A TALE OF TWO KENDRICKS: MY DAMN. THEORY Okay. I believe *DAMN.* can be reversed, having two completely different stories. What leads me to this conclusion is what is said on the tracks BLOOD. and FEAR. "BLOOD." Is it wickedness? Is it weakness? You decide are we going to live or die? "FEAR." Wondering if I'm living through fear or living through rap? Damn. ------------------------------- When you play the album front to back, we see a confident Kendrick exposing his anxieties very subtlety until FEAR. where he lays out an entire lifetime of what scares him. He does admit insecurities on FEEL., but I view this as more an awareness of people treating him differently because of his success; a theme that makes sense leading into LOYALTY. This is the story of him not wanting to show *weakness* by admitting he is *living through fear* of losing his career or his life. I also believe this is the story of the real Kendrick, the one addressed on DUCKWORTH. that came out of Anthony not killing his father. ------------------------------- On DUCKWORTH., Kid Kapri says "We gon' put it in reverse!" The track ends with Kendrick saying, "Because if Anthony killed Ducky, Top Dawg could be servin' life while I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight," followed by a gunshot and the entire album sonically reversed until the, "So I was takin' a walk the other day" of BLOOD. This gave me the idea to play *DAMN.* back -> front. This is the story of the Kendrick that would have resulted in Ducky being killed. -------------------------------- In reverse order, the tracks tell of a different Kendrick, which I believe could be "Kungfu Kenny," who fiends for women, riches and respect. He becomes very materialistic in his ways and angry if he doesn't get what he wants. This is especially evident on the new transitions of LOVE -> LUST. & LOYALTY. -> FEEL. On LOVE. he tries to be genuine with his girl but when she won't put out he gets impatient on LUST. and just wants to fuck. On LOYALTY., he addresses the obvious of wanting those surrounding him to not screw him over, but on FEEL. sees through that guise and details his lack of confidence in others. There are other examples of these new dualities, but I feel those are the strongest. The arch of Kungfu Kenny shows him *living through rap*, having a fallout with his career and who he assumed were friends. On YAH., he reflects on this and admits that he needs to change his approach on life and seek his own forgiveness. He also brings back his cousin Carl's voicemail about the verse from Deuteronomy, realizing he's cursed. This leads into the "final" track DNA. where he brings back the anger and aggressiveness but in a self-aware light. Although knowing he can't escape his *wickedness*, he tries to show kindness to a blind woman on BLOOD. This random act gets him shot. "While I grew up without a father and died in a gunfight" ---------------------------------- I also believe the two Kendricks are shown through the album art: i.imgur.com/RRFNHTQ.jpg ---------------------------------- CONCLUSION: BLOOD. and DUCKWORTH. are interchangeable Intros/Outros, the tracks in the middle are the two stories. Playing *DAMN.* normally gives you the story of the Kendrick we know, the Kendrick living through fear and the Kendrick who lives. Flip it, and you get Kungfu Kenny, the fatherless Kendrick who lived through rap and got killed. "Wondering if I'm living through fear or living through rap. Damn." Album is called *DAMN.*, this is Kendrick telling us its theme. "Is it wickedness? Is it weakness? You decide are we going to live or die?" You decide Kendrick's fate by how you play the album. I made this reply already in the comments, but to those who are just reading this now suggesting he dies both times: I think this is foreshadowing the album's duality concept, because right after he's shot we hear "is it wickedness" again but not "is it weakness." The album you're about to hear is the weakness side. If he straight up died we wouldn't have 13 more tracks. Playing it backwards, the last track Kendrick actually dies and becomes another generic news story. There's nothing more after that. The gunshot on DUCKWORTH. is Anthony killing Ducky, setting the second story in motion.
Your theory and this theory from Yoh301 from DJ Booth make the most sense. I was thinking along the side of Yoh's theory after the first couple of listen's of the album but it's crazy how you tied yours so thank you Tabby. They both fit perfectly djbooth.net/news/entry/2017-04-14-kendrick-lamar-damn-decoded
Tabby omg this is a hell of a theory that makes so much sense wow your a genius to truly decipher this so I was wondering if you would check out Kevin Abstracts American Boyfriend if Blond was your favorite album of 2016 I think it's a must hear but I mean after a album like Damn well yeah that's kinda hard to do I understand but please if you get the chance you should hear it you can just feel the emotion in the album
A guide to the sounds of Tabby: 1:15- Dad suffocating you with a pillow 1:22- Girl sees a spider 1:39- Girl finds out the spider isn't actually dead 1:47- When consent wasn't mutual 3:11- Abused dog 4:03-4:18- Wiener too big, won't fit 6:20- When you do some lowkey gay stuff and realize you've been gay this whole time 6:23- When the bassline's really familiar 8:17- You act like your five year old cousin's magic trick was really cool 9:02-9:22- Wiener too big, but he goes for it anyway
Your hype and passion is so surreal, while also keeping up an appreciation for the dark elements and trying to understand Kendrick's characters. A lot of reacts miss that.. props to you man.
