It’s cause he paused before he said it and paused after he said it so it’s only fitting to use the whole screen instead of placing it with 3 names. But it’s crazy the domino affect this verse had
He was confrontational with Drake on DRAKE'S SHIT! He aint never switched up, he been CONSISTENT. He said he wasn't bonding, IDK why Cole wanted to try to link arms LMAO czcams.com/video/_ILFSNGIyMw/video.htmlsi=-kIf-W-pCvJxYdqd
This is my first time hearing this after binge listening Good kid mad city, to pimp a butterfly, and Mr Morale and the big steppers ( ive listened to Damn several times in the past) This man Kendrick is the most versatile, intentional, war ready, and explosive rapper of our generation. His verses have layers just like the music he raps over. He is a true genius artist.
The sad part is Kendrick says in the verse and in interviews that he’s got nothing but love for these folks, but he’s trying to be the best. Drake got weird with it.
If sales is success then Drake>Em over the last decade. Weak argument. Kendrick's 3 albums can go head to head with Em's and imo tpab is better then anything Em's put out.
Lil Nigglet I’m not hating on Kendrick let’s just get that out there, I like him and have been through all of his stuff (just not K Dot stuff), Kendrick doesn’t really rhyme much, all through DAMN it’s just he repeating the same word or line over and over again to seem like he has a rhyme scheme, it’s rare to find tracks where he had a rhyme scheme which is actually decent, his voice is something I feel like you can’t use as a argument against Em, everything he spits you feel (not encore tho), he is one of the few artist where you really feel his pain and anger, his sadness, storytelling yes Kendrick has that, but I hate how everyone thinks em has one song for storytelling, Fine Line, Deja vu, Bad Guy, Groundhog Day, these are a few of his story telling masterpieces and there’s so many more, Kendrick is yet to do something of the level of Stan, but other than that it’s all he has that against Em, as for flow Kendricks flow on Pimp is average, it doesn’t work with the Jazz, em flows with the beat, like toy soldiers he hits a word only on the sound of the drum beat, as for his faster rap, as I’ve been through pretty much everything he’s made he almost always makes sense even when rapping fast, people need to stop discrediting fast rap as Kendrick can’t even do it, Rigamotus is his fastest and it’s still slow, I’m not saying speed rap makes someone the GOAT but Em is one of the quickest rappers who still stay lyrical, one of the most lyrical, some of the best rhyme scheme in rap, one of the best battle rappers, he’s an amazing story teller and has done flows from a-z, flipping them up constantly in a song, Kendrick tells amazing stories while not rhyming too great, repeating words constantly, and not changing his flow more than once in a average song, also I know there are some examples where he had better rhyme schemes and flows but in a average track Eminem does a lot more, also from what I’ve looked up Eminem has sold more than Drake, just not streamed more
Lil Nigglet well I respect your opinion and this is just a debate I’ve wanted for a while as I feel like Kendrick is kinda overrated, I do enjoy and love his music, but see I disagree with the body of work aspect, pimp for me didn’t work, like sure the message is good, and the flows would be great if the jazz didn’t exist (I love jazz btw so it’s not hate on that), but I feel like he flows without the music and not too the music, pimp was forgettable to me, I know I’m in the minority but I feel like people argue that he has a message and that’s why it’s good and that’s not a reason for a good album to me, I feel like in terms of rap he peaked at GKMC, Damn was good but it wasn’t anything like MMLP1 and Eminem Show, I agree Eminem isn’t flawless, and Encore is something which was by far his worst to me, but it was a whole drug thing and that doesn’t make him a worse rapper for having a miss, unpopular opinion here but I didn’t think Relapse was bad, infact if you get rid of the accents then you have some of the greatest flows, word play, double triple entendres and rhyme schemes he has to offer. I really cannot say Kendrick is anywhere near Eminem when it comes to rhyming and in his more storytelling songs I felt like it’s more simplistic compared to if Em was to tell the story, Damn was littered with poor rhyme schemes, and was easily his worst album if you was a fan of PIMP, , and I only hold Stan on a pedestal cause it is know as one of the greatest rap songs for a reason, in terms of story telling Eminem has better to offer which is more personal to him and something more relatable, but at the end of the day we all relate to different people. Kendrick is good and maybe one day he can be called the GOAT but I still feel like he’s so far away, technically speaking, like Eminem’s early albums are so relatable to many people and it’s why it hit so hard and inspired so many people to listen to rap and to start rapping. He’s had a much bigger impact, he’s been know as a goat and is always top 3 in almost everyone’s list, look at the rhyme scheme for lose yourself (I know a generic em song to choose but it’s a easy example), you don’t see Kendrick telling a story and saying something which hits hard and people can relate too while rhyming almost every word in the first verse, to me all Kendrick has over Em is storytelling, Em has flow, rhyme scheme, wordplay undoubtably, he puts the most feeling into his music, the list goes on, and when you compare Eminem right now with Kamikaze he’s just back on form, The ringer is possibly the greatest rap song for the past few years honestly, no hook just rap and he kills it, Em has such a wide variety of songs where as Kendrick seems to stick to the more conscious rap, which is great and works for him but it’s just Em will always tick more boxes and it’s why he’s the GOAT, for me MMLP and Eminem show will always be the greatest hip hop albums ever, I wouldn’t put a Kendrick album in the top 5 personally, but respect to your opinion and the songs you told me to check out are amazing undoubtedly, I always felt like people like Kendrick because they prefer his music not because he’s actually better
@@bharath7840 Why? Everyone should be allowed to praise different type of music. Many stereotype Americans that they only listen to rap. Many think British only listen to operah.
