@@Koko_90 yeah idk why kenny is getting hated on for this album. even if some people might not enjoy the sound of the music, I can’t understand why anyone would say it’s a flop
@@yungshmoney it’s definitely weaker compared to his other albums but by all means it doesn’t mean it’s bad. it’s definitely an album you should appreciate as a album not for hits.
@@ElMango14 i personally don’t think it’s his weakest album and really all of his albums are made to be listened to as whole projects and not just individual tracks, but i understand why people might not enjoy this one as much.
I think this album is going to be more polarising than other kendrick albums. I think people had gotten used to an unbiased social commentary from kendrick thats hard to criticise. But this kendrick album is personal and he is voicing his own views and opinions so its bound to be open to more hate
I think Kodak black is on the album so much because he represents exactly the type of person kendrick is describing on this album. A flawed individual who was deeply effected by his generational trauma, causing him to continue the cycle of abuse and harm.
This is a great interpretation on the matter, I really feel like he was trying to say something greater by doing that, for sure. You've put into words one of the many reasons why he might have made this decision. As a rape victim myself, I've wondered why the men who have assaulted me have chosen to do so. Maybe to project their own feelings of powerlessness onto me, continuing the cycle of abuse you're speaking of....
"Pull out the stick, hit a bitch with the wood" -Kodak Black(Silent Hill) *🥩rider:* Oh my gosh🥲this is so emotional Kodak, your verse is changing Hip-Hop🥺🥺
now that this album has a good few months on it, i can say with full confidence that this album has aged beautifully. it's the reason why kendrick is now my favorite music artist of all time and every song is a listen for different reasons. i've never listened to an artist who is as true to his art in its expression as kendrick. what a time to be alive.
I straight up was critic of it at first. Was openly disappointed, thought Kendrick lost it and couldn't get into it. Gave it a 6. And was being a bit generous. But I've come back again and again bc I knew it was deep and so curious. And nw, it's my second favorite Kendrick album TPAB. Light to strong 9 for me.
You just hit the nail on the head. When you said 'The Big Steppers' are his kids it clicked. Even the album cover. He is Mr. Morale and his family are the big steppers. The tap dancing symbolizes that. Wow. Crazy. Cheers.
The tap dancing is also a double-ontandra, also being about tap dancing around the real problem. Like when ever you say someone is dancing around the point but never really getting to the point.
I actually think MOST people really appreciate this album. It was just jarring for a lot of people at first. It's the epitome of a grower album, and this always happens with those. Especially one so hotly anticipated. This is a good path for Kendrick actually. To polarize means you're doing something right with art. Like Bob Dylan say "An artist should never change. I mean nobody clapped the first time Billie Holiday sang Strange Fruit"
I guess I haven't been listening to the opinions of other people over the last day so I didn't realize how polarizing this album was going to be. For me, this man aired his thoughts, feelings, and experiences out in such a way that the average person couldn't even dream up doing. It is put together so well and he tells the story that he wants to tell. It's a blessing to be able to peek in on his mind and the people he works with minds. If a fan doesn't enjoy the rawness of that, just move along. Idk... I get wanting to vibe to something less emotional during some moments but Kendrick has produced plenty of bangers that a fan can revisit and there is also a multitude of music to listen to if a fan isn't happy with the art he produces. I guess that's why fandom can be toxic tho.
You nailed it! A lot of people are actually mad cause Kendrick made a song about trans people. This album is raw and beautiful, Kendrick poured his soul out to give us this masterpiece, and people cant appreciate it.
@@thejtrax same! I'm definitely gonna try not to judge people on their musical preferences but you can't say he didn't put his all into it. There's a difference between disliking a project because it got half-assed and disliking a project just because you don't care for it. Hopefully some people will find their perfect mood for this project and sit down for a good listen.
This is my first album that I have witnessed as a Kendrick fan the day that it dropped. And the fact that this is so good makes me so happy and left with no doubts when it comes to Kendrick being my GOAT
i'm glad you really fucked with this album, i've been seeing nothing but hate for it for the most part and i'm glad that you caught a lot of the stuff that other people didn't. becoming a musician has infinitely opened my mind to what good music truly is. take care quad and we're excited for the new release
People didn’t get what they wanted and if they don’t like it that’s okay. Everybody that I’ve seen that really listens to music or Kendrick understands that he’s an artist and will do whatever tf he wants. Which is why he’s great in the first place lol
@@Medeovcra1 absolutely. but i’ve seen some absolutely horrendous takes like saying this albums best song is the worst on TPAB. shit that doesn’t make sense. then again. it’s the internet and half of this place is made up of people with no cognitive function whatsoever 💀
This album is a 10 outta 10. So many good songs. People just annoyed they don't got something like a bitch don't kill my vibe, money trees, poetic justice ect for the summer for parties and shit which ain't what rap is always supposed to be lmfao you should really hear the wack ass shit they listen to non stop anyway. His best album
I feel like after the humble and DNA became big hits some people expected kendrick to drop a mainstream trap album but he went fully experimental which is great for people who don't want repetetive regular stuff that we hear everyday. maybe that's why there's lot of mixed reviews here and there but i'm pretty sure this one's gonna age great as people listen to it more and become more fimiliar with these sounds.
People hate what they don’t understand. They probably expected something on the level of family ties. But the way this album was made and how personal it was I knew right away it wasn’t going to be bars or spiritual lyrical miracle. I love the album and give it a 8. But it def needs a couple more listens.
I hate the fact that so many people call this album "boring" compared to previous Kendrick, but I feel like Kendrick expected a response like this. It definitely feels like one of his most if not the most revealing and emotional out of any Kendrick Lamar album, which a lot people just don't feel the need to listen to or comprehend, leaving them to miss out on so many of the important layers and intricate details that Kendrick crafted for this album. I feel bad for the people who haven't given this album a listen, as the lyrics and melodies are so well crafted to a degree that in some cases it can even provide life-changing perspectives. Love the reaction Quadeca, I can really tell you put a lot of thought into music just like Kendrick. It's people who are as dedicated as you and Kendrick that should succeed in the game, so I'm glad you got recognition for Scrapyard even if you personally don't believe it's your best. ♥
Me and friends weren't major fans on our first listens. I feel like we were expecting tpab 2. But as I listen to the album more and more I keep finding new favorite songs. Crown, Count me out, United in Grief, Mother I sober, Mirror, just on and on every song starts to catch me and I realize this is an instant classic. Kendrick has done it again.
