Diss(Ertation)
These thoughts were triggered by my admiration for how emotions from the soul can be so beautifully articulated through this hole in our face…
This is not the blog post I had scheduled for today. But after listening, for two hours straight, to Euphoria by KDot…and Kendrick…I had to call an audible. Everything about this ‘melodic massacre’ matched the title given to it. And I need to take a few seconds to hold myself accountable for not staying in a woman’s place when I initially advised that Kdot would just be “ingesting empty calories” if he made a response. I know the phrase ‘a woman’s place’ may cause fake outrage amongst the strong independents, but as a woman who has overstepped the boundaries of my womanhood many times by advising a man on how to handle man business…I can comfortably say that I have been humbled by my inability to learn from my past mistake. When a man is put into a position to teach a life lesson…a woman can not and should not dictate how that should look. Because real men instinctively know what’s needed…especially when it comes to transforming the minds of boys into the men they were put here to become.
Kendrick brought both sides of his personality out on this one. The Father…and the Daddy. IMO…the father is Kendrick and the Daddy is Kdot. The changes in his tone told me which version of him he was speaking from. Both versions gave me chills…not on my skin but in my skull. Which means the ‘Profound Prophet’ stimulated my pineal gland…again. Let’s get into it…
Kendrick, the father, spoke softly while trying not to harm an ego that he sees is already fragile. He was gentle but direct. He carefully spoke to the version of Drake’s inner child who doesn’t know any better and did so in a way that encouraged growth. I feel like Kendrick spoke from this perspective for a majority of this ‘kill shot classic’. I think he recognized he was being given the responsibility to speak to the unrealized potential in Drake…because through doing so he also spoke to all the fatherless boys blindly following the Canadian’s misguidance. Kendrick addressed how ego will eventually lead to a man’s downfall if it isn’t controlled, how easy it is to predict an opponents movement when they keep making the same play as a result of their refusal to grow, how easy it is to see behind the masks of those who try to distract with illusions, how truth will always reveal itself, how to discern between a cosplaying woman and a real one, and the most important lesson…how to guide a young man into the kind of manhood that will be approved by God.
Kdot, the daddy, didn’t give af about Drake’s feelings and spoke to the spoiled inner brat that is allowing his pride to stop his greatness. The cadence of Kdot was an immediate giveaway that he was channeling his God space because he had to be in that space in order to disrespectfully disregard all traces of the human emotion he naturally possesses. He needed to make an example out of the ‘rapper’ who was strategically placed in the ears of millions of impressionable lost souls and that can’t be done by being considerate. Kdot spoke on how seclusion is needed in order to see what your past actions created in your present, how material things can lead people to sacrifice the only real treasure we’re allowed to take with us when we die, how you can’t outrun your shadow, how a man can fall short when tested…but still pass through his manhood unfazed, how being driven by emotions can compromise character, how friendship is only as real as the individuals involved, how the need to stay relevant led a boy to diminish the accomplishments of a man…but most importantly…how the belief in comfortable lies, speeds up the exposure of uncomfortable truths.
Long story longer…a real man possesses the ability to be both father and daddy because those are the two skills that make a great leader. Kendrick was born with a purpose that many people will never have the misfortune of feeling the weight of. He is part of a collective responsible for leading a shift in consciousness. In order to be ‘chosen’ for this type of work…you have to spend years learning, through pain, how to master yourself against the tactics of your opponents in order to guide the younger generations through experiences they haven’t experienced yet. After hearing his diss(ertation)…I can humbly say Mr. Lamar just graduated another spiritual assignment with the honor of God.
Love,
Choosy
