real recognize real, path's voiceover helps maintain the immersion it's very cool, and your three-perspective format is also very neat, I like that creativity
The fact that you haven’t even heard his most critically beloved album yet makes me excited. To Pimp A Butterfly is legendary and deserves every single piece of praise it gets
I'm not gonna lie, reaction channels are so boring and oversaturated these days. But you, you bring something different to the scene. Between the little stuff like the artistic intro you did, not pausing every 3 seconds to talk about how hard it goes, etc, to providing the initial reaction as well as voice over breakdowns and your interpretations, you're one of the most unique reactors I've seen in a long time!
Also worth a mention this album has never left the billboard top 200, and is the longest charting hip hop album of all time, outside of Eminem’s greatest hits album. This album is a timeless classic, socially, lyrically and sonically it has aged incredibly well, and imo is one of the best albums ever made!
Whatever blog that said this album isn't story driven must be the worst blog in existence... This is literally one of the best story telling albums of all time 🤣🤣😭
Def didn’t expect The Art of Peer Pressure to be one of the ones that made you cry but I definitely get it. This album changed my life because to a much lesser extent I was Kendrick in this album at the time of its release. I was caught up in drugs, almost arrested (thank god the cop was cool) and drifting further and further from my family, all to impress “the homies.” Now “the homies” are all gone. We love you Path!!! So proud of your growth!!! Edit: not necessarily at the time of release but in the coming years
Your reactions are a unique breath of fresh air in a rather over saturated genre. You’re providing a perspective we don’t often get as you seem very musically inclined, and you also offer your raw emotional reactions which is appreciated. You appear to connect very deeply to the feelings music can evoke. You’ve probably had this recommended so many times, but frank ocean’s blond would be right up your alley
Seeing such genuine and emotional reactions to each album you react to and the additional voiceovers, breaking down the musical aspects as well as the story being told by the album is what sets you apart from pretty much every other “music reaction” channel. Keep putting out solid content, it’s much appreciated 👏🏿
you tearing up during the art of per pressure is exactly why i love Kendricks music. he's giving a peak into the very specific experience he's lived but the way he tells it the words he uses makes us all feel the resonation with not the experience itself but the feelings in those moments. "usually i'm drug free, but shit im with the homies" powerful as fuck
You picked up so much on the first listen. Don’t blame your self for not getting a lot of the lyrics. Kendrick has me hooked because I still find out more to this day.
remember before the pac poem in Mortal man Kendrick sings let me ask this question N****? and after he ends the poem with the question too because i think Kendrick wanted to us to make our own narrative mortal man ends with the question
I can't emphasize enough how impressive this video is. Don't let anyone tell you this is anything less than filmmaking and music journalism. You've made an album I've heard countless of times just that much better.
“The art of peer pressure” is such a good demonstration of what peer pressure actually is. It’s really nothing like how adults or commercials portray it
Another great video. GKMC was an experience to me growing up. As young black kid growing up, I listened to a lot of rap but the moment I heard good kid for the first time I was flooded with emotions cause I felt like a rapper was finally speaking to me. Sing about me had me in tears the first time I heard it. Sadly, death's always been a huge part of my life, from murders to illness. I was 16 by the first time I heard the album & my father was the latest to go. He had MS. We bonded off of hip-hop. My oldest brother was murdered 4 years before that. I was left with such a bittersweet feeling after I heard the song but that third verse was so cathartic to me at that time. Idkw but it made me closer to music like this. Made me feel less alone.
Im sorry for your loss brother. We support you here, the community always with positive words for you, we got you and we love and keep keep pushing brother! God bless you and all your loved one :) Thanks to path reacts for bringing us all here to bond over some great hip hop :)
It's insane Kendrick followed this up with To Pimp a Butterfly. I remember in 2012 I didn't knew who Kendrick was hearing this I thought he must've been established already but when I checked I was shocked when I realized this was his 2nd STUDIO ALBUM. My mind was even blown away after that.
The last lines on 'Sing about me' give me shivers to this day: "And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone Am I worth it? Did I put enough work in?" great video, great album
smth i've always loved about your vids (and i feel no one recognizes it and THEY REALLY SHOULD) is how you edit. your cuts sync up PERFECTLY with the music, so everything feels completely seamless. sometimes i'll watch your vids before listening to an album myself and i'll be like "THERE'S MORE MUSIC BETWEEN THESE TWO LINES?" really good work 💖
You said in either this or the mr morale reaction that you wear your heart on your sleeve and now I'm constantly thinking about how true that is, with every word and emotions of your reactions. When you're starting to cry - seemingly out of nowhere, before you explain something super personal that just makes me feel for you. I hope you're ok. Even in your most vulnerable moments, you're focusing on protecting and looking out for your young audience. I hope you're ok. I could write so much more about my thoughts, but they're all very similar just written in different ways; you're one of the most caring people on this planet. Whatever success you have, you deserve more. Whatever fulfilment you feel, you deserve more. And if the universe doesn't give it to you right away when you wish for more, you have over hundred thousand people that will wish for you. Thank you for doing these reactions. It's so much better to (re)listen to albums with you. Instead of feeling sad or lonely, I feel happy :)
“This is 2012? Omg” i think this album holds 2nd place record for hip hop albums staying on the billboard 200 the longest (over 500 weeks), only behind an eminem album. It aged incredibly well. Also as far being afraid to do more kendrick because of comparing to mr morale goes, his entire discography is so good mr morale is on the lower end of it in my opinion 😂
Really??? I just started to listen to Kendrick, mr morale and good kid maad city are the only two albums I listened so far. I liked mr morale so much so I’m excited!
