Why To Pimp A Butterfly Is The Greatest Album Ever Made

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  • This is the third episode of this series. This episode is about the critically acclaimed, To Pimp A Butterfly. Personally, I think this is the best one in the series that I've made so far, so I hope you guys enjoy it.
    Twitter: / slickestjojo
    #Topimpabutterfly #kendricklamar #rap
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  • @Luci_Ferguson
    @Luci_Ferguson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5171

    CORRECTION: I would like to correct some mistakes that commenters called me out for, rightfully so. I happened to make a mistake in the Section 80 part, where I misinterpreted the meaning of Keisha's Song. I would also like to mention the mistake where I said that Angel Dust was cocaine, even though it was actually PCP. I just wanted to leave this comment here just in case anyone was confused or happened to be aware of the mistake I made in the video. In the future, I will do my best to not get any of these details incorrect, especially now that I have a bit more eyes on my channel.

    • @abdul-azizahmad9993
      @abdul-azizahmad9993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Hey man, great video. What's the name of the sax solo playing around the 29 to 30 minute mark?

    • @willmooney6096
      @willmooney6096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Jk on thé oliveoildislike

    • @JustManShii
      @JustManShii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      CocoPuffs is coke 👍🏽

    • @ireezy2107
      @ireezy2107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      Please explain how you managed to feel comfortable enough saying the n word at the end🤔

    • @sight8560
      @sight8560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +292

      @@ireezy2107 i don’t condone the use of the n word, however the context of him saying it is important. it was in a quote, and if saying it in a quote is racist, then most politicians are racist. in court you swear an oath to speak the entirety of the quote with no misinterpretation, so if a quote has an n word in it they are bound to say it. and also, if him making a 30 minute video explaining gang life was invalided by him just saying the n word, seems like a personal problem

  • @skinlessglizzy
    @skinlessglizzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14598

    Fun fact: Kendrick originally wanted to name the album 'To Pimp A Caterpillar' which initials read Tu.P.A.C.
    Correction: 2 Pimp A Catterpillar --> 2PAC. Tnx for pointing it out in the replies❤️

    • @binxbinx7322
      @binxbinx7322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +475

      tu pimp a catterpillar

    • @stergiannos572
      @stergiannos572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +326

      edit: i got the answer to my comment

    • @shahisyourenemy
      @shahisyourenemy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1249

      @@stergiannos572 I think it was because it was too on the nose

    • @stergiannos572
      @stergiannos572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      @@shahisyourenemy yeah i can understand that

    • @nigga9766
      @nigga9766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@stergiannos572 it was some type of copyright infringement or sum shi like that

  • @jakedeadpool5877
    @jakedeadpool5877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3937

    The ending is the biggest plot twist ever

    • @theRomanianDanian
      @theRomanianDanian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1079

      Caught me off guard with that 1860s hard r

    • @TheRoseGawden
      @TheRoseGawden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

      @@theRomanianDanian I was very much taken ABACK

    • @zaboo4088
      @zaboo4088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +277

      Had me like 🤨🤔 for real

    • @nullnvoid1616
      @nullnvoid1616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      @@TheRoseGawden taken ablack

    • @bryceinnerst7963
      @bryceinnerst7963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      wtf

  • @JesusVEIVO
    @JesusVEIVO ปีที่แล้ว +1620

    I love how “this dick ain’t free” means both
    1. That Kendrick is demanding to be payed what he’s worth. Refusing to be pimped
    2. He literally isn’t free. Regardless of his protests, at this point in the album he is still being pimped.

    • @gorillachamp5271
      @gorillachamp5271 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      do u actually like that song. Gotta be the worst of all time

    • @MrFischman57
      @MrFischman57 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

      @@gorillachamp5271 cap

    • @namor8017
      @namor8017 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@gorillachamp5271it’s the meaning behind it. It’s a saying of a desperate attempt to not be pumped and be treated fairly while also subconsciously realizing he won’t ever be free and will get pumped and cheated regardless of his fight not to

    • @nottheguy69420
      @nottheguy69420 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      ​@@gorillachamp5271better watch them cheeks

    • @PaulaDentro-rp6yl
      @PaulaDentro-rp6yl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@gorillachamp5271 Just keep listening, its kinda hard to get it, I also thought it was trash, but I listened more times and i love it now

  • @PaulaDentro-rp6yl
    @PaulaDentro-rp6yl ปีที่แล้ว +1187

    Still amazes me that in 2012 he released the greatest rap album of all time and 3 years later he drops the greatest album of all time

    • @qaqtix6700
      @qaqtix6700 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Nah the d riding is crazy

    • @cokil
      @cokil ปีที่แล้ว +452

      @@qaqtix6700 how crazy is this ratio?

    • @samuelcalvert
      @samuelcalvert ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@cokil damn you destroyed him

    • @bryanap4240
      @bryanap4240 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ​@qaqtix6700 you can't be a kendrick fan without glazing 😭😭

    • @FCSANTI08
      @FCSANTI08 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@qaqtix6700look at ur pfp 😂😂😂 emo ass died from an overdose juice is shit and a devil worshipper

  • @Profie02
    @Profie02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2760

    i think we found another youtube gem.

    • @willy8285
      @willy8285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      yeppp

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Talks way too fast, doesn’t pronounce correctly, decent. But I’ll only watch this video

    • @rustin9938
      @rustin9938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@WyWid lol you're an actual loser

    • @bennyk8871
      @bennyk8871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      facts‼️

    • @swsfa1111
      @swsfa1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@WyWid talks to fast 😂😂

  • @moshymosh
    @moshymosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3295

    The end of Mortal Man where Kendrick speaks with Tupac is also a metaphor in of itself. Tupac lived both as the caterpillar and the butterfly just like Kendrick. Also pimped to the industry's benefits. At the end of their conversation Kendrick reads Pac a poem a good friend of his wrote describing his world. The caterpillar and the butterfly. Kendrick asks Pac's perspective on that at the end, but Tupac vanished. Leaving Kendrick on his own.
    Pac was an influence of his generation, and now, Kendrick is the influence of this one.
    Despite being different, they too, are one in the same.

