The Incredible Story of KENDRICK LAMAR
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- Kendrick Lamar. Why he’s THAT GUY.
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is often cited as one of the most influential rappers of his generation. Aside from his solo career, he is also a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy alongside his former Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) labelmates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q.
Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K.Dot, releasing a mixtape titled Y.H.N.I.C. (Hub City Threat Minor of the Year) that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label TDE. He began to gain recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, he independently released his first studio album, Section.80, which included his debut single "HiiiPoWeR". By that time, he had amassed a large online following and collaborated with several prominent rappers. He subsequently secured a record deal with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, under the aegis of Interscope Records.
00:00 intro
00:40 Kendrick’s backstory
06:07 Kendrick’s early music
07:11 Section.80
09:10 Good kid mad city
12:35 To Pimp a Butterfly
15:15 DAMN.
17:47 Black Panther & Kendrick’s Hiatus
21:00 Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
23:00 Outro
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yeah, im going to trust you in understanding kendrick lamar.
why can't white people just stfu?
No.I was today years old when i found out that zacari was a male, they potrayed him so much like a girl, this video potrayed him so sexual, they dressed him up so damn feminine, i feel like i was brainwashed into thinking he was the opposite sex. And also his voice sounds so damn feminine they must've used some effects on it, and i just cant imagine how much discomfort kendrick suffered through this video specially with all the hugging and kissing shit, i hope he recovered from it even though discomfort is subjective. And i also have another question why didnt they choose another person who is actually a female for this, they didnt have to do all of this. Its probably because they wanted to boost zacaris popularity and launch him into the mainstream and lets be real here, he made one song with kendrick and after that everybody completely forgot him. Like how? Goodbye i guess.
I'm going to reply to this comment directly, because that's probably the best way to tell you that there's an hour long yt video by TennisThom diving into DAMN and how it depicts damnation and salvation through how you play the album.
One of my favourite things about Kendrick is how he's not interested in blanketly condemning things like violence and drug abuse, but rather he's more interested in exploring *why* people do those things in a very beautiful and nuanced way
It's because he's seen things from the insiders point of view
Exactly. It's the fact that he even admitted to participating in those activities and exposed his own hypocritical views at times makes him incredibly human and relatable. No other rappers were able to do that.
thats why i love the songs adhd and swimming pools
Wow. I had no idea the old woman on Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst was Maya Angelou. No other artist could be in a position to do that. And it was on his major label debut. That's insane!
Ever since I learned that it makes the song so much more impactful
it's called a sample. would it amaze you that chaka khan was on kanye's through the wire?
@@maddenalt8904 Kanye can get Chaka Khan on a song if he wanted too, and the song was fitting.
Oh wow
Where is that discussed in this video?
Thank you. I'm 67 and Kendrick is my favorite artist. HE speaks to this old white girl and touches soul.
aw jan!
🫶🏽✨✨✨
47 here. Same
Damn.
5 years ago my brother gave me “Damn”. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. it was as if a giant sense of relief washed over me pushing away all the stresses of my life, I am an artist and at that time I hadn’t made any art in almost a year due to depression and other issues. that album literally lifted me out of my chair out of my sadness and gave energy to my motivation to be creative again. I listened to it front to back for days as I painted 8 to 12 hours a day nonstop for months. I should clarify, I listened to Damn only, for one month, and then started getting into his other albums but I did listen to Damn for months mixed in with those other albums. He was just an exquisite storyteller, He is an exquisite storyteller thoughtful caring surprising energetic, almost as if he’s challenging you to do more without bragging about what all the things are he has done. if I ever saw him I just say thank you so much for helping me find a way to get my life back.
Damn was one of the first rap albums I had ever heard. I was like 12 when it was released and it threw me into the world of rap. That first time hearing DNA and YAH and DUCKWORTH was crazy. Even BLOOD hit me. There wasn't one song that didn't hold weight for me.
He admitted hiself when he started,the lyrics were simple,cat n the hat type shit .amazing how far he's came...like yrs of hard work..well earned
@@commander1suv492 duckworth was fucking wild, that ending was crazy
Kendrick is an artist at the top of his game everytime & that's hard to do on a global scale but he's mastered it so good, the music speaks for itself.
