I can't relate, either, (except for the first verse, but even then my parents weren't that hardcore) but I still feel it. I feel the suffocating despair in the lyrics, and can relate it to my WAY more mundane, but similarly suffocating fears. It's for completely different reasons, but I don't think I can find my way to make it on this world, either, and to that I can relate.
@@sandensoncoming from a place of relatability, that was mom doing her best to try and save her child. It was unhealthy but from their perspective, it was the only way to truly make us understand that life will be harder than them. My mom had to do certain things that Kendrick said in this song just for me to eat without her and my pops having to spend extra money on food. And she was definitely more of the disciplinary than my pops could be. I used to get double whoopins some days and I wasn’t even doing super bad shit. But thank god my pops was around cause he was the one that would be the nice guy afterwards.
Bro this song in duckworth make me go through emotions especially since I lived in South Central for most of my life my fears were exactly the sameand the second verse when he's talking about his fears of when he's going to die I was thinking that since I was 11 which resulted in me being hot headed not really giving f*** trying to kill people being arrested multiple times and I got lucky and managed to get out of that mindset before it was too late crazy part was I didn't think I was going to make it to 18 and I finally realized I was still alive when I turned 20 and although even till this day I don't really care if I live or die when I turned 20 and realized I was probably going to live cuz I passed that threshold I decided to start thinking about retirement and use that as a long-term goal instead of death
As a black man I know these fears because unfortunately this is thr experiences of a lot black boys growing up in the ghetto. Struggle with yourself, your family, your environment, struggle with God....struggle with finding your place in this world as a black man. All you got is fear and all you got is more ways to lose and die it ain't about getting high, he was saying that fear is so potent if it was a drug you could smoke it
They had no idea what it is to be YOU. This reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s song pissed me off so bad. I wish they would stay OUT of our culture if they can’t take their time to research.. this is WHY ‘others’ listen to rap.. it’s like voyuerism isn’t Black trauma. They LOVE hearing about ur trauma.. u see the white boy said it was boring but he didn’t stop listening.. might as well make a few coin of this kneegrows back. I don’t links THEM in our culture. THEY NOT LIKE US🤬
After the backwards part he says "Ill beat your ass you keep talking back" so slick. Lmao this isn't one of my smoking songs 💀. I just like the concept of the 3 different fears and different ages.
@@niki4you Lmao thanks. I just don't understand why more people don't react to his catalog. He has so many great songs that sound completely different.
I remember hearing this song in 11th grade during the end of gym class. It just randomly played when I had Pandora on some rap playlist. This song shook me emotionally and physically. I never even heard of Kendrick before this. I had to play it again. It was so revolutionary to me in terms of music. I truly believe this song is what changed how I view and listen to music. As soon as I got home I looked up and listened to the whole DAMN album. And that's when I become a Kendrick Lamar fan and in general a true rap fan. Before I just kinda listened to rap casually never really listening to the lyrics. And this also affected other music I grew to love more like rock and metal. I really thank Kendrick for changing my views on music and rap. There is so much passion in rap especially since most of them are black men in America which are speaking the truth that happens in the neighborhoods they live in that the rest of us could never imagine how they lived out life with that much FEAR. I know I never could. My parents were immigrants who escaped a civil war happening in El Salvador but my dad joined the Navy so they became citizens pretty fast and I lived in military bases when I was growing up. I'm now in Georgia in a little town full of country folk. Even though I went through a lot of emotional shit when I was younger I was way more lucky than most people I know who grew up in a similar situation or worse than me.
Fire comment, I was completely unfair in my reaction and kind of just sped through it. I am going to revisit this song though so I can attempt to understand it more. Hope you come back to check out that reaction when I get to it here within the next week or two.
Yo my boy, my mama is from El Salvador and escaped with the fam from the civil war too. my pops was black, and I grew up shitty with all the blacks and Latinos hating each other. I joined the military too escape everything and give ma a better life. Good on your dad for joining, he broke a vicious cycle.
