I FEAR This May Be Kendrick's Best Song
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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I went to listen to DAMN! for the first time just so I can have perspective watching the video
Fear is a great example of why I love Kendrick. I’m a white guy from rural Indiana, so I’m not going to pretend like I can fully understand or relate to worrying about gangs or the cops or racial injustice, but I understand most of everything else very intimately. I grew up as white trash; trailer park, drunk parents punching holes in the drywall, poor as hell, etc. I know what it’s like to be scared of your parents as a 7 year old kid who doesn’t think he’ll ever amount to anything, who’s dreams of the future is just having a house that isn’t on a frame with wheels and not having to fall asleep to the sounds of his parents screaming at each other. I understand the temptation to disassociate with substances and have lost too many people who gave into that. I understand the battle with faith in a world that only ever screams at you saying you need to rely only on yourself and that’s the only way you can find happiness in a hostile world. Kendrick’s always been labeled as a savior, as a face for black culture, and a force against injustice. But I think he’s always been very underrated in how he connects to non-black audiences. He doesn’t just write about the black condition, he writes about the human condition, just with his frame of reference. His music has always resonated with me, and every time he releases something I find a new way to connect to someone that, on paper, I should have nothing in common with.
Sorry for the paragraph, I just really like fear
Real.
Thank You For This Paragraph 🙏🏿✨
Derapy: “Ten years ago I was sleeping on DAMN.”
Me: “Well, yeah, you’re a Drake fan”
💯 That was also me
@@traceatroj240 me too lol. I'm discovering kdot now I'm like was I sleeping this whole time 🤔
@tiaplaya3508 welcome to being awake 🤣 early on I tried to put niggas on they said it was whack then a year later were singing swimming pools with their whole chest lmao
“I beat your ass you keep talkin back” after him playing the intro in reverse is crazy!
Nah fr lol
OMFG I JUST GOT IT ☠️☠️☠️
I’m today years old and never picked up on that! How I’m still learning so many new details about this album this many years later is beyond amazing
Not sure I get it. Is that him rewinding back in time or something?
@@Jefflon_Zuckergates telling him to stop talking back(wards)
the beats for PRIDE, FEAR and DUCKWORTH are basically perfect honestly
I’d love for this guy to do pride next!
I think fear's beat is rather dull in comparison to those other 2 but it does fit the dark tone of the song perfectly, it reminds me a lot of Sing About Me's drums in the first half with the repetition throughout all the different sections of the whole song. I especially love when that melancholic violin comes in later on.
DNA is a banger though
The fact that Derapy doesn't actually write scripts for his videos but his thoughts are so clear fully coherent blows my mind
Journalism degree hard at work lol
His verse from the perspective of 17 year old Kendrick *is* incredibly sad. I feel like that verse in particular doesn't really get spoken about much outside of in reference to how he's talking about his fears at 7, 17 and 27 but, it's the saddest to me by far. "I'll probably d*e because that's what you do at 17" is one of the most depressing Kendrick Lamar lyrics of all time to me and that's saying a lot.
Followed right by "my worries in a hurry, I wish I controlled things" is absolutely terrifying. His lack of control of not only himself as we all know what 17 year Olds do around pear pressure and desires, but also his loving situation as well. He can't control his situation, he can only pray he finds safety and gets out
Eh it's really just a rehash of the themes from good kid maad city, its good for what it is but we aren't really learning anything new. Don't misunderstand I do think it has a place in the song and whatnot
@DOG_EATER_1887 I personally don't think a theme/sentiment has to be new to be impactful or meaningful but, to each their own.
I didn't have any of those fears when I was 17...but that was the first time I ever felt suicidal, or depressed. I hated high school, man. I was lonely, still felt like a fish out of water, felt like an outcast, and i grew a disdain for the people around me because they treated me like dirt.
Somebody’s praying for you 🙏🏽
I don’t know you, but I’m glad you’re still here…
@@john.f.remedy.237 i'm no longer in that dark place, but thank you. That was a LONG time ago.
@@Derapy those prayers worked.
