"The Front" applies to at least five bands.

1. The Front is a band f… Read Full Bio ↴"The Front" applies to at least five bands.

1. The Front is a band formed in the late 80's and composed of band members Michael Anthony Franano (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Bobby Franano (Keyboards), Mike Greene (Lead), Shane Miller (Drums), and Randy Jordan (Bass, Vocals). Michael and Bobby are brothers. A great hit single with "Fire" and a strong self-titled album filled with classic-rock fueled songs could not overcome the little publicity given to the band. In the end, little fame came their way.

The band renamed itself to Baker's Pink and released an album (also self-titled) in 1993. Michael Franano later pursued his own path, releasing the solo album "You" as Michael Moon. The Front can be compared to The Doors and The Cult, with later incarnations having a heavier pop influence.

2. The Front is a Punk band from Casper, Wyoming, who made the Alternative Press 100 Bands you need to know in 2004. In march of 2004, AP published "The-Front are a raucous street-punk unit led by feisty, whip-cracking singer Lauren Bayert. The tracks on their self-titled debut will fit perfectly after Joan Jett, but before GBH on your favorite mix tapes."

3. The Front is an unsigned "rock" band hailing from Centerville, Tennessee. Their music consists of excellent guitar riffs accompanied by their very unique bass and heartfelt lyrics. Band members include: Michael Bruce - Bass, Andrew Hall - Vocals/Guitar, Josh Balboa - Guitar, and Micah Stoops - Drums.

4. The Front is a independent rock band from Los Angeles, California.

5. A Christian 80s rock band consisting of:
Bob Wilson (drums), Tommy Funderbunk (lead vocals), Larry Williams (keyboards), Dann Huff (guitars), Dennis Bellfield (bass), and Kevin Clark (guitar & bass).

As far as I know, they made only one self-titled album. The back cover bears these words "This album is dedicated to the 4000 children aborted in the United States every day." Album Tracks: 1. It's Hard To Take 2. Holy Light 3. All Under Him 4. King Of Glory 5. The Promise 6. Silent Night 7. Tonight 8. How Long

Publishing Info -
Recorded at: T.A.P.E. Recorder Studio Hollywood, CA
Baby-O Recorders Hollywood, CA
Weddington Studio North Hollywood, CA
Published by Up-Front Music, Enchanted Dance and Brenrock Music BMI

Euphoria
The Front Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Front:

Circling Overland 1-1-2029, the stars are shining bright Nerves connected to …
Crapage Turning me My conscience is calling me It wants to shake the…
Fire Yeah, oh yeah Mmm, oh yeah Mmm, alright Oh you got me Living…
First In/First Out You like the body, move the body, You like the body,…
Holy Light I was blinded by a holy light Taken from the hold…
How Long Here we go again, you say my name I hear you…
I I stood strong through right or wrong I fought pain with…
I Hate Everything Sometimes you get sad when we're together Because you're not…
Im Rhythmus Bleiben Einatmen, ausatmen, einatmen, ausatmen I'm Rhythmus bleiben…

It's Hard To Take No more lies No more time No more lies no more time No…
King Of Glory God the Father sent a savior Into this world ruled by…
Le Motion Goodbye to you, my trusted friend We've been known each othe…
Looking For You I love to wait I love girls with ex boyfriends, that…
NEVER STOP! V1.1 Never stop Never stop We have ignition We have control Spee…
Pain "Had a bad childhood? We can fix it. Re-sculpt your memory,…
Quite Unusual The sun went down and the ground started sort of…
Religion Take our time Hold the line Is it important Such a mess …
Sin bless me father for i have sinned. those crimes that…
Skin Stretch - sweat - pierce - lash Choke - crush -…
Terminal State What about the figures? What about the facts? What about the…
The Promise As long ago as Cain and Abel Voices calling out to…
Welcome To Paradise Hey poor, you don't have to be poor anymore Jesus is…

Work 01 Is this the kind of work you'd like to do? Tonight…

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@eliyannah

16w↑1

@@ThatOneWeirdGalunfortunately, “if you’re black, you’re black” is not completely true. Especially because ‘black’ is a word with multiple meanings…in this case, black can refer to one’s race, ethnicity and/or culture.

All black people worldwide are racially black but there’s thousands of ethnicities and cultures within that black race. And we’re not all the same.

Our Black ethnicity and culture can’t just be shared because we’re the same race. An Italian person isn’t Greek just because they’re both white & European, a Thai person isn’t Vietnamese just because they’re both Southeast Asian.

Drake’s race and ethnicity are not being called into question, his CULTURE is. How can he be part of Black American’s culture if he grew up in a white, Jewish family in Canada? And why do we have to be okay with him parading around doing a caricature of that culture? He can’t suddenly adopt a Kenyan identity, because he thinks it looks cool.

As it relates to you, it sounds like you’re racially, ethnically and culturally Black? In which case, I’m very sorry that people have made you feel like you didn’t/don’t belong. I hope you’ve found your Black folks the older you’ve gotten and that you are finding loving community more & more within the culture. I love all black people, uppercase and lowercase B, so if you’re ever in Chicago, hit me in these comments I’ll take you out for a drink!

To take it back to Drake, he was welcomed (as most black people are) when he was being genuine and himself. You might get a couple jokes, you might get a couple weird looks or smart comments but, by and large, we’re gonna make room for you if you give it a minute lol. People started becoming more & more wary of him as he adopted a Blackness he didn’t rightfully own for coolness and profit and as people noticed that he moved through our culture as a specific type of white person. Notice no one has ever had any issues with J. Cole and he’s also the biracial son of a single, white mother. No one had any issues with Mac Miller and he was straight up Caucasian. Black people (the culture) let damn near everybody into the room. We’re a very welcoming people, but have some respect for us, our traditions, our rules, our mores, etc when you’re there. @frontroom

@CP3JORIKA

22w↑26

Let me help y'all out with a few things because... The black community understood what Kendrick was saying ESPECIALLY those of us who are informed and grew up in the culture.

