doot doot

2y

I was. And the Donda thread. And then after hearing the bars he rapped on Carnival and King, playing it a few times, I realized his music truly is not for me anymore!

KEV

2y

Had the worst gym session of my life listening to Vultures

Aura crash

AvenueJones

2y

Hit em up might not be a “club banger” but it’s def catchy and had the impact of a club banger

Blue Magic

2y

Guys please go back and listen to how kendrick laughs when he says back to back i like that record hahahaha

ryuH

2y

Ya'll d***riders are corny on both sides miss me with that gay s***

Drake a legend Kendrick a legend if we not talking bout bars don't @ me

KingYeezus

2y

Ppl calling europhia weak has me baffled

Maximus

2y

Masego dissing drake

hellhathnofurries

2y

Can we be honest? This might be my only post in this thread that isn’t satirical. None of these diss songs from any side are hitting as hard as I would hope for considering how high in regard the contestants are

Jaman

2y

thats some soft ass s*** if true. i said vultures 2 thread btw. which came a month after those songs. feel free to have ur corny rebellious phase but u not above none of the ''dickriders'' u clowning, ur one of em

Maximus

2y

Masego dissing drake

KingYeezus

2y

Ppl calling europhia weak has me baffled

Fries

2y

Will the nukes be classic replayable tracks like Hit Em Up? Will they be precisely calculated deadly headshots like Adidon? Or will they be flailing attempts to fill tracks with as much tea as possible without caring much for making a good song?

The possibilities!

BIG lifeline

2y

me to this whole thread basically:

Jaman

2y

thats some soft ass s*** if true. i said vultures 2 thread btw. which came a month after those songs. feel free to have ur corny rebellious phase but u not above none of the ''dickriders'' u clowning, ur one of em

FreddieKaneTop5

2y

In the fleeting moments of a seemingly innocuous chuckle embedded within a barbed verse aimed at Drake, Kendrick Lamar does not merely laugh; he invokes an entire philosophical discourse, subtly weaving a complex tapestry of historical and cultural references that transcend the immediate context of a hip-hop diss track. This laugh, small yet laden with significance, can be interpreted as a nod to the anarchistic spirit of Dadaism, a cultural movement that emerged during the European avant-garde in the early 20th century.

Dadaists, much like Kendrick in this auditory micro-moment, engaged in performance art characterized by its mockery of materialistic and nationalistic attitudes post-World War I. They utilized absurdity as a weapon against the perceived rationalism and logic that they blamed for the societal catastrophes of their time. Kendrick, through his laugh, channels this same mechanism of absurdity to destabilize not only his musical adversary but also the very ego-centric foundations upon which much of modern hip-hop is built.

To delve deeper, this laugh is not simply a laugh; it is a metacommentary on the absurdity of conflict within the hip-hop community itself. By embedding this laugh, Kendrick juxtaposes the gravity of lyrical combat with the triviality of the perceived slights that often ignite these feuds. It's a sonic smirk that highlights the performative nature of rap battles, simultaneously critiquing the seriousness with which such artistic confrontations are often imbued.

Moreover, by choosing to laugh, Kendrick mirrors the Dadaist use of irrational sound poetry and nonsensical performance to disrupt the status quo. Just as Tristan Tzara might compose a poem by randomly pulling words out of a hat, Kendrick inserts a laugh to disrupt the expected flow of aggression in a diss track. This act of laughter becomes a Dadaist performance, undermining the predictability and sometimes the pomposity of hip-hop feuds.

In an even broader cultural context, this laugh reverberates through the halls of historical philosophical thought. It echoes the laughter of the Zen masters, who used unexpected actions or sounds to jolt their students into deeper understanding, breaking through the illusion of linear thought and ego attachment. Kendrick, much like a Zen master, uses his laugh not only as a weapon in lyrical warfare but as a teaching tool, inviting listeners to question the layers of reality presented in the genre.

ryuH

2y

Cope

Both sides cope when it’s their turn for an L and it’s rather sus

Maximus

2y

Masego dissing drake

speedy chiron boy

2y

Bro did u use ai wtf

KEV

2y

Don't y'all got a leak v12 to group buy

The synth is slightly different 🤓🤓

Maximus

2y

Masego dissing drake