Kendrick Lamar Recreated Tupac's Makaveli Album | "GNX" Theory
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- The similarities between Kendrick's GNX and Tupac's album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory are striking.
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I made a thread about this on Blue Sky. 2024 Kendrick Lamar = 1996 Tupac. Both really had missions to unite the people and gain power, but have simultaneous internal and external conflicts:
When Tupac went to jail sooooo many people had something to say about it (Jay Leno, Donnie Simpson, etc), but he was really hurt by other NY rappers that seemingly came out of nowhere and had something to say; even older people like Cube and De La Sol. That August 1995 Vibe issue was the last straw for him... we get All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati out of it. There's similarities with Kendrick. So many people have so much to say about Kendrick over the years, old and new rappers, since the Control verse where he also declared himself the king of NY lol [*"I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the King of New York/King of the Coast; one hand, I juggle 'em both"*]... Snoop posting Taylor Made; Everybody has an opinion about him being picked to perform at the Superbowl...and we get GNX in 2024.
While immersed in a beef with another rapper, both Tupac and Kendrick had/have bigger plans.
In a private conversation with Sanyika Shakur (Monster Kody) and in his interview with Rob Marriot, Tupac discussed plans to unite every ghetto in the US. It seems like Kendrick tried to do something with the pop out concert - *"I put one hundred hoods on one stage/ [...]/ I'm tryna push peace in L.A." - Kendrick on Reincarnated*.
In his last recorded interview with Rob Marriot, Tupac said his beef with Biggie was so little compared to the bigger plans he had. He talked about creating a new political party and building community by taking aspects of every great power. Kendrick wants to kill the party and bring true Hip Hop culture to the mainstream. This savior complex is causing an internal conflict with Kendrick; the same way it did for Tupac. You can hear Tupac praying and talking to God in Me Against The World and in his later works.
Love this. Pinning this. Thanks, Flyy.
I think kendrick definitely sees himself at a crisis point and is drawing parallels between him and his heroes at similar points. Nas dropped one mic (man in the garden) near that jay z (drake) beef time. He also said that it was like “hiphop (the culture) is dead” in it’s infant stages. Nas won the lyrical but lost the commercial battle it should be noted. The difference is drake lost the commercial battle possibly.
One thing that caught my attention about him wanting to bring hiphop to the mainstream is that none of the features are listed in the song titles and the promotion was minimal for gnx. My guess based on this are that either he
1. Is testing the waters of his mainstream audiences reception to plot his next drop
2. Is seeing who is really riding with him. Numbers wise and demographic wise
3. Just wanted to make what he wanted to make before dropping the taylor swift album for white people lol. The tde pglang interscope climate plays into this imo though idk what that climate is atm
I love how people are just digging into the science behind all of this! I LOVE HIP HOP!
@@kdpwt Very astute observation!
Good post
It’s the reversal. Instead of Makaveli on the cross going to death this album represents him coming back resurrected.
I can see that
*Reincarinated 🤯
@@PharaohARSTAXE Yes, incredible
Don't play this at your funeral; play it when u come back.
Love this idea. The resurrection is where they say Christianity begins (with the risen son). Kendrick is coming off the cross to intervene in the affairs of this industry. What is the responsibility of the artist? When you have all eyes on you; when you have the ears of the world and hearts of the children? He rose to begin the movement. Who is the "I" in" Man in the Garden?" Its not just Kendrick. Will we weep at the crossfor the death of HIP HOP or will we get up and live and represent like we 'posed to .
I think he’s got several songs on here that resemble previous artists we all know he loves and respects. “man in the garden” gives “One Mic” vibes. “Reincarnated” obviously gives Pac vibes, but at the end, the conversation with God… gives me DMX “Damien” vibes. I could keep going. I really love this album, but I wanna hear that song in that 1 minute clip! That ish goes soooo hard!
Reincarnated is more "The Conversation" than "Damien" but the fact he's speaking from the perspective of Lucifer seeking atonement from his transgressions makes it all the more deeper and spookier.
I think the end of reincarnated is closer to the convo by DMX where he had a talk with God
@@trailerparkart2429 My mind kept it Westcoast with Murder Was the Case by Snoop
We finally got broccoli but are now left wanting the next teaser god damn it
Man in the garden to me seems like they took the one mic drums and reversed them. 🔥🔥🔥 that Gives them the same grove
Another thing for this theory - in "Not Like Us" video, when rapping "Squabble Up" snippet, it's visible that words "Bomb First" is written on Kendrick's cap.