“You just started paying your editor” bro I cried 😂
Bro. I find myself _WAITING_ for you to drop content. You do amazing work. I've been watching everything, even the songs I don't care for.
Ayyy this is awesome to read. Much more to come!
It's amazing that he did the first verse from the perspective of his mother. If you think about it, a 7 year old wouldn't be able to properly communicate his fears and feelings, but we know how he feels through the tone of his mom. Master writer!
I need you Derapy, I need your content.
aight now
@@Derapyaight now is hilarious lmao
MANNN I BEEN SAYIN THIS SINCE IT RELEASED, legitimately for awhile i called it my favorite song of all time just because of how complex it is, like the different vocal inflections to reflect his perspectives at that age, the heavely beat, the concept and lyricism its perfect
And I feel like at this point FEAR is a deepcut and only really known for the hardcore fans that have listened to albums in full nobody ever talks about it, was so suprised to see this in my sub box
I don't know what this will say about me but I remember listening to this album all the way through on the way back from my therapist's office, getting to this song, being halfway through and going, "ya know what Kendrick one therapy session was enough for today thank you." 😭
LUST is so fkin cold!
You right lol
I need some water
@@robertgregg9536 somethin’ came over me
But the best musically...
I really appreciated this episode the depth of the song and the analysis combined made it a great listen.
Personally this song has hit me differently this album came out when I was 20 and now I'm 28 and realising the growth from the second verse to the third verse is something that stuck with me. That fear of failure and being just nothing special is relatable then the first verse was relatable to being a kid at first but now i think about all the stress in my life and if i added kids to that I'd understand why the quickest method of compliance is using fear
When you’re a kid, you think your parents’ snap over the smallest stuff but as an adult you can imagine how much other stuff they have going on. It’s really eye opening.
In my opinion, this song is the highlight of the album. Don't get me wrong Duckworth is very good storytelling but FEAR is 100x better storytelling and gets overlooked way too much.
100x is nuts, duckworth is the entire build up of the album but i can respect fear being better. Imo its not better by an insane amount, still a fucking perfect song
I got Duckworth over this, FEAR Top 3 fasho but the beat is a lil too repetitive for 7 minutes..
Hard agree. Might be an even hotter take but, I feel like FEAR. feels more like the climax of the album than DUCKWORTH.
I completely agree. When I first listened to DAMN, without a doubt FEAR was the track that stuck out to me and I thought was easily the best track on the album and still feel that way. Even though I love XXX and of course "Life Is Like A Box Of Chicken"
AKA DUCKWORTH is a great way to wrap up the whole album or start it...
But I love every part of this album I think what stood out the most was fear XXX element to me and since the first listen through I fucking love Yah I feel everybody shits on that track.... And I thought honestly HUMBLE was the worst track . Feel like it was tailored for radio and a shallow Kendrick which I would always prefer a deeper, introspective Kendrick but I still love HUMBLE though and it's grown on me overtime more and more.
imo the best song is pride and feel. they reflect the main ideas of this album while having some of the most textured and musical moments in the project 💯💯💯
FEAR had me in a trance the first time I heard it. When I say every single lyric literally happened to me at each stage of my life… LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE LYRIC. I had goosebumps and felt like I was being watched. The pulsing kicks, the dull repetitive bass, the whip of the snare, the churchy vibes of the samples in the background all culminated to leave me.. well.. in a trance. My mom and I had a very different relationship than we do now, Trayvon Martin happened when I was 17, and I began my highest paying job at 27. I never imagined I’d make this much money so easily and still have time on my hands to do what I want really felt too good to be true at first. Not to mention I had a child at the time 😮💨😮💨 This and FEEL are my favorite songs from the album
I FEAR that I have gone insane from the vultures 1 and 2 coping I've done. But this review has eliminated my FEAR.
Crazy: this is me AND my son’s favorite also! Fear is the best on “Damn.” I love this damn song AND this album.
It’s goated
I even have FEAR. tattooed. Yes, I tattooed it when I was 27, in a very f*cked up moment of my life. I lost my mother when I was 17. These 10 years were filled with struggles. Only at 27 I understood everything.
Damn, that song is always a slap in the face.
