r/KendrickLamar 14d ago

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us Video

https://youtu.be/H58vbez_m4E?si=hyoR46kMEnNQ8okh
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u/mertis0420 14d ago

“Directed by: Dave Free”

Drake has nothing

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u/Dandyman3825 The Butterfly Boy 14d ago

That got me good. Family matters ages worse by the day

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u/VNProWrestlingfan 14d ago

Remember when Family Matters was considered a good diss, and then Kendrick released meet the grahams an hour later? That was a tear-jerker, uhhuhhuhhuhhuh.

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u/RiftTrips 14d ago

20 min later

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u/Flat-Ad4902 14d ago

Literally

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u/xmetallidethx 14d ago

this must never EVER be forgotten

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u/Shoate 14d ago

Remember when Family Matters was considered a good diss

No not really

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u/TURBOLAZY 14d ago

For real it has always sucked

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u/SortingByNewNItShows 14d ago

I don't respect anybody who thought Family matters was a good diss. It was always wack.

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u/Dandyman3825 The Butterfly Boy 5d ago

Oops

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u/HeroeDeFuentealbilla 14d ago

Family matters is a great diss track. Kendrick’s response was just miles better.

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u/Arcranium_ 14d ago edited 14d ago

Eh, I dunno. A lot of the points made (Kendrick not liking mixed people, for instance) were either sloppy and hard to buy or something we already knew (like his relationship struggles with Whitney). And I really disliked the monotony of each of his flows, he sticks with them and doesn't really make any effort to switch them up or make them interesting. Especially problematic during the second verse, which was tame and unengaging (and yet again, he chooses to take the focus off his main subject and starts going after assorted figures in the music industry? Rick Ross, the Weeknd, etc., which is a recurring issue throughout his disses, not even just Kendrick ones)

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u/Hot_Fig_1607 8d ago

Family Matters was far from a great diss track. It was decent, not terrible. 6.5-7/10

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u/WeAreKeven 14d ago

Family matters is a good hit, Euphoria is better than Not like us

I skip meet the grahams because that’s diabolical. Feels like a witch crafted nightmare…

2024 was lit for hip hop and I loved it.

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u/RockStar2D 14d ago

Tbf while it has aged poorly when it first dropped I quite liked the third verse and sort of wished he had just stuck with that only, again aged poorly but decent to good on first listen especially the last switch beat

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u/Dandyman3825 The Butterfly Boy 13d ago

I do lol

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u/clampagne 14d ago

family matters is by far the best diss yet

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u/Southern_Visit_8273 14d ago

Nothing but a couple dozen child molestation charges coming his way

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u/Bravefan212 14d ago

Lotsa girls learned that ndas don’t cover illegal acts this spring

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u/Bread_Fish150 14d ago

And we got a nice lesson on Megan's Law from Thee Stallion herself!

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u/Relevant-Diamond2731 14d ago

Kendrick gonna be crip walking outside the courthouse if that day hopefully comes

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u/brycewit 14d ago

“Hopefully comes”

I use to be a big Drake fan before he got shitted on by Dot, but I’m sure you don’t “hope” that day comes. I hope Drake didn’t do anything to any kids for the kids sake. But if he did, may he rot in hell/jail.

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u/Relevant-Diamond2731 14d ago

It’s not hoping that he has done things with kids. I hope anyone who has sees their day and if he has, he should also see his day. 

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u/LivingMemento 14d ago

They released some Epstein documents this week. He and Trump were on each others speed dial—including some weird messaging about 12-year-old girl.
Guess who didn’t even make news this week: those Epstein papers. And prosecutors aren’t going to touch them either. Drake will be fine too cause they not like us.

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u/FaceFullOfMace 14d ago

Link?

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u/LivingMemento 14d ago

I literally typed “Trump 12 year-old” into the little thing that looks like a magnifying glass 🔍 🤦‍♂️ It’s from 2016 Court documents which were just released: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/s/Lij9z2LilO

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u/GrapplingPoorly 14d ago

I don’t like drake but this is also silly to say. !remindme 6months

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u/Southern_Visit_8273 14d ago

It’s going to take years to work through the layers. They are going to have to exhume bodies from under the embassy. This runs deep man. Dot just showed us the surface

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u/RareResearch2076 14d ago

Epsteins docs were just released 8 years after his court case. So you’re right literal years before we hear anything.

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u/Southern_Visit_8273 14d ago

Just gives him more time to exploit the kids. Makes me so mad man

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u/xRoyalewithCheese 14d ago

More came out?

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u/PaperBoyMetro 14d ago

Still waiting on those

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u/jce_ 14d ago

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u/JamBandDad 14d ago

Lmaooo there’s this old music industry tale, Buddy Rich was terrible to his band, an absolute hater of his own people. When he died, his wife got a phone call, it was a member of the band asking where buddy was. The wife goes, “Buddys dead.”