@@zaynrivers7433everyone I know likes DAMN best or 2nd best, my personal fav is Mr Morale and I’ve heard basically every song. But every album he’s made is better than most artist’s best record
Holy shit, thank the algorithm that I found you, this is one of the most genuine reaction videos I’ve ever seen. I got chills watching you get chills cause it took me back to when I listened to this when it dropped. Amazing video
Fun fact for Poetic Justice as well is not only is Janet Jackson a costar in the movie but she’s also the sample in the beat! The song sampled is Any Time, Any Place. I love your reactions. I’ve been a Kendrick fan for a long time and what I would give to be able to listen to GKMC for the first time again. It was great to live that vicariously through you and your unique perspective. Please keep doing these 😊
i was fortunate enough to see kendrick in concert for the mr morale and the big steppers tour and no joke i spent half the concert with tears in my eyes as i (and literally the entire packed stadium) danced to every single song. there were people on the stairs smoking blunts, dancing with their partners etc. while kendrick performed bitch don't kill my vibe and it was arguably the most amazing experience i've ever had in my life. he is such a musical genius, man, and an AMAZING performer. the concert lasted for almost 3 and a half hours of him performing -- every single song (not counting interludes) on his new album, and everything anyone else could ask for. i feel like i got to witness one of the greats of this period of humanity -- like i was seeing beethoven in person or something. absolutely incredible edit: seeing you cry to 'the art of peer pressure' brought tears to my eyes. this is a great example of just how fucking amazing kendrick is. the ability to tie our completely unique experiences together in a way that invokes serious emotion in all of us is so amazing. you're loved, path
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst remains my favorite Kendrick song. I also think history will look back stunned at a track like Poetic Justice - the two most important rappers of their generation, early in their careers, who would come to walk extremely different paths just trading bars
Its pretty crazy how both of them went on wildly different paths. Kendrick dropped a top 5 rap album of all time, while Drake is now DM'ing youtube reactors that he disapproves of their existence lmaoo
Hi! Im 17 and i had a rlly bad weed and ecstasy addiction when i was 16. Ive been sober for a year. Kendricks music and especially the art of peer pressure rlly helped me understand these types of situations better. Your reaction to that song was rlly touching. Love the videos!!!!
"its the peak of your life" "high school is the peak of your life" only boomers say this bc they didnt have easy access to drugs, inflation was low and life was at its best.
Just wanted to say that this format of a mix of voiceover and realtime reaction is just so refreshing, thank you for making these as you don't actually make any money from these. Just wanted to let you know these are very enjoyable and fun to watch.
your emotion for these tracks really made me want to back to listen to them and analyze them. I always heard people talk about Good Kid M.A.A.D. City and I have known it was good but I have only listened on a surface level. I need to dig deeper.
Your videos are the closest a music reaction could get to a film. I almost feel like I'm watching a Agnes Varda documentary, narrating her experiences along what she hears and observes, with so much empathy within.
Can’t get enough of your reactions. Really appreciate you actually caring about what is said. Not all is meant to be related to, but being able to understand other peoples lives and take perspectives of what fits your own situation is what makes albums like this so good.
You are 100% the best reaction channel on youtube I’ve seen, your reactions just feel so authentic and real it’s super refreshing to see, keep up the good work :)
Glad you've been listening to more Kendrick! Art of Peer Pressure and Sing about me are my 2 favorite songs. Also I love your reaction style, you're an amazing content creator! You should listen to CARE FOR ME by Saba. It's a great album!
10 years later this album still means so much to me. I grew up with a lot of survivor's guilt, something you'll hear Kendrick speak on more if you listen to TPAB. This was reality for my cousins and best friends growing up in tough parts of Philly or Reading PA while I by a stroke of luck was born to the part of the family tree that made it out. This album is like a piece of some of them for me. A way to always have the loved ones I lost who tried their best to be the good kid but either couldn't make it out alive or are doing time behind bars. I'll always love my brothers and will always be grateful to Kendrick that in my opinion he chose to not only tell his story but their story too.
Can't wait for the pharrell reactions, from the 90s to the present he's definitely one of the most influential people in the entire music industry. He's so often behind the greatest hits and also my favourite producer
I can never get enough of your reactions, everything about the way you get into the songs and how you decide to even re listen after the initial reaction and add in what you've taken away or learned makes your channel the best to watch. You never cease to amaze me at how you make the songs feel more intimate and how you give real raw reactions its just always a treat to watch. Your analysis of what the meanings of songs could be, in my opinion I think you've reworked the react style of videos into something more that what they normally are much love, can't wait to see you rise up more I have no doubt that you will.
I really appreciate the way you listen to music. Not only looking through other source material the artists released alongside the project but taking the time to tailor you mindset to the album. I think the artists who make the art would appreciate that as well. You have a very thoughtful approach to their discography and I appreciate the time to put into listening. (lowkey i wanna go back and change the amount of times I said "appreciate" but this isn't an essay lol)
I absolutely love good kid. Fun fact, Kendrick plays off the term good kid by refraining from using a single curse word throughout the whole song. Genius
I cannot tell you how excited I am to see you listen to To Pimp A Butterfly, it is truly a masterpiece in every sense of the word. I love your videos! Great stuff!
This is my favorite album of all time by a huge margin. The sound is so complex yet distinctly west coast, lending itself perfectly to the immersive and transportive quality of the lyrics and narrative. Great stuff path 👍
there’s so much love poured into these videos, it almost feels like I’m reading a diary but also reading a research paper (in the best way possible) from all these details you add with the voice over, learning new things about this old ass album still in 2022: phenomenal work, your taste in editing is as good as your taste in music and opinions thank you for sharing ❤❤❤
I discovered your channel by chance but I love it. Your combination of live reactions and post-listen insight is unique and I appreciate hearing both parts. My favorite part (which I only pieced together watching this video) is how empathetic you are for the artist and the characters in the story. I struggle to connect with the emotions so being able to experience and understand them through you is a novel and meaningful experience.
