Kendrick Lamar Performs On Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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  • @MasterRedlite
    @MasterRedlite 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +551

    Damn, Kendrick seems like such a normal person in interviews etc but then when he performs, it really takes me by surprise just how not human he is…

    • @WowoWinn-lc9qb
      @WowoWinn-lc9qb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      Bro is a full time performer

    • @Vivrant__Thang
      @Vivrant__Thang 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Dude OD's all the time

    • @kavoniagilford9777
      @kavoniagilford9777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      That’s not Kendrick. That’s “Kung Fu Kenny”.

    • @atryon1
      @atryon1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@kavoniagilford9777kung fu kenny didn't exist yet tho

    • @SeemaPhat-w4t
      @SeemaPhat-w4t 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He is a performer just like M.J.

  • @summertime_magic
    @summertime_magic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    THIS SUPERBOWL IS GOING TO BE FIRE OMFG

  • @graydonsmith5447
    @graydonsmith5447 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +203

    This show was my first exposure to Kendrick and I remember vividly turning to my wife and saying "that's an artist." He is up there with every master that humanity has ever produced.

    • @mohamedfahad2364
      @mohamedfahad2364 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Looking forward to his superbowl performance next February

    • @dimples814
      @dimples814 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Exactly what I said artist not just a rapper

    • @naomidiamond1999
      @naomidiamond1999 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@dimples814i knew this since 2012 I started supporting him

    • @shadow_self_25
      @shadow_self_25 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes he is!!!

  • @jamesburgess2k
    @jamesburgess2k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2410

    Every time he paused, I automatically started saying, "Wes wes wes.."

    • @fme2y
      @fme2y 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      same Lol

    • @wtfownage666
      @wtfownage666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what does that mean?

    • @fme2y
      @fme2y 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      sebastian diaz​ He says that on the album version of the song

    • @blacktopty575
      @blacktopty575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL 😂😂😂

    • @panquitox
      @panquitox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      west west west*

  • @etiennevachon2813
    @etiennevachon2813 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

    Unbelievable. The band is amazing. The delivery is tight af. This dude is unreal.

  • @thexyzhead
    @thexyzhead 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1001

    The pauses on Momma are so chilling when it cuts to total silence.. wasn't prepared for that!

    • @menawogu220
      @menawogu220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Shabazzi when your streaming and the song is loading

    • @kartoffelschweinehund9007
      @kartoffelschweinehund9007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is truly amazing

    • @meladejesus
      @meladejesus 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I had no idea it could be done live and so clean. I figured it was stitched together in the studio. But he’s actually conducting the band

  • @kame99023
    @kame99023 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4637

    Is just another level of creativity with Kendrick, and he live performances are simply on another level.

    • @kame99023
      @kame99023 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** It's Mr. Carzola to you bitch!

    • @Bl3zzz
      @Bl3zzz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +AFCGeneral Oooh saanti ooh santii

    • @thermaldetinatorsonly8857
      @thermaldetinatorsonly8857 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +AFCGeneral hahaha., yea, another level of horse manure

    • @sportsfan1496
      @sportsfan1496 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +David Fisher you cant appreciate good music

    • @er0c809
      @er0c809 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +David Fisher derp

  • @catherineherman7574
    @catherineherman7574 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    The combination of his flow and the live band is out of this world.

  • @aurelmatthews4164
    @aurelmatthews4164 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +171

    1:20 Being Kendrick Lamar's drummer has got to be so fun yet so stressful

  • @XBLGR
    @XBLGR 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4623

    Wesley's Theory is slept on

    • @MF_YOUTUBE
      @MF_YOUTUBE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Sgt Pepper big facts.

    • @shimmipenguin1764
      @shimmipenguin1764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Could be my favorite Kenny song, such a Great structure

    • @kcinrolyat3049
      @kcinrolyat3049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      200th like

    • @killuminatithedon4998
      @killuminatithedon4998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      nobody sleep on dat bro

    • @ryanchiang967
      @ryanchiang967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I don't know if it's slept on, but it's a great opening track to the album expressing one of the themes of the album. His creativity with his voice and sampling really shines in it.

