Me and my wife had a listening party for this, mind you, we haven’t been this invested in HipHop since the 90s and we’ve never had a listening party for HipHop. Dot breathed life back into HipHop this summer for us, and we’ve been watching and waiting with anticipation and a bit cynicism (HipHop has been a let down). This album did not disappoint in any measure, and it has been a momentous year thanks to the young GOAT from Cali. These breakdowns are exactly what we look for; intelligent and unbiased opinions on a genre that deserves so much more attention, work, respect and dedication that it has been receiving over the past years. Spot on analysis, gentlemen and we thank you, both 🥂
Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:31 Reacting To GNX Trailer 8:52 GNX Producer Reveals Interesting Detail 15:10 wacced out murals 29:05 squabble up 38:35 luther 45:03 man at the garden 56:50 hey now 1:16:35 reincarnated 1:28:52 tv off 1:38:59 dodger blue 1:47:31 peekaboo 1:59:43 heart pt. 6 2:12:45 Funny Curtiss King Top Dawg Story 2:20:03 gnx 2:32:36 gloria 2:40:22 final thoughts about the album
Yeah there was an interview with a close associate awhile ago that said that Kendrick had two albums ready. One was a more "traditional hip hop album" the other is supposedly a more experimental concept album. I imagine this is the appetizer and after the super bowl we get the main course. If im wrong i am still happy with this project
@beatrixkiddo5127 Yep, I had the same feeling when I got to the end of listening to it. I'm not gonna count on it, cuz otherwise I'm gonna be sad, hahaha, but I've got a feeling. The album kinda felt like an intro in general and those two cars caught my eye, too. Daylyt's also tweeting some cryptic shit. Sorry if I'm just repeating shit they said in the video, I haven't watched it yet, lol
I feel like alot of people missed the Biggie homage in TV off He quotes Biggie word for word "Ain't no other kings in this rap thing they siblings, nothing but my children one shot they disappearing" He ride for Pac but still give BIG his flowers 💐 Respect
This is a dream of mine. You two together listing to “oh Lamar” reacting in real time. Blessing. Also, The love I have for Kendrick’s music might be too much…
The date is definitely giving 1 on 2. I'm sure DJ Snake was talking about Kendrick featuring on Taylor's album. Then he spoke of Kendrick's album saying he's producing tons of tracks.
I 100% agree with Justin that Man at the Gardens gives me strong One Mic vibes. From the slow build up to the way he adds more energy near the end of the track.
on Squabble up he said : Spit a loogie at the camera ; speed off , he refrenced that famous Pac video of him spitting at cameras and driving off also the Reincarnated track is pure genius, the way he bodied pacs flow holy crap
Listened to this while cleaning the house like Justin did. I know I’m a white gal. Been listening to hip hop since early 90’s. I can remember a concert at URI where a one Christopher Wallace came out on stage and rapped party and B*lls**t. Only one that didn’t hesitate whole crowd went nuts. With that I’m a huge beat/instrumental person and this hit. Kendrick didn’t come out with another”not like us,” or DNA. He said what needed to be said over some good beats not overwhelming what needed to be said.
As a Kendrick fan , he got another album he drop a snippet on his page and the song is not on GNX + he got the heart part 6 on there he never do that the heart serie is always coming BEFORE the album never on the album! The second album coming with not like us on it
His albums always get unfair hate but I appreciate Kendrick taking risks and doing something different every time. Him and Kanye every album is different. This albums a classic in its own way it’s different than all his other albums.
Also @TheCompanyMan didn't IceCube drop earlier? Heard someone say this release from KDot was timed as a backslap to the "Kendrick before Kendrick" line
Naw Kendrick likes IceCube and Ice Cube was pro Kendrick the whole time. Kendrick himself said his pops played Cube all the time when he was a kid ..he’s an influence
@chichi.phil413 dunno.. I think that just because an OG like Cube shouldn't need to hitch himself to KDot to get on the spotlight ..it was a weird move. Maybe "edibles" here too?
Man at the garden is like a mix of one mic, and that put your hands where my eyes can see, bass line and groove, Edit The Latin sprinkles think of it like U2 on damn being sprinkled over the album, givin guidance through the album depending on which side you listenin. This might have the same concept idk off the first few listens lol. Thanks for the content btw, great to have intelligent hypeness to albums and not just general yeah that was great barber shop talk, this is great breakdowns of just the musicality 🙏🏾 Last edit hopefully, God willin. Reincarnated Ok this song is not about one person, It’s about battling sin and principalities How they get reincarnated over and over again until they understand the reason is so you learn you have power in your words and decisions, but until you wake up you won’t accept yourself and what the father in heaven did for you as a whole
As a hardcore east coast guy, this album was sooooo Cali. The most Cali I’ve heard from him and I’m here for ALLLL of it. I’ve been wanting this from Dot for the longest.
