Candyman's 1990 & 1991 Hip Hop Record "Who Shakes The Best" Is The REAL Source For The Foot Stomping Cheers & The Stomp & Shake Cheerleader Cheers With That Title

 

Black Watch, April 24, 2023

Music: "Who Shakes The Best (Part #2) in Playtime's Over [1991]

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This track was originally released in 1990 as 

Who Shakes The Best

 Artist: Candyman

Album: Ain't No Shame in My Game

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams posts showcases Candyman's 1990 and 1991 Hip Hop track "Who Shakes The Best".

I believe that Candyman's Hip Hop records "Who Shakes The Best" are the earliest sources for the girls' foot stomping cheer, the stomp and shake cheerleader cheers, and other cheerleader cheers with the titles "Who Shakes The Best", "Who Cheers The Best" and similar titles.  

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Hip Hop artist Candyman for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all those who are featured in this post's embedded videos. Thanks to the creators of the foot stomping cheers and stomp and shake cheers that are included in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these YouTube sound files/videos. 

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This is an updated complete reprint of a pancocojams post that was originally published in 2017.* That 2017 post had minor revisions in 2021. * The previous title for this 2017 post was "Is This 1990s Foot Stomping Cheer "You Know I Shake The Best" The Source Of Virginia State University's "Who Cheers The Best" Stomp & Shake Cheer?"

There are no comments for that 2017 post as of August 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM. 

I updated that 2017 pancocojams post on August 22, 2025 with material about Candyman's 1990 and 1991 Hip Hop tracks as a result of my learning about those records when I noticed that a sound file for Part 2 of that track was part of my YouTube feed of suggested videos. 

  

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LYRICS- "I SHAKE THE BEST" 
(Candyman, 1990, 1991 [from the sound file for "I Shake The Best" Part 2) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7X-Gnayy8 

Candyman [?] speaking: -Here’s a little history lesson for all of y’all who bought the first album. Remember this?

Track Refrain:
Group - Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

[Group repeats these lines four times]

First soloist - My name is [?] and I feel kinda hot
??? I show you what I got
Look at me. My hair is on my chest.
You just don’t know that I shake the best.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Second soloist:
My name is [?] but you can call me “Shake”
And I go down for the count like Ace’s chocolate cake
Don’t even play and don’t tell your crew
Cause if you do, they might want some too.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Third soloist
My name is [?] better known as Hellick Boo
I’m just like Shake I want my cake and eat it too.

Fourth Soloist
My name is Hannibal but I’m a bull in bed
I shake the best never mind what they said

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Fifth Soloist
My name is Gigalo and I know how to rock it
I come from Dallas with no money in my pocket.
This is the year for me to be rich
If you don’t to be my girlfriend, you can be my -
[doesn't sing that rhyming word]

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

 
Sixth soloist
My name is Soul and I shake it all day
My sexy body sends the girls in a rage
I know they like my smile but when I show them my [this word isn’t heard]
They wanna grab it, gotta have it cause I shake the best

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Seventh soloist
My name is Johnny. I like refried beans
But since I’m Missa I also like collard greens
I like black eyed peas on a bed of rice
I shook it to you once. I’ll shake it to you twice.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Eight soloist
My name is Ed Walt and I come from Compton
So listen to the funky dope scratches I be droppin
No need for competition ‘cause I’m bett than all the rest
The ladies in L.A. know that Walt shakes the best.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Candyman [?] speaking: -Here’s a little history lesson for all of y’all who bought the first album. Remember this?

Track Refrain:
Group - Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

[Group repeats these lines four times]

First soloist - My name is [?] and I feel kinda hot
??? I show you what I got
Look at me. My hair is on my chest.
You just don’t know that I shake the best.

 

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Second soloist:
My name is [?] but you can call me “Shake”
And I go down for the count like Ace’s chocolate cake
Don’t even play and don’t tell your crew
Cause if you do, they might want some too.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Third soloist
My name is [?] better known as Hellick Boo
I’m just like Shake I want my cake and eat it too.

Fourth Soloist

My name is Hannibal but I’m Hannibal in bed
I shake the best never mind what they said

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Fifth Soloist
My name is Gigalo and I know how to rock it
I come from Dallas with no money in my pocket.
This is the year for me to be rich
If you don’t to be my girlfriend, you can be my [refrain begins without that rhyming word]

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

 
Sixth soloist
My name is Soul and I shake it all day
My sexy body sends the girls in a rage
I know they like my smile but when I show them my [this word isn’t heard]
They wanna grab it, gotta have it cause I shake the best

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Seventh soloist
My name is Johnny I like refried beans
But since I’m Missa I also like collard greens
I like black eyed peas on a bed of rice
I shook it to you once. I’ll shake it to you twice.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best

Eight soloist
My name is Ed Walt and I come from Compton
So listen to the funky dope scratches I be droppin
No need for competition ‘cause I’m bett than all the rest
The ladies in L.A. know that Walt shakes the best.

Group -Hey Hey You know it
Group and a lead singer- Who shakes the best
Group -Hey Hey You know it
Who shakes the best
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*This is my attempt to transcribe this track from the sound file that is given above. Additions and corrections are very welcome.
 
Notice that the rhyming word structure and the consecutive soloist pattern for the foot stomping cheer given below are very similar to the word structure and consecutive soloist pattern for Candyman's Hip Hop track. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT CANDYMAN
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_(rapper) [retrieved August 22, 2025]

" Birth name      John B. Shaffer III

Also known as Candell Manson

Born    June 25, 1968 (age 57)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Genres Hip hop, R&B

Occupation(s)  Rapper, record producer

Instrument      Vocals

Years active     1989–present

[…]

Biography

Candyman was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, where he attended Washington Preparatory High School. Manson's friend, rapper/producer Sir Jinx, introduced Manson to Dr. Dre, for whom Manson produced a three-song demo.

Candyman was featured backing Tone Lōc before he earned his own solo stint. His first recording as solo artist was the 1989 12" EP Hip Hop Addict, produced by Candyman his late friend Johnny "J".[3] Prior to signing with Epic, Bill Walker [4] from Thump Records, purchased the master of "Knockin' Boots" for Lowrider Soundtrack Volume 1 and took the single to KDAY and Power 106. Candyman eventually signed to Epic Records in 1989 and released his debut album, Ain't No Shame in My Game, in the following year. It scored a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Knockin' Boots". The following year, he released another independent LP for Epic Records, Playtime's Over. He released I Thought U Knew for I.R.S. in 1993."...

