great song too. Definitely a vibe while cruising on the highway with the windows down a lil bit.

  • @rylandcourtorielle5241
    @rylandcourtorielle5241 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    8:35 brother this is from the heart part four. Kendrick is confirming his fans suspicions. Cause we thought it was Big Sean and drake he was talking about. When he said this I freaked out. Been waiting on Drakes death like the reaper.

  • @TheSpliceIsRight
    @TheSpliceIsRight 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I’ve been listening the euphoria more than not like us the past few weeks. So many bars and such great energy.

  • @sawmooeh8480
    @sawmooeh8480 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    euphoria, best diss track which is severely overlooked

  • @PopcornFr3nzy
    @PopcornFr3nzy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    1. Shoo x6
    2. Bi x6
    3. Hm x6
    4. Crodie x6
    5. Nothin’ bout that x6
    6. ?
    He took 6 from the ‘6 God’.
    But there must be one more set of 6 ‘something’ to have 6 sets of 6.
    But I can’t find it.
    Can you? 👀
    Edit: could be “I hate the way you…” x6
    But I dunno, too lazy to count right now 😅

    • @lilpatofficial
      @lilpatofficial 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      You're a genius man I didn't even notice this but the last one is "Okay." There's 5 in the first few lines then the 6th one is after he says "Have you ever played have you ever" man Kendrick is so calculated I'm mind blown by this! 🤯 He also says "huh" 6 times too so it could be more in there. lol

    • @conspiracytheoriesorconspi9061
      @conspiracytheoriesorconspi9061 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro you right. 6 things Kendrick said he hates from Drake. He hates the way that he “Walks”(1)the way that he “Talks”(2)He hates the way that he “Dress”(3)He hates the way that he “Sneak Diss”(4)when he catch flight it’s gone be direct. We hate the “Bitches He Fucks”(5)cause they confuse themselves with real women. And the last hate comes later when he says that he even hates when he says the word “Nigga”(6)but that’s just him he guess. Some shit just cringeworthy, it ain’t even gotta be deep he guess.

    • @latinajoseph
      @latinajoseph 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      4 have you evers in euphoria. The final 2 in 6:16 😮 also 6 words before he strips it from Drake 😅

    • @lilpatofficial
      @lilpatofficial 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@latinajoseph The way it's all connected man Kendrick is the real life Boogeyman! Lol

    • @biggiegreens24
      @biggiegreens24 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You might be onto something.
      "He a fan
      He a fan
      He a fan
      He a fan
      He a fan
      He a..."

  • @peace_in_the_now
    @peace_in_the_now 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    drake getting dissed by the aftermath of the diss in essayform - it's not a battle it's a psychological breakdown

    • @Mark-bo7pb
      @Mark-bo7pb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He needs to reach ground zero... Get off the high horse

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah he's not going to pick it up in first period

  • @onlynchicago
    @onlynchicago 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    “WHAT IS IT THE BRAIDS?” In black culture, When a person has a attitude with everyone and happens to have tight braids, that’s a way to call it out. Example, “Bro you trippin, you cool? Is yo braids too tight? Goofys!

  • @dudettevlogs4257
    @dudettevlogs4257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Euphoria and 6:16 in LA are so good .. I still play them as well!

    • @BukhosiDube-s4c
      @BukhosiDube-s4c 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      6:16 is my personal favorite

  • @bushidobot8251
    @bushidobot8251 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Euphoria has been my favorite since it came out!

  • @tylerbrown565
    @tylerbrown565 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    The writers credits on Euphoria or any Kendrick song are the producers and other musicians/composers involved in the track. Like the 616 in la song probably has Al Green listed as a writer, it doesn't mean he was ghost writing for Kendrick Lamar

    • @RapPhilosophy
      @RapPhilosophy  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Thank you for explaining! I was sweating for a second.

    • @frankwil21
      @frankwil21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@RapPhilosophyall good lol. All producers and artists who were sampled get songwriting credits as well

    • @bronxkies
      @bronxkies 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I brought this up as well. I’m like nah, Kendrick wrote that all by himself lol

    • @JustHere751
      @JustHere751 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@RapPhilosophyAl Green is 78 years old?!!!! You thought he was writing on a diss track?