You're really entertaining making these reactions, like your not like other reactors that just watch the video and say nothing the whole time. You don't play like that, you give your opinions and what you think about the verse or bar. Respect to you and hope your Channel much success 💪
This album blew 12 year old me’s brain, it’s cool growing up and understanding the album with more depth but even now I can’t decide which song is my favorite, on every listen one bar sticks out to me and that song becomes my favorite in that point in time until life changes and I relate to a different bar in a different song. This album gets better with time and with experience absolutely insane you get to listen to it for the first time with the mental forté of a 25 yr old
what a great album, I got to see Kendrick Lamar in concert a few weeks ago, and I don't think anything will beat seeing Kendrick singing this album just feet in front of me.
Kendrick is so good at making this album feel like a cinematic experience. Everything is described in such vivid detail while still being cohesive and telling a complete story of his come up. While I still enjoy TPAB more for various reasons, I can't deny that GKMC has it's own unique place as the most 'visual' album in Kendrick's discography.
Your commentary style is so nice to listen to as a first time listener. I enjoyed listening to and being walked through your thoughts as the songs came and went. Kendrick is one of my favorites and I can’t explain how much I love his thought process and music. You are very good definitely will be a regular watcher maybe commenter 🙏🏾 wish the best
I never had a favorite album, I always liked a couple songs from artists here and there. But when I heard THIS album. It changed my perspective and this became my first favorite album. I have more these days but it started with Kendrick
Ahhhh I’m so glad your listening to this album, this is really one of my favorite albums of all time and I’m so so so glad you dropped this video during my birthday week😭❤
Absolutely love this album, driving in the Cali heat when the suns going down at like 6pm and letting the warm instrumentals just boom is a certain flavor of this album that Kendrick nailed. Kendrick is the King of LA currently and I'm proud to be a fan of his living in LA. After going to one of his concerts on Sunday I can confidently say he's top 3, if not my #1, favorite artists
This is my favorite Kendrick album ever and one of the best hip hop albums of all time in my opinion so it was really awesome to see someone hear it for the first time again🔥This has become one of my favorite channels on RUclips recently so I can’t wait to watch where your journey through hip hop takes you!!💜
hearing/seeing her reactions to the more violent parts of the songs makes me realize that ive been incredibly desensitized to such things from a young age and makes me realize that there are people who have not expirenced such things and shows how different everyones lives and expirences are
Easily one of the best album reaction channels out there. The editing is amazing and it’s clear that you truly listen to each song and come out with your own analysis and opinions on each song
These reactions are great I cant wait for more and personally I think Sing about me might be his best song. Also a Saba - Care For Me reaction would be amazing.
Wow. I connected with you during the chorus of Money Trees. It's exactly how I felt when i first heard that song. So refreshing to experience that moment again. Takes me back. Kendrick and Anna Wise's harmonizing is so mesmerizing. They work well together. She's also on a few songs on the To Pimp a Butterfly album.
Sing about me might be the most ive ever cried because of any movie or song the moment it hit was when the gunshots happened and he went straight into the incredibly emotional chorus. Hands down my favorite kendrick song
I am beyond excited for your reaction to "To Pimp A Butterfly" It's the album that introduced me to Kendrick and also it solidified his name as one of the greatest. I love G.K.M.C. but TPAB is in my opinion his Magnus opus. His genius as an artist shines all over that record with a sonically different sound to his past work.
So glad you reacted to this! It's always great to see people's first thoughts and raw emotions while listening to this album. I'm also really glad you didn't skip Compton like other youtubers did as that song really ties the whole album together. Can't wait to see your reactions to TPAB and DAMN
I loved the narrative perspective of yours to that reaction. Its very unique way to express the thought about a album espicially this goated album. It gives the vibe of documentary. Thats way good work , keep doing ❤
I love seeing someone experiencing Kendricks music and diving into all of the details and meanings. I get this feeling like it was me on your place listening to it for the first time again and it's wonderful. It's been 8 years since I've listened to this masterpiece for the first time and Sing About Me still always gets me.
Killer reaction I don't expect anyone to catch all the hidden meaning in Kendrick's albums on first listen I definitely didn't on my first listen. Can't wait for the next reaction!
I usually get touched when listening to this album (and other music), yet rarely moved to tears. But for some reason your reaction to and hearing the transition between Swimming Pools and Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst just made me bawl. Thank you, Path, for this reaction and your sincerity.
27:53 what's good about this part is that the beat staying unchanged is kind of a metaphor for how in Compton, life just goes on after someone dies, time doesn't stop for anyone.
I really enjoy watching you enjoy these albums. Kendricks music is thought provoking and the way you break it all down and explain certain parts with the occasional relatability is just a great way to connect with us and make the viewer feel like we are listening to the music for the first time again. Keep being you. Much love ✌️
Just wanted to show my appreciation for these reactions, so well edited and well made of course, but most importantly I enjoy them because I am very different to you! I'm a 20 year old straight guy, and because of how I've grown up and who I am, I have a completely different perspective on these songs than you do. I also tend to be pretty cynical, so when you freely express emotion when listening to this stuff, I feel more free to feel this shit too, if that makes any sense. So, thank you for providing us with a new perspective and broadening my and others appreciation of the music and just life in general. Peace PS: No he is not exaggerating when he is talking about his reaction to those texts LOL but it is all on a scale, a lot of non asexual people would still have a much more mild reaction than Kendrick did
You apologize for acting as if you’ve listened to Kendrick for years but you know more and understand more than people who claim to be diehards. You resonate with not only the lyrics but their meaning. There’s a reason he’s won a Pulitzer Prize.
