Kendrick has one of those catalogs that you could make an argument that the last one you listened to is your favorite. Speaks to his genius and quality of work.
@@shawnt1170I mean Those 2 albums are ALL time classics. Section 80, damn and Mr morale are great/ amazing albums. Damn is a classic imo. You have Cole and drake stans glazing over their catalogs but do either of them even have ONE album that is on the level of gkmc or tpab? I don’t think so. Now explain to me which part is delusional?
@@Wavy-fs4mr I agree with you that Drake or Cole don’t have an album like GKMC or TPAB I’m just saying not every Kendrick album is a classic like most Kendrick Stan’s think
@@shawnt1170 Notice how I said favorite and not a "classic" or "best".... learn how to read next time. I am not saying every Kendrick album is a classic. But some people may find it to be their favorite because of how diverse each project is from the other... Music is subjective. I think TPAB is his best album but DAMN is probably my favorite project of his... and I can admit it's not his best.... so where is the delusion?
@@Zack_dr24 Zachary I know what you said and it’s still delusional find me someone who’s favorite Kendrick album is Mr Moral 😂 Good album tho stop nut hugging
This album is genuinely amazing! I’ve listened to this album more than any of Kendrick’s even though TPAB is my favourite album of all time. Insanely listenable and replayable
@@quxncy9492 After I listen to TPAB it feels like ive been on a journey and its almost exhausting where as damn literally rewinds to the first song and its not as deep or heavy so just super easy to listen to
The reason why I really prefer MM&TBS is I just prefer the general sound of it more. I really like how Kendrick incorporates a lot of piano and orchestral sounding instruments throughout the album. It gives it more of like a cinematic and theatrical vibe that isn’t really common nowadays if even around at all especially in the rap scene now. I also like how it’s not only that but with songs like N95 and Silent Hill have more of a trap sound. DAMN has sort of more of an emphasis on that trap sound which I do like a lot. I personally prefer the variety of sound on MM&TBS though. Recently I have grown more of an appreciation for DAMN but I would personally rank TPAB, GKMC, and MM&TBS higher. I don’t have any problems with people that think otherwise though because my favorite Kendrick song is probably DUCKWORTH. Honestly it’s probably one of my favorite songs of all time so DAMN does have a special place in my heart. I also saw Kendrick in Boston a few weeks ago and DNA was fucking awesome live.
Same. Damn might be viewed as a classic now, but I STILL prefer listening to Mr Morale. It’s just so relatable and emotionally engaging. But I love how he’s only made conscious albums and yet NONE of his albums sound the same. It’s incredible.
I remember the first time listening to the album. I finished duckworth, and the first word that came out of my mouth was “damn.” Then I remembered that was the name of the project; that’s when I realized it’s a perfect album
This album is definitely better than MMTBS. Majority Kendrick fans hate it cuz it’s “too mainstream”, Kendrick makes TPAB and all of a sudden they swear everything’s gotta be so deep and woke LMFAO
5 years later and I can officially call DAMN. a classic in my mind. There’s not one track on this album that’s even below average. The numbers speak for themselves, it’s one of the few albums on Spotify with 100M streams on every single track. My 2nd favourite album from Kendrick. Can’t beat the impact of GKMC
Enjoyed the revisit to this album. I remember I listened to his whole catalog before Mr Morale and DAMN impressed me even more this time around. Honestly was such an amazing album
Bro I have been following y’all for a while and was literally thinking a few days ago about how underrated y’all are and was wondering how you didn’t have 100k despite making such great content, and now y’all hit it! Congrats!
Damn. is my favorite Kendrick album. First album I ever listened to thoroughly so it has a special place for me. All of his albums are fucken great but TPAB takes the cake. Love NFR.
If I could go back and listen to this for the first time, I would absolutely do so. DAMN was truly an experience from Kendrick, but what album from him isn't that?
DAMN gets way too hate for being too commercial. I have TPAB as has best album and GKMC and DAMN neck and neck for number 2. Definitely the most bumpin beats on any of his albums and he gets deep on songs like fear, XXX, and duckworth. I find myself returning to DNA for the beat switch possibly more than any other Kendrick song individually. Love this project.
