Woowww I was expecting this to be regular musicians analyzing these songs but jeezus, these are accomplished musicians 👏 working with some of my favorite artists, this is just amazing.
Yes, thank Christ they weren’t “regular musicians,” those NOBODIES don’t know anything about shit. For fucks sake, if you can’t get famous or win a Grammy off of music the only reason could be that you’re a garbage musician who couldn’t possibly see how a rapper using rhythm could sound like a drummer! Only a truly accomplished and pro credited musician would have the insight to make such a deep observation. Some frumpy regular old musician would probably step on a rake and hit himself in the face before making any kind of astute observation. They wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Kendrick Lamar and Gucci Mane
@@mastermoo3506 and you come off like a doofus for not being able to see obvious sarcasm. Now go back to soyfacing at the CEO of patreon for telling you that Kendrick Lamar is good
I think Biggie was one of the first times I had noticed a rapper flowing like a drummer, and this is supposedly down to his Jazz background, inherited from a teacher of his.
BLACK THOUGHTS literally a living breathing drum kit.. ur fav rapper fav rapper and his penmanship BRAZZYYYY!! Y’all dissected KDots and Kanye song sooooooo perfectly and appreciate y’all love for music. It shows y’all are amazing
THIS IS HOW I DESCRIBED RAP TO HIP HOP HEADS AND THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A Toddler DESCRIBING ALGEBRA! To me, a great rap is like a drum solo and the greatest do it like a jazz drum solo. So glad I found this. I feel so vindicated after all these years. Yesus!
[12:12 - 12:24] This is exactly what drew me to Kendrick from the first moment. When I first came into contact with his music, I immediately thought "This guy is an artist. He breathes art and it seems to me that the reason for his life is to translate his human experience and create works that change people's lives." His mind doesn't stop, his attention to detail is dazzling, but not only in a purely musical analysis, to call it that, but he is quite a perfectionist when it comes to the semiotics of things, how everything interacts with each other. How the rhythm, the melody and melodic motifs, the ambience and harmonic rhythm and the lyrics fit together in such an effective way of conveying messages and emotions... You can extend this to albums, as they have this book-like aspect where each song is a chapter in a larger story and it's a completely different experience to hear a loose song versus a song in the context of the album. Sometimes I miss musicians analyzing the entirety of the work and how the dialogue between the musical elements and the poetic/literary elements makes up a beautiful thing. Music is art and we have to treat it as such! I didn't know about this channel but I have the feeling I'm going to binge it Isso é exatamente o que me atraiu no Kendrick desde o primeiro momento. No primeiro contato que eu tive com suas músicas eu pensei na hora "Esse cara é um artista. Ele respira arte e me parece que o motivo da vida dele é traduzir sua experiência humana e fazer obras que mudem a vida das pessoas". A mente dele não para, a atenção aos detalhes é deslumbrante mas não só na análise puramente musical, pra chamar assim, mas ele é bem perfeccionista no que diz respeito a semiótica da coisa, como tudo se dialoga. Como o ritmo, a melodia e motivos melódicos, a ambientação e rítmica harmônica e a letra se encaixam de uma maneira tão eficaz de passar mensagens e emoções... Você pode estender isso aos álbuns, como eles têm esse aspecto de livro onde cada música é um capítulo de uma história maior e é uma experiência completamente diferente ouvir uma música solta e uma música no contexto do álbum. Às vezes eu sinto falta de músicos analisarem a totalidade da obra e como o diálogo entre os elementos musicais e os elementos poéticos/literários compõe uma coisa linda. Música é arte e a gente tem que tratar assim! Eu não conhecia esse canal mas eu tenho a impressão de que vou maratonar
I've always been frustrated with myself that I couldn't give rap the respect it deserved precisely because of the density of lyrics (it's hard for me to catch everything), but Alright is indeed an amazing piece. I wonder how much of this was composed intentionally vs. "by feel"...and yeah, the presence of Thundercat is also pretty obvious from the outset of the groove :-)
There is no difference between doing something "intentionally" or doing it "by feel". If a rapper raps in triplet he is rapping in triplets intentionally even if he didn’t sit on a chair and think "Hummmm, so here I’m going to divide this 4/4 beat in 3 syllables which will make it triplets! And then I will say a rhyme on each 4th beat". It’s intentional even if he didn’t write a sheet with every syllable he was going to rap notated and then rapped while reading the sheet. It’s intentional even if he didn’t think "humm, I should spit 16th notes". Obviously most rappers do not think or operate like this, but it’s still intentional even without using prescriptive theory term. There really isn’t such a difference in playing "intentionally" and playing by feel. Playing by feel is intentional. That’s literally how you feel like playing.