    • @RapPhilosophy
      @RapPhilosophy  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@JustHere751 the OP was referring to 616 in LA.

  • @dontask3613
    @dontask3613 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I'm not gunna lie, I have always been a huge kdot and cole fan and I didn't understand why kdot thought he was in a league of his own until this beef. I knew DNA and TPB were master pieces in their own right but For your eyez only was also amazing story telling in its own right but after this battle and the level of writing/planning for him to absolutely whup drake this bad I think I finally get it. He truly is a level above them, and I'm sure there are rapper out there that Kendrick could see as competition but none of them get the kind of recognition/fame that drake and cole get.

  • @komplexknowledge1305
    @komplexknowledge1305 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I thought I was the only one who felt like this. Euphoria is one of my favorite songs. Not even for the fact that it's about drake. The song in general.

    • @chainlink2348
      @chainlink2348 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      decent song but its a god awful diss. i swear nobody knows what a diss track is supposed to be like anymore gassing all these shit kendrick tracks

    • @rahbeeuh
      @rahbeeuh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@chainlink2348just because you don't like it as a diss track doesn't mean everyone who feels opposite is wrong or don't know what a diss track consists of. You're entitled to your opinion like everyone else is. Plus music is subjective.

  • @xtrapuffed17
    @xtrapuffed17 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A quick note to add to the 22:55 is Micheal Jackson also has a song,”The way you make me feel”. In it he sings,”…the way you walk, your talk your dress….” Mr. Kendrick Lamar is indeed a gifted lyricist.❤ for the culture.

  • @cookingediblesdragon4570
    @cookingediblesdragon4570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Every time I listen to euphoria, I feel like I hear something new and then when he did it live at the pop out that was a whole new level of appreciation for the song

  • @annamay731
    @annamay731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Man, I adore the way you analyze rap and the cultural connections to society within. You show a real passion for rap appreciation as an art form! 👏🏾
    You made me become an even bigger Kendrick fan.

  • @thaddminnisota4462
    @thaddminnisota4462 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    The Benjamin line is referring to Michael Jackson’s pet rat who’s name was Benjamin 😂😂😂

    • @vineezyproductions9638
      @vineezyproductions9638 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you!! 😂😂

    • @RapPhilosophy
      @RapPhilosophy  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Hollllyy

    • @vineezyproductions9638
      @vineezyproductions9638 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@RapPhilosophy is that a double or triple entendre??

    • @regandayz
      @regandayz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      MJs song "Ben" 😁

    • @confidentmystic
      @confidentmystic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      And the movie Michael sang the soundtrack to, Ben

  • @brashadcarr6759
    @brashadcarr6759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Elite rapping on euphoria for sure

  • @KQueen305
    @KQueen305 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thank you I can NOT stop listening to Euphoria and I thought I was dragging it!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 this song really made Kendrick the GOAT for me. That song is lyrically genius

    • @traceyi2547
      @traceyi2547 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're not the only one.

  • @cap5575
    @cap5575 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Dead ass. Euphoria has an unbelievable amount of stopping power.

  • @brantwane
    @brantwane 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    The sho-bee bar is definitely a reference to the term shoobie California slang for a tourist

  • @fateundoneYT
    @fateundoneYT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The fact he opened Ken n friends w Euphoria...fkn amazing 🤩

    • @cookingediblesdragon4570
      @cookingediblesdragon4570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Chill straight up, chills for the whole song I loved the song before. But when I heard him do it live, It was insane.

  • @brianstoltz2838
    @brianstoltz2838 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So true. Euphoria is hands down the greatest diss song ever recorded. When I heard this I knew it was over.

  • @Lucky-gg4bj
    @Lucky-gg4bj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I saw one reactor’s video and they caught and explain “once a lame, always a lame” also refers to him being on that tv show since lame originated from being “crippled”

  • @pinksky7203
    @pinksky7203 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Your essay is perfection, I concur! Love the lyrical breakdown. It has been amazing to see Kendrck's level of artistry. I cannot stop listening to Euphoria. Even when I'm not playing it, it's playing in my head, thats some powerful art! He out-performed Drake on every single level & yes the ab-libs are everything lol. We watched a master at work & I feel privileged to watch it!. K-Dot is special, he deserves to wear that crown! Keep up the good work, great commentary!