Solid video. It felt a little condensed, but not in a bad way. I’d say this video should be considered more of a crash course on Kendrick’s mainstream career, the very tip of the iceberg as far as “understanding” Kendrick as an artist. This video is also riddled with very objective opinions, focusing more on the listener’s critical reception of his work and not so much on the actual craft of making his music.
I think the Black Panther Album could’ve been explored a little bit more as a major moment in pop culture as well as black culture, and I think “untitled unmastered” should’ve gotten some attention.
Untitled unmastered has to get its own video and I agree about black panther.
@@Volksgeist it’s kinda crazy to think about the black panther movie and soundtrack. It’s one of the few positive things to unite people on a global scale I can think of in recent times
Nailed it! The swap meet does not look like that out here.....
@@Volksgeist will unmastered vid come out soon?
@@Volksgeist when is it dropping Philip ?
Ps. You content is top teir
Love your channel
Tpab had me crying peaking on acid when he talks about seeing his son shoot hoops. I was able to visualize it and it was such a beautiful moment. Definitely a album geared towards psychedelics, thundercat and flying lotus's influence ensures that!
Thundercat and flylo are legends
The Control verse should have been mentioned in this. That was a complete shake up of the scene at the time and forced so many rappers to bring back that hunger and competitiveness to hip hop again
Nah fr, Drake was salty abt that verse for a bit too 😭
Nah not really. He wasn’t the first to make a verse name dropping and challenging artist to step up. It was overhyped. Glad this video focused on Kendrick’s major work through his albums and artistry
@@sb-ns8bl “It was overhyped”🤓🤓🤓
@@VinexAestheticsBruh, you weren’t even coherent, or old enough to even know what the Control verse was. Lmao. Way overhyped and was weak as fuck lyrically. “Oooo, he said a bunch of people’s names! Verse of THE CENTURY because I’m dense as fuck and love jumping on dick and hype trains.” 👩🏻🦯 leading the 👩🏻🦯
It was essential to his story, as was Untitled Unmastered only two things this was missing
This legit made me tear up. His insane talent was almost lost in the turmoil and stress of street life. He's truly the best rapper of all time, and time will tell that story. I've been an avid rap fan of everything from the earliest records. He thinks, writes and digests different. But he also challenges his own perspective on his albums like he's trying to decipher his own perspective in front of his fans. Other rappers espouse authority. Kendrick chooses the opposite. He undercuts his own hubris for the sake of exploring himself. I write very different music from Kendrick, but I look to his creative formula to help me write my own songs.
Thank you for giving TPAB and Mr. Morale the love they deserve. ALL of Kendrick’s music is SO deep and layered. There’s so many double and triple entendres, word play, and deep emotional messages within these albums that people tend to overlook on first, second or third listen. There’s always something new to feel or experience when listening to Kendrick’s albums.
Also I agree that DAMN is a more commercial version of his albums BECAUSE it is an easier listen sonically than Mr. Morale or his previous albums. However, the underlying messages and struggles presented are still so deep and emotional and I think that album was a GREAT way for Kendrick to get the general public listening to his music
The editing on this... absolutely fantastic. We can feel the passion you have for Kendrick's music through all the details you've put in the aesthetics and the development of the video. Just an incredible work, thank you for doing this
The only thing that pained me is that i didn't find him till ending of last year, words fail me on Kendrick all i can say is that after hearing all his album from Good kid mad city to Mr. Morale and the Big steppers, Kendrick is the one, don't you address him unless is with four letters "GOAT"...it quickly understand what he mean there.... he's the greatest that ever lived, Greatest rapper of all time, he makes me fall in love with Rap Again!
God bless you Mr. Duckworth! ❤️
This video is ridiculously well done, the animation, the research, the in depth looks, just amazing. I watch pretty much all your videos but this one stands out to me as a masterpiece. Very well done.
From the first day I listened to Kendrick Lamar, I knew he was different from any artist I've previously listened to, his talent and skill is undeniable. One the greatest of his generation to ever do it.
