duckworth has one of the greatest plot twists ive ever heard in music, the "whoever thought the best rapper would be from coincidence" line gets me everytime
If Anthony had shot Ducky in a robbery then Kendrick would have grown up without a father and could’ve easily gone the wrong path and died in a gun fight. Since he didn’t and Ducky became friends with Anthony, Anthony didn’t go to jail for robbery and started a label in which he signed a young Kendrick and Kendrick found out the whole story. It’s an amazing track and amazing story.
I stopped everything to see your reaction to DUCKWORTH. This is storytelling at it's PEAK, OMG. I wish I have the ability to tell a story like that, everytime I listen to this at the end of the song I'm mind blown. SOO GOOD
As new Kendrick fan aswell I was apprehensive about listening to Gkmc because ppl was hyping it too much but it was an amazing listening experience I have re listened to it like at least 20 times since june
Ducky is Kenderick Lamar father and Anthony aka top dawg is like a second father to Kenderick Lamar the whole time Kenderick Lamar was going to the studio he didn't know the story of his father and Top Dawg until one day Kenderick brought his father to the studio and boom thats when they told Kenderick the story of how they meet. Kenderick father didnt know he he was sign to TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment).
The beat switches in Duckworth feel like perspective changes in a movie! My favorite use of it is the “Ostavi Trag” sample beat that starts when describing Anthony’s criminal history, then it switches into something else while talking about Ducky and his life. It comes back during their encounter, creating a looming feeling of potential danger. And the way it lasts until the final lines of the song ties it in with the whole story so well! Because now we have additional context on re-listen that from the moment Anthony’s life became more complicated and fraught with potential consequences, it will still somehow lead to the miraculous ending of Kendrick being alive.
I really appreciate this comment! I enjoy talking about my personal journey through life as I react to music, and even when I stream games on Twitch. We all want to feel heard and related to, so I like to talk about everything from the fun times I have, to the struggles ive gone through. That way my viewers can share in the joy, and not feel so alone in their struggles.
Not taking anything from the other albums… but his latest album “Mr morale and the big steppers” is an insanely good album… but listen to the others first
to me kendrick brings the art of rapping to a new level. it's not just about the rhymes and words, his flow, hus everchanging rythms, syncopation, he uses words almost like a drummer, weaving in and out of the musical phrases created by the beat. his many voices, pitches, and impersonations are also noteable, bringing harmonic depth to his rapping in a way that still counts as rapping and not just straight up singing. when i listen to his work, i find it satiafying that every choice and details surrounding his music are purposeful and intentional. kendrick isn't the only rapper to do these things, not even the first, and arguably not even the best. but he does it all, brilliantly kendrick albums haven't been in my rotation for months now, and I've moved on to other rappers and music in general. rap is an amazing genre and the sounds of underground hiphop nowadays is some of the most experimental and bold music being recorded today. and there are lots of other rappers to enjoy but kendrick remains an artist that pushes the boundaries within the mainstream, and i like that he exists aside from rap i personally have been really enjoying ambient music lately, noise music, glitch music. weird stuff. I've also always loved shoegaze, and post-hardcore is also a very fun genre to dive into imo. i also like jazz especially the trippy spiritual jazz players like alice coltrane, john coltrane, and pharoah sanders. and lastly, i also like hiphop anyways bye
Yea, KDot's sound is very unique, and I love that. I want to hear something different. I want to have to back up to try to figure out what I just listened to. It makes music so much more..... just interesting.
The storytelling on DUCKWORTH is just so different man. Such a fantastic song. I definitely think you get a lot out of hearing the whole album in one take. But man its just a treat seeing people digest his music in general so I think doing it however it fits you is best.
With the way its looking, reacting to all of the other albulms is the most reasonable thing to do. Especially if your interested in Kendrick as a person and his story telling.
I've heard you say in many videos "sorry if I'm pausing too much" or "this may make the video long". As a Kendrick fan (and other Kendrick fans would probably agree), we know Kendrick is deep and expect to be sitting down for a while with the breakdowns. We here for however long it takes bro lol! One thing I hope is happening is that you listen multiple times after the videos. And also, listen to the album fully front to back since now you've finished it.
