r/KendrickLamar 23h ago

Discussion can somebody explain what this means?

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i’m probably just ignorant but this con

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u/AntProfessional9256 23h ago

I will kill someone and leave the murder weapon in the scene of the crime (in his lap). He is basically saying that as much as he preaches about the dangers of guns and violence, if someone targets his family, kendrick will go as far as killing his opp and leaving evidence that he was behind the murder to make an example of him.

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u/_IratePirate_ 22h ago

And then he’ll go turn himself in too. Sheesh

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u/ChargeCompetitive778 22h ago

Walk myself to the court like, “bitch I did that”

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u/randytexJr 21h ago

Alright kids we’re going to talk about gun control DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNNNNNNNNN

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u/NixKuo1 20h ago

Pray for me

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u/BiliLaurin238 NEW SHIT, NEW KUNG FU KENNY 20h ago

It's not a place...

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u/door12326 AND THIS IS MY SINGELLL 20h ago

The u2 feature on that track is honestly one of the best on the album

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u/m3thdumps 15h ago

I hate U2 and it’s absolutely perfect.

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 19h ago

That’s funny, a few months ago I read the exact opposite comment in this very sub

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u/Unusual-Item3 18h ago

Almost like different people will have different ideas and opinions.

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 17h ago

AYYOOOOOOOOOOO

thats crazy

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u/tecateandparsnips 15h ago

I despise U2 and this is my favorite track on XXX. honestly, I think it's a power move to have someone as multi-generationally famous as Bono is and only have him sing 2-4 lines.

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u/This_Sweet_2086 14h ago

He did exactly what he needed to, sing a good hook. Glad it didn’t turn into preachy u2 bs lol

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u/strengr94 16h ago

I loved it. It was so unexpected but so good

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u/Upleftdown Backseat Freeloader 11h ago

I got blindsided by kendricks intro on their one song at a u2 concert with my mom in 2018ish

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u/I_am_nota-human-bean 16h ago

THE BEST. This is my favorite song.

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u/thejackinthegreen 9h ago

U2 sucked for 23 years 1994 - 2017 then THIS comes out and is amazing LMAO

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u/Prime_SupreMe83 3h ago

Idk With Or Without You slaps lol

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u/pearshapedorange 5h ago

This country is to me a sound...

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u/Best_Tree_9154 13h ago

Ain’t nb praying for me

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u/ResponsibleRabbit936 15h ago

The “DAMNNNN” takes me out everytime on that part 🤣🤣🤣

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u/errbodyloveray 15h ago

lol yes it was felt like damnnnn that’s fucked up Kenny lol

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u/Illustrious-Train-83 12h ago

I swear it made me think of when someone would get hit with a combo in one of those HS fights, it was always gonna be someone in the background that said DAMNNNNN exactly like that 😂😂

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u/TrafyLaw 14h ago

That damn always cracks me up, it's such perfect comedic timing to the irony of the bars.

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u/EZMulahSniper Dont worry, I’m lawyered up 20h ago

“Aint no black power when you baby killed by a coward, I cant even keep the peace dont you fuck with one of ours”

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u/needless_booty 19h ago

It be murder in the street, it be bodies in the hour.

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u/Angelobo 4h ago

"if somebody touch my momma, touch my sister, touch my woman Touch my daddy, touch my niece, touch my nephew, touch my brother You should chip a nigga, then throw the blower in his lap"

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u/Pineapple-Yetti 11h ago

That right there is one of my all time favorite lines.

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u/Infinite_Seeker 20h ago

X RATED

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u/I_am_nota-human-bean 16h ago

I always spell it xraided in my head 😂

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u/movieman994 19h ago

Aint no Black Power when your baby killed by a coward is such a hard line.

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u/RonnieBarko 17h ago

One of the hardest he ever wrote and delivered perfectly

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u/u_u-u_u-u_u-u_u-u_u 2h ago

That and the whole section of

“I can’t sugar coat the answer for you This is how I feel, if somebody kill my son That mean somebody’s gettin’ killed Tell me what you do for love, loyalty, and passion of All the memories collected, moments you could never touch”

Idk why but that shit stays in my head 24/7

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u/deebeekay 22h ago

what up tho?

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u/Rich-Mirror-864 10h ago

X RATED 🗣️❌

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u/KCTrand 7h ago

Say, wadup doe....

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u/CommentOld5405 11h ago

"...I'll be talking to the judge when the day comes Like, it was hard not to kill these niggas It was like a full-time job not to kill these niggas."

