The Heart Part 4

Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series of songs dates back to April 2010 when he dropped "The Heart Pt. 1" on YouTube. "The Heart, Pt. 2" appeared on his O.verly D.edicated mixtape later that year. "The Heart Pt. 3 (Will You Let It Die?)," featured Jay Rock and Ab-Soul, and was released on SoundCloud just two days before 2012's good kid, m.A.A.d. city was made available.

Throughout the song, K. Dot is spitting flames. He takes aim at deceitful politicians and fake news and specifically throws Donald Trump into the mix. ("Donald Trump is a chump, know how we feel, punk. Tell 'em that God comin'").

At the heart of the song is a blatant diss that puts an unnamed rapper on notice My fans can't wait for me to son ya punk ass and crush your whole lil s--t I'll Big Pun ya punk ass, you a scared little bitch Tiptoein' around my name, nigga ya lame And when I get at you homie don't you just tell me you was just playin'. The rhymes sent social media ablaze with theories as to exactly Lamar is taking on. Some speculated that the Compton rapper is directing his hate towards Drake. There have been rumors that Kendrick and Drizzy haven't seen eye-to-eye since K. Dot's challenge to Hip-Hop's big guns, including Dreezy, to raise their game on the 2013 Big Sean track "Control." Following Lamar's rhymes on that cut, the pair are believed to have exchanged several subliminal jabs. However, the consensus seems to be that it's actually Big Sean that Lamar is addressing. On 2016's "No More Interviews" the Detroit MC spat lines which were suspected were aimed at K. Dot. And I can't lie like I like this s--t like I usually do And I'm just not impressed by you niggas rapping fast Who sound like one big asthma attack but trash when I'm rapping it back Who you put in your top five and claim they the savior of rap. Lamar's use of Big Sean's catchphrase, "lil bitch" as part of his diss further suggest that these lines are aimed at the G.O.O.D. Music rapper.