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Earlier Content for this pancocojams post -2017  
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
Whenever the spirit moves me, I visit YouTube in search of examples of specific categories of children's rhymes and cheers, or examples of specific rhymes or cheers. Yesterday, I happened upon this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfzHL_1PdbY "Let's Discuss: Black Girl Childhood Hand Games and Sing Songs" published by Ebony Janice Peace, Published on Aug 4, 2014. In that video Ebony Janice Peace discusses her memory of children's hand clap rhymes and marvels about how so many of the same rhymes are known and performed by Black girls throughout the United States. Ms. Peace also discusses how some of those rhymes from her childhood and some contemporary Black girls rhymes have inappropriate lyrics.

As a collector of African American children's rhymes and cheers I was interested in hearing Ms. Peace's opinions on this subject. And I was delighted to read several examples of rhymes and cheers that were posted by commenters in that video's discussion thread. As it turns out, I had forgotten that I had watched this video before and had previously added some examples from that video's discussion thread to my collection of what I refer to as "foot stomping cheers", including this comment that was posted by Nikkole Salter in 2015:

"This is an L.A. perspective:... This first one is not so much a hand game as much as it is a cipher: You know, I shake the best, hey, hey/ You know, from the east to the west! My name's (enter your name) and my favorite color's black (or whatever color you like) / I took your man and you won't get him back, hey hey / You know, I shake the best, hey, hey/ You know, from the east to the west! (and every person gets a chance, state your color and your bravado in rhyme)... Then there was this other call & response cipher (which I don't hear too many people mention outside my generation and region)... Tether ball, tether ball/Oosha, asha!/Tether ball, tether ball/Oosha, asha! My name's (enter your name) (tether ball), super cool, (tether ball) You mess with me (tether ball) You's a fool (tether ball) I got this man (tether ball) On my mind (tether ball) You mess with him (tether ball) Your butt is straight up mine. Oooh. Tether ball, tether ball/Oosha, Asha! etc. -- You make up your own rhyme of bravado...

Unfortunately, Ms. Salter didn't include which decade these examples come from. However, her comment that few people "outside of her generation" know these examples suggests that they probably come from the 1990s, or earlier. I've collected three examples of "Tether Ball" -including Ms. Salter's example- and each of these examples are from Los Angeles, California.*

A woman who shared an example of "Tether Ball" on my no longer active cocojams website indicated that she remembered it from the early 1990s. If Ms. Salter's version of "Tether Ball" (which is very similar to the other two that I've collected) is from the 1990s, then it's reasonable to assume that the other example in that comment "You know, I Shake The Best" is also from the 1990s. As of this date, I haven't found any other "I Cheer The Best" children's cheers except those cheers that are patterned after Virginia State University's very popular stomp & shake cheer entitled "Who Cheers The Best".
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*Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/foot-stomping-cheers-alphabetical-list_22.html Foot Stomping Cheers Alphabetical List (P- Z)

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CHILDREN'S FOOT STOMPING CHEER - "YOU KNOW, I CHEER THE BEST"
You know, I shake the best,
hey, hey/
You know, from the east to the west!
My name's (enter your name)
and my favorite color's black (or whatever color you like)/
I took your man and you won't get him back,
hey hey /
You know, I shake the best,
hey, hey/
You know, from the east to the west!


(and every person gets a chance, state your color and your bravado in rhyme)...
-Nikkole Salter (Los Angeles, California), comment in discussion thread for vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfzHL_1PdbY
Let's Discuss: Black Girl Childhood Hand Games and Sing Songs")
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I reformatted this example from its paragraph form to that lyric/chant form.

Nikkole Salter introduced this cheer by saying "This first one is not so much a hand game as much as it is a cipher". I also want to highlight her points that these were "call and response ciphers", that "every person gets a chance, state your color and your bravado in rhyme", and that "you said your name" and "make up your own rhyme of bravado". These descriptions fit the descriptions of the recreational sub-category of children's cheers that I refer to as "foot stomping cheers". Prior to some of these cheers being adapted by mainstream children's cheerleading squads, these cheers were usually informally performed by two or more African American girls between the ages of 5-12 years who were pretending to be cheerleaders. "Traditionally", these call & response cheers had one soloist for each iteration. At the "end" of the cheer, the group repeated the complete cheer with a new soloist and this pattern continued until every person in the group had an equal turn as the soloist. (Notice Nikkole Salter's comment that "every person gets a chance, state your color and your bravado in rhyme".

In contrast, the stomp & shake cheer "Who Cheers The Best" isn't a call & response cheer, but is chanted by the squad in unison.

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VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHEER WHO CHEERS THE BEST

VSU Woo Woo's 2008 "Who Shakes The Best"



BlaWaiian2008, Published on Mar 17, 2013

VSU Cheerleaders (Virginia State University)
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Here's the words to that cheer:

Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.
Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.
Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
Cause everybody knows that we shake the best.
-Virginia State University Woo Woos, transcribed by Azizi Powell from the video.
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In a 2011 video of the Woo Woos performing "Who Shakes The Best" the words are slightly changed, but the routine is basically the same. Here's that text example and that video:

VSU Woo Woo (Who shakes Da Best)



TrueVSU1882 Published on Mar 31, 2011

WHO SHAKES DA BEST [version #2)
Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Shake it to the east.
Shake it to the west.
It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Ah hey!
'Cause we shake the best
Everybody knows that we shake the best
To the East.
To the West.
Shake it!
-from VSU Woo Woo (Who shakes Da Best video, Mar 31, 2011,
This is my transcription of that cheer from that video

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The earliest example of this stomp & shake cheer that I've found is a 2007 video of a Virginia high school cheerleading squad (Prince Edward High School's Sassys) performing "We Shake The Best" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jnwq5Pq40A SASSY (We Shake The Best). The words to that cheer are the same as the words to "Who Shakes The Best".

Several commenters writing in the discussion thread noted that that squad learned that cheer from the Virginia Woo Woos at cheer camp & because their cheerleader was a member of the Woo Woo squad.

Here's that video: Prince Edward High School, Virginia - "We Shake The Best"



Uploaded by woowooworkit on Feb 17, 2007
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Prince Edward High School, Virginia (Sassy cheerleaders, 2007 (This is a Virginia State University cheer that this squad learned by attending the cheer camp conducted by the VSU Woo Woo cheerleaders).

Notice that the name of the publisher of that video refers to the "Woo Woos".

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PANCOCOJAMS CONCLUDING NOTE:
In addition to the similar titles, the old children's cheer (that Nikkole Salter referred to as a "cipher") and VSU's stomp and shake cheer have
1. very similar titles
2. references to "the east and the west"


If you know this children's cheer, for the folkloric record, please share the example that you know, along with when you learned it (the decade) and the city/state where you learned it in the comment section below. Thanks!

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Boogie Down Productions' 1987 Classic Hip Hop Record "Criminal Minded" (Comments From A YouTube Sound File's The Discussion Thread)

The Hip Hop 101 - Classic & Real ONLY, Apr 19, 2011

KRS One & Scott La Rock (BDP) With The Album "Criminal Minded"

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series on Boogie Down Production's 1987 Hip Hop classic track "Criminal Minded".

