Turning the Tables has been my favourite RUclips channel as of late, but as a white dude myself, there’s something special about seeing the way you two interact with the music that is so defined by the black experience in America. There’s a cultural perspective and an understanding of the art that doesn’t resonate with someone like myself in the same way, and these videos provide a glimpse into that. Love your work
Now that you mention it, most reactors do actually lack an interpretation of this album. They focus more on the production. This is definitely refreshing.
Fun fact that song U, I, and alright on this album actually saved my life. I tried to end it about 4 times when I was younger and this album came out right on time to save me. And that's why I will forever say Kendrick is the best rapper of all time.
The power of music is KRAZY this album takes me bak i was 20 years old i jammed it but it went over my head but NOW its powerful in my life at 28 shit makes me shed a tear kuz life was so krazy then
I wish i got into Kendrick when i was passing through that shit, i got deep into Kendrick a few months ago and i think that kind of songs could help me back then. At least now when i hear it i can remember those moments and think more deeply about it
Sorry for your loss bro💯🙏🏽 appreciate the content that you give us. my pops passed away back in 2020 due to cancer and this was one of his favorite albums I showed him , thanks for the dope video bro appreciate u guys💯💪🏽🔥🙏🏽
@@doriantietz2222 He was 60 yrs old. He fought for 5 years and a year and two months before he passed they gave him only a month to live but he fought for a year and two months. And I’m still hurt about it but I’m glad that he’s no longer suffering through it. I still have my days that are rough.
@@allenbell1427 in germany we do this often we dont get addicted to alcohol but sometimes your mind needs to get drunk and when you listen to tpab for 27th time while you're drunk and you need comfort it's perfect. Everybody knows this album is on of the best albums ever made it's like marvin Gaye's what's going on in hiphop we know that but in Germany nobody knows what's this album means.... people have to spend time with it but nowadays people don't do it anymore which is sad
That’s so beautiful because Kendrick talked about going to Africa and getting inspiration for TPAB. How Much a Dollar Cost? was based on an experience he had in South Africa. Full circle type shit
certain notes on them changes still gives me goosebumps. one of those tracks that get better and better over time. My dream collab would be thundercat and king krule. they would make some majestically weird shit lol
If Kendrick's new album manages to fulfill or exceed the expectations of the fanbase then he is the undisputed goat in my eyes. I don't think there has ever been an album that had expectations as high as this one.
Momma is about Africa yes. Thats why the kid tells him ‘tell your homies to come back home’. Its a message to tell African Americans to reconnect back with Africa
I've been down a Kendrick rabbit hole lately, and I'm so glad I found this video. TPAB is my all-time favorite album and it's so great to see you two share music.
I think what pac meant by not seeing any loud mouth 30 year olds is the radical flame that is present in a lot of the youth and how that flame dies for alot of us when you become older and fall into a more “what can you do” “that’s just life” style of mindset. I think it’s more so a criticism on the abandonment/neglect of collectivism because when you have an individualist mindset the only reasonable conclusion to that radicalism is futitlity and subsequently neutering.
Yes - I am often told: "you'll be less idéalistic when you're 30". I think it's got more than anything to do with it being less accepted to hold radical leftist view s as an adult, as well as having more years to be indoctrinated by neoliberal society and media
48:03 Pops had to sit back… 😂😂😂 that mane K.Dot so cold. But that transition from “U” to “Alright” is still one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced, it’s bible like.
Tpab is such a complex and multilayered art piece. It's more then just a rap album. It's more then just a simple concept or message. It's a conglomerate of everything Kendrick sees, thinks, and believes. It's a way of him getting it off his chest, and through metamorphosis, transform into something more.. and hopefully all of us as well.
Rest up Hans 🕊 This reaction was hella meaningful, not just your Dad's fresh reaction but your passion for music really shining through. Didn't even know King Kunta was that deep til you explained it fr
The whole 3rd verse to Hood Politics was about the Control verse. From when he said “K Dot wassup I heard they opened up Pandora’s box, I’ll box em all in by a landslide”. He was referencing the fact that people were ready to start another east coast - west coast war. But he called it off by saying “nah homie we too sensitive, it’ll spill out to the streets”
I lost my father 3 years ago. And the connection you have with yours is the same I had with mine. So heartwarming and I’m happy I found this video. Bless y’all 🙌🏻🙏🏻
The yams part was wrong. It is from one of the greatest books ever written in African literature called things fall apart. It talks about west Africa and the arrival of Europeans. It also talks about the culture n how yams is a valuable commodity n made you wealthy. It's based on a character and struggles n success. Highly recommend reading for all but definitely AA.
Yup. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Ache, one of the greatest writers to ever exist. I'd recommend anyone to read more of his books. I'm Nigerian (he was also Nigerian) and his books still teach me so much about Nigeria's past (pre- and post-colonial). Chinua Achebe was lucky enough to have a connection with his grandfather who experienced an Africa before colonisers came to destroy our local cultures and religions.
chinua achabe, I read that in high school, my parents weren’t the best and didn’t teach me a lot, that book helped me see the African struggle in a way no one could have explained that to me. 10/10 book probably my favorite or second ever
To pimp a butterfly is the only album i could relate to the most. it makes me remember all the hard and horrible experiences in my life and some of the songs i use as therapy because i have really bad depression. And the albums teach me self love which honestly was the best thing ive ever learned because at the time i was in a very low point in my life fake friends, i had no confidence in myself and music was the only way to help me mentally and emotionally go through something and Kendrick Lamars the only artist i could really relate to and his musics helped me so much through these couple years.
The greatest album to ever exist. Any genre. There’s no album that’s more FULL. It has everything you would want. Musicality, lyricism, PHENOMENAL themes. Obviously no skips. It’s to the point that you have to play the entire album straight because by playing just one song you’re doing yourself a disservice. I love it man
I don't know, man. I love that you love it, but Kendrick's voice grates on me almost as much as Eminem's and I think it pales in comparison to the likes of Illmatic and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... A GREAT modern day hip-hop album, but that is also the caveat.
