Kendrick Lamar has given fans plenty to unpack with his second Drake diss “6:16 in LA,” and social media users have been having a field day trying to decipher what the title and cover art mean. Mere hours after the early drop, some theories were put on the table that may or may not be accurate.
Bible References
At first glance, “6:16 in LA” appears to be just a reference to Drizzy’s fan-favorite timestamp series, which includes songs such as “4PM in Calabasas” and “8AM in Charlotte.” But there could be more going on there, perhaps most prominently in the significance of “6:16,” which could be referencing Proverbs 6:16-19 from the Bible:
There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
Now if there’s anyone who likes stirring up conflict in the hip-hop community, it’s Drake. The 6 God has found himself in several high-profile beefs over the years, and right now he’s in the middle of a rap civil war that he described as a “twenty-v-one” on “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick’s verse on “Like That.” Plus, the oldest known fragmented manuscript of the New Testament, Papyrus 115, states that 616 is the number of the beast.
When it comes to the Bible, Kendrick might also be referencing Corinthians 6:16, which reads:
Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
The mother of Drake’s son, Adonis, is former adult movie star Sophie Brussaux, who used to perform under the name Rosee Divine.
6:16/June 16 connections to Euphoria, 2Pac, and Father’s Day
If we look at 6:16 as a date, June 16, 1971 is the day 2Pac was born. Drake used an AI version of the late rapper to mock Kendrick on his since-deleted diss “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Father’s Day also lands on June 16th this year in the US, which could be a sign of Kendrick alleging Drake is a deadbeat father. Euphoria, the HBO series on which Drake is an executive producer that was the potential origin of the title of Kendrick’s first diss track, premiered on June 16, 2019.
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