This was honestly so unexpected for me. To me Kendrick has always been kind of lacking in some aspects of self-awareness as far as how he affects the world and his place in it, but this album showed so much growth and honesty from someone who already was more socially aware than most. I think the most shocking moment was when he brought up how he brought the white girl up on stage, I think about that often but I honestly never expected to hear about it from him. To think that it also affects him heavily, to him admitting to cheating on his wife and hate-fucking white girls, to him realizing he might have some unealized hatred for white people, to him realizing how generational trauma destroys the culture so much as those with even the best intentions (his mother) unknowingly do long-lasting catastrophic damage without even knowing it or meaning to. This album was so touching and wild and unexpected and I think it exposes a lot of his fake-deep woke fans who are now hating on it as this is a clear progression from his ideas on previous albums. Really loved this one.
Quadeca you are actually my favorite artist. From me to you really touched and helped me in a dark place in my life. I can't wait for your new album. You have a lot of greatness ahead of you!!
Quad I’m on my 3-4 listen and your breakdowns were phenomenal. This album has already grown on me. Some incredible production, fantastic writing, storytelling was incredible, pop bangers, and some super emotional cuts too. Right now I rate it an 8.5/10 I think it’s great right now. Much love Quad hope you take care!
It seems that opinions have been fairly mixed on this album but I personally loved it. Kendrick definitely got super personal on here which I love, explored some new topics, great and varied production, and a solid concept that I think will only get better with time. Definitely preferred the second side to the first but they’re both great. Probably a 9-10/10 imo need more listens to solidify. Favorite tracks: Mirror, Mother I sober, Mr Morale, auntie diaries, Father Time, untitled in grief
To be fair, that's fairly normal for a Kendrick album. People had mixed opinions on TPAB when it came out, a lot of people thought it was pretentious and they didn't like the jazz elements. Then when DAMN. came out, people were divided on that too. A lot of people said it was boring, too commercial, not experimental enough. So people being mixed on this one is par for the course
I like the album but to me the s wasn't worth a five year wait. But (I know it sounds like I'm coping lol) I think this COULD be him playing around as a comeback to finish his contract for TDE and he releases a more developed one soon on pglang. I also think this cause Kodak only recorded his stuff in later 2021, and kendrick was supposedly planning to drop 2020 so idk what is happening with the pre 2020
You’ve got one of the only reactions out here that seems to get it with the album. Like you GET IT and that alone made me love your reaction, this album is very personal and like he made it as therapy like you said. I think for a first listen you got it down pretty good. Keep it up bro! Thanks for the great reaction.
A lot of people couldn't appreciate Crown for what it was, and that poetic feel it brought really needs a patient, open mind to understand. You reviewed the album really well, love how you tried to be in shoes the whole time 🙌🏼
Cool snippet. I will spend the next decade decoding exactly what each chord means and what emotion it has historically given to every song it’s in. I will find every lyric you will sing and every topic you will touch on. Based on the chords I will find out from intense studies of music history what track number the song is most likely from. I will then see what themes or ideas are most common on that track number. Thank you again.
@@khalilcole2383 Cool comment. I will spend the next few months contemplating how you could think those two things are correlated. Historically, people make generalizations such as these when the thing you are mentioning relates to the original subject. Based on the words you used in the combination you used them, I’m aware of what they mean. I’m also aware that unless you are simply not thinking straight, it is strange. I may soon in the coming months come to a conclusion or finding of what correlation the two things have. Thank you, but you confuse me. Good luck on your own studies.
It honestly just bums me out that there are people out there that will never appreciate this album. It, along with other kendrick albums are the only thing with as much weight in the game as Tupac if you ask me. But even pac wasn't able to reach everyone so that's just life. Music is different to all people, what people want out of it varies, and there's just some types of thought process that people don't want to interface with. I think there is a lot of jealousy out there as well. Kendrick is real and he is different. He shatters trends and transcends.
Albums been out for like 2-3 days and you're already writing like this lmaooo. So concerned about how other people feel about this album. Youre the average 14 year old HHT anime pfp user
You really putting this album higher than every other piece of work in hip hop other than Pac? This is surface level stuff from Kendrick and it’s disrespectful to ignore all of the past great hip hop albums and place this higher than all of them. You need to listen to more hip hop if you think this is near the best this genre has produced. The overall concept, topics he discusses and lyrics are nowhere near hip hops best, let alone the production which is good in some parts of the album, and shocking in other parts. Not a bad album by any means but TPAB, GKMC, Section 80, DAMN, his EP, OD, even his untitled unmastered is FAR superior to this album. There’s more in conscious hip hop than just Kendrick, Pac, B.I.G, I suggest you try and listen to other artists.
nah that album make me wanna quit music, the crazy production, the flows, the message, the heavy crazy unpredictable instruments and vocals, the whole thing was amazing.
Some artist are just so good it discourages you, which kind of sucks sometimes. I make mostly electronic so listening to space laces music is almost disheartening knowing i will never be able to make music as incredible as him
Album felt so much like a play or theatre production. Stripped back in the sense of all feeling like live instruments, the footsteps, the lines often being read like poems and speeches, it gets better every listen.
Love these album reviews, definitely the most insightful ones next to fantano. Also this albums production is insane, every song sounds completely different to the others, this was a crazy project from kendrick, expectations crushed.