(my momma didn't beat me though, thank God)
I genuinely appreciate that you took the time to go through something you actually enjoy, and that you gave it the care it deserved. I don't mind that it's "lower energy", it's authentic.
God and Yah my two favorite sleepers on Damn
I’m still sleeping unfortunately
i love em too, the only song that i dont really enjoy from damn is loyalty
Same here!!
I feel the same way! Those are two of my favorite songs from the album, at least sonically. Like his flows and overall atmosphere just meshes so well with my music preferences.
@@Derapy You wouldn’t understand..it’s not for you
FEAR and FEEL are two songs that stand out on an album that found me during one of the darkest times in my life. I was struggling with depression while growing up, and it wouldn't be an overstatement to say these songs are the reason why I'm still here. This is something I never felt comfortable telling others, but feel happy enough to leave as a comment on a RUclips video. "I'll probably die with promises" is something that still resonates with me to this day, but hey, we're all still here. I am in a much better place in life now, and all I can say is thank you for bringing more attention to this song.
Hol up.. did you just say "the very underrated album KOD" did i just hear that right?
My man 🤝
You know it 🤝
“FEEL!” Is slept on… Relatable AF.
This record is so slept on by the kendrick fandom imo, this song and FEEL are in my top 5 of kendrick songs fr.
It’s Kendrick’s worst album
@@halloweenfan158 false, section 80 is probably his worst, DAMN is top 3 frfr
@@squarecymbals dude. Hiiipower, rigamortis, Keisha’s song, fuck your ethnicity and ADHD are all better than damn. Damn has not coherent concept, jumps around to much and is so boring. It’s the only Kendrick album that I think is ass
This man understands exactly who his fanbase is and what we want. MAD respect for this podcast. I can't imagine it's easy to get these episodes up, but this channel has easily become a go-to.
🤝
Yes. Pride is absolutely amazing.
I love FEAR. so much purely because when the heart part 4 dropped, it has this beat but it was used for only like 10 - 15 seconds and I was damn near obsessed with it, I needed a longer song with that exact beat. When DAMN. dropped and I listened to FEAR. for the first time, it put the biggest smile on my face.
You got the best channel right now 🔥🔥
😁
First time I heard FEAR, I was absolutely amazed. Such a deep song showing three different eras of Dots life; 7, 17, 27 and how “fear” presented itself through those ages . Amazing stuff 💯👌🏿
“My left stroke just went viral.”
To me this line has always meant “I’m using my less dominant hand and still killing the game.”
Which would make sense given that DAMN compared to his other albums is focused on making commercial music which could be seen as Kendrick’s left hand. Maybe it could signify that these songs were easy to make and required less effort and that they still got the job done.
Sweet. My hotel fire alarm going off had me arrive here early.
Aye that’s dope you rep sac! I stay out at Antioch but my bro lives in Sacramento Small world 🌎
916 stand up!!
I found your podcast by accident, and it’s easily my favorite music channel I listen to, which is impressive since I also have Knox subscribed as well.
I do think it’s interesting that the first verse resonates with me as well. Fearing your parents is a terrible way to grow up and it’s not just a black or poor experience. I grew up in a white middle class family and a common phrase was “I brought you into this world, I can take you out.” It’s such a weird thing to look back on, you know?
Yeeeeaaaaahhhh when you grow up you really can’t help but wonder what tf your parents were going through that had them talking crazy to you like that.
Tell me you’re cheesin fam? Yah is one of my all time favorite songs.
why
@@Derapy it’s more melodic or something
Me too. That was my favorite song for a while.
a deep dive podcast from you about kendrick's albums would be so amazing
Been my favorite Kendrick song for awhile now. This is his best and most thoughtful work by faaaar
Next level writing. The details and the vulnerability is this song makes you feel the conflict Kendrick dealing with. 10/10
FEAR is a great song, but my favorite will always be Auntie Diaries. It's no banger, but it hit me hard, and that's all that matters to me.
Okay it might not always be my favorite, I have a lot of Kendrick to listen to, but I like it more than FEAR (No dissing FEAR though, It would absolutely be my favorite if my life wasn't so good that I couldn't relate to it.)