Yo bro, just wanted 2 say that Jay Rock was acc the first artist signed to TDE. Punch confirmed it in a video in the “Blueprint” interview series. Keep up the work 💯
Tbh those video was so well put together and the way you put Kendrick Lamar is 100% all true👏🏼👏🏼 His music is literally the reason I keep pushing. The way his writing reaches people is crazy!! Best rapper for me
"Oh you thought you had me all figured out? Take it from the horse's mouth you'll never understand me." -Kendrick Lamar's interlude
Have to leave a comment just to let you know how great of a video this is. You embody a true Kendrick fan, not just a mainstream fan who was expecting another album like damn full of radio hits.
I LOVE GKMC and TPAB is an amazing concept album, but in terms of raw quality and passion MMABS might be one of my favorites of all time above everything else Kendrick has made. People don't cling too it because they don't really get the rawness of the album and what it means. It's about really growing up and healing on the issues that made you need to heal like his prior works. I honestly can't stop listening too it. I'd be lying it I don't start to tear up at times with the parallels in my own path of life.
Mr morale and the big steppers is his best album Imo
What a great video you went in. thank you🙏🏽🙏🏽
you deserve a Grammy for this 🔥🙇🏿♀️
Thank you for deep dive and the information you gave us. Kendrick is truly the best artist alive to me ❤️
This video not only does Kendrick Lamar justice, but the explanation of “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” was perfect. For some, that album might have “came & went” but I still listen to it often and too knew before it dropped that it was never going to live up to everyone’s high expectations after he went MIA for all of those years. Kendrick deserves all of the flowers in the world & I hope he drops another album.
Great video. I’ve fallen in love with Kendrick’s music since hearing Good Kid Maad City (my favorite album of all time). Nice to learn more.
Kendrick has thee best 5 album catalog in recent Hip Hop history.
Great work on this video ! You went into details on every album & what it meant at that point in time. Kendrick no doubt is one of my favorite rappers of all-time. Nobody will replicate his talent let alone achieve what he has done in his career. It's crazy to think that he can be gone for a certain amount of time and as soon as he hints an album...the entire world goes crazy and breaks all social medias ! That's the scale he is at in his career and I do not see anyone reaching to his status.
Mr Morale blew me away. Kendrick is Supernaturally talented with a Beautiful MIND. Nice work on this.
Mr. Morale has unfolded with new meaning continuously since it came out. It's truly my favorite by him, and it brings the genre to a whole new level. I believe another album will come along in the '20s (whether by him or by someone he paved the way for) which will build upon its aesthetic and become an undisputed classic of the genre.
Appreciate the analysis you put into this. Great video
What a solid video! I'm gonna have to subscribe. Well done!!!
great info and work and time you put in thx for it. would be nice to see interviews of him backing your work
Kendrick is keepin it real in a world where that is increasingly rare. Great video essay man.
dope video fam. Been my favorite artist most of my life. This video was great.
Great video. Appreciate it, powerful.
This video surprisingly kept me engaged the whole time and gave hella new invite on those albums. Thank u
Thank U for watching it man appreciate that
Phil, this breakdown is amazing. Very thoughtful and climatic!! 🔥
Thank you!
Could not agree more. Kendrick is a gift.
Hands down one of my favorite videos on TH-cam!! I love you!!
extremely well done video thank you!
Your editing and analysis are comprehensive and informative w video
this was insanely interesting, thank you for making.
Wow, this was moving.
Thank you.
Bro your thumbnails are always stunning ✨
Didn't think I'd see you here
This was definitely one of the deepest and best analyses of a discography and overall story I’ve ever heard. Well written and beautifully thought out.
Thanks for posting this. KDot is one of my favorite emcees of all time so this was very interesting to watch.
the in depth exploration & narration is felt & received. thank you brother
such a deep, accurate and impeccable analysis. Great work, thank you!
Been waiting on this one!
Love this!! Next up talk about “The Heart” series!
I'm a Executive Producer, and I must say, your vision throughout the Kendrick Lamar video, was TOTALLY on point. Keep up the great work. I would love to talk with you about my music productions and projects. Indeed you will get a percentage. Great work keep it up!!!
Kendrick is the only rapper in today's times along with Cole who has never dropped a bad album. I wonder why people hate on Lamar's new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. It is also such a good album. United in grief, N95, Die Hard, Rich Spirit. All good songs. All teach some lesson. Kendrick might not be relatable but he is a rebel, and only if we go deep into his music and lyrics you can realize this.
