that was a good explanation.My mind is blown away.But I'm not surprised that it's Kendrick Lamar saying those things.Because he is much more than a rapper.
lebone mabela not surprised either man. By the way I made an edit to the music video and just put it on my Instagram: @baltimark. Let me know what you guys think 🙏🏾
I think the claim kendrick is making is that the media/people in general have a double standard. That some groups of people have to act more humble than others because of the bias of those who judge them. It's genius because at the same time he is drecting the message "be humble" towards everyone as he is the king and a god/jesus in the video.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE VIDEO IS AMAZING, BUT I BET 99% WHO WATCHED THE VIDEO DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS REAL MEANING BEHIND IT, NO DISRESPECT TO KENDRICK AND THE VIDEO MEANING IS AMAZING BUT I FEEL THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED IN A MORE OPEN WAY SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND IT , WHILE EVERYONE IS THINKING HES JUST DISSIN RAPPERS AND FAKE WOMEN.
I comment on every video I watch stop acting like a lil bitch, kendrick is amazing and this is super deep and i feel he should make it more open way so every one can understand it, nothing wrong with that
J cole All of kendricks music can be interpreted many different ways. It's a little something for everyone. Anyways the aim of art is to inspire us to think, all these different meanings are proof of his genius. He's got us thinking how many different levels. Also I love when artist make shit hard to figure out. Nothing like listening to a old song just to hear it for the first time. Kendricks music is truly timeless and as we grow his songs will continue to have more meanings
i see you havent really understood what hes trying to tell you. kedricks standing against brainwashing which is exactly what you want him to do. why make everyone take the same lesson and understand it the way others did, if everyone can take and learn something different from it. hope i helped
NoNameNinja If you take into account Occam's Razor, the most simplest answer is usually the correct one. It'd be more simple to think that he's actually just telling other rappers to sit down and be humble. It could also mean what the video was explaining and Kendrick is known for deeper meanings but there's times where Kendrick just makes a song with a point that's straight forward. :)
elian barajas did you think that he out this hidden meaning in here so that it would be harder for other people to find out so he wouldn't be silenced (killed)
ItsEjjy&Mary I swear I paused the video as soon as I heard the robot voice and came to the comments to see what it's about nobody got time to hear that annoying voice really want hear there input but damn
I love how they interpreted the song. I love how Kendrick's songs can never be taken at face value cause they will always give another message than someone who looks deeper into it.
FavJam Everything is deeper but our society has been dumbed down for a higher purpose...they don't want us to think. That's why you got to read books. Know history and always read between the lines. So many people are stuck in the Matrix! It is my duty like many others to destroy it!! Kendrick,Nas,Jcole and many others want to too! But we got to wake up, on our own!!!
I can just imagine someone confronting kendrick with those statements in an interview and he's thinking like "dafuq ? It has no meanings at all" but then he says "ehm yea yea that's exactly what it means, i'm a genius right?"
Kazuhira until you listen to 'Re pimp a butterfly' his last album. dripping with deep meanings and contexts. if only people knew how good the last album was they would appreciate the messages of this one so much more.
sentacia hahaha that lowkey would be awful tho just imagine if he ever admitted it had no meaning. That would suck to me, because I feel it has a lot of different meanings
The heads on fire is referencing ghost riders which is simular to ghost writers. All the heads are coverd except Kendricks. Thats because kendrick doesn't have ghost writers
Abdullahi Ali yeah it could be a diss too, as many others says. But I think it would be weird to diss sitting in a salon... Thank you for the comment 👍🏼
Music Video Decoder how you feel about the seen where he was sitting in the middle of a long table like the last supper with people that look like big sean, j cole, n future?
Dj Miller In my opinion kdot sayin keepp going on likee a good little rapper it's not time pppl haven't opened there eyes yett. Like Joey Badass said "your first child" procreate we need not follow suit of 1.5 kidos. Let's teachh these kidsss not out of the womb yettt what we know learned and they will apply it. Future etc. want it now we give our lives it will happen with the kids being convinced right now. Plus Kendrick songs havee a pretty dark forecastt of the productss of section 80 damn!