He kinda says it, “seven years old, think you run this house by yourself?” “I’ll prolly die, cause that’s what you do when you’re seventeen” “when I was 27, I grew accustomed to more fear” “at 27 my biggest fear was losing it all” “at 27 years old, my biggest fear was being judged”
1st verse was a young boy living in fear of consequences from his mother. 2nd verse is a teen living in fear in every move he makes 3rd verse is abt the present to what he has become. And to what’s coming in the future. FEAR
This proves that message isn’t sent to you. The last part of the song talk about being a Israelites. The “so called” blacks, Hispanics and native Americans. Go look it up.
Meant the beat/tempo. The lyrics are fire. My pops can't just listen to the lyrics he's more tuned to the beat/instrumentation of the song. I have listened to it a lot more since and I love the song now lol.
@@kelleybrown9360 it did at first listen, im not going to lie. However all we simply meant was the production of the song. The beat/instrumentation. Not the lyrics. I've listened to it plenty more times and love the song.
FEAR. covers Kendrick's First Album to Fourth in just 3 verses. It's sad you say it's boring but also understandable... Verse 1 covers his childhood life in Section .80 (Keisha was mentioned), Verse 2 is his teenage life in Good Kid, m.A.A.d city and verse 3 is his success of TPAB... and the Fear he had during those era... K.dot is a genius... You both gotta respect him more. He doesn't do your normal rapper music or beat. He ain't a type beat rapper. He is the present King of Hip Hop (what he gives you is what you gon' take)
Alright I wish i got to your comment in my revisit but I did read this now. Can you please check that one out, It is a bit long but I just posted it today. would love to get your take on my reaction.
Is my favorite song from this project he references every song title except for of course duckworth in this song instead of telling what is fears are directly he says it from a third person perspective and stealing fear into other people in the first verse which especially for me it was really real cuz I grew up in the same situation that he did especially the end of the second verse really hit very powerfully for me the thoughts that he was having when he was 17 was the thought I was having when I was 13 of course the third verse where he ends up having a musical career and just talks about his fears and that mine are as simple as just working a regular government job trying to get my life together and I still have the same fears that he does just in different ways so I can listen to this song over and over and feel very without a problem plus the course to me I love because of how it symbolizes the idea of using drugs as a coping mechanism which is what I've done for the longest as well as other people have
See I feel that we just rushed this reaction trying to push out content. Did not get to fully appreciate the artwork. Going to have to revisit this one. Try to really understand it. Thank you for not just ripping us lol.
YA'LL( I mean all people born to this Earth) This song is intended to the people are not given a choice, the people not given love, the people not given a opportunity. The song is entitled fear. THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE FEARS OF BLACK PEOPLE. IN AMERICA, speaking for the minority...... YOUR FEARS MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Compared 12.4 % is all. This equals all the Spanish inspired songs throughout the world
Going to have to revisit this one. Now that I have a new understanding and a newer outlook. Want to understand it, then give my thoughts on it. Hope you come back to check it out when I get to it. Hopefully next week.
Well, I am going to have to revisit this song, maybe cannot relate but can try to understand. I feel we were just in a rush to put out content. I will redo this. Thank you for your input.
If you can't relate you'll say it's boring...it hits people who feel it.
Yes, this song speaks to my soul and literally represents my whole existence.
They didn't felt that
Luckily I don’t have to relate to feel it either!
I can't relate, either, (except for the first verse, but even then my parents weren't that hardcore) but I still feel it. I feel the suffocating despair in the lyrics, and can relate it to my WAY more mundane, but similarly suffocating fears. It's for completely different reasons, but I don't think I can find my way to make it on this world, either, and to that I can relate.