Incredible album, incredible review. These types of albums are supposed to be lived with for years as new facets reveal themselves to you. But that being said you did a great job of bringing us into your initial reaction to it and the enthusiasm you bring in these videos is clear to see. Looking forward to your next album man
coming back to this video so much later and it's crazy to see quad in this IDMTHY era. you can see how he was getting thinner and his hair was getting longer. he had footage for his album and he put a little clip of it in this video. he's using the camera that he used for the footage for his album with the retro style video quality. him focusing on the production of mr morale and the little details of it and just the song in general showing how he was so enfatuated with the details and it really shows on IDMTHY with all the beautiful and complex details of each song throughout the album. IDMTHY was my album of the year for 2022 without a single doubt in my mind. quad ur music is amazing and so are you.
a year later but i noticed this too. so interesting to see how he was thinking and you can tell what he thought was important and incorporated into his own music. super cool
For me, the album was an 9/10, I was really surprised by the comments and hate people had on this album. There are definitely some "weird" songs in my opinion, like "We Cry Together". My favorites: Mirror, N95, United in Grief and Savior Ps: Big Fan from Germany 🇩🇪✌🏾
I like how Shawn Cee said it: it's very good conceptually and it's a very personal album for Kendrick, but it's far less "entertaining" or musically / tonally listenable than Damn and his other albums. I think The Heart pt 5 could've helped this album's sonic appeal
after listening to we cry tofether again, i have since changed my opinion, def will not go on any playlists though. this album is really replayable i feel though, such a great vibe and a reallt relatable feeling
@Jeff's Royal Body Guard like my first reaction was laughing my ass off even though this type of thing is really sad tho. It’s almost not music, it’s more like acting and it was incredible
This reminds me of a conversation I had with another person. We were discussing when is the time to talk about black issues. When addressing police shootings if you said black on black crime ppl would say ur deflecting and they weren’t completely wrong; however, I think this the kick in the ass our community needed. This will get the TPAB treatment. Ppl will say it’s trash then say it’s the most artistic album of all time in 5 weeks
I feel that this an album that is art not music, even tho its music. its an album that has more meaning than just to be listened to. Its a "weird" album that isn't made for enjoyment but for Making you think, its an album that is made to Make you go Holy shit. Not about a song, a beat, a lyric, but about the entire album as a whole about the meaning behind the songs.
OK this is the best album review I've seen. It's perfect. Like u let the music play long enough 4 us to feel as if we heard the song without it being too long, & ur giving ur review perfectly as far as time goes
First to admit it, i started listening to Kendrick because of the beef. I had heard kf him, hes been on a few features of artist i listen to. DAMN. Was so good, that Mr. Moral and the Big Steppers scafed me to listen. I had this same experience with Hozier's Unreal Unearthed. (When I finally listen to that album, i was weeping MESS. I could not crying.) I slowly worked my my way through Mr. Moral. Took me a week as i digested the songs amd his word. Father Time reminded me of my father. Stern man, but I love him. Taught me right. Auntie Daries and Mother I sober also made me cry.
Worldwide steppers is one of my favorite songs on the album. The meaning behind his lyrics are very powerful; they highlight his struggles with his own racism and his deep hatred for the capitalist society we live in. All of his lyrics about slow killers is him saying that even the church goer who participates in capitalism or any sort of beneficial charity indirectly is contributing to the poverty of other human beings. These humans in poverty then slowly get killed overtime by the environment their forced to live in and the limited or unhealthy materials and goods they have access to. We all some killers bitch. We all contribute to the slow killing of other humans because of the society we live in. Yet, at the end of the day, the same people who don’t realize this are the ones who are hating Kendrick for putting Kodak on the album. That’s the whole fucking point, we some killers, if you can forgive yourself you can forgive Kodak and Kendrick. We some killers she a killer hes a killer bitch.
quads explanation of how he liked how alternative sounding united in grief is was awesome to hear post scrapyard. quad was talkin bout how but he loved the unsettling unique sound of that song, which totally set the mood for the album, and all i could think about was how his words applied to scrapyard imo. ah musics great
This album gets better like wine over time. At first I was hit by it hard. I didn't love the music the way I loved his previous songs. But fuck me, it hit me hard. Over time as I listen, It's become like gospel to me. It soothes my soul in a way I can't describe.
This album is so fucking amazing brings a tear to my eye. It’s hard to bring light on topic without being too woke now days and with these time compare to 2016 Kendrick last release it’s crazy how this holds up and it’s even better than DAMN. I’ve been saying this and going to say this, this Album is a mixture between TPAB & GKMC the story telling is just so fluent. Couple songs miss for me but 9/10 !
That piano in rich interlude is very much because of the input of duval timothy, who has production credit up and down this project. Have loved his work for a bit, was cool seeing him in this context.
This got recommended on the day of drakes "leak" diss, he says the album bricked... Mr Morale will age infinitely better than drake's whole discography 😂😭😭☠️
Seeing a lot of mixed reactions but this album is actually really nice. It’s like one big therapy session and it has a bit of everything so you can’t be mad at him for trying something new and still killing it! 🔥 not a perfect album, but definitely a great body of work. As Kendrick said, he is not anybody’s savior and people gotta stop treating him like a god. Yes, he’s insanely talented and perhaps the best artist of our generation, but that doesn’t mean he can’t choose his own well-being over everything else. He talked about this in the last track too and I think he did a great job of conveying different sides of his psyche. Some people just hating for no reason. Was a great album. People just gotta chill out and stop expecting so much from artists who are just people at the end of the day.
@@Sigmundfrued i know a lot of LGBT members didn’t like it cuz of the slur but to me, tho it’s obvious very cis way of discussing it, it’s clearly obvious it’s abt trans rights and allyship
@@anachronismic the whole deadname thing is the same as the slur, it’s kinda weird to hear him say it but listening to the full song and the meaning, you can tell kendrick doesn’t mean it in a transphobic way, but in the perspective of someone who just didn’t know better.
Genuinely had a great time watching your reaction. I shared the same kinda patience , curiosity, and awe throughout the album. Wish I could go back to my first listen, album's special & it goes hardd loll
I like how you actually make music so when you review something you understand the process and you're not just like "that's weird, I wish it was more like this"
Unpopular opinion: This album is so good that I now understand how DAMN. can be perceived as a 7. Cuz I feel like this is just that far ahead of DAMN in terms of quality. Maybe not better than TPAB but I feel like theirs a conversation to be had there tbh
DAMN was overrated asf when it came out bc the "oh shit, new Kendrick effect" was taking over. Damn was Kendrick trying too hard to do his worst habit- act like a saviour. Its an ugly overblown mess in comparison to his other albums. Even Fantano said he's only grown colder to DAMN over the years as the oh shit effect wore off. Damn is a freakin 3 out of 10 at best 😅
@@lostie4998 I agree with most of that tbh and it's grown cold on me too. It's kinda basic. I'd still say 3 is a bit low but I understand and respect that opinion.
@@lostie4998 BLOOD, DNA, DUCKWORTH, LUST, XXX, FEAR, FEEL and PRIDE are great songs though in my opinion lmao. there are some simplistic bops on there I don’t care for though.
