First Thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
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Kendrick Lamar’s new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is out now. In this video we shared our first reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and discussed our initial thoughts. What did you think of Kendrick’s new album?
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This album touched on so many topics. He pulled the curtain back and took us HOME with him. Phenomenal discography.
Weak Album, doesn’t hold a candle to DAWN FM, the greatest album of the year.
@@bailey3276 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that album was ass
@@bailey3276 How many times are you gonna comment the same thing on every section. Stop the cap. Go get a life. If you have one though.
@@chaoticconfessions9009 I don’t have one mate. I don’t have any mates and I’ve become severely injured to the point of life threatening so I can’t go anywhere or do anything, I’m only 22 as well.
@@emandagoat401 Dawn fm is great but this is just better
Lads you’re so good at this 🤌
yooo 2 goat channels
Appreciate you Jon! Absolutely loved your longer format reaction for the album🤝
Would love to hear a discussion between both your channels! My go to for all music related 💯🔥
You guys deserve way more recognition, top tier channel fr
this ‼️
Yeah, when they keep it together it's 🔥, but when they low-key get snapped at each other, it's true entertainment
No
Nah these guys are complete asskissers I'm just here to see what dudes like this think. Not a single critic-approved rap album they don't like
Nah.
The album is fucking amazing. I know many people are not gonna like it because of how unorthodox and mellow the album is, but diving into the lyrics, breaking down its meaning. Its incredible how much meaning he put into it, most albums today come with no meaning. Kendrick is just a goat
That album was doo doo bro, he's trolling us. He's literally working with the creators of South Park the biggest trolls in the world.
People don’t listen to lyrics anymore which is crazy because that’s how rap was originated. I’m with you bro but most people don’t have a good taste of music anymore
@@juliannavarro7833 he was working with them for the deepfakes💀💀 you gotta open your ears up, man’s was talking
First two tracks had me thinking "oh gosh this might be a disappointment" but then as it went on its twists and turns it felt like an experience. Kendrick took such a daring approach with this album.
@@bradyhill2927 we listen to the lyrics but if he's off cadence and it doesn't flow well the lyrics aren't gonna hit might as well write a poem
This entire album felt like one big musical or play. Every single song I kept seeing pictures and videos in my head. Wouldn’t be surprised if he drops a visual companion to this like Beyoncé-Lemonade.
Very good take. Think so too. Especially the "roll out" that takes the new phase now, so most def, we gonna get a lot of video material and like you saying. The lemonade play is something i think the route gonna be. Like have been talk about with the "Play" and all the stepping sounds in the album, I can see it.
Yeah many others have come to the same conclusion even before the album dropped
I love this album but honestly I wanted it to be MORE of that direction it feels like he only went half way with it
This album made me face alot of past trauma that I pushed under the rug all my life. From domestic violence, to being molested, to family abuse. 😢
Hope ur doing well
Hope you okay my nigga
Damn sound straight outta a movie. Hope youre doing better
Praying for your healing. I am thankful that Kendrick and his music have been able to make such an impact on you. God bless.
So many of us are being held back from living our true selves due to massive, unresolved trauma... bless you in your journey! 🙏🏼
This is a raw, human experience he gave us in this album. GKMC was his story in Compton, TPAB was his story about the trials and tribulations that we as a people face, DAMN was all the emotions he feels. MMATBS is him peeling back the layers of his own soul and being vulnerable to us. At least that’s how I feel about it
I like this take. I'm curious where this will fall for me on his album rankings after I let it resonate. it feels like TPAB to me...not that it's that deep, just that it needs some to percolate in the brain
Pretty average not gonna lie, that’s just my opinion though .. but to be kdots worst album & it took him 5 years I’m really disappointed
@@joshhancock9563 that’s your opinion and I respect it.
@@zachneiderhouser TPAB was our album. It was social commentary on the issues and state of the world. MMATBS is his album. It’s him inviting us into the issues and state of his world. It’s more raw and personal.
This album is a screenplay exploring deep conscious thoughts and grievances in music form for the Whole world to see.