@@sandensoncoming from a place of relatability, that was mom doing her best to try and save her child. It was unhealthy but from their perspective, it was the only way to truly make us understand that life will be harder than them. My mom had to do certain things that Kendrick said in this song just for me to eat without her and my pops having to spend extra money on food. And she was definitely more of the disciplinary than my pops could be. I used to get double whoopins some days and I wasn’t even doing super bad shit. But thank god my pops was around cause he was the one that would be the nice guy afterwards.
This is one of my favorite kendrick songs, this is hella under appreciated
It was my first time hearing it. I did like it and it is now in my playlist! Lol
Bro this song in duckworth make me go through emotions especially since I lived in South Central for most of my life my fears were exactly the sameand the second verse when he's talking about his fears of when he's going to die I was thinking that since I was 11 which resulted in me being hot headed not really giving f*** trying to kill people being arrested multiple times and I got lucky and managed to get out of that mindset before it was too late crazy part was I didn't think I was going to make it to 18 and I finally realized I was still alive when I turned 20 and although even till this day I don't really care if I live or die when I turned 20 and realized I was probably going to live cuz I passed that threshold I decided to start thinking about retirement and use that as a long-term goal instead of death
There will never be a better lyrical hip hop song than this. I cry every time.
As a black man I know these fears because unfortunately this is thr experiences of a lot black boys growing up in the ghetto. Struggle with yourself, your family, your environment, struggle with God....struggle with finding your place in this world as a black man. All you got is fear and all you got is more ways to lose and die it ain't about getting high, he was saying that fear is so potent if it was a drug you could smoke it
Please check out my revisit to this song. I just posted it about an hour ago. Hope you can appreciate it.
They had no idea what it is to be YOU. This reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s song pissed me off so bad. I wish they would stay OUT of our culture if they can’t take their time to research.. this is WHY ‘others’ listen to rap.. it’s like voyuerism isn’t Black trauma. They LOVE hearing about ur trauma.. u see the white boy said it was boring but he didn’t stop listening.. might as well make a few coin of this kneegrows back. I don’t links THEM in our culture. THEY NOT LIKE US🤬
Can’t believe you said “Boring”
Mannn, insulting lol
They're Tom Macdonald fans. Can't expect them to appreciate or understand anything that isn't aimed at the dumbest possible demographic.
Please check out my revisit to this song. I just posted it and I hope you can come to enjoy it.
These too deep for u guys
what
Give them a chance to dig into Kendrick. Everyone can't "get it" first listen and it's out of context of the album.
They really have to dissect it and sit down and fully understand what the song is saying
Homie on the right was cool but big dude trippin over the beat saying he need to get high smh
@@chubbychuckle But it's one of the most straight forward songs he has, if they can't get this on the first time they won't get anything right lmao
After the backwards part he says "Ill beat your ass you keep talking back" so slick.
Lmao this isn't one of my smoking songs 💀. I just like the concept of the 3 different fears and different ages.
You out here doing the hard work for us kendrick fans my guy! I’m always recommending or requesting Kendrick but it seems you out here 10x more 😂❤️
@@niki4you Lmao thanks. I just don't understand why more people don't react to his catalog. He has so many great songs that sound completely different.
Yeah i couldn't really get the message fully but I am going to listen to it a lot more to understand it fully!keep those recommendations coming lol!
as a kendrick fan you are my hero chubby lol
@@sleepykrw6030 lol thanks.
POV: your tio and your cousin look at your spotify playlist
I remember hearing this song in 11th grade during the end of gym class. It just randomly played when I had Pandora on some rap playlist. This song shook me emotionally and physically. I never even heard of Kendrick before this. I had to play it again. It was so revolutionary to me in terms of music. I truly believe this song is what changed how I view and listen to music.
As soon as I got home I looked up and listened to the whole DAMN album. And that's when I become a Kendrick Lamar fan and in general a true rap fan. Before I just kinda listened to rap casually never really listening to the lyrics. And this also affected other music I grew to love more like rock and metal. I really thank Kendrick for changing my views on music and rap. There is so much passion in rap especially since most of them are black men in America which are speaking the truth that happens in the neighborhoods they live in that the rest of us could never imagine how they lived out life with that much FEAR.
