Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers ALBUM REVIEW

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @cedricgant8535
    @cedricgant8535 2 года назад +36337

    He would’ve gave an 11/10 if it was called “Come Home Mr. Morale, The Big Steppers Miss You”

    • @zacharyhoy1933
      @zacharyhoy1933 2 года назад +1

      Another man trying to be funny maybe provide something of value for once?

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +1441

      As an music expert from 1672, l am saddened to give this album a mid/10. l strongly advice Kendrick to retire immediately and get a real job as making music is clearly not his thing. I spend months listening to this album in particular and my legal team and me can’t find any good song on it. I am willing to fiII a Iawsuit against Oklama for brain damage l got from listening to this album. I think its safe to say that l need to intervene on this case and caII Kendrick to say that l’m taking over.

    • @rohantalwar
      @rohantalwar 2 года назад +1

      @@beaualIoevv bruv u spamming this shit all day, get a life. If u don't like the album, then stop
      Tho GKMC and TPAB >>>

    • @Bandstand
      @Bandstand 2 года назад +345

      @@beaualIoevv But I’m a spammer? You’re interesting

    • @guren_mk_II
      @guren_mk_II 2 года назад +126

      @joe mama 🤡

  • @DolanDarker
    @DolanDarker 2 года назад +30801

    I'm glad I can finally have an opinion on the album once again. Thank you Melon. Surprised you rated the Jack Harlow album higher than this though

  • @ricardoediza2690
    @ricardoediza2690 2 года назад +3319

    5:21 Fantano asking, "What did I do?" jokingly, like he didn't give DAMN. a 7 which filled Kendrick full of resentment that turned into a deep depression and caused him to go missing for 5 years.

    • @420happyhippy
      @420happyhippy 2 года назад +12

      Lol

    • @maxijgo23
      @maxijgo23 2 года назад +377

      I remember he was conflicted

    • @gavinhaney7187
      @gavinhaney7187 2 года назад +283

      found himself screaming in a hotel room
      "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

    • @ethanherrin4508
      @ethanherrin4508 2 года назад +115

      Misusing his influence. Smh.

    • @rukudzochanyau6415
      @rukudzochanyau6415 2 года назад +89

      @@gavinhaney7187 the evil of Lucy was all around him

  • @Xavierpng
    @Xavierpng 2 года назад +19847

    My parents loved “We Cry Together” they were still singing it after it ended.😅

    • @A_ZFrost
      @A_ZFrost 2 года назад

      😂 😂 😄😄😃😀😀🙂😐😐🙁😟☹️😦😧😧😢😢😭😭

    • @rickmcarthur7265
      @rickmcarthur7265 2 года назад +259

      Man i see you EVERYWHERE 🤣🤣

    • @calebpennell8442
      @calebpennell8442 2 года назад +7

      S no

    • @diegolunkes2062
      @diegolunkes2062 2 года назад +183

      They loved your copy and paste too

    • @tobi2375-y1u
      @tobi2375-y1u 2 года назад +5

      Ha ha

  • @Faegersten
    @Faegersten 2 года назад +4785

    Didn't expect Kendrick to turn "your parents arguing" into a genre
    10/10

    • @EllipsesDots
      @EllipsesDots 2 года назад +41

      Hopefully you don't gain the perspective that he's referencing his own relationships and not his parents.

    • @keiththebat1
      @keiththebat1 2 года назад +82

      Eminems Kim would be start of that genre...

    • @PotatoPizza420
      @PotatoPizza420 2 года назад +23

      @@keiththebat1 eminem mid

    • @pittaaaabread
      @pittaaaabread 2 года назад +17

      @@keiththebat1 Midnem.

    • @malum9478
      @malum9478 2 года назад +14

      @@PotatoPizza420 stop cappin its literally the one whiteboi to earn his flowers

  • @jakoby757
    @jakoby757 2 года назад +6886

    Y'all ever just watch Anthony's glasses slowly slide down his nose until he pushes them back up?

    • @seekthetruth3691
      @seekthetruth3691 2 года назад +70

      Bro. Yes. Lmfao

    • @seekthetruth3691
      @seekthetruth3691 2 года назад +181

      The more passionate he is about an album the more often he has to push them back up 🤣🤣

    • @steveoxon1
      @steveoxon1 2 года назад +27

      Haha nah bro I came for the music review but nice observation

    • @moo-moo74
      @moo-moo74 2 года назад +11

      Gay

    • @Sonicshadow8989
      @Sonicshadow8989 2 года назад +17

      @@moo-moo74 😂💀

  • @progamer9856
    @progamer9856 2 года назад +5151

    We cry together really captures the feeling of Anthony fighting his fans for giving DAMN a 7.

    • @Trippze
      @Trippze 2 года назад +49

      should be a 6

    • @stefon815
      @stefon815 2 года назад +211

      The guy was literally the first rapper to win a Pulitzer prize for a rap album. A 7/10 was wrong, plain and simple. I literally stopped watching his videos because of that review. This is the first one I've watched since to see if he redeemed himself.

    • @duongchuc1834
      @duongchuc1834 2 года назад +14

      ok

    • @bornmenu
      @bornmenu 2 года назад +3

      @@Trippze too generous

    • @denoise4033
      @denoise4033 2 года назад +185

      @@stefon815 you can’t just disagree with one review and completely stop watching the reviewer

  • @holloweddoob3308
    @holloweddoob3308 2 года назад +3392

    Coming from a white guy that grew up in poverty with a broken family, inheriting generational trauma, and currently going through therapy to fix myself and protect my one year old daughter from said trauma, Its one of the most impactful hip hop albums I've listened to. 10/10

    • @austynndamron9749
      @austynndamron9749 Год назад +95

      As a another white guy coming from your same background of trauma and broken families I can’t tell you how much I feel this. Kendrick is probably my favorite artist from this era of music. This album was cathartic. Especially because like you I’ve been dealing with these issues in therapy. It’s been such a hard couple of years and this album was like a gift to the universe. He spoke truth to all my trauma. 😢❤

    • @austynndamron9749
      @austynndamron9749 Год назад +31

      The fact he came to some kind of healing gave me hope for the future..my future. I don’t want him to be anything other than who he feels he is. Truly appreciate Kendrick 🎉

    • @peterpiiper
      @peterpiiper Год назад +77

      A lot more of us black folk need to take a page outta your guys’ book and go to therapy too…

    • @DrippinNyimi
      @DrippinNyimi Год назад +27

      @@peterpiiper Definitely, I’m currently doing that. Advising my brothers to do so as well. We can break this generational curse !

    • @fabianruiz4667
      @fabianruiz4667 Год назад +43

      Hispanic guy going through similar things. Album helped me go to therapy and legitimately changed my life. My favorite Kendrick album and one of the most meaningful pieces of music to me.

  • @CANTHATEmeNAME
    @CANTHATEmeNAME 2 года назад +1800

    The last song to me is the most important message on the album. “You won’t grow waitin on me” really hits hard and the best message he could possibly give us. Unfortunately alot of people will not understand that

    • @zayzuess
      @zayzuess 2 года назад +65

      I choose me I’m sorry 🐐

    • @rangerstationlegion
      @rangerstationlegion 2 года назад +1

      pain

    • @tsunamisantista6683
      @tsunamisantista6683 2 года назад +23

      sounds like a farewell

    • @perad1895
      @perad1895 2 года назад +1

      you're right bro

    • @Will-sv2hl
      @Will-sv2hl 2 года назад +50

      Also remember when Noname basically sent shots at J. Cole and Kendrick for not being big leaders in the black lives matter movement. I think the message of this song applies to that situation too. That and Savior. He's an imperfect human just like everybody else, he's nobodies savior and he has his own problems that he is working on, enough to not be able to save the country at the same time.

  • @ThomasFlight
    @ThomasFlight 2 года назад +2808

    On the ambiguity of “We Cry Together” I think the “this is what the world sounds like” line at the beginning is crucial for framing the entire song. I wouldn’t look for any consistency or actual statement of belief from the artists in their argument because I think they’re just trying to fully embody and act out what the cultural conflict and discourse/division *feels* like to be watching and listening to. The inconsistency and self contraction etc are a part of that.
    I think it’s interesting that in an album centered around therapy conceptually Kendrick is literally using the therapeutic technique of “diffusion” - which is a method where you externalize beliefs about yourself so that you can let go of your attachment to them. Some methods of diffusion used in therapy literally include repetition and repeating the belief in a “funny voice” something he’s literally doing in Crown. Brilliant album imo.
    Thanks for the thoughtful review!

    • @myao96
      @myao96 2 года назад +63

      Bro i love your channel! Would also love to see u make a video analyzing mr morale and the big steppers

    • @quinc.1709
      @quinc.1709 2 года назад +12

      Dude you listen to Kendrick too?

    • @poggers3218
      @poggers3218 2 года назад +26

      Didn’t expect to see you here

    • @theultimatemaster137
      @theultimatemaster137 2 года назад +4

      Yeah please post something about the new album

    • @makesomething4093
      @makesomething4093 2 года назад +6

      Big agree. It’s the best song on the record for me and top 3 of any Kendrick.

  • @BrevisXD
    @BrevisXD 2 года назад +4275

    I loved Mirror personally, felt like a positive conclusion to kendricks arc over these 5 years, after the emotional highs and lows across the album

    • @Joseph-R
      @Joseph-R 2 года назад +136

      The ending lyrics into bridge on Mirror hit me like a truck.
      "Maybe it's time to break it off
      Run away from the culture to follow my heart
      I realized, true love's not savin' face
      But unconditional
      When will you let me go?
      I trust you’ll find independence
      If not, then all is forgiven
      Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend
      I was too busy buildin' mine again"
      I hope Kendrick was able to shed some weight off his shoulders and finds peace doing what is right for him, whatever choice he makes after this album.

    • @orbitaljunkie
      @orbitaljunkie 2 года назад +5

      But it *did* sound like a beach level in a kart racer.

    • @tyunpeters3170
      @tyunpeters3170 2 года назад +69

      @@orbitaljunkie Beach level music slaps tho

    • @ElectricFire9000
      @ElectricFire9000 2 года назад +1

      @@orbitaljunkie Rayman music

    • @napster222
      @napster222 2 года назад +2

      It was a good song, but I feel like sonically it sounds a bit corny.

