Listen to my single, void prelude / 2MASSW-J120733463932539 here: album.link/i/1707449584 Also, as some people have pointed out, when I referred to PRIDE in the Kendrick portion, I meant FEAR.
"I choose me. I'm sorry." is the type of line that makes me tear up every time I hear it. I think a lot of people who went through deep depression and trauma can relate to how difficult it is to say this. I may not have the same issues as Kendrick, but I understand what he feels. Amazing video as always, Kai! Always a joy tackling such difficult subjects with as much objectivity as those subjects allow.
i really want to believe kanye is not a bad person by any means, just extremely out of control and saying what he thinks without elaborating enough for people to understand, and even if he did he'd probably still be wrong
The situation with Kanye is a mess. While he must take responsibility for his actions, I also don't think he's surrounded by the right people to call him out and get him the help he needs. I worry that he's simply surrounded himself with yesmen who won't do anything to step on his toes, even if it's in his long term interest, and may even be encouraging him.
He wasn’t wrong that ____ own most of media and there’s a large percent making profit off of black people making music about shooting each other and won’t even sign you unless you talk about genocide of your own kind… he’s very correct about that and many j’s themselves have said it before him, he just goes about it wrong. No one cares about black people though unless it’s a fake activist movement so of course no one mentions Kanye’s true point. Everyone who claims to fight for black people still listen to gangbanging music or degrading sexual music that the media promotes, but yeah Kanye is the villain. If people made that same amount of outrage about Kanye toward the people who profit off of black trauma (and really all races trauma) then we would be in a much better place in society. Kanye went wrong when he specifically attacked the “ones we can’t mention” , because it’s a bigger problem than that.
Fr always annoys me whenever I hear a good song in a video, but I can never find it because it isn't fucking credited in the video or even the description 😂
Not seeing X grow into that better, hopefull person he was trying to project himself to still breaks my heart. He did a lot of bad things that he really couldn't pay for because of his premature death, but at least he is resting now
I just want to say, this video is great. Now on to what I’m saying, I came here for Ye and Kendrick. But I was not expecting Brakence. He is my favorite artist of all time. Hypochondriac is my favorite album ever. And I’m happy to see someone fully pull what he’s saying and be able to explain it in a real way. It’s not talking about good things but it’s real stuff being said. I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I think it’s amazing.
@@whatdoievenputhere11 Damn my bad, I usually see people shitting on Ye (his name) without people ever hearing a single piece of body of work from him.
I don't listen to much of the SoundCloud era stuff because I'm a recovering addict and I find it destructive to sit around all day listening to music about drugs, but I'm also an artist and a musician so I walk this really thin tightrope. But I listened to Train Food by XXXTENTACION and holy shit, that's one of the most devastating songs I've heard in a long time. I want more stuff like that, I can't do the drugs shit, I've done it 11 million times lol, there is literally nothing good that can ever come of me from that, not even artistically. Things started to become different once i hit 30, i spent my 20s doing every drug you could think of and i paid for it with long term homelessness, hep c from needles, a bad liver, some of my friends are dead, just all bad shit. We had the same tragic figures, Kurt Cobain, Elliot Smith, Tupac Shakur, Amy Winehouse was the closest one to me in age. These "tragic figures" give us all someone to relate to. Just remember that life DOES go on, you will make it out of your teenage years, you aren't going to die when you're 27, but you will probably have friends that will. Life gets better, enjoy the ride and be grateful ✌️ Sorry for the rant, great video. This is a great question that everyone who is passionate about art to ask themselves (just my opinion)
Thanks for sharing your story, I'm glad you're on the road to recovery and wish you the best. Hearing songs like Train food do make me think X would have been good at a clipping-style horrorcore - a shame he didn't have the time to experiment.
fkin pussy..jking but one thing: its a trade. people talk about drug culture but dont mention the bright side. addiction is another thing, but the way we forget highs...like i dont believe you spent 10 years experimenting and playing and made nothing worth while. i became addicted to things too and had to stop but once i got past my disgust, i went back to all this crazy material and with a few updates, things are brilliant. im trying to say "incorporate". it was life also. its strange. i forgave myself and that part of me shyly crept back. sit on an edge, nods when im banging. dont be mean to the one you love. buddah says why make two problems out of one.
hypochondriac was one of my favorite albums last year and imo will be a landmark of artists in the genre going forward. so much depth and consistency all tightly packed with 13 songs. still doesn't get enough praise, thank you for talking about it and fantastic video too!
X was a terrible person, that's just what it is. But what makes his music so good is the who you're listening to during his music. X was not by default a bad person, instead he was just the result of everything that could go wrong during a person's upbringing. Throughout his early life he just in a constant world filled with stress, violence, and not enough attention from anybody. So by the time he started making music, the innocent kid that was once inside of him was gone. All this because of a seemingly endless cycle of worsening violence and stress that encompassed his life with having no break to work on himself. This is why he was the way he was, he was just person who was in an endless loop of suffering until he died and the awful person he became shows just how much life can be mentally fuck up someone, especially when that someone never had the chance to catch a break.
this bothers me because x was already turning his life around for the better, doing things for people and making more positive music, just calling him a terrible person is not fair to him
@@ddc7744 I agree and that is true, but he died before we ever saw a big change in direction of who he wanted to be. What I was saying is that X (in my opinion) was deep down a good and loving person (which we would see come out on multiple occasions), but that person was just the victim of untreated mental health problems and trauma. Further on that, when I listen to X I hear him telling me not to be like him, to be my own self and not make the same mistakes he did. That just might be my interpretation of his music but one that has led me to try and do good over the years.