This album had me on my toes the whole time. I didn’t know where it was gonna go in the next verse, let alone the next song. I loved it. Not my favorite. Yet. But it was definitely an experience for sure. Favorite line from the entire album has to be “Sorry I didn’t save the world, my friend; I was too busy building mine again.” Honestly, I thought Mirror was Kendrick saying goodbye, at least for now. That final track sounded like he’s telling us he and I can be and will eventually need to go on our own. “I chose me, I’m sorry.” Mirror has to be my favorite closing track from Kendrick. It reminded me of Cole’s Hunger on Hillside. Also, no Cole feature, but at least he gets a name drop lol
I feel the same! It's like him putting everything on the line, all his learnings, experiences, his truth for us to pick it up and transfer it to our lives, our own bettering. He is not the saviour but still a leader, asking us to now partake in the needed shifts.
Yes, both of those songs are awesome if not perfect album outros.
A Cole feature would have been nice too but the album was still great
Kendrick trolled us hard af. Specially when he's working with the creators of South Park 😂. He literally had gay ass butters tap dancing after every track.
I'll say this as probably the biggest Kendrick fan here. I listened to it at midnight before I went to bed and I felt that he robbed us. But I've been playing it all day at work and it truthfully gets better every time I listen to it. Our ears are adapted to garbage music but he'll cure you by the 3rd listen
I think this album will age very well and become very very influential because of the self expression kendrick brought with it
the vulnerability fs
It’s definitely his most vulnerable, there’s some of his best concept executions as well. Not every track is gonna hit my playlists but everything works. The lyric about having writers block for 2 years stuck with me throughout the listen 🎧 It’s good shit and honest easily 8/10 imo (still gotta sit with it)
Ya not every track is going to hit your playlist because this is a cohesive album, not a compilation. Imo every song was a hit
@@pemp9606 Nah ,you a stan
@@brunojosuequifanda3733 not even, not a big fan of damn
@@brunojosuequifanda3733 Clown spotted
@@pemp9606 howww. Damn is his best imo
I went from “we waited 5 years for this?!” to “…wow… my god man 🥲” after a few listens. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is a beautiful body of work, and I’m so happy and thankful that it exists. Can’t wait to listen to it again!
Exactly my experience
Damn after my listen I'm still like we waited 5 years for this.
Hope it grows on me
It’s a very poor album. Dawn FM is sooo superior.
@@bailey3276 very different. Dawn FM is a better listen but this is powerful. I cried on the last 3 songs.
@@bailey3276 Dawn fm, that album is not superior in any sense.
Just on the surface, without dissecting each individual song and lyric, this is my take:
His children are Mr. Morale, and everything around him, everything he raps about, and everything he's protecting his children from, are the Big Steppers. It's not necessarily an album about his kids or being a father, but about the struggles in his life as both a celebrity and a normal person getting in the way of him doing productive things in his life, i.e. raising his children
Yeah, the big steppers “tap dancing” around these situations.
He is mr morale lol not his kids
I feel like big steppers is more about dancing around the situation, which is why there is tap dancing. It shows that he was not in a good place, growing up in compton, but by track 9 he is more aware of his problems. This is also grown upon in Mr. Morale
'mr morale & the big steppers' almost reads as a theatrical art with orchestra , or some famous book that got turned into a drama ... 'mr morale' seems like an actual superhero. savior man [hence] and steppers [the tap dancers] seem like little bad people he is supposed to fight
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Sure why not
I thought heart part 5 was a single
Losers
@@-Scrapper- no, so anytime he releases a song with the name “heart” it’s kind of it’s own thing. Like when you get a comic based on a movie. It is usually in the same flavor of the movie but it’s kinda separate too. I guess you could kinda call it a single. In its purest definition of the word, but it is not really related to the album.
This album focuses mostly on himself and his family (children, wife and other family members) beautifully. Lyrics are great and production different.
@Big Dog yeah he talked about more than that beautifully. Keyword beautifully. Not so sure where u stand but seeing your troll like comment i would say More listens are needed. For me as well.
@Big Dog says the guy who listens to jack harlow
In gkmc and tpab he potray the "messiah" image the him vs the world image and in DAMN. He start to question it but he didn't have solution and in this album he have an answer that he can't continue the "messiah" image and he gave up and he chose to focus on himself because of the flaws and past experience.