I knew this album was a classic the first time I heard it but it amazes me how its still being analyzed and studied years later. This album came at the perfect time and represented an important moment in time.
Satisfying to hear people talk about music like this. You’re breaking down and explaining things in a way I just don’t have the vocabulary/knowledge to do so myself - also really appreciate the pop ups with definitions and cutaways to explain certain points. Subscribed!
Kendrick is a genius love that you did “Alright” could easily hear an episode where you did 3 or hell, all of the tracks of one album. Don’t change the name,,,that’s my vote.
Not that many people listen to J.I.D. but he was a snare drummer in high school, his flow is rudimental at times and any drummer out there might enjoy listening to it
DK is still my all-time favorite drummer. I loved all of the times I got to see Muthmath live. This was a video I didn't know I needed until it popped up in my subscriptions.
DK!!!! Been a fan of his since 2004 when Mutemath released their first EP. This man is so underappreciated and a rhythmic Genius. As a professional drummer, I wouldn't be who I am without being inspired by Darren's drumming mastery. Cheers DK. To Ryan & Jack : thank you so much for this channel.
NO! Don't change your name! I think it's perfectly fine the way it is! Thanks again for another informative video where I learn more about music! Keep it up!
for me, this is the greatest album to be recorded in... 22 years let's say Here in argentina we have an annalysis of this entire album from a guy called tomas lynch. it's awesome, but it goes more from the lyrics. please, do more of this genius that is kendrick!
Yes. I was there from the beginning. I was a big fan of Paul Meany’s previous band, Earthsuit, and was sad when they broke up, but it eventually gave birth to MuteMath. Idk how many shows I followed them around the country to see. MuteMath fans became like family. It was heartbreaking when that came to an end. Wish I could’ve seen their final tour after DK left and Hutch filled in on drums, but I was unfortunately out of the country and wasn’t able to catch a single show of that last tour. Probably regret that for the rest of my life.
@@jasonwhite8102 Aw man I'll tell you I went to a final show, in Tulsa with Hutch, and it was not at all like Mutemath used to be. Still had some spunk but I was pretty disappointed. Didn't even know about the drummer exchange until I was there but it was very sad in person there.
The chorus on JPEGMAFIA’s SICK, NERVOUS & BROKE is so percussive and corresponds with the drums so nicely that I still react to it the same way the 100th time hearing it than the first time. Insanely talented.
I would love for you guys to tap into more hiphop. There's plenty of eccentric rappers with weird flows and crazy wordplay to match the production. Jid, El-P, MF DOOM, early Eminem, etc. Possibly going into how sampling works would be a great episode
Darren King is so underrated, it’s cool you guys had the soft-spoken monster and music mind - his whole “thesis statement” & the break/breath bit to punctuate was so good. Love this series, keep it up guys!
OMG! When I was a young drummer I used to try to play along to entire Mutemath records to practice endurance! I can still feel the ache in my arms from playing Electrify lol
No way! You can't change the name now, it's already too big and too polished. This is literally the best show on you tube right now, if you like music. Its funny, its sooo informative and it gets you in close and personal with the musicians. Own that name! Be proud of what you've created. P.s. what about an episode on protest songs, and what makes Rage against the Machine's 'Killing in the name of' so timeless. It keeps coming back more than a christmas song man! The Leland Sklar and Paulette McWilliams episodes were sublime, you dont even get that kind of quality on tv. Love it man keep it up!
If music isn’t being dissected this way, it isn’t being dissected at all. These are geniuses/students who truly are craftsmen and can appreciate and fully analyze and acknowledge craftsmanship. Man this was a breath of fresh air
I strongly disagree with you! They're both very talented individuals. Kendrick Lamar is great but you don't have to put down other artist to prove it. Jacob Collier is good musician in my opinion. I like his performances and his songs. He also seems like an authentic dude in general. Maybe I'm missing something and there's other part of the story. What made you go with this take?
What ive learned from playing by ear over the years is that the voice is an instrument and you can apply words with the proper ammount of syllables to match the pocket of specific instruments. For example three six mafia/memphis flows are identical to high hats on trap beats depending on the tempo. Same with chopper rappers like twisted insane. His rhyme scheme is like a rapid High Hat from a high energied scarlxrd track. So every type of vocalist is rhyming a pattern that falls in line with an instrument. Oh an smino said he raps like a High hat an plays drums. Basically if you rap an play drums you can be a flow god
They def had a live band in the studio for this album. Honestly this might be my favorite album of all time, and It's a required full playthrough from start to finish when you listen to it. There really isn't anything quite like it. From the music itself, to the lyrics, the content, the emotions captured. This album and the message in it meant so much to him that he didn't want to go on tour because he didn't want to commercialize or make money off of it.