Quad, you’re looking great! Hope you’re having a nice day, week, month. My favorites from the album at the moment are Mirror, Count Me Out, Savior, Father Time, and Unified in Grief.
Its crazy how Kendrick can not only put into words emotions I can’t even describe but then rhyme said words into a song that makes me feel said emotion
This my third favourite Kendrick album behind TPAB and GKMC, I think it will take most people a lot of listens to fully appreciate it but I is a masterpiece.
Having an actress for We Cry Together instead of a rapper/singer was genius.
She should make music tho fr
She sounds like Regina King (Huey from Boondocks) I love that song. I felt like that and Auntie Diaries were done so well.
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@@DasFlippityFlop I knew she sounded like someone just couldn’t put my finger on it
reminded me of white boy ricky's sister
mentioning a bbl in a kendrick video from a year ago cannot be a coincidence
he mentioned dj mustard too lol
Quinoa a prophet?
Literally came here to comment this
@@originalyoutubername5188 Quonka The Prophet?!
Mole confirmed! 🤣🤣
I walked into the gym listening to the album for the first time. I left the gym crying Aunties Diaries and Mother I Sober fucked me up. 💀
Mother I Sober got me too. That song brought back so much trauma from my childhood. It was like a therapy session.
BRO SAME SHIT LMAO
aunties diarie make me cry fr😂😂
Aunties diaries really hit me
auntie diaries was seriously heart wrenching for me
This album grows a lot with every listen, it's a theatrical masterpiece
Facts
i was your 1000th like congratumalations
@@boogerfatnuts I was your first like congratumalations
@@azkiller3116 I was YOUR first like congralolotumatitons
No I'm sorry it was pure garbage juice
Unlike other albums, this one isn’t one story but multiple put into an album. N95 says it in the very beginning, “I got some stories to tell”
Exactly it’s just Kendrick in therapy and getting more comfortable with himself
@@Koko_90 yeah idk why kenny is getting hated on for this album. even if some people might not enjoy the sound of the music, I can’t understand why anyone would say it’s a flop
eat your cereal
@@yungshmoney it’s definitely weaker compared to his other albums but by all means it doesn’t mean it’s bad. it’s definitely an album you should appreciate as a album not for hits.
@@ElMango14 i personally don’t think it’s his weakest album and really all of his albums are made to be listened to as whole projects and not just individual tracks, but i understand why people might not enjoy this one as much.
I think this album is going to be more polarising than other kendrick albums. I think people had gotten used to an unbiased social commentary from kendrick thats hard to criticise. But this kendrick album is personal and he is voicing his own views and opinions so its bound to be open to more hate
dude that was such an amazing way to put it
Lowkey thought it was a troll album
Unbiased social commentary???Literally the whole of TPAB is talking about the black struggle in modern America from Kendrick’s perspective
@JAY CHROM3 that’s it for me. The content is good regardless of agree or disagree but just the songs aren’t worth coming back to over and over again.
*it's kendrick's 4YEO*
I think Kodak black is on the album so much because he represents exactly the type of person kendrick is describing on this album. A flawed individual who was deeply effected by his generational trauma, causing him to continue the cycle of abuse and harm.
This is a great interpretation on the matter, I really feel like he was trying to say something greater by doing that, for sure. You've put into words one of the many reasons why he might have made this decision. As a rape victim myself, I've wondered why the men who have assaulted me have chosen to do so. Maybe to project their own feelings of powerlessness onto me, continuing the cycle of abuse you're speaking of....
I feel like he also was helping Kodak redeem himself.
"Pull out the stick, hit a bitch with the wood" -Kodak Black(Silent Hill)
*🥩rider:* Oh my gosh🥲this is so emotional Kodak, your verse is changing Hip-Hop🥺🥺
@@Biden_Bluh 💀💀💀
@@zzzzzzz2601who said any of this lmao??? We aren’t talking about the actual verse, just why he’s on the project.
"I feel like a lot of people won't appreciate how cool this album is"
Got that right..
This Album gonna age like fine wine.
Anthony fantano is going to hate it though 😔
@@vrilmaxxed i think he's gonna give it 6-7/10. But for me it's 8/10 rn and it's gonna go up with time I think.
@@vrilmaxxed what a trrrible gauge of what is not or not
@@vrilmaxxed oh fs
@Jeff's Royal Body Guard yeah either 5-6 if he don't connect or a big 8 or 9 maybe if he connects with the album lol
Ben is really driving around for probably an hour while listening to music with California's gas prices lmao
That’s how we know our boy made it
thats 10 dollars bro r u ok
@@outmywritemind1739 where do you live 💀an hour of driving is atleast 20 dollars
@@Chiiam-pz5mc lmao, bros driving a semi
@@mocapcow2933 bros dad is a billionaire
now that this album has a good few months on it, i can say with full confidence that this album has aged beautifully. it's the reason why kendrick is now my favorite music artist of all time and every song is a listen for different reasons. i've never listened to an artist who is as true to his art in its expression as kendrick. what a time to be alive.
I straight up was critic of it at first. Was openly disappointed, thought Kendrick lost it and couldn't get into it. Gave it a 6. And was being a bit generous. But I've come back again and again bc I knew it was deep and so curious. And nw, it's my second favorite Kendrick album TPAB. Light to strong 9 for me.
@@ChickenFriedDryEraseMarkers This is what I call growth
@@ChickenFriedDryEraseMarkersTHIS IS TRANFORMASION!
2 years later and itms a classic
You just hit the nail on the head. When you said 'The Big Steppers' are his kids it clicked. Even the album cover. He is Mr. Morale and his family are the big steppers. The tap dancing symbolizes that. Wow. Crazy. Cheers.
the two people tap dancing are also 2 twins! they looked to be around 13
The tap dancing is also a double-ontandra, also being about tap dancing around the real problem. Like when ever you say someone is dancing around the point but never really getting to the point.
I believed the Big Steppers were hurt people of the world. Who tap dances through life and life’s problems.
im glad to see someone actually appreciating how spectacular this album is, amazingly well constructed and an amazing concept album
I actually think MOST people really appreciate this album. It was just jarring for a lot of people at first. It's the epitome of a grower album, and this always happens with those. Especially one so hotly anticipated. This is a good path for Kendrick actually. To polarize means you're doing something right with art. Like Bob Dylan say "An artist should never change. I mean nobody clapped the first time Billie Holiday sang Strange Fruit"
Seems like it’s highly regarded in my realm.