This post showcases the same YouTube sound file for Boogie Down Production's classic track "Criminal Minded" that was included in Part I. That post also presents selected comments from the discussion thread of that sound file.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/08/boogie-down-productions-criminal-minded.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube sound file for that track and presents information and lyrics about that track.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/08/criminal-minded-double-dutch-jump-rope.html for Part III of this pancocojams post. That post presents a YouTube video clip and a few word examples of the Double Dutch jump rope rhyme "Criminal Minded" that was inspired by Boogie Down production's Hip Hop record with that name.

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Boogie Down Production (KRSOne and Scott La Rock) for their musical legacies. RIP Scott LaRock. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS SOUND FILE'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX61LKg2TYM&list=RDjX61LKg2TYM&start_radio=1 

2011

1.@KBplay
"any aspiring rappers out there need to cop this cd & study it thoroughly. this is how you rap right here!"

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2. @derekparker4618, 2018
"Krs one was the epitome of the golden age of hip hop"

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3. @itsjob595, 2021
"True!!!"

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2017

4. @davidd1836
"Man this sh-t* was bumping everywhere in Dirty Jersey. The most beautiful Dj Lady B was playing this till the record wore out. Good Memories"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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5. @ronaldcolemanjr.3621, 2018
"Jersey Boi- I know, 'cause I'm from Camden, N.J."

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6. @thejluntzreport, 2018
"Jersey always rocked the best hip hop"

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7.@H8-IZ-G8, 2018
"PatersonJerZ boul"

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8. @brawlnation5194, 2019
"New Jerusalem stand up, Hamilton Ave Buck City PTown...jeeps bumpin BDP thru the Mastergrounds!!"

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9. @keyshaboyd265, 2019
"Brickcity! Here"
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"Brick city" is a nickname for Newark, NJ"

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10. @ricolaw1033, 2021
"Philly and Willingboro! was listening to Lady B on WHAT  on the am dial after Mary Mason show before she hit Power 99"
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"Philly" is a nickname for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That city is near parts of the state of New Jersey.

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2018

11. @D_exiled_1Arisen
"Reeeeeeewind!!! The dopest hip hop trac ever!!!! Still relevant in 2018!!! That part.

🇵🇷🤘🏾"

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12. @KevinP32270
"AGREED."

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13. @tterryleft
"Dope yes..best ever no.  Krs One had other songs better than this. He had many classics"

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14. @Natalia-hf3et
"This is what hip hop was all about. I remember when this song came out and everyone was excited."

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15. @teresa8650
"Back in the day, kids were so crazy for this kind of music, me included"

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16. @luvfrequency4738
"Do your History on Hip Hop Culture,go back an listen to Eric.B and Rakim,KRS-ONE,Kool G Rap,Big Daddy Kane,Run-DMC,Slick Rick,EPMD,Biz Markie,De La Soul,Tribe Called Quest just a few. Enjoy Brother."

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17. @AstralienX, 2022
"@luvfrequency4738  believe me bra, i was there in 80s, ive seen krs, public enemy, beasties, ice cube, cypress hill ect in concert. rip scott la rock. you forgot t la rock, kool keith n ultra, geto boys, mob deep schooly d, special ed, roxanne shante, x clan wu tang clan, ghost, gza rza meth gangstar ect."

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18. @ampthefreethinker5335
"Criminal minded you've been blinded -the teacher krs one🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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19. @quall7437
"I'm not a musical maniac or b-boy fanatic, I simply made use of what was upstairs in the attic"
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This is a line from the "Criminal Minded" track.

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20. @kenstyles2510
"1:05

The Girls Looks Sooo Good"
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This is a line from the "Criminal Minded" track.

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21. @taceegorgeousboaz3794, 2019
"One of the most sampled bars til this day!"

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22. @alexanderteuman7273
"BDP, for me german, not easy to understand, but if i could read the lyrics i understand  why he is great."

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22. @TruthJuice
" "So take each letter of the KRS-ONE means K-nowledge R-eign S-upreme O-ver N-early E-veryone"............this man is legend"
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Part of this comment is a line from the "Criminal Minded" track.

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23. @MrZboe69
"Deep!!!"

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24. @jonesgeorgita
"This is what Rap is about. Miss this era soooo much!"

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25. @jemalwilliams5594
"The teacha is 1 of the greatest to ever rap dude just come off the top and make you head bop"

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26. @ericlites7941
"THE HOUSE PARTY ANTHEM !"

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27. @sidneyatkins6678
"RIP Scott LaRock gone but you damn sure not forgotten"

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28. @mcflex8913
"O G, that was a sad time. I remember it like yesterday."
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"O G" = "original gangsta" (a Hip Hop artist or a fan of  Hip Hop from the early days of that music/artistic expressions)

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29. @terrillwilson5228, 2022
"MARTIN STADIUM HAD HIS VIGIL ...FREE CONCERT ..I WAS OUTSIDE"
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This comment refers to a vigil that was held to honor DJ Scott La Rock upon his passing.

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30. @antoniobaylor8173
"This song alone goes harder than the last 5 years of rap combine on god"
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"On god" = an African American Vernacular English statement which means "I swear to God" i.e. "I really mean what I just said."

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31. @anthonyrichie390, 2019
"Or 8"

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32. @scania5552, 2021
"10"

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33. @cali67918, 2021
"Last 20 years homie"

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34. @Hackshots68, 2021
"@scania5552  Straight Truth Doc"

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35.@pluggedin1169
"I’m 17 and I’m so glad my pops is a dj and I learned so much about hip hop because of him"

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36. @mindsuga1283, 2019
"Good for you!!!"

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37. @2nihilistic324, 2020
"I’m 17 now and I rock my pops not a DJ but he made sure I knew bout this"

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38. @TBgunsandbutter, 2020
"Salute

young buck, you are the future"

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39. @Dask011, 2020
"Oh man, I wish I had access to the internet when I was your age, there is more than multiple lifetimes of music to explore...sometimes it's better to look backwards in order to be able to go forwards"

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40. @beepno2333, 2020
"im 11 and my mom just  LOVES old school hip hop"

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41. @ajtowin, 2020
"Much respect to you and your pops for teaching you"

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42. @tyronefisher4675, 2020
"Word"

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43. @seankiesling2054, 2020
"What part of the country you in? Is he an east or west coast spinner?"

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44. @pluggedin1169, 2020
"@seankiesling2054  east"

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45. @AdamBiggers81, 2020
"And he's a real DJ, being from that era. Tech 12s!"

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46. @Mythical444, 2021
"I’m 26, same with my dad, he was a DJ back in the early 80’s in New York."

