He's a prophet. Think about it. If he would've gone everything would be cool and who knows maybe Kendrick would have became con-placed and lost his focus. The fact that he wasn't rewarded for his hard work and story gave him a different perspective which we can see in his 2nd/3rd (how ever you'd like to call it) album. He's giving back to the people by giving real messages with a positive outlook. There's nothing more rewarding than giving without expecting nothing.
+Pester Fester this album is a contemporary view into life as a black person in America. throughout the album, it portrays the different kinds of attitudes found in "the hood". from the gang mentality to the feeling of helplessness to spirituality to hope for the black community. it is only for black people in the same way Anne Frank is only for holocaust survivors
I don't get why people call Kendrick overrated, he has been givin us real music with a positive message, & talks about wht happen in this life, Kendrick is one of those rappers tht has creativity, a skilled most dedicated person, & is very determined to be the very best, & is lyrical !!! This dude is a genius & a livin legend at the same time !!!
+Ar die can you not put Lamar and Pac on the same fucking level. This is how he gets famous, because people tag him next to either Pac or Dre or Snoop, fuck that. A lot of artist supported the community including Eazy, Ice T, Pac, etc.
I swear to God, if Kendrick doesn't win Album of the Year, I will officially lose every last iota of respect I have for the Grammys. Especially... _especially_ if Taylor Swift is the one who beats him. If _that_ happens, somebody's going to get hurt. Badly.
+Amrit Singh _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop album of the 21st century. It's also my favorite hip-hop album, period. And I listen to a _lot_ of hip-hop. I could go on for hours about how amazing and important that album is. But there's really nothing I can say that everybody else hasn't already covered. I'll just say that _everyone_ needs to listen to it.
+TheAndrewj96 TPAB is amazing coming from a Hip Hop fan. But Taylor also has her own legitimate reasons to win based on the enormous numbers she sold. It's all subjective. You can't expect the Grammys to recognize Kendrick in the same way they do mainstream Pop. If it was it BET that would be different. Being nominated 11 times is enough of an honor because their decisions can be quite arbitrary. A Grammy shouldn't affect your appreciation of Kendrick's work.
+Olisa Maduegbuna I know, but the quality of the music matters, too. And _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is by far the best album among those five. It shouldn't matter how many copies were sold, but to the Grammys it unfortunately does. It's really just a popularity contest now, which will be permanently cemented if Kendrick gets snubbed again. And yes, regardless of whether or not _To Pimp a Butterfly_ wins, it's still a flawless album that will be talked about for decades to come. But winning Album of the Year would certainly get more people to listen to it.
I hope KDot gets all 9 grammys (edit: he can't win 11 because he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day)
Yea he does but in the Music Video Category he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day
Their voices gave me a chills, such a great and beautiful production. Kendrick may have not won award, but he has gain more fans, respect that's for sure.
K.dot is the greatest rapper alive and an inspiration to all black people, the world over. To pimp a butterfly is a masterpiece, he deserves all of them grammies.
**EVERYBODY PLEASE COMMENT* *"NEGUS"* TO SHOW RESPECT TO KENDRICK LAMAR AND LET HIM KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW "MUCH A DOLLAR COST" AND "WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN", WE'LL STILL BE THERE IN THE END, BECAUSE WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
Kendrick one of the last realest nigas left in the game, while all other rappers about the money bullshit & fame etc, Kendrick is all about the craft and culture of hip hop and shedding light on the real issues in the hood & society
This gave me goosebumps, forreal. Kendrick Lamar’s music is saving lives out there and he is bringing people together. If this doesnt win album of the year then i don’t know what will.
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE THIS AND WAUUUUWWW IM GETTING GOOSEBUMS BECAUSE IM A BLACK AFRICAN FROM SOMALIA AND WE ALL THE SAME AT THE SAME MANNN THIS IS BEUATIFUL SHOUT OUT TDE TEAM TOP DWAGGGGG YOU CRAZYY FOR THIS ONE THANK U MUCH LOVE FROM HOLLAND
the one girl really had the flow and melody in her voice, i wonder if she's rapping by herself and what her alias is. powerful video all in all, gave me chills!
He's truly a positive icon, one of the few new school rappers that truly cares for the good of the youth and the community. And he happens to be incredibly talented, he makes full on great cohesive albums that are statements in hip-hop and all of music. He deserves Album of the Year and Song of the Year, without a doubt.