It didn't fuck up the game it elevated it. At that point in time everyone was collaborating and getting money everyone was treating each other as equals and that's not how hip hop is to be treated there always has to be competition
Gotta love the brief pause in his flow before saying, "Drake". That gives space and emphasis to the bar. Kendrick is one of the most intentional vocalists in Hip-Hop.
@@garrettwilson9664 not true at all and out of all of the rappers he stated Big Krit the only one responded check mt Olympus but Kendrick made everybody else go in the house
@@IAMCONCEITEDLook at us now since Like That came out. And Big Sean is once again the collateral damage bc Precision got overshadowed by Kendrick dissing Drake and Cole 😂
I hadn’t heard it and was looking for some unreleased big Sean tracks when I found control, and let me tell you my mind was blown when I heard this verse
He ain’t really diss him, he just said I got love for you but we’re competitors and I’m going to come out number 1😭😭 this song isn’t even a diss ☠️ it’s a call to action. Kendrick is just saying I’m coming for number one
Drake really over reacted he didn’t even say anything about him that was just off the wall disrespectful for him to hold a grudge for years over this verse now look where it got him??? 😂😂😂
This isn't a diss...quit saying it's a fucking diss. Every rapper he names he is friends with, he did this so everybody could step their game up and a lot of rappers actually made a nice response to this, Kendrick is a genius at what he does. It's just friendly competition people, this is true hip hop.
+ImCanadianEh forgot where he said it, but in some interview he said he was just writing when he was saying he's the king of new york, has no substance. same prolly goes with when he was calling out everyone. "i got love for you niggas but im tryna murder you niggas" just saying hes tryna be the best. literally nothing to it
It's funny because literally Kendrick said something along the lines of "I GOT LOVE FOR YOU NIGGAS" meaning he definitely respects them "BUT IM TRYNA MURDER YOU NIGGAS" meaning he wants to be the best in the game... Last time I checked, that's not called "dissing" it's called "being honest" and it makes no sense to do something you love without trying to become the best at it, at the same time. Yall really need to chill. Everyone not trying to come for somebody all the time, yall just need something to talk about.
+M U V A H M A Y A It's funny because Kendrick made his words true with TPAB. He raised the bar high. And the rappers who get upset... well... they probably lost the chance to raise them bars high. This is neither diss nor being honest, this is defiance, challenge.
See, Cole and Kendrick still made Black Friday together because Cole is a smart enough lyricist to understand that Kendrick wasn’t blatantly dissing him. Edit: So much for that lol
why is it that everywhere i am, people are worshipping j.cole. the man aint that special. It is not like every other rapper that was dissed except for drake, understood that this wasnt a direct diss on them
@@wixkedwill7011 i like a lot of J. Cole’s music, although i haven’t listened to everything from him yet. But some people act like he is some kind of “wicked smart” and “ultra wise” man, but he is not that deep.
"I heard the barbershop be in great debates all the time/ bout who's the best Mc Kendrick, jigga and nas/ eminem, andre 3000 the rest of yall/ new niggas just new niggas don't get involved" One of my favorite lines ever!!! Glad he put eminem on there
Dulce Ordaz I know that, he put eminem on the list of the best mcs, hence the line "who's the greatest mcs kendrick, jigga and nas. EMINEM andre 3k" he saying he top 5
j Cole should of been on but at the time of this song j Coles forest hills drive album didn't come out I wonder had it of been 2017 when this came out would he had said more names and excluded some good ass rappers?
J. Cole's heart isn't ruthless, but he's a smart guy to respectfully opt out of the beef. As for Drake, he needed a reality check and K. Dot had to show the world exactly who he is: a lame.
That metro song really made us come back to this track. You know you a goat when your latest diss got us coming back to your decade old diss. Kendrick revolutionizing hip hop again 💯
When Kendrick wrote this verse he was cementing himself in the rap game as the best. He knew people would always remember that “one time” and just always come back for a listen 🙌🏾💯💯
@@datboibaz147 well he said em influenced him and that he studied mmlp as n bible ,also this is sounds as em influence hence the competitive side of kendrick em is also.competitive
This was just lovely to my ears, someone to finally change the game up and raise the bars but also in a respectful manner to his competitors and fellow people in the business. I hate it how people thought this was a diss.
kendrick wants healthy Competition I agree, I don't know why people think it's a Diss. He didn't Diss the ones he mentioned he dissed the ones he didn't.
Regardless of who he mentioned/dissed, he also hinted at his four major influences: Jay Z, Nas, Eminem and Andre 3000. Many critics/analysts of the song took it literally and thought Kendrick thought he was equal to these four, however, it was just a way for him to show his respect to these four OGs
I find it funny that Drake is the only call out that got butthurt and kept a grudge. J Cole got his govt name outed and Big Sean got his song jacked, they didn't stay salty
YourMother I don't believe that but even so, still mad subliminals smh. Drake can never be direct and its sad. If that's really true than it shows how much of a bitch Drake is. Drake fans are so blind to see how much a bitch he is
I think he said that to diss himself by saying he is short , basically saying that u cant diss me because i just dissed myself and dont give a fuck , what are your chances
Cole is quite literally the only nigga that has been able to stand up to Kendrick bar for bar rapper wise throughout this entire decade. Sad that only one nigga is able to go against this man. Shows how good he is.
The verse that started it all. Almost every hip-hop artist hated Kendrick after this and everyone was giving a response. But look who is firmly on the throne king of both coasts.
@@zackery5678 go back 8 years and listen to the responses. This was before Kendrick was _Kendrick_ and every major rapper was using this beat to take shots at this lil’ kid.