    • @Visbi
      @Visbi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mortal man is corny and uninteresting, definitely one of the weakest parts of the album.

    • @moshymosh
      @moshymosh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      @@Visbi If you say so brother.

    • @eddiechestnuts1588
      @eddiechestnuts1588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      @@Visbi fatherless child

    • @zakariyaalali2874
      @zakariyaalali2874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      @@Visbi lmao what

    • @jordanlt518
      @jordanlt518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@Visbi another fatherless child

  • @balsisis6377
    @balsisis6377 ปีที่แล้ว +1446

    Thundercat had so much to do with the sound of this album. That man is a true force of creative power.
    Kendrick joining with him made some truly special. An album for the ages

    • @iiconik7100
      @iiconik7100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      personally i don’t like thundercats work on the album, especially wesley’s theory, it just sounds like he did whatever on that song and didn’t even try to make it fit that song, i instantly get annoyed after hearing tc on that song but that’s just me personally

    • @THIZZLE99
      @THIZZLE99 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Thundercat is a goat

    • @PurpleG07
      @PurpleG07 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@iiconik7100 i respectfully disagree on that opinion, I felt like he was able to make the song’s sound perfect about a young caterpillar Kendrick

    • @michaelhoughton8449
      @michaelhoughton8449 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      ​@@PurpleG07 I agree I think Wesley s theory is a banger.

    • @shaeisgae8952
      @shaeisgae8952 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thundercat is a god and I keep finding him randomly, I was rewatching mac Miller's npr tiny desk concert and I completely forgot Thundercat was in there

  • @sharkifan5864
    @sharkifan5864 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +614

    Bro made this entire video just to say that at the end

    • @bennyblanco360
      @bennyblanco360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

      Yea he really aint have to drop the hard R 🤦🏾‍♂️. He still dont get it 😮‍💨🤣😂

    • @cliftonaccom699
      @cliftonaccom699 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      lol i was looking for this.....i had to check his nationality. he did say he's the "slickest"

    • @seionne85
      @seionne85 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@cliftonaccom699 I mean I hear him talking but just to make sure, he's not black right?

    • @ryutan5968
      @ryutan5968 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@seionne85Ferguson doesn't sound black lmao

    • @seionne85
      @seionne85 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ryutan5968 he could have been raised in Minnesota by his aunt and uncle who work at the license bureau *shrug*

  • @brandon8607
    @brandon8607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4581

    Its only been 6 years, yet this album will be talked about for the next 25 years, that's how potent, deliberate and poetic this album is
    A timeless classic

    • @grimreaper470
      @grimreaper470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      His follow ups honestly can give it a run as well he is a master artist and music will miss him when he is gone

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This vs ILLmatic like??

    • @javiartem
      @javiartem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@HelloSpyMyLie okay andrew stevenson

    • @sage4566
      @sage4566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      its deep until he thinks its ok to say the n word at the end

    • @realouttasight
      @realouttasight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      omnipotent fashoo

  • @sturmp
    @sturmp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8016

    Jesus christ after i watched this video i assumed you were a huge channel with hundreds of thousands of subs cause this is not 352 subscriber content. This is amazing.

    • @Tsutsu5
      @Tsutsu5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Exactly! His editing is insane

    • @brunoandrea4846
      @brunoandrea4846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      @@Tsutsu5 it is pretty decent but I wouldn’t call it insane. What I’d call insane though is the amount of effort and depth he went into to make this video. Very much respect this guy

    • @dylanlavillain7173
      @dylanlavillain7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Doesn't matter the amount of subscribers.... Logan Paul has millions

    • @natesamadhi33
      @natesamadhi33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      just goes to show, looks are deceiving.

    • @someoneirrelevant146
      @someoneirrelevant146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      its not going be soon, ong nigga gunna blow up

  • @Mr-Opium
    @Mr-Opium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2219

    Kendrick is truly a generational talent. A top 10 rapper of all time without a doubt. Glad I got to see his growth from section 80 to Damn.

    • @wavvman279
      @wavvman279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wouldn’t put him top 10 but he’s definitely up there with the best of them

    • @anxnymous_bodies
      @anxnymous_bodies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      @@wavvman279 He’s definitely top 10. Aside from Nas, Eminem, and a few others, he cannot be matched.

    • @c_8313
      @c_8313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      @@anxnymous_bodies he's better than nas and em.

    • @anxnymous_bodies
      @anxnymous_bodies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@c_8313 Lyrically? I don’t know…

    • @c_8313
      @c_8313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      @@anxnymous_bodies we weren't talking about lyrics specifically, but yes, lyrically, as well as every other category.

  • @migelik235
    @migelik235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Bro said the n word like he was from the projects🤣🤣

  • @rickyrichreacts9667
    @rickyrichreacts9667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2645

    sad to say but Kendricks- U helped me get through suicidal thoughts

    • @adub92199
      @adub92199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +367

      that's not sad to say, im glad you found a way. tell your story to those who need it.

    • @BluEx22329
      @BluEx22329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Glad you are still here 👍🏾🙏🏾

    • @finn.1357
      @finn.1357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      💪

    • @pedro1234567ify
      @pedro1234567ify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Stay strong brother 👍🏽❤

    • @goldra8409
      @goldra8409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

  • @beinerthchitivamachado9892
    @beinerthchitivamachado9892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2882

    TPAB is my favorite album of ALL TIME. This album made me love myself, made me love being black, made me comfortable in my own skin, made me love my nappy hair, the gap in my smile, my roots, EVERYTHING.

    • @henrycifaloglio8795
      @henrycifaloglio8795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      One of my favs too albums like these make me self confident and love myself and it helps me a lot when going through hard times

    • @Noahjames27
      @Noahjames27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why the hell would u not like being black try being white for day its not very fun

    • @beinerthchitivamachado9892
      @beinerthchitivamachado9892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      @@Noahjames27 Hahahaha you're joking, right?