FEAR is brilliant. I don't have much more than that. That outro song is fantastic!
I LOVE YOU!!! this video slid under my radar but this fucking song is so goddamn good and it’s my favorite kendrick song and it’s so GOOD GODDAMNIT!!!
the song doesn’t even feel 8 minutes long
It’s crazy you drop this, coz sometime last week I returned to this album and this song just attached itself to my psyche lol
Sacramento!!! I was watching your videos for a while and didn’t know you were from my city of SacTown. Glad to see creative individuals that live in my city.
Fear always makes me tear up and cry. One of my go to songs to cleanse my soul. Album has no skips and just goes to show how seriously Kendrick takes his art.
After hearing that outro, I'm requesting you to drop the Derapy EP 😂😂
Im convinced derapy is in my walls or something. Ive been looping through damn for like the past two weeks and everytime fear came on i would put it on an infinite loop. Lmao
Derapy definitely in your walls. He been in mine too. I'm calling the police derapy 😂😂😂😂 This is getting ridiculous 😂😂😂I love this channel❤
what did it for me in this song was firstly how he talked about being afraid to die at 17; i have depression, and i’ve always been afraid to die; secondly, i’ve always seen kendrick lamar as a human who’s creativity is just beyond my comprehension, so hearing him vocalize his fear of losing his creativity was one of the most humanizing things ive heard from music, EVER.
Dot is my goat..FEAR & COUNT ME OUT , ARE BATTLING FOR THE TOP SONG OF HIS DISCOGRAPHY THAT ARE PERSONAL TO ME.. AND THAT'S CRAZYYYYY... IM SO BLESSED TO BE ALIVE IN THE SAME SPACE AND TIME AS THIS MASTER AT WORK.. SALUD,KDOT! 🐐🐐🥂🏁
I want to elaborate on the "Judgement" at 21:25, so because kendrick fears God, one of the ways that we're punished is our influence on people- for example, even though our sins and everything else can be forgiven, if we lead people astray (in kendricks case thatd be millions) we can still be condemned because of that. That's just another level of worry for kendrick, because he has to care whether his words are leading people to a place of no return or not, because he'll get held accountable for that.
I love this, the struggle in his faith and in God he expresses all the time from this song even to 6:16 in LA.
Finally got around to hearing this episode and I can't express enough how happy I am you brought up PRIDE.
Pride is awesome
I got to admit, the way you rap, reminds me of Childish Gambino and early years. His band camp years. lol and I’m loving it. Looking forward to the next video keep doing what you do.
FEAR is really good but I prefer FEEL🤷🏼♀️
SAME
It’s been my ringtone since 2017! 👍🏾
I said this on another post of yours, but the craziest part about Kendrick is that out of all the kdot fans I’ve met, they almost always have a different favorite song of his, and they always have a good reason for it.
I’m personally a Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst kinda guy, closely followed by Wesley’s Theory, and- this might be a hot take- Count Me Out deserves a spot for one of his best
Quick edit… FEAR def deserves a top 5 spot 🙏
This album was on repeat when it released. After watching this video, it’s gonna be on repeat again lol. Love your videos!
@@SkyCruiser162 thank you!
I think it’s cause Don Cheadle’s characters from Rush hour 2 name was Kung Fu Kenny and why he’s in the DNA video.
I’ve had this song in heavy rotation this month I’m so glad you’re passionate about it too
It’s truly one of my favorite songs by anyone ever.
Another aspect to rolling up and smoking fear is that you aren't just burning or removing it, you are actively choosing to inhale it and bring it into your body to influence your mood/mind/soul.
Definitely my favorite album of his. Usually skits are jarring but everything flows like actually being in limbo
Thank you for doing this .. keep doing what you do..👍
Yes! YES YES
I love that my generation are now making these type of content. I’m here for the blog era music appreciation
Same feeling brother 🤝
Thank you! Fear is my favourite too and I think people miss how this perfectly ties so much of the album together to make the story, amazing track.
