Kendrick Lamar has amazed fans with some of the apparent hidden shots in his latest Drake diss track “6:16 In LA.”
Shortly after its release on Friday (May 3), an X (formerly Twitter) account theorized some of the meanings behind the song’s title, all of which could be interpreted as subtle digs at the 6 God.
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“The title of ‘6:16 in LA’ might be the QUINTUPLE entendre that Drake asked for [two brain explosion emojis],” the post read. “Kendrick Lamar drops the song at exactly 6:16am; 16th of June 2024 is father’s day in Canada; 16th of June 1972 Tupac Shakur was born; 16th of June 1994 OJ Simpson’s murder trial officially started in LA; The song is a play of Drake’s infamous timestamp series.
“Is this a reach or is Kendrick Lamar a GENIUS[?]”
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Deepening the potential OJ connection, some speculated that the artwork for “6:16 in LA” — a photo of black leather driving gloves — was a nod to the former NFL star, who was famously acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson after he was made to try on the gloves found at the crime scene during the trial, but they didn’t fit.
“OR it means….’I murder caucasians and get away with it….,'” 9th Wonder suggested, referencing K. Dot’s digs at Drake’s complexion on his previous diss song “Euphoria.”
The title of '6:16 in LA' might be the QUINTUPLE entendre that Drake asked for 🤯🤯
• Kendrick Lamar drops the song at exactly 6:16am
• 16th of June 2024 is father’s day in Canada
• 16th of June 1972 Tupac Shakur was born
• 16th of June 1994 OJ Simpsons murder trial… pic.twitter.com/q7sUA33Vat— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) May 3, 2024
OR it means….”I murder caucasians and get away with it….” https://t.co/GIuzSsOgJG
— 9th Wonder (@9thwonder) May 3, 2024
Further peeling back the apparent layers, another viral post on X pointed out that “6:16 In LA” is produced by Kendrick Lamar’s longtime collaborator Sounwave and Jack Antonoff, who is best known for his work with Taylor Swift.
“So this track literally is Taylor Made,” read the tweet, referencing Drake’s own diss record “Taylor Made Freestyle,” on which he accused the Compton rapper of delaying his response out of deference to the pop star.
Kendrick’s new Drake diss track “6:16 In LA” was produced by Jack Antonoff, aka Taylor Swifts producer
So this track literally is Taylor Made
Okay Kendrick I see you pic.twitter.com/wFPAb1xcnv
— ALMIGHTEE. (@realalmightee) May 3, 2024
Released just days after the aforementioned “Euphoria,” “6:16 in LA” finds Kendrick firing off another barrage of shots at Drake over an Al Green sample, including claiming that there are Judases among his disciples.
“Conspiracies about cash, dawg, that’s not even the leak/ Find the jewels like Kash Doll, I just need you to think/ Are you finally ready to play ‘Have you ever?,’ let’s see/ Have you ever thought that OVO is working for me?” he raps, responding to Drizzy’s claim on “Push Ups” that he was being extorted by his former label boss Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith.
“Fake bully, I hate bullies, you must be a terrible person/ Everyone inside your team is whispering that you deserve it/ Can’t Toosie Slide up out of this one, it’s just gonna resurface/ Every dog gotta have his day, now live in your purpose.”
K. Dot also accuses his fierce rival of “harassing” people within his camp and trying to dig up dirt on him.
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“It was fun until you started to put money in the streets/ They lost money ’cause they came back with no receipts/ I’m sorry that I live a boring life, I love peace/ But war ready if the world is ready to see you bleed,” he spits.
“The Elohim, K. T. W. know you can’t sleep/ These images trouble you, know the wires in your circle should puzzle you/ If you was street smart then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you.”
