FrankJavCee Man, I fucking love your channel and thats exactly what I was thinking. I hope you release some more tracks on that streaming service Tradio man!
At 1:21 Kendrick says “Matador matador knock and let him in” and as soon as he says that you can hear the drummer hit the snare about 5 times to resemble the knocking of a door. Absolutely genius.
I love how his rapping almost seems to take the place of some instrumental solo (say, another saxophone or something) in a jazz quartet or quintet. Like, his lyrics are so tight, it's the vocal equivalent of shredding. Kendrick's such a genius.
That is an absolutely amazing insight. I absolutely understand what you mean especially when he sped up at the end, on par with the other musicians becoming more spastic and visceral.
@@smoothsavage2870@chrisfrank8564 nope, music for ppl who know it’s an INTERLUDE and get he’s being silly and playing on the theme of jazz music by mimicking a stereotypical slam artist but still spitting about what he meant by the track name before it “Wesley’s theory”.
This is hard for jazz musicians. The time signatures and phrases are expert level. This is not every day shit. When I first hear this, I tried mapping this interlude out on a trip to Atlanta in high school. It’s honestly what got me into the artistry of rap. I’ve been a die hard prog metal kinda guy. This hit me like a freight train.
The flow and rhymes too, rapping this would be like the final boss of tongue twisters for many and kendrick did it so seamlessly I wonder if he did it in one take
@@prod.newmagiciane2342 breh i know who he is im t fan. odd future, bastard, goblin, VCR, odd toddlers, you name it. i was just askin which jasper he meant .
+Rmo balk It's saying how America tries to keep minorities, especially Black people in this case, from rising to power, politically, emotionally, and physically. When she refers to Uncle Sam, it's referring to the government and institutionalized racism tactics. Or, at least, I guess.
Turcios3000 Yeah, hes saying this dick aint free, that gangsta shit. What else is it, pop, rock jazz, naah it`s gangsta vocals on some psycho jazz music shit. Are they even listenin to the lyrics...
To Pimp A Butterfly was one of those albums where you first listen to it and don't really enjoy it as much as you thought you were going to because you don't get the message but because you know the artist is trying to portray a message you give the album more and more listens which helps you gradually understand the artist's message behind the album more. Then a few months later you're calling it one of your favourite albums of the year because you can now see and understand the message behind the album well enough to enjoy the album and applaud you how smart the artist was in creating this masterpiece.
Rj Stylezz I'm one of those who got what he was talking about from the jump. I didn't get all the minor details at the start but I understand the big picture he's painting. I'm glad that even if you didn't get it the first time you stood around and tried to figure it out. Open-minded people usually do that and they're usually the best. (in my opinion XD) =D
UpturnTheUncool me too man my dad and cousin have the same mentality and instilled in me when i was in 8th grade opened my eyes. im 16 now and hopefully finiscono to My last year of highschool with no troubles. in young but know what's up and can see through all of the bs and propaganda and all of the stuff america has put colored people not just african americans through (I'm cape verdean and haitian) MY THIRD EYE IS ALWAYS OPEN
More akin to hard bop and avant garde jazz of the 50's and 60's, but understanding the lineage from blues to jazz to hip hop is essential to this track and what kendrick is saying. Rap is a continuation of jazz in poetic form, the rhythms, soloistic nature, and the fact that the song serves as a conversation stems from the ideas and values of jazz. It doesn't hit hard in spite of the jazz beat, it hits hard BECAUSE of the jazz beat, and because of what it represents in terms of musical and cultural heritage.
not really media sold to us what they wanted Drake its Bad Bunny puppet now but that DeGenerate Music genera its just misogyny on its complete form look at Billie Elish music too Misandry on the full too but the bitch its half hot and views and subs used to be everything before human rights or morale :D I stoped listening music from Kendrick since he dropped God is Gansta I was embellished degeneration, I cant say its people choice but I cant say its a good hit to all Human traffic and stupid shit that needed to be pointed out on internet.
to open the eyes of the blind. because I'm tired of hearing how he is the best rapper/MC/lyricist. Just cus he does concious rap doesn't mean he is the best.
Mahmoud Sekeen It's deeper than that, the female represents America aka "She" or "Her" and how she has all these demands placed on the blackman, wanting things for free as if it were 500 yrs ago. That's the reason for the lines "You didn't even buy me no outfit for the 4th" which is America's offical b-day, "Imma get my Uncle Sam to fuck you up! You ain't no King!" Uncle Sam IRS or any branch of the armed services. Every chance and angle, America is demeaning and hateful towards the blackman, always trying to keep him down. Kendrick is the voice for the blackman saying "this dick ain't free" no more, futher saying I'm staring to awaken to who I am, I know who you are and I know my worth so this "dick", this blackman will never be free for your enjoyment or America's self gain ever again. Sidenote: America's greatest nightmare and greatest fear is the rise of the blackman, Him chasing Her around in the video, She is terrified, only to go outside and find more Kendrick's.
He ain't even chasing. He's saying "No more extorting me, pimping me, forcing these conventional ideas of success on me. let me teach you a lesson and you're gonna pay me what I deserve"
The song certainly is lighthearted and comedic at times but a lot of you guys are missing the deeper messages here regarding things like the government and the music industry. It's genius honestly.