I know I never could. My parents were immigrants who escaped a civil war happening in El Salvador but my dad joined the Navy so they became citizens pretty fast and I lived in military bases when I was growing up. I'm now in Georgia in a little town full of country folk. Even though I went through a lot of emotional shit when I was younger I was way more lucky than most people I know who grew up in a similar situation or worse than me.
Fire comment, I was completely unfair in my reaction and kind of just sped through it. I am going to revisit this song though so I can attempt to understand it more. Hope you come back to check out that reaction when I get to it here within the next week or two.
Yo my boy, my mama is from El Salvador and escaped with the fam from the civil war too. my pops was black, and I grew up shitty with all the blacks and Latinos hating each other. I joined the military too escape everything and give ma a better life. Good on your dad for joining, he broke a vicious cycle.
This is a classic, we need Kendrick to return.
Yes we do!
OH he returned with vengeance lol. I just did my revisit to this song.
This isn’t a smoking song my dear.....
To me I like smoking in a real awful mood to sad music and I feel better, depends on the person tho I'll smoke to j Abt anything
Please check out my revisit to this song. I just posted it today.
I just realized the first verse is when he was 7 the second verse is when he was 17 and the third verse is when he was 27
Yeah same here!lol i realized it after I read this lol
He kinda says it, “seven years old, think you run this house by yourself?” “I’ll prolly die, cause that’s what you do when you’re seventeen” “when I was 27, I grew accustomed to more fear” “at 27 my biggest fear was losing it all” “at 27 years old, my biggest fear was being judged”
@@javiartem yes. Kendrick is an artist/poet. Got to listen closely.
Best Kendrick song, so underrated
I am going to have to revisit this song and really try and understand it.
1st verse was a young boy living in fear of consequences from his mother.
2nd verse is a teen living in fear in every move he makes
3rd verse is abt the present to what he has become. And to what’s coming in the future. FEAR
Going to revisit this song. Hope you tune back in once I get to it. Hopefully next week, if not 1st week of August for sure.
This proves that message isn’t sent to you. The last part of the song talk about being a Israelites. The “so called” blacks, Hispanics and native Americans. Go look it up.
That second verse had your pop in a daze.
I swear he does it a lot to lyrical music. He just can't get into it 🤦♂️ lol
Just did a revisit to this song since I did not get it this first time around. Hope you enjoy.
What do you mean with boring? Bc the lyrics etc. are very interesting. And bc of that, it doesnt make the song boring at all
Meant the beat/tempo. The lyrics are fire. My pops can't just listen to the lyrics he's more tuned to the beat/instrumentation of the song. I have listened to it a lot more since and I love the song now lol.
BORING?!?!? man that just states that the whole body of this song went over your head.
@@kelleybrown9360 it did at first listen, im not going to lie. However all we simply meant was the production of the song. The beat/instrumentation. Not the lyrics. I've listened to it plenty more times and love the song.
@@DadofWarReactions Yeah you kind of fucked yourself over with all kendrick fans with that comment. Lmao
I just did a revisit to this song. hope you can check it out and give me feedback on that one.
They aren't even listening lyrics 😡
Please check out my revisit to this song. Hope you can come to enjoy my new content as well.
one of his dopest track he has ever made
Two of my favorite songs from him is backseat freestyle and money trees
FEAR. covers Kendrick's First Album to Fourth in just 3 verses. It's sad you say it's boring but also understandable... Verse 1 covers his childhood life in Section .80 (Keisha was mentioned), Verse 2 is his teenage life in Good Kid, m.A.A.d city and verse 3 is his success of TPAB... and the Fear he had during those era... K.dot is a genius... You both gotta respect him more. He doesn't do your normal rapper music or beat. He ain't a type beat rapper. He is the present King of Hip Hop (what he gives you is what you gon' take)
Alright I wish i got to your comment in my revisit but I did read this now. Can you please check that one out, It is a bit long but I just posted it today. would love to get your take on my reaction.