DAMN in reverse order. The reality is that this album is about Kendrick looking back in life...and thinking "DAMN." all this work,all this pain,and this is where I got.In a place where he is not safe and nor exactly who he is as a person (14) He is born as 'DUCKWORTH' (13) Raised with a faith a 'GOD' (12) But as he grows up he has to face the 'FEAR' of growing up. (11) And there's lot of temptations.('XXX') Therefore mostly giving up on his faith in 'unseen deities'. (10) And within these temptations,these fears,and this process of growing up he finds 'LOVE'. (9) But love is something very fragile and can be damaged by a lot of negative thoughts,especially 'LUST'. (8) And giving into lust,thought Kendrick that he should be a lot more 'HUMBLE'. (7) But the environment he grew up in and his frustrations broke his family and introduce him to 'PRIDE' (6) And pride is the thing that can make or break 'LOYALTY'. Loyalty,which is a major conflicting part of environment he grew up in. (5) But then Kendrick realized that all of these negative experiences affect him in ways that he felt like the world worked against him.('FEEL') (4) Until he found his 'ELEMENT'.Until he found his real calling. (3) Until he regained his faith ('YAH'). (2) And this entire journey basically is part of his 'DNA'.It's who he is.He is all of the above. (1) Therefore as much as he tries..he can never be 'Lady Justice' (The Blind Woman' who shot him).He can never be a 'Yeshua' because he is human like everyone else.He is bleeding ('BLOOD') he accepts it who he is.With all his 'goods' and 'bads'.A complex Human being. "DAMN."
bruh imagine driving past tabby when he's blasting this shit in the middle of the home depot parking lot after hours & he's losing his shit busting all kinds of nuts
everyone scared to react..btw this album is weak am already tired of it...no good rapping in the album...he was suppose to prove why he is not overrated..but now he depends on singing,producers, and beat switches
everyone scared to react..btw this album is weak am already tired of it...no good rapping in the album...he was suppose to prove why he is not overrated..but now he depends on singing,producers, and beat switches
White boy only reaction i see, that is passionate and actually listening. Each track should hit you if your actually listening cause it did that to me. And i see it in you. great reaction.
Not only are your reactions entertaining, but unlike other people, you are able to pull things from the lyrics other reactors can't. You formulate intelligent conclusions from what you hear and it's enlightening and pleasant to hear. And it's not only you, other people like Shawn Cee, Meami, you guys really give more than a generic reaction and I'm thankful for that. They're reactions I can relate to and even learn from. Keep doing what you're doing dawg.
i swear this guy has the best editing out of all these reaction channels, hilarious brodaaa 😂 album sounds straight-forward on surface but it's actually deep af. someone might not even get the concept of the album. 9/10
Aleks- I gotta disagree, Tupac will always be known as the best lyricist but in all other aspects kendrick has him beat for me not to mention that kendrick can rival him lyrically
did anyone else notice the end of loyalty Rihanna saying "It's hard to be humble", leading into "PRIDE." and then "HUMBLE."? The cohesiveness and lyrics of Kendrick's albums sets him apart
Mtr 02 the last song is about his father and a TDE member named Anthony. They actually had a real encounter before kendrick was born and kendricks dad almost died
i think it was actually when kendrick was a baby because he talks about Ducky and his girl having a baby and headed to cali with 500 bucks hoping the baby (kendrick) would go to college...if top killed ducky than obviously kendrick wouldnt be where he is today
This honestly proves why artists like J Cole, Logic, and Drake are no where near the level Kenny is at. This album is similar to "4 your eyes only", but a way better version of it. This is my current album of the year and lastly thank Kendrick for a beautiful body of work.
Don’t make me write a bible about what J.cole has done for music, and why him and kendrick are dope af. Just listen to american dream by jeezy ft. J.cole and kendrick
Felipe Palomares Nah... I'm gettin that new OLED TV from Sony cuz that's the most beautiful thing I have seen... why party when you can get the best TV yet lol
DAMN, from the word DAMNATION, the curse to leave everything on Earth and still be punished for it in the afterlife once we die. In the beginning Kendrick dies. At the end we realize it's like Kendrick was seeing his life flash before his death. The entire album is Kendrick re-living and summarizing his life and everything in it. Its all a big loop, of things that make up life and our curse to live, even in our last moments on Earth we see PRIDE, LOVE, LOYALTY, ECT. the things we think matter. But as the album keeps reminding us "WHAT HAPPENS ON EARTH STAYS ON EARTH" We have to face the fact that once we die, none of that matters, and all we can say is... DAMN. the true meaning of being DAMNED, a curse word that we made out of our curse of DAMNATION.... Just my humble interpretation.