***** A lot of it is the music industry and government as well though which is why there's the character of the Uncle Sam. He makes reference to this as well in the album's previous track, Wesley's Theory with lines like "Uneducated, but I got a million-dollar check like that" or really the entire second verse regarding Uncle Sam and how artists are almost tricked into going broke since they aren't taught how to handle their money. The last line as well of the song as Kendrick has "Tax man coming" repeating over and over. This tracks goes further into those same points while showing Kendrick's resilience to not be "pimped" by the music industry or the government. Everything regarding the girl is a parallel to the music industry and government in fact(shown by how she says "I'm gonna call my Uncle Sam to fuck you up") and while "This dick aint free" has an obvious and literal meaning, it also refers to Kendrick refusing to sell himself away. The government and the music industry benefits when an artist is spending all his money on things like gold chains or cars and eventually go broke. A lot of this track and the album as a whole deal with how Kendrick has to avoid the temptations and demons that come with the fame and how they will eventually destroy you.
***** I'm really not. He has explained a lot of this stuff himself and you could go on Rap Genius if you wanted to and check the annotations on the lyrics there as well. This is one of the most lyrically and conceptually dense records in years.
***** So you're disregarding lines like "40 acres and a mule not a 40 ounce and a pitbull" and "Oh America, you bad bitch, I picked cotton that made you rich"?
***** There's a literal meaning which is regarding the girl but most are unaware of the songs deeper lying meaning which is all I was trying to convey. Very little on To Pimp A Butterfly should be taken at face value, it's incredibly dense lyrically and conceptually.
Dude should win a Nobel Prize for Literature on this shit. Fucking deepest track I’ve ever heard. Kendrick is not only peers with Tupac; he’s peers with Langston. He’s one of the greatest American authors in history. Can’t believe I got to stumble over this song five years ago and catch that something special was going on and look deeper. Wow.
I genuinely believe he will win the Nobel for Literature once he's older. I mean, Bob Dylan already did it. The thing is you usually don't win Nobels for a single project, but rather your lifes work. I would bet a 1.000 dollars he will win one someday if he keeps dropping classics.
I am in no way an expert, but for anyone looking for a little insight on the song: The “ghetto” girl at the beginning is supposed to be America. That’s why she says stuff like “walking around like you God’s gift to earth. Nigga you ain’t shit!” And “you ain’t even buy me an outfit for the 4th!” (4th of July). Black people in recent years have been incredibly more proud of their culture and have been uplifting themselves constantly. Especially with people changing the names of holidays like a Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day and things of that nature, America has had enough with black people empowering themselves, and so she is angry and asks why the black man hasn’t bought an outfit for the 4th of July, or been spending their money constantly. That’s why Kendrick says things like “this dick ain’t free! ...I need 40 acres and a mule (which former slaves were promised but never received) not 40 ounces and a pit pull, bullshit” And that is why at the end, America says “imma get my Uncle Sam to FUCK you up!” For those that don’t know, Uncle Sam is the personification of taxes in America, and so America is saying that they’ll make sure to screw over the black population any way it can.
I fucks with how Kendrick can go from something so powerful and serious like Alright to something more humorous and lighthearted like with For Free here. Im still waiting for that short film to Mortal Man or a video for Institutionalized tho.
Yesssss that's what I'm saying . I wanna see what he gone do w/ Mortal man . And he really should do a mini movie for TPAB like nicki did for pink print ...
"Pitty the Fool that made the prettier you prosper." Every time I listen I get a new bar. The depth of this song is as deep as the Atlantic. Comparing having to satisfying a "bad bitch" to America's relationship with its shamed bread winner, the black community, is something I didn't get on the first 100 listens. The GOAT.
I know someone who met the drummer for this song,and he said the drummer told him that kendrick freestyled this whole song in 1 take. kendrick really is the GOAT
This song is not nearly getting the credit it deserves. Such a musical and lyrical masterpiece! I don't think i have ever seen an artist being as courageous as Kendrick in this song with fusing different genres of music with hip hop. Such an innovative approach to music in general.
This is one of Kendrick’s best songs. This song singularly pushed the boundaries of rap further than almost any other song since probably the 90s. Amazing. I hope his next record has more music like this in it
Noel Collins, a lot of people may not understand this but Kendrick combines a lot of humour with his work, it's part of what makes him so great. There is a LOT of humour on To Pimp A Butterfly that a lot of people don't pick up on. Look at the hyperbolic funk/jazz sampling and Climpton and Thundercats presence on the record, it's great music but it's also a little bit tongue in cheek.
Matthew Robinson this video represents him as his favorite childhood cartoon character buggs bunny, he always wanted to be smart and witty just like him. He also wanted the ability to "pop up on yo punk ass" at any time xD
SnowManTheDude101 I think blacker the berry is better off without a video because of the topics in the song it's better for you to apply it in your life and give it a picture based on what you think it's about rather than Kendrick guiding your thoughts
Don't sleep on my boy j Cole tho since they're both the same. By that I mean is that behind there's songs there's always a message. Drake is like whatever ya know
@@LonelyHeartsHarley This is old but since no one's given a full answer I think it mostly comes down to how the US demonizes black men/people and seeing a black man succeed within the system will try to villainize him. Also how he doesn't live up to the expectations of what it means to be a successful black man, to 'look down on the caterpillar', the people you come from, and how america tries to bring him down to the level of making him demonize the community that made him but he refuses to. At least my two cents coming from the rest of the album.
My goodness I came back to tpab after 7 years and holy hell. It’s incredible how Kendrick raps over such a fast and speedy jazz track that it sounds like scat almost to where he just rides the beat.
