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And then he culminates this first verse where he's dropping all these bombs with a pun that is also extremely catchy. He says, hey, Drake, aren't you tired of trolling me? You're trying to strike a chord and it's probably a minor. Minor.

And then he culminates this first verse where he's dropping all these bombs with a pun that is also extremely catchy. He says, hey, Drake, aren't you tired of trolling me? You're trying to strike a chord and it's probably a minor. Minor.

No, not that we know of. Drake has never credibly been accused of pedophilia or anything criminal, in fact. But Kendrick was pulling on a narrative that did exist online. Drake is a massive celebrity. And like any celebrity, there are unfounded rumors that follow him around, one of which is about his relationship to teenage girls, whether he's too close with them...

No, not that we know of. Drake has never credibly been accused of pedophilia or anything criminal, in fact. But Kendrick was pulling on a narrative that did exist online. Drake is a massive celebrity. And like any celebrity, there are unfounded rumors that follow him around, one of which is about his relationship to teenage girls, whether he's too close with them...

So Kendrick didn't pull it out of nowhere. He just put a melody to something anonymous commenters online were already saying about Drake. Right. Kendrick did another savvy thing, which was pull on another long running thread of criticism about Drake, which is basically that he's a big phony.

So Kendrick didn't pull it out of nowhere. He just put a melody to something anonymous commenters online were already saying about Drake. Right. Kendrick did another savvy thing, which was pull on another long running thread of criticism about Drake, which is basically that he's a big phony.

Yeah, one of the things that's made Drake so successful and so beloved is that he's fluent in many, many different styles. He is very, very chameleonic. And this has been a boon for his career, but it's also been the source of a lot of criticism, especially in rap, where authenticity is valued. So people are saying, who are you? Who is this guy?

Yeah, one of the things that's made Drake so successful and so beloved is that he's fluent in many, many different styles. He is very, very chameleonic. And this has been a boon for his career, but it's also been the source of a lot of criticism, especially in rap, where authenticity is valued. So people are saying, who are you? Who is this guy?

Why are you continuing to put on these different personas and these different voices? And Kendrick comes right out and says...

Why are you continuing to put on these different personas and these different voices? And Kendrick comes right out and says...

You're not a colleague. You're a colonizer. And you're using all of these artists who are cooler and hipper and more real than you and you're taking their credibility.

You're not a colleague. You're a colonizer. And you're using all of these artists who are cooler and hipper and more real than you and you're taking their credibility.

And Kendrick puts it very simply in four words. They not like us. He's saying, I'm real. Me and my friends, the guys I hang around with, the people I make music with, we're true to ourselves. You, you're on some other stuff. I don't even know who you are.

And Kendrick puts it very simply in four words. They not like us. He's saying, I'm real. Me and my friends, the guys I hang around with, the people I make music with, we're true to ourselves. You, you're on some other stuff. I don't even know who you are.

Yeah, this song hits the top of the Billboard charts. And because its chorus is so easily adoptable, this us versus them mentality, Not Like Us is immediately everywhere.

Yeah, this song hits the top of the Billboard charts. And because its chorus is so easily adoptable, this us versus them mentality, Not Like Us is immediately everywhere.

It's at Kamala Harris rallies. It's in the clubhouse when the Dodgers win the World Series.

It's at Kamala Harris rallies. It's in the clubhouse when the Dodgers win the World Series.

I talked to a bar mitzvah DJ in Los Angeles, and he said there was no song last year that 13-year-olds wanted to sing and scream and mosh and dance to on the floor of their party than Not Like Us.

I talked to a bar mitzvah DJ in Los Angeles, and he said there was no song last year that 13-year-olds wanted to sing and scream and mosh and dance to on the floor of their party than Not Like Us.