  • @TheChipotleLord
    @TheChipotleLord 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2057

    He's evolving again.

    • @nickspinnler3929
      @nickspinnler3929 9 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Once it seems like he hit his ceiling, he goes on another level somehow

    • @GoodKIDMaadTitan
      @GoodKIDMaadTitan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      ...again. Lucky us.

    • @PropheticParadox
      @PropheticParadox 9 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      +UberDewber This isn't even his final form.

    • @gr33nflam333
      @gr33nflam333 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Soul-De-La-Tech I swear I was thinking the same thing LOL

    • @dellaforay8643
      @dellaforay8643 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +UberDewber Well said

  • @MusicMaestro221
    @MusicMaestro221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    1:22 blows my mind. He’s got the whole crowd hanging on his every word. True talent.

  • @EmmanuelgaiDung
    @EmmanuelgaiDung 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Kendrick's mannerisms that comes with his performances shows you this man depth and the level he is soaked in his craft

  • @xiv1496
    @xiv1496 8 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    Kendrick only rapper right now to deliver such a performance.

    • @DreDaDon16
      @DreDaDon16 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Chance is a great performer too but nobody is touching Kendrick

    • @shadancing
      @shadancing 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DreDaDon__ Frank Ocean - Wiseman and J. Cole - Be free are amazing performances too

    • @pellejaspers4854
      @pellejaspers4854 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this is on bitches brew miles Davis level nobody is touching this

    • @Saqu0007
      @Saqu0007 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Stormzy at Glastonbury

    • @avuci
      @avuci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not really a rapper but frank ocean is also amazing

  • @Stonie736
    @Stonie736 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Wow, that band hitting every beat in the beginning & after. And him having a full band. We don't even have to speak on his perfotmance🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @aquamarine99911
    @aquamarine99911 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    This album was ART.
    And this performance is ART.

  • @TYMZTABLZ
    @TYMZTABLZ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This is the album that made me a lifelong forever generational fan. Do what you do Kendrick.

  • @hiphopmindset
    @hiphopmindset 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3347

    One of the GREATEST of our generation.

    • @demi7913
      @demi7913 9 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      +Hip Hop Mindset THE

    • @uchennambuko3786
      @uchennambuko3786 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +sam evans YES SIR!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @whatwhatwhat30
      @whatwhatwhat30 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +sam evans Eminem bro, he changed the rap game, even if we don't agree on that Lil Wayne ruined rap

    • @LivingLifeFull
      @LivingLifeFull 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      +whatwhatwhat30 Eminem fell off in 02 he didn't change shit, game changers are people like pac, nas, these people changed the sound of rap, how people wrote there bars, Everything, Eminem is just another brick in the wall

    • @whatwhatwhat30
      @whatwhatwhat30 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +TeeJayy C The highest selling hip hop artist in history didn't change shit huh, whatever makes you sleep at night, Kendrick Lamar is great but he's hasn't changed shit, if Fetty Wap is still popular he hasn't done his job

  • @Jknoles78
    @Jknoles78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    This is peak perfection. The band is locked. Everyone onstage is matching his intensity without stepping on toes. Kendrick is a genius and this is proof.

  • @ErikCruze
    @ErikCruze 8 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    He's the best thing to happen to rap music in years!

  • @anthonyaskew7039
    @anthonyaskew7039 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I am 56 years old and I am feeling this real instruments. Go young brother.

  • @nsnklwms
    @nsnklwms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The combination of Kendrick, Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat together is just otherworldly.

  • @dclarkmusic
    @dclarkmusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2745

    I hate that he has to censor himself

    • @saitamatrash2527
      @saitamatrash2527 8 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Dustin Clark that's just tv man

    • @briansanchez7751
      @briansanchez7751 7 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Saitama Trash yeah but I mean everyone curses now a days even you hear little kids cursing they shouldn't have to censor it tbh even on the radio it kinda ruins the emotions of some songs :/

    • @rohanofgondor
      @rohanofgondor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@briansanchez7751 violence good, killing people good, says one n word or swears BAD!!!

