WEBVTT - Common Reflects on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's Iconic Rap Battle

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<v Speaker 2>From a hip hip hop question, we talked about like

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<v Speaker 2>you being categorized as a conscious wrapper, but you also

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<v Speaker 2>obviously looking at your battle where ice you. I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 2>what's your perspective on seeing what now would be considered

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<v Speaker 2>a conscious rapper? And Kendrick Lamar have a battle with

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<v Speaker 2>the most popular rapper and win, and now he's actually

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<v Speaker 2>ascended to like the number one position. It's an interesting

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<v Speaker 2>dynamic right where his music is in the vein of positivity, revolutionary,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's still dangerous. It should be dangerous, right, So

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<v Speaker 2>like do you got do you have like some like

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<v Speaker 2>pride in seeing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Put the flag down.

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<v Speaker 3>Shout out to Drake.

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<v Speaker 2>No disrespect to Drake, but I'm just saying.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well listen, let me okay, let me answer those

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<v Speaker 4>things directly. So, first of all, Kendrick is a masterful artist,

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<v Speaker 4>like one of the greats. Before the Battle, he was

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<v Speaker 4>like he won a Polard surprise for raps. You know

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<v Speaker 4>what I'm saying. That's how great of a writer he is.

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<v Speaker 4>And each one of his albums have been different, unique,

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<v Speaker 4>dope like you know, and that's what it is to do.

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<v Speaker 4>One of the greatest in any generation. Drake is one

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<v Speaker 4>of the most talented songwriter artists to do them to

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<v Speaker 4>do music, man, like, one of the most successful. To

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<v Speaker 4>be able to make songs like at that level and

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<v Speaker 4>be making hits over and over. That says something because

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<v Speaker 4>even pop artists that they had some big hits, they

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<v Speaker 4>don't last decades. So Drake is a super talented dude.

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<v Speaker 4>The Battle, I got to say, I was like, man, Initially,

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<v Speaker 4>I was like, wow, this is real. These dudes are

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<v Speaker 4>going at it because Drake was delivering. And then Kendrick came,

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<v Speaker 4>and then Kendrick kept giving them flows and then he

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<v Speaker 4>just like did what he had to do and just man,

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<v Speaker 4>he came out the victor. He was a victor like this,

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<v Speaker 4>point blank. He won. And it's is it like if

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<v Speaker 4>you're asking it's a victory for me, I think it's

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<v Speaker 4>just a victory for hip hop that that battle went

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<v Speaker 4>down the way it did and had people paying attention

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<v Speaker 4>to lyrics and hip hop, like different generations was paying

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<v Speaker 4>attention to that. Like I had some of my youngins

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<v Speaker 4>hitting me up like, Yo, you hit a new one.

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<v Speaker 4>And then people my age hit me up like, yo,

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<v Speaker 4>you hit what? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>You hear what?

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<v Speaker 4>Drake just dropping? You know what Kendrick said. I think

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<v Speaker 4>it does. I love that Kendrick is within a battle

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<v Speaker 4>is able to give you like lessons and spiritual like damn,

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<v Speaker 4>not just but the truth. Truth. It's like this dude

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<v Speaker 4>dropping like knowledge and still battling. It's like ridiculous. But

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<v Speaker 4>that being said, it's funny you said, like some of

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<v Speaker 4>he's a revolute lutionary still dangerous because when we think

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<v Speaker 4>about it, our revolutionaries were dangerous, like like Fred Hampton Chicago,

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<v Speaker 4>he was dangerous, like but dangerous for the right thing.

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<v Speaker 4>Shoot Malcolm Max dangerous aside, I should call it dangerous

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<v Speaker 4>and A wait that they are dangerous for their people.

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<v Speaker 4>And at the end of the day, Kendrick is dangerous

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<v Speaker 4>for his people. So I got nothing, but you gotta

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<v Speaker 4>protect them love or protect our people.

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<v Speaker 1>How much did it make people go back and revisit

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<v Speaker 1>old battles, because right once they say that battle, it's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the greatest battle of all time, and we're living

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<v Speaker 1>in that moment and people are like, well, nah, there

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<v Speaker 1>was this either thing that happened. It was like, nah,

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<v Speaker 1>there was like I see the bitch of you. So

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<v Speaker 1>now it goes back, people get to revisit it. How

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<v Speaker 1>much of it was brought back like a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>nostalgia for you, Like, yeah, we were in that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>We've grown past it, but like I remember that fire

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<v Speaker 1>that I had.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean it was more like people was bringing

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<v Speaker 4>up the battle I had with Cube and the battle

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<v Speaker 4>I had with Drake. Yeah, that's the fact they brought

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<v Speaker 4>that they would bring that up. But I was like, listen,

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<v Speaker 4>first of all, we both those battles got squashed this now,

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<v Speaker 4>so I appreciate that y'all loved it. We had the battle.

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<v Speaker 4>I was worn at that time, but you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>just watching the battle now, so don't drag me in.

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<v Speaker 4>And somebody was like yo, I was like, no, don't

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<v Speaker 4>drag me in. I'm good man, let me let me

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<v Speaker 4>watch this and just enjoy it because they both going

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<v Speaker 4>in and I think it was I would have to say, man,

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<v Speaker 4>it probably was the greatest battle we've seen. But and

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<v Speaker 4>even if you feel something else was back in the time,

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<v Speaker 4>it's still one of the greatest, Like you know, it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's like it's because that back and forth. We you

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<v Speaker 4>didn't have that much back and forth, like right direct

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<v Speaker 4>and have all the artwork to go with it. And

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<v Speaker 4>it was levels today battles videos.

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<v Speaker 3>Shot they were doing ten minutes later he dropped the

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<v Speaker 3>joints stepping on each other's tracks. That was definitely And

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<v Speaker 3>now we got the Super Bowl. Will it dissipate?

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