Lyrics & breakdown
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- 14
Sometimes you gotta pop out and show niggas
15Certified boogeyman, I'm the one that up the score with 'em
16Walk him down, whole time, I know he got some ho in him
Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Beat your ass and hide the Bible if God watchin',” Kendrick Lamar portrays Drake as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Drake afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 18
Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young
19You better not ever go to cell block one
20To any bitch that talk to him and they in love
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young,” Kendrick Lamar addresses Drake directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” Naming or plainly addressing Drake removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 22
They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
23And Party at the party playin' with his nose now
24And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him,” Kendrick Lamar portrays Drake as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Drake afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 26
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, fuck 'em up
27Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I'ma do my stuff
28Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired?
Block noteUses a pointed question as an accusation
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired?,” Kendrick Lamar puts Drake's conduct on trial through a question that is meant as a challenge, not a neutral request for information. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The question shifts the burden onto Drake: any answer must accept the premise raised in the lyric or explain why that premise is false.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 29
Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor
- 39
Shape the stories how you want, hey, Drake, they're not slow
40Rabbit hole is still deep, I can go further, I promise
41Ain't that somethin'? B-Rad stands for bitch and you Malibu most wanted
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Shape the stories how you want, hey, Drake, they're not slow,” Kendrick Lamar addresses Drake directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” Naming or plainly addressing Drake removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 79
Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (What?)
8021 gave you false street cred
81Thug made you feel like you a slime in your head (Ayy, what?)
Block noteUses broken loyalty against the target
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (What?),” Kendrick Lamar presents Drake as disloyal, abandoned, or unable to keep the support of people who were once close. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The loyalty charge gives the feud a moral frame, portraying conflict with Drake as the consequence of betrayal while suggesting the target lacks a dependable circle.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
- 87
It was God's plan to show y'all the liar
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “It was God's plan to show y'all the liar,” Kendrick Lamar says Drake's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”