r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Feb 10 '25

Wholesome Moments Kendrick Lamar and the whole Super Bowl stadium screaming “A Minor”

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u/Foyles_War Feb 10 '25

(Drake) trying to "strike a chord" but it's probably a minor (double entendre for underage and also a musical chord played with only white keys).

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u/SandpaperTeddyBear Feb 10 '25

also a musical chord played with only white keys

That is clever. I C what he did there.

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u/steak_tartare Feb 10 '25

I get the underage reference but why white keys is relevant here?

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u/BabySharkFinSoup Feb 10 '25

Because Drake is something of a culture vulture in many peoples eyes. He grew up mixed, Jewish, in Canada and has been famous since a relatively young age yet portrays an image of something very different in his music - further in the song, in verses not performed on stage Kendrick calls him out saying “you’re not a colleague, you’re a fucking colonizer” implying that he steals from black culture in a way that is exploitative.

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u/peachykeencandy Feb 10 '25

Not to mention the whole title of the song “Not Like Us” is reminding Drake, you are in fact not one of us (black).

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u/Unlikely_Sugar_31 Feb 10 '25

Because Kendrick fans have the longest arms in the world with how far they reach for meaning in the lyrics.

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u/Wild_Butterscotch977 Feb 10 '25

Many minor chords include black keys.

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u/SXECrow Feb 10 '25

But A minor specifically does not use black keys

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u/Wild_Butterscotch977 Feb 10 '25

ohh the OP I responded to meant "A minor" not "a minor" lol

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u/Foyles_War Feb 10 '25

Oh, dude, no. The Op you were responding to was pointing out several levels of word play in the statement, that Drake like them young "a" minor, and that the "A "Minor chord is all white keys.

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u/NewCobbler6933 Feb 10 '25

Many minor chords are also played on instruments that are not pianos

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u/Wild_Butterscotch977 Feb 10 '25

Other instruments that have "keys"?

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u/NewCobbler6933 Feb 10 '25

Yep. Piano is once of like 10+ keyed instruments.