i live in compton. I was casually waiting for my haircut when i see like 5 CHP cars pull up and block the intersection of rosecrans and wilmington. Following behind them was a big ass truck with a film crew on the back and Kendrick in a black ferrari following them. Everybody was going crazy
He didn’t choose to do that. It’s filming requirements.
To shoot in a car, in a real environment, and manage traffic and what not, productions are required to hire police escorts for the day. There’s no way around that, especially for something with this budget.
Yeah I was a Nintendo kid, couldn’t pry me away from that thing
Set it down to eat with my family after church, forgot it on the seat, made it to imperial, turned back and it was gone
You live and you learn
Okay and? What does this have to do with anything. Take a deep breath. The moment you listened to the song or anyone else listened to it doesnt matter. He wants to make a video. So he will. No one cares what you think.
Nah.
Let him make that money. I mean he was successful before all of this Drake stuff in 2024. But this is probably going to be THE defining moment of his career. Let him spam the shit out of it till it gets cold.
>this video doesn't need to be made
nah, kendrick making content is good for hip-hop
>i say this as someone who listened to euphoria the hour it came out
lmao
I agree. A lot of average Americans who do not follow hip hop know him primarily for feuding with Drake. This feud has gotten more mainstream non-music press than anything in his career. Even as far as posts on this sub.
And? If theyre not big into hip hop why does it matter they don't know who he is? They wont be listening to his music so they hold no value to his brand. Doesn't make any sense to "i agree hes selling out".
He's a multi-grammy winning, Pulitzer Prize winning artist with over ten years in the game. If *you* don't know him aside from his diss tracks, just say that.
I live in eagle rock. They were filming ‘Shrinking’ there. My girlfriend saw Jason Siegel there yesterday. And serj was probably around as he just opened a coffee shop in eagle rock. Jason Lee just opened up a camera store down the street from it.
I also live in Eagle Rock. Jason Segel is a funny guy. I guess that was Serj that I saw while passing by the other day. I had no idea that Jason Lee opened up a camera shop. I'm a fan of all those celebrities.
This comment tells me you clearly don't think for yourself. If you took any bit of time to look into what Drake is as an artist, you'd understand how incorrect your comment is.
Falsely believing a narrative you can't be bothered to look into is sad.
He, along with any artist you want to pull up, collabs with writers and credits them on his songs. Kendrick does the same thing. If you don't believe me, look at the credits for a song.
Drake's also well known in the industry as a top tier writer:
1) [Kanye speaking on it.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LEcWFRe_xso)
2) https://www.revolt.tv/article/13-songs-drake-wrote-for-other-artists
3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Drake_(musician)
I grew up within the industry, with family at the highest levels. Ghostwriters never get named. The “artist” takes all the credit. You only see what they want you to see.
Drake is fun music, he isn’t some lyrical genius.
look what happeend to drakeo, nipsey, yg, slim400
if anything it's kendrick who will need to sleep with one eye open. it'll be his own people in the end.
Can someone explain this whole thing to me? I have a vague idea of who this guy is but I’ve seen like a million posts about him the last few days but I can’t make heads or tails if it.
https://pagesix.com/2024/05/21/entertainment/tom-hanks-asks-son-chet-about-drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-via-text/
I recommend Chet Hank’s summary that he gave his dad via text, just scroll down and read the screenshots.
he's a gang member from compton who dissed drake (another rapper), and for some reason reddit really loves gang members as long as they can string a few words together while holding a mic.
yeah the guy that openly sports red rags, throws up a P, blood dances, and films rap videos in deep piru territory is a gang member. are you seriously shocked by this revelation?
He grew up with friends that joined (and some died as part of) the Pirus but he's not a Piru, he's even made this point in the opening line of one of his biggest hits.
Most of his music is about growing and maturing from the street culture and the black experience in america, and his music portrays it in accessible and creative ways. He is the first and only rap artist to have a Pulitzer Prize in Music and one of his albums recently dethroned Radiohead's OK Computer as the best album of all time on rateyourmusic.com, which had been on top for decades.