Damn Tabby, you never cease to amaze just how much you can pick up and digest on just one listen. This is probably his most cryptic album yet in terms of message and you caught that on the first listen. Keep doing you man 👍🏼
Did you notice that the ending of duckworth , its rewinding back the album to the beginning and starting off at blood again , that was just .. amazing. It reminded me of those movies where you see all this stuff happen and when you get to the end , it's at the beginning and all those things haven't happened yet
There's a lot pointing to it. Especially since Kendrick said the new album would focus on God and DAMn. certainly didn't do that. I think he died at the end of DAMN. and is going to meet God, resurrected on Easter Sunday.
this is why I love Kendrick and this proves why he's the greatest rapper of our time we literally have to dig in deep af to reveal the concept and the story as of right now I'm lost af to what the album was about what happened to The Blind lady ? what happen to Duckworth and who's that and is Anthony Top Dawg he was talking about ? this is such an amazing album
First. FUCKING THANK YOU. 2nd, if those resurrection/2nd album theory is real/drops on Easter Sunday, then K.Dot just elevated the genre even further. This album alone has already to an extent but my god.. what if.. DAMN.
supposedly since he gets shot in the beginning and in the end, and a bunch of other theories, he dies int his album and will resurrect on sunday like the jesus of rap with another album
god damn I love tabby's reviews. such a good source for an insightful review on an album. not to mention the joy you get out of watching his reactions lol
Pisses me off a little when people constantly look for Drake and Big Sean disses. Kendrick is so much better than that and this is fucking art and instead of appreciating it, people try to hunt for lines that they for some reason think may be at Big Sean or Drake, two artists who are just leagues below Kendrick and he clearly isn't directing anything at them. Also, great review yet again Tabby, much love Man :)
Barak Hill There is nothing wrong with them and there has been some great ones in the past, however when people reach a bit much and make up beefs that they aren't sure even exist and talk about that instead of the artist's work, I think it's a shame that the light is on the 'beef' that may or may not exist instead of the really good music.
This video introduced me to Tabby. Kept coming back to it almost every day since then. Funniest reaction to DAMN. out there. Most intellectual reaction to DAMN. out there. Huge fan of Tabby. Keep it up dude, I'mma help ya blow up!
Yeah I can relate it even though Im not 27 yet .. I can really relate to the first two verses, and he used the second beat in the heart pt 4 which was fucking amazing .
Bro it used to be like that for me, when i was 15 one pack would last me 2-3 months, now at 19 i be smoking a 20 pack in 2-3 days, I've tried to quit an unbelievable amount of times, but every time you quit and relapse, you end up smoking more than before you quit. Now I've gone a week without a cigarette, don't know how long thats gonna last though. Just quit while you can, before cigarettes literally take over.
Just saw your video. This is the first video of yours that I saw and I fucking loved it. I swear you are now my favourite reactor. I love your humor and it is great to see a reactor who actually tries to understand the concept of the album in the video with his Subscribers and not just tries to understand it for himself in his head. Keep up the good work you got a new subscriber! Greetings from Germany
A TALE OF TWO KENDRICKS: MY DAMN. THEORY
Okay. I believe *DAMN.* can be reversed, having two completely different stories. What leads me to this conclusion is what is said on the tracks BLOOD. and FEAR.
"BLOOD."
Is it wickedness?
Is it weakness?
You decide are we going to live or die?
"FEAR."
Wondering if I'm living through fear or living through rap? Damn.
-------------------------------
When you play the album front to back, we see a confident Kendrick exposing his anxieties very subtlety until FEAR. where he lays out an entire lifetime of what scares him. He does admit insecurities on FEEL., but I view this as more an awareness of people treating him differently because of his success; a theme that makes sense leading into LOYALTY. This is the story of him not wanting to show *weakness* by admitting he is *living through fear* of losing his career or his life. I also believe this is the story of the real Kendrick, the one addressed on DUCKWORTH. that came out of Anthony not killing his father.
-------------------------------
On DUCKWORTH., Kid Kapri says "We gon' put it in reverse!" The track ends with Kendrick saying, "Because if Anthony killed Ducky, Top Dawg could be servin' life while I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight," followed by a gunshot and the entire album sonically reversed until the, "So I was takin' a walk the other day" of BLOOD. This gave me the idea to play *DAMN.* back -> front. This is the story of the Kendrick that would have resulted in Ducky being killed.
--------------------------------
In reverse order, the tracks tell of a different Kendrick, which I believe could be "Kungfu Kenny," who fiends for women, riches and respect. He becomes very materialistic in his ways and angry if he doesn't get what he wants. This is especially evident on the new transitions of LOVE -> LUST. & LOYALTY. -> FEEL.
On LOVE. he tries to be genuine with his girl but when she won't put out he gets impatient on LUST. and just wants to fuck. On LOYALTY., he addresses the obvious of wanting those surrounding him to not screw him over, but on FEEL. sees through that guise and details his lack of confidence in others. There are other examples of these new dualities, but I feel those are the strongest.
The arch of Kungfu Kenny shows him *living through rap*, having a fallout with his career and who he assumed were friends. On YAH., he reflects on this and admits that he needs to change his approach on life and seek his own forgiveness. He also brings back his cousin Carl's voicemail about the verse from Deuteronomy, realizing he's cursed. This leads into the "final" track DNA. where he brings back the anger and aggressiveness but in a self-aware light. Although knowing he can't escape his *wickedness*, he tries to show kindness to a blind woman on BLOOD.