I guess I haven't been listening to the opinions of other people over the last day so I didn't realize how polarizing this album was going to be. For me, this man aired his thoughts, feelings, and experiences out in such a way that the average person couldn't even dream up doing. It is put together so well and he tells the story that he wants to tell. It's a blessing to be able to peek in on his mind and the people he works with minds. If a fan doesn't enjoy the rawness of that, just move along. Idk... I get wanting to vibe to something less emotional during some moments but Kendrick has produced plenty of bangers that a fan can revisit and there is also a multitude of music to listen to if a fan isn't happy with the art he produces. I guess that's why fandom can be toxic tho.
You nailed it! A lot of people are actually mad cause Kendrick made a song about trans people. This album is raw and beautiful, Kendrick poured his soul out to give us this masterpiece, and people cant appreciate it.
Some people just got low IQs
It's Human nature. This album is a grower, not a shower. I love it more the more I listen to it. 8.5/10
@@thejtrax same! I'm definitely gonna try not to judge people on their musical preferences but you can't say he didn't put his all into it. There's a difference between disliking a project because it got half-assed and disliking a project just because you don't care for it. Hopefully some people will find their perfect mood for this project and sit down for a good listen.
i totally agree, thanks for this i felt alone
glad to see someone love crown as much as i did :) the pianos and the delivery were 10/10 just purely immaculate
crown was definitely my favorite aswell, from the the first listen to the 1000 repeats. kendrick doesn’t miss.
crown is definitely my favorite it’s sooo unique and beautiful while being simplistic
Same!
Agreed here
MY FAV❤
United In Grief 3:44
N95 5:55
Worldwide Steppers 7:30
Die Hard 10:00
Father Time 11:44
Rich Interlude 13:05
Rich Spirit 14:30
We Cry Together 15:10
Purple Hearts 18:03
Count Me Out 20:19
Crown 22:24
Silent Hill 24:30
Savior Interlude 26:43
Savior 28:11
Auntie Diaries 30:06
Mr Morale 33:36
Mother I Sober 35:37
Mirror 39:36
Final Thoughts On Album 41:27
Missed 11:43 Father Time
Thanks for the stamps though
Goat
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The video has chapters😂
@@jgray1831 😂😂😂they didn't notice that
This is my first album that I have witnessed as a Kendrick fan the day that it dropped. And the fact that this is so good makes me so happy and left with no doubts when it comes to Kendrick being my GOAT
Damn was my first album in real time and it was amazing. For some reason it just doesn’t feel the same this time.
@@firebagel2936Cuz Kendrick is versatile, simple answer.
God I love these album reviews
hello Big Joe
Thank you Mr. President
i'm glad you really fucked with this album, i've been seeing nothing but hate for it for the most part and i'm glad that you caught a lot of the stuff that other people didn't. becoming a musician has infinitely opened my mind to what good music truly is. take care quad and we're excited for the new release
People didn’t get what they wanted and if they don’t like it that’s okay. Everybody that I’ve seen that really listens to music or Kendrick understands that he’s an artist and will do whatever tf he wants. Which is why he’s great in the first place lol
@@Medeovcra1 absolutely. but i’ve seen some absolutely horrendous takes like saying this albums best song is the worst on TPAB. shit that doesn’t make sense. then again. it’s the internet and half of this place is made up of people with no cognitive function whatsoever 💀
This album is a 10 outta 10. So many good songs. People just annoyed they don't got something like a bitch don't kill my vibe, money trees, poetic justice ect for the summer for parties and shit which ain't what rap is always supposed to be lmfao you should really hear the wack ass shit they listen to non stop anyway. His best album
I feel like after the humble and DNA became big hits some people expected kendrick to drop a mainstream trap album but he went fully experimental which is great for people who don't want repetetive regular stuff that we hear everyday. maybe that's why there's lot of mixed reviews here and there but i'm pretty sure this one's gonna age great as people listen to it more and become more fimiliar with these sounds.
People hate what they don’t understand. They probably expected something on the level of family ties. But the way this album was made and how personal it was I knew right away it wasn’t going to be bars or spiritual lyrical miracle. I love the album and give it a 8. But it def needs a couple more listens.
“I wonder if any of these songs will cause controversy”...next song Auntie Diaries
I hate the fact that so many people call this album "boring" compared to previous Kendrick, but I feel like Kendrick expected a response like this. It definitely feels like one of his most if not the most revealing and emotional out of any Kendrick Lamar album, which a lot people just don't feel the need to listen to or comprehend, leaving them to miss out on so many of the important layers and intricate details that Kendrick crafted for this album. I feel bad for the people who haven't given this album a listen, as the lyrics and melodies are so well crafted to a degree that in some cases it can even provide life-changing perspectives. Love the reaction Quadeca, I can really tell you put a lot of thought into music just like Kendrick. It's people who are as dedicated as you and Kendrick that should succeed in the game, so I'm glad you got recognition for Scrapyard even if you personally don't believe it's your best. ♥
Me and friends weren't major fans on our first listens. I feel like we were expecting tpab 2. But as I listen to the album more and more I keep finding new favorite songs. Crown, Count me out, United in Grief, Mother I sober, Mirror, just on and on every song starts to catch me and I realize this is an instant classic. Kendrick has done it again.
Same here and we have the same taste it seems cause these are my favs too
"We Cry Together" and "Auntie Diaries" are something else.
Mother I sober too bro
song had me sleep shit was boring as fuck but had a decent concept
@@youngali505 crazy how nobody asked you lil bro
@@youngali505 not every song needs to be heavy and about weirdass shit
@@youngali505 bro probably listens to yeat
This was honestly so unexpected for me. To me Kendrick has always been kind of lacking in some aspects of self-awareness as far as how he affects the world and his place in it, but this album showed so much growth and honesty from someone who already was more socially aware than most.
I think the most shocking moment was when he brought up how he brought the white girl up on stage, I think about that often but I honestly never expected to hear about it from him. To think that it also affects him heavily, to him admitting to cheating on his wife and hate-fucking white girls, to him realizing he might have some unealized hatred for white people, to him realizing how generational trauma destroys the culture so much as those with even the best intentions (his mother) unknowingly do long-lasting catastrophic damage without even knowing it or meaning to. This album was so touching and wild and unexpected and I think it exposes a lot of his fake-deep woke fans who are now hating on it as this is a clear progression from his ideas on previous albums. Really loved this one.