  • @Bulbasore-zm5qu
    @Bulbasore-zm5qu 8 месяцев назад +938

    This album is aging like wine ALREADY in my opinion

    • @NanminenKwashi
      @NanminenKwashi 7 месяцев назад +26

      So freakn much

    • @djolegameplay1089
      @djolegameplay1089 7 месяцев назад +7

      Yep

    • @omw2die
      @omw2die 7 месяцев назад +8

      DEFINITELY

    • @neutwho
      @neutwho 6 месяцев назад +22

      Just listened a couple days ago, and I agree. Sampha’s vocals r so incredible

    • @serodio_petitseum
      @serodio_petitseum 6 месяцев назад +3

      YEAHHH

  • @quadecaX8
    @quadecaX8 2 года назад +1958

    No no no Anthony. Crown is ur LEAST FAV TRACK?? I just- you know what? it’s okay… everything’s gonna be okay…it’s just a review…opinions are subjective…the world will go on…he’s just doing his job…it’s okay

    • @TrippyfromKonoha
      @TrippyfromKonoha 2 года назад +26

      whats good quadeca

    • @trumanavenue
      @trumanavenue 2 года назад +153

      crown is great, i thought the instrumental built up and swelled really really well and it totally surprised me, not mindblowing but an insanely good song

    • @quadecaX8
      @quadecaX8 2 года назад +218

      @@trumanavenueFr it’s a more subtle track but so beautiful and haunting to me

    • @samuelhuddle2911
      @samuelhuddle2911 2 года назад +280

      you can't please everybody

    • @LeBeautiful
      @LeBeautiful 2 года назад +9

      Quadeca has spoken

  • @thomasfitzgerald660
    @thomasfitzgerald660 2 года назад +2287

    It is amazing to me how Anthony can put together over 25 minutes of thoughtful review within 4 days of a major release. Really appreciate the work he puts in

    • @nickflahive8903
      @nickflahive8903 2 года назад +70

      its probably all he's been up to in his free time since then lol

    • @nathanfjeld1001
      @nathanfjeld1001 2 года назад

      Dickridaaaaaaaa

    • @servvo
      @servvo 2 года назад +299

      internet's busiest music nerd

    • @Bandstand
      @Bandstand 2 года назад +84

      @Persona Ego comment so rare i had to do a double take

    • @DanishKhan00pium
      @DanishKhan00pium 2 года назад +4

      @@Bandstand W creator

  • @Pinely
    @Pinely 2 года назад +2937

    I don't think kendrick's unaware of his part in why people ideolize him the way they do. In crown he keeps repeating the line "heavy is the head that *chose* to wear the crown", showing he knows that this is something he brought upon himself in a way

    • @UntitledNameGangIsTouringAmmos
      @UntitledNameGangIsTouringAmmos 2 года назад +37

      Wow, I didn't know non-music based RUclipsrs listen to music. I guess it's true what they say, they are earth humans just like the rest of us.

    • @curto201
      @curto201 2 года назад +38

      Literally no one but kendrick fans "idolize" him. this shit is actually becoming cringe.....

    • @liamab182
      @liamab182 2 года назад +25

      @@curto201 lol obviously

    • @ojl5055
      @ojl5055 2 года назад +189

      @@curto201 And Kendrick has a lot of fans lol

    • @shawn3333
      @shawn3333 2 года назад +4

      Bruno mars > kung fu kenny

  • @JohnNoirSmith
    @JohnNoirSmith 2 года назад +885

    I love both "Crown" and "Mirror" myself. Their hooks with "I can't please everybody" and "I choose me, I'm sorry" are just so good!

    • @magnushly9007
      @magnushly9007 2 года назад +51

      Mirror is probably my fav song from the album

    • @audioheart9435
      @audioheart9435 2 года назад +6

      Those tracks hits hard I feel guilty as it speaks to me

    • @DDub04
      @DDub04 2 года назад +8

      @@magnushly9007 same. I get chills when I listen to it

  • @BBar13
    @BBar13 2 года назад +6501

    We Cry Together might be the first time I ever listened to a track with Kendrick on it and thought he may have been outperformed. I think it may be because that song is virtually a scene and Taylor’s an actor, it was almost like voice acting that rhymed. The fact that it was her rap debut is absurd, she was fucking incredible.

    • @rylansparkyschneider
      @rylansparkyschneider 2 года назад +78

      Big facts

    • @mertinho
      @mertinho 2 года назад +277

      agreed. she really owned this track. hope we'll be hearing more from her, obviously massively talented.

    • @robtothejuice
      @robtothejuice 2 года назад +66

      @@mertinho have to imagine she will be signed to PGlang after this and with their ever growing collective going forward.

    • @clewsound
      @clewsound 2 года назад +119

      But isn’t that the point a lil bit? You know we men can’t out argue women 😂😂😂

    • @jonpiron1188
      @jonpiron1188 2 года назад +159

      Her performance is just so "full" .. like, from the broken inflection when she says "reverse psychology" to her voice, the story-telling and everything in between. It's a ridiculously "whole" performance.. I was blown away.

  • @Jonahkai97
    @Jonahkai97 2 года назад +4187

    While Anthony was frustrated that Kendrick didn't acknowledge his own role in playing into his savior complex on the track "Savior," I'd like to point out that Kendrick did acknowledge this on "Crown" by saying "Heavy is the head that CHOSE to wear the crown." Seems like Kendrick does in fact recognize that he brought this burden upon himself.

    • @Randomyoutubeshortsguy
      @Randomyoutubeshortsguy 2 года назад +170

      I feel like the whole album he subliminally says that he is the saviour and I fkin love it. On the first track he goes “she loves the songs I wrote in the bible” for example. I feel like the whole album is about him being seen as a saviour yet still just a man

    • @jonnydude69
      @jonnydude69 2 года назад +134

      Fantano missed the point of the album and considering how white he is it's not a surprise.

    • @cool13eans
      @cool13eans 2 года назад +28

      When Kendrick came on the hip hop scene, being called the "savior" of hip-hop was a huge award and title that many were fighting for. To be in Kendrick's position were bragging about being a "savior" of hip-hop seems played out is overly extraordinary privilege. How can he play the braggadocious when he's trying to confront the internet's collective conscious?

    • @Drip7914
      @Drip7914 2 года назад +181

      @@jonnydude69 Tf does his skin colour have to do w anything?

    • @jonnydude69
      @jonnydude69 2 года назад +85

      @@Drip7914 You right I forget white people like me automatically understand the black experience especially when explicitly presented to us in an album where the whole theme is that Kendrick is done trying to appease us.

  • @iancardona3719
    @iancardona3719 2 года назад +2531

    I really like what Kendrick did on this one. The mirroring is amazing, the features are some of the best. I’m not responsible for the disappearance of 2 teenagers in 2004.

    • @420happyhippy
      @420happyhippy 2 года назад +5

      Lol

    • @shanetheshamwow
      @shanetheshamwow 2 года назад +29

      what were their names?

    • @DawryMike
      @DawryMike 2 года назад +153

      Shoutout to Hivemind

    • @The_Cool_Bros
      @The_Cool_Bros 2 года назад +42

      @@DawryMike facts. changing the comment game

    • @milojackson7046
      @milojackson7046 2 года назад +41

      Ahhh, a fellow Hivemind fan, I salute you. The forest speaks through me in hyms.

  • @tendaiball5598
    @tendaiball5598 2 года назад +1614

    I would argue that the tap dancing represents people who avoid or “tap dance” around important conversations. I think the “Big Steppers” is a double entendre that connects people who act proud and people who are afraid to confront important issues.

    • @KYNGKYNDKYNA_Patoo
      @KYNGKYNDKYNA_Patoo 2 года назад +42

      Man. A "Big Step" in self betterment is selfishness as far as being a black man. Selfish In Truth. I force honesty to take the steps that come next. BROOOO SO MANY IDEALS AND CHARACTER CONSTRUCTIONS

    • @KingJ0727
      @KingJ0727 2 года назад +12

      Triple the tapping is not of a full grown adult it sounds like kids feet tapping so it could be what you said but also big steppers are his kids ? An he is mr morale

    • @chloelewty1206
      @chloelewty1206 2 года назад +88

      At the end of We Cry Together a voice says “stop tap dancing around the conversation”.

    • @KYNGKYNDKYNA_Patoo
      @KYNGKYNDKYNA_Patoo 2 года назад +18

      @@KingJ0727 Holy Shit... MY KIDS WILL SEEK HIGHER VALLEYS. THIS JUST BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE BRO!?!?!?????? They are Big Steppers
      He's not tryna save the world just planting the seeds of knowledge so hopefully future big Steppers can herald the future.

    • @silencerodriguez9115
      @silencerodriguez9115 2 года назад +2

      Yes this is the comment I was looking for

  • @mightymoshinskoolkid
    @mightymoshinskoolkid 2 года назад +2328

    Kendrick told us pretty directly, he can't save everyone, nor should he. He's saving himself, and his legacy. This project seems like it has been Kendrick reaching a catharsis about several aspects of his experience, and if we [as] the audience don't quite get it, then it is what it is.
    "I chose me, I'm sorry"

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +58

      Yup! At the end of the day, even more so now, Kendrick has his family to take care of.

    • @masterfamclothingco
      @masterfamclothingco 2 года назад +33

      Exactly it isn’t about us and we as the audience needs to acknowledge it

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +20

      @@masterfamclothingco that touches on things like “take off your idols” and also the themes in Savior. One thing I’ve always appreciated was how Vince Staples has constantly said “it’s not about me, it’s about the ______” mentality he has, and many other artists in general not thinking about servicing themselves, necessarily as much as it is the overarching entity music tends to take itself when it develops past a certain point. Take the attachment and even your own biases that you love your favorite artists away, and can you still connect to the music? it’s the same parallel to “take all that designer bullshit off and what do you have?” I feel like a similar sentiment is applied when he says “tell me what would you do for aesthetic” and this isn’t the first time anyone has called it out. Tyler the Creator in Lumberjack, about how people aren’t really on what they say they’re really on, Tyler has always called out that innate need to fit in with the world around us in his interviews and music, and so has Kendrick in a lot of ways but this entire album is a closer look to Kendrick we’re getting
      People and artists of all kinds have been calling out things out like this for the longest time, but these are some relevant examples with recent music that comes to mind for me

    • @ClippersRunLA
      @ClippersRunLA 2 года назад +36

      @@WTFisHappeningToMe nigga we all have a family to take care of Kendrick Lamar isn’t special

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +35

      @@ClippersRunLA no that’s literally the point. Kendrick is a human. Took everyone this long to come to that? Have you seen how everyone talks about that guy? songs like savior and mirror are important for that. As well as N95 “take off your idols”

  • @BradTasteInMusicOfficial
    @BradTasteInMusicOfficial 2 года назад +5237

    Personally I was a fan of many of the moments you weren’t a big fan of. Crown for example being so different from anything he has done before, the simple stripped back track feels like it just hammers this mantra over and over again over a really solid piano track, and stands out as one of the more memorable tracks on the second half.
    Many of these diverse moments add to the inconsistency of Kendrick as a human being, and make this record feel like I get to experience where he is now, and how far he has come.

