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Is it just me or does the family shot also a shot at drake with the daughter in it an also the son playing with a basketball an the same colour hair as drake soon I might be reaching but I can't help but think it
A dual Slim Shady reaction would be dope. Something like "If I Had..." & "No One's Iller". Maybe "Bad Meets Evil" & "Welcome 2 Hell". Definitely Track 12 of Devil Without a Cause... just a few suggestions
fun fact drake posted an instagram story saying that he was betting 100k on Canada beating Argentina, when Argentina won they posted a picture of the Argentinian team celebrating with "Not like us" as there song of choice
When the US olympic basketball team played Canada in an exhibition match they played "Not Like Us" over the player intros and then played it again after they won.
Florida Panthers did the same thing at their Stanley Cup celebration for beating the Edmonton Oilers (Canadian team), after Drake bet 500k for Edmonton to win the cup
Adding more to the breakdown as I watch a second time: the “Not Like Us” mirroring Drake’s “Honestly Nevermind” font. Whitney wearing a WIFE BEATER while dancing on Drake’s grave. Honestly this video is DIABOLICAL 💀🤣🔥
I swear this song gains more energy each time I hear it. Normally I would’ve been tired of the song by now, but the momentum behind it cannot be stopped. This isn’t a victory lap, it’s a victory tour cross country.
He also filmed the crowd that specific way because Drake did something very similar in God’s Plan and made it seem like he was really giving back to the community. So he filmed the same way to expose him and all his pretending. “God plan is to show ya the liar.” Genius Kendrick, genius.
I noticed that almost all of the dancers in that part had the tied flags around the waist. Plus, the letters making up "Not Like Us" on their outfits were half red and half blue. The symbolism of what Tommy the Clown (& the song itself) represents - unity in LA - is really powerful.
The woman dancing in Tams with Mustard and Dot is Storm Debarge. She is a known dancer who choreographed the Super Bowl Half Time performance for Dr. Dre (which also featured Kendrick and Eminem). She was also brought up under the Tommy the Clown dance academy when she was younger.
The "You're late" line by Tommy the Clown references Kendrick showing up late to the rap battle and the video shoot, dropping new music! The intro was a triple entendre!😂
2Pac - Hit 'Em Up "Any of you niggas from New York that wanna bring it, bring it but we ain't singin', we bringin' drama, f*ck you and your motherf**kin' momma" Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us "The industry can hate me, f*ck 'em all and they momma"
2Pac - Hit 'Em Up "Any of you n**gas from New York that wanna bring it, bring it but we ain't singin', we bringin' drama, f**k you and your motherf**kin' momma" Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us "The industry can hate me, f**k 'em all and they momma"
DeRoze was there AND dressed like Debo from Friday. And Whitney was wearing a wife-beater. Next level diabolical!!!! Drake better go be big in Japan or somewhere...
11:55 she KILLED IT. With the most genuine and beautiful smile on her face. In his grandmother’s living room. Just hanging out with her man and the kids. ❤
12:46 also, Whitney is wearing a wife beater. If this was anyone else’s music video I would call it a coincidence but it’s Kendricks so it’s definitely not a coincidence
@@sAmauri37tf you talking about. Drake songs get dragged if not more than this song. Plus if drake had the hit he’d be going on a world tour with it so shit up. Stop crying drake asked for it “drop drop drop”
I interrupted it similar but different. At the end of the video, (bcuz Kendrick is very deep and symbolic) I took this as Maya Angelou's book, I know why the caged bird sings! Kendrick looking at the owl (Drake) caged referencing to sing..but not rap
LA-specific disses - filmed in locations from Superbowl 22 set - ❤️💙 theme - TDE in front of Nickerson Gardens project, site of famous truce - F-A-N chant in front of COURTHOUSE
Kendrick is The Goat because he never responded “outside” of rap on social media, he used his concert and video was his VISUAL(verbal) response!!! And, the fans are piecing it together so he’s keeping us ENGAGED🔥🔥🔥
1. Owls are predators. (We hate predators) - 17 pushups - girls under 18 years old, Drake's prey. 2. Owls are nocturnal. Believe it or not 69% are active at night out of 250 species. (69 God, prey at night percentage) 3. Owls will feed on each other. (Ovo people have given KDot info) 4. Owls attack prey mostly at night when prey are at their weakest. (Ovo preying on young guys like Diddy and RKelly+ more) 5. The Northern Sotted Owl is endangered in British Columbia. (KDot is showing how Drake is fading away) 6. Owls caught in the daytime are easy to tame. (KDot brought things to light for us) The last shot of the owl reminds me of Taylor Swift's video "Look What You Made Me Do" when he stole the keys to her castle and locked her out. Is this a shout out to TSwift? Pac's ring! Predators need to caged/jailed/tamed. Kendrick Lamar in that last frame shot of that owl in a cage is an entire essay on how to bury your enemy within seconds.
Notice I said ‘WE’ I’m what the culture feelin Say it with ya chest KDot we luv you! We ridin til the wheels fall off big homie It’s KDot for life! Periodttt
My favourite symbolism from the video is how the dancers at the beginning were all wearing belts made up of red and blue bandanas tied together. It's such a big indicator of the impact both Kendrick's side of the beef and specifically the Pop Out concert have had.
