Kendrick Won

Kdot is what the culture feelin’💯🔥

That "what is it, the braids??!!" was so loud!!! Lol

They say “Kendrick don’t have hits” Well damnit why was everyone in that damn stadium rapping every song like their lives depended on it? Not even including the diss tracks 😂

Kendrick is HIM. the rapping was impeccable. breath control crazy. clarity crazy. crowd management crazy. the inflections. the adlibs. no backing track. not a sip of water as far as we know and the ability to put up so many new acts. pay homage to his OGs and celebrate his contemporaries. i teared up at the Black Hippy set ngl. Kendrick really was the only one except Snoop who can push the button. the Pop Out was the real red button

The Pop Out was about how loved Kendrick is within the culture more so than how much Drake is hated.

I really want to hear a Drake Stan try and defend this whole situation. Like how the hell are you gonna argue that a stadium full of people knows every single word to your song and his singing it at the top of their lungs? This isn’t some bots, or just a bunch of fans liking the “vibe” of the song, they know it Word for Word and they agree that Drake is a fucking creep.

That was crazy!!! The whole crowd yells “What is it? The BRAIDS!!!! You don’t wanna work with me no more, OKAY!!!!” And the crowd holding the “A MINORRRRRRRRRRRRR” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I'd love it if people actually paid attention to what kendrick said. . . He doesn't really care about drake, he knew drake was no competition, what he wanted was unity within his city. . . Hip is just the vessel he chooses to express those feelings through. . . .

Certified Boogeyman

🎵🎶they not like us they not like us they not like us🎶🎵

I wish all black cities could come together like they did at The Pop Out

This man is channeling the spirits of the slaves ……. All they ever wanted & fought for was respect, freedom and unity!!! This man is reminding the world we are unique creations of God. We must pop up and show them how great we are 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Yeah I agree, I don't think it was as much a Drake hate fest, more a celebration of the solidarity of the West Coast. If it was all about shitting on Drake, Metro and Future would've been there, Pusha T would've been there, Cole might've been there, Weekend would've performed etc. You had guys like Tommy the Clown, this was another nail in the coffin for Drake but that's more ancillary

I work in HR. Having to explain to executives why we need another paid holiday with Juneteenth is so awkward man. You can really see the conflict of like “but I want to make moooooney” with “but we need to appear tolerant of black people” you can almost hear the phrase “can’t we just do like a company wide email?” Threatening to escape their lips.

my mom showed me a clip of the performance where the girls had dressed in our ancestors clothing, i had to explain to her that drake rapped "you rap like you tryna free the slaves" to diss kendrick... now my mom hates drake 😂ain't no telling what she's on facebook saying now

Going by what I've heard from people from Toronto, both those I know and folks online: Toronto isn't getting behind Drake. That man's a menace and the people who actually live there have been waiting for someone to take him down a peg for *years.* Anyway, even as a painfully white nerd from the East Coast, I immediately grasped the significance of having those three groups onstage together and getting along like that. I was honestly stunned.

A lot of people from Toronto said they don’t even like Drake like that. He fakes a “Toronto accent” too 😅 They all know he’s not from that part of town.

This was a crusade. Drake, Jake, Frank, it wouldn’t have mattered. Dots goal is to bring hip-hop back to its purest form, back to the essence and the culture from which it originated. “Thirty millions later, my future favors The legendary status of a hip-hop rhyme savior”

Man I thought it was legendary to get a stadium to rap Humbles verse for him. Imagine getting the entire state of Cali to sync rap your song BARELY WITHOUT YOU He just might be the best rapper ever. Idc. He just might have the accolades finally.

I think it’s funny how drake fans genuinely don’t understand how much love and influence Kendrick has because they think no one can compare to drake

Lebron being in the crowd was crazy ash🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂

Atlanta is the current center of rap. But the king clearly resides in LA.

MONEY. POWER. RESPECT. the last one is better. Kdot

Your point on Juneteenth, I felt the same way.