Dude just found you channel and been watching your back catalogue. I can't speak for everyone who watches you, but you cover all the exact subjects that I personally like. Really happy to have found this :)
This some quality content bro, keep grinding, and you'll expand your audience. Also keep doing these unorthodox titles, they are provocative they get people going
It’s a toss up between The College Dropout and Ye for my personal favorite Kanye album. I think you described Ye pretty well, it’s entire structure is a strong bipolar episode. The downturn thinking about killing, the manic upswing, to later go back to leveling out, apologizing, and solidifying what’s actually important to him.😊
Its pretty cool seeing these type of videos. This video style is quite trendy nowadays and always have like 400k-1mi+ views. But ur vids only have 1k. Quite interesting. Im certain ur videos r gonna grow popular. Keep improving 👍👍
X - "If I ever get shot and killed for what the fuck I'm doing, then shit I deserve it. Everyone gets a death that is deserving, everyone gets a life that is deserving, you will get what the fuck you deserve. Karma." I grew up listening to X, discovering him at 12 and growing up I went through so many different perspectives of him as a person. As a kid I naively defended him even knowing what he had done, as I loved his music at the time but after maturing and being 19 now I know what he has done and although it is horrible I can't say he is a "bad" or "horrible" person. Geneva cheated on him while he was in jail, now this doesn't validate abuse in any sort of way but it is a motive for why he did what he did. She lied about being pregnant also which is a very big factor in the case but anyway Geneva deserved better but she also had flaws and isn't a perfect human being just because she was a victim. X had also been diagnosed with being Bi-Polar as a kid but his mother never medicated him. Not only is this another reason for his behaviour but just another facet of his humanity and why people look at him as an object that did bad things. People look at him as a monster without knowing his life experiences, his childhood, the love he had as a child, was it enough? or not. X was a very, very troubled kid that died way too young and wasn't able to complete his transformation. He was evolving mentally and spiritually, he apologised to Geneva in 2018, the year he died. Geneva has spoke about this and although is still hurt by the things X has done, she forgives him and misses him. 20. That was the age Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy died. A human. A talented human who inspired, saved and helped millions of kids and adults in their life's journey. He died before he even got to the legal age limit to drink. He was very young, man. It's not as black and white as people perceive. I enjoyed hearing your perspective. I foolishly went into this video expecting one of those negativity ridden hate rants towards X as a person but instead it was articulated very well and an interesting perspective that I'll never forget. At the end of the day it's all perspective. X saw his uncle hanging from the balcony in his house, home alone as a kid, his mother getting beat by men she had around multiple times, his father figure gone from his life. His perspective was bleak in his youth, the angst and rage he felt I can't imagine and unfortunately at the age of 20 things were turning around for him not only mentally but for the people around him as well. I just wish he had more time. Rest in Peace X.
I'm glad you watched the video despite your initial impressions and still managed to take something valuable from it. And I agree - for all my criticisms of X, if nothing else, I do wish he had more time.
Yeah I don't agree with x being a bad person he was just misunderstood in my opinion. Let's be real nobody is perfect, everyone has done some bad things or faults in their life . That's not a fair judgement of him especially with him being dead , he can't defend himself. Why did he put Kendrick in the thumbnail ? How is he bad? Even people talk about Kanye but he is human but these people have lives on the fore front on the screen of everybody so that's why these people get judged so much. But bad stuff or problems happens with people everyday it's just not being shown like the famous people lives are.
yeah people talk about x like he ate a couple kids. what he did was bad but he was trying to become a better person. hate when people act like hes just the devil
@@darrel7589 it’s definitely soul music , that you have to go through it to appreciate the essence of its flavor and nourishment. Especially catered towards the black struggle in America, fatherhood, homophobia and the benefits of breaking generational curses mentality/ emotional/ spirituality and culture. So just like to pimp a butterfly is a bonafide classic that’s more soul music than this pop Gucci man go advertise my brand bubblegum rap. Kendrick substance will live on forever just like PAC. In almost 30 years later PAC is still PAC
Kendrick did the same thing as well in a way growing as a person and kinda derived a continuation from Dame the hurt he felt for TPBF and the healing process in MRBS that I was doing. Waiting on Kanye to do the same 🥲
I remember hearing revenge for the first time in a snippet video. Ts changed my life Fr. Being a bad person isn’t always black or white. The most beautiful art often comes from the most troubled people. I mean we admire Van Goghs work but the man cut off his ear and gave it to a woman… The music industry is very evil and if ts wasn’t making any money they would easily push new, more problematic people into the stoplight.