@@ManasMunirajuYesterday driving with my grandkids in the car to get fireworks and Sexy Red comes on the radio. They dancing and singing and I’m like yall like sexy red yeah. They all singing. Well then Drake parts come and they ALL YELL TURN THE PEDO OFF GRANDMA. I was like WHOOOOOOAAAAAA. I said yall don’t like Drake. My 11yr old grand daughter 10yr old grandson said NO he likes kids in a unhealthy way granny. I said oh shhhhh. It’s over
@@Anonymys43 ABSOLUTELY, I guess it's bc kids say things how it is... They are truly unbiased and they're able to identify the real danger discussed in the whole conversation (Drake being a predator and probably trafficking women). Besides they're not feeling like a deep part of their identity (a.k.s Drake's music) is being taken away, because they're too young to have formed a connection with his music/theme yet.
As someone who has worked in costumes, it's a chef's kiss that they have the Blue Jay's logo in the video (because of the trademark, they have to get permission prior).
Also the silence of the owl in the cage is like Drake being alone in a mansion with material things but without real relationships or culture. And then it cuts back to Kendrick in a sea of people in the neighborhood he’s from. Juxtaposition is powerful.
When you first see the owl there is no cage, then the camera turns to Kendrick's point of view and there's the cage. So the owl cannot see the bars. Both that Drake cannot see the cage he's in, and he can't even see (understand) the bars Kendrick is putting down.
The fact he has a mass of people shout „not like us“ now is diabolical and I love it. Especailly after performing it 6 times in a row live already. No mercy for drake rn XD
I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you
@@syxph3r It's from the movie Taken starring Liam Neeson. @whoami06 Great f**king reference! This fits the vibe of the song so perfectly. Like, "you mess with my family, with those I love, and I will absolutely destroy you and everything you ever thought you stood for." Same level of thoroughness in dismantling an enemy.
I was watching an interview with DJ Mustard, and he says that wearing the Blue Jay's hat was completely accidental. Kendrick noticed it as soon as Mustard got to the set and thought it was brilliant. So they kept it. lmao
@@MichaelRosasco Yes, I'm sure. I've worked in costuming in the past. This is a massive thing in regards to brand names and trademarks. Take a look at any movie antagonist and ask yourself if you see any logos or brands, vs the protagonists. You likely won't see any on the villain because they have to be pre-approved, and most brands don't want to be associated with negative connotations. Given all the allegations back and forth between Kendrick and Drake, regardless of if they are true, Kendrick/the production could have had legal trouble if the Blue Jays hadn't approved it.
The owl being free when shown it's zoomed in perspective, then shown that it was actually caged when switch to KDot's wide shot perspective is such a cool detail.
Agreed I said this on another reaction vid. From the owls perspective his naively THINKS he is free But from KDots perspective he is a predator and is right where he SHOULD be which is locked up! Diabolical ah KDot the genius that you are ‼️💯🎯
also a reference to when drake said that he's a wife beater, so there you go, whitney wearing a wife beater/tank top, and also smiling while dancing with kdot
LIGHT BULB MOMENT💡 Tupac did an interview saying, "I MAY NOT CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT I GUARANTEE I'LL SPARK THE BRAIN THAT DOES" LET'S GOOOOOO KDOT!!!! ❤❤❤
1:32 *someone said on his jacket there’s a date August 8, 2024. Maybe that’s a hint and it would explain why he’s wearing leather in the middle of freaking summer in Los Angeles! He also featured a lot of clothing from local designers. The white outfit is made by a Latino man who lives in between Los Angeles and Oakland, and then there’s a distressed black hat that he wears as he’s walking back-and-forth with a crowd behind him a small business, Latino family in LA gave him that hat and they could not believe that he was wearing it in the video*
I think Scru Face Jean said something about how Not Like Us could become the anthem of Juneteenth, the same way Alright became an anthem of hope against police brutality and oppression. Like, by linking this to big summer days like Juneteenth and Independence Day, Kendrick's making it hard for Drake to do the big summer pop tracks subsequent years as well; because people are going to remember this.
@@nikkoa.3639 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. Drake is AGING, you can see it all in his face, skin getting loose around the jaw. If he didn't have the cornrows, you'd think the man is 10 years older.
Prince was a musician, Michael was an artist - Drake is neither. He is, however, talented, and we can't take that away from him as he's been entertaining us for over a decade.
Kendrick, on a level that people really need to understand. That door knocked. There's a reason behind that knock. Pure genius , this video dropped right when they had the all white party. When he's hitting the owl, he had white on. Precision
@@MrDeadmanwalking44 What point are you making? It literally says it at the bottom of the video where Kdot was beating the Owl Piñata so of course other reactors are going to mention it. Are you dense?
The biggest Drake Stan argument was that Kendrick wasn't addressing the shots at him. This was the big reveal that the hero was bullet proof all along. And pulling the slide at the start to show he was still loaded. Drake threatened a nuclear power with a box cutter.
"Atomic Dog" (Parliament Funkadelic) reference with the dog breathing at the beginning of the video. Parliament Funkadelic is one of the 4 fathers of West Coast Music as whole. Kendrick is getting to the true foundation...to the roots! Good to see and hear. This is where I think Detroit (the origin of Parliament) and West Coast Music are intertwined.
Never had a diss track gotten much radio play let alone played everywhere just to shit on a rapper. It is the best diss track ever made, because it is loaded with things you still catch after watching again and again, but it also sounds amazing. The best Drake ever did was get people to boo Meek Mill songs when played in the club for a few months. This song will be played til Drake dies, I almost feel sorry for him. Then I remember, He Not Like Us DESERVED!
I saw this comment in the original video but noticed how many time Kendrick did the push up. If i counted correctly he did exactly 17 push ups before stopping and standing up
Those shipping containers in the video weren’t in it randomly. There’s a hint to Drake. We know what shipping containers are legally used for sometimes.
