Hey, excuse me, I am new to the channel and English is not my first language, what does AVAA mean? I've seen it used in a couple of comments and I don't even know where to begin deciphering this one.
@@mariaalicedesouza3546 it’s a thing the professor uses. If you comment AVAA he guarantees he’ll give that comment a heart. It stands for “awesome video as always” or “awful video as always” if you didn’t like it.
6:16 in LA is the most underrated song of the whole debacle. It got so forgotten in the midst of Euphoria and Family Matters (understandably so) that most people don't even think about it. Such a cool vibe to it, almost like a Kid Cudi song
i thought kendrick was parodying drakes old stuff with rick ross that he actually liked instead of drake leaning into the violent drill stuff thats popular now
I love that the 6:16 beat is a diss in itself. It's a sample of Al Green, that was cleared and shared by Al Green, and contains Drake's own family on instrumentals.
The Like That beat is insanely good, didn't realise it had so much history haha. I Love Metro's version of it, so dark and villainous; a perfect song to start the feud.
I genuinely think 6:16 in LA could have been one of kendricks best songs ever if it wasnt about drake. The way hes flowing in the first part is just sensational
@@runegeezy ohhh is he rapping like drake when he talks about his grandmother? Or is it when he talks about his childhood? Or is it when he mentions how he deals with loss? Folks watch one whats the dirt video and forget all media literacy, even if he was rapping from drakes perspective it was only in the first six or so bars
I'm personally questioning Meet the Grahams not being in the top tier. 🤔 I viscerally remember the first (of two total) listens to that song, and I felt uncomfortable. It felt like I sat down at a table and watched someone get killed right in front of me. It was chilling. That I've listened to that song twice, and it's been more than a week since the second time, I can still hear it in my head immediately. It's haunting. It's effective. It's powerful. I need to go listen to Not Like Us because Meet the Grahams is already stuck in my head as I type this out.
Yeah, I believe Meet the Grahams is the only song in this whole beef I didn't look at the reaction to. I may have heard this song 2-3 times and then I put it away till Halloween comes around. I wonder if I can put it as my doorbell sound.
I love what King Willonius did with making BBL Drizzy, but then again it is an AI composition with his lyrics and tastes, so it's not entirely right to include.
The Alchemist beat was BY FAR the best beat all around. It set the stage for a real conversation...gave you this ick feeling that was intended...built on the concept of STAN by eminem...and stay interesting for 6+ minutes while Kendrick played psychological warfare with Aubrey and his entire family. (As far as difficulty and execution...this is the perfect record) That was The S tier beat because it was a MOVIE. Out side of that...I would make slight adjustments but Im not mad at any of the placements. Taylor Made beat was actually good...but the production quality was dismal in terms of Drakes ability to make it work. Drake made nothing but faux pas throughout his production choices. 6:16 was an A level beat too....IF this hadn't been a dis battle...that would be the most indicative of what I would like to hear from his album.
its amazing how skeletal/stripped back kendricks beats are too, not like us is like 4 seconds of sample total looped with some drums and meet the grahams is the same progression/chord stabs for 6 minutes lol. so catchy fr
I agree with your assessement, although I would have maybe put part6 in B tier. One thing I remember you saying previously that stuck with me is about the colonizer remark, and how those artists Drake pulled from did receive benefits. If we look at history, when colonizing a lot of the world, there were people of those countries/territories that did make money. Not all slaves are captured, some people sold their countrymen. Other leaders sold/sell their resources. In the end, the colonizers would strip the land of its people, resources, and integrity, while sometimes giving wealth to the leaders who let it happen. Sounds exactly like what Kendrick was talking about.
Hi Prof Skye, its a little bit early but i was wondering if you have plans to make a video dissecting the process of how you dissect music. The more I watch of your channel the more I find myself wondering if you'll make a video about "this song, or that track, or that album over there" and I realized its not logical to think that you can or plan to do every song under the sun. Instead of getting a fish I'd like to learn to fish sort of thing. This video hasn't released yet but I'm gonna jump the gun a little, AVAA.