LEGENDARY King Kendrick! He 'bout to lit up the Grammys this year. Witness Greatness foreal. Been a fan of him for 5 years now ever since OD & Section 80 and he's already in my Top 5 All Time. This nigga made 2 classic albums back to back = GKMC & TPAB
I don't think I've ever known anyone to be as proud of where they come from as Kendrick Lamar. I'm so proud to be a day 1 fan, and hope he wins every single Grammy he is nominated for, because he deserves it more than anyone he is up against. I'm rooting for you K.Dot!
Kendrick is such a modern day role model, such a modest man who remembers his humble beginnings well. He doesn't blow his money away on big houses and fast cars. Kendrick is much more than just his music, and that's why the man has earned my respect. He deserves to go home with all the awards.
When kendrick disappears remember that it wasn't him! It wasn't the crip that assassinated him, it wasn't the Coke that he overdosed on, it wasn't the rope, it wasn't the gun and he didn't molester those white woman. It was the silence of the lamb that spoke out when the farmer was sheering his fellow sheep! If you get this metaphor and are a true fan of kdot remember when he leaves he won't leave in peace and it won't be him!
I never watch the Grammy's but um definitely watching because of this great man here. I hope he wins the majority of those nominations cause he deserves them for sure.
Forest Hill Drive briefly touched on cultural issues, which is respectable. However, Kendrick Lamar intentionally structured TPAB as an outline to the innate crime, injustice and the poverty trap in minority communities. You simply can't compare the two Albums because they are inspired by two different themes. You could even say they are from two different genres.
Kendrick didn't go to the Grammys last year when he won 2 because he got cheated the year before, now he's doing adverts for them? Surely this means he's gonna win quite a few Grammys this year
Very cool video. Grammys still wack doe for GKMC not winning. I'm sure TPAB win album of the year. They can't afford to take anymore Ls. No wonder the best rap album they chose was called "THE HEIST" :/
Its nice to be in an Era Were Kendrick Is Making History....Someday I can Tell My Kids About "The Compton Rapper"....KinG Kendrick The New 2pac For the NeXt Generation. Witness GreatNess....
![KENDRICK LAMAR visits Compton College [06/07/2024]](/img/n.gif)
Kendrick Lamar, by far, realest negus alive...
Hahaaaa
Yes indeed
This gave me goosebumps
The ghost of mendela
He's with the culture feeling
"My plan B is to win ya hearts before I win a Grammy" - Kendrick Lamar
He got are hearts already now it's time for that Grammy
that old k dot
+indicuds that's present Kendrick.
That's his best mixtape, and this is his best album.
He's a prophet. Think about it. If he would've gone everything would be cool and who knows maybe Kendrick would have became con-placed and lost his focus. The fact that he wasn't rewarded for his hard work and story gave him a different perspective which we can see in his 2nd/3rd (how ever you'd like to call it) album. He's giving back to the people by giving real messages with a positive outlook. There's nothing more rewarding than giving without expecting nothing.
Kendrick deserve all the Grammys and respect from everybody!
he deserves everything he's getting he's earned it
He deserved all of them
LEGENDARY.
+Supreme Empire #TWC
+Supreme Empire indeed
*Futur legend Of Compton / Hip Hop ;)
Big Up from Switzerland !
+Valéry Santschy I live in Switzerland
+GoldenCaulfield Yes i know, no i am Cheese Gangsta ;)
That To Pimp A Butterfly was the best album of 2015 by far is an understatement. But not only that it; it was aesthetically and culturally important
+beflygelt For black people !!!!!
+Pester Fester You didn't even listen to the Album 😂
Tawanda Batana What's the album about ??? Enlight me about this Mr. Preachy !!!!!
+Pester Fester this album is a contemporary view into life as a black person in America. throughout the album, it portrays the different kinds of attitudes found in "the hood". from the gang mentality to the feeling of helplessness to spirituality to hope for the black community. it is only for black people in the same way Anne Frank is only for holocaust survivors
Nick G teir on par imo, both have their pros and cons. The two of them can be considered to be one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.
This video lowkey gave me chills
likewise
true
gave me chills
+Sam T try tears im wailing
Same here +Sam T this brother's a genius!
assume ass-u-me ?
