Kendrick Lamar and Drake - Rap Beef - Meet The Grahams

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“Meet The Grahams” is a direct hit between the eyes and heart. Drake would never admit the potency of this song hence why he has such hyper focus on “Not Like Us”, saying K-Dot called him a pedophile when he didn’t. Any person with decent 6th to 8th grade reading comprehension would know Kendrick didn’t outright call Drake a pedophile.

I digress. A topic for another day. We witnessed someone, people consider a megastar – and Drake is – was, in terms of numbers and, I guess if you are a delusional Drake fan - lyrically via hip-hop, be broken down to the knees mentally with his heart beating faster, palpitating more when he found out the song dropped and when he finished listening to it. I wouldn’t be surprised he sat in silence for a while with some of his team flanked around him in shock with a slew of questions and statements flooding his mind initially (because he’s self-centered) like, “What the fuck?!”, “I just dropped Family Matters! I nuked this mutherfucker, how did he know when to drop?”, “Where the fuck is my drink?”, “How does he know about *radio edit*?” “HOW DOES HE KNOW ABOUT THE *radio edit*” “THIS IS MY WIN!!! HE JUST RUINED THE ONLY SONG I HAD LEFT!!!!” and I bet there was more, but I don’t think the mention of his family bothered him as much he wants people to think it did. Okay, so probably his mother a little bit. Drake, who continuously went after different artists’ families in his songs, finally received his comeuppance in the form of a pure dissection from the one, Kendrick Lamar.

So, I would like to dig into the lyrics that stood out a bit to me:

"I'm sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest

It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive"

The first lines of the song were cutting. In fact, “Dear Adonis” alone was bad enough. However, telling Adonis that his father isn’t a man, not even responding as one is rough. From what people have been seeing from Drake/Aubrey for a while… this seems to be true. Even from the start of the beef until now, 2025 of January we are still seeing a man-child at play. Adonis’ generation will watch and see everything that has happened even before now and sadly Adonis is probably living his life dealing with it… and with a man who can’t even grow up enough to leave a rap beef alone. Who knows what he sees and hears and what’s normalized around him.

Aside from that, very scathing lyrics that are so simply worded and said as if speaking gently to a child sitting next to him at a public park…with the evidence of the Boy’s misdeeds everywhere.

"Don't cut them corners like your daddy did, fuck what Ozempic did"

I always thought this was an interesting lyric and not for the obvious Ozempic line. I thought it was interesting that K-Dot said “did” twice. I told my guy it was weird for Dot to say that twice and it came off like lazy writing when we both knew Dot is not that dude. After a while it came to me what I think Dot was alluding to and this is what I think it is.

I think Kendrick is saying Drake suffers from D.I.D…

D.I.D. is Dissociative Identity Disorder. It’s a mental health condition in which a person has multiple personalities. Some of the symptoms are connected to your emotions, mood shifting, memory gaps, flashbacks, having more than one person in your head, etc. So, when Dot says to Adonis “Don’t cut those corners like your daddy did” it’s so ruthless because what did Drake do? He utilized a whole other persona, becoming someone from the Caribbean (Jamaican, usually) to appeal to certain demographics, speaking patois and singing Dancehall music, even installing some of this in his pop and hip-hop tracks, by the way, and have made millions from this. To add to this, he has no respect for black people even though he is one and none for Caribbean folks (has that man ever spent more than 3 months in Africa in his entire lifetime yet? Like in Benin/Togo or Ivory Coast or Ghana, South Africa, Angola, Chad or Zimbabwe, etc and not friggin’ Egypt or the islands that border Africa?) He has also become Latin and English Drake (London/Brixton Drake is more like it) and has made millions being those personas as well.

Another persona Drake likes to be is Gangsta’ Drake. This seems to be his favorite persona. All the flexing he seems to do on songs and, allegedly, in real life and what may seem to get him in trouble. He emphasized “Mob Ties” in his songs a great deal when Aubrey was never this person. In fact, Aubrey isn’t this person at all. One must wonder if Aubrey even knows who he is and if he even likes himself and that’s why he co-opts these personalities. When he is around Caucasians, he speaks like Aubrey from Canada, like “himself”. So, in essence, Kendrick is basically saying Drake can’t be himself and sell records.

I know D.I.D. is very serious and should be taken seriously and no, I didn’t put a full-on definition of everything that’s under its umbrella. I think Kendrick was generalizing with this.