Beautifully done, sir. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I loved your breakdown in my opinion Kendrick Lamar is my all-time favorite top five number one and Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers is a MASTERPIECE!!! If DAMN won a Pulitzer Prize, this new album deserves a Nobel Peace Prize period
Phenomenal video bro
I literally cried watching this, so beautiful. I love Mr Duckworth
I've had a pleasure to hear him live recently. The best executed concert of a raper I've witnessed to date.
Thank you for this video! It was both well researched and beautifully edited.
The effort you put into this👏
You are one of my favorite channels. Period
You hit every margin in Kendrick’s music and how it’s perfect about oneself over everyone else. Kendrick inspired me to take his vulnerability into words for the public to hear for an honest man and I’m gonna do it better in my way
Its amazing having you narrate his life like he does with his music.
Ok getting chills towards the end of this video. The narrator/writer was brilliant, few could’ve done better to encapsulate the essence of Kendrick’s discography and career like he did
This was a beautiful video of analyzing Kendrick he was my fav video ever since U made The Weeknd Analysis video. Keep on going volksgeist
Because if Anthony killed Ducky Top Dawg could be serving life while I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight
Great video, thank you! It was mainly Kendrick who got me back into hip-hop after the mumble rap era... THANK YOU KENDRICK!!! GOAT
Great material! Congrats
I agree with all the things you said. Since the first song I listened 3 years ago, I think he is a full package. In all the songs I felt understood an much more, mostly in the last one. I know all the songs and I found what I was searching. In that moment, when I heard that song, I found the one who has my same level of self-awarness. One after the another I thought "finally someone who understands me. Finally someone that thinks like me. Finally someone that learns and understands whatever he has around. Finally a brain that is like mine." Really, he saved my thoughts from their death. Since I was a kid, also now, I always been the most sensitive. Where my peers were that year, I was ten years above or more. I experienced may things precociously and a grew very quickly. But most of all my wisdom, from the pain and the problems I went through those years. Also now. The most of them faced alone, learning by myself everything. I also write but poems, I want to create a book by myself. I'm bad at rapping, but many people said that I'm very good for my age at writing, from many perspectives.
The only thing is that I'm italian. I understand like my language the English, but I need to learn better from the point of view of the writing and speaking. So I mostly write in Italian, but I'm taking classes sp I only need patience.
I love kendrick with all my heart.
I hope you know we appreciate all the work you put into these videos. You never miss.
Haven't commented in a long time on any TH-cam video.
Just letting u know I really appreciate the work and I really enjoyed watching this video.
How are you not more popular? This was really well done 👏
I have to agree with your take on GKMD being a album that is universal to everyone because all though I don’t partake in any gang culture or illegal stuff like that I can relate to much of the themes of this album like poverty, seeing people around being influenced by the wrong things, and generally just believing in something to escape the evils in our community. And I’m from the east coast, specifically Pennsylvania, but still his words still made an immense impact on who I am today.
GKMD + Good kid Madd D.O.G.G
Already know this video is going to be amazing. Your analysis is so good
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Where tf do I know “Atticus finch” from…
@@thestoneopera9027 it’s that lawyer/dad from To Kill A Mockingbird
Sing about me im dying of thirst is one of my favorite songs as well, there is just so much effort and emotion put into one song, and I hate that no one ever talks about it or listens to it because it’s too long
one of the best videos ive watched in a while
Great video 👍🏿
This is such an incredible video!
When I was younger I was struggling with drugs and being with the wrong crowd. Kendrick's music help me internalize this. So I agree with you that TPAB was universal. Now the theme that I perceive MMADBS wants to show is like talking to what I am experiencing as an adult. Thats just me. Great vid!
Matt Jeezy, the one that said don't die, he is a genuine, compassionate, loving and amazing musician too. For years he worked at the URM in LA, great with kids too. It doesn't surprise me that he was so supportive of Kendrick. Birds of a feather 🙏❤
I am SO GLAD you put this video together. Before I saw it, I didn't know who Kendrick Lamar REALLY WAS. And I'm an old-school Gen-X rap aficionado. I may dip into listening to this brother...