Yeah I agree Especially when you see what Kendrick is wearing (suit, quite formal like a lawyer) and also the handshake he does with the unnamed person is kinda like the one Drake does in the Family Matters video If that was Drake showing he put money in the streets to unveil info maybe this is Kdot’s clap-back to be like this is him getting actual info on these containers are what I have on you😮 We still got lots to feast on this beef fo sho🍿🍿🍿🍿🙏🏾💗🙌🏾
I’m 50, so I’ve seen every rap beef. This was the most beautiful rebuttal/checkmate of all time. To have Whitney dancing in the video, and to make sure everyone knows Dave Free directed it. Just the ultimate slap in the face rebuttal. You tried to cause rifts with my family and friends, and it didn’t work!! In your face.
@@lh8956 same here!! This takes me back to how Hip Hop & Rap felt in the '90's as a teen/young adult, right before the shift. I was also thinking of how seeing the level of unity in this video reminds me of the video"We're All In The Same Gang".
The juxtaposition of all these west coast moves and the Drake-imitating dance moves that Kendrick did when he was wearing the gray suit is mindblowing. Such a huge contrast in terms of style and another way that Kendrick shows that he's "not like us".
Same thing I said 😂😂😂. I literally looked at them kids and went out of all things to take from your dad, you guys decided to just photocopy his ears 😂😂😂
2:36 "Shave and a haircut, 2 bits!" There's history associated with this tune: "An early occurrence of the tune is from an 1899 Charles Hale minstrel song, At a Darktown Cakewalk."
Kendrick has been indeed heeding to what Drake has been saying about him since the very beginning of when they met each other until now with the push-ups, the lyrical gymnastics and etc and use these words against him to win this rap battle ... GENIUS..JUST RIDICULOUSLY GENIUS 💯🐐🐐🙏🙏🤣🤣
@@dennieblhartley The 1st song I heard from drake, was ransom with lil wayne. Drake says him and Wayne , are like a mouth full of hot peppers. Black Ferrari with red seats, I call it playing checkers. Kendrick and mustard, riding in a black Ferrari with read seats.
I am a white dude in his mid 30s with no dancing ability, but this song is such a bop everytime I hear it I feel like I have to start dancing..haha, I can't believe man made such a good song and a killer diss at the same time, that's gotta make it hurt so much more.
There are so many direct messages in this video connected to Kendrick’s lyrics and what Drake has even said. And the subliminals are INSANE. This is why I come to Knox Hill for the breakdowns!
Kendrick is Jigsaw.......look at how he moved throughout the beef diss. And at the end of every Saw movie, Jigsaw always stares at his wins(the owl in the cage).
Perfect execution! Plus Jigsaw was very keen, patient, smart, & many steps ahead before executing a plan on those who have done bad things in their life lol. Loved that movie (s)
Whitney and family dancing was the diabolical part for sure. Remember, Drake is getting therapy for abandonment issues and is unable to hold a relationship for long enough to ever start a family. Kendrick's family dancing on him must really hurt.
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That Bars shirt
Raises the bar
drake from the video scorpion
Hey you ever reacted to Illmatic.
The lyricsm on that joint unmatched especially on "N.Y. State of mind"
Try that one
Is it just me or does the family shot also a shot at drake with the daughter in it an also the son playing with a basketball an the same colour hair as drake soon I might be reaching but I can't help but think it
A dual Slim Shady reaction would be dope. Something like "If I Had..." & "No One's Iller". Maybe "Bad Meets Evil" & "Welcome 2 Hell". Definitely Track 12 of Devil Without a Cause... just a few suggestions
fun fact drake posted an instagram story saying that he was betting 100k on Canada beating Argentina, when Argentina won they posted a picture of the Argentinian team celebrating with "Not like us" as there song of choice
Bro that’s hilarious 😂
When the US olympic basketball team played Canada in an exhibition match they played "Not Like Us" over the player intros and then played it again after they won.
@@markcarey67 damn!
Florida Panthers did the same thing at their Stanley Cup celebration for beating the Edmonton Oilers (Canadian team), after Drake bet 500k for Edmonton to win the cup
Bro no way thay funny at this point drake needs to retire@@markcarey67
Kendrick has taught me that I have never hated anyone properly
Indeeeeeddddd! Yessss!! 🎯💯‼️
Underrated comment
😂😂😂😂😂
For real tho🥳
Chuurch!
It’s cause we actually have ❤❤❤
"I'm teaching my children how to dance.... On your grave" took me TF out!!!!
Man I died when he said that😂
😂😂😂
Adding more to the breakdown as I watch a second time: the “Not Like Us” mirroring Drake’s “Honestly Nevermind” font. Whitney wearing a WIFE BEATER while dancing on Drake’s grave. Honestly this video is DIABOLICAL 💀🤣🔥
If you upload a 2nd video with a more thorough breakdown of all the references you can find, I WILL watch it.
A murder 😭
I am ready to watch it again
"how many stock do i have" is played with so many container at the background tho 💀💀
After annihilating drake he still doing more damage with this video is just too evil 😭🙏🏽
Whitney getting her diss bars off by dancing to that specific part of the song is CRAZY WORK!!!!!!!!! 🤣😭🤣
Wearing a wifebeater too lmfao
Was it intentional that she was dancing in a tank top aka wife beater 😂
RIP, Drake. There went his whole angle.
In a wife beater too
..wearing a wife beater too 😂😂😂
I swear this song gains more energy each time I hear it. Normally I would’ve been tired of the song by now, but the momentum behind it cannot be stopped. This isn’t a victory lap, it’s a victory tour cross country.