Kendrick is bringing respect back to hip hop. Drake not only disrespected tupac & the west coast but he has disrespected hip hop for the better part of a decade. Kendrick put this concert in his home and broadcast it to the world. On Juneteenth. Rapping like he tryna free the slaves 😅😂

I don’t know Kanye has some pull in Chicago but at the same time it feels like he abounded the city.

From what I hear, Toronto is NOT behind Drake like that lol. The only other rapper and region I can think of that might have this response is Eminem in Detroit

Lets gooo

Im from the bay in Cali and i was doing a return at Amazon and they were playing “i got my eyes on you,” (drake’s Hold on We’re Going Home) and a guy said “I like Drake with the melodies,” Everyone in there snickered or laughed.

iusedtobeascholar 🤓 great perspective as always gang

Drake needs to go into hiding for a while until everything dies down, in my opinion...

It’s about time people stopped sleeping on Kendrick 😤😤

You always have great analysis, appreciated

Beeeen waiting for your take!!!

Very well worded video.

You always have good takes

Great insights and well articulated

I Agree! also Kendrick not only capture the heart of his people that he really captured the heart of many black American that night. I and many like me was Inspired by want he did on stage with the Sections on stage. i literally cried watching that happen.

Perfect video title 💯

3:32 Hyup, you're pretty much spot on. DJ Hed interviewed with XXL the morning after the show (it's on their YT channel) where he said what you're essentially saying. It was beyond the beef. And another YT CC thinks this concert was what Dot's real goal was after hearing his mention of Nipsey and Kobe. And man how he united the West Coast at that moment. It was moving and spectacularly spiritual, imo. The concert also laid to rest the "he was buying bots to spike up 'Not Like Us' numbers." (Drake stans are really grasping at straws; it's funny but sad at the same time lol) I saw and felt only love for K-Dot from that crowd. The significance of Juneteenth 2024 in that relatively tiny corner of the country is really one for the history books.

I saw LA ❤ not Drake hate.... He is a causality....but NOT the point. If this was about Drake....non-LA artists wouldve been there. Kenny had crips and pirus chilling together. 😳 Drake has NEVER done this for Toronto....Fake ass gangster 😠

Your video quality makes me mad why does it look so good

WAIT, DID HE SING NOT LIKE US 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE LINE "How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ey, 1 2 3 4 5 + 5" Even if that's just a coincidence, that's still awesome. It's like saying "Go on Drake, try something. I got energy for years"

Florida not considered the south is CRAZY… Its literally the furthest thing south… 🤣

“Of course rappers like Drake are bigger than him” uhmmm put some respect on Kdot name. It’s just big me.

Well Said!!!

I’m from Florida. It’s definitely the south lol.

Happy late Juneteenth, iusedtobepay (: Much love from a recent sub 🖤

Kendrick is the Beyonce of rap😂

5:55 this is why pay is the best commentator rn

Hahah nah nahhh.. it aint over! That music video being shot this weekend too 😤😂 #TheyNotLikeUs

Kdot helping us be proud of our black brothers

8:04 i really hope Kendrick continues this momentum and putting the west coast in the spotlight. It would suck if this pop up was only a one off.

I see you’re a TSO Sage fan, My Glorious King Lebron James

I'm not gonna lie, we removed all the Drake from all the playlists. It just don't seem right to be listening to that man. The pop out has reminded me how important it is for me to expose my son to more West Coast culture. My son is growing up very different than me, which is a good thing but it's also important that he have an understanding of where we come from.

The diss is so good that my mom start crip walking

Wait till the video drops pay

broooo i forgot abt sob rbe i used to fw them so heavy they so tough

“Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A-Minorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr”😂😂😂

That’s my goat🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Close enough, hand him another grammy

Minor point but Florida is definitely the south when it comes to Hip Hop. Miami bass was the first form of hip hop in the south

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you are right and truthful. but why the ramen noodle style?