A little dive into the new snippet (twin gnx) it seems to follow in the footsteps of a wizard of oz song called "optimistic voices" which is a nice tie in to the pryor snippet from the wiz (everything they say about me is true) also this is clearly a bricked out room (yellow brick road) ao i believe that this snippet is actually leading us to the other side of the gemini (other album) and i believe the 2nd album will be the bomb first album. It might not drop until the super bowl is safe and done, or on the same day.
Defo / 5-more-in-stock type energy. Initial takes are cool however serious listeners have got to let the project sit.. the most accessible Kendrick is STILL Kendrick if yall kno wat I mean 🔥
The Heart Part 2 is actually on the official tracklist for Overly Dedicated, so you're wrong there. The Heart Part 5 was also added a month after release to MM&TBS.
A few of the hooks were wonky (GNX) but I loved it overall, Also, I don't believe this is the main album coming out. I think he mainly used it as a showcase for local mc's and artist.
I definitely think the Taylor Swift thing is intentional. It’s Kendrick and Taylor Swift against Drake and Scooter Braun. Kendrick called Drake, basically a culture vulture for what he did with Pharrell, Tupac, even his jumping on different regions waves. Taylor’s infamous speech about the industry stealing arts creativity and selling their catalogs… was about Scooter Braun. Drake’s investment partner and Kanye’s former manage…. Scooter was responsible for the sale of QC’s catalog to HyBe in Korea. “You run to Atlanta, when you need a check balance…..”
This is a reach of massive proportions. But okay. I'm not sure how you would say Kendrick and Taylor Swift when she literally isn't on the album. Jack Antonoff is! Perhaps re-frame this.
This may be a reach here but the lowercase titles was very much a thing Kendrick during the beef. Which I always wondered why he did that which he never did in previous work so this could be a part of the 10 pack based on that? But also not the actual album, like this is just a drop for fun?
Kendrick got at jay elect on untiled and im not saying he's as good as Lupe but jay is/was herald as one of the best ever at one point in life ad kendrick shot at him and Lowkey silenced him
@CurtissKingTV and @TheCompanyMan did I hear shots at 50 on Squabble Up? 50 deep, but it ain't deep enough? Can't try me in the tri-state. Didn't they say 50 from the tri-state area?
Me and my wife had a listening party for this, mind you, we haven’t been this invested in HipHop since the 90s and we’ve never had a listening party for HipHop. Dot breathed life back into HipHop this summer for us, and we’ve been watching and waiting with anticipation and a bit cynicism (HipHop has been a let down). This album did not disappoint in any measure, and it has been a momentous year thanks to the young GOAT from Cali. These breakdowns are exactly what we look for; intelligent and unbiased opinions on a genre that deserves so much more attention, work, respect and dedication that it has been receiving over the past years. Spot on analysis, gentlemen and we thank you, both 🥂
Wacced out murals is like Euphoria, the Darth Vader edition 😂 he chose DA VIOLENCEEEahhh
I love this. The honesty and transparency is refreshing. Justin is speaking the truth ❤
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:31 Reacting To GNX Trailer
8:52 GNX Producer Reveals Interesting Detail
15:10 wacced out murals
29:05 squabble up
38:35 luther
45:03 man at the garden
56:50 hey now
1:16:35 reincarnated
1:28:52 tv off
1:38:59 dodger blue
1:47:31 peekaboo
1:59:43 heart pt. 6
2:12:45 Funny Curtiss King Top Dawg Story
2:20:03 gnx
2:32:36 gloria
2:40:22 final thoughts about the album
I definitely feel there's more to come. Also, the 2 cars can represent the duality of a Gemini
yeah i think we gone get another album near the superbowl
Yeah there was an interview with a close associate awhile ago that said that Kendrick had two albums ready. One was a more "traditional hip hop album" the other is supposedly a more experimental concept album. I imagine this is the appetizer and after the super bowl we get the main course. If im wrong i am still happy with this project
Girl he got another album
My ♊️ twin- Ye?
@beatrixkiddo5127 Yep, I had the same feeling when I got to the end of listening to it. I'm not gonna count on it, cuz otherwise I'm gonna be sad, hahaha, but I've got a feeling. The album kinda felt like an intro in general and those two cars caught my eye, too. Daylyt's also tweeting some cryptic shit. Sorry if I'm just repeating shit they said in the video, I haven't watched it yet, lol
I feel like alot of people missed the Biggie homage in TV off
He quotes Biggie word for word "Ain't no other kings in this rap thing they siblings, nothing but my children one shot they disappearing"
He ride for Pac but still give BIG his flowers 💐 Respect
It’s about being real and non-biased.
