Lyric analysis of Drake-Kendrick beeffrom @djangodegree

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Everybody thinks they got the Janice b figured out, but I think the most telling verse from this song, nobody's talking about. Welcome to the greatest show on Earth. And action. Buried alive. Someone come dig me up. On Drake's sophomore album, there's only one song he's not on at all, and it's called Better Alive. And in this song, Kendrick Lamar said, looking in the mirror, I'm embarrassed. I'm feeling like a suicidal terrorist. React like an infant whenever you are mentioned. Mind over matter never worse for my nemesis. Woah. Now there are only two ways to view why Kendrick wrote the verse the way that he did. Either in the meeting with the Toronto rapper, he was talking to him about what it means to become famous, what it means to become one of the biggest artists, and he was wrestling with, can I maintain who I am and not lose myself to my vices? Or he hates him. Then he said that he was the same age as myself, and it didn't help because it made me even more rude and impatient. So blame it on better OVO No, the reason why I'm breathing all the vanity I know. All the hate that people felt in their hearts for Drake doesn't happen without Kendrick Lamar. Because when you really think about it, Kendrick was the proverbial Ivan Rank, the whiplash. The goal was not to beat Iron Man. It was to show the world he could bleed and see if other people would jump in, which is what happened. Because, you know, what is Drake without his aura? I don't no. Billionaire playboy philanthropist. And the way that Kendrick song ends is you belong to the people when you're outside. So dig a shovel full of money, full of power, full of pussy, full of fame, and bury yourself alive, then I die. But it's the second part. You boys got big off my name. That's big enough. The biggest hit initially for Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, Mad City was swimming pools. It was the lead single because they were struggling to get tier album out, and they didn't feel like they had a single. What does t minus bring them? Toronto Sound. Where was Drake on the first joint? Poetic justice. Surely Kendrick doesn't feel like he had his breakout because of Drake. That I had six months ago with a whole another demographic, you know, of people listening to my music. Definitely gonna cap you know, I capitalize off that. Shout out to Drake. You know? He reached out. How did that happen? No. I sat down with Drake in Toronto a while back when I did my first show out there. He called me up, man. We had a few drinks and, you know, he always said he was, you know, appreciative of my music. You know, I've always been a fan of his music. And, we've just been chopping it up since then, you know. Hit me on one day and say, you know what? Handpicked, man. I want you to be on this on this tour. And, you know, there's a lot of artists out there, man, you know, that could've been on that tour with me. So, yeah, I'm just here. You know, sit there and respect my music. Get the same mutual respect. That's the best one in itself, so shout out to Tristan. Buried alive, someone can't beat me up. If I call her your slutty right now, she picking up. You boys got big on my name that's big enough. We know how you OG's rocking already, my nigga. The jig is up.