Exactly that 😂
Top song in South Africa and reached top 20 in Australia, Canada, and countries across Europe.
worldwide victory tour
Right? I thought the same thing! ❤
Kendrick snagged the Gem of Cyttorak and has gone full Juggernaut #unstoppable
He also filmed the crowd that specific way because Drake did something very similar in God’s Plan and made it seem like he was really giving back to the community. So he filmed the same way to expose him and all his pretending. “God plan is to show ya the liar.” Genius Kendrick, genius.
Thought about God's plan too.
Next level
yes thank you
Girl passing the Bible to Dot. Rocking the blue & Red flag, tied together was hella symbolic
I noticed that almost all of the dancers in that part had the tied flags around the waist. Plus, the letters making up "Not Like Us" on their outfits were half red and half blue.
The symbolism of what Tommy the Clown (& the song itself) represents - unity in LA - is really powerful.
This song didn't just unite Compton. It united all of America. 🎉🎉
I live in Vancouver and everyone I know loves it too. lol.
That's dope
Facts
Hello South Africa here we back K Dot.
Except for the delusional Drake 🥩🏍️
The woman dancing in Tams with Mustard and Dot is Storm Debarge. She is a known dancer who choreographed the Super Bowl Half Time performance for Dr. Dre (which also featured Kendrick and Eminem). She was also brought up under the Tommy the Clown dance academy when she was younger.
Thanks for this. ❤
Curtis King on YT started that rumor she is not related to El Debarge. He spoke about it in a live. She corrected him.
@@BrittneysBlessed thanks for the info! I was wondering who she was!
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Nice Info
The "You're late" line by Tommy the Clown references Kendrick showing up late to the rap battle and the video shoot, dropping new music! The intro was a triple entendre!😂
😂damn didn't catch that
@@justjewellent You're slow😂😂😂❤
@MsBoujeeGisele 😂you didn't catch that right off either don't play😂
I thought I read somewhere that dead people never show up on time.
Man man's moving at his own pace
The Hop Scotch at A-Minor, and Whitney in a wife beater...then hittin the F**k out of the C-Walk took me down. Just diabolical.
Omg Whitney in a wifebeater is so fucking tuff
Tupac : "Fuck Bad boy!"
Kendrick Lamar : "Fuck Ovho!"
"Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy"
this reminds of when NLU first came out and someone did an ai edit with tupac's voice on some of the NLU bars.
Sweet chin music and i wont pass the AUX AYYY!
2Pac - Hit 'Em Up "Any of you niggas from New York that wanna bring it, bring it but we ain't singin', we bringin' drama, f*ck you and your motherf**kin' momma"
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us "The industry can hate me, f*ck 'em all and they momma"
2Pac - Hit 'Em Up "Any of you n**gas from New York that wanna bring it, bring it but we ain't singin', we bringin' drama, f**k you and your motherf**kin' momma"
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us "The industry can hate me, f**k 'em all and they momma"
Sweet chin music…..
That image of the owl in the cage cowering at the sight of Kendrick? This is why you don't mock short nerds. Lord have mercy.
😂😂😂
So you should mock tall nerds? Ok
@@drjonesey5😂
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@@drjonesey5tf we do bro 😭
Whitney feels like she's pissed about what Drake said about her and she's like, "Baby, put me on." 😂😂😂
DeRoze was there AND dressed like Debo from Friday. And Whitney was wearing a wife-beater. Next level diabolical!!!! Drake better go be big in Japan or somewhere...
even japan dissin him w the bbl drizzy beat 😭
@@cocoochwada9371 I seen multiple comments saying Japan had it on in their clubs
"Deebo, any rap 🥷 he a free throw"
Japan was clowning Drake too. He's only got China left now lmfao
I BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO SAY DeROZ WAS DRESSED LIKE DEEBO&THE WIFE BEATER ON HIS LADY!🙋🏾♀️🎯💯💯🤌🏾👏🏾
The ending was the final nail in the coffin, the owl caged up was mad disrespectful and I'm here for it!
Not only was it caged up, it looked scared of Kendrick, like it was kneeling.. animal cruelty 😂☠️
Sad and look frail!! Ozempic Very Own
A predator behind bars
White owl caged behind black bars. Yup, that extra layer
It really was😂😂😂😂😂
11:55 she KILLED IT. With the most genuine and beautiful smile on her face. In his grandmother’s living room. Just hanging out with her man and the kids. ❤
12:46 also, Whitney is wearing a wife beater. If this was anyone else’s music video I would call it a coincidence but it’s Kendricks so it’s definitely not a coincidence
It absolutely isn't a coincidence. This was planned to the second.
Also did you notice how many push ups he did at the start and where he stopped at
@@ThefessLess than 18...😅
What's a wife beater? Sorry English isn't my first language
THANK you for catching that ; literally EVERYONE misses that ...........including Knox ; He a Fan he a fan he a Fan
Kendrick dug this man up, spit on his corpse, reburied him, and had the culture dance on his grave AGAIN😂😂😂😂😂 DIABOLICAL
Kendrick won button 🏅
Bro the disses been done since drake already dropped the heart part 6. You guys are dragging it at the point. Stop riding kendrick fr.
@@sAmauri37🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
@@sAmauri37Wasnt Drake going after Meek Mills for much time after their beef? To be fair, you might be too young to remember that beef.
@@sAmauri37tf you talking about. Drake songs get dragged if not more than this song. Plus if drake had the hit he’d be going on a world tour with it so shit up. Stop crying drake asked for it “drop drop drop”
@@sAmauri37If you are successful in convincing 50 Cent to stop hating on Ja Rule we will also stop.