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47. @samuelz2214, 2021
"literally same dude. I'm 17 and my dad is a DJ and he got me into hip hop"

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48. @Sinistah665, 2021
"Respect to your father. Welcome to real Hip Hop

✌🏽"

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49. @johnsondailysports1341, 2021
"Salute to you man"

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50. @hermanhitt5055
"Now This Is Real HIP HOP.......BARS. SKILLS SON."

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51. @kendoglarson5419
"KRS One's flow is sick.....I wonder how easy this comes to him...seems very natural."

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52. @coxgary9267
"A hip hop classic which begins strong and finishes stronger."

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53. @mattwilliams1386
"KRS-One is the greatest rapper of all time."

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54. @E90SORS
"See Kings loses crowns but teachers stay intelligent 🔥🔥🔥🔥"
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This is a line from the "Criminal Minded" track. 

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55. @michaelcooke8989
"One of best lyrics I still recite to this day"

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56. @Djfresh9ine
"Yo I’m one of those kids who never heard this and this is amazing 💯🙅🏻‍♂️"

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57. @andretaylor855
"Welcome to Real Hip Hop....not that watered down, mushed mouth stuff going on today!!!"

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58. @andretaylor855
"Now add Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Salt 'N Pepa, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah.....to your rotation and count how many times they curse or call a woman a "B*tch!!!"....Music in this era was about music, partying and dancing and if you listen closely, you might learn something...not who got more cars, guns and drugs!!! FACTS!!!! Now...Give me 5 on the Black hand side!"
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This is the way this comment is written in that discussion thread

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59. @OMEGAxWARRIOR
"That last verse… KRS spits 45 bars (yes I counted) of lyrical venom without slipping up, demonstrating his crazy breath control and flow. Nobody was rapping like this in 1987. KRS really raised the standard to a new height"

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60. @robertwilliams4887
"Beatles song "Hey Jude" Melody at the beginning of the song is genius"

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61. @scootergiddy8656
"I see the show Criminal Minds on my TV guide, and I start singing this song in my head. Anyone else???"

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60. @kashiskash
"Big big tune in Manchester England back in the 80's"

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61. @sherrythompson9338
"Maybe the most socially conscience ever, definitely a all time great."

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62. @lnapjr76
"I'd put Chuck D as number 1 as the most socially conscientious ever...followed by krs1."

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63. @leroyjackson6919
"Were not  Promoting violence were just having fun   he's Scott La Rock and I'm KRS One"
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64. @jaayxxtrill7928
"nothing gets better than this, just the way he flows to the song is just satisfying & the lyrical use too, krs killed this record & it’s crazy to know that you gain knowledge just by listening to boogie down productions or public enemy, you learn nothing from today’s music & has a bad influence on people now, it was a culture and is now is sum trash ass music w/ distorted bass & no message in the music either"

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65. @robertnelsonjr4648
"Man I Bought this tape wen it first came out I was 14"

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66. @janetchavez7797
"This song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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67. @juanwilford6383
"Tru GOAT school in session pay attention"
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"True GOAT' [Greatest of all times]

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68. @larrygreenjr8166
"Oleschool at it best"

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69. @sdub5859
"One of the founding fathers"

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70. @ntmoney7389
"KRS aka Krishna!     Someone help me...who produced this?   I know there werent very many producers out by this time..."

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71. @ThaHipHop101
"This album was produced by Scott La Rock and D Nice"

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72. @BabyGurlnJP
"Who's doing the "whop"?"
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73. @whisperingthunder2107
"Listen closely."

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74. @MuntervilleKing
"1st ep I bought as a 15 year old from a back alley record shop that stank of weed back in 1990 in Newcastle, UK. Saved my pocket money after hearing Stop the Violence on a record I got for Christmas. Instant BDP fan. Turned out to be the live version, love it, better then the original :)"

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75. @duanehurt9326
"Whole album was 🔥 first 2 last song use 2 listen to it all day on my Walkman in high school"

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76. @dannystockwell4768
"remembering old skool days everyone had boomboxes and was part of some ny gang having a good time back when wasnt afraid of giving or catching an ass whoopin unlike today in 2019."

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77. @johnduffy6992
"this is top shelf... still!   yeah bronx!"

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78.@kelzpinero9293
"The original blast master!"

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79. @craigstephenson9608
"Old Skool Classic!!!"

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80. @djtblizzle
"KRS and Chuck D were THE INNOVATORS!!! Every rap artist since them should pay royalties to these two men."

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81. @briandooley1968, 2025
"That voice of Chuck D, that word play of Krs and Rakim ahead of their time"

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82.@danscott3880
"14 years old when this Hip hop Classic dropped.  Rip SCOTT STERLING AKA SCOTT LAROCK. 1962 - 1987"

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83. @shanegaming6610
"I remember this when it 1st came out a listing to Lady B Street Beat in South Jersey."

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84. @reggiedavis8045
"revelutionary 1987 track, still relevant 33years after its release, "Restinparadise wit ChristJesus and all Scott LaRock", KrsOne legendary innovater, Salute"

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85.@TheKidyoung24
"Chuck D and Kool Moe Dee were rapping like this in 87...so was Rakim...all great lyricists"

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86. @ricolaw1033, 2021
"@TheKidyoung24  all great and had their own distinct sound and flow. My three Kings are Rakim, Kane and KRS!!"

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87. @johnsondailysports1341, 2021
"Man he literally a GOAT. And he actually be talking about something"

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88. @jamalmccoy5373, 2022
"And he didn't say one curse word... Amazing talent that nobody can come close to in this day!!!"

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89. @JeffEvans-g4r, 2022
"I consider Rakim the greatest ... KRS ONE close second"

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90. @jwd215, 2023
"This song introduced me to hip hop 🔥"

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91. @deshaunne8086
"Kids and adults dont know this music but all my people know cause i bump it. 2020 into 2021.  Hiphop4eva. Krs was and is the illest.  Lil Wayne who?  Drake what?"

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92. @ants8527
"I was a Kid Of the 80s And i remember when Hip Hop was in its early kid stages and the fun summers of 1983'' 1984'' And 1985''. We who were born in the mid late 70's/ 80's babies we were the real Hip Hop kids of the 80s But when BDP dropped Criminal Minded  in 86'' Class was in session. RIP Scott La Rock!!!"

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93. @Coilygirlzworld
"Man, this song brings back good memories.  A time when Hip Hop was REAL!!!"

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94. @amandasammon
"Holy hell!  I'm 50 and we used to rock out to this back i the day. The whole album, in fact. One of the best of all time."

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95. @tarawills9144
"This is REAL HIP HOP!!! KRS One is one of the pioneers of Hip Hop!"