I kind of understood the grey poupon scene as the people in the front are mindlessly nodding their head to the song and Kendrick and the man to the right of him are the ones benefitting from that. Seeing as they are wearing nicer clothing and enjoying brand name products.
Anybody have a favorite message?I think mine was the bald pawn/ dignified gentleman contrast. In group dynamics, keeping workers in uniform encourages participation and identity. In the case of the bald men, they're marching and repeating lines, wearing the same clothes with their eyes closed and heads down. Forward to the later scenes, the gentlemen are aware of their individuality, yet united. Some have glasses, others have necklaces and scarves. One even has a red paisley handkerchief in their left coat pocket, as a Blood member would have in their left pants pocket (@2:27 in "Be Humble"). They still move as one at the end but with a higher sense of self purpose. This makes me want to do my own breakdown videos lol
Great interpretation... furthermore to the "grey poupon, Evian, ted talk." Line ... Evian spelt backwards is naive which could also mean the viewers of that scene are naive to the real meaning behind that scene and the real meaning of this song.
I really love this and it makes perfect sense since Kendrick always has a deeper meaning to his songs. The only thing that got me was the voice used to convey the message.
Media forces us to think that it's about beef when it's really not. It's Kendrick so just know there's always something deeper, yet he speaks in such a way that allows the music to hit our subconscious. Genius!
The truth is that Kendrick is such a lyrical genius that he probably doesnt limit his music to have just one meaning. Depending on the different perspectives you look at his work from, you keep finging different things that drive you to look at it in a completely different way. I liked this interperetation along with many others. Again, Kendrick is a genius haha.
Damnnnnnn I love the song more now. Sit Down Be Humble. Always been humble but this made it more clear how much humble I have been. Love the world but the world isn't real with its self so this is a real message.
The grey poupon mustard thing is also included because it is mentioned throughout hip hop and rap ever since the adverts came out, Vox made a video on it and it's crazy how many times it gets mentioned so Kendrick is also have a throw back to that
I knew I liked this song....I was on to the messages..but you hit the nail...this song right now is carrying me through my days...the caucasoids hide gods people and god.
Woah this is what beautiful music is about not just spreading across the world but people's interpretation cause I had a different idea of what the song meant ,but the way you said also makes sense.
Great insight!! I would also add, in the beginning with the priest/ pope, especially with Lamar's humble message, I think he's saying the priest/pope needs to be humble. In Judaism, people "confess" their sins to the priest instead of to Jesus. As far as the bald heads, in the Old Testament, baldness was a sign that a man had leprosy, and thus the bald head of a man was an indication of weakness. Society today looks down upon men with braids, and men today feel a bald head asserts their power. The Last Supper is an indication, I think, to show that the desciples and Jesus were Black. We all know the Israelites were African but today, we're given images that the desciples and Jesus were white, therefore, telling white people to be humble and sit down. I think the man getting up at the table represents Judas when he left The Last Supper to betray Jesus. Judas betrayed Jesus for money, thus saying to Judas, he should have been humble. You notice he makes the man sit back down. And at the end, I think he drove home the point of being humble. Lamar wearing white shows his "authority" or "privilege" over the other men, all wearing black, as black in today's society is looked upon as being "lesser" than white, but Lamar chose to walk off last, even though he clearly has the power, over the other men, to walk off first. Thank you for providing this video to us!!
Very detailed perspective. It shows how Kendrick is one of today's conscious rappers. Using his skills and craft to promote and educate his followers about the reality in this crazy world
damn this is bad, badass interpretation, it shows that Kendrick really dig when making this song. like evian, ted talk, social double standard, background setting (girl with mask, african-american looking down, richard pryer, laser targeted at him, different perspective camera, social pressure to put him down and act like the guy on the background, where his head on fire and wearing a dreamer jacket. I thought it was a disstrack which shows that kendrick is confident in his skill and think that he is the best rapper. but it also has so many messages behind it. nice
Ben Carson I’m sure he’d rap about this stuff it’s just some of this stuff I feel like is finding meaning from we’re their isn’t any. Like don’t get me wrong this shit is brilliant I just felt like a few of these shots were just cool and not necessarily having any “deeper meaning”
There more than one message in certain scenes. Take the one with the bald heads for instance. In the work place and in society when males have braids it's not always looked at as professional. Your looked at as some thug or hood. All their heads are shaved and down to represent conforming. Meanwhile Kendrick wears braids and he's looking directly at you, head up.