Me and kanye have a lot of similar issues so ive always sympathized for him, like obviously I'm not going after my ex's bf or praising Hitler but i can understand why he says what he does. I dont think he belives any of it and a lot of it seems like a cry for help since he lacked a support system, i think he has that now tho and thats why he's been kinda off the grid
I sometimes believe that he might be playing a certain character, to put in the spotlight those kinds of beliefs, and behaviours. How there are still people that have some divergent thoughts, like those that people criticized before from him. I imagine him like an actor, whenever he is in the media. I wish I could talk personally to him and understand what he truly believes. I just relate to a big part of him and it hurts to see him getting a lot of hate, but I understand why.
@@xiuyxy To an extent: he is, or at least was. During the 2010s he did what is known as a heel turn, turning into the bad guy everyone loves to hate. He did this primarily because he understood that bad publicity is good publicity. But also because Kanye wanted to be taken serious as an artist and clearly felt that being a rapper was limiting. The problem is, without the right support system, you run the risk of becoming the mask and I think that's what happened to Kanye. It's no longer a role--it's him. The person screaming during interviews about being the voice of a generation. That's Kanye. Going on alt-right podcasts to talk about loving Hitler? That's Kanye. That's just who he is now. There will be no redemption arc.
" i think he has that now tho and thats why he's been kinda off the grid" ehh...I think that says more about his bipolar disorder than any true introspection on his part. Because he's done this countless times before. Say or do something controversial, piss a lot of people off, "good off the grid" and wait for people to forget, then release an album and all is forgiven. Rinse and repeat.
Bro this video is a gem!! The ye points were nuanced and dead on, I’m glad someone else didn’t like the paternalism and cheapness of violent crimes I felt a little crazy cuz everyone in the HH space was like “it’s so deep bro” cuz it talks about him learning women are people lmaoo. Also had never heard brakence but he bangs😩
Make sure it isn't too loud and only I only use it under segments of me talking; whenever there's a part where I wanna just let a track play, I either use my own music or royalty free tracks.
I came here for the X and Kendrick break down (them being my favorite artist respectively, Kanye too but I’ve heard enough bout him) and that was great. I’d like to say I think one of the things people do miss with X although you did an amazing job is I was a bad person too with him. I related to X because of that and as I was trying to change for the better he was as well and it felt less of artist and more of a big brother I watching grow with me. I was never one of those people who said he wasn’t abusive or manipulative but what he did was show people they weren’t alone he did was show you ain’t alone and can also not let the bad sides of you control you. Hence him making BAD ViBES FOREVER meaning taking bad things about you and changing it to positive helpful things.
@@squishyburger6576 The guy was a drug addicted loon who walked around with a bullet proof vest and held a knife to his wife Jan's neck. You can read all online how she left him and took the kids after he did it.
Didn’t expect brakence to be featured in this but yeah I loved his last three projects and hypochondriac was very insightful to what fame does to someone
i think brakence line about elden ring is great, because even tho it's a weird choice of words it creates like a change in rythm, and it works very well to change the pace of the track a bit
it's unfortunate but it makes sense, the other 3 are music legends, i feel like brakence is a very niche artist compared to the others here. This doesn't mean he sucks to me he's top tier artist no doubt, i might even be a bit of a fanboy 😅
in my opinion: Flawed people make amazing and interesting art. People without flaws (don’t exist) and also create boring music. That’s why commercial pop like taylor swift for example are so bland because they create this facade of perfection
good video but just wanted to make a lil comment at 25:15 u say pride details his fears at 7 17 and 27 but youve got it backwards FEAR. is what does that dont wanna be nitpicky but it kinda irked me
i havent listened to much of ye's stuff personally due to the type of person he is and not wanting to support that, but my mom loves a lot of his music. she recognizes his issues and doesnt like him but i think she really resonates with his lyricism, especially in relation to her own bipolar... ghost town is one she listens to more often and fuck its such an interesting song. the part at the end woth 070 shake gives me like genuine chills everytime.... as a fall out boy fan i think my favorite ye work will always be "now i dont i dont know what the hell this song is talking about, do you?"
i feel the people who truly understands x's art are the people who have experienced tribulations like him understands the concept of wanting to grow but failing or at least feeling like you are failing becasue of how your past defines the present which was one big problem with x if he had a long lasting career he wouldve grown out of being defined by that just like tyler the creator
I've found this topic to be quite interesting for some time now. the idea that ppl we collectively grew to love or even idealize within the cultural zeitgeist use their platform to explore the idea that despite the fact that they're undeniably good at what they do (i.e as an artist your job is literally to do what you want) they kind of suck as a person. the self-awareness that im not always fair to ppl & i might be a piece of shit fr, & im constantly battling my nature. BUT in the same token, when being who you are makes you successful as shit its kinda hard to have somebody tell you its in your best interest to change.
I have no interest in listening to an album by a person who isn’t flawed because that’s where great music comes from imo. If you look at some of the best songs of all time, a lot are about a flaw of the artists whether it be Runaway by Kanye West or How To Disappear by Radiohead or any heartbreak song ever
And another thing I thinks it’s important to mention X stated Kanye as an idol of his and Kendrick liking X 17 album. And to me Kanye being the only person to truly touch X music after his death and match the energy X use to have (other then Ski) so in some way there all kinda connected.
