Kendrick Lamar - God Is Gangsta

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  • @mossfromdade3056
    @mossfromdade3056 Před 2 měsíci +1097

    that sax is literally crying, this shit is really a fucking masterpiece dawg

    • @shawnmorgan9060
      @shawnmorgan9060 Před 29 dny +3

      Dawg 😢😢

    • @hakalumbwedexter5511
      @hakalumbwedexter5511 Před 25 dny +3

      I think this be Kamasi Washington...I think so

    • @Nickolasvictor659
      @Nickolasvictor659 Před 12 dny +4

      Thats the sound of the black experience
      The sound of a black boy learning what is to become a man and his struggles to become accepted in a society that historically rejected his people - Isaiah Senders

    • @moneymaker12122
      @moneymaker12122 Před 12 dny

      BRO LOOK ATTHE TAKE CARE COVER

    • @HectorBonefacio
      @HectorBonefacio Před 6 dny

      ​@@Nickolasvictor659 that's right man.. it's like the electric guitar before Jimi and after him!

  • @slackstarfish8133
    @slackstarfish8133 Před 4 lety +14678

    Kendrick isn’t even an actor, but he’s so passionate about his craft that his performance is ridiculous.

    • @00_00.1
      @00_00.1 Před 4 lety +80

      Facts

    • @mashafasha5796
      @mashafasha5796 Před 3 lety +169

      Saw some comment talking about his acting skills. Was gonna say the same thing, but figured it wasnt worth my breath to explain its not acting really.

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 Před 3 lety +380

      That’s not even acting. That’s real feelings right there.

    • @Kayuk
      @Kayuk Před 3 lety +61

      he is an actor

    • @addyznxanyzz3179
      @addyznxanyzz3179 Před 3 lety +162

      He was pretty great at playing a crackhead on power 😂😂😂

  • @bdstudios6088
    @bdstudios6088 Před rokem +6684

    TPAB was the struggle. DAMN was the revelation. Mr. Morale is peace. Kendrick has found himself and that's a beautiful thing. I'm happy for him

    • @kevinfreeman1709
      @kevinfreeman1709 Před rokem +80

      That is perfect

    • @danny831g
      @danny831g Před rokem +359

      GKMC was the life of his younger self

    • @rasesb
      @rasesb Před rokem +196

      @@danny831g I think section 80 is his teenage years and then gkmc his after he grows up to an adolescent hence it being a coming of age album

    • @Motlhabi_Letsoalo
      @Motlhabi_Letsoalo Před rokem +36

      @@rasesb he worked on them at the same time so they will have more in common than differences.
      Especially from an age/perspective/world view stand point.

    • @danny831g
      @danny831g Před rokem +46

      @@rasesb I just think that Gkmc is when he was living his “hood” life and its basically a film of his past life

  • @akabduljabbar6343
    @akabduljabbar6343 Před 3 měsíci +1651

    "U" is how J Cole was when he wasnt able to sleep for 2 days after dissing Kendrick

  • @DianaB-vm1hj
    @DianaB-vm1hj Před 7 lety +5940

    dude is obviously a world class rapper but his acting skills are unexpectedly really good lmao

    • @Branbxno
      @Branbxno Před 7 lety +25

      diana 2pac

    • @hispanicstoner2945
      @hispanicstoner2945 Před 7 lety +15

      diana well idk why he would be acting about his bad decisions in his past

    • @blartsampsin8633
      @blartsampsin8633 Před 7 lety +98

      wtf are u talking about hes obviously acting regardless of his decisions and the intrinsic weight his lyrics carry recording this shit takes hours on hours like a movie multiple takes so i think hes acting xD

    • @anthonybattle8618
      @anthonybattle8618 Před 7 lety +26

      Blah Bam duh dipshit that's what the man JUST said. His acting was unexpectedly good! It really was TBH, but it was more so I feel, an acting of himself & how is inner thoughts felt during the regret & pain

    • @KidxChaos01
      @KidxChaos01 Před 7 lety +14

      diana what acting skills? dude starts drinkin and raps all crazy hes not acting lol

  • @andrearighetti8383
    @andrearighetti8383 Před 2 měsíci +1166

    The only one that can diss Kendrick, is Kendrick himself.

    • @RevoluShaune
      @RevoluShaune Před 2 měsíci +40

      somebody shoulda warned Drake!