This random act gets him shot.
"While I grew up without a father and died in a gunfight"
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I also believe the two Kendricks are shown through the album art:
i.imgur.com/RRFNHTQ.jpg
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CONCLUSION:
BLOOD. and DUCKWORTH. are interchangeable Intros/Outros, the tracks in the middle are the two stories. Playing *DAMN.* normally gives you the story of the Kendrick we know, the Kendrick living through fear and the Kendrick who lives. Flip it, and you get Kungfu Kenny, the fatherless Kendrick who lived through rap and got killed.
"Wondering if I'm living through fear or living through rap. Damn."
Album is called *DAMN.*, this is Kendrick telling us its theme.
"Is it wickedness? Is it weakness? You decide are we going to live or die?"
You decide Kendrick's fate by how you play the album.
I made this reply already in the comments, but to those who are just reading this now suggesting he dies both times:
I think this is foreshadowing the album's duality concept, because right after he's shot we hear "is it wickedness" again but not "is it weakness." The album you're about to hear is the weakness side. If he straight up died we wouldn't have 13 more tracks. Playing it backwards, the last track Kendrick actually dies and becomes another generic news story. There's nothing more after that. The gunshot on DUCKWORTH. is Anthony killing Ducky, setting the second story in motion.
Goddamn Tabby thats a good ass interpretation
Your theory and this theory from Yoh301 from DJ Booth make the most sense. I was thinking along the side of Yoh's theory after the first couple of listen's of the album but it's crazy how you tied yours so thank you Tabby. They both fit perfectly
djbooth.net/news/entry/2017-04-14-kendrick-lamar-damn-decoded
This is great.
thank you for this. I knew there had to be a deeper meaning cuz on the surface this seems like kendricks simplest project lyric wise.
Tabby omg this is a hell of a theory that makes so much sense wow your a genius to truly decipher this so I was wondering if you would check out Kevin Abstracts American Boyfriend if Blond was your favorite album of 2016 I think it's a must hear but I mean after a album like Damn well yeah that's kinda hard to do I understand but please if you get the chance you should hear it you can just feel the emotion in the album
"Am I living through fear or living through rap? Damn."
There's the key everyone.
Tabby if your channel gets banned steal Shawn Cees
Tabby What do you think about the theory that this is actually a fake album and that the real album is coming Sunday?
Tabby If this is a fake then we're in for a REAL treat Sunday because this shit is fire
Aye u heard the second album theory? look that shit up. now
Tabby, Why TF U HAVNT DID A VIDEO TO AB-SOUL
I think all Kendrick fans lost their shit when they first heard DNA.
Y'all realize BigQuint might not even get past DNA.
Mig1997 R.I.P Bigquint
Mig1997 I barely did dude
Mig1997 we need a fucking video for DNA asap !!!!!!
Mig1997 HE GONNA DIE LMAO
Quint bout to level his entire house smh
BLOOD. - 0:52
DNA. - 1:11
YAH. - 2:04
ELEMENT. - 2:42
FEEL. - 3:50
LOYALTY. - 4:35
PRIDE. - 5:27
LUST. - 6:19
LOVE. - 7:46
XXX. - 8:48
FEAR. - 9:56
GOD. - 11:50
DUCKWORTH. - 12:43
✌🏾Thank U
thanks b
You the real MVP
I always skip to dna and the duckworth beat switches
Good looks
A guide to the sounds of Tabby:
1:15- Dad suffocating you with a pillow
1:22- Girl sees a spider
1:39- Girl finds out the spider isn't actually dead
1:47- When consent wasn't mutual
3:11- Abused dog
4:03-4:18- Wiener too big, won't fit
6:20- When you do some lowkey gay stuff and realize you've been gay this whole time
6:23- When the bassline's really familiar
8:17- You act like your five year old cousin's magic trick was really cool
9:02-9:22- Wiener too big, but he goes for it anyway
Dakota Hall STOPPP!!!! 😂😂😂
The first 3 made me throw away my lungs, you owe me some new o es!
Dakota Hall major dub
Dakota Hall here is your dub:
*W*
Your hype and passion is so surreal, while also keeping up an appreciation for the dark elements and trying to understand Kendrick's characters. A lot of reacts miss that.. props to you man.
Im sorry but Kendrick is now the greatest
no layup don't be sorry
no layup he was always the greatest
How you feeling now? He’s even better after 7 whole years
this man had to light up a cig after the album lmao
hahaha should of been a blunt though cmon
I HAD TO LIGHT UP A JOINT IN THE MIDDLE LOL
My man needed a pump off the inhaler half way through and a cigarette at the end.
Epic album is epic.
ikr lmao
Lol
My wifes boyfriend loves this album
wait a fuckin minute
💀💀💀
Wait...
😂😂
DAMN.
DAMN in reverse order.