Also we are watching for the reactor's takes and opinions not to enjoy the song ourselves so anyone complaining about pausing should just fire up the Spotify and listen to the songs without interruption
@@deonlepharaoh I like how reactions are getting me to relisten to songs more, nothing wrong with pausing a reaction and doing a cheeky relisten or 3 and coming back to it at after, really sastifying
I wouldn’t say you have to do Good Kid Maad City in one vid. You could do it the same way you did this album, two songs a video. I think the reason some people might be saying they want you to do it all at once is because GKMC is a concept album, it’s basically a movie. So there’s a continuous story from beginning to end. As long as you keep that in mind you should be fine regardless of how many videos it takes you to finish it.
It was a very good reaction. Imo in order to finish the Damn chapter, I recommend watching/reacting to "A deep dive into Damn" by TennisThom. He got it masterfully dissected to the core.
You really need to do Good Kid Maad City all in one setting, even if you release the videos individually. Each of Kendricks albums mirrors a form of media. Damn is a magazine, Section.80 is a book, To Pimp a Butterfly is a Poem, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers is a play, and Good Kid Maad City is a movie. And more of a Quinton Tarantino style when it comes to the timeline. You will get a ton more out of it if you do it all in one sitting and follow the narrative.
You actually did good it’s only a couple songs you wasn’t really excited about the rest of them you love so you did great with this album reaction can’t wait to see what you do next ❤
You’re right about Top Dawgs influence on Kendrick. He was signed with TDE for every album thus far, ending after Mr Morale so the Drake beef is the first work he’s done under his new deal, and he used part of it to defend Top Dawg and TDE. (Dunno is full deal but it looks like he owns his masters and just has a distribution deal directly with Universal)
I vote find the time to sit down and listen to it in one sitting. I also have ADHD and I've listened to it 2000 times, it STILL grabs my full attention and I just end up listening to it & doing nothing else lol. & unlike DAMN, GKMC's songs flow into the next so it'll be cool to see the album reacted to in the way it's supposed to be listened to!
GKMC can be done in ome sitting so you can experience the movie concept but the format you're doing works as well. I.cant wait for the next album reaction 🙌
So the crazy part is that duckworth is the first song if you play the reverse ordered version of the album. And with that intro, blood, at the end, the album kind of starts with his birth and ends with his death. Insane stuff.
Sure someone already posted this but the backwards motifs in the album are a hint that if you play the album in reverse song order it tells the story of Kendrick if Ducky had died when he met Anthony
20:20 I totally hear you on this, the changing of the song throughout feels like a really beautiful reflection of the way life changes, and the power to tell a story is so potent
Mam, hes gonna love TPaB and GKMC Also if you're looking for more storytelling, listen to Good Kid. It's often referred to as a "movie in music form" because of the amazing story it tells. (Its also my favourite Kendrick album so im biased)
React to them all lol including overly dedicated, Kendrick lamar EP, black panther soundtrack and the untitled one....and you still have early K-DOT mixtapes to enjoy
the reverse part is because during the album kendrick tells the story of him going from the wrong path to the good one (music and peace) in duckworth he is saying that if mad dog would have killed his dad, he wouldn’t have taken that path anymore and would have gone from the right path (music and peace) to the wrong path so you can listen to the album in reverse and see what would have happened
Kendrick's storytelling ability is absolutely insane. He can articulate a story with depth and often times double meanings and it rhymes the entire time, too. Duckworth is a story in a song that ties the whole album together which makes me excited for you to hear Good Kid Maad City as the whole album is a story, each song a chapter. 🔥🔥
very smart on the end of DUCKWORTH there: "Because if Anthony killed Ducky, Top Dawg could be servin' life While I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight", referring Top Dawg as Anthony when talking about the what if scenario because it's in the past and Anthony hasn't founded his label TDE, then later said that "Top Dawg could be serving life" referring to Anthony still be in prison now because Top Dawg is Anthony now and if Kendrick grew up without his father he'll get into gang activities more and unfortunate enough to lost his life. The message really is just "Fate"
Kendrick is Compton through and through. “good kid, m.A.A.d. City” is a good spotlight on where he came from, and you’re right that he grew up in the rough shit. He talks a lot about trying to avoid being gang affiliated in his neighborhood, and that sometimes being more dangerous than aligning with one side or the other. Something I can’t relate to whatsoever but he paints a pretty detailed and vivid picture in that album.
You should totally listen to the Mr Morale and the Big Steppers album as well, imo it’s an underrated one and i think you would enjoy the topics and sound. Loving these videos so much, keep doin watchu doin!
