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I'm thinking we should cross the line
Let's ruin the friendship, let's ruin the friendship
Do all the things on our minds
What's taking us all this time?
Let's ruin the friendship, let's ruin the friendship Demi Lovato – Ruin the Friendship
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Let me cum inside ya, let me plant that seed inside ya (Ooh) SZA (Ft. Travis Scott) – Love Galore
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Ain't got no time, no time, no time
No time, no time, no time, no time
Pop 'em all (Pop 'em all) Metro Boomin (Ft. Travis Scott) – Blue Pill
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This is not the first time that Kendrick has alluded to shooting or killing someone—he’s rapped about it throughout his career. The mentions go as far back as 2010’s “Average Joe,” where he rapped:
He doubled down on 2011’s “Hol ‘Up”:
This continued into 2012 with “His Pain”:
And again in 2012 on “m.A.A.d city”:
This also isn’t limited to Kendrick’s earlier career—on 2014’s “Buy The World,” he rapped:
He mentioned it twice in 2015, first on “The Blacker The Berry,” rapping:
And again on “Deep Water”:
The movie he’s referring to is probably 2014’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, Short Film.
In “The Heart Part 4,” Kendrick further mentions his ability to shoot:
Interestingly enough, Kendrick would executive produce and feature heavily on the Black Panther Album. The album was released to gear listeners up for the blockbuster hit.The album’s lyrics line up with scenes from Black Panther. Kendrick even mentioned that he would want to be in the Black Panther sequel.
Do you think this could be a reference to rappers who were involved with gangs who later went on to be successful?
He’s not talking about just the ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city, Short Film’. also a reference to his music videos and the fact that he and his childhood friend turned manager Dave Free formed a duo called ‘The Little Homies’ responsible for coproducing a lot of his music videos including ‘Alright’ and ‘DNA’.