FUBU=For Us By Us... That's a brand created by and for black Americans in the 90's.

In an old video drake said the nword with the hardest ER and black people think and know that it was cringe worthy. THAT'S why Kendrick said that. Because it sounded like a non black person saying it to black people in a harmful way. It has nothing to do with drake's being biracial.

Kendrick is using Crodie so hard because that's drake's cat's name and we know the other term for cat.

I enjoy watching your videos and I just wanted to help y'all with a few points y'all didn't truly get.

SN Kendrick is a black American culturally and racially... He understands that black American culture has consistently been stolen and profited off of by non black Americans and he's verbalizing how a lot of us feel.

I hope this helps...

@fixieroy

22w↑32

Blackness isn't only about literal skin color but also Black Experience and Black Community. Its a combination of having to navigate the world as a Black person, or near adjacent( Biracial or the city white boy/girl or minority that grows up in a Black neighborhood) If you understand and show solidarity w/ the Black Community you are often accepted no matter the race ( people seem to forget that a lot of Black people have family that may be mixed like BlackxLatino/BlackxAsian/BlackxIndian, so having open arms isn't anything new even if its not whats displayed in Media day to day. BUT when you begin to pick and choose when to use your identity, and when to distance yourself as Black, almost as if its a tool, that behavior becomes a Red flag. A Black peson who is not Biracial passing does not get to pick and choose their "blackness". They must deal with societies BS no matter what (which bleeds into the entire colorism fiasco). So when Drake picks and chooses when he "wants to be black" understand that's a massive massive problem. Same goes for Black people that try to place the blame back on Black people for ongoing struggles using white talking points ie -🦝

Drake allegedly said that the Black Artists that engage in Political action, does so for clout and none of it. is real. If true-to me this is an automatic rejection. Any person paying attention to anything happening in Black communities should know first hand that there's is A LOT of shit that still going down that's getting people killed- Trigger happy Blood thirsty police. A justice system that's still discriminatory. Housing. Healthcare. Education/Literal erasure of History in schools. Discriminatory Environmental regulations. -like its 2024 yet the list of ongoing battles goes on in the so called "best nation in the world". And its not even about growing up poor that exposes you to these problems, its just literally caring enough to know. The literal bare minimum. Drakes "Freeing the slaves line" - was 100% racist dog whistle language and i'm glad Kendrick said hes a Vulture.

Drake doesn't have to defend his Blackness. He lost his claim to it in ~~the community sense~~ my opinioin.
Ticket Revoked.
Burned.
Can never return home.
If the community strips you of your "Black Card" - good luck trying to win it back.

All comments from YouTube:

@WhelmedButReady

22w↑1.8K

Bro, hide your Dad's ears from the Kenny tracks. He's not ready for the ruthlessness of what Dot did to Aubrey. Your father's too pure 😭

@ADAMdinho1

22w↑83

Dad will cry for Drake ... we need that 😂

@keysoze9441

22w↑14

Facts😂

@joentjee8405

22w↑34

ive seen him react to dance with the devil, he should be good

@rachellejones6254

22w↑33

But honestly, don’t Meet the Grams. 😟

@The11thOne216

22w↑25

Pops may fall out the seat when he listens to Meet the Grams 😂😂😂😂

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@whitneyhouston145

22w↑538

Kendrick isn’t creating a divide. He’s speaking for black American culture. He’s not American, even though he’s half black. He co-opts black American culture to further his career even though his life from childhood is nothing like he portrays in his career

@turtle2125

22w↑74

And most importantly, he doesn’t stand up against racial issues that effort the community he profits from. Gatekeeping is necessary if folks come in and put their feet on the sofa.

@Msboochie2

22w

He’s speaking for the culture. We don’t want to hear Drake, a half black Canadian who is known to dress in black face, say the N-word like he’s one of us. Meanwhile he is gladly reaping the benefits of not actually black.

@lynettecooper5553

22w↑47

Seeing those last statements on this video was surprising. It’s why I haven’t really been listening to a lot of commentary from outside of the culture. Some stuff you just can’t get from being “adjacent.”

@turtle2125

22w↑49

@@lynettecooper5553 Strange how folks can pick up that crowdy is Toronto slang but can’t grasp n**ga is African American slang. I’m saying this as a Haitian. I’m adjacent and have great respect for the culture. I grew up in the states and can recognize it isn’t fully mine. If AAs want to gatekeep it’s their right…especially from someone who doesn’t seem to respect it fully.

@RussellDale6019

21w↑8

@@turtle2125 Thanks an you're family.

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@ericb9912

22w↑989

When your dad hears Not Like Us, he'll probably scream

@rulzzzzzz

22w↑71

He'll probably scream at Meet the Grahams lmao, Not Like Us is just the victory lap after that.

@juniegyllenhaal3937

22w↑1

🤣🤣😂

@keeksthecultureholic4984

22w↑1

Waiting for that video lol

@ChuckGibbs39

22w↑6

Meet the grahams gonna leave nightmares

@Prod_Purp

22w

I've been waiting for them to react to all this I wonder how he will react to this whole beef it's getting absolutely insane

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@revolt922

22w↑278

“Still an actor…”. Perfect assessment.