Not sure if you're going through Kendrick's material in a specific order and working back through toward the earlier stuff, but I reckon you'd find "Rigamortus" from his first album worth a listen - I don't quite know if it could be called "technical" but the flow is quite tight and precise with intricate(ish) rhyming across different parts of each line, over a beat sampled from an old brass jazz tune. See what you think: ruclips.net/video/yh6QxtRpSH8/видео.html
For background context, Kendrick is from Compton. Kendrick had affiliation with the Westside Pirus (a branch from the larger Bloods gang). Hope you are able to find the time to be able to do a full video for good kid, m.a.a.d. city. I definitely feel like it its the kind of album that requires a full, uniterrupted listen at least once to be able to completely experience it. Hope you also listen to DAMN. in reverse order and see how you feel about it
Here's an explanation of the whole "play it in reverse" aspect of DAMN. Us Kendrick fans are known to dig really deep into his lyrics, to a comedic degree sometimes, but the Collector's Edition just being a reversed tracklist and all the hints throughout the album about reversing it kinda solidifies it for me. In BLOOD, the beginning asks us "Is it Wickedness? Is it Weakness? You decide". That phrase and what happened in DUCKWORTH adds context to the how the album plays out in both tracklists. The normal track order is the Path of Weakness where Anthony didn't kill Ducky (what happened in real life). The Old Lady in BLOOD saying "You have lost your life" is God telling Kendrick that he has lost his faith in him and himself. It starts out with Kendrick in a dark place mentally due to his fame as a rapper and ends with Kendrick finding and accepting his faith again. In reverse (Collector's Edition), it poses the question "What if Ducky didn't offer Anthony kindness (kill him with kindness from GOD)? What if he Anthony ended up robbing the KFC and killing Ducky (kill him with diamonds). This is the Path of Wickedness, where Kendrick grew up fatherless and without an avenue to being a rapper. This path starts with Kendrick as religious in an earlier age, but he spirals down a darker path where he becomes more engrained with crime and gang banging. At the end, when wickedness Kendrick lowered his guard to offer to help the Old Lady, this time it was a setup from a rival gang to kill him. God wasn't there this time because he abandoned God and was deep in sin by this point. With the added context, it changes the meaning of some songs. Where DNA is about Weakness Kendrick's earlier state of mind. It is in turn an anthem for Wickedness Kendrick at the end of his path. In FEAR, Carl's call is completely different. In the Path of Wickedness, this comes early so Carl is consoling Kendrick about his father dying and warning Kendrick not to be like Anthony since he is cursed due to not being with god. This ended up fortelling Wickedness Kendrick's fate as well. In the Path of Weakness, Carl instead comforts Kendrick due to his loneliness and tells Kendrick to find God again since his darkness could be from God chastising him. These paths are physically shown in the Loyalty music video where Weakness Kendrick is being tortured by the Mob Leader, Wickedness Kendrick. Since Loyalty is around the middle of the album, they would be passing each other here. If you saw any comments during the rap beef about Kendrick fans being clinically insane, this is why lol. Can't wait for your next reaction, I love seeing your opinions on the album 💪
Wow... just wow! Thanks for the breakdown on that. This is incredible to me, the depth he puts into his music. Its so much more than just music when you go from listening to something, to studying and trying to understand deeper meanings. I absolutely love it!
I know it’s kind off a big task to sit and listen to all of GKMC in one go but if you find the time I promise you that it will be worth it! The album is like a short film so you will miss some context if you just listen to a couple of songs at a time.
Definitely check out Section.80 or good Kid m.a.a.d. City next. Section 80 is his first studio album and definitely doesn’t get the love it deserves. Good kid is amazing as well but Section 80 is super slept on
DUCKWORTH is a top 3 Kendrick verse easily, the storytelling is just ridiculous, listen to the album backwards starting with this song and the story is different and plays as if his dad died from the robbery and kendrick starts going down a dark path
I recommend listening to some of tyler the creators music, alot of it is fusion hip hop with his arguably best album being igor is explicitly not made to be rap album but with all of his music it tends to tell a story over the course of the albums, one thing to note though is that his first 4ish albums are quite dark and unpolished (not saying bad in anyway, infact his 3rd album wolf is my second favourite of his) and all conect together for example the first three of his albums tell a connected story. I think you would realy enjoy most of his music.