@@thejunky17 WORD
We gotta pin this comment to the top good catch
Reincarnated is my favourite joint from that album. Kendrick used Pac's flow and felt natural. Pac's flow is extremely hard to bite without sounding cringey.
Against All Odds > Hit Em Up
Makaveli > All Eyez On Me
Yeah I said it!!!
One of my favorite Pac songs is called Reincarnation too. Probably a connection there
It was trash
Agreed about Against All Odds > Hit Em Up & Makaveli > AEOM
Agree with everything you said. Always had Killuminati over AEOM
Against All Odds is the best 2Pac diss song
TBH, people are mixed with this Reincarnated... but me personally, this is how I would want an artist to pay homage to Pac. I hated that AI stuff Drake did... on top of him not even coming close to Pac's flow. With Kendrick, his voice was a different tone, but he captured the aggression, flow, even the little pauses in between lines Pac did. I loved it
Plus, I'm pretty sure he asked permission and got the Pac estate some money too.
Well done Dot
1 second Applause 👏🏿
@@Bigtank9401 can't imagine not liking that one, it's absolutely incredible
As someone who remembers the Makaveli drop, you are absolutely correct. Great observation Sir!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That sample on Squabble Up threw everybody off when they heard it. Lol
@@antgal9467 but it fits... that's the beauty of it.
I had this theory as well & it was interested because so many Dot fans (maybe they’re too young, casual Hip Hop listeners, etc.) thought this album lacked a concept without making a connection; “Makaveli & a West Coast sound reincarnated” is it imo.
Exactly!! Unfortunately due to mass commercialization our culture has too many inauthentic hip hop participants. I seen a reaction video where the dude was eating an apple while listening🤦🏾♀️ If you can’t feel this in your body mind spirit and soul then gtfoh! Ain’t no song on GNX listenable while patiently and precisely nibbling on an apple🍏😂 Laddy doddy dah…🤷🏾♀️
I asked my staff what all this Kendrick/Drake stuff was all about, and I have been down the rabbit hole since early June. I found Curtis King, Justin Hunte and Professor Skye, and I watch your content on a regular basis now. The intelligent points of view have me doing additional research on my own. Kendrick has revitalized my interest in the genre and led me to pay attention to many artists that I would not have given a 2nd look before the "beef". Now, me and my 58 year old classic rock junkie self, is the person who let my staff know that Kendrick dropped on Friday and they were gobsmacked! I have listened to GNX on repeat with no skips, along with everything I can find of Kendrick's from Black Hippy to Mr. Morale. Thank you gentlemen, for all of your insights and thank you Kendrick, for being the artist that you are. Come on Super Bowl, which I hope will have 2 Lamars as I am a diehard RAVENS fan.😂🎶💜🖤🏈
This Kendrick album reminded me of how much I respect Nas and PAC.
I can understand respecting Nas, but not the other clown
Made me wanna go blast One Mic
They my top 3
@@DLUXTHACHAMP I would add DMX to the mix
@@lilmos100 back in the day DMX was a part of my top 5, but it just switches around a good bit. Eminem and Ludacris used to be in there too. For now it’s, 2Pac, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Ghostface Killah, Lupe Fiasco
I love Kendrick's creativity and sprawling narratives but to hear him put out a straight rap album is fantastic and to me exemplifies him snatching that number one spot from Drake this year. Like he's saying "Oh you thought I was just a narrative guy?, Here's some straight bars for my next joint"
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His other albums weren’t straight rap albums? What would you call them ?
@@FitefearsEvery LP except DAMN has a tone and theme for the entire project
GKMC
TPAB
MMBS
@donknock-offs DAMN is literally all about themes and symbolism. Weakness or Wickedness. How could you leave it out?
@@donknock-offs yea but they are still straight rap albums. He only has like 2 songs in his entire catalogue were he is singing .
Pac is the GOAT, the fact the some people just discovered made niggaz just now because of kendrick shows how slept on some of pac music is and people that call him overrated dont know his music like that
The Gang related soundtrack was nuts.