From the owls perspective it’s not in the cage but from Kendrick’s perspective it’s locked up and vulnerable
Ooooh…good observation 😊
I interrupted it similar but different. At the end of the video, (bcuz Kendrick is very deep and symbolic) I took this as Maya Angelou's book, I know why the caged bird sings! Kendrick looking at the owl (Drake) caged referencing to sing..but not rap
@@Epicurious_Me- I don’t know - that owl had a cage all around it and certainly looked defeated.
🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
also the owl is sitting on golden bar but is trapped inside a black cage
LA-specific disses
- filmed in locations from Superbowl 22 set
- ❤️💙 theme
- TDE in front of Nickerson Gardens project, site of famous truce
- F-A-N chant in front of COURTHOUSE
Kendrick is The Goat because he never responded “outside” of rap on social media, he used his concert and video was his VISUAL(verbal) response!!! And, the fans are piecing it together so he’s keeping us ENGAGED🔥🔥🔥
"Show, don't tell" for his rebuttal, and The Art of War, played out across the medium of a rap beef
"Tell me your cheesin fam, we can do this right now on the camera crodie"
He said he doesn't know how to grab apps😂😂😂
Diabolical genius KDot the mastermind playin chess not checkers
#Checkmate
1. Owls are predators. (We hate predators) - 17 pushups - girls under 18 years old, Drake's prey.
2. Owls are nocturnal. Believe it or not 69% are active at night out of 250 species. (69 God, prey at night percentage)
3. Owls will feed on each other. (Ovo people have given KDot info)
4. Owls attack prey mostly at night when prey are at their weakest. (Ovo preying on young guys like Diddy and RKelly+ more)
5. The Northern Sotted Owl is endangered in British Columbia. (KDot is showing how Drake is fading away)
6. Owls caught in the daytime are easy to tame. (KDot brought things to light for us)
The last shot of the owl reminds me of Taylor Swift's video "Look What You Made Me Do" when he stole the keys to her castle and locked her out. Is this a shout out to TSwift? Pac's ring!
Predators need to caged/jailed/tamed.
Kendrick Lamar in that last frame shot of that owl in a cage is an entire essay on how to bury your enemy within seconds.
what a breakdown
Miiiiiiight be a little bit of a reach but who even knows at this point
Kendrick puts entendres in everything
Great breakdown.
The amount of bread crumbs KDot put into this video is crazyyyyy!!
I'm a KDot stan and i think this is a reach but I enjoyed reading it 😂
Nobody's said anything about Kendrick being in the crowd like Where's Waldo 😅😅😅🔥🔥🔥
He blended in so well cause he is the culture✊🏽✊🏽
Notice I said ‘WE’ I’m what the culture feelin
Say it with ya chest KDot we luv you! We ridin til the wheels fall off big homie
It’s KDot for life! Periodttt
It was checkmate when Kendrick called Drake a colonizer and dropped the video on July 4th 😂 - Independence Day
Talk about perfect timing😂
Album may drop emancipation day .
Not to mention the pop up show happening on Juneteenth! Kendrick brought all the smoke and Gemini energy! 😅😂
That was disrespectful asf 😂
@@theculturedgentleman3699 fr tho 😂😂 he really don't fck with Drake😂
@@JT-The1 😂😂 this guy really is fucked up
The owl in the cage is also saying Drake's trapped by his choices and limited his life. Kendrick is on the outside of all that.
@@NatJo1 Yes, and that he's trapped by Kendrick's BARS!
i think kendrick was saying is that predators should be locked up, cuz owls are predators, then that's why he locked the owl, shit was funnt asf 😂
I agree but I also took it as Kendrick telling Drake that he owns him.
only thing a bird does in a cage is sing, low-key another shot at drake
Facts, so many layers with the owl. It's also a light brown one instead of any random which are mostly dark or normal brown@@jupiterjesus
My favourite symbolism from the video is how the dancers at the beginning were all wearing belts made up of red and blue bandanas tied together. It's such a big indicator of the impact both Kendrick's side of the beef and specifically the Pop Out concert have had.
That scene with Whitney was *chef’s kiss*
The highlight of the video.
No words needed. Drake’s disses now hold absolutely no weight
Facts
People thought not like us was Kendrick dancing on drakes grave but this is Kendrick full on emoting on all of drakes achievements
This is like the fam watching home movies of the funeral where they danced on Drake’s grave - and reliving the good times!
@@jeffreyhanc1711 omg that’s such a good analogy lol drake ain’t ever coming back from this one, even listening to him don’t hit the same
@@ManasMunirajuYesterday driving with my grandkids in the car to get fireworks and Sexy Red comes on the radio. They dancing and singing and I’m like yall like sexy red yeah. They all singing. Well then Drake parts come and they ALL YELL TURN THE PEDO OFF GRANDMA. I was like WHOOOOOOAAAAAA. I said yall don’t like Drake. My 11yr old grand daughter 10yr old grandson said NO he likes kids in a unhealthy way granny. I said oh shhhhh. It’s over
@@RONJAE212003 it's wild to think that literal children are rejecting his music yet we got grown ass men still dickriding Drake
That speaks volumes
@@Anonymys43 ABSOLUTELY, I guess it's bc kids say things how it is... They are truly unbiased and they're able to identify the real danger discussed in the whole conversation (Drake being a predator and probably trafficking women).
Besides they're not feeling like a deep part of their identity (a.k.s Drake's music) is being taken away, because they're too young to have formed a connection with his music/theme yet.
As someone who has worked in costumes, it's a chef's kiss that they have the Blue Jay's logo in the video (because of the trademark, they have to get permission prior).
THEY GOT PERMISSION NOOOOO omfg lol.
Also the silence of the owl in the cage is like Drake being alone in a mansion with material things but without real relationships or culture. And then it cuts back to Kendrick in a sea of people in the neighborhood he’s from. Juxtaposition is powerful.