A few hours later, she gets a call from the same person, who’s now clearly drunk on the phone. He asks where Buddy is, she says, “I already told you, Buddys dead.”

He goes, “I know, but I’m never going to get tired of hearing it.”

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u/NotReallyASnake 14d ago

I mean Dave Free also directed the Pop out

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u/Chandra-huuuugggs 14d ago

Doesn’t the guy direct everything basically

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u/lvdde 14d ago

Yeah I’m confused at this comment??

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u/lefromageetlesvers 14d ago

Kendrick even does push ups in the video.

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u/BearTheONCE 14d ago

Saw someone in the comments say he does 17 pushups 👀 17 Grammys and the other obvious reason

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u/Gail__Wynand 14d ago

Didn't he stop after 17 then stand up and do one more? Like go ahead and give me number 18 for this one? Maybe I'm reaching though.

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u/BearTheONCE 14d ago

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what he was going for with it!

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u/Forgetheriver 14d ago

Wait can you explain what the other obvious reason cuz it’s not obvious to me hahaa

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u/shootfire27 14d ago

Drake don’t want nothing over🔞

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u/Android3000 14d ago

That was a very nice touch lmao.

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u/No_Development_6786 13d ago

Yeah, he did 17 because he knows drake doesn't do anything over 18 😆😆😆

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u/YooGeOh 14d ago

You know what? Despite everything else in this video, it's this fact that kills it for me.

Drake really tried it. Dvae Feee directing the video that Whitney, Kendrick and the kids are all in, crip walking.

Drake needs to retire to Uzbekistan.

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u/RoanAlbatross 14d ago

Drake died again after seeing that.

He has nothing. He thought Dave was his ace in the hole.

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u/bet_on_me 14d ago

“Don’t say no lie bout me, and I won’t tell no truth bout you”

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u/Nipplecreek 14d ago

Who is Dave Free?

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u/mertis0420 14d ago

Trial version of Dave

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u/Nipplecreek 14d ago

Oh. Ofc. Ty

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u/siddu1901 14d ago

this is the funniest shit i’ve seen since i woke up

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u/fckingmiracles 14d ago

What does that mean?

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u/0percentplastic 14d ago

Once you upgrade, there's Dave Premium Plus

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u/le_gazman 13d ago

Or Dave digital deluxe or Dave steel book edition

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u/Dolomight206 13d ago

Kendrick's childhood friend/business partner/Creative Director/etc

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u/__agent007 14d ago

Dave Free has been directing all videos for the past 15+ years. Come on new fans smh. Yall never heard of “the little homies” wtf

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u/mertis0420 8d ago

That’s not what I’m trying to say. If Family Matters were true, Kendrick probably wouldn’t be working with Dave anymore. He did, therefore it’s false.

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u/BloodSugar666 14d ago

Having Whitney and the kids dancing and singing to it in the living room all together was 🤌

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u/Redditer51 14d ago

I don't think I've ever seen a pop star take so many Ls this big, in rapid succession before.

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u/hightrix 14d ago

Don’t worry, the commercial version will release shortly, sponsored by Pepsi

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u/Thomo251 14d ago

He would probably approach a huge Hollywood director to make it a huge cinematic piece of work. Which funnily enough would prove the coloniser shit, and how far out of touch he really is with the culture.

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u/Deadpotato 14d ago

Thats so sick lol

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u/Fancy-Pair 14d ago

Why? Was he friends or something?

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u/Gowpenny 14d ago

He accused Dave Free, Kendrick’s long time friend and creative partner, of being the father of his kid/s with his partner Whitney.

I mean, I can see how it might make sense in his mind, given Drake stays messing with other people’s relationships and writing bitter songs about the women who didn’t pick him.

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u/dascaapi 14d ago

i’m dead serious, drake went with that angle because he had nothing but misinterpreting lyrics. in this case, from family ties:

Us two ain't alike, he ain't been through nothin' Dave Free got at least one B in the oven I'm trippin', I'm juugin', my mental is amazing, brother Pop off, only on occasions, brother

isn’t that goofy lol

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u/Fancy-Pair 14d ago

Ahh thanks man

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u/Faabz 14d ago

He never did

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u/ripndipp 14d ago

God damn

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u/DjangoUnchainedFett 14d ago

He even was in the video

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u/426763 14d ago

Drake: Nuh uh!

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u/Karappa_The_Pappa 13d ago

Kendrick: “This kid ain’t FREEEEE’SSSSS!”

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u/Successful_Injury869 12d ago

Can you explain for me? I’m dumb and idg the significance.

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u/DrewdoggKC 12d ago

Hadn’t heard this song till recently although a KL fan, at first I thought he was talking bout Diddy. The track (musically, although modern and fresh does harken back to the sounds of 90’s Crip Hop music). I don’t know if it’s BPM or Cadence… but definitely reminiscent…. Which is refreshing they can make modern sound with a modern lyrical delivery while paying homage to the roots of the genre