Kendrick's 'Not Like Us' Video ACTUALLY Explained
Summary
TLDRThe script discusses Kendrick Lamar's new music video, 'Not Like Us,' which breaks YouTube records and is filled with subliminal disses aimed at Drake. It addresses rumors about Kendrick's personal life, his ownership of music profits, and unity within his community. The video is seen as a strategic move to troll Drake and assert Kendrick's dominance in the rap scene, hinting at more diss tracks to come and sparking speculation about Drake's potential response.
Takeaways
- 🎬 Kendrick Lamar's new music video is a direct response to Drake's diss tracks, filled with subliminal disses and a strong narrative against Drake's claims.
- 🔥 The video breaks YouTube records, garnering 1.3 million views in under an hour, sparking speculation about potential view inflation.
- 👨👧👦 The video features appearances by Kendrick's business partner Dave Free and his family, refuting Drake's allegations of infidelity and paternity issues.
- 🎤 Kendrick uses the video to assert his ownership and control over his music, countering Drake's claims about profit sharing with his record label.
- 📅 The strategic release of the video on Independence Day in the U.S. adds to the narrative of Kendrick's cultural critique and unity within his community.
- 🎥 The video includes a reenactment of scenes from Drake's videos, flipping the script to show that Kendrick is not the one being accused.
- 🏀 Cameo appearances, such as NBA player Demar DeRozan, add layers of meaning and further troll Drake's past affiliations and trades.
- 🦉 Symbolic imagery, like the owl pinata, represents Drake's logo and is used to portray him as a predator, reinforcing Kendrick's disses.
- 🤸♂️ The hopscotch scene with numbers up to 10 hints at Kendrick having more diss tracks ready, should Drake choose to continue the feud.
- 👥 Scenes with Kendrick's record label TDE show unity and dispel rumors of internal conflicts or exploitation.
- 🔄 The video concludes with a strong visual of unity, featuring Kendrick's family and a clear message that the allegations against him are baseless.
Q & A
What is the main subject of the video script?
-The main subject of the video script is Kendrick Lamar's music video for the song 'Not Like Us,' which contains numerous subliminal disses aimed at Drake and breaks down various elements within the video.
What record label does Kendrick Lamar claim to own now?
-Kendrick Lamar claims to own his own record label, PG Lang, and the intellectual property of his music, as referenced in the lyrics 'IP the ownership the blueprint is by me.'
What is the significance of the release date of Kendrick Lamar's music video?
-The release date of July 4th, America's Independence Day, is significant as it aligns with the themes of unity and independence present in the video and Kendrick's lyrics.
What does the 'push-ups' reference in the video signify?
-The 'push-ups' reference is a diss towards Drake, who mentioned 'drop and give me 50 like some push-ups' in his track 'Push Up,' implying that Kendrick's label owner was taking a large percentage of his profits.
What is the meaning behind the owl pinata in the video?
-The owl pinata symbolizes Drake, whose OVO logo features an owl, and the act of beating the pinata represents Kendrick's attack on Drake, also alluding to the predatory nature of an owl.
How does Kendrick Lamar address the rumors about his personal life in the video?
-Kendrick Lamar addresses the rumors by showing scenes with his fiancée, Whitney, and their children, indicating that there are no marital issues and refuting Drake's claims of infidelity.
What is the significance of Demar DeRozan's appearance in the video?
-Demar DeRozan's appearance is significant as it represents unity and support for Kendrick, who is also from Los Angeles, and it counters Drake's claims about the city's support.
How does the video refute the allegations Drake made about Kendrick's relationship with his manager Dave Free?
-The video refutes the allegations by showing Dave Free and Dayre, Kendrick's fiancée, together without any issues, directly contradicting Drake's claims of an affair and a child.
What is the potential implication of DJ Mustard wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat in the video?
-The implication of DJ Mustard wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat could be seen as a subtle diss towards Drake, who is from Toronto, even if it was not intentional.