@@liquidgeorge Illmatic and Cuban Linz don’t have the depth of TPAB bro at all. Kendrick did all of that while still having a VERY meaningful message. All throughout.
wesley’s theory - 10/10 for free? - 9/10 king kunta - 10/10 institutionalized - 9/10 these walls - 10/10 u - 10/10 alright - 10/10 for sale? - 9/10 momma - 9/10 hood politics - 7/10 how much a dollar cost - 9/10 complexion - 10/10 the blacker the berry - 9/10 you ain’t gotta lie - 8/10 i - 10/10 mortal man - 10/10 whole album - 10/10 don’t mess with the goat
One of the Absolute greatest Hip Hop LPs so far. Thought provoking, multiple flows and characters, productions hits your heart and Kendrick's Lyricism and concepts are so far ahead of their time that I still need to catch up.
The Dissect podcast is incredible totally recommend it especially for this lyrically dense of an album, made me appreciate this album and many more on a whole new level RIP HANS 🕊
I'm late to this video, but I am so sorry for your loss, man. I know what it's like to lose friends as many of us do unfortunately. May he rest in peace and power. I love what y'all do and I know he's smiling down on you every day, and always will be.
Can you please do 2pac’s 1995 classic album me against the world because he draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty then he intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts.
I've listened to TPAB countless times, but your dad had perfect descriptions I had never thought of, like for free? sounding like a smoke filled jazz club 🤯
i know i'm more than a year late but i love your guys' deep dive into the lyrics and meaning of the song, you don't see that from many reactions like this. TPAB has always been my favourite album of all time since i heard it so it's great to see you guys talking about it. also, fly high hans 🕊️🕊️
Bro you might as well do DAMN. now at this point. That way when Mr. Morale comes out yall will be completely caught up with his discography. Not only that, "TPAB" embodies everything that came from his mind. "DAMN." embodies everything that came from his heart (FEEL. and FEAR.). PLEASE do either DAMN. or Doggystyle next. Yall keep it up fam. 💪🏽
@@bradleyl0488 untitled unmastered is just leftovers from TPAB...how can you put scraps over a full body of work ? DAMN. can be played backwards for a different meaning. C4 is a full album of Kendrick displaying a Lil Wayne cadence over C3 beats. I can even say his mixtape "Training Day" is better than untitled unmastered. A full album of him displaying pure BARS with Training Day skits weaved thru the project. It's way more cohesive and has a much clearer direction than untitled unmastered. Not to mention the journey he takes you on with the Training Day skits/theme.
To pimp a butterfly changed my life it was my first rap album and it hit me like no other I’ve listened to it 6 times in less than a year the message and everything is amazing and I cry everytime imo the best album ever for me and arguably the best hip hop album this album made Kendrick my fav rapper .
So glad i found these videos, you got a new sub. Checking out your GKMC review next. Love to see you guys vibing with some of the tracks, especially your dads reaction to king kunta was awesome 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Rapsody album Lailas Wisdon was nominated for rap album of the year, it was appreciated both underground and mainstream. Definitely worth giving a listen to and features a lot big acts like Kendrick, Anderson paak and more
Kendrick is an artist whose brilliance transcends rap and music. He delivers a profound social commentary, a thought-provoking trap. With unparalleled depth, he explores our very core, questioning our values, highlighting what it means to be human. In his musical tapestry, wordplay, innuendos and metaphors are constantly intertwined, revealing gems of philosophical beauty, an intellectual goldmine. Each album is a journey of discovery, forcing us to confront our truths and unveiling a different view. The Blacker The Berry and How Much A Dollar Really Cost are perfect examples in this album, with the former being my favourite, the one word end to the song is painfully true, as your dad called it “the elephant in the room”. For years I have listened almost exclusively to Kendrick’s songs, mesmerised by his talent and unable to settle for less, for it is impossible to find anyone close. He is a generational icon, unmatched and revered but also hated by some because the truths he spouts hurts those who refuse to accept the devastating consequences of the gangster lifestyle of our communities that is responsible for black on black deaths, drugs, hoes and broken families. Yet his music impacts beyond our boundaries, touching souls, sparking conversations (like Mother I Sober, Sing About Me, I Am Dying Of Thirst, The Heart Part 5, Auntie Diaries, Family Ties and so much more), while at the same time causing us to believe and take pride in our ancestry. His music is full of wisdom, a guiding voice, urging us to ponder what truly holds significance in our quest for happiness. His music is a testament to the power of art in shaping minds and souls, and by extension, our communities. Kendrick Lamar is a cultural, national and global treasure whose music will forever roll. Thank you guys for your reaction videos. It is a pleasure to see father and son communicating so freely, with knowledge being passed on and shared between generations. I applaud and envy your relationship and long may it continue. 👍🏿🙏🏿
For your dad : TPAB was originally meant to be called 2PAC= 2 Pimp A Caterpillar, (a tribute to Tupac, makes sense with mortal man) and throughout working on the album, Kendrick noticed a change in his perspective, therefore changing caterpillar to butterfly to signify the growth
Sorry for your loss bro , RUclips wasn’t hitting until I found this channel, I listen to so much music and watching you two make my day. Can’t wait for the next one
First off, sorry for your loss man that shit isn’t easy. Just wanna say I love what you’re doing putting your dad onto great modern music. His reaction to The Blacker The Berry in particular was great, that last line hits hard man
This is the most heartwarming channel I’ve come across in a long time. I love you and your dad’s chemistry and they way you guys formulate opinions and dive into the story’s of albums instead of just listening and your dad is crazy smart for understanding this album on first listen it took me months to fully understand and appreciate it. Still the best album ever created
i love how you explained musicians behind the tracks first before went on listening. its a small thing but very important to understand this album and i really love how you explained every tracks, really good explanation considering how complex the theme of the album.
