JACQUES: Dreamville records’ latest compilation album, “Revenge of the Dreamers III,”
dropped on July 5th and it is the culmination of months of anticipation that began in January 2019.
IB: We literally got it out to people the day that we got here.
And we were supposed to do it ahead of time.
And that day we just started seeing people posting, posting, posting.
COLE: And that shit worked out crazy like, people hitting my phone, everybody wanna come,
and everybody is welcome at the same time you know what I mean?
JACQUES: The final result is a project featuring dozens of artists that pulled in more than
a million pageviews in just four days.
We wanted to see what the highlights were, Genius style, so we asked our community
for their 10 favorite ‘Revenge’ lyrics.
First up on “Under the Sun” with J. Cole, Lute, DaBaby,
there’s an unexpected Kendrick Lamar feature.
JACQUES: We were as surprised as everyone else was to hear Kenny.
On the Saturday following the release, Dreamville president Ibrahim Hamad shared that Kenny’s
appearance came by chance, saying quote.
Also on “Under the Sun,” DaBaby talks about the reaction he gets from his diamond teeth.
JACQUES: On “Down Bad” featuring Bas, EARTHGANG, J.I.D, Young Nudy and Cole,
J.I.D flips the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared school segregation illegal into
a bar that chronicles his own struggles with school.
JACQUES: On “LamboTruck,” Dreamville’s Cozz and TDE’s REASON go back and forth
about robbing the leaders of both crews, J. Cole and Top Dawg, repsectively.
The song also features Childish Major.
JACQUES: Between KEY!, Cole and Zoink Gang, a newly announced group consisting of Guapdad 4000,
Smino, Buddy and J.I.D on “Oh Wow...Swerve,” Houston’s Maxo Kream references the classic
villain from the mid-90s film “Friday.”
SMOKEY: You got knocked the fuck out man!
JACQUES: The boisterous chorus about robbing on “Wells Fargo” featuring J.I.D, EARTHGANG,
Buddy & Guapdad 4000 definitely makes the cut - fitting considering how in December 2018
the bank was forced to pay a half billion in restitution for creating fake accounts.
JACQUES: On “Costa Rica,” featuring Bas, J.I.D, Guapdad 4000, Reese LAFLARE, Jace,
Mez, Smokepurrpp, Buddy & Ski Mask the Slump God, Ski likens his flow to H20 while mentioning
a classic line from 'Star Wars' and that time Usher gave himself a perm.
JACQUES: On “Sunset” with Cole & Nudy, the Dreamville chief reminds people not to
judge his pockets based on his modest outfits.
JACQUES: Chicago rapper Dreezy shines on “Got Me” alongside Ari Lennox, Omen, and Ty Dolla $ign,
admitting that she likes her men a little possessive.
JACQUES: And finally on “Sacrifices” with J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Smino and Saba, the notoriously
private Cole gets introspective about his family and reveals that he’s got another
baby on the way.
JACQUES: There are more than a few lyrics that we couldn’t get into this roundup,
what did we miss?
Let us know in the comments.
I’m Jacques Morel with Genius News, bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
Peace!