I can see why you like this song the most. It’s a song that gives you chills. My favorite song from this album was xxx ft U2. I think it’s the first instance of Kdot trying to tell us that he’s only human, and his reaction to a family member being hurt isn’t something we should idolize.
“I’ll prolly die because that’s what you do when you’re 17.” Hits hard every time
YES!!!!!! Classic album and song. Thanks for this
In my room spiraling to the damn album back in 2017 playing it every hour
Dude the song at the end 🔥 release that stuff
Thanks for highlighting this song man every episode its another reason to fw your channel, i remember first hearing this track in high school i was 17 hearing this and i related to it so much and it just shook me with the artistry of it. It's such a powerful song. God bless Derek
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I hate how I mentally checked out during his first verse just because it’s been so many jokes and retorts about parents that would literally whup you for every little thing. It’s such a joke but nobody stops to think about how that anger and fear can corrupt your children.
I can’t lie his third verse brought me to tears (like the ugly cry). I’ve always had the fear that I would die young in some kinda accident then in my early 20s I lived reckless and selfishly. Broke a lot of hearts and did my own thing, and felt like I had no real consequences for my actions. Later closer to my 30s I meet my true soul mate and all of a sudden it felt like every bad decision I made, came back with a vengeance. I was so afraid of losing my partner as well as possibly losing my health. I got to the part when he says “I’m talking Fear, Fear of losing creativity. I’m talking Fear, Fear on missing out on you and me” and I just lost it. So now I might just skip Fear when it comes up. My inner voice won’t let me live it down. (Look at you, boo hoo’n like a B) 😂😂
I had this album on repeat for 6 months straight when it came out! It’s so good!! Can you do ‘XXX’ next? That song is so underrated!!
That outro 🔥 I need it
THIS IS SO GOOD.
One of the reason why I love breakdowns and reviews like this one (although I do enjoy the bad song reviews more, cos I thrive on other people's miserability and suffering 😂)... but this was so good. And honestly I think I need to go listen to this song AND album (and maybe more Kendrick stuff) all over again. Ideologies that I never even perceived before from the song. It's so good. Thanks for this 👏🏾
I found this song triggered a lot of bad feelings and memories better left forgotten but it's also comforting to no longer feel like I'm the only person with those feelings. Btw yr flow is 🔥
No way you live in Sacramento! 😮, I also live in Sacramento for my entire life ! It's cool to know another RUclipsr that lives in Sac Town 🥲
Derapy: “enjoy the outro.”
Me: “I really enjoyed that outro.”
this was my favorite song from the album off rip. and it's only gotten better over time
On my first listen to DAMN it was an ok album (in the greater scheme of Kendrick albums) but upon coming back and listening and getting older I can honestly say this album is top tier! Fear is my favorite song off the album too glad it’s getting some recognition.
This is my favorite song on Damn definitely slept on..
FEEL is his best (not just this album), and criminally underrated
So happy with this title cause I’ve been saying FEAR is his best song. Absolutely love that song.
Pride is my favorite from Damn, probably because it played during the last scene in Snowfall by John Singleton and it was the absolutely perfect choice
Another great session of Derapy. Thank you! 😊
I love videos like this. The fact that this song can have such an emotional meaning and then lots of people can relate to that is amazing.
Would love to see you talk more about songs that have emotional meaning to you and help you in life.
another show like this is coming sooner than you think friend
@@DerapyI’ll be happy as long as you don’t disrespect Father Time
Though I loved DAMN, I don't revisit it often. I remember this song being just so clever and layered. This just makes me wanna go back to the whole album
No way he hit us with the *"BELIEVE IT!"*
Great episode. Excited to see what you drop tomorrow!
I go back and forth between FEAR and FEEL for my fav off DAMN
Also, TPAB is indeed the truth
Honestly his best song to me is “Prayer” which isn’t even officially released. I love that song so much and whenever it resurfaces I have it on replay.
Same and abortion money
Literally one of my favorite Kendrick songs
Damn that 7 year old part hit (unironically) really hard. That adult anxiety you don't know about as a child can really mess you up. That feeling that you (at least me grown up in the church) can't play around and just be a kid both inside and outside the house because someone may be offended at you being normal... So you have to pretend to be an adult child. Man, I'm still trying to get back the childhood that was stolen from me.
