Kendrick Lamar’s surprise drop GNX last November was peak K. Dot — no promo, no rollout, just vibes and violence. The project had all the right ingredients: features from TDE favorites like SZA and production from heavy hitters like Mustard (who’s had his tag shouted out every night on tour like it’s part of the hook).
After months of standing ten toes down for the West Coast, it was only right that Kendrick tapped some lesser-known LA artists for the features. Rappers like Lefty Gunplay, AzChike, and Hitta J3 all got a coveted spot on K. Dot’s GNX. Alongside them was Dody6, who popped up and showed out on the track “hey now.”
Fast forward to April, and Dody6 has now entered his post-feature existential crisis era.
Dody6 wants all the smoke
On April 21, the rapper took to Instagram to share a raw, unfiltered update on his life post-Kendrick. Spoiler alert: things aren’t going great.
“N**** I lost my house. I’m homeless. On Crip, I admit that shit… I fell down. I’ma bounce back up though, watch this. It’s all good, cuh,” he said.
He then responded to those thinking that he should be doing better since his feature on Kendrick’s project.
“N**** that fucking song with Kendrick ain’t change shit. What the fuck does that change n****? I’m still from 40s. I’m still over here. You act like a n**** got a million dollars for that shit. The fuck? Only thing a n**** got is some clout and fuck clout,” he proclaimed.
Because this saga wasn’t already chaotic enough, No Jumper’s Adam22 jumped in with receipts—posting a screenshot of Dody6 messaging him his unfiltered thoughts about Kendrick.
When Adam22 said that he and his team were busy and to let them know what to say, the rapper said “Bro post I’m on meth. Idgaf. Post Dody is on meth and say k dot is a bitch ain’t tapping in.” Somebody please log him out of his accounts.
Kendrick hasn’t said a word, which, to be fair, would be out of character for him to address. He’s been too busy performing to sold-out crowds and being the new brand ambassador of Chanel. Social media has had plenty to say to the rapper on K. Dot’s behalf, though.
After some time to reflect and re-center, Dody6 ended up posting a public apology to Lamar on April 25.
“I WANNA PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO Kendrick Lamar for CALLIN Cuz ah b*tch. He Is Far FROM THAT & Ain’t Did Nothing But Bless Me n My Life,” he said.
Dody6 went from crashing out over Lamar to apologizing to him in just a couple of days. Whether it was growth or just a PR move to avoid becoming K. Dot’s next diss track victim, the world may never know. Now, Dody6 joins the ranks of rappers like J. Cole and Lupe Fiasco who decided that apologizing was a safer bet than trying to go bar-for-bar with Kendrick and his full-blown supervillain arc (cough cough, Drake). Hopefully with the public apology out in the open, there’s no bad blood between the two Los Angeles natives.
