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  • THE GENIUS OF KENDRICK LAMAR: 6:16 In LA
    Kendrick Lamar has responded with a psychological, poetic, and vicious breakdown of Drakes character with "6:16 In LA", but aside from the rap battle itself, this record is a piece of art. A true demonstration of of the art of rap. Check out my breakdown of 6:16 In LA and let me know what you think in the comments.
    ****RECORDED BEFORE THE MADNESS HAPPENED WITH FAMILY MATTERS AND MEET THE GRAHAMS. VIDEO ON THAT COMING SOON.
    Please hit that like and subscribe button and enjoy the episode.
    @nusoull
    @Arkai.
    #kendricklamar #drake
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Komentáře • 119

  • @Rayebae738
    @Rayebae738 Před 16 dny +50

    “The mannerisms of Raphael, I can heal and give you art
    But the industry's cooked as I pick the carcass apart”
    That line live in my head rent free.

  • @williedynamite3745
    @williedynamite3745 Před 15 dny +22

    The first half of 6:16 is the best rapping we’ve heard all year and it isn’t close. I get emotional hearing his conversation with god because we’ve all been in a predicament where you know you may need to take things to a place where it might contradict who you are at your core. Beautiful verse

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 15 dny +1

      100. I think Cole verse on Pi may be verse of the year for me so far, but as a song overall, 6:16 is brilliant man.

  • @nightnight4575
    @nightnight4575 Před 27 dny +120

    I just realized that Kendrick Lamar was using all of his 4 Alter Egos on his 4 Drake Diss Records Kendrick Lamar is a Genius. Kung Fu Kenny Song Euphoria. K-Dot Song 6:16 in LA. Mr Morale Song Meet The Grahams and Kendrick Lamar Song Not Like Us. 🤯👑♊️🎭😇😈❤️💯🎯 TEAM GEMINI for me. 😎

    • @jeffsydner1352
      @jeffsydner1352 Před 25 dny +29

      I’d argue that K-dot was not like us
      And Kendrick Lamar was euphoria.
      Simply because not like us was a LA bop and he was rapping in that LA style like getting back to his roots. But I can get on board with your view as well

    • @chipmunkwarcry
      @chipmunkwarcry Před 24 dny +6

      That’s a really interesting take! The only other reference I’ve seen to the different styles Kendrick uses in Euphoria, was from F.D. Signifier, who said the first part was imitating Drake’s style, the second part was imitating J. Cole’s style, and the last part is Kendrick himself

    • @LEGNAKNIL
      @LEGNAKNIL Před 13 dny +1

      We didn’t get corn roll Kenny

    • @LilDez1997
      @LilDez1997 Před 13 dny +3

      Kendrick has so many alter ego
      Kdot
      Kendrick Lamar
      King Kendrick
      King kunta
      Corn roll Kenny
      Kung fu Kenny
      Mr Morale
      Oklama

    • @Iilloveface
      @Iilloveface Před 10 dny +1

      ⁠​⁠@@LEGNAKNIL*cornrow as in rows of corn (the fields our ancestors worked on)

  • @anthonygomez5212
    @anthonygomez5212 Před 25 dny +75

    “I live circadian rhythms of a shooting star”

  • @rellj8611
    @rellj8611 Před 21 dnem +22

    The line about the shooting star means that he only comes around every so often. Comets that pass by earth do so only after many years. Every 10,20 or 30 years and when they do it’s always an “event” to witness. Kendrick is saying him dropping an album is the same way.

  • @TamiaPeach
    @TamiaPeach Před měsícem +108

    Best diss so far was Euphoria!!!! The complexity of the bars, the messages behind and within the music, the fun of it, creativity, REAL lyricism, and straight up smoking Drake’s total character and existence makes it the best. Not to mention he’s calling him to be a better man, that stands for everything!

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před měsícem +8

      He killed that!

    • @tekluasqualu8341
      @tekluasqualu8341 Před 26 dny +8

      💯 From the beginning to end it’s gets better and better every time I hear it. Pure skill and revolutionary rapping style!!!

