Idk if anybody else said it but K Dot said the album was originally gonna be named “what happens on earth, stays on earth” but he felt it was too long. That’s why you’ll hear the dj say it a lot
@@ouuitsvonI don’t what you mean but I like it. But to be precise “Life is like a box of chicken” was the original name of the single song “DUCKWORTH.”,
He elaborated on it by saying: "DAMN. is a hybrid of three previous albums, Message behind To Pimp a Butterfly, the musical aspect of Good Kid, m.a.a.d city, and the "rawness" of Section.80, meaning he just could do anything in his album, no restrictions"
Rihanna on loyalty is relevant bc she was robbed by her accountant, which lead to the creation of "bitch better have my money". That was mentioned later in the album on Fear as well.
Don’t mean to sound cliche but man this is beautiful to see. You’re truly lucky you get to have this type of relationship with your father. So dope to see. Cherish it man. From the misconception your pops may have had on Kendrick to acknowledging Kendrick’s artistry and really appreciating the man as an artist. Kendrick’s music means so much to me, personally being from LA and relating to a lot of situations Kendrick speaks about. Kendrick’s growth is inspiring and I can see that in your dads reaction to him. I can’t wait to see what else Kendrick does on the new album. It’s going to be bittersweet, going to react to it with you guys. Love from Los Angeles.
The 2nd verse on "FEAR." off this album where he talks about all the fears he had at 17 in hood with all the "I'll prolly die..." lines, really the whole song, hits so close to home for me it's tough for me to listen to honestly. This album overall definitely has more commercial appeal but when it does hit it hits *hard*. At the top of the video yall mentioned how Kendrick is giving you insight on the vision/perspective of a Black man in America and IMO that has always been Hip-hop at it's best. Just wish more people would take the time to actually, really listen and I appreciate that yall have. Much love
So I couldn't really relate and enjoy a lot of hip-hop music, it felt too detached from what I could relate to. Talking about guns and drugs and gangs was just so unrelated to my life I couldn't get into a lot of hip hop and to me I felt a lot of it was just so unauthentic. I still listened to people like Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Eyedea, people whose lyrical content I could at least relate to a bit in my life. I wrote Kendrick off for a while, but when I finally sat down and listened to GKMC I was absolutely blown away. Kendrick did something a lot of hip hop artists couldn't do, he put me in his shoes and told a story so vivid I could at least start imagining what his life was like, what his neighborhood was like, and how growing up in a place like that influenced him to be who he is today. He touches on things EVERYONE can relate to, peer pressure, basic survival, loving your family and friends, fearing for your future, uncertainty, and by doing this I was able to actually empathize and understand his story better than I could any previous rapper. Kendrick is an incredible artist.
@@Joseph-R The way I've always explained the appeal of "Street rap" I'll say to be general is that it's similar to watching a Gangster/Mob movie: Yeah, I may not have life experience in exactly what it is I'm being presented with but it can be fun to live vicariously for a moment while I'm experiencing it. By doing that all the braggadocious lines & bravado go from someone saying it to you about themselves to you saying it about yourself for the time period that the song is on. It's an empowering experience for alot of people. Then you also always have to remember that Hip-Hop by nature is a competitive genre which makes it unique to pretty much every other musical genre. Almost from day 1 you had rap battles & cyphers where the whole point was to showcase your skill at rapping being better than everyone else's and that same energy will always be an underlying factor in all forms of rap music.
I love how your Dad is so down to earth as he listens and analyze the lyrics and the sheer appreciation he gets from listening and also input he gives is amazing. Love the bond y’all have. Music definitely bridge gaps
Your dad had a great breakdown, Kendrick is annointed, and God brought him through it so he could one day change people's minds. Music is life, music is love...
Pops was pretty spot on about the Prince reference. In Kendrick’s verse on New Freezer he says, “I let my hair down, Prince lives through me!” Prince was supposed to be featured on TPAB I think. They met up to record and which turned into a long conversation opposed to laying down any music. Nice catch by your dad!
Not sure if you already told him this, I'm midway through the video but DAMN got a pulitzer prize (its the first hip hop album to win it) it really adds some prestige to this album
The use of him talking about relying on weed and women to get rid of his problems on FEAR. Is genius, since as a hook, it’s constantly repeating, emphasising that it never truly solves his problems and always has to go back to it, essentially and endless loop
Love your videos bro! I love your dad mentioning Prince and making a correlation between the two. Its a deep topic of discussion since "Like that" verse where kendrick mentions Prince outlived Mike. Amazing to think of the parallels between Kendrick and Prince. Both innovators, and multi faceted artists with magnificent song writing and regarded as one of the greatest artists of their generations.