    • @Jackenack
      @Jackenack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's just the way it is, I'm obviously not an expert on this but it's an attempt to improve their ratings and garner a wider audience. Some people may not approve of the language used in Kendrick's songs, but it's mostly to keep it "child friendly" whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean these days. Children are easy to captivate, you can get them to watch anything. Kinda fucked up but it's the truth.

    • @russ6541
      @russ6541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Bro he does it for the little homies

  • @tituskibet850
    @tituskibet850 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I watch Kendrick performance when bored, this dude🔥

  • @wally2gen
    @wally2gen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    that Momma slap poetry performance is amazing . puts a whole new perspective on a song that already felt poetic

  • @berto323
    @berto323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This is why Kendrick is my fucking favorite of all time. So much creativity in one set is so mind blowing.

  • @riachilli
    @riachilli 9 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Kendrick is operating on a different level

  • @DeadPixel00
    @DeadPixel00 9 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    Anna Wise is fucking beautiful.

    • @Barbeta13
      @Barbeta13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      +DeadPixel00 and her voice is mind blowing

    • @jacob2306
      @jacob2306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      DeadPixel00 there's a video of untitled 3 and she looks even better.

  • @trecoolmania
    @trecoolmania 9 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    Man i can't get over the actual music… the chord progressions grooves and everything. All the hits, new live written stops and all the gospel chops. These musos are killing it. Soooooo good to hear this LIVE. Hearing electronic shit taken to a live breathing human level is where it should ALYWAS be at.

    • @SalutexMO
      @SalutexMO 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What do you mean the "actual" music? foh

    • @petethepirate730
      @petethepirate730 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This era of Kendrick and this band is the shit. To me is so much better then DAMN. These musicians are insane. Thats what hip-hop needs now. And Im a Metal head.

    • @j.r_drums6696
      @j.r_drums6696 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SalutexMO he mean people actually playing instruments and not the recorded track of the instrumental.

  • @ndo533
    @ndo533 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2457

    Man...drake cant even TOUCH this. I just cant imagine Drake being in a place like this

    • @mfking9212
      @mfking9212 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      yes you so right man

    • @melferriera333
      @melferriera333 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      two different artist with different lanes. silly comparison

    • @ndo533
      @ndo533 8 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      One is still better than the other.

    • @melferriera333
      @melferriera333 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Nd Oheri proves you're either a dumbass or you can't understand what a non comparison is because they're two completely different types of artist. Its a matter of preference, its about what you're into or in the mood for. For instance, sometimes I'm in the mood for Kendrick music and sometimes I'm in the mood for Drake's. Both are tremendous artist.

    • @ndo533
      @ndo533 8 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      +Lamel Ferriera and yet one is tremendously better than the other. never in the mood for drake. his voice irks me.

  • @BrotherIntel
    @BrotherIntel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    Kendrick just has another energy when he's performing on stage. Kind of reminds me Jimi Hendrix whenever he was on stage. If you know how Hendrix was on stage then you know what I'm talking about.

    • @Barbeta13
      @Barbeta13 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +Victor Rivera man in my opinion Kendrick IS the Jimi of rap , they are similar in the creativity and intensity

    • @AaronAbernethy
      @AaronAbernethy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Kendrick, Jimi, Prince, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Marvin Gaye…
      Yup. I think Kendrick is on those other artists level creatively and talent-wise.
      We're looking at an actual legend in the making right now.

    • @GANGSTATV101
      @GANGSTATV101 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +RaulSouza I personally think flying lotus Is today's jimi Hendrix

    • @OJ-sr6bg
      @OJ-sr6bg 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      feel u man he's out of this world just like jimi Hendrix and so me..🗿

    • @haze3940
      @haze3940 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Kendrix

  • @AymanizicAhmed
    @AymanizicAhmed 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3281

    People always saying Hip Hop's dead. THIS IS HIP HOP.

    • @usualyskint
      @usualyskint 9 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      +Moonie iLLmatic
      How can Hip Hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever?