@@MMAGamblingTips iirc kendrick was still big at the time. Previous albums mixtapes features helped but this was like half a year after gkmc dropped and it cemented his place in the greats/mentionables. It was a fun month or so when rappers responded to the track but shit didnt really last or have a real noteworthy impact on hip hop history. Maybe time will prove me wrong but classic actual diss tracks like hit em up or ether still have discussions to be had but control aint there
Bro I had to come back. That Barbie line was definitely towards Drake. And he BEEN talking about zesty mfs in the industry. I don’t see how he can lose.
Years later this still feels like a hand gripping you by the throat, lifting you into the air and not letting you go until the ground crumbles around you
Coming back here after Like That, then again after Euphoria, then after 6:16 then Meet the Grahams, etc. etc. He hasn't even brought out this voice yet 🤫
I’m so glad Kendrick and Eminem have respect for each other. Kendrick likes the real ogs and Eminem likes those who became huge by having the best rhymes or raps and not the mumble rappers
Kendrick likes future, young thug and other “mumble rappers.” Kendrick doesn’t close himself off artistically or musically like Eminem. Kendrick can perform on any type of song because he appreciates all genres. Just because it’s different doesn’t mean it’s bad.
@@IamFirtyDucker Eminem does NOT close himself off artistically or musically, like you claim. You just think that wrongly, because of Kamikaze. He collabed with Don Toliver, has tried to collaborate with Travis Scott too. Eminem might've initially angry against the new style, but he quickly learnt to not do that, and instead, appreciate the new style. He's open to the new style now.
Who would have thought this verse would be the start of what would become one of the greatest beefs in hip hop history 10 years later. What a time to be alive.
This is my first time hearing Control Verse and I am so impressed, NOT gonna lie I'm an 80s baby, I was salty when I heard he called himself "The King of New York" at the time I refused to listen to this track. I felt so hurt 💔 for Notorious B.I.G, I thought he was dissing BIGGIE. I was very devastated about the state of Hip Hop after being traumatized losing BIG & PAC 😢😭 Sorry Kendrick for misunderstanding you. You are The KING of RAP & HIP-HOP of this Era, BIG & PAC would've Loved you 😢🙏🏽
He just telling people to step up their games and he wants none of that beef shit nor bullshit sponsorships...I think people need to grasp the english language and quit making assumptions.
It's a great song, and I thought he was trying to let all the rappers he listed to know it's just a friendly competition, "I have love for you all, but I'm trying to murder you niggas"
anyone here after he dissed drake again
rat!
😂 bro ab to end drake career
😂😂
Me lol
real
Kendrick didn't diss the rappers he mentioned, he dissed the ones he didn't.
thats not true. hes just saying that he respects them but hes better. if he dissed wayne he would have been done for
XxMrYOLOSWAG 420xX He deliberately mentioned the rappers that were popping at the time. I don't think Wayne really was
yeah but no one disses wayne because they are scared of him. i dont know who he dissed but once someone dissed wayne and well wayne ended his career
+XxMrYOLOSWAG 420xX lil Wayne?
+XxMrYOLOSWAG 420xX lol Kendrick could end his career with some real lyrics
Who listening after he dropped euphoria 😂😂
Nah I had to come back to the beginning
@@calynnnishay3103y’all think that Barbie line was for drake ?
Murder scene at euphoria
@toomanyls8306 I think all of it is for Drake, this, Humble, heart part 4
He been that nicca..💯
DRAKE being spelled out big asf on the screen made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂😂😂
Dot been leaving him hints for a decade lol.
@@llltrac9143 simmering hatred for over a decade is some devious shit 😭😭😭 Kendrick is really a diabolical being, you just gotta respect it.
@@kuromil5127 That's some dedication lol
🤣
It’s cause he paused before he said it and paused after he said it so it’s only fitting to use the whole screen instead of placing it with 3 names. But it’s crazy the domino affect this verse had
Ah yes kdot ruining big seans moment by dissing everybody again 10 years after. man is a menace
Thought I was the only one revisiting this song after the new drake and jcole diss
@@premiumacid we all are
KDot vs Big Sean: Big Sean L
Dot vs Drake/Cole: B Sean L 😂
"Sensational" Future lol
I wrote this exact thing on RDC stream
The verse is a whole song 😭
Hahah I ain’t even realize it’s 3 minutes
Fr
The only part of the song I listen to...he shits on the other 2
I know
@@iamergoproxy3476 jay had more of a biblical verse aint for everyone but it was heat big sean tho…. that was mid at best
"Fuck the big 3, it's just big me."
Bro BEEN telling us his mission.
Man even that shit is 🚮 compared to this
And he's right. Still.
Stands correct
smoking on top fives, stop playing im that guy
I’m here because of the Civil War.
Omg same😭
So we all just back here again after that verse on metro’s album 😭
Anticipating 😬🔥😂
Yep
We are all in agreement of what brought us back here
Cole relistened to this and said my bad big bro
Fact
📠 😂
He was confrontational with Drake on DRAKE'S SHIT! He aint never switched up, he been CONSISTENT. He said he wasn't bonding, IDK why Cole wanted to try to link arms LMAO
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Always thought this was aimed at
Lupe fiasco
W pfp bro
Drake bought that 35k mattress and still can’t sleep at night all because of this one verse
You sure about that?
it’s 400k
probably from wayfair
Drake never understood that Kendrick was showing him respect in this verse. He's been bothered about it ever since
drake got murdered once by kendrick and then pusha t took a huge dump in his grave years later
This is my first time hearing this after binge listening Good kid mad city, to pimp a butterfly, and Mr Morale and the big steppers ( ive listened to Damn several times in the past) This man Kendrick is the most versatile, intentional, war ready, and explosive rapper of our generation. His verses have layers just like the music he raps over. He is a true genius artist.