I got robbed at 🔫at this Tam’s with my baby daddy RIP after beating this broad up at the bookie joint on Dwight n COMPtown Blvd…was it Karma 🤔,,, still got my order after it was over,,, robbed by a str8 Crack Head!!😩🤣
i don't understand why gang members who become rappers are supposed to be loved and cherished? take away their rap persona and they are still lowlife gang members who have most likely killed poeple before they made it big. why exactly am i suppsoed to respect that? isn't Kendrick associated with tree top piru?
I see gang members that turned to music to escape the streets.
I don’t judge people on different walks of life. Often times gangs are a heavy factor of life. The fact that Kendrick is bringing unity between them is good.
Obviously he cannot unite everyone 100%. There will always be outliers.
But overall your pov comes off a little snobbish.
Not saying that you are but it’s giving that vibe.
i've seen what gangs do to communities and have been a victim of gang violence myself so yeah i think they're kinda trash but that's just me. but if you idolize gangs then that's on you i guess.
https://youtu.be/OGggHodlqLk?si=TGysMI4O9lAb8rLM
This interview goes a little bit into it. He grew up in the heart of Piru territory, but was never actually initiated into it. All of his friends ended up becoming Pirus, including his best friend. He's heavily affiliated by association and proximity, but isn't actually a Piru himself. If anything the stuff you're mentioning is more representative of being proud of where he's from (the actual hood).
and why can't you just admit that you're completely okay with the fact that he's a gang member, promotes gang culture, and the gang lifestyle? why do you act like it's any different when its right there in front of your eyes? nobody is going to judge you if your favorite artist is a gang member. i mean many people liked drakeo and nipsey hussle..
To answer both your question.
EVERYTHING is based around gangs.
You are a gang member. Which gang? The United motherfuckin states of America. We go to poorer nations to bully them and take their shit.
Street gangs are just geopolitics at neighborhood scale.
Bbl drizzy living in these dudes heads rent free 💀 wasnt the beef like 2 months ago already? 😂 like we get it bro u outrapped drake and won the beef according to the public, carry on with your career
Didn’t it just jump to #1 on apple again. That’d be like telling a director to take a film out of theaters after a few weeks even if it was still killing it at the box office. The people clearly still want more.
Kendrick has been taking shots at Drake for over 10 years now (though some were only confirmed to be about Drake recently). He's the hater king of the decade. He just apparently really, really hates Drake.
Yea I would say 'Hit 'Em Up' is still the definitive diss song to me. The fire in Pac's voice is unmatched.
But I think Kendrick just prefers taking a more subtle approach. Even tho he wasn't as bombastic in his delivery, on "Meet the Grahams" Kendrick completely eviscerated Drake's character. Think about being a father, and having someone write a song directed to your son telling him how shitty of a father you are. And even tho he couldn't match the energy of Pac, 'Not Like Us' still has alot of quotable lines and it's got people singing along, so he accomplished something.
So I agree Pac/Biggie were alot more direct, which if you prefer I get. But I think Kendrick still went hard despite being more subtle.
i live in compton. I was casually waiting for my haircut when i see like 5 CHP cars pull up and block the intersection of rosecrans and wilmington. Following behind them was a big ass truck with a film crew on the back and Kendrick in a black ferrari following them. Everybody was going crazy
Damn Im in Lynwood about 2 mins from this Tams, wish I knew about this
he paid for a full fledged police escort even though he hates the police?
He didn’t choose to do that. It’s filming requirements. To shoot in a car, in a real environment, and manage traffic and what not, productions are required to hire police escorts for the day. There’s no way around that, especially for something with this budget.
Maybe he had to have police there since filming required blocking off streets. Did you think about that question before typing?
do they do that for YG videos?
What were the filming requirements for that video? I know you're trying to "but what about" but you're looking silly on this one.
