Remember Dr. Dre's Compton album? It was pretty good, right? It also came and sort of went. That's how shit be these days. It's hard to keep up with music during these times. Tapes and albums release at a rapid pace in the 21st century. Anyway, we gather here today, on the unofficial last day of the summer to salute the one known as King Kendrick, a.k.a. the greatest rapper alive. The Compton spitter appeared on three tracks, but it was on "Deep Water" where he decided to have an out-of-body experience. We initially heard the first several bars during his 2015 BET Awards set when he performed "Alright"—a point people tried to make when we asked whether or not Kenny threw shots at Drake the day Compton was made available to stream. Drizzy apologists chose to ignore the second half of this incredibly hostile verse.
"Motherfucker know I started from the bottom
Vodka baby bottle, mixin' up with Similac, my momma knew I had a problem
Wasn't thinking about no rappin', I was juggin' for a dollar
Putting quarter pieces in the black Caprice and make it holla
No policing me, I got the beast in me, I gotta holla
Keep the decency of makin' TNT my product
I'm a C-O-M-P-T-O-innovator, energizer
Inner city bullet fly 'til that bitch on auto pilot (Ahhh! Shit!)
I don't give a fuck about your whereabout
All I care about is wearing out your area
And airing out your upper body
When I catch ya, walking out your parent's house
(Don't get it fucked up)
Homie got fucked up tryna park his tour bus
Not knowing what's what
Or who's who, living in the L.A. county zoo
Pick 'em off like a big dog, motherfucker, woof
Once upon a time, I shot a nigga on accident (boom, boom, boom)
I tried to kill him but I guess I needed more practicing (boom, boom, boom)
That's when I realized, bangin' wasn't for everybody
Switch it up before my enemy or the sheriff got me
They liable to bury him, they nominated six to carry him
They worry him to death, but he's no vegetarian
The beef is on his breath, inheriting the drama better than a great white
Nigga
This is life in my aquarium!"
Mind you, this dropped dead in the middle of the Drake/Meek beef. So, the last four bars or so raised some eyebrows.
"They liable to bury him, they nominated six to carry him
They worry him to death, but he's no vegetarian
The beef is on his breath, inheriting the drama better than
A great white, nigga this is life in my aquarium"
Who was in a beef at the time? And didn't Lamar sub him in "King Kunta," when he asked "But a rapper with a ghost writer? What the fuck happened?" *hits blunt* Makes you think, doesn't it?
All hail King Kendrick Lamar.