one of the best TPAB reactions i've seen! Loved that Dissect breakdown of this album, appreciate the hard work to make this reaction so great, sorry for your loss
i have only recently listened to this album for the first time, and i really appreciate how you broke down the storyline song-by-song and provided the context behind the song writing. awesome video
Love and respect to your brother my dude. How much a dollar cost is one of my all time favorite songs. This specific album is what got me into modern rap, i had a physical and just played this on repeat. I love Kendricks genius man. Truly the greatest of our time
And this ain’t about the album but major respect to you and your dads relationship. It’s nice to know that some people really had positive masculine role models in their life
Loved this breakdown! You two are great. Safe to say I'm not necessarily the intended audience for this music as a white Scandinavian woman, but I started listening to Kendrick's music a few weeks ago and have been devouring it ever since. It was really enriching for me to have you guys' perspective on it too. I'll check out a few more of your videos - you seem to have excellent taste!
I’ve never really listened to rap, here the radio basically plays the same pop songs every day but during Covid I wouldn’t leave my house often so I had to find my own type of music and create new playlists. Anyways, all that to say that I only discovered TPAB yesterday 🤦♀️ I know I know, and it was sooooo gooood. Just the mood and listening to the lyrics and understanding things I didn’t know. I literally baked cupcakes and brought them outside so they could cool down but I didn’t want squirrels to eat them so I babysat them and just listened to the whole album. Anyways, this was amazing. And I like your video it helps me understand all the little details I couldn’t. 💕
1:25:07 - It's amazing in retrospective how accurate your dad's comment is in retrospect and how in Mr Morale, Kendrick discovers exactly what Pops is saying.
First and foremost, sorry for the loss of your friend! He'll be watching over you now. Also, TPAB is just one of the most unique and powerful albums I've ever heard. For sure a top 3-5 album of the 2010s for me. Great video!
What other albums from the 2010s would you put above TPAB? Personally, TPAB is my favorite album from the 2010s, so I’m curious what made you put it lower.
Another layer to digest… the original album title was supposed to be To Pimp A Caterpillar… 2 PAC! One of the guys at Dead End Hip Hop thought it was a possibility and Kendrick confirmed it himself.
Hands down top 3 reaction channels. Second favorite when it comes to father, son reactions. Just being honest. But I try to watch every video. Can't miss one. About to watch the DAMN. reaction now that I finished this one. Can't wait for the new album!
These reactions really help to bring more understanding to these albums. I recently watched the Tupac interview with Ed Gordon where he discussed people saying he's being pimped by the music industry. And Tupac responds, everybody gets pimped in some way but it's about how long you get pimped. Then he says something like (not word for word) "who is really getting pimped. It's these white kids that are buying the albums and they listen to the music. What I write in those albums those white kids are doing and they come home and say those things to their parents. Im writing their future. So who is really getting pimped?" I can see how this album correlates with that message now and how Kendrick was probably inspired by that interview.
Tpab is my favorite album of my lifetime. Its musically sound. Kendrick story telling and his visuals that he creates in his words is like your time traveling. Its very vivid. The metaphors and bars are very conceptual and deep. To top it off the production is amazing! Thundercat is that dude and the funk influence is very west coast orientated. Its def top 10 all time! Imop
Heard this for the first time when I was 15 years old. That summer it was on play non-stop 25/8, couldn't get over the complexity. Crazy as it may sound to y'all who are a ways older this was my first hip-hop album I ever listened to in full and at time of release. It was in those months a young lobster ape decided Hip-Hop was my favourite genre of all time.
Same bro!! It was around the time that this album released was when I was trying to find what kind of music I really liked. Being 15 at the time as well, this album grew on me more and more to the point that I wrote an essay my sophomore year about the poem recited in this album. It truly is a masterpiece and paved the way for young guys like me to open up the spectrum for hip hop artists like kendrick.
@@danbruno5279 bruh same! 😂15 as well first ever rap album I heard fully and on its release I instantly fell in love with the story telling just cause I could relate to it so well. I heard Kendrick songs before and actually listened to overly dedicated more then section 80 and GKMC. But with this I knew it would stick with me forever cause it actually helped me fully realize my feelings and why I was feeling that way and just me always going back to it and learning more and more I just knew nothing would ever compare to it. It just hit me so heavy on a personal level and still does cause I’m still struggling with a lot that I was struggling at 15 so crazy to think that at 22 now I still have a lot of the sane problems just like Kendrick well into his career but the traumas of his past are still with him.
@@danbruno5279 wrote an essay on the album and poem as well in my English class and journalism class😂 I’d try to put people on cause I knew there were kids in my high school that grew up in that same environment and would just hope it would help them heal If they can just listen to what Kendrick is saying.
1:12:25 so it’s actually not a sample, this album was released a year before the song he’s referencing hearing a similar beat in (them changes by Thundercat). The reason for that tho is that Thundercat produced this song too! I was also curious about the sample and looked it up to find out that that part wasn’t a sample and then saw who produced it and it made sense :)
When I was first recommended TPAB I didn’t think U was a good song because I only heard the intro and the first couple of repeating verses and was like “this song is gonna suck,” and skipped it. Months later I just listened to the whole song today and was like “bro, this is so much deeper than I thought it was, genuinely had me almost cry like five times throughout the whole song. The lyricism along with the trippy, yet fitting jazz beat it all just made the song crazy good. The second part of the song especially hit me like “Damn,” which is almost how I react to every Kendrick song cause he’s the GOAT.
