Month: November 2024

Young Thug’s Apology to Court: “I really got a good heart, you know?”

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During Young Thug’s earth shattering guilty plea and sentencing that sent the Atlanta icon home concluding his involvement in the YSL RICO case, Thugger publicly apologized. With that mea culpa, he took full responsibility for his actions, expressing regret to the judge and his family.

ICYMI, on October 31, after entering a non-negotiated guilty plea to charges of gang involvement, violations of Georgia’s controlled substance laws, and multiple firearm offenses, Young Thug faced the potential for decades behind bars from Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.

Here’s how he addressed the court:

“I take full responsibility for, you know, my crimes or my charges,” he said. “I want to say sorry to my family, my mom. My mom got 11 kids. I can’t say all their names, you know, my managers, my kids that’s not here. Really everybody that got something to do with this situation, I want to say sorry for just like, you know, being, having so much time investing into this, you know. I am a smart guy. I’m a good guy and I really got a good heart, you know?”

Young Thug went on to say with much sincerity:

“I find myself in a lot of stuff because I was just nice or cool, you know, and I understand that you can’t be that way when you reach a certain height because it could end bad and then and it don’t really have to have nothing to do with you, but it could end bad and it could, you know, fall on you,” he continued. “And I know the choice is yours, is up to you and I hope that you allow me to go home today and just trust in me to just do the right thing and never see you again, unless it’s, unless it’s at a, you know, bar in the future or something just out of this type of situation. I promise you I won’t ever be in this type of situation again. I’ve learned from my mistakes, you know? I come from nothing and I’ve made something and I didn’t take full advantage of it. I’m sorry.”

Now get this, as we reported the judge sentenced Young Thug to a 40-year term, with five years in prison commuted to time served, followed by 15 years of probation and a backloaded 20-year sentence. Thug’s release came after a lengthy legal process following his arrest on May 9, 2022, alongside Gunna and 26 other members of the YSL collective in a large-scale RICO case.

After nearly a year of proceedings, and the longest case in Georgia’s history, Young Thug walked free from Fulton County Jail on Thursday night. Wow.

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Lil Uzi Vert Claims Leaks Ruined His Original Version Of “Eternal Atake”

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Lil Uzi Vert spent two years hyping up the original Eternal Atake. The rapper made it clear they wanted to make it their magnum opus. The critical reception was positive, and the fans liked it so much that Lil Uzi Vert just dropped a sequel, Eternal Atake 2. They spoke on their musical process, and their attachment to the Eternal Atake brand, during a recent interview with Complex. To the surprise of fans, though, Uzi was openly critical of the first album. They stated that Eternal Atake was ruined by leaks, and admitted they has regrets over the way it was reconfigured.

Lil Uzi Vert recalled being frustrated by the number of songs that leaked online during the Eternal Atake sessions. They attribute a lot of the songs leaks to the lack of a strong PR team. “I didn’t have the team I have today and everything got leaked and everyone had it already,” Uzi noted. The rapper then said that felt insecure about dropping material that had already leaked, and scrambled to record a new collection of songs as a result. “I was like, ‘No, I can do it all over again,’” they explained. “I actually did do good all over again.” Lil Uzi Vert then lamented that Eternal Atake had the misfortune of coming out during the 2020 pandemic. “When I finally dropped it,” they aded. “It fell into the COVID [era].”

Read More: Lil Uzi Vert Addresses Nitrous Addiction Allegations On New Song

Lil Uzi Vert Regrets Rerecording Their Entire 2020 Album

Lil Uzi Vert is proud of Eternal Atake the way it is. The rapper noted there was “good stuff” that resulted from the leaks, but remains haunted by the album that could have been. “Eternal Atake was perfect,” Uzi asserted. “If I knew what now, back then, I would’ve just put the whole leaked album out anyway instead of canceling it. Should have just put that whole album out and worked on my album.” It was actually the leak drama that led Lil Vert to make Eternal Atake 2. The rapper was so driven to rectify what they’d had happen with the first album that they wanted to top themselves.