Man that’s a great catch!
That's dope
FACTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
When you first see the owl there is no cage, then the camera turns to Kendrick's point of view and there's the cage. So the owl cannot see the bars. Both that Drake cannot see the cage he's in, and he can't even see (understand) the bars Kendrick is putting down.
@@s.d.schultz169 wow true!!
“Devil is a lie” as he daps up Dave free goes crazyyyy
“ drake is gonna be banned from playgrounds after this “ CRAZY BUT SO TRUE IM DYING
Whitney in the white wife beater is a chef kiss.
The fact he has a mass of people shout „not like us“ now is diabolical and I love it. Especailly after performing it 6 times in a row live already. No mercy for drake rn XD
Is it only me or does the A-minor sound like kids singing it?
If you haven’t seen it yet look up ‘Drake you are like us’
Did Kendrick just call Drake a colonizer on freaking 4th July ???? Yes sir!!!!!!!
YESSSSS SIR!!!🎊🎉🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎊🎊
The patience and dedication this man has needs to be studied.
“freaking 4th July???”
- an indian
@@brandonlawrence55 so?
@@brandonlawrence55 💀💀
Leave these quiet family men alone, man. Lesson learned.
I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you
Listen, Whitney was the one he disrespected. No man will stand for that…and Kendrick went ALL in
@@whoiam06 w reference
@@syxph3r It's from the movie Taken starring Liam Neeson. @whoami06 Great f**king reference! This fits the vibe of the song so perfectly. Like, "you mess with my family, with those I love, and I will absolutely destroy you and everything you ever thought you stood for." Same level of thoroughness in dismantling an enemy.
@@whoiam06Taken...omg a video made in that manner would've been epic ! 😅
I love the use of the piñata. I can't help but feel that's a nod to his Cali Latino brethren.
The hat he's wearing with the leather jacket was made by our brown kin folks. Look it up. Kendrick is a real one fr fr
The fact Not Like Us is played at sporting events still gets me dying
My 12 year old travel baseball team took the field in their last tournament last week and ran out to Not Like Us, the other parents were shook 😂😂😂
@@CoachBurkhalter😭🤣
Seeing Kendrick dancing with his family made me smile! I hear this song everywhere.
Lock them owls up!!!
Shipping Containers and Kendrick is dressed like an investigator
🔎🚸🔍
I couldn't figure out why he was suited up by them containers 🤯
If he put girls dancing in there it would've been obvious 🤭 gotta make the "pacified" think metaphors a bit🤭🤭🤭
I didn't catch that 😂😂
That gave me vibes too. Kendrick never wears a suit. And those containers look sus. Trafficking maybe?
My take was…He in a suit= serious business, he is not playing around with allegations
I was watching an interview with DJ Mustard, and he says that wearing the Blue Jay's hat was completely accidental. Kendrick noticed it as soon as Mustard got to the set and thought it was brilliant. So they kept it. lmao
What's extra great about this is that the Blue Jays would have had to give permission to be in the video due to it being trademarked.
@@pestobeeare you sure about that? Pretty sure that isnt the case
@@MichaelRosasco Yes, I'm sure. I've worked in costuming in the past. This is a massive thing in regards to brand names and trademarks. Take a look at any movie antagonist and ask yourself if you see any logos or brands, vs the protagonists. You likely won't see any on the villain because they have to be pre-approved, and most brands don't want to be associated with negative connotations. Given all the allegations back and forth between Kendrick and Drake, regardless of if they are true, Kendrick/the production could have had legal trouble if the Blue Jays hadn't approved it.
@@pestobeecap af
@@pestobeethe hat is free promotion, blue jays dgaf
The owl being free when shown it's zoomed in perspective, then shown that it was actually caged when switch to KDot's wide shot perspective is such a cool detail.
Agreed I said this on another reaction vid.
From the owls perspective his naively THINKS he is free
But from KDots perspective he is a predator and is right where he SHOULD be which is locked up! Diabolical ah KDot the genius that you are ‼️💯🎯
The Kendrick and family scene solidified the difference between him and Drake:
Kendrick loves his family, Drake buries them away.
And sings about women like they’re trash
Yeah but Kendrick forgot that his black ass is not native to America, he better be humble and sit down with that colonizer shit 😂
Or parades them for cookie points smh
His dad should ask for more paper 👀
@@v.v.9.9.and MORE paper
also a reference to when drake said that he's a wife beater, so there you go, whitney wearing a wife beater/tank top, and also smiling while dancing with kdot
The women in this video ATE THE FUCK UP!!!! They look so good and dance so fluid.
Which one
LIGHT BULB MOMENT💡 Tupac did an interview saying, "I MAY NOT CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT I GUARANTEE I'LL SPARK THE BRAIN THAT DOES" LET'S GOOOOOO KDOT!!!! ❤❤❤
The last scene of the crowd brings back to mind that line from euphoria
“I make music that electrifies them” 😁😁😁😁
Did you notice the dancing girls had blood and crip flags tied together showing unity
There we loads of bloods and crips there - th-cam.com/video/blVWjRTwy0M/w-d-xo.html
1:32 *someone said on his jacket there’s a date August 8, 2024. Maybe that’s a hint and it would explain why he’s wearing leather in the middle of freaking summer in Los Angeles! He also featured a lot of clothing from local designers. The white outfit is made by a Latino man who lives in between Los Angeles and Oakland, and then there’s a distressed black hat that he wears as he’s walking back-and-forth with a crowd behind him a small business, Latino family in LA gave him that hat and they could not believe that he was wearing it in the video*
Whitney hitting that dance in a wifebeater is crazy🔥
The containers are a reference to “The Wire” scene that had the girls in the container … crazy
I said the same thing under another reaction and KDot in the suit is an investigator of the trafficking and exposing it
I think Scru Face Jean said something about how Not Like Us could become the anthem of Juneteenth, the same way Alright became an anthem of hope against police brutality and oppression.