+Funeral Flesh so true I mean I love Kendrick but the style of rap hes doing like the "conscious" rap and jazzy and soul type stuff.. cats been doing that kinda rap since the late 80s early 90s. Tribe Called Quest,,,etc,
This is literally one of my favorite songs on the album, something bout the groovy jazz type instrumental in the background combined with the hilarious lyrics I love it sm
Starflight Dish Playz Games it video could also and same things you said. 1:08 And, “I pity the fool who made the in you pretty prosper” Also, *”ThIs DcK aInT fReE”*
@@favorejiofor24 I can understand why you don't like it is what I said. Damn was good like a solid 7 imo. Personally I think J. Cole with Kod was better
I just noticed the last shot had Kendrick fucking EVERYWHERE!!!!!! And I really hope Kendrick doesn't become the Leonardo DiCaprio of Grammy awards. Because if there's any artist that deserves all the motherfucking Grammys ,it's Kendrick
Back when the album dropped, I would always skip this song since it sounded weird compared to every other track on tpab but now I can't get enough of it. The music video for this made me realise the power of the lyricism.
If there was a video for every single track, I'd buy that movie.
FrankJavCee Man, I fucking love your channel and thats exactly what I was thinking. I hope you release some more tracks on that streaming service Tradio man!
hey frank ;))))
real shit.
Lol
Hi Frank. Didn't know you were a Kendrick fan! Love your music btw
At 1:21 Kendrick says “Matador matador knock and let him in” and as soon as he says that you can hear the drummer hit the snare about 5 times to resemble the knocking of a door. Absolutely genius.
Matador means killer in spanish so"killer killer knock and let him in"
"Matador matador had the door knocking let him in..."*
Those little nuances in the album are what really makes it great.
That's simply the essence of Jazz right there, conversation.
Literally never noticed this, incredible
I love how his rapping almost seems to take the place of some instrumental solo (say, another saxophone or something) in a jazz quartet or quintet. Like, his lyrics are so tight, it's the vocal equivalent of shredding.
Kendrick's such a genius.
Trying to keep up with him is ridiculous I dont think any other rapper in the world could do this shit
That is an absolutely amazing insight. I absolutely understand what you mean especially when he sped up at the end, on par with the other musicians becoming more spastic and visceral.
AMEN, you are totally right. His voice is like a wind instrument flowing and improvising.
Very well said
No son, no
This could never be boring.
Just gay af, annoying af, and no one Comin back playin this/ bumpin this down the road.. ever lol
Nope, just music for weirdos.
@@smoothsavage2870@chrisfrank8564 nope, music for ppl who know it’s an INTERLUDE and get he’s being silly and playing on the theme of jazz music by mimicking a stereotypical slam artist but still spitting about what he meant by the track name before it “Wesley’s theory”.
@@chrisfrank8564I still bumping it 🔊
@@rtoriq this the best song on the album
1:53 is a flow we'de never seen before. Seamlessly transitioning from on the beat to off beat syncopation.
You've never hear R.A. The Rugged Man?
that was incredible
It's not on and off beat he emphasizes on the upbeat then the downbeat but always on beat
Tarleda Manley Word
Headass
His face smushed on the window in priceless 😂😂😂
*THIS*
*DICK*
*AIN'T*
*FREE*
When I first watched this that caught me off guard and I died laughing 😂
Mindofamango When lil 6 year old kids hear the ice cream truck coming
0:50 or 0:49 your welcome 🙏🏾
*is ☝️
Id love to see Kendrick in an acting role. He has such great charisma and expressions in this video
He had a small part on a tv series called "Power"
@@LuisInkjet Oh yeah, I forgot he cameod on there!
You feelin empty? Having trouble making meaningful connections? ZYMBALTA CAN HELP 🤪🤪🤪
@@PeanutSpring3 further proof he needs to do more roles.
he's coming out with one with the creators of south park. that's how he was able to have those face changes in thp4
This is hard for jazz musicians. The time signatures and phrases are expert level. This is not every day shit. When I first hear this, I tried mapping this interlude out on a trip to Atlanta in high school. It’s honestly what got me into the artistry of rap. I’ve been a die hard prog metal kinda guy. This hit me like a freight train.
Respect
Jazz is scary by itself but this level of jazz is like the final boss of a musicians career.
@@juannaym8488 I know jazz musicians who have panic attacks just from listening John Coltrane
Just listened to this for the first time and now hop-jazz feels like a life goal
The flow and rhymes too, rapping this would be like the final boss of tongue twisters for many and kendrick did it so seamlessly I wonder if he did it in one take
Yo Kendrick will you release an album soon?
TDE: ye...
Kendrick Lamar: 1:13
Nits lmao
Underrated
Nits his working on it
😂😂
Hell nah!??!!!
1:39 someone HAS to make a gif from this!!
It took me so long to find a comment about that
When you find your bestie at the store or when you know you stole something
i just did
@@yourdad6558 I know this is late asf, but lemme get that
The face you make when your crush says “make me”
Love how animated kendrick acts in the video lol
he should be in a movie
KSChrome XD right
I guess
By the time
All i learnt from it is Kendrick is EVERYWHERE and you cant escape him
I literally hate how underrated this song is, do yall know how hard it is to rap over a jazz beat?!?
Hes making as instrument. Dude is fucking genius
This isn’t rap this is spoken word
His cadence is ridiculous. It's spoken rap cuz he does have a pocket and flow with this joint
@@WestCoastCheeseHeadwell it has a rythm and rhymes so its rap
Nah fr
Lol Kendrick is having so much fun with this 🤣🤣 "HAeeelll FUcciN NaaaAAAAAhhhww"
Ck
Hahahahaha best part ever 😂
This is sounds a lot like a DJ Quik
I swear that’s my favorite part💀
this shit takes me out all the time
1:41 why his smile cracks me up
He look like Jasper.
@@SwratGRL ong wtf
@@SwratGRL you mean jasper who?
