Looking at Drake/Kendricks move in the aftermath, I think Kendrick got played heavy won off of masterful recovery moves, aka Tyson Fury vs Wilder

[Hov]

I'm laughing to myself because I really believe Drake played Kendrick masterfully...

But something tells me Drake was supposed to drop Family Matters at 6:16am in LA, not expecting Kendrick to drop...

So he drops at night, and as someone said before, Family Matters was supposed to ride out through the weekend, looking at the video outside of the whirlwind it does have mad Easter Eggs and shyt for people to research and talk about/react to/trend like we did with Euphoria

I think the knockout blow was Meet the Grahams, not because of the actual song, but the timing...

Think about it - if Drake and OVO knew it was coming because they planted info but did not expect it 10 min after there song dropped, that means Drake could be telling the truth, but they didn't have time to make a song, do whatever they were planning visually etc - they probably had some shyt lined up to anticipate the release, but it seems like Drake team was taking time to film, acquire info, fly places etc, and Kendrick dropping shyt with cover art and no fan fare.

So now Drake team looking dumb, really don't knwo how to say "oh we made this shyt up" because it sounds dumb now w/o immediate proof, do it anyway and look dumb

I kinda get the feeling everyone is right (K Dot had fake info, There's still a mole in OVO outside of the whoever they planted, etc. and K Dot work ethic probably saved him as well (just making songs on the fly with no video shoots)

Best chess match I have ever seen in rap history

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

I see what you're saying and I can agree. If Kendrick didn't recover quick from the misdirect and drop Not Like Us, I think Drake would have dropped The Heart pt 6 and that record plus Family Matters would have had Kendrick looking like he took an L for running with false info.

But Kendrick was able to pivot and adapt and you gotta respect that.

 

[DaPresident]

It played out good for rap fans and the culture but it's moving in territories I'm sure NONE of them anticipated.


The "game" of it all was done well on both sides as you said but this ish got weird FAST

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

It played out good for rap fans and the culture but it's moving in territories I'm sure NONE of them anticipated.


The "game" of it all was done well on both sides as you said but this ish got weird FAST

Agree with this too. Kendrick better be as clean as a Saint cause if he not, they coming for him. Like somebody said in the other thread, once you get these sanctimonious hypocrites on Twitter activated, they're like the borg. They coming after everybody.

 

[Mastamimd]

Agree with this too. Kendrick better be as clean as a Saint cause if he not, they coming for him. Like somebody said in the other thread, once you get these sanctimonious hypocrites on Twitter activated, they're like the borg. They coming after everybody.

They been going so hard to get dirt on Kendrick, found nothing if little at all, they turned to Metro

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

They been going so hard to get dirt on Kendrick, found nothing if little at all, they turned to Metro

It aint over, them folks on Twitter are vultures. If anything EVER is revealed about Kendrick, he gon get ate alive.

 

[DaSk8D00D]

It aint over, them folks on Twitter are vultures. If anything EVER is revealed about Kendrick, he gon get ate alive.

I think we should be much more concerned about Drake in this scenario but sure go off

 

[Pseudo]

It aint over, them folks on Twitter are vultures. If anything EVER is revealed about Kendrick, he gon get ate alive.

They already trying with his twitter like they doing with Metro

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

I'm Negging new threads attention whoring off this topic. You got 19028923468923 threads already you could have posted this in.

 

[spliz]

They been going so hard to get dirt on Kendrick, found nothing if little at all, they turned to Metro

Nahh. It ain't over. Once the dust settles. And Kendrick better hope he doesn't fall out of favor with the public. Cause it could get ugly for him as well. This battle took a nasty ass turn especially in this climate. On both ends.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

Ultimately beef isn't won or lost by who makes the craziest revelation.. what people remember is the songs, the moments in the songs, and the bars one-liners that resonate with them.

Not Like Us brought that and won it for Kendrick.. in the same way Back to Back won the Meek Mill beef for Drake. It was a hit song that everyone was quoting, playing in clubs, etc.

You got Not Like Us prob going #1, its in TV commercials on playoff games, it's being played at sporting events. Drake never lost the court of public opinion like that before.

 

[hex]

Think about it - if Drake and OVO knew it was coming because they planted info but did not expect it 10 min after there song dropped, that means Drake could be telling the truth, but they didn't have time to make a song, do whatever they were planning visually etc - they probably had some shyt lined up to anticipate the release, but it seems like Drake team was taking time to film, acquire info, fly places etc, and Kendrick dropping shyt with cover art and no fan fare.

Drake's camp has had days (3 now, and counting) to prove they fed Kendrick fake info, and cut the legs off "Meet The Grahams".

Instead the song blew up, is top 5 on Spotify, and broke records on Youtube.

Let's say they set him up. The bait they gave him eclipsed "Family Matters" so I'm confused what the end game was, as far as giving him bait.

I have no idea if the daughter exists but Drake is either lying about baiting Kendrick, or he baited him and then got decimated with the bait he gave Kendrick. And did nothing to stop it.

I'm not sure which is worse.

Fred.

 

[tehparadox]

Lol if you listen to kendrick songs, and the tweets from the tde camp 1 month ago, they knew exactly what was going on... kendrick didn't got played.

 

[DaSk8D00D]

Drake's camp has had days (3 now, and counting) to prove they fed Kendrick fake info, and cut the legs off "Meet The Grahams".

Instead the song blew up, is top 5 on Spotify, and broke records on Youtube.

Let's say they set him up. The bait they gave him eclipsed "Family Matters" so I'm confused what the end game was, as far as giving him bait.

I have no idea if the daughter exists but Drake is either lying about baiting Kendrick, or he baited him and then got decimated with the bait he gave Kendrick. And did nothing to stop it.

I'm not sure which is worse.

Fred.

Mater Manipulator really got people thinking he PLANNED to have his Family Matters video debut snuffed out by Meet the Grahams and followed up by a smash hit the very next day. Didn't say or do shyt until he dropped No Heart in the 6 on Sunday sounding depressed over a rainy day ass beat

Big budget music video but you forgot to film the Kendrick setup that would've been your trump card. Oh I guess they just forgot to do that throughout the process

I was saying it when they dropped but so many of Drake's bars are already aging like shyt and it hasn't even been a week.


"YOU LIED!"

 

[African_brehda]

When that professor said he lacks critical thinking, he was referring to his fans too