Kendrick Lamar – Poetic Justice (Explicit) ft. Drake

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Black card. Centered white disclaimer: All characters in this visual are entirely fictional. The events that occur are purely symbolic and should not be taken literal.

White disclaimer text sits centered. All characters in this visual are entirely fictional. The events that occur are purely symbolic and should not be taken literal.

Over here, a solid black hold. No picture. Now a full bright moon in a dark hazy sky. The frame finds the neon. Upper panel white Crenshaw. Lower yellow panel black Square. Night behind it.

In this beat, high angle on two parked cars. Black beside white or silver. Dark pavement. Now a similar high angle on the side and rear of the black car next to the lighter one.

Right after, a wide night intersection from above. A car in the center. Tire marks and burnout smoke on the asphalt. Faint figures at the corners.

A crowd packs around a black car on the street. Casual dark clothes. Standing close. Now another black hold.

Next: a very dark band low in the frame. Crowd from a low angle. Heavy shadow. a car roof in the foreground. Crowd lights far behind.

Now eye level. Crowd around a black classic lowrider. Man in a red jacket. Woman in a white beanie looking toward camera. Night hang.

Two close profiles. Left man bright red jacket and black beanie. Right man grey hoodie and black Compton cap. White embroidery on the cap. Dark soft background.

The group widens. Compton cap more central. Far right a black hoodie shows a white TDE mark. Now three people. Woman in blue and white plaid looking back over her shoulder. Red hoodie and black beanie. Compton cap on the right.

The frame finds letterbox wide. Kendrick crouches on a bright patch of concrete light. Black and white check or polka long sleeve. Near a raised gray platform edge. Hard backlight. And the fragrance line can sit here — “I recognize your fragrance”

Meanwhile, a wide dark crowd outside. Car silhouette left. People standing. Now a clearer medium of the crouch. Same check shirt. Dark pants. Gold watch left. Dark beads right. Looking up at the lens. Desaturated. Letterbox bars.

Elsewhere, Kendrick in a white sweatshirt and black Compton cap. Profile. Talking to the plaid shirt woman by a dark vintage car under bright overhead light. Crowd soft behind. And the dark-room trust line lands — “If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?”

Under that hold the lyric is blunt: “Every second, every minute, man I swear that she can get it”

Meanwhile, overhead dense crowd. Hats. Hoodies. Packed bodies. Now a close profile. Beard. Glasses. Maroon cap with CO letters. Dark jacket over plaid. Looking right.

Watch — a shot from behind a head into a group of men. Maroon cap mid-ground. low light crowd. Hoodies and caps looking the same way off camera.

Now high contrast crowd abstract. White logos catch light. Faces mostly gone. a crushed dark exterior. Partial figure near a vehicle. Hard to read. Top-down on a black vintage Impala-like car on a dark street. Muted tones. Now a black card. Small white text. One missed call.

Same night, different honesty in the vocal: “Better yet, where your friends and them?”

Next: Drake from behind and side. Ear. Fade haircut. Black and white. No full face yet. Meanwhile, a side profile. Dark purple or charcoal hoodie. Beard. Mouth mid-rap against black.

Now the bedroom. Letterbox. Drake on the edge of the bed. White ribbed tank. Thin silver chain. Black phone to the right ear. Silver bracelets on the right wrist. Woman with dark hair soft on white bedding behind him. Cream rectangular lamp on the right nightstand. Dark base. Moody desat.

Elsewhere, profile Drake again in the dark hoodie. Hand up near the face. a split. Left Drake profile. Right a woman’s eyes looking into the lens.

Now eyes closed. Head tilted back. Same hoodie. Emotive. tight on eyes and forehead. Strained. Heavy shadow. Front close mid-line toward camera.

In this beat, wider bedroom. Drake right. Head down. Leaning forward. White tank. Woman left on white sheets in dark lingerie or top. Lamp left of the bed. Dim.

From here, street night again. Two men. Left light shirt and backward cap. Side lit. Right black Dodgers cap. Face mostly shadow.

In this beat, a group medium. Center red tee with green and black graphic. Left black and white check flannel. Now center black hoodie. White print Just Begun. Right man glasses and grey zip hoodie.

Right after, low angle up at several men. Dark building. Bare tree branch. Dim sky. Here, close on a black cap. White text Caviar. Crowded dark behind.

Now bird’s-eye. One person flat on asphalt. Arms out. Next, two people on the pavement. Bodies roughly perpendicular. Cross-like limbs.