Just listened to GKMC for the first time and immediately came to watch this. I totally got what you felt at the end of Swimming Pools. The next one just made me sad all the way through. I’m gonna listen to DAMN. next and then watch your reaction after a few weeks when I’ve properly digested GKMC. Keep making content❤❤
I love all of these videos so much. I never got to have the experience of properly listening to this album for the first time and alot of others because I didn't have the attention span to just sit down and listen to an album, I would add it to my playlist and just listen to it in a mixed order, so seeing people react to this for the first time is rlly cool to see. Thank you for these videos, and for making reaction content that isn't theft.
I think you missed the point of backseat freestyle, specifically the line "wifey girlfriend and mistress", the entire song is just him freestyling in the backseat of his friends car. He's not really cheating on any girl, he's just talking shit as a carefree kid. Experiencing this album after Mr morale seems kinda disorienting since this is when he was still just a child.
The way you think about the lyrics, understand where he is coming from and the fact that you really get emotional during Art of Peer pressure really resonated within me. It happens to be in my opinion, his greatest track ever. I was very impressionable as a 16-17 year old kid (as you said you were yourself). Kendrick genuinely changed my life and I am so glad I found your channel to cry along to the tracks with you on GKMC and Mr Morale as well. I cant wait to Pimp a Butterfly and Section 80!
god i love this channel, even tho most of the albuns you posted i already listened to it, i like to watch especially you reacting, putting your thoughts on it, love it
be back in 15 minutes
okay see you
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surely no?
Goated reactor
ok
Wooooah new unique Reaction format? A pioneer maybe?
real recognize real, path's voiceover helps maintain the immersion it's very cool, and your three-perspective format is also very neat, I like that creativity
BRADDDD WHERE TF IS THAT FOREVER STORY REACTION. How much do I need to pay you 🤣
Smiley ball comment
@@noahwaukau4076Yeah Brad get working
@@0276-xn2rh Brad toiling in the reaction mines
The fact that you haven’t even heard his most critically beloved album yet makes me excited. To Pimp A Butterfly is legendary and deserves every single piece of praise it gets
100%. One of my favorite albums of all time
at least 20 Kendrick songs are playing at my funeral ong
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@@adamseamusic yup, my fav… I have never heard an album that was near the artistry of To Pimp A Butterfly.
Gotta be his magnum opus and imo my favourite kdot ablum
YES IM GLAD YOU’VE DECIDED TO LISTEN TO MORE KENDRICK‼️ This album is great🫶🏽
im glad too :)
@@pathreacts now you gotta react to his magnum opus “to pimp a butterfly”
@@basketball_guru1904 THIS RIGHT HERE
I'm not gonna lie, reaction channels are so boring and oversaturated these days. But you, you bring something different to the scene. Between the little stuff like the artistic intro you did, not pausing every 3 seconds to talk about how hard it goes, etc, to providing the initial reaction as well as voice over breakdowns and your interpretations, you're one of the most unique reactors I've seen in a long time!
♡
there is tabby
Path/NolifeShaq the only valid people ong
@@Sk8terJoein my opinion the best reactors are Path, NoLifeShaq, ImDontai, and Knox Hill
@lbt6767 Knox for information, Dontai for the laughs, path for being unique and Shaq for the energy
Also worth a mention this album has never left the billboard top 200, and is the longest charting hip hop album of all time, outside of Eminem’s greatest hits album. This album is a timeless classic, socially, lyrically and sonically it has aged incredibly well, and imo is one of the best albums ever made!
Amazing.
10 years and counting and I don’t see it leaving anytime soon lol
@@GeronFletcher 1 year later, it's officially the longest charting hip-hop album of all time
@@Ccciuzz 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Whatever blog that said this album isn't story driven must be the worst blog in existence... This is literally one of the best story telling albums of all time 🤣🤣😭
it was like the first reddit post i pulled up when i was looking for what "order" to listen to kendrick after mmbs lol
@@pathreacts fuck reddit
Thats subjective tho
Ur opinion
@@DonovanGG__but... objectively... it IS story driven...
Anna Wise is the most underrated guest vocalist on a rap album of like, all time. Seriously she kills it. I love her voice so much.
Her solo shit is great too
Fr her work with Kendrick in itself is incredible and that's not even adding in her solo work and her work with other rappers like Denzel
Ngl I'd say Nikki Jean is way more underrated, given Anna Wise has already received flowers aplenty
I think thats Dina Rae
Def didn’t expect The Art of Peer Pressure to be one of the ones that made you cry but I definitely get it. This album changed my life because to a much lesser extent I was Kendrick in this album at the time of its release. I was caught up in drugs, almost arrested (thank god the cop was cool) and drifting further and further from my family, all to impress “the homies.” Now “the homies” are all gone. We love you Path!!! So proud of your growth!!!
Edit: not necessarily at the time of release but in the coming years
i hope you're doing better
@@pathreacts on josh
"One lucky night, with the homies."