As a Compton Cali Girl this mixtape/album Slap 🔥 And my 2nd car was a Buick Regal GN 💯
Kendrick stay poppin out and showing
This is a dream of mine. You two together listing to “oh Lamar” reacting in real time. Blessing. Also, The love I have for Kendrick’s music might be too much…
This is the breakfast you eat the morning you know you’re going to a buffet later that night…
I think he’s dropping more
“Back 2 Back I like that record, Imma get back to that for the record” Drops on 11/22 🤔🤔
The date is definitely giving 1 on 2. I'm sure DJ Snake was talking about Kendrick featuring on Taylor's album. Then he spoke of Kendrick's album saying he's producing tons of tracks.
Kdot was DEFINITELY a DMX study
You All Know That Pharrell Produced The Song Sampled Used In Heart Pt.6
I 100% agree with Justin that Man at the Gardens gives me strong One Mic vibes. From the slow build up to the way he adds more energy near the end of the track.
My guys! Respect to yall. Culture! 💪🏾✊🏾
Man at the Garden gives me a “One Mic” vibe from Nas. The beat, the way the verses gets more intense. Kendrick art is on another level ✊🏼
on Squabble up he said : Spit a loogie at the camera ; speed off , he refrenced that famous Pac video of him spitting at cameras and driving off
also the Reincarnated track is pure genius, the way he bodied pacs flow holy crap
Listened to this while cleaning the house like Justin did. I know I’m a white gal. Been listening to hip hop since early 90’s. I can remember a concert at URI where a one Christopher Wallace came out on stage and rapped party and B*lls**t. Only one that didn’t hesitate whole crowd went nuts. With that I’m a huge beat/instrumental person and this hit. Kendrick didn’t come out with another”not like us,” or DNA. He said what needed to be said over some good beats not overwhelming what needed to be said.
As a Kendrick fan , he got another album he drop a snippet on his page and the song is not on GNX + he got the heart part 6 on there he never do that the heart serie is always coming BEFORE the album never on the album! The second album coming with not like us on it
Idk bout nlu being on it but I agree with everything else
The remix 👀👀👀
Him standing at the back of the car prollly means this album is the "b side" type album 🔥🤔
Two GNX, two drops
Don’t forget about that Taylor track
K. Said if you ain’t rolling with me, get rolled over.
Fire album
My hands on my head off that strangle me a GOAT statement.
Hey didnt Livingston the Ultimate Journalist say he was going to walk on DOT's album drop?
Yep! He said that.
Which was so lame of Ak to say smh. He frustrates me with his lack of objectivity and willingness to even ruin another black man’s work. Ugh
This album is lit
Here for this
12:16 energy for this project feels like Makaveli in the sense that he had something to say, put it on wax and put to the world pretty quickly
Two of my faves 🥰🥰
@TheCompanyMan knows that TV Off! 😂 Somebody gotta do it 🤷🏽♀️
Kendrick is definitely teasing another album🤣
Yep
Crazy🤯 As I saw the GNX drop the 1st 2 people reactions I came to search for on YT was these 2.❤
Im here for this!! 🚗🔥💯
His albums always get unfair hate but I appreciate Kendrick taking risks and doing something different every time. Him and Kanye every album is different. This albums a classic in its own way it’s different than all his other albums.
REINCARNATED with the 2Pac Made Niggaz beat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Diyers and its all happening 🎉🎉🎉
Scobble Up, a club banger.
I’m from New Orleans and I do t even know how to crop walk but shit imma learn today
#heartpt.6 If you have change... BUY THE ALBUM... IF THIS IS A Presidential race for a leader in standard whom else
... #kendrickLamarforPresident
This album is a mild version of Hit em up with No Vaseline in a respectful way.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Also @TheCompanyMan didn't IceCube drop earlier? Heard someone say this release from KDot was timed as a backslap to the "Kendrick before Kendrick" line
Naw Kendrick likes IceCube and Ice Cube was pro Kendrick the whole time. Kendrick himself said his pops played Cube all the time when he was a kid ..he’s an influence
@chichi.phil413 dunno.. I think that just because an OG like Cube shouldn't need to hitch himself to KDot to get on the spotlight ..it was a weird move. Maybe "edibles" here too?
Yall working overtime 😂😂😂😂
This album is a drive album for the coast
Man at the garden is like a mix of one mic, and that put your hands where my eyes can see, bass line and groove,
Edit
The Latin sprinkles think of it like U2 on damn being sprinkled over the album, givin guidance through the album depending on which side you listenin. This might have the same concept idk off the first few listens lol. Thanks for the content btw, great to have intelligent hypeness to albums and not just general yeah that was great barber shop talk, this is great breakdowns of just the musicality 🙏🏾
Last edit hopefully, God willin.