The reality is that this album is about Kendrick looking back in life...and thinking "DAMN." all this work,all this pain,and this is where I got.In a place where he is not safe and nor exactly who he is as a person
(14) He is born as 'DUCKWORTH'
(13) Raised with a faith a 'GOD'
(12) But as he grows up he has to face the 'FEAR' of growing up.
(11) And there's lot of temptations.('XXX') Therefore mostly giving up on his faith in 'unseen deities'.
(10) And within these temptations,these fears,and this process of growing up he finds 'LOVE'.
(9) But love is something very fragile and can be damaged by a lot of negative thoughts,especially 'LUST'.
(8) And giving into lust,thought Kendrick that he should be a lot more 'HUMBLE'.
(7) But the environment he grew up in and his frustrations broke his family and introduce him to 'PRIDE'
(6) And pride is the thing that can make or break 'LOYALTY'. Loyalty,which is a major conflicting part of environment he grew up in.
(5) But then Kendrick realized that all of these negative experiences affect him in ways that he felt like the world worked against him.('FEEL')
(4) Until he found his 'ELEMENT'.Until he found his real calling.
(3) Until he regained his faith ('YAH').
(2) And this entire journey basically is part of his 'DNA'.It's who he is.He is all of the above.
(1) Therefore as much as he tries..he can never be 'Lady Justice' (The Blind Woman' who shot him).He can never be a 'Yeshua' because he is human like everyone else.He is bleeding ('BLOOD') he accepts it who he is.With all his 'goods' and 'bads'.A complex Human being.
"DAMN."
WhiteEdits who's your plug bro?
WhiteEdits daaaamn
WhiteEdits this shit really hit me like damn and no pun was actually intended🤯
DAMN.
Ive heard that in XXX, each X stands for each murder hes witnessed, but idk
The moment I finished DNA I couldn't wait to see your reaction and BOY I was not disappointed
this is not a rap album
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ yeah and I'm not breathing oxygen
Whom care just like it for what it is
hahaha
But what it is is definitely a rap album...
KENDRICK THE G.O.A.T.
this is an rnb album....weak album
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ i hope you're having a good time in this comment section
HSD_Redbull Cc he had the potential to be better than kendrick
@@LJ-un1hb he was better than Kendirck
bruh imagine driving past tabby when he's blasting this shit in the middle of the home depot parking lot after hours & he's losing his shit busting all kinds of nuts
anthony vanderpool brah imma join in 😂😂
"Love's gonna get you killed, but Pride's gonna be the death of you...."
"..And you and me "
that line is soo deep
Brother Lono wish he used that you and me part in the whole song or just longer...it was really smooth and i thought it was going to be when it played
Brother Lono and you and you and you and me
That fucking line bro. So aerie and chilling.
Gotta say, this is one of the best reaction videos I've ever seen
YOU KNOW THE REACTION GONNA BE BRAZY WHEN HE IN HIS CAR
Joss Montano Let us not forget about the Kodak Black incident
everyone scared to react..btw this album is weak am already tired of
it...no good rapping in the album...he was suppose to prove why he is
not overrated..but now he depends on singing,producers, and beat
switches
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ L
+Hunter Lacasse He copy and pasted that so yeah he is trolling
for real lollll trynna not wake anyone in the house ahhaa
Luv u, Tabby. Love this damn video and I lost my mind during this album and just DAMN.
Luv u
THAT TRANSITION FROM BLOOD TO DNA WAS PURE FIRE, THAT SHIT WAS MORE HOT THAN A SLIDE IN SUMMER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
everyone scared to react..btw this album is weak am already tired of
it...no good rapping in the album...he was suppose to prove why he is
not overrated..but now he depends on singing,producers, and beat
switches
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ when lyrics fly over your head episode 1
bro for realllll
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ Somebody didn't listen to any of the lyrics haha, got caught up in the bangers and missed all the depth
Duckworth dna transition tho
White boy only reaction i see, that is passionate and actually listening. Each track should hit you if your actually listening cause it did that to me. And i see it in you. great reaction.
My sentiments exactly 😍
Not only are your reactions entertaining, but unlike other people, you are able to pull things from the lyrics other reactors can't. You formulate intelligent conclusions from what you hear and it's enlightening and pleasant to hear. And it's not only you, other people like Shawn Cee, Meami, you guys really give more than a generic reaction and I'm thankful for that. They're reactions I can relate to and even learn from. Keep doing what you're doing dawg.
Listened to it 5 times in 12 hours and it still amazes me. This video is as much of a classic as DAMN.
lol it really is
This is an iconic video and i keep coming back to it
"YAH" is so fucking good
so smootheeee
Joel Seiferling
All of them except Love
Edgar Medina love is flame breh chill
Jake Taylor right
Joel Seiferling people are sleeping on it!
i swear this guy has the best editing out of all these reaction channels, hilarious brodaaa 😂 album sounds straight-forward on surface but it's actually deep af. someone might not even get the concept of the album. 9/10
Kendrick is the GOAT, he has had 3 classics arguably 4. Name a rapper that can release 4 10's, kenny is the only one to do it.