@@rafiluvian045 jasper dolphin, If don’t know who he is. A actor who was a former member of OF and is friends with Tyler
@@prod.newmagiciane2342 breh i know who he is im t fan. odd future, bastard, goblin, VCR, odd toddlers, you name it. i was just askin which jasper he meant .
That's one of the hardest rythms to rap to, and still he made it sound sick. Kendrick is a genius.
"We Cry Together" reminded me of this track.
ikr
Yaeh
MM&BS was a compilation of his whole work.
expect completly different messages
"I'ma get my uncle Sam to fuck you up you ain't no king! "
That shit so powerful
I dont understand the saying...
+Rmo balk It's saying how America tries to keep minorities, especially Black people in this case, from rising to power, politically, emotionally, and physically. When she refers to Uncle Sam, it's referring to the government and institutionalized racism tactics.
Or, at least, I guess.
+dfjr1990 especially the fact that it then leads to King Kunta
+Michael Jason “oops” Seibert That's another issue entirely, but you can't just generalize and say there is NO racism
+dfjr1990 For real. Racism is still prevalent today.
Kendrick is dope, who even makes a crazy jazz shit like Jaco pastorius Crisis and raps and still sound gangsta.
This sounds does not sound the least bit gangsta
nobody nigga this is crazy gansta shit
Turcios3000 Yeah, hes saying this dick aint free, that gangsta shit. What else is it, pop, rock jazz, naah it`s gangsta vocals on some psycho jazz music shit. Are they even listenin to the lyrics...
Johnny Dutch exactly
Johnny Dutch real black men that's who
0:50 K-Dot just brought back one of my childhood memories I used to do for fun on screen doors 😂
makes me laugh every time I see it for some reason
The way Kendrick pops out of random places is so funny to me lmao
To Pimp A Butterfly was one of those albums where you first listen to it and don't really enjoy it as much as you thought you were going to because you don't get the message but because you know the artist is trying to portray a message you give the album more and more listens which helps you gradually understand the artist's message behind the album more. Then a few months later you're calling it one of your favourite albums of the year because you can now see and understand the message behind the album well enough to enjoy the album and applaud you how smart the artist was in creating this masterpiece.
Yes! I feel bad for those who don't take the time to appreciate.
Rj Stylezz I'm one of those who got what he was talking about from the jump. I didn't get all the minor details at the start but I understand the big picture he's painting. I'm glad that even if you didn't get it the first time you stood around and tried to figure it out. Open-minded people usually do that and they're usually the best. (in my opinion XD) =D
UpturnTheUncool me too man my dad and cousin have the same mentality and instilled in me when i was in 8th grade opened my eyes. im 16 now and hopefully finiscono to My last year of highschool with no troubles. in young but know what's up and can see through all of the bs and propaganda and all of the stuff america has put colored people not just african americans through (I'm cape verdean and haitian) MY THIRD EYE IS ALWAYS OPEN
Shiiiit!! I was HOOOOOOKEEDD!!!! ON FIRST LISTEN!!! You Playin!!!
UpturnTheUncool yh, everyone's different I guess, but the one thing we have in common is that we know and respect Kendrick as a great artist :)
This whole project aged like fine wine
it was just amazing from release
Yea
@@Gdurnsbkf and the message
More like an aged whiskey, it keeps getting better
Like milk
The way he turn around and smile 😭😭😭😭
bro rapping over on 1920s jazz and STILL HITS HARD, crazy how this is only an interlude 😭
More akin to hard bop and avant garde jazz of the 50's and 60's, but understanding the lineage from blues to jazz to hip hop is essential to this track and what kendrick is saying. Rap is a continuation of jazz in poetic form, the rhythms, soloistic nature, and the fact that the song serves as a conversation stems from the ideas and values of jazz. It doesn't hit hard in spite of the jazz beat, it hits hard BECAUSE of the jazz beat, and because of what it represents in terms of musical and cultural heritage.
Yeah this is bop jazz, way more of a 60s sound
@@mattyteerifles2863 facts 🗣🔥
@@NateGH36O this is a minor blues in the style of mid 60s modal jazz
Rap goes all the way back to the Mississippi Delta so everything connects in the end.
This is freaking jazz hip hop! Great!
oreosaysb00 That was a lot of To Pimp a Butterfly but yeah mostly this song, really cool cross over that's done so well
There is a lot of jazz hip hop on RUclips.
ever heard of a tribe called quest?
oreosaysb00 and poetry
I wouldn't say Kendrick is rapping in this song. It's more spoken word, basically slam poetry over jazz.
1:44 this gives me goosebumps everytime
Same 9 inches
the statue that turns into kendrick at 1:15 is amazing
I ain't even notice that
whoever directed this music video is a genius
haha 1:38 fucking hilarious
+room fr thats some harry potter type ish
Is it some random statue that he turns into or there is some other layer next to that?
the "hell fuckin nahh!" at 1:11 got me dying 💀
Yo can Kendrick like be in a movie or something? He'd be an amazing actor hes so hilarious and animated in this vis
there's more to acting ... this is a music video in his own character knowing his own lines. lol
He did guest star on an episode of Black-ish.
eminem did it so can kendrick
moviemastee8510 did he really?
Maybe in black panther 2
His face against the door is hilarious, this is the most drunk I’ve ever seen Kendrick.