What is the potential impact of the music video on Kendrick Lamar's career?
-The music video has the potential to be a significant milestone in Kendrick Lamar's career, possibly leading to a major album release and strengthening his position in the music industry.
What is the community's reaction to the video and its implications?
-The community's reaction is likely to be one of support and pride, as the video unifies the West Coast and addresses cultural and personal issues, creating a sense of community and identity.
Outlines
🎥 Kendrick Lamar's Music Video Controversy and Subliminal Disses
Kendrick Lamar's latest music video has sparked controversy with its subliminal disses aimed at Drake. The video broke YouTube records for views in a single hour, leading to speculation about view inflation. It counters Drake's allegations against Kendrick, including a supposed affair between Kendrick's fiancée and business partner Dave Free. The video features multiple scenes and cameos that further emphasize unity against Drake's claims, including appearances by NBA player Demar DeRozan and others from Kendrick's record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), showing support and unity. The release date on July 4th, Independence Day, adds to the video's significance, as it aligns with Kendrick's narrative of cultural identity and independence from Drake's influence.
🔍 Dissecting the Layers of Meaning in Kendrick Lamar's Video
This paragraph delves deeper into the video's symbolism and references. The video uses an owl pinata to represent Drake's logo and his alleged predatory behavior. The hopscotch scene with numbers up to 10 hints at Kendrick having multiple diss tracks ready, further trolling Drake. The video also features Kendrick with his fiancée and children, dispelling rumors of marital issues. The final scene with an owl in a cage reinforces the predator theme. The video is a strategic move by Kendrick to quash rumors, assert his dominance in the rap feud, and unite his community, all while teasing new music and the potential for further diss tracks.
🤔 Speculating on Drake's Response and Kendrick's Future Moves
The final paragraph speculates on Drake's potential responses to Kendrick's video and the impact on his reputation. It questions whether Drake should ignore the video, wait for the hype to die down, or re-engage in the feud with his own diss track. The paragraph also ponders Kendrick's next steps, whether he might release an album soon or let the hype of the current single subside before making another move. The video's success and the community's reaction are highlighted as potential indicators of a significant career milestone for Kendrick, possibly leading to record-breaking sales.
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Keywords
💡Kendrick Lamar
💡Drake
💡Diss Track
💡Subliminal Disses
💡Music Video
💡Not Like Us
💡Dave Free
💡Independence Day
💡Juneteenth
💡Owl
💡Hopscotch
Highlights
Kendrick Lamar released a highly anticipated music video, breaking YouTube records with 1.3 million views in under an hour.
The music video contains numerous subliminal disses aimed at Drake, further escalating their feud.
Kendrick addresses allegations made by Drake about his personal life, including claims of infidelity and family issues.
The video features appearances by NBA player Demar DeRozan and other significant figures, adding layers of meaning to the narrative.
Kendrick uses the music video to refute Drake's claims about his music ownership and profits.
The release date of the music video, July 4th, Independence Day, is symbolic and part of Kendrick's larger message.
Kendrick is shown engaging in children's activities in the video, a direct jab at Drake's alleged relationships with younger individuals.
The video includes a scene with a pinata shaped like an owl, symbolizing Drake's logo and furthering the predatory theme.
Kendrick's wife and children make appearances, dispelling rumors of marital discord and infidelity.
The music video features a scene with a cage and an owl, a final symbolic diss towards Drake.
Kendrick's record label members appear in the video, showing unity and refuting claims of exploitation.
The video's director, Dave Free, and his relationship with Kendrick are highlighted to counter Drake's allegations.
Kendrick teases new music in the video, hinting at more releases to come.
The video's complex symbolism and layered messages are analyzed, showcasing Kendrick's strategic approach to his feud with Drake.
DJ Mustard's appearance in a Toronto Blue Jays hat is noted, adding another potential diss towards Drake.
The video is seen as a unifying force for the West Coast and a source of pride for Kendrick's community.
