Drake responded but he seems drained at this point. It’s like his giving up, like he doesn’t want to play anymore. The song is defensive, he denies the pedophilia allegations and about hiding an 11 year old daughter. The “Push ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” energy is gone. He is preserving what he has. He is still doubling up on Lamar being a wifebeater though and apparently Whitney and Kendrick have been separated for a while and Kendrick hasn’t seen his kids for 6 months. It’s information but not a diss, I think Drake has someone on payroll supplying him with all this. I don’t think it hurts Kendrick all that much. I mean why is Drake being a fly in Kendrick’s marital problems. He is weaponizing useless things and all his material is still based on “Mr. Morale and the big steppers”. If he was the one fucking Whitney, he’d have something but now he has his dick in his hand. I don’t think it’s wise that he keeps on persisting with this narrative, this will only energize Kendrick to keep on releasing more 6 minute diss tracks – a nightmare for him because he wants to bow out. I don’t think Kendrick will let him bow out, his intention is to destroy him! Kendrick Lamar is Drakes biggest hater! Interestingly, the whole culture seems to hate Drake. Everyone is releasing diss tracks against him. Mustard came out of retirement to collaborate with Kendrick on “Not Like Us”, a certified club banger, that’s saying something. Metro Boomin is giving out free beats to fans who can come up with the best verses aiming at Drake. Even Kanye had his say and claimed Drake has a “Rich baby daddy” who controls music and streaming algorithms in his favor. It’s a pattern, everyone dislikes Drake. Bowing out is the right choice, he has taken a lot of damage in the past couple of weeks. He is bleeding fast, he needs to salvage what’s left of his career.
I don’t even know what to say anymore! Cause Drake dropped “Family Matters” only for Kendrick to respond minutes later with “Meet the Grahams”. J. Cole seeming like a genius with each passing day for not getting involved. This beef is intense, probably the greatest hip-hop beef of all time. Drake actually wrote “Family Matters” alone and he raps! But I have to concede, if somebody dissed me like how Kendrick dissed Drake on “Meet the Grahams”, I’d jump off a bridge or something. Both are not holding back! Drake just said Kendrick beats his wife cause she’s “bigger” than him. That’s funny but in all seriousness, being labeled as a wife-beater, Goddammit! 7 minute diss track with 3 beat switches, I didn’t expect that from Drizzy. He started off the song with defiance, using “NIGGA”, the word Kendrick revoked from him. He is charged up! Kendrick responded with a 6 minute joint and he turns his attention to Drakes family, labeling him deadbeat, accuses him of targeting and grooming young girls and he is hiding a second child, an 11 year old daughter – serious character assessination! It’s a brutal song! This has become personal, I don’t think Drake realizes it, he is busy making bangers, Kendrick is aiming for that headshot. I won’t choose a side. I am happy hip-hop is revived. I have to say, I am enjoying this toxicity. What does that say about me? These guys have been subliminally dissing each other for years, they have a lot on each other, this might go on for a while but Kendrick definitely cooking Drake. In my estimation, this is done, “meet the grahams” is the killshot, it’s psychological, it discredits him heavily, it just might be the greatest diss record of all time. Drake should have never responded, he is finished.
J. Cole apologized for a reason, you don’t want beef with Kendrick Lamar, he is brutal, real life not AI and he will end you. Step to the side brother Jermaine, you are exempted from this slaughterhouse, be a fan like the rest of us and enjoy this from the comfort of your house. To the Rap Gods, we thank you for this gift, bars on bars we are appreciative of this gift. Kendrick, his a menace, he just caused a shift, hip-hop was on snooze, the game needed a lift. So much much for the Taylor shots, Drake was too swift. Damn! We said Kendrick needed a Hit em up kinda response and he topped that with that response. No pun intended, he PGLang now and there was nothing PG about that response. The runtime is six minutes, the beat changes 3 times. He starts off calm and mellow, beat soulful and voice low, then the beat changes and intensifies, you thought he was zen but hell no, the grim reaper is about to take souls. I get the feeling he hates Drake, something about his mannerisms, how he dresses, how he walks and how he sneak dissing on his songs. Kendrick asks an important question, namely is he battling AI or ghosts. I don’t think he was too impressed with Drake imitating a ghost. He went out of his way to be a visitor when he was the host. The type of things that will be exposed by a goat. I am ashamed to have conceded that Drake has my vote. Kendrick ripped him apart, called his use of the “n-word” cringeworthy and disbarred him from ever using the “n-word”. He revisited the Pusha T beef that Drake had to take the L in and covered how he hates women. He further assassinated his character and destroyed his reputation. He communicated he likes back-to-back and he’ll come back to that. I don’t think his done, his about to go back-to-back. Somebody should stop him, it’s a bloodbath, he killed him, it’s done. On a random Tuesday for that matter, Lord have mercy. Drizzy could respond but he has been rebuked, AI won’t do it, he needs an atomic bomb, something like Hiroshima to burn this bitch to a crisp. I don’t he has that, he’ll bite his lips and get a lisp. Kendrick will bury him and all his ghostwriters on the list. There we go again, me judging based on a singular angle rather waiting to see the broader picture. Good luck “Drizzy” Drake. Hip-hop is great again and I am feeling euphoric. Kendrick Lamar is a blessing for the culture – such euphoria.