I think what’s really genius of Kendrick Lamar is the fact that if you breakdown DUCKWORTH you will literally get every song title prior to this one incorporated into that final story in some way. lol 5 years later and I’m just now breaking this down.
Loyalty def hits different when you listen to the album in reverse order. I felt similar in that it was a bit out of place at first. But when I listened to it backyard, it fits much more into the backwards listen narrative. Also, I didn’t even know the album was intended to listen to backwards until I came across this channel. Keep up the good work!
Yea Kendrick is definitely influenced by Prince. He was supposed to be on the Song Complexion off tpab but the story is they were in the studio talking to each other for so long they ran out of time and didn’t get much recorded
Michael, I don't really think I need to tell you this, but I will say it anyway: You're extremely blessed to be able to experience and enjoy this seminal moment in music/human history with your Pops. Don't take it for granted. I would kill to have my OG back here in this realm! Furthermore, great job opening your father's eyes, or, "Putting him on" to the ESSENCE of what this "crazy, hippity hoppity rap stuff" 😉 really is and why we all cherish, live, love and enjoy it so much. Kendrick is simply the coldest to ever breathe on a mic! Anyhow, great video fellas! In less than 24 long hours we all get to have our collective minds nuked by "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers! PIMP PIMP HORRAY! IT'S KENDRICK SEASON! 🙏🏿👑 #MMATBS
Thank you thank you!!! I am extremely lucky and blessed. Kendrick is one of the greatest living artists that we have the pleasure to experience in real time. Glad we can bring you some joy, let’s all soak in and live in the moment tonight with this album, what life is all about, being present and grateful, much love 💜🤟🏻
Damn is my favourite of Kendrick, and it's so amazing to watch your dad react to this with such a great disposition! I wish i could have showed the Kendrick albums to my dad. You should show him some Mac Miller albums, he would have a blast. Good Luck !!
Kendrick has been referred to as a West Coast, one-man OutKast. I'd LOVE to see you and your dad explore OutKast's discography. (I'd probably PAY to see that!) The creative progression from the first album to the last is comparable to Kendrick's, and like Kendrick even in spite of that massive growth, even their first album is incredible. Plus, their crew (Dungeon Family) has been consistently relevant, from Cee-Lo/Gnarls Barkley in the previous decade all the way to Future in the present. I think you guys might also enjoy checking out Devin The Dude, who is another emcee whose influence I can detect in Kendrick's work.
I definitely want to do Outkast. Maybe even do that next up. Andre is my favorite rapper of all time. And Devin The Dude is dope!!! What a Job is one of my favorite songs
@@putyouon Devin is CRIMINALLY underrated. I had the opportunity to host a show he was performing at some time ago... What a great artist, performer, and overall cool guy.
video was great, but i especially loved the duckworth part of the vid and your dad figuring out what it meant! duckworth one of my fav kdot tracks all time!
Love the subjective comprehensive conversation, as it is potentially exponentially important. I would love a re listen conversation. The black American experience was not comprehended enough enough, rightly so. No malice, all love. It's not about him, he's expressing how WE feel.
Its super interesting to go from "i don't know how these people got rich from talking" to the reactions he gets after every song. This is why I try not to write off anything or anyone's POV (UNLESS PROVEN STUPID) without hearing them out and trying on their shoes
Great reaction! I really like that your dad recognizes that a song can be good even if it's not a song that resonates with him. Loyalty is definitely the weakest song on the album. It's not bad, but it definitely is not up to post with the quality of the other songs. I want to add that the "you can play this album backwards and it still works" theory started like two days after the album dropped and then I think the special edition came out a few months later as a confirmation of the theory. It was clearly intentional, as you mentioned
To me, DAMN is probably the Kendrick album with the lowest lows (LOVE, LOYALTY), but also has some of the highest highs. I think it could be someone’s favorite in terms of how many songs make their playlist, but TPAB is a better complete vision and a better album experience.