Reincarnated
Ok this song is not about one person,
It’s about battling sin and principalities
How they get reincarnated over and over again until they understand the reason is so you learn you have power in your words and decisions, but until you wake up you won’t accept yourself and what the father in heaven did for you as a whole
As a hardcore east coast guy, this album was sooooo Cali. The most Cali I’ve heard from him and I’m here for ALLLL of it. I’ve been wanting this from Dot for the longest.
This Ice spice generation really ain't my thing to listen to.
So when we get a real rap album like this I buy with the quickness💯
“I rewrote the DEVILs story…” part of that metaphoric conversation is referring to the “DEVIL”/colonizer
It’s All Happening with the DIYers!
🤝🏾
Anyone notice this album is licensed to Interscope and not UMG?? 👀 Reaching??? Ok I’ll go hide back in the bushes now 🌳🌳🌳🌳
Bro it's well know he has a publishing deal with Interscope but is mostly independent even mentions this on "heart part 6"
Interscope is owned by UMG, nice try
More peysoh reactions -blood diamonds w mozzy also westraq
2:28:24 I think Kendrick should extend it and add other artists…this sounds like a cypher beat.
I love how the black media community is coming together 💯
Bruh I was about to type the same thing… this stream is a vibe
@@trevorhandberry2158 it’s a time to be alive bro no cap definitely lovin hip hop right now 😤🙏🏾
A little dive into the new snippet (twin gnx) it seems to follow in the footsteps of a wizard of oz song called "optimistic voices" which is a nice tie in to the pryor snippet from the wiz (everything they say about me is true) also this is clearly a bricked out room (yellow brick road) ao i believe that this snippet is actually leading us to the other side of the gemini (other album) and i believe the 2nd album will be the bomb first album.
It might not drop until the super bowl is safe and done, or on the same day.
Defo / 5-more-in-stock type energy. Initial takes are cool however serious listeners have got to let the project sit.. the most accessible Kendrick is STILL Kendrick if yall kno wat I mean 🔥
He never puts the Heart on actual albums
Yeah i thought that was weird too
He did on MMatBS, but he didn't add it until later so I think it still signals a second project.
Oh shit
Was Watch the Party Die the original Heart Part VI?
The Heart Part 2 is actually on the official tracklist for Overly Dedicated, so you're wrong there. The Heart Part 5 was also added a month after release to MM&TBS.
1:18:39 Hope someone runs this track through a Pac AI filter! Bet it sounds better than Taylor Made
A few of the hooks were wonky (GNX) but I loved it overall, Also, I don't believe this is the main album coming out. I think he mainly used it as a showcase for local mc's and artist.
Kendrick would obliterate lupe fiasco, idk if he wants to give him any shine though
Curtiss… Take ya portable podcast equipment with you of the vacation and make shorter videos while you’re away.
Reincarnated reminds me of Ransom "Nefarious "👀
I definitely think the Taylor Swift thing is intentional. It’s Kendrick and Taylor Swift against Drake and Scooter Braun. Kendrick called Drake, basically a culture vulture for what he did with Pharrell, Tupac, even his jumping on different regions waves. Taylor’s infamous speech about the industry stealing arts creativity and selling their catalogs… was about Scooter Braun. Drake’s investment partner and Kanye’s former manage…. Scooter was responsible for the sale of QC’s catalog to HyBe in Korea. “You run to Atlanta, when you need a check balance…..”
This is a reach of massive proportions. But okay. I'm not sure how you would say Kendrick and Taylor Swift when she literally isn't on the album. Jack Antonoff is! Perhaps re-frame this.
ya'll just be making up random shit
This is the B side album. The A side will come out before the superbowl, or it will drop after his superbowl performance.
One before AND one after... why not? 😉
The 2/2 would make sense after 11/22 but I don't want to wait until then...
He said double back like a deluxe…..
Let's Rocket... a.k.a. Drop That Shit Mofo
Kendrick could have put a mumble rapper on the one that says "ain't talking about nothing😂 or Cardi 🤷🏽♀️
This may be a reach here but the lowercase titles was very much a thing Kendrick during the beef. Which I always wondered why he did that which he never did in previous work so this could be a part of the 10 pack based on that? But also not the actual album, like this is just a drop for fun?
is drake still going to drop that collab album with party?
Lupe can get it to.
Kendrick got at jay elect on untiled and im not saying he's as good as Lupe but jay is/was herald as one of the best ever at one point in life ad kendrick shot at him and Lowkey silenced him
@CurtissKingTV and @TheCompanyMan did I hear shots at 50 on Squabble Up?
50 deep, but it ain't deep enough?
Can't try me in the tri-state. Didn't they say 50 from the tri-state area?
@@gentilexpressionsinvites2895 50 was taking Drake side and was defending him after the beef. So... Not a big reach
@pinkikaur6266 that's what I was thinking.