Your reactions are a unique breath of fresh air in a rather over saturated genre. You’re providing a perspective we don’t often get as you seem very musically inclined, and you also offer your raw emotional reactions which is appreciated. You appear to connect very deeply to the feelings music can evoke. You’ve probably had this recommended so many times, but frank ocean’s blond would be right up your alley
saving blond for a rainy day. so many people have requested it! thank u for the kind words
Facts
Your style is a perfect combination of a first reaction and a review. It's no wonder you're blowing up
thank u spectre
@@pathreacts
ay spectre
@@bryson0206 ay b
Seeing such genuine and emotional reactions to each album you react to and the additional voiceovers, breaking down the musical aspects as well as the story being told by the album is what sets you apart from pretty much every other “music reaction” channel. Keep putting out solid content, it’s much appreciated 👏🏿
FACTZ!!! ✊️👏🤝
this album’s one of my favorites of all time
you tearing up during the art of per pressure is exactly why i love Kendricks music. he's giving a peak into the very specific experience he's lived but the way he tells it the words he uses makes us all feel the resonation with not the experience itself but the feelings in those moments. "usually i'm drug free, but shit im with the homies" powerful as fuck
You picked up so much on the first listen. Don’t blame your self for not getting a lot of the lyrics. Kendrick has me hooked because I still find out more to this day.
🥺 thank you for saying this
No worries! I can tell the hours of editing and research you probably have to do behind the scenes.
remember before the pac poem in Mortal man Kendrick sings let me ask this question N****? and after he ends the poem with the question too because i think Kendrick wanted to us to make our own narrative mortal man ends with the question
I would argue that To Pimp a Butterfly is one of the greatest albums of our generation and definitely is the best album made by Kendrick
def the best but this is still my favourite
GKMC will always be far better than TPAB imo
Nope , GKMC is way better than TPB
@@oliverbanes5121 everyone got a opinion but i get u
@@oliverbanes5121 in what way?
I think being able to admit your faults and mistakes in the past is more than being strong enough. Thank you for the genuine reaction
🥺 thank you for this
You really make an art out of reaction videos, you always convey your thoughts and emotions in such a relatable way
Wow, thank you
I can't emphasize enough how impressive this video is. Don't let anyone tell you this is anything less than filmmaking and music journalism. You've made an album I've heard countless of times just that much better.
wow… this was a really lovely comment to wake up to. thank you
frrr!!
“The art of peer pressure” is such a good demonstration of what peer pressure actually is. It’s really nothing like how adults or commercials portray it
Another great video. GKMC was an experience to me growing up. As young black kid growing up, I listened to a lot of rap but the moment I heard good kid for the first time I was flooded with emotions cause I felt like a rapper was finally speaking to me. Sing about me had me in tears the first time I heard it. Sadly, death's always been a huge part of my life, from murders to illness. I was 16 by the first time I heard the album & my father was the latest to go. He had MS. We bonded off of hip-hop. My oldest brother was murdered 4 years before that. I was left with such a bittersweet feeling after I heard the song but that third verse was so cathartic to me at that time. Idkw but it made me closer to music like this. Made me feel less alone.
thank you so much for sharing
Im sorry for your loss brother. We support you here, the community always with positive words for you, we got you and we love and keep keep pushing brother! God bless you and all your loved one :)
Thanks to path reacts for bringing us all here to bond over some great hip hop :)
i wish all the best in life for you bro.
Wish you healing man, the pain never truly goes away. Life is a cruel teacher, it gives us the test first, and the lesson after.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
It's insane Kendrick followed this up with To Pimp a Butterfly. I remember in 2012 I didn't knew who Kendrick was hearing this I thought he must've been established already but when I checked I was shocked when I realized this was his 2nd STUDIO ALBUM. My mind was even blown away after that.
Same and he followed it up with something even better it's fucking insane to me
This was his major label debut. It’s very impressive to come out with a masterpiece like this
I REALLY REALLY HOPE YOU GET THROUGH THE REST OF KENDRICK’s DISCOGRAPHY WITH US BECAUSE YOUR AMAZING AND I LOVE YOUR REACTION VIDS!
“The one in front of the gun lives forever”
That line is what cemented this album as a classic for me. Kendrick is a visionary.
29:31
Kendrick's discography is nothing short of legendary.
Every project he's released has had its own unique feel and sound to it
He has his lows but there's not an album of his I don't enjoy
@@clementinelives and kendrick’s lows aren’t even bad per say but his very few lows are accredited to the fact that we expect more from him
@@wally2gen his lowest low is probably mmatbs that album wasn't that good tbh
@@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt I felt the same way but the songs got a new feeling for me after I got to see him live last month.
@@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt Lol to me that album is his 3rd best after Good Kid,m.A.A.d City & To Pimp A Butterfly, and to me his weakest album is DAMN.🤷♂️
The last lines on 'Sing about me' give me shivers to this day: "And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone
Am I worth it?
Did I put enough work in?"
great video, great album
smth i've always loved about your vids (and i feel no one recognizes it and THEY REALLY SHOULD) is how you edit. your cuts sync up PERFECTLY with the music, so everything feels completely seamless. sometimes i'll watch your vids before listening to an album myself and i'll be like "THERE'S MORE MUSIC BETWEEN THESE TWO LINES?" really good work 💖
:') it does take a bit more effort but it's so fun and turns out so much nicer i feel
You said in either this or the mr morale reaction that you wear your heart on your sleeve and now I'm constantly thinking about how true that is, with every word and emotions of your reactions. When you're starting to cry - seemingly out of nowhere, before you explain something super personal that just makes me feel for you. I hope you're ok.
Even in your most vulnerable moments, you're focusing on protecting and looking out for your young audience. I hope you're ok.
I could write so much more about my thoughts, but they're all very similar just written in different ways; you're one of the most caring people on this planet. Whatever success you have, you deserve more. Whatever fulfilment you feel, you deserve more. And if the universe doesn't give it to you right away when you wish for more, you have over hundred thousand people that will wish for you.