Would love to see you and your dad react to some of Kendricks and Tyler's music videos. I'm sure he'd really appreciate the artistry in them. Particularly Tyler's honestly.
i relate with your dad when he said he doesnt feel like he has reached a higher enough appreciation to hiphop (more specifically modern hiphop). when DAMN. first came out I was still fairly new into all forms of hiphop and rid the album off as Good But Not Great. but when i listened to the album with my newfound appreciation of modern hiphop everything felt like i was listening to the album for the first time all over again. I really look forward to when your dad does get to that point in his journey in hiphop!
Love your channel! Always interesting to hear new perspectives, especially from dads ;-) Damn is probably Kendrick least understood album. It is just as complex as TPAB, in my opinion. Much of the album centres around contradictions (humbleness/pride, lust/love). It's also an album where Kendrick proves he can make a platinum hit album, while keeping the complexity and ingenuity in check.
Your guys TPAB video came up on my feed loved it. Incredible watching your dad take in Hip Hop for his first time & actually ingesting it. S/O to him for stickin through it. Y’all are great
ELEMENT isnt a standard brag track. He's saying all the fame isn't gonna change him. His music comes from where he's from, he writes for them, and that makes him real, unlike other rap artist. He gets to bring the street life to the general public because he "makes it look sexy" but that public acceptance isn't going to take him out of his element.
@@mrs.spicer I’ve seen a lot of people say it doesn’t live up to the rest of his discography which just isn’t true imo I’ve also seen people say it only won that Pulitzer award as compensation for tpab
I heard the “blind women” in the overture is supposed to represent Lady Liberty. A staple for the United States of course. Following the conversations after the songs talking about police brutality against Black people in America. Pretty interesting
something cool about yah that i never realised is that yah can also act as a shortened version of "yahweh" and it makes sense too seeing as he references religion and being an israelite in it
I love y’all reactions. I’m looking forward for y’all reaction to the new one. I’m sure it will be fire. Btw you should also react section 80 with your dad too sometime. I’m sure he’ll enjoy that one too
I think another part to the “I’ll beat yo ass you keep talking back” refers to the previous part where the man is questioning God. And that’s what God is saying as a reply to the man.
Check the album"Be" by Common and Kanye...it was Kanye's next full album production following The College Dropout and before Late Registration...considered a classic by many
Kendrick was interviewed by Big Boy (I think? That one might've been with someone else) shortly after the release of DAMN., and he asked Kendrick about DUCKWORTH. Kendrick said that him, his father and Top Dawg had know about that since Kendrick was signed to TDE in the mid-2000's, and he had been looking for a good excuse to turn that story into music, so Ducky and Top didn't really find out for the first time after Kendrick played DUCKWORTH. for them, but it was still a cool moment, regardless.
I always interpreted DUCKWORTH. as Top Dawg DID shoot up the KFC, but he knew to spare Ducky in the process. “Then you start remindin' them about that chicken incident…” I don’t think Kendrick would call it an “incident” if nothing ever happened and it was just something that could have happened. But anyway, great video! Love to watch you guys and can’t wait for Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers!
If you could go back and listen to the album songs in Reverse he created a deluxe album and it gives you an entirely different perspective then this one
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Idk if anybody else said it but K Dot said the album was originally gonna be named “what happens on earth, stays on earth” but he felt it was too long. That’s why you’ll hear the dj say it a lot
Wow I never knew that,That's awesome, is there a interview where he talked about that and I'd like to watch.
@@19krocker91 it’s an interview with big boy on his radio show. Ima say it’s when the album first came out
And also “ life is like a box of chicken “
@@ouuitsvonI don’t what you mean but I like it. But to be precise “Life is like a box of chicken” was the original name of the single song “DUCKWORTH.”,
@@henokvanni3831 yeah that’s what I meant my fault for the mix up
Dont forgot he won the Pulitzer prize for this album!!!
6 more hours. Will we get another classic?
Update: We indeed got, another classic
🙏🏿
I don’t think Dot makes anything else but classics
He done did it!!!!!!!!! (9 exclamation points)
He did lol
This is going to be insane. I can't wait for his reaction to PRIDE and FEEL, those are my two favorite on this album!