Go listen to God is gangsta
same here!!! i have been wheezing ever since i knew about this video hahaha
And that little walk oh his lmao
you not seen god is gangsta/u music video?
aint even acting drunk wdym
Making a ratchet conversation into a jazz-hop song. Genius.
maybe a little symbolism in there too, idk
@@joshuaflackua A lot of symbolism in there
It’s not a ratchet conversation, I think you need to relisten to the song a few times. :)
Overlord Ghs YES I KNOW THE SONG I MEAN ITS LOGICAL AND EVERYTHING BUT THE VIBES ESPECIALLY IM THE START YES I GET IT
That's not genius by any standards.
People thought Drake could beat this guy in a rap beef btw ….
😂😂😂
shut up
Right
not really media sold to us what they wanted Drake its Bad Bunny puppet now but that DeGenerate Music genera its just misogyny on its complete form look at Billie Elish music too Misandry on the full too but the bitch its half hot and views and subs used to be everything before human rights or morale :D I stoped listening music from Kendrick since he dropped God is Gansta I was embellished degeneration, I cant say its people choice but I cant say its a good hit to all Human traffic and stupid shit that needed to be pointed out on internet.
HEY! 🙌🏼
This man is so far ahead of everyone else it's actually unbelievable
Bruh this comment is too true lol imagine what he will do with his next two albums..we can't even know what direction Kendrick will go in now
Guys, for real where can he go from this!? Shit I said that about GKMC. Never mind. Kendrick's got us. We gonna be alRIGHT!
Listen to dizzy wright, he's on Kendricks level
Pleasantly Different no hes not lol. He's good but not on Kendrick's level.
J.cole Close
All of Kendrick's new music videos are filled with creativity and originality. Kendrick Lamar will become a legend before he dies.
Jojo A he will be remembered as overrated and a whiny rapper.
penny wiser Just shut up.
+pennywiser if you feel this way toward kdot then why are you even looking at this video
to open the eyes of the blind. because I'm tired of hearing how he is the best rapper/MC/lyricist. Just cus he does concious rap doesn't mean he is the best.
penny wiser good kid m.A.A.d. city wasnt even conscious lmaooo. Just shows you dont know what you're talking about.
I don't know much about rap, but I know this guys special
You got that right
Preach it.
I would retweet that
Damn right
...so are we just quoting Straight out of Compton trailers now?
very few people could rap the way he does over this beat. his voice becomes another instrument.
Sir: do you want to try a sample?
Kendrick: for free?
Sir: no it will be 1.50
Kendrick: 1:13
@@kinglycelay7237 😂😂😂
"This sample ain't freeeeee!"
"matter of fact it has interest, matter of fact its 9 seconds"
@@kinglycelay7237 😂😂😂😂
This "bad bitch" is the American dream Personified and in the video he is chasing it. Kendrick is a genius.
Mahmoud Sekeen It's deeper than that, the female represents America aka "She" or "Her" and how she has all these demands placed on the blackman, wanting things for free as if it were 500 yrs ago. That's the reason for the lines "You didn't even buy me no outfit for the 4th" which is America's offical b-day, "Imma get my Uncle Sam to fuck you up! You ain't no King!" Uncle Sam IRS or any branch of the armed services. Every chance and angle, America is demeaning and hateful towards the blackman, always trying to keep him down.
Kendrick is the voice for the blackman saying "this dick ain't free" no more, futher saying I'm staring to awaken to who I am, I know who you are and I know my worth so this "dick", this blackman will never be free for your enjoyment or America's self gain ever again.
Sidenote: America's greatest nightmare and greatest fear is the rise of the blackman, Him chasing Her around in the video, She is terrified, only to go outside and find more Kendrick's.
He ain't even chasing. He's saying "No more extorting me, pimping me, forcing these conventional ideas of success on me. let me teach you a lesson and you're gonna pay me what I deserve"
Exactly! 😂
Baby you missed the WHOLE POINT
@@ben97864👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 teach the ignorant
The song certainly is lighthearted and comedic at times but a lot of you guys are missing the deeper messages here regarding things like the government and the music industry. It's genius honestly.
***** A lot of it is the music industry and government as well though which is why there's the character of the Uncle Sam. He makes reference to this as well in the album's previous track, Wesley's Theory with lines like "Uneducated, but I got a million-dollar check like that" or really the entire second verse regarding Uncle Sam and how artists are almost tricked into going broke since they aren't taught how to handle their money. The last line as well of the song as Kendrick has "Tax man coming" repeating over and over. This tracks goes further into those same points while showing Kendrick's resilience to not be "pimped" by the music industry or the government. Everything regarding the girl is a parallel to the music industry and government in fact(shown by how she says "I'm gonna call my Uncle Sam to fuck you up") and while "This dick aint free" has an obvious and literal meaning, it also refers to Kendrick refusing to sell himself away.
The government and the music industry benefits when an artist is spending all his money on things like gold chains or cars and eventually go broke. A lot of this track and the album as a whole deal with how Kendrick has to avoid the temptations and demons that come with the fame and how they will eventually destroy you.
***** I'm really not. He has explained a lot of this stuff himself and you could go on Rap Genius if you wanted to and check the annotations on the lyrics there as well. This is one of the most lyrically and conceptually dense records in years.
***** So you're disregarding lines like "40 acres and a mule not a 40 ounce and a pitbull" and "Oh America, you bad bitch, I picked cotton that made you rich"?
***** There's a literal meaning which is regarding the girl but most are unaware of the songs deeper lying meaning which is all I was trying to convey. Very little on To Pimp A Butterfly should be taken at face value, it's incredibly dense lyrically and conceptually.
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Kendrick will go down as the best ever poetry at its finest
Dude should win a Nobel Prize for Literature on this shit. Fucking deepest track I’ve ever heard. Kendrick is not only peers with Tupac; he’s peers with Langston. He’s one of the greatest American authors in history. Can’t believe I got to stumble over this song five years ago and catch that something special was going on and look deeper. Wow.