The thing with kanye is that I just feel like his unapologetic nature, mental state at this point, family issues, and relationship with republican personalities and just only having what are basically yes men that never tell him when he's in the wrong but don't see him as an equal either have caused all of this. At this point I don't think he even agrees with what he says, he just likes making people mad because that's the only lasting emotion he can leave on people at this point of his career as a celebrity
the line "humanity over religion" used to seem so much bigger before but i'm now realizing it's not as massive as what it seems. As a christian, i am not anti-gay ppl nor should anyone even christians hate gay ppl. We as humans are called to love one another and to hate another person for their race, sexuality, political views, etc is a sin. To hate is a sin. The sin is above all else to fail to love. So we're not to choose to humanity over religion, but to learn to love each person despite how we see them since we are sinners as well and God ends up loving us despite that. Love this video btw
I find it odd that people follow others they think are good people. I’m exploring subjectivity through people I could never be so it’s hard to relate to wanting to similar to the artist I follow. I see them as false disciples somewhat since I don’t know them.
What always rings off about Kendrick for me is all his messiah iconography (from All right, Humble videos etc) , then to double back on this album trying to humanize himself.
Nice take. You seem very intelligent. You would like the band la dispute. Wildlife is one of the best glimpses in my opinion of emotive music. It feels like that album is a movie playing in my head. The topics read like poetry. It’s a very good glimpse into real lives and all perspectives.
I dont know what time it was released but to me xs most disturbing song was b**chcallmecaptainmorgan. Its sounds like hes taunting his girlfriend in the last part lol but thats what ive always thought about that song not sure if true
Also the song rare where he literally says "I beat the b**ch like Ray Rice She won't testify if you ask her" this man was a savage lol but still fav artist
"See I believe if God is real, he'll never judge a man Because he knows us all and therefore he would understand The ignorance that make a n*gga take his brother's life The bitterness and pain that got him beating on his wife" changes - j. cole
Listen to my single, void prelude / 2MASSW-J120733463932539 here: album.link/i/1707449584
Also, as some people have pointed out, when I referred to PRIDE in the Kendrick portion, I meant FEAR.
"I choose me. I'm sorry." is the type of line that makes me tear up every time I hear it. I think a lot of people who went through deep depression and trauma can relate to how difficult it is to say this. I may not have the same issues as Kendrick, but I understand what he feels.
Amazing video as always, Kai! Always a joy tackling such difficult subjects with as much objectivity as those subjects allow.
Thank you as always 🙏🏽❤
this is why I love mirror
i really want to believe kanye is not a bad person by any means, just extremely out of control and saying what he thinks without elaborating enough for people to understand, and even if he did he'd probably still be wrong
The situation with Kanye is a mess. While he must take responsibility for his actions, I also don't think he's surrounded by the right people to call him out and get him the help he needs. I worry that he's simply surrounded himself with yesmen who won't do anything to step on his toes, even if it's in his long term interest, and may even be encouraging him.
It’s his fault he is not taking his meds I don’t feel any sympathy
He's not out of control he's just not in their control
@@whereisbalakayathe said meds made him depressed and fat. Time to normalize that meds don’t work for everyone.
He wasn’t wrong that ____ own most of media and there’s a large percent making profit off of black people making music about shooting each other and won’t even sign you unless you talk about genocide of your own kind… he’s very correct about that and many j’s themselves have said it before him, he just goes about it wrong. No one cares about black people though unless it’s a fake activist movement so of course no one mentions Kanye’s true point. Everyone who claims to fight for black people still listen to gangbanging music or degrading sexual music that the media promotes, but yeah Kanye is the villain. If people made that same amount of outrage about Kanye toward the people who profit off of black trauma (and really all races trauma) then we would be in a much better place in society. Kanye went wrong when he specifically attacked the “ones we can’t mention” , because it’s a bigger problem than that.
This guy takes a huge W for naming the background music.
Fr always annoys me whenever I hear a good song in a video, but I can never find it because it isn't fucking credited in the video or even the description 😂
Actually yes
@@KaiAfterKaialso props for actually music with some artistic quality, instead of the same old boring shizz
at 25:20 the song FEAR is the song about kendrick voicing his fears at age 7,17, and 27. pride is the phsychedellic esque song
Not seeing X grow into that better, hopefull person he was trying to project himself to still breaks my heart. He did a lot of bad things that he really couldn't pay for because of his premature death, but at least he is resting now
Bro you're so underrated, keep grinding and you'll be in everybody's algorithm
Appreciate you 👊🏾🙏🏽
Facts. Can definitely see him blowing up
Thank you for always having such deep and honest discussions about difficult subjects like this. It's really refreshing
Appreciate the support and glad you're getting something out the videos ✌🏾👊🏾
I just want to say, this video is great. Now on to what I’m saying, I came here for Ye and Kendrick. But I was not expecting Brakence. He is my favorite artist of all time. Hypochondriac is my favorite album ever. And I’m happy to see someone fully pull what he’s saying and be able to explain it in a real way. It’s not talking about good things but it’s real stuff being said.
I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I think it’s amazing.
Glad you enjoyed it ^^
Ye is really good, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
agreed some of his best songs on their
You pretend? Bro just listen to his music, no one is gonna kill you over what you listen to... People still listen to R Kelly ffs.
@@tone-xl6me he’s talking about the album he said “it’s” not he
@@whatdoievenputhere11 Damn my bad, I usually see people shitting on Ye (his name) without people ever hearing a single piece of body of work from him.