This is well Kendricks best album. I'm still watching the video... Thank you guys for this video Honestly I know that there might be better rappers than him but don't think anyone can build an album like him. His discography is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Anyone who doesn't quite understand how deep and underrated DAMN is (Cough cough Fontano) should go listen to Season 5 of the Dissect Podcast. The message and themes of DAMN really fly over a lot of peoples heads because it's masked as mainstream.
It may not be his best album, but it's my personal favorite of his and the one I relate to the most. FEEL. and PRIDE. are also in my top 5 Kendrick songs of all time.
Just seen Kendrick in concert, and I was impressed. Definitely exceeded expectations. Best solo act I seen on hip hop. I seen the likes of lil Wayne jay z Eminem busta, redman lauren hill, just to name a few. Kendrick’s performance was legendary in todays standards
I prefer DAMN over TPAB tbh. In terms of the replayability and how listenable it is I just love it. There’s only a few tracks from TPAB that I can listen to out of a full album listen, but with DAMN I can have it come on in a playlist during shuffle and it works. Amazing album
TPAB is an artistic gem, but it's replay value pales in comparison to GKMC and DAMN other than a couple of tracks imho. TPAB is an experience, that once your done it, its like wow, that was awesome, but there really isn't a drive to listen to it start to finish again. In a way I feel it is an overated hip hop album because of that. Still a classic, but when I hear some people put it in top 5-10 albums of all time, thats a big no from me.
@@IPIRIEY 100% agree. If you're looking for an incredible album experience where you wanna sit and listen to a complete body of work, TPAB is amazing. Definitely a special album but it's my least favourite between DAMN, TPAB and GKMC
Im sorry but kendrick can record an audio of him taking a shit with a beat over it and these fellas will give it a high rating. I like Kendrick but he's not flawless musically.
Hey ant and Lu, big fan of the channel. I’m writing an extended thesis paper on damn. can i cite your comments on the albums in my paper you took the words i had in my head and said them beautifully.
DAMN is the third best album for me, I agree with you. It has higher highs than Mmatbs. Not as flawless as gkmc and tpab. I liked gkmc a little bit more than tpab, but last time even this switched. Kendrick is such an amazing artist!
This Damn Album is an amazing project it has bangers and a ton of radio hits without loosing meaning and thats something you have to give him credit for staying in tune with himself while making something for everyone also like he said MM&BS is an amazing follow up to Damn keeping same concept but going deeper on MM&BS love damn and MM&BS they're both 8.5s for me I'll rate MM&BS a little higher because I enjoy it more but both are great
even lots of Kendrick fans look down on DAMN., but that and Mr. Morale zre actually my favorites from him. i understand and appreciate the value and importance of GKMC and TPAB, but i personally do not resonate with those albums, and even as mjsic alone, they are not always good or fun to listen to. DAMN. and Mr. Morale to me are no skips, weirdly enough, despite how dark and heavy they both are. i think because sonically they are conversely more warm, minimal and also rich, in different places, thagare good to the ear. and they are both more identifiable personally rather than societally, so they function more as soundtracks to life, than a struggle or time in culture at large
I would say TPAB, GKMC and MM&BS are all quite a bit better, but DAMN. is still an undeniable classic. The reason for it not being top three is because there are no real standout tracks that are all that unique imo
@@1ntr0spect98 amazing tracks, just not very unique tracks. DNA and HUMBLE are both trap beats and DUCKWORTH is a 10/10 soul chop beat. They're such great tracks, but they aren't something we've never seen before
Relisten to DAMN way before Mr morale dropped while I’ve grown to appreciate it. For the context of Kendrick as he speaks about his paranoia, life as a Celebrity & converting towards Hebrew Israelite. The commercial songs isn’t where he’s at his best. He’s at his core forefront wit songs like DNA, Element, FEEL, Fear & Lust. His vocal cadence on GOD, LOVE isn’t that strong. He encapsulated wit his best storytelling song he’s wrote in a while DUCK-WORTH. Which could’ve prevent Top Dawg & K dot from linking up revealing about the night with his former CEO & his father. solid album 7.5/10
Check out our ALBUM REACTION to Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. go.nfrpodcast.com/Kendrick *this is not our first listen of the album
Kendrick has one of those catalogs that you could make an argument that the last one you listened to is your favorite. Speaks to his genius and quality of work.