@Big Dog ooh it's just rapping oo i'm a gremlin grrr then why don't you do it
goodbye
@Big Dog mf heard one jack harlow album and think everyone else is mid
This album was definitely an experience. The production on this album was very refreshing because honestly it’s felt like hip hop has been so saturated with a certain sound. Don’t get me wrong, it’s always dope to have songs to bump at a party or if you’re just wanting something that’s head banging. This album took us in a different direction in that I feel like it made us look inward. One comparison I can give to it so far is the Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. That album it’s pretty unconventional, but it felt like an experience listening through. I think Kendrick’s album may have to grow on some people, but for me it felt like a fresh of breath air because it’s so real. As an artist myself who uses music to express feelings to not only heal myself but hopefully others, I felt like I was able to relate to Kendrick so much on this album. I’ve gone through some other vids of reactions to the album and I realized that over the years, the way people consume music and deem what is amazing doesn’t have to apply to everyone. Social media has put a lot of “on the surface” songs on a pedestal (which not bad at all because good music is good music) but I think there were a lot of us craving something that felt extremely authentic and can have a lasting effect on us down the line as we go through the phases of our lives. Kendrick is human and I think it’s a blessing that we got to get a glimpse into his headspace at this point in his life. Art can allows us to understand more how a stranger may feel and I think Kendrick has done just that.
Think you're on to something. I find it interesting that the album is also produced and mixed with focus on headphones - I take that as that the album is supposed to be consumed alone by yourself.
Well said man, I absolutely loved the album
"A fresh of breath air" (; I agree. This album is definitely an album best listened the whole way through in one session. And it is a very vulnerable kendrick, but it just shows how many different feelings kendrick can invoke in a person. He has always been someone I prefer to re-listen as many times as I can until his vision connects to me, because his work is incredibly deep and heavy in substance. I learned from his wordplay in early EPs that Kendrick is a totally different beast when it comes to multiple meanings and a lot of the things he says are super thought-provoking. He is a masterful wordsmith. This time around though, he definitely gave us something to really think on, and ultimately I think that's his goal, because he is very introspective, the nature of his craft being so intertwined with self-reflection.
Where can I hear your music?
The album is phenomenal. I still can't fathom the fact that someone in his position would make something like this. It's so human, a major breath of fresh air. More than worth the wait.
Cap
@@MinecraftyCookie I seriously don't believe my eyes when people are acting like this is revolutionary hahahaha. This album is so bad imo and I can't believe people fake enjoy this.
@@MinecraftyCookie I believe that this is your perspective.
@@tropical9913 It's presumptuous of you to assume that because you don't like it, that the people who do are fake enjoying it. It's an inherent indicator that you're closed minded, probably part of why you had trouble with it. That isn't meant to be insulting, but really, "I can't believe people fake enjoy this" is a presumptuous and closed-minded statement.
@@MinecraftyCookie ok yoni
The first reaction I had was “What did I just hear” but after the second and third listen. It’s amazing man. So unique and personable
Personable
@@xperttension6936 💀
Most vulnerable and introspective album Kendrick's ever done. Heavy lyrics and subject matter mixed with bangers and the production is instantly impressive in 2022 in this era. Raw expression man... changed his sound again. Let this album marinate, that's all I gotta say.
Well said. Completely agree.
Hear, hear!
I remember reading something that Kendrick is making a rock album. I’m thinking the lyrics/writing does have a rock punk style to it since it’s a bit unorthodox
This was Kendrick at his most honest and was a perfect way to end his partnership with Top Dawg. This album felt like a mix of the best songs from TLOP and Section 80 combined
I hope he drops another album and that this was just his farewell album. Cause I didn't enjoy this at all.
“perfect” end to his partnership? not a single TDE artist on the album.
@@tropical9913 jus log off bro.
@@tropical9913 shit was mid
@@tropical9913 album was trash this is music ppl need to.stop .asking excuses for a artist if he lays a egg if this was jay z nas 2pac making this album we would say it's trash and we want real version of them so no passes for kendrick.
It felt like a play as they where stepping through out the record. This album is the most open Kendrick has ever been .
that’s what i thought! felt like a play/musical. i was cooked last night when listening to this and i was blown away. i’m not even a kendrick fan but damn this is good. i think unfortunately people were just expecting bangers and some radio play songs and those kind of people have hard times digesting concept albums. like i hate how people were just expecting him to do certain types of songs but i love how he went a different way
I haven’t even slept yet, the end of that album made me so emotional gd… those last 3-4 songs were 🤯
Same. Already listened to it twice in its entirety
I agree. I listened to it 2 times so far.
