Kendrick Lamar Followers Assume “Not Like Us” Video Simply Ended Drake’s Profession

Kendrick Lamar delivered his extremely anticipated video for his scathing Drake diss observe “Not Like Us” on Independence Day (July 4). The cinematic video was directed by pgLang co-founder/producer Dave Free and Lamar, and lots of of their followers believes Free deserves an Oscar—or a minimum of some type of recognition—for his work on the visible.

Twitter (X) blew up with reactions to the video as Dave Free, Kendrick Lamar, #TheyNotLikeUs and KDot rapidly grew to become trending matters. One individual famous, “Dave Free deserves an Oscar I’m not kidding that is f###### phenomenal,” whereas one other mentioned, “Kendrick’s Not Like Us video actually is diabolical in the easiest way +OVO owl (Drake model) smashing/caging and Push Ups references +Whitney and household dancing +Early picture launch trolling Drake followers to assert she was sad +Dave Free co-directing +YG at shoot +Compton united.”

And that simply summarize the “Not Like Us” visible. Starting with a black-and-white shot of Kendrick Lamar rapping in a hallway, he knocks at a door, the place he’s greeted by a DJ dressed as clown. When requested for the password, Lamar replies, “I see lifeless folks,” the primary lyrics from the track. From there, the infectious Mustard beat begins as Kendrick begins his incendiary verses.

Appearances embody Kendrick’s fiancée Whitney and their youngsters, Hit-Boy, Mustard and half of Compton. The video has amassed greater than 15 million YouTube views since in lower than 24 hours. The closing shot, nonetheless, seemed to be probably the most impactful, with Kendrick gazing an owl in a cage. As many of the rap group is nicely conscious, Drake’s OVO Sound emblem is an owl. A lot of Kendrick’s followers—and even those that aren’t—suppose the visible is the ultimate nail in Drake’s coffin.

Try among the reactions beneath.

kendrick lamar caught the ovo owl & put it in its cage within the ‘they not like us’ music video😭 pic.twitter.com/TRowdMv7ax

— bear (@oplivio) July 4, 2024

Kendrick Lamar had the Pop Out live performance on Juneteenth the place they danced on his grave.

He drops the “Not Like Us” video on Independence Day.

Drake won’t ever know freedom.

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 4, 2024

Kendrick Lamar’s complete music video was simply him f###### with Drake. He was doing pushups, destroying an owl piñata, crip strolling with Whitney, and ends it off with a shot of an owl in a cage, I do know Drake mad as hell LMFAO pic.twitter.com/qyACBQ33z3

— Hasan 👁‍🗨 (@flackospalace) July 4, 2024

Drake when he noticed that the Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us music video dropped pic.twitter.com/JQsaZp5zGM

— Depressed Lakers fan (@oprahsideclark) July 4, 2024

Drake has been trolling Kendrick Lamar yet again this weekend 😭

he went bowling with the OVO crew and named himself 69god

he additionally went on Trainwreck’s stream to accuse Spotify of backdooring streams for “Not Like Us”

and he went to New Ho King to eat fried rice pic.twitter.com/0IzSDraVDl

— SOUND (@itsavibe) June 30, 2024

Kendrick Lamar lastly drops the music video to the Drake diss “Not Like Us”

he ends it by gazing an owl in a cage pic.twitter.com/RoY8Z4M4QE

— SOUND (@itsavibe) July 4, 2024

Kendrick Lamar actually kill Drake with this track LMAOOOOOOOO

— J-Q 💰 (@AKAJQ) July 4, 2024