I feel like he would take pride in that reaction.
duckworth on top
@@RilanMcCreightfear the peak of the mountain
@@RilanMcCreightlust on top
FEAR XXX DUCKWORTH FEEL DNA the top 5 undisputed
The way ya dad said “fuck yea” during the XXX song meant everything to me ahahah I was laughing for a good couple mins
Fun Fact: Kendrick said that DAMN is his favorite abulm
Because its simply his best album, its just so good
I mean it'd be my fav too if I won a Pulitzer for it. Especially given that pulitzers have only been awarded to classical music and orchestras
@@randomicplayerwei nahh prolly the worst imp
He elaborated on it by saying: "DAMN. is a hybrid of three previous albums, Message behind To Pimp a Butterfly, the musical aspect of Good Kid, m.a.a.d city, and the "rawness" of Section.80, meaning he just could do anything in his album, no restrictions"
@@bread5358it’s top 3 atleast maybe top 2 behind gkmc
Rihanna on loyalty is relevant bc she was robbed by her accountant, which lead to the creation of "bitch better have my money". That was mentioned later in the album on Fear as well.
Ahhhhh good point. Didn’t think of that!
@@putyouon i literally didn't put that together until you guys listened to fear. Wild.
@@funkyfreshkid08 I noticed that line on fear but never put to and to together.
Don’t mean to sound cliche but man this is beautiful to see. You’re truly lucky you get to have this type of relationship with your father. So dope to see. Cherish it man. From the misconception your pops may have had on Kendrick to acknowledging Kendrick’s artistry and really appreciating the man as an artist. Kendrick’s music means so much to me, personally being from LA and relating to a lot of situations Kendrick speaks about. Kendrick’s growth is inspiring and I can see that in your dads reaction to him. I can’t wait to see what else Kendrick does on the new album. It’s going to be bittersweet, going to react to it with you guys. Love from Los Angeles.
Beautiful to hear. And yes I am super lucky, and i’m so glad that people are enjoying the content, much love 💜🤟🏻
The 2nd verse on "FEAR." off this album where he talks about all the fears he had at 17 in hood with all the "I'll prolly die..." lines, really the whole song, hits so close to home for me it's tough for me to listen to honestly. This album overall definitely has more commercial appeal but when it does hit it hits *hard*.
At the top of the video yall mentioned how Kendrick is giving you insight on the vision/perspective of a Black man in America and IMO that has always been Hip-hop at it's best. Just wish more people would take the time to actually, really listen and I appreciate that yall have. Much love
Much love to you!!! 💜💜
So I couldn't really relate and enjoy a lot of hip-hop music, it felt too detached from what I could relate to. Talking about guns and drugs and gangs was just so unrelated to my life I couldn't get into a lot of hip hop and to me I felt a lot of it was just so unauthentic. I still listened to people like Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Eyedea, people whose lyrical content I could at least relate to a bit in my life. I wrote Kendrick off for a while, but when I finally sat down and listened to GKMC I was absolutely blown away. Kendrick did something a lot of hip hop artists couldn't do, he put me in his shoes and told a story so vivid I could at least start imagining what his life was like, what his neighborhood was like, and how growing up in a place like that influenced him to be who he is today. He touches on things EVERYONE can relate to, peer pressure, basic survival, loving your family and friends, fearing for your future, uncertainty, and by doing this I was able to actually empathize and understand his story better than I could any previous rapper. Kendrick is an incredible artist.
@@Joseph-R The way I've always explained the appeal of "Street rap" I'll say to be general is that it's similar to watching a Gangster/Mob movie: Yeah, I may not have life experience in exactly what it is I'm being presented with but it can be fun to live vicariously for a moment while I'm experiencing it. By doing that all the braggadocious lines & bravado go from someone saying it to you about themselves to you saying it about yourself for the time period that the song is on. It's an empowering experience for alot of people.
Then you also always have to remember that Hip-Hop by nature is a competitive genre which makes it unique to pretty much every other musical genre. Almost from day 1 you had rap battles & cyphers where the whole point was to showcase your skill at rapping being better than everyone else's and that same energy will always be an underlying factor in all forms of rap music.
Kids that grew up in the suburbs be like
DAMN won a Pulitzer Prize.
I can't believe Kendrick is dropping in the next 24 hours lol
11 more hours!!!
@@putyouon Kendrick exists the whole time i thought he's just a legend a mythical rapper lol
The last minute of this album I remember just sitting in silence for five minutes like wtf another masterpiece?!
ME TOO!
FEEL is one of the best songs of all time. It’s so meaningful and every word matters
I love how your Dad is so down to earth as he listens and analyze the lyrics and the sheer appreciation he gets from listening and also input he gives is amazing. Love the bond y’all have. Music definitely bridge gaps
Your dad had a great breakdown, Kendrick is annointed, and God brought him through it so he could one day change people's minds. Music is life, music is love...