MIRROR was incredible omg
I listened to the album about 3 times as of now. I gotta say i was kind of disappointed the first listen, but it was because i came in with certain expectations. the second listen it clicked. this is going to be one of the most appreciated albums of the decade for sure. it is so unique and experimental, so personal, so exquisitely written, the production is not the most consistent, but it is so rich and incredible, and just sets stage perfectly for the lyrics so beautifully. kendrick once said that TPAB is - i need to change the world, and DAMN. is - i cant change the world until i change myself. imo, MM&TBS is - i cant change the world because im only a human.
I love how he went in a completely different direction with this. I would never have guessed in a million years that kodak black would be the second man behind this album. This was just so good on every level, from production to lyricism.
Did Kodak put this album together or something
Bro he's trolling 😂 this album was doo doo. He's literally working with the creators of south park the biggest trolls in history.
@@juliannavarro7833 Go cry us a river buddy 🤣
One thing about Kendrick he does not knock down on this young generation rappers, thats what makes him great💯
@@abdi22hassan81 bro have heard his control verse or even king Kunta 😂 your trippin
THIS ALBUM REALLY GIVE ME MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE WHILE LISTENING TO IT THAN DAMN, IM GONNA NEED TO RELISTEN IT AGAIN THO BUT ITS A SOLID 9 FROM ME
9 from me aswell, its such a vibe. Great messages, Auntie Diaries and Mother I Sober especially
One of the best discographies
I’m sorry it is a 4/10 at best
@@sheikhhussain3145 That's your taste in hip hop bruh. Actually make it 2/10 cause your favourite rapper probably will be drake or some mumble shit. What's that playboy or something. I can understand your pain.
@@sheikhhussain3145 4/10 BRO WAHT
Ngl this was a hard first listen for me, but it’s absolutely gonna grow on everyone. It’s so personal, so layered, and so unique production wise. Super excited to endlessly break this down for the next few weeks lol
I was expecting him to have features from Black Hippy with this being his last TDE album. It would’ve been a perfect farewell on a high note and I also wanted to hear J. Cole on “Savior” when he mentioned him in the intro.
Yea agree but that would have taken away from the album experience. Maybe we'll get those projects or features separately though.
J. Cole on Savior would be crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@mfreddy22 I heard Punch or Top Dawg recently said there's gonna be a TDE collaborative album... hopefully he'll make at least a few appearances, even tho he's not technically on the label anymore!
@@Jimmy1982Playlists man they been saying that bs, just imagine how heat that would be tho
He said it himself- “maybe it’s time to break it off, run away from the culture to save my heart”. This was self therapy and him proving he he wasn’t necessarily trying to live up to our standards.
We cry together was a mind fuk for me. I went to bed after a big fight with my wife. I wake up early to the album and that song made me uncomfortable. I'm big into angel numbers and opened my phone to replay the song and it was 333 on the dot so I just felt overly connected to the music. The album made me reflect on my challenges as a man, my pain that I sweep under the rug, my alcoholic tendencies when sht gets overwhelming... It was a masterpiece, and for me I needed to hear this.
I can also see why people would hate on this, but people will appreciate it when they hear this when they need to. It really does take a few listens to realize how brilliant it is, but for me it was worth the wait.
I hope it can help you realize at least that it's more common than not that modern relationships play out like this. Not saying toxicity is good for a relationship, but don't let yourself get too down thinking you or your girl are horrible people just bc yall argue. I think we can all relate in some aspect to the song, it's human behavior. It's not good, it's wrong, but we just humans and I think that's a lot of what this album is trying to push across. Hope you and your girl make up good today 🤟🏻
@@_dmfd both of your comments, beautifully said 👌🏼
Dude you hit it on the head. For me my number was 327 and it was wild. I deal with those same issues and I needed this.
@@_dmfd Great points my man. Our relationship is great but we both tend to build up baggage and all at once we throw it on each other to cope. We seem to be able to hold onto that "normal relationship" for x amount of time and then sht goes sideways for us both. We have 4 year old twins so hearing the album really opened my eyes to the effect our actions have of the people around us.
I've loved K Dot since Overly Dedicated and for me this album is him at his best. It's not his most lyrical body of work but it's like he's bringing us in his house with the bars. He lets us into his actual life and his struggles, and for a ghost like Kendrick it's almost like making up for lost time. I love it.