    • @rudalph5923
      @rudalph5923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@Noahjames27 im white and you have to be fucking joking

    • @thegodfather1499
      @thegodfather1499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also you shitty name?

  • @WillThe2KFanOlmsted
    @WillThe2KFanOlmsted 2 ปีที่แล้ว +960

    i just watched 34 minutes and 13 seconds of fantastic analysis and passion for this great album just for him to drop the hard R as the last word of the video.

    • @JC-jo9rr
      @JC-jo9rr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it wasn't the hard R 😂😂😂

    • @mar_nvc
      @mar_nvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@JC-jo9rr I've played it in 0.5x speed like 6 times already and its definitely the hard r

    • @JC-jo9rr
      @JC-jo9rr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@mar_nvc it's called an accent. not everyone enunciates every letter the same. If he was trying to say the hard r, he would've enunciated the "er" differently. but instead he just enunciated the "a" differently

    • @mar_nvc
      @mar_nvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@JC-jo9rr actually you might be right. but It does sound like he said the hard r

    • @zainalmayahi4960
      @zainalmayahi4960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@JC-jo9rr so? its still the n word

  • @kanaefukuda1864
    @kanaefukuda1864 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    And now, he released MMATBS, an album about him trying to let go of his savior complex, and his trauma. He is finally giving himself more freedom from the personality he formed out of the bad experiences he had. He heals the world, by healing himself.

    • @musicalvibes2719
      @musicalvibes2719 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Good for him honestly, he's already proved himself as a rapper and a human being. He deserves to be a lil free as the butterfly he mentioned himself to be.

    • @ToTheGrave20
      @ToTheGrave20 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      corny.

    • @adrrianwaterhouse8786
      @adrrianwaterhouse8786 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What’s Damn about?

    • @jasper1142
      @jasper1142 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@adrrianwaterhouse8786The transformation from wickedness to weakness, or if you play it in reverse its a different story

    • @truffledwaffles8311
      @truffledwaffles8311 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@adrrianwaterhouse8786I'd recommend watching damn the darkest opus video. It's basically about wickedness or weakness and is about 7 deadly sins in the bible

  • @jellezeldenrijk7079
    @jellezeldenrijk7079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3915

    I recommended kendrick lamar to a girl in my class and I remember her saying "I love that happy song alright". So many people listen to kendrick without really listening. It's more like they hear kendrick then listening to him.

    • @brunoactis1104
      @brunoactis1104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +524

      People don't realize how much they mistreat music as an art form.

    • @nativeswagho5213
      @nativeswagho5213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      That’s just how the common person listens to music.

    • @jellezeldenrijk7079
      @jellezeldenrijk7079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +307

      @@nativeswagho5213 I wouldn't call them common people. I just think some people don't pay as much attention to detail and don't see the greatness of some artists.

    • @nativeswagho5213
      @nativeswagho5213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Jelle Zeldenrijk Well i’ve experienced that with many people in my life and they have casual taste.

    • @mdrovell1151
      @mdrovell1151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      it’s so hard for me to listen to music and follow what’s happening. i want to be able to understand music as i hear it, and make my own thoughts before listening to others.

  • @maymadethisfire
    @maymadethisfire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2417

    this is insane. im so glad I got this in my reccomended

  • @insert-name101
    @insert-name101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    If you are a poet, you'll love tpab for the depths and the metaphors
    If you are into jazz or g-funk or r&b - soul blues - youll love tpab
    If you are a cinephile or a book reader. You'll definitely love gkmc. For the whole narrative he successfully delivers

    • @matteofmarconi
      @matteofmarconi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well, I am more of a book reader/cinema enjoyer yet I find TPAB to be the greatest album i've ever listened to. Though I have to say GKMC has some of his strongest songs, but I just feel TPAB is a deeper and more well rounded album, even though there's only one song from TPAB in my top 5

    • @matteofmarconi
      @matteofmarconi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Still, Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst is Kendrick's best song by a good mile, with only FEAR. coming close imo

    • @The_Jazziest_Coffee
      @The_Jazziest_Coffee หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@matteofmarconi narratively, that song, fear and duckworth are easily hsi best narrative pieces, imo

  • @dandelionbloberg
    @dandelionbloberg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    After that hard r at the end he can never do a face reveal

    • @jackwenn_9693
      @jackwenn_9693 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      his face is at the start

    • @Call_Me_Rio
      @Call_Me_Rio ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@jackwenn_9693 not him. Literally sound different

    • @bennyblanco360
      @bennyblanco360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Bro im trying to figure out why he felt he needed to do that. I cant even begin to fathom wtf he had going thru his head 😮‍💨

    • @kineticwayss
      @kineticwayss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      using word nigga doesn't make you disrespectful person, it's the context that matters the most and I don't think he wanted to hurt people sentiments bruh​@drobon3w962

    • @crow5946
      @crow5946 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      It's not just a word, it's the word Kendrick uses. It's the same reason Kendrick drops the F-slur in Auntie Diaries. Words have meaning, and when used like that, they're meant to make you feel a certain way. Appreciating art requires you to understand the context in which it's presented in. Not saying the word would cheapen not just the delivery, but the message of what Kendrick is saying, and getting caught up on "this guy said a word he's not supposed to" misses the point entirely and takes away from the overall message. If it made you feel a certain way, good; that's what real art does.

  • @aussiegod7996
    @aussiegod7996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1330

    Shit this is deep, time to re-listen to the album

    • @jcsc2001
      @jcsc2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Any excuse to listen to TPAB lmao.