    • @HarpoonTheWhaler
      @HarpoonTheWhaler Před 2 měsíci +42

      Lmfao...he goes hard on himself

    • @itsjustus.itsjustlove
      @itsjustus.itsjustlove Před 2 měsíci +26

      Kdot warned him many times, idk why drake even thought he was a competitor ​@RevoluShaune

    • @sarah8sea
      @sarah8sea Před 2 měsíci

      ill diss kendick this song is stupid

    • @dejamonae9451
      @dejamonae9451 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Period‼️‼️

  • @jes7312
    @jes7312 Před 4 měsíci +623

    The amount of times I listened to U during the depths of my depression…One night I was fed up, ready to end it, I put on a kendrick song & ended up listening to him for 6 straight hours. Kendrick is not my saviour.. but he did save my life. Music is Life.

  • @carecordingco.12240
    @carecordingco.12240 Před 3 měsíci +637

    This. Is. NOT. Boring.

    • @Luso00_
      @Luso00_ Před 2 měsíci

      A lot of dummies out there

    • @sarah8sea
      @sarah8sea Před 2 měsíci +4

      yes it is boring

    • @pearsights
      @pearsights Před 2 měsíci +91

      @@sarah8seawhen you grow up you’ll change your mind

    • @tyrelle2wavy
      @tyrelle2wavy Před měsícem +20

      @@sarah8seado you even understand the entire reason why he made this song. It’s supposed to be abt himself, Kendrick feels like he’s losing himself ( like most rappers).

    • @swissidol8403
      @swissidol8403 Před měsícem +11

      @@sarah8sea he literally continues the story from GKMC by saying that when his other friend died (on sing about me) he was too full of himself and his newfound wealth to do anything more than facetime him in the hospital, one time. not to mention the drunken rage he manages to perform while speaking from another one of his friends’ perspectives, seeing kendrick get pimped. this is the kind of shit english professors break down word for word.

  • @dfabiano11
    @dfabiano11 Před 5 lety +7548

    Imo, To Pimp a Butterfly is the best rap album ever written

  • @orson6394
    @orson6394 Před 3 lety +6175

    I can’t be the only one that’s broke down in tears listening to this at one point in time, this song hits different when you’re in a low state.

    • @Ashley-ro4xz
      @Ashley-ro4xz Před 3 lety +177

      No fr. couple years ago (and sometimes now) I was battling over my faith with God and just struggling in my faith. This song really did it for me. “Loving you is complicated” was l like my frustration with God and I just resonated with it so well. Even now during that second beat I cried a lil. That third beat/transition with the “I want you” and “when I get you” the devil speaking dang that killed me

    • @orson6394
      @orson6394 Před 3 lety +83

      @@Ashley-ro4xz I feel you 100% on that, I was suicidal a few years back when this came out and I swear the song got me. I remember I was In a Walmart parking lot at 3AM and this song started and bro straight chills ran through my body

    • @imransalie841
      @imransalie841 Před 3 lety +29

      You are not the only one. Back in 2015 'U' hit me hard when I was in a low state.

    • @theofficialdobbyyoutubecha44
      @theofficialdobbyyoutubecha44 Před 3 lety +38

      It also hits different when you’re recovering from said low state, the anger is triumph waiting to be realized

    • @taijohnson9139
      @taijohnson9139 Před 3 lety +8

      Hello low state hello tears

  • @skilla4hire
    @skilla4hire Před 2 měsíci +392

    LOL, Why Drake would go at someone who basically tore his own self apart is a mystery to me.

    • @TheRedGuy9
      @TheRedGuy9 Před měsícem +53

      Because of the mixture of his massive ego and his sensitive nature. Drake never did his homework and it shows how he got completely SCHOOLED by Kendrick

    • @AJ-nh9qm
      @AJ-nh9qm Před měsícem +9

      Wrd, and did even moreso on Mr Morale

    • @nuggets8229
      @nuggets8229 Před měsícem +17

      @@TheRedGuy9yeah drizzy’s ego is so big yet so fragile, I hate it when people get like that. listen to Kendrick’s control verse and tell me, guess which rapper out of the like 10 he named got angry 😂

  • @humannature4real
    @humannature4real Před 2 měsíci +286

    This is where Drake should have known Kenny is psycho

  • @skatecats92
    @skatecats92 Před 8 lety +4106

    the first 30 seconds of this was my reaction to taylor winning the grammy.

    • @OmniSlots_ZA
      @OmniSlots_ZA Před 8 lety +6

      +Noah Dekel placing blame when she steals?