Not everything is sounds true because it is wayyyy tooo far fetched, and i am a true believer of Occam's Razor. But it is beautiful to see different point of views from so many people, which means this is like art. Like at the beginning he is referring himself to be the pope while the light shines on him from the cathedral, meaning he is the one to deliver the message (The pope supposedly is the messenger of god). The photoshop part was obvious and there is no secret, it just is what it is. The media and society in general just love to photoshop everything. There is more but idk if i should write more.
This is so deep but sooo accurate. kendrick is one of the most powerful rappers today he doesn't just rap he puts in his message and shows/tells people what this world has come to. kendrick is the Goat 🐐
I rarely comment, but wanted to say thank you so much for this! I love the song and have been trying to figure out the deeper meaning of his video since Kendrick is not one to just rap about menial stuff but have been so much trouble in trying to interpret it.. thanks so much for this. Very perceptive take.
You are wrong in one part, when the heads are on fire, he is saying that he doesn't change his voice or use like synthesizer. That's why they are on fire and look like a microphone, and he is not q microphone just him on fire and people dancing on the background because of his music
Notice how he switches place with the girl in the fotoshop. The girl goes from fake to real but kendrick on both sides looks the same. Meaning that he is real. Legend.
aysah morrison that in white media passing something like that is innocent, but when white america sees black people do it we automatically assume it is an illegal act as if they were passing drugs
I believe most of what has been interpreted in the HUMBLE video breakdown is correct ,but I also believe that it is a subliminal Drake dis' track too... That is why he keeps saying "A" during that certain part of this rap which is what certain native Canadians like to say a lot!!! Then, he mentions about certain ones fakin' and temporary looking like he was lip syncing that part while constantly using the "A" Canadian slang... So, therefore HUMBLE has duality meaning behind it...
that was a good explanation.My mind is blown away.But I'm not surprised that it's Kendrick Lamar saying those things.Because he is much more than a rapper.
lebone mabela, Thank you for the comment! I agree with you 👍🏼
Music Video Decoder.The pleasure is all mine.Thank You.
lebone mabela not surprised either man. By the way I made an edit to the music video and just put it on my Instagram: @baltimark.
Let me know what you guys think 🙏🏾
VisualsFromMark okay
I think the claim kendrick is making is that the media/people in general have a double standard. That some groups of people have to act more humble than others because of the bias of those who judge them. It's genius because at the same time he is drecting the message "be humble" towards everyone as he is the king and a god/jesus in the video.
Can't dance to this at the club no more
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Kendrick is a modern day version of Tupac they both speak out even if it costs them
Menace two different people
Ay Bih you clearly didn't understand
Ay Bih dumb ass Tupac was known for speaking his mind I never meant they are the same person fucking read you idiot
Jarrel Jones same goes for you
no no Nd no and no clearly u don't
damn this super deep.
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why it sound like someone asked siri
Oroborus Basalisk 😂
Oroborus Basalisk hahaha
The level of intellectual artistry that went into the production of this song and video is unbelievable. Kendrick, I love you.
Great Analysis. The fact that people can have different perspectives on a song show how great the song is
Jeremy Hayes Yes this is a great song that can be interpreted in many dimensions. Thank you for the comment 👍🏼
Jeremy Hayes Also, it shows how unclear the message might be.
Jeremy Hayes no it shows how great the human mind is and how everybody sees and interpret things differently....but yeah kendrick is great
Colton Isaacs
yup that's art
THE MEANING BEHIND THE VIDEO IS AMAZING, BUT I BET 99% WHO WATCHED THE VIDEO DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS REAL MEANING BEHIND IT, NO DISRESPECT TO KENDRICK AND THE VIDEO MEANING IS AMAZING BUT I FEEL THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED IN A MORE OPEN WAY SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND IT , WHILE EVERYONE IS THINKING HES JUST DISSIN RAPPERS AND FAKE WOMEN.