    • @frostyfrenchtoast
      @frostyfrenchtoast 2 года назад +223

      I agree, I also found Mirror to be a solid closer to the album, with the uplifting tone and declarations made by Kendrick to be refreshing and positive in response to the conclusions he’s reached in Aunties Diaries and Mother I Sober. It has a strong sense of finality and mellowness that does well to reflect Kendrick’s current stage in life, a mortal man as opposed to some kind of savior.

    • @Marco-er4ql
      @Marco-er4ql 2 года назад +167

      Hey Brad, I know you’re enthusiastic about the music, I am too, but this is a meme channel first and foremost. Please keep the music talk to a minimum and the memes to a max. Thank you for your understanding

    • @BradTasteInMusicOfficial
      @BradTasteInMusicOfficial 2 года назад +85

      @@frostyfrenchtoast love this. That’s exactly how I’d put it as well. Kendrick is truly shedding everything and just showing how mortal he really is, flaws and all on display.

    • @BradTasteInMusicOfficial
      @BradTasteInMusicOfficial 2 года назад +113

      @@Marco-er4ql 😳👉👈 u rite

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад

      You fell off make better content it’s bad 🤡🤡

  • @johnotatum
    @johnotatum 2 года назад +281

    Before I say anything else, I want to thank you Anthony for giving us a well thought out and intricate review on one of the most dense albums to come out in hip-hop in awhile. I shouldn't have to say that but this commitment to quality is becoming more rare by the day and I'm thankful we have you. Every other review I've read falls flat for a number of different reasons, so thank you for your hard work and honesty.
    The only point you made I disagreed with was when you said Kendrick's current message contradicts his past comments at the 14:00 mark. A considerable amount of time has passed since Kendrick threatened to pull his music from Spotify, and I think as an artist and individual he should be allowed to change his mind/opinion on certain topics or ideas. You started the "Redux Review" series for the same reason. I think it is only fair to accept that Kendrick's opinions on certain topics have changed as well.
    But besides that, this is probably the best review I've seen or read about this album. I also don't think this album is perfect but it doesn't have to be. I am just grateful we have a new Kendrick project and a critic who genuinely cares about his craft.

    • @ABo-ri7pi
      @ABo-ri7pi 2 года назад

      Thread

    • @normanfooteii5300
      @normanfooteii5300 2 года назад +7

      I don't always agree with Fantano's ratings. I def know that his scale is more harsh than the average critic or listener. But at least he has his reasonings for the scores. And usually, while I disagree with the scores, I do agree with most of his logic behind them.

    • @LZRD107
      @LZRD107 2 года назад +3

      @@normanfooteii5300 I am also capable of independent throught

    • @JoeJoe-yn5lc
      @JoeJoe-yn5lc 7 месяцев назад

      I couldn’t agree more cause this is a very uncomfortable album to begin with but Anthony didn’t get to descriptive to the point where he would look insensitive and dismissive. He also didn’t hold back too much either and found appropriate ways to address Kendricks heavy songs on this album. He trippin on count me out tho

  • @jacksonmaloney8520
    @jacksonmaloney8520 2 года назад +1756

    I seriously thought there would be more discussion in this chat about "Mother I Sober." Honestly, it could be the best song that Kendrick has ever written.

    • @stephendavies7355
      @stephendavies7355 2 года назад +219

      Arguably his biggest tear jerker

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription 2 года назад +37

      This isn’t a chat.

    • @colinsmith7199
      @colinsmith7199 2 года назад +139

      Dude fr how is no one recognizing this is one the best songs on the album

    • @Nakam459
      @Nakam459 2 года назад +186

      seriously I come from generations of abuse sexual assault was in situations he spoke of when he was talking about should he have grabbed a gun and was only five that happened in my childhood. my mom constantly asked and accused people and such that I was assaulted . now I know it is because she was. the pain of being a young boy and not being able to help your momma is a hellish guilt that I have carried as a boy to a man . I did get sexually abused but she didn't help when that happened . my parents both are alcoholics. DAD is sober thankfully . I had to parent my drunk blacked out abusive mom when I was just a teen who had previously had two traumatic brain injuries a year before doing work I should not have but was forced to where a horse stomped on me with he front feet into a wall at-least three times and have permanent brain damage 10 years later. broke my nose and face in sixteen places all the while my mom was screwing her loser boyfriend in another state I somehow halway crawled out went unconscious I wouldn't know but from those that were there and that's after I was lights out said it was minutes. I was drowning in my own blood and my sister miraculously just got back from school. grabbed the people off me who were holding me in a way that would have for sure killed me put my head in the correct position she was only 17 but a literal genius IQ and biologist was a vet tech and knew cpr and was trained as an EMT at 17. when I came back she was dragging me to the car I was blind completely in one eye . Took me to the hospital and I am still here we grew up I was born on that ranch and was horse shoeing when it happened . That is a crumb of my trauma I relate to the album the only thing is I am white ...... but my grandma you could say step but shes grandma is a Black woman from new orleans and is 80 was in the thick of racism jim crow dad and mom having kkk after then cuz grandmas dad was English and great grandma is black . So I will say I know my place but have a unique situation and my bet fiends in life school everything since I moved from Oregon in 2015 we lived in what people would call ghetto or hood an was the minority person as a cracker white boy in school and my jobs until I literally can't work anymore because I am disabled . All the people I liked and did my best to understand and happened to be friends with were black . I wish more white people understood the black struggle because it is legit real and awful . but this album but especially "Mother I Sober" is so reachable and helpful as I go to therapy and learn to be one with the universe and overcome my trauma guilt and shame and my own savior complex I choose. I wish love and healing to all who read this , may peace and love com and break the chains . be free!

    • @ryanellis424
      @ryanellis424 2 года назад +7

      Eyes because waterfalls man..

  • @specialknees6798
    @specialknees6798 2 года назад +708

    Thank God melon. Telling people who asked me my thoughts on the record that I need more time to “digest and reconsider the project before coming to any conclusions” was getting exhausting. It’s such a relief to finally be able to speak on this deeply personally important album to me.

    • @vinnicinhus44
      @vinnicinhus44 2 года назад +26

      You mean, you had to wait for Tony here to drop this video so you could copy his views and think accordingly to what he's saying right?

    • @cockheadprod5051
      @cockheadprod5051 2 года назад +85

      @@vinnicinhus44 Yes, we've all been waiting for him to feed us opinions we can call our own

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад

      @@vinnicinhus44 right? “the media is the new region, you killed the consciousness” much?

    • @KingLoop13
      @KingLoop13 2 года назад +42

      @@vinnicinhus44 I mean, how else do you do it?

    • @satanicchocobo9705
      @satanicchocobo9705 2 года назад +14

      @@vinnicinhus44 the only logical way of thinking

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 2 года назад +1654

    you can’t see but off screen Anthony was big stepping the whole review

    • @countyfactswailuigi
      @countyfactswailuigi 2 года назад +1

      @RUclips Userman lol

    • @levente6543
      @levente6543 2 года назад +8

      Unfunny

    • @levente6543
      @levente6543 2 года назад

      You are not a funny content creator

    • @JeromeProductions
      @JeromeProductions 2 года назад +3

      🤣

    • @curto201
      @curto201 2 года назад +2

      you mean big scared to show his true opinion becaues he'd get cancelled by u kendrick stans?

  • @firebirdeez4394
    @firebirdeez4394 2 года назад +721

    The real big steppers were the friends we made along the way

    • @tayo17923
      @tayo17923 2 года назад +1

      This just came out RIGHT NOW calm tf down upvoters

    • @zacharyhoy1933
      @zacharyhoy1933 2 года назад +9

      Kinda sad how Anthony’s comment section is people trying to be funny and one upping each other very corny

    • @JohnM-ci2uk
      @JohnM-ci2uk 2 года назад +3

      I never could be friends with those I tapped dounced around. You?

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- 2 года назад +1

      Melons

    • @perplexed1783
      @perplexed1783 2 года назад +5

      As an music expert from 1672, l give this album mid/10. l strongly advice Kendrick to retire immediately and get a real job as making music is clearly not his thing. I spend months listening to this album in particular and my legal team and me can’t find any good song on it. I am willing to fiII a Iawsuit against Oklama for brain damage l got from listening to this album. I think its safe to say that l need to intervene on this case and caII kendrick to say that i’m taking over.

  • @MrChaluliss
    @MrChaluliss Год назад +86

    Father Time brings me to tears pretty consistently. Being raised by a hard father who lived a hard life himself has left deep, formative engravings that I honestly was surprised to see as an evocative theme for myself. Some songs just resonate with you at the right time and they stick with you after that. I think Kenny brought his fans many opportunities for such deep connections on this album.

  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano 2 года назад +3204

    Kendrick said I want my next record to be A24, now he needs an HBO series

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +34

      for the love of god lock kendrick up for his war crimes for making mid music. i speak for everyone btw

    • @phothewin6019
      @phothewin6019 2 года назад +46

      Adam Sandler feature incoming.

    • @fm.burbank8461
      @fm.burbank8461 2 года назад +158

      @@beaualIoevv bait

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +8

      @@fm.burbank8461 nah it’s actual facts

    • @jonathanwalls8106
      @jonathanwalls8106 2 года назад +14

      Wtf does this mean

  • @alexy.1401
    @alexy.1401 2 года назад +468

    Instructions for the fans that aren't enjoying the review:
    1. Watch the review for the first time, not understand melon's review or underlying points but just try to enjoy the visuals. Understand that this review isn't like the others.
    2. Watch the review for the second time, not understand the review but this time around you'll acclimate to the video. It won't throw you off and it'll start to grow on you.
    3. Watch the review for a third time and this time read the closed captions and try to interpret the meaning behind it. Things will start to make more sense, the light will start to shine through and the message will be more prevalent.
    Already on the third watch, this time with closed captions on and a notepad. It grows on you, I promise. This will be regarded as one of fantano's best reviews one day.

    • @acorn3209
      @acorn3209 2 года назад +7

      this guy is the flash fr

    • @SnaLe-
      @SnaLe- 2 года назад +18

      Skull emoji

    • @thatniqqa16
      @thatniqqa16 2 года назад +15

      this just dropped 25 min ago tf

    • @Ari-ww3fv
      @Ari-ww3fv 2 года назад +4

      @@thatniqqa16 it’s a copy/paste

    • @brandonbrooks6780
      @brandonbrooks6780 2 года назад +1

      Meta bro

  • @itsmarcooooo
    @itsmarcooooo 2 года назад +1488

    C'mon Anthony, you can't give this album a 3/10 simply because it wasn't called Two Pimp a Butterfly: The Squeakuel

  • @cashkideven
    @cashkideven 9 месяцев назад +153

    Listened this project in full at 4 am 11 Apr 2024, ironically after Cole called it tragic, I couldn't get into it when ut came out.
    Bro, I was in tears by the second to last song, by the end I felt freed from pain and shame I had carried.
    It was therapy for me, genuinely.

