Kendrick Lamar determined to drop a brand new single in the midst of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday evening (September 11). The monitor arrived through Instagram, identical to the Drake diss “6:16 in L.A.” did in Might, and is loosely titled “Watch the Celebration Die.” Over a sparse but soulful beat, Kendrick does what he does greatest—raps.
Serving as the primary music since his Drake killshot, “Not Like Us,” it appears Kendrick is in album mode and nonetheless has some issues to get off his chest. There are a number of traces that may very well be interpreted as a Drake sub.
“In the event you parade in gluttony with out giving reality to the youth, the graveyard is corporate/Simply inform us what casket to decide on,” he raps. “They get together greater than b######, inform me what are you working for?/They glorify scamming, you get chipped over this bank card.”
He continues, “I really feel for the ladies that take care of the clown and nerd s###/Can’t blame them, in the present day they ain’t actually obtained a lot to work with/What number of b###### more durable than a variety of you n#####?/Would commerce all of y’all for Nip, I can’t be happy with you n#####.”
Elsewhere, Kendrick bemoans American tradition as he yearns for a greater future.
“The flashy n#### with nasty choices utilizing cash as a spine/I need his head cracked earlier than he’s again house/The radio character pushing propaganda for wage/Let me know after they flip up as a casualty/I need agony
assault and battery/I see a brand new earth stuffed with stunning folks making humanity work.”
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“Not Like Us” landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100, Kendrick Lamar’s second Drake diss to prime the chart following Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.”
The monitor adopted “Meet the Grahams,” his response to Drake’s “Household Issues.” Ok. Dot known as Drake a predator on “Meet the Grahams,” equating the Canadian’s alleged misdeeds to these of embattled film government Harvey Weinstein then doubled down on “Not Like Us.”
“Say, Drake, I hear you want ’em younger,” he begins. “You higher not ever go to cell block one/To any b#### that speak to him they usually in love/Simply be sure to conceal your lil’ sister from him/They inform me Chubbs the one one which get your hand-me-downs/And Celebration on the get together taking part in along with his nostril now/And Baka obtained a bizarre case, why is he round?/Licensed Lover Boy? Licensed pedophiles.
“Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, f### ’em up/Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I’ma do my stuff/Why you trolling like a b####? Ain’t you drained?/Tryna ring a bell and it’s most likely A minor.”
“Not Like Us” will seemingly be considered one of quite a few songs Kendrick will carry out through the 2025 Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present in February. For now, take a look at his newest above.