Pops was pretty spot on about the Prince reference. In Kendrick’s verse on New Freezer he says, “I let my hair down, Prince lives through me!” Prince was supposed to be featured on TPAB I think. They met up to record and which turned into a long conversation opposed to laying down any music. Nice catch by your dad!
Yes this is correct. Kendrick played the album for Prince and he was supposed to work on it with him but he passed before they could.
didnt he say that on mask off by future instead of new freezer? or is it both
The dissect of the first track that pops had is solid and I had never thought that.
Not sure if you already told him this, I'm midway through the video but DAMN got a pulitzer prize (its the first hip hop album to win it) it really adds some prestige to this album
The thing with songs like DNA, humble and loyalty is that they were better complimented by the visuals. Those 3 had amazing videos that with them.
FEAR. its the greatest song ever made. I cant contain my tears with every word.
The use of him talking about relying on weed and women to get rid of his problems on FEAR. Is genius, since as a hook, it’s constantly repeating, emphasising that it never truly solves his problems and always has to go back to it, essentially and endless loop
I like how during XXX you and your dad both started head bobbing
Love your videos bro! I love your dad mentioning Prince and making a correlation between the two. Its a deep topic of discussion since "Like that" verse where kendrick mentions Prince outlived Mike. Amazing to think of the parallels between Kendrick and Prince. Both innovators, and multi faceted artists with magnificent song writing and regarded as one of the greatest artists of their generations.
PRIDE is such a beautiful song.
I think what’s really genius of Kendrick Lamar is the fact that if you breakdown DUCKWORTH you will literally get every song title prior to this one incorporated into that final story in some way. lol 5 years later and I’m just now breaking this down.
Loyalty def hits different when you listen to the album in reverse order. I felt similar in that it was a bit out of place at first. But when I listened to it backyard, it fits much more into the backwards listen narrative. Also, I didn’t even know the album was intended to listen to backwards until I came across this channel. Keep up the good work!
Yea Kendrick is definitely influenced by Prince. He was supposed to be on the Song Complexion off tpab but the story is they were in the studio talking to each other for so long they ran out of time and didn’t get much recorded
Lol dude your dads’ head bobbing progressing through the first part of XXX is awesome
Thank you for understanding and explaining the music to your dad, excited for Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers reaction from both of you
We’re excited too! Thanks for watching :)
Michael, I don't really think I need to tell you this, but I will say it anyway: You're extremely blessed to be able to experience and enjoy this seminal moment in music/human history with your Pops. Don't take it for granted. I would kill to have my OG back here in this realm! Furthermore, great job opening your father's eyes, or, "Putting him on" to the ESSENCE of what this "crazy, hippity hoppity rap stuff" 😉 really is and why we all cherish, live, love and enjoy it so much. Kendrick is simply the coldest to ever breathe on a mic!
Anyhow, great video fellas! In less than 24 long hours we all get to have our collective minds nuked by "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers!
PIMP PIMP HORRAY! IT'S KENDRICK SEASON! 🙏🏿👑 #MMATBS
Thank you thank you!!! I am extremely lucky and blessed. Kendrick is one of the greatest living artists that we have the pleasure to experience in real time. Glad we can bring you some joy, let’s all soak in and live in the moment tonight with this album, what life is all about, being present and grateful, much love 💜🤟🏻
Love it. Keep pumping out vids, these are the videos I watch before bed
✊🏻💜
I wont lie, I stumbled on you guys a few hours ago and I am already a huge fan
I knew he would love Fear. So exciting to watch this journey. Great job!
I always see you showing support, thanks a lot! 🤟🏻
@@putyouon absolutely! Glad I found you guys early in the journey.
Damn is my favourite of Kendrick, and it's so amazing to watch your dad react to this with such a great disposition! I wish i could have showed the Kendrick albums to my dad.
You should show him some Mac Miller albums, he would have a blast. Good Luck !!
My 55 year old dad randomly just sings "bitch im the sandman!", "my left stroke just went viral" and "holla bitch" to me all the time lol.
Kendrick has been referred to as a West Coast, one-man OutKast. I'd LOVE to see you and your dad explore OutKast's discography. (I'd probably PAY to see that!) The creative progression from the first album to the last is comparable to Kendrick's, and like Kendrick even in spite of that massive growth, even their first album is incredible. Plus, their crew (Dungeon Family) has been consistently relevant, from Cee-Lo/Gnarls Barkley in the previous decade all the way to Future in the present.