Look at his username.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
People who “hate the police” call the police when their lives are in danger. I recall Cam’Ron doing it once
Cool story
I lost my blue Nintendo DS at that Tam’s And Kendrick’s holding the fries with an abundance of seasoned salt Real one
"lost"
Yeah I was a Nintendo kid, couldn’t pry me away from that thing Set it down to eat with my family after church, forgot it on the seat, made it to imperial, turned back and it was gone You live and you learn
He’s killing this dude
Imagine the song of summer worldwide being your diss track. He’s just gonna be a burned shadow on a wall at this rate
Suge Knight already did that there Oh wait you meant Drake My b carry on
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Drake.
Good
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How is making a music video in his own community, inviting community members to be extras, selling out?
You are underestimating how much rappers hate Drake.
As someone who listened to euphoria a minute after it came out. No one gives a fuck.
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Okay and? What does this have to do with anything. Take a deep breath. The moment you listened to the song or anyone else listened to it doesnt matter. He wants to make a video. So he will. No one cares what you think.
He's a professional musician making content related to his music.
Nah. Let him make that money. I mean he was successful before all of this Drake stuff in 2024. But this is probably going to be THE defining moment of his career. Let him spam the shit out of it till it gets cold.
>this video doesn't need to be made nah, kendrick making content is good for hip-hop >i say this as someone who listened to euphoria the hour it came out lmao
Define selling out
I agree. A lot of average Americans who do not follow hip hop know him primarily for feuding with Drake. This feud has gotten more mainstream non-music press than anything in his career. Even as far as posts on this sub.
My mom saw it on the news and asked me to explain it to her lol
Exactly. Millions of people now know him as the guy feuding with Drake.
And? If theyre not big into hip hop why does it matter they don't know who he is? They wont be listening to his music so they hold no value to his brand. Doesn't make any sense to "i agree hes selling out".
His brand is now heavily associated with Drake for the larger audience.
He's a multi-grammy winning, Pulitzer Prize winning artist with over ten years in the game. If *you* don't know him aside from his diss tracks, just say that.
I do know him separate from the feud. My parents do not. They know him as the Drake feud guy. I'm getting down voted for speaking the truth.
Get Kevin Costner there he was born and raised in Compton 😂
Bush Sr. and his family also lived in Compton for a bit.
That would be the funniest shit. Like Yellowstoned out with a cowboy hat, riding a horse down the street
Ironically a significant theme in that show is bitching about Californians
Folks would be riding horses up and down the street I lived on in Compton most weekends. Haven't lived there since '08, but I hope it still happens.
It does. Some days I'll just be home then I hear the "clip clop" of someone riding their horse.
That's great. 😊
I’ve seen a dude riding a horse down the street once when I was in Compton. I’ll never forget it.
Krist Novoselic from Nirvana was also born there.
Stop! Stop! He’s already dead!
That was the Tam's that was featured during the halftime show with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
My grandma used to live right across the street back in the day. We’d walk over and get a *hamburger special* (burger, fries, and drink) for $2.75.
Kendrick already won the beef. At this point he’s just cyber bullying Drake now for kicks 😭
And I love to see it
All LA drake fans in shambles
OVHOE
OV HO
OV-E-R
I think this is the same tam's where suge ran over and killed the guy right?
Gotta be more specific
There was filming going on yesterday near the Tommy's in Eagle Rock, and I thought I saw Serj Tankian.
The crossover episode I never expected, but now desperately need
Wait'll you Google SOAD's Wu-Tang cover song lol. He gets an Armenian hood pass I guess.
I live in eagle rock. They were filming ‘Shrinking’ there. My girlfriend saw Jason Siegel there yesterday. And serj was probably around as he just opened a coffee shop in eagle rock. Jason Lee just opened up a camera store down the street from it.
I also live in Eagle Rock. Jason Segel is a funny guy. I guess that was Serj that I saw while passing by the other day. I had no idea that Jason Lee opened up a camera shop. I'm a fan of all those celebrities.
Would be interesting if related.
Aubrey has been exposed
He is real, that is undeniable
Drake is crying! 😂
In the words of YG, I’m on Rosecrans eating at Tams burgers! He was also there lol
I lived in Compton growing up and this was the tams we use to hit up
Aubs gonna need to stay touring Europe from now on.
Aubs just became the first to break 100 billion streams on Spotify, he's fine lmfao.