Music can move you in many ways, and for me it started playing in the orchestra in elementary school. That ear for the craft came early, and it morphed into me being addicted to lyrics. It goes full circle for me because I appreciate the fundamentals. All of these songs are a continuation from start to finish. It feels like it's one long as song almost like The Dark Side Of The Moon. He's in a group of the greatest musical acts we've seen all time, it's bigger than hip-hop now. He's truly a genius.
Kendrick is going for quality music if he really wanted to drop an album that’s just pure bangers for parties then he would.
Exactly how I feel
Then let him do it, a short 10 track banger album. It's what the world wants.
@@tropical9913 lmao, mainstream kendrick fans selfish asf
@@tropical9913 I hope that's what he does next because that would compliment this so well
He's an artists artist. This is very progressive for a hip hop album without delving into main progressive stuff like horror core or shock. Feel like he really put himself fully into these albums.
I like that he strayed away from the commercial lane on this album and went for a more personal/lyrical project
Three listens in and I'mma be quite honest. I thought the concept of this album being Kendrick's self-therapy for dealing with his trauma to become a better man, husband and father was really amazing. I just wished I'd enjoy it sonically as much as I love the concept. I don't see myself returning to it as much as to his last three albums, even though there's still a lot to take in and the sound may grow on me of course. "We Cry Together" is probably my favorite rn, reminded me so much of Em's "Kim".
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Agreed
You couldn’t of said it better
Exactly
Perfectly said
I appreciate this album because it's different and not a part 2 of what we've heard before. I'm not sure if the mellowed vibe of the album helps it but I like it over all.
I think the mellow aspect symbolizes his peace of mind that he has found with his conflicting thoughts and past actions, with his emotions (like some leftover pent up anger) really coming out when he reflected on the most personal stuff.
@@OhioKing_Z the whole album lyrically is amazing for how personal it is but sonically it’s ASS
@@OhioKing_Z exactly In DAMN he expressed how he was depressed and was feeling fear and anger over normal things. whereas this album he is at peace and is more aware and comfortable on how he is viewed now and how influences people based of his perspective.
@@anthonymaverick2193 man I disagree. Spin it a couple more times and you might feel different. It ain’t vibe or radio music ofc but the production goes crazy
@@Omniking. facts. Shows his personal growth over the past 5 years while also admitting that he hasn’t grown in some areas like when he said he didn’t understand why Kanye and Drake reconciled.
Album of the year, Kendrick just reached a new level with this. Going to be on repeat for a really long time.
As of right now, I think this is top 2 or 3 of his discography off my second listen. The features were great. Favorite song is We Cry Together with Taylour Paige.
Yea they're performance together sounds amazing. Great script too.
His best imo
We cry hit different.
Yea that shit was intense, fantastic writing
The Alchemist killed it with that instrumental too.
This man’s discography is untouchable. 5 albums, all classics.
18 tracks is ambitious because I feel it’s easy to lose the audience but I was tapped in the entire time. I love the minimalist production and new sound.
It’s gonna take me a long time to digest the lyrics and sound.
Oooof this shit was too good
All classics Hmmm this album is not a classic to much of a mixed bag butterfly album was mediocre...only classic album is gkmc ...I love how you ppl say give it time I never said a album was great after I listened to it a few times and said it was trash etc I didn't need to listen to album a million times to change my mind
Dunno what I’m missing but it was pretty average to me .. some of the best choices were horrendous like Worldwide Steppers where he just talking over a horribly bad beat .. the lyrics and flow he usually has wasn’t there and he did a lot of high pitched rapping that just wasn’t it .. didn’t have any tracks imma have on replay .. just seemed very sub par for kdots standards
Beat*^^
@@joshhancock9563 Hey you don’t like it, you don’t like it. I don’t think it’s about missing anything. I love how personal the album is and how he’s basically reduced his sound to something more minimalist- it feels more like a performance than than a rap album. For the toned down sound made you really focus on the lyrics. And for real? I loved the beat of Worldwide Steppers - that shit slaps on a subwoofer. Anyways homie, I get it. No judgement if you don’t like it
@@justprincetv9299 fair enough bro. You don’t like it, you don’t like it but I love the album and the sound. I think if this album came after To Pimp A Butterfly it would be more well received because that wasn’t an album with bangers. Damn had DNA, Loyalty and Humble. So going from that to this introspective, personal sound probably rubbed people the wrong way. No hate if you don’t like it. I’ve been vibing off this joint and letting the words speak to me
You should put the full album reaction on RUclips. It would be great publicity for the channel being that content surrounding this release will be in high demand.