    • @f0x845
      @f0x845 7 месяцев назад +14

      Same man. I didn't appreciate it when it first came out but recently I listened again.... And wow. Cried several times. So many songs are there for you to pull from when you're struggling.

    • @davidfuller581
      @davidfuller581 6 месяцев назад +7

      It's funny, it *is* kinda tragic, but not like what Cole meant.

    • @TayTayMakesBeats
      @TayTayMakesBeats 18 дней назад

      That's the power of great music. It can lift you up when you feel like you can't go on, it can make you look at yourself and your life in ways you'd never considered, it can show you how to empathize with and better understand people you don't have much in common with, as well as with yourself, while showing you how to navigate life's trials and tribulations in a healthy way. It can also be your refuge when your environment feels or is unhealthy. It can make you laugh, cry, feel a refreshing confidence when you were feeling down, even all in the same song. It doesn't have to be that deep but when all of the instruments, production, vocals and lyrics (if it's not an instrumental track) are all working together to create something so much bigger than the sum of its parts the end result can bring out the best in us. Whether we're just vibing alone or with friends, letting the weight on our shoulders melt away, feeling the confidence and drive we were lacking, setting the mood for lovin' or having a much needed therapeutic breakdown music has a unique power to reach people's hearts without triggering their defense mechanisms anywhere near as easily as simply talking about such things. It also often gives you the pieces and lets you put together the answers to life's questions for yourself without directly being told, which is much more effective than just being told. Music is the great healer.
      That quality is why in my darkest moments my self destructive side consistently convinced me to give up on listening to and making music, quitting guitar (the only instrument I knew at the time and the way I processed my emotions) for up to 5 years during my worst periods. It was getting back into music (production/synth/sampler/keys because my ex was holding my guitar hostage at the time) that took me from hopeless and actively suicidal to driven, spending every minute of my free time making beats that no one would ever hear, just for the joy of it. When I'm feeling depressed and just want to hibernate I try to push past those instincts and make/practice/experiment with/listen to music instead. Music gave me something to live for almost every time I thought it was all over. Even as a white lower middle class Canadian with wildly different life experiences than Kendrick his music has reached me in ways no other artist has. He has my gratitude, without his music's influence alongside some other artists I look up to I'd be a far less developed person, maybe I'd never have made it to 26 and 2 years off the needle no less (minus the one on the record player!)

  • @jeremiahsmith5802
    @jeremiahsmith5802 2 года назад +598

    Finally ANTHONY FANTANO is doing a review after 5 years , glad to see you back

    • @southarrest
      @southarrest 2 года назад +41

      Best comment here

    • @uberanmino
      @uberanmino 2 года назад +10

      Already thought he dissapeared

  • @Polyhedron
    @Polyhedron 2 года назад +899

    24:40 i thought it was honestly a pretty sweet moment when he started addressing Kendrick directly with "you" as he goes on about how impactful his music has been to him and others :)

    • @JadenCole77
      @JadenCole77 2 года назад +100

      It was definitely one of the most wholesome moments I've seen come out of one of his reviews lol

    • @teilocadogan7841
      @teilocadogan7841 2 года назад +42

      I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence

    • @chicken6727
      @chicken6727 2 года назад +21

      @@teilocadogan7841 sometimes I did the same, abusing my power, full of resentment….

    • @thecioalencar2271
      @thecioalencar2271 2 года назад +17

      @@chicken6727 resentment that turned into a deep depression

    • @ighways
      @ighways 2 года назад +14

      @@thecioalencar2271 Found myself screaming in the hotel room

  • @rahulll950
    @rahulll950 2 года назад +1103

    I think we all predicted that he'd give this one a 7-to-8, keeping in mind with it's good balance of theatricality and personal issues portrayed really well. Accurate score in my opinion!
    Unsubscribed

    • @420happyhippy
      @420happyhippy 2 года назад +106

      That made me giggle, lol.... caught me off gaurd. Thank you for that....
      Thumbs Down.

    • @aichhickshukla9472
      @aichhickshukla9472 2 года назад

      Unsubscribe from life...

    • @Makiaveli01
      @Makiaveli01 2 года назад +3

      Oh my god 😂

    • @HarshKumar-fb9zn
      @HarshKumar-fb9zn 2 года назад +2

      lol 😂😂😂

    • @giantrising1785
      @giantrising1785 2 года назад +6

      Boooo get a new joke. If you're a regular in these comments you see this meme all the time it's dead af

  • @Haat6
    @Haat6 2 года назад +900

    I disagree with his takes on "Count me out", "Crown" and "Mirror" these were some of my favourite tracks with "Mother I Sober" being the pinnacle of this album and Kendrick's performance. It's not a 10/10 but a strong 9/10 for me. This album shows so much growth and tells me so much about his headspace

    • @ayidonno
      @ayidonno 2 года назад +3

      Yh I also love count me out and crown but I don't really like we cry together it's not a song that I did play again honestly

    • @majormind1584
      @majormind1584 2 года назад +18

      @@ayidonno ya I totally understand people not digging Crown, but I actually loved how stripped back and raw the cut was. He also put across so much emotion especially when the piano motif changed and his melody for "heavy is the head..." it really moved me. I do agree with AF though, the ending of the track kinda grinds on the ears, sounds a little irritating with the yelpy layers, fantastic track overall though.

    • @adedhuman9582
      @adedhuman9582 2 года назад +30

      Count me out is honestly my favourite from the album

    • @suizadeamerica
      @suizadeamerica 2 года назад +4

      yes, Crown and Mirror slap hard for me.

    • @thebestrapperindc
      @thebestrapperindc 2 года назад +5

      Yes him not being able to rock out to crown. Count me out is making me question this man deeply

  • @orangepeanut
    @orangepeanut 2 года назад +1835

    kendrick now has the infinity stones of good albums -
    DAMN (Redux) - 6
    DAMN - 7
    MMBS - 8
    GKMC - 9
    TPAB - 10

  • @nickisnotgreen
    @nickisnotgreen 2 года назад +548

    i clicked on the video and saw the flannel and said "no" out loud, and then melon's first word was "yes".

    • @connormac11
      @connormac11 2 года назад +3

      What are your thoughts on the score? What'd you rate it?

    • @Littletony525
      @Littletony525 2 года назад +1

      Melon

    • @FreeTimeFeats
      @FreeTimeFeats 2 года назад +2

      @@connormac11 yes

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +15

      As an music expert from 1672, l give this album mid/10. l strongly advice Kendrick to retire immediately and get a real job as making music is clearly not his thing. I spend months listening to this album in particular and my legal team and me can’t find any good song on it. I am willing to fiII a Iawsuit against Oklama for brain damage l got from listening to this album. I think its safe to say that l need to intervene on this case and caII kendrick to say that i’m taking over.

    • @nickisnotgreen
      @nickisnotgreen 2 года назад +39

      @@connormac11 3 days is not enough for me to be fully familiar with a project, but as of right now i would rate it a 9. i really love it

  • @chromehearter
    @chromehearter 2 года назад +627

    I like how Fantano actually cares about the concept and what Kendrick intended with this record. I saw a video by Hip Hop Universe reviewing this album and it was one of the worst “reviews” I’ve ever seen. Not because he didn’t like it but because he misinterpreted the entire concept and had no clue what he was even talking about.

    • @philly_sports1558
      @philly_sports1558 2 года назад +108

      Every Kendrick album has been a concept album so far. It's one of the reasons why I love the guy's work so much. Section 80: campfire gathering where different people discuss the issues of their generation. GKMC: coming of age story of a teenage Kendrick with skits between songs. TPAB: meditation on what it means to be black in America with the poem running throughout. DAMN: Kendrick pondering about different concepts that humanity has thought about for ages. Mr. Morale: overcoming personal flaws and generational trauma to see the world in a more optimistic light, with the mirrored pattern between the two albums. His ambition from project to project is incredible.

    • @gabrielmalta1962
      @gabrielmalta1962 2 года назад +77

      I went to watch it after reading your comment. I understand this album definetely is not for everyone, but holy shit how can he miss the point so hard? Dude straight up called Kendrick a a "Messiah for his fans". That would be stupid regardless, let alone in the context of this specific album

    • @ThePhreakass
      @ThePhreakass 2 года назад +9

      But he still had a lot of good points though. Kendrick sounded uninspired

    • @Banewasright
      @Banewasright 2 года назад +8

      Dawg this album isn’t deep enough to get away with the lack of objectively lacking music effort. He used to balance lyrical genius and music well, but this album didn’t have that imo.

    • @Direk091
      @Direk091 2 года назад +21

      It's because a lot of the reviewers rush through their "reviews". They listen through an album a single time and like 45 minutes later make a video/podcast.

  • @bigchris145
    @bigchris145 2 года назад +2131

    The album is a 9/10 for me. Yea I agree with you on some songs like Die Hard and Purple hearts but disagree with the song Crown, that song is so dope to me. Also, I think Kendrick isn't just talkin about them as a savior but the whole idea of what a savior is. I really think the whole album is all about getting people to look Inward and fix themselves instead of looking for a savior to do it. things like therapy help but you have to do the work

    • @SaladDongs
      @SaladDongs 2 года назад +56

      Definitely expected more than a light 8. I went in with no expectations cause I didn't like damn or a lot of rap music in general but the whole album got me feeling like damn.

    • @torokboomin
      @torokboomin 2 года назад +19

      You on the money with this take

    • @ayidonno
      @ayidonno 2 года назад +54

      Die hard and purple hearts are amazing

    • @bigchris145
      @bigchris145 2 года назад +6

      @@ayidonno Don't get me wrong, they're not bad songs but they're most definitely my least favorite on the album.

    • @ayidonno
      @ayidonno 2 года назад +6

      @@bigchris145 OK I can understand that we all have different tastes, I personally don't like we cry together, aunty diaries and world wide steppers on this album

  • @Antearion
    @Antearion 2 года назад +2016

    As a huge Kendrick Lamar fan an 8 is really fair for this album. Really good but not everyone taste, but a little shaky is some areas. Not as tight as TPAB but still so many layers to this album.

    • @ganggang6146
      @ganggang6146 2 года назад +47

      6/10

    • @perplexed1783
      @perplexed1783 2 года назад +68

      8.5 imo but it will keep growing on me

    • @eeeflaco24
      @eeeflaco24 2 года назад +105

      it's a 9 for me, still "worse" than TPAB and GKMC, since they're 10/10.

    • @Antearion
      @Antearion 2 года назад +53

      @@perplexed1783 I feel like this album so complex, but at the same time that doesn’t make a good album. There are couple of tracks that could have been touched up.

    • @skeletorsnan8161
      @skeletorsnan8161 2 года назад +114

      @@DylanDocker you just called this "around thesame tier as clb" please submit your ears to the nearest butcher.