I like professionals musicians react. That is what I know you guys as. You kept it for this long, no need to change it. It already is ingrained in our heads. fellow producer/composer here. peace from Japan. 🍣
Don't change the channel name. I like the professional insight of music, and for googling that I found you guys. Let it be like it is now. Greetings from Cali, Colombia.
That was dope, y'all. DK is a monster on the kit and such a wizard's creative mind. Love it. And the name, though I'm way late to the party makes a lot of sense and tells me exactly what I'm in for.
I’m glad there are people interested in these topics! Eminem has insane rhythmic skills as well. It would be great if you have an episode on him too. I would suggest listening to Fast Lane. There’s a lot to break down.
The sound is dark and dreamy and the hook comes first with an oddly positive we gonna be alright vibe only to both be explained and disrupted by the opening line "...and when I wake up..." so perfect and starting with the word "and" reflects the missing one note and total restrain the musician speak about here describing the music.
I love this video. You guys talk about the best rapper in the universe is everything. Shout out to @KendrickLamar and you three are just so interesting to watch and listen to
As an Afropop singer and producer, I'm excited to see you guys reacting to one of our Afrobeat's album! You guys can start from mine 😅😏The Afropop version of Kanye ahaha!!! Love this channel 🤩 more blessings🙏🏾
Wizkids melody are just so interesting in anykind of level and Burna Boy has song with no Bass just because his voice can be that low in terms of frequency... Crazy thing!
13:35 because it's so expertly crafted out of timeless things, blend of old and new, alternate worlds. Those old school oakwood university vocal harmonies, with the 808s minus the trap cicada hihat stuff, with all the compositional elements you all talked about, the timeless themes of the lyrics...
Wow darren king is a legend and such an inspiration to my drumming! Your choice of guests is so damn good and thank you for bumping up the length of these videos I can't get enough!
33:08 Dude, Earthsuit was so good. It's a shame their style didn't take off like it should have, because it was so unique and special. Christian hiphop jazz reggae fusion? Yes please lol. I loved how they just did their own thing. Truly creative stuff. Thanks for shouting them out.
On bad habits--you made me think of the saxophonist Ben Webster and his truly strange (beautiful) vibrato. Really wouldn't fly for most people these days--he's emulating the vibrato of a string instrument (which I think he also played). But, beautiful sound he created which would likely be viewed as odd or imperfect now.
Change the name? YES! I had no idea it was such a great channel, thinking it was just… reacts videos. Glad I finally watched. (It was the Vince Guaraldi video that caught me.)
This is so fascinating to me as a person who know little about music. This channel thought me so much and gave me a new found respect for artists. Like wow there soooo much that goes into a single track. I now understand why artists take years to come out with an album. Just wow
I’m sooooo glad to be validated in my years long theory that some of the best and most game changing rappers emulate the utility of drums/percussions. I remember being like 14 years old studying Lil Wayne’s 16th flows and being like wait… he’s literally doing hi hats with his flow, weaving perfectly between the rhythmically slower actual hi hats. Insight and perspective I never would’ve had if I wasn’t so obsessed with production and understanding music and more importantly life from a conceptual basis (asking myself “why” to discover how “how” was even discovered before even thinking to ask “how”).
Whoa my man from doing covers od single ladies and a dope ass Christmas commercial is the CEO of patron. I know someone who is going to be alright. big ups
I have absolutely been loving this channel. I always thought the name was a bit funny. I think mostly because of the connotation "react" carries on youtube. I feel the word react sells y'all short. At first I didn't realize that you would be reacting to... music. I mean duh, but before my first click it coulda been anything. This channel is a more thoughtful breakdown and the awesome musical guests you all bring on, hot damn, this channel is totally hitting it for me and I feel I listen to these songs and artists with more appreciation afterwards. But man, naming things is real hard. I think it would be fine if you kept the name, but just to kick the idea around for a second: I like that the name is descriptive of what you all are doing rather than a random name. Descriptive names however leave us in the place with a wordy title, so how about a name that is descriptive but would also be a good initialism - so no one would actually call it by its full name. PMR doesn't sound good imo. Music Professionals Geek out on Songs = MPGS Remember when I said naming things is real hard...