@@professorskyeThe album that got me on this train of thought was "XX" by "Rage Against the Machine". If this band/album is not hip-hop they are certainly hip-hop adjacent and it would make my day to see a video of you reviewing the album, and even if you never got the chance to do so I would still love the opportunity to use the techniques that you use for other works to gain my own insights. I look forward / hope to be hearing from you.
your videos are extremely interesting and i love your informative analyses. thank you for sharing your work with the world, and i’m glad your work is getting some attention post-beef :)
Fantastic break down of the beat off. People are having in-depth discussions of the rap off, the rumor off, the lyric off, the perfomance off, but not much has been said about the active beat off happening in front of all of us. The beat off deserves to be discussed too, so thank you
pretty much agree with most of this. btw, in another video you mentioned the brilliance of the tv show atlanta, would love to hear you speak on that even though it seems like you exclusively do videos on music avaa
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The amount of people who've complimented you on focusing on the lyrics and themes and philosophy of the song, and then you're here in this video talking about just the beats. We love to see the range.
Was looking for exactly this but you sir made this incredibly informative and an enjoyable listen. Great work and thanks. Agree with you on the top pick. Most memorable imo. - mango
AAVA The one comment I’ve been waiting for someone to point out is in the beats, because in Euphoria, during the “signed to a-“ part, there’s a HUMBLE motif in the backing piano that hits so hard in context of the bar, basically telling Drake to be humble because he used to be signed to a lot of guys who were signed to other guys etc.
AVAA. It's crazy to think about the fact that The Alchemist is basically an underground producer. He's been around for decades, released mutiple projects, produced for the biggest rappers and he even is the official DJ for Eminem... yet a lot of peoples don't know him.
AVAA! Nice to see that my bias is confirmed 😂 Kidding aside, it's quite interesting that there are still stans out there saying that Drake has better sounding beats but when I listen to it, it's just soulless and hollow, but I can't pinpoint why. I realized that it was because of his idea of self that is trying to fit in where it shouldn't be. Looking back, it might be the reason why I like Drake songs that are not tough sounding but just nice melodies and soothing because that might be where he really fits. With regards to Kendrick, he's a person who understands himself down to his roots that is why there is no doubt in me why I hear his soul in his music. Throughout the beef, I heard different styles of voice, flows, and rhymes from Kendrick but there is still that essence of "him" in it, which might be why everything sounds well connected. This video brought upon another layer of this competition, which is the music. People often forget yet it is one of the most if not most important part of the competition because both are musicians. Seeing this made me realize more things and this video confirmed my bias and provided a reason behind it because I can't describe it before.
"I make music that electrify, you make music that pacify" When listening to Drake, The lyrics don't get you pondering. When Dot is on the track, he has you cracking the DaVinci code.
professor, i humbly suggest that you should check out Drive-By Lullabies by Quinn, or her self titled album! i think you’ll dig them. Drive-By Lullabies is my favorite album of all time and id love to see your interpretation of it! It isn’t new by any means but i hope you’ll at least give it a listen even without a review ^-^
I might be in the minority, but I do remember every single beat in this beef, with the exception of the first in 7 Minute Drill, Champagne Moments, which I only listened to once, and Like That Remix, which I refused to listen to. I still generally agree with your ratings, though.
AVAA Prof!!! i’m pretty new to the channel thanks to the beef off i’m here now. i’m not sure if you have but if you haven’t i’d recommend checking out Saba (Care for Me to be specific) really great storytelling one of the best albums of the 2010s
0:40 "the crime off, the beef off, in general let's study the beats and have a beat..." Am i only one with mind in gutter and thought Prof was gonna say lets have a "beat off"?
On the whole I agree with this list. I'd probably put Meet the Grahams at the bottom of S instead of the top of A, but that's minor. I was tempted to argue for the second beat of Family Matters to go higher but then I realized I couldn't call it to mind like I can the As and Ses, so I guess that's fair. XD
I think the most impressive song is euphoria because of it's immense depth. The most underrated part of the whole song is the bell 🔔. It's presence is both muted and brash at the same time. It's the biggest elephant in the room and yet it can either go unnoticed or striking depending on if you decide to pay attention to it.
Calling the opening production of Euphoria 'jazzy'...when its one of the most soulful songs by Teddy Pendergrass...is painful. Love your stuff so far tho!