  • @RorinoTheGreat
    @RorinoTheGreat 2 года назад +416

    24:24 This is the exact sentiment that hopefully Kendrick gets to hear. Kendrick doesn't need to save everyone, he's given us so much thoughtful and thought provoking music that we all appreciate, and that's enough.

    • @ghostknight4147
      @ghostknight4147 2 года назад +4

      Yh kinda a toxic mentality if you follow that idea. As oshino meme said "you can only save yourself".
      It does however mean you can find guidance or support to help you along the way which maybe the fans were trying to express.

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад +1

      No one cares

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад

      Make better comments they are insanely bad

    • @konicanrex7153
      @konicanrex7153 2 года назад +18

      @@5679_ no one asked.
      Young boy fell off

    • @notoriusdrifter40
      @notoriusdrifter40 2 года назад +1

      I honestly dont really understand who has he even saved until now, like if he brought his friends out of compton and out of the hood thats really good, but what does it even mean that he wants to save everyone?

  • @WalkinChristum
    @WalkinChristum 2 года назад +736

    Haven't watched any of his videos in a while, but my man looks kinda buff now lol

  • @dairyisfine
    @dairyisfine 2 года назад +2573

    Anthony, great score. A 4/10 is well deserved for this masterpiece.

  • @BradTasteInMusicOfficial
    @BradTasteInMusicOfficial 2 года назад +3370

    One of the most insightful reviews you made ever. Great job unpacking this one Anthony.

    • @FormerlyAdGuy
      @FormerlyAdGuy 2 года назад +56

      GOATS recognizing each other

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +8

      brad = depressed 😂😂😂

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +9

      commenting again to be noticed 😂

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +10

      you just copy fantano, but you are not able to form sentences like him😂

    • @BradTasteInMusicOfficial
      @BradTasteInMusicOfficial 2 года назад +73

      Thx for the free activity on the comment ❤️

  • @FallingOutTheSky
    @FallingOutTheSky 2 года назад +1859

    It’s gonna be impossible for Kendrick to ever top GKMC and TPAB, however this album was still phenomenal and I’m looking forward to his future with PGlang

  • @hioxd
    @hioxd 2 года назад +59

    I loved purple hearts, because the perfect transition from "we cry together" The end: "Stop tap-dancing around the conversation" > to purple hearts: "tippy toe and im up walking"

  • @h0ser
    @h0ser 2 года назад +2140

    Crown: stripping back to piano and voice makes it tough to swallow
    Mother I Sober: using just piano and voice makes a somber and beautiful song
    I won't stand for Crown slander, one of the best songs on the album

    • @thejuicydesk
      @thejuicydesk 2 года назад +52

      agree

    • @sethforesi307
      @sethforesi307 2 года назад +95

      The lyrical content of each song is significantly different, mother I somber is a lot more intimate then crown lyrically

    • @eliholbrook1021
      @eliholbrook1021 2 года назад +80

      crown was one of my favorites for sure

    • @KingCuzco
      @KingCuzco 2 года назад

      was i trippin out or did kendrick include Prince on crown?? i thought he was on the end of crown but i could’ve been tripping

    • @blackgrlfly
      @blackgrlfly 2 года назад +16

      @@sethforesi307 a song doesnt have to be super lyrical to be good

  • @ayejuju2813
    @ayejuju2813 2 года назад +1394

    Count me out imo is the most underrated song on the album. As far as sound and instrumentals I feel like surpasses a lot of the other tracks and I can feel the emotional connection between the beat and background vocals to the lyrics. I agree Kendrick may not have had the best vocals but you can definitely hear the emotion and the pain and regret he felt but also the forgiveness he found in himself. To me all of that emotion he put into the song really just made it stand out to me more than any other song.

    • @mflowstatetrack
      @mflowstatetrack 2 года назад +50

      THAT GUITAR RIFF IS SO FUCKING

    • @emmittwhite1290
      @emmittwhite1290 2 года назад +1

      The main refrain just completely takes me out of the song unfortunately, because yeah, the message is great

    • @gabbisolis8375
      @gabbisolis8375 2 года назад +60

      The production on Count Me Out is insane. I’ve had it on repeat for days

    • @lanisehoward8397
      @lanisehoward8397 2 года назад +6

      So underrated 😭

    • @damedashn2139
      @damedashn2139 2 года назад +21

      Favorite song on the record by far 🔥

  • @tahakamran6196
    @tahakamran6196 2 года назад +367

    Wow! I can’t believe you gave Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers a “DAMN + 1”!

  • @treble6824
    @treble6824 2 года назад +306

    Nah I thought Auntie Diaries was amazing, and I am trans, it genuinely led me to shed a tear and my spine shook. Trans-folk who dislike him using the F slur are just ignorant toward what he is tryna say and the art form imo. It's a story of his learning afterall. Not to mention, it isn't necessarily uncommon for kids (e.g. nieces and nephews) to deadname their older family members, esp if they knew them as that when they were born- and there are some transfolk who don't mind it. For myself, my niece calls me uncle, coz I came out before she was born, but I do know people who get called auntie/uncle despite it not aligning with their gender and they are comfortable with it. And not only that but the deadnaming, whilst simultaneously using the 'correct' terms here n there, just shows his confusion further.
    The emphasis on him saying the F slur 3 times twice, coming back around to his family member saying he can say it as long as he lets a white girl say the N slur, him learning that the terms are equally as awful. Idk how to put it into words tbh, but it's beautiful and I rlly connected with it

    • @1917yee
      @1917yee Год назад +6

      Mucho texto

    • @treble6824
      @treble6824 Год назад +64

      @Moody Fuck Didn't find auntie diaries transphobic, thought it used the slurs and deadnaming with good reason, and found the song to be pretty profound and healing.

    • @lxdixd
      @lxdixd Год назад +1

      The big controversy thing is that he wouldn’t really be able to say the f-slur if society was more accepting. It’s like if a white rapper said the n-word: even if the message is profound it still comes off as sort of not learning why you shouldn’t say it

    • @islixxn
      @islixxn Год назад

      attention seeking@moodyfuck4758

    • @islixxn
      @islixxn Год назад +8

      🤡@@1917yee

  • @realshmel
    @realshmel 2 года назад +585

    I really liked mirror, it felt like an end credits type of song after the dramatic closer track Mother I Sober. The change of mood from one song to the next was very interesting and I liked the beat a lot too

    • @anyssamoya1559
      @anyssamoya1559 2 года назад +8

      It's one of my favorites so far. I saw it sort of as Kendrick handing the listener a mirro and encouraging them to delve into their own self-reflection

    • @MrDoubleT123
      @MrDoubleT123 2 года назад +1

      Agreed

    • @husvidfloden
      @husvidfloden 2 года назад +1

      i remember hearing way back someone interpreting "compton" off of good kid, m.a.a.d city as an end credits moment as well, but the last two tracks of both that and mr morale feel like the reverse of each other -- the emotional climax comes on mother i sober and compton (tho in two VERY different ways), and mirror and real feel like silently exiting through the back door

    • @jtothey1993
      @jtothey1993 2 года назад +3

      yeah, Mother I Sober was the real climax and resolution of the album and Mirror was the credits. Similar to Compton in GKMC.

    • @marshallm8
      @marshallm8 2 года назад +2

      Agreed. I agree with him that it sounds like a track on a beach racing game, but I kinda love it. Feels like you’re driving during a sunset after a big storm. A great finality to it.

  • @djntu2964
    @djntu2964 2 года назад +532

    K Lamar’s Discography Explained:
    Section 80 - identifying the problem
    GKMC - explaining the problem through story
    TPAB - Trying to fix the problem (savior complex)
    DAMN - realizing he can’t fix the problem (damned if you do, damned if you don’t)
    Mr Morale - coming to peace with the problem and fixing himself

  • @TotallyRadicalShow
    @TotallyRadicalShow 2 года назад +718

    We did it everybody, we escaped the curse of the 7.
    But seriously, this is I feel one of your best reviews Anthony. You covered so much of the themes and ideas of the album while also expressing clearly your own thoughts. I really appreciated the section at the end where you talked about your own connection to Kendrick’s works.
    Personally this is a 9 bordering on 10 for me, but an 8 is acceptable melon.

    • @cameronUwagner
      @cameronUwagner 2 года назад +6

      I don’t think untitled unmastered is better than this. I’m sorry

    • @Lleq3
      @Lleq3 2 года назад +49

      @@cameronUwagner Why would you need to apologize, that's just your opinion, you know Melon is also just giving his opinion right??

    • @Solaire_of_Astora13
      @Solaire_of_Astora13 2 года назад +12

      I think it's a strong 8 to a light 9 to me. It will grow on Anthony I'm sure. And if it doesn't that's also fine.

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад

      Cringe unoriginal joke

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад

      “Bobby Jenkins” 🤓🤓

  • @fernandoparadacastillo5901
    @fernandoparadacastillo5901 Год назад +55

    This album was very unexpected to me. I never thought Kendrick would go in this direction. I don't know how to explain it, but this made me like him in a more subjective way. It made me look more at myself and what i'm looking for in life.
    That last song "Mirror", it felt like something i needed to hear, even though i didn't know i was looking for it.
    It's a weird feeling and i understand if some people don't vibe that much with it, but for those who do, this was a very special gift.
    I think Kendrick is now my favorite musical artist of all time, along with Bob Dylan.

    • @JoeLaFon3
      @JoeLaFon3 Год назад

      I thought we all expected him to go in this direction

    • @DennysmarMartina-cb1xq
      @DennysmarMartina-cb1xq Год назад +7

      @@JoeLaFon3 That’s not true, a lot of people were disappointed, ehich is weird to me.

  • @-Scrapper-
    @-Scrapper- 2 года назад +281

    We cry together is one of the rap battles in the history of rap battles

    • @megatron4466
      @megatron4466 2 года назад +39

      WHO WON? WHO'S NEXT?

    • @DegdougSAV
      @DegdougSAV 2 года назад +23

      @@megatron4466 YOUUUUUUU DECIDE

    • @soda-2690
      @soda-2690 2 года назад +5

      @@DegdougSAV EPIIIIC

    • @TIMIMPALA420
      @TIMIMPALA420 2 года назад +4

      Taylor murdered bro

    • @ktfjulien
      @ktfjulien 2 года назад +6

      @@soda-2690 RABABABAUBIBORAYYYYYYY

  • @Bilnation
    @Bilnation 2 года назад +979

    Kendrick will never repeat himself with his album sound, he’s always evolving and that’s just impressive on its own, that’s why we always look forward to his albums.

    • @SuperBeastmode3000
      @SuperBeastmode3000 2 года назад +17

      I honestly felt like this lp is basically Damn 2

    • @vcitykrb4667
      @vcitykrb4667 2 года назад +51

      @@SuperBeastmode3000 what exactly about it?

