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paragraph_text: Reception and analysis
  
  The music video was met with widespread critical acclaim. Numerous publications and websites called it another victory lap for Lamar in his feud with Drake. CBC News called it a moment of re-ignition of the feud, while Vibe opined it as Lamar's "knockout punch" against the rapper. The video's content also discredited many allegations and claims that Drake had dissed Lamar with, including refuting Drake's derogatory claims against his family with their appearance in the video dancing happily alongside him, as well as the video credits reading "Directed by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar", which dispelled rumors that Lamar and his creative partner had been in conflict with each other.
  
  Vinson Cunningham of The New Yorker thought that the video's Independence Day release was a " jingoistic move" that draws a "bright line" along the Canada–United States border. He made an " Edenic " comparison to the image of Lamar and his family posing with Grant Wood 's American Gothic (1930) and Gordon Parks 's 1942 photograph of the same name, arguing that the frame inaugurated a "new sort" of American iconography. Entertainment Weekly observed the inclusion of new music in the intro to the video, noting fan speculation that it was to be included in Lamar's potential next studio album. USA Today ' s Naledi Ushe mused that with the release of the music video, Lamar had aimed to take Drake's "song of the summer trophy", noting Drake's perceived achievement with several of his late 2010s singles and the relative failure of the singles from For All the Dogs (2023), leaving the title open for Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter with " Espresso " to contend. NBC News noted the song's appraisal as a celebration of Compton and the West Coast. GQ appreciated Lamar's choice of fashion style in the video, pointing out that his wearing of a Prada suit and multiple Martine Rose track jackets reinforced a claim that he made a year ago that he "is the best-dressed MC in rap".
  
  The music video was met with widespread critical acclaim. Numerous publications and websites called it another victory lap for Lamar in his feud with Drake. CBC News called it a moment of re-ignition of the feud, while Vibe opined it as Lamar's "knockout punch" against the rapper. The video's content also discredited many allegations and claims that Drake had dissed Lamar with, including refuting Drake's derogatory claims against his family with their appearance in the video dancing happily alongside him, as well as the video credits reading "Directed by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar", which dispelled rumors that Lamar and his creative partner had been in conflict with each other.
  
  Vinson Cunningham of The New Yorker thought that the video's Independence Day release was a " jingoistic move" that draws a "bright line" along the Canada–United States border. He made an " Edenic " comparison to the image of Lamar and his family posing with Grant Wood 's American Gothic (1930) and Gordon Parks 's 1942 photograph of the same name, arguing that the frame inaugurated a "new sort" of American iconography. Entertainment Weekly observed the inclusion of new music in the intro to the video, noting fan speculation that it was to be included in Lamar's potential next studio album. USA Today ' s Naledi Ushe mused that with the release of the music video, Lamar had aimed to take Drake's "song of the summer trophy", noting Drake's perceived achievement with several of his late 2010s singles and the relative failure of the singles from For All the Dogs (2023), leaving the title open for Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter with " Espresso " to contend. NBC News noted the song's appraisal as a celebration of Compton and the West Coast. GQ appreciated Lamar's choice of fashion style in the video, pointing out that his wearing of a Prada suit and multiple Martine Rose track jackets reinforced a claim that he made a year ago that he "is the best-dressed MC in rap".