Kendrick Lamar - God Is Gangsta METALHEAD REACTION!!!
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- Kendrick Lamar God Is Gangsta METALHEAD REACTION!!!
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In case you didn't catch it, he's talking to himself when addressing 'u', those are all the things he hates about himself and his insecurities. Like his sister getting pregnant young despite his influence over thousands while he couldn't influence the ones closest to him, really vulnerable song
And Lucy (Lucifer) is Satan or more accurately Kendrick's dark side talking to him. Portrayed as a beautiful girl trying to seduce him. Shame they couldn't get past the instrumentals to take in what he's saying, but honestly I didn't understand much of god is gangsta the first time i watched it either. Give em some time and they might come around.
KyoPewz Lucy (Lucifer) keeps showing up throughout all of to pimp a butterfly. Honestly one of my favorite albums of all time
I found the second verse where he was “drunk” to be a personification of Compton in a way.
TPAB is such a clusterfuck of incredible ideas. Baffles me years later after hundreds of listens that this dude stringed all of this together.
apparently in the studio when he recorded this he turned all the lights off and he was super emotional all throughout ,and he was pacing back and forth n shit inbetween verses
this is such a profound moment in the album... i can imagine that it would be difficult to break down isolated from the rest of TPAB
I agree. People who are requesting individual songs from TPAB, have no idea what they are doing. Haha.
This is the absolute core of the album. The weight of it all, I can’t think of ANY other rap moment that hit this deep.
So yeah, impossible to get on a reaction. All the references and the importance of words. It needs proper studying
TPAB is not an album to do single song reactions to, gotta be album reactions
U and For Sale are literally the worst songs to hear in isolation, let alone back to back if you're out of the loop. A mistake by the guys.
Faxxxx
except king kunta, alright, complexion, how much a dollar cost, these walls
Not really true, people just have a habit of requesting reactions for songs that only really work on first listen in context of the album.
These walls, Complexion, Blacker the berry and Alright would all be perfectly fine tracks to do a first reaction to.
Though I do think the Untitled album is being overlooked, you rarely see it requested despite a track like Untitled 01 being one of Kendrick's strongest individual tracks that doesn't need any context.
YesMan D Yh really overlooked
Kendrick out here breaking people down. Genius.
LMFAO
Ironically Genius is a website which people use to decipher Kendrick lyrics.
Imma, travel the globe and keep the block hot, driver.
TPAB deep cuts, dont blame you for being so lost.need a full album reaction maybe
I think some people just don't get on with jazz-influenced hip-hop. So I'm not sure these guys would like TPAB... even though I personally think it's a fantastic album and Kendrick's best work.
@@redmondsurvivor7222 it's hiphop at its finest.
@Laracal they should do a tpab reaction and read the lyrics
jordan g that would take WAYYYY too long
@@streetlightsglowing3809 and many listens for deeper understanding. We all been through it.
Kinda wanted y'all to do U solo, but, this is a start.
The Tony Tone Show yeah U alone gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
Same thing with for sale after I understood what he was talking about
they gotta do ab soul
Another one of the tracks only Kendrick Lamar could make. amazing art. GOAT
Kinda disappointed they didn't understand u. but it's understandable. Keep up the grind!
The video even shows Kendrick talking to himself in the mirror. U is probably one of his more easier to understand tracks.
@@redmondsurvivor7222 yeah I've been waiting for this since forever and the anticlimactic result just left a bad taste in my mouth, this is one of the very few songs I teared up on so I got personal attachment that's beyond music. Shit really hits close to home
Penice Italy | You get it, thank you 🙏🏼
@@redmondsurvivor7222
Nah, not really. It's like when people say that about David Lynch Movies. You have to have some sort of prior knowledge of Kendrick and the theme of his album and how the lyrics connect back. Once you do, it clicks but to say this is one of the easier tracks, comes from such a place of knowledge, it's almost ignorant.
I really don't know how you can be disappointed when this is very complex to understand when you haven't even listen to the album and don't know what he really talks about. Most of this stuff is extra pieces to that album.