I genuinely believe he will win the Nobel for Literature once he's older. I mean, Bob Dylan already did it. The thing is you usually don't win Nobels for a single project, but rather your lifes work.
I would bet a 1.000 dollars he will win one someday if he keeps dropping classics.
Factsss
He got a Pulitzer, so maybe next he could get a Nobel.
@@springy64svideodump64 Still pisses me off it went to damn, to pimp a butterfly shoulda got it.
i genuinely can't tell if this is sarcasm or not 😭😭
0:56 I'll leave this here for personal use
I'll use this too if you don't mind
@@wheepeeI’ll also use this too if you don’t mind
ill also use it if you don’t mind
Every time I hear his song "U" and when he's screaming. I just imagine falling down a pit. That would be dope for the vid.
but hes in a hotel?!!?!!?!
Me too. Lol.
Kamren Hughes falling into a pit through the hotel?
i picture the song "U" similar to swimming pools, where he is drinking and such
he's in a hotel drinking himself to death
I love how kendrick is constantly in the pocket, its almost like an instrumental solo
Rap and Jazz are unquestionably determined to work together
Listen to some Digable planets, Roots or Gangstar....they used to do heavy fusions of jazz and hip-hop back in the 90s...
Rap came from jazz so yeah
Damian Privat Both are Black expression.
Check some Saba songs
Mainly PROM // KING
A Tribe Called Quest also makes some amazing jazz rap, especially so on the Low End Theory.
I am in no way an expert, but for anyone looking for a little insight on the song:
The “ghetto” girl at the beginning is supposed to be America. That’s why she says stuff like “walking around like you God’s gift to earth. Nigga you ain’t shit!” And “you ain’t even buy me an outfit for the 4th!” (4th of July).
Black people in recent years have been incredibly more proud of their culture and have been uplifting themselves constantly. Especially with people changing the names of holidays like a Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day and things of that nature, America has had enough with black people empowering themselves, and so she is angry and asks why the black man hasn’t bought an outfit for the 4th of July, or been spending their money constantly. That’s why Kendrick says things like “this dick ain’t free! ...I need 40 acres and a mule (which former slaves were promised but never received) not 40 ounces and a pit pull, bullshit”
And that is why at the end, America says “imma get my Uncle Sam to FUCK you up!”
For those that don’t know, Uncle Sam is the personification of taxes in America, and so America is saying that they’ll make sure to screw over the black population any way it can.
Not just the personification of tax but of capitalism itself. He's also talking about the exploitation of the working class in general.
isn't uncle sam the person that iconic person on pictures that recruite for the army?
@@callmezagh3884 Uncle Sam is America's mascot. It represents the two great facets of the US: capitalism and imperialism.
Didn't she supposed to be Lucy?
Great interpretation!!
K DOT ON TOP
MONTREALITY you're so classic! I think your interview with Kingdrick was illest!! Sickkkk
Interview Kendrick again!
MONTREALITY check this kid Lauren declasse
This song is simultaneously meaningful, straight fire and really funny
I fucks with how Kendrick can go from something so powerful and serious like Alright to something more humorous and lighthearted like with For Free here.
Im still waiting for that short film to Mortal Man or a video for Institutionalized tho.
He should just make a short movie (like Kanye RUNAWAY) for Section 80, GKMC and TPAB basically lol
kobron1559 As much as i would fucking love that it's probably not gonna happen
Yesssss that's what I'm saying . I wanna see what he gone do w/ Mortal man . And he really should do a mini movie for TPAB like nicki did for pink print ...
He should make one for "how much a dollar cost" that would be crazy
I get that the video isn't exactly dark in tone but the subject matter couldn't be more serious
I cannot watch Kendrick Lamar smush his face against the screen and NOT laugh my ass off.
and the smile he gives when hes uncle sam
INVICTUS 😂 same i changed my profile pic to it
Dylan Monarch yes I thought I was alone 😂😂😂😂
INVICTUS I am choking from laughing at that part.
INVICTUS nigga my sides hurt I was laughing so damn much!😂
"Pitty the Fool that made the prettier you prosper." Every time I listen I get a new bar. The depth of this song is as deep as the Atlantic. Comparing having to satisfying a "bad bitch" to America's relationship with its shamed bread winner, the black community, is something I didn't get on the first 100 listens. The GOAT.
@@Scilla_Sage preciate that. will definitely check it out.
"pretty in you" not prettier you
I know someone who met the drummer for this song,and he said the drummer told him that kendrick freestyled this whole song in 1 take. kendrick really is the GOAT
Superbowl playlist
Damn.
that smile he doea when he turns around in the scene dressed like uncle sam is just too damn adorable. 😄😄😊
And he starts yapping! I love it
This song is not nearly getting the credit it deserves. Such a musical and lyrical masterpiece! I don't think i have ever seen an artist being as courageous as Kendrick in this song with fusing different genres of music with hip hop. Such an innovative approach to music in general.
Mine Aşkın Even though Jazz is a common thing to mix with rap.
Jazz and Hiphop have always meshed together perfectly than any other genre combination imo
@Cancer Cannon stop that
You should look into Mr. Bungle. In their California album there's something like 60 different genres in that one album, fantastic.
@@mtMage3 that album is perfection
There's one prroblem with this album, how the fuck will he top it?????
+HarvesterOfSorrow01 I think about that all the time. He's progressed every project, but how will he get better than this?