If you do good kid maad city PLEASE make it one long album reaction. This album is known as “a short film by Kendrick Lamar” and you wouldn’t get the same effect if you space them out
If you like this album, you should also check out All AmeriKKKan Bada$$ by Joey Bada$$. It came out only a few days before DAMN. and Kendrick delayed his release so that it wouldn’t overshadow Joey’s project. They both have a very similar message but very different musically. In my head they’re companion albums because i experienced them both in the same point in time
Great album, excited to see the next one you do. To me I’d rank his albums as 1. TPAB 2. GKMC 3. MMATBS 4. DAMN 5. Section 80. Very interested to see what you think of those albums
Section.80 is my second favourite tbh. It's weirdly nostalgic and has an actual good message behind it and was a starter point for what developed onto GKMC. It's also a really chill album to just listen to
@@yaboyegreja7750 yeah I feel that, even though it’s personally my least favorite I still think it’s a great album. It is pretty sick to see his development from that point on.
Great ranking. I think I agree but there are days I feel like MMATBS could be 2nd. Crazy albums as good as Section 80 and DAMN are the bottom two, but they have to be
For Good Kid... If you CAN'T do a single sitting, I would try not splitting it up too much. Maybe 4 songs in 1 sitting (you can even split the video into 2). I think one suggestion, though, would be that once you've finished your reactions for an album, just listen to the albums as a whole on your own and maybe do a video of just your impressions after secondary full playthroughs.
I really wish you listened to Mr Morale next. This album is really a deep dive into his soul that is so theraupethic. It can really help to understand who he is inside and i think this would help you while listening to his other works. If not Morale, then i guess you would enjoy To Pimp A Butterfly the most. It's a great fusion between hip hop and jazz and here you will hear A TON of real instruments. (same as in Morale but not Good Kid M.A.A.D City)
It’s a DAMN good album, though in my opinion his others are better. As to future videos, my suggestion would be to try doing one album in one sitting (maybe GKMC, it lends itself to that more readily than the rest of them), then comparing the experiences to see which you prefer. That’s just my suggestion though
I felt the same way with God…I like it fine, but Kendrick is so good that it’s like an A- among A pluses so it’s still a great listen just not my favorite.
You’re right about Top Dawgs influence on Kendrick. He was signed with TDE for every album thus far, ending after Mr Morale so the Drake beef is the first work he’s done under his new deal, and he used part of it to defend Top Dawg and TDE. (Dunno is full deal but it looks like he owns his masters and just has a distribution deal directly with Universal)
duckworth has one of the greatest plot twists ive ever heard in music, the "whoever thought the best rapper would be from coincidence" line gets me everytime
If Anthony had shot Ducky in a robbery then Kendrick would have grown up without a father and could’ve easily gone the wrong path and died in a gun fight. Since he didn’t and Ducky became friends with Anthony, Anthony didn’t go to jail for robbery and started a label in which he signed a young Kendrick and Kendrick found out the whole story. It’s an amazing track and amazing story.
Some people think that the reverse order of this album is what would have happened to kendrick if Anthony *had* shot Ducky
I stopped everything to see your reaction to DUCKWORTH. This is storytelling at it's PEAK, OMG. I wish I have the ability to tell a story like that, everytime I listen to this at the end of the song I'm mind blown. SOO GOOD
I really liked it!
It's fine to be overwhelmed by Duckworth...it's a whole film in song version
It was such a roller-coaster, but he told the story so well!
Btw the album is meant to be listened to backwards as well “we gonna put it in reverse!”
Kendrick is from Compton which kinda gives you context for most of his music
FYI: Kendrick almost titled the DAMN. album “What Happens On Earth Stays On Earth”. He said it in an interview with Big Boi.
As new Kendrick fan aswell I was apprehensive about listening to Gkmc because ppl was hyping it too much but it was an amazing listening experience I have re listened to it like at least 20 times since june
Ducky is Kenderick Lamar father and Anthony aka top dawg is like a second father to Kenderick Lamar the whole time Kenderick Lamar was going to the studio he didn't know the story of his father and Top Dawg until one day Kenderick brought his father to the studio and boom thats when they told Kenderick the story of how they meet. Kenderick father didnt know he he was sign to TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment).
The beat switches in Duckworth feel like perspective changes in a movie! My favorite use of it is the “Ostavi Trag” sample beat that starts when describing Anthony’s criminal history, then it switches into something else while talking about Ducky and his life. It comes back during their encounter, creating a looming feeling of potential danger.