    • @CHRISTOSWAG
      @CHRISTOSWAG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂I said the same thing

    • @yudmusic
      @yudmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i have listened to this thing 3 times

    • @drewv3293
      @drewv3293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Listen to section 80 .. much better album

    • @TerranceT-Milli
      @TerranceT-Milli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn so nobody talking about his album D A M N like that 😳 😆 🤣 😂

  • @johncastens695
    @johncastens695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    I knew this album was good but I was never smart enough to understand some of the double meanings in the songs and my mind is being blown rn

    • @brunoandrea4846
      @brunoandrea4846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      It’s not about being smart you can’t catch everything bro! I suggest relistening it a few times

    • @johncastens695
      @johncastens695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@brunoandrea4846 oh believe me I have listened to this album probably close to 50 times! Still one of my favorite projects but I think if I was able to catch everything then it would be my number 1.

    • @obrey__
      @obrey__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Don’t feel bad man. The best rappers are content heavy and if you zone out, you’ll get pretty lost. It doesn’t say anything about you, it just shows that Kendrick doesn’t waste a second in his songs

    • @aurahhx
      @aurahhx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@obrey__ agreed this is an album that is thick with meaning, don’t be ashamed I didn’t get most of it until I did research, read the lyrics as I listened and watched videos like this to help me :) makes the music a lot more enjoyable when you have context!

    • @mike.cdn7212
      @mike.cdn7212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, first time listening it kind of went over my head and that rarely happens. The album got a 1000x better with every new listen. Its hands down his best work.

  • @ricebubble9055
    @ricebubble9055 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The end caught me off guard 💀

  • @whatupinvaders198
    @whatupinvaders198 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    DAMN is criminally underrated. If you listen to it from start to end, kendrick abandons his sinful ways, and finds god and redemption. The reverse track-list describes an alternate life where top dog murdered Kendrick’s father, and he went down a dark path of crime and sin and ultimately gets punished by god in the form of a blind old lady who shoots him.

  • @asharma4490
    @asharma4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1050

    One of the best albums ever made hands down. But, you have to listen to it as an album, front to end. It’s crazy how almost no one does that anymore and therefore almost no one makes complete albums anymore, just some single and fillers

    • @fruktumkalasbajen9647
      @fruktumkalasbajen9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      I remember when my friend told me he had listened to Flower Boy for the first time and thought it was great. Some time later we were gonna listen to the album together when he put it on shuffle. I asked him "wtf are you doing" and he said "I always put it on shuffle". I told him that's not how you immerse yourself in an album and we listened to it in order. He was mindblown because the album became so much more cohesive and turned into an experience for him instead of just "a collection of songs".

    • @phoenix-qr3ln
      @phoenix-qr3ln 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah, I think it has to do more with the fact that on older formats, you basically had to listen to it from start to end, and there was no way to skip or pick and choose. My favorite albums of all time are usually concept albums designed so that the songs can flow into one another, and many times my favorite album from a genre wont contain my favorite individual song, because I think of an album as an album and a song as a single.

    • @j.d.freivogel6507
      @j.d.freivogel6507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah it was amazing to listen all the way through but i only found myself putting like 3/4 of the songs on my playlist

    • @samuelwells4018
      @samuelwells4018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Concept albums are the best.

    • @PatoNani18
      @PatoNani18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You seem to prefer concept albums but other types of albums are not less complete than concept. Kanye West's MBDTF is not a concept album like Kendrick's TPAB but just as genius and complete. Michael Jackson's Thriller is an album full of timeless Hit singles with no fillers and it still works as a great album.

  • @dfunk3137
    @dfunk3137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1572

    Yo, this is so incredible, To Pimp a Butterfly is my favorite album of all time, but there’s also some things I wanted to add on. One of the most subtle things in this album is the tracks “U” “Alright” and “I”. Regardless if you believe astrology, there’s potentially another reason Kendrick named those tracks like that. He’s a Gemini which is commonly known to have kinda two sides, which is common theme throughout the album, the caterpillar and the butterfly being two but also being one and the same. “U” is Kendrick looking and speaking to himself as a complete failure and speaking to himself as if he was talking to someone else when in reality it is really him. “Alright” has the phrase “We gon’ be alright” which can also be interpreted as him speaking to himself, referring to both sides of himself, hince saying “We” and “I” being of course the exact opposite of “U” he’s no longer looking at himself as a different person, but rather one and the same and now refers to himself as “I” which also perfectly correlates with his progression throughout the album. Another thing is also the introduction of Uncle Sam and Lucy, their introductions in their songs “Wesley’s Theory” and “Alright” respectively show how they are also one and the same and want to use, seduce and pimp Kendrick to their benefit. They both come to him offering him the same thing at a time in his life where he sees things are kinda looking up for him, “Wesley’s Theory” being when Kendrick first got signed and was bout to make it out the ghetto and “Alright” being when he got himself out of that emotional rut and started to look up a little more.

    • @johntolaf7310
      @johntolaf7310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      He does even reference the duality of a Gemini and possibly could be foreshadowing the ambivalence that is "u" and "I" in the song "Wesleys theory" by saying "your horoscope is a Gemini two sides". Similarly later on in "the blacker the berry", I believe a theme of schizophrenia is present within his lyrics once again alluding to a possible duality. Brilliance by Kendrick.

    • @whatareyouthinking6021
      @whatareyouthinking6021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow.

    • @obamaisdaddy6595
      @obamaisdaddy6595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Never compare tpab to space racism ever again

    • @BluEx22329
      @BluEx22329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He said the n word at the very end smh 😂

    • @ranmindyt2902
      @ranmindyt2902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I forgot believe in astrology

  • @albydamned
    @albydamned 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    “Maybe im just another nigga”
    *walks into the sunset*
    I feel like u made this doc just for that lmao

    • @anthony4644
      @anthony4644 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "maybe im just another NIGGER" is what he said

  • @itsrealkenna
    @itsrealkenna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Kendrick is the kind of success story that encourages me as a underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to Kendrick🔥

    • @justinbernstein1362
      @justinbernstein1362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Keep it up and good luck!

    • @SideEyeee_
      @SideEyeee_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KEEP GOING!