I just found your channel bro but I absolutely love everything y'all talked about in this and the way you presented it to your dad, this alone has me subscribed but I'm excited to check out more of your videos if any of them even get close to the quality of this reaction! RIP Hans, fly high brother 😔
Sorry for your lost man. Great to see another post! Also, DAMN. won the Pulitzer if I'm not mistaken. Though, I think To Pimp A Butterfly deserved one.
Pops was grooving on some of those songs lol I appreciate your breakdown. Ive listened to this album from start to finish at least 100 times and youre pointing shit out to me I havent been catching
I love how the videoframe mostly features black and white shades, black couch white pillow, the ironic "love" in the top, even your clothes reflect the tpab theme, great attention to detail 💯
Rest in peace to your friend, growin up in canada ive been fortunate to not experience a lot of loss. last year though my friends sister was killed, and none of us still can come to terms with it, my thoughts go out to Hans friends and family. Love the vids guys keep it up Also appreciate how ur breaking down the themes and stuff, a lot of that stuff flies over the head on first listen
On the Rapsody topic. Her 2017 album Laila's Wisdom was one of the Grammy nominations for best rap album along with Kendrick's Damn. All three of her studio albums are a 9/10 in my opinion.
Drop some 🕊🕊🕊 for my brother Hans. Preciate ya'll.
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Turning the Tables has been my favourite RUclips channel as of late, but as a white dude myself, there’s something special about seeing the way you two interact with the music that is so defined by the black experience in America. There’s a cultural perspective and an understanding of the art that doesn’t resonate with someone like myself in the same way, and these videos provide a glimpse into that.
Love your work
Much appreciated
Now that you mention it, most reactors do actually lack an interpretation of this album. They focus more on the production. This is definitely refreshing.
YES! I LOVE TURNING THE TABLES.
copied their whole flow
@@lamename9148 nah this just the alternate universe version kinda like Flamin Hot Cheetos and Freezin Cold Cheetos
Kendrick: “i got a bone to pick”
Dad: “uh oh”
😂😂😂
prolly the whitest thing kendrick has said love him
@@BBC-nationBBCwhat?
@@REXae86 saying " i have a bone to pick " sounds like a white thing to say
@BBC-nationBBC why I oughta
Sick ad lib
Wesley’s theory is a banger what a way to start an album
One of the best first songs, and probably my second favorite song on the album.
Whats 1?@@f0x845
@@f0x845what’s ur favorite? Mine is the blacker the berry
@@carshe31i know nobody asked but my favorite is how much a dollar costs
i also love the blacker the berry
Fun fact that song U, I, and alright on this album actually saved my life. I tried to end it about 4 times when I was younger and this album came out right on time to save me. And that's why I will forever say Kendrick is the best rapper of all time.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 the power of music
The power of music is KRAZY this album takes me bak i was 20 years old i jammed it but it went over my head but NOW its powerful in my life at 28 shit makes me shed a tear kuz life was so krazy then
Glad you’re still here🙏
I wish i got into Kendrick when i was passing through that shit, i got deep into Kendrick a few months ago and i think that kind of songs could help me back then. At least now when i hear it i can remember those moments and think more deeply about it
I feel you, I tried 7 times and hearing that "I love myself" screamed out loud with that beat just makes me say it too for once.
he’s so lucky hearing this for the first time
also rest in peace to your friend, i send my condolences to his family 🕊❤️
Arguably the greatest hip-hop album of all time and one of the greatest albums of all time period 🙌🏼
Facts
Greatest? No
@@xl1355 that's why I said "arguably" because it can be a valid pick for some people
@@xl1355 it is the greatest tho, and it’s not close
10000000% top 5
Sorry for your loss bro💯🙏🏽 appreciate the content that you give us. my pops passed away back in 2020 due to cancer and this was one of his favorite albums I showed him , thanks for the dope video bro appreciate u guys💯💪🏽🔥🙏🏽
How old was he if I may ask? I hope ur well
Much luv brother
@@doriantietz2222 He was 60 yrs old. He fought for 5 years and a year and two months before he passed they gave him only a month to live but he fought for a year and two months. And I’m still hurt about it but I’m glad that he’s no longer suffering through it. I still have my days that are rough.
@@BridgingTheGapYT much love gee 💯
@@Mafia_Guap hope youre doin well, my friends mum passed in the same year from lung cancer, she was dope, watched anime and listened to hip hop.
when your realtionship is gone and you listen to "U" while you alone and drunk its one of the most intense musicel experiences ever
Dangerous territory there my friend, be safe and take care of yourself
@@allenbell1427 in germany we do this often we dont get addicted to alcohol but sometimes your mind needs to get drunk and when you listen to tpab for 27th time while you're drunk and you need comfort it's perfect. Everybody knows this album is on of the best albums ever made it's like marvin Gaye's what's going on in hiphop we know that but in Germany nobody knows what's this album means.... people have to spend time with it but nowadays people don't do it anymore which is sad
U, stoop lights and solace are the holy trinity of the darkest shit you could hear in rap.
the part at the end ish makes me cry so much and makes me feel hopeless
You don't need to get drunk for it
Back in high school we once wrote an essay about TPAB in an official exam. I'm from South Africa by the way.
I’m in matric this year,I hope they bring it. I’d score 100%🤣🤣🤦🏿♂️
Do you have your essay? Would love to read it!
@@aaron6290high school was 5 years ago, I don't even know where my old uniform is 😂
That’s so beautiful because Kendrick talked about going to Africa and getting inspiration for TPAB. How Much a Dollar Cost? was based on an experience he had in South Africa. Full circle type shit
yoh that's fire, I'm doin a speech onnit vandag!!!!!
your dad is smart as hell, most people including me had no grasp on this on album, I had to listen to over and over to understand everything
Which part was he smart in
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Thundercat is one of the best musicians this side of the millennium, his bass work and production is insane
certain notes on them changes still gives me goosebumps. one of those tracks that get better and better over time. My dream collab would be thundercat and king krule. they would make some majestically weird shit lol
@@MarcusSims91 drunk is a phenomenal album
Potentially a top 5 of all time@@MarcusSims91
I prefer that you're explaining it to him as you go just enough, most channels just throw them in and it's overwhelming
I did my best. This album is a lot
@@BridgingTheGapYT you did great 😇
I agree 100% he really understand how to play the reaction game and delivers just enough nuggets of knowledge to his dad for him to connect the dots
thats kinda how its meant to be listened tho
Exactly. You really have the formula down pat. No excessive stops and interruptions, and always relevant facts/backstory etc. just keep doing you !