Great breakdown👍🏽
Congrats unlike all these Teenagers and young dumb fuckers you actually listened analyzed and understood . good job
He never lacked self awareness. He just didn’t want us to put him on a pedestal.
@@johntimothy9757 you said exactly what i was thinking. great way to put it man.
perfectly said, thank you for putting my thoughts into words
Quadeca you are actually my favorite artist. From me to you really touched and helped me in a dark place in my life. I can't wait for your new album. You have a lot of greatness ahead of you!!
Quad I’m on my 3-4 listen and your breakdowns were phenomenal. This album has already grown on me. Some incredible production, fantastic writing, storytelling was incredible, pop bangers, and some super emotional cuts too. Right now I rate it an 8.5/10 I think it’s great right now. Much love Quad hope you take care!
9.3/10
It seems that opinions have been fairly mixed on this album but I personally loved it. Kendrick definitely got super personal on here which I love, explored some new topics, great and varied production, and a solid concept that I think will only get better with time. Definitely preferred the second side to the first but they’re both great. Probably a 9-10/10 imo need more listens to solidify.
Favorite tracks: Mirror, Mother I sober, Mr Morale, auntie diaries, Father Time, untitled in grief
Who's mixed on this album? This album is phenomenal.
@@N-Khal I’ve seen a ton of different takes tbh
To be fair, that's fairly normal for a Kendrick album. People had mixed opinions on TPAB when it came out, a lot of people thought it was pretentious and they didn't like the jazz elements. Then when DAMN. came out, people were divided on that too. A lot of people said it was boring, too commercial, not experimental enough. So people being mixed on this one is par for the course
Oh no, it’s NBA Backcourt Media again
I like the album but to me the s wasn't worth a five year wait. But (I know it sounds like I'm coping lol) I think this COULD be him playing around as a comeback to finish his contract for TDE and he releases a more developed one soon on pglang. I also think this cause Kodak only recorded his stuff in later 2021, and kendrick was supposedly planning to drop 2020 so idk what is happening with the pre 2020
You’ve got one of the only reactions out here that seems to get it with the album. Like you GET IT and that alone made me love your reaction, this album is very personal and like he made it as therapy like you said. I think for a first listen you got it down pretty good. Keep it up bro! Thanks for the great reaction.
A lot of people couldn't appreciate Crown for what it was, and that poetic feel it brought really needs a patient, open mind to understand. You reviewed the album really well, love how you tried to be in shoes the whole time 🙌🏼
Crown’s piano beat is painful to listen to. So many mid piano beats on this album just sink its foundations for the lyrics on top of it.
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@@atm2538 stay mad
Cool snippet. I will spend the next decade decoding exactly what each chord means and what emotion it has historically given to every song it’s in. I will find every lyric you will sing and every topic you will touch on. Based on the chords I will find out from intense studies of music history what track number the song is most likely from. I will then see what themes or ideas are most common on that track number. Thank you again.
Kendrick fans be like
@@khalilcole2383 Cool comment. I will spend the next few months contemplating how you could think those two things are correlated. Historically, people make generalizations such as these when the thing you are mentioning relates to the original subject. Based on the words you used in the combination you used them, I’m aware of what they mean. I’m also aware that unless you are simply not thinking straight, it is strange. I may soon in the coming months come to a conclusion or finding of what correlation the two things have. Thank you, but you confuse me. Good luck on your own studies.
@@backfloop Interesting
@@zaidalawa_ Thanks!
this needs to be default when any big album drops, the reactions are just 10/10
It honestly just bums me out that there are people out there that will never appreciate this album. It, along with other kendrick albums are the only thing with as much weight in the game as Tupac if you ask me. But even pac wasn't able to reach everyone so that's just life. Music is different to all people, what people want out of it varies, and there's just some types of thought process that people don't want to interface with. I think there is a lot of jealousy out there as well. Kendrick is real and he is different. He shatters trends and transcends.
Albums been out for like 2-3 days and you're already writing like this lmaooo. So concerned about how other people feel about this album. Youre the average 14 year old HHT anime pfp user
@@hosuli123 and you the avg yb fan
You really putting this album higher than every other piece of work in hip hop other than Pac? This is surface level stuff from Kendrick and it’s disrespectful to ignore all of the past great hip hop albums and place this higher than all of them. You need to listen to more hip hop if you think this is near the best this genre has produced. The overall concept, topics he discusses and lyrics are nowhere near hip hops best, let alone the production which is good in some parts of the album, and shocking in other parts. Not a bad album by any means but TPAB, GKMC, Section 80, DAMN, his EP, OD, even his untitled unmastered is FAR superior to this album. There’s more in conscious hip hop than just Kendrick, Pac, B.I.G, I suggest you try and listen to other artists.
@@vsgaming5933 how would you know that lol
@@vsgaming5933 nice overused phase btw
United In Grief - 3:44
N95 ft. Baby Keem - 5:48
Worldwide Steppers ft. Kodak Black - 7:30
Die Hard feat. Blxst Amanda Reifer - 9:55
Father Time (feat. Sampha) - 11:41
Rich - Interlude - 13:05
Rich Spirit - 14:29
We Cry Together - 15:07
Purple Hearts (feat. Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah) - 18:02
Count Me Out - 20:15
Crown - 22:22
Silent Hill - 24:29
Savior - Interlude - 26:43
Savior - 28:09
Auntie Diaries - 30:06
Mr. Morale - 33:34
Mother I Sober - 35:35
Mirror - 39:31
Baby keem is on N95?
@@prospectmma no
@@prospectmma i copied the tracklist in the description, it's wrong tho lol
nah that album make me wanna quit music, the crazy production, the flows, the message, the heavy crazy unpredictable instruments and vocals, the whole thing was amazing.
Don’t quit be inspired 🔥
Some artist are just so good it discourages you, which kind of sucks sometimes. I make mostly electronic so listening to space laces music is almost disheartening knowing i will never be able to make music as incredible as him
@@morty1504 man fuck that u gotta believe in yourself dog don't never limit your potential because of another man💯💯
Bruh I feel this lol but we gotta keep going lol
Nahhh double down bro! Find your genuine voice. Know silence within your heart and let your creativity flow! You got this!