@niahand3052

22w↑9

🎯

@shabbyLaw

22w↑633

Kendrick is not narrow-minded. His critique on Drake has less to do with his skin color and more to do with his authenticity. He's not a part of the culture. He gives you the many reasons why. He's targeting Drake's insecurity not questioning his blackness. Drake does that on his own. Really think about it. Kendrick would never go for low-hanging fruit like that. That's something Drake would do.

@min_blogs28landing32

22w↑57

This is why the Black people can review these types of diss tracks imo.

@jizellew.9646

22w↑5

Yes!

@thedappermagician6905

22w↑43

Theyll get it. Just give them some time. Its ALOT to learn all of this. Patience and tolerance is what got Pops here. We can afford him the same.

@ThatOneWeirdGal

22w↑8

I understand what you're saying but a lot of times in our community, our blackness is called into question if we didn't grow up in the hood or didn't grow up in the struggle, for example. Just because I grew up in a pretty wealthy neighborhood (my mom and dad are black so I'm not even biracial), I am considered less white and am looked down upon by a lot of my black peers. I never really truly felt like I was black growing up because it was so instilled into me since I was a child. This happens the same with people that are biracial or light skinned. So, he's just perpetuating those same problems within the black community already, which is still very prevalent. With a very popular hip hop artist at the forefront of comments like that, who is a role model for many, people are going to take that and run with it, especially the younger generation. They're going to use that language and take on that mindset. Do you see what I'm saying? In the context of rap beef, it's fine, Kendrick is a lyrical genius, but I think the problem with me, is how others are taking the meaning and using it.

@boldenmywords

22w↑18

@ThatOneWeirdGal We know that blackness is not a monolith. It's not a literal questioning of your blackness though. If you are unambiguously black with black parents noone is questioning your literal blackness. I possess my blackcard maybe 50% of the time because I don't have/or seek many of the cultural experiences associated with being black, so I know the experience of "being questioned". But it's not serious, like it's not being shunned or outcast from the community. It's just an acknowledgement that you may not be able to relate.

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@isokejustin77

22w↑205

FUBU stands for For Us By Us. Which was a clothing brand from the early 90's

@202STFU

22w

And Tommy Hilfiger has been rumored to have said his clothes are not to made to be worn by minorities. Whether it's true or not is unknown but that has been the talk for a long time.

@yale_21

22w↑24

and apparently according to a rumor, Tommy Hilfiger was a racist and didn't appreciate hip hop accepting the brand.

@sherrigrant573

22w↑8

@@yale_21 that was a lie debunked

@itsnevertoolatetodotherigh3271

22w

Is it still around

@walterjohnson1740

22w↑1

@@sherrigrant573not true

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@zacharystivers4645

22w↑532

'whoopin' feet' is a slang in California which means you beat someone so bad that they come out of their shoes. It's like giving him a warning sign.

@ReelMuzikFein

22w↑33

THANK YOU. BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WTF HE WAS TALKING ABOUT 😭😭😂😂

@nicojavier6649

22w↑52

also loved that he used terrence crawford as a metaphor. He's a boxer that's 40-0 record, 31 KOs, who definitely been "whoopin feet"

@metaLungiez

22w

And he beat a guy named "Boots".@@nicojavier6649

@dararebreed

22w

Nobody out here says "woopin feet", dummy. We say "beat you out yo shoes" and he's just making a play on that.
(Never listen to a whiteboy about Cali slang or street shit, guys)

@aditya.t6489

22w↑11

yes beating someone so bad they go flying out they shoes

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@perfectdiva22

22w↑185

"The hate that you walk, the way you talk" is a direct reference to DMX. When asked if he liked Drake, DMX responded with the way he hated everything about him. LOL

@shamekastephens6688

22w↑424

He’s not saying that Drake can’t say nigga because he’s half black or biracial he’s saying that he shouldn’t say it because he didn’t grow saying this word in his neighborhood, he didn’t grow up in the culture. He’s not even American.

In his next song, Kendrick calls Adonis - Drakes son, a proud black man, accepting his heritage and Adonis is less black than Drake.

@adrianTurbogocrazy

22w↑92

Yes! J Cole is also biracial and Ken’s kids are multiracial having a mixed mom. But noones trying to take away Cole’s N word pass. It’s not about color or being mixed it’s about paying black American culture and hip hop culture the respect it deserves. Drake doesn’t do that and adopts different cultural identities depending on what album he’s pushing at the time.

@devante1992

22w↑1

How ukno he aint grow up sayin it? 🤔

@shutupthanku6440

22w↑22

@@devante1992nga is derogatory word mainly used in America so why would he be saying it and he’s not even from here

@devante1992

22w↑1

@@shutupthanku6440 his dad is and there are videos of him with his dad side wen he was a kid. and there are black people in canada,where do u think they went to escape slavery? Thats wat they meant by “escape to the north” if u didnt know

@shutupthanku6440

22w↑22

@@devante1992 drake is not American end of story

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@CeaserTAMG

22w↑228

Hey Pops, Tommy Hilfiger said he wouldn’t have made Tommy Hilfiger clothing if he knew rappers would be associated with his brand in the 90s. FUBU was started by black men standing for For Us By Us. That’s what Kendrick is referring to. Drake having something on where the creator looks down on our culture, but not with something that is made from and for our culture. Peace.

@cryshunt7226

22w↑9

came here to say the same thing. respect.

@diegodonjuan

22w↑10

That was a myth/rumor. Look it up. It's really ridiculous when you think about it. Hilfiger had a hip-hop line and rappers as spokesmodels.