Recommendation: Could you do a 2 part episode similar to what you did with Leland Sklar, but... with Steve Gadd? That would be a real scoop. First have him react to all time greatest drum grooves (or fills, or intros) THEN an episode where he reacts to his own work, like his work on Paul Simon's "50 ways to leave your lover" or "you can call me Al" (also has one of the greatest bass tracks) or his work on "Spain" with Al Jarreau. Now THAT would be a drum special for this amazing channel you have created 😀
Kendrick Lamar is the prime example of this, but Anderson .Paak I think is also a great example of rapping like a drummer, although he is a drummer.
Agreed
What he said 💯🥃
He's an amazing musician to see live, i recommended it to everyone
Yup freddie gibbs does this too
Honeslty, we can drop several names who rock tracks this way. Most "cadence masters" are basically drumming their words. So sick.
That Little Simz shout out speaks volumes for your credibility with me as a lone random viewer. She is absolutely the truth and I'm glad you know her.
You can tell Pharrell was on Alright from his signature “4 count” at the VERY beginning of the tune. Love this vid!
RESPECT, good call out
I JUST came here to say that lol classic Pharrell staple
Yeah, Pharrell has used that choir sample before, check out Rick Ross---Presidential
@@psingleton1463 love that song
Also his voice in the chorus lol
i’m glad that after the kendrick drake beef, youtube is recommending me all these amazing videos!!
I always knew Kendrick’s music was unique but now after watching this video I will listen to rap in a whole new way I never that possible
"He's making music because it's kept him alive." Wow. What a profound thing to say about Kendrick Lamar
Woowww I was expecting this to be regular musicians analyzing these songs but jeezus, these are accomplished musicians 👏 working with some of my favorite artists, this is just amazing.
Yes, thank Christ they weren’t “regular musicians,” those NOBODIES don’t know anything about shit. For fucks sake, if you can’t get famous or win a Grammy off of music the only reason could be that you’re a garbage musician who couldn’t possibly see how a rapper using rhythm could sound like a drummer! Only a truly accomplished and pro credited musician would have the insight to make such a deep observation. Some frumpy regular old musician would probably step on a rake and hit himself in the face before making any kind of astute observation. They wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Kendrick Lamar and Gucci Mane
Thanks the Federal Bureau of Investigation, very cool
@@BeastlyAnteater not sure if that was meant to be a joke but you came off as obnoxious and arrogant regardless
@@mastermoo3506 I’m pretty sure they’re commenting on how dismissive the original comment is of ‘regular musicians’
@@mastermoo3506 and you come off like a doofus for not being able to see obvious sarcasm. Now go back to soyfacing at the CEO of patreon for telling you that Kendrick Lamar is good
I appreciate musicians that appreciate hip hop. It is music. It does take talent and skill.
I think Biggie was one of the first times I had noticed a rapper flowing like a drummer, and this is supposedly down to his Jazz background, inherited from a teacher of his.
Sounwave is so under-appreciated, throughout Kendrick's career his production is enique and top notch.
YES. He's not spoken about nearly enough. And he has INCREDIBLE taste in music too.
Enrique
@@antonisatwork yes, Iglesias notch quality 👌 👍
Pharrell did most of the production on Alright
👆🏾what he said
10:26 you KNOW a song is perfect when drummers are making the jazz stank face to a beat, I love this video so much!
BLACK THOUGHTS literally a living breathing drum kit.. ur fav rapper fav rapper and his penmanship BRAZZYYYY!! Y’all dissected KDots and Kanye song sooooooo perfectly and appreciate y’all love for music. It shows y’all are amazing
He just keeps getting better and better every year! Which is incredible considering how long he’s been rapping for.
It's really unfair good Black Thought is...nigga is rapping with chest codes 😅
Black Thought is better than Eminem.
Thought
THIS IS HOW I DESCRIBED RAP TO HIP HOP HEADS AND THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A Toddler DESCRIBING ALGEBRA! To me, a great rap is like a drum solo and the greatest do it like a jazz drum solo. So glad I found this. I feel so vindicated after all these years. Yesus!
Yessss 😌 you’ve said what I’ve been trying to express but couldn’t find the words!
Always nice to see Kendrick Lamar get love! That man is a genuis his attention to detail is inhumane
[12:12 - 12:24]
This is exactly what drew me to Kendrick from the first moment. When I first came into contact with his music, I immediately thought "This guy is an artist. He breathes art and it seems to me that the reason for his life is to translate his human experience and create works that change people's lives." His mind doesn't stop, his attention to detail is dazzling, but not only in a purely musical analysis, to call it that, but he is quite a perfectionist when it comes to the semiotics of things, how everything interacts with each other. How the rhythm, the melody and melodic motifs, the ambience and harmonic rhythm and the lyrics fit together in such an effective way of conveying messages and emotions... You can extend this to albums, as they have this book-like aspect where each song is a chapter in a larger story and it's a completely different experience to hear a loose song versus a song in the context of the album.