You're favorite part of Drake was the C-section, i think my favorite part was about 9 months before that. 🤔 Listen to the sizzle on that p. drizzle, no diddy. Not to paint a picture that is all too real, but the sound of drake's beat on the heart part 6 reminds me of the end of a war movie or something where the battle ends in the side being followed losing with many casualties, it evokes the feeling of seeing "comrades falling in battle" or a motif similar to that. Thats just my opinion. It does make sense in the context.
Even tho 6:16 in LA didnt hit first listen as a hard track, over time it was more memorable than Family Matters B part for example. Family Matters C part is so goated vs all the other Drake beats
No First Person Shooter? That’s the initial firing shot from Cole and Drake right? What do you give that beat? Great video!! Love that beat from Family Matters part 3, so regal yet grim.
@@theelectricant98 hmm fair enough, I think after FPS it was pretty clear Kendrick would have something to say, but just considering how far away it is time for wise it could be excluded
A COLLABO WITH MR HUNT??? I can't waiT!!!!!
IT's all happening
@@TheCompanyMan thank you for auditing
It infuriates me how dedicated you were to not saying “beat off”. Excellent work prof. AVAA
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21:28 - 21:41 the professor felt similarly during euphoria part c
Hey, excuse me, I am new to the channel and English is not my first language, what does AVAA mean? I've seen it used in a couple of comments and I don't even know where to begin deciphering this one.
@@mariaalicedesouza3546 it’s a thing the professor uses. If you comment AVAA he guarantees he’ll give that comment a heart. It stands for “awesome video as always” or “awful video as always” if you didn’t like it.
@@evanauger6574 Thank you for the answer! 🙏
get that bag, prof
"I'm tired of having the lyric off, the climb off, the beef off in general, and let's study the beats. and have a beat.... competition" I died
3:05 "We have to have some kind of beat... Competition."
I'm so glad you didn't call it a beat-off.
-1 for not saying "Beat Battle" and getting some alliteration in there. AVAA
I’m upset he didn’t say beat off😂
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I like how Meet the Grahams and Not like us compliment each other as Not like us is a pallette cleanser
Finally someone is man enough to host a Kendrick drake beat off competition
Beat off?
😂
This comment is hilarious, no diddy.
6:16 in LA is the most underrated song of the whole debacle. It got so forgotten in the midst of Euphoria and Family Matters (understandably so) that most people don't even think about it. Such a cool vibe to it, almost like a Kid Cudi song
Late Registration vibes, its honestly the best pure lyrical performance of the battle.
i thought kendrick was parodying drakes old stuff with rick ross that he actually liked instead of drake leaning into the violent drill stuff thats popular now
I love that the 6:16 beat is a diss in itself. It's a sample of Al Green, that was cleared and shared by Al Green, and contains Drake's own family on instrumentals.
The Like That beat is insanely good, didn't realise it had so much history haha. I Love Metro's version of it, so dark and villainous; a perfect song to start the feud.
I genuinely think 6:16 in LA could have been one of kendricks best songs ever if it wasnt about drake. The way hes flowing in the first part is just sensational
I didn’t like it at first, but it might be my favorite track of the whole beef now. It’s such a pleasing song, Kendrick is an excellent rapper
I really enjoy 6:16. The lyrics, the cadence and that Al green sample just floods me with memories
I listen to it more than anything else now. Last week I was all about Not Like Us
@RifleEyez Kendrick is literally TRYING to rap like Drake is this song. Rapping about Yachts and marinas and money. You are so delusional
@@runegeezy ohhh is he rapping like drake when he talks about his grandmother? Or is it when he talks about his childhood? Or is it when he mentions how he deals with loss? Folks watch one whats the dirt video and forget all media literacy, even if he was rapping from drakes perspective it was only in the first six or so bars
"in the middle of this... crime-off... we're having a white super producer battle" 🤣🤣🤣
I'm personally questioning Meet the Grahams not being in the top tier. 🤔 I viscerally remember the first (of two total) listens to that song, and I felt uncomfortable. It felt like I sat down at a table and watched someone get killed right in front of me. It was chilling. That I've listened to that song twice, and it's been more than a week since the second time, I can still hear it in my head immediately. It's haunting. It's effective. It's powerful.