J cole Kendrick's shit is a deep puzzle meant to be figured out. If you want simplistic shit go listen to J Cole
I comment on every video I watch stop acting like a lil bitch, kendrick is amazing and this is super deep and i feel he should make it more open way so every one can understand it, nothing wrong with that
Understand the Jesus scene and you will understand why he could not be more open. "Those who have ears.." get out!
J cole All of kendricks music can be interpreted many different ways. It's a little something for everyone. Anyways the aim of art is to inspire us to think, all these different meanings are proof of his genius. He's got us thinking how many different levels. Also I love when artist make shit hard to figure out. Nothing like listening to a old song just to hear it for the first time. Kendricks music is truly timeless and as we grow his songs will continue to have more meanings
i see you havent really understood what hes trying to tell you. kedricks standing against brainwashing which is exactly what you want him to do. why make everyone take the same lesson and understand it the way others did, if everyone can take and learn something different from it. hope i helped
I thought he was talking to rappers telling them to be humble but yours is deeper so it's probably yours since we're talking bout Kendrick
It was
NoNameNinja tbh
NoNameNinja If you take into account Occam's Razor, the most simplest answer is usually the correct one. It'd be more simple to think that he's actually just telling other rappers to sit down and be humble. It could also mean what the video was explaining and Kendrick is known for deeper meanings but there's times where Kendrick just makes a song with a point that's straight forward. :)
kendrick is aware that other rappers are in the struggle, he has no need to dis his own like that.
elian barajas did you think that he out this hidden meaning in here so that it would be harder for other people to find out so he wouldn't be silenced (killed)
If you not feeling Kendrick you not feeling the movement its more then just music
You could say that about Pac idk about Kendrick though
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Very interesting explanation, but I can't with this voice lol
ItsEjjy&Mary Im sorry about that voice Lol. Thank you for the honest and kind comment 👍🏼
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ItsEjjy&Mary I swear I paused the video as soon as I heard the robot voice and came to the comments to see what it's about nobody got time to hear that annoying voice really want hear there input but damn
lol
I love how they interpreted the song. I love how Kendrick's songs can never be taken at face value cause they will always give another message than someone who looks deeper into it.
never thought it had such a deep meaning.
it's so difficult to see that though.
thanks for sharing.
FavJam Thank you for viewing and the comment 👍🏼
If you listen to any of kendricks more recent music he always goes deep. He's not at all a shallow rapper
FavJam Everything is deeper but our society has been dumbed down for a higher purpose...they don't want us to think. That's why you got to read books. Know history and always read between the lines. So many people are stuck in the Matrix! It is my duty like many others to destroy it!! Kendrick,Nas,Jcole and many others want to too! But we got to wake up, on our own!!!
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I thought
very interesting but the voice is awful. but thanks
Damn I sat my ass down and starting thinking a lot about this explanation lol.
Austin Robinson lol 😆😁
Great Job! Keep up the good work!
Austin Robinson
That might be the point of the song
Wow, suddenly I feel liberated
I can just imagine someone confronting kendrick with those statements in an interview and he's thinking like "dafuq ? It has no meanings at all" but then he says "ehm yea yea that's exactly what it means, i'm a genius right?"
Fallen Funk you obviously don't know what a joke is
ha ha (female translator)
Kazuhira 🤣🤣🤣
Kazuhira until you listen to 'Re pimp a butterfly' his last album. dripping with deep meanings and contexts. if only people knew how good the last album was they would appreciate the messages of this one so much more.
sentacia hahaha that lowkey would be awful tho just imagine if he ever admitted it had no meaning. That would suck to me, because I feel it has a lot of different meanings
The Top 1% need to sit down and be humble.
Right!
what the fuck is this terrifying voice
Daniel A. tts
I know!!! I was thinking the same thing!! Lmao, great content though!
I think its the thing where you type something in and the computer speaks
It is really creepy tho
google translate
Kendrick's head is on fire. What famous character has a flaming head? Ghost Rider! Wait, Ghost writer? Kendrick is his own ghost writer!
Hahahaha, this!
Or wait.. Kendrick is filmed? Must mean that he's a contradiction himself! His existence is a paradox!
:-D
damn this dope as fuck great breakdown
chquan gill Thank you! I appreciate your comment 👍🏼
i am humble as an African and i won't sit down but kneel and pray for Lamar to be more inspired to do such everyday.