Sometimes I miss musicians analyzing the entirety of the work and how the dialogue between the musical elements and the poetic/literary elements makes up a beautiful thing. Music is art and we have to treat it as such!
I didn't know about this channel but I have the feeling I'm going to binge it
Isso é exatamente o que me atraiu no Kendrick desde o primeiro momento. No primeiro contato que eu tive com suas músicas eu pensei na hora "Esse cara é um artista. Ele respira arte e me parece que o motivo da vida dele é traduzir sua experiência humana e fazer obras que mudem a vida das pessoas". A mente dele não para, a atenção aos detalhes é deslumbrante mas não só na análise puramente musical, pra chamar assim, mas ele é bem perfeccionista no que diz respeito a semiótica da coisa, como tudo se dialoga. Como o ritmo, a melodia e motivos melódicos, a ambientação e rítmica harmônica e a letra se encaixam de uma maneira tão eficaz de passar mensagens e emoções... Você pode estender isso aos álbuns, como eles têm esse aspecto de livro onde cada música é um capítulo de uma história maior e é uma experiência completamente diferente ouvir uma música solta e uma música no contexto do álbum.
Às vezes eu sinto falta de músicos analisarem a totalidade da obra e como o diálogo entre os elementos musicais e os elementos poéticos/literários compõe uma coisa linda. Música é arte e a gente tem que tratar assim! Eu não conhecia esse canal mas eu tenho a impressão de que vou maratonar
That Little Simz recommendation is fucking fire! So dope
I've always been frustrated with myself that I couldn't give rap the respect it deserved precisely because of the density of lyrics (it's hard for me to catch everything), but Alright is indeed an amazing piece. I wonder how much of this was composed intentionally vs. "by feel"...and yeah, the presence of Thundercat is also pretty obvious from the outset of the groove :-)
Do better
@@eyezzsodrppyXXX LMFAO W
There is no difference between doing something "intentionally" or doing it "by feel". If a rapper raps in triplet he is rapping in triplets intentionally even if he didn’t sit on a chair and think "Hummmm, so here I’m going to divide this 4/4 beat in 3 syllables which will make it triplets! And then I will say a rhyme on each 4th beat". It’s intentional even if he didn’t write a sheet with every syllable he was going to rap notated and then rapped while reading the sheet. It’s intentional even if he didn’t think "humm, I should spit 16th notes". Obviously most rappers do not think or operate like this, but it’s still intentional even without using prescriptive theory term. There really isn’t such a difference in playing "intentionally" and playing by feel. Playing by feel is intentional. That’s literally how you feel like playing.
Weeeell........stop not giving rap the respect that it deserve and maybe you won't be so frustrated with yourself. You gon be aallRIGHT!!!
@@eyezzsodrppyXXX you tell'em
this man even beatboxes to explain something. amazing musicians
Michael Jackson used to do that too
@@TrapHausCreo but michael wasnt an youtuber
I knew this album was a classic the first time I heard it but it amazes me how its still being analyzed and studied years later. This album came at the perfect time and represented an important moment in time.
Satisfying to hear people talk about music like this. You’re breaking down and explaining things in a way I just don’t have the vocabulary/knowledge to do so myself - also really appreciate the pop ups with definitions and cutaways to explain certain points. Subscribed!
Yes Anderson paak is a good example. "come down" "your prime" and "bubblin" are great examples off the top of my head. PLEASE check those out
Kendrick is a genius love that you did “Alright” could easily hear an episode where you did 3 or hell, all of the tracks of one album. Don’t change the name,,,that’s my vote.
Not that many people listen to J.I.D. but he was a snare drummer in high school, his flow is rudimental at times and any drummer out there might enjoy listening to it
DK is still my all-time favorite drummer. I loved all of the times I got to see Muthmath live. This was a video I didn't know I needed until it popped up in my subscriptions.
He is amazing, I've never seen someone play so hard!
Seeing MuteMath live was a couple of the coolest concert experiences I’ve had! Seeing them play “Reset” !!
DK!!!! Been a fan of his since 2004 when Mutemath released their first EP. This man is so underappreciated and a rhythmic Genius. As a professional drummer, I wouldn't be who I am without being inspired by Darren's drumming mastery. Cheers DK. To Ryan & Jack : thank you so much for this channel.
Kendrick Lamar underappreciated?
@@hadisyuaib8613 He´s talking about the drummer in the video.