    • @ezthejedi
      @ezthejedi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      +Jay Dub What in the Entire Fuck are you talkin bout??? This performance wasn't even about Hip Hop kendrick performin with a Band was straight up Musical, This is close to Spoken Word...What's more hip Hop than that??

    • @ezthejedi
      @ezthejedi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Persona Go listen to Young Thug

    • @TrollinThru
      @TrollinThru 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      anyone who thinks hip-hop is dead is a whiny little bitch

    • @JaysonT975
      @JaysonT975 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Aleksander Olsen It wasn't "brought back" it was already here lol. Good joke though.

  • @soundflaw5019
    @soundflaw5019  8 ปีที่แล้ว +4213

    kendrick the goat

    • @blackvinylbr5650
      @blackvinylbr5650 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sound Flaw Bro, who is the guitar man?

    • @lvfootball41
      @lvfootball41 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Sound Flaw why did you not include the full performance??

    • @trackuccino308
      @trackuccino308 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hey guy check out my music playlist.

    • @st.endless3255
      @st.endless3255 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sound Flaw I love how honest can be Kendrick, the way of mix so much sounds and make sth great!!

    • @pineapplechunk9740
      @pineapplechunk9740 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound Flaw no chance goat .. too overated artist

  • @WhosDisparo
    @WhosDisparo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    if your here after the beef it sucks that it took him taking a number 1 artist down for you to come here and see this raw greatness no enjoy ya day !

  • @cahillscourt
    @cahillscourt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3041

    Don't understand how people consider Drake is in the same stratosphere as this guy
    EDIT: I came back to this video a couple years later and saw this comment blew up Lmao. Thankful you guys see it the way I do

    • @SchoolofMNRock
      @SchoolofMNRock 8 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      Drake is nothing compared to Kendrick

    • @CrashJC123
      @CrashJC123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      And Cole.

    • @chief-long-john
      @chief-long-john 8 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      KarlJC1411 right, Cole can't compare to kdot

    • @bepp2551
      @bepp2551 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I would say drake and kendrick are the kings of different genres of rap.

    • @domolove5931
      @domolove5931 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Honestly Drake's in the mesosphere

  • @jasonezzell6901
    @jasonezzell6901 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Kendrick and Thundercat. What a performance. I still think Kendrick is the King Crimson of hip hop.

  • @ItsAnEndlessWorld
    @ItsAnEndlessWorld 9 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    I was happy as hell to hear K Dot perform Wesley's Theory, my favorite song off of TPAB easily.

    • @JacksonofGod
      @JacksonofGod 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mine too

    • @mati.romero81
      @mati.romero81 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      +Tris A. Underrated. The bass line is so simple, yet so ass kicking. Loved this version. I lost it at 0:39

    • @trecoolmania
      @trecoolmania 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +TheMetfan81 Man.. that songs revolves around that bass line. Such a good line. the musicians in this are killing it.

    • @omarmeza00
      @omarmeza00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Tris A. For real Wesley theory is my pump up song cause it's so powerful

    • @juliuseillya9944
      @juliuseillya9944 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fucken same. im meeting him in june and rapping the second verse to him because i think its so great.

  • @devonteberthea9105
    @devonteberthea9105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This feeling unmatched....

  • @Stian9Tutorials
    @Stian9Tutorials 8 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    Kendrick Lamar is probably the only artist that can casually use two bassists

    • @kofiwater
      @kofiwater 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Actually fela kuti did im pretty sure. I think it was two basses or two baritone saxophones he had on the same stage.

    • @JesusChristSaves.
      @JesusChristSaves. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      One of them is Thundercat. A known artist who works with kendrick heavily. He's got a lot of "wah" to his bass so it's needed in certain songs that only Thundercat can really pull off cause he's got his own crazy bass licks

    • @hollycline2427
      @hollycline2427 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The other guy plays guitar in his band

  • @hustlegirl944
    @hustlegirl944 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    He reminds me of Prince. They have a lot of similarities..