@CeaserTAMG

22w↑9

@@diegodonjuan it’s not a myth but nice try goody

@michelleonuorah7142

21w↑6

Tommy Hilfiger never said that. A competing brand planted that lie.

@RussellDale6019

21w↑4

That was proved to not be true though.

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@Tel_the_beard

22w↑95

Oh yes, let's gooooooo! The reactors we didn't expect but needed

@ADAMdinho1

22w↑286

Kendrick won every round 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@urbent3147

22w↑25

I mean drake never had a chance hes just lucky he has a lot of fans who back him, dunno why though he hasn’t been good for years

@admetussenatorofthesullane7759

22w

@@urbent3147the most loved p3d0phile living

@thandondwandwe3987

22w↑185

The bars about hating Drake are from a DMX interview on Breakfast Club where they asked what he thinks about Drake & he pretty much said exactly what Kendricks says in the song. Its a classic clip

@cbfwebs

22w↑24

Hates his face, hates his haircut etc. DMX wasn't wrong about the newer rappers back then. They all gave off wimpy vibes.

@yeahr1ghty

22w↑15

It definitely is, but is also an MJ reference!!

"I like the groove of your walk, your talk, your dress" - The Way You Make Feel

Kendrick flipped it to reference DMX and tell Drake how HE feels.

@thandondwandwe3987

22w↑5

@@yeahr1ghty That makes so much sense because they've been riding that MJ/Prince comparison all along

@MaxineShaw_84

22w↑154

Yes, Pops, J. Cole absolutely kept his family safe by "excusing himself" 😂😂

@nqnqnq

22w↑68

your dad has to experience Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us, this is hiphop&rap history unfolding. keep it up, you guys are amazing!

@Durag__bandit98

22w↑131

Euphoria is the name because it’s a show about teenage hs wit a lot of teen sex and its executive produced by Drake plus the definitions make it a tripe entendre

@frontroom

22w↑43

Youre totally right, i don't know how i missed that

@robinvolpi

22w↑10

Correct.

He missed A LOT of vital points.😬

@cbfwebs

22w↑3

Which plays into what Kendrick will say about him in Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us. Not sure about 6:16 in LA I can't even find that one on Spotify now.

@jpgaming.7964

22w↑6

@@cbfwebs 6:16 in LA is likely a reference to Fathers Day (warning about Meet the Grahams) and/or Corinthians 6:16. It's a very smart song title.

@thehandifanwith9386

20w↑5

@@jpgaming.7964 It's also Tupac Shakur date of birth: June 16, 1971...

@wynterseymour1471

22w↑60

Some important context is that Drake built his career pandering to black women as his initial fan base. There was a very drastic change sometime (after the meek mill v Drake beef?*) when he began acting tough. He is openly disrespectful and mentions his exes and their partners unprovoked. A consistent Tory lanes supporter, but only after he shot Megan, going as far as to make comments in songs. He previously beefed pretty hard with Tory.
The shift is open disrespect toward his original fanbase. He also takes interest in different regions’/cultures’ music, and adopts it as his current act. That wouldn’t be so bad if done so respectfully, but he has ensured that those artists have not gotten the acclaim for the sauce they teach him. (This is why Kendrick calls him a colonizer in later songs).
That last line is not about skin color, it’s about being antagonistic to the culture you’re cosplaying. Respectfully, someone who has habits of a colonizer is not “for the culture.” AI Tupac, collecting hip hop/r&b artifacts and destroying them, and misogynoir are all behaviors antithetical to the culture.
Hip hop in its origin is about addressing the political nature of black life in usa and drake does not do that. Many black rappers don’t but to navigate the genre questionably as he does and have no real commentary is 💩
Some of these points are echoed in further disses

@TalkingThrones

22w↑7

You broke it down beautifully. Well done!

@RizzyRapz

22w↑71

Kendrick wasn't saying he can't say the N word just because he's half. It's more of a culture conversation. Drake by his own admission was raised fully Jewish in a Jewish neighborhood but to appeal to us he cosplays Black American Culture and even hid his Canadian accent for years and he's been given a pass by some because his father is a black guy from Tennessee There's early footage of him casually using the n word with an ER and also real blackface photos of him out there so there's an obvious disconnect between him and us. He also has made reference to American slavery in disrespectful fashion multiple times. One of those times is in this very rap battle. Even ppl in my community mistakenly mix up the culture and race convo so I don't expect you guys to be completely on point in your assessment

@TheBobbobbybobson

22w↑106

Cole knew where this was heading. He exited the elevator before it was too late. I respect him for calling out his own mistakes and taking back what he said.

@ReelMuzikFein

22w↑11

And we gave him shit for not knowing what was going to happen.

@RockLee-q1g

22w

Stop your cap

@Blue4626

22w↑1

I agree, I think he saw how deep this shit really ran with these 2 and how far it was about to go and wanted no parts.

@lexisdessa

22w↑1

this just proved cole should def not be part of the top 3

@michael43567

22w

At the cost of his all time status. You can't say you'd destroy anyone, then apologize when it's time to prove it

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@furrybproductions

22w↑56

Specifically, a Drac' or Draco is a mini AK. It has a lot of muzzle jump when fired so you generally have to aim below the target. Kendrick is saying that he has to aim down to shoot at him since one: they aren't on the same level and two: the first time he shot at him on Control the shots were less direct and subliminal so they went over people's heads/didn't hit the target. He's learned.

@tnels97

22w↑3

ahhh it’s clicking

@sherrigrant573

22w

Wow

@TheJoshestWhite

16w

Apt!