    • @ZebibT
      @ZebibT Před 26 dny +5

      He addressed everything, was so satisfying

    • @TheeMoonstar
      @TheeMoonstar Před 26 dny +14

      Euphoria - Best diss
      Not Like Us - Best song

    • @ShxrxzTuff
      @ShxrxzTuff Před 18 dny +2

      Not fkn doubts about it

  • @mscaine2291
    @mscaine2291 Před 27 dny +50

    6:16 Is the deepest song to me especially the 1st half. I get emotional and dont know why

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 26 dny +3

      Real art right there

    • @coryjackson6944
      @coryjackson6944 Před 26 dny +1

      this is my joint! ☺️

    • @johnmpandaguta3289
      @johnmpandaguta3289 Před 23 dny +1

      I really thought it was me alone but this is amazing shits

    • @catherineherman7574
      @catherineherman7574 Před 21 dnem +1

      I've gone back and chilled out listening to 6:16

    • @allanwatima9193
      @allanwatima9193 Před 10 dny +2

      Lord, my confession is yours, but who am I if I don't go to war,
      The way he said this, and what came later makes you realize he was pleading with Drake not to make him a murderer

  • @gregclark9733
    @gregclark9733 Před 25 dny +28

    Meet the Graham's close the show , not like us was the victory anthem

  • @vylerdurden2615
    @vylerdurden2615 Před 25 dny +29

    King Kunta… Black man taking no losses!!!

  • @shr00m7
    @shr00m7 Před 27 dny +24

    6:16 in LA not being on DSPs is weird, but it’s been my personal favorite song, even though Euphoria was probably best lyrically, and Not Like Us is a certified banger. But for real, people keep forgetting about 6:16 and I can’t help but think it sounds like a RZA/Wu-Tang song if they were from the West Coast lol

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny +12

      Man Sounwave killed that beat! 6:16 In LA is still my favourite man. I could see that being on an album foreal. I’m thinking the reason it’s not out on DSP’s is probably a sample clearance issue. I can imagine Al Green samples being difficult to clear and/or be pricey!

    • @AllTheArtsy
      @AllTheArtsy Před 13 dny

      i need this song on DSPs butnthe samples are for trolling so theyre not gonna bother to clear them sadly

  • @plicool
    @plicool Před 27 dny +28

    Kendrick is an ARTist ⚡⚡

  • @6ix_godtrill95
    @6ix_godtrill95 Před 26 dny +13

    He went back to back twice on drake

  • @AMGTT
    @AMGTT Před 27 dny +13

    Drake was battling the internet 🛜 Kendrick was battling Drake make.

    • @parkermudsen1063
      @parkermudsen1063 Před 25 dny +2

      True. They were playing two completely different games the entire time.

  • @Brooklynsownmusic
    @Brooklynsownmusic Před 16 dny +4

    This is my favorite song from this battle. It’s so layered. And it’s just him displaying his skill over a dope beat. Pure hip hop.

  • @da1onlynickvicious
    @da1onlynickvicious Před 26 dny +10

    I’m so with you on your love for this song. This is my personal favorite. I’m an old head.. I love the soulful pure emcee hip hop shit.. I’ll still bust a move to they not like us tho

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 25 dny +3

      Need this on streaming asap

  • @AbsurdCats
    @AbsurdCats Před 21 dnem +3

    6:16 is a reminder to us. We can be good in the face of hard things. Beautiful record

  • @missshay1803
    @missshay1803 Před 22 dny +4

    I LOVE THIS! ❤
    PUT YOUR LIGHTERS UP FOR KING KENDRICK LAMAR! 🤴🏾

  • @dwillwilliams1240
    @dwillwilliams1240 Před 25 dny +4

    June 16th is Father’s Day in America too

  • @hendismutandwa1409
    @hendismutandwa1409 Před 27 dny +8

    This comment is just to support your content. Hope you make it big cuz!

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny +1

      Ah man, thank you so much bro. That really means a lot. Just getting started!

  • @PheonyxRizen
    @PheonyxRizen Před 9 dny +2

    “I live in the Circadian Rhythms of a shooting star”…he meant y’all be sleeping on me when I be gone a while, but I’m a star everytime I come out…you could even twist it to get he bout to put a star to sleep 😴

  • @cmartin5188
    @cmartin5188 Před 27 dny +4

    Good shit. This is really focusing on the art of hip hop and not just the superficial feeling of who’s winning in this moment. There’s more to hip hop than just album sales. If anything, album sales to the masses is the antithesis of hip hop

  • @seanbate2773
    @seanbate2773 Před 28 dny +5

    Just noticed Jack Dorcey shared a post from kendrick talking about his Toronto show on June 16, 2011 too.

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny +2

      Crazy. I bet Kendrick has like 10 more connections we haven’t caught yet for that date lol!