    • @ax3623
      @ax3623 2 года назад +2

      Lmao nice copy and paste respect

    • @dabs.47
      @dabs.47 2 года назад +70

      @@SuperBeastmode3000 it's literally nothing like it, damn had more mainstream up beats .

    • @ganggang6146
      @ganggang6146 2 года назад +3

      @@SuperBeastmode3000 yup i would've gave this a 6 if not lower

  • @PhoctorDill
    @PhoctorDill 2 года назад +846

    Flaws aside, this is definitely Kendrick’s most intimate and human album so far.

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 2 года назад +88

      Agreed. He's not just rapping about ideas or a general black experience on this one - he's rapping about HIS experience, really and truly, for the first time. That alone makes it a standout record in his discography, and really relieving to see after DAMN.

    • @ThePokestopPapi
      @ThePokestopPapi 2 года назад +30

      Its Jay Z’s 4:44 combined with Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only, and that is a beautiful blend.

    • @se78n39
      @se78n39 2 года назад +6

      This is the most overrated album I heard rs I feel like this is pandering for pretentious artsy whitebois and hipsters, tpab and gkmc are goat tier , id rather listen to almighty dp than this bullshit

    • @aggonzalez8096
      @aggonzalez8096 2 года назад

      Well said 👌

    • @chirkotelhin1806
      @chirkotelhin1806 2 года назад +57

      @@se78n39 ur trying too hard

  • @todibagra
    @todibagra 8 месяцев назад +19

    Anthony describing Silent Hill as "N95 but night mode" is the most spot on description ever

  • @nasser81660
    @nasser81660 2 года назад +830

    8/10 is fair. Truly a beautiful album that gets better every listen and probably his deepest and most honest album. I dont think its quite as clean as TPAB but still a top 3 kendrick record.

    • @Official_KC
      @Official_KC 2 года назад +83

      Yeah I think it's an album that will grow over time, but it's not really a TPAB level. But few albums in the history of recording really are. This is an excellent album in every sense, and it offers a lot of new things to hear and experience that I haven't seen much of in hip hop.

    • @Grandmaster_Vic
      @Grandmaster_Vic 2 года назад +37

      TPAB was a beautiful package that’s wrapped with intense care and thought.
      MM&BS is also a beautiful package but it’s wrapped in plastic tape and has a few tears around the package. Still both albums are wonderful

    • @megamanx1291
      @megamanx1291 2 года назад +12

      6/10 for me

    • @reza55079
      @reza55079 2 года назад

      @@megamanx1291 mafkees

    • @ChevyChase301
      @ChevyChase301 2 года назад +7

      Push’s album better

  • @cruznix4741
    @cruznix4741 2 года назад +220

    I loved the album personally. I feel like there’s an interesting story if you listen to the entire discography front to back, starting with someone identifying and then trying to change the issues they see, but ultimately settling on the sobering fact that all they can truly change is their own person.

    • @djntu2964
      @djntu2964 2 года назад +2

      Exactly!

    • @someguy315
      @someguy315 2 года назад +1

      Yeah me too. I just flat out loved it. No ifs no buts. I wish people just let the artist take the reins and pull you into a story they created. But it seems people would rather just have a generic bop song instead

    • @klogekaj
      @klogekaj 2 года назад

      wow you listened to his entire discography in one go?

    • @zile2543
      @zile2543 2 года назад +8

      @@klogekaj I walked for four and a half hours listening to section.80, gkmc, tpab and damn. so I could come home around 20 min before the album droped and experience the progression in his work. I enjoy the fact that none of his albums sound the same.

    • @j.s.7894
      @j.s.7894 2 года назад

      Exactly

  • @sorenolsen9281
    @sorenolsen9281 2 года назад +393

    I can't understand disliking Crown. To me that track is pretty much flawless. The repetition of can't please everybody is kind of devastating as it feels like a bit of an ego death. It's def for the best, but still it really hit me hard.

    • @philly_sports1558
      @philly_sports1558 2 года назад +39

      It's definitely the most unique song that Kendrick has ever made in the fact that it isn't even a hip hop song. I love it too because of much of a switch up it is, but I can see why some people would just skip it.

    • @joshbrockett8510
      @joshbrockett8510 2 года назад +14

      fantano also doesnt like real. its just not his taste i think

    • @alexbigloo
      @alexbigloo 2 года назад +18

      extremely boring imo that track was a weak point for me personally

    • @KyL
      @KyL 2 года назад +83

      You can't please everybody

    • @ClaimingCowbellDRUMS
      @ClaimingCowbellDRUMS 2 года назад +19

      @@alexbigloo you can't please everybody 🤷‍♂️

  • @PepsiBathBombs
    @PepsiBathBombs Год назад +42

    Mother I sober is genuinely a song that goes beyond anything a song can be. On first listen it feels like you’re constantly being stabbed with emotional pain and you just have to listen and accept it

  • @reddisdead
    @reddisdead 2 года назад +3909

    We Cry Together might be Kendrick's hardest hitting track

    • @baps6516
      @baps6516 2 года назад +186

      idk bro FEAR. hits hard asf

    • @tinkerthetinyrobot
      @tinkerthetinyrobot 2 года назад +70

      @@baps6516 SAMIDOT

    • @Apsburner9717
      @Apsburner9717 2 года назад +20

      There’s like 4 tracks on the album that hit hard imo

    • @uberanmino
      @uberanmino 2 года назад +25

      I love the track but I wouldnt call it hard hitting. In what sense do you mean that?

    • @lypsoty1123
      @lypsoty1123 2 года назад +48

      @@uberanmino I think it hits different if you've had this sort of fight with a loved one. That said, I've never been in this kind of fight, so I'm just theorising.

  • @merman11112222
    @merman11112222 2 года назад +483

    Honestly, call me basic but I thought it was really nice to have a track like "Die Hard" in the midst of such heavy tracks (heavier than this one at least), almost served as a sort of palate cleanser for the first half. I really enjoyed Blxst and Amanda Reifer with such unique timbres that their voices bring on this one. One of those tracks that once again is just nice to listen to!

    • @R-H-B
      @R-H-B 2 года назад +98

      I fucking loved Die Hard I have no idea why people don’t like it

    • @Jin6161
      @Jin6161 2 года назад +22

      It's probably my favorite one, has such a nice vibe to it.

    • @Velocity165
      @Velocity165 2 года назад +1

      honestly i don’t really like it but that’s my opinion

    • @LysergiCoyotl
      @LysergiCoyotl 2 года назад +7

      Reminds me of The Ways on The Black Panther Soundtrack. Similar vibe song amidst heavier tracks.

    • @abdoonyt9049
      @abdoonyt9049 2 года назад +9

      Yaay, i loved die hard too. My favourite track off the album. Amanda's voice was so nice

  • @rene.gzzzzz
    @rene.gzzzzz 2 года назад +244

    Even though I also wasn't crazy about the closing track, I listened to the line "I choose me, I'm sorry" with a big smile on my face thinking "Well it's about time" and I just could not help but feel so happy for him. it was kind of like realizing a close friend who has been going through some sh!t has finally chosen to practice effective self-healing. I am glad this album was as much for us as it was for him--Kendrick needed an album like this

    • @kid-ava
      @kid-ava 2 года назад +7

      I still haven't heard the full album yet, but that is such a beautiful, heartwarming line. I really need to get around to it soon

    • @austinnelson6820
      @austinnelson6820 2 года назад +10

      this man is not your close friend. go outside. hes talking bout you too.

    • @lane5846
      @lane5846 2 года назад +10

      @@austinnelson6820 L

  • @brightersummerday
    @brightersummerday 2 года назад +43

    United In Grief 96/100
    N95 91/100
    Worldwide Steppers 92/100
    Die Hard 83/100
    Father Time 100/100
    Rich (Interlude) 76/100
    Rich Spirit 87/100
    We Cry Together 95/100
    Purple Hearts 94/100
    Count Me Out 100/100
    Crown 98/100
    Silent Hill 96/100
    Savior (Interlude) 86/100
    Savior 97/100
    Auntie Diaries 98/100
    Mr. Morale 92/100
    Mother I Sober 100/100
    Mirror 100/100
    94/100

    • @nailaeshe
      @nailaeshe 2 года назад +2

      Agreed I feel like it was a really good album

    • @hellobrowizard101
      @hellobrowizard101 18 дней назад

      Wow that’s a terrible take

  • @justjack6886
    @justjack6886 2 года назад +441

    You would’ve given this album a 10 if he called it To Pimp A Butterfly

    • @stucc3054
      @stucc3054 2 года назад +15

      @@beaualIoevv You've posted this same comment on another video, we get it bro you're funny.

    • @gokucalimax
      @gokucalimax 2 года назад +5

      @@stucc3054 not funny*

    • @dyldragon1
      @dyldragon1 2 года назад +4

      He would have given it a 10 if it was called To Pimp A Butterfly and it had the cover art of To Pimp A Butterfly and all the songs that were on To Pimp A Butterfly and none of the songs on the current album

    • @aaronlinnemann5655
      @aaronlinnemann5655 2 года назад +1

      Two Pimp A Butterfly

    • @--X3
      @--X3 2 года назад +1

      @@beaualIoevv 🤓

  • @scummygrummy5220
    @scummygrummy5220 2 года назад +309

    This reminds me of the time Fantano gave mr morale and the big steppers an 8/10

    • @microwaved.spoons
      @microwaved.spoons 2 года назад +6

      ah the memories

    • @tylermaddux5209
      @tylermaddux5209 2 года назад +20

      THANKS FOR SPOILING

    • @EarthDestroyer59
      @EarthDestroyer59 2 года назад +1

      Spoiled

    • @lutherfloyd597
      @lutherfloyd597 2 года назад +2

      I just clicked on the video and you made me see the score before I could watch

    • @user-ye2mw1hy6c
      @user-ye2mw1hy6c 2 года назад +1

      I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU TO SPOIL THE WHOLE VIDEO 😀😃😀😃👍👍👍👍

  • @rftrydesign
    @rftrydesign 2 года назад +320

    Awesome to see an up and coming artist receive an 8/10!