“I knew there was going to be a sequel just from that point on,” they noted. Lil Uzi Vert has reignited his passion for music in recent months. They not only dropped Eternal Atake 2, but told Rolling Stone that they have plans to drop more frequently from here on out. “Yeah. I’m on go. I’m not even lying,” they stated. “They thought I was lying a few minutes ago. Now the tape is coming, everybody’s like, ‘You weren’t lying.’” The reception to Eternal Atake 2 has been mixed thus far, but we’re always looking forward to new Uzi music.

Read More: JT Congratulates Lil Uzi Vert For “Eternal Atake 2” Despite Negative Fan Reactions

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Tyler, The Creator Not Here For Some “Racist” Swifties Unearthing Old Lyrics to Cancel Him

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Tyler, the Creator responded to criticism from Taylor Swift’s fanbase, known as the “Swifties,” for resurfacing controversial lyrics from his early work, calling out their actions as “racist.”

Oh boy, here we go …

On Thursday, Tyler, born Tyler Okonma, expressed frustration, stating, “I got Swifties all mad at me with their racist ass, bringing up old lyrics. Btch, go listen to ‘Tron Cat,’ I don’t give a fck,” referring to his 2011 song “Tron Cat,” which contains lyrics some find problematic.

Now get this, the reason for the Swifties’ renewed scrutiny of Tyler’s past lyrics isn’t fully clear, but it coincides with Tyler briefly overtaking Swift as the No. 1 global artist on Spotify earlier in the week following the release of his eighth album, Chromakopia. His chart-topping success, which may earn him his biggest streaming debut yet, marked a rare moment unseating Swift from her dominant spot.

On socials, gotta love them, some Swift fans criticized lyrics from “Tron Cat,” including a widely shared post with over 270,000 likes, pointing to disturbing content in the song. However, many of Tyler’s fans defended him, noting that the song’s lyrics, part of his 2011 Goblin album, were intended to portray characters and dark, intrusive thoughts, often framed in a therapeutic setting. As he raps in another song, “Nightmare,” Tyler explores grappling with “a voice in my head / Tellin’ me to do all this f*cked up shit, man.”

Well, to be fair to some, Tyler has a history of controversy surrounding his lyrics, especially in his earlier work with the Odd Future collective, which included violent and offensive themes. These lyrics even led to his ban from the U.K. in 2015, with the U.K. Home Secretary citing encouragement of “violence and intolerance of homosexuality” as reasons. His manager at the time condemned the ban as a “free speech” issue, emphasizing that the lyrics in question were from 2009 and no longer reflected Tyler’s artistic focus. Since then, critics have noted a shift in his music, with Flower Boy (2018) and Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) praised for their mature introspection.

What’s more with Chromakopia’s release, Tyler is once again in the spotlight, though now for his growth as an artist — a shift that his fans argue reflects a significant departure from the lyrical content Swift fans are using against him.

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Happy Friday: Drake and Future Reportedly End Feud!

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Wait, what, huh? Drake and Future have reportedly ended their feud. You heard that correctly. After a period of deep tension that forced the hip-hop community to take sides over the cruelest of summers, there’s rumblings that two of rap’s biggest titans are no longer at odds.

Get this, on November 1, HipHopDX’s esteemed Elliott Wilson announced that the two artists seemingly reconciled in a recent private phone chat. Listen if this is what’s what, with Thugger home, this fall is about to be one of the greatest comebacks seasons ever for Hip Hop.

What’s more, Wilson shared on his show “The Bigger Picture,” the following:

“I have it on good authority that Drake and Future have at least gotten on the phone and resolved their differences,” but clarified that “Metro [Boomin] not included. There’s no trust there still with Metro, but I do believe Drake and Future are back on the same page.” No Metro, huh? Baby steps …

Quick recap in case you were under a proverbial rock over recent months …

The fallout between Drake and Future initially erupted after Future and Kendrick Lamar threw shots at Drake in their song “Like That” from the album WE DON’T TRUST YOU, produced by Metro Boomin. Tensions escalated when Future and Metro doubled down with more diss tracks, bringing A$AP Rocky and The Weeknd into the mix on their follow-up album WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU.