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96. @mikebe9919
"He didn't curse one time

Classic 👍"

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97. @tyronegreen6474
"Tell you what,  young boys of the rap game.  This was a song that was always  a go too in the late 80s. At the time , it was rhymes for 87, not for 1983 ,I'm cool  collected with the rhymes I directed  ".

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98. @kehindeoyegunle8920
"The origins of Gangsta Rap . This deserves to studied at Universities,Colleges & Middle School .absolute 'Old skool' Education."

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99. @WW-fn7rt
"Video Games have made me culturally aware. If it wasn't for "25 to Life", I would've never found this song." 

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100. @benjamind.gordon
"I am happy the KRS-ONE / BIG DADDY KANE VERZUZ has showcased what Oratorical Genius & Stage Presence is about!"

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101. @wcnd_dallas
"I was today years old when I found out he sampled that line from the Beatles"

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102. @Tolentino687
"Me too haha Krs One the goat"

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103. @veltonadams8073
"# 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM ON MARCH 3 1987"

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104. @shyborc
"Strate fyre"

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105. @Hackshots68
"How many Emcees can drop a track like this and not use one word of profanity?"

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106. @neilcasualsanthony895
"Still well dope and fly WORD 😎"

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107. @felipesalgado6347
"Remember hearing this first time playing the 25 to life video game"

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108. @winterbutterfly9096
" "See kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent" ..... powerful statement ✊✊"
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109. @DeadlyVenomKing
"Use to hear this playing alot 80's block parties"

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110. @ZeroEntropy.
"I was 13 when this came out, my first rap tape was Fat Boys in 84 and when I started listening to stuff like Erik B, BDP, Moe Dee, and even Dana Dane I knew it was some deep sh-t* beyond what I understood at 13-15 but damn it was home for me musically."
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111. @ricolaw1033
"I was 16 and we lived through a truly golden era. changed the landscape of Hip Hop with knowledge, wisdom and understanding in lyrics"

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112. @mikimiki6202
"I was 13 too, Fat Boys, Run DMC, L.L. Curtis Blow before that. FIRE"

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113. @anwarphilip7460
"TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.....VERZUZ......THE BLASTMASTER & BIG DADDY KANE....LET'S GOOOOHHHHH💯🎶💯🎶💯🎶💯🎶💯🎶💥💥💥💥💥💥💯💯💯💯"

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114. @Victor_74
"My very first Rap album, cassette tape actually.  Scott La Rock & KRS One are true Rap Music OG's"

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115. @Vernice-gk9sj
"This is my jam"

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116. @carbondated21
"I was born in 91. Jealous I didn’t experience this in the moment. The flow, bars, beat breaks, swagger all top level. Can only imagine the impact this had 🔥🔥🔥"

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117. @kelligutierrez7022
"I was around and EVERYONE was playin this.✌"

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118. @JoannHines-g6f
'"Into conscious-minded rap this am!!❤❤@GoodxJ"

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119. @craigbrownsr.2076
"ONE OF THE BEST..EVER 2 TOUCH THE MIC...❤️❤️💯"

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120. @Dominic-47
"KRS ONE is the best, hands down, MC#1"

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121. @nakia97
"This came out when I was 12 and I’m from Georgia but BDP changed everything"

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122. @TFord-jd6qk
"KRS-ONE !!

Tha' Teacher . Hands Down

Knowledge reign Supreme over Everybody"

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123. @kerryalfaro9437
"First rap tape my dad bought me in 1987!!! This and Audio two-Top Billin ❤❤❤❤❤!!! And Yesss, im a 44 year old white woman who has true APPRECIATION FOR THE BLESSINGS OF BEING BORN IN THE LATE 70S, AND FOR THE REAL RAP AND BLACK CULTURE!!! I GREW UP IN UNIONDALE LONG ISLAND NY & FREEPORT NY, HIGHLY POPULATED WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK COMMUNITIES INTHE1980S,&1990S!!! MAN I MISS HOME AND THE BEGINNING OF RAP ERA!!! SHYT NOW IS TRASH 🗑️"

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124.@DameyunHenry-mn1iv
"FROM THE ERA OF REAL 1980s THE LEGENDARY KRS ONE AND BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS BOOGIE DOWN BRONX NEWYORK CITY FOREVER

Fellas, I still have my cassette tape"

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125. @73radamez
"KRS1, RAKIM and G RAP changed the way EVERYONE raps."

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126. @CY-1627
"one of the best intros in hip hop history"

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127. @Roachonatree0116
"KRS has the deepest samples too; that little part at 1:05 is a reggae sample from Winston Hussey’s “yuh face look good” or “body no ready”"

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128. @HMurphy
"SOUTH BRONX USA ROCKS"

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129. @uwlh
"My dad was blasting this song in da car going lyric for lyric"

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130. @avalentine2414
"I remember my big cousin and brother used to play this shit over and over again and my mom would learn the song eventually. Nostalgic asf."

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131. @The_spider_aang_simp
"After all these years Criminal minded is still top tier. I can listen to Krs1 all day.. This song sends me back to the late 80s house parties. I mean it just can't be touched periodt"

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132. @jayhommie4873
"No Nword or cussing u can play this on The radio right now banger"

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133. @sistalolo6787
"I’m here still listening 2025❤️🥰"

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134. @jerryhall5759
"Same"

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135. @nuday777
"55 from the Bronx. My all time favorite rap group!!! The true lyricist ✌🏾✊🏾💪🏾♥️. Grew up on this."

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136. @gamble510
"Still rockin' this majestic era for my young'ns in 2025!"

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137. @bron8605
"Was in 4th grade when this dropped and knew every word by heart. Classic"

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138.  @DarkVlted
"I miss the old days. 😩"

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139. @tersitaross35
"I was 10 when this came out, and still know it word for word"

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140. @sidneyatkins6678
"Chris Parker AKA KRS-One has a double Masters"

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141. @jefferyfennix3181
"One of the best lyricists, besides Rakim!"

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142. @diallogibson3376
"I feel this in my soul. Real hip hop"

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143.@DavidHowe-p2t
"Fantastic lyrics. Exceptional beats..  And  no need for cursing.    Brilliant"

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What Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show Was REALLY About

NFL, Feb. 9, 2025

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - December 17, 2025 [YouTube video replaced]

This pancocojams post showcases a ReactRewind TikTok  compilation video of several people sharing their opinions about the symbolism and messages of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 NFL Super Bowl Half Time Show.

This pancocojams post also presents a link to a YouTube video of Kendrick Lamar's entire Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. Selected comments from that video's discussion thread about that Super Bowl Half time Show with a focus on Kendrick Lamar's storytelling and the "hidden" messages in that production.    

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.  