"Ozempic got a side effect of jealousy and doctor never told y'all niggas" (Drake Lyrics on Family Matters)

Another thing that was telling was Drake pointing out Rick Ross’ supposed use of Ozempic and the side effects of jealousy. Kendrick reverses this sad retort on Ross in such a clever way with using the D.I.D. angle because, well, how would Drake know this? We all clearly saw when MTG single was released that Drake is prescribed this medication. Also, it is well known that the medication does have severe side effects that cause anxiety, suicidal thoughts, depression, mood swings and so on. Dot showed not only how much of hypocrite Drake is for saying someone is using a medication (he may or may not know Rick Ross is using) that he is using but he himself always has mood swings, his continuous “Woe is Me” songs all because he’s always the victim but he is also a very jealous person himself (um… there is so much proof of this… jealous of Serena and Alexis, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s relationship, or anyone with solid families, etc.) and, yeah we can go on and on with this subject and, again, this will happen on another day.

"Don't be ashamed 'bout who you wit', that's how he treat your moms

Don't have a kid to hide a kid to hide again, be sure"

K-Dot’s continuing to teach Adonis how to be a responsible human being even if they are in an industry that would otherwise be frowned upon and he’s also letting him know his father is ashamed of his mother. I found it interesting that Dot ensures Adonis understands this as well as understand that he was hidden from the world, allegedly like the potential siblings he may have and if he, Adonis, finds himself with women who may be pregnant and say they have his children, he should make sure to get a paternity test and if they’re his children, handle his responsibilities like a man. I can imagine Drake being pissed at this but I’m sure his eyes widened… for obvious reasons… assumedly.

"Dear Dennis, you gave birth to a master manipulator"

Sheesh! This line is just raw. It doesn’t say Sandra gave birth to Aubrey but Dennis. He assumedly created the character that is Drake, and he doesn’t say his name here, but instead describes both Aubrey/Drake and Dennis at the same time, which in the next few lines of the song, Dot explains why Drake should be paying Dennis, the person that “birthed” him, more for using him.

"Or better yet sellin' your niece, to the weirdos, not the good ones"

This lyric nagged me. I looked up songs pertaining to Drake called “Good Ones” and found a similar named track with The Weeknd and Drake. I think Dot saying “Not the good ones” was a slick way of backing The Weeknd, considering Drake had shit to say to him as well during the beef. Also, The Weeknd is a huge part as to why the album “Take Care” from Drake was a huge success. Lyrics for this song is also a bit… interesting but judge for yourself.

I also searched “weirdos Drake” on Google and the song “Another Late Night” by Drake pops up with lyrics. I also think those lyrics deserve a good read as well… Clearing my throat and continuing.

"They lookin' at you too if you standin' by him"

I think the Feds are, purportedly, watching. This is also why Drake, allegedly, doesn’t want to touch this song at all or even “6:16 in LA”, which is full of things only Drake and certain individuals would know (Akademics reaction on his live stream comes to mind, btw), so he doesn’t want to touch the landmines he considers these songs. Which is odd because if you are innocent there wouldn’t be a lawsuit and none of this would be an issue, and a loss would be a loss. Anyways, people who supposedly continue to stay around Drake, Feds will wonder and will delve into their personal and business affairs. Just how they work.

"His father prolly didn't claim him neither"

I thought this was a great line because Kendrick makes it known that he doesn’t KNOW everything. When speaking to “baby girl”, he lets her know that there was a likelihood that Dennis wasn’t claiming Aubrey as his son and this could be one of the many reasons, allegedly, why he doesn’t claim the many children, including “baby girl” in his life.

K-Dot also makes another cultural reference here with “prolly”, since it is a variant of “probably” and it’s a Southern word. I saw Texas on one website – very African American. Also makes me wonder if this is a clue. Could, allegedly, the mother of the child might be from the south? (shifts eyes, coughs, looks at map of Florida 👀)

"And a fuckin' deadbeat that should never say, "More life""

Kendrick is ruthless here. It was more than the album name mentioned. It’s the meaning of “More Life” and why Drake names the album that.

“More Life” is a Jamaican phrase to wish someone well. This was also made popular by Vybz Kartel, who’s a dancehall artist Drake is fond of. So, Dot is not only saying Drake shouldn’t fix his lips to say such words because, let’s face it, the literally words of “More Life” when Drake, allegedly, seem to bring young ones into the world and don’t claim them, in the slang terms cares for only self so who in the fuck is he wishing well? Lastly, the “culture vulture” part of it, which is synonymous with Drake character to this point, him once again unable to be himself and acting like a vampire by sucking musical resources from Jamaicans.