    • @Xxrocknrollgod
      @Xxrocknrollgod ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Theres literally a giant team that rights the lyrics and produces and creates the beats. The Beatles, Black Sabbath, they wrote the actual music itself, wrote the lyrics and sang / played the instruments. THATS talent. Rap is a joke

    • @wirelessundies
      @wirelessundies 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ⁠@@Xxrocknrollgodwhy are you even in this comment section if all you got to spout is hate.

    • @EastonSchendt-dp4qc
      @EastonSchendt-dp4qc 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Xxrocknrollgodif you’re saying that you’ve never listened to any Kendrick album

  • @diniellisabino
    @diniellisabino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    English is not my first language and sometimes I miss all these double meanings in the songs, I think this kind of videos really help people like me, thank you, really good video!

    • @reefk8876
      @reefk8876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I speak English only and same. Probably for most people. He skilled at going in multiple directions in one. 🤘

    • @GoddamnManbat
      @GoddamnManbat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It helps a lot of people who only speak English as well. Wordplay is hard to catch on the first few listens. There are some songs I've heard a bunch that will surprise me years later when my mind finally picks up on it.

    • @dapetonia_tv6348
      @dapetonia_tv6348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here bro. Albums like this are a little hard to completely understand when english isnt your first language.

    • @nakulkrejimon
      @nakulkrejimon ปีที่แล้ว

      this is the only reason why i cannot enjoy the lyrical side of rapping. I just listen it for beats and tunes...

  • @thecolonel1286
    @thecolonel1286 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Kendrick is the best rapper of all time, story telling, the message, the voice, the lyrics, the goat

    • @thomo2127
      @thomo2127 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nah

    • @thomo2127
      @thomo2127 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His flow isn’t even top 10 calm down

  • @lilpapayaaa
    @lilpapayaaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a fantastic video. Well thought-out, well edited, you can see the amount of effort that went into it. More, please!

  • @kalebdaniels5673
    @kalebdaniels5673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    This only has less than 400 views????

  • @robertchung8526
    @robertchung8526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Oh damn you ended all that with the hard r.....

    • @brandonvalley6346
      @brandonvalley6346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      exactly why tf no one talking about this

    • @iluvimisi
      @iluvimisi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brandonvalley6346 bro the guy that made the video is black lmao

    • @jafetmebrahtu9176
      @jafetmebrahtu9176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@iluvimisi wtf no hes not, where did you even get that from? the guy tweeted about someone calling him out for saying the n-word and hes response was why do i have to take responsibility for what my ancestors did. lying ass bitch.

    • @iluvimisi
      @iluvimisi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jafetmebrahtu9176 damn bruh relax I didn’t know😭

    • @iluvimisi
      @iluvimisi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jafetmebrahtu9176 someone commented that he was black and it made sense at the time chill 💀

  • @matthewobryan2854
    @matthewobryan2854 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I’ve played this album on my shitty vinyl player so much I’ve gone through three copies cuz everytime it starts to skip I can’t stand the music being anything but completely whole. tpab is an album that neither kendrick nor anyone else will be able to top for a very very very long time, inarguably a masterpiece. it’s honestly the entire reason why I got into rap, which is now my most listened to genre when before I wouldn’t even entertain the idea of listening to it.

    • @matthewobryan2854
      @matthewobryan2854 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thinking about it a little harder, I think this album changed my life. not a statement I make lightly. also Mortal Man never ever fails to make me tear up, even after hundreds of listens.

    • @thebussypresident7085
      @thebussypresident7085 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You went through 3?!?! You need a better player man

    • @11DowningStreet
      @11DowningStreet หลายเดือนก่อน

      shit for free online lol

  • @RichardZNot
    @RichardZNot 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The fact this album lost a Grammy to a Taylor Swift album that isn't even her best production is just absurd

  • @paulsunday8738
    @paulsunday8738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    This channel gonna grow fast soon 📈

  • @aysitalownatlanch1052
    @aysitalownatlanch1052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +801

    We seriously need to thank the 2010s rappers for reviving hiphop and saving it from the eminem era and bling era. Kendrick is a big part of that Renaissance

    • @kendrickllamma270
      @kendrickllamma270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      Eminem was dope but i would say the bling era is trash. Ik what u sayin tho.

    • @sef3134
      @sef3134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kendrickllamma270 what's the bling era?

    • @brunoandrea4846
      @brunoandrea4846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pitbull!!!!1!1!!

    • @kendrickllamma270
      @kendrickllamma270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @@sef3134 its can be traced back to the late 90s south rap like lil Wayne and lil romeo. But i think he means the 2000s rap like soulja boy, bow wow, and similar rappers.

    • @kendrickllamma270
      @kendrickllamma270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @Lamar Nealy yeah. I like the slim shady eminem more. And his stans worship him 24/7 and say that you listen to "mumble rap"

  • @GiftedGentleman87
    @GiftedGentleman87 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you very much for taking your time to break all of this down.
    You did an excellent job. You've helped enhance the listen experience

  • @Koimarie
    @Koimarie 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow! Thanks for this breakdown, understanding is. EVERYTHING

  • @nissan6070
    @nissan6070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    i’m glad youtube recommended this to me, great video

  • @jayphillips4167
    @jayphillips4167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Kendricks story is truly incredible. I can't help but feel almost emotional in a way. No one should ever go through the type of stuff he did, yet, there are. This is happening all over the world right under our noses and we're just the fortunate ones lucky enough to be able to turn a blind eye.

  • @allytwaddleentry9857
    @allytwaddleentry9857 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Last word made my heart drop

    • @Enlightened_SpursFan
      @Enlightened_SpursFan 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      the more power you give to the word, the more power you give to those who want to use the word in a harmful way

  • @scorpioz4348
    @scorpioz4348 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the best music breakdown vids i have seen in my life, now time for me to give it a listen 🔥🔥

  • @RWatts08
    @RWatts08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    People dont talk enough about how good For Sale? Is and for me its my favorite song on the album.

