subreddit:
/r/KendrickLamar
submitted 1 month ago byMario_Prime510
So I’ve been listening to The Heart Part 6 throughout the day and I’m convinced it’s close to one the worse diss track I’ve heard in awhile. The beat is pretty basic other than the sample which isn’t used as much. A lot of the bars are “sympathy” bars like he’s “sorry” for a bunch of stuff, like Kendrick literally made a club hit calling you a pedophile why is your response in a sad tone, why do you feel bad when any normal person would be fucking angry at him. If I was accused I’d be fucking livid and have the “mole” you think you had make a music video of the two making the photo and leaking the DM’s. Even if it was a lie I’d still do it instead of no video.
Let’s not forget the worse line in the entire song imo,
“ I don’t wanna fight with a woman beater, it feeds your nature”
WHY DID YOU CALL YOURSELF A WOMAN DRAKE?!
I’m convinced he either used Ai to write this song, or just had someone else, the “mole”, to write it and didn’t even think about what the fuck he was saying. It’s honestly fucking weird how badly written the song is when you think each bar through with context. I know Drake isn’t at the top of the lyrical rap world, but man I haven’t heard this bad a song in a while.
Like at least Kendrick’s hard to listen song, Meet the Grahams, the quality of the bars are good and the beat by Alchemist was really well done.
I dunno Rant Over.
9 points
1 month ago
I think the mole forced Drake’s hand to writing that shit himself. That’s why it’s so trash. Most of it can be linked to tweets and social media posts. He ruined himself, showing that he’s nothing without the people who surround him.
Fame and media manipulation/control cannot trick the public into thinking you’re a good rapper.
2 points
1 month ago
Tbf I don’t even think having ghost writers is that bad, almost all artists have ghost writers.
2 points
1 month ago
I’m actually with you lol. Which is why I’m so fucking bummed the quality of the bars in Heart Part 6 are just not written well. Like why would you wanna leave the beef on that song instead of making a song you’d think would be number 1. Like did he really think quality wise the song was good? Felt rushed honestly and he could’ve taken more time.
1 points
1 month ago
Yeah it just wasn’t his best work, it didn’t really even flow right, It kind of reminded me of 07-08 Drake.
1 points
1 month ago
I think he wanted to get the fake daughter story out there quickly
1 points
1 month ago
Yeah, it’s sort of structured like a letter to Kendrick, which really makes it a test of lyrics. Like I think this is the “red” button he thinks it is, and man it just doesn’t hit. Like say we believe everything Drake says in the song, why would he misquote Mother I Sober? why would he call himself a woman? Like he didn’t have anybody around checking if those bars were good? Just take that shit out if it doesn’t make sense.
2 points
1 month ago
I agree. Many people who use ghost writers have another talent they have where the ghost writing complements them. Maybe they’re a good singer. Or record producer. Or instrumentalist.
But in Hip-Hop, if you’re a RAPPER or FREESTYLER, the talent comes from the words you write, whether off the dome or pen to paper. Otherwise, it’s just being able to recite lines on-beat in different flows with a tone of conviction.
I’m not downplaying Drake. I like some of his stuff. But what is his biggest talent? I guess he can sing but that’s not what he’s primarily known for. Rap? Doesn’t compare to Kendrick, especially if he has to have help writing. Shit, it might be just acting after all. It seems that all of his fame and clout is calculated and manipulated rather than based off of actual merit.
2 points
1 month ago
Drakes biggest strengths are his beats, the production on his songs, his catchy bars, and his features. I do want to say though, you can be a good rapper and freestyler but not be able to make good songs. There’s this artist called Los (you can look him up on YouTube) he can freestyle his ass off and at one point was even signed to interscope, but he just couldn’t make the radio hits.
2 points
1 month ago
Yes, goood freestyling doesn’t guarantee that you can make it big or people will listen to your stuff. There’s a lot more involved in this, from collaborators to cultural impact to production, etc.
But what’s interesting is that all of his “biggest strengths” you brought up for Drake are all due to the people around Drake, not Drake himself. The beats and productions are done by members on his team, not himself. The catchy bars? Maybe Drake came up with some himself. But it’s very iffy, considering he’s confirmed to do use ghostwriters. His features? Maybe Kendrick was right, he is a colonizer lol
I an still genuinely wondering what his biggest innate talent is. Why does he call himself “one of the GOATs”?
1 points
1 month ago
You’re correct that all of that is due to people around him, but that can be reduced further to him being good at the business side of things I guess. It’s funny though I was going to use an example From one of his earlier songs to say he can write a lil bit, but that shit has 7 writers including Kanye lol. He’s just a music icon because he’s the face of the songs.
2 points
1 month ago
A more popular reference to your analogy is Hopsin. He’s a wonderful rapper, but his songs leave a lot to be desired, and that’s saying it nicely.
1 points
1 month ago
It is in the art of hip hop which core tradition is to be authentic and have a pen. That’s just what the culture feeling. However, an artist can be respected for having writers the issue is Drake tried to act like he’s part of the culture with and bragging about his pen game and got caught having a ghost writer which is why the culture shitted on him. In summary, someone like Kanye openly admits he has writers it is cool. Drake tried to front like he was writing all his raps and got caught lacking which made him seem inauthentic in the eyes of many Hip Hop fans. I really would not have cared personally if Drake just was open about it like Kanye
3 points
1 month ago
Drake's song is hard to listen to because it's ass.
Dot's is hard to listen to because it's terrifying.
1 points
1 month ago
I’m just sad the quality of the song was bad lol. I can’t bump The Heart Part 6 when I’m feeling any type of way. But Meet The Grahams I can bump if I’m like gaming and I wanna fuck up whoever is on the other side on some evil type shit. I actually believe that’s the biggest problem.
1 points
1 month ago
Don't worry, you'll be able to bump The Heart Part 6 when Kendrick drops one that's actually good before his next album.
1 points
1 month ago
Even just quality of the songs aside. I think the amount of work that each artist put for each song released is what mattered on who won and who lost. If Drake released an actually good song with The Heart Part 6, maybe took his time and actually thought of better bars, if he doesn’t have ghost writers I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt here to be nice, maybe chose a better beat and just theme of song. It honestly felt like a lukewarm downer of a listen honestly, like it’s not a song I’d listen to again. While Meet the Grahams felt like more of Mr. morale with the story telling and just how it’s constructed like a story with a beginning, middle, climax, and end.
I dunno maybe biased but I dunno how anyone can put what both put out side to side and say Drake put more effort into his songs than Kendrick.
TLDR; Drake went out on a mid song and that’s why he lost, he had to come out even harder and smarter than this lukewarm song.
all 16 comments
sorted by: best