    • @shawniegee1635
      @shawniegee1635 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      They have a performance together

    • @coryjackson6944
      @coryjackson6944 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Definitely 💯

  • @SiR_JAC
    @SiR_JAC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    It's funny how i was never hooked on 'Momma' for like 5 listens but as soon as i was away from my family for 4 months everything changed now i listen to it everyday!

  • @osc-oldschoolclips5204
    @osc-oldschoolclips5204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    These motherfuckers make it so hard to find Kendrick Lamar’s 2016 performances.... at least his SNL one isn’t hard to find but still this shit right here??? Elevated Kendrick Lamar to another stratosphere as an artist. That’s why I appreciate TPAB so much. He took his performances, videos, and artistry to a new level.

  • @dudettevlogs4257
    @dudettevlogs4257 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Wooowwwwwww- Kendrick is a top tier artist..!! His performances are always so artistic and unique … I can’t wait to see what he does with the Super Bowl.., history is made!

  • @miguelrivoch
    @miguelrivoch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    Mother of fucking god, this performance...

  • @bogosisekhukhuni3350
    @bogosisekhukhuni3350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    this era is unmatched 🤧

  • @monehmyke-gbe2292
    @monehmyke-gbe2292 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    In 2024 "I was gonna k!ll some rappers but they did it to themselves" comes full- circle. Kendrick is just different. ⚡⚡⚡

  • @TitanGT66
    @TitanGT66 9 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The guy is literally IN his own music. Gotta respect the amount of passion he has when performing.

  • @jmusic9648
    @jmusic9648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    How can u be so happy for a guy u dont even personally know, i love you kendrick shit is crazy man

  • @taydie
    @taydie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This feelings is unmatched: 👁️👁️ 1:20

  • @adamhinckley5062
    @adamhinckley5062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    His live performance are insane. You can tell he lives and breathes every single part of his music. The passion and feel in his music is so well translated by his powerful stage presence.

  • @invertexto.
    @invertexto. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    this is why he's my favorite rapper.

  • @panocasabe8227
    @panocasabe8227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    The album is produced in such a way that you can´t really feel the band as a whole so when you watch the live performance is a completely different experience, both awesome but you actually look forward for live performances.
    If Kendrick keeps this up he will be the greatest rapper of all times.

    • @musicchairreviews2498
      @musicchairreviews2498 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's cause untitled unmastered is that unmastered no mixing no after production it's as raw as it gets.

    • @listerineclean343
      @listerineclean343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Looks like he's the greatest rapper of all time

    • @tmrinker182
      @tmrinker182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      6 years later.....
      Today, TPAB has a substantive, fact based argument as one of, if not THE greatest album of all time. It's surpassed my personal favorites in the past year or so. (Blueprint 1 was previously the "newest addition", so it's not an easy top 5 to crack).
      This album belongs next to those we historically cherish, whether its "Songs in the Key of Life" or Led Zeppelin's debut album. Or Abbey Road.
      And that's all while still digesting the complexities, and most honest/personal body of work that he's released, in Mr. Morale. I don't think most appreciate how fortunate we are to witness this era. He's on a short list for G.O.A.T. already, and might even have an argument at this point, after the Pulitzer. The jury is probably still out, there.
      Play TPAB and Mr. Morale back to back. It really feels like a great follow up when put next to one another. But damn this video makes me miss the TPAB era of Kendrick. Especially in his live show.

    • @tobmaster6993
      @tobmaster6993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This comment aged phenomenally

  • @STC07
    @STC07 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He is IN his music like it’s actually ridiculous

  • @cristinaminardi-in-reid7841
    @cristinaminardi-in-reid7841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love you Kendrick

  • @sanchoquixote5518
    @sanchoquixote5518 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2366

    Lamar's work sounds to me like the beginning of a whole new category of hip-hop that doesn't have a name yet. I wouldn't be surprised to hear him called a "founder" of something 10 years from now. Whether you like him or not, you've got to admit that he's very musically ambitious. He knows his roots, but he's cutting a new path. Respect.
    His free form timing has deep roots in jazz, and there's a little bit of experimental avant-garde art music spliced in. Those two are part of what's now considered "high culture," whereas rap is thought to be low. He's showing that they can be mixed and come out as art that is both popular and sophisticated. No small feat there.
    The foundation that Nicki Minaj is tearing down on one side, Kendrick Lamar is building upon on another.