    • @shondasheepundefined5374
      @shondasheepundefined5374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      its in the top 5 best tracks but not as good as u, Complexion, or How Much A Dollar Cost

    • @Black-vi3zg
      @Black-vi3zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uhh I been skipping that one for a while gotta relisten

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Black-vi3zg you were skipping tracks on To Pimp a Butterfly?

    • @Black-vi3zg
      @Black-vi3zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zynel413 I never really used to listen to albums as a whole until recently. So yeah.

    • @Black-vi3zg
      @Black-vi3zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zynel413 I haven't listened to Complexion, Hood politics and For sale as much as the other songs

  • @josegallegos1644
    @josegallegos1644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    video starts at 33:55

    • @mar_nvc
      @mar_nvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damn

    • @Suley-SJ
      @Suley-SJ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mar_nvclol

    • @detergent9019
      @detergent9019 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks gang

  • @r-pupz7032
    @r-pupz7032 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Beautiful to watch this after the beef and Kdot's Pop Out show. Another transcendent moment for hip-hop nusic, culture, his community, and all of his fans. What he did yesterday felt like the culmination of his career so far. Ending on such a strong note of unity and the love of hip-hop. Magic.

  • @axep3785
    @axep3785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    1840s hard r at the end caught me off guard

    • @for_kestrel6490
      @for_kestrel6490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      lmao a year after i first watched this video and it still caught me off guard. idek this guy’s race but in my mind i guessed white

    • @bennyblanco360
      @bennyblanco360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@for_kestrel6490not only is he YT he is an inexperienced YT cause everybody knows better than that 😮‍💨🤣😂

  • @notbillymays5062
    @notbillymays5062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    There’s actually a bunch of underlying subliminal messaging about how Kendrick sees himself as plankton desperately trying to figure out the Krabby Patty secret formula the MAAD is also an acronym for My Aching Appetite Described and hell the song King Kunta is literally a call on the name of the restaurant Krusty Krab. Kendrick is a genius man.

    • @archedin
      @archedin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Slungbob

    • @nobodyburgen4594
      @nobodyburgen4594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They had us in the first half, not gonna lie

  • @jonathanbaron7650
    @jonathanbaron7650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    Decent summation of the album, but lacked any and all conversation around the music of the album. People like Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Dr. Dre, Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington helped shape the music of the album (and are all musical geniuses in their own right). While it's true the lyricism is a major factor in the album's brilliance, the arrangements, sample choices, deliberate mixing of genres and motifs are a massive part of the album. You also don't really make an argument in this video - you do a great job reading lyrics and summing up tracks, but don't actually put forth an argument of why it's better than any other piece of work. You also spent half the video talking about his other albums, without discussing how they fit into or relate to TPAB. Your editing is great, but you need to do some more research, more development of actual arguments, and more succinct delivery of all of it. Keep up the good work

    • @nottucks
      @nottucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Agreed. I personally don't think TPAB's the best album (I think it's one of the best, but as a broad statement I prefer other albums, even in Hip-Hop/Rap over TPAB), but I struggled to be convinced because my favorite part of the album is the succinct sound it has. He struggles to back up his points but merely states them. I was entertained, but not convinced of anything. Hope this helps him grow as a creator. Good video man.

    • @jsaintil
      @jsaintil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      The use of jazz was so intentional on this album. Huge Factor.

    • @dowlabombzofficial7556
      @dowlabombzofficial7556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Exactly. The names you mentioned helped him capture that 80s Cali feel and also the 60s/70s feel that they grew up on and that helped them be able to give us a piece of that time.

    • @yasiraleem1119
      @yasiraleem1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Anthony fantofu's review completely fills those quotas, go watch it and then watch this.

    • @jonathanbaron7650
      @jonathanbaron7650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yasiraleem1119 I already know all of that stuff that's why I brought it up

  • @michaelbaechler6913
    @michaelbaechler6913 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Great vid but is no one gonna talk about how bro just dropped the hard r at the end 💀

    • @dlo4rmdago1693
      @dlo4rmdago1693 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      CTFU😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bennyblanco360
      @bennyblanco360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I guess everybody skipped that part cause WTF 😳🤦🏾‍♂️. 34 minutes of expert analysis wasted just like that 😔

    • @CasualPowerScaler
      @CasualPowerScaler หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bennyblanco360huh tf you mean?

    • @bennyblanco360
      @bennyblanco360 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@CasualPowerScaler so you didnt hear buddy drop the hard R at the end of the video or you just aint care 🧐

    • @CasualPowerScaler
      @CasualPowerScaler หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bennyblanco360 Ik but the analysis part wasn’t wasted I don’t get where you came from with that

  • @Ipodorigami
    @Ipodorigami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an amazing video. Beautiful editing, an interesting topic, and great execution!

  • @mountainman6172
    @mountainman6172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    _"Mum I finna use the van real quick. Be back, 15 minutes"_

    • @landonbehrendt2553
      @landonbehrendt2553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well after all, he did say he finishes fast but never gets embarrassed.

    • @obidasauceman6140
      @obidasauceman6140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *mom and *I’m

    • @shoreZ
      @shoreZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@obidasauceman6140 you do realize that lots of people spell and pronounce it 'mum' in many other countries. America isn't the only place that exists.

    • @DellaElla42
      @DellaElla42 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@obidasauceman6140 he’s using slang. It is I finna.

    • @threnody4955
      @threnody4955 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@DellaElla42it is not I finna lmfao it's I'm finna

  • @antimaryhamassociation4171
    @antimaryhamassociation4171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Kendrick is just so beautiful with his words. You can tell how perfect he is with his writing and how he perfectly chooses each word in all his poems and music.

  • @ock1
    @ock1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your interpretation of this album and it's consistencies are f****** spot on Good job brother 🙌

  • @brianmolele7264
    @brianmolele7264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a Black South African I completely understand what the old man taught him which changed his life, his outlook on materialism. He learned the spirit of Ubuntu.