I don't get why people call Kendrick overrated, he has been givin us real music with a positive message, & talks about wht happen in this life, Kendrick is one of those rappers tht has creativity, a skilled most dedicated person, & is very determined to be the very best, & is lyrical !!! This dude is a genius & a livin legend at the same time !!!
damn, the parts when he's in the crowd with the people and kids reminds me of Tupac's "To Live & Die in L.A." video
That's the idea. He was in the crowd in the actual 2Pac vid
Rico Roman that was actually California Love (the video that Kendrick was in the crowd when he was younger)
CABBIE96 Oh yeah duh, thats what I mean
+Rico Roman no he was watching from the sidelines. he net them during the break.
+Ar die can you not put Lamar and Pac on the same fucking level. This is how he gets famous, because people tag him next to either Pac or Dre or Snoop, fuck that. A lot of artist supported the community including Eazy, Ice T, Pac, etc.
Kendrick is for the culture
I swear to God, if Kendrick doesn't win Album of the Year, I will officially lose every last iota of respect I have for the Grammys.
Especially... _especially_ if Taylor Swift is the one who beats him. If _that_ happens, somebody's going to get hurt. Badly.
+Amrit Singh _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop album of the 21st century. It's also my favorite hip-hop album, period. And I listen to a _lot_ of hip-hop.
I could go on for hours about how amazing and important that album is. But there's really nothing I can say that everybody else hasn't already covered. I'll just say that _everyone_ needs to listen to it.
+TheAndrewj96 TPAB is amazing coming from a Hip Hop fan. But Taylor also has her own legitimate reasons to win based on the enormous numbers she sold. It's all subjective. You can't expect the Grammys to recognize Kendrick in the same way they do mainstream Pop. If it was it BET that would be different. Being nominated 11 times is enough of an honor because their decisions can be quite arbitrary. A Grammy shouldn't affect your appreciation of Kendrick's work.
+Olisa Maduegbuna I know, but the quality of the music matters, too. And _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is by far the best album among those five. It shouldn't matter how many copies were sold, but to the Grammys it unfortunately does. It's really just a popularity contest now, which will be permanently cemented if Kendrick gets snubbed again.
And yes, regardless of whether or not _To Pimp a Butterfly_ wins, it's still a flawless album that will be talked about for decades to come. But winning Album of the Year would certainly get more people to listen to it.
Bodies will be found
+TheAndrewj96 Don't you worry. Kanye gonna be there to backup Kendrick if Taylor wins.
Kendrick didn't win, which is crazy, but we gon' be alright
Deep and Meaningful. This is what hip hop is all about. Props to Kendrick Lamar. What a great and inspirational artist.
Hip hop is many things.
No rapper alive has made a big impact on our people like Kendrick did.
Facts so big
This is extreme cap!!!
@@endrykperez412you say cap then don't say who had more is dumb on it's own..
He needs to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Kendrick Lamar: a living Legend, i hope i can meet him one day, he is my idol
JoBJ16 if not at least see him in concert. Just seeing him up on stage that close to you is fucking amazing!
Our
Remember, Kendrick was that little kid on someone's shoulders watching Tupac and Dre film a music video. Now he's following their footsteps
There's a kid in that crowd somewhere who's gon be the next great rapper of that relevant generation
THE CURRENT KING OF MUSIC. HE DESERVES EVERY AWARD ON THIS NIGHT, INCLUDING AOTY.
GET EM!!!!!
You usually get top comments?
+I get shy when I sit in the Costco table section not anymore I fell off
+Tupac Shakur Can't wait to see where you at when Kendrick Wins 👌
+I get shy when I sit in the Costco table section he's a complex legend
I see u on every music vid I go on
Kendrick Lamar better win 5 Grammys at the least this year. No other artist deserves it as much as he does,
The fact that Taylor Swift still won that grammy instead of Kendrick is a sin
💖💯No Really. Just Pop.💯💖
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Whop whop whop whop whop‼️🎶🎼🎵👊
Literally biased asf, makes no sense, he had the mf best album of that year
I hope KDot gets all 9 grammys (edit: he can't win 11 because he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day)
+ahahahahaja He can't he is only in 9 categories..lol..
I thought he has 11 nominations?
Yea he does but in the Music Video Category he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day
+ahahahahaja Kendrick isn't in All Day (?)
+Olisa Maduegbuna Oh just found out he was a credited writer on that. Doesn't really count as he didn't perform on the track.
