Kendrick Lamar 6:16 in LA Lyrics
“6:16 in LA” is Kendrick Lamar’s second diss track directed at Drake in their public 2024 beef. It follows “euphoria,” which released three days prior. It first appeared on Kendrick’s Instagram page at 6:16 AM Pacific Standard Time. Explore the topic further ⬇️.
“6:16 in LA” is Kendrick Lamar’s second diss track directed at Drake in their public 2024 beef. It follows “euphoria,” which released three days prior. It first appeared on Kendrick’s Instagram page at 6:16 AM Pacific Standard Time.
The cover art for the song features a glove with the Maybach logo on it, a division of car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, which shares a name with rapper Rick Ross’s music label, Maybach Music Group—an artist who dropped a Drake diss track of his own in April 2024, titled “Champagne Moments.”
Kendrick initially threatened a second diss at Drake on “euphoria,” when he said:
‘Back To Back,’ I like that record
I’ma get back to that, for the record
In Drake’s infamous 2015 beef with Meek Mill, he dropped two disses aimed at Meek within four days: “Charged Up” and then “Back to Back,” not giving Meek any time to respond to his first punches in the fight.
The title of the track also plays off of Drake’s timestamp series, of which there have been seven in Drake’s discography at the time of this release. It follows a not-so-subtle titular jab at Drake in Dot’s previous diss track, as Euphoria is also the title of the hit HBO Max series which Drake is an executive producer on.
Interestingly, June 16, 1994 is the same date that the OJ Simpson murder trial was submitted in LA. This may add to the use of a single black glove on the cover art, since a glove was famously presented as evidence in the case. 6/16 is also the birthdate of the late 2Pac, one day before Kendrick’s own birthday on 6/17. Moreover, Father’s Day will fall on this day in 2024. 6:16 may also represent the Number of The Beast, which can be transliterated from the original Hebrew manuscript of the Bible as either 666 or 616 – a numerical representation of The Beast of Revelation.
The song was co-produced and co-written by Jack Antonoff, a pop producer who is known for his collaborations with many singers, perhaps most notably Taylor Swift. Antonoff’s inclusion is likely a response to Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle”, where he rapped:
But now we gotta wait a fuckin’ week ‘cause Taylor Swift is your new Top
And if you ’bout to drop, she gotta approve
This girl really ’bout to make you act like you not in a feud
She tailor-made your schedule with Ant, you out of the loop
In this case, it took Kendrick under a week to drop a second diss track – with the “Ant” (Antonoff) in question.
| Song Title | 6:16 in LA |
| Singer(s) | Kendrick Lamar |
| Musician(s) | Sounwave & Jack Antonoff |
| Release Date | May. 3, 2024 |
| Prod By | Sounwave & Jack Antonoff |
| Lyricist(s) | Sounwave & Jack Antonoff |
Kendrick Lamar 6:16 in LA Lyrics
[Intro]
Uh (Uh)
Uh (Uh)
Uh, yeah (Uh)
It’s survival, survival
I think somebody lying
Smell somebody lying
I don’t see no fire
[Verse]
Off-white Sunseeker at the marina
Fuck a Phantom, I like to buy yachts when I get the fever
Wine cooler spill on my white t-shirt, the sightseer
Trifecta, money, morals, and culture, that’s my leisure
My visa, passport tatted, I show up in Ibiza
Lucalis dwellings in Brooklyn just to book me some pizza
Who could reach us? Only God could teleport this type of freedom
God, ah
My confession is yours, but
Who am I if I don’t go to war?
There’s opportunity when livin’ with loss
I discover myself when I fall short
Raise my hands to a fallen sky, I fantasize
Me jumpin’ planets immortalized, I correspond
Three angels watchin’ me all the time
Put my children to sleep with a prayer, then close my eyes
Definition of peace
Tell me who gon’ stop me? I come from love
Estelle cover my heart, then open me up
Remember when picked up a pen, lyrics that I can trust
Timid soul, stare in the mirror, askin’ where I was from
Often, I know this type of power is gon’ cost
But I live in circadian rhythms of a shooting star
The mannerisms of Raphael, I can heal and give you art
But the industry’s cooked as I pick the carcass apart
Yeah, somebody’s lyin’, I can see the vibes on Ak
Even he lookin’ compromised, let’s peel the layers back
Ain’t no brownie points for beating your chest, harassin’ Ant
Fuckin’ with good people make good people go to bat
Conspiracies about Cash, dog? That’s not even the leak
Find the jewels like Kash Doll, I just need you to think
Are you finally ready to play have-you-ever? Let’s see
Have you ever thought that OVO is workin’ for me?
Fake bully, I hate bullies, you must be a terrible person
Everyone inside your team is whispering that you deserve it
Can’t toosie slide up outta this one, it’s just gon’ resurface
Every dog gotta have his day, now live in your purpose
It was fun until you started to put money in the streets
Then lost money ’cause they came back with no receipts
I’m sorry that I live a boring life, I love peace
But war-ready if the world is ready to see you bleed
The Elohim, KTW
Know you can’t sleep, these images trouble you
Know the wires in your circle should puzzle you
If you were street-smart, then you woulda caught that your entourage is only to hustle you
A hundred niggas that you got on salary
And twenty of ’em want you as a casualty
And one of them is actually next to you
And two of them is practically tired of your lifestyle
Just don’t got the audacity to tell you
But let me tell you some game ’cause I can see you, my lil’ homie
You playin’ dirty with propaganda, it blow up on ya
You’re playin’ nerdy with Zack Bia and Twitter bots
But your reality can’t hide behind wifi
Your lil’ memes is losin’ steam, they figured you out
The forced opinions is not convincin’, y’all need a new route
It’s time that you look around on who’s around you
Before you figure that you’re not alone, ask what Mike would do