@@tone-xl6meR Kelly - Trapped in the Closet is still a classic man 😂
I don't listen to much of the SoundCloud era stuff because I'm a recovering addict and I find it destructive to sit around all day listening to music about drugs, but I'm also an artist and a musician so I walk this really thin tightrope. But I listened to Train Food by XXXTENTACION and holy shit, that's one of the most devastating songs I've heard in a long time. I want more stuff like that, I can't do the drugs shit, I've done it 11 million times lol, there is literally nothing good that can ever come of me from that, not even artistically. Things started to become different once i hit 30, i spent my 20s doing every drug you could think of and i paid for it with long term homelessness, hep c from needles, a bad liver, some of my friends are dead, just all bad shit. We had the same tragic figures, Kurt Cobain, Elliot Smith, Tupac Shakur, Amy Winehouse was the closest one to me in age. These "tragic figures" give us all someone to relate to. Just remember that life DOES go on, you will make it out of your teenage years, you aren't going to die when you're 27, but you will probably have friends that will. Life gets better, enjoy the ride and be grateful ✌️ Sorry for the rant, great video. This is a great question that everyone who is passionate about art to ask themselves (just my opinion)
Thanks for sharing your story, I'm glad you're on the road to recovery and wish you the best. Hearing songs like Train food do make me think X would have been good at a clipping-style horrorcore - a shame he didn't have the time to experiment.
@@KaiAfterKai thanks man, I appreciate that a lot. I agree, I'm definitely listening to that track again
Bro listen to tightrope, snow, wingriddenangel, the fall, alone part 2, the list goes on man
fkin pussy..jking but one thing: its a trade. people talk about drug culture but dont mention the bright side. addiction is another thing, but the way we forget highs...like i dont believe you spent 10 years experimenting and playing and made nothing worth while. i became addicted to things too and had to stop but once i got past my disgust, i went back to all this crazy material and with a few updates, things are brilliant. im trying to say "incorporate". it was life also. its strange. i forgave myself and that part of me shyly crept back. sit on an edge, nods when im banging. dont be mean to the one you love. buddah says why make two problems out of one.
@@yungmentalproblemsa message to Tina belcher is a different level
Holy shit, it's criminal how many subs and views you have if this is the quality of content you're putting out. Keep it up dude.
Grateful for this alone, thank you 🙏🏽
hypochondriac was one of my favorite albums last year and imo will be a landmark of artists in the genre going forward. so much depth and consistency all tightly packed with 13 songs. still doesn't get enough praise, thank you for talking about it and fantastic video too!
X was a terrible person, that's just what it is. But what makes his music so good is the who you're listening to during his music. X was not by default a bad person, instead he was just the result of everything that could go wrong during a person's upbringing. Throughout his early life he just in a constant world filled with stress, violence, and not enough attention from anybody. So by the time he started making music, the innocent kid that was once inside of him was gone. All this because of a seemingly endless cycle of worsening violence and stress that encompassed his life with having no break to work on himself. This is why he was the way he was, he was just person who was in an endless loop of suffering until he died and the awful person he became shows just how much life can be mentally fuck up someone, especially when that someone never had the chance to catch a break.
this bothers me because x was already turning his life around for the better, doing things for people and making more positive music, just calling him a terrible person is not fair to him
@@ddc7744 I agree and that is true, but he died before we ever saw a big change in direction of who he wanted to be. What I was saying is that X (in my opinion) was deep down a good and loving person (which we would see come out on multiple occasions), but that person was just the victim of untreated mental health problems and trauma. Further on that, when I listen to X I hear him telling me not to be like him, to be my own self and not make the same mistakes he did. That just might be my interpretation of his music but one that has led me to try and do good over the years.
Crazy how underrated this channel is, the quality is top notch
bro's got the voice of british dj khaled
Idk if this is a compliment or not, but it made me laugh so take the heart 👍🏽
@@KaiAfterKaidefinitely a compliment
Huge w for adding hypochondriac into this video, I love that album and I think it’s generally misunderstood by music critics
Very high quality video. Your channel is blowing up! Keep the good work
Dude just found you channel and been watching your back catalogue. I can't speak for everyone who watches you, but you cover all the exact subjects that I personally like. Really happy to have found this :)
Glad to hear that! Hope I keep keep entertaining you like that ^^
This some quality content bro, keep grinding, and you'll expand your audience. Also keep doing these unorthodox titles, they are provocative they get people going
It’s a toss up between The College Dropout and Ye for my personal favorite Kanye album. I think you described Ye pretty well, it’s entire structure is a strong bipolar episode. The downturn thinking about killing, the manic upswing, to later go back to leveling out, apologizing, and solidifying what’s actually important to him.😊
Mine is most definitely 808’s And Heartbreak
love the porter robinson shout out as music that can really give you insight into a person. love your content!!
Its pretty cool seeing these type of videos. This video style is quite trendy nowadays and always have like 400k-1mi+ views. But ur vids only have 1k. Quite interesting. Im certain ur videos r gonna grow popular. Keep improving 👍👍
Thank you 🙏🏽
Xs best music was his souncloud music. Some of his saddest and hardest. and no one elses manages to make me feel like xs sad music does
X - "If I ever get shot and killed for what the fuck I'm doing, then shit I deserve it. Everyone gets a death that is deserving, everyone gets a life that is deserving, you will get what the fuck you deserve. Karma."