First song you hear is a track called “u” which is a song about looking in the mirror and absolutely hating yourself. Being vulnerable and feeling like you have no one. Which is why Kendrick is drunk and even crying in the second verse. It goes hand in hand with the track “i”
Second track is an interlude called “for sale” and it gives you a hint in the beginning where the voice says “they say if you scared go to church, but remember , he knows the Bible too.” Referencing the devil being the fallen angel. Kendrick raps as Lucy (Lucifer) And is trying to take advantage of that vulnerability he heard in “u” and if offering to give him everything he wants, if he sells his soul to him. It’s even rapped under a melodic/hypnotizing beat (a wolf in disguise) to lure him
To Pimp a Butterfly is a masterpiece, but it must be listened to from beginning to end no skips, needs your undivided attention and it really does need multiple listens. it’s very layered but worth the listen.
*Isaiah Rashad -Heavenly Father*
please :)
Something Seems Off I second this
damn I was just listening to this
Crrruuissinn - they have to listen to this song! And it even has a music video
YESSSSSSS PLZZZZZZ
ab soul too
This is one of those songs you have to listen to the whole album from start to finish in one day to understand...Kendrick works like that, he's complex definitely
I don't agree with that. This is the kind of thing that could be a single for me and make want to buy the album
@@suedecomponent8931Well I assume you can understand and are familiar with Kendrick. But to someone that doesn't listen to him often or even a first listener, this is something you have to play straight through to get the concept of the album. Kendrick writes stories so his albums must be read from start to finish to understand completely. You wouldn't just jump to the last page of a book, would you?
This is a masterpiece I almost forgot. Btw TPAB just had it's 4 year anniversary yesterday!
Crazy to think it's already been that long
@@jbasti227 I know right like damn before we know it section 80 will be ten years old
6 years
This song actually sounds good after listening to it many times and getting used to how it sounds so wierd
Ezra Przytyk I know it's unusual for some people but I actually loved both these the first time. This album just clicked for me
@@toxictony1423 I can definitely see that! It's not for everyone but the people it is for its perfect
Not a replayable song for me. But it’s nothing short of genius Kendrick made a 10/10 movie in less than 10 minutes
This was actually the first Kendrick song I had ever heard and it got me deeply in love with hip hop. It probably helps that I didn't have much of a musical palette.
I swear
U is Kendricks best art the emotion in the song is unreal
...jus gotta listen within context with the album
The first song is U a song of Kendrick reflecting on the pressures of being a famous rapper and the pressure of having family back in Compton the second song for sale is about the moment where the Devil “Lucy” approach him to sell his soul
Shaqnokobe you forgot to mention that Lucy is short for Lucifer.
React to Danny Brown - Really Doe featuring Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt and Ab-Soul! been requesting this for MONTHS!!
Needs to be done
Bump
Pleaaseeeee
Done
danny browns voice is pretty off putting when your not used to it, im guessing they wouldnt like it
Kanye West - No More Parties in LA
YESSSSS
Lol! I've been saying this is
This is the dilemma of reaction channels. I want you to know this song, but it just doesn't work for a first time listen. I think you'd need to listen to it several times over the course of a few weeks to let it set in, then almost do a review of your thoughts? Idk, a weird request from fans to be honest. Mad respect for doing it thought, hardest working channel in the game indeed.
‘u’ really isn’t hard to grasp though it’s clearly him talking to himself lol
@@clairofan01 maybe if you're just sat and listening to the lyrics. You're failing to take into account the true nature of a first listen here, they're wrestling with the instrumental and the visuals too. They didn't have the context of where it was in the album, maybe they weren't prepared for a deep dive live that before they went in, maybe they simply find it a struggle to understand Kendricks accent, I know I used to. Who knows.
Maybe none of those things affected you on your first listen, and that's okay, that's your experience. But I'd argue that JD and Simon's reaction is a more common occurrence than understanding it on first listen.
josh the concept isn’t hard to grasp, but the song is a LOT. It’s powerful and emotional, but I honestly didn’t really like it that much the first time I heard it. It’s one of my favorite Kendrick tracks now
BLOOD ON THE LEAVES - KANYE WEST!!!! mate im not quitting ya hear me
yes!