Like, by linking this to big summer days like Juneteenth and Independence Day, Kendrick's making it hard for Drake to do the big summer pop tracks subsequent years as well; because people are going to remember this.
Interesting how the owl doesn't see the cage but see Kendrick. Then from Kendrick 's perspective, the owl is caged 😂
You are the winner.
Bird thinks it’s free to attack but not actually
it's also a light colored owl sitting on a golden bar in a black cage
@@BuDDaH1977 that's deep brother!
I’ve watched so many videos and this is the first mentioned I’ve seen of this and such a good call out! Kendrick is brilliant
17 push-ups and stopping at 18 is crazy work
When he stopped & did one more Its almost as if he was signaling "MAYBE 18"... 🤣😭😭
Yooooo that’s crazy!!!! Bro! The thought involved to set everything up is crazy
He did 17 push ups (and a half) because ole BBl Drizzy don’t rock with nothin over 18 it’s 17 & under for Ozempic’s Very Own
“I’m teaching my kids to dance on your grave” is so outa pocket I love it lol
I don't know what it is, but Kendrick looks really good in this. He looks really healthy...I don't know why that stood out to me so much.
We noticed it at the pop out! We spoke about it again after watching the video. Dot looks amazing!! Victory is good for the skin, apparently.
@@MsSandyAGo He lives a low-key and healthy lifestyle. He's been working out a lot and eating nutritiously.
@@buddhaparadox I figured as much. He truly is looking quite beautiful these days. It's great to see him look so well.
Compare that to Drake's pic in the "All-White" party. Man looked like he aged 20 years
@@nikkoa.3639 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. Drake is AGING, you can see it all in his face, skin getting loose around the jaw. If he didn't have the cornrows, you'd think the man is 10 years older.
This right here, ladies and gentlemen, is the difference between an artist and a musician
Not even a musician, just a singer.
@@IsaiPRNot even a singer, an ACTOR.
@@aqustksC'mon now! Acting is art...😅
Prince was a musician, Michael was an artist - Drake is neither. He is, however, talented, and we can't take that away from him as he's been entertaining us for over a decade.
Not even an Actor, a Plagiarist.
Music video has been live for a little over 24 hours. 20mil views. K-dot callin him a colonizer on independence day goes crazy
Whitney dancing while wearing a wife beater is just diabolically genius level trolling
That hop scotch was clean asf too 😂 I've never seen it done like that befoe
Love it!
I absolutely adore how you’re so in-tuned with the cultural, great vid.
17 push ups.
Drakes girls below 18
Kdot 17 Grammys
My favorite small detail I read about this video: the owl piñata is empty. When it comes down to it, there's no actual substance in there.
Kendrick, on a level that people really need to understand. That door knocked. There's a reason behind that knock. Pure genius , this video dropped right when they had the all white party. When he's hitting the owl, he had white on. Precision
“no ovhoes were harmed during the making of this video” is my favorite part of the whole video lmao
2 other reactors have already used that joke.
@@MrDeadmanwalking44 What point are you making? It literally says it at the bottom of the video where Kdot was beating the Owl Piñata so of course other reactors are going to mention it. Are you dense?
@@drjonesey5 a little
@eeveeblazelol well, kdot definitely lied on that cause after this character assassination ovhoes were differently harmed and hurt LMAAOOQJDJWKSJ
@@muuusii Technically he was right. No ovhoes were harmed in the making of this video but all of the ovhoes were harmed BECAUSE he made the video.
The biggest Drake Stan argument was that Kendrick wasn't addressing the shots at him.
This was the big reveal that the hero was bullet proof all along.
And pulling the slide at the start to show he was still loaded. Drake threatened a nuclear power with a box cutter.
African child threatening the North Korean Government
not Whitney killin that c-walk in a wifebeater tank top too lmao😂🤣😂 they take the W for champion trollin couple of the year hands down😂
😂😂😂 you right
@@memyselfandi3288 and she's laughing while she does it. I can't imagine how that must have felt for Drake
@@joshbruns7403Drake fr be tweaking cause his allegations against kdot got thrown down and burned to ashes lol
"Atomic Dog" (Parliament Funkadelic) reference with the dog breathing at the beginning of the video. Parliament Funkadelic is one of the 4 fathers of West Coast Music as whole. Kendrick is getting to the true foundation...to the roots! Good to see and hear. This is where I think Detroit (the origin of Parliament) and West Coast Music are intertwined.
Whitney wearing a wife beater is Savage Kenny stood up at 17 push-ups. Drake doesn't want anything over 18. 😊😅😂
The way he answered everything Drake tried to use against Kendrick had a response... Video of the Year
Never had a diss track gotten much radio play let alone played everywhere just to shit on a rapper. It is the best diss track ever made, because it is loaded with things you still catch after watching again and again, but it also sounds amazing. The best Drake ever did was get people to boo Meek Mill songs when played in the club for a few months. This song will be played til Drake dies, I almost feel sorry for him. Then I remember, He Not Like Us DESERVED!
KNOX YOU ARE SOOOO FREAKIN INVITED TO THE COOK OUT😂💯🫶🏽💪🏽🔥
The blue and red flags tied on the dancers is perfect 😊
I saw this comment in the original video but noticed how many time Kendrick did the push up. If i counted correctly he did exactly 17 push ups before stopping and standing up
Those shipping containers in the video weren’t in it randomly. There’s a hint to Drake. We know what shipping containers are legally used for sometimes.