When dre popped out ❤❤❤

Money power respect THE LAST ONE IS BETTER!!!

yk what man? i gained some respect for drake after this battle, i knew from the jump kendrick was gonna body this guy, but i never expected drake to go toe to toe with kdot of all ppl. Like he lost very bad and we all know that but Drake never backed down he held his own and left on his shield, in a situation where most humans would just cower and hide Drake was outside and i wasn’t expecting that. Kendrick the king of hip hop and after 12 years it has come to light man. but respect to drizzy drake rogers man gave it all he had fr.

The moments of "The Pop Up" that got me the most dewy-eyed were 1) Tommy The Clown re-emerging on a major stage for the first time in a while with the unbelievably talented new lineup of "Battle Zone", 2) the unification of Black Hippy on stage and 3) the Nipsey Hussle tribute. 🥲 Meanwhile, Drizzy appears to be in the early stages of plotting his country music side quest: hoping to replicate Post Malone's breakout success there. I can already see him sneak-dissing three dozen current country stars and legends in his first three songs and thus uniting the whole country music community against him much like the West Coast here, hahahahaha! XD

Andre 3k could definitely unite the south

You don't consider the most southern state possible as the south? Interesting

RIP BBL DRIZZY ☠️

Maybe Skepta could do it for the UK rap sense

W twist out

K. vs Drake & Ghostwriter . damn 2pac vs Biggie Small , Westside Connection vs Cypress Hill , Eminem vs ICP , 50Cent vs JaRule and The Game.. Everyone does it.. It's Rap/Hip Hop Battle MC .. come on man Drake Fans

I honestly don’t feel like there is a beat drake can rap on or a flow he can catch, or bring out any big celebrity on his side to make me say that Drake has won the beef

Tyler the creators up there

I disagree with a point you made. The reason why the west coast is celebrating and dancing because it is Drake that is falling. East Coast peeps are celebrating too because Aubrey is not our hip hop king. He the other peoples rap king. We the culture resent the others controlling our hip hop narrative.

Ight someone gotta divide this the south is Nola, to Florida Atlanta more Mideast in comparison but East is New York to Tennessee and guess Dallas can be the start of the west everywhere else falls under where it’s closer

childish gambino smiling rn 😊

I’m not even from there, but it’s sad how nobody cares about New York anymore. The rappers out there really failed to carry the torch when they switched to that drill bullshit. Now they’re not even brought up in the discussion of top 3 hip hop regions?

Ever heard of Biggie Vs 2Pac that’s the biggest beef

wait pay why you don’t consider florida part of the south?

I don’t know you had glasses

Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday: "go head and bbq and get out of my face..." -- hahahahahha YES. I have NEVER enjoyed a Juneteenth until July 19, 2024.

Pay I love ya ya dope but if Florida ain’t the south then what is it 😂😂

Why you wearing glasses

Ak calling Tommy The clown PDF and the official OVHoes dissed LA saying everybody was mid they also said Drake can sellout LA

Florida's not the south you right

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6:42 you think big Soulja can’t get Mississippi together ? Stop playing

1:49 they were rapping it better than him 😂😂 he forgot some words but the crowd carried ut for him

i love KDOT BUT I CANT FOR THIS SHIT TOLOOSE RELEVANCE SO WE COULD CONTINUE ENJOYING REAL MUSIC NOT THIS STAGED BEEF SHIT

Really enjoy tha content but thumbnails r so deceiving I dont wanna see yo Face all up in tha camera every video pimp😭at least sum ig clips we aint seen yet whole time😂

I’m sorry folks. Drake’s career may not be completely over but his position on top of the rap game is obliterated. He will not move the units Kendrick Lamar will move. His albums will sell but Drake will be sure to release at a time not even close to K Dot.

How you gonna say “it’s not about drake”. Then say this concert closes the beef? 😂 Kendrick knew ppl would associate drake regardless. It was a good show and a smart move! 🔥🔥

How do you leave our Jay Z when you talk culturally relevance or currency?🙄😂🤦🏽‍♀️

Kendrick is KING. True leader Drake could never once share his platform to others and put on the city he lords over constantly yet he makes sure they all stay under him, Kendrick shares the stage literally

I think New York would get behind Nicki Minaj or Jay-Z😭

Drake is white