@@illmatic9096 facts I was like how niccaz Dnt knw made niccaz lol
@cartersports1 Just shows how clueless niggas are when it comes to pac music smh, they just know hit em up, california love, dear mama, or hail mary
Salute Mr Hunte for verbalizing my thoughts. I've been saying this is his 7 Day Theory!
Kendrick gave us that “against all odds” energy on a lot of these songs. He saying f everybody just like pac was saying.
This is such a great album!❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥
Straight facts
It's so wild because as I was listening to the project this was the exact thought that I had. 7 Day Theory was always one of my favorite Pac albums, and the way Wacced Out Morals came in, I thought about Bomb First
That was a nice catch… would’ve never caught on. Kendrick is creative af
with GNX, it's good that regional rap sounds are making a resurgence. It's tough hearing the atlanta/memphis trap sound being done everywhere by everyone...
Kdot is not even battle fatigued 😅. He's just getting started.
Bruh! That Pac flow on Reincarnated was special. It wasn't cringe, it wasn't jokey, and it wasn't trying too hard. Just killed it.
jokey is not the way i'd describe it at all, just his rendition of it
@NavAK_86 I actually meant "wasn't" jokey. Appreciate you pointing that out
I also kind of see the structure of the overall album being:
- Aggressive off the bat with wacced out murals and squabble up, addressing the past year
- Affirmations but still pride/ego in man at the garden, a victory lap in hey now. Even on my first listen I was thinking it was playing on themes of ego as a villain which has been a preoccupation in his music from the diss tracks all the way back to TPAB and wondering where that theme was going, even though man at the garden works even as an affirmation at face value imo. but with Kendrick we know ego/pride as a side of himself is a constant theme
- So then the first half of the album ends with reincarnated, where the third verse is straight up Lucifer in the form of Kendrick having a conversation with God where God reminds him of how pride led to his fall and Lucifer promises to stop using music to corrupt/tempt people but to use it to inspire
- The second half of the album starts with tv off saying "give them what they ask for": what people have kept demanding which is a big hit record, West Coast banger, a follow-up to the past year and Not Like Us, gives Mustard his flowers, some closure to put a bow on the whole past year to move on
- The rest of the album has grateful or reflective love letters to his time at TDE (heart pt 6), to LA (dodger blue) and to writing itself (gloria), showcases a bunch of the next generation of LA artists after the first half had almost no features (mostly gnx but also dodger blue), and trashing things he thinks are bad for music (peekaboo making fun of modern mainstream music)
I think it was either you or Curtiss that pointed it out but the beat of Reincarnated sounding so similar to Hit Em Up absolutely makes me think that was one of the 10 piece that was on standby for drake
Something like the atlanta verse of nlu, history lesson people being used/colonized in music and drake making fun of it
You niggas haven't heard "made men" by Tupac and the outlawz? It's the same beat
Bruh it sounds nothing like hit em up, its another pac song called made niggaz
It's a remake of the Made Ninjas beat
@@arjungovindan1642 the beat is ‘made niggas’ by pac
You are definitely on to something with this!💯💯💯 I can't wait to see your final analysis
This is a very interesting take I never made that connection this is Kendrick Lamar's version of Tupac's Makaveli album this is why you're the best at breakdowns and I'm definitely looking forward to this new piece
Kendrick Lamar is 2 pac of this generation. He should be protected at all cost 🐐
Nah my friend at this point he's bigger than Pac...he got way older, had way more time to reflect on his past to grow and heal from his Trauma....Pac was ahead of his time but Dot is like an evolution of Pac's ideal if u get where I'm coming from
@@82seno I can’t accept “bigger than Pac” 😂😭.. But I understand the sentiment and don’t really think you’re wrong lol.. My 2 favorite of all time lol
He did what pac was trying to do before his passing. He united the gangs if L.A for one special night. He is continuing pac's legacy
@@82seno Pac got killed 🙏 Kendrick is more like a continuation of Tupac Amaru 🎉
@@82seno Stop it with the bigger than Pac talk.
Im feeling the album!!!! Tv off is probably my favorite so far.
Was thinking along these lines, but never arrived at this sort of articulation. Love the idea and video as always!
dodger blue is criminally short, my favourite on the album, feels like an ode to piru love off the bloods and crips album too, the feel of the production, very similar to computer love which the former is sampled by, and going back to that feel by being more melodic. Also all artists representing "both sides".