The heads on fire is referencing ghost riders which is simular to ghost writers. All the heads are coverd except Kendricks. Thats because kendrick doesn't have ghost writers
Freddie Lara but why is kendrick's head on fire too??? Does it mean that he is a ghostwriter???
Bryce Courtney it's because he's also a dreamer, like the others.
The Evian part may have been referencing the word turned around which is Naive
+Galvatron wow, havent thought abt it. Thank u 👍🏼
i never looked at "be humble" that way until now
we need more like him. much respect 💪....Rip mumble rap🗑
Wow you can totally see all those different perspectives on the song. I definitely didn't catch all those references until you pointed them out.
I thought it was a minor diss about big Sean
Abdullahi Ali yeah it could be a diss too, as many others says. But I think it would be weird to diss sitting in a salon... Thank you for the comment 👍🏼
Music Video Decoder cause Kendrick is gangsta
Music Video Decoder how you feel about the seen where he was sitting in the middle of a long table like the last supper with people that look like big sean, j cole, n future?
Dj Miller In my opinion kdot sayin keepp going on likee a good little rapper it's not time pppl haven't opened there eyes yett. Like Joey Badass said "your first child" procreate we need not follow suit of 1.5 kidos. Let's teachh these kidsss not out of the womb yettt what we know learned and they will apply it. Future etc. want it now we give our lives it will happen with the kids being convinced right now. Plus Kendrick songs havee a pretty dark forecastt of the productss of section 80 damn!
Kendrick shows how powerful music can be to deliver a massage.. Those I got money trap musicians need to learn from this fella
He was mocking the present music industry...mainly rap/hiphop
fadedOTAKU yeah I sense it is more into it. Thank youfor viewing and the comment 👍🏼
"I am speechless" is an understatement of how I feel right now..
Now a lot of the scenes make sense. Like when he's playing golf but in the middle of the Wash in LA
I kind of understood the grey poupon scene as the people in the front are mindlessly nodding their head to the song and Kendrick and the man to the right of him are the ones benefitting from that. Seeing as they are wearing nicer clothing and enjoying brand name products.
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Anybody have a favorite message?I think mine was the bald pawn/ dignified gentleman contrast. In group dynamics, keeping workers in uniform encourages participation and identity. In the case of the bald men, they're marching and repeating lines, wearing the same clothes with their eyes closed and heads down. Forward to the later scenes, the gentlemen are aware of their individuality, yet united. Some have glasses, others have necklaces and scarves. One even has a red paisley handkerchief in their left coat pocket, as a Blood member would have in their left pants pocket (@2:27 in "Be Humble"). They still move as one at the end but with a higher sense of self purpose. This makes me want to do my own breakdown videos lol
I love Kendrick's inner fight to be one with God.
Oh snap this explanation just make me fall in love with Kendrick Lamar 10 times more 🤘
Great interpretation... furthermore to the "grey poupon, Evian, ted talk." Line ... Evian spelt backwards is naive which could also mean the viewers of that scene are naive to the real meaning behind that scene and the real meaning of this song.
I really love this and it makes perfect sense since Kendrick always has a deeper meaning to his songs. The only thing that got me was the voice used to convey the message.
What's up with the weird voice though?
jees who knew that kendrick could go so deep
i though it was just a normal musicvideo...
NDR AEA that's what they want you to think
Media forces us to think that it's about beef when it's really not. It's Kendrick so just know there's always something deeper, yet he speaks in such a way that allows the music to hit our subconscious. Genius!
Facts only,,This was a really fit Break-down,,Thank you!
Slow Mow thank YOU for the comment and viewing 👍🏼
This is why I say Kendrick is pushing the culture forward. Great video.
this is a really good explanation but the voice almost made me fall asleep
The truth is that Kendrick is such a lyrical genius that he probably doesnt limit his music to have just one meaning. Depending on the different perspectives you look at his work from, you keep finging different things that drive you to look at it in a completely different way. I liked this interperetation along with many others. Again, Kendrick is a genius haha.
Damnnnnnn I love the song more now. Sit Down Be Humble. Always been humble but this made it more clear how much humble I have been. Love the world but the world isn't real with its self so this is a real message.