Speculations on Drake's next move and the potential continuation of the feud are discussed.
The video's impact on Kendrick's career and its potential to be a defining moment are considered.
Transcripts
guys Kendrick Lamar just dropped one of
the craziest music videos of all time
with so many subliminal sneak dises
aimed at Drake and we're about to break
them all down but if you guys didn't
know not like us is the record Kendrick
just dropped a music video for it is the
number one song in the country and
absolutely put the nail in Drake's
coffin calling him a PDF file a
colonizer and having the entire world
chanting o ho and apparently there's a
remix to the record on the way so stay
tuned for that as well but he just
dropped the music video for the record
and this was one of the most hyped up
music videos of all time immediately
breaking the YouTube record for the most
views for a video in a single hour with
1.3 million views in less than 60
minutes which already has DJ academics
questioning if Kendrick is paying for
views and there are so many little
nuances riddled within this video that
completely shut down any allegation
Drake Made towards Kendrick while also
cleverly sneak dissing Drake throughout
the entire video and ultimately showing
Drake he is not like us he is not in the
same league as Kendrick now the video
was directed by Dave free which is
Kendrick business partner from day one
and dayre also makes an appearance
within the music video now why this is
so substantial is because in Drake's
diss tracks against Kendrick he was
claiming that Kendrick's fiance Whitney
was having an affair with Dave free and
that they actually have a child together
that this son of Kendrick is actually
Dave free son and Kendrick said the
whole time don't tell any lies about me
and I won't tell truths about you and
this video quickly disproves this lie
that Drake made as dayre is appearing
numerous times throughout the video and
even directed The Thing showing that
there's no issues between him and
Kendrick like Drake had alleged there's
some other crazy rumors that Drake made
that are also quickly put to rest within
this video but we'll get to that later
on see the video starts off with a
snippet of a brand new song by Kendrick
basically teasing that he has new music
very soon on the way in the snippet he
wraps reincarnated I'm a stargazer life
goes on I need all my babies woke up
looking for the broccoli hide key keep a
horn on me that kamazi IP the ownership
the blueprint is by me Mr get off I get
off at my feet now it's going to take
some time to dissect these lyrics but
off the bat when he says IP the
ownership the blueprint is by me that's
in direct reference to Drake's claims
that Kendrick does not own the profits
of his music as he claimed on his Dis
Track push-ups that Top Dog the owner of
the record label that Kendrick is signed
to basically takes 50% of the profits of
Kendrick's music Kendrick is saying that
now he's a free agent with his own
record label PG Lang and so the
ownership is completely by him as well
as the IP the intellectual property he
also says I get off at my feet which is
another reference to Drake's disc where
he says how are you big stepping with a
size seven men's arm basically making
fun of Kendrick for having small feet
Kendrick flips that here by basically
saying I get off in mop feet which
basically means he's sweeping Drake up
off his feet he's destroying him he made
the same reference in Euphoria where he
said push a t is Terence Thorton and
Kendrick is Terence Crawford and he's
whooping feet now it's also important to
know that even the release date of this
music video was super calculated as
Kendrick released it on July 4th which
is America's Independence Day He also
did his pop out legendary West Coast
concert on juneth juneth is the day that
commemorates the day when the final
250,000 slaves left in America were
officially declared their freedom now
these days are crazy considering all of
Kendrick's disc songs have been aimed at
saying that Drake a Canadian is a
colonizer of African-American culture
and has no true identity of his own now
the video starts off with Kendrick in a
room surrounded by a bunch of dancers
from Los Angeles with each one of them
wearing red and blue flags tied together
and shirts that had the colors red blue
and white on them again referencing the
colors of the American national flag and
the blue and red rags signifying the
unity that Kendrick is bringing to gang
members within his City the scene that
follows that depicts Kendrick in a black
room with dim white lights which is an
exact Recreation of the second part of
Drake's family matters music video where
he's driving to go have the van from The
Good Kid matad City album covered
