Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s ongoing feud has consumed the world for nearly 4 months now. Ever since Okay-Dot appeared on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” again in March, the meat has been on. With all of the commotion surrounding the battle, here is a have a look at all of the intricate easter eggs followers could have missed from Kung Fu Kenny.
When Kendrick known as out Drake and J. Cole on his “Like That” verse, followers have been tuned in to what would occur subsequent. Cole bowed out shortly after the meat started. At his Dreamville Pageant in April, he apologized for dissing Kendrick prior on the observe “7 Minute Drill.” Shortly after, Drake and Okay-Dot went completely ballistic into that month and Might. The pair fired off 9 diss tracks that culminated within the launch of “Not Like Us.” Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster tune of the summer time contender has sat comfortably within the high 5 of the Billboard Scorching 100 because it debuted at No. 1 on Might 18, and it reveals no indicators of slowing down.
Kendrick then capitalized on the hype with The Pop Out – Ken & Associates Live performance, working by way of a bunch of his hits and shutting it out by performing “Not Like Us” a whopping 5 occasions. All through the all-consuming insanity, Kendrick has additionally littered every diss observe and every public look with a plethora of hidden Easter eggs. Whereas a few of these homages have been apparent, there are a handful of extra advanced Easter eggs that followers could have missed. As the meat seems to be simmering (for now), listed below are essentially the most intricate easter eggs from the whole beef.
Kendrick Lamar’s Distinctive Timing
Kendrick Lamar dropped off “Euphoria” at 8:24 a.m. Pacific Time (11:24 a.m. Jap Time), a transfer that was fully intentional. The numbers 8 and 24 are a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, as they have been his jersey numbers. Okay-Dot held Kobe Bryant within the highest regard.
The Preliminary Reversed Voice on the Begin Has a Hidden Message
The opening backward voice on Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Euphoria” is definitely of Richard Pryor from the 1978 movie The Wiz. Pryor was the title character within the film. When taking part in the voice ahead, it says, “Every part they are saying about me’s true.” That line is a nod to Kendrick affirming that all the pieces the “tradition” (along with Okay-Dot himself) thinks about Drizzy is true.
Moreover, the late music icon Michael Jackson additionally stars within the film because the Scarecrow. Scarecrow joins Dorothy on her journey to satisfy the Wiz so he can get a mind, seemingly implying Drizzy lacks smarts. On Drake’s “Push Ups” diss observe geared toward Okay-Dot, Drizzy referred to Kendrick as Prince and himself as MJ.
Kendrick Offers a Nod to Kanye West
Kendrick closes out his “Euphoria” diss with the phrases: “We do not wanna hear you say n***a no extra.” That catchy line is definitely an homage to Ye’s 2004 tune “Get Em Excessive,” on which Ye croons, “’Trigger we do not wanna hear that weak sh*t no mo’.” Okay-Dot closing out his diss with a line impressed by Ye seemed to be intentional resulting from Ye’s longstanding points with Drake. Ye additionally tried to get into the ring by hopping on an unofficial “Like That” remix and leaping into the whole saga of “20-v-one” towards Drake.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Meet the Grahams” Diss Monitor Cowl Artwork
As individuals have been shocked by the pictures Kendrick was firing at Drake on “Meet the Grahams,” the tune art work itself contained quite a lot of fascinating particulars that additionally added to the conflict. Kendrick’s art work features a bigger picture of the art work he used for “6:16 in LA,” which consists of a bulldog-decorated shirt from Artic’s Shortee Assortment.
The picture additionally contains the black Maybach gloves used on the “6:16 in LA” cowl artwork, jewellery receipts, a jeweler’s enterprise card, prescription tablets and a field of Ozempic with Drizzy’s identify on it. All of this stuff allegedly belonged to Drake and have been reportedly stolen from a suitcase belonging to his father, Dennis Graham. Nonetheless, that info shouldn’t be verified.
Kendrick Lamar Wears Outfit Much like One Worn by Tupac Shakur
Throughout The Pop Out live performance on Juneteenth (July 19), Okay-Dot paid homage to the late Tupac Shakur by carrying the same outfit to the one which ’Pac wore to the 1994 Supply Awards when he carried out “Out on Bail.” Carrying a pink hat, a pink hoodie with a white T-shirt beneath it and saggy denims, the one distinction between Okay-Dot and ’Pac’s outfit was the latter carried out in a College of Georgia sweatshirt. Each of the rappers donned diamond crosses, with Kendrick’s glistening $600,000 piece being made by jeweler Ben Baller.
Kendrick Lamar Adjustments Lyrics to “Euphoria”
Okay-Dot began his set at The Pop Out live performance by performing his Drake diss tune “Euphoria.” Nonetheless, he modified some lyrics within the tune to diss Drizzy once more.
“I am knowin’ they name you The Boy, however the place is a person?/’Trigger I ain’t see him but/Give me Tupac ring again and I would offer you a lil’ respect,” Kendrick raps, referencing Drake shopping for considered one of Tupac’s previous rings.
The unique lyric was: “I am knowin’ they name you The Boy, however the place is a person?/’Trigger I ain’t see him but/Matter of truth I ain’t even bleed him but, can I bleed him?”
Kendrick Lamar Does Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Dance
It was clear that Kendrick Lamar was having time at The Pop Out live performance. At one level, Okay-Dot did a little bit dance in the course of the stage. Eagle-eyed followers identified that the strikes have been just like the dance Drake does in his “Hotline Bling” video, marking one other dig at The Boy.
Kendrick Lamar Sneaks a J. Cole Advert-Lib Into the Present
When Kendrick Lamar carried out his hit tune “Alright” at The Pop Out present, he used the backing observe for J. Cole’s “Alright (Remix).” Followers seen this delicate distinction and shut listeners heard J. Cole saying the phrase “Yeah” earlier than Okay-Dot launched into the observe. This seemingly implies it is all good between Cole and Okay-Dot, after the previous apologized again in April.