Their voices gave me a chills, such a great and beautiful production. Kendrick may have not won award, but he has gain more fans, respect that's for sure.
K.dot is the greatest rapper alive and an inspiration to all black people, the world over. To pimp a butterfly is a masterpiece, he deserves all of them grammies.
he better win. I swear on my life if Drake wins album of the year or Nicki. imma blow some shit up! KENDRICK DESERVES THIS SHIT MAN!!
be L.A riots all over again
+Teddy Gallagher I'll give the Grammys info to ISIS
Logan Wendt Good one :)
+Teddy Gallagher riots would contradict everything Kendrick's for... He wouldn't agree.
Zach Haltiwanger Chill. It's a joke.
I have been watching All right MV so many times, but I don't know why I am crying with this MV.
**EVERYBODY PLEASE COMMENT* *"NEGUS"* TO SHOW RESPECT TO KENDRICK LAMAR AND LET HIM KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW "MUCH A DOLLAR COST" AND "WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN", WE'LL STILL BE THERE IN THE END, BECAUSE WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
Realest Negus alive
negus
negus
negus
negus
kendrick will forever be solidified as california savior, champion of the people, and natural born stage killa! salute - k-otic
Kendrick one of the last realest nigas left in the game, while all other rappers about the money bullshit & fame etc, Kendrick is all about the craft and culture of hip hop and shedding light on the real issues in the hood & society
This gave me goosebumps, forreal. Kendrick Lamar’s music is saving lives out there and he is bringing people together. If this doesnt win album of the year then i don’t know what will.
Wow looks like the majority got chills. Thought I was alone. Kdot is amazing.
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE THIS AND WAUUUUWWW IM GETTING GOOSEBUMS BECAUSE IM A BLACK AFRICAN FROM SOMALIA AND WE ALL THE SAME AT THE SAME MANNN THIS IS BEUATIFUL SHOUT OUT TDE TEAM TOP DWAGGGGG YOU CRAZYY FOR THIS ONE THANK U MUCH LOVE FROM HOLLAND
Kendrick is the Greatest Rap Alive🐐
everything this kid points a camera at turns to gold. this entire video got me hype AF. we really are witnessing a legend in the making.
Kendrick Lamar Forever
Kendrick Lamar 4 Life
He's the King of the West. Realest Negus alive. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth 🤴🏾
HERE IN 2024 after K dot bodies Drake in the greatest rap battle in history. Not Like Us
2025 - Kendrick Super Bowl performance gon ‘ be epic 🎉🎉❤❤
The Mayor of Compton, CA at 1:10/11 #Legendary !!!
the one girl really had the flow and melody in her voice, i wonder if she's rapping by herself and what her alias is. powerful video all in all, gave me chills!
KING KENDRICK!!!!
For real.. I been fan of Kendrick for 4 years and he's already slipped in my top 5 of all time..
Legend in the making..
K dot will go down in history
He's truly a positive icon, one of the few new school rappers that truly cares for the good of the youth and the community. And he happens to be incredibly talented, he makes full on great cohesive albums that are statements in hip-hop and all of music. He deserves Album of the Year and Song of the Year, without a doubt.
Grammy's is all like...."oh no were are not gonna take a hit like the Oscars....awe hell naw"
😂😂😂
LEGENDARY King Kendrick! He 'bout to lit up the Grammys this year. Witness Greatness foreal. Been a fan of him for 5 years now ever since OD & Section 80 and he's already in my Top 5 All Time. This nigga made 2 classic albums back to back = GKMC & TPAB
this is the best album of the year
I live in China, Beijing.
But the power involved in this video keeps haunting in my mind.
Kendrick is definitely the best artist of our generation.
Kendrick Lamar "The Makavelli Offspring" OWNED 2015. Keep them flames burning Kunta!!
I love my city.....aint no place like compton
Kendrick Lamar is our generation's MLK.
The majestic af guy at 1:12 is my spirit animal
The fact that the Grammys has been endorsing Kendrick makes me think that he may just win Album of the Year
I wish
every time I see the original video and even this one makes me cry. I love seeing us come together.
Love it! Compton ❤
I don't think I've ever known anyone to be as proud of where they come from as Kendrick Lamar. I'm so proud to be a day 1 fan, and hope he wins every single Grammy he is nominated for, because he deserves it more than anyone he is up against. I'm rooting for you K.Dot!