If Kendrick's new album manages to fulfill or exceed the expectations of the fanbase then he is the undisputed goat in my eyes. I don't think there has ever been an album that had expectations as high as this one.
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@@Milkers777 any actual arguments there?
@@bmbm1 he likes his own comment. no need to stress over a troll.
@@SantoNotSanto Not even remotely stressed 😂
You niggas act like hip-hop only existed this century smfh
Momma is about Africa yes. Thats why the kid tells him ‘tell your homies to come back home’. Its a message to tell African Americans to reconnect back with Africa
"U", to me, is one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.
I've been down a Kendrick rabbit hole lately, and I'm so glad I found this video. TPAB is my all-time favorite album and it's so great to see you two share music.
I think what pac meant by not seeing any loud mouth 30 year olds is the radical flame that is present in a lot of the youth and how that flame dies for alot of us when you become older and fall into a more “what can you do” “that’s just life” style of mindset. I think it’s more so a criticism on the abandonment/neglect of collectivism because when you have an individualist mindset the only reasonable conclusion to that radicalism is futitlity and subsequently neutering.
Real talk
Yes - I am often told: "you'll be less idéalistic when you're 30". I think it's got more than anything to do with it being less accepted to hold radical leftist view s as an adult, as well as having more years to be indoctrinated by neoliberal society and media
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Prove it
@@allenpomme8881 "I think" is their first words in that comment so I don't think they're interested in doing that.
Crazy how this album has no 808s it’s all live bass
Wow
Thank the man Thundercat for that
i think the blacker the berry does just a lil bit
@@gc0rd645 nope, Terrace Martin confirmed this album was all live instruments
This album gives me D’angelo - voodoo vibes. I’m certain Kendrick was inspired by that for TPAB
48:03 Pops had to sit back… 😂😂😂 that mane K.Dot so cold. But that transition from “U” to “Alright” is still one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced, it’s bible like.
Tpab is such a complex and multilayered art piece. It's more then just a rap album. It's more then just a simple concept or message. It's a conglomerate of everything Kendrick sees, thinks, and believes. It's a way of him getting it off his chest, and through metamorphosis, transform into something more.. and hopefully all of us as well.
Rip to our brotha Hans🕊
On a lighter note thank y’all for this vid I’ve been waiting for this one. Keep up the great work guys
Rest up Hans 🕊 This reaction was hella meaningful, not just your Dad's fresh reaction but your passion for music really shining through. Didn't even know King Kunta was that deep til you explained it fr
The whole 3rd verse to Hood Politics was about the Control verse. From when he said “K Dot wassup I heard they opened up Pandora’s box, I’ll box em all in by a landslide”. He was referencing the fact that people were ready to start another east coast - west coast war. But he called it off by saying “nah homie we too sensitive, it’ll spill out to the streets”
He did it by decimating Drake & Cole in 2024
I lost my father 3 years ago. And the connection you have with yours is the same I had with mine. So heartwarming and I’m happy I found this video. Bless y’all 🙌🏻🙏🏻
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The yams part was wrong. It is from one of the greatest books ever written in African literature called things fall apart. It talks about west Africa and the arrival of Europeans. It also talks about the culture n how yams is a valuable commodity n made you wealthy. It's based on a character and struggles n success. Highly recommend reading for all but definitely AA.
yo i remember reading that in high school good book
thank you for introducing me to this book
Yup. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Ache, one of the greatest writers to ever exist. I'd recommend anyone to read more of his books. I'm Nigerian (he was also Nigerian) and his books still teach me so much about Nigeria's past (pre- and post-colonial). Chinua Achebe was lucky enough to have a connection with his grandfather who experienced an Africa before colonisers came to destroy our local cultures and religions.
chinua achabe, I read that in high school, my parents weren’t the best and didn’t teach me a lot, that book helped me see the African struggle in a way no one could have explained that to me. 10/10 book probably my favorite or second ever
To pimp a butterfly is the only album i could relate to the most. it makes me remember all the hard and horrible experiences in my life and some of the songs i use as therapy because i have really bad depression. And the albums teach me self love which honestly was the best thing ive ever learned because at the time i was in a very low point in my life fake friends, i had no confidence in myself and music was the only way to help me mentally and emotionally go through something and Kendrick Lamars the only artist i could really relate to and his musics helped me so much through these couple years.
The greatest album to ever exist. Any genre. There’s no album that’s more FULL. It has everything you would want. Musicality, lyricism, PHENOMENAL themes. Obviously no skips. It’s to the point that you have to play the entire album straight because by playing just one song you’re doing yourself a disservice. I love it man
I don't know, man. I love that you love it, but Kendrick's voice grates on me almost as much as Eminem's and I think it pales in comparison to the likes of Illmatic and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... A GREAT modern day hip-hop album, but that is also the caveat.
@@liquidgeorge Illmatic and Cuban Linz don’t have the depth of TPAB bro at all. Kendrick did all of that while still having a VERY meaningful message. All throughout.
@@liquidgeorge you need to get used to kendricks voice also yes illmatic is exceptionally great but it has nothing on the introspectiveness of TPAB
@@ari-441 Introspection is no guarantee of quality. Some of the greatest albums of all time are superficial.