Thanks to Kendrick Lamar for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video, and thanks to the producers and publisher of this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: 

Kendrick Lamar's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show [This is the only video that is embedded in this pancocojams post as of December 17, 2025. 

I didn't read all of the comments in that discussion thread. However, I did read considerably more of the comments that I selected for this compilation. All of these comments in this pancocojams compilation are from February 10, 2025.

With the exception of the time stamped comment that is presented in this pancocojams post as  comment #1, all of these selected comments are given in relative chronological order based on their publication time (hours/minutes) with the oldest comments given first, except for replies.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDorKy-13ak

1. @gthefatgamer4194
"0:20 wacced out murals / Samuel L. Jackson’s intro

0:30 GNX snippet

1:34 squabble up

2:48 Samuel L. Jackson returns

3:04 HUMBLE.

4:14 DNA.

4:43 euphoria

5:28 man at the garden

6:00 peekaboo / Samuel L. Jackson again

6:58 Not Like Us Tease

7:23 luther (ft. SZA)

8:29 All The Stars (ft. SZA)

9:48 Samuel L. Jackson Last Time

10:02 Not Like Us Tease 2

10:17 Not Like Us

11:45 tv off (ft. DJ Mustard)

 

Extra:

10:53 “Say Drake 😁”

11:20 “A MINORRRR”

11:28 & 11:33 Serena Williams

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2. @michaelaelizabeth.o.g
"The game play design straight out of a final boss battle scene, the Gloria Jacket (closing track on the GNX album), the pgLang chain (double entendre bonus dubbed as “a minor” chain by fans), the set design, SZA, Uncle Samuel L Jackson, song selection, choreography, Serena repping Compton hitting the C walk, all while a whole stadium shouts “A minor” and “MUSTAAAAAAAAAARRRRDDDD!” Celebration, Community, Patriotism, and Unity wrapped in Black Excellence in Black History Month. K Dot is the GOAT! *chef’s kiss"

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3. @weedygarden
"What story is he telling in this?"

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4. @Errr3126
"There are so many things that he does in this performance that are symbolic or a dig at someone or something. Nobody has time to explain it all to you for free. You just aren't equipped to understand it I guess."

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5.@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm
"the people sitting on the street lights is a nod to the "Alright" music video"

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6.@gyroist
"The subtle details in this performance made it perfect. Well done Kendrick 👏🏾"

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7. @13Kr4zYAzN13
"The fact you KNOW it's gonna get analyzed too lol"

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8. @uzumaki3755
"Performance art at its finest! Bravo Kendrick, Sza, Serena, Samuel Jackson, and the dancers! Mustarrrrrrrrrrd!!!"

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9. @M3Niki
"Kendrick message was LOUD and CLEAR. He was very strategic w/ the songs chose to preform and then to finish it/Not Like Us&TV Off!! Chef  kiss💋"

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10. @Unemployed-Commenter
"I love and appreciate the legendary Samuel L. Jackson being included. The storytelling in this performance is on another level. I need to watch videos of people breaking it down."

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11. @Kpopnkrnbluvr
"The subliminal messages all throughout this performance 🔥😮‍💨 literal ART! and having Samuel Jackson as Uncle Sam WHEW this man is a genius"

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12. @weedygarden
"What story is he telling in this?"

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13. @Errr3126
"There are so many things that he does in this performance that are symbolic or a dig at someone or something. Nobody has time to explain it all to you for free. You just aren't equipped to understand it I guess."

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14. @hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm
"the people sitting on the street lights is a nod to the "Alright" music video"

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15. @gyroist
"The subtle details in this performance made it perfect. Well done Kendrick 👏🏾"

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17. @13Kr4zYAzN13
"The fact you KNOW it's gonna get analyzed too lol"

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18. @uzumaki3755
"Performance art at its finest! Bravo Kendrick, Sza, Serena, Samuel Jackson, and the dancers! Mustarrrrrrrrrrd!!!"

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19. @keanuismyfather7477
"This halftime show wasn’t for the masses. It was for the Kendrick fans. A masterpiece in symbolism that only Kdot can pull off. My favourite in years by far. ✋🎤"

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20. @anna8margret
"This will be appreciated by people not familiar with artist. This performance was masterful and meaningful"

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21. @OpulentLightBeing
"Actually, if you're a true Kendrick fan then you know it WAS for the masses. The revolution has been televised to 200+ million people."

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22. @donnalofton7988
"That was epic!  The choreography; the red,,white and blue; Uncle Sam; the 40 acres and a mule....    It felt like a message that many would not understand."

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23. @DranixSoilDust
"He actually told a story, it went over a lot of heads. This is genius! Did anyone notice the chain has "a" meaning A mirroorr😃"

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24. @summervdv9344
"This was an absolute love letter and DRIPPING black excellence. Incredibly necessary and beautiful. This is one for the books 🙌🏽"

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25. @myaominky
"2:48 immaculate. Uncle Sam, the red white and blue dancers, the symbolism, artistry and message just chefs kiss"

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26. @junyaiwase
"He did a really good job as Uncle Sam it was pretty ingenious to have him play it"

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27. @shaunakkulhalli
"9:59 I know it’s scripted but Samuel L Jackson’s exasperated sigh is gold 🤣🤣"

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28. @churchoftheholyduck3339
"Him calling everyone clowns with the car lmaooo"

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29. @aarontoalet
"What was the message and symbolism?"

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30. @karleahfontes87
" @aarontoalet  Black America, Who we are and the West Coast streets. Also the not so shined upon sight that America tends to avoid displaying"

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31. @Redditor6079
"@aarontoalet nobody outside of "the community" understands apparently."

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32. @haqodeshmanagement2715
"@Redditor6079 lol, yall can stay mad 😂😂😂"

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33. @rachaelmarrero8597
"I anticipated subtle nudges and wasn’t disappointed"

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34. @danavialashae1574
"Okay but him having serena williams on stage danncing is amazing. Especially when knowing drake and Serena's history 😭😭💀 11:33"

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35. @peichayden786
"Did yall not see the game over lit up in the crowd at the end and the game buttons on the field? Kendrick playing on a  different level."

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36. @donnalofton7988
"That was epic!  The choreography; the red,,white and blue; Uncle Sam; the 40 acres and a mule....    It felt like a message that many would not understand."

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37. @MoneBee
"No they UNDERSTAND. Question is - But will they respect the message?!"

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38. @aishadebose-clark5935
"yeah cuz we built this nation"

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39. @NLF68
"​@Dream7773 Can't undo crimes of the past"

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40. @Dream7773
"@NLF68  I see … the past isn’t quite in the past , look around."

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41. @moderndiscourse
"DJ Mustard getting some serious love out there from Kendrick.  Talk about a grand entrance, that was awesome."