Yeah I agree
Especially when you see what Kendrick is wearing (suit, quite formal like a lawyer) and also the handshake he does with the unnamed person is kinda like the one Drake does in the Family Matters video
If that was Drake showing he put money in the streets to unveil info maybe this is Kdot’s clap-back to be like this is him getting actual info on these containers are what I have on you😮
We still got lots to feast on this beef fo sho🍿🍿🍿🍿🙏🏾💗🙌🏾
@@popcultchic4318the unnamed person he shook hands with is Dave Free which makes it even worse 😭😭
Notice it was a climate controlled container. AC units in the back.
@@BR-qq2gb Not all of us know what they're legally used for sometimes, please do tell.
@@StillWaters101S(x trafficking.
I’m 50, so I’ve seen every rap beef. This was the most beautiful rebuttal/checkmate of all time. To have Whitney dancing in the video, and to make sure everyone knows Dave Free directed it. Just the ultimate slap in the face rebuttal. You tried to cause rifts with my family and friends, and it didn’t work!! In your face.
@@lh8956 same here!! This takes me back to how Hip Hop & Rap felt in the '90's as a teen/young adult, right before the shift. I was also thinking of how seeing the level of unity in this video reminds me of the video"We're All In The Same Gang".
The juxtaposition of all these west coast moves and the Drake-imitating dance moves that Kendrick did when he was wearing the gray suit is mindblowing. Such a huge contrast in terms of style and another way that Kendrick shows that he's "not like us".
The snippet at the beginning was FIYAH!!
Can’t wait for the new album
Is that one of the tracks off his new album? It's dope!
slapped ong
@@KnoxHillAs you were looking around reciting the "1,3,3,4,5 PLUS 5" lyrics, Dave free was in shades, dapping up Kendrick. ;)
@@KnoxHill u neither
Drake saying those one those kids aren’t Kendrick’s is crazy. Those ears are literally identical
Same thing I said 😂😂😂. I literally looked at them kids and went out of all things to take from your dad, you guys decided to just photocopy his ears 😂😂😂
Really appreciate your knowledge thank you
Mustard didn't even mean to wear the hat. He just put it on without thinking, according to Mustard himself.
"I unconsciously knew what to do" is fuckin wild.
guided by the Ancestral Spirits of Hip Hop
What’s the hat say I couldn’t really see
@@michaeldufour388It's the title of his new album Faith of a Mustard Seed...he talks about it on Big Boy Tv
@@michaeldufour388 it’s a Toronto Bluejays hat
Besides the Bible did anyone else notice the bandanas?United we stand🔥
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2:36
"Shave and a haircut, 2 bits!"
There's history associated with this tune:
"An early occurrence of the tune is from an 1899 Charles Hale minstrel song, At a Darktown Cakewalk."
Everyone should research this! It's fascinating 😊
Kendrick has been indeed heeding to what Drake has been saying about him since the very beginning of when they met each other until now with the push-ups, the lyrical gymnastics and etc and use these words against him to win this rap battle ... GENIUS..JUST RIDICULOUSLY GENIUS 💯🐐🐐🙏🙏🤣🤣
Finally...! Someone to go full on a explain the symbolism in the entire video.
"Who needs genius when you've got Knox.?"🔥🔥💯
Many of y'all missed the car trolling.
@@dejongrant27 i legit didn't get it.
Please explain.
@@dennieblhartley The 1st song I heard from drake, was ransom with lil wayne. Drake says him and Wayne , are like a mouth full of hot peppers. Black Ferrari with red seats, I call it playing checkers. Kendrick and mustard, riding in a black Ferrari with read seats.
@@dejongrant27 tf...?
Damn how y'all get all that
I am a white dude in his mid 30s with no dancing ability, but this song is such a bop everytime I hear it I feel like I have to start dancing..haha, I can't believe man made such a good song and a killer diss at the same time, that's gotta make it hurt so much more.
"I'm teaching my kids how to dance on your grave"😂😂😂 #crazywork
He put so much thought into this video. He’s a true artist
Knox, boy.. you have the best rap breakdowns on TH-cam. Period. And just the knowledge that you have of HipHop. Insane bro! Keep doing your shit man!
There are so many direct messages in this video connected to Kendrick’s lyrics and what Drake has even said. And the subliminals are INSANE.
This is why I come to Knox Hill for the breakdowns!
1:29
Knox: "That's new Kendrick! He's leaking! He's Previewing!"
Kendrick: "I AM."
I saw it 😹
I didn't notice that the first time I watched this video hahahaha
I'm new to reaction channel and you're by far the best out there. Incredible work!!!
Go Whitney, go Whitney! Do that shit, smooth asf😊
Kendrick is Jigsaw.......look at how he moved throughout the beef diss. And at the end of every Saw movie, Jigsaw always stares at his wins(the owl in the cage).
Perfect execution! Plus Jigsaw was very keen, patient, smart, & many steps ahead before executing a plan on those who have done bad things in their life lol. Loved that movie (s)
0:52 congratulations knox!
Whitney and family dancing was the diabolical part for sure. Remember, Drake is getting therapy for abandonment issues and is unable to hold a relationship for long enough to ever start a family. Kendrick's family dancing on him must really hurt.
Yeah it's sad when you put it that way.
😂😂😂😂😂
@Nabychodonozord Drake is unable to keep a long relationship cause once they turn 18 he’s gotta let them go they too old for him then.
Ain't no coming back after this. the boy and his stans are cryin' rn.
the family dancing together made me so happy man. whitney KILLED that shit yuuuuhhh.
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