    • @kokujin
      @kokujin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Dope man. As always the most thought out and sophisticated opinion is rarely noticed (your comment ) - but hey kendrick is getting love even if people see the beauty barely past the surface

    • @hashamulhaq111
      @hashamulhaq111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Brilliant description . Totally agree with you

    • @SingerForLife3000
      @SingerForLife3000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Sancho Quixote Great assessment. I've never been a big fan of rap and hip hop, but I am enamored by Kendrick's music and performance style. Perhaps this is the new creative genre that you speak of, which is very attractive to music and performance artists, and fans of all styles & categories of art. Kendrick is a Gemini, like me, & obviously highly creative. A true artist!

    • @blacktopty575
      @blacktopty575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He's pimping butterflies...metaphorically on our culture, rap, etc. he's saying that it don't matter where you're from, if you want it you can get it.

    • @SingerForLife3000
      @SingerForLife3000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** Yup, and it's FUNK, with a twist! lol

  • @PyroGandhi
    @PyroGandhi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    Welp, ima just go listen gkmc and tpab all over again. brb

    • @ivanjarvis4279
      @ivanjarvis4279 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +PyroGandhi hahahaha my thoughts exactly

    • @Vipersrugby
      @Vipersrugby 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      +PyroGandhi Dont forget section 80

    • @TitanGT66
      @TitanGT66 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +No Homo We Smokin Penises Throw Overly Dedicated in there too dammit

    • @cainification
      @cainification 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      you never came back :(

    • @Apolloneek
      @Apolloneek 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +No Homo We Smokin Penises God Damn dj ak is everywhere

  • @nelsonbetancourt9306
    @nelsonbetancourt9306 9 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    lol @ people who say this dude is overrated. this guy is on another level right now.
    signed, somebody who grew up on hip-hop for multiple decades.

    • @FlowaMan
      @FlowaMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Nelson Betancourt Na its funk music that his daddy was pumping that did that, how you think dre was made!

    • @nelsonbetancourt9306
      @nelsonbetancourt9306 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nathan Flowers i'm talking about lyrically and artistically.

    • @mrwhatever213
      @mrwhatever213 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Nathan Flowers He is still taking it to another level.

    • @BRobMint
      @BRobMint 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      When you get the exposure and the acclaim that he gets you're bound to get called overrated. Name something that is universally loved by the majority of people that hasn't been called overrated.

    • @FlowaMan
      @FlowaMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      thee one I'm actually annoyed he has no competition

  • @mider-spanman5577
    @mider-spanman5577 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Him mocking Drake with the way he was rapping is crazy! They've been had beef for a while! Glad it finally popped off for real!

    • @KaylaMarie_
      @KaylaMarie_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When?

    • @chancebih
      @chancebih 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@KaylaMarie_I’d assume the rapper with a ghost writer part, he went smooth instead of his normal style

    • @carmeldeamicis6035
      @carmeldeamicis6035 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The bars at 3:10 timestamp about rappers hiring ghostwriters (bottom bunk in a 2 man cell). It kinda seems like Kendrick mimics drake’s speech/rap patterns in the way he spits those bars. & the criticism fits w the ghostwriting insults he’s lobbed at drake in the 2024 beef. So ppl are theorizing he was subtly dissing drake way back then

  • @LataunyaGreen
    @LataunyaGreen 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I never knew he had a groove like that I'm always seeing him sing not like us and Scrabble up I've never seen him in this type of groove and I like it

    • @_nightwing
      @_nightwing วันที่ผ่านมา

      because you simply don't know his music. I bet you've never even listened to to pimp a butterfly.

  • @persianskeptic4814
    @persianskeptic4814 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I'm a Rock , metal and Jazz guy but I gotta say this guy is getting me into Hip Hop . He's super creative . His Performance here is amazing .