And the way it lasts until the final lines of the song ties it in with the whole story so well! Because now we have additional context on re-listen that from the moment Anthony’s life became more complicated and fraught with potential consequences, it will still somehow lead to the miraculous ending of Kendrick being alive.
I didnt even think about that! Thanks for the comment!
I feel like we’ve learned so much about you and your journey along the way. It’s been good getting to know your backstory 😊
I really appreciate this comment! I enjoy talking about my personal journey through life as I react to music, and even when I stream games on Twitch. We all want to feel heard and related to, so I like to talk about everything from the fun times I have, to the struggles ive gone through. That way my viewers can share in the joy, and not feel so alone in their struggles.
Not taking anything from the other albums… but his latest album “Mr morale and the big steppers” is an insanely good album… but listen to the others first
He might actually breakdown on Father Time, I know that I did and still do lol
More Kendrick reactions man, they’re 🔥 🫡
FLEX ON SWOLE LIKE AHHHHHHAAAAAA
YEAH YOU FEEL SOME TIME OF WAAYYY, THEN AAHHHHAAAAAAAAA
to me kendrick brings the art of rapping to a new level. it's not just about the rhymes and words, his flow, hus everchanging rythms, syncopation, he uses words almost like a drummer, weaving in and out of the musical phrases created by the beat.
his many voices, pitches, and impersonations are also noteable, bringing harmonic depth to his rapping in a way that still counts as rapping and not just straight up singing.
when i listen to his work, i find it satiafying that every choice and details surrounding his music are purposeful and intentional.
kendrick isn't the only rapper to do these things, not even the first, and arguably not even the best. but he does it all, brilliantly
kendrick albums haven't been in my rotation for months now, and I've moved on to other rappers and music in general. rap is an amazing genre and the sounds of underground hiphop nowadays is some of the most experimental and bold music being recorded today. and there are lots of other rappers to enjoy
but kendrick remains an artist that pushes the boundaries within the mainstream, and i like that he exists
aside from rap
i personally have been really enjoying ambient music lately, noise music, glitch music. weird stuff. I've also always loved shoegaze, and post-hardcore is also a very fun genre to dive into imo. i also like jazz especially the trippy spiritual jazz players like alice coltrane, john coltrane, and pharoah sanders. and lastly, i also like hiphop
anyways bye
Yea, KDot's sound is very unique, and I love that. I want to hear something different. I want to have to back up to try to figure out what I just listened to. It makes music so much more..... just interesting.
The storytelling on DUCKWORTH is just so different man. Such a fantastic song. I definitely think you get a lot out of hearing the whole album in one take. But man its just a treat seeing people digest his music in general so I think doing it however it fits you is best.
You like songs that tell stories, you will love Good Kid Maad City. Can’t wait for your reactions for That Album
With the way its looking, reacting to all of the other albulms is the most reasonable thing to do. Especially if your interested in Kendrick as a person and his story telling.
I've heard you say in many videos "sorry if I'm pausing too much" or "this may make the video long". As a Kendrick fan (and other Kendrick fans would probably agree), we know Kendrick is deep and expect to be sitting down for a while with the breakdowns. We here for however long it takes bro lol!
One thing I hope is happening is that you listen multiple times after the videos. And also, listen to the album fully front to back since now you've finished it.
Chronologically, from start to finish seems to be the most simple, but I haven't seen many suggesting it.
Also we are watching for the reactor's takes and opinions not to enjoy the song ourselves so anyone complaining about pausing should just fire up the Spotify and listen to the songs without interruption
@@MaynardsSpaceship we did on the first of his reactions. It seems like he's going to follow that track by going to GKMC.
@@deonlepharaoh I like how reactions are getting me to relisten to songs more, nothing wrong with pausing a reaction and doing a cheeky relisten or 3 and coming back to it at after, really sastifying
I wouldn’t say you have to do Good Kid Maad City in one vid. You could do it the same way you did this album, two songs a video. I think the reason some people might be saying they want you to do it all at once is because GKMC is a concept album, it’s basically a movie. So there’s a continuous story from beginning to end. As long as you keep that in mind you should be fine regardless of how many videos it takes you to finish it.
MASSIVE TOOL AND KENDRICK FAN HERE!!! Definitely react to good kid, MAAD CITY it is a great way to understand his background and where he comes from.
It was a very good reaction. Imo in order to finish the Damn chapter, I recommend watching/reacting to "A deep dive into Damn" by TennisThom. He got it masterfully dissected to the core.