Katta Games Tupac is GOAT but Kendrick is up there
Aleks- Tupac is overrated
To people who don't understand rap? dude he was the best and always will be
Aleks- I gotta disagree, Tupac will always be known as the best lyricist but in all other aspects kendrick has him beat for me not to mention that kendrick can rival him lyrically
Idk he had a pretty good flow and if anything biggie is up there too. he had it all man
Loyalty, aka Kendrick does Drake better than Drake.
hahahah for real
Kendrick done songs like that before, poetic justice for example (featuring drake funnily enough)
PicturesJester loyalty, also known as Kendrick? you got me confused af over here son.
Elwood P. Dowd the song "loyalty" sounds like Kendrick is taking drakes spot in "Work"
Elwood P. Dowd the song "loyalty" sounds like Kendrick is taking drakes spot in "Work"
DNA is my neighbors favorite track on the album
Alex Smith its not that funny after about 45 people say it on every reaction vid
Triple lol
XXX mine
Tabby really took his inhaler during XXX lmaoooo
hahahaha
YESSSSS, first Shawn Cee now you, jus waiting for Theneedledrop and Bigquint
T3MPZZZ Meami too bro👌🏾
T3MPZZZ same
Meami too
Meami was shaking during DNA. Literal shaking.
T3MPZZZ and dead and hip hop
i lost my shit when he started imitating DJ's
Yll Hoxha DJ FUCKFACE
hahahaha is that a subliminal Khaled diss????
Yll Hoxha KUNG FU KENNY
Spread the Looove he actually calls himself kung fu Kenny... he used to cornrow Kenny, it's a guy from the movie rush hour
Yll Hoxha I DID TOO 😂🤘
Bro, you are so underated, it hurts. You're one of the best reviewers on the god damn youtube. Thank you man, sencerely.
This definitely the most entertaining reaction I've seen so far. Keep up your grind, my guy.
DNA & XXX by far the stand outs.
Dillon Sayler I love the slower tracks tho like Pride
Dillon Sayler DUCKWORTH tho
and feel
The slower tracks were dope too
Dillon Sayler I love element and loyalty more than xxx imo
did anyone else notice the end of loyalty Rihanna saying "It's hard to be humble", leading into "PRIDE." and then "HUMBLE."? The cohesiveness and lyrics of Kendrick's albums sets him apart
Mtr 02 the last song is about his father and a TDE member named Anthony. They actually had a real encounter before kendrick was born and kendricks dad almost died
i think it was actually when kendrick was a baby because he talks about Ducky and his girl having a baby and headed to cali with 500 bucks hoping the baby (kendrick) would go to college...if top killed ducky than obviously kendrick wouldnt be where he is today
Your reaction to DNA was exactly like mine. I LOST MY FUCKING SHIT
this is an rnb album ...kendrick copying bryson tiller
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ spastic
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ ??? you joking?
Epic Gaming Live yo same I fucking died in my chair
ISMAIL DAN SADIQ
Nah
BLOOD. - 0:50
DNA. - 1:11
YAH. - 2:03
ELEMENT. - 2:41
FEEL. - 3:49
LOYALTY. - 4:37
PRIDE. - 5:26
HUMBLE. - already listened
LUST. - 6:17
LOVE. - 7:42
XXX. - 8:44
FEAR. - 9:58
GOD. - 11:47
DUCKWORTH. - 12:40
Lust reminds me of an OutKast song
yesss!! prototype!
James Burgess it was sampled by the song vibrate or she lives in my lap one or the two
duckworth reminds me of the life of the Benjamin Andre
Kendrick as a whole reminds me of Andre 3000, they are the 2 most creative rappers of all time
genneralOG Kanye?
This honestly proves why artists like J Cole, Logic, and Drake are no where near the level Kenny is at. This album is similar to "4 your eyes only", but a way better version of it. This is my current album of the year and lastly thank Kendrick for a beautiful body of work.
Jack Walker how are they similar one is for his friends daughter and the other is about something i can't figure out yet lol
Isac Carrillo yeah I was wondering how they were similar too.
Jack Walker I like joey badass album though I'll compare him to no one cause his flow is almost as superior as k dots but I don't like this new album
Jack Walker has your opinion changed
Don’t make me write a bible about what J.cole has done for music, and why him and kendrick are dope af. Just listen to american dream by jeezy ft. J.cole and kendrick
Paycheck came in, tax return came in, and KDot dropped the best thing this year... ON THE SAME DAY!! BEST FUCKIN DAY EVER
sugams2s let's party lmao
Felipe Palomares Nah... I'm gettin that new OLED TV from Sony cuz that's the most beautiful thing I have seen... why party when you can get the best TV yet lol
raining blessings
Godbless👐
Lol if your tax return ACTUALLY just came in today and you aren't just whoring for likes you need to sue your employer
"Dj FuckFace" 😂😂💀
JoeDomino13 dj 🐱
Kendrick resurrecting on Easter; SOMETHING IS UP
Zach Stirk My nigga another album is dropping, punch, sounwave and even his sister subliminally tweeted about it
Zach Stirk damn!!Happy listening til' he kills everybody the 16th bro!!