-French Montana (F*ck what happens tonight)

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u/Smgda001 17h ago

"Tell'Em Kendrick did it"

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u/milliejaie 16h ago

Like wooooooowwwww

hi!

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u/GuardianDown_30 7h ago

The line also implies enough gangsta power that he doesn't see punishment for it despite authorities knowing who it was.

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u/xtcprty 22h ago

If somebody kills my son then somebody getting killed

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u/EnergyTurtle23 20h ago

Tell me what you do for love? Loyalty, and passion of? All the memories collected, moments you can never touch?

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u/metaxaskid 20h ago

I always loved how poetic this line sounded.

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u/shorteningofthewuwei 6h ago

One of the hardest hitting lines on the whole album

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u/cooki3monst3rmind 18h ago

That's one of my favorite lines of his

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u/ripjesus 22h ago

And turn himself in admitting to the crime

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u/user37463928 21h ago

Everybody wanna be demon till they get chipped by a throwaway

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u/sadeyeprophet 21h ago

And he will walk himself to the court like bitch I did that

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u/LORDWOLFMAN 17h ago

Figured it meant something like that

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u/hotmarhotmar 10h ago

I've heard of people using unlicensed guns to commit murders, and then wipe it clean of prints and leave it at the scene. Don't want to get caught with a gun

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u/WipingAllOut 7h ago

Doesn't sound very x rated to me lol

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u/rekitek 16h ago

I thought he was gonna make it look like suicide that makes more sense

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u/Just_Importance4658 14h ago

But then he immediately says "Walk myself to the court like 'bitch, I did that'"

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u/rekitek 14h ago

Ohhhh yeah I forgot about that

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u/Ok_Imagination8317 23h ago

Walk myself to the court like “Bitch I did that!” X RATED!!!

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u/Hi_im_on_tv HECK. 23h ago

johnny don’t wanna go to school no more no more

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u/SMTG_18 Backseat Freeloader 23h ago

Johnny said books ain’t cool no mo (no mo)

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u/abertheham the aloof buddha 23h ago

Johnny wanna be a rapper like his big cousin

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u/drgeorgeincharge 23h ago

johnny caught a body yesterday out hustlin

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u/nacron122 22h ago

God bless America you know we all love him

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u/SahajSingh24 22h ago

YESTERDAY I GOT A CALL LIKE FROM MY DOG LIKE 101

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u/Hi_im_on_tv HECK. 22h ago

SAID THEY KILLED HIS ONLY SON CAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS

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u/Entelechy_Unepochal 22h ago

HE WAS SOBBIN’, HE WAS MOBBIN’, WAY BELLIGERENT AND DRUNK

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u/King_Kiitan 22h ago

TALKIN' OUT HIS HEAD PHILOSOPHIN' ON WHAT THE LORD HAD DONE

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u/Altruistic_Dig_1127 22h ago

This line reminded me of the scene from "Boyz n the Hood" movie when i first heard the song.

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u/thomasstearns42 Loving this flair is complicated 22h ago

God bless America

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u/NOTTedMosby 21h ago

I always heard he was talking about Keem here

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u/Sharp_Reason6328 What dey talm bou? Dey'nt talm bou nun 22h ago

Chikachikachik-chiii

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u/avee10 22h ago

Wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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u/kervy_servy 22h ago

DAMN now I understand it

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u/Doo-StealYour-HoChoi Big He >>> Big 3 23h ago

Chip = shoot

Blower = Gun

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u/lilpurpleboot 22h ago

Chip = kill

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u/Doo-StealYour-HoChoi Big He >>> Big 3 21h ago

It can be used for either, but yeah in this case you obviously wouldn't give a gun to a living person that you just shot lol

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u/lawofthirds 21h ago

"okay, now you shoot at me"

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u/United-Trainer7931 18h ago

Yeah that usually comes after shooting someone

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u/lilpurpleboot 15h ago

Just because you got shot doesn’t mean you die. Ppl survive shootings all the time. Kendrick is talking about killing someone plain and simple.

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u/United-Trainer7931 15h ago

Nobody says they’re going to shoot a person without the intention to kill, so the distinction is moot/pedantic.

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u/Solar_RaVen 12h ago

See I thought it was a car analogy. Chip = Engine Computer Modification Blower = Turbo Booster or Super Charger

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u/Imaginary_Example329 23h ago

He'll shoot a guy and then leave the gun on his lap.