Kendrick obviously killed this album, really masterful performances, writing and execution of the story. I do wanna say, Kodak is actually a very good lyricist. If you listen to some of Kodak’s music he’s very underrated as a lyricist even if he sounds like a “mumble rapper” or whatever you wanna call it.
Yak bodied that track
I feel this is Kendrick Lamar's most personal, raw,introspective,honest,hypocritical,therapeutic and artcentric album....I feel his still in a journey of life and trying to figure himself in this world but also as a father,son, husband,brother,nephew,cousin and grandson
Disclaimer: This album is very complex so it needs preparation and concentration thus you need to listen carefully 😎
#22 on trending, you guys deserve this after all the great content you’ve been making!
Thanks Ben we got mad love for all of y’all that have been rocking with us🤝
I've never been a lyrical miracle fan. I like poetic subtle wordplay and that's when Kendrick is at his best
Album is insane 🔥🔥🍿it’s like being at the theatres. Only wish him an Cole would feature each other more each other projects. Cole would of sounded crazy on MR Morale. This album is like self therapy touched every level of consciousness 🔥
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Yall that first listen through the album was truly an experience. Sonically it was beautiful contrary to what some are saying imo. The lyrics, the features, the themes, are so well consturcted and deep that I definitely need a couple more listens to full understand. Very unique album but genuinely enjoyable. 9.5/10, and will probably be a 10 after more listens
same thing. at first it felt kind of like a let down.
but the more i listen to it the more i fall in love with it.
A beautiful album, I fell in love the first listen. Father Time literally made me cry, it resonates with me so much, every song was amazing. Such an album, I'm so blessed to have waited for this.
I feel the same way brotha
Awsome content from you guys, and its always amazing with Kendrick.
This album was simply incredible, no other way to describe it. There was such a range of tracks and after listening for the second time, I don't see how anyone can't give this at least an 8. The lyrics, the beats, the melodies, the fucking everything. Going to get better with every listen! My favorites are N95, father time, purple hearts, count me out, savior, Mother i sober, and mirror, but there were absolutely no mid songs. Mother I sober is really one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, and so many other tracks struck a chord. Simply amazing, five years was worth it.
Since it came out l haven't stopped listening to it no cap
Ong😂😂 i try to take breaks with other music but i always find myself being like "nah i need that Kendrick"
@@kaizenkltr I’m salty he didn’t put the new single he made on here
Metoo brvh...I'm on spotify rn
Album is pure art. Ain't nobody touchin his artistry. None of his albums sound remotely the same.
This album felt like it was Kendrick Lamar’s Mtv unplugged moment I see a lot of similarities between him and where Mrs. Lauryn hill was at in their careers. A Very vulnerable and Personal album that may not make sense to the Average listener but will make sense to those who dive in and embrace it for what it is and what it isn’t. I trust in Trusting the process. I trust in Kendrick Lamar.
Well said an average listener expects so much but never reads between the lines.
I remember saying this will be his Yeezus his most brash and unapologetic album which will be his most polarizing album to date.
I do feel like this is gonna be kinda like Yeezus. Not everyone will love it at first, as I see in comments, but I truly believe this will sit at the top of his discography when it’s all said and done
@Alex Chingmay no it is Yeezus dropped people was like I don’t like it and it’s going to be one of those albums people will not like it
@@pemp9606 no it won’t to be honest it’s not going to rank higher than GKMC, TPAB or damn which is not a bad thing it just means K dot realize he wanted to do him instead of worrying about critics and the public opinions which I love a very personal album for sure. I said years ago this is going to be Yeezus and people said I was bugging.
Loved it. heavy but needed. We're all imperfect, always room to grow. Conversations will help heal and advance.
Kendrick is a walking W
I’m so happy that y’all are trending rn well deserved
hearing you guys talk about the album make me wanna listen to it again amazing video
I think this album definitely lived up to the hype (at least for me personally), and I think he dropped another classic right before our eyes. This is definitely him being his most open and vulnerable, and it’s super cool to see an artist of his scale so that!
Kendrick's new album is an amazing addition to his discography. This album is different, but in a good way.
I recently discovered this channel because I wanted to hear more people’s thoughts on this album. I am really enjoying your perspectives and I love the way you express your opinions. I loved this album on the first listen, and its growing on me even more after each listen. This album definitely requires time to marinate and grow on people. Favorite songs currently are Father Time and Savior but man I find a reason to enjoy each track.