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42. @Kadence-187
"With etiquette of LA yelling MUSTARD. 😂

I love it!! Seriously so happy for them all. SZA did great. Mustard deserved his shine and K. did what everybody expects him to do. He gave a Superbowl worthy performance, a masterclass if you will. So so proud."

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43. @Necroskull388
"I came out of this both appreciating Mustard more, and appreciating Kendrick more for putting out that message of appreciation."

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44. @Bigmanrent
"mustard's collab rlly shows that kendrick doesnt lie, as he himself said "Look inside of my soul, and you can find gold and maybe get rich""

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45. @DrFunkman
"I’d say Mustard’s effort of sending Kendrick beats everyday paid off"

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46. @syedahmad7
"So happy that mustard got the recognition and kdot plus sza was just crazyyy"

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47. @TheyhemMayhem333
"The fact that people are still hating on a man that won a PULITZER and has his songs dissected in advanced literature and saying he has no talent says everything about them and not him. Amazing halftime"

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48. @mrsoatzinc
"Someone’s gotta troll🤣( as in the haters)"

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49. @kimberlymoyer1232
"Dog never barks at a parked car, only one that's on the move❤❤❤"

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50. @3001zz
"Only people hating are racists and Drake fans"

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51. @michaell4022
"@ no, op is addressing the people hating. You mad?"

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52. @Myarefa
"Those that are hating don't even know what a Pulitzer is. Lol"

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53. @christytaylor5554
"@3001zz and people that don't understand what the message was"

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54. @TheyhemMayhem333
"@ where have you been? He’s been getting hits on almost every single album. Swimming pools, king kunta, Humble. Never heard of any of those?"

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55. @TAZMIN4848
"​@christytaylor5554

...they not like us🎯💯"

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56. @jossk3514
"Not saying that rap or Kendrick is everyone's cup o' tea, regardless of race. But some wyte folks seem to always disrespect and down play anything they don't understand or like w/o giving due credit. Especially if its about, by, and for Black folks. Everything ain't for you to understand nor does it require your approval. JS"

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57. @StillthatguyJake
"The symbolism! ✊ Kendrick out here proving live, in real-time, that he can bring America together better than the "man of the hour". IFYKYK... and if you don't, you still enjoyed the show"

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58. @rustysim
"I remember in 2014 listening to the track "Babylon" on SZA's EP Z ft. Kendrick and thinking this is a good duo.  Now more than 10 years later they playing the Superbowl halftime show.  Awesome!"

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59. @MuhammadFachriDarmawan1706
"Uncle Sam, The Car, SZA, Joystick Stage, Self Censoring, The Call Out & Smile, SERENA WILLIAMS & MUSTARD, Game Over.

Kendrick playing & finishing the game with a great party next to him 🔥🔥🔥"

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60. @CainLupus
"Bruh this next level of diss tracks 😂 5 Grammys and played at the Superbowl? If I was Drake I wouldn't even step outside no more"

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61. @JasonRostro
"Kendrick Lamar had Samuel L. Jackson, SZA, Serena Williams, and MUSTAAAAAARD on them stage incredibly historically AmaSING 🙌🏼🙌💛🔥🔥🎾"

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62. @StillBlackJesus214
"Bro made a movie😂😂😂😂  the ancestors were smiling"

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63. @manhattanprojekt1275
"11:22 yo they got the Palestine and Sudan flags out there 🇵🇸🇸🇩"

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64. @Cassidy-w7s
"All of it was awesome, but everything going dark after "turn this TV off" to reveal GAME OVER in the crowd! Absolute GOLD!"

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65. @deenazario
"It literally was game over after the 1st half anyway"

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66. @JadeKnight-v1s
"@deenazario I think he means gave over about the beef with drake. Kendrick won . Think he meant that"

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67. @d0ttiej
"I wonder how many viewers did change the channel."

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68.@deenazario
"@JadeKnight-v1s  i know what he meant. Just thought it was funny cos the game was also really over at the same time."

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69. @AshleighLovesComedy
"​@JadeKnight-v1s  I think the 'game over' was referring to the 'American Game' that 'Uncle Sam' (Samuel L Jackson) was commenting on throughout the performance. Basically symbolizing kendricks unwillingness to play a game that suppresses the essence of black culture."

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70. @OpulentLightBeing
"That wasnt the only gold. There was a much more important message at 4:44."

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71. @JadeKnight-v1s
"@ wow I didn’t even look at it like that!!  Well I hope it symbolises both then"

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72. @hiitsmorgan5431
" “40 acres and a mule, this is bigger than music” he’s not trying to impress the crowd with catchy hooks, he’s trying to push a narrative that’s way way bigger than himself. Props to Kendrick."

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73. @wewereblack
"Yessir he meant business power to our people ✊🏿"

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74. @Gullahbae
"Amen! Only those who get, get it!"

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75. @champagnevmamiiii
"Louder! 🗣️"

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76. @sethotterstrom2200
"on the biggest stage"

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77. @michellej4289
"fo sho!!! those that know, KNOW"

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78. @sircliffordmalcolmjac5870
"Still standing STRONG on business!!💪💪🤘🤘"

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79. @Ashleytears7930
"so reall infront of the president"

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80. @TexZenMaster
"Am I the only person who has no idea what he's saying or who he is??  Are there subtitles to this mumbling nonsense?"

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81. @blubirdhill2608
"​@ashleytears7930   Real what? Nobody's getting reperations cause of a line in a halftime show 😂. Y'all taking it way too serious."

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82. @TheSolution2DayAndNow
"​@TexZenMaster  Go and google the lyrics and then decide for yourself"

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83. @TexZenMaster
"@ A good song should have (at least some) distinguishable lyrics.  It was a colorful performance, but not a single English word was discernable."

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84. @JanayWebster
"Please say it louder for the folks in the back! This is far beyond him and Drakes beef.

Everyone focused on that not realizing he painted the whole picture of our culture being silenced."

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85. @patrickstewartsbrother
"@TexZenMaster  every word he sang was english friend, maybe go back to school and work on that comprehension because this is a you problem"

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86. @TexZenMaster
"@ I communicate in the English language for a living.  If I used this incoherent dialect, I'd be out of a job.

BTW, I was brought here by a neighborhood website post asking wtf was being said.  Maybe one out of thirty had any clue and zero could understand all of it."

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87, @カスカディア国人
"@TexZenMaster   I teach English, get your ears checked buster. There’s nothing incoherent about the dialect, you just don’t like it."

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88. @MsBlack-rs1ds
"​@ TexZen Master, perhaps you good chaps struggling with  "the dialect" could ask the Pulitzer committee to further explain, since they didn't have any problems with articulation, dialect, or comprehension when they awarded him). Do you or your concerned, astute colleagues possess one??? How'd I Know the answer😅"

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89. @lonelyyychilddd7911
"exactly, he didn't care for them to sing along he was there to make a statement and it  was loud to those who understand"

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90. @wormymaple99
"@TexZenMaster Your reaction is exactly what Samuel L. Jackson was alluding to."