  • @chipmunkwarcry
    @chipmunkwarcry Před 24 dny +5

    This is the first video I’ve seen breaking down “6:16 in LA.” I really like what you had to say and your approach to the song within the drama that surrounds it. I realize you probably wanted to get this out while it was still recent (or at least before Drake responded), but I really hoped you would dig some more into the lyrics. There were a few aspects of the song you brought up that I thought you could have talked about more or brought up specific examples of in the lyrics. I hope this doesn’t come across as too harsh. I think the analysis you show is really good and I think you can only go up from here :D

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 24 dny +3

      Thank you so much for the feedback! Not harsh at all. It seems some of y’all want more lyrical analysis and I’m all for that. I’m thinking of different ideas for content. I would like to do some breakdowns of some of my fave classic albums. Maybe I’ll do some videos for specific songs like how I did 6:16 In La, and I’ll go more in depth with the lyrics.
      Thank you for watching the video and giving positive feedback. Definitely more on the way!

  • @MrJaggamatic187
    @MrJaggamatic187 Před 27 dny +4

    He really is though. He took the time off to observe and he sees that under drakes leadership the genre ain’t going nowhere but a dark and toxic place. Kendrick brought back into reality the beauty of Art imitating life and not the other way around. I see Kendrick with God light and Drake as the opposite of that

  • @blvckreaper462
    @blvckreaper462 Před 21 dnem +2

    He went back to back, back to back.

  • @WillzYTWorld
    @WillzYTWorld Před 10 dny +1

    What a breakdown. Keep up the work!

  • @angelobarone5787
    @angelobarone5787 Před měsícem +5

    READY FOR THE MEET THE GRAHAMS VID‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

  • @JH-yu6jv
    @JH-yu6jv Před 15 dny +2

    Bro change the battery in your smoke alarm. Do that for the culture!

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 15 dny

      😂 it’s getting changed today. I got you.

  • @PARKER6662
    @PARKER6662 Před 26 dny

    Love this

  • @rudigomez
    @rudigomez Před 20 dny +1

    Low key a great records. Very underrated.

  • @214silk2
    @214silk2 Před 11 dny +1

    Drake got bodied by song titles and cover art ALONE‼️
    This song is crazy. Drakes dad or uncle played one of the background instruments on that Marvin Gaye sample….
    he too strategically advanced for Drake. He literally is using the culture Drake tries to be apart of as the weapon against him. just 🔥

  • @lieuqimyra9618
    @lieuqimyra9618 Před 27 dny +2

    the design process behind this video is iconic!

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny +1

      Thank you! I’m trying to improve a bit every video. Still a long way to go until I’m super happy with it aesthetically.

  • @kagisokorae
    @kagisokorae Před 26 dny +2

    Found a new channel great video.

  • @michaeljames3354
    @michaeljames3354 Před 28 dny +2

    Simple breakdown and a chill vibe. Nice to see a take that isn't all hype! What track is playing in the background?

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny +3

      Thank you man. I really appreciate that comment. Thats the vibe I’m trying to go for.
      I posted a remix to J. Coles Crocodile Tearz on my other channel, and that was the beat I made for it. All the music in my videos are beats I produced.

  • @mls2fye978
    @mls2fye978 Před 14 dny +1

    I’m mad this song out of all of them isn’t on Apple Music

  • @crazyguystv4797
    @crazyguystv4797 Před 12 dny +1

    people slept on this record

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 12 dny

      NEED this on dsp’s bro

  • @jordanbrown8326
    @jordanbrown8326 Před 15 dny

    You’re almost there bro. Keep looking into those lines. The white boy asked for Quintuples

  • @elcortez935
    @elcortez935 Před 4 dny +1

    Yall should listen to prayers. Great song as well

    • @akiret3113
      @akiret3113 Před 4 dny

      OMG please. A worthy segue from 6:16

  • @vuntupumeza1986
    @vuntupumeza1986 Před 24 dny +1

    Kdot the Gemini 🖤🖤

  • @edwardcolon3246
    @edwardcolon3246 Před 15 dny

    The glove is not about OJ but everything else I could ride with. 😂

  • @mysmallspace6068
    @mysmallspace6068 Před 16 dny

    This song has been slept on, I love it, to be honest I can’t pick between the four

  • @brandywalker1090
    @brandywalker1090 Před 27 dny +1

    Thank you for being honest and not defending the 69 God bbl drizzy he obviously a snake behind the scenes and it's finally coming out

  • @nusoull
    @nusoull  Před měsícem +3

    Which diss is the best in your opinion so far?

