I then went on to say how kendrick is not really a lyricist and going back breaking his verses down bar by bar is kinda pointless

It’s a figure of speech homie.

Easily the most impactful verse of last decade. And its not even about the lyrics, its the reactions and the shambles that followed that make it iconic

Come on bro. That’s my issue with rap fans. Not you specifically but guys take not understanding s*** for saying s*** is wack or doesn’t make sense.

The line has a literal meaning and. Metaphorical meaning that you haven’t said. As I said if you don’t like it, it’s fine but atleast prove you understood why he wrote the line and what it meant

So basically all you care about is the hype in 2013 and not if the verse is actually good. Got it

some of yall shouldn't be in music sxn if you gonna get so butt hurt when someone don't agree with you lmao

Feel like I need to restate I’m a huge Kendrick fan. I’m just not a bias fan and call out when I think something is wack. I do that with every artist I like, Ye, Drake, Cole, whoever.

energy, delivery, flow, the general concept of the verse matters too

but p much yes

wrap it up

Well to me latex condom goes along with him saying cock-pit earlier. Isn’t that what you asked why did he specifically pick those words.

It seems like you tryna speak on a deeper meaning, obviously I get how the different words play of each other and what it technically means but what are you getting at?

Real

same here. People think when you don't fw something or have a critique on an artist, it means you not f***ing with the artist and they take it like a personal attack.

Fr bro honestly that’s why I can’t go in the drake section much. It’s like if I dislike one thing im automatically a hater and I get long explanations of what “6 god” has done for the game. Like chill nigga I’m a fan but I’m not delusional

I’m not saying you don’t understand the set of bars but you obviously didn’t grasp the reference with the condom and dread line.

Okay I’m asking what am I missing? Tell me

Just checked genius. They didn’t mention anything different either

You never heard the stereo type about rastas and condoms?

Lol wait what? No. I’m part Jamaican too

You never heard that rastas don’t use condoms because they always have all these children!

I mean don’t they say that about Spanish b****es too? But nah I’ve never heard that about rastas specifically

jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20190714/jamaicans-shun-condoms-unprotected-sex-rising-despite-threat-new-sti

This is a known stereotype. So just like he named all these impossible things in the verse he added another thing that would be impossible

Pilots with protestics legs and arthritis
Can’t fly

And you wouldn’t have a condom hooked to dread because dreads don’t use condoms

It just crazy scenarios that are most likely not to happen.

Not saying hat line is crazy but it’s a reference to the fact that Jamaicans/rastas are known for not using condom so you won’t find one hooked to them.

I get what you saying, and admittedly that reference is new to me. I still don’t like it tho and think he coulda came with something better to close the verse.

But that’s okay cus for every 1 verse of Kendrick’s I dislike there’s 10 more I do like

amazing verse that had rap media, new york, social media & rappers in a storm for up to a month & trended on twitter for 4 days straight & youtube thought it was kendrick's song for almost the whole year

niggas wish they could have that impact