Breaking Down Kendrick Lamar's Genius: 21 Best Lines from Euphoria - an essay

When Kendrick Lamar dropped Euphoria it went crazy. It was the long awaited diss track response we were all waiting for. While everyone is still rejoicing in "Not Like Us" rightfully so, I had to go back to Kendrick's Euphoria which to me was the ultimate diss and comeback by Kendrick, no gimmicks, no family involvement, no rumors, just pure unadulterated diss record ripping Drake apart layer by later. In this video we break down my top 21 genius lines by Kendrick in Euphoria.

0:00 intro
2:46 Slow intro before beat switch
3:28 Them superpowers getting neutralized
5:13 You not a rap artist, you a scam artist
8:02 Don't tell no lies about me, I won't tell truths about you
9:20 Shoo, shoo, shoo, bee, bee, bee
10:42 Oh you thought the money, the power, the fame would make you go away
13:04 Have you ever played, have you ever, ok let's play
13:40 The very first time I shot me a Drac
15:29 Got a Benjamin and a Jackson in my house like I'm Joe ok.
16:59 What is it the braids? I hurt your feelings?
19:17 There's 3 goats left, I love em to death … if not I’m ynw melly
21:05 I love em to death and in 8 bars I'll explain that phrase
21:48 F all that pushin P, Let me see you Pusha T
22:55 I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk
24:39 And notice I said we, it's not just me I'm what the culture feeling
26:34 My first one like my last one, it's a classic, you don't have one
28:33 I'm addicted to the lame sh* only you like being famous. Yachty can't give you no swag
30:20 Some sh* just cringeworthy it ain’t even gotta be deep I guess
31:21 when I see you stand by sexy redd I believe you see 2 bad bi*
32:28 I got a son to raise but I can see you don’t nothing bout that
34:28 it’s a 1 v 20… am I battling ghosts or AI?
35:52 don’t speak on the family crodie. Tell me your cheesin fam