  • @AbeEmersonJr
    @AbeEmersonJr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is such a wonderful explanation. I'm sold. I really enjoy your detailed take in this and it's SPOT ON!

  • @FutureisDire
    @FutureisDire 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    the poker scheme( poker face, open case, came out straight) and the jail scheme which sets up the melly bar (8 bars, talk on no celly, language barriers(walls), sell (cell)me. Euphoria is 🔥🔥

  • @marisolfuentes8577
    @marisolfuentes8577 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think it's the best as well. I still can't move past it. I love all the others too, but the first time I heard Euphoria, I felt like I didn't have a single moment to breathe or rest. It's a 6 something minute song and it went by like a 2 minute song and it still hit the spot and left me completely full. My second fave is 6:16 in LA. That's a masterpiece too, but for different reasons personally. Probably the best written lyrics I've ever heard in a song, and some of the best writing I've ever read or heard in the English language period. Ugh it's so beautiful. Kendrick was born a genius. ❤

  • @tnicoletnicole
    @tnicoletnicole 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    He didn’t let up on euphoria. Slaughter.

  • @AcidSh33tz
    @AcidSh33tz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    great break down, you explained a lot of what I felt but didnt know how to convey. stay blessed fam 🫡

  • @empressfayer
    @empressfayer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are doing an amazing job deconstructing the lyrics! Love it

  • @racheljohnson1266
    @racheljohnson1266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    "Rich Spirit" "Stop playing with me before I turn into a song"❤❤

  • @officialiicon
    @officialiicon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Ghost writing isn't about drake getting "help" like most musicians RAP is rhythm and POETRY if you can't write your own poems you can't be considered a rapper most producers are given writing credits because they've helped create the song but the RAPS make it the problem

  • @lisolette1
    @lisolette1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You are the only reactor that caught the genius of the “ in eight bars I’ll explain that phrase “ and then in eight bars ….he did ! No one else ( and I think I’ve watched them all lol ) mentioned it !

    • @leisaizrawr
      @leisaizrawr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love how he broke down the meaning of the bars. I heard one person explain the Y.N.W. Melly reference, "I love 'em to death and in 8 bars I'll explaim that phrase" . . . "I pray they're my real friends; if not, I'm Y.N.W. Melly", who reportedly killed two.of his close friends, who were also rising rap stars.

  • @AllTheArtsy
    @AllTheArtsy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "shoo shoo" is even better if you remember that those adlibs were also used in N95 and Count Me Out 👀

  • @juniorrene625
    @juniorrene625 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Finally someone appreciate the art of that track...this track is truly art..the beat change, different mood of personality..each beat change got a different personality,the way he rapped... beautiful.

  • @dontask3613
    @dontask3613 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Euphoria was an utter masterpiece, I knew when Kdot was taking his time to release his response that he was going to put together something special and he definitely didn't disappear. My favorite set had to be the hellcat bars was pretty sick once you pull back the layers.

  • @TheAce-uh2zq
    @TheAce-uh2zq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    someone had mentioned that the "shoo bee" was reference to kdot calling him a "shoobie." For those who don't know the meaning its basically a single day tourist. They break it further down by saying that kdot is calling drake a tourist (since he's from canada) and adopted the culture he knew nothing about

  • @Bigwlad
    @Bigwlad 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Bro I appreciate you for this. This is a masterpiece.

  • @Msonelifeatatime
    @Msonelifeatatime 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    New subscriber here. I just came across your videos and I loved the ones I’ve watched already. Euphoria and Meet the Grahams are my two favorites.