Insane video ❤️
Amazing video
When Damn came out and I heard Humble for the first time on TV... I was like this guy is just trying to go Viral because going viral through internet was what everyone was trying at that time... But later listening to his old albums I got to know DAMN was just a call towards his late works and I explored and I loved it... So I wont say DAMN is a good album but it did what it had to do is give a wake up call to the world about his old music
Speaking if Mr.Morale his latest album I have been hearing it on a loop... Its as it was said as a first person view of problems everyone is facing in day to day world... And he isn't preaching or boasting about ways how anyone should get out of it... Instead its what he is trying to do on daily basis clearly shows that he took change begins from ourselves to a personal level...
My favourite track on Mr.Morale is Rich spirit and I listen to it because its more relatable since everyone is trying to be better version of themselves while also being vulnerable to all the shit going on in the outside world... So shutting oneself away from all the outside stuff is the only way to grow sanely in this generation ❤️
Also, I like how he starts the song N95 with hello new world showing that he wants to warn the next generation not to get stuck in the cycle of addiction, drugs, clout chase etc.
Sing About me, I’m Dying of Thirst has got to be one of my favorite songs. I could also listen to it non stop and I actually did ngl at work. It made me tear up and a songs got to be great for that
Thank you for this mucker!! 😉
Excellent video.
amazing video, my man, not sure of your name, but thank you. And that DAMN take is refreshing, so many heads act like its trash or selling out. To this day I still find it to be really vital as ana lbum in his discography.
Omg you did an amazing job on this!!!!!!!! Sooooo amazing & showed so much respect & admiration & I couldn’t agree more with you about the great things you said about KDot! I love him. But can you plz plz plz do one about J Cole! He’s my fave fave fave & the GOAT! KDot is my second but very close to Cole… real real close but I just have so many nostalgic moments with Coles records! But plz do one for Cole… I know you would do another great one! This is my first time actually coming on this channel & now giving that I just seen what u did with KDot… I’m about to watch all ur vids lol. I’m a subscriber now lol! I can tell you’re a fan of this (Hip Hop)!!
Awesome content.
Nice journalism I subscribe
Thanks for this and i agree all the way!
Well done! The folks behind this effort did their HOMEWORK!! #HipHop
With mr morale:
We all see what happened to Kanye. What is happening to him. And Kanye NEVER dropped the “saviour” character unlike Kendrick. I feel like this is where you can see the difference between Kendrick and others. The self awareness while making albums that are culture changing. No one has managed to keep it this way. And you can hear him here accepting his saviour complex on DAMN a little.
I don't think Kanye ever had a savior complex, or if he did it's long gone by now
in my opinion samidot, duckworth and mother i sober are the greatest stories ever told (i also love auntie diaries and father time tho)
Expressing kendrick story in that way is a real art woooooooow 😍😍😍
Morale and the big steppers helped me more than any of his other albums. I don’t come from gang activity or none of that, but that album got me to go to therapy.
Mother I Sober and Father Time pushed me to wake up as I exit my 20’s and enter my 30’s raising a son.
I used to wonder at the awe of what it would have been like to witness the Sistine chapel be painted, but I am secure in knowing I got to witness Kendrick.
Great video 📹 👍🏾 👏🏾 👌🏾 🙌🏾
Thank you for the video. I love Kendrick and since TuPac was murdered, Kendrick has been the only rapper I truly listen to, but after watching your video I feel I have a better understanding of his albums, the stories behind each is amazing. Definitely going to listen to Good Kid, Maad City all over again from a fresh perspective. Thanks 🙏🏿
i started listening to kendrick after i heard "auntie diaries" from the album " mr. moral and the big steppers". i knew he was a big artist that made good music but this album showed me how intelligent and openminded he is. now i ca safely say he is absolutely in my top 3 artists of all time. and i don't mean just music. artists in general.
YOOO THE EDITING
Concerning your nebula class, I think the next class you should make is on research and script writing. I think it's a very vital skill and I'd really appreciate it if you could make it because this video is dope as hell.
Hope you see this, thanks.
Thank you man! Will consider it for sure