@@liquidgeorge i know but i do think thats one of the many qualities of TPAB
Correction: TPAB did not win a pulitzer, DAMN. won the pulitzer ( i think TPAB should've won).
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I'm fine with DAMN winning also, but I think TPAB should have been the one too.
@@f0x845doesn’t matter, either way Kung Fu Kenny won maybe the greatest award for a rapper ever
Seriously. I think they realized this too late and gave it for his next one (which was also amazing but not on the genius level like TPAB).
they both shouldve win damn is amazing but tpab should have won the pulitzer
How about both?
"I wanna learn how to pimp a butterfly!" just found y'all some genuine conversation here keep it up
wesley’s theory - 10/10
for free? - 9/10
king kunta - 10/10
institutionalized - 9/10
these walls - 10/10
u - 10/10
alright - 10/10
for sale? - 9/10
momma - 9/10
hood politics - 7/10
how much a dollar cost - 9/10
complexion - 10/10
the blacker the berry - 9/10
you ain’t gotta lie - 8/10
i - 10/10
mortal man - 10/10
whole album - 10/10
don’t mess with the goat
w rating
Tripping blacker the berry def 11/10
I like hood politics but when he says boo boo, i cant take him seriously
One of the Absolute greatest Hip Hop LPs so far. Thought provoking, multiple flows and characters, productions hits your heart and Kendrick's Lyricism and concepts are so far ahead of their time that I still need to catch up.
Not just hip-hop. Music in general!
The Dissect podcast is incredible totally recommend it especially for this lyrically dense of an album, made me appreciate this album and many more on a whole new level
RIP HANS 🕊
The song u has to be one of the deepest songs of all time. Never seen Kendrick so vulnerable and emotional before listening to that track
I'm late to this video, but I am so sorry for your loss, man. I know what it's like to lose friends as many of us do unfortunately. May he rest in peace and power. I love what y'all do and I know he's smiling down on you every day, and always will be.
🫶🏾💯
Can you please do 2pac’s 1995 classic album me against the world because he draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty then he intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts.
I've listened to TPAB countless times, but your dad had perfect descriptions I had never thought of, like for free? sounding like a smoke filled jazz club 🤯
The smile your dad gives us on this album makes me happy to see him enjoying Hip-Hop/rap the way it can connect to people.
i know i'm more than a year late but i love your guys' deep dive into the lyrics and meaning of the song, you don't see that from many reactions like this. TPAB has always been my favourite album of all time since i heard it so it's great to see you guys talking about it.
also, fly high hans 🕊️🕊️
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Bro you might as well do DAMN. now at this point. That way when Mr. Morale comes out yall will be completely caught up with his discography. Not only that, "TPAB" embodies everything that came from his mind. "DAMN." embodies everything that came from his heart (FEEL. and FEAR.). PLEASE do either DAMN. or Doggystyle next. Yall keep it up fam. 💪🏽
Honestly they might as well do untitled unmastered after DAMN too. That's the true catch up to his discography
@@1888. how specifically ? Mixtapes like Overly Dedicated was better (And so was C4).
@@brucerawlinsjr.2678 untitled unmastered is better than damn and overly dedicated.
@@bradleyl0488 do you have an explanation for your opinion or you just gonna treat it like a fact...?
@@bradleyl0488 untitled unmastered is just leftovers from TPAB...how can you put scraps over a full body of work ? DAMN. can be played backwards for a different meaning. C4 is a full album of Kendrick displaying a Lil Wayne cadence over C3 beats. I can even say his mixtape "Training Day" is better than untitled unmastered. A full album of him displaying pure BARS with Training Day skits weaved thru the project. It's way more cohesive and has a much clearer direction than untitled unmastered. Not to mention the journey he takes you on with the Training Day skits/theme.
To pimp a butterfly changed my life it was my first rap album and it hit me like no other I’ve listened to it 6 times in less than a year the message and everything is amazing and I cry everytime imo the best album ever for me and arguably the best hip hop album this album made Kendrick my fav rapper .
I know it's not a competition, but I feel like I listen to it, back to front, 6 times a month.
@@griffinluimeme bro…i listen to this shit 6 times a week 🥲
@@griffinluimeme nah you’re a 🐐
@@yung6gooch I listen to the songs everyday it’s too good😭 this album will never leave top 1.
So glad i found these videos, you got a new sub. Checking out your GKMC review next. Love to see you guys vibing with some of the tracks, especially your dads reaction to king kunta was awesome
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Rapsody album Lailas Wisdon was nominated for rap album of the year, it was appreciated both underground and mainstream. Definitely worth giving a listen to and features a lot big acts like Kendrick, Anderson paak and more
Kendrick is an artist whose brilliance transcends rap and music. He delivers a profound social commentary, a thought-provoking trap. With unparalleled depth, he explores our very core, questioning our values, highlighting what it means to be human. In his musical tapestry, wordplay, innuendos and metaphors are constantly intertwined, revealing gems of philosophical beauty, an intellectual goldmine. Each album is a journey of discovery, forcing us to confront our truths and unveiling a different view. The Blacker The Berry and How Much A Dollar Really Cost are perfect examples in this album, with the former being my favourite, the one word end to the song is painfully true, as your dad called it “the elephant in the room”. For years I have listened almost exclusively to Kendrick’s songs, mesmerised by his talent and unable to settle for less, for it is impossible to find anyone close. He is a generational icon, unmatched and revered but also hated by some because the truths he spouts hurts those who refuse to accept the devastating consequences of the gangster lifestyle of our communities that is responsible for black on black deaths, drugs, hoes and broken families. Yet his music impacts beyond our boundaries, touching souls, sparking conversations (like Mother I Sober, Sing About Me, I Am Dying Of Thirst, The Heart Part 5, Auntie Diaries, Family Ties and so much more), while at the same time causing us to believe and take pride in our ancestry. His music is full of wisdom, a guiding voice, urging us to ponder what truly holds significance in our quest for happiness. His music is a testament to the power of art in shaping minds and souls, and by extension, our communities. Kendrick Lamar is a cultural, national and global treasure whose music will forever roll. Thank you guys for your reaction videos. It is a pleasure to see father and son communicating so freely, with knowledge being passed on and shared between generations. I applaud and envy your relationship and long may it continue. 👍🏿🙏🏿
The song u just does something to my soul everything I hear it
For your dad : TPAB was originally meant to be called 2PAC= 2 Pimp A Caterpillar, (a tribute to Tupac, makes sense with mortal man) and throughout working on the album, Kendrick noticed a change in his perspective, therefore changing caterpillar to butterfly to signify the growth
Sorry for your loss bro , RUclips wasn’t hitting until I found this channel, I listen to so much music and watching you two make my day. Can’t wait for the next one
I absolutely LOVE that you're knowledgeable and able to explain the intricacies of Kendrick Lamar's music to him
I liked the way you also explained the song which made me hooked up in the video. good work man i hope u come up with more videos.