You really need to do Good Kid Maad City all in one setting, even if you release the videos individually. Each of Kendricks albums mirrors a form of media. Damn is a magazine, Section.80 is a book, To Pimp a Butterfly is a Poem, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers is a play, and Good Kid Maad City is a movie. And more of a Quinton Tarantino style when it comes to the timeline. You will get a ton more out of it if you do it all in one sitting and follow the narrative.
Anyone complaining about a “reactor” pausing needs to go outside and play it themselves on loop for 2-3 hrs
You actually did good it’s only a couple songs you wasn’t really excited about the rest of them you love so you did great with this album reaction can’t wait to see what you do next ❤
You’re right about Top Dawgs influence on Kendrick. He was signed with TDE for every album thus far, ending after Mr Morale so the Drake beef is the first work he’s done under his new deal, and he used part of it to defend Top Dawg and TDE. (Dunno is full deal but it looks like he owns his masters and just has a distribution deal directly with Universal)
I vote find the time to sit down and listen to it in one sitting. I also have ADHD and I've listened to it 2000 times, it STILL grabs my full attention and I just end up listening to it & doing nothing else lol. & unlike DAMN, GKMC's songs flow into the next so it'll be cool to see the album reacted to in the way it's supposed to be listened to!
GKMC can be done in ome sitting so you can experience the movie concept but the format you're doing works as well. I.cant wait for the next album reaction 🙌
So the crazy part is that duckworth is the first song if you play the reverse ordered version of the album. And with that intro, blood, at the end, the album kind of starts with his birth and ends with his death. Insane stuff.
Sure someone already posted this but the backwards motifs in the album are a hint that if you play the album in reverse song order it tells the story of Kendrick if Ducky had died when he met Anthony
20:20 I totally hear you on this, the changing of the song throughout feels like a really beautiful reflection of the way life changes, and the power to tell a story is so potent
Mam, hes gonna love TPaB and GKMC
Also if you're looking for more storytelling, listen to Good Kid. It's often referred to as a "movie in music form" because of the amazing story it tells. (Its also my favourite Kendrick album so im biased)
React to them all lol including overly dedicated, Kendrick lamar EP, black panther soundtrack and the untitled one....and you still have early K-DOT mixtapes to enjoy
the reverse part is because during the album kendrick tells the story of him going from the wrong path to the good one (music and peace) in duckworth he is saying that if mad dog would have killed his dad, he wouldn’t have taken that path anymore and would have gone from the right path (music and peace) to the wrong path so you can listen to the album in reverse and see what would have happened
i really really like this looking forward for more of kendrick lamar albums ♥
Kendrick's storytelling ability is absolutely insane. He can articulate a story with depth and often times double meanings and it rhymes the entire time, too. Duckworth is a story in a song that ties the whole album together which makes me excited for you to hear Good Kid Maad City as the whole album is a story, each song a chapter. 🔥🔥
very smart on the end of DUCKWORTH there: "Because if Anthony killed Ducky, Top Dawg could be servin' life
While I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight", referring Top Dawg as Anthony when talking about the what if scenario because it's in the past and Anthony hasn't founded his label TDE, then later said that "Top Dawg could be serving life" referring to Anthony still be in prison now because Top Dawg is Anthony now and if Kendrick grew up without his father he'll get into gang activities more and unfortunate enough to lost his life.
The message really is just "Fate"
Glad to seeing you finish this! I’m excited to see the journey you take us on. I’m always gonna support!
I appreciate you!
Kendrick is Compton through and through. “good kid, m.A.A.d. City” is a good spotlight on where he came from, and you’re right that he grew up in the rough shit. He talks a lot about trying to avoid being gang affiliated in his neighborhood, and that sometimes being more dangerous than aligning with one side or the other. Something I can’t relate to whatsoever but he paints a pretty detailed and vivid picture in that album.
2Duckworth 13:37
RAP literally stands for Rhythm and Poetry. You nailed it on the head
REALLY? Bruh, I never knew RAP stood for something. Thats amazing. I got the poverty down, but rhythm may never come 😂
Chief you reacted to god and duckworth
There's a breakdown of this album that really blows your mind and shows you just why this got pulitzer
By Tennis Thom: A deep dive into DAMN; Kendrick Lamar's darkest Opus
Thanks for the info! Ill have to check this out!
Yes finally!!! The song I've been waiting for! The best on the album in my opinion. Duckworth is masterclass and he really deserved that pulitzer!