    • @Mirroredsmoke
      @Mirroredsmoke ปีที่แล้ว

      king crimson profile pic W

    • @J-SM0KE26
      @J-SM0KE26 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are u into hip hop now?

  • @mcallistersurprise5917
    @mcallistersurprise5917 9 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Shit was flawless. And not just Kendrick either - his whole band are tight AF!!! We need that world tour, man..

  • @jamaalbyrd5194
    @jamaalbyrd5194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The way the dynamics of his Vocals and delivery match the dynamics of the band is stunning...

  • @drdalewisely
    @drdalewisely 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Well, as a guy with a Medicare card, I'm not the ideal demographic for this music. That said, I find this video mesmerizing. You can see the passion and intelligence in this artist's eyes. A tremendous talent.

    • @WyWid
      @WyWid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      “Well, as a guy with a Medicare card, I’m not the ideal demographic for this music. That said. I find this video mesmerizing. You can see the passion and intelligence in this artist’s eyes. A tremendous talent”. - Dale Wisely

    • @hwqh
      @hwqh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      "“Well, as a guy with a Medicare card, I’m not the ideal demographic for this music. That said. I find this video mesmerizing. You can see the passion and intelligence in this artist’s eyes. A tremendous talent”. - Dale Wisely" -Wyatt W

    • @thenotorioushunter2069
      @thenotorioushunter2069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Dale the goat

    • @prettykidsolo03
      @prettykidsolo03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shoutouts to Dale lol

    • @seille3774
      @seille3774 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dr Wisely we are all here for reactions such as yours. Thank you so much for letting us see Kendrick from your eyes

  • @RatSitnov
    @RatSitnov 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Whenever I want to reassure myself that modern music is not hopeless, I go back to this video. Kendrick and his team reinvigorated the genre of hip-hop by fusing it with other historically African-American genres of the past century, improvisation and the often omittef integrity of its message.
    TPAB is amazing on its own but these live renditions are add a whole new layer of awesomeness.

  • @ItsLikeFerrari
    @ItsLikeFerrari 8 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    even though it's not about how many Grammy's one has, he deserved album of the year..

    • @addisonshinedown
      @addisonshinedown 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Jake to pimp a butterfly deserves album of the decade, unless something better drops next year which is not likely, at least not hip hop stuff.

    • @MiniMuni69
      @MiniMuni69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@addisonshinedown Especially with how many times I’ve listened to this album and I’m still learning things about it I never saw before on earlier listens. It’s just a real experience.

  • @adrianbooze2107
    @adrianbooze2107 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Kendrick Lamar definitely an inspirational talent, keeping hip-hop always, no matter what, Thank you to the hip-hop gods for bring Us Kendrick Lamar

  • @galihnaufalpramuditho6196
    @galihnaufalpramuditho6196 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1286

    thundercat

  • @pinkhyacinth
    @pinkhyacinth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    TALENT OVERLOAD! It still baffles me that this was rehearsed the day of and he did amazing plus them cornrows fresh as hell

  • @funkyfreshkid08
    @funkyfreshkid08 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    the dope thing is that Kendrick was Colberts last artist to perform on the Colbert Report and now he's one of the first to perform on late night

  • @llpolluxll
    @llpolluxll ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This video introduced me to Lamar. Probably the best live performer I've ever seen

  • @aboutmillions
    @aboutmillions 9 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Kendrick on stage looking like Omar from the wire

    • @OhGeeKevlar
      @OhGeeKevlar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      RIP

    • @Alex-gy2kn
      @Alex-gy2kn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Kevin Doughty​ Fuck you

    • @OverWatchMenVid
      @OverWatchMenVid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +franchisejr15 KDOT COMMIN! KDOT COMMIN!!
      *Whistles Poetic Justice*

    • @nineteenct
      @nineteenct 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haven't seen a rapper wit cornrows in so long lmao

    • @samfilmkid
      @samfilmkid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +franchisejr15 Come at the king, you best not miss.