Album felt so much like a play or theatre production. Stripped back in the sense of all feeling like live instruments, the footsteps, the lines often being read like poems and speeches, it gets better every listen.
28:55 bro almost wrecked 😂😂😂
Savior beat drop will do that lmao
Love these album reviews, definitely the most insightful ones next to fantano. Also this albums production is insane, every song sounds completely different to the others, this was a crazy project from kendrick, expectations crushed.
I loved the album. It felt so personal and different. Kendrick is legendary and never seizes to impress.
That x on your pp?
happy 2 year anniversary for this immaculate video
0:59 - Referencing BBLs 2 years ago. Dude. Youre a wizard.
Incredible album, incredible review. These types of albums are supposed to be lived with for years as new facets reveal themselves to you. But that being said you did a great job of bringing us into your initial reaction to it and the enthusiasm you bring in these videos is clear to see. Looking forward to your next album man
coming back to this video so much later and it's crazy to see quad in this IDMTHY era. you can see how he was getting thinner and his hair was getting longer. he had footage for his album and he put a little clip of it in this video. he's using the camera that he used for the footage for his album with the retro style video quality. him focusing on the production of mr morale and the little details of it and just the song in general showing how he was so enfatuated with the details and it really shows on IDMTHY with all the beautiful and complex details of each song throughout the album. IDMTHY was my album of the year for 2022 without a single doubt in my mind. quad ur music is amazing and so are you.
a year later but i noticed this too. so interesting to see how he was thinking and you can tell what he thought was important and incorporated into his own music. super cool
IDMTHY?what album is that?
@@NaturalHeistalbum this this guy made
@@DOG_EATER_1887 I know I just realised.
I watched this video for a solid 20 minutes before realizing that that's Quedeca reacting
For me, the album was an 9/10, I was really surprised by the comments and hate people had on this album. There are definitely some "weird" songs in my opinion, like "We Cry Together".
My favorites: Mirror, N95, United in Grief and Savior
Ps: Big Fan from Germany 🇩🇪✌🏾
I like how Shawn Cee said it: it's very good conceptually and it's a very personal album for Kendrick, but it's far less "entertaining" or musically / tonally listenable than Damn and his other albums. I think The Heart pt 5 could've helped this album's sonic appeal
after listening to we cry tofether again, i have since changed my opinion, def will not go on any playlists though. this album is really replayable i feel though, such a great vibe and a reallt relatable feeling
For me We Cry Together is the best…this is like a audiobook
@Jeff's Royal Body Guard like my first reaction was laughing my ass off even though this type of thing is really sad tho. It’s almost not music, it’s more like acting and it was incredible
We cry together was basically the "For Free" of this album
This reminds me of a conversation I had with another person. We were discussing when is the time to talk about black issues. When addressing police shootings if you said black on black crime ppl would say ur deflecting and they weren’t completely wrong; however, I think this the kick in the ass our community needed. This will get the TPAB treatment. Ppl will say it’s trash then say it’s the most artistic album of all time in 5 weeks
DJ mustard reference in a Kenny video 2 years ago. He has no clue
and 1:01
I feel that this an album that is art not music, even tho its music. its an album that has more meaning than just to be listened to. Its a "weird" album that isn't made for enjoyment but for Making you think, its an album that is made to Make you go Holy shit. Not about a song, a beat, a lyric, but about the entire album as a whole about the meaning behind the songs.
This is what music is supposed to be
Da goat has returned, now we wait for quad to drop his album and 2022 is the year of GOATED music
OK this is the best album review I've seen. It's perfect. Like u let the music play long enough 4 us to feel as if we heard the song without it being too long, & ur giving ur review perfectly as far as time goes
First to admit it, i started listening to Kendrick because of the beef. I had heard kf him, hes been on a few features of artist i listen to. DAMN. Was so good, that Mr. Moral and the Big Steppers scafed me to listen. I had this same experience with Hozier's Unreal Unearthed. (When I finally listen to that album, i was weeping MESS. I could not crying.)
I slowly worked my my way through Mr. Moral. Took me a week as i digested the songs amd his word. Father Time reminded me of my father. Stern man, but I love him. Taught me right. Auntie Daries and Mother I sober also made me cry.
Worldwide steppers is one of my favorite songs on the album. The meaning behind his lyrics are very powerful; they highlight his struggles with his own racism and his deep hatred for the capitalist society we live in. All of his lyrics about slow killers is him saying that even the church goer who participates in capitalism or any sort of beneficial charity indirectly is contributing to the poverty of other human beings. These humans in poverty then slowly get killed overtime by the environment their forced to live in and the limited or unhealthy materials and goods they have access to. We all some killers bitch. We all contribute to the slow killing of other humans because of the society we live in. Yet, at the end of the day, the same people who don’t realize this are the ones who are hating Kendrick for putting Kodak on the album. That’s the whole fucking point, we some killers, if you can forgive yourself you can forgive Kodak and Kendrick. We some killers she a killer hes a killer bitch.
Mother I Sober still gets me emotional.
Same, it's hard for me to listen to it without crying
Truly amazing watching your reaction almost 2 years later. What a piece of work this album is
quads explanation of how he liked how alternative sounding united in grief is was awesome to hear post scrapyard. quad was talkin bout how but he loved the unsettling unique sound of that song, which totally set the mood for the album, and all i could think about was how his words applied to scrapyard imo. ah musics great
This album gets better like wine over time. At first I was hit by it hard. I didn't love the music the way I loved his previous songs. But fuck me, it hit me hard. Over time as I listen, It's become like gospel to me. It soothes my soul in a way I can't describe.
This album is so fucking amazing brings a tear to my eye. It’s hard to bring light on topic without being too woke now days and with these time compare to 2016 Kendrick last release it’s crazy how this holds up and it’s even better than DAMN. I’ve been saying this and going to say this, this Album is a mixture between TPAB & GKMC the story telling is just so fluent. Couple songs miss for me but 9/10 !
Most beautiful snippet I've ever heard, thank you for blessing us
That piano in rich interlude is very much because of the input of duval timothy, who has production credit up and down this project. Have loved his work for a bit, was cool seeing him in this context.
This is THE BEST reaction video i've watched on Kenrick's album. Very informative. Very knowledgeable on your behalf.