Lyrics like "have you ever took a fade and ran 3 more back to back, oh you havnt then shut F up and keep it rap" sounds to me like he's talking about being jumped in to the gang, aiming at these rappers who want to be affiliated when they were never from that life, ironically 2pac fitting that description.....
Piru love generally being the most memorable song on the bloods and crips album, this updated take a show of gang/LA unity ✌🏾
Gloria is also about Whitney, who is his Muse and inspires his pen (and Gloria is his Grandmother's name)
Damn that’s powerful when you think about how often he raps about his grandmother’s spirit watching over him. In this song his “pen” offers to be his relief when she passes and SZA seems to sing from the perspective of his pen too. And then SZA sings to Gloria right at the end, like she’s his muse.
NO ITS NOT! ITS ABOUT HIS PEN. LIKE ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND BY PAC.
OR HIS GRANDMA HE SAID HIS ANCESTORS SENT HIM NOT WHITNEY.
@@TheresaHunter-zi3ic so he’s wrapping his hand around his grandmothers waist? 😂 come on man!
Makes sense to name his pen after his grandmother, yet the song is obviously it about her, or about Whitney
@@dabrownone there’s also a type of fountain pen called “Gloria” from a company called Laban. Not sure if it’s a coincidence or maybe the pen he uses
I’m with you 💯 on this!! Makaveli is my favorite Pac album and against all odds is his best diss song!!
From U to Man in the Garden
Man I’m happy for Kendrick ❤
Hold Ya Headz is my favourite Pac song - love this idea, Kendrick really reincarnating Pac
Love your videos
That was dope to me. Like a shot saying he doesn't do or need AI Pac to reincarnate Pac
Throw ya'lls studios Away.. "It's Not Enough!" KDOT voice
Thank you! I've been thinking this!! It is definitely Kendrick's own 7 Day Theory, which is my favorite Pac album!
Check out his self titled Ep if you haven’t already- the man is gifted - and if you listen to his entire discography; it was always coming to this… go back and listen from the beginning- this man is serious
I see it now.
@ love your channel 🫡🤌🏽💯🔥‼️
1:25 on “man at the garden” he whispered something. Reminded me of Pac on Hail Mary”
It seems more like All Eyez On Me to me production wise but the themes of it are more Killuminati
Exactly
No way
Rather than Garden of Eden how about the Garden of Gethsemane? It fits better with the narrative of Makaveli and the current K Dot situation, as it was after the last supper when Judas had betrayed.
@@PharaohARSTAXE it's definitely about the garden of Gethsemane
😮 it's crazy that Makaveli is being called a Classic by my dog! He gets it!!
@@PyrexVisionEntertainment what?
How? Everyone knows 7 day is a classic
Its commonly called a classic album among tupacs stretch of 3 classic
Against all odds is for sure the hardest pac diss track
“Tv off” is definitely going to be a highlight during the Super Bowl performance. We know that Drake, who has a gambling problem, will be watching the game, so I hope tv does go off during the Halftime show😂
Reincarnated is so dope
I like this theory that people have been throwing out. I hope listening to reincarnated has soured Taylor Made Freestyle for Justin just a bit when comparing flow and delivery.
I feel a lot of Nas. Of course the One Mic flip but also I Gave You Power and Gloria. He even says I gave you power in the verse. Finally and the biggest stretch is the stories in Reincarnation remind me of Nas’ autobiographical story as Rakim.
Crazy that Blasphemy is my favorite song off that album
Makaveli is a really good comparison. For me, GNX felt like a west coast version of Nas’ Stillmatic, especially with tracks Man at the Garden and Gloria, plus his overall approach to “destroy and rebuild”. It’s also a continued response to folks that claim he fell off after Mr Morale or that he can’t make hits, similar to claims made against Nas before he dropped Stillmatic.
I was thinking more garden of gethsemane when you introduced the thought behind “man at the garden”. But you introducing this idea has me finding a bunch of different parallels between the two. One is that Makaveli was the first posthumous project from Pac. And GNX is the first project after watching the party die. A reach but dot has me reaching a lot throughout his career 😂
Not only is reincarnated sampling makaveli-era Pac…
Man at the garden although yes sounds like a spiritual train of thought and sample of one Mic (by Nas) it also feels like a ride along train of thought reminiscing of Tupac’s “Starrin through my rearview” …
🎯
Yes! Spot on same sentiments
You got that right
Dang. Great analysis. Will have to go back to Makavelli
I had the same thought. It was very reminiscent of Makaveli.