Now if you recall, recently Young Thug, from jail mind you, reportedly encouraged Drake and Future to reconcile in a message on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “.@Drake @1future @MetroBoomin we all bruddas. Music ain’t the same without us collabin.”

Timing is really everything when you think about it.

We’re not sure if Drake and Future took Young Thug’s words to heart, but Metro remains distant from the truce. Rightfully so since he continued to fuel the rivalry by dropping his “BBL Drizzy” beat, sparking a contest around it, and has not publicly mentioned Drake since then, even as Drake used a sample from the beat on Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything.”

If you remember in Drake’s 1v20 diss records, he never really came for Future. He went out his way, just a bit to even say his tiff with Pluto was never really a big deal. Paraphrasing.

Wilson went on to speculate that Drake and Future’s truce may lead to new music together. We’re holding our breathe but that seems like a good direction for all of us Hip Hop heads. Wilson hinted, “WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!”

With Young Thug now out of jail, with the rest of his life in front of him, what a time to be alive indeed.

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Beyonce’s Dad Refutes Claim That She Was Booed At Kamala Harris Rally

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Beyonce delighted many of her fans she appeared at a recent Kamala Harris rally. She went onstage to represent her hometown of Houston, Texas alongside Destiny’s Child peer Kelly Rowland. Beyonce didn’t perform, but she made her support of Harris clear. This, evidently, did not sit well with Harris’ opponent, Donald Trump. The former president claimed that rally attendees booed Beyonce during her speech, and the singer’s father felt the need to set the record straight. Mathew Knowles made it clear that Trump was merely bashing the singer due to her political affiliation.

Let’s first dish on Donald Trump’s statement. The former president took the stage at Madison Square Garden and claimed that he didn’t need celebrities like Beyonce to endorse him. He then claimed that the singer and Harris were booed by the crowd. “They said, ‘Beyoncé’s coming to sing’, and she came, but she didn’t sing,” Trump said. “And then, Kamala came on as Beyoncé was leaving without singing even one song, and they booed the hell out of both of them.” TMZ caught up with Mathew Knowles on the heels on these allegations, and he made it clear that no such booing occurred.

Read More: Piers Morgan Apologizes To JAY-Z And Beyonce After Controversial Interview

Beyonce’s Dad Bashed Donald Trump For Lying

“I can unequivocally say no one was booing,” Knowles told the outlet. “That’s just a lie. Everyone has the right to have their own perspective, but they don’t have to right to lie.” Knowles is not the only member of Beyonce’s family who has made their political beliefs known. Months before Beyonce threw her support behind Kamala Harris, her mother, Tina Knowles, endorsed Harris on Instagram. Harris also showed love to Beyonce and her fans by using “Freedom” as her introductory song during a press conference.

Beyonce’s decision to endorse Harris has been met with its fair share of derision. Trump’s mockery comes mere days after the singer was bashed on Fox News. Internet personality Xaviaer Durousseau dragged the sales for Beyonce’s last album, Cowboy Carter, and claimed she should focus more on her music career than politics. “Beyonce doesn’t need to be doing that,” he said. “[She] needs to focus on keeping her album on the charts because it’s already gone.”

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Hip Hop Exhales After Young Thug Freed From Jail

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Hip Hop stood is collectively exhaling after Rapper Young Thug was finally freed following the conclusion of his lengthy RICO trial. On Thursday, October 31, Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker delivered the final sentence in the high-profile case involving the Atlanta-based artist and the YSL label.

Not for nothing but the prosecution aggressively sought a 45-year sentence for Thug, aiming for 25 years in custody and an additional 20 on probation. Instead, the judge sentenced him to five years in prison, which was commuted to time served. The remainder of his 40-year sentence will be served as probation, with a conditional “backloaded” 20-year period.

“The total sentence is 40 years, to serve the first 5 years in prison but commuted to the time you’ve already served,” Judge Whitaker announced.

ICYMI, during the guilty plea and sentencing proceedings, Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffrey Williams, was given the opportunity to address the court. Flanked by his attorney, Brian Steel, Thug expressed remorse, spoke about taking accountability, and urged the court to believe in his desire to change.