I think you guys might also enjoy checking out Devin The Dude, who is another emcee whose influence I can detect in Kendrick's work.
I definitely want to do Outkast. Maybe even do that next up. Andre is my favorite rapper of all time. And Devin The Dude is dope!!! What a Job is one of my favorite songs
@@putyouon Devin is CRIMINALLY underrated. I had the opportunity to host a show he was performing at some time ago... What a great artist, performer, and overall cool guy.
i love how on xxx both of you guys were bopping ur heads in sync
video was great, but i especially loved the duckworth part of the vid and your dad figuring out what it meant! duckworth one of my fav kdot tracks all time!
Excited that your pops gets to experience a Kendrick album release in real time with all of us
Love the subjective comprehensive conversation, as it is potentially exponentially important. I would love a re listen conversation. The black American experience was not comprehended enough enough, rightly so. No malice, all love. It's not about him, he's expressing how WE feel.
Its super interesting to go from "i don't know how these people got rich from talking" to the reactions he gets after every song.
This is why I try not to write off anything or anyone's POV (UNLESS PROVEN STUPID) without hearing them out and trying on their shoes
Loyalty fits because of how he brings it back on fear
Great reaction! I really like that your dad recognizes that a song can be good even if it's not a song that resonates with him.
Loyalty is definitely the weakest song on the album. It's not bad, but it definitely is not up to post with the quality of the other songs.
I want to add that the "you can play this album backwards and it still works" theory started like two days after the album dropped and then I think the special edition came out a few months later as a confirmation of the theory. It was clearly intentional, as you mentioned
Loved this one
Has anyone mentioned that this won a Pulitzer Prize Award? First HipHop artist to do so ❤
Michael told me…very impressive.
Him winning the pulitzer opened up doors for other genres
To me, DAMN is probably the Kendrick album with the lowest lows (LOVE, LOYALTY), but also has some of the highest highs. I think it could be someone’s favorite in terms of how many songs make their playlist, but TPAB is a better complete vision and a better album experience.
Would love to see you and your dad react to some of Kendricks and Tyler's music videos. I'm sure he'd really appreciate the artistry in them. Particularly Tyler's honestly.
I’ve learned so much watching your reaction videos. You really do your research 🧐. Love it
Thanks so much 🙏🏼
Loyalty may be more commercial on this album, but asking who are you loyal to is much deeper than a surface romantic track.
Can’t wait! And the album is so close. This is torture
i relate with your dad when he said he doesnt feel like he has reached a higher enough appreciation to hiphop (more specifically modern hiphop).
when DAMN. first came out I was still fairly new into all forms of hiphop and rid the album off as Good But Not Great. but when i listened to the album with my newfound appreciation of modern hiphop everything felt like i was listening to the album for the first time all over again.
I really look forward to when your dad does get to that point in his journey in hiphop!
Love your channel! Always interesting to hear new perspectives, especially from dads ;-)
Damn is probably Kendrick least understood album. It is just as complex as TPAB, in my opinion. Much of the album centres around contradictions (humbleness/pride, lust/love). It's also an album where Kendrick proves he can make a platinum hit album, while keeping the complexity and ingenuity in check.
Well said! Thanks for watching 🤟🏻
He said, "What a mind!" - Damn.
Your guys TPAB video came up on my feed loved it. Incredible watching your dad take in Hip Hop for his first time & actually ingesting it. S/O to him for stickin through it. Y’all are great
I love how hard he’s vibing on xxx
ELEMENT isnt a standard brag track. He's saying all the fame isn't gonna change him. His music comes from where he's from, he writes for them, and that makes him real, unlike other rap artist. He gets to bring the street life to the general public because he "makes it look sexy" but that public acceptance isn't going to take him out of his element.
Could play this album normal or in reverse was a crazy concept.
Damn is underrated.
By whom? It won a whole Pulitzer.
@@mrs.spicer most of Kendrick’s own fans will downplay this album actually
@@mrs.spicer I’ve seen a lot of people say it doesn’t live up to the rest of his discography which just isn’t true imo I’ve also seen people say it only won that Pulitzer award as compensation for tpab
@@elinefarious3357 oh that’s who you mean… because 🥴🥴🥴
@@elinefarious3357 they are silly 🙃
I was shocked to learn that Loyalty sample is Bruno Mars' 24k Magic in reverse! I am a fan of Bruno and been a fan of Kendrick since 2010. I love it!