    • @encoremusic2265
      @encoremusic2265 2 года назад +4

      up and coming? 💀

    • @certainpeople159
      @certainpeople159 2 года назад +39

      @@encoremusic2265 you act like youve heard him before 🤨

    • @ogziiink3879
      @ogziiink3879 2 года назад +13

      @@encoremusic2265 stop pretending you know who he is

    • @axelaguilera50
      @axelaguilera50 2 года назад +17

      Mr. Lamar’s one of the hottest underground dudes in the game rn, I give him 2 more years to make it to young drizzy Drake’s level🥱

    • @rftrydesign
      @rftrydesign 2 года назад +1

      @@encoremusic2265 yes

  • @begonethot4869
    @begonethot4869 8 месяцев назад +18

    Mirror for me is the perfect ending. He goes into the final 3 songs tackling probably his most difficult subjects to discuss. Mirror pulls him out of the grief of the previous 2 songs. Its excellent to end

  • @jisellesharmaignequintao5804
    @jisellesharmaignequintao5804 2 года назад +109

    TheNeedleDrop Scores on Kendrick Lamar's Discography
    ※ Section.80 (2011) = 8/10
    ※ good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) = 9/10
    ※ To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) = 10/10
    ※ untitled, unmastered (2016) = 8/10
    ※ DAMN. (2017) = 7/10
    ※ Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (2022) = 8/10

    • @MW2fabian
      @MW2fabian 2 года назад +5

      He did a DAMN. redux and gave it a 6.
      *edit*
      Just went back and he didn’t say 6, he just said he likes it less than before so it’s somewhere below 7.

    • @chromehearter
      @chromehearter 2 года назад +1

      @@MW2fabian he never made a video on that

    • @MW2fabian
      @MW2fabian 2 года назад +2

      @@chromehearter It’s called “10 times i changed my opinion on albums pt. 2” on the Fantano channel 3 years ago

    • @chromehearter
      @chromehearter 2 года назад +3

      @@MW2fabian yea but that’s not a redux and he never gives an official score

    • @MW2fabian
      @MW2fabian 2 года назад

      @@chromehearter yeah, went back and watched. Not official but safe to say he thinks its at least a six or lower now

  • @timmybyrne74
    @timmybyrne74 2 года назад +333

    I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree with one point you make. I thought Die Hard was great and in a perfect place in the album. It got off to a really intense start with United in Grief, N95 and Worldwide steppers being intense verse heavy songs. The more chilled, melodic, Die Hard was a nice breather before we go again into more heavy stuff with Father Time. Other than that my favourites are rich spirit and Mr.Morale

    • @davidmanny1476
      @davidmanny1476 2 года назад +14

      Rich spirit been on repeat🔥

    • @itsaboutthattime4425
      @itsaboutthattime4425 2 года назад +7

      Rich Spirit might actually be my favourite track. It’s fucking amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @joshuayearham8481
      @joshuayearham8481 2 года назад

      Agree with your top 3 there on the album for sure

    • @joshentertainment2
      @joshentertainment2 2 года назад

      Why didn't he add a genre to the description

    • @azmayeenzchowdhury8484
      @azmayeenzchowdhury8484 2 года назад +1

      @@itsaboutthattime4425 BI**H IM ATTRACTIVE

  • @KingLoop13
    @KingLoop13 2 года назад +129

    Anthony, something I think you missed in addressing this album is this aspect of a therapy session and how the “dancing” sounds are him not just performing his pain for the audience, but also “tapdancing” his way around the true root of his problems, as is said by his wife at the end of “We Cry Together”. Like many men, he struggles to be vulnerable, and has such a huge ego that he doesn’t see therapy as being conducive to his mental well being, mostly due to insecurity and embarassment (“a real nigga aint need no therapy”). There’s more to say about that specific topic, but just thought I’d touch upon it.

    • @wheresmybonejuice5524
      @wheresmybonejuice5524 2 года назад +4

      And “stop tap dancing around the conversation.” at the end of “we cry together”

  • @drewsartspace
    @drewsartspace 2 года назад +100

    This albums is a heavy 9 for me. I’ve been listening to it constantly over the last few weeks and really have been gaining much love for it.
    Also, Crown and Mirror are some of the best tracks, hands down. The instrumentals playing throughout are top notch and it’s Kendrick really just telling us how it is.

  • @WTFisHappeningToMe
    @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +289

    I’d like to add that with more listens, Mother I Sober grows heavier in certain ways. I realized that the “simplicity” as it may sound in Mirror is to really be a massive contrast from how bleak and sobering, and even enlightening Mother I Sober was. It was so intimate. Probably too intimate for some.
    Mirror being so simple and bedroom like at first is for the sake of the listener’s emotional state as well as the tone the album can end on. I also like to think it plays like End Credits, which also mirror overcoming depression. At the end of grief or any depression, you realize you were there all along no matter what the kind of grief was, you were the sole person living through that, and that by “setting yourself free” and letting go, Kendrick mentions he had to still get up and choose to take care of and carry/save himself at the end of the of the day. That’s a weightless feeling if you’ve ever felt that, so I think that’s what Mirror represents to me. Have you ever seen the sun out post rainstorm and with a rainbow? That’s what this song feels like to me. It’s like a lo-fi representation of that. And that’s where we can also look deeper and realize it’s also okay to exist in that space within yourself, to vow to be there for yourself, cause that is a big part in finding yourself. We can have our best interests in heart (like prioritizing self care, etc.) and also co exist and not hurt other people. That’s the second hardest thing to do. And that’s even if you get past the first hardest thing to do, which is overcoming the ugliest parts of you and forgiving yourself and the ones who have “killed” you.
    That’s not a step many willing are to take. Hence “the Big Steppers” and your new found morals as well as everything you’ve taken as well as what still remains from breaking down questionable morals, being able to hold onto your morals and still look out for yourself after represents “Mr. Morale”

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад +4

      Make better comments they are insanely bad

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад +4

      Not reading that book 🤡🤡

    • @yaboi8415
      @yaboi8415 2 года назад

      Justin is trash, i like your opinion

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад

      @@5679_ lmaoooooo

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +4

      @@5679_ just trying to help people out take your god ratios elsewhere

  • @craigmeister1241
    @craigmeister1241 2 года назад +68

    Probably one of the most in depth reviews you've done. I think that even though this album took years to make, it was 100% worth the time and it clearly shows how much effort Kendrick puts into his music and how much he cares about what he puts out.

  • @quintinjohnson6760
    @quintinjohnson6760 2 года назад +378

    I agree with this rating. Even though I put TPAB & GKMC over this, I can see myself listening to this album more than all of his albums because of how it relates to me. Kendrick definitely did not disappoint after a 5 year wait. It’s funny that Fantano disliked all the tracks that reminded him of DAMN. This album was a combination of all his projects.

    • @brandonsaunders7515
      @brandonsaunders7515 2 года назад +24

      True it feels like a refined DAMN with a touch of TPAB and GKMC

    • @quickslices3012
      @quickslices3012 2 года назад +37

      @@brandonsaunders7515 Feel like it even had elements of his Black Panther collab album that he spearheaded

    • @krustykrabpizza4328
      @krustykrabpizza4328 2 года назад +16

      A true culmination of his entire era under TDE

    • @rioriorio17
      @rioriorio17 2 года назад +4

      Had a lot of baby keen like sounding things, which Kendrick built for keem which makes sense

    • @brandonsaunders7515
      @brandonsaunders7515 2 года назад +3

      @@quickslices3012 definitely, it's epic being able to identify an artiste progression and evolution

  • @robelsac
    @robelsac 2 года назад +148

    I know art is subjective but considering we’ve only scratched the surface on this album’s depth and it’s still as rich as it is, frankly is amazing. I think in general we are too critical of art. I mean the skill and level of detail (from the theme’s to production) is extraordinary.

    • @megasam10000
      @megasam10000 2 года назад +17

      I guess that level of critique is inevitable with such a rich medium in an interconnected world. It just raises the bar.
      God I love art though.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 2 года назад

      "only scratched the surface on this album’s depth " oh god, the music nerds are getting worked up - time overanalyze every word! Just clean up after the orgy, please.

  • @CASSOBLVCK
    @CASSOBLVCK 2 года назад +108

    If we could’ve got Fantano yelling at Cal on We Cry Together this would’ve been a 10

    • @theohmanchannel926
      @theohmanchannel926 2 года назад +15

      Cal:"You're the reason MGK got a 2"
      Anthony: "bitch shut up, you know you still watched the review"

    • @Alexander-vt3zh
      @Alexander-vt3zh 2 года назад

      @@theohmanchannel926 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Bluezbreakr2
      @Bluezbreakr2 2 года назад

      @@theohmanchannel926 bars

    • @CASSOBLVCK
      @CASSOBLVCK 2 года назад

      @@theohmanchannel926 💀💀💀💀

  • @andrewlocke6103
    @andrewlocke6103 2 года назад +78

    I think ultimately some of Kendrick's most memorable non-single moments across his discography will be from this album. So many tracks that are not gonna be on the radio, but WILL be essential Kendrick listening a decade or two from now.

    • @rayw8123
      @rayw8123 2 года назад +3

      I agree wholeheartedly

  • @NKMusic
    @NKMusic 2 года назад +1370

    kendrick really dropped four classics in a row, he’s my #1 all time now no debate. can’t go wrong with any project

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +229

      As an music expert from 1672, l give this album mid/10. l strongly advice Kendrick to retire immediately and get a real job as making music is clearly not his thing. I spend months listening to this album in particular and my legal team and me can’t find any good song on it. I am willing to fiII a Iawsuit against Oklama for brain damage l got from listening to this album. I think its safe to say that l need to intervene on this case and caII kendrick to say that i’m taking over.

    • @beaualIoevv
      @beaualIoevv 2 года назад +64

      FREE YOUNG THUG AND LOCK UP KENDRICK FOR HIS MID MUSIC‼️ HE CANT GET AWAY WITH IT‼️

    • @Bandstand
      @Bandstand 2 года назад +137

      I feel you 100%. But to call Mr. Morale a classic seems a bit silly. Give it time…not a classic

    • @Thatguyeph23
      @Thatguyeph23 2 года назад +84

      Kanye dropped like 10 classics in a row

    • @roccolakker1020
      @roccolakker1020 2 года назад +3

      Cole?

  • @MaltCaps
    @MaltCaps 2 года назад +25

    While I didn't love this album, I really do appreciate an album experience that is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Especially a double album at that is very impressive. And as someone who listens to at least 50 albums every 6 months, you really have to appreciate every great album experience since to me that is exceptionally rare.
    I just wish there was one song on the album that I could cling to like his songs back in the 2010 era. I guess that's too bad. I'll patiently wait for his followup!

  • @furrychiefkeef2454
    @furrychiefkeef2454 2 года назад +408

    This is an album that divided people so many didn’t like it and some loved it and i love that

    • @fmcdomer
      @fmcdomer 2 года назад +9

      never heard anyone that didn't like it... nobody here

    • @furrychiefkeef2454
      @furrychiefkeef2454 2 года назад +30

      @@fmcdomer go on tik tok you’ll see alot of hate

    • @daleemmanuelwilson3115
      @daleemmanuelwilson3115 2 года назад +33

      @@fmcdomer It's his worst album respectfully, DAMN was better

    • @super6070
      @super6070 2 года назад

      no way sem dropped

    • @Itznkb
      @Itznkb 2 года назад +2

      @@fmcdomer lol open twitter

  • @lsamekaab4066
    @lsamekaab4066 2 года назад +192

    Hearing "Stop tap dancing around the conversation" after We Cry Together really sold the album for me.

