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What’s The Beef? Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake.

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Step-by-step instructions for become informed about the K-Dot vs The 6ix God rap beef.

Hey ladies, gents and rap-beef non-aficionados! If you are out of the rap beef loop and want to figure out just what is going on with the biggest rap beef in history, then you have pulled up the right spot. I have curated a playlist on my YouTube channel that includes the associated diss tracks, lyrics, reactions and analysis for each track. This rap beef, according to the 6ix God, “has been brewin’ in a pot” for a hot minute and not-surprisingly, former rapper and music media-head Joe Budden, aka “Joestradamas” called this match-up years ago. Each playlist has the best available diss track from the artist’s original channel followed by relevant review and analysis videos based on content creators that did a great job of being informative, funny and analytical about the music, intellectual lyricism and of course the best bars and disses in the rap beef.  I hope this playlist grows your understanding of this iconic moment in pop culture and furthers your appreciation of the talented artists, expressing their stories through the medium of the rap in the hip-hop community. I have also included an awesome animation channel created by JK D Animator, who does a phenomenal job of allowing fans to experience the epic K-Dot, J. Cole and Drake, epic rap battle through his DragonFlowZ  animation series.

I suggest starting with Drake’s ‘First Person’s Shooter’ featuring J. Cole, this track gained the attention of the silent lyrical giant and ‘certified boogey man’ known as Kendrick Lamar. Follow up with the Future/Metro Boomin ‘Like That’ diss track, which represents the return-shot heard around the world. This diss track featuring Kendrick Lamar, caused the hip-hop community to stop and pay attention to the impending battle. Next, listen J. Cole’s 7-minute Drill. Cole made a brief appearance but quickly read the tea leaves, chose non-violence and gracefully bowed out of the beef. Up next should be Drake’s ‘Push Ups’ where you will ‘hear witness’ to the 6ix God metaphorically pulling up to Kendrick Lamar’s house attempting to provoke him into coming outside to play. Your next listening experience should be Drake’s Taylor Made Freestyle where he drags Taylor Swift’s name into the fray and uses AI-posthumous Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg to continue to throw rocks at K-Dot’s window as a means of goading him into engaging. Note that by the time you read this it might be too late for the Taylor Made Freestyle diss track as the Tupac Shakur estate issued a takedown order because the of the unauthorized use of his voice. Afterwards, listen to ‘euphoria’ where Kendrick Lamar, aka, the boogey man, surfaces on a random Tuesday in broad light, entered the arena and cautioned the 6ix  that “taking it there” was “something ‘he’ “don’t want to do…”. K-Dot then commenced to deliver a lyrical masterclass filled with the previously requested “quintuple entendre” in this rebuttal track. Next up, listen to ‘6:16’ where Kendrick continues to instruct the culture and the 6ix God while allowing us to join him in “the circadian rhythms of a shooting star.” Drake then attempts to rebuts these two  diss tracks by dropping Family Matters, which speaks for itself as he ignores  K-Dot’s warning and persists forward in his trek across the Rubicon continuing to include Kendrick’s family in his diss tracks, even though he was warned not to do so. Drake similarly suffered negative repercussions in a past  in the  Drake vs Pusher T rap battle, for engaging in similar behavior. Then follow up with ‘Meet the Grahams,’ which dropped minutes after ‘Family Matters,’ stepping on Drake’s release and turning everyone’s attention to Kendrick talking to and, mentoring members of the Graham family while simultaneously revealing information that…, well you will just have to listen for yourself. Your penultimate listening experience should be ‘Not Like Us,’ where Kendrick produces a club banger that incited the masses to jump up and dance to this call-and-response diss track that will not just be banging all summer, but probably to infinity and beyond. Your closing video should be ‘The Heart Part 6,’ where you will hear a seemingly exhausted 6ix God appear to be waving the white flag of surrender as the beef comes to an end with K-Dot securing the rap beef and cultural win; which he will undoubtedly add to his already overcrowded repertoire of Pulitzer Prizes, Grammys and other accolades. Kendrick Lamar came outside to slay, not to play. All hail The Boogey Man, K-Dot and Kendrick Lamar. May we never be foolish enough to antagonize him, may we have the attentive mind to be schooled by him and may we recognize him as the reigning king of rap, respectively, all in that order.

