Uncle Sam: " Salutations, it's your uncle, Sam and it's the great American game". He's telling Kendrick he is about to play the great American game.
▫️WACCED OUT MURALS (INTRO)
- Wacced out murals track critiquing hypocrisy and power struggles in the rap world.
▫️GNX UNRELEASED SNIPPET
- He's talking truth and will tell you his story
Kendrick: "The revolution is about to be televised, you picked the right time but wrong guy"
▫️SQUABBLE UP
- Get ready, the fight is about to start
Uncle Sam: " You're too loud, too reckless, too ghetto. Do you really know how to play the game? Tighten up."
▫️HUMBLE.
- Explores themes of humility, self-awareness, and the tension between success and authenticity.
- Be humble, sit down, and do what you're told
▫️DNA.
- How black men have been shaped by perceptions from American culture.
- Frustration with racism and societal prejudice
**Warning Wrong Way** signal from crowd
▫️EUPHORIA
- The ultimate diss track to Drake
- Not thinking about the repercussions
▫️MAN AT THE GARDEN
- I deserve it all, I did it my way, the right way
- Kendrick earned the right to to do what he's doing and enjoy the rewards of his career
Uncle Sam: "I see you brought your homeboys with you, the old culture cheat code; score keeper, deduct one life"
▫️PEAKABOO
- What are they talking about? They arent talking about nothing
- Critique of the music industry and its lack of lyrical depth
Kendrick: "I want to perform favorite song, but you know they love to sue" a direct reference to Drake
- He holds off
▫️LUTHER (w/ SZA)
- The world is his
- He is introducing Drake and the world to the light (his culture and his music)
- Centered around love, empowerment, and the desire to create a better world.
▫️ALL THE STARS (w/ SZA)
- Asks what they will do to him, sees those who look at him differently, can't do anything to him and hates entitled people
- The song is about the importance of love, the beauty of ambition, and the power of staying true to ourselves.
Uncle Sam: "That's what I'm talking about, that's what America wants, nice and calm. We're almost there. Don't mess this..." aka stay in line
Kendrick: 40 acres and a mule, this is bigger than the music.
▫️NOT LIKE US
- They are not like us (the people who don't know his culture"
- Drake diss #2
▫️TV OFF
- Kendrick reflects his frustration with societal norms and his refusal to hold back, even when it’s uncomfortable. He acknowledges that people often want bold content, and he’s willing to deliver it, regardless of the consequences.
- Somebody has to shake society and has to make people mad.
- Turning the TV off is a literal and metaphorical call to action as a wake-up call to African Americans regarding the path to obtaining their freedom and independence from those intent on preventing it.
**Game Over** signal from the crowd
I think this is his way to say he is now in a position where he can speak his mind regardless of the system.
Here’s how Notre Dame can exit their affiliate membership and completely destroy the ACC as we know it:
1. Notre Dame’s cleanest exit from the ACC deal: Sue for breach of anti disparagement clause over the 2025 CFP sabotage. Win = walk away penalty-free
2. Partial-member buyout: ND’s buyout is ~$50-100M today (way less than a full member’s $165+), but a successful breach lawsuit makes it $0 + possible $20-50M in damages from the ACC.
3. Hypothetical future: ND flips to a Big Ten partial deal in 2027
- 5 rotating B1G games/yr + fixed rivalry
- Keep full NBC money + $15M affiliate check
- Auto bowl ties & stronger CFP path. Big Ten gets massive ratings.
In the end, ACC loses its golden goose and FSU & Clemson leave shortly after. The ACC collapses.
Nuclear Button unlocked ☘️ ☢️ #GoIrish
SEVEN DAYS AGO
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. Miami
[Neither ND nor Miami play. Alabama plays and gets blown out]
TODAY
9. Alabama
10. Miami
11. Notre Dame
It was never about ND vs Miami. It was ND and Miami vs espn and the SEC.
You can’t make this sh*t up!
CNN THEN:
2021: Painkillers should be investigated to developing fetuses
2017: Study links acetaminophen in pregnancy to ADHD
2016: Acetaminophen during pregnancy may increase risk of hyperactivity in kids
CNN NOW:
2025: Trump links autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it's safe
Video: Mike Evans says he’s happy for Luke Goedeke and his new extension, and said the culture is why players want to spend their whole careers in Tampa.
☘️Still heartbroken💔
- CJ Carr found got his legs late in the game
- Offensive and Defensive line need to sharpen up
- Notre Dame has a full plate against Texas A&M
☘️Still heartbroken💔
- CJ Carr found got his legs late in the game
- Offensive and Defensive line need to sharpen up
- Notre Dame has a full plate against Texas A&M
FINAL
Miami 27
Notre Dame 24
Irish may have found their quarterback in CJ Carr, but Sunday night's performance will leave Marcus Freeman with plenty of other questions to answer. Not all bad here for Notre Dame. Just not enough good.
A thread:
Ten Takeaways when assessing the #WeAreTheKrewe’s 53-man roster and practice squad after final cuts this week:
1. Before the #Bucs kick off against the #Falcons in Week 1, it is worth recapping the aftermath of a WILD week where the team went from 90 to 53 players and formed a 17-man practice squad with a few new additions.
2. I want to start by saying — I was wrong. There will be some misses; mine was thinking Trask time would continue into 2025. Although QB Kyle Trask knew the offense and had a decent preseason, the team opted for QB Teddy Bridgewater’s experience and leadership. Who could blame them in a Super Bowl window? After thinking Trask and Michael Pratt would battle it out at the start of training camp, it turns out neither backup QB lasted the summer.
In the early morning moments before @CollegeGameDay, LC and I have a tradition.
We tell stories, we share laughs and we connect. It’s been such a special part of GameDay that I have loved sharing with you all and will miss so much.
THIS MONDAY LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 1ST WITH BE MY LAST SHOW ON HOT97 AT 7PM! ALL THINGS COME TO AN END! END OF AN ERA THAT I ENJOYED VERY MUCH! I SUPER ENJOYED IT ALL! I WILL MAKE THE LAST SHOW A GREAT ONE! APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME OVER THE YEARS!