  • @sage4566
    @sage4566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    Dawg you know you can't say that. You could have left the last part out

    • @ivyx7346
      @ivyx7346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      that shit was corny

    • @isuckatnamingthings5499
      @isuckatnamingthings5499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Lmao yeah it was a little corny but he's quoting the poem Kendrick wrote. I don't think it was bad. Definitely no malice behind it. He spent like 34 minutes praising Kendrick's work.

    • @narutodudeism
      @narutodudeism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ivyx7346 Highkey

    • @narutodudeism
      @narutodudeism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@isuckatnamingthings5499 Him saying it with the hard R made it even worse

    • @milesrogers385
      @milesrogers385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@isuckatnamingthings5499 it's really strange how he went the whole video praising kendrick's work and then went on to disrespect him at the end. kendrick clearly doesn't want white people saying the n-word (see the infamous M.A.A.D City clip where a fan raps the n-word on stage and kendrick is obviously not cool with it) so even if you say you did it to maintain the integrity of the poem out of respect for his work it kind of ends up doing the opposite. seems like there could have been better ways to end the video, like maybe find a clip of kendrick reading it or just have it in text, idk. can't say anything bad about the rest of the video though

  • @taylorschneidermusic9357
    @taylorschneidermusic9357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When i first listened to TPAB when i was in high school, i dont think i was able to fully appreciate how truly great it was. I went back and listened this week and it moved me in the weirdest ways but i still couldnt put my finger on as to why. Then i came and found this video and holy shit dude you did a great job. Keep it up

  • @fenixarson
    @fenixarson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i only opened this video because the preview animation on this video is so perfectly looped i had to check it out. amazing vid btw!

  • @rylanprime6176
    @rylanprime6176 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When Kendrick says “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice” it’s a reference to keep ya head up by tupac

  • @joeyandrews7123
    @joeyandrews7123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is one of the most in-depth educational videos about music ever it was put together so well amazing editing and even explanations that made you feel for kendrick without the meaning making you feel his emotions just done to absolute perfection

  • @theflyingcrud
    @theflyingcrud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This album deserves this kind of respect. I can't listen to it at work because I cry every time, its honestly one of the most intense albums to listen to for me, and definitely one of the most beautiful works I've ever heard and that's saying a lot.

  • @pitpride1220
    @pitpride1220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant breakdown of a brilliant album. Keep going, your numbers will come.

  • @keatonacecali5902
    @keatonacecali5902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a very great insight, there’s stuff I never even know as a diehard Kendrick fan. You’re a great content creator Dev

  • @jbastiaoofficial9492
    @jbastiaoofficial9492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    10/10 till the last word spoken 😬, could’ve used a kendrick sound byte there tbh

    • @iaintookthatbb6599
      @iaintookthatbb6599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Totally agree with you

    • @chinito398
      @chinito398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Not only that but it was a hard R 😬

    • @ethanwaire9145
      @ethanwaire9145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      he could be black but if he’s white then yeah that’s pretty fucked

    • @ethanwaire9145
      @ethanwaire9145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      okay i read the replies on the top comment and he’s white so yeah lmao it was amazing up until that part

    • @ortegacinema
      @ortegacinema 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      It was disrespectful and distasteful. He could have used a sound byte. I have to dislike for that.

  • @LankyWx
    @LankyWx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    The “When shit hits the fan is you still a fan” is also talking about when Christians will be hated by the masses. He’s asking “When shit hits the fan, are your roots and is your faith strong enough to keep with me? (God, Jesus) or will your roots wash away. It’s a truly astounding album, makes me cry when I listen to it man.

    • @vinodchhabria8738
      @vinodchhabria8738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah right now Christianity is on a steep decline!

    • @Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
      @Zorooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@vinodchhabria8738 great!

    • @ethanhayes1791
      @ethanhayes1791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I guess it’s open to interpretation. But I’m pretty sure it means when the corporate capitalist machine tries to destroy Kendrick for speaking truth and preaching love... will you still be there for him like he was for you. Like what they did to mlk, Malcolm X, jfk, Tupac, Micheal jackson, and Kurt cobain. Unfortunately Christianity is also a part of that machine that squeezes you for everything you have and divides you from your peers

    • @GoddamnManbat
      @GoddamnManbat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ethanhayes1791 exactly, these folks wanna act like Christianity hasn't been the driving force or excuse for shitty behavior.

    • @GoddamnManbat
      @GoddamnManbat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vinodchhabria8738 good.

  • @mitchyyy18
    @mitchyyy18 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a fantastic video. Thank you❤

  • @loganpearson3669
    @loganpearson3669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You outta pocket for that baby sound

  • @angelozai4352
    @angelozai4352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    As a progressive metal artist, this album was the most progressive in the last decade then any that came out.

    • @loveliness1219
      @loveliness1219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You don't listen to King Gizzard?

    • @justamanchimp
      @justamanchimp ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The rap boys is the new rockstars as Kanye West said on many occasions

    • @bluesyace9564
      @bluesyace9564 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      prog rock is just a bunch of rich kids who got musical equipments on their hands at a young age and were well endowed in musical education and try to play complex shit for the sake of complexity and have these psuedo intellectual lyrics in them(eg, dream theater), its sad to say but the greatest pieces of art come from people who have suffered and been through pain and sorrow, no matter how much someone practices or hones their art, they can never draw out art the same way someone like an Eminem or a Kendrick or a Jimi Hendrix would, that's why Elvis sounds so fake and commercial in contrast to someone like BB King, who sounds genuine and real, that's why people love John Lennon's writing, cuz he's been through despair at a young age

    • @justamanchimp
      @justamanchimp ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@bluesyace9564 I agree with the last part, but not with the first part, you can be rich and intellectual and still suffer. But yeah, music is all about expression at the end of the day and if you can't express through music then it is just a shell of what it could be. Doesn't have to be sad though, doesn't have to stem from suffering, although typically it is the case.

    • @bmwjourdandunngoddess6024
      @bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then clearly you don’t listen to a lot.