"I know you probably thinkin' I wanted to crash your party"

Di-a-bolical. Drake had to have been not only beyond furious at this bar, but his shoulders slumped. If any of his opps and/or “friends” were there, he had to have been looking at everyone suspiciously. It also makes me wonder something: Did Drake have an actual small celebration thinking he won the beef over Kendrick? That would be hilarious if there was a celebratory party after “Family Matters” dropped.

Kendrick leaving “Haubrey” last on the song to rain on what he thought was his victory parade (so presumptuous of him, btw) was very clever and a mind fuck. There is no way this lyric didn’t heighten Drake’s paranoia and his fury. One would think Kenny was standing outside Drake’s window watching Drake’s every move, but we know that’s not what happened. Kendrick was like the proverbial superhero that came in and ruined the bad guy's sinister plans... right on time.

"But truthfully, I don't have a hatin' bone in my body"

I want to quickly speak on this line because I saw a lot of reactors on YouTube smirk and/or react to this in a way that called bullshit on Kendrick. I think this line is misunderstood.

Kendrick says in the beginning to Aubrey, “you probably thinking I wanted to crash your party “and afterwards said “But you fucked up the moment you called out my family's name”. Dot is letting Aubrey know he wasn’t a person who carried hate… until Drake decided to go the route he went even after being warned twice not to go there. I also think there is more to this line which circles back to what I have mentioned in my “Family Ties” post. It’s more than Drake merely mentioning Dot’s family in a rap beef.

"just disrespectin' your mother…"

I’m only pointing out this lyric because a tiny part of me has wondered what began Drake and Dot’s falling out. Before this song dropped, I told my guy that Drake comes off like the kind of dude that is demanding and rude to his mother and takes her for granted. Dot could have seen and/or heard interactions Drake had with his mother thus beginning the proverbial “side eye” of disapproval from K-Dot. From the outside looking in, Sandra was the constant in Aubrey’s life, the person who was there physically and quite possibly indulged him a bit too much. Aubrey comes off certainly spoiled and entitled. However, for all I know, this lyric is probably a lot more layered than I think.

"Take that mask off…"

Sounds familiar? If you listen to Tyler, the Creator, you will understand. Not much of a scavenger hunt but, find the song pertaining to Tyler and listen to it after listening to “Meet the Grahams”. No further explanation required here on this.

"you lied about your daughter, huh…"

The recent album from Dot, “GNX”, brought me back to this line. On the song “Reincarnated”, one of the most profoundly heart wrenching songs that has Kendrick embodying 2Pac’s cadence for much of the song (and it was also a perfectly timed “clap back” to Drake’s putrid “Taylor Made Freestyle", where Drake uses AI technology to embody 2Pac and Snoop Dogg to diss K-Dot) Dot says “My instincts sent material straight to the charts, huh”, which I’m equating the “Huh’s” at the ends of these particular statement-Esque bars as if he was dared or that he knows a secret or lie that the other person(s) he may be addressing would know. For the Reincarnated lyrics I posted here it was as if people doubted Kendrick’s ability to stay true to his aesthetic, himself, with the lyrics he created and chart on music lists and he proved those individuals very wrong by trusting himself and his art.

So, when he states that Aubrey lied about his daughter and adds “Huh”, Kendrick is letting Aubrey know that HE KNOWS and that he’s lying about her and has been doing so. Who knows how long Dot knew about this. I get the sense that many people in the industry purportedly do.

I don’t think all “Huh’s” in Kendrick’s songs are created equal, though.

Final Thoughts...

I do find it ironic Uma Thurman sending Drake that pic of Beatrix solely up against the Crazy 88 in the movie, “Kill Bill”, like he was being bullied. However, Kendrick spoke to Adonis the way Beatrix Kiddo did Vernita Green’s daughter, Nikki Bell, after *SPOILER ALERT*……………Beatrix killed Vernita and Nikki walked in the kitchen afterwards. Beatrix had a short but real “heart to heart” with her amongst the carnage…and her mother’s body. Go figure.

This song is perfect, which is what I think about all the songs released from Kendrick in this beef. Drake may never take a therapist and/or therapy seriously, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he listens to quick snippets of this song on some days because he purely can’t help himself. I’m leaving that statement very open ended, but I do hope you all understand what I mean, especially if, by now, you have some understanding of Aubrey’s character.

So, I said Kendrick broke him down to his knees. Not Like Us took the rest of Drake’s legs and feet… and then his soul.

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