Thank you for doing these reactions. It's so much better to (re)listen to albums with you. Instead of feeling sad or lonely, I feel happy :)
i read this a few days ago. and i am really speechless as to how to respond. but i wanted to let u know i appreciate it a lot.
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“This is 2012? Omg” i think this album holds 2nd place record for hip hop albums staying on the billboard 200 the longest (over 500 weeks), only behind an eminem album. It aged incredibly well.
Also as far being afraid to do more kendrick because of comparing to mr morale goes, his entire discography is so good mr morale is on the lower end of it in my opinion 😂
Really??? I just started to listen to Kendrick, mr morale and good kid maad city are the only two albums I listened so far. I liked mr morale so much so I’m excited!
@@KIMINJlU you are in for a roller coaster ride still! He is really a legend
@@KIMINJlU the general consensus is GKMC & TPAB are his best albums
@@zaynrivers7433everyone I know likes DAMN best or 2nd best, my personal fav is Mr Morale and I’ve heard basically every song. But every album he’s made is better than most artist’s best record
Holy shit, thank the algorithm that I found you, this is one of the most genuine reaction videos I’ve ever seen. I got chills watching you get chills cause it took me back to when I listened to this when it dropped. Amazing video
The album that elevated Kendrick to legendary status 🔥 also fun fact this album is STILL in the US top 50 a decade after release! and deservedly so
Another fun fact for you, good kid mad city hasn't left the top 200 charts since it's release. the longest charting hip-hop album.
Fun fact for Poetic Justice as well is not only is Janet Jackson a costar in the movie but she’s also the sample in the beat! The song sampled is Any Time, Any Place. I love your reactions. I’ve been a Kendrick fan for a long time and what I would give to be able to listen to GKMC for the first time again. It was great to live that vicariously through you and your unique perspective. Please keep doing these 😊
ah love that!!!
i was fortunate enough to see kendrick in concert for the mr morale and the big steppers tour and no joke i spent half the concert with tears in my eyes as i (and literally the entire packed stadium) danced to every single song. there were people on the stairs smoking blunts, dancing with their partners etc. while kendrick performed bitch don't kill my vibe and it was arguably the most amazing experience i've ever had in my life. he is such a musical genius, man, and an AMAZING performer. the concert lasted for almost 3 and a half hours of him performing -- every single song (not counting interludes) on his new album, and everything anyone else could ask for. i feel like i got to witness one of the greats of this period of humanity -- like i was seeing beethoven in person or something. absolutely incredible
edit: seeing you cry to 'the art of peer pressure' brought tears to my eyes. this is a great example of just how fucking amazing kendrick is. the ability to tie our completely unique experiences together in a way that invokes serious emotion in all of us is so amazing. you're loved, path
Sing about me, Im dying of thirst is the peak of all rap. I can and couldnt imagine a more emotionally charged and beautifully written piece of art
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst remains my favorite Kendrick song.
I also think history will look back stunned at a track like Poetic Justice - the two most important rappers of their generation, early in their careers, who would come to walk extremely different paths just trading bars
Its pretty crazy how both of them went on wildly different paths. Kendrick dropped a top 5 rap album of all time, while Drake is now DM'ing youtube reactors that he disapproves of their existence lmaoo
@@theicekiller7574 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Hi! Im 17 and i had a rlly bad weed and ecstasy addiction when i was 16. Ive been sober for a year. Kendricks music and especially the art of peer pressure rlly helped me understand these types of situations better. Your reaction to that song was rlly touching. Love the videos!!!!
so proud of you and your year-long sobriety
"its the peak of your life" "high school is the peak of your life" only boomers say this bc they didnt have easy access to drugs, inflation was low and life was at its best.
still sober?
@@bread5358 yessirrrr
@@lucca2365 Hell yeaahh my brother! Amazing work man. keep it upp
Just wanted to say that this format of a mix of voiceover and realtime reaction is just so refreshing, thank you for making these as you don't actually make any money from these. Just wanted to let you know these are very enjoyable and fun to watch.
Nah watching your reaction making me fall in love with gkmc all over again. And you catching things I never noticed before
your emotion for these tracks really made me want to back to listen to them and analyze them. I always heard people talk about Good Kid M.A.A.D. City and I have known it was good but I have only listened on a surface level. I need to dig deeper.
Your videos are the closest a music reaction could get to a film. I almost feel like I'm watching a Agnes Varda documentary, narrating her experiences along what she hears and observes, with so much empathy within.
Can’t get enough of your reactions. Really appreciate you actually caring about what is said. Not all is meant to be related to, but being able to understand other peoples lives and take perspectives of what fits your own situation is what makes albums like this so good.
Such a gorgeous legendary album, its always so awesome to see someone's first reaction to this masterpiece. your editing with voiceovers is awesome !
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are 100% the best reaction channel on youtube I’ve seen, your reactions just feel so authentic and real it’s super refreshing to see, keep up the good work :)
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Your reviews are always beautiful. Love the post-monologue you do. Can't wait for your To Pimp A Butterfly review/reaction!
Glad you've been listening to more Kendrick! Art of Peer Pressure and Sing about me are my 2 favorite songs. Also I love your reaction style, you're an amazing content creator!
You should listen to CARE FOR ME by Saba. It's a great album!
care for me is a masterpiece I'd love to see the prom/king & heaven all around me reaction
That would be amazing, Saba is still so underrated and CARE FOR ME is my favourite album of all time
@@gregorymckee724 Prom/King is one of my favorite songs to this day, so fire. Hearing it for the first time was a great experience I won't forget
@@joorge Criminally underrated.