@mrs.snell87

22w↑65

The Tommy Hilfiger/FUBU line is more layered. TH was very popular in the black community in the 90s. Until TH himself came out & said that wasnt his intended demographic. And we, the black delegation, took off all of his product and didn't look back. FUBU being For Us By Us was a big deal here & widely embraced. It was yet another cultural phenomenon that I was proud to be a part of. Love this channel!

@SoftIceCreamMan

22w↑43

We love DAD! And NEED the rest of the beef tracks asap

@imaniali2771

22w↑45

Like Kendrick said, he’s speaking for the culture. We don’t wanna hear him say it anymore. Like your dad said, it has nothing to do with your ethnicity, it’s about what you grow up around. He was raised in Canada with his white mom and white family. His black dad was gone. Then he comes to America and uses his dad that he never knew to prove his blackness but then goes on to do things that black people wouldn’t do.

@ThatOneWeirdGal

22w

If you're black, you're black, doesn't matter how or where you grew up. I think what Kendrick said is fine in the language of a diss track. However, this opens it up for a lot of people, like you, to voice your criticisms about someone's blackness and call it into question just because they grew up differently. I understand what you're saying but a lot of times in our community, our blackness is called into question if we didn't grow up in hood or didn't grow up in the struggle, for example. Just because I grew up in a pretty wealthy neighborhood (my mom and dad are black so I'm not even biracial), I am considered less white and am looked down upon by a lot of my black peers. I never really truly felt like I was black growing up because it was so instilled into me since I was a child. This happens the same with people that are biracial or light skinned. This perpetuates the problems that exist in the black community. And it's common for anyone to code switch around their friends, use different lingo and accents, especially when it comes to making music in the hip hop scene. It's common when you're in and around a different culture long enough, to adapt, like Drake has seemingly done.

@eliyannah

16w↑1

@jamesparker7016

22w↑33

FUBU means “for us by us” and was created by black people in direct response to an interview where Tommy Hilfiger said he didn’t make his clothes for black people. At the time, Hilfiger had been a go to cool brand in hip hop

@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p

19w

They said it was debunked something 2 do with Oprah who t.h didn't like now she has either made serious mistakes because she's looking really iffy lately but either way fubu came out which is amazing but all this crazy this year has me so confused who was telling the truth it's just crazy

@ReelMuzikFein

22w↑97

When OG hears meet the grahams he might cry. That song was dark.

@adrianTurbogocrazy

22w↑19

Meet the Grahams literally brought me to tears. I had to watch cartoons and sleep with the light on afterwards😭

@julianmccue3991

22w↑9

@@adrianTurbogocrazy for real not even being weird, I opened yt to sleep, listened to “family matters” and then meet the grahams and it kept me awake for over an hour after

@Zan823

22w↑7

You're not being odd guys the song is in a deeply dark and depressing key. Kendrick's tone and delivery is one of a counselor that cares with really bad news about a loved one. Horrific yet brilliant track.

@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p

19w↑1

Omg yes I cried it hit me hard

@Vellysnow

22w↑81

Dad “we have to see if Kendrick takes a MINOR poke at drake” 😂 how ironic

@Broodjemetbeleg

22w↑2

Lol looking for this comment😂

@thedappermagician6905

22w↑2

Hindsight is a hell of a thing

@tatianaengativa617

21w↑1

2:10 I went straight to the comments to see if someone caught it

@jameshooks6901

22w↑15

Mann. Please stay up to date on this beef. I love hearing the perspective from two people completely outside the culture. Love u guys

@opticaldelusion13

22w↑43

You gotta show your dad the DMX interview where he says how he feels about Drake. It’s a classic! It’s only like a 2 min clip but it’s what Kendrick directly references in the “I hate the way that you walk…” section. I think he’d appreciate hearing that perspective

@tnels97

22w↑1

this

@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p

19w↑1

Yes absolutely every time I watch it and hear this I laugh my butt off lol

@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p

19w

Check out knox hill guys he will teach u all the bars it's incredible how many r missed

@furrybproductions

22w↑27

The mention of Gunna looking like a saint is because generally, in the hood the only person regarded lower than a snitch is a person who commits SA or is a PDF file.

@dadu908

22w↑6

Kendrick is not creating a divide in our culture. He's speaking for us and gatekeeping like we should've been doing. What did K Dot say "Keep making me dance, waving my hands and it won't be no threat."

@MartyMcFly__25

22w↑50

The Pharrell thing actually goes back a lot further. This beef really starts with Birdman vs Neptunes then became Pusha vs Wayne then became Pusha vs Drake. Kendrick is referencing this also in away. It’s truly a long standing saga that looks like it’s coming it it’s finale after nearly 20 years.

@ren-bx3bg

22w↑2

Didn’t one of them not pay Pharrell for a song or something?

@YapUniversity08

1w↑1

@@ren-bx3bgBirdman didn’t pay Pharrell for a beat he made and Birdman used and Pusha T called Birdman out and it basically set off a chain reaction

@CP3JORIKA

22w↑26

@jenb.9454

22w↑19

RE: the last lines, the use of the term in Hip Hop is not a byproduct of diasporic black culture (i.e., the culture of the African Diaspora), but specifically a feature of Black American culture. He is emphasizing that Drake is not connected to Black American culture and that when he dabbles in it, e.g., by using the term, he is acting/cosplaying. People that are actually a part of that culture are tired of having to hear it.

@dararebreed

22w↑19

Man...I haven't watched one of your videos in a while. And to come back now...and see your dad making 100% valid points about insider Hip Hop shit....DAMN!
He's a bona fide Hip Hopper now! That shit is crazy! And dope af!! 🫡🫡🫡

@CristianoSilva-ro9vq

22w↑7

Facts! When I saw Pops referencing other rappers and referencing certain things I was like damn! Pops is truly in it now, he's a Hip Hop head! So cool to see him learn and immerse himself in it!