“I take full responsibility for my crimes, for my charges. I want to say sorry to my family, my mom…I am a smart guy, I am a good guy, and I really got a good heart, you know. I find myself in a lot of stuff because I was just nice or cool,” Williams said. “I hope that you allow me to go home today and trust in me to do the right thing…I promise you I won’t ever be in this type of situation again.”

As you can imagine, with news of his release quickly spreading online, many of Thug’s peers in the hip-hop community took to social media to celebrate his freedom. The response from fans and fellow artists reflected the impact of his release and the support he has within the music world.

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This Week’s Best Collabs — From Rick Owens X Moncler To Supreme X Jane’s Addiction

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Here at Uproxx, we believe collaborations are the spice of life — fashion collabs, artist collabs, and everything in between, if two or more entities that we’re already fans of come together to produce something greater than the sum of their parts, we’re hyped about it.

This is why every Friday, we’re going to be running down the best collabs of the week. There are no hard and fast rules here, if it’s a collaboration that has us excited for any reason, it’s fair game. So, we’ll be wading through the muck to find the collaborations you need to care about on a weekly basis.

This week we’ve got link-ups between Rick Owens and Moncler, Supreme and Jane’s Addiction, SKIMS, Tate McCrae, and Harmony Korine, and we’re closing with Central Cee’s COLORS performance. Let’s dive in.

Rick Owens x Moncler FW24

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Every Gen-Z dude’s favorite brand, Rick Owens, is linking up with the Italian fashion house Moncler once again for a fall/winter 2024 outwear collection. The collection straddles the line between luxury runway fashion and winter-focused basics. Expect lots of parkas, bomber jackets, and jumpsuits in a mix of cashmere and quilt dressed up in a minimalist yet slightly edgy (or at the very least unconventional) aesthetic.

Sure, some of the pieces are comfortably conventional, but for every slightly elevated down jacket or puffer vest, you’ve got a piece that’ll make you look like a glammed-up high-fashion sith lord. But that’s what makes Rick Owens so damn fun.

The Rick Owens x Moncler FW2024 collection is available now. Shop the collection at Rick Owens or Moncler.

Supreme x Jane’s Addiction Fall 2024 Collection

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Beloved ‘90s weirdos Jane’s Addiction are back — or at least they were back. The band embarked on a tour this year but on-stage fighting led them to abruptly cancel, which is a shame for Jane’s Addiction fans, but hey, at least we’re getting a Supreme collaboration out of it!

The collection is conceptually pretty simple, it takes classic Supreme staples like Mechanics Jackets, cardigans, and hoodies, marked with graphic prints of Jane’s Addiction album and poster iconography and lyrics. The collection was supposed to serve as a victory lap for the band, but now it is a small consolation for the letdown fans. If only you could trade in those tickets for pieces from the collection!

The Supreme x Jane’s Addiction Fall 2024 collection is available now at Supreme.

Tate McCrae Stars In SKIMS Holiday Shop

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SKIMS is always linking up with the most cutting-edge main pop girlies, from Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, to Rosalia, and now the brand has tapped Tate McCrae to star in its Holiday Shop collection.

The Holiday Shop Collection features loungey staples and lingerie in SKIMS minimalist aesthetic, though if you love patterns there are plenty of snow-flake, leopard print, and mistletoe-adorned pieces that reflect the cozy season.

But we’re not here to talk about the clothes, we’re here for the collaboration, and this is a great one! The ad campaign was shot by Harmony Korine of Spring Breakers and Kids fame, and has a sheen to it that echoes the bright and loud photography of early 00s-era David LaChappelle.

Tate McRae looks great and exudes confidence. We’re fully expecting 2025 to be McRae’s year.

Shop the SKIMS Holiday collection here.

Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance SONNY Basketball Capsule

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Aimé Leon Dore’s SONNY Youth Club is an NYC-based program that provides mentorship and a place to play for young athletes in the city, and recently, the Baseketball Club took their talents to an international tournament in Paris and to mark the event, ALD teamed up with New Balance for a new collection of footwear and apparel.

We love the retro vibes of this collection, which includes hoodies, jackets, tank tops, footwear and other off and on-court staples that feature SONNY branding done in a throwback ‘70s and early ‘80s aesthetic.

The Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance SONNY Basketball Capsule is set to drop on November 1st at 7:00 AM ET. Shop the collection at ALD.

100 Thieves x Adidas Drop 002

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The LA-based lifestyle and e-sports brand 100 Thieves is teaming up with Adidas Originals for the duo’s second drop of the year. The two brands joined forces earlier this year, but that collection played things relatively safe. We’re glad to see 100 Thieves get a bit more comfortable this time around by infusing more of its aesthetic personality into the collaboration.

The collection features everything from apparel to footwear, and accessories with a sporty-meets-utilitarian aesthetic. Considering the first drop was a success, and this one is looking even better, it’s safe to say Adidas is throwing itself into the e-sports ring (battlefield?) with full force.

The 100 Thieves x Adidas Drop 002 is set to hit the 100 Thieves website on November 2nd at 10 AM PST. Check out the full collection here.

Uproxx Music 20: Amaria Embraces Life’s Uncertainties On The Courageous ‘Free Fallin’

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Amaria has been working towards this moment for the last four and a half years. The Tampa native launched her music career at the beginning of 2020, and since then, the young singer’s tender and velvet voice has graced and impressed ears far and wide, whether it be releases like her debut single “Morning” or her first two projects, Bittersweet and All For You. Other examples lay with collaborations alongside Mac Ayres, UMI, and Destin Conrad as proof of Amaria’s neo-soul excellence inspired the likes of Sadé and Erykah Badu.

This continues with her debut album Free Fallin’ which arrives with an added dose of maturity and youthful wisdom that arrives thanks to experience in the music world. “The main theme of the album, represented by the name, is the idea of going through different life experiences with no safety net,” Amaria said about the album in a press release. “Letting life take you whichever way it wants — essentially ‘free falling.’” Amaria achieves this while using different feelings, styles, attitudes, and auras from various R&B eras in a combination that feels truly authentic to the young and talented singer.

With Free Fallin’ out now and in rotation, we spotlight Amaria for this week’s Uproxx Music 20 column in an interview that dives into her inspirations, aspirations, and influences.

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What is your earliest memory of music?

Me jamming on the toy piano my parents got me at 3.

Who or what inspired you to take music seriously?

I was surrounded by several artist friends in Tampa who encouraged me to take the musical leap!

Do you know how to play an instrument? If so, which one? If not, which instrument do you want to learn how to play?

I can play most instruments enough to produce a song but I would love to be able to shred bass.

What was your first job?

I did multimedia and content creation for my college’s alumni association. It was pretty fun.

What is your most prized possession?

My 15-year-old iMac that I learned all my favorite things on.

What is your biggest fear?

Gas hitting $10 in LA.

Who is on your R&B Mt. Rushmore?

Kem, Sade, Jill Scott, and Michael Jackson.

You get 24 hours to yourself to do anything you want, with unlimited resources: What are you doing? And spare no details!

Laying poolside in the south of France with a glass of prosecco.

What are your three most used emojis?

I genuinely only use the emoji of the guy saluting (🫡).

What’s a feature you need to secure before you die?

Tame Impala!

If you could appear in a future season of a current TV show, which one would it be and why?

I desperately need a guest role on Grey’s Anatomy. Just to fulfill my childhood dreams.

Which celebrity do you admire or respect for their personality and why?

I think Chappell Roan is breaking barriers with her unapologetic attitude towards inexcusable behaviors. I love it.

Share your opinion on something no one could ever change your mind about.

That hot chocolate can never be made with water. Only milk. Always.

What is the best song you’ve ever heard in your life and what do you love about it?

“New Person, Same Old Mistakes” by Tame Impala opened me to a world of music I’d never explored!

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform, and what’s a city you’re excited to perform in for the first time?

I loved the energy at my shows in Texas and I’m very excited to perform in Paris!

You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location where it would be held.

I’d have to have Erykah Badu, Tame Impala, Yussef Dayes, Clairo, and Solange on my bill. I would host it in Nice, France.

What would you be doing now if it weren’t for music?

I’d definitely be diving into the world of directing, acting, or filmmaking!