This is what started it all. 10 Years later, We witnessed One of the biggest beef of all time.Kendrick is the new King of Hip Hop now
Mans been king of hip hop since 2012 lmao
I wouldn't say the biggest beef of all time lol the most entertaining possibly, yes.
@@JovialDaze keyword "One of the" 🤦♂️🤦♂️
The sad part is Kendrick says in the verse and in interviews that he’s got nothing but love for these folks, but he’s trying to be the best. Drake got weird with it.
@@bobbyray5165 drakes ego is too huge that’s why
One verse to rule them all
Dobbla Galiot true
He doesnt rule everyone lol
If sales is success then Drake>Em over the last decade. Weak argument. Kendrick's 3 albums can go head to head with Em's and imo tpab is better then anything Em's put out.
Lil Nigglet I’m not hating on Kendrick let’s just get that out there, I like him and have been through all of his stuff (just not K Dot stuff), Kendrick doesn’t really rhyme much, all through DAMN it’s just he repeating the same word or line over and over again to seem like he has a rhyme scheme, it’s rare to find tracks where he had a rhyme scheme which is actually decent, his voice is something I feel like you can’t use as a argument against Em, everything he spits you feel (not encore tho), he is one of the few artist where you really feel his pain and anger, his sadness, storytelling yes Kendrick has that, but I hate how everyone thinks em has one song for storytelling, Fine Line, Deja vu, Bad Guy, Groundhog Day, these are a few of his story telling masterpieces and there’s so many more, Kendrick is yet to do something of the level of Stan, but other than that it’s all he has that against Em, as for flow Kendricks flow on Pimp is average, it doesn’t work with the Jazz, em flows with the beat, like toy soldiers he hits a word only on the sound of the drum beat, as for his faster rap, as I’ve been through pretty much everything he’s made he almost always makes sense even when rapping fast, people need to stop discrediting fast rap as Kendrick can’t even do it, Rigamotus is his fastest and it’s still slow, I’m not saying speed rap makes someone the GOAT but Em is one of the quickest rappers who still stay lyrical, one of the most lyrical, some of the best rhyme scheme in rap, one of the best battle rappers, he’s an amazing story teller and has done flows from a-z, flipping them up constantly in a song, Kendrick tells amazing stories while not rhyming too great, repeating words constantly, and not changing his flow more than once in a average song, also I know there are some examples where he had better rhyme schemes and flows but in a average track Eminem does a lot more, also from what I’ve looked up Eminem has sold more than Drake, just not streamed more
Lil Nigglet well I respect your opinion and this is just a debate I’ve wanted for a while as I feel like Kendrick is kinda overrated, I do enjoy and love his music, but see I disagree with the body of work aspect, pimp for me didn’t work, like sure the message is good, and the flows would be great if the jazz didn’t exist (I love jazz btw so it’s not hate on that), but I feel like he flows without the music and not too the music, pimp was forgettable to me, I know I’m in the minority but I feel like people argue that he has a message and that’s why it’s good and that’s not a reason for a good album to me, I feel like in terms of rap he peaked at GKMC, Damn was good but it wasn’t anything like MMLP1 and Eminem Show, I agree Eminem isn’t flawless, and Encore is something which was by far his worst to me, but it was a whole drug thing and that doesn’t make him a worse rapper for having a miss, unpopular opinion here but I didn’t think Relapse was bad, infact if you get rid of the accents then you have some of the greatest flows, word play, double triple entendres and rhyme schemes he has to offer. I really cannot say Kendrick is anywhere near Eminem when it comes to rhyming and in his more storytelling songs I felt like it’s more simplistic compared to if Em was to tell the story, Damn was littered with poor rhyme schemes, and was easily his worst album if you was a fan of PIMP, , and I only hold Stan on a pedestal cause it is know as one of the greatest rap songs for a reason, in terms of story telling Eminem has better to offer which is more personal to him and something more relatable, but at the end of the day we all relate to different people. Kendrick is good and maybe one day he can be called the GOAT but I still feel like he’s so far away, technically speaking, like Eminem’s early albums are so relatable to many people and it’s why it hit so hard and inspired so many people to listen to rap and to start rapping. He’s had a much bigger impact, he’s been know as a goat and is always top 3 in almost everyone’s list, look at the rhyme scheme for lose yourself (I know a generic em song to choose but it’s a easy example), you don’t see Kendrick telling a story and saying something which hits hard and people can relate too while rhyming almost every word in the first verse, to me all Kendrick has over Em is storytelling, Em has flow, rhyme scheme, wordplay undoubtably, he puts the most feeling into his music, the list goes on, and when you compare Eminem right now with Kamikaze he’s just back on form, The ringer is possibly the greatest rap song for the past few years honestly, no hook just rap and he kills it, Em has such a wide variety of songs where as Kendrick seems to stick to the more conscious rap, which is great and works for him but it’s just Em will always tick more boxes and it’s why he’s the GOAT, for me MMLP and Eminem show will always be the greatest hip hop albums ever, I wouldn’t put a Kendrick album in the top 5 personally, but respect to your opinion and the songs you told me to check out are amazing undoubtedly, I always felt like people like Kendrick because they prefer his music not because he’s actually better
This rap sounds like the last words before this world ends.
Anurag Kamble It should be.