1000 percent, the only difference is Kendrick is still alive when the album is out. Makaveli was Pac’s 5th solo project on a major label, same with Kendrick, Clinton elected on second term like Trump, Tyson prize fight just like in 96, even the Super Bowl that year was in New Orleans in that 1996 nfl season. Makaveli and GNX both released in November and on the same date numerology of 5. 11+5+1+9+9+6 equals 5 when you condense it down to a single digit, same with 11/22/2024
Justin, this was dope!
Also, I just wanna add that if he ever shoots at Wasalu directly...he will get his ass handed to him. I think he knows that, too. Dope theory @The Company Man
Talking abt the use of reincarnation in the album, I think this album confirms a theory I’ve had for awhile which is that each Kendrick album represents a different world religion.
GKMC is Christianity. The whole album is about his struggling b/t sin & salvation. Halle Berry & hallelujah. Sing About Me I’m Dying of Thirst is basically the climax of the album and it literally ends with him accepting Christ as his savior.
To Pimp A Butterfly represents ancestor worship. The album ends with him sitting down with 2Pac, his music idol growing up, and Pac talks about “It’s not even us it’s the dead homies speaking through us.” Ancestor worship is also a popular form of spirituality in Africa which TPAB is abt kinda returning to Africa.
DAMN. is based on Judaism. He says on the album “I’m an Israelite. Don’t call me black no more.” And he has his uncle who’s a black Hebrew Israelite talking about how his people are cursed because they disobeyed the Old Testament covenant.
Then MM&TBS is based on New Ageism. The album is about purifying yourself from within and taking big steps away from the trauma of your past and your family’s past.
He literally has New Age guru Eckhart Tolle on the album at several points.
And then I think GNX is Buddhism. He obviously talks about reincarnation on the song called Reincarnation, but he also references Buddha on the chorus for Hey Now: “Big face Buddha get my peace from within”
Idk I might be reaching but it’s something I’ve been theorizing about for a few years now.
Not the first time he mentions buddha. Listen to rich spirit i think. Kendrick is on a different dimension and a highly conscious being.
Eh, quite a few songs muddy the waters on this theory.
TPAB has i, alright, for sale, how much a dollar cost. All Christian themes, i dont see ancestor worship.
DAMN can be Judaism I guess but YAH isn't the mainstream view for that whatsoever. Neither is GOD. Not necessarily Christian per say but not either really, just a mixture of both as it uses Christian titles for Judaism topics imo.
MM&TBS, rich spirit and Mother I sober blatantly mention Christianity and Buddhism. United in Grief starts with acknowledging God, and near the end does it again.
GNX being Buddhism, I don't get that either. Sure, reincarnation as the title for the song works but wacced out murals starts with acknowledging God and reincarnation as a song itself is literally about Christianity. Squabble up starts by saying God. Luther has a chorus about God etc.
GKMC I agree, he has the ending of swimming pool and the interludes + sing about me im dying of thirst.
As a fellow Gemini like 2Pac & Kendrick “petty” is a trait that runs hard & strong in us but not necessarily a bad thing. I could be reaching but in “TV off” the way he says “yeah I did that” reminds me of that awful “freestyle” Drake did on Funk Flex w/ his blackberry & was so proud at the end he boasted a version of that…
This whole album is straight gas ⛽️🔥👌
Cam and Mase as well on Wacced Out Murals
Drake made Taylor Made, Kendrick recreated Makaveli… Incredible
@@NickyOcean6171 leave pac alone
@@Nicki_Nicolexoxo1 fight me boy
@@Nicki_Nicolexoxo1 why r u so mad? noones disrespecting pac. let people continue his legacy.
@@tasfr leave pac music alone it was trash tell KL to play with biggie
Sensational
That last verse was very DMX esque too
Damien vibes
Always a pleasure to hear your take!
Damn I didn’t think there was a lupe fiasco sub in wacced out murals. A lupe bar was the first thing i thought about when i saw the title but i couldn’t find it
Apparently it’s the backhanded compliment line but it could be a reach
Love the PAC energy of this song. Not duplicated but I can see reincarnated. Brought back to life. 💔🔥
Your apartment looks like a Target dressing room.