Below are the playlists, and additional resources for your review should you choose to up your knowledge about the origin story of this iconic beef to what the culture is currently feeling as it ends and new cultural dialogue begins in the aftermath of this epic battle.

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Artist Song / Diss Tracks

Playlist

 Date Released

Rap Genius Links
1.      Drake / J. Cole First Person Shooter October 6, 2023
2.      Metro Boomin Like That (Kendrick Feature) March 26, 2024
3.      J. Cole 7 Minute Drill April 5, 2024
4.      Drake Push Ups April 19, 2024
5.      Drake Taylor Made Freestyle April/19/24
6.      Kendrick Lamar euphoria April 30/24
7.      Kendrick Lamar 6:16 May/3/24
8.      Drake Family Matters May/3/24
9.      Kendrick Lamar Meet the Grahams May/3/24
10.  Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us May/4/24
11.  Drake The Heart Part 6 May/5/24

 

 

Additional Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Historical Background Playlist

Kendrick Lamar Vs Drake Historical Background Analysis

Joe Budden on Kendrick vs. Drake Theories

J. Cole Peaceful Warrior

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Thanksgiving Brunch at the JW Marriot Savannah Plant Riverside District

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Located at the edge of the river waterfront in Savannah Georgia is the magnificent JW Marriot Plant Riverside District Hotel. If you have not had the opportunity to experience this refurbished power plant turned to luxury hotel, museum, and gemstone haven, nestled in the backyard of the Savanah State Capital Building, you are truly missing out. Inside one of the three property hotels, (The Atlantic Building) you will find the stunning Salzburg Ballroom where the oh-so-scrumptious Thanksgiving brunch is held on a yearly basis. I had the pleasure of abandoning the tradition of sweating long hours over a hot stove in a sweltering kitchen, while preparing all the family favorites, to treating myself to a well-prepared, mouthwatering tasty-licious Thanksgiving holiday buffet with all the trimmings and then some!

Upon entering this grand ballroom, we were escorted to a reserved table, personalized with our family name. My eyes, my stomach was not big enough to take in the variety food selections at the myriad of food in this magnificent ballroom. I could hardly figure out where to start first.

I grabbed my appetite by the belly headed to the salad station which had mini salad bowls, gorgeous goat cheese toast with cranberries and mandarin oranges, and a mega charcuterie board selection of “meats, cheeses, dried and fresh fruits and vegetables, toasted nuts and briny olives, plus complementary condiments like honeys, jams, jellies, chutneys, mustards and more!”

Opposite the salad station was the seafood bar which was jam-packed with jumbo cocktail shrimp, fresh-shucked oysters, and a number of other delectable seafood items.

We then moved on to the carving station that had items like low-smoked prime rib, herb-roasted turkey with giblet gravy, roasted-garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cornbread and sausage stuffing, cranberry sauce, and all the possible extra trimmings that a turkey-day connoisseur would and could imagine that they would see at a Thanksgiving family dinner. There was even a kid’s buffet station that included all the faves, like chicken nuggets, pizza and macaroni and cheese for the mini loyalist that refuse to deviate from their standard favorites.

Finally, after hitting the fruit and dessert station filled with mini tortes, cakes and pies, then grabbing a tasty cup of what tasted like French-pressed coffee, I hardly had any more space for that tasty-looking cranberry cocktail that I wanted to try. There was no more room at the inn! In my stomach that is.

There was also “a full bar with premium beer, wine, and cocktail offerings, as well as a Bloody Mary bar.” And while I did see this bar, “across the crowded room,” I was too stuffed to make it over there.

Overall, this was an impressive experience. It took the stress out of my Thanksgiving Day meal preparation and brought some love back into the experience for me as a mom who was always tasked with preparing this mega-meal year after year.