smashed in that scene there's also a man
wearing a black shirt feisty mask which
is the same look that Drake rocks in the
dark Lane demo tapes album cover in the
video that man tries to jump at Kendrick
and he quickly gets blast it away now
there's multiple cameos in this music
video that play strong significance one
of the most significants is the
appearance by Demar D rozan who's an NBA
basketball player who was once on the
Toronto Raptors and got traded for Kawhi
Leonard he's an LA native and Kendrick
actually wrapped on the not like us
record saying I'm glad D Rose came home
you guys didn't deserve him either again
every scene in this video super super
calculated this is followed up by
Kendrick in a scene that looks to be at
prison where he's just doing push-ups
this is in reference to Drake's disord
push-ups where he wraps top told you
drop and give me 50 like some push-ups
now this disc was in reference to the
viral video of Kendrick in a backyard
doing push-ups to some old school R&B
music and Drake is saying Top Dog the
owner of the record label that Kendrick
is signed to is telling Kendrick to drop
and give him 50 like push-ups meaning
that top dog is telling Kendrick to give
him 50% % of the profits of his music
similar to how someone would tell you to
drop and give him 50 like you're doing
push-ups so Kendrick is just absolutely
trolling Drake to the highest degree
throughout this entire video he proceeds
to beat up an owl pinata and on the
screen there's a disclaimer saying no OV
hoses were harmed in the making of this
now this scene has several different
meanings obviously the pinata being an
owl is in reference to the fact that
Drake's ovio logo is an owl it's also
the fact that pinatas are famously known
for being an ity at a kid's birthday
party and Kendrick throughout all these
diseses accusing Drake of being into
younger women and an owl is also a
predator animal meaning that it feeds it
gets its food from other animals and
Kendrick again is calling Drake a
predator throughout this entire record
so when Drake was asking Kendrick for
quadruple on Tundras and lines that have
like four different meanings I don't
think he was expecting Kendrick to not
only come with disc records that had
bars that had multiple meanings but also
music videos that had layers and layers
of meaning I to each scene it's insane
then when the famous a minor line plays
throughout the video Kendrick is
depicted doing Hopscotch which is
another kids activity again Kendrick is
accusing Drake throughout this entire
record of being into little kids and is
shown in the video doing little kid
activities what's also substantial here
is on the Hopscotch there were the
letters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 and on
this record Kendrick wrapped how many
stocks do I really have in stock 1 2 3 4
5 plus 5 meaning that Kendrick dropped
five disc records against Drake but also
had another five in the tuck waiting to
release so as that famous a minor line
plays Kendrick is doing Hopscotch all
the way up to the number 10 Again
trolling Drake for the fact that he has
10 disc records to drop on Drake if
Drake decides to re-engage within this
beef other notable appearances include a
scene with his entire record label
everyone from Absol Jrock punch and Top
Dog from TDE showing you that these are
all his day ones and completely
discrediting any claims that Drake made
that his record label was exploiting him
or that he had splits with any of the
guys that he was associated with
business-wise another scene shows
Kendrick Lamar and Dave free dancing in
front of a bunch of shipping containers
and this could be alluding to the
containers that are used to traffic
humans which is again in reference to
the disses that Kendrick aimed at Drake
where even Drake said he knew that
Kendrick would take the Jeffrey epin
angle against him where if you guys
didn't know Jeffrey epine is notorious
for being one of the most disgusting
human traffickers of all time there's
another scene in front of the Compton
courthouse where Kendrick is singing
with thousands of people behind him
showing that he most definitely gets
more love in his own city than Drake
gets and one of the final most scathing
scenes within this video is when
Kendrick is standing next to his fiance
and two children which completely shuts
down any rumors that Drake made that
Kendrick was having any sort of marital
issues with his fiance Drake claimed
that Kendrick abused her Drake claimed
that they were no longer together and he
even claimed at the worst that
Kendrick's son was actually the son of
his managers Dave free that Kendrick's
fiance Whitney was having an affair with
Kendrick's manager you can tell by