Such an overrated track imo
@@ozzymandias8137 you're objectively wrong
Señor Everything okay dude
Yes yes yes
Danny Brown - 30
Kanye west - all falls down
Kanye west - gorgeous
Kanye West - 30 Hours (ft. Andre 300)
Nice picks
MAN I remember back when this came out and all the time spent analysing this album and gkmc as well. Man Kendrick is a genius.
3:07 I knew he'd react like this lmao
stop overthinking it, just relax and feel the music
It's a reaction channel so they pretty much are required to put some thought into it
TPAB is my favorite album, but the first time I listened to U & For Sale I didn’t understand the sound or the message
You NEED to think about it to understand it, the way it’s layered & coded
I can’t imagine you saying that you would completely get it thoroughly without thinking about it, you’re lying to yourself
U is my favorite song on the album (alongside Momma & Wesley’s Theory) but it just doesn’t work as a reaction unless you’re reading an analysis of it at the same time
Well it will be a boring reaction if they were just they're not saying anything
I much rather them think about than sit there like jinx
The thing is Simon is not feeling the song AT ALL 😂😂 are you guys not seeing the reaction?
yeah these songs work a lot better in the album than in the video. Plus you need 'alright' to bring you out of 'u'
Aidan Carroll yea that’s the thing about TPAB people till don’t seem to get it flows so good from song to song like u to alright and for free to king kunta the hole album is a legit masterpiece
Thank you for the reaction! It's great when you guys love and get the music, but it's just as interesting when you struggle. Even as a HipHop fan, Kendrick's music can be dense and hard to digest. I appreciate that you showed your honest feelings because I have had similar experiences with music
Read the lyrics it's Kendrick your not listening to 6ix9ine. The first half of the video got me and probably 90% of earth crying and it completely went over your heads
Fr like I felt his pain when I realized he was talking about him and the crazy shit that's happened to him since he's became famous. These are some of the songs that separate Kendrick from all the rappers. I'm a bit disappointed they didn't enjoy it.
Actually frustrating that they don’t get it sometimes
Every tpab fan - "listen to it 10 times and read all the lyrics"
Smh some people just dont want to go through so much work to be "enlightened" by an album. You don't have to get so salty when people dont have the same opinions as you
M Mc I didn’t even listen to it 5 times in my whole life and in my first listen to U i felt it and it hit me the difference is they’re not even trying you can’t drink a soup with a fork you have to listen to what tf Kendrick is saying my English isn’t fucking that good and I felt that song
M Mc i can see your point of view and I respect it also i agree some Kendrick fans are like that
Do Roses by Kanye West. Top five track in his discography, but most people aren't that familiar with it.
It makes sense in the context of the album when you listen all the way through
Yeah, these guys aren’t ready to do TPAB sadly
They did a few songs already
Isaiah Rashad - Wats Wrong Ft. Kendrick Lamar
Some say that the end of God is Gangsta when the music cuts and he is walking is the start of DAMN. when he says "So I was taking a walk the other day"
Fun fact: U (the first half of this) is one of the only songs that made me tear up after hearing it
stickdick right, its such a powerful track
One of my favorite records to own on vinyl. Can't wait to pass down to my kids one day
What about sing about me
Kendrick during the first half of the video saying "loving you is complicated" and the verse where he becomes drunk he is actually directing all the lyrics to himself. In the lyrics he blames himself for a friend that passed and kendrick was touring at the time and didnt visit him but instead facetimed him which he regrets. He also says that he preaches infront of 100,000 people but could not reach to his little sister who fell pregnant when she was only a young teen at the time. The 2nd half of the video where the beat completely changes is a different song from TPAB, its For Sale? interlude. The song basically is kendrick talking about Lucy (Lucifer) and temptations i believe.
TPAB needs to be consumed as an album to fully grasp, but even then it takes a lot of focus and multiple listens. It’s not for everyone, but it’s a masterpiece.
I remember I couldn't really wrap my head around this album when I first heard it. Now it's one of my favorite hip hop albums ever.
These are two of the most complex songs on To Pimp A Butterfly lmao.
TL;DR Explanation if you'd like but...