@dararebreed

22w↑5

@@CristianoSilva-ro9vq I genuinely respect tf out of him for that. And it proves that he's not forcing it. He's sincerely immersing himself into the music and the culture subjects involved. My own BLACK parents never did that, despite being surrounded by the music & culture since the beginning.

@trese2658

22w↑10

The only correction I have is that it’s not because Drake is mixed, it’s him not being of black American culture. J Cole is also mixed with a white mother but he was cultured in black America and he is highly respected in Hip Hop.

@elainebosques1899

22w↑7

The funeral bells 🔔 in the background on the beat makes it even more chilling

@dojamimz

22w↑13

your dad is too pure for “Not Like Us”! that being said, drop it noowwwww 🤣

@sipandreadwithnik

22w↑14

J. Cole is half white too but you never hear Kendrick or anyone else really saying anything about him because he doesn’t cosplay black culture… this has never been about being half white…

@finnmarr-heenan2397

22w↑3

I’m from the uk snd I cringe so bad everytime he tries to use uk slang or beg grime mcs , he’s just inauthentic and annoying with it

@tristanvasilda9095

22w↑16

'The very first time I shot me a drac', the homie....', is a reference to kendricks verse on 'Control' where he dissed multiple rappers including Drake.

@frontroom

22w↑4

true, ASAP ROCKY... DRAKE!

@furrybproductions

22w↑5

Yeah, and on that song most of the shots went over people's heads so Kendrick is dumbing down the flow just enough for a headshot.

@oreoblast2012

22w↑20

Exactly your 2nd point. It's the conversation you're trying to have at 26:00 Kendrick isn't simply implying as a mixed person we didn't wanna here that from Drake. It's important to note he didn't raise that point against other mixed rappers like for example j cole who was also raised by his mom. he's pointing to a greater point of Drake being essentially an appropriatator himself atp. Drake didn't grow up in the cultures he often speaks about. And he also speaks about them in a weird way. He has said he didn't experience racism till he was an adult and he said a Black American was racist to him. Drake has a history of dipping into the culture when he wants money or status. He also speaks about his relation to the culture in an interesting way. Even his references to things such as slavery for example. His lyrics in slime me out and in the beef in the song family matters

*this is an idea that will come up in different tracks from Kendrick

@luisfarias2585

22w↑3

I love how interested your dad has gotten into hip hop itself! He is appreciating the culture

@HiPHOPx87

20w

He definitely apart of the culture. Hes welcomed. Thats coming from a True HipHop Head bor in the 80s from the hoods of Baltimore. He got my respect & love

@fixieroy

22w↑32

@BambinoRamos

22w↑3

Perfectly explained, hope they see this!

@annetteharmon6194

18w↑2

❤❤❤❤all that.

@isokejustin77

22w↑25

It's considered very disrespectful for Drake to say the N word. He is not American. It would be very disrespectful if any American going to another Country or Continent to use a derogatory/slang word that carries a lot of weight.

@adrianTurbogocrazy

22w↑11

Yes and Drake has proved he has no respect for black American history or culture in the past with disrespectful lyrics, most recently in Family Matter with the “trying get the slaves freed” line and in that slime you out talking bout “beat you like American slaves” like WTH so disrespectful to our ancestors who literally died for and paved the way for the establishment of civil rights in this country that ALL minority’s benefit from.

@michalovesanime

22w↑3

Im sorry but black Americans arent the only black people who've had the N word used against them. Im Dutch black and we literally have a Dutch N word which people used here to adress black people with the same intent. There are young black kids who, just like you did in America, have tried to reclaim it. They use the Dutch version, which is the same word with the same meaning.

I wish black Americans knew more about us( black people outside the US, especially black people that came enslaved ancestors), cuz its clear that you think youre the only black population that was also enslaved. My ancestors were also enslaved and kidnapped. The Americans were Europeans at one time and they communicated.

So the issue isnt Drake using it because he is Canadian. Its Drake using it when he didnt have a black experience AT ALL. He started to use it to cosplay someone he has never been. If he grew up around other black people in Canada and acted like them, there would be no problem.

@thedappermagician6905

22w

Say that to all the West Africans who rock that word.

@chynadegannes1776

22w

@@thedappermagician6905 but west africans can say that word because they are black ????

@alessiar3260

22w↑1

@@thedappermagician6905As a west-african who lives in Italy, I can tell you that the word “negro” was used extensively towards us by the colonizers. Also, the n-word (especially with a hard r) is used against black people all around the world. I could not tell you how many times i have been called a “negro (literal translation of the n-word in italian)”. Unfortunately, between slavery and colonization, racism has perpetuated everywhere and we as black people are identified like that everywhere.

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@ciresolstice

22w↑4

Nothing new but you have the coolest dad lol Has to be awesome to share these times. Cherish it.

@elvixoveliz

20w↑1

I love the mutual respect you can see between you two through this review. Respect to your pops for hopping into this, keep it up <3

@mikkoss8704

22w↑4

I think ppl are missing the point. It was never about Aubrey skin color. It's the fact that he's not even American. He has no ownership of the experience that American black citizens have gone through historically, so for him to just come in and act like he does is a slap in the face.

@AbdifatahMohamedESQ

22w↑2

I love this channel so much. You’re such a good son and your pops is the man! Shout out to you too. And yes, I couldn’t wait for your dad to hear the part where Kendrick talks about raising his son. I know he felt that.