  • @BlackPhilosophy
    @BlackPhilosophy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love how all of Kendrick’s diss tracks are elite to the point any can be the best, I think it’s comes down to stylistic preference, ‘euphoria’ was an all-you-can-eat diss, it had a bit of everything, the sheer versatility of the bars distributed by the three beats was a masterclass, and ‘6:16’ in LA was a whole diss in the style of drake, beating him with his own game, the first part doesn’t even sound like a diss because that’s how drake does it, warning him and than ‘meet the grahams’ was the cannibalistic horror track of Drake’s whole family being dissected on a eerie, haunted and scary instrumental, and to balance out all the heavy themes discussed, ‘not like us’ was the club anthem to demonstrate how kendrick can do what drake does, even better, as the numbers speak for themselves, but it’s also the thematic end of the entire beef, as Kendrick began with a feature on ‘like that’ demonstrating how/why Drake is not ‘like us’ part of our culture, all of these songs could be considered the best diss, because all of them are so good, for different reasons.

  • @a.chavez5795
    @a.chavez5795 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    100% Euphoria has value in replay … instant classic!!!

  • @bouncyshak
    @bouncyshak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Meet The Grahams and Not Like Us got me immediately and I love them a lot. But as the weeks go by, my love for Euphoria has just grown and grown and it's coming close to being my favourite. Not a word wasted. And what a performance! Genius.

  • @PositivityTrain
    @PositivityTrain 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    10:40 I saw a commenter on another video mention that shoobie is actually slang... "Shoobie is a New Jersey, Delaware, and Southern California slang term for a tourist who visits the seashore for a day (a daytripper) or summer-only residents".... So this could be Kendrick saying that Drake is just a Tourist in Hip Hop culture.

    • @davidfuller581
      @davidfuller581 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I love how 95% of this song is just calling Drake a poser.

    • @totalconceptsinc
      @totalconceptsinc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidfuller581exactly on point!!

  • @afroprince5262
    @afroprince5262 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    14:37 don’t forget a male duck is called a Drake

  • @kavoniagilford9777
    @kavoniagilford9777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    OMG…. FINALLY… someone sees this as I do. I feel the exact same way. “Euphoria” is without a doubt a masterpiece & my absolute favorite. I listen to it numerous times everyday. It showed, his time on responding & why. I see him walking talking, & warning not only Drake but others why he’s not the one to come for. This man has became my therapist.

  • @tonyareed5083
    @tonyareed5083 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    26:50 Thanks for the stats on "Mr. Morale." As stated, ppl want to claim Kendrick's assertion (my first one [hit album] is like my last one) is not true, but it is.

  • @rosagonzalez4739
    @rosagonzalez4739 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Modulations of his voice alone were so fire!! (and then of course the lyricism, the psychology, the beat switches, the way it grows in intensity over the course of the song, the layers that keep peeling back the more you listen to it, the role it plays in the arc of songs overall -- outlining and foreshadowing everything he was about to unleash). Damn.

  • @MoneyOverEmotions
    @MoneyOverEmotions 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Intro response: I totally feel you about Eurohoria. However, the fact that people keep calling his proven child attraction rumors only proves the fact that people are zoned out and this country doesn't give AF about children. Those are NOT allegations. Where do people think these videos are coming from? Drake's actions and his "whipped and chained like American slaves" lyrics have been overlooked for far too long and Kendrick just showed us that he's tired of that corny actor getting away with cosplaying BLACK AMERICAN HIP-HOP CULTURE!

  • @Podus81
    @Podus81 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    6:16 is underrated. Started off rapping as Drake is crazy

  • @weslyn1021
    @weslyn1021 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Euphoria is definitely my favorite..no filler to be found

  • @niidanso
    @niidanso 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As this songs get older and folks really take time to pick em apart bar by bar, word by word, just like kendrick's albums, we wall witness the legendary penmanship and sheer warrior philosopher mentality of the man. He's simply the best to ever have touched the mic. There's no contest. Perhaps the man Pac was gonna become with age. Sober and wiser.