A special shout-out goes to the banquet coordinator, Mrs. Jackie Brown, who made her rounds in this exquisite ballroom and checked on us as well as other diners and their families during the brunch. She cleared tables, served coffee, and chatted it up with the lot of us who were uber-stuffed and content to go seek out a living room couch to recline into and enjoy a holiday football game or ten.  We did manage to partake in some of the other holiday activities taking place at the Riverfront District. You can check out my other videos reviewing this Savannah gem.

Check out my YouTube Video Review

JW Marriot Savannah Plant Riverside District

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Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative. (10 Years -10 Billies)

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Black Women! Sis! This is an overdue PSA to you regarding the Goldman Sacks One Million Black Women initiative. This enterprise, announced in mid-March 2021, seeks to promote and advance racial equity and economic opportunity by investing in Black Women in order to close the deeply rooted economic gaps and inequality that exists. The amplification of these gaps during the Covid19 pandemic highlighted the disparities facing Black women and Black families. Recognizing that Black women are the foundational support of Black families the imitative seeks to support Black women through varying stages in their lives from “early childhood to retirement.”  Goldman Sachs will invest ten billion dollars over a ten year period targeting one million Black Women.

Some areas of support include healthcare, housing, job creation & workforce advancement, digital connectivity, education and access to capital.  According to Gizelle George-Joseph, chief operating officer of global investment research at Goldman Sachs, the goal of this inactive is  to “lower barriers and create economic security by reducing barriers to college education, providing access to capital for Black women entrepreneurs, increasing financial educations and investing in black communities.”

Now there are varying opinions on just how Black women should utilize this financial support and these cookout conversations  are occurring betwixt us; however Black women will choose how to utilize these resources. Know that Black women have always chosen to and cared for their children to the best of their abilities with and unfortunately, in many cases, without the necessary presence and support of absent fathers.  In fact, part of the reason that Black women find themselves in this predicament is because they are in fact not just supporting children, they are supporting entire communities that have been historically oppressed in this country.   So an investment in Black women is the investment in Black children and an investment in the Black Community; but more importantly much needed support for Black women.

So ladies, please check this out if you have not done so already and see if you qualify for support in any of these areas because we are many times the backbone of our communities who are always extending ourselves outward, supporting networks of people in that community.  So let us step up and be on the receiving end of universal reciprocity for all the goodness that we have always poured into our communities no matter what circumstances befall us.

Good luck and Godspeed ladies and remember people to always, Adapt, Create, Repeat.

Thanks! JazDez

Informational Video Resources

Goldman & Sachs Links

GS.Com/onemillionblackwomen

The Case for Investing in Black Women

News Coverage

Goldman Sachs launches initiative to impact lives of one million Black women by 2030

Black women are experiencing a 90% wealth gap: Goldman Sachs

Timeline Information

The First Round if funding is going to these organizations nationwide

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Why Are Deliveries Not Showing Up On My Ring Doorbell Camera?

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Are your home deliveries not being recorded on your Ring Doorbell?

First and foremost I am not an expert in any of the areas stated in this document. I cannot vouch for any companies attached in the following links. This document is for informational, problem-solving and resolution purposes. You can review all the materials put together in my research and draw your own conclusions. This presented a problem for me personally and I did some research seeking a resolution; and as a layman, I am way behind in the knowledge of this type of advanced technological occurrences.  Below are some research, data and possible solutions, strategies and links. None of the material below belongs to me. I will continue to update this document as I come across more information.

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All research information is alleged and not known as fact.

Problem – Home deliveries are not being recorded on my Ring Doorbell Service

Some speculation includes avoiding detection, package theft, obscuring delivery times.  There are several possible reasons that delivery persons do not want to be seen. Although this is a ring doorbell problem, all devices in the home attached to the Wifi is affected when the signal is interrupted.

Below are two discussion strings that address the issue. There are more that you can Google of you choose.

  1. Ring Community Public Discussion Ring doorbell not activating with Amazon Deliveries  (11/2020 – Ring Query Message Thread)
  2. Ring Community Public Discussion Motion/recording for FedEx delivery “missed”  (10/2020 – Ring Query Message Thread)

Data, Literature & Word on the Street

Below are some links that provide more information that emerged in the past year as many were home and utilized home deliveries at an exponential rate.