You should totally listen to the Mr Morale and the Big Steppers album as well, imo it’s an underrated one and i think you would enjoy the topics and sound. Loving these videos so much, keep doin watchu doin!
i think it would be best if he did gkmc and tpab first but i totally agree he needs to get to it
Im glad you are liking the videos! Im excited to react to more!
Not sure if you're going through Kendrick's material in a specific order and working back through toward the earlier stuff, but I reckon you'd find "Rigamortus" from his first album worth a listen - I don't quite know if it could be called "technical" but the flow is quite tight and precise with intricate(ish) rhyming across different parts of each line, over a beat sampled from an old brass jazz tune. See what you think:
ruclips.net/video/yh6QxtRpSH8/видео.html
For background context, Kendrick is from Compton. Kendrick had affiliation with the Westside Pirus (a branch from the larger Bloods gang).
Hope you are able to find the time to be able to do a full video for good kid, m.a.a.d. city. I definitely feel like it its the kind of album that requires a full, uniterrupted listen at least once to be able to completely experience it. Hope you also listen to DAMN. in reverse order and see how you feel about it
Here's an explanation of the whole "play it in reverse" aspect of DAMN. Us Kendrick fans are known to dig really deep into his lyrics, to a comedic degree sometimes, but the Collector's Edition just being a reversed tracklist and all the hints throughout the album about reversing it kinda solidifies it for me.
In BLOOD, the beginning asks us "Is it Wickedness? Is it Weakness? You decide". That phrase and what happened in DUCKWORTH adds context to the how the album plays out in both tracklists.
The normal track order is the Path of Weakness where Anthony didn't kill Ducky (what happened in real life). The Old Lady in BLOOD saying "You have lost your life" is God telling Kendrick that he has lost his faith in him and himself. It starts out with Kendrick in a dark place mentally due to his fame as a rapper and ends with Kendrick finding and accepting his faith again.
In reverse (Collector's Edition), it poses the question "What if Ducky didn't offer Anthony kindness (kill him with kindness from GOD)? What if he Anthony ended up robbing the KFC and killing Ducky (kill him with diamonds). This is the Path of Wickedness, where Kendrick grew up fatherless and without an avenue to being a rapper. This path starts with Kendrick as religious in an earlier age, but he spirals down a darker path where he becomes more engrained with crime and gang banging. At the end, when wickedness Kendrick lowered his guard to offer to help the Old Lady, this time it was a setup from a rival gang to kill him. God wasn't there this time because he abandoned God and was deep in sin by this point.
With the added context, it changes the meaning of some songs. Where DNA is about Weakness Kendrick's earlier state of mind. It is in turn an anthem for Wickedness Kendrick at the end of his path.
In FEAR, Carl's call is completely different. In the Path of Wickedness, this comes early so Carl is consoling Kendrick about his father dying and warning Kendrick not to be like Anthony since he is cursed due to not being with god. This ended up fortelling Wickedness Kendrick's fate as well. In the Path of Weakness, Carl instead comforts Kendrick due to his loneliness and tells Kendrick to find God again since his darkness could be from God chastising him.
These paths are physically shown in the Loyalty music video where Weakness Kendrick is being tortured by the Mob Leader, Wickedness Kendrick. Since Loyalty is around the middle of the album, they would be passing each other here.
If you saw any comments during the rap beef about Kendrick fans being clinically insane, this is why lol.
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Wow... just wow! Thanks for the breakdown on that. This is incredible to me, the depth he puts into his music. Its so much more than just music when you go from listening to something, to studying and trying to understand deeper meanings. I absolutely love it!
I feel so early lol I’m excited for these two. It’s an amazing way to end an album
I know it’s kind off a big task to sit and listen to all of GKMC in one go but if you find the time I promise you that it will be worth it! The album is like a short film so you will miss some context if you just listen to a couple of songs at a time.