I need to go listen to Not Like Us because Meet the Grahams is already stuck in my head as I type this out.
Yeah, I believe Meet the Grahams is the only song in this whole beef I didn't look at the reaction to. I may have heard this song 2-3 times and then I put it away till Halloween comes around. I wonder if I can put it as my doorbell sound.
AVAA !!! literally any adblocker will do you well to get rid of ads! 🙏
No bbl drizzy?
Obviously S!
It's not on the tier list because obviously- it's SSS+ tier
BBL Drizzy is the most effective earworm I've heard in years and it still makes me laugh. To this day 🗣️🗣️🗣️
I love what King Willonius did with making BBL Drizzy, but then again it is an AI composition with his lyrics and tastes, so it's not entirely right to include.
18:42 I lost it at "six-fingered west coast beat" 😂
I'm gonna steal that to refer to other AI bullshit
The Alchemist beat was BY FAR the best beat all around. It set the stage for a real conversation...gave you this ick feeling that was intended...built on the concept of STAN by eminem...and stay interesting for 6+ minutes while Kendrick played psychological warfare with Aubrey and his entire family. (As far as difficulty and execution...this is the perfect record) That was The S tier beat because it was a MOVIE. Out side of that...I would make slight adjustments but Im not mad at any of the placements. Taylor Made beat was actually good...but the production quality was dismal in terms of Drakes ability to make it work. Drake made nothing but faux pas throughout his production choices. 6:16 was an A level beat too....IF this hadn't been a dis battle...that would be the most indicative of what I would like to hear from his album.
its amazing how skeletal/stripped back kendricks beats are too, not like us is like 4 seconds of sample total looped with some drums and meet the grahams is the same progression/chord stabs for 6 minutes lol. so catchy fr
I agree with your assessement, although I would have maybe put part6 in B tier.
One thing I remember you saying previously that stuck with me is about the colonizer remark, and how those artists Drake pulled from did receive benefits.
If we look at history, when colonizing a lot of the world, there were people of those countries/territories that did make money. Not all slaves are captured, some people sold their countrymen. Other leaders sold/sell their resources. In the end, the colonizers would strip the land of its people, resources, and integrity, while sometimes giving wealth to the leaders who let it happen.
Sounds exactly like what Kendrick was talking about.
Hi Prof Skye, its a little bit early but i was wondering if you have plans to make a video dissecting the process of how you dissect music. The more I watch of your channel the more I find myself wondering if you'll make a video about "this song, or that track, or that album over there" and I realized its not logical to think that you can or plan to do every song under the sun. Instead of getting a fish I'd like to learn to fish sort of thing. This video hasn't released yet but I'm gonna jump the gun a little, AVAA.
I’ll think about how I would do that, interesting idea
@@professorskye I would also love this video idea!
@@professorskyeThe album that got me on this train of thought was "XX" by "Rage Against the Machine". If this band/album is not hip-hop they are certainly hip-hop adjacent and it would make my day to see a video of you reviewing the album, and even if you never got the chance to do so I would still love the opportunity to use the techniques that you use for other works to gain my own insights. I look forward / hope to be hearing from you.
It's quite poetic to compare the beats of each and see how they reflect the artist's own relationship with hip hop (or lack thereof)
the ads made me laugh. only option would be an adblocker AVAA
You should post these on Spotify too, would love to listen to them when I'm outside
he basically do a short podcast already. makes sense
Fr!
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Yooooo- I listened to euphoria for like the 16th time yesterday and noticed that held note!!! It truly is the gift that keeps on giving!!
I love imagining you just having this whole conversation with yourself only to realize the mic isn’t on
Get an ad-block extension for your web browser. Not furious btw. Much love from South Africa
Love a good ol fashioned beat off
This is light work professor! Great job. The charts have spoken and that Mustard Beat is THE BEST!
my recommended adblocking browser extension would be ublock origin
0:39 Very well played
😂😂
crime off, beef off... lets have a beat... competition. Prof had me on that one
The “Like That” beat is sampling one of the original gangsta rap songs by Rodney O and J Cooley “everlasting Bass”
your videos are extremely interesting and i love your informative analyses. thank you for sharing your work with the world, and i’m glad your work is getting some attention post-beef :)
AVAA Skye! I think all the rankings are sound but i would have put 6:16 in LA a little bit higher. It has an intangible groove imo
Your assessment reflected what I choose to play on repeat. Interesting!