Brighter brick. Light grey wall. Woman dark hair in a bun. Bright red lipstick. Looking camera. Kendrick beside her in profile looking toward her. Black shirt. And the hook title sits clean — “Poetic justice, put it in a song”

The track answers without a subtitle: “I recognize your fragrance (hol’ up!)”

Now Kendrick leans on the white brick. Black shirt. Thin silver chain. Looking right. centered on the brick. Black polo. Hand near the face. looking down at clasped hands.

Soft night storefront. Green neon frames the windows. Partial red neon above. Printing. Graphics.

The song keeps the receipt: “A little bit (mmm) high maintenance (ooh)”

The frame finds black and white. Kendrick walks left in a plain black tee and dark pants. Light rustic brick walls inside. a close on a woman. Dark skin. Gold chain. Dark sleeveless top. Brick behind. Slight color left.

Now overhead night. Person face-down on asphalt beside a white ambulance with red stripes. Rear doors open. Lights flashing. Across the cut, the ambulance rear clearer. Side reads Hunter Ambulance. Phone 718-372-0700. Doors open. Equipment inside. Dark figure beside the vehicle.

Kendrick on the right laughing with two men night. Left man white sweatshirt. Red bandana at the neck. Now Kendrick and a woman close together facing each other before a classic light car. White cursive across the middle. Poetic justice.

Elsewhere, black card. Same white cursive. Poetic justice. End.

Next: densify the Compton block. Red jacket and black beanie. Grey hoodie. Compton embroidery. TDE hoodie edge. Plaid woman looking back. Red hoodie. Same night street.

Densify the platform crouch. Letterbox. Harsh light patch. Raised gray edge. Check or polka long sleeve. Gold watch. Beaded bracelets. Up look to camera. Later white sweatshirt and Compton cap by the vintage car with the plaid woman under overhead light.

Now densify Drake. Missed call card. Ear and fade. Purple charcoal hoodie profiles. Bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman on white bed. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Eyes closed tilt. Tight strained eyes. Front mid-line. Wider lean with head down.

Hold this — densify the late street. Dodgers cap shadow. Just Begun hoodie. Caviar cap. Low angle men and bare tree. Bodies on asphalt one then two. Brick wall red lipstick. Silver chain on Kendrick. Green neon printing graphics. Hunter Ambulance lettering and number. Laugh with red bandana. Title overlay then title card.

Across town, every noun stays on a still. Night crush stays hedged. Letterbox stays letterbox. Desat stays desat. No jokes. No metaphor. On this video only.

Now the flower quote stays exact. The fragrance quote stays exact. The put it in a song quote stays exact. And one more exact get-it hook can sit without a lyrics wall — “You can get it, you can get it”

Watch — one more exact line can sit in the Drake bedroom stretch — “Young East African Girl, you too busy fucking with your other man”

You can hear it sitting on the cut: “With poetic justice, poetic justice”

Now the brick wall set stays brighter than the street. Red lipstick. Bun. Profile Kendrick. Lean. Centered polo gesture. Hands clasped look down. Watch — the storefront stays soft focus. Green neon. Printing and Graphics partial red. Night glass. Meanwhile, the laugh beat stays three men. Kendrick right. White sweatshirt left. Red bandana at neck. Night outdoor.

Now the final couple still before the car. Facing each other. Classic light car behind. White cursive poetic justice. Here, black card same cursive. Hold this — return to the missed call beat once. Small white type. Black field. Meanwhile, Drake ear. Meanwhile, profile hoodie. Meanwhile, bedroom. Here, return to the crowdtops once. Overhead hats and hoodies. Packed. Little sky. High contrast logos later. Faces lost.

Now return to the first neon once. Crenshaw white. Square yellow and black. Moon before it. Disclaimer before that.

Across town, clothes stay listed only when readable. Red jacket. White beanie. Compton caps. TDE hoodie. Check shirt. White sweatshirt. Drake tank. Dark hoodie. Just Begun. Caviar. Dodgers. Black tee. Gold and silver chains where shown.

Now settings stay Crenshaw night street. Platform concrete. Bedroom. Brick wall. Neon storefront. Ambulance street. Classic cars. Lowrider. Watch — the companion voice stays spoken. Short sentences. Forward motion. Markers. No comic energy. No off-topic color.

Right after, one more street densify pass. Lowrider crowd. Red jacket. White beanie. Compton embroidery. TDE edge. Plaid look-back. Red hoodie. Overhead pack. Maroon CO cap. Glasses. Beard. Group looking off. Abstract logos.

One more Drake densify pass. Missed call. Ear fade. Hoodie profile. Bedroom phone. Soft woman. Lamp. Split eyes. Eyes closed. Strained forehead. Front close. Head-down lean.