The grey poupon mustard thing is also included because it is mentioned throughout hip hop and rap ever since the adverts came out, Vox made a video on it and it's crazy how many times it gets mentioned so Kendrick is also have a throw back to that
it's a double meaning with this song l it's about what this person said and also it's a diss track to other rappers Drake, big Sean, Niki Minaj....
. Yes, I think he is dissing those who dont effort to make a change...
. the heart was the diss track, this has no real diss in it
right
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there's no way of knowing this is a diss song.. Kendrick never said that it was..
after hearing that interpretation, it makes Kendrick something so much more than just a rapper. the lyrics and symbolism is absolutely genius
"sit down, be humble"
I thought the message was pretty explicit? know your place, sit down and be humble.
Amazing breakdown. The media would have us thinking that this is a diss track to all other rappers. Thank you for looking deeper.
I knew I liked this song....I was on to the messages..but you hit the nail...this song right now is carrying me through my days...the caucasoids hide gods people and god.
Uhluhv Juue Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it 👍🏼
I knew that the meaning of this song and lyrics much more deeper than someone's perceive. He is on top , and the explanation is great thou
exactly why he is the fucking greatest ever and the greatest there will ever be
Gavin Mann (0_0)
Tupac
kendrick is the FUKIN GOAT
Gavin Mann yea, ok. I guess guys like Tupac didn’t ever exist
this is deep.never would've looked at it this way.good to have this detailed perspective
really good interpretation! impressive analysis
wow this song has more depth than I initially could see. Mindblowing.
I don't consider him a rapper rather I see him as a poet his songs are quite deep
Rap stands for rythmn and poetry. Rap is poetry, if you ignore that gucci gang shit.
Kendrick isn't just a rapper, he's a poet
I love this interpretation thanks sometimes we have to turn down the volume and see the big picture
Glad KDot is able to speak to people in this depth through his music
Video makes sooo much more sence now
Marcos Manzano Thank you for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼
Woah this is what beautiful music is about not just spreading across the world but people's interpretation cause I had a different idea of what the song meant ,but the way you said also makes sense.
respect
Thank you :)
Great insight!! I would also add, in the beginning with the priest/ pope, especially with Lamar's humble message, I think he's saying the priest/pope needs to be humble. In Judaism, people "confess" their sins to the priest instead of to Jesus. As far as the bald heads, in the Old Testament, baldness was a sign that a man had leprosy, and thus the bald head of a man was an indication of weakness. Society today looks down upon men with braids, and men today feel a bald head asserts their power. The Last Supper is an indication, I think, to show that the desciples and Jesus were Black. We all know the Israelites were African but today, we're given images that the desciples and Jesus were white, therefore, telling white people to be humble and sit down. I think the man getting up at the table represents Judas when he left The Last Supper to betray Jesus. Judas betrayed Jesus for money, thus saying to Judas, he should have been humble. You notice he makes the man sit back down. And at the end, I think he drove home the point of being humble. Lamar wearing white shows his "authority" or "privilege" over the other men, all wearing black, as black in today's society is looked upon as being "lesser" than white, but Lamar chose to walk off last, even though he clearly has the power, over the other men, to walk off first. Thank you for providing this video to us!!
Illuminati confirmed 😂😂😂
Very detailed perspective. It shows how Kendrick is one of today's conscious rappers. Using his skills and craft to promote and educate his followers about the reality in this crazy world
damn why do mfs gotta talk like this creeps me the hell out
Kendrick Lamar album is like putting a puzzle together and I love it to be honest
cant understand how black and white is such a differents.. like i wont care what collor you r.. mean why would i ? right?
Thats the best interpretation EVER!!!! I think you hit the nail on the head! I'm mind blown. Thank you.
i think pac writes his stuff
Channeling Tupac lol
I'm so happy some one explained. Every time I tried to figure it out I just got caught up singing it.