What ya doing here listen to bollywood
@@bharath7840 Why? Everyone should be allowed to praise different type of music. Many stereotype Americans that they only listen to rap. Many think British only listen to operah.
@@bharath7840 haaaahaaaahaaaa
@@bharath7840 idiot
This is culture. Drake is not.
"it's funny how one verse can fuck up the game"
ive been A1 since day 1 you niggas bo bo
youssef kamel Youre homeboy your block that your from boo boo
Hood Politics?
It didn't fuck up the game it elevated it. At that point in time everyone was collaborating and getting money everyone was treating each other as equals and that's not how hip hop is to be treated there always has to be competition
Tale "fuck beefing over a verse"
Gotta love the brief pause in his flow before saying, "Drake". That gives space and emphasis to the bar. Kendrick is one of the most intentional vocalists in Hip-Hop.
He’s the goat
Y’all read too much into things. It’s his flow in order to rhyme drake wit wale… there was no emphasis on drake at this time, cut it out 🤣
The seed that grew into the best rap battle in history
Facts, absolute fire 🔥
I just want 2 leave my comment here from Kenya 🇰🇪
Just a reminder to future generations that this was a world classic verse.
Absolute HEAT🔥
It's crazy how he catapulted himself so ahead of any rapper from his generation
Christopher Morales he’s not that far from Cole relax
Lol Cole is fucking garbage
@@garrettwilson9664 not true at all and out of all of the rappers he stated Big Krit the only one responded check mt Olympus but Kendrick made everybody else go in the house
@@garrettwilson9664 nigga you smoking a BBC foh
@@garrettwilson9664 who in the fuck would say that dumb ass shit publicly...he's not Kendrick IMO but Cole is nasty foh
Kendrick just goes so disgustingly hard on this song. It's insane how this came out ten years ago. This has to be one of the craziest moments in rap
Time fucking flies!!!! It seriously felt like this came out last year
Everyone cooked
They still talk about this one verse still to this day , not the song entirely but K.dot Verse .. that’s how Great he is .
@@IAMCONCEITEDLook at us now since Like That came out. And Big Sean is once again the collateral damage bc Precision got overshadowed by Kendrick dissing Drake and Cole 😂
@@AngeBiampandouI didn’t even hear about him dropping 😂 really not hearing one more noun or verb from big Sean 💀
Just came back from the funeral.😂
After kdot won the batte hearing him say “they don’t wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you N*” HIT DIFFERENT 😂😂
I wish I could listen to this verse for the first time again.
He so talented
Saameee 😩
I hadn’t heard it and was looking for some unreleased big Sean tracks when I found control, and let me tell you my mind was blown when I heard this verse
I am rn :)
Always knew about it first time hearing it now D.A.M.N.
He called J Cole by his whole government LMFAOOOO disrespectful
King Davis Lmfao💀 all jokes aside it just fits with the flow stanza
Lmfaooo dude it sounded so good over the beat to cause it flowed so perfectly into the verse 😄😄😄💀😂💀
Kendrick wanted that smoke!
It just fits with the flow. He could’ve said Aubrey Graham if he wanna be SUPER respectful but it wouldn’t fit the flow.
He named Cole first,I'm of the belief that was out of respect
Came back because J Cole apologized just to realize Cole was the first person Kendrick dissed on this verse. CRAZY
He ain’t really diss him, he just said I got love for you but we’re competitors and I’m going to come out number 1😭😭 this song isn’t even a diss ☠️ it’s a call to action. Kendrick is just saying I’m coming for number one
The verse that started it all
2013 Kendrick: *Yo, I'm bored lemme claim NY and start a war.*
Literally everyone in America: *current objective: survive*
im dede
@@choonbox dede
nobody would go against that claim, because 6ix9ine wasn’t even there yet. and even he wasn’t good
@Time traveller • 11 years and your name is much more scary😂
Joey responded, bodied Kendrick
Remember when Kendrick tried started a hip hop world war n everyone pussied out (everyone he called out not a bunch of lyrical nobodies)
Everyone was like D.A.M.N.
Cole responded my dawg !
Ammar Seifeddine weak
Joey responded
You just let us all know how delusional you are
Kendrick been like that no pun intended
Funny shit😂😂
Kendrick been "Like That" no pun intended, this aged very well
Can’t believe this is the verse that started the whole Drake-Kendrick beef
Drake really over reacted he didn’t even say anything about him that was just off the wall disrespectful for him to hold a grudge for years over this verse now look where it got him??? 😂😂😂
This verse made everybody respect Kendrick. Never diss K. Dot
never say never.
There is nothing good in this verse !! If it is than pls tell
@@sofialyric pity on you
@@vedant8002 stfu instead what's good in this ????
@@sofialyric dude where is the diss when a person gives a list of names and gives a summary, Kendrick is overrated
This isn't a diss...quit saying it's a fucking diss. Every rapper he names he is friends with, he did this so everybody could step their game up and a lot of rappers actually made a nice response to this, Kendrick is a genius at what he does. It's just friendly competition people, this is true hip hop.
+Carlos Sanchez There is one exception though. *cough* Meek Mill *cough*
+Carlos Sanchez I agree for the most part but when you say you're the king of New York and live in L.A, you're looking to diss somebody.
+ImCanadianEh
forgot where he said it, but in some interview he said he was just writing when he was saying he's the king of new york, has no substance. same prolly goes with when he was calling out everyone. "i got love for you niggas but im tryna murder you niggas" just saying hes tryna be the best. literally nothing to it
carlos has a point.