So glad you got to this album! I think it would be fun to watch dad listen to Madvillainy
The greatest hip hop artist of our time dropping the greatest hip hop album of all time…is such an awesome thing to live through. Kendrick is 1 of 1.
late registration is way better my friend
@@malechi-gm2pzI like late registration more (Its my favorite album ever) but this is definitely top 5 in the 2010s
First off, sorry for your loss man that shit isn’t easy. Just wanna say I love what you’re doing putting your dad onto great modern music. His reaction to The Blacker The Berry in particular was great, that last line hits hard man
This is the most heartwarming channel I’ve come across in a long time. I love you and your dad’s chemistry and they way you guys formulate opinions and dive into the story’s of albums instead of just listening and your dad is crazy smart for understanding this album on first listen it took me months to fully understand and appreciate it. Still the best album ever created
i love how you explained musicians behind the tracks first before went on listening. its a small thing but very important to understand this album
and i really love how you explained every tracks, really good explanation considering how complex the theme of the album.
one of the best TPAB reactions i've seen! Loved that Dissect breakdown of this album, appreciate the hard work to make this reaction so great, sorry for your loss
Definitely a classic Kendrick album !!! Glad u put ur father onto this album
i have only recently listened to this album for the first time, and i really appreciate how you broke down the storyline song-by-song and provided the context behind the song writing. awesome video
This is Kendrick’s Best Album. Top 5 Best Rap Album of All Time in my eyes
Love and respect to your brother my dude. How much a dollar cost is one of my all time favorite songs. This specific album is what got me into modern rap, i had a physical and just played this on repeat. I love Kendricks genius man. Truly the greatest of our time
And this ain’t about the album but major respect to you and your dads relationship. It’s nice to know that some people really had positive masculine role models in their life
Loved this breakdown! You two are great. Safe to say I'm not necessarily the intended audience for this music as a white Scandinavian woman, but I started listening to Kendrick's music a few weeks ago and have been devouring it ever since. It was really enriching for me to have you guys' perspective on it too. I'll check out a few more of your videos - you seem to have excellent taste!
Thanks Julie! Hope you stick around!
As well, "These Walls" can be the walls of the caccoon he is in during the stage of the album
This was really fun. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.
Thanks for being here
I’ve never really listened to rap, here the radio basically plays the same pop songs every day but during Covid I wouldn’t leave my house often so I had to find my own type of music and create new playlists. Anyways, all that to say that I only discovered TPAB yesterday 🤦♀️ I know I know, and it was sooooo gooood. Just the mood and listening to the lyrics and understanding things I didn’t know. I literally baked cupcakes and brought them outside so they could cool down but I didn’t want squirrels to eat them so I babysat them and just listened to the whole album. Anyways, this was amazing. And I like your video it helps me understand all the little details I couldn’t.
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LOVE the reaction, you guys knocked It out of the park! ❤️🔥
I am so sorry to Hear about your loss, Rest In Peace Hans 🙏🏼 🕊️❤️
1:25:07 - It's amazing in retrospective how accurate your dad's comment is in retrospect and how in Mr Morale, Kendrick discovers exactly what Pops is saying.
First and foremost, sorry for the loss of your friend! He'll be watching over you now. Also, TPAB is just one of the most unique and powerful albums I've ever heard. For sure a top 3-5 album of the 2010s for me. Great video!
What other albums from the 2010s would you put above TPAB? Personally, TPAB is my favorite album from the 2010s, so I’m curious what made you put it lower.
Tpab is like the illmatic of the 2010s in my opinion.
@@iraford5788 I agree
@@danielodio5801 you made me actually think about it along with its accolades and yeah you’re right. It is def my #1 of the 2010s.
@@danielodio5801 mbdtf
Another layer to digest… the original album title was supposed to be To Pimp A Caterpillar… 2 PAC! One of the guys at Dead End Hip Hop thought it was a possibility and Kendrick confirmed it himself.
Rest up to your friend. Wishing you some peace, and appreciate you even uploading during this time.
Preciate you Tati
Nas' 'It Was Written' needs to come soon to follow up 'Illmatic' Another CLASSIC.
Hands down top 3 reaction channels. Second favorite when it comes to father, son reactions. Just being honest. But I try to watch every video. Can't miss one. About to watch the DAMN. reaction now that I finished this one. Can't wait for the new album!
Thoughts and good vibes for ya and your friend’s family
BADUIZM and VOODOO. Pops gonna love that neo soul for sure!!! And it’ll be a cool change of pace
Love seeing Pops smile being impressed by Kendrick. Watching these videos makes me remember what it was like hearing him for the first time
These reactions really help to bring more understanding to these albums. I recently watched the Tupac interview with Ed Gordon where he discussed people saying he's being pimped by the music industry. And Tupac responds, everybody gets pimped in some way but it's about how long you get pimped. Then he says something like (not word for word) "who is really getting pimped. It's these white kids that are buying the albums and they listen to the music. What I write in those albums those white kids are doing and they come home and say those things to their parents. Im writing their future. So who is really getting pimped?" I can see how this album correlates with that message now and how Kendrick was probably inspired by that interview.