Some of this is very wrong. For example, the Tetris reference. That was just a hot bar, pull up on your block and break it down, (like Tetris)
Terrel Amos that's what I was thinking but it is Kendrick so it could mean both lol
Terrel Amos It could be that the bar has two meanings: The obvious one you pointed out and the one the video author pointed out
That's the thing with music though. It's all about perspective. You may not perceive it the way someone else may.
damn this is bad,
badass interpretation, it shows that Kendrick really dig when making this song. like evian, ted talk, social double standard, background setting (girl with mask, african-american looking down, richard pryer, laser targeted at him, different perspective camera, social pressure to put him down and act like the guy on the background, where his head on fire and wearing a dreamer jacket. I thought it was a disstrack which shows that kendrick is confident in his skill and think that he is the best rapper. but it also has so many messages behind it. nice
Plz fix the voice
I always knew that the video had a deeper meaning, but never could comprehend it, thanks :)
chewing gum is a oxymoron
good textual analysis and good interpretation through use of semiotics (conceptual maps, language, social myths, binary opposites and culture)
i think this was reachin...
Jonny Good lol no, Kendrick Lamar has also spoke out against racism.
Jonny Good: not at all..
Ben Carson I’m sure he’d rap about this stuff it’s just some of this stuff I feel like is finding meaning from we’re their isn’t any. Like don’t get me wrong this shit is brilliant I just felt like a few of these shots were just cool and not necessarily having any “deeper meaning”
Me too!! Very far reaching!!! I think the lyrics are a personal note to himself about staying humble in light of all of the fame and fortune.
Clementine Williams I think some of it was reaching but it was definitely more than what you think if you listen to the lyrics
There more than one message in certain scenes. Take the one with the bald heads for instance. In the work place and in society when males have braids it's not always looked at as professional. Your looked at as some thug or hood. All their heads are shaved and down to represent conforming. Meanwhile Kendrick wears braids and he's looking directly at you, head up.
Great. His point is getting through. Nothing wrong with his message . I don't understand the anonymous voice?
Not everything is sounds true because it is wayyyy tooo far fetched, and i am a true believer of Occam's Razor. But it is beautiful to see different point of views from so many people, which means this is like art. Like at the beginning he is referring himself to be the pope while the light shines on him from the cathedral, meaning he is the one to deliver the message (The pope supposedly is the messenger of god). The photoshop part was obvious and there is no secret, it just is what it is. The media and society in general just love to photoshop everything. There is more but idk if i should write more.
It was a good explanation but the voice is creepy
This is so deep but sooo accurate. kendrick is one of the most powerful rappers today he doesn't just rap he puts in his message and shows/tells people what this world has come to. kendrick is the Goat 🐐
her voice creeps me off
I rarely comment, but wanted to say thank you so much for this! I love the song and have been trying to figure out the deeper meaning of his video since Kendrick is not one to just rap about menial stuff but have been so much trouble in trying to interpret it.. thanks so much for this. Very perceptive take.
You are wrong in one part, when the heads are on fire, he is saying that he doesn't change his voice or use like synthesizer. That's why they are on fire and look like a microphone, and he is not q microphone just him on fire and people dancing on the background because of his music
the video never said it was right or wrong but it could be
Ive been waiting for someone to explain humble
very good I will subscribe
Tupac G.O.A.T Thank you! 👍🏼
Notice how he switches place with the girl in the fotoshop. The girl goes from fake to real but kendrick on both sides looks the same. Meaning that he is real. Legend.
whats the hidden message on the grey poupon commercial?
aysah morrison that in white media passing something like that is innocent, but when white america sees black people do it we automatically assume it is an illegal act as if they were passing drugs
This was actually very well interpreted. I usually don't watch many, much less like them. I think you hit the nail on the head here!
can u use your natural voice. this is creepy
This vid needs an AWARD!
I believe most of what has been interpreted in the HUMBLE video breakdown is correct ,but I also believe that it is a subliminal Drake dis' track too... That is why he keeps saying "A" during that certain part of this rap which is what certain native Canadians like to say a lot!!! Then, he mentions about certain ones fakin' and temporary looking like he was lip syncing that part while constantly using the "A" Canadian slang... So, therefore HUMBLE has duality meaning behind it...
maltmel *eh
maltmel and its not a native Canadian slang, alot of people say it in Canada not just natives
maltmel he was saying "ay" cause that's Lil uzis style
"There's levels to it, you and I know"
Shit, that's why he said fake my death and go to Cuba
It sheds light to media and also behind the scenes of the government and music industry.
mind blowing