  • @tim.a.k.mertens
    @tim.a.k.mertens 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Spotify's "Dissect" Podcast has an incredible season delving into this album. Honestly kinda life-changing

    • @frxtheraptor8671
      @frxtheraptor8671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep I just finished it while at work yesterday... I highly recommend it !

  • @bossanova6154
    @bossanova6154 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video. Thank you for this

  • @EthanDurant
    @EthanDurant 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro... this video is simply amazing. Outstanding job. I just looked at your channel and saw you have more videos just like them and I cannot wait to watch. Have a great day!!

  • @QuinnBJones
    @QuinnBJones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Facts...This album brought me back to listening to music in a way that understands the landscape of the artist making it and using the region of their upbringing to pour out their souls .

  • @thebeatgoesround9265
    @thebeatgoesround9265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    33:51 makes me feel weird.

    • @dankyd7469
      @dankyd7469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      LOL it caught me off gaurd

    • @onlyarkangel7
      @onlyarkangel7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same lmao

    • @Staticspencer
      @Staticspencer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      He had to ruin all his good work by saying the N word at the end. What is wrong with these people😂😂😂 hard ER as well

    • @onlyarkangel7
      @onlyarkangel7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Staticspencer nah he didnt say it with the ER, it did kinda sound like it tho

    • @Staticspencer
      @Staticspencer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@onlyarkangel7 I feel he definitely did😂

  • @lemancemossjr3935
    @lemancemossjr3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is so am amazingly put together, this a piece of history fasho. Growing up a DIEEEHARD Kendrick fan, shit almost made me drop a tear

  • @vavavawawawa3662
    @vavavawawawa3662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really throughout and beautifully pieced together.

  • @JusTVIDSE
    @JusTVIDSE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Haven't checked any of the other episodes in the series but you have put insane effort into this and is deeply appreciated dude, keep it going!

  • @leonardbrown1725
    @leonardbrown1725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is magnificent makes me look at TPAB in a totally different perspective.. gonna bump it later 👊🏾💯

  • @coultermcwilliams
    @coultermcwilliams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make videos like this!! You deserve to have 100 of thousands of subscribers and you are on the way to it!!

  • @realrealest4366
    @realrealest4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this album is so beautiful. i get chills every time i listen to it.

  • @avan3589
    @avan3589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    was that last line really necessary O_O 33:53

    • @Enlightened_SpursFan
      @Enlightened_SpursFan 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yes, hes quoting the poem and for it to have the proper delivery, he needs to say it how it is. you get mad at kendrick when he says “faggot” think about why the word was used rather the fave that it was used and you are ignoring the context of when/where its used

  • @sibusisoenockcebekhulu9318
    @sibusisoenockcebekhulu9318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Mortal Man, How Much A Dollar Cost, and The Blacker The Berry makes me cry every time

  • @LazyJAB
    @LazyJAB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As far as rap goes, i’ve been listening my entire life. TPAB is the greatest album i’ve ever heard. My mom hasn’t liked rap since the 90s and she still had this album on repeat for an 11 hr drive…powerful 💯

  • @niskovic9557
    @niskovic9557 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is amazing. Keep it going bro your killing it don't let anyone tell you different.

  • @Eversquall9
    @Eversquall9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Amazing album! For those who wanna dig even deeper, I highly recommend the Dissect podcast, the guy made an entire series on this album. He goes in depth into every song, the music, the lyrics, the themes, the narrative arc, etc. Worth a listen!

    • @ehecatl6343
      @ehecatl6343 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, Dissect is so damn good! While listening to the podcast, I keep acquiring new levels of insight and a deeper appreciation for albums I already love.
      To Pimp A Butterfly is already transcendent, timeless, and classic. Dissect sheds more light on this fact in so many ways.

    • @nedyarb1471
      @nedyarb1471 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where can I find it?

  • @GumercindoRunol
    @GumercindoRunol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    this album literlly change my life. I have never seen something this level, so happy it exists

  • @diegodominguez3328
    @diegodominguez3328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn!! Gracias por hacer este video!

  • @VincentFree
    @VincentFree 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this!

  • @takeop.3996
    @takeop.3996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    But have you heard Die Lit tho?

  • @matteo2175
    @matteo2175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The quality and effort put into this video are fucking insane. Huge respect.

  • @cianthulu4204
    @cianthulu4204 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing to see Jon at the start! Great video

  • @HavannaSUsanna
    @HavannaSUsanna หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just found this today. I just became A subscriber A follower and A fan! I had my doubts, but was quickly impressed and enlightened! This came with ALL OF IT. MU CH APPRECIATED

  • @MambaMonkeyOG
    @MambaMonkeyOG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a great video, i hope you the best man, your work is absolutely good

  • @shaanalam3872
    @shaanalam3872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Way too underrated man. I hope you're channel blows up soon, just keep putting out content like this and I'm sure you will.

  • @khalilcolmon9478
    @khalilcolmon9478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was beautiful bro!💯

  • @Ben_Ja_Man
    @Ben_Ja_Man 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you got a medal for us, delivering metaphors metaphysically in a state of euphoria, look both ways, before you cross my mind

  • @oliviashenefield2981
    @oliviashenefield2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jesus, that was a movie... shed light on so many aspects that went over my head. Get this man to 100k!!!

  • @QclappedU
    @QclappedU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Why do you drop a hard R at the end?

    • @yamzarias9729
      @yamzarias9729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yea wth

    • @c.o.m
      @c.o.m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It makes the video ironic. It’s a great video obviously but like bruh

    • @kess4719
      @kess4719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yea wtf lmao

    • @dhir5560
      @dhir5560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He’s no mortal man he’s just an other

    • @MrSnaz92
      @MrSnaz92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That threw me wayyyy off guard

  • @notme-ji5uo
    @notme-ji5uo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The last minute of this video is one of the greates trip ups of All Time.

  • @felelima
    @felelima ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing man, love it