Is that what’s meant about misusing your influence?
Love that pops is embracing the newer generation of music.
R.i.p to your friend bro🕊🕊🕊🕊
May he rest in Peace bro. Thanks for this content, really liked the wholesomeness, thanks
Tpab is my favorite album of my lifetime. Its musically sound. Kendrick story telling and his visuals that he creates in his words is like your time traveling. Its very vivid. The metaphors and bars are very conceptual and deep. To top it off the production is amazing! Thundercat is that dude and the funk influence is very west coast orientated. Its def top 10 all time! Imop
The ending of the blacker the berry gives me chills every time I hear it
Heard this for the first time when I was 15 years old. That summer it was on play non-stop 25/8, couldn't get over the complexity. Crazy as it may sound to y'all who are a ways older this was my first hip-hop album I ever listened to in full and at time of release. It was in those months a young lobster ape decided Hip-Hop was my favourite genre of all time.
Same bro!! It was around the time that this album released was when I was trying to find what kind of music I really liked. Being 15 at the time as well, this album grew on me more and more to the point that I wrote an essay my sophomore year about the poem recited in this album. It truly is a masterpiece and paved the way for young guys like me to open up the spectrum for hip hop artists like kendrick.
@@danbruno5279 bruh same! 😂15 as well first ever rap album I heard fully and on its release I instantly fell in love with the story telling just cause I could relate to it so well. I heard Kendrick songs before and actually listened to overly dedicated more then section 80 and GKMC. But with this I knew it would stick with me forever cause it actually helped me fully realize my feelings and why I was feeling that way and just me always going back to it and learning more and more I just knew nothing would ever compare to it. It just hit me so heavy on a personal level and still does cause I’m still struggling with a lot that I was struggling at 15 so crazy to think that at 22 now I still have a lot of the sane problems just like Kendrick well into his career but the traumas of his past are still with him.
@@danbruno5279 wrote an essay on the album and poem as well in my English class and journalism class😂 I’d try to put people on cause I knew there were kids in my high school that grew up in that same environment and would just hope it would help them heal If they can just listen to what Kendrick is saying.
Lmao same, I liked the music but I definitely didnt understand alot of it. Going back to it when older just brings a whole other meaning to it
Loved the reaction, breakdown of each track down to your pops so he has a better understanding of what’s taking place in this album. New subscriber!
Their connection is really special to see. Love the way they decipher the songs
you should definitely let your dad play some tracks for you for a video bro , would be cool to see what he grew up on or what he likes
🕊🕊very sorry for you loss, love that you’re keeping his memory alive.🕊🕊 can’t wait to hear y’all react to his new album in May.
1:12:25 so it’s actually not a sample, this album was released a year before the song he’s referencing hearing a similar beat in (them changes by Thundercat). The reason for that tho is that Thundercat produced this song too! I was also curious about the sample and looked it up to find out that that part wasn’t a sample and then saw who produced it and it made sense :)
"U" always makes me genuinely cry, I cried watching the react
When I was first recommended TPAB I didn’t think U was a good song because I only heard the intro and the first couple of repeating verses and was like “this song is gonna suck,” and skipped it. Months later I just listened to the whole song today and was like “bro, this is so much deeper than I thought it was, genuinely had me almost cry like five times throughout the whole song. The lyricism along with the trippy, yet fitting jazz beat it all just made the song crazy good. The second part of the song especially hit me like “Damn,” which is almost how I react to every Kendrick song cause he’s the GOAT.
He got a Pulitzer Prize for “DAMN.” This is amazing content though. ❤️🔥
Sorry for your loss bro, sending prayers and hoping you both make it through
I understand the lyrics are very important in the album but for me music is what makes this album so great.
The thing is that it’s both that makes it great
Love these videos. Best reactions on RUclips 🙏🏼 (rip hans 🕊️🕊️)
Glad you like them!
@@BridgingTheGapYT keep it up man y'all are great
Bless your soul Hans. Thank you for the beautiful reaction I love you guys
I just found your channel bro but I absolutely love everything y'all talked about in this and the way you presented it to your dad, this alone has me subscribed but I'm excited to check out more of your videos if any of them even get close to the quality of this reaction! RIP Hans, fly high brother 😔
Sorry for your lost man.
Great to see another post! Also, DAMN. won the Pulitzer if I'm not mistaken. Though, I think To Pimp A Butterfly deserved one.
yeah you right
Sorry for the loss man, keep it up, keep it positive
Hands down my favorite album of ANY genre
Pops was grooving on some of those songs lol I appreciate your breakdown. Ive listened to this album from start to finish at least 100 times and youre pointing shit out to me I havent been catching
I can’t wait for Kendrick’s new album . His damn concert was top 5 concert experiences I’ve ever had .
I love how the videoframe mostly features black and white shades, black couch white pillow, the ironic "love" in the top, even your clothes reflect the tpab theme, great attention to detail 💯
Rest in peace to your friend, growin up in canada ive been fortunate to not experience a lot of loss. last year though my friends sister was killed, and none of us still can come to terms with it, my thoughts go out to Hans friends and family. Love the vids guys keep it up
Also appreciate how ur breaking down the themes and stuff, a lot of that stuff flies over the head on first listen
RIP
appreciate you coming back to older videos like this and still liking comments. shows that you take this seriously
On the Rapsody topic. Her 2017 album Laila's Wisdom was one of the Grammy nominations for best rap album along with Kendrick's Damn. All three of her studio albums are a 9/10 in my opinion.
Her EPs are extremely solid too.