I grew up listening to X, discovering him at 12 and growing up I went through so many different perspectives of him as a person. As a kid I naively defended him even knowing what he had done, as I loved his music at the time but after maturing and being 19 now I know what he has done and although it is horrible I can't say he is a "bad" or "horrible" person. Geneva cheated on him while he was in jail, now this doesn't validate abuse in any sort of way but it is a motive for why he did what he did. She lied about being pregnant also which is a very big factor in the case but anyway Geneva deserved better but she also had flaws and isn't a perfect human being just because she was a victim.
X had also been diagnosed with being Bi-Polar as a kid but his mother never medicated him. Not only is this another reason for his behaviour but just another facet of his humanity and why people look at him as an object that did bad things. People look at him as a monster without knowing his life experiences, his childhood, the love he had as a child, was it enough? or not. X was a very, very troubled kid that died way too young and wasn't able to complete his transformation. He was evolving mentally and spiritually, he apologised to Geneva in 2018, the year he died. Geneva has spoke about this and although is still hurt by the things X has done, she forgives him and misses him.
20. That was the age Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy died. A human. A talented human who inspired, saved and helped millions of kids and adults in their life's journey. He died before he even got to the legal age limit to drink. He was very young, man. It's not as black and white as people perceive.
I enjoyed hearing your perspective. I foolishly went into this video expecting one of those negativity ridden hate rants towards X as a person but instead it was articulated very well and an interesting perspective that I'll never forget. At the end of the day it's all perspective. X saw his uncle hanging from the balcony in his house, home alone as a kid, his mother getting beat by men she had around multiple times, his father figure gone from his life. His perspective was bleak in his youth, the angst and rage he felt I can't imagine and unfortunately at the age of 20 things were turning around for him not only mentally but for the people around him as well.
I just wish he had more time. Rest in Peace X.
I'm glad you watched the video despite your initial impressions and still managed to take something valuable from it. And I agree - for all my criticisms of X, if nothing else, I do wish he had more time.
Damn I actually read something that was interesting
Yeah I don't agree with x being a bad person he was just misunderstood in my opinion. Let's be real nobody is perfect, everyone has done some bad things or faults in their life . That's not a fair judgement of him especially with him being dead , he can't defend himself. Why did he put Kendrick in the thumbnail ? How is he bad? Even people talk about Kanye but he is human but these people have lives on the fore front on the screen of everybody so that's why these people get judged so much. But bad stuff or problems happens with people everyday it's just not being shown like the famous people lives are.
people don’t understand ye and x suffer with bipolar disorder and jump way too fast to assumptions
yeah people talk about x like he ate a couple kids. what he did was bad but he was trying to become a better person. hate when people act like hes just the devil
Yo, Kendrick is a bad person? Tf he do?
He cheated on his wife during the gkmc tour
@@asiandefault oh
@@asiandefault that’s disappointing man
@@Ih8simon he talks about it on mr morale
@asiandefault Didn't hear about this at all. Oof. I wouldn't say that makes him a "bad person", but it's definitely a shitty deed.
You've got a great voice my brother, also great work on this video.
This one hittin the algorithm homie🤙
Cheers man 🙌🏾
Mr.moral is a classic
@@darrel7589 it’s definitely soul music , that you have to go through it to appreciate the essence of its flavor and nourishment. Especially catered towards the black struggle in America, fatherhood, homophobia and the benefits of breaking generational curses mentality/ emotional/ spirituality and culture. So just like to pimp a butterfly is a bonafide classic that’s more soul music than this pop Gucci man go advertise my brand bubblegum rap. Kendrick substance will live on forever just like PAC. In almost 30 years later PAC is still PAC
Kendrick did the same thing as well in a way growing as a person and kinda derived a continuation from Dame the hurt he felt for TPBF and the healing process in MRBS that I was doing. Waiting on Kanye to do the same 🥲
Ye is so good
bro this is a W video don’t give up no matter what you got great content
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I remember hearing revenge for the first time in a snippet video. Ts changed my life Fr.
Being a bad person isn’t always black or white. The most beautiful art often comes from the most troubled people. I mean we admire Van Goghs work but the man cut off his ear and gave it to a woman…
The music industry is very evil and if ts wasn’t making any money they would easily push new, more problematic people into the stoplight.
Me and kanye have a lot of similar issues so ive always sympathized for him, like obviously I'm not going after my ex's bf or praising Hitler but i can understand why he says what he does. I dont think he belives any of it and a lot of it seems like a cry for help since he lacked a support system, i think he has that now tho and thats why he's been kinda off the grid
Dude…..
I sometimes believe that he might be playing a certain character, to put in the spotlight those kinds of beliefs, and behaviours.
How there are still people that have some divergent thoughts, like those that people criticized before from him.
I imagine him like an actor, whenever he is in the media. I wish I could talk personally to him and understand what he truly believes. I just relate to a big part of him and it hurts to see him getting a lot of hate, but I understand why.