lol stop He hasn’t come close to GKMC or TPAB you Kendrick Stan’s are delusional
@@shawnt1170I mean Those 2 albums are ALL time classics. Section 80, damn and Mr morale are great/ amazing albums. Damn is a classic imo. You have Cole and drake stans glazing over their catalogs but do either of them even have ONE album that is on the level of gkmc or tpab? I don’t think so. Now explain to me which part is delusional?
@@Wavy-fs4mr I agree with you that Drake or Cole don’t have an album like GKMC or TPAB I’m just saying not every Kendrick album is a classic like most Kendrick Stan’s think
@@shawnt1170 Notice how I said favorite and not a "classic" or "best".... learn how to read next time.
I am not saying every Kendrick album is a classic. But some people may find it to be their favorite because of how diverse each project is from the other... Music is subjective. I think TPAB is his best album but DAMN is probably my favorite project of his... and I can admit it's not his best.... so where is the delusion?
@@Zack_dr24 Zachary I know what you said and it’s still delusional find me someone who’s favorite Kendrick album is Mr Moral 😂 Good album tho stop nut hugging
FEAR is the most poetic piece of lyrics I think Kendrick has ever written down in my opinion.
Literally every track on tpab is better than FEAR lyrics wise
@@johnadel4522 FAX
@@johnadel4522 that’s a garbage take
@@johnadel4522 bruh
@@johnadel4522 thats such an ass take
This album is genuinely amazing! I’ve listened to this album more than any of Kendrick’s even though TPAB is my favourite album of all time. Insanely listenable and replayable
Facts this is exactly how I feel
Just curious if TPAB is your favourite what makes you listen to DMAN more?
@@quxncy9492 the replayability
@@quxncy9492 After I listen to TPAB it feels like ive been on a journey and its almost exhausting where as damn literally rewinds to the first song and its not as deep or heavy so just super easy to listen to
@@thebigsida6645 exactly
I think Damn is Kendrick’s most underrated project. But always you know it’s an NFR classic
Me personally section 80
It sold like crazy how are you calling it underrated? It sold 600k first week
@@thomasowens4844 its also his most streamed album
@@thomasowens4844 I think he means in the hip hop community, very few people put damn in their top 2 over tpab or gkmc
@@thomasowens4844 commercially yes it’s not. But through all Kendrick albums it’s his most underrated because of the commercial success
The timing on this is ridiculous I just relistened to DAMN earlier today and it’s grown on me even more than I thought it could
Me too haha
Same lol
The reason why I really prefer MM&TBS is I just prefer the general sound of it more. I really like how Kendrick incorporates a lot of piano and orchestral sounding instruments throughout the album. It gives it more of like a cinematic and theatrical vibe that isn’t really common nowadays if even around at all especially in the rap scene now. I also like how it’s not only that but with songs like N95 and Silent Hill have more of a trap sound. DAMN has sort of more of an emphasis on that trap sound which I do like a lot. I personally prefer the variety of sound on MM&TBS though. Recently I have grown more of an appreciation for DAMN but I would personally rank TPAB, GKMC, and MM&TBS higher. I don’t have any problems with people that think otherwise though because my favorite Kendrick song is probably DUCKWORTH. Honestly it’s probably one of my favorite songs of all time so DAMN does have a special place in my heart. I also saw Kendrick in Boston a few weeks ago and DNA was fucking awesome live.
Agreed well said
Very legit take. 💯
I also prefer his other albums over DAMN even though DAMN is one of the greatest albums ever made
Same. Damn might be viewed as a classic now, but I STILL prefer listening to Mr Morale. It’s just so relatable and emotionally engaging. But I love how he’s only made conscious albums and yet NONE of his albums sound the same. It’s incredible.