@mauriceyoung9533

22w↑20

😂😂😂 I gotta quote Pops "It was pathetic"!! 😂😂😂

@auraholyultimababybaby9367

22w↑2

I love how pops is like "lets go!" Yeeeeah! Been watching yall forever. This is a dope time.

@02biddle

18w↑3

Kendrick is still himself on the Taylor Swift song. When Drake does a collab he changes accents, imitates flows, fakes experiences. He really is an actor playing a new role.

@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p

19w

Your dad is absolutely amazing! I cant believe how much he catches!

@davidgator2540

22w↑2

Your breakdown is nice. You put it in a way for pops to understand but in a nicer way than what’s meant lol

@ricwill85

22w↑8

During the beef with Push T. It was alleged the Drake was offering $100k to people for dirt on Push T & was supposedly doing the same with Kendrick

@CindyEvens-nh2tm

12w

You guys are great! Love the interaction between Dad and son. Respect!

@MrTehnono

22w↑16

Tommy hilfigure came put and said he didnt like that hip hop wears and used thier clothes and fubu stands for, for us by us

@nextup91

22w

He didn't say that always been a rumor

@MrTehnono

22w

@@nextup91 cool story

@isbshermanator

15w

Really like the way your Dad is so open to learning about Rap culture. He's really smart

@chrisrob4588

22w↑9

Just to clarify, you mentioned Drake didn't grow up in a fantastic area, but he grew up since a toddler in Forrest Hill, which is an afluent gated suburb of Toronto, as a 3 year old you won't really feel the effects of living in low income housing which is the last time he lived on Weston Road. This is the extent of Drakes strugles in Forrest Hill (where the average income of residents is $1.2 million a year) not getting his tuna bagel instead having to endure the hardships of eating chicken salad sandwhiches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC-sZcVj4Eg

@talkandeattv

21w↑1

ive never seen your dad so excited lol this was good

@jeramyo-h-i-o4743

22w↑1

Yo I’ve been watching you guys for a while and watching your Dad catch Bars and rock with it is great.

@Tinkerbell91280

22w

Your dad is awesome for having such an open mind to different music genres especially hip hop.❤

@timapple3532

22w

It's always great seeing you & your Dad connecting over Hip Hop! #Salute

@robthegod9062

22w↑2

He didn’t say don’t say it no more. He said I don’t want to hear you say it

@rclark1132

20w↑3

FYI- the ‘I hate the way you….” Stint is a reference to a DMX breakfast club interview and those were his sentiments about Drake…. You’re welcome because if you haven’t seen it, it’s HILARIOUS!‼️💯🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ArthurGreat-v6t

22w↑3

Your dad is cool he really knows it

@Tolaqha

22w

I love this so much. Dad's reaction is everything cause it was our reaction too!

@Torres9MZ

22w

This beef made my weekend and left me stunned for a while. So now I am ready for your reactions 😁 Love your work together with your pops!

@yvesbayou5701

21w↑1

That intro music is damn near an ancestor call. It’s a song that is played at weddings, family gatherings, etc. in the Black community. You’re My Latest and Greatest Inspiration by Teddy Pendergrass(RIP). Your father will love this song. God Bless!

@MichaelCouture87

22w↑13

"All of the "Biggie versus Pac" heads... first of all, Biggie's going to win hands down when you're talkin' flow. Strictly from a rhythm standpoint. Biggie is a swinger; he swings like a horn player over jazz... when people say Pac is the best rapper of all time, they don't just mean he's the best rapper. They just mean what he had to say was the most potent, the most relevant, and that he was the better HUMAN BEING..." -- the legendary Shock G!

And Drake is much more Diddy that Biggie in this analogy if we're being 100% honest as "fans"/unbiased listeners!

Drake called Kendrick short and jealous of being less of a millionaire than he is...and it's arguable whether he even wrote that much.

Kendrick broke down Drake as a HUMAN BEING. I don't think there's anything left but to share this Shock G quote for people who recognize art and a real message over peacocking and living a shallow existence.

@nymphinthewind

22w

lol biggie stole his whole name and one of his greatest songs from a rapper named Notorious B1. Juicy wasnt his. Puff made him steal B1s whole style. just like diddy was stealing pacs. who was the only one being true to himself. you should watch patrick ccs vid on diddy. it goes into that too

@abramlekganyane9173

22w↑1

Beautifully Done.

@seenaylors

22w↑1

im here for it to see you and dad react to the beef 💯

@esper2237

22w

BRO FINALLY, I've been checking everyday and thinking why you guys aint uploadin

@KingPrime504

12w↑1

bro keep dad on there he cool af good look to yall

@frontroom

12w

Will do. Thanks for watching.

@dudettevlogs4257

21w↑4

Kendrick is saying that because he embodies hip hop culture. He sees Drake as someone who wants to be welcome into the culture but does not live it and give back into the culture. Kendrick does not have a problem with Drake being half black. This is why some cultures gate keep their culture and keep others from speaking on their culture- it’s because people will always misrepresent information. Please correct that!! Kendrick even says in “Meet the Grahams “ that Adonis should be proud to be black, and he’s way less half black. Anyway- nice seeing your reaction. Just don’t misrepresent Kendrick Lamar and his teachings!!!!

@chandthrukanagarajah

22w

It's so nice to see father and son connect over hip hop, and appreciate the artistry.

@serg2gr831

22w↑2

Pops is gonna go crazy and jump out his seat on “meet the grahams” and “not like us”

@gr8ful191

20w

This makes me so Happy..Me and my daughyer often thought we should do this..ty for the Gift..Music 🎶 is life 🧬

@joseandujar9923

22w↑3

The part where he is sayong that he hates several things about drake also comes from an interview from DMX at the breakfast club where he was saying to the interviewers how much he hates all these different things about drake.