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you dropped this king
10 years later this album still means so much to me. I grew up with a lot of survivor's guilt, something you'll hear Kendrick speak on more if you listen to TPAB. This was reality for my cousins and best friends growing up in tough parts of Philly or Reading PA while I by a stroke of luck was born to the part of the family tree that made it out.
This album is like a piece of some of them for me. A way to always have the loved ones I lost who tried their best to be the good kid but either couldn't make it out alive or are doing time behind bars.
I'll always love my brothers and will always be grateful to Kendrick that in my opinion he chose to not only tell his story but their story too.
this boutta be path’s (probably) most-viewed video, let’s fucking go 💕
Can't wait for the pharrell reactions, from the 90s to the present he's definitely one of the most influential people in the entire music industry. He's so often behind the greatest hits and also my favourite producer
I can never get enough of your reactions, everything about the way you get into the songs and how you decide to even re listen after the initial reaction and add in what you've taken away or learned makes your channel the best to watch. You never cease to amaze me at how you make the songs feel more intimate and how you give real raw reactions its just always a treat to watch. Your analysis of what the meanings of songs could be, in my opinion I think you've reworked the react style of videos into something more that what they normally are much love, can't wait to see you rise up more I have no doubt that you will.
wow thank you so much 🥺
I really appreciate the way you listen to music. Not only looking through other source material the artists released alongside the project but taking the time to tailor you mindset to the album. I think the artists who make the art would appreciate that as well. You have a very thoughtful approach to their discography and I appreciate the time to put into listening. (lowkey i wanna go back and change the amount of times I said "appreciate" but this isn't an essay lol)
i appreciate u
I absolutely love good kid. Fun fact, Kendrick plays off the term good kid by refraining from using a single curse word throughout the whole song. Genius
This album is so insanely good, I'm glad you enjoyed it :). Good Kid is my 3rd fav song of all time 🙌
You're a real one Path. From someone with this album poster still on his wall, thanks for giving it it's due. ❤️
I cannot tell you how excited I am to see you listen to To Pimp A Butterfly, it is truly a masterpiece in every sense of the word. I love your videos! Great stuff!
This is my favorite album of all time by a huge margin. The sound is so complex yet distinctly west coast, lending itself perfectly to the immersive and transportive quality of the lyrics and narrative. Great stuff path 👍
there’s so much love poured into these videos, it almost feels like I’m reading a diary but also reading a research paper (in the best way possible) from all these details you add with the voice over, learning new things about this old ass album still in 2022: phenomenal work, your taste in editing is as good as your taste in music and opinions thank you for sharing ❤❤❤
I discovered your channel by chance but I love it. Your combination of live reactions and post-listen insight is unique and I appreciate hearing both parts. My favorite part (which I only pieced together watching this video) is how empathetic you are for the artist and the characters in the story. I struggle to connect with the emotions so being able to experience and understand them through you is a novel and meaningful experience.
ouhh 🥺
You're really entertaining making these reactions, like your not like other reactors that just watch the video and say nothing the whole time. You don't play like that, you give your opinions and what you think about the verse or bar. Respect to you and hope your Channel much success 💪
Hi lol, and your so adorable with your little reactions when something happens in the song, it's so cute lol 🤭
This album blew 12 year old me’s brain, it’s cool growing up and understanding the album with more depth but even now I can’t decide which song is my favorite, on every listen one bar sticks out to me and that song becomes my favorite in that point in time until life changes and I relate to a different bar in a different song. This album gets better with time and with experience absolutely insane you get to listen to it for the first time with the mental forté of a 25 yr old
what a great album, I got to see Kendrick Lamar in concert a few weeks ago, and I don't think anything will beat seeing Kendrick singing this album just feet in front of me.
Instant sub just off the intro alone. I can tell a lot goes into these videos, so fire!
Kendrick is so good at making this album feel like a cinematic experience. Everything is described in such vivid detail while still being cohesive and telling a complete story of his come up. While I still enjoy TPAB more for various reasons, I can't deny that GKMC has it's own unique place as the most 'visual' album in Kendrick's discography.
Your commentary style is so nice to listen to as a first time listener. I enjoyed listening to and being walked through your thoughts as the songs came and went. Kendrick is one of my favorites and I can’t explain how much I love his thought process and music. You are very good definitely will be a regular watcher maybe commenter 🙏🏾 wish the best
hope to see u around :)
Ill always argue this is one of the greatest albums of all time. My favorite by Kendrick
I honestly think, IMO, "To Pimp A Butterfly" is his best work and would love to see you react to it!!
Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst is actually one of the greatest pieces of music to ever be crafted
The intro is lowkey cinematic!!
Wtf u doin here RJ
I never had a favorite album, I always liked a couple songs from artists here and there. But when I heard THIS album. It changed my perspective and this became my first favorite album. I have more these days but it started with Kendrick
Ahhhh I’m so glad your listening to this album, this is really one of my favorite albums of all time and I’m so so so glad you dropped this video during my birthday week😭❤
Your videos are so cool. Different type of reaction videos and it is refreshing. Love it.
Absolutely love this album, driving in the Cali heat when the suns going down at like 6pm and letting the warm instrumentals just boom is a certain flavor of this album that Kendrick nailed. Kendrick is the King of LA currently and I'm proud to be a fan of his living in LA. After going to one of his concerts on Sunday I can confidently say he's top 3, if not my #1, favorite artists
Slowly becoming one of the best if not the best music reaction channels.