4:22 he grew up in Compton ca
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💜💜💜Yes! Both freaking awesome songs! Loving your content! =D
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I know that a lot of people are requesting albums or songs, but good kid mad city has the best storytelling ever than all rap albums in history
if you like songs that sound “different” i recommend you reacting to igor by tyler the creator or some rap songs by earl sweatshirt
Definitely check out Section.80 or good Kid m.a.a.d. City next. Section 80 is his first studio album and definitely doesn’t get the love it deserves. Good kid is amazing as well but Section 80 is super slept on
DUCKWORTH is a top 3 Kendrick verse easily, the storytelling is just ridiculous, listen to the album backwards starting with this song and the story is different and plays as if his dad died from the robbery and kendrick starts going down a dark path
I recommend listening to some of tyler the creators music, alot of it is fusion hip hop with his arguably best album being igor is explicitly not made to be rap album but with all of his music it tends to tell a story over the course of the albums, one thing to note though is that his first 4ish albums are quite dark and unpolished (not saying bad in anyway, infact his 3rd album wolf is my second favourite of his) and all conect together for example the first three of his albums tell a connected story. I think you would realy enjoy most of his music.
Sry for mistakes I'm dyslexic lol
Thanks for the comment and suggestions! Im dyslexic too so its ok! lol
If you do good kid maad city PLEASE make it one long album reaction. This album is known as “a short film by Kendrick Lamar” and you wouldn’t get the same effect if you space them out
If you like this album, you should also check out All AmeriKKKan Bada$$ by Joey Bada$$. It came out only a few days before DAMN. and Kendrick delayed his release so that it wouldn’t overshadow Joey’s project. They both have a very similar message but very different musically. In my head they’re companion albums because i experienced them both in the same point in time
dont forget to add section 80 to the list
If you like storytelling songs like this check out prom/king by saba or sing about me I'm dying of thirst by Kendrick
Love the reactions man. keep going!!!!
Now listen to the album in reverse
Great album, excited to see the next one you do. To me I’d rank his albums as 1. TPAB 2. GKMC 3. MMATBS 4. DAMN 5. Section 80. Very interested to see what you think of those albums
Section.80 is my second favourite tbh. It's weirdly nostalgic and has an actual good message behind it and was a starter point for what developed onto GKMC. It's also a really chill album to just listen to
@@yaboyegreja7750 yeah I feel that, even though it’s personally my least favorite I still think it’s a great album. It is pretty sick to see his development from that point on.
Great ranking. I think I agree but there are days I feel like MMATBS could be 2nd. Crazy albums as good as Section 80 and DAMN are the bottom two, but they have to be
Fun fact: God wasn't written by kendrick, it was written by Lucian Grange
Next checkout TDE BET Cypher
God sounds like Drake, fr. El Debarge? JT - Justin Timberlake? All I want to be is a gunman, shooting up the charts? HmmHmm. 🤔
But also if you dont fix it your engagement will drive up with people saying the same thing as me so maybe you sjould liées it like that
For Good Kid... If you CAN'T do a single sitting, I would try not splitting it up too much. Maybe 4 songs in 1 sitting (you can even split the video into 2).
I think one suggestion, though, would be that once you've finished your reactions for an album, just listen to the albums as a whole on your own and maybe do a video of just your impressions after secondary full playthroughs.
I really wish you listened to Mr Morale next. This album is really a deep dive into his soul that is so theraupethic. It can really help to understand who he is inside and i think this would help you while listening to his other works. If not Morale, then i guess you would enjoy To Pimp A Butterfly the most. It's a great fusion between hip hop and jazz and here you will hear A TON of real instruments. (same as in Morale but not Good Kid M.A.A.D City)
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It’s a DAMN good album, though in my opinion his others are better. As to future videos, my suggestion would be to try doing one album in one sitting (maybe GKMC, it lends itself to that more readily than the rest of them), then comparing the experiences to see which you prefer. That’s just my suggestion though
Just a fair warning in my (probably wrong) opinion, good kid maad city starts kinda slow but when it gets going, it gets going
To pimp a butterfly next plz
Need that and I wanna see him react to MMATBS
I felt the same way with God…I like it fine, but Kendrick is so good that it’s like an A- among A pluses so it’s still a great listen just not my favorite.
Pls when you ur so good kid maad city go in order the album is a audible film you will be confused if you go out of order
Blood shuld be given more respect,,dat intro is just sumthn else
Your title is wrong, bud!
Thanks man! I copy and paste some stuff for "Template" purposes, and forgot to change the song names. I appreciate you!
Oh man if you like storytelling you’re gonna /love/ good kid maad city lol
You’re right about Top Dawgs influence on Kendrick. He was signed with TDE for every album thus far, ending after Mr Morale so the Drake beef is the first work he’s done under his new deal, and he used part of it to defend Top Dawg and TDE. (Dunno is full deal but it looks like he owns his masters and just has a distribution deal directly with Universal)
I appreciate the clarity man!