Is my favorite song from this project he references every song title except for of course duckworth in this song instead of telling what is fears are directly he says it from a third person perspective and stealing fear into other people in the first verse which especially for me it was really real cuz I grew up in the same situation that he did especially the end of the second verse really hit very powerfully for me the thoughts that he was having when he was 17 was the thought I was having when I was 13 of course the third verse where he ends up having a musical career and just talks about his fears and that mine are as simple as just working a regular government job trying to get my life together and I still have the same fears that he does just in different ways so I can listen to this song over and over and feel very without a problem plus the course to me I love because of how it symbolizes the idea of using drugs as a coping mechanism which is what I've done for the longest as well as other people have
See I feel that we just rushed this reaction trying to push out content. Did not get to fully appreciate the artwork. Going to have to revisit this one. Try to really understand it. Thank you for not just ripping us lol.
YA'LL( I mean all people born to this Earth)
This song is intended to the people are not given a choice, the people not given love, the people not given a opportunity. The song is entitled fear. THIS SONG IS ABOUT THE FEARS OF BLACK PEOPLE. IN AMERICA, speaking for the minority...... YOUR FEARS MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Compared 12.4 % is all. This equals all the Spanish inspired songs throughout the world
Going to have to revisit this one. Now that I have a new understanding and a newer outlook. Want to understand it, then give my thoughts on it. Hope you come back to check it out when I get to it. Hopefully next week.
The hook makes sense under the influence
Lol probably, I would not know lol
That’s how all the moms are..? In THOSE types of neighborhoods..? Can u explain?
He is the best of our generation, we must appreciate him.
This I do agree. Going to redo this song.
You guys should check out Cartoons and Cereal by Kendrick Lamar!
Definitely a great one. Wish it was on apple music
Will do! We will try to get it on out next series of videos
*This song went over y’all heads.*
Yes it did. I am going to revisit this one. Really hope you can revisit the channel once I do get to it hopefully next week.
@@DadofWarReactionsbet!
The song is a masterpiece.
I am going to revisit this.
The fact that Damn is one of kendricks worst albums shows how fucking good he is because it’s a masterpiece just like everything else
Couldn't agree more! Lol
By the way if you want less “boring songs” I’d recommend “M.A.A.D City” that’s all beat AND lyrics
Yeah i loved that album we will not only revisit that song but that album. Well it'll be his first list appreciate it!
You can tell from their (first) reaction they dont relate to most of the shit he was sayin. It's not gonna hit ya if ya dont relate 👎on the reaction
Well, I am going to have to revisit this song, maybe cannot relate but can try to understand. I feel we were just in a rush to put out content. I will redo this. Thank you for your input.
They said it was boring smh
Hope you can check out my video I just recently posted revisiting this song.
more kendrick
It is coming.
I just revisited this song.
PLEASE do sing about me!!!!!!!
Will do stay tuned for it!
Boring is crazy
Yeah, Im going to have to revisit this. Probably do a reaction to a break down so I can actually fully understand it.
@@DadofWarReactions the song might not be for everybody but it is a good song, I would recommend any song from To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick also 👍
@@PDriizzy just dropped it. let me know your thoughts on it. but will start my Kendrick journey soon.
React to Heavenly Father by Isaiah Rashad ✊🏼 great reaction!
We will try to get to it in the next series of recordings
Justin Bautista 915 and if you guys want something more hype from him I’d recommend Smile, but pretty much anything from Isaiah Rashad is fire
React to Kendrick Lamar and Jcole Black Friday
Will do! Appreciate you stopping by!
Wtf, he sucks. He need to be more open minded
I admit we probably just tried rushing this. I will revisit. Hope you check out the new content until I can get back to this song.
Terrible review
Thank you for your feedback
Just revisited this song. please let me know your thoughts on the new video.