God Is Gangsta is simply put, about how Kendrick is suffering from survivor's guilt because he was unable to use his influence correctly in the past and stop himself or others from unfortunate situations, and is tempted by Satan (Lucifer/"Luci") in the midst of being in that vulnerable state. It combines tracks 6 and 8 of TPAB, titled "u" and "For Sale? purposely leaving out track 7, which is "Alright", which as you probably know has a video of it's own.
For starters "God is Gangsta" is a very complex title.
Firstly, its a reference to how Kendrick's conscience says "What's wrong, nigga? I thought you was keepin it gangsta? I thought this what u wanted? They say 'if you scared, go to church.' But remember, he (Satan/Luci) knows the bible too" in the second "For Sale?" part of the video. This is a continuation of Kendrick's questioning of himself, reminding him that even if he tries to seek God, Satan can still use him by preying on his weaknesses. This is also most likely a reference to the prayer that Kendrick and his friends (all gang affiliated) recited in Good Kid MAAD City after a really rough spot in his life, where his influence yet again fails him.
The u section of the video starts with a drunken Kendrick screaming and repeating the phrase "Loving u is complicated". There was a popular theory going around that this meant "Luci" as the first letters of each word is l, u, c, and i, and that either this mantra that he recites is almost as if his own self-loathing is used as a incantation to summon Lucifer, or that Kendrick is influenced by Lucifer to say these terrible things about himself. Either way, it's an intense and effective reinforcement of these emotion on the audience.
The second part of u is more drunk self-loathing and self-blame, which is both a callback to themes from Swimming Pools and Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst; how alcoholism is now not just a common coping mechanism Kendrick sees around him, but one he's adopted, and how he feels like a waste of space to the people around him because he can't even show up anymore in his hometown, which he attributes to the supposed "fame status" he's acquired. So he's basically drowning (through alcohol) in his emotions. It is good to note here that "u" is the representation of Kendrick's vulnerable soul and external locus of control, being consciously affected by everything around it.
The For Sale section of the video, which is the more confusing part, starts with this dreamlike experimental jazz instrumental, and then has Kendrick singing from the perspective of a character. As Kendrick usually does, his albums have certain themes that are shown in all of them, including women who turn him wrong. In this album it's Luci (Lucifer), in Good Kid MAAD City, it's Sherane, and in DAMN, it's the blind woman. Luci even says "Sherane ain't got none on Luci" in the song, meaning this level of temptation is far greater than that of a normal person. They are all said to be representations of temptation, more specifically from the Devil. The spoken word part of For Sale is a conversation between Kendrick and Lucifer, taking the form of a woman who goes by Luci giving him all these promises that he has been doing throughout the album, firstly through the character "Uncle Sam", a representation of how Satan can manipulate people by taking the form of country (America), with many similar recurring promises, like on Wesley's Theory and Alright, where he repeats the same verse verbatim, but changes the name Uncle Sam to Luci. Instead of the mantra "loving u is complicated" where Kendrick is taking to both himself and God, Luci repeats "I want u" throughout the song, which is basically Satan egging Kendrick on to sell his soul to him with the promise that all his physiological and financial needs and wants will be satiated, as well as his emotional trauma alleviated. This "I want u" repetition could also be an allusion to the famous pro-war "I WANT YOU" posters from American history that star Uncle Sam, thereby giving these characters making the promises to Kendrick one and the same. The dreaminess of the instrumental represents how Lucifer's picturesque imagery and promises lulls Kendrick into having a temporary inability to discern right from wrong, which in real life is how his mind is altered while intoxicated (which is initiated in "u", and reintroduced in the second half of "Alright" on the album track 6, 7, and 8) , which gives way to Luci's temptation.
Yeah, yall prolly wouldn't have caught all that first go.
Wow. Do you think Kendrick Lamar has sold his soul?
Kanye west - new slaves
Kanye west - blood on the leaves
React to: Kanye West - Blood On The Leaves
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower
Kid Cudi - GHOST!
Royce da 5'9" - Cocaine
Lupe Fiasco - Madonna (And Other Mothers In The Hood) (feat. Nikki Jean)
Big K.R.I.T. - Big Bank (feat. T.I.)
Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
Just say one song bro lol
He is talking about himself in the third person, it's an amazing work of art. The lyrics are incredibly powerful
this actually is 2 different songs.
the first half with him in the hotel room was called u. it was about kendrick’s depression and disappointment with himself.
the second half with the red and blue water was called “for sale?” it was about a deal with the devil.
It’s interesting to watch a lover of music who is experimenting simple not understand or like Jazz at all. Not hating, just interesting
"u" is definitely a song you need to listen to more than once, it ages like a fine wine - Imo Kendricks best song
People need to stop requesting the hard Kendrick songs. Better songs for a reaction would be like ADHD, Poetic Justice, ELEMENT., and Look Out for Detox
For real, hard Kendrick songs are made to give your full attention and full listen to decipher in the end and reflect on it.
Powers Pleasant - Please Forgive feat. Denzel Curry, IDK, ZillaKami, and Zombie Juice!
YES THEY WOULD FUCK WITH THIS!
Imagine sitting in the studio with Kendrick when he was recording “u”
Tyler the creator ft Frank Ocean - She
You should do a jazz reacts and get comfy with jazz and come back to TPAB after lol
;))
I disagree with this being impossible to react to. U was my favorite song from TPAB from first listen purely from sound, without looking at lyrics or understanding the content. But it is not a "bop." Both of these tracks are dizzying, but also beautiful. And genius fukkk
Y’all was making it more complicated than it had to be lol Especially Simon, being all frustrated about it
maiah true it’s like they gave up 20 seconds in, didnt even bother even diving into the lyrics smh
This is the single greatest piece of art ever
But when you come from an environment similar to Kendrick it becomes so easy to vibe to. His music is like a graceful river
Completely surprised by this
Loving you is complicated is about loving yourself. “You” is the part of you you hate. An internal discussion
the whole video isn't just one song btw. it's different songs throughout. The first track is "u" and it's Kendrick talking to himself about everything he hates about himself or feels bad about. The second track is "for free" and it's about Lucy or lucifer and how he "meets" him and how the devil wanted Kendrick to sell his soul. Throughout the song Lucy or lucifer tells Kendrick about how much he can give Kendrick if he sells his soul. Like how on the last line of the verse Lucy asks Kendrick to "sign this contract if that's possible"
This is one of Kendricks best, most creative and vulnerable track. He is talking to himself and all the things he hates himself for. It’s a real emotional track when you understand it fully. Also in the full track-list of TPAB it makes alot more sense.
I didn't know that this would be hard to listen to for you guys. This was never that hard of listen to for me but I guess that's a background difference
As a depressive person, this song does so much....so much good.
I think the problem you guys have is that you’re reacting to Kendrick’s deep songs, you gotta start with his more accessible stuff first. React to songs off Good Kid Maad City or Damn.
To Pimp A Butterfly is not the album to start with if you’re trying to get into Kendrick because it’s intricate and takes a lot of deciphering. But eventually you guys will understand and enjoy TPAB as an album the more you guys progress.
The first song, U, is Kendrick wrestling with survivors guilt of making it out of the hood while others didn't and his failure to look out for his friends brother who was shot in his arms, in the second song he is wrapping as Lucy who is Lucifer and is telling Kendrick all the things he can give him in exchange for his soul
Day 15 of:
React to
Maniac Drug Dealer - Lil Ugly Mane
Gazillion Ear or Figaro - MF DOOM
Hot Head - Death Grips
Really Doe - Danny Brown
Stop asking them to react to 'To Pimp a Butterfly' album , they don't like JAZZ!
Isaiah Rashad- Heavenly Father or Banana
Kendrick Lamar- Untitled 08, These Walls, XXX.
Flatbush Zombies- U&I, Headstone, Ask Courtney
You guys wouldn’t understand this it went straight over your head
Kendrick is the greatest artist of all time
Kendrick - Adhd
Kendrick - Bitch dont kill my vibe
The Game - The City ft. Kendrick Lamar
Never been so disappointed in this channel before. They need to stop doing To Pimp A Butterfly separately and do the whole album through. There’s a reason it’s the highest reviewed album the decade it came out
yeah, i mean there's the fact that the music video itself is very abstract, but the first song "u" gets into some really deep seeded psychological territory that you seriously need to look close at to pick apart.