Fantastic break down of the beat off. People are having in-depth discussions of the rap off, the rumor off, the lyric off, the perfomance off, but not much has been said about the active beat off happening in front of all of us. The beat off deserves to be discussed too, so thank you
Professor Skye, you are so funny. I thoroughly enjoy your humor.
I support you making as much money off this as you can
pretty much agree with most of this.
btw, in another video you mentioned the brilliance of the tv show atlanta, would love to hear you speak on that even though it seems like you exclusively do videos on music
avaa
the angels didn’t need to catch a stray like tht 😭
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This gotta be be best beat off I've ever witnessed.
The amount of people who've complimented you on focusing on the lyrics and themes and philosophy of the song, and then you're here in this video talking about just the beats. We love to see the range.
Was looking for exactly this but you sir made this incredibly informative and an enjoyable listen. Great work and thanks. Agree with you on the top pick. Most memorable imo.
- mango
0:40 you TEASE!
AVAA, new mach hommy out prof, its damn good, rlly good
AAVA
The one comment I’ve been waiting for someone to point out is in the beats, because in Euphoria, during the “signed to a-“ part, there’s a HUMBLE motif in the backing piano that hits so hard in context of the bar, basically telling Drake to be humble because he used to be signed to a lot of guys who were signed to other guys etc.
AVAA. It's crazy to think about the fact that The Alchemist is basically an underground producer. He's been around for decades, released mutiple projects, produced for the biggest rappers and he even is the official DJ for Eminem... yet a lot of peoples don't know him.
He's awesome. I've caught a couple of his interviews. Such an interesting dude.
You should rank Alchemist beats next. I’m still waiting on the Alchemist and Schoolboy Q album, their styles match perfectly
"A six-fingered west coast beat" makes me laugh. 😄 AVAA
So specific in its disrespect. Hilarious.
I saw you're making a tier list, so I'm gonna watch 🧐
AVAA!
Nice to see that my bias is confirmed 😂 Kidding aside, it's quite interesting that there are still stans out there saying that Drake has better sounding beats but when I listen to it, it's just soulless and hollow, but I can't pinpoint why. I realized that it was because of his idea of self that is trying to fit in where it shouldn't be. Looking back, it might be the reason why I like Drake songs that are not tough sounding but just nice melodies and soothing because that might be where he really fits.
With regards to Kendrick, he's a person who understands himself down to his roots that is why there is no doubt in me why I hear his soul in his music. Throughout the beef, I heard different styles of voice, flows, and rhymes from Kendrick but there is still that essence of "him" in it, which might be why everything sounds well connected.
This video brought upon another layer of this competition, which is the music. People often forget yet it is one of the most if not most important part of the competition because both are musicians. Seeing this made me realize more things and this video confirmed my bias and provided a reason behind it because I can't describe it before.
Extremely funny that Adobe is advertising on that page as you talk about pdf files.
AVAA
I ALSO couldn't think of the beat...thats crazy haha
"I make music that electrify, you make music that pacify"
When listening to Drake, The lyrics don't get you pondering. When Dot is on the track, he has you cracking the DaVinci code.
professor, i humbly suggest that you should check out Drive-By Lullabies by Quinn, or her self titled album! i think you’ll dig them. Drive-By Lullabies is my favorite album of all time and id love to see your interpretation of it! It isn’t new by any means but i hope you’ll at least give it a listen even without a review ^-^
Welcome To The Terrordome!!! Wow! That's a flashback. "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos."
Dope video, I love this angle on the beef
I might be in the minority, but I do remember every single beat in this beef, with the exception of the first in 7 Minute Drill, Champagne Moments, which I only listened to once, and Like That Remix, which I refused to listen to.
I still generally agree with your ratings, though.
Yo Prof Skyles, LAA catching strays! You going in.
“Drake Stans think I’m biased” is SO crazy
I really hope Alc gets more attention from Meet the Grahams. My favourite producer, the breadth of his sample catalog is crazy.