This is Kendrick's most vulnerable yet human body of work, even more than DAMN, and he touches on so many topics like infidelity on "Worldwide Steppers" and family trauma on songs like "Mother I Sober." The theme of him being at a therapy session and unleashing his demons is what I've always wanted and we got it here, and this was an amazing listen. So glad he finally said it: "stop looking to me for the answers because I'm just a normal person like all of you." 👏
I absolutely loved it after the second listen and every track grows on me more and more as I listen to them separately now. This album after gkmc, tpab, and damn? Just wow, 4 amazing albums back to back. We're blessed guys.
Right?? 4 fire albums in a row, like they don’t have to be some perfect thing but wow it’s just all great
This album was so so good and amazingly done. Father Time honestly almost made me cry. What an intense listen.
K Dot!!. Such beautiful messages and music
I feel this album is a mature version of Section 80.
I feel that
YALL WENT TRENDING!!!!
nice job bros, made it to trending! NFR really killing it
This is a Kendrick album made in the style of a post Yeezus Kanye album. Not the most lyrical but it makes up for it with raw emotion and stream of consciousness. Also reminds me of Andre 3k songs like "Me and My Momma" from his EP Look Ma No Hands. A superstar who has regressed from the spotlight and is living his life in private. The style of this record was completely unexpected. Doesn't even sound like a Kendrick album at times.
On United grief (1st song) he started off the song by saying he has been going through something for 1855 days. That is how many days ago he dropped DAMN. At the beginning of the song Whitney (his fiancé) tells him to "Tell Them what's been going on". Them being the therapist and now us. You can clearly tell he is reluctant to open up and talk to the therapist. This is his first session. Then the whole album he continues to take us through his sessions and his growth. Growth is not always an upward projection. A lot of the time it's anger, denial, it's ranting. It is realizing things you have not realized before. And sometimes it's saying fuck what everyone else feels. And that is exactly what the first side of the album is. Then the second side of the album starts with" Session 10. We reached a breakthrough. And the second album is that breakthrough. It is him admitting his guilt, his anger, his hurt, his wrongs, his trauma, his family trauma and accepting it and healing from it. And loving himself. Again this is not an upward trajectory either. But the album ends with him choosing himself. This whole album takes us through his self-love journey through trauma and pain. And he shows this process is not easy, pretty, or conventional. It is personal and it is the hardest journey anyone would have to take in their life. But it is so rewarding.
the N95 music video crazy
man kendrick lamar is my favorite but for the past years i’ve been listening to rappers like nba youngboy who’s my second favorite. listening to this album had me questioning why i listen to anything other than his complex and relatable beautiful music. this album was amazing and had me crying by “mother i sober “
I'll give it a soiid 8 or 8.5/10. Not his best album but I think it will grow into a classic. He was very vulnerable on this album and I appreciated that.
the first listen caught me off guard. i was coming in with expectations of an album similar to the Heart pt. 5 but that was obviously a red herring. after a few more listens, i realized this is even better than what i was expecting. it's nothing like he's ever done before and it seems like another masterpiece in his special catalogue
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!! THIS IS ART!!!!!
Kendrick is the kind of success story that encourages me as a underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to Kendrick🔥
Personal Opinion.
1. TPAB
2. GKMC
3. DAMN
4. S8
5. OD
I’ll be back in a year and let you guys know where I place MMATBS.
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Congrats on trending
Honestly this is probably the most I’ve enjoyed a Kendrick album on first listen, everyone might not love it at first but this is going down as a classic (the run from Rich Spirit to Mirror is perfect) 9/10
Edit: just want to add that the features on this album are so so good
🎯🎯🎯💯🙏🏼 Me too... this was the most mind blowing, enjoyable first listen of any Kendrick album for me yet.
I hope Kendrick does some interviews soon. Loved this album a lot!
Conceptually, it was good. From what he’s given us in the past, that was expected. Sonically? I was not the biggest fan. I don’t really find much replay value, but there were at least one or two songs I see myself revisiting.
I loved Father Time, and Silent Hill was also good. If I’m to be real honest with y’all, I think I liked The Heart Part 5 better than the actual album lol
How are you disappointed sonically? Are you listening to the production on this?
hit the nail on the head
@@michaellopez112 bro c’mon don’t kid yourself
This was worth the wait for 5 years. Great was to close off his TDE albums going to PG Lang
It is interesting that no artist in TDE was on the album
It’s his last album (w/ TDE) and they hardly even promote him, can’t expect much
The production for The Alchemist was fire
So much Vulnerability in this album. ✨ ✨
I loved everything about this album and I'm already ready to declare this AOTY.