Logan Wendt If he does, I'll have a heart attack
***** There's word of him maybe dropping some new music soon. Like a song or a mixtape.
True man I rate it as the best album of this new generation of rappers
+Logan Wendt link where u found that out
This is the most underrated song on the album. From the rapping to the crazy jazz instrumental and the message behind the song💯🔥
Greatest interlude of all time
I don't consider this an interlude, rather a song
For sale? Vs for free?
@@cabbage385 but it's an interlude lmfao
@@kentuckybruce6816I like for free better
in the school toilets i wrote on the wall “what’s a good song?” an the next day someone replied with this, tbh they right
no
thats the best nickname ever. it's like a joke making machine haha (working joke machine at that hauahau)
R/thathappened
Lol thats cool
And here I thought only rappers snitch on themselves
"hell fucking nahhh" I'm dead💀
jawad sheeheed ikt
How did drake think he stood a chance
he does
@@therealyskdaeyeah in his dreams. Be real, he lost.
@@therealyskdae lol I need an update on how stooopid you feel cause everything coming out now
His team of writers told him he had a chance.
People literally think that Drake won. Logic doesn't always prosper.
"I heard this and thought 'Is this garbage, or is this genius?' And it only took one more listen to figure out, yeah, it's genius."
The needle drop
+Whatthefuck Whtff well"
+The Shiny Haxorus Nah, it's garbage.
***** Well I didn't think you would care...
***** No probs !
1:48. King's Dead in the making?
This is one of Kendrick’s best songs. This song singularly pushed the boundaries of rap further than almost any other song since probably the 90s. Amazing. I hope his next record has more music like this in it
K Dot is a truly skilled lyricist and talented emcee.
Hilarious video. Kendrick really is on another level. Winning on all aspects.
KolydoscopeMusic It is not Hilarious he is passing an important message.
Noel Collins He can do that and have the video be hilarious, you know?
Noel Collins, a lot of people may not understand this but Kendrick combines a lot of humour with his work, it's part of what makes him so great.
There is a LOT of humour on To Pimp A Butterfly that a lot of people don't pick up on.
Look at the hyperbolic funk/jazz sampling and Climpton and Thundercats presence on the record, it's great music but it's also a little bit tongue in cheek.
Matthew Robinson this video represents him as his favorite childhood cartoon character buggs bunny, he always wanted to be smart and witty just like him. He also wanted the ability to "pop up on yo punk ass" at any time xD
KolydoscopeMusic indeed my brother
Kendrick is winning the drake vs meek mill beef.
Comment of the Year
***** Nah Charlie Clips winning
B.s kim kardashian is winning. That's what Kanye said
***** Drake is running the game without a doubt, but Kendrick is the best artist without a doubt.
***** Kendrick doesn't need a fuckin ghostwriter lol
Dope, would be good if he could make a video for 'Blacker The Berry.'
That would be sick.
SnowManTheDude101 I think blacker the berry is better off without a video because of the topics in the song it's better for you to apply it in your life and give it a picture based on what you think it's about rather than Kendrick guiding your thoughts
Would be one powerful video that
Yeah, but from Kendricks POV of course.
fox news would make a segment about how racist and destructive it is
He really is the boogeyman, popping out everywhere 😂 his acting is so funny in this omg
Sometimes you gotta pop out and show people
@@patrickracer43 he’s the one that ups the score with em!
idc what anybody says because Kendrick has the best music videos out there
Don't sleep on my boy j Cole tho since they're both the same. By that I mean is that behind there's songs there's always a message. Drake is like whatever ya know
+Kyrie Irving Quick question. Why did you mention Drake?
Radiohead makes good ones too.
i like vince staples
nigga u seen getter?
"I'm making get my Uncle Sam to fuck you up, you ain't no king."
That's some deep shit there.
Not to mention that King Kunta is the next song on the album right after she says you aint no king lol.... Very clever stuff.
Wait, what's yalls interpretation of that?
to me prolly some type law thing that makes him pay her
I didnt even put two and two together until I watched the video.
@@LonelyHeartsHarley This is old but since no one's given a full answer I think it mostly comes down to how the US demonizes black men/people and seeing a black man succeed within the system will try to villainize him. Also how he doesn't live up to the expectations of what it means to be a successful black man, to 'look down on the caterpillar', the people you come from, and how america tries to bring him down to the level of making him demonize the community that made him but he refuses to. At least my two cents coming from the rest of the album.
1:13 when your boss asks you to come in on a Saturday Morning
I laughed so hard at this
Sgt Pepper lol
For real. I'll pop out the window and everything.
Hahahahaha
I'm dead lol
Who’s here after KENDRICK ended BBL DRIZZY 😅🚀🚀
me😂
drake career still going lol he outlast Kdomestic
@@MichiganHendough I see you're one of BBL Drizzy's groupies. XD
@@MichiganHendoughHell fuckin naww
@@MichiganHendoughD1 glazing
This is the best Cuphead DLC announcement I've ever seen
this. content. ain’t. *freeeeeeeeeeee*
Agreed
im DEAD
Randomly coming across this comment five months later at 12:04 am and literally laughing out loud, well done.
A man of the culture
Best interlude of all time
0:50 - HEEEEEEERE'S KENDRICK!
Lucas Mota classic!
+Lucas Mota DEATH GRIPS!!
+Lucas Mota INNNNAAAAAMMINATE SENSAAAAATTIOOOOONN!!!!!
Mah dik ant fre
@@bbjkapIT GOES GUILOTINE YAHH
My goodness I came back to tpab after 7 years and holy hell. It’s incredible how Kendrick raps over such a fast and speedy jazz track that it sounds like scat almost to where he just rides the beat.