There are so many details to the song and the interlude plus the music video that you can't even grasp anything until you've listened to the album multiple times
Also, if you do the albums reviews, please let Jon do the Kendrick albums. They’re just different, jazzy and wild. It’s more is style, and he grasps Kendrick a little more
What you guys said from 13:30 to 13:51 perfectly sums up why this was a tough “reaction”. It all makes more intuitive sense on an album as insane as TPAB. You just need to hear it in that context rather than isolated. It’s the emotional, experimental centerpiece.
The second verse talks about the time his friend was shot and was in hospital but Kendrick was on tour and decided to face time go check in instead of flying back to see him. His friend then died the next week or something like that
Lmao they couldn’t handle the kdot, it’s ok guys, it’s not for everyone 😂😂
I love how Simon has never enjoyed Kendrick's music as much as he may have "thought" he was intended to due to Kendrick's status within the platform. But I appreciate the fact that he still tries to find the appeal and contribute to the discussion. JD you're a KDOT goat just like me.
those 2 are definitely difficult songs to digest, out of context especially. 'u' is definitely made to make the listener feel his discomfort within himself, and it's ironic but also hilarious somewhat to see it physically and tangibly portrayed through you guys here. lucy is lucifer and she is unnerving. kendrick seamlessly juxtaposes his inner demons (insecurities) on 'u' with this metaphor for the devil on 'god is gangsta'
Been waiting for you guys to post this publicly ever since you guys said it was early release for later on. Wish i could support you guys on that, but i don't have that flexible of funds right now lmao. I will one day though!
More kendrick btw
30,000 subscribers without any videos just remember to like and share the vids and you’ll be doing a lot more than you know. Can make it pop up for someone who can afford to give
This is one of the most wonderful pieces of art I experienced in my lifetime, but it is indeed hard to digest. It took me at least a few listens before I begun to appreciate it.
If you want Kendrick in Joyner Lucas style listen to monster freestyle or LOOK OUT FOR DETOX
I feel like Gain$ is gonna hate on the Look Out For Detox beat :/ .... Everyone loves a classic Ye beat though
@@shaka2352 maybe but He will love Kendricks rapping style as he likes Joyners either way monster freestyle is literally the original "control" verse yet with more word play and bars imo. Control verse still more of a classic of course but you can't listen to that freestyle and not freak out
Kendricks so dope I skipped their commentary just to vibe
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
On the last part Kendrick is rapping from the prospective of Lucy(Satan). Lucy is trying to buy Kendrick’s soul. On the full song the progression of the instrumental is key to the track. The song begins sounding playful and lighthearted, but as the song progresses it gets very dark. This represents Lucy revealing himself.
It’s about being hard on yourself brushing it off and the pain coming back in.
kinda annoyed you guys don't understand it but its understandable. you will start getting it at some point so keep doing what you're doing. cheers
Rarely anybody would get this without prior context. Commenters need to be smarter about what they request. Realize that these are two brits who are new to rap music generally, not long time rap experts who can pick up things.
Chris Malinowski experience aside like you said this is so much harder to understand without context I don’t even fully get it, put aside what I got from hearing the lyrics pretty clearly.
Like I don't see how you are going to react to this. Like yeah we're gonna get the surprised look on their face because they have no kind of context to what he even talking about. Like the whole entire concept around Lucy would have to be understand by Listening to his entire album to even understand what that mean and how much weight it has.
It feels like multiple songs because this video clip is multiple songs condensed into one video. Listen to "For Sale" and "U" seperate from eachother.
Oh yes this will be an interesting reaction :)
Ezra Przytyk syke it wasnt
I immediately was like "is that Simon Miller?!" 😂
Untitled 02- Kendrick Lamar reaction plzzzzzz
i cry everytime i hear the first song. the lyrics describe what its like to be depressed and hate your self. it is important to listen to u and then listen to i to hear the change instrumentation. The in jazz is mixed like that on purpose so you feel uneasy by violin.