NO! Don't change your name! I think it's perfectly fine the way it is! Thanks again for another informative video where I learn more about music! Keep it up!
for me, this is the greatest album to be recorded in... 22 years let's say
Here in argentina we have an annalysis of this entire album from a guy called tomas lynch. it's awesome, but it goes more from the lyrics. please, do more of this genius that is kendrick!
can i find the analysis u mentioned?
@@oeerturk i think this is it ruclips.net/video/Gre2lgjRLec/видео.html
@@xboxpenguin8705 sorry, i didnt have notifications! yes, this is it!
@@oeerturk @xboxpenguin870 has posted it right!
Kendrick is a LEGEND of our time ❤️❤️❤️
DK is my drumming hero! He's so inspiring and energetic on drums. Love Mutemath so much, and was terribly sad when they broke up.
I thought this was a joke for a second because Donkey Kong is always abbreviated to DK and there are Donkey Kong drumming games
Yes. I was there from the beginning. I was a big fan of Paul Meany’s previous band, Earthsuit, and was sad when they broke up, but it eventually gave birth to MuteMath. Idk how many shows I followed them around the country to see. MuteMath fans became like family. It was heartbreaking when that came to an end.
Wish I could’ve seen their final tour after DK left and Hutch filled in on drums, but I was unfortunately out of the country and wasn’t able to catch a single show of that last tour. Probably regret that for the rest of my life.
@@jasonwhite8102 Aw man I'll tell you I went to a final show, in Tulsa with Hutch, and it was not at all like Mutemath used to be. Still had some spunk but I was pretty disappointed. Didn't even know about the drummer exchange until I was there but it was very sad in person there.
You have combined my 2 favorite things, hiphop and Darren King. Found him underrated ever since his days of Mutemath. Thanks so much, love you guys :)
when a rhythms accents are landing in a different areas of the bar is called syncopation. (this is for the Kendrick song)
The chorus on JPEGMAFIA’s SICK, NERVOUS & BROKE is so percussive and corresponds with the drums so nicely that I still react to it the same way the 100th time hearing it than the first time. Insanely talented.
JPEG is the last time I heard great hip hop
Just seen jpeg live at Manchester UK not long ago. Excellent and my favourite rapper
That track has one of my favorite flows of his
1:45 funny when he said that question I was also thinking of Little simz
Could you do an episode, where you react to horn sections? I'd love to hear something about the magic they can add to a song
Get Kenni Holmen please lord
Have Eric Benny Bloom and Zoidis from Lettuce join too!
@@andrewquinlan6096 And Michael Nelson as the arranger.
This video makes me love Kendrick even more
He’s incredibly impressive from an outside perspective, he’s absolutely insane from a musical perspective
To Pimp a butterfly is right up there with The College Dropout, to me.
Middle guy has FUNK in him. BEAUTIFUL
When I first heard "Swimming Pools," I knew this Man was a genius!!!
I would love for you guys to tap into more hiphop. There's plenty of eccentric rappers with weird flows and crazy wordplay to match the production. Jid, El-P, MF DOOM, early Eminem, etc. Possibly going into how sampling works would be a great episode
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING JID, HIS FLOW IS UNMATCHED
El-P is that dude, hell yeah!
Darren King is so underrated, it’s cool you guys had the soft-spoken monster and music mind - his whole “thesis statement” & the break/breath bit to punctuate was so good. Love this series, keep it up guys!
Earthsuit and Mutemath! Absolutely! If memory serves I saw Earthsuit live a million years ago. So good
Great episode gents!
OMG! When I was a young drummer I used to try to play along to entire Mutemath records to practice endurance! I can still feel the ache in my arms from playing Electrify lol
Armstice album had many drum heavy songs, especially Electrify and Clipping
No way! You can't change the name now, it's already too big and too polished. This is literally the best show on you tube right now, if you like music. Its funny, its sooo informative and it gets you in close and personal with the musicians. Own that name! Be proud of what you've created. P.s. what about an episode on protest songs, and what makes Rage against the Machine's 'Killing in the name of' so timeless. It keeps coming back more than a christmas song man! The Leland Sklar and Paulette McWilliams episodes were sublime, you dont even get that kind of quality on tv. Love it man keep it up!
If music isn’t being dissected this way, it isn’t being dissected at all. These are geniuses/students who truly are craftsmen and can appreciate and fully analyze and acknowledge craftsmanship. Man this was a breath of fresh air
This was a fun one. Loved hearing Darren's stories.