What's his sister's twitter?
Evan Jones twitter.com/Silnovia/status/852913132670402560
I hope sooooooo
Just wait til he drops DANIEL. on Sunday
Gabe Molitor it's NATION
Domcreator u didn't get the joke. DAMN. DANIEL.
DAMN DANIEL 😂😂😂😂
Gabe Molitor
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
HAAHHAHAHHAHHAAH YES.
DAMN, from the word DAMNATION, the curse to leave everything on Earth and still be punished for it in the afterlife once we die. In the beginning Kendrick dies. At the end we realize it's like Kendrick was seeing his life flash before his death. The entire album is Kendrick re-living and summarizing his life and everything in it. Its all a big loop, of things that make up life and our curse to live, even in our last moments on Earth we see PRIDE, LOVE, LOYALTY, ECT. the things we think matter. But as the album keeps reminding us "WHAT HAPPENS ON EARTH STAYS ON EARTH" We have to face the fact that once we die, none of that matters, and all we can say is... DAMN. the true meaning of being DAMNED, a curse word that we made out of our curse of DAMNATION.... Just my humble interpretation.
Damn this was a good summary. You made me reevaluate the album even more.
W.
Lit-t-t-t-ta evaluation
Fuck man.....
This album is legendary
I re-watch this whenever I'm depressed as fuck and it always cheers me up. thank you.
My favourite reaction video of all time so excited for the new k dot album
You look like Jessie pinkman
TheIndoSmith hahah love breaking bad
He looks like one of uncle Jack’s gang member with the mustache
nah he looks like the gringo cop from narcos
Yeah Bitch
98/100 on metacritic and listening to over than 20 times, I confirm this is AOTY
Damn Tabby, you never cease to amaze just how much you can pick up and digest on just one listen. This is probably his most cryptic album yet in terms of message and you caught that on the first listen.
Keep doing you man 👍🏼
Ong this is like my 50th listen n im high so im catching way more n movin this album up my list
"you are a rubiks cube of a rapper" LMAO
I'm so glad you exist bro, funny as hell
Imagine hearing the beat shift in DNA for the first time again
I seariously stopped listening to Damn to watch this lol
u trippin nigga
Daniel Hughson same bro!! Haha
Daniel Hughson me too lmao
Quint would break his chair within 2 minutes im calling it
same nigga😂😂
like if this album is the aoty
More Legendary for me it is!!! The only track that i didn't like was "love" but the rest waaas 🔥🔥🔥
so far it is. but sampha's process is a close contender
wait till sunday to make this statement
Kid Boo
And loyalty
Hunter Lacasse Joey's wasn't as good as this, Logic doesn't really have a chance.
Did you notice that the ending of duckworth , its rewinding back the album to the beginning and starting off at blood again , that was just .. amazing. It reminded me of those movies where you see all this stuff happen and when you get to the end , it's at the beginning and all those things haven't happened yet
Richardd Sly his life flashed before his eyes
these rumours about one more album sunday are hyping me more and more
There's a lot pointing to it. Especially since Kendrick said the new album would focus on God and DAMn. certainly didn't do that. I think he died at the end of DAMN. and is going to meet God, resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Johnny Checkpoint someone in the comments section said it could just be a deluxe album
Johnny Checkpoint arguments looks more real
BRO IT MAKES THE ALBUM BETTER LOL
ReyVidia TOO MUCH HEAT IN ONE WEEK. IMMA DIE.
TABBY IS ME during "Duckworth." I had to sit in silence for at least 15 mins after it. I have never been so shook since the end of TPAB.
this is why I love Kendrick and this proves why he's the greatest rapper of our time we literally have to dig in deep af to reveal the concept and the story as of right now I'm lost af to what the album was about what happened to The Blind lady ? what happen to Duckworth and who's that and is Anthony Top Dawg he was talking about ? this is such an amazing album
First. FUCKING THANK YOU.
2nd, if those resurrection/2nd album theory is real/drops on Easter Sunday, then K.Dot just elevated the genre even further. This album alone has already to an extent but my god.. what if.. DAMN.
Kendrick's album is ridiculously great
TJ. R
My nigga
I wish I could listen to DAMN. for the first time again
i wish i could beat my meat in November
I'm FUCKEN DEAD 💀 #HAHAHA 😂 Pure flames!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
literally just came back to this video to relive tabby's reaction to DNA! gets me so hyped everytime, the beat switch is legendary
i sometimes come back to this to feel
Why did I just discover this channel. The positivity and entertainment is off the charts. Much love bro🔥👊
Can we all just agree TDE has some of the best engineers, producers, and sound mixing in the industry?
best reaction on yt hands down, i have no idea why i watch reaction videos but this is a masterpiece truly
Chirstmas came earlier than me
GOD DAMN. i miss these reactions so much..
it’s tradition to watch this every month
Rewatching this for old time's sake. I love ya tabs.
"Thank you for this project that will change the game for the next two years".