@@xiuyxy there is no excuse for what he has said. but making fun and hating on someone with a diagnosed mental health problem is sickening
@@xiuyxy To an extent: he is, or at least was. During the 2010s he did what is known as a heel turn, turning into the bad guy everyone loves to hate. He did this primarily because he understood that bad publicity is good publicity. But also because Kanye wanted to be taken serious as an artist and clearly felt that being a rapper was limiting.
The problem is, without the right support system, you run the risk of becoming the mask and I think that's what happened to Kanye. It's no longer a role--it's him. The person screaming during interviews about being the voice of a generation. That's Kanye. Going on alt-right podcasts to talk about loving Hitler? That's Kanye. That's just who he is now.
There will be no redemption arc.
" i think he has that now tho and thats why he's been kinda off the grid"
ehh...I think that says more about his bipolar disorder than any true introspection on his part. Because he's done this countless times before. Say or do something controversial, piss a lot of people off, "good off the grid" and wait for people to forget, then release an album and all is forgiven. Rinse and repeat.
Kendrick's father actually broke the cycle.
Your voice is glorious and this video is an amazing look into the mind of artists
25:14 wrong song, its FEAR. where he discusses that, not PRIDE.
Dunno how I missed that! Thanks for the correction.
Bro this video is a gem!! The ye points were nuanced and dead on, I’m glad someone else didn’t like the paternalism and cheapness of violent crimes I felt a little crazy cuz everyone in the HH space was like “it’s so deep bro” cuz it talks about him learning women are people lmaoo.
Also had never heard brakence but he bangs😩
Just wanted to point out at 25:14 the song he’s referring to is Fear not Pride
A really great watch! Very insightful. Hope you’re keeping well buddy ❤
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Where do you get copyrighted instrumental and music in your video please 🙏🏾
Make sure it isn't too loud and only I only use it under segments of me talking; whenever there's a part where I wanna just let a track play, I either use my own music or royalty free tracks.
25:16 Not Pride, it's Fear.
I came here for the X and Kendrick break down (them being my favorite artist respectively, Kanye too but I’ve heard enough bout him) and that was great. I’d like to say I think one of the things people do miss with X although you did an amazing job is I was a bad person too with him. I related to X because of that and as I was trying to change for the better he was as well and it felt less of artist and more of a big brother I watching grow with me. I was never one of those people who said he wasn’t abusive or manipulative but what he did was show people they weren’t alone he did was show you ain’t alone and can also not let the bad sides of you control you. Hence him making BAD ViBES FOREVER meaning taking bad things about you and changing it to positive helpful things.
Bad vibes forever was a disgusting cash grab
Just say you don't like gay people
I think the best music to worst person ratio has to go to Marvin Gaye who essentially tortured his wife.
Source?
@@squishyburger6576 The guy was a drug addicted loon who walked around with a bullet proof vest and held a knife to his wife Jan's neck. You can read all online how she left him and took the kids after he did it.
Micheal Jackson and his pedophilic nature
Love the wardrobe change
Didn’t expect brakence to be featured in this but yeah I loved his last three projects and hypochondriac was very insightful to what fame does to someone
Haven't listened to his prior stuff yet, but definitely looking forward to checking it out.
i think brakence line about elden ring is great, because even tho it's a weird choice of words it creates like a change in rythm, and it works very well to change the pace of the track a bit
It does do those things... just a little hard not to get taken out the song every time I hear it ^^;
Also, thank you for talking about brakence, I feel like he's getting a bit lost in the discussion about the other three 😅
it's unfortunate but it makes sense, the other 3 are music legends, i feel like brakence is a very niche artist compared to the others here. This doesn't mean he sucks to me he's top tier artist no doubt, i might even be a bit of a fanboy 😅
Great video, misleading title, ye and mr morale are phenomenal
in my opinion: Flawed people make amazing and interesting art. People without flaws (don’t exist) and also create boring music. That’s why commercial pop like taylor swift for example are so bland because they create this facade of perfection
That’s it. I’m subscribbling
good video but just wanted to make a lil comment at 25:15 u say pride details his fears at 7 17 and 27 but youve got it backwards FEAR. is what does that dont wanna be nitpicky but it kinda irked me
Appreciate the comments lads but some of you need to finish watching the video before commenting because you clearly didn't 😂
why u got black nail polish
Cause I don't like red
@@KaiAfterKai ok fair enough
That's what happens when you make a 40 minute video 💀 most people aint gon finish that shit lol
@@Darth_Bulldog what makes you think we care
Wait what has Kendrick done that puts him in the same category as Kanye and XXX?
i havent listened to much of ye's stuff personally due to the type of person he is and not wanting to support that, but my mom loves a lot of his music. she recognizes his issues and doesnt like him but i think she really resonates with his lyricism, especially in relation to her own bipolar... ghost town is one she listens to more often and fuck its such an interesting song. the part at the end woth 070 shake gives me like genuine chills everytime....
as a fall out boy fan i think my favorite ye work will always be "now i dont i dont know what the hell this song is talking about, do you?"
everyone: commenting about the albums
me: "Oh shit, he put Kairo in there."
i feel the people who truly understands x's art are the people who have experienced tribulations like him understands the concept of wanting to grow but failing or at least feeling like you are failing becasue of how your past defines the present which was one big problem with x if he had a long lasting career he wouldve grown out of being defined by that just like tyler the creator
I would argue that mr morale is a piano album and damn is a experimental album
this is going to be your breakout video
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I've found this topic to be quite interesting for some time now. the idea that ppl we collectively grew to love or even idealize within the cultural zeitgeist use their platform to explore the idea that despite the fact that they're undeniably good at what they do (i.e as an artist your job is literally to do what you want) they kind of suck as a person. the self-awareness that im not always fair to ppl & i might be a piece of shit fr, & im constantly battling my nature. BUT in the same token, when being who you are makes you successful as shit its kinda hard to have somebody tell you its in your best interest to change.