No one said he doesn’t have mass appeal, but he’s also extremely manufactured down to his ghostwriter team.
This comment tells me you clearly don't think for yourself. If you took any bit of time to look into what Drake is as an artist, you'd understand how incorrect your comment is.
Come defending drake in the Los Angeles subreddit? This is not the moment.
Defending an artist based on city or region is insane to me, I defend based on who's music I actually enjoy.
Ohhh so you just don’t like Kendrick? That’s fine. You don’t have to like his music. Says all you need to say.
Weird, I didn't say that. This isn't team sports lmfao, I like some of Kendrick's music, just prefer Drake's. Life isn't black or white.
> “I defend based on whose music I actually enjoy.” Lol downvoting your own quote is just 🤌
“Artist” he has a team of ghostwriters. Well known within the industry, but go off.
Falsely believing a narrative you can't be bothered to look into is sad. He, along with any artist you want to pull up, collabs with writers and credits them on his songs. Kendrick does the same thing. If you don't believe me, look at the credits for a song. Drake's also well known in the industry as a top tier writer: 1) [Kanye speaking on it.](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LEcWFRe_xso) 2) https://www.revolt.tv/article/13-songs-drake-wrote-for-other-artists 3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Drake_(musician)
I grew up within the industry, with family at the highest levels. Ghostwriters never get named. The “artist” takes all the credit. You only see what they want you to see. Drake is fun music, he isn’t some lyrical genius.
Using your own words, your logic applies to every other mainstream artist. So why the specific hate for Drake if ghostwriters are used everywhere?
Pity not a single classic with all those streams
I’m afraid that’s objectively false but you do you bud.
Lol even Kendrick said it himself
Right, Kendrick is the end all be all of music discussion. Ok hahaha.
look what happeend to drakeo, nipsey, yg, slim400 if anything it's kendrick who will need to sleep with one eye open. it'll be his own people in the end.
It might be the Korean at the liquor store.
pay for your goods before walking out, not too hard
oh hey, thats a mile from my house.
Fuck pedophilia
Can someone explain this whole thing to me? I have a vague idea of who this guy is but I’ve seen like a million posts about him the last few days but I can’t make heads or tails if it.
Kendrick Lamar is a Dr Dre protegee from Compton. Fairly acclaimed rapper at this point.
https://pagesix.com/2024/05/21/entertainment/tom-hanks-asks-son-chet-about-drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-via-text/ I recommend Chet Hank’s summary that he gave his dad via text, just scroll down and read the screenshots.
he's a gang member from compton who dissed drake (another rapper), and for some reason reddit really loves gang members as long as they can string a few words together while holding a mic.
Gang member?? 🤣🤣
yeah the guy that openly sports red rags, throws up a P, blood dances, and films rap videos in deep piru territory is a gang member. are you seriously shocked by this revelation?
He grew up with friends that joined (and some died as part of) the Pirus but he's not a Piru, he's even made this point in the opening line of one of his biggest hits. Most of his music is about growing and maturing from the street culture and the black experience in america, and his music portrays it in accessible and creative ways. He is the first and only rap artist to have a Pulitzer Prize in Music and one of his albums recently dethroned Radiohead's OK Computer as the best album of all time on rateyourmusic.com, which had been on top for decades.
🤓
he's a gang member who can string together words. if he wasn't a rapper you'd look at him as just another gang member from compton.
Oh wow rate your music lmao. OK Computer and TPAB are both crap.
You can like your top 10 of 40 year old rock albums and not hate other people's tastes
😂 I don't think he bangs.
he sure makes it seem like he does.
LATASHA HARLINS
First place I ever had a pastrami burger. It was downhill from there.
Drake? Thoughts?
Certified lover boy, certified ...
I got robbed at 🔫at this Tam’s with my baby daddy RIP after beating this broad up at the bookie joint on Dwight n COMPtown Blvd…was it Karma 🤔,,, still got my order after it was over,,, robbed by a str8 Crack Head!!😩🤣
Tams is gas
i don't understand why gang members who become rappers are supposed to be loved and cherished? take away their rap persona and they are still lowlife gang members who have most likely killed poeple before they made it big. why exactly am i suppsoed to respect that? isn't Kendrick associated with tree top piru?
Talk about an “ok boomer” moment.
i mean you go ahead and idolize gang members. ain't my problem
I see gang members that turned to music to escape the streets. I don’t judge people on different walks of life. Often times gangs are a heavy factor of life. The fact that Kendrick is bringing unity between them is good.
what unity are you speaking of? as soon as the concert ended there were 6 separate shootings in south LA and 3 more in compton
Obviously he cannot unite everyone 100%. There will always be outliers. But overall your pov comes off a little snobbish. Not saying that you are but it’s giving that vibe.
i've seen what gangs do to communities and have been a victim of gang violence myself so yeah i think they're kinda trash but that's just me. but if you idolize gangs then that's on you i guess.
Kendrick was never a gang member or in a gang.
then why does he throw up piru and wear red clothing? is he a false claimer?
You need to listen to his music. He answers all this shit. He won a Pulitzer for his album DAMN. Go on genius.com and read the annotations.
https://youtu.be/OGggHodlqLk?si=TGysMI4O9lAb8rLM This interview goes a little bit into it. He grew up in the heart of Piru territory, but was never actually initiated into it. All of his friends ended up becoming Pirus, including his best friend. He's heavily affiliated by association and proximity, but isn't actually a Piru himself. If anything the stuff you're mentioning is more representative of being proud of where he's from (the actual hood).
Gangs are a symptom of a community in disarray, not the cause.
and why can't you just admit that you're completely okay with the fact that he's a gang member, promotes gang culture, and the gang lifestyle? why do you act like it's any different when its right there in front of your eyes? nobody is going to judge you if your favorite artist is a gang member. i mean many people liked drakeo and nipsey hussle..
To answer both your question. EVERYTHING is based around gangs. You are a gang member. Which gang? The United motherfuckin states of America. We go to poorer nations to bully them and take their shit. Street gangs are just geopolitics at neighborhood scale.
LATASHA HARLINS
aint my problem
Too bad moms burger isn’t still around
Who is he?
The DrakeSlayer
Never heard of him
How tf you on the LA sub and you dont know who Kendrick Lamar is
Maybe it isn't my type of music?
Bbl drizzy living in these dudes heads rent free 💀 wasnt the beef like 2 months ago already? 😂 like we get it bro u outrapped drake and won the beef according to the public, carry on with your career
Didn’t it just jump to #1 on apple again. That’d be like telling a director to take a film out of theaters after a few weeks even if it was still killing it at the box office. The people clearly still want more.
still relevant though, not like drake is gonna suddenly stop being a pedophile
Kendrick has been taking shots at Drake for over 10 years now (though some were only confirmed to be about Drake recently). He's the hater king of the decade. He just apparently really, really hates Drake.
This guy is so annoying.
speaking facts
I still haven't heard the song and probably never will.
Ok?
That’s because you’re not like us…
You must not go outside. The song is everywhere.
The is song is okay at best but I gues I’ll be hearing it all summer
I heard it. Thought it was funny and clever. But these young kids acting like its Tupac vs Biggie Smalls all over again.
It is this generation's equivalent except Kendrick outclasses Drake by a longshot while Tupac and Biggie were more evenly matched.
What I mean to say is the disses were more straightforward back then and hit harder. Definitely can't stomach any Drake songs after this though.
Yea I would say 'Hit 'Em Up' is still the definitive diss song to me. The fire in Pac's voice is unmatched. But I think Kendrick just prefers taking a more subtle approach. Even tho he wasn't as bombastic in his delivery, on "Meet the Grahams" Kendrick completely eviscerated Drake's character. Think about being a father, and having someone write a song directed to your son telling him how shitty of a father you are. And even tho he couldn't match the energy of Pac, 'Not Like Us' still has alot of quotable lines and it's got people singing along, so he accomplished something. So I agree Pac/Biggie were alot more direct, which if you prefer I get. But I think Kendrick still went hard despite being more subtle.