Bro everyone is sleeping on rich spirit. One of my favourites on the album it goes SO HARD
no 🧢
@@OgButters Kendrick da 🐐 no 🧢
This got recommended on the day of drakes "leak" diss, he says the album bricked... Mr Morale will age infinitely better than drake's whole discography 😂😭😭☠️
I feel like this album is for Kendrick and nobody else and it gives it a sombre feeling throughout
Seeing a lot of mixed reactions but this album is actually really nice. It’s like one big therapy session and it has a bit of everything so you can’t be mad at him for trying something new and still killing it! 🔥 not a perfect album, but definitely a great body of work. As Kendrick said, he is not anybody’s savior and people gotta stop treating him like a god. Yes, he’s insanely talented and perhaps the best artist of our generation, but that doesn’t mean he can’t choose his own well-being over everything else. He talked about this in the last track too and I think he did a great job of conveying different sides of his psyche. Some people just hating for no reason. Was a great album. People just gotta chill out and stop expecting so much from artists who are just people at the end of the day.
I was feeling like this album had elements from his last 3 albums throughout it so I'm glad to see others felt that as well.
28:55 when the song too good you forget you're driving
Bro I love the aesthetic with the cameras the choice of that camera is just so perfect and chill with the vibe of everything keep up the vids bro
I know people dislike this album. I just think they need to grow personally a little more. It gets better with every year that passes.
dude this album was so fucking good. as a trans person, Auntie Dairies had me crying 😭
was genuinely curious how the LGBTQ community would take it...
@@Sigmundfrued i know a lot of LGBT members didn’t like it cuz of the slur but to me, tho it’s obvious very cis way of discussing it, it’s clearly obvious it’s abt trans rights and allyship
@@chlicoo thanks for sharing your take on it! I was pretty curious about how it would be taken, esp with how the hooks depend on deadnames.
(obviously you only speak for yourself I just don't have people in my life who are both trans and would listen to this immediately tbh)
@@anachronismic the whole deadname thing is the same as the slur, it’s kinda weird to hear him say it but listening to the full song and the meaning, you can tell kendrick doesn’t mean it in a transphobic way, but in the perspective of someone who just didn’t know better.
Some of those camera shots Quad was doing were similar to fantasyworld on the movie album with the fireworks.
Can’t believe I didn’t find this video until now. This is so wholesome
Mother I'm Sober is the greatest song on the album. don't even try to argue with me about it, i know it
That song trash
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Genuinely had a great time watching your reaction. I shared the same kinda patience , curiosity, and awe throughout the album.
Wish I could go back to my first listen, album's special & it goes hardd loll
1855 was the number of days since his last album. Album was really a masterpiece. So self aware.
I wasn't 100% sure about it on first listen. It's now one of my favourites.
idk why people didnt like this album lol
I like how you actually make music so when you review something you understand the process and you're not just like "that's weird, I wish it was more like this"
this is the first kendrick album i listened to when it first came out and i'm extremely satisfied
Same still listening to this day
worldwide steppers was so fucking scary man i was shaking in my boots during that shit
no one can ever make me hate this album, it's a real masterpiece fr.
Real
This is going to be an album that grows on people more and more as time goes on. This album was absolutely worth the 5 year wait.
this album inspired me so much and was phenomenal the more i listen to it my opinion amplifies and appreciates it more
loved this review. truly an album for the ages
Top 3 tracks imo:
1. Father Time
2. Silent Hill
3. N95
Silent hill was kinda mid.
Mirror too, Mr morale, Savior (interlude) , Count Me out broh it's all over the place
Savior is goated too
United in grief was a fav for me personally
My top 3:
1. United in grief
2. Auntie diaries
3. We cry together
Savior was gonna be top 3 but We cry together is so over the top I love it
I had to go throughKendrick's whole discography to fully understand this album, truly a masterpiece.
Ok I’ve been worried for you quadecy. Hope your doing well and glad to see that your coming back. Love your content my guy!
Unpopular opinion:
This album is so good that I now understand how DAMN. can be perceived as a 7. Cuz I feel like this is just that far ahead of DAMN in terms of quality.
Maybe not better than TPAB but I feel like theirs a conversation to be had there tbh
DAMN was overrated asf when it came out bc the "oh shit, new Kendrick effect" was taking over. Damn was Kendrick trying too hard to do his worst habit- act like a saviour. Its an ugly overblown mess in comparison to his other albums. Even Fantano said he's only grown colder to DAMN over the years as the oh shit effect wore off. Damn is a freakin 3 out of 10 at best 😅
@@lostie4998 dont talk shit, damn is a great album its just not anywhere close to his best, still a 7 at least
@@lostie4998 I agree with most of that tbh and it's grown cold on me too. It's kinda basic. I'd still say 3 is a bit low but I understand and respect that opinion.
@@UntitledNameGangIsTouringAmmos glad I'm not alone w that view
@@lostie4998 BLOOD, DNA, DUCKWORTH, LUST, XXX, FEAR, FEEL and PRIDE are great songs though in my opinion lmao. there are some simplistic bops on there I don’t care for though.
i wanna comment "i can't believe kendrick delivered this" but actually i can believe it, he's insane
Quad, you’re looking great! Hope you’re having a nice day, week, month. My favorites from the album at the moment are Mirror, Count Me Out, Savior, Father Time, and Unified in Grief.
I think in 5 years we are going to be calling this the best kendrick album
I like how quadeca analyzes songs like its your high school poetry class lol
So many interesting sounds.. United In Grief and Mirror are the perfect beginning and end for the concept.
disagree. Purple Hearts should have been first and Rich (interlude) should have been last
@@CHEESEDADDY nah, why would a love song be the intro
Hoping for a Utopia reaction, but it's probably not gonna come.
I really loved this video. I miss having more friends into music as much as me. Love the passion
Its crazy how Kendrick can not only put into words emotions I can’t even describe but then rhyme said words into a song that makes me feel said emotion
This my third favourite Kendrick album behind TPAB and GKMC, I think it will take most people a lot of listens to fully appreciate it but I is a masterpiece.
Imo this is his best Album since TPAB
THE EDITING ON THIS VID IS GREAT
Great for quadeca to shout out smaller artists like Kendrick
finally i can have my real opinion on this album now that QUADECA has reviewed it
The footsteps in Father Time give me the same vibes as the stomping sound in Oppenheimer