My friend Lloyd once said “I have never seen someone as talented as J. Cole”. This was because he single-handedly produced his album, rapped throughout and featured himself twice – his that nice, on KOD. I had to admit that was pretty dope. Featuring himself was a response to his critics who said he never collaborated with anybody. What a response hey? KiLL Edward. I agree with his sentiments, J. Cole is easily one off the greatest to ever grace the mic. His story-telling sets him apart from everybody. He uses awesome metaphors and similes. His relatable and grounded. He is poetic. It’s his flow, he follows the rhythm. It’s his intelligence. Spits knowledge. His hooks are outstanding and he can sing. He is multi-faceted. Considering he does all his albums alone, you would think they are second rate right? Wrong! Focused energy is better. His albums are generally lauded by critics and are among the most best selling not only in hip-hop but music. To due all his albums have gone platinum. They have all peaked number 1 one the billboard 200. But still no Grammy! What’s a nigga got to do? Yea, I know he won one with 21 Savage on “A lot” but it doesn’t count for me. J. Cole is consistently overlooked by the Academy. How can “Power Trip” not win best Rap Sung song? Really? In 2013? Really? Objectively, what was better than “Power Trip”? “Hotline Bling”? Don’t waste my time. I am not throwing shade on Drake but Power Trip is way better! It’s more intelligent, it appeals more to people. Everybody has been infatuated with somebody to a degree that they couldn’t think properly. Maybe my views are clouding my judgment. Maybe I shouldn’t have referenced “Hotline Bling”. I am being unfair, subjective and biased in my analysis. Maybe J. Cole is another Nas, a artist so great, who was loved by everybody except the executives of coprates. And that’s good because that means they are talking about real things. They are autonomous, they don’t follow waves, the suites don’t have a say in their creative processes, they are true philosophers, the true voice of the people. Cole, Nigga I have “The Come Up”. Let’s not forget “The Notorious BIG” never won a Grammy too, instead they gave it to, Oh wait for this, you’ll love it! They gave to Puff Daddy! Yes, that’s right both “Biggy” and “Puffy” were nominated for “Best Rap Album” and the award went to “Puffy”! Hahahaha, in their demented world “Puffy” is better than “Biggy”! Man, fuck the Grammys for real. Award shows are fixed, it’s all about PR. Real artists never get recognized. I remember when Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won over Kendrick Lamar. It was good kid, maad city Kendrick Lamar, one of hip-hops greatest albums! How does that happen? I am sorry I mentioned the Grammys clearly they don’t have a clear criteria, quite clearly they are unreliable, they lack credibility. I was talking about J. Cole. I first heard him on “The Warm Up”. It was a great mix tape. I instantly fell in love. He had this x-factor. He was authentic and genuine. He had a arrogance. He was super hungry. He had punchlines for days! I remember when I first heard “Dead Presidents II” I lost my mind. The play on words was incredible. He was too quick, he was delivering punchline on punchline. The metaphors and similies were great. I remember a line, he said “ahead of my time, like I live my whole life backwards” and I was like what? I remember “Dreams” too, on the song his talking about the girl on “Power Trip”. Man, Cole is incredible. There was also “Lights Please” that was like conscious, “A Dollor and Dream II” that recalled his struggles and my anthem of the mixtape “I Get Up”. Damn! “The Warm Up” was so awesome. It takes me back to my high school days, riding a train to and back school. Then his debut album came out “Cole World: Sidelines Story”. I expected more. J. Cole let me down. Sure, there were magic songs like “Sideline Story”, “Can’t Get Enough” and Lost Ones” but it wasn’t enough to spark the album into life. The album sounded too controlled and commercial. It didn’t have a clear structure. It didn’t sound inspired to me. Sure it had songs like “In The Morning”, “Lights Please” and again”Lost Ones” but I knew those songs from his previous mixtapes. As a J. Cole, the album didn’t have much to offer for me. It was bitterly disappointing. Then 2013 came and he released “Born Sinner” and my whole world changed. It was the J. Cole that I knew, that I wanted. He was so awesome in the album. The album was so powerful. It was so inspired. And on the track “Let Nas Down”, he officially linked himself with Nas and apologized to the whole world for his first album! He assured us that it was just a part of the plan, he needed to appeal to the commercial space and we all forgave him. He kept his word and he has been the same ever since and now his “the greatest right now!” His third album, a concept album named “2014 Forest Hills Drive” was amazing! A real hip-hop classic! It was the first album to go Platinum without features for over 25 years. He did it alone, from the Raps to production. I have a separate post for “Forest Hills Drive”, take a look at it, I can’t talk about it here. His 4th album too, also a concept album titled “4 Your Eyez Only” is a classic. It got nominated for “Rap Album of the Year” at the Grammys and surprise, surprise it got overlooked. Then in 2018, he released one of hip-hops most important and impactful album titled “KOD”. This is an awesome album. It is J. Cole at his absolute best. The album discusses drug addiction, infedelity, taxes, facing demons, the system and money. This is a big “NO!” from the man and we all understand why this album was overlooked by the Academy. However, it solidified J. Coles name as the voice of the people, the voice of reason and a hip-hop immortal. I lead you astray there “Cold World: Sidelines Stories” was incredible! It talked about an underdog who made it despite time times. He managed to endure and made it to the other side. His done it now, his a superstar! Nigga, I am the underdog like Cole and Jigga! How do you feel about that album now? Think for yourself ntate. St. Tropez OH you made it here, Cole in his prime! Amazing song my nigga, well done! To be honest, I can’t pick between Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive. They are both great. But I think Born Sinner has an edge. It was released a year earlier. YES! That’s my criteria. That’s something.