  • @brooklynqueen7089
    @brooklynqueen7089 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Euphoria is also my favorite, it demonstrates why Kendrick won a Pulitzer. It’s pure genius, while Not Like Us is what I bop to.🎶🎵🎼✌🏾

  • @kushinthunderliger5402
    @kushinthunderliger5402 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shoobie is also a cali slang for an outsider coming to visit cali for vacation.
    So with ablibs he’s calling him a visitor in black culture/ hip hop

  • @BlockchainCryptoGang
    @BlockchainCryptoGang 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Good breakdown. But the "what is it the BRAIDS?" Was referring to drakes braids. He was basically saying, "you think your a G now?" That's how I heard it. ✌🏿

    • @angelagarrett1290
      @angelagarrett1290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Someone said it's referring to Kendrick always wearing braids being natural being himself you know like excuse me when I say this his braids aren't always the neatest. But I thought exactly what you thought too much to break down will be trying to figure it out for years thank you for that response the man can do no wrong he needs to run for president mayor or something

    • @CuroNeko13
      @CuroNeko13 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He says “you got shit twisted. What is it the braids?” Literal meaning drake has his hair twisted(braided).
      Culturally, When someone says what is it the braids it’s like picking at a person. You got shit confused cause your braids are to tight. Hence the tonality and expression on what is the braids. Hurt yo feelings…. He’s mocking him

    • @BlockchainCryptoGang
      @BlockchainCryptoGang 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuroNeko13 right.

  • @aleashamason8497
    @aleashamason8497 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Agreed - I was literally in a depressive runt for months. Got into my car and ‘Eurphoria’ dropped - it literally WOKE ME UP. And since then keep me buzzing. The creativity of it all was amazing

  • @Msonelifeatatime
    @Msonelifeatatime 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The part where Kendrick says I Hates the ways you walks, talk and dress…there a video of Kendrick telling a story about waking up on his tour bus and the crew were laughing at DMX's "I Hate Drake" rant. Drake found out that Kendrick also was laughing and that really hurt Drake’s feelings. I think that is why Kendrick said it because Drake will remember how he felt when he heard Kendrick and his crew laughed at him.

  • @NahTOSHugh
    @NahTOSHugh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Whoopin feet is also what the slave masters did to keep the slaves from running away. I think Kendrick knew Drake was going to have that slave reference in family Matters and snuck this reference in there for that as well. I think kendrick was saying he is gonna whoop Drake so bad he won't be able to run any where.

  • @KillingMoon_
    @KillingMoon_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Shoobie line I've seen people say it's that Drake is a tourist in the rap game, just using it as like a temporary vacation type thing that you don't really care about the place you're visiting because you're eventually going to leave.

    • @KillingMoon_
      @KillingMoon_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel like it is calling shoobie the tourist because as a Californian we have a lot of tourists visiting and they are always disrespectful to our "home" knowing they aren't staying here like we are.

  • @mekalashay7111
    @mekalashay7111 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The meaning of euphoria alone AND the show euphoria which Drake produced is sooooooo genius! Especially knowing the plot of the show.

  • @703Tyme
    @703Tyme 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ya, when this dropped, I knew it was A Banger, if you know Kendrick and his catalog, he is masterful in using Sonically to project emotion. The beats say it all, but the writing is impeccable. This is a Masterpiece and is aging like Fine Wine! Respect, I ha eat even gotten Into the vid yet. Buy I know you will do this justice and I'm excited to see which bars you pick!!!! 🙏

    • @703Tyme
      @703Tyme 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sorry. Commenting as I get thru I guess, but the key word there is Mistakes, meaning he shot at Drake several Tymes but he was aiming to high and missing, ima aim down so when this song recoil lifts up the Drake, I hit the target Direct, multiple shots, so he's also predicting that this is the one where he will hit the Target, like now I know!!! He said Quintuple Entendres and got that on the title, there is a whole Kill Bill ref there too where Bill shoots her with the truth serum, The Undeniable Truth, Bill explains that she's unable to tell the truth when it comes to Bill, but also herself, then he proceeds to explain Batman and spider man wake up as BW and PP, but superman wakes up Superman, there is no mask, or costume, so he's pulling back the curtain exactly like The Wiz quote in beginning backwards states, man there is so much, but you picked some good ones so far bro!!!🙏 Keep going!!!!