TWO DAYS YOU MEAN.
hahaa
Damn near a year later and I am this excited whenever I play this album
Imagine going to a parking lot in the dark of the night and see this dude jumping around in his car
and talking to himself lmao
LIL TAX EVASION if I saw him I’d be like fuck nah probably some shady ass drug addict 😂 and just get the heck out of there
We're witnessing the GOAT. We really need to appreciate him while he's still around.
hey so what's the deal about kendrick dropping more music on sunday?
supposedly since he gets shot in the beginning and in the end, and a bunch of other theories, he dies int his album and will resurrect on sunday like the jesus of rap with another album
go on reddit.
It's all over Reddit and Twitter
It makes so much sense it crazy
Domcreator HAHAHA ik
2nd album on sunday means another great video
probably that's all itll be a dope ass resurrection video
this is the funniest music reaction I've ever seen
Charles Hunter same
Tabby is the hypeman we all deserve
hands down the best first reaction to damn.
god damn I love tabby's reviews. such a good source for an insightful review on an album. not to mention the joy you get out of watching his reactions lol
Tabby you a cool dude, keep doing your reviews man!
you got one of the best reactions on all of youtube straight up. and I checked
once a week, I return and watch this reaction just so I can see how appreciated this album is lol
love u tabby, thats the kind of reaction video i was searching for this album....
Pisses me off a little when people constantly look for Drake and Big Sean disses. Kendrick is so much better than that and this is fucking art and instead of appreciating it, people try to hunt for lines that they for some reason think may be at Big Sean or Drake, two artists who are just leagues below Kendrick and he clearly isn't directing anything at them.
Also, great review yet again Tabby, much love Man :)
Sam Shute what's wrongnwith disses and rivalries
Barak Hill There is nothing wrong with them and there has been some great ones in the past, however when people reach a bit much and make up beefs that they aren't sure even exist and talk about that instead of the artist's work, I think it's a shame that the light is on the 'beef' that may or may not exist instead of the really good music.
Thank you for having a lot of great content - it’s making this quarantine a little easier
I stopped watching dunkey to watch this.
tom202404 SUPAmario2 BABEEEEEE
+Tabby this is the greatest day of my life, tabby my musical Bae replied to me while Kendrick is ear fucking me with new quality.
lol
This video introduced me to Tabby. Kept coming back to it almost every day since then. Funniest reaction to DAMN. out there. Most intellectual reaction to DAMN. out there. Huge fan of Tabby. Keep it up dude, I'mma help ya blow up!
Can’t wait for mr. Morale reaction
happy 6 years
I think fear is kdot's best song ever... no fukkin lie
Ron Burgundy fear and duckworth made the album for me I don't see how anybody can call this trash this album is incredible kendrick a genius
FreshPrince6762 I have not seen 1 person call it trash
its up there
agreed. definitely did not disappoint.
Yeah I can relate it even though Im not 27 yet .. I can really relate to the first two verses, and he used the second beat in the heart pt 4 which was fucking amazing .
tabby is officially the best youtube channel, so entertaining. the only channel where i watch the WHOLE food
Is this album of the year ? Or joey? Both great albums fuck man
FreshPrince6762 this, easily.
both so fucking good, I liked joeys more honestly though
kin 7 I wouldn't say easily, Joey put out a great album.
this, however joey's album is fucking great too.
Ima have to go with Kenny and I'm a beast Coast fan.. Joey did fucking amazing though.. he's super young
THIS REACTION IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST OUT OF ALL OF THEM, I'VE SEEN ATLEAST 20 DIFFERENT ONES. NATURALLY FUNNY i LOVE IT!!
Stop smoking cigarettes
Victor Cooper facts shit bad for him
Victor Cooper one pack lasts me like 2 months so my lungs are still pinkish fam
I love you I don't want nothing happening to you my beautiful pale hipster
Bro it used to be like that for me, when i was 15 one pack would last me 2-3 months, now at 19 i be smoking a 20 pack in 2-3 days, I've tried to quit an unbelievable amount of times, but every time you quit and relapse, you end up smoking more than before you quit. Now I've gone a week without a cigarette, don't know how long thats gonna last though. Just quit while you can, before cigarettes literally take over.
S Mac are you clean still?
Just saw your video. This is the first video of yours that I saw and I fucking loved it. I swear you are now my favourite reactor. I love your humor and it is great to see a reactor who actually tries to understand the concept of the album in the video with his Subscribers and not just tries to understand it for himself in his head.
Keep up the good work you got a new subscriber!
Greetings from Germany
8/10 love the album kendrick is a genius man I don't give a fuck what nobody says I respect him and his music
he is a genius bro... thank god for him, if not all we'd have is this new rich homie quan album lol
FreshPrince6762
11/10 my nigga
Don't forget about Playboy Carti lmao
TheAlmightyNivs
Nigga that shit wack😒
TheAlmightyNivs lol 😂 I understand why some People would like him he has catchy songs
Scoured through all the reaction vids of this album on youtube and yours is still the best.