I would love to see a live stage play of MM&TBS
We need more of these classic album reviews, they’re absolutely heat
DAMN. is my favorite album of all time. It’s the album that got me into Hip Hop
Wh, is it your fav?
In DNA. Kendrick lists 23 things that are in his dna, just like the 23 chromosomes that are in a strand of dna
DAMN. is such an amazing album.
Ant and Lu are five years late to this album 😂😂😉
Sure but they’re re-listening to it but it’s true the review is 5 years late
It’s a classic album review. They’ve made a few videos where they review older albums and re-listen to them
They're just revisited it they're not actually reviewing it for the first time
@@ItsTaken__ it was a joke that’s why I added the wink emoji
@@isaacjv235 it was a joke that’s why I added the wink emoji
I remember the first time listening to the album. I finished duckworth, and the first word that came out of my mouth was “damn.” Then I remembered that was the name of the project; that’s when I realized it’s a perfect album
I absolutely love DAMN as an album. It’s grown with me so much and I have it at 3 in his discography behind GKMC and TPAB. Absolutely love it.
This album is definitely better than MMTBS. Majority Kendrick fans hate it cuz it’s “too mainstream”, Kendrick makes TPAB and all of a sudden they swear everything’s gotta be so deep and woke LMFAO
5 years later and I can officially call DAMN. a classic in my mind. There’s not one track on this album that’s even below average. The numbers speak for themselves, it’s one of the few albums on Spotify with 100M streams on every single track. My 2nd favourite album from Kendrick. Can’t beat the impact of GKMC
Enjoyed the revisit to this album. I remember I listened to his whole catalog before Mr Morale and DAMN impressed me even more this time around. Honestly was such an amazing album
I would love to see you guys do a lot more of these reviews of older albums. I would love for you guys to review blonde by frank ocean
My K Dot ranking
1. To Pimp A Butterfly
2. Good Kid Maad City
3. Damn
4. Section 80
5. Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers
GKMC
DAMN
TPAB
MR MORALE
SECTION 80
List on what I like not best
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1.TPAB
2. GKMC
3. MM&BS
4. DAMN
5. SEC80
@@CF73737 100% facts
1. TPAB
2. MM&TBS
3. DAMN.
4. GKMC
5. S80
I saw Kendrick and Keem live last night and honestly, DAMN is my favorite project and those songs got me the most hyped.
Bro I have been following y’all for a while and was literally thinking a few days ago about how underrated y’all are and was wondering how you didn’t have 100k despite making such great content, and now y’all hit it! Congrats!
Damn probably my 3rd favorite but it changes. Fire review as always. Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaase do more album reviews from albums that are already out.
I hope you feel better soon Lu, sucks seeing you in this condition
What was the condition?
@pluto8166 I'll be honest bro I got no clue 😂
@@Spectre0799 was he sick like a mf?
@@pluto8166 I don't remember if this was real or a joke
Just relistened to DAMN last night so this came at the perfect time
Great analysis and coherent debate makes for a great podcast • Good job!!
Damn. is my favorite Kendrick album. First album I ever listened to thoroughly so it has a special place for me. All of his albums are fucken great but TPAB takes the cake. Love NFR.
If I could go back and listen to this for the first time, I would absolutely do so. DAMN was truly an experience from Kendrick, but what album from him isn't that?
DAMN gets way too hate for being too commercial. I have TPAB as has best album and GKMC and DAMN neck and neck for number 2. Definitely the most bumpin beats on any of his albums and he gets deep on songs like fear, XXX, and duckworth. I find myself returning to DNA for the beat switch possibly more than any other Kendrick song individually. Love this project.
FR. For me, it only has one skip and humble is overplayed as balls but is enjoyable every now and then
Just wanted to drop a comment saying that its been amazing to see how far you guys have come! My favorite music podcast🔥
This could make it into my top 5 Kendrick albums of all time
I’ll be happy once this channel has 1,000,000 subscribers
This is well Kendricks best album. I'm still watching the video...