    • @Bumblebee3734
      @Bumblebee3734 Před 8 lety +142

      +MF DEKO Think he means screaming and freakin' out. Because she shouldn't have won that, Kendrick should've.

    • @themoheagon
      @themoheagon Před 8 lety +7

      😂😂

    • @benjotsumal6146
      @benjotsumal6146 Před 8 lety +72

      +Noah Dekel Lol if only Kanye was there

    • @Makito02
      @Makito02 Před 8 lety +4

      +Benjot Sumal 😂😂😂

  • @MrSt.Claire
    @MrSt.Claire Před 8 lety +3060

    He puts his life in the music

    • @tiagovevo4224
      @tiagovevo4224 Před 8 lety +9

      yep

    • @hypedsrmaj434
      @hypedsrmaj434 Před 7 lety +179

      kendrick is a genius. God bless this artist

    • @cenwrxck
      @cenwrxck Před 7 lety +4

      thought that same thing

    • @acesist
      @acesist Před 7 lety +62

      This is the "rap", talk about something that have sense, not like today rappers

    • @kobron1559
      @kobron1559 Před 7 lety +76

      Dire HD we're basically witnessing a mozart in hiphop or Van Gogh in painting. 2 more albums that are "genius" will give people the answer they need

  • @kerbycazeau1526
    @kerbycazeau1526 Před 9 měsíci +223

    2:10 to 2:36 on headphones had me thinking they were broken. This man is a genius in every sense of the word

    • @sawwt.hedgehog
      @sawwt.hedgehog Před 5 měsíci +15

      Same I thought my AirPods were broken for some reason

  • @joshuaolumodimu4737
    @joshuaolumodimu4737 Před 2 měsíci +144

    Fuck I finally realized that in this song Kendrick is talking to himself.. shit I got chills when I realised that

    • @DD-bl1nk
      @DD-bl1nk Před 2 měsíci +13

      Bro

    • @NLEDae
      @NLEDae Před 2 měsíci +4

      i didn’t even realize that until this comment 😮

    • @samhaskell7035
      @samhaskell7035 Před měsícem +10

      @@NLEDaeif these mirrors could talk it would say “you gotta go” LINE HIT ME LIKE A MF BUS

    • @-Teague-
      @-Teague- Před 25 dny +1

      I listened to it like 3 times before I realized that but man when I did, it hit like a truck

    • @josephineryyy
      @josephineryyy Před 20 dny

      frfr 100th like btw

  • @rodutus
    @rodutus Před 8 lety +8375

    He really does deserve all those grammy nominations doens't he

  • @Aron_Lee1
    @Aron_Lee1 Před 7 lety +2484

    Kendrick is really good at playing the "really fucked up" guy

    • @blackime6392
      @blackime6392 Před 7 lety +19

      lmao

    • @happyparallel
      @happyparallel Před 7 lety +31

      He's definitely drunk at the beginning of this video.

    • @randylenox5104
      @randylenox5104 Před 7 lety +139

      Funny thing is, he's sober and doesn't drink anymore.

    • @Aron_Lee1
      @Aron_Lee1 Před 7 lety +6

      Randy Lenox good lol

    • @thegooseinator9614
      @thegooseinator9614 Před 7 lety +15

      Randy Lenox Really? I have a hard time believing that untitled.unmastered came out of complete sobriety XD

  • @Men35960
    @Men35960 Před 3 měsíci +194

    This is what JCole dreamt before he apologized

  • @Jus-Too-Smoove
    @Jus-Too-Smoove Před 2 měsíci +77

    Kendrick Lamar is the greatest rap artist ever period. "Yea get up wit me"

  • @allrapnation
    @allrapnation Před 8 lety +8315

    Chills every time we watch this one.

    • @duartedsmoreira
      @duartedsmoreira Před 8 lety +73

      Me too man, the second of "u" is powerful and for free is godly soulful

    • @diepersona
      @diepersona Před 8 lety +12

      +D-art Moreira You mean For Sale?

    • @duartedsmoreira
      @duartedsmoreira Před 8 lety +8

      +ShabazZiii Bam no, i mean the second part of "u", the part where there's the sound of a bottle

    • @SasoriGreatness
      @SasoriGreatness Před 8 lety +4

      In clear sense or sarcastic?

    • @diepersona
      @diepersona Před 8 lety +6

      +D-art Moreira Yeah I got that but you said For Free but that second song is For Sale

  • @