Duckworth review didn’t disappoint
I heard the “blind women” in the overture is supposed to represent Lady Liberty. A staple for the United States of course. Following the conversations after the songs talking about police brutality against Black people in America. Pretty interesting
Holy shit!!! That a great insight
I’m pretty sure it represents the justice system not lady liberty
hmu
3:18 elegant button press
something cool about yah that i never realised is that yah can also act as a shortened version of "yahweh" and it makes sense too seeing as he references religion and being an israelite in it
0s to flip, you know Oz, ounces... Just bringing awareness to the second meaning
I love y’all reactions. I’m looking forward for y’all reaction to the new one. I’m sure it will be fire. Btw you should also react section 80 with your dad too sometime. I’m sure he’ll enjoy that one too
The new album is so close
I think another part to the “I’ll beat yo ass you keep talking back” refers to the previous part where the man is questioning God. And that’s what God is saying as a reply to the man.
Check the album"Be" by Common and Kanye...it was Kanye's next full album production following The College Dropout and before Late Registration...considered a classic by many
Yo dad gangster low key!!!
*Kendrick dropping his album in 8 hours*
Me: 44:44
Fuck yeah 😎
loved these videos with kendrick, has he heard frank ocean?
Nope. We’ll do it one day :)
Kendrick was interviewed by Big Boy (I think? That one might've been with someone else) shortly after the release of DAMN., and he asked Kendrick about DUCKWORTH. Kendrick said that him, his father and Top Dawg had know about that since Kendrick was signed to TDE in the mid-2000's, and he had been looking for a good excuse to turn that story into music, so Ducky and Top didn't really find out for the first time after Kendrick played DUCKWORTH. for them, but it was still a cool moment, regardless.
I always interpreted DUCKWORTH. as Top Dawg DID shoot up the KFC, but he knew to spare Ducky in the process. “Then you start remindin' them about that chicken incident…” I don’t think Kendrick would call it an “incident” if nothing ever happened and it was just something that could have happened. But anyway, great video! Love to watch you guys and can’t wait for Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers!
How have I never caught that. Wow. That makes a lot of sense lmao. Makes it kind of more crazy tbh. Thanks for watching!
Idk why but BLOOD. always gave me Quintin Tarantino vibes
running time 1:11:11 :D
Ayyy nice dogfather shirt! I live in MA too gotta rep! Also DNA hits so fucking hard every time!
Yo
u 2 got amazing videos
Thank you!!!
You all should react to Prince and Kendrick Lamar “What’s My Name?”
I just heard that HUMBLE. is a sneak diss at Big Sean
You should make playlists of the different artists that you react to.
I actually do have one! Enjoy
open.spotify.com/playlist/55OlYkxtvE5ImtLsWSAIWE?si=eft7J_nZRiChM7bnF8UV9Q
Oh nice, thank you!
Loyalty goes hard smh
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Could y’all do untitled unmastered at some point?
Is your dad rockin Cortez yet?♡
Loyalty ain’t no skip 😑
More hyped about this than the album lol
You will not be disappointed 🤟🏻
2014 Forest Hills Drive
Igor
Graduation
Man on the Moon
Madvillainy
All on my list, all will be done in time 👍🏼
@@putyouon cool
Please do some J Cole too!!!! 😭🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
If you could go back and listen to the album songs in Reverse he created a deluxe album and it gives you an entirely different perspective then this one
2:50 that aged well
Pain
Oh well
Your dad was right about "LOYALTY" being reversed. It's Bruno Mars "24k Magic" reversed.
HOLY SHIT how did I never know that???
I never picked up that keep talking back line and how it plays with the reversed audio
after this kendrick album
can yall do frank ocean ?
Definitely soon, got a lot planned
Is the circle art piece in the background based off The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
No not necessarily. My friend carved our logo on a tree trunk
K.dot can you pray for me its been a fucked up day for me i know that you anointed show me how to overcome 🙏🏿
React to Tsu Surf i95 freestyle, one of the best imo
Damn why so far away 😫
As someone who always listen to rap only... I still don't understand Duckworth when I listen to it and try to paint a picture
Any plans to react to Currents or Slow Rush?
Absolutely. Currents is one of my all time favorites.