Lol true hip hop huh? smh
He said I'm Makavelis offspring🐐🐐🐐
This ages like fine wine
Hearing this after the drake beef hits so much harder. He really meant every word on that track damn
It's funny because literally Kendrick said something along the lines of "I GOT LOVE FOR YOU NIGGAS" meaning he definitely respects them "BUT IM TRYNA MURDER YOU NIGGAS" meaning he wants to be the best in the game... Last time I checked, that's not called "dissing" it's called "being honest" and it makes no sense to do something you love without trying to become the best at it, at the same time. Yall really need to chill. Everyone not trying to come for somebody all the time, yall just need something to talk about.
Mizzy you take shit too far just listen to the damn song.
Yeah, but...he's right.
Mizzy You are right.. but nobody has been that honest in a song. That's why.. A new guy in the game says that, nobody else. That's why its huge.
Spot on.
+M U V A H M A Y A It's funny because Kendrick made his words true with TPAB. He raised the bar high. And the rappers who get upset... well... they probably lost the chance to raise them bars high. This is neither diss nor being honest, this is defiance, challenge.
The fact that “Drake” was the only name shown the way it was, shows that this song was foreshadowing & made before its time
See, Cole and Kendrick still made Black Friday together because Cole is a smart enough lyricist to understand that Kendrick wasn’t blatantly dissing him.
Edit: So much for that lol
why is it that everywhere i am, people are worshipping j.cole. the man aint that special. It is not like every other rapper that was dissed except for drake, understood that this wasnt a direct diss on them
@@thebeast-or7ls I’m not a j cole worshiper I’m just stating the facts I prefer k dot by a shit ton
@@thebeast-or7ls listen to his music matter of a fact go listen to Folgers crystals and comeback (im not a worshipper of dude but he’s a legend)
@@wixkedwill7011 i like a lot of J. Cole’s music, although i haven’t listened to everything from him yet. But some people act like he is some kind of “wicked smart” and “ultra wise” man, but he is not that deep.
@@thebeast-or7ls go listen to the warm up or come up it’s a reason he said Cole name forst
That wasnt a diss. It was KDot calling everybody to step it up and he was coming for the top spot. He issued a challenge.
Kdot the typa guy to start a beef and win it😂😂😂a Makaveli’a offspring indeed
He really did though lol not even close either he done bullied that Canadian 🤣
He didn’t even win
@@spiciest-pepperhow didn’t he?😂😂😅
@@spiciest-pepper he got everybody and their mom singing to a hit, ripping up Drake. Lol how didn't he?
"I heard the barbershop be in great debates all the time/ bout who's the best Mc Kendrick, jigga and nas/ eminem, andre 3000 the rest of yall/ new niggas just new niggas don't get involved"
One of my favorite lines ever!!! Glad he put eminem on there
Hector Mangual He's not dissing Eminem tho
Dulce Ordaz I know that, he put eminem on the list of the best mcs, hence the line "who's the greatest mcs kendrick, jigga and nas. EMINEM andre 3k" he saying he top 5
Hector Mangual pretty sure Em is his biggest influence!
j Cole should of been on but at the time of this song j Coles forest hills drive album didn't come out I wonder had it of been 2017 when this came out would he had said more names and excluded some good ass rappers?
Cole was on the list, but the the one he dissed 10 seconds later lol "Jermaine Cole"
This will go down in hip hop as one of the greatest verses ever written. This shit still gives me goosebumps.
It might be the greatest verse ever written this was insanity lol
nah
Lol
It already has LOL, you're like 8 years late to this video dawg
@@charlesmot54 why are you so upset?
I remember this stopped the rap game for a moment on how incredible it was. 11 years later and Kendrick did it even better
it is safe to say that he fulfilled his prophecy: he beat Drake and J. Cole without even trying
J. Cole's heart isn't ruthless, but he's a smart guy to respectfully opt out of the beef. As for Drake, he needed a reality check and K. Dot had to show the world exactly who he is: a lame.
That metro song really made us come back to this track. You know you a goat when your latest diss got us coming back to your decade old diss. Kendrick revolutionizing hip hop again 💯
Fr🔥🔥🔥
DAMN . HE REALLY MEANT EVERY VERSE
Jcole didn’t want this KENDRICK to come back. He listened to Control again and said NO WAY!!!!
Then I guess he ain’t a real MC. He’s a Blues artists underneath them dreads.
😂😂
Cole isn’t scared, he simply just doesn’t want to diss another artist he feels is his homie.
@@blackcapone187then that makes him a great MC for this.
This is the greatest rap verse I have ever heard
i was getting a lil cold this winter so i had to come back to this heat
Thanks, I'll come to this song for this winter
Lol trash verse
Yeah but this verse makes me feel colder as fuck
Heat(Hit)
Bash Marley Are you deaf?
RIP Mac Miller.
I'm sure Kendrick misses you very much, and so are we.
Yeah 😞
When control came out Mac miller tweeted if his fans don’t wanna hear one more noun or verb he gonna use every adjective he can
Mac Miller had the laziest flow and a terrible singing voice
@@granthernandez3536 honestly though. Let's not act like Mac wasn't just another white rapper coasting on that brand.
@@AssasiCraftYogUscus true
Damm this aged so beautifully.. Kendrick is a GOAT 🐐👑🐐
Thank God I wasn’t the only one back after the new diss 😂
Yea we here
ppl though we forgot 😂😂😂😂 oh noooooo
all that just to get cooked by drake even when’s he’s going against 20 other people💀💀
This comment aged well!
@@leultrainstinct406 Wut?