seeing Kendrick and his son face to face
that they are most definitely related
that that child is definitely Kendrick's
I mean just look at the ears you could
tell and Whitney is dancing as Kendrick
is rapping o ho and he a fan he a fan
showing that she's in on this that
there's no issues between them and that
everything Drake said was fabricated was
a lie and that all of the distance he
threw at Kendrick really had no
substance to them the most scathing
scene of this entire video for Drake
must be when Whitney is walking to
the outro of the record the last scene
of the video is Kendrick staring at a
cage with an animal inside of it and at
first glance you can't tell if that
animal is a rat or what it is but
eventually as Kendrick steps away you
realize that it's an owl which again is
in reference to Drake and the fact that
an owl is a predator animal now Drake
fans or DJ academics could say whatever
they want they could say that Kendrick
is riding off the hype of this song and
that Kendrick fans only eat when he's
dissing Drake and that he doesn't
release any other music but he's showing
you otherwise he's premiering new music
within this video and showing you that
this is an entire troll against stck and
by hopscotching to the numbers 1 to 10
he's showing you that he has many more
diss tracks in stock in case Drake ever
decides to step back into this beef I
also forgot to mention that DJ Mustard
the producer of the record is seen in
the video wearing a Toronto Blue Jays
hat which he claims was not an
intentional dis at Drake because he got
a bunch of different hats customized and
he just happened to wear the Blue Jays
hat on that day but obviously even if it
wasn't intentional Drake is from Toronto
and the producer of this massive record
wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat in the
video that's directly trolling you for 5
minutes straight just stings incredibly
hard whether it was intentional or not
so all in all this was just an
incredible performance by Kendrick he
put tons of rumors to rest whether it
was the fact that he was split up from
his former peers and record label
whether it was the fact that his manager
was having an affair with his wife
whether it was the fact that he was even
with his wife still or not he was
uniting his City on America's
Independence Day showing that he has
deep ties to his culture and his City
and is doing his best to unify his
people and bring peace and pride to them
he's also playing dr's game as best as
he could by trolling Drake with multiple
subliminal disses throughout this entire
video creating memes that'll last
forever and doing exactly what Drake
should have done when he dropped backto
back against Meek Mill like imagine a
back-to-back music video with a Nicki
Minaj look alike where Drake was just
trolling meek for an entire 3 minutes
straight Kendrick is playing the game
right putting all the rumors to rest and
making this song even more important
important than it was not only being a
Victory lap for Kendrick throughout this
entire beef but also being a staple and
a sense of Pride for his entire
Community by unifying the West Coast
bringing this video back to his hometown
and celebrating the essence of what the
west coast is known and loved for so
what do you think Drake's next move
should be should he just ignore this let
the hype of this song in this video die
down and release something once everyone
has kind of stopped talking about this
and the dust is settled or should he
re-engage in this beef and drop his own
hit record that's also a dis record and
play the same game that Kendrick is
playing I mean again Kendrick did say
that he has five more records tucked in
the stash so I would love to see this
beef reignite and see Kendrick actually
dissing Drake again it's very possible
with these small references he made on
the sample at the beginning of this
video that he might be dissing Drake
again on new music that he's about to
release and what do you think's next for
Kendrick is he going to wait a while let
the hype of this ride out and then drop
an album or will he drop an album sooner
than we think as he's already teasing
new music all I know is that if he plays
his cards right this could be the
biggest release he's had in his entire
career easily selling a million copies
in the first week if he ships this album
out with vinyls and if the singles are
as strong as a record like not like us
and I must have missed a couple things I
mean it's only been out for like 3 hours
this entire music video but let me know
what I missed let me know what you guys
think let me know what's next for
Kendrick and Drake and what you want to
hear me cover next if you stuck around
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