  • @merrekeste3385
    @merrekeste3385 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    🐐💯🔥🥶📚🙏🏾❤️🥇🏆🤯😤😎👊🏾✊🏾🥊🗣 INCREDIBLE STUFF KENDRICK LAMAR THE ONLY 1

  • @devona.gallowaytravis3916
    @devona.gallowaytravis3916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    No matter what you think of K-dot you've gotta appreciate this. He cares so much about what he's doing and doesn't waste any creativity. Just another reason why he's my favourite artist of all time.

  • @MrHawgFish
    @MrHawgFish 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Omg...performing the tracks live is genius. The band is so fkn tight.

  • @808boosted
    @808boosted หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The absolute G.O.A.T.

  • @Zapinspire2
    @Zapinspire2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wesley’s Theory is one of my favorite on the album 🔥🔥

  • @iprofessionalamateur
    @iprofessionalamateur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Comparisons is none. KDot is just on a whole nother Level.

  • @Evil94100
    @Evil94100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I swear it is just another level performed by King Kendrick Lamar. I'll say this again and again he is the best rapper of hip-hop history. He is the genius

  • @kikidymon
    @kikidymon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Kendrick is a great performer and a GOAT Rapper 💯

  • @investingwithkat
    @investingwithkat ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow this made me cry!!!!!!!!! LOVE you kendrick . God bless you

  • @einveru6458
    @einveru6458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Greatest artist to ever do it

  • @tylerevans2789
    @tylerevans2789 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I seriously based my schedule for a month just to see this... Worth. It.

  • @rishabhjain2535
    @rishabhjain2535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I vote for this video as the best live performance by Kendrick lamar

  • @donnyouttheway4091
    @donnyouttheway4091 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The pauses in Momma was so hard.

  • @Diamolyn3
    @Diamolyn3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    HOLD UP! This is who DRAKE was battling😢😮! WTF! The ego is a dangerous thing man!

    • @ebuneewane9221
      @ebuneewane9221 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Exactly
      😂😂😂

    • @kavoniagilford9777
      @kavoniagilford9777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      As I go through his catalogue daily I literally ask myself this very question in complete confusion. Now EM is one of the ones he’s calling out. I wouldn’t play “Patty Cake” against this genius.

    • @msofray
      @msofray 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah this who Drake thought he was battling! No comparison ❤❤

  • @danielcastaneda8404
    @danielcastaneda8404 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2023 and still watching

  • @angelaabron3080
    @angelaabron3080 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love the line “where was you when I was walking?”

  • @nunyerbizzness93
    @nunyerbizzness93 9 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Damn the pitch was altered and it cut out the last part of set too. He also performed U .

    • @jaycastro730
      @jaycastro730 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Ibrahima Niang
      right smh just watch it on cbsdotcom

    • @ezmokonnen
      @ezmokonnen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IBOU???

  • @Donmarcusiano
    @Donmarcusiano 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    We'll never forget Kendrick Lamar Duckworth.

  • @tebogomallela419
    @tebogomallela419 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I cant stop watching this it`s too good Kendrick Lamar

  • @evansalexandre
    @evansalexandre 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    One of the greatest live performers of all time. He's so entertaining

  • @JanieMitchell-i6h
    @JanieMitchell-i6h 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Omg...performing the tracks live is genius. The band is so fkn tight.. One of the greatest live performers of all time. He's so entertaining.

  • @TCNHC
    @TCNHC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That's one of the most amazing performance I have seen. And I have seen a lot. But Kendrick and his band are on another level.

  • @htxtony80
    @htxtony80 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I get the chills man

  • @pipclip
    @pipclip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    LMAO the title makes it look like he’s performing with stephen colbert

  • @Pink_slytherinn
    @Pink_slytherinn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Here because I've been a fan ❤

  • @mandoman3435
    @mandoman3435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The GOAT 100%. Shout out to you watching again in 2021

  • @joncoleman7842
    @joncoleman7842 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    K dot is on another level man...

  • @ss-ei1tp
    @ss-ei1tp 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    and this is why he has that Pulitzer!