If you could see five years into the future or go five years into the past, which one would you pick and why?

Definitely five years into the future so I could either relax or be super prepared.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Don’t pick the 8 AM classes you thought you could handle. Sleep! 11 am classes only!

It’s 2050. The world hasn’t ended, and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

I’d want it to be a go-to for people that want to relax and unwind. To be an escape for anyone who needs it.

Free Fallin’ is out now via Amaria/Fashionably Early Records LLC. Find out more information here.

Gayle King Reacts To Megan Thee Stallion’s “B*tch” Comment In New Doc

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Megan Thee Stallion unleashed her new documentary, In Her Words, on Prime Video yesterday (October 31). Unsurprisingly, there are several standout moments, including the femcee’s confession about her 2022 interview with Gayle King. According to her, she wasn’t completely honest when she was asked whether or not she had a sexual relationship with Lanez.

“Yes, b***h, I lied to Gayle King, b***h,” she explained. “First of all, I ain’t know that b***h was even going to ask me about that s**t, b***h. I thought we was going to talk about the shooting. Why is you asking me about f***ing Tory? That’s not what this is about. Even if I was, I f***ed the n***a, like, once. Maybe twice, on a drunk night. But she kept catching me out of my f***ing mind.”

Read More: Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Down In Tears After Hearing Tory Lanez’s Guilty Verdict In New Doc

Gayle King Has Nothing But “Great Love And Respect” For Megan Thee Stallion

This prompted mixed reactions from social media users. While some argued that Meg’s fib says something about her overall trustworthiness, others note how she previously confessed to sleeping with Lanez during his trial. Many also point out that whether or not they slept together has no bearing on whether or not she was shot, and seemed like a somewhat irrelevant question. Today, King herself even weighed in on the debacle and reacted to Meg referring to her as a “b*tch” in particular.

“Hey, I’m just sitting here minding my own business. People are reaching out to me, saying, ‘Hey Gayle, Megan Thee Stallion just called you a b***h,’” she says in an Instagram video. “I know you’re expecting me to…maybe you’re thinking I have something negative to say. I do not. I have nothing but great, great love and respect for Megan Thee Stallion.” What do you think of Gayle King’s response to Megan Thee Stallion’s remarks about her in her new documentary? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Becomes L.A. Dodgers’ Anthem For World Series Win

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Kendrick Lamar took over the rap world for a couple of months this year thanks to his battle with Drake, and “Not Like Us” is the anthem that we will remember the beef through… for better or worse. No matter your thoughts on the showdown or on the song itself, you can’t deny that the track took on a new life of its own for not only Los Angeles hip-hop, but for the city of L.A. in all of its many facets. For example, the Dodgers recently used the song to celebrate their World Series win after it soundtracked their post-season. “They not like us” is certainly a phrase worthy of competitive sports, and they backed up their bravado with a dub.

However, when Kendrick Lamar explained the track’s meaning in his eyes during a conversation with SZA for Harper’s BAZAAR, fans raised their eyebrows. “Not like us? Not like us is the energy of who I am, the type of man I represent,” he stated. “Now, if you identify with the man that I represent… This man has morals, he has values, he believes in something, he stands on something. He’s not pandering. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to share the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or experiences to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man. If I’m thinking of ‘Not Like Us,’ I’m thinking of me and whoever identifies with that.”

Read More: Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Hits Yet Another Massive Streaming Milestone

L.A. Dodgers Claim World Series Victory To The Tune Of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

Regardless of what you think of that breakdown, Kendrick Lamar’s spirit is not a new one in hip-hop, nor will it be an old one in the distant future. Ice Cube recently explained why he lyrically compared himself to K.Dot on his new song, explaining that they are both “provocative” artists.

Meanwhile, a lot of folks are excited or at least curious about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show next year in New Orleans. Cash Money alums Juvenile and Mannie Fresh recently expressed they’d be down to join if Kendrick invites them. Maybe Lil Wayne will have a different answer considering his relationship with Drake, but in any case, fans hope that it won’t be a complete ego fest and that he pays homage to other MCs and art forms, particularly from Louisiana.

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