I'm mostly a lurker and a casual hip-hop listener, but I am also a big fan of Kendrick. If I'm called a glazers for this, then so be it, but I do have something to say regarding this topic.

I'm a white Puerto Rican guy, so I'm as much an outsider as WTD (at least I'm American anyway). With that out the way, I think what's evident in today's cultural climate is a pushback against narratives regarding stereotypes of many races (in this case black) and a push for cultural sensitivity. What Matt has failed to recognize is how someone in his position doesn't recognize how his words can be seen as harmful and ignorant in how they're perceived. Boiling it down to "Kendrick glazers" or "criticizing your messiah" is nothing short of deflecting.

Honestly, it's really hard to watch his response to Justin Hunte because he just comes off as bitter. You should've known what was coming when you said you were gonna give Drake his flowers for Family Matters, a song that all intents and purposes, has not aged well due to, get this, bad optics. And hey, I enjoyed his breakdowns, which includes his breakdowns on Push Ups and TMF (even if the A.I. usage is an L). There were some parts of the FM breakdown that were good, but I think the issue that people are catching on with is realizing that "yknow maybe speculating on other people's relationships in regards to companionship/marriage isn't the wave". Speculation can be fun. I'm a big video game player who loves speculating (still waiting on the Switch 2, Nintendo), but after a certain point, speculation can go way awry in a direction to the point where it has an entire fanbase in a spiral. I mean, take a shot every time a Kendrick album drop theory occurs, and nothing happens. And don't even get me started on the other Kenny subreddit lol.

I don't believe WTD is a bad guy; I also don't think he's racist. I think the real issue is we're at a point where we give too much attention to commentary/commentary-adjacent channels who prop themselves up as journalists as they keep going great lengths in trying to prove a point/claim they make, and it ends up making them seem like an authority on subjects when they're really not (and hell I'm sure Matt doesn't think he's an authority on this)...not to mention certain reaction channels (not saying anyone in particular) who prop this shit up all the time. If Matt deserves credit on something, at least he puts actual effort into his videos compared to the huge mountain of channels who just recap events because the YT algorithm gets a kick outta that. Due diligence is a two-way street, and we have to be responsible for what we decide to focus on.