When Kendrick wrote this verse he was cementing himself in the rap game as the best. He knew people would always remember that “one time” and just always come back for a listen 🙌🏾💯💯
And this aged very great.
Ye this control verse are just like em verses on renegade ,it really cemented them in that rap hip hop top :))
that's why im here
All I hear is an slim shady flow at 68 percent
@@datboibaz147 well he said em influenced him and that he studied mmlp as n bible ,also this is sounds as em influence hence the competitive side of kendrick em is also.competitive
"Kendrick is the best in this game, quit it yall" - drake drunk tweeting in early 2016
Is that real?
@@rasyaakbar2863 yes he later deleted it
He knows it's TRUE but his ego is so big
Drake is the fakest man in the game
@@Zay13378 the ego of that man is ridiculous, you should watch the reaction of drake on this verse. Drake is such a sore loser
K. Dot earned his crown 💯
I come from the future…
This one verse did irreversible damage to hip hop forever
This aged like wine man👏🏾🍷
I’ll have another glass please ms 🍷✋🏽👨🏽🦱
Fr tho it's wild
This never aged
Ill won't stop till I 💧
2 years and u still get a comment…. It truly is legendary
This was just lovely to my ears, someone to finally change the game up and raise the bars but also in a respectful manner to his competitors and fellow people in the business. I hate it how people thought this was a diss.
oath
+Bruv especially today's rap it's just the beat and they speak gibberish
+Alex Gorecki true so sad
kendrick wants healthy Competition I agree, I don't know why people think it's a Diss. He didn't Diss the ones he mentioned he dissed the ones he didn't.
Couldn't of said it better myself , I think Joe Budden had the best response
"and I'm gonna get it even if you're in the way and if you're in it, better run for Pete's sake" uff🔥
Cole listened to this again and right away apologized. This verse set him on his “right” path
When I was younger I bumped this song, but returning to it now. Really makes you realize how goddamn disgustingly good these bars were.
This is the Kendrick I want to hear on the new album.
That’s why I’m here too
Same
This is the kendrick we are going to get OKLAMA
You a o.g.
I want to hear tpab Kendrick
This has to be the greatest verse in rap history
With the rap WW3 we are having now, this song is the most INFLUENCIAL rap song of this modern era!!!
As far as not wanting to hear one more noun, or verb from at least Drake, I'm going to say Kenny finally accomplish his mission in 2024.
10 years later we got "NOT LIKE US "🔥
Had to Come back to this after "LIKE THAT"📌💥
Same brother. Need this back in rap
This is who Drake just dissed with the nursery rhymes scheme? Can't wait for that response.
Response was fire.! Kendrick Great man
Regardless of who he mentioned/dissed, he also hinted at his four major influences: Jay Z, Nas, Eminem and Andre 3000. Many critics/analysts of the song took it literally and thought Kendrick thought he was equal to these four, however, it was just a way for him to show his respect to these four OGs
He prolly wasn't at that point but right now? He's on their level and above some of em
@@Black-vi3zg For sure. I'd say he has a case for being superior to all of them and in my opinion he's above Eminem and Jay, maybe Andre3000 too.
@@akshaysundru482 imo he's above all of them except Eminem
K.dot biggest influence always been Makaveli 🤔
i took it as him identifying with that era of hip hop, and he doesn't fuck with the new era at all.
It’s 2020 and this is still one of the hardest verses I’ve heard!!!! Kdot the 🐐
He is Makaveli's offspring for a reason!!!!
Kdot is definitely a goat. He’s a fucking insane artist
Naw I don't think he a G.O.A.T yet bruh
Atleast not yet
Hes the child of the Goat, hes makaveli offspring.
I've never slept since this verse came out
“ I’m aiming straight for your pelvis , you can’t stomach me “ this dude is on another level . Drake who !?
I find it funny that Drake is the only call out that got butthurt and kept a grudge. J Cole got his govt name outed and Big Sean got his song jacked, they didn't stay salty
Big sean definitely stayed salty lol 🤣
"You better off tryna to skydive" Drake definitely took that option.
YourMother Subliminals Subliminals Subliminals. It took him like 2 years to respond.
"how you gonna be mad at vacation"
YourMother I don't believe that but even so, still mad subliminals smh. Drake can never be direct and its sad. If that's really true than it shows how much of a bitch Drake is. Drake fans are so blind to see how much a bitch he is
YourMother Lol, More Life.
I think he said that to diss himself by saying he is short , basically saying that u cant diss me because i just dissed myself and dont give a fuck , what are your chances
He named J Cole by his full name and first. Big respect right there.
This is how you elevate the rap game and take your peers with you!!
Was looking for this comment. That was definitely on purpose. Real recognize real 🤝🏽
Been his only competitor his whole career lol
Cole is quite literally the only nigga that has been able to stand up to Kendrick bar for bar rapper wise throughout this entire decade. Sad that only one nigga is able to go against this man. Shows how good he is.
J Cole is a monster. Every time he spit dude is literally hanging out in space.
Kendrick is the Grim Rapper
And the beef is back hadddd to come and hear this shit all over again
The verse that started it all. Almost every hip-hop artist hated Kendrick after this and everyone was giving a response. But look who is firmly on the throne king of both coasts.
who has ever hated kendrick? a lot look up to him and have them in their top5/10
@@zackery5678 go back 8 years and listen to the responses. This was before Kendrick was _Kendrick_ and every major rapper was using this beat to take shots at this lil’ kid.