Thank you guys for this video
Honestly I know that there might be better rappers than him but don't think anyone can build an album like him. His discography is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
6:42 that’s facts after listening to the album over and over again FEEL is definitely my favorite in the track
8:46 LMFAOOOO ZACHARY 💀💀💀💀💀and then Ant was not tryna go along with that
W video for a W album!
LOVE ft. Zacari.....is one of those timeless hip hop songs....everytime you hear it, it gets better.
Hot take: NFR does better album reviews than Fantano and other populer music reviewers.
Hundred p
No Anthony Fantano is the best
NO. DONT TELL ME ITS 2017. THAT MEANS I STILL HAVE TIME TO STOP MELON FROM GIVING DAMN A 7
Anyone who doesn't quite understand how deep and underrated DAMN is (Cough cough Fontano) should go listen to Season 5 of the Dissect Podcast. The message and themes of DAMN really fly over a lot of peoples heads because it's masked as mainstream.
I’m big fan of y’all boys y’all be making me step my podcast game up keep up the good work WE GOING TO GET 100K Subscribers watch We on the way
love this channel
It may not be his best album, but it's my personal favorite of his and the one I relate to the most. FEEL. and PRIDE. are also in my top 5 Kendrick songs of all time.
Finally after 5 years I can have an opinion on Damn
would love a relisten to Taboo, and a review. would be super sick to see.
I recommend everyone to watch Mallory bros and how the explained this masterpiece. Totally worth the while.
I hope Lu feels better today. ❤️
Love the video, will you guys ever reviews other Kendrick albums or other albums from the past like Ready to Die
DAMN is my top 3 favorite Hip Hop album of all time.
GOD. is the he most underrated track on this album
I suggest you do the reaction to the
fsk (Italian trapper) their best songs are: ansia no, sudditaliano, settimana al caldo, prova del cuoco.
The dissect podcast is great their season 5 is about damn. I suggest season 7 about because the internet. Plz Review Bti u guys
DAMN is my favorite Kendrick album.
Why.
Yo can you guys please do a reasonable doubt and Illmatic which is better
Just seen Kendrick in concert, and I was impressed. Definitely exceeded expectations. Best solo act I seen on hip hop. I seen the likes of lil Wayne jay z Eminem busta, redman lauren hill, just to name a few. Kendrick’s performance was legendary in todays standards
Just saw him in Milwaukee lastmight. Life changing fr
THIS IS RANDOM BUT: before ANYONE says this masterpiece is his most underrated….. UNTITLED UNMASTERED is Kendrick’s most underrated
Lyrically content is Perfection
I prefer DAMN over TPAB tbh. In terms of the replayability and how listenable it is I just love it. There’s only a few tracks from TPAB that I can listen to out of a full album listen, but with DAMN I can have it come on in a playlist during shuffle and it works. Amazing album
TPAB is an artistic gem, but it's replay value pales in comparison to GKMC and DAMN other than a couple of tracks imho. TPAB is an experience, that once your done it, its like wow, that was awesome, but there really isn't a drive to listen to it start to finish again. In a way I feel it is an overated hip hop album because of that. Still a classic, but when I hear some people put it in top 5-10 albums of all time, thats a big no from me.
@@IPIRIEY 100% agree. If you're looking for an incredible album experience where you wanna sit and listen to a complete body of work, TPAB is amazing. Definitely a special album but it's my least favourite between DAMN, TPAB and GKMC
Im sorry but kendrick can record an audio of him taking a shit with a beat over it and these fellas will give it a high rating. I like Kendrick but he's not flawless musically.
To this day the most innovative and forward thinking hiphop record . Nothing that has released sense has topped it.
Production is perfect
Back to front is the right way to listen to it. BLOOD does 1000x better as an outro than an intro
I just went to Kendrick’s mm&tbs concert and it was incredible. I was wondering have you/will you go one of his concerts?