  • @Itstherealspill
    @Itstherealspill Před 27 dny +1

    Rick Ross is gonna be on the remix when it hits Apple imo

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 27 dny

      Bro, I would be dying laughing lol!

  • @Elitetaste77
    @Elitetaste77 Před 24 dny

    What’s the background music?

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 23 dny

      Beat that I made. I post em on my other channel @arkai.

    • @Elitetaste77
      @Elitetaste77 Před 23 dny

      @@nusoull bet, you talented brother 🤝🏾

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 22 dny

      Salute bro! 🫡

  • @chinkyblanco6545
    @chinkyblanco6545 Před 17 dny

    2nd best next to euphoria

  • @mashi_rsa
    @mashi_rsa Před 14 dny

    You dont think he is an amazing lyricist because of anything but the fact that he is not direct, he keeps you thinking "what do you mean by that" but because you are already think he is genius you think deep about everything he says. The genius is in the title the rest is good rapping that didnt hurt Drake. Been a Dot fan for years, lyrically i was disappointed with pen but i'm glad everyone made him win this battle.

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 13 dny

      Nah man. Kendrick is an amazing lyricist and he showed out on each diss in a multitude of ways.

    • @mashi_rsa
      @mashi_rsa Před 13 dny

      @@nusoull You guys keep saying that, but where’s this amazing lyricism you guys keep talking about? What are your top 5 schemes that showcasing his lyricism in this battle?

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 13 dny

      @@mashi_rsa listen to Rigamortis, Ignorance Is Bliss, The Heart Part 5, Look Out For Detox, FEAR.

    • @mashi_rsa
      @mashi_rsa Před 13 dny

      @@nusoull I’m specifically talking about this beef. I’m a huge Dot fan, I know all these songs and all of his albums, even his terrible mixtapes 😂

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 13 dny

      @@mashi_rsa I literally quoted him in the video. Hey man, if you don’t hear it that way, I’m not going to try and convince you. I’m just sharing my opinion. And to me, 6:16 is brilliant as a stand alone record diss track or not.

  • @djtarzanthenewestco-signer8327

    Why would Rick Ross write on back 2 back

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 25 dny

      No clue. A lot of speculation right now. Daylyt allegedly as well.
      “Your best work is a light / lyt pack.”

  • @robertferguson3195
    @robertferguson3195 Před 16 dny

    Xxx Death

  • @AMGTT
    @AMGTT Před 27 dny

    I’ll say this though Kendrick won but Drake uses multiple syllables Kendrick use a lot of single syllables which is weird kinda a lower lever form of rapping

    • @tekluasqualu8341
      @tekluasqualu8341 Před 26 dny

      Fuck syllables. That mother fucker rapper Cassidy talk the whole day about syllables. Kendrick him self is syllable! Simple as that.

    • @chipmunkwarcry
      @chipmunkwarcry Před 24 dny

      Interesting observation, but in my opinion big words don’t = better results. Smaller words can pack just as hard a punch
      Also I just had this thought. If we go with the idea that Kendrick looks down on Drake or thinks he’s immature then maybe he’s using smaller words to make it “easier” for Drake to understand. Maybe this is a stretch, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the case

    • @samtvmedia5066
      @samtvmedia5066 Před 19 dny

      What lol

    • @user-qj5nm9oe8f
      @user-qj5nm9oe8f Před 13 dny

      What he is trying to say is drake got ghost writers 😂

  • @markgonzalez8588
    @markgonzalez8588 Před 18 dny +1

    This guy did a whole lotta yappin lol God dam it was a great song but this video was a waste of 7 minutes of my life

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 18 dny +4

      Do us both a favour then,
      next time,
      don’t watch.

  • @JustCoolAF
    @JustCoolAF Před 13 dny +1

    Also that sample is from Al Green, he was born in Michigan, with an area code of 616. My God, what a work of art. 🫴🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Edit: did some research, he wasn't born in Michigan, he was raised there, but as a teenager he fell out with his family and ended up with a prostitute.. man Kendrick that was clever of ya.

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 12 dny +1

      Whaaattt thats insane!!

  • @theperfectmoderate6995
    @theperfectmoderate6995 Před 26 dny +1

    For me the as a song alone is the best of the bunch in the diss

  • @lamontejett
    @lamontejett Před 5 dny +1

    Good analysis bro! I hadnt seen any breakdowns of 6:16 until now and it was pretty good. Ill give you a follow just to see more breakdowns going forward. 🫡

    • @nusoull
      @nusoull  Před 5 dny +1

      Thank you bro! Just posted a new one about the Drake leaks.