Possible Solutions

After reviewing the material below, consider the following strategies to seek some resolution to the issue. Please consult you Wifi provider for assistance with any changes you may consider making.

  1. Consider checking your WiFi settings to ensure it is at the highest security setting.
  2. Consider contacting your WiFi network provider to see if they can provide a solution.
  3. Contact Ring Doorbell Support and document the events and ask them to seek a resolution for you. It represents  a flaw in the ring security system.  (Consider a Complaint in the Better Business Bureau if Ring Can’t Resolve it)
  4. Consider contacting the company that you ordered the product from and inform them that you suspect that their delivery person may possibly be using an illegal Wifi jamming device and this may impact future purchases from their business. Ask them to add a note to their delivery instruction reminding delivery companies that if this is occurring it is illegal.
  5. When you review your purchased product that was involved in the missed video notification, consider adding the incident in the notes to increase public awareness about this issue.

These are some links that may offer some strategic solutions.

“If the jamming or interference is imminently threatening safety of life, please contact the FCC’s 24-Hour Operations Center at 202-418-1122.” 

  1. Protected Management Frames enhance Wi-Fi® network security  (News Article 2/2020)
  2. Ring Community Discussion  Wifi Jamming  (10/2019 Possible Solutions)
  3. Ring Community Discussion Motion/recording for FedEx delivery “missed” (10/2019 Ring Query Message Blog / Regular Joe provides some other research links)
  4. Comparison Between PoE vs Wi-Fi Camera  (6/2020  FS Community Blog)
  5. Best Power over Ethernet Security Cameras   (Security.org home security website)

I have a sample letter for contact – Message Me for the Letter.

#ringdoorbell #amazondeliveries #fedexdeliveries

Who Am I?

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I am a woman, a mom, a teacher and an aspiring writer. I have an Associate’s Degree in Human Services, A Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, a Masters in Education (History); and I probably have a partridge in a pear tree around here somewhere. Well maybe not, but I’ve done a lot of things in my life.  I done some of these things impulsively, some begrudgingly and some with a sense of duty and responsibility that threatened to break my spirit. I am going to take the time now to thank the creator for helping me to make it through these storms. Now that some of my endeavors are semi-autonomous and just need my support and not my undivided attention, I can finally shift my focus onto me and some of the things that I am interested in; writing being one of these interests.

What Brings Me to This Space?

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In my head I believe myself to be a problem solver. Why, you might ask? Because I have had a lot of problems in my life, lol. Somewhere along this journey you will read about some of the shenanigans that I have managed to get myself into by thinking, over thinking and sometimes not thinking at all. Many, by choice, I might add for full transparency. And you’ll definitely roll your eyes and ask, WTF sis? LOL. Don’t worry, I already asked myself and put myself under the necessary scrutiny. I can however, sit in this space and pen these words to you calmly today, but it took a lot of self-reflection, realization and even some annoying criticism from my OPS to recognize and own up to the parts I played in many of the challenges that I have faced in life. Certainly there were circumstances that I was born into and those that were outside my control that played a role, but nonetheless, if you have had difficulties in this life you know well that life, like people, try us in a myriad of ways. Also if you are here reading these words then I presume you must have also survived some of the trial that life has thrown at you.

What Do I Bring To This Space?

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When I think of writing in this space what first comes to mind is problem-solving based on my experience and perspective as a woman, a mother and a teacher. Self expression comes to mind next. Also I hope to share some of my challenges and experiences in order to help those who may be facing similar challenges to problem solve and find solutions for themselves in their own lives. At minimum, however,  I hope to help others to recognize that in our vast existence of a multitude of experiences, good, bad and ugly, that we are not alone and how we can to continue to have faith in your ability to overcome and persevere.  Although situations are going to be what they are going got be, we still can play an active role in the outcomes of our earthly experiences. And although It isn’t always gonna be pretty, we always have the power within ourselves to choose within challenging moments to process what is happening, adapt to the situation, create newness out of the ashes of chaotic experiences and to repeat successful strategies to progress onward and upward for our greater good.

Thanks, JasDez