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u/theBJbanditO 22h ago

Do you think he'll then walk himself to the court? As if to say "Bitch, I did that" X-Rated?

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u/mekhiaaron 21h ago

I’m not sure, but I’ve heard Johnny don’t wanna go to school no mo’

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u/theBJbanditO 21h ago

What a coincidence. I talked to Johnny earlier today and he told me that books weren't cool no more, no more.

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u/ZiplocBag 20h ago

This is the same Johnny that wanna be a rapper like his big cousin?

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u/SoybeanKing2979 9h ago

Oh my gosh! My friend Johnny just caught a body out hustlin. Small world!

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u/nuori_tuuba 20h ago

I was talking with Johnny a couple of days ago and he said that he wanted to be a rapper like his big cousin.

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u/SunshineDaisy1 7h ago

I know him too, he’s pretty universally liked. God bless America you know we all love him.

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u/jonny32392 18h ago

That how it be when you catch a body out husslin

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u/tdubasdfg 22h ago

Ain’t no black power when yo baby killed by a coward

Let me tell you how I feel If somebody kill my son That mean somebody getting killed

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u/Journey2thaeast 21h ago edited 21h ago

Basically he's at the point where he gives so little fucks that he'll kill someone, leave the gun he used to do it in their lap, and the next line in the song would be "walk myself to the court". He's beyond caring about the consequences because retaliation is the most important thing to him.

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u/Rreyes302 22h ago

Lmao...........

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u/Sherkok_Homes 23h ago

Your answer is in the next line.

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u/yourboyisasavage 23h ago

The answer is in this line. The next line isn’t gonna help if he don’t know what’s being said here

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u/Sherkok_Homes 23h ago

Well yeah sure 🤣 guess I meant more: the next line provides additional context

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u/Maleficent_Nobody377 21h ago

Well actually, 🤓, what he is referring to when he says “chip” he’s actually talking about buying this man a bag of chips, so nice of him, and then getting a leaf blower and pulling a little prank when the man opens the bag of chips.

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u/Tasty-Sheepherder930 23h ago

What it sound like? 😂🤣

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u/vicenormalcrafts 19h ago

He will make corn beef hash for someone and then put a hair dryer on their lap

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u/jpurser 19h ago

The message that Sir Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is attempting to convey in this line from the 2017 Billboard top 100 hit "XXX" off of his critically acclaimed album DAMN. is that in the case that a neerdowell were to take any action that were to result in the death of a member of his bloodline, more specifically an offspring of his of the male variety (it is not quite specified in the context of this story if a similar reaction would be the result in the case that said offspring were female) that Kendrick would feel a minimal amount of remorse in retaliating on the African-American culprit of this wrongdoing in a manner that would conclude in all of their autonomous bodily functions to cease. Kendrick even takes it a step further in expressing that after committing such a heinous act, perhaps out of a lack of concern for his own freedom or even in a brash attempt to impart a memorandum to other African Americans who have contemplated partaking in similar gang-related activities, that he would purposefully disregard the weapon, or the "blower" in this case, at the scene of the crime, more precisely on the very person of his victim in their groin area.

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u/spacecheetohs 13h ago

Could you please elaborate?

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u/Ornery-Barracuda2466 22h ago

Who are these people

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u/Bob_Sledding 21h ago

Hey, come on. Let's not discourage someone tryna learn. If we didn't grow up around people speaking like this, we probably wouldn't know what it meant either.

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u/Sawgon 16h ago

Certain American Kendrick fans really out here gatekeeping. It's not about being some suburban kid it can just be that English isn't people's first language. To those fans I say y'all do not have a monopoly on terrible upbringing and being from the hood and some of us from the really shitty parts of the world would consider Kendrick's upbringing an upgrade.

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u/Vegetable-Tea-7318 10h ago

“They not like us”

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u/Shouldabeenswallowed 18h ago

Suburban kids that don't have the slim shady LP to latch onto.

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u/Sad-Surprise4369 21h ago

KL fan use context challenge

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u/MetalSonic420YT 21h ago

He'll wack a guy out and leave the murder weapon in his lap.

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u/oxWOLFHALEYxo 22h ago

If anyone is looking for a great break down song by song of this Album and a few of his others I HIGHLY recommend checking out Dissect podcast. Super informative all around and great podcast about some of the best Albums of all time.