This feels like a short movie.
0:28 has anybody else noticed she said “28 inch” right as the timer was on 28 seconds
💯
Average Kendrick Easter egg
I'm loosely a jazz guitarist and holy shit, he just rapped of jazz
jazz
jazz
fucking
jazz music.
+theneovas1 I'm _definitely_ a jazz drummer, and yep. He totally just rapped over jazz. Fucking _jazz._
It's awesome.
It's not like it's a first in hip-hop...
+Funeral Flesh thanks for pissing on the parade
+Funeral Flesh so true I mean I love Kendrick but the style of rap hes doing like the "conscious" rap and jazzy and soul type stuff.. cats been doing that kinda rap since the late 80s early 90s. Tribe Called Quest,,,etc,
nigel pryor
ATCQ wasn't really "conscious", which is a good thing. But yeah, pretty much one of the most relevant bands in the genre
This is literally one of my favorite songs on the album, something bout the groovy jazz type instrumental in the background combined with the hilarious lyrics I love it sm
Who else loves the ending with all the multiple Kendricks
What does that mean
superAmaster when she says she gon call her uncle sam for u, thats some serious shit! u in some big trouble bro! it aint a joke no more!
And the mini van from good kid Maad city👏
Ulyces Araisa lol..... the same toyota sienna he and his friend used to stage robberies
+Theophilus Agunu it's actually a Chrysler homie
1:40 😠
1:41 😏
Why'd this comment make me laugh as much as the song 😂
Lmao that shit had me rolling😂😂
😭😭
1:40 the way he smiled at her and continued to rap😭🤣🤣🤣
This basically the original version of “we cry together “
No it's not. They have vastly different styles and mean two vastly different things.
"I need 40 acres and a mule not a 40 ounce and a pitbull"
"BULLSHIT"
That's deep
That line was deep man
And true asf
Pls explain
Drake could never spit something like this over a beat like this. Truly unique in his generation.
And Kendrick couldnt do justice to Jumpman or 10 Bandz. Balance
@@seandafny well those aren't as impressive as any of K dots best songs.
Sean Dafny he could tho
@@seandafny DAMN
Drake actually used to be fire but he doesnt rap the same way he used to. Now he seems a bit more trash than he really is. I think its laziness tbh
This is the funniest music video I've ever seen.
for real
i agree
I feel like the eminem came out of him
Starflight Dish Playz Games it video could also and same things you said.
1:08
And, “I pity the fool who made the in you pretty prosper”
Also, *”ThIs DcK aInT fReE”*
I absolutely everything in this specific video. It’s so chaotic but it’s so meaningful! Kendrick’s demeanour in this video is amazing I love it!
Need For Sale as a vid too
Yes!!!
This is my least favorite part of the album, but For Sale is all types of crazy.
theJOEfiles Yessss! For Sale is dope!
theJOEfiles I agree with u, but I think it is necessary for the album
That would be REALLY interesting...
"Girl, you are thicker than a bowl of oatmeal." - That Guy From The Vine
Lmao
xBrOwNeDoG calm your nipps....thank you
What was the girl in this video name?
***** lava titts too
lmao
damn how tf did i just now find out about this
Lone Wolf yes...yes i am
yes.....yes you are
ikr
Nathan Trujillo only joke is you. smh
TheMercyl3ss1 dont feed the trolls
1:42 I like the fact that Kendrick went in-sync with the beat in this part.
TBH life is very hard at the moment I have to watch this video to put some light in my life this is funny AF I love you Kendrick
keepupthegoodworkandvibesmanigga
Same vibes brother
To Pimp a Butterfly > DAMN
@@favorejiofor24 I can understand Damn was good but faar from a classic. Tpab is waay better
@@favorejiofor24 I can understand why you don't like it is what I said. Damn was good like a solid 7 imo.
Personally I think J. Cole with Kod was better
DAMN. 7/10
Jordan B KOD better than DAMN? nahhh
@@helvetica6189 Yea it actually was better. It's just faxx
"Every dog has it's day , now DOGGY STYLE shall help .. "
omfg 😂😂😂😂😂💔💔
Had to come back to this after we cry together 😂😂😂
I just noticed the last shot had Kendrick fucking EVERYWHERE!!!!!! And I really hope Kendrick doesn't become the Leonardo DiCaprio of Grammy awards. Because if there's any artist that deserves all the motherfucking Grammys ,it's Kendrick
djhero0071 hes already got 1
djhero0071 he already got 7
nominated for 11 in one night the most for literally any artist except michael jackson
and notice the van from good kid maad city
True. I forgot about that. I'm still salty he lost the Album Of The Year.
2:08 Kendrick uses shadow clone jutsu!
He's fight the crazy orochibitch
Lol
jojo kyle narutards get out REEEEEE
Braxium Calm down naruto was just an old cartoon we watched when we where kids and he always did shadow clone jutsu, so yo fuck out of here lol.
Naruto reference lol
Back when the album dropped, I would always skip this song since it sounded weird compared to every other track on tpab but now I can't get enough of it. The music video for this made me realise the power of the lyricism.
It's not even a song, it's an interlude, now enter the lube and enter the tube
This blow my mind I felt like I was at a poetry reading on an open mic night.
The moment you realise that people need flashing pictures to be interested in a song...
TheJayvonne you could say that's Kendrick's trademark...
yeah it's a bit of an anomaly on the album, but I think it's really cool cuz he's going into other genres
Out of all of his amazing work, this has slowly turned into my favorite Kendrick song. Even though it’s an interlude.
It's such a menacing video tbh! 😂 I love it