This is why kendricks the best out there, he makes so many hits whilst still making things like TPAB
This was more or less my first reaction to a lot of the songs from To Pimp a Butterfly and I barely made it through the first time. I also didn't vibe with jazz and I put the album down for a long while. Iunno what made me come back but I did and it's now my favorite Kendrick album.
This is one of my fave songs from the album
My favourite song of all time
I remember listening to TPAB for the first time and hearing U, I had to pause the album and go for a walk. It hits hard.
2:57 after saying “fucking hate u I hope u embrace it” look like he felt those words
In the last song it seems like he’s talking about a girl named Lucy, which he uses as a cover up for “Lucifer”. Or the devil i guess. “Lucy” is tricking him into doing al kinds of things for Kendrick, in exchange for something much more valuable
The transparency here offers a refreshing and insightful perspective. As a Hip-Hop artist I was initially intrigued by the inherent juxtaposition of Metalheads discussing Kendrick Lamar. To THIS song(s) no less. While I was a little underwhelmed by the disconnect in you guys’ reception of the material (but probably more related to the dissonance of my own appreciation for Kendrick 😂) I became more interested in where it would all land. The succinct honesty in concluding “I think that’s him at his experimental best, but it’s just too out there for me.” highlighted a few things for me:
1. I’m encouraged. This reaction is not ONLY authentic but watching the progression from “We can’t put this out” to “No, that IS the reaction.” also struck me as profoundly sincere. I respect you guys following through to understand and, at the very least, articulate that disconnect and share your thoughts honestly. This is a preference thing to me, which takes me to 2.
2. I’m enlightened. I grew up hearing that says “Everything ain’t for Everybody”. It informed my outlook that taste is self-contained and differences in opinions are naturally occurring opportunities for us to identify, or further distinguish, the uniqueness of our own palette.. As a product of Black American Culture my reverence for the scope of what Hip-Hop encapsulates is, as we say, “deeper than rap.” However, given its sociopolitical conception and many of the themes, language, and forms associated with its music, I’m understanding of the widespread disconnect historically denoting Hip-Hop’s value as more of a lesser “form of art” than a reputable art form. Hearing Simon say “I respect it, but I don’t get it.” resonated with a closely held belief I have about that exact disconnect, which is, if people gave it a chance, they’d respect it - even if they don’t like it.
3. I’m informed. This has shown me how music helps acquiesce our understanding to the intricacies of nuance in a world only understanding itself in absolutes. I love that you guys could sit in front of it and go “Yea, this is for a specific demo that’s not me, and that’s cool.” Embracing the disagreement to divulge its value isn’t the same as conceding and accepting an opposing view. When you engage something you know you don’t understand the distinctions drawn between the knowledge you don’t possess and ignorance you do become more pronounced. We develop awareness that enables us to see necessary distinctions between ourselves and the world. This is critical in the formation and shared recognition of many important social boundaries. To understand and be in agreement about where we are may not be crucial in bringing opposing worldviews together, but it’s definitely a requisite for Peace. Without that communication at its basis, any reasonably placed boundary can be mistaken for a barrier and previewed as a threat.
Great work guys.
🙏🏽🖤
Well atleast their reaction was legitimate 😂😂😂
The first part in the hotel room is the song U. the story of the track is that he's in a hotel room drinking and having a breakdown, partly because his friend got shot dead and that he was there for thousands of people but not his now-pregnant teenage sister.
The second part is the song For Sale? Here Kendrick meets Lucy (Lucifer)
I totally understand not getting the songs, i started like you listening to his more approachable songs. it took me a while to even enjoy most song on TPAB, now it's one of my favorite albums, it even got me into jazz music.
Came straight to the comments just to see all the peoples who’ve been requesting this rejoice x] happy it finally happened for y’all
It's not that complicated or whatever just takes multiple listens and context within the album but like once it clicks it makes perfect sense and you're like oh how did I not see this type thing. At least for me that's how it was
i love how he placed the songs 'u' and 'i' on TPAB
In the second song "Lucy" is his nickname for Lucifer. It's Lucifer approaching him to take his soul
I wish Repo Man wasn't so tired .... looked like he didn't sleep in days whenever this was recorded. JD DA PROPHET was just getting mind blown every other sentence lol I love it