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91. @SuprSilvr
"Kendrick’s Super Bowl performance wasn’t just entertainment—it was a statement. Every element was intentional, from the GNX, to the marching formations that evoked protest, discipline, and power. And then there was the line—"Turn the TV off"—which wasn’t just a lyric, but a direct challenge to media narratives,control and the audience itself. The wildest part? The media proved his point in real-time by focusing on the Drake beef instead of the deeper meaning. Whether people loved it or hated it, they’re talking about it, which means Kendrick won. This wasn’t just a halftime show. It was chess while everyone else played checkers."

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92. @realzacharygreiner
"Facts🤝🏼"

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93. @dennismortberg2591
"You made all that up"

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94. @user-he2ou2ex2f
"We all know that the mainstream media were going to focus on the drake beef.

The ultimate move from k dot would’ve been to not mention or play any songs relating to the beef to get the pertinent meaningful message of what he wanted to present.

We need to stop pretending Kendrick pisses gold."

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95. @R3ktumGam1ng
"@dennismortberg2591  its extremely obvious from sam jackson's role and lines throughout the show. you have to be in denial to not see"

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96. @sg10hd77
"Spot on, the halftime show wasn’t for entertainment, it was a message laced with symbolism people need to rewatch it and pay attention."

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97. @user-Pna8
"Nuff said!!!"

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98. @lonelyyychilddd7911
"it's just cemented in rap history, in music history as just a legendary piece of art in every way and the game over is also direct at drake, implying it's done there is nothing else to say or prove kendrick just bodied drake and the whole world saw that on one of the most watch events in the entire world. Kendrick won it's over no debate, closed casket."

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99. @ShoMeYourTanis
"​@user-he2ou2ex2f  man the point of this entire thing just flew ten feet above your head. Maybe next time I guess."

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100. @CodyDylanSewell
"Also noticed how his performers were wearing red and blue. The symbolism was wild. He’s talking about bringing the ppl together and taking down the big industry that wants to control"

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101. @LibbyG-u3n
"This is 40 acres and a mule, it’s bigger than the music ❤"

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102. @sibusisompye3547
"K-Dot actually played two diss tracks, he then brought Drake's ex Serena to dance on "Not like us" basically he dissed Drake 3x in 13 minutes. Mr Lamar you GOATED bro 🙌👑"

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103. @jasmineevans2129
"I aspire to be this petty I’ve always loved him but now he’s my hero 🤣"

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104. @obatola
"Drake also dated SZA so it goes even deeper"

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105. @filmadcamp1512
"I was wondering why Serena was dancing on the set 😂😂😂"

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106. @5150Visions
"This was an instant classic. Plus the way he keeps dissing Drake without mentioning his name is priceless. Getting Serena (Drake's EX) to come out and dance to a diss track dissing him is genius! And he mentioning the part about Drake wait excuse me "they" liking to sue was KRAZY!"

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107. @joshuazuckermann
"Ya’ll don’t understand how big Not Like Us really is…. then Kendrick took it to this stage and made sure those that hadn’t heard the song knew the song. LEGENDARY"

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108. @tzeverytingeddie
"Havin' SAMUEL JACKSON as UNCLE SAM at every interlude of the performance was top notch Genius... Every innovative ✌️❤️💯"

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109. @Grantford1993
"I gotta be real, I’m happy seeing some of these comments. I got so tired of seeing people down play Kendrick. As if not like us was his only song and he’s a new artist. This man been great since forever. 22 Grammys, Pulitzer Prize winner etc. whether people liked the performance or not, and drake fans keep going off on him, and white racist people didn’t like, he still did a good job. Heck Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance was simple, and they are saying this was too. But I don’t see it."

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110. @jervinmateo
"This man is a great storyteller! I love how creative this is! Not just a performance but kind of theatrical! Definitely one of the best SB Halftime Shows I've seen!"

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111. @gloriamudany4419
"That was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! The smooth song transitions, Samuel L. Jackson’s commentaries, SZA’s performances, WOW WOW WOW!!! Easily the most electrifying 13 minutes of my life!!🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿"

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112. @Avalon697
"Tears when all the stars started playing RIP Chadwick Boseman. Our King of Wakanda, FOREVER.

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113. @Qwerty-b7k
"8:29 oh Mann whenever I hear it, reminds me of sitting in the theater watching all the credits roll waiting for post credit scene... RIP Chadwick boseman wakanda forever 🖤"

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114. @s.r.9320
"The dancers understood the assignment. Props to all of them."

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115. @ReasonBeingMedia
"Really dope to see a bunch of the og turf fienz and kida in the mix! La street dance put on since the Tpab music videos!"

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116. @simonford9954
"The way he put this together is simply genius from samuel l jackson to serena william crip walking to hey drake to the camera for him to acknowledge

Then the icing on the cake a whole super bowl crowd screaming A MINOR 😮 take a bow kendrick legendary performance"

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117. @thenameiwantedwastaken
"That "you try to rig the game but you cant fake influence" line is not getting enough credit"

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118. @cosmicplazma3551
"The fact it started with the revolution will be televised and ended with turn this tv off goes hard asf"

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119. @Llywnzly
"ATE? MORE LIKE DEVOURED"

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120. @elsa.xoxo3
"The hidden messagessss. This performance better go down in the history books"

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121. @seganesjr
"Many people don't realize how masterful K-Dot was on censoring the songs,so everyone could enjoy them. Truly a work of art."

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122. @dmmhtm
"Bro getting an entire stadium to yell "A Minor" is insane."

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123. @CallMeRettOrR3d
" "Tryna strike a chord, and is probably a minooorrr 📢📢"

this is gotta be the funnest Super Bowl Halftime concert show ever"

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124. @ZeokWTF
"That "Say Drake" with that smile and looking straight to the camera was straight cinema."

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125. @LovelyMary-c7v
"Kendrick was so kind to let some football teams play during his concertface-fuchsia-wide-eyes💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫"

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126. @miraculousmulatto
"Can we also appreciate the fact that this is the SECOND time he’s graced the Super Bowl stage? I’m still blown by his performance in 2022."

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127. @iyamideolukoshi9936
"Kendrick is always sending a message and giving us stories and narratives. Great performance. Those with open ears and eyes will understand and enjoy"

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128. @RowThe8oat
"The way he just pops up as a he says "peek-a-boo" has me dying"

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129,@crazychannel90210
"Kendricks Performance has more views than the game"

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130, @darrenphillips2188
"This man stayed true to himself, the culture and stood on business, nothing but respect!"

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