It's why I try not to get mad at kids who have it rough. They have no rights and are still considered property, which makes Black childhood even more perilous to navigate ala those white people who adopted those Black children and abused them while treating them as literal slaves. I would also speak on the 17 year old part, but I've trauma dumped way too much 😂 .
Carl is Kendrick's cousin who happens to be a member of a group called The Hebrew Israelites. Kendrick's storyline on the album is not discerned by most people who don't know the teachings of this group of people. Their teachings had an influence on his worldview during the Damn era. On songs Like DNA, YAH, FEAR and New Freezer you can hear references of Hebrew Israelite doctrines.
4:25 Again, if you don't know what I just mentioned above, a lot of things wouldn't make sense to you on this song. The voice represents how Kendrick's feeling, not the Devil.
"Why God why God do I gotta suffer" This reflects what his Hebrew Israelite cousin told him on the phone call.
"I know you been havin' a lot on yo' mind lately
And I know you feel like, you know, people ain't been prayin' for you
But you have to understand this, man, that we are a cursed people
Deuteronomy 28:28 says
"The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness and astonishment of heart"
See, family, that's why you feel like you feel like you got a chip on your shoulder
Until you follow His commandments, you gonna feel that way"
I can keep going poiting out all the references and how all these pieces make the songs connect and how they contribute to the theme of the album but it would take me a long time.
However i can give you just the references:
DNA:
"I was born like this
Since one like this, immaculate conception
I transform like this, perform like this
Was Yeshua new weapon"
"And Nazareth gonna plead this case
The reason my power's here on earth
Salute the truth, when the prophet say"
YAH:
"I'm not a politician, I'm not 'bout a religion
I'm a Israelite, don't call me black no mo'
That word is only a color, it ain't facts no mo'
My cousin called, my cousin Carl Duckworth
Said know my worth
And Deuteronomy say that we all been cursed
I know He walks the Earth
But it's money to get, bitches to hit, yah
Zeroes to flip, temptation is, yah
First on my list, I can't resist, yah
Everyone together now, know that we forever"
The song FEEL fits into this storyline as well because it reflects what he alludes to on YAH and FEAR, however, he doesn't make any references that I can point out and say this is a Hebrew Israelite doctrine.
FEAR:
"Why God, why God do I gotta suffer?
Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle
Why God, why God do I gotta bleed?
Every stone thrown at you restin' at my feet
Why God, why God do I gotta suffer?
Earth is no more, why don't you burn this muhf-?"
"The shock value of my success put bolts in me
All this money, is God playin' a joke on me?
Is it for the moment and will he see me as Job?"
A lot of people would think that Kendrick was making these Biblical references because of his christian background. While this was true on all his projects before DAMN from The Kendrick Lamar Ep to TPAB it wasn't the case on DAMN. He was speaking from a point of view of a Hebrew Israelite.
Here is a picture of Kendrick holding a bible and his cousin. If you open the article it goes into more details about how Carl was giving Kendrick bible studies which later on led to him embracing their ideas as we hear on DAMN.
images.app.goo.gl/FEFa5peQVpPV395x7
You only mentioned it in passing, but Happy (late) Birthday, Derapy! 🥳🎉 Thanks for all the great, always entertaining content!!
Thank you ❤
kendrick is really one of the most insane musicians of all time. he keeps dropping albums that put entire genres to shame
Thank you for using my recommendation ❤❤❤
Of course!!
Anyway thanks for the vid, i’ll be listening to this while gaming.
Let’s goooooo
Never felt so seen before, then you said "the very underrated album KOD"
People need to wake up to how incredible that album is WOW it's so good, as someone on the road to recovery from drug addiction KOD was such an incredible wake up call to understanding the problems I didn't know I was running from
KOD and Mac Miller’s death combined made me never wanna mess with drugs again.
21:28 I judge sacremento......
I WANT TOO VISIT FOR A VACATION AND HAVE 2 WEEKS OF FUN 😩