😂
Well I guess that it’s a good vibe! Who doesn’t love Target
7 day theory is one of my favorite albums of all time. I still run that front to back to this day. I’m not buying the theory. Obviously some similarities and you can connect some of the tracks but I need more to believe it.
Very interesting observation!
It's finally hoodie season again. Felt like it's been 8 years since the last one
Blasphemy! My favourite Pac song too. Lookin forward to your review/commentary piece on GNX
Great take!
Interesting take. I can definitely see the comparison and knowing Kendrick, he always does things with a purpose.
I think the themes, tracks, and overall feel of it are more like “Me Against the World,” but the “Makaveli” angle is interesting, too. In the comments, a few others have mentioned it seeming more like “All Eyez on Me.” All of this speaks to the timelessness of Pac’s discography. But, it also shows Kendrick’s lyrical giftedness to even be compared to Pac for evoking the same level of critical analysis. Truly cultural/ hip-hop titans. 👑♊️🎭❤️
The Dot Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Man in the garden = Nas
Reincarnated =2Pac
TV Off= Rakim
I enjoy watching the streamers of my era vs newer ones, especially Cali vs others to see if they got what I got on 1st listen. ❤
16 seconds old wow 🎉😂
I have to think on this a bit. Time will likely reveal that you nailed it.
7 day theory is lowkey my fav 2pac record lately, maybe tied with me against the world
I think he remade God's son and Makaveki there is a song that sounds like one mic I forget the name tho whole energy felt like Godson to me even squabble up feels like Made you look the west cost version Nas and Tupac are all over this album.
wacced out murals it is a very genius concept. The cadence of friends kumo D and adding tupac quote
Against All Odds. I definitely get the message on that track. A lot of Nostalgia Beats and cadence🔥 album.
Really cool theory never thought about it like that but you make aid e gray points definitely a connection here
Great theory! I think you’re right ✊🏿
I totally agree.
Good theory this album is also right after his double album “Mr morale” = “all eyes on me” 💡
I second that!! Blasphemy is also my favorite 2pac song and my second favorite would be "God bless the dead"
This is also the an album in the vien of "GodsSon" I think thematically, coming out of that wartime attitude both Nas and Pac were in a similar state of mind on both albums and Kendrick definitely makes note of that with the pac sample and the nas sample on GNX
All I need in this life of sin, is the GNX vid from Justin. Gonna watch to the very end, the GNX vid from Justin.
Here I was saying tha theme is west coast BUT I definitely like ur theory... 💯
I can't speak on the remake of, but as soon as I heard Reincarnated I thought that was absolutely him doing a apac impression I had to read the lyrics a couple of times just to make sure there's no Pac references.
Dope take
💯🎯📠 i agree Company Man 🫡. I think this is exactly what he did with this project. Also like a tribute/ode to LA (Cali). The Mariachi singer, the up and coming LA artist. It feels like an extension from the Pop Out. This is reintroducing Kendrick and his true core of LA (COMPTON, Cali) and the culture he comes from and repesents to the world. I think Super Bowl time we will get another album that continues down the path of Kendrick's evolution as a man and artist. After that album, Grammy's, Super Bowl performance, and World Tour, Kendrick Lamar will officially make his claim and argument to be considered the 🐐 of ALL TIME, ANY GENERATION. 🐐👑🥋
Makaveli was the first album i ever bought. And GNX definitely has certain similarities to it
I feel there’s a lot of subs aimed at The Game. Nobody really talkin bout. He mentions the infamous IG live, about picking sides, bringing “ole boy” to Compton etc.
Ive been saying since the album dropped 2pac once said, I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. he just transformed into kendrick shakur on this one with no AI! The level of creativity, voice usage, content is crazy!
Man, every time I WOM it hits harder each time. 🔥 🔥🔥
You know what’s crazy my brother, I said the same exact thing!
Thanks much for this video. Interesting.
A take I like is that it’s a mixtape that would be playing in a GNX in the 00s. You got Anita, Luther, Debbie Deb, SWV(and the neptunes), Pac and west coast party vibes (albeit more hyphy and contemporary), and Gloria being kind of a “I used to love h.e.r.” nod. That all feels like a semi high concept for this album.
Curious how Whitney feels about Gloria though.
Also this is obvious but the GNX was first introduced in 1987 which is also Kendrick’s birth year
I think GNX will stand up as a classic
I always thought that Pac was talking about Kool G Rap with that Larry Holmes line on Against All Odds.