You can tell the guy on the drums loves Kendrick 🔅❤️
Glad to see Darren King hanging out!! I had no idea he worked on Kanye stuff. And his Little Simz shoutout! 🙌🏽
The talk about the steady hihat is exactly what makes Meshuggah a god-tier band. Amidst all the chaos, the steady 4/4 hihat keeps everything on track
What a great video! Showcasing the genius of Kendrick Lamar.
Alright > Jacob collier’s discography
I strongly disagree with you! They're both very talented individuals. Kendrick Lamar is great but you don't have to put down other artist to prove it. Jacob Collier is good musician in my opinion. I like his performances and his songs. He also seems like an authentic dude in general.
Maybe I'm missing something and there's other part of the story. What made you go with this take?
Yeah dude's just comparing lion with flamingo, they're stylistically very different, but i think Kendrick is stronger as an artists, so are his songs
Darren King is one of my biggest inspirations. What a legend.
What ive learned from playing by ear over the years is that the voice is an instrument and you can apply words with the proper ammount of syllables to match the pocket of specific instruments. For example three six mafia/memphis flows are identical to high hats on trap beats depending on the tempo. Same with chopper rappers like twisted insane. His rhyme scheme is like a rapid High Hat from a high energied scarlxrd track. So every type of vocalist is rhyming a pattern that falls in line with an instrument. Oh an smino said he raps like a High hat an plays drums. Basically if you rap an play drums you can be a flow god
So happy to someone else who gets Three 6 Mafia!! Insanely smart group of musicians.
@@QNPMEDIA i feel ya on that mane!
They def had a live band in the studio for this album. Honestly this might be my favorite album of all time, and It's a required full playthrough from start to finish when you listen to it. There really isn't anything quite like it. From the music itself, to the lyrics, the content, the emotions captured. This album and the message in it meant so much to him that he didn't want to go on tour because he didn't want to commercialize or make money off of it.
14:47 "Wait, why were you invited to the studio!?" That was hilarious
I like professionals musicians react. That is what I know you guys as. You kept it for this long, no need to change it. It already is ingrained in our heads. fellow producer/composer here. peace from Japan. 🍣
Piss on your grave is my favorite Travis Scott song and to hear him talking about it makes my heart smile.
Don't change the channel name. I like the professional insight of music, and for googling that I found you guys. Let it be like it is now. Greetings from Cali, Colombia.
That was dope, y'all. DK is a monster on the kit and such a wizard's creative mind. Love it. And the name, though I'm way late to the party makes a lot of sense and tells me exactly what I'm in for.
I LOVE how nerdy and thorough this is, subscribed!
I’d love to hear you analyze Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for Jimi Hendrix, specifically on the album Axis: Bold As Love.
So good
I’m glad there are people interested in these topics! Eminem has insane rhythmic skills as well. It would be great if you have an episode on him too. I would suggest listening to Fast Lane. There’s a lot to break down.
Keep DK regularly part of the show. Thanks.
Little sims is absolutely amazing
i could listen to Darren King talk about music for days.
You guys are doing some of the best content on RUclips, absolute hidden gem!!!!
I LOVE!!!!!!!!! hearing musicians break down other peoples music especially songs I like😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
The sound is dark and dreamy and the hook comes first with an oddly positive we gonna be alright vibe only to both be explained and disrupted by the opening line "...and when I wake up..." so perfect and starting with the word "and" reflects the missing one note and total restrain the musician speak about here describing the music.
I love this video. You guys talk about the best rapper in the universe is everything. Shout out to @KendrickLamar and you three are just so interesting to watch and listen to
I love Kanye and Kendrick productions. Real Friends, in particular, is one of my favorite songs on the album (top 3).
As an Afropop singer and producer, I'm excited to see you guys reacting to one of our Afrobeat's album! You guys can start from mine 😅😏The Afropop version of Kanye ahaha!!!
Love this channel 🤩 more blessings🙏🏾
Who would you recommend?!
@@QNPMEDIA Wizkid and Burna Boy !
Wizkids melody are just so interesting in anykind of level and Burna Boy has song with no Bass just because his voice can be that low in terms of frequency... Crazy thing!
The best example of this I can think of is blessed with kdot and schoolboy q....he turned in to a snare on that track I was thoroughly impressed
13:35 because it's so expertly crafted out of timeless things, blend of old and new, alternate worlds. Those old school oakwood university vocal harmonies, with the 808s minus the trap cicada hihat stuff, with all the compositional elements you all talked about, the timeless themes of the lyrics...
Wow darren king is a legend and such an inspiration to my drumming! Your choice of guests is so damn good and thank you for bumping up the length of these videos I can't get enough!