Lust is so fucking good, feel is so fucking good, pride is so fucking good, and element is so fucking good
Great review guys, I’m saying this without even listening yet haha
Hasnt aged the best for me but still great album. The hits on this got so old fast for me and 2-3 skips for me. I prefer mr morale
Hey ant and Lu, big fan of the channel. I’m writing an extended thesis paper on damn. can i cite your comments on the albums in my paper you took the words i had in my head and said them beautifully.
DAMN is the third best album for me, I agree with you. It has higher highs than Mmatbs. Not as flawless as gkmc and tpab. I liked gkmc a little bit more than tpab, but last time even this switched. Kendrick is such an amazing artist!
Lust is the most underrated track on this album
Kendrick dropped again
Top 2 kendrick
This Damn Album is an amazing project it has bangers and a ton of radio hits without loosing meaning and thats something you have to give him credit for staying in tune with himself while making something for everyone also like he said MM&BS is an amazing follow up to Damn keeping same concept but going deeper on MM&BS love damn and MM&BS they're both 8.5s for me I'll rate MM&BS a little higher because I enjoy it more but both are great
his best album
even lots of Kendrick fans look down on DAMN., but that and Mr. Morale zre actually my favorites from him. i understand and appreciate the value and importance of GKMC and TPAB, but i personally do not resonate with those albums, and even as mjsic alone, they are not always good or fun to listen to. DAMN. and Mr. Morale to me are no skips, weirdly enough, despite how dark and heavy they both are. i think because sonically they are conversely more warm, minimal and also rich, in different places, thagare good to the ear. and they are both more identifiable personally rather than societally, so they function more as soundtracks to life, than a struggle or time in culture at large
love how the video is sectioned off even tho ima still watch the whole video
GKMC is the best rap album of all time DAMN although it won the rewards... grows on me every time I can't lie
Ima be real… best album of all time
k.dot is the GOAT
U guys should start doing relistens more often.
Toujours des bonnes vidéos les gars. +1 like
Wow this is weird I just re-listened to the album yesterday. Life and its synchronicities.😱
Is it wickedness? Is it weakness? You deciiiiiide. Are we going to live or dieeeee?
I prefer MMATBS by far, never really liked DAMN. But to each their own, and I won’t deny its quality!
Can you do the college dropout please
where’s the cheat codes review 😭😭
DAMN is so gooddd
I would say TPAB, GKMC and MM&BS are all quite a bit better, but DAMN. is still an undeniable classic. The reason for it not being top three is because there are no real standout tracks that are all that unique imo
DNA. HUMBLE. DUCKWORTH.
Yea most people say the same, theirs so much material better then DAMN
@@1ntr0spect98 GOOD KID, MOMMA, MOTHER I SOBER
@@1ntr0spect98 amazing tracks, just not very unique tracks. DNA and HUMBLE are both trap beats and DUCKWORTH is a 10/10 soul chop beat. They're such great tracks, but they aren't something we've never seen before
This is an unpopular opinion, but XXX is one of my fave Kendrick songs
Relisten to DAMN way before Mr morale dropped while I’ve grown to appreciate it. For the context of Kendrick as he speaks about his paranoia, life as a Celebrity & converting towards Hebrew Israelite. The commercial songs isn’t where he’s at his best. He’s at his core forefront wit songs like DNA, Element, FEEL, Fear & Lust. His vocal cadence on GOD, LOVE isn’t that strong. He encapsulated wit his best storytelling song he’s wrote in a while DUCK-WORTH. Which could’ve prevent Top Dawg & K dot from linking up revealing about the night with his former CEO & his father. solid album 7.5/10
DAMN is a classic
Just gonna throw out a guess that the song Any is talkin about at the beginning is ELEMENT., I get those vibes from them
It was FEAR
FEEL is in my top 5 songs oat
DNA goes stupid till this day
Illmatic next please
Damn my favorite kendrick album fs it goes to show how legendary kendrick Is that this album is only top 3 in his discography 😭
Yo what year is it!?
Ahhh yess , my boredom gone
Production not being perfect is unbelievable
Do 4yeo next
going into this i knew lue wouldnt like the inflections on GOD.