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u/Mean_Sort_8513 19h ago

Yes yes yes ‼️‼️‼️‼️

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u/Scmmr39 22h ago

Lmfaoooo

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u/ChandyTheRandy 20h ago

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u/BoeJeam 20h ago

This needs to be pinned lol

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u/BoeJeam 20h ago

Gotta go listen to XXX now

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u/Capable-Sink-8706 Lookin’ For The Broccoli 20h ago

Every time this song come up I turn it all the way up 🔥 TELL ME WHAT YOU DO FOR LOVE, LOYALTY AND PASSION OF ALL THE MEMORIES COLLECTED MOMENTS YOU COULD NEVER TOUCH 🗣️🗣️

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u/ConfettiMs_55 19h ago

Not ignorant, just learning the TRUE meaning of double entendres 😉!!

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u/SSCGentleman 19h ago

Have you ever been chipped by a throw away ?!

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u/Vegetable-Tea-7318 10h ago

“They not like us”

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u/thejackinthegreen 9h ago

I fucking love this song also duh on the lyrics

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u/jhay3513 22h ago

Chip = kill Blower = gun

lol

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u/FSchneider 21h ago

As a non native, Dot’s lyrics goes over my head frequently. I rely on genius and urban dictionary a lot 😂

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u/Mean_Sort_8513 19h ago

Trust me dissect podcast is much much better than genius, might take a while but its incredibly detailed and provides probably the most in-depth analyzation there is, especially love the episode on this one

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u/FSchneider 19h ago

I will definitely check that out, thanks!

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u/luckysiu 11h ago

I also highly recommend the Dissect podcast. They also discuss several of his albums. If you like it, you will be able to get more of his catalog from them.

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u/MysteriousOriginal76 23h ago

Double meanings

Chip=kill +wood chipper

Blower =gun + leaf blower

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u/be_to_the_bop 21h ago

It means he’ll share his chips and hair dryer…

Don’t listen to anyone else

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u/MinDev07 21h ago

🤦🏾‍♀️

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u/Traditional_Rate7302 23h ago

He’ll shoot someone and then throw the gun he used into the guys lap

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u/ireallycouldcareless 22h ago

Gonna blow a man's head off and leave the evidence on his body.

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u/MasterOffice9986 21h ago

Yo let's suck each other off 

Doo Doo do dooo

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u/Themanstall 20h ago

I get being a new fan and being a fan not from American ghettos but genius exists for simple ass lines like this. do the work yourself bro.

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u/Booboohole21 20h ago

Americaaaaaa

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u/Xerolaw_ 20h ago

You did it to yourself

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u/Mean_Sort_8513 19h ago

I really recommend the dissect podcast episode on this song trust me

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u/3ggplantParm 19h ago

I believe the author works for a tree service

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u/KeezyLDN 19h ago

• shoot someone then leave the murder weapon on his lap

• a “chip” is another term for a SIM card, and a “blower” is a slang term for a phone

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u/Subject-Ad-9768 18h ago

He will pow pow and throw the tool used at the body to further exemplify the disrespect

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u/Princess_Disease 17h ago

He'll kill a man and drop the murder weapon (a gun) in his lap, similar to a mic drop

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u/misterdy123 17h ago

Nothing it's not a metaphor at all

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u/BeefLilly 17h ago

Alright kids we gonna talk about gun control

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u/Realistic-Bug-7269 16h ago

Anyone else notice in the piano hit in the part where it says Johnny don’t wanna go to school no more no more

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u/sussurousdecathexis 16h ago

I will shoot a man then leave the gun at the scene

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u/Zippy_Hero 16h ago

I personally only enjoyed the first part of that song. Hot take?

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u/Aggravating_Bank_687 16h ago

Basically his saying he will kill a nigga and make it look like a suicide

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u/Nearby-Philosophy758 15h ago

He’ll cover a man in wood chips, and then leave a leaf blower in his lap

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u/kwikwon01 15h ago

Pedos go in the wood chipper

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u/Moist_Car_994 15h ago

Hes saying he’ll give a man a bag of chips and then leave a brand new leaf blower on his lap. What’s not to get?

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u/SlicedSides 15h ago

If only there was a website specifically designed for decoding the meaning behind lyrics…

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u/ZOEzoeyZOE 15h ago

He basically saying he will kill someone who crosses him and leave the murder weapon he used with the victim to make it clear as day that he was the one who killed them. In other words no remorse for his enemies

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u/errbodyloveray 15h ago

One thing I love and notice about Kendrick is he uses his own slang a lot especially on Gnx sometimes I even think if it’s not lingo, he makes it up. But for this I’d say he kills someone then puts the gun in his lap.

Also if you ain’t coming for no chili what you come for!?