  • @melltay8553
    @melltay8553 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the Best Breakdown I've herd that I can fully understand the Lyrics. I listen from the Beginning to the end, that's how Much your Reaction Holds my Interest 😊. You Just Gain a Subscriber. EUPHORIAS GREATNESS Kendrick Lamar.

  • @martinmachere3223
    @martinmachere3223 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The artistic work in euphoria was top notch

  • @Pianokeys-ee5of
    @Pianokeys-ee5of 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    24:00 The I hate reference from Kendrick was also a flip of Michael Jackson's lyrics on, The Way You Make Me Feel. I haven't seen any reactors catch that yet.

  • @jackiearcher7738
    @jackiearcher7738 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No one writes or helps Kendrick write his raps, credit is to the sample music, which was originally done by Teddy Pendagrass

  • @rashadsmith2826
    @rashadsmith2826 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kendrick can be talking about drake’s braids too. You gotta start from the previous 2 bars. “Cutthroat business. ‘You got shit twisted’. What is it? The raids? I hurt your feelings? You don’t wanna work with me no more?” All questions are directed from
    the You Got Shit Twisted bar

  • @DerrickODell-lk9yc
    @DerrickODell-lk9yc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve never had someone say how I was feeling and answered questions without me asking. Well done sir.

  • @jaykold11
    @jaykold11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Euphoria is crazy, still catching things from it. Easy top 3 diss track, maybe 1

  • @jollymolly2521
    @jollymolly2521 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I made it as far as 7:23 mark of #3 before some Drake glazing started annoying me. There's a huge difference with credit on Dot's songs - the people credited on Dot's records are contributing music NOT lyrics. Unlike Drake who's co-opting people's music, lyrics, and flow and putting his name on the credits to make people think he wrote the song- Dot (as do most rappers) credits the writers of the beats and other music he's sampling. The two things are NOT the same. People need to stop making excuses for Drake - including the idiots who work with him and let him steal their work.

  • @FelipeSilva-mm5hy
    @FelipeSilva-mm5hy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The "psst ,that's somethin` you don't wanna do", i feel like is foreshadowing of the intro to "Not like us" which is kinda crazy, but if you listen the two tracks back to back i believe you will see the connection

  • @DoubleDworth
    @DoubleDworth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Part of me blames pusha t for ruining rap beefs, bc when this first came out there was a big convo going on about whether it was even a good diss bc “he didn’t reveal anything new” when in reality its a lyrical masterclass where every single bar is layered

  • @Sunshine-8229
    @Sunshine-8229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Euphoria is very much an underrated masterpiece. Kendrick is pure genius. People are so shallow. They need to listen to this many times. Every single time I hear it, which is a couple times a day, I hear something more ingenious than the previous time before that. Pure genius!!

  • @michellebyrd9017
    @michellebyrd9017 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think he saying them braids so tight, got your brain twisted to come at me like that🤣🤣🤣

  • @ReincarnatedStargazer
    @ReincarnatedStargazer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Euphoria was the best song out of this entire beef. The delivery is so cold, I've made entire animated movies for each verse.

  • @deceiver444
    @deceiver444 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Euphoria goes so hard. Gets my mind and blood pumpin

    • @BlackBerryJuice82
      @BlackBerryJuice82 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And that makes brain cells ELECTRIFY 🎤📍

  • @iambclues
    @iambclues 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When he says “Have you ever walked your enemy down with a poker face” and then says “well I have, and I failed at both but I came out straight”
    That’s a play on words as well. “Straight” and “poker face” as in straight faced.

  • @MrByrdis
    @MrByrdis 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I appreciate the time you took to break this down and write an essay. It was a very bar laden, multi entendres record. Great work
    One line that was a sleeper to me “tell em run to America to imitate heritage, they can’t imitate this violence.” Then Drake really tried to clown KDot as someone who ain’t really affiliated. Compton is a gang affiliation hub. You can’t be there and not be affiliated. Drake is mad jealous of who KDot is.

  • @Dailywordsofdiscouragement
    @Dailywordsofdiscouragement 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great job on this video👏👏👏

  • @JakobMooney
    @JakobMooney 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Great breakdown!