When I think of her I think of “Fancy” by Drake on mega classic debut album “Thank Me Later”. The adlibs on that song are vitally important because they serve as praises on this high tempo song. The song is confident, elegant, boastful and proud. She was fancy; nails done, hair done and everything there! Why is make-up so effective in un-guarding and dissecting the psychology of man? Why is make-up so powerful? I think make-up is so effective and powerful because it means nothing. Make-up is a promise that can never be fulfilled. Make-up is exciting, it is seductive. Through make-up you can role play and live your wildest fantasies. It is a chance to create a persona for yourself – to be somebody else, to fly among the stars in the sky. It underlines the comical nature of life and our reality, the fact that we will always be kids at heart. As the burden of existence takes a toll on girls, they substitute role-playing with dolls to experimenting with different personas. It is in this time that we see a frequent change in styles of appearances. The different styles in appearances come with a change in personality. Make-up works on men because they are repressed. In the fabric of society, men represent order, custom and good-standing. They are the providers – the head honchos, the figures responsible for the livelihood of everyone else. The chance to be somebody else is almost too good to pass up on. The chance to be somebody else is found in someone projecting a persona, often in a form of make-up, hair and nails. You see the things that have no meaning are the most powerful because they play to our repressed sides – and well, everyone is repressed. Make-up is art that saves us from the horrors of the world. I love the Cinderella story. A young girl lives with her step-mother and step-sisters and they terrorize her with chores and abuse her psychologically on a daily. One day, she meets her fairy godmother and she transforms her – with a spell and magic, she creates the most beautiful dress and glass shoes for her to attend the ball in. We can safely assume that she had her nails and hair done too – it was a prestigious ball, the fairy godmother wouldn’t make that mistake. Prince Charming glances at Cinderella and loses his mind. The make-up, the hair, the nails had driven Cinderella’s stock at an all-time high, those attachments made Cinderella valuable. Prince Charming was seduced.
Fancy by Drake discusses the independent girl who is all about self-improvement and self-actualization. Something we also hear on Jay – Z’s “Lost Ones” on comeback album “Kingdom Come”, where he discusses having to break up with Beyoncé for a while because she was too immersed in her work and had no time for their relationship. She also had that, a focus that was unbreakable. She was vibrant with an energy that exuberated. She was hot – always in black because it communicated power, elegance, professionalism and dominance. Always in heels, so she stood tall, bold and proud. She had this tattoo on her leg that communicated her fun, wild and sexy side. She was smart and articulate, had the ability to communicate what was in her mind and to regulate other people’s emotions. She was open-minded and entrepreneurial. She believed in me, thought I was great, loved my work ethic and thought that one day all my dreams would come true. She wanted beautiful things for me. I told her “Thank you”. I thought that God was playing a joke on me. And he was, my life is in the future. I am not even sure when in the future, maybe in the form of my children. I feel like a sacrifice. In my heart, I know I will have everything my heart desires, with time but dear Lord, do you have more fancy women in my path? The type with reason and love in their hearts. Maybe I am being unreasonable so let me take the time to reminisce. I once met a woman who wore a mask, the world responded to her mask but I saw underneath her mask, I saw through the blinds of the windows of her soul, I learned to understand the structure of her being and because I was too immersed in her spirit I became vulnerable and unguarded. We now operated on the same level field. I pulled back, it was dangerous. Being acquainted with her mask was better, for it enabled me to have projections and fantasies about her. The external view was quite a view to behold, she was fancy.
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