We gon be alright!
oh shit youtube got me back here again🔥
He deserves Album of the year, To pimp a butterfly was a masterpiece
All my life I had to fight and then one day I realized I could kill with words..
Who’s watching right now!!🔥✊🏾
love love love Kendrick lamar great rapper
Kendrick is such a modern day role model, such a modest man who remembers his humble beginnings well. He doesn't blow his money away on big houses and fast cars. Kendrick is much more than just his music, and that's why the man has earned my respect. He deserves to go home with all the awards.
When kendrick disappears remember that it wasn't him! It wasn't the crip that assassinated him, it wasn't the Coke that he overdosed on, it wasn't the rope, it wasn't the gun and he didn't molester those white woman. It was the silence of the lamb that spoke out when the farmer was sheering his fellow sheep! If you get this metaphor and are a true fan of kdot remember when he leaves he won't leave in peace and it won't be him!
Why am i crying
inb4 Kendrick gets cheated again
+King Jay Nah man can't be this time, he got nominated 11 fucking times
+markdelauwste "nominated"
Yup. He got cheated
I never watch the Grammy's but um definitely watching because of this great man here. I hope he wins the majority of those nominations cause he deserves them for sure.
Love this!!! visuals remind me of early Spike Lee movies - I wonder who directed
+Carmen Gomez so cute...
If it's real.....☺
aw man. Kendrick is definitely bringing some grammy's home if the actual grammy's posted this up.
Pharrell Williams is a genius
The way i listen to pac at 15 years old even though hes dead is what i want my kids to listen to kendrick like
all hail king kendrick!
I'm So so So proud of Kendrick Lamar ! Home town Luv , representing Compton the way it should be represented! Especially the Westside.
L Grammys
W Kendrick
album of the year, i aint heard much other albums of 2015 that are nominated but kdot tpab is one of the great ones
If Drake pull up to Compton i hope the people that live in compton would just play this song or play not like us 😂
i swear if kendrick doesnt take them all i swear im losing all respect for the grammies and whoever stole it from them he deserves each one
Drake when? Never 😂
this made me cry! Kendrick is hope!!
Forest Hill Drive briefly touched on cultural issues, which is respectable. However, Kendrick Lamar intentionally structured TPAB as an outline to the innate crime, injustice and the poverty trap in minority communities. You simply can't compare the two Albums because they are inspired by two different themes. You could even say they are from two different genres.
The Greatest rapper of all time 🔅
NIGGA.... I can't be the only one saying between each phrase
Respect from Nairobi, Kenya keep going!
Kendrick didn't go to the Grammys last year when he won 2 because he got cheated the year before, now he's doing adverts for them? Surely this means he's gonna win quite a few Grammys this year
he didn't go last year because he was hard at work on TPAB
well he has the most nominations
he's winning album of the year 99% sure
+GreatestAlive29 nope he didn't, he deserves it though
Compton legend 💯
Very cool video. Grammys still wack doe for GKMC not winning. I'm sure TPAB win album of the year. They can't afford to take anymore Ls. No wonder the best rap album they chose was called "THE HEIST" :/
The inspirational Kendrick has blesses the Earth from the least likeliness of cities. Now bless him with a Grammy before he dies of thirst
#ouranthem
As soon I heard Kendrick back in 2011 I knew he a dat drive to become a G.O.A.T
Who else remembers when lame ass Macklemore won a grammy over kendrick? Smh. It’s an uphill struggle for all of us, let’s gettit.
yeah but we gon' be alright
Its nice to be in an Era Were Kendrick Is Making History....Someday I can Tell My Kids About "The Compton Rapper"....KinG Kendrick The New 2pac For the NeXt Generation.
Witness GreatNess....
Kendrick is the chosen one. The one Pac foretold would come being inspired like a spark by him to make a change and take a stand.
They Comptond it so hard please keep Compton safe in those streets
kendrick!lots of love for you!cant wait your performance on february!
This is crazy, the recreation is great.
We felt the tremor that giant in Brazil ... amazing artist ...
Finally. I'm pretty sure this means he will win all the awards. Well deserved
In an era of fake rappers Kendrick shines through with the realness
This track is on fire
Best rapper of this era. Hands down.. Legend in the making!
POWERFUL is the main word for this video