AVAA Prof!!! i’m pretty new to the channel thanks to the beef off i’m here now. i’m not sure if you have but if you haven’t i’d recommend checking out Saba (Care for Me to be specific) really great storytelling one of the best albums of the 2010s
6 fingered jabs, that's poetry
I was looking for this exact comment after he said it
Drake’s 2nd beat on “Family Matters” is ripped right from his song “Summer 16” .. for me that takes points away from it
Avaa as an angels fan, it hurts that they are your bottom tier but it’s also totally understandable lmao
It’s really just the Rally Monkey’s fault. The rest of the franchise is fine.
@@professorskye Definitely the rally monkey and not artie marino
Awesome review
Love the video and wish you wouldn't use the fuzzy background filter. Reminds me distractingly of a Zoom call.
Prof. try using Obs or crop the screen that you share via zoom/teams or what did you use to record😅 keep up the good work💪🏽 AVAA
AVAA nice setup
Yoo, Prof is back!!
0:40 "the crime off, the beef off, in general let's study the beats and have a beat..." Am i only one with mind in gutter and thought Prof was gonna say lets have a "beat off"?
Thank you for telling us about your Greek yoghurt opinions Prof.
Let’s have a beat off!
On the whole I agree with this list. I'd probably put Meet the Grahams at the bottom of S instead of the top of A, but that's minor. I was tempted to argue for the second beat of Family Matters to go higher but then I realized I couldn't call it to mind like I can the As and Ses, so I guess that's fair. XD
let’s have a beat… competition
Prof. Skye!! Just do ad-blocker please!!
I think the most impressive song is euphoria because of it's immense depth. The most underrated part of the whole song is the bell 🔔. It's presence is both muted and brash at the same time. It's the biggest elephant in the room and yet it can either go unnoticed or striking depending on if you decide to pay attention to it.
Family Matters literally sounds like a sidemen disstrack
So this is essentially....... A beat off.
"six-finger West Coast beat" had me hollering! 😂
3:54. Goofy as guy, making video blogs. Hey hey hey hey, music is life hey hey hey hey professor skye.
The B verse beat in family matters is hard af to me personally Professor
seems you and Justin Hunt have extremely different opinions over Taylor Made Freestyle. I hope you debate the song with him.
AVAA, now it’s time for you to talk about Joost Klein
in answer to your query, the heart part 6 sounds like twin peaks
Glad you included j cole to make this a 3 way beat off
apparently the 7-minute drill beats were both made in 7 minutes each, which is why the song is called that. just a bit of trivia, AVAA
Calling the opening production of Euphoria 'jazzy'...when its one of the most soulful songs by Teddy Pendergrass...is painful.
Love your stuff so far tho!
What does AVAA mean?
lmao
You're favorite part of Drake was the C-section, i think my favorite part was about 9 months before that. 🤔
Listen to the sizzle on that p. drizzle, no diddy.
Not to paint a picture that is all too real, but the sound of drake's beat on the heart part 6 reminds me of the end of a war movie or something where the battle ends in the side being followed losing with many casualties, it evokes the feeling of seeing "comrades falling in battle" or a motif similar to that. Thats just my opinion. It does make sense in the context.
Even tho 6:16 in LA didnt hit first listen as a hard track, over time it was more memorable than Family Matters B part for example.
Family Matters C part is so goated vs all the other Drake beats
Please review Love & Service by Brother Ali!
Mic didn’t work 😢
Shoulda included BBL Drizzy
glad you said beat competition... because the way your sentence was structured... 😅
No First Person Shooter? That’s the initial firing shot from Cole and Drake right? What do you give that beat? Great video!! Love that beat from Family Matters part 3, so regal yet grim.
Wasnt a firing shot
@@theelectricant98 hmm fair enough, I think after FPS it was pretty clear Kendrick would have something to say, but just considering how far away it is time for wise it could be excluded
Kendrick does directly reference it in his like that verse tho
Thought about FPS, but ultimately don’t consider it part of the battle. It’s the assasination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, not Verdun
@@professorskye fair play
you missed 616 in la
Mustard has always been one of my favorite producers
gavin mcinnes loves hip hop
0:39
Finish that sentence Teach 😭😭😭
Calling a beat “six-fingered” is deeply hilarious.