    • @jaredk7540
      @jaredk7540 2 года назад +9

      So good. Especially since the first track hints at heavy themes and ideas that aren’t really explored until the back half

    • @tracemcsorley4036
      @tracemcsorley4036 2 года назад +6

      Nerds

    • @tktheproducer_
      @tktheproducer_ 2 года назад +11

      Isn't there stepping on the end of Count Me Out?

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад +4

      Cringe

    • @5679_
      @5679_ 2 года назад +1

      Didn’t sell the album for you

  • @ChrisDrops
    @ChrisDrops 2 года назад +150

    As a fan of Kendrick, I am also incredibly grateful that he has begun to shed his savior complex. That alone made me love this album. That’s a huge change for him if you’ve been following his lyrics over the years.

    • @Holynoway51
      @Holynoway51 2 года назад +16

      i’ve always found it funny how he’s seen himself as the spiritual successor to 2pac. no disrespect though, i think he’s the closest there’s been to that.

    • @ohlookitsbryan
      @ohlookitsbryan 2 года назад +16

      @@Holynoway51 he’s so much better than Tupac in every single way.

    • @BIGAMBERFAN
      @BIGAMBERFAN 2 года назад +4

      @@Holynoway51 might be a hot take but i really think he’s surpassed 2pac as an artist. they are very different artists though

  • @Buck_Bentley
    @Buck_Bentley 8 месяцев назад +29

    22:05 here is a time stamp for you Drake

  • @mikem4314
    @mikem4314 2 года назад +700

    i believe Mother I Sober is Kendrick's magnum opus. it seems that everything he has done has led to that moment on this album. in my opinion, it is the most important thing he's ever written

    • @anesu846
      @anesu846 2 года назад +60

      I like it but it ain't better than U

    • @mikem4314
      @mikem4314 2 года назад +77

      @@anesu846 im not mad at that take

    • @AmbrosiusIII
      @AmbrosiusIII 2 года назад +92

      agreed. it is so tragically, painfully honest in its portrayal of trauma and it only gets more potent the more i listen to it

    • @mikem4314
      @mikem4314 2 года назад +48

      @@AmbrosiusIII yeah it is extremely blunt. no symbolism, no complicated wordplay. just the facts as kendrick sees them. i also find it interesting that it is left up in the air whether his cousin did abuse him or not. because he still to this day doesnt know the answer, and doesn't know if he can fully identify with all the victims that did have it happen to them. but subconsciously, that anger and shame still exists inside him even if he cant say for certain what happened.

    • @mertinho
      @mertinho 2 года назад +17

      it definitely will go down as one of the greatest kendrick tracks. it's not a track i will listen to over and over (like N95 or Silent Hill) because it is so hard hitting and requires more attention, but its beauty, suspense and lyrical brilliance is undeniable

  • @seanstroman6087
    @seanstroman6087 2 года назад +308

    8/10 is what I expected for the album. Kendrick's most personal album to date. Hip Hop is in its bag crazy in 2022. can't wait to see what else we gettin later this year.

    • @philly_sports1558
      @philly_sports1558 2 года назад +37

      Kendrick is so damn good that some people are actually interpreting an 8/10 as a mediocre score. He's set the bar so high.

    • @Ashyy
      @Ashyy 2 года назад +4

      UTOPIAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @KingX88
      @KingX88 2 года назад +1

      @@Ashyy I swear that better drop

    • @eleganteaura
      @eleganteaura 2 года назад

      I produce and record on my own 80s 90s

    • @chillvibed
      @chillvibed 2 года назад

      There is nothing else 🤣 chris brown maybe. Everybody dropped already.

  • @sobergus
    @sobergus 2 года назад +540

    Interesting. I personally think that "Crown" is a very effective song both in instrumental and lyric. Not the most appealing for sure, but I still love it as an eerie, melancholic, and tranquil ballad.

    • @synraheim17
      @synraheim17 2 года назад +42

      It’s one of my favorites. The chorus is so simple and effective and sums up the entire album for me. Can’t please everybody.

    • @octavianlockwood7231
      @octavianlockwood7231 2 года назад +7

      I love crown

    • @goodmusic4389
      @goodmusic4389 2 года назад +3

      It's basically a guns n roses ballad. Idk if im the only one who hears that

    • @ceilingwasp1883
      @ceilingwasp1883 2 года назад +3

      @@synraheim17 exactly what I thought "can't please everybody"

    • @anesu846
      @anesu846 2 года назад +1

      I love it. Especially when he say amnesia lol

  • @allweather8733
    @allweather8733 2 года назад +13

    I’ve honestly never considered how difficult it must be for an introverted artist in the modern music industry. The line Anthony delivered about a major requirement of being prevalent in music is to be performative was incredibly insightful.

  • @piesmuggler7268
    @piesmuggler7268 2 года назад +398

    mirror was one of my favorites instrumentally. the beach theme of a racing game comparison was funny, but it's still a beautiful track to me. it gives you a breather after mother i sober while solidifying the themes of the album. i reeeaally like the harmonies the strings play and that cool melody they do near the end of the chorus. if you like the sound of flower boy, this song should be pretty appealing. also, the repetition of "i choose me i'm sorry" is really powerful after all of the lessons kendrick has put into his music over the years. for him to choose to help himself over funneling his pain into music feels like the perfect conclusion to his run with TDE. it reminds me of (redacted) choosing not to attack (redacted) near the end of berserk. sometimes, you have to let go of what's been driving you in order to be happy.

    • @dez-m
      @dez-m 2 года назад +3

      Same here!!!!!

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +1

      I get even a Christian rock vibe from “I chose me I’m sorry” or even a slight nod to gospel or even country and folk songs, it could be interpreted in so many ways

    • @All4Randomness1
      @All4Randomness1 2 года назад +3

      Bruh did you just spoil Berserk lmao

    • @piesmuggler7268
      @piesmuggler7268 2 года назад +2

      @@All4Randomness1 damn didn't expect this comment to be popular oops. still think berserk has too much great stuff to be fully spoiled.

    • @rabbidnipples
      @rabbidnipples 2 года назад

      Favorite song on the album, really helping me through some stuff

  • @MatthewDiVirgilio
    @MatthewDiVirgilio 2 года назад +120

    Melon you didn’t have to take off 2 points just because We Cry Together reminded you too much of your falling out with your ex.

    • @zacharyhoy1933
      @zacharyhoy1933 2 года назад

      You’re not funny btw what a weird last name I feel bad for you imagine someone trying to pronounce that in class 🤡

    • @thehsushoe
      @thehsushoe 2 года назад

      You went and put the man on a charcuterie board with grapes and cheese. GAWDDAMN

    • @brandonayong5823
      @brandonayong5823 2 года назад +5

      He reacted to that song live on the TND Streams channel and he actually loved it. He compared him to " Kim" From Em and said that most people in the chat would never understand this track because his suscibers never even held a girl 😂😂😂😂 DAMN

  • @DavidBallin
    @DavidBallin 2 года назад +283

    I totally agree with your point about Worldwide Steppers sounding like a horror movie soundtrack. The production is deliciously cinematic and atmospheric, and the zombie line (and the lyrics in general) allow for some pretty haunting imagery.

    • @stradify1
      @stradify1 2 года назад +11

      I think the beat of this song is reminiscent of Clipping for these reasons

    • @Retrognar
      @Retrognar 2 года назад +5

      “Delicious” is a good word for the sound.

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +2

      @@stradify1 Daveed Diggs is underrated. Sleek is a great word to describe him as well as thought provoking. I like the writing in 2nd person perspective thing too

    • @WTFisHappeningToMe
      @WTFisHappeningToMe 2 года назад +1

      Another great “horror” like moment I found was the guitar feedback sustain/sustained synth in the background of some moments of We Cry Together and to me it represents the feeling and possibly what it sounds like in your head when your temper boils over, similar to how Walter White’s ears would start ringing at times in Breaking Bad, but in a much subtler way.

    • @CeeJayDee94
      @CeeJayDee94 2 года назад +2

      The first thing that came to mind was the movie “Hereditary” and its use of a deep bass droning sound that is supposed to instil a sense of dread

  • @IntermissionPrairieWolf
    @IntermissionPrairieWolf 2 года назад +29

    Interesting you felt that way about Crown, especially the latter half. I thought the stacked, increasing vocals on the chorus were verbal indications of the constant, looming, and exponentially increasing pressure to meet the expectations of who Kendrick should be - going back to the savior complex.

    • @thebestrapperindc
      @thebestrapperindc 2 года назад +4

      Literally… the fact that that song went over his emotional head throws me off… I’m question his ear for hip hop

  • @axelaguilera50
    @axelaguilera50 2 года назад +221

    Can’t believe Fantano finally crowned Kendrick as the first artist ever to have two 10/10 projects. Well done, melon.

    • @roccolakker1020
      @roccolakker1020 2 года назад +7

      u didnt even watch the video its been out for 1 minute dawg

    • @certainpeople159
      @certainpeople159 2 года назад +1

      Damn.

    • @andyb6400
      @andyb6400 2 года назад +15

      I'm not gonna watch the review and just hope this is a true comment.

    • @perplexed1783
      @perplexed1783 2 года назад +4

      Kanye already has that crown

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- 2 года назад +1

      6>10

  • @AntiVectorTV
    @AntiVectorTV 2 года назад +245

    Thanks Anthony, I needed this after that 4:00am Kendrick Lamar concert where I folded my arms and scowled the entire time. Listening to the album *properly* is exhausting!

    • @PalaceIV
      @PalaceIV 2 года назад +4

      Did you wait 3 months though?

    • @Uniqueness021
      @Uniqueness021 2 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @ysq2722
      @ysq2722 2 года назад

      FIJI !

    • @methodmantis3060
      @methodmantis3060 2 года назад

      I know right.
      The whole time I just kept hearing Melon in my head, saying "DON'T FUCK THIS UP" over and over.
      Shit was hard.

  • @santiago206
    @santiago206 2 года назад +101

    Happy to see Mr. Morale getting a well deserved 8. Can't wait for The Big Steppers review.

  • @alexanderstuartpeters4700
    @alexanderstuartpeters4700 2 года назад +16

    Other than "Mother I Sober", "Crown" may be my favorite track on this record. Crown I believe to be a beautifully simple yet important track. Instrumentally it takes its time but has such empathetic vocals that go along with his delivery. The song is like a moment of epiphany that just needs to marinate. I can't please everybody.

  • @danielmashanic5738
    @danielmashanic5738 2 года назад +54

    Really think this album is going to age incredibly well