@michaelcarnell380

22w↑6

@2:13 you could say that Kendrick does indeed take "A Minor" poke at Drake in the latest Diss...😂

@furrybproductions

22w

💀

@s0ulflower693

22w↑4

great reaction! one comment on 26:20
kendrick is a full blooded black american man that has had the “black male” experience on multiple levels living as such in america. black people (including kendrick) have every right to tell someone to not say “nigga”. our grand/great-grands to this day tell the gruesome stories of what came with being called that word, so we absolutely DO have that right, and can take it to spin it how we’d like! AND directly to a half&half black, jewish man raised predominantly with his jewish mother in toronto who COSPLAYS as this black figure? absolutely. he has ZERO respect for my culture!!! nothing about that is “narrow-minded”.

@min_blogs28landing32

22w↑1

200% correct

@miininna

22w↑1

Ooo can't wait to see y'all do the rest of them 😂

@Rad_Brad813

16w

this song was a master class in talking shit, and also backing it up. Almost every word is a double entendre for real life facts that cut like razors on a weed whacker. So deep. That's why every single bar in the lyrics has a notation. It will be a long time before a diss is this savage yet informed and so damn calculated and damn near surgical with the cuts. I know Kendrick also went in on later diss tracks in this same beef, like the3 certified pdf bar, but this song as a whole is just an info bomb/story telling master piece!! top to bottom 11/10 song.

@hisdaughter1144

14w↑1

Love Ya Dad!!!

@furrybproductions

22w↑3

The bring back Puff and let's see if Chubbs really crash something line is about how Diddy slapped Drake at a party and he did nothing about it and now that Drake has his friend/bodyguard Chubbs who he's always talking about doing something, let's see if he's really going to do something if Diddy's around. One: he's not. Two: Drake idolizes Diddy and even has a big portrait of him framed in his house.

@thedappermagician6905

22w↑2

Pops legitimately said to Drake "You're not that guy, Pal!"
He's becoming a Bonafide Barologist!

@MrTehnono

22w↑3

When he says the i hate you lines he is referring to a dmx interview he said that

@tonyc5050

22w↑1

KENDRICK HAS BEEN ON 🔥 ON ALL HE'S DISS TRACKS.

@cynthiab6514

22w

Thanks for taking us on a musical journey

@BigAndraze

22w↑5

The Tommy Hill/FUBU line is in reference to back then tommy h clothing got a popular high by african americans but its owned by a white person. so hes saying your trying to fit in with blacks but its white, "as in hes still a white boy trying to be black" then he says he knows nothing about FUBU which stands for "From Us By Us" (Black people) and it is owned by a black male (the one from shark tank) saying he knows nothing about culture. The real black people would wear that because it supports their people. Hope this helps!

@ellegriffin5957

22w↑4

Remember the rumor that Tommy said he didn't make his clothes for black people

@BigAndraze

22w↑1

@@ellegriffin5957 also true as well! Thanks for that, i forgot to add that

@SongBird444

22w↑1

Love your channel! Few things! Kendricks main point is not about Drake being mixed, its the fact that Drake feeds into Black stereotypical tropes (being gangsta, strip club culture, disrespect of Black women), thus only "being black" for street cred, but "white" when it benefits him (cue in accent change) thus revoking his black card. People often say 2008-2010 Drake was the most authentic. He's doubling down on the fact that Drake doesn't know himself so it gives off Black face essentially selling half of his heritage for success. J.cole is also mixed but has always had respect in the culture because he's real and relatable and he never had to pretend to be gangster or have "hoes" etc. Also, when Kendrick said its about love and hate and not whos the greatest, he meant popularity, which Drake is known for (pop), but if we're talking about the greatest MC its undeniably him (Kendrick). Also you all missed the Parkinsons/Park His Son double entendre!

@wcartwright82

22w↑2

Bro your dad is 😎. He loved Euphoria than that diss pushup.

@bossaudio12

22w

Cant wait for the rest of the rap diss reactions!!

@SuzyoNdhlovu-mu1qs

22w

Bro this is my first time watching your videos on YouTube, I really like thing and how you break down everything... and I like you for me honest not standing on the middle like u don't know what's good or bad like letting people decide for themselves for fear of offending fans that's great work keep it up..and day hi to ur daddy..

@AlexRH1991

22w↑6

Man if you do the 2 new diss tracks man your pops is going to start thinking different about drake. Its crazy man history is made.

@davidgator2540

22w↑2

If you read the definition, it implies enjoying a short moment, also Drake produced euphoria which is a show of sexualized teens

@magnexindra

22w↑3

Kendrick doesn’t want to hear Drake say the n-word any more because there’s a video of Drake casually using the word and saying it was the hard -er, like that’s the way he’s always said it. Again showing that he didn’t grow up actually using that word with his black homies. This is another example of Drake appropriating a culture he is not from.

@foxybluu3357

20w↑1

Omg your father is amazinggg! He’s brilliant and cool - my dad wouldn’t even sit in that chair let alone listen to anything lol 🤣😂🤣😂💙

@bubbasage9572

22w

lol I just found your channel watched some older clips, with your dad knowing barely anything about hip-hop. Watching your dad KNOW all the moves @16:50 is so funny. Worth watching Good luck

@mariostos

22w↑6

Let's go 3 more to go😂

@hads5279

22w

The beat when he’s talking about poppin’ ass has a very subtle sound that’s from the beat in Baby Got Back. At least I think that’s what I hear. It’s very subtle.