@@MMAGamblingTips iirc kendrick was still big at the time. Previous albums mixtapes features helped but this was like half a year after gkmc dropped and it cemented his place in the greats/mentionables. It was a fun month or so when rappers responded to the track but shit didnt really last or have a real noteworthy impact on hip hop history. Maybe time will prove me wrong but classic actual diss tracks like hit em up or ether still have discussions to be had but control aint there
He didn’t mention Ye tho, he knew his place
@@mrmxyzptlk8906 He didn’t mention a lot of the pioneers like Hov, Nas, Em etc. it was aimed at new school rappers.
It’s like Drake didn’t even hear this song🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ why you even get this man started😭
Who’s here after Kendrick responded to Drake?
Bro I had to come back. That Barbie line was definitely towards Drake. And he BEEN talking about zesty mfs in the industry. I don’t see how he can lose.
@@toomanyls8306 facts he turning Drake into Lindsay Lohan with that diss 🔥🔥🔥
Mhm
Dawg..not like us
@@kisukeshizuka4488 fr 😭
It was never a competition, only fools listened to this and thought they had a chance.
Kendrick is that character that never goes hard on anyone because it’s too easy or will do too much damage
good call
Who’s back here after listening to Kendrick just diss drake and J cole in 2024
Brooo. They never recovered 😂😂😂😂
Me
😂😂😂😂😂😂hell yeah lmao
@@valensshimwa6305🤡🤡🤡🤡💩
Years later this still feels like a hand gripping you by the throat, lifting you into the air and not letting you go until the ground crumbles around you
Kinky
Please don't threaten me with a good time, it's been a long time, and it's time to set table and eat
What the fuck 🤣
ayo???
Pause
Coming back here after Like That, then again after Euphoria, then after 6:16 then Meet the Grahams, etc. etc. He hasn't even brought out this voice yet 🤫
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's noticed he hasn't spoke In "that voice" yet
Came to listen to this masterpiece after he dropped v2 in the Metro album. #backtoback
Here for the victory lap!
This should goes down in the history as one of the greatest verses ever
Hussain Al masbhi stretch
@@AnimationWizard nah
Gio Gomez Beats yah, it’s great but not one of the greatest ever
It is...... I don't think too many verses come close
Anuj Jyothykumar thank you 🤛
I’m so glad Kendrick and Eminem have respect for each other. Kendrick likes the real ogs and Eminem likes those who became huge by having the best rhymes or raps and not the mumble rappers
We need another collab
Kendrick likes future, young thug and other “mumble rappers.” Kendrick doesn’t close himself off artistically or musically like Eminem. Kendrick can perform on any type of song because he appreciates all genres. Just because it’s different doesn’t mean it’s bad.
@@IamFirtyDucker Eminem does NOT close himself off artistically or musically, like you claim. You just think that wrongly, because of Kamikaze. He collabed with Don Toliver, has tried to collaborate with Travis Scott too. Eminem might've initially angry against the new style, but he quickly learnt to not do that, and instead, appreciate the new style. He's open to the new style now.
Eminem is not an og
@@GodBody-BodyofGod yes he is
Who would have thought this verse would be the start of what would become one of the greatest beefs in hip hop history 10 years later. What a time to be alive.
We just saw this Kendrick return, and honestly, J.Cole the only one that can actually take him on
Who’s back here after the new cole album from that line
Shit is wild lol 🐐
lmaooo yes
What song
@@briansimon2062 ....ALL OF EM
what line
this verse got the whole rap game shook. one of the most important moments in hip hop, of the decade
real ones know.
This is my first time hearing Control Verse and I am so impressed, NOT gonna lie I'm an 80s baby, I was salty when I heard he called himself "The King of New York" at the time I refused to listen to this track. I felt so hurt 💔 for Notorious B.I.G, I thought he was dissing BIGGIE. I was very devastated about the state of Hip Hop after being traumatized losing BIG & PAC 😢😭 Sorry Kendrick for misunderstanding you. You are The KING of RAP & HIP-HOP of this Era, BIG & PAC would've Loved you 😢🙏🏽
This was the sound that introduced me properly to Kdot after Bitch im in the club.
He just telling people to step up their games and he wants none of that beef shit nor bullshit sponsorships...I think people need to grasp the english language and quit making assumptions.
If only it was so simple...
Too bad I think its a shitty song
they way u said that it makes me think of hes just pushing the rap of today to one day get back to how it was and we're slowly getting there
adam hood
whoa i literally had to sign in to say that you have too much time on your hand... so do i
It's a great song, and I thought he was trying to let all the rappers he listed to know it's just a friendly competition, "I have love for you all, but I'm trying to murder you niggas"
Jcole just dropped a love letter diss,had to come back here to listen to the real diss.
Apparently so did Cole. Then he realized he quickly needed to apologize 😂.
Drake is VERY lucky Kendrick wasn't rapping like this on those diss tracks, damn.
Dot wanted Drake to pay attention, show him that he wasn't mad af at him but he was just playing chess with his tiny social media brain.
Who’s here after the apology 😂 this shit hits 100x harder & I didn’t even think it was possible
Lol kendrick dissed big sean on his own track
that's a eminem move lmao
He wasn't dissing, he was challenging everyone to step their game up.
I always imagine Big Sean listening to the track when the dropped it and him just being like, "......."
he respects big sean, hes trying to be the best with no beef dude.. like a real competitor at the rap scene.
Hunter landon The artists he mentioned are the ones he expects the most out of, it's a greater insult to NOT be in the list that he "dissed"
Anyone in 2024
KENDRICK Es Una Rapero Duro Una Bestia 🔥
🔥🔥
yup
2024 yooooo where the hell this Kendrick been at tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥 this was his hungry days he straight spazzed out on this shit frfr
Yea