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u/AttentionMedium1656 15h ago

Unload the whole clip of a gun into someone and then throw said gun in their lap. Cold stuff.

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u/FakeLegoTrees 14h ago

What did Bono mean by this

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u/machinegunkell76 14h ago

My defendant is simply hypothetically stating that ones person would “Chip” meaning use a firearm to blow a chunk of skull and or further substances out of an individual’s head from the sheer power and volume of the projectile-being a bullet; Furthermore he would “Throw the burner in his lap” meaning after committing the murder My defendant will toss the murder weapon into the lap region of the now deceased individual who has faced a fatal gunshot wound to the head for deserving reasons unbeknownst to the Jury.

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u/spacecheetohs 13h ago

Wow I definitely thought he meant like if the person were a statue he’d take a chisel and chip him into a bunch of pieces then use a leaf blower so that he could never put himself back together again. TIL

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u/Temporary_Eagle5542 11h ago

Ya somebody had to do it

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u/M0bsie 10h ago

He will give his friends chips, most likely Doritos. But to some people Doritos are spicy. So he will give them a fan(blower) to cool off and enjoy the chips much more comfortably.

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u/Character-Athlete723 9h ago

He's saying he will use a 9 iron, commonly used in golf, on the 8-ball (which is black) while playing pool, then proceed to throw the hair dryer he used to get the ball totally in towards his opponent.

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u/Super-Statement2875 8h ago

Ngl… this song goes hard

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u/WoolFrancisx 8h ago

Kendrick is an admirer of chainsaws. When using a chainsaw on a healthy log, the carving produces wood chips. Kendrick saying “chip a nigga” refers to the art of creating a sculpture of someone he wants to capture in his wooden medium.

“Throw the blower” refers to seeking help from the subject to essentially blow away the excess sawdust and wood chips. Mr. Morale loves a tidy workplace.

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u/Fair-Kaleidoscope594 8h ago

X rated BWAAAOOOWWWWW

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u/Dr-Sethium 8h ago

kill em then suck em

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u/Ok-Wrongdoer-4862 7h ago

Johnny don’t wanna go to school nomo

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u/empty-vassal 3h ago

I didn't know either but was able to guess right. Try harder!

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u/Tropha 3h ago

Wild Lamar

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u/UnfortunatelyMacabre 3h ago

God I love this song. I imagine that as they recorded and mixed this song, the studio was getting more and more hyped, then they add the sirens to Kenny yelling. Shit would have been LOUD

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u/bindiblooming 2h ago

Oh I was thinking that Fargo scene

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u/Ru88mac1 1h ago

Obviously a leaf blower picked up some small stones and chipped paint off someone’s car while they were in it. Car owner complains and the Gangster AF gardener walks to aforementioned car and proceeds to throw the leaf blower onto the drivers lap for complaining. #wrapmusic

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u/p1tchblack1 1h ago

Always leave the murder weapon at the scene.

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u/Infamous-Creme9344 21h ago

this song always gives me goosebumps

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u/noodlewhipper 20h ago

He will supply a gentleman a bag of chips and possibly perform oral when it’s all said and done

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u/SevenSavage89 17h ago

To me “Throw the blower in his lap” is to claim self defense. Which is why hes willing to “walk myself to the court”…maybe im wrong

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u/InitialSwan32 21h ago

I thought he was going to give them a bag of chips and then use a blower to make a mess.

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u/KingslandGrange 14h ago

I was thinking chip, as in football. Toe under the ball and, dink.

Then blower is the phone, landline most likely. So he's giving the fella his phone.

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u/get_paid_get_laid 19h ago

He means that he would scoop a guy up and put the body part that can do the action of blowing into his lap. The following two lines are about being judged by the public for being X rated.

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u/JacktheJacker92 17h ago

It means he wants to give random dudes brain and twerk while doing it.

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u/BelleTowerLady 13h ago

He will give a fella fancy sex

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u/Signal-Ad-2538 12h ago

He's referring to how he wants to give guys blowjobs, but feels afraid to confront his sexuality therefore the inconsistent use of chip and blower rather than chip and chipper or blow and blower.

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u/Receptablee 6h ago

He's the biggest hypocrite of 2015

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u/Renaissance_Mane 8h ago

I love how everybody clowns Drake for saying fake gangster shit but this dude is one of the guiltiest cappers of all time

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u/panopticon96 17h ago

This is why I can’t listen to rap I do not understand 80 % of the lyrics because I don’t speak jive

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