This is my favorite Kendrick album ever and one of the best hip hop albums of all time in my opinion so it was really awesome to see someone hear it for the first time again🔥This has become one of my favorite channels on RUclips recently so I can’t wait to watch where your journey through hip hop takes you!!💜
i love her reactions, just honest personal opinions and it’s fun to look back on these albums while seeing somebody react to them for the first time
hearing/seeing her reactions to the more violent parts of the songs makes me realize that ive been incredibly desensitized to such things from a young age and makes me realize that there are people who have not expirenced such things and shows how different everyones lives and expirences are
So glad you listened to this! It’s my most favorite album of all time
Easily one of the best album reaction channels out there. The editing is amazing and it’s clear that you truly listen to each song and come out with your own analysis and opinions on each song
These reactions are great I cant wait for more and personally I think Sing about me might be his best song.
Also a Saba - Care For Me reaction would be amazing.
Wow. I connected with you during the chorus of Money Trees. It's exactly how I felt when i first heard that song. So refreshing to experience that moment again. Takes me back. Kendrick and Anna Wise's harmonizing is so mesmerizing. They work well together. She's also on a few songs on the To Pimp a Butterfly album.
Sing about me might be the most ive ever cried because of any movie or song the moment it hit was when the gunshots happened and he went straight into the incredibly emotional chorus. Hands down my favorite kendrick song
I am beyond excited for your reaction to "To Pimp A Butterfly" It's the album that introduced me to Kendrick and also it solidified his name as one of the greatest. I love G.K.M.C. but TPAB is in my opinion his Magnus opus. His genius as an artist shines all over that record with a sonically different sound to his past work.
So glad you reacted to this! It's always great to see people's first thoughts and raw emotions while listening to this album. I'm also really glad you didn't skip Compton like other youtubers did as that song really ties the whole album together. Can't wait to see your reactions to TPAB and DAMN
One of my favorite albums of all time. The story telling, creative flows, and straight bangers 🔥 Like watching a movie with your ears!
I loved the narrative perspective of yours to that reaction. Its very unique way to express the thought about a album espicially this goated album. It gives the vibe of documentary. Thats way good work , keep doing ❤
I’d give anything to hear SAMIDOT for the first time again. So powerful….
I love seeing someone experiencing Kendricks music and diving into all of the details and meanings. I get this feeling like it was me on your place listening to it for the first time again and it's wonderful. It's been 8 years since I've listened to this masterpiece for the first time and Sing About Me still always gets me.
Killer reaction I don't expect anyone to catch all the hidden meaning in Kendrick's albums on first listen I definitely didn't on my first listen. Can't wait for the next reaction!
I usually get touched when listening to this album (and other music), yet rarely moved to tears. But for some reason your reaction to and hearing the transition between Swimming Pools and Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst just made me bawl. Thank you, Path, for this reaction and your sincerity.
thank you for listening with me :)
27:53 what's good about this part is that the beat staying unchanged is kind of a metaphor for how in Compton, life just goes on after someone dies, time doesn't stop for anyone.
I really enjoy watching you enjoy these albums. Kendricks music is thought provoking and the way you break it all down and explain certain parts with the occasional relatability is just a great way to connect with us and make the viewer feel like we are listening to the music for the first time again. Keep being you. Much love ✌️
Just wanted to show my appreciation for these reactions, so well edited and well made of course, but most importantly I enjoy them because I am very different to you! I'm a 20 year old straight guy, and because of how I've grown up and who I am, I have a completely different perspective on these songs than you do. I also tend to be pretty cynical, so when you freely express emotion when listening to this stuff, I feel more free to feel this shit too, if that makes any sense. So, thank you for providing us with a new perspective and broadening my and others appreciation of the music and just life in general. Peace
PS: No he is not exaggerating when he is talking about his reaction to those texts LOL but it is all on a scale, a lot of non asexual people would still have a much more mild reaction than Kendrick did
im glad i can help you feel free to express!!! wow that warms my heart so much!
You apologize for acting as if you’ve listened to Kendrick for years but you know more and understand more than people who claim to be diehards. You resonate with not only the lyrics but their meaning.
There’s a reason he’s won a Pulitzer Prize.
Just listened to GKMC for the first time and immediately came to watch this. I totally got what you felt at the end of Swimming Pools. The next one just made me sad all the way through.
I’m gonna listen to DAMN. next and then watch your reaction after a few weeks when I’ve properly digested GKMC.
Keep making content❤❤
I love all of these videos so much. I never got to have the experience of properly listening to this album for the first time and alot of others because I didn't have the attention span to just sit down and listen to an album, I would add it to my playlist and just listen to it in a mixed order, so seeing people react to this for the first time is rlly cool to see. Thank you for these videos, and for making reaction content that isn't theft.
I think you missed the point of backseat freestyle, specifically the line "wifey girlfriend and mistress", the entire song is just him freestyling in the backseat of his friends car. He's not really cheating on any girl, he's just talking shit as a carefree kid. Experiencing this album after Mr morale seems kinda disorienting since this is when he was still just a child.
these videos are why I read the lyrics now.
The way you think about the lyrics, understand where he is coming from and the fact that you really get emotional during Art of Peer pressure really resonated within me. It happens to be in my opinion, his greatest track ever. I was very impressionable as a 16-17 year old kid (as you said you were yourself). Kendrick genuinely changed my life and I am so glad I found your channel to cry along to the tracks with you on GKMC and Mr Morale as well. I cant wait to Pimp a Butterfly and Section 80!
The three extra bonus tracks are great too! Black Boy Fly, Now or Never, & The Recipe!
Enjoyed your video!
god i love this channel, even tho most of the albuns you posted i already listened to it, i like to watch especially you reacting, putting your thoughts on it, love it
Glad you enjoy it :)
I LOVE Kendrick's music and your reactions to his art; thank you for being so open and genuine, keep up the great work!🤗