25:18
Fear is the song that describes what you said, not Pride
I have no interest in listening to an album by a person who isn’t flawed because that’s where great music comes from imo. If you look at some of the best songs of all time, a lot are about a flaw of the artists whether it be Runaway by Kanye West or How To Disappear by Radiohead or any heartbreak song ever
6:38 song?
One of my own "Alienation.デモ.Y2K.". Hasn't been officially released yet.
And another thing I thinks it’s important to mention X stated Kanye as an idol of his and Kendrick liking X 17 album. And to me Kanye being the only person to truly touch X music after his death and match the energy X use to have (other then Ski) so in some way there all kinda connected.
Song at 6:43?
One of my own songs. Hasn't been officially released yet, but sometime next year maybe?
@@KaiAfterKai really looking forward to that then. Gives me Everlong/late 90s rock vibes.
25:14 The track u meant to reference was FEAR. not PRIDE.
kanye albums are genius in being character studies of kanye in the moment of release
Vid's gonna blow up
Thanks for the vote of confidence 👍🏽
Fear tackled his fears at 7,17,27 not pride btw
Banger
I love 5g so much fr
good video
Happy the algorithm took me here
Glad you got something outta this 👊🏾
You said PRIDE was the song about kendricks biggest fears at 7, 17, and 27 but it’s FEAR
i don’t agree with you that much but yo videos are dope
Appreciate that 🙏🏽
you should cover mac miller's mixtape 'Faces'
u did not get the line about russell simmions
The thing with kanye is that I just feel like his unapologetic nature, mental state at this point, family issues, and relationship with republican personalities and just only having what are basically yes men that never tell him when he's in the wrong but don't see him as an equal either have caused all of this.
At this point I don't think he even agrees with what he says, he just likes making people mad because that's the only lasting emotion he can leave on people at this point of his career as a celebrity
the line "humanity over religion" used to seem so much bigger before but i'm now realizing it's not as massive as what it seems. As a christian, i am not anti-gay ppl nor should anyone even christians hate gay ppl. We as humans are called to love one another and to hate another person for their race, sexuality, political views, etc is a sin. To hate is a sin. The sin is above all else to fail to love. So we're not to choose to humanity over religion, but to learn to love each person despite how we see them since we are sinners as well and God ends up loving us despite that. Love this video btw
I find it odd that people follow others they think are good people. I’m exploring subjectivity through people I could never be so it’s hard to relate to wanting to similar to the artist I follow. I see them as false disciples somewhat since I don’t know them.
What mic is that ?
AT2020USB+
wow your voice is satisfying
Considering you're listening to it for forty minutes, I'd be happy if it was at least tolerable ^^;
What always rings off about Kendrick for me is all his messiah iconography (from All right, Humble videos etc) , then to double back on this album trying to humanize himself.
False gods.
do something like this about travis scott's utopia
25:14 It's not pride bro! The song you're talking about is FEAR. Pride is another thing ❤
John Lennon openly talked about his actions and condemned them and displayed how he changed as a man
Nice take. You seem very intelligent. You would like the band la dispute. Wildlife is one of the best glimpses in my opinion of emotive music. It feels like that album is a movie playing in my head. The topics read like poetry. It’s a very good glimpse into real lives and all perspectives.
Love Blackrain by Citizen Kane
Shit is peak
knew from the intro i was gonna watch this whole thing
Thanks mate 👊🏾🙏🏽
I am also a black dude named Kai
Congrats, Kai
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Kanye is a person that goes in the extreme of his emotions. Rationality is tough for him probably.
I dont know what time it was released but to me xs most disturbing song was b**chcallmecaptainmorgan. Its sounds like hes taunting his girlfriend in the last part lol but thats what ive always thought about that song not sure if true
Also the song rare where he literally says "I beat the b**ch like Ray Rice
She won't testify if you ask her"
this man was a savage lol but still fav artist
You saying " *_Sex_* " is the best thing I have ever heard
"See I believe if God is real, he'll never judge a man
Because he knows us all and therefore he would understand
The ignorance that make a n*gga take his brother's life
The bitterness and pain that got him beating on his wife"
changes - j. cole
Lets air out what you’ve done in your life.
lol someone’s pissed actions have consequences and people should know about them. Graduate middle school
But he made graduation.
Remember us when you hit big!
idk why i see kendrick on that thumbnail the person aint bad and the music sure as hell aint bad
Because he cheated on his wife
How is Kendrick a bad person
Well he murdered a guy when he was 16.
do more music content please
I certainly do listen to a lot of it, so it ain't off the table
66k views and only six likes is criminal