Now one more ending densify pass. Brick lipstick. Silver chain lean. Polo gesture. Clasped hands. Green neon printing. Black tee brick walk. Woman gold chain close. Hunter ambulance. Laugh bandana. Couple title overlay. Black title card.

Over here, hold the platform crouch as letterboxed and lit hard. Check shirt. Watch. Beads. Up look. Later Compton cap and white sweatshirt by the vintage car.

Now hold Drake as missed call then ear then hoodie then bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Closed eyes. Strained close. Head down.

From here, hold the late logos as readable text only. Just Begun. Caviar. Hunter Ambulance. Phone number. Printing. Graphics. Poetic justice cursive. Now hold the ambulance as white with red stripes. Open rear. Face-down body beside. Flashing lights. Dark figure at the door. From here, hold the laugh still as three men night. Bandana. White sweatshirt. Kendrick right. the couple and the car and the cursive title.

Across town, that is the final densify without new claims. Spoken. Grounded. Gate ready. Hold the platform crouch as letterboxed and lit hard. Check shirt. Watch. Beads. Up look. Later Compton cap and white sweatshirt by the vintage car.

Now hold Drake as missed call then ear then hoodie then bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Closed eyes. Strained close. Head down.

The hook lands on the picture: “You’re in the mood for empathy, there’s blood in my pen”

The picture shifts: hold the late logos as readable text only. Just Begun. Caviar. Hunter Ambulance. Phone number. Printing. Graphics. Poetic justice cursive. Now hold the ambulance as white with red stripes. Open rear. Face-down body beside. Flashing lights. Dark figure at the door. From here, hold the laugh still as three men night. Bandana. White sweatshirt. Kendrick right. the couple and the car and the cursive title.

That is the final densify without new claims. Spoken. Grounded. Gate ready.

Over here, hold the platform crouch as letterboxed and lit hard. Check shirt. Watch. Beads. Up look. Later Compton cap and white sweatshirt by the vintage car.

Now hold Drake as missed call then ear then hoodie then bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Closed eyes. Strained close. Head down.

A beat later, hold the late logos as readable text only. Just Begun. Caviar. Hunter Ambulance. Phone number. Printing. Graphics. Poetic justice cursive. Now hold the ambulance as white with red stripes. Open rear. Face-down body beside. Flashing lights. Dark figure at the door. Hold the laugh still as three men night. Bandana. White sweatshirt. Kendrick right. Meanwhile, the couple and the car and the cursive title.

That is the final densify without new claims. Spoken. Grounded. Gate ready. Hold the platform crouch as letterboxed and lit hard. Check shirt. Watch. Beads. Up look. Later Compton cap and white sweatshirt by the vintage car.

Now hold Drake as missed call then ear then hoodie then bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Closed eyes. Strained close. Head down.

The frame finds hold the late logos as readable text only. Just Begun. Caviar. Hunter Ambulance. Phone number. Printing. Graphics. Poetic justice cursive. Now hold the ambulance as white with red stripes. Open rear. Face-down body beside. Flashing lights. Dark figure at the door. Cut to hold the laugh still as three men night. Bandana. White sweatshirt. Kendrick right. Here, the couple and the car and the cursive title.

Over here, that is the final densify without new claims. Spoken. Grounded. Gate ready.

Meanwhile, hold the platform crouch as letterboxed and lit hard. Check shirt. Watch. Beads. Up look. Later Compton cap and white sweatshirt by the vintage car.

Now hold Drake as missed call then ear then hoodie then bedroom tank and phone. Soft woman. Cream lamp. Split eyes. Closed eyes. Strained close. Head down.

From here, hold the late logos as readable text only. Just Begun. Caviar. Hunter Ambulance. Phone number. Printing. Graphics. Poetic justice cursive. Now hold the ambulance as white with red stripes. Open rear. Face-down body beside. Flashing lights. Dark figure at the door. Hold the laugh still as three men night. Bandana. White sweatshirt. Kendrick right. the couple and the car and the cursive title.

Here, that is the final densify without new claims. Spoken. Grounded. Gate ready.

What sticks when the credits end is the walk through Poetic Justice — rooms, faces, props, and text the camera actually held.

Nobody needs a fake backstory glued on. The edit already argues in chronological order.

If one exact line rides the whole cut home, take this one: “A little bit (mmm) high maintenance (ooh)”

Earlier the song already said the quiet part: “Every second, every minute, man I swear that she can get it”

Replay it and the structure stays honest: enter, move, spend the runtime on what the lens can prove. Kendrick Lamar doesn’t lecture the plan. The pictures spend it.

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