Mesmerized listening his story with Kanye 😊
Now i get why this was recommend, I subscribed.. This is my new favorite show on YT.
33:08 Dude, Earthsuit was so good. It's a shame their style didn't take off like it should have, because it was so unique and special. Christian hiphop jazz reggae fusion? Yes please lol. I loved how they just did their own thing. Truly creative stuff. Thanks for shouting them out.
Earthsuit was legit! Names I didn’t expect to hear in 2022, lol.
On bad habits--you made me think of the saxophonist Ben Webster and his truly strange (beautiful) vibrato. Really wouldn't fly for most people these days--he's emulating the vibrato of a string instrument (which I think he also played). But, beautiful sound he created which would likely be viewed as odd or imperfect now.
The best part about all of ya'lls professions is you don't need people to know you like crazy cuz you existing and doing what you do is crazy as is
Mais um programa impecável. Amo vocês!
This is so true omg, listen to ‘feel’ and ‘sing about me’. A lot of his flows in these songs sound like drums
Loved the marching band question, may I suggest an episode reacting to DCI shows?
Change the name? YES! I had no idea it was such a great channel, thinking it was just… reacts videos. Glad I finally watched. (It was the Vince Guaraldi video that caught me.)
you fully were like "hey, check out my mix tape" to KANYE. lololololololololol
This is so fascinating to me as a person who know little about music. This channel thought me so much and gave me a new found respect for artists. Like wow there soooo much that goes into a single track. I now understand why artists take years to come out with an album. Just wow
I love the honesty period of this commentary
I would love to hear you talk about Burial
I love your experimental music episode on Thom Yorke. Want more like that , next time Bjork would be nice.
I always loved the intro to piss in your grave. Such a cool backstory
You could change it to “Amateur ‘Musicians’ Bloviate”. J/K. Keep up the great work. Don’t change a thing. I loved Darren’s spirit.
love how you guys introduced each other. Very humbling
OMG. I’ve always wondered who was responsible for that “piss on your grave” intro. Life is complete 😩😩
Phenomenal video.
I’m sooooo glad to be validated in my years long theory that some of the best and most game changing rappers emulate the utility of drums/percussions. I remember being like 14 years old studying Lil Wayne’s 16th flows and being like wait… he’s literally doing hi hats with his flow, weaving perfectly between the rhythmically slower actual hi hats. Insight and perspective I never would’ve had if I wasn’t so obsessed with production and understanding music and more importantly life from a conceptual basis (asking myself “why” to discover how “how” was even discovered before even thinking to ask “how”).
Wayne has some insane flows especially recently
If I could leave a suggestion that would be amazing to see, it would be “Milton Nascimento” songs and albums! Such as “Clube da Esquina” and “Minas”.
What. A. Beautiful. Podcast. Music Theory in relation to hip hop hits!! It doesn’t exist elsewhere. Great Niche. Great great episode
Whoa my man from doing covers od single ladies and a dope ass Christmas commercial is the CEO of patron. I know someone who is going to be alright. big ups
I have absolutely been loving this channel. I always thought the name was a bit funny. I think mostly because of the connotation "react" carries on youtube. I feel the word react sells y'all short. At first I didn't realize that you would be reacting to... music. I mean duh, but before my first click it coulda been anything. This channel is a more thoughtful breakdown and the awesome musical guests you all bring on, hot damn, this channel is totally hitting it for me and I feel I listen to these songs and artists with more appreciation afterwards.
But man, naming things is real hard. I think it would be fine if you kept the name, but just to kick the idea around for a second:
I like that the name is descriptive of what you all are doing rather than a random name. Descriptive names however leave us in the place with a wordy title, so how about a name that is descriptive but would also be a good initialism - so no one would actually call it by its full name. PMR doesn't sound good imo.
Music Professionals Geek out on Songs = MPGS
Remember when I said naming things is real hard...
ski mask the slump god is one of my favorite rappers to drum to, his flow is insane.
Just the room you guys are in sounds incredible.
I'm pretty sure the frequency you're talking about on All Of The Lights is actually just an 808 conga sample really compressed and distorted.
Please! It would be great if you react some John Mayer thing! What he does as songwriter, performer, musician is from another world!
Recommendation: Could you do a 2 part episode similar to what you did with Leland Sklar, but... with Steve Gadd? That would be a real scoop.
First have him react to all time greatest drum grooves (or fills, or intros) THEN an episode where he reacts to his own work, like his work on Paul Simon's "50 ways to leave your lover" or "you can call me Al" (also has one of the greatest bass tracks) or his work on "Spain" with Al Jarreau.
Now THAT would be a drum special for this amazing channel you have created 😀