He threw me for a loop, I figured with Family ties he was just going to bring car bangers, but instead he delivered this complex and truth telling tracklist. What a great album
Just finished my first listen to the album,and I come out of it with the fact that his human. He didn't reach the hype,he squashed it,and completely reintroduced himself outside of Hiphop competitiveness. Honesty is what led this album and the musical tone had to be what was addressed. Raw,sensitive,unpacking,pace changing but overall self reflective. But he is speaking about sh*t that's deeply personally and yet quite a unspoken well known issues that society has branded vulnerability with weakness and medicated it with hazey state. Pain is not beautiful because if it is it becomes addictive,therefore pain is a alarm to our conscious. We need to recognize that if we don't interpersonally communicate about life,we all become witnesses to each others demise. Spirituality therefore raises the importance of self and self within each other,therefore self is largely ourselves in God. Im glad he choose God and himself,he will heal.
But I'll still listen again,but no rush..
Great Album people just need to digest the new sound to appreciate the work he’s put in the last 5 years, same thing happened with To Pimp A Butterfly. GREAT FIRST REACTION BY THE WAY
Shame it’s not on the level of Dawn FM
@@bailey3276 We can’t compare that album to Kendrick’s its 2 completely different sounds. As much as i love the weeknd and he’s my fav artist of all time, Kendrick comes as a close second for me so giving the album a couple more listens is prob best
@@bailey3276 dawn fm got better the more you keep replaying the album
@@indigo7454 that’s where i think this album and dawn fm are similar. i loved both on first listen, but a lotttt of people are going to need time to digest this
@@mateonelson3862 absolutely
Some of these songs had me in tears, ngl. Can't wait for your guy's review!
Love you guys - this feels like an event. I'm trying to filter out everyone's comments on this album and just trying to let this album speak to my soul. On first listen I didn't get it until the last three tracks of the album. Then the whole album clicked. Everything Kendrick speaks of, all his pain, all his flaunting, all his motivation to improve himself seems to stem from the topics that were the centre of the last three tracks, especially the second last. Holy shit. I know all of Kendrick's albums are cinematic - experiences you need to listen to from start to finish to truly appreciate. But I think THIS is really the album that can only be appreciated if you listen to every track. It reminds me of a stage play, with Kendrick's trauma driving the narrative. Each track is a scene in the play
I will say for his last album with tde dude went back to his overally dedicated, section 80 feels, this was a chilled out album representing his state of mind currently i think
Baby’s keems most instrospective writing ? When are we gonna admit that kendrick writes everything for him ?
“it was not what i was expecting to hear but that’s the fucking beauty of it”, i’m with lou on this one, art at its finest
It was too deep for me, Itwas like going to therapy again and dealing with feelings I thought we’re finally gone. I still think “To Pimp a Butterfly” was the greatest album he made. All praises to Yahawa bahasham Yahawashi.
hasn’t hit me yet but overtime I’ll probably appreciate it even more. definitely some highlights but gonna give it time to truly appreciate it.
Its crazy the Savior song exactly why stop following celebrities because we are all human and started to look at them as normal people because we all are going through same problems ‼️ This way definitely worth a 5 year wait he touch everything that really needed to be addressed during his absence 💯
GKMC is my favorite Kendrick album. I’ve listened to him since the release of that album. I was a junior in High School at the time and was blown away by how raw and authentic it was on the first listen. This gave me that same feeling unlike TPAB and Damn. This album to me is closure to that album in some weird way.
mirror is INCREDIBLE
after hearing Ant’s interpretation of the album cover i have to agree. we placed this man on the pedestal (and rightly so) but his vulnerability and pressure he has felt demonstrates fully on the album. It makes sense as to why he has a crown of thorns on his head but with a gun in his pants at the same time, it’s almost as if he’s a “mortal man” so to say and i think this album really ties back to that last song from TPAB. such a masterpiece already
The only thing I didn’t like about the album was that there was no TDE features on his last TDE album 😪 I was hoping for a Schoolboy Q or Jay Rock feature but nonetheless masterpiece album like always ! 💿