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Anicia Dixon
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The hip-hop community has yet again been divided. Rap fans feel the shift as their favorite artists are pinned against each other – by their own will.<\/span><\/p>\n

On March 20, the collab album \u201cWe Don\u2019t Trust You\u201d by hip-hop artist Future and producer Metro Boomin was released. Many fans anticipated the album, but what caught them by surprise was the Kendrick Lamar feature over the <\/span>Rodney-O & Joe Cooley’s “Everlasting Bass” (1986) and Eazy-E’s “Eazy-Duz-It” (1989)<\/span> sample.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lamar dissed rappers Drake and J. Cole on the Metro Boomin and Future album and fans broke down Lamar\u2019s verse, pointing out that the theme was \u201c3s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

X user, Dissect Podcast broke down Lamar\u2019s verse to their interpretation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFore all your dogs gettin\u2019 buried\/ That\u2019s a K with all the nines, he gon\u2019 see Pet Sematary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Triple entendre!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. K=Kendrick, a 10, surrounded by 9s (referencing Drake and J. Cole)<\/span><\/li>\n
2. K= AK, 9=9mm; Kendrick\u2019s weapon\/lyricism is superior<\/span><\/li>\n
3. K-9\/Canine= continues dog motif\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   Also, Lamar raps, \u201cAnd your best work is a light pack\u2026Prince outlived Mike Jack\u201d (referencing world renowned artists Prince and Michael Jackson). This diss was particularly made towards Drake as he references Michael Jackson in his music and that Michael Jackson died before Prince.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   Some fans believe the rap beef is friendly competition. Many believe that it stems from something deeper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   In \u201cFirst Person Shooter\u201d, a song dropped by artists Drake and J. Cole, J. Cole raps, \u201cLove when they argue the hardest MC. Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me? We the big three like we started the league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali,\u201d referencing Muhammad Ali\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m the Greatest\u201d speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   He also raps, \u201cI\u2019m the U-N-O,\u201d claiming that he is number one out of Drake and Kendrick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   This sparked Kendrick\u2019s comeback as he raps, \u201cF*** the big three\u2026it\u2019s just big me\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

   It\u2019s not rare to hear rappers saying that they are number one. Artists like Tupac, Biggie, and many other MCs have felt or feel this way in such a competitive industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   Rappers claim to have G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) status and believe they are the best.\u00a0 In \u201cFirst Person Shooter\u201d, Drake raps, \u201cNovember..it\u2019s just you and Cole,\u201d leaving Lamar out of the \u201cBig Three.\u201d Longtime fans of Drake, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar may have seen this coming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   Students at Jackson State University gave their thoughts about the Kendrick Lamar diss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   Freshman Kendrick Williams speculated on the purpose of the rapper’s diss while also showing appreciation towards it.<\/span><\/p>\n

   \u00a0\u201cI think the verse was obviously meant for Drake and J. Cole because of the way Kendrick referenced \u201cFirst Person Shooter,\u201d which is a song by Drake featuring J. Cole, that came out in October of last year because right before he mentioned it, he literally said, \u201c…sneak dissing, first person shooter, I hope they came with three switches. The way that Kendrick intertwined the \u2018First Person Shooter\u2019 diss along with the very last verse in the song shows his lyrical genius\/ability and I liked it,\u201d Williams stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

   Jalen Miller, a junior social work major from Orinda, Calif., believes Lamar may be overreacting.<\/span><\/p>\n

   \u201cI think it\u2019s a big stretch. I think before when Drake and J. Cole was saying the \u2018Top 3\u2019 was more of a friendly competition. I think their 5\u20195 short king got his feelings hurt and really tried to take it a lot further than it needed to be,\u201d Miller said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

   He added, \u201cComing from a die-hard Drake fan, I think more-so when Drake and J. Cole were talking about the \u2018Big Three,\u2019 Kendrick took it a lot deeper than he needed to, and I used to live in California, like I know about Kendrick, I used to really like Kendrick\u2019s music. I think he took it a lot further than he needed to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

   This curveball verse from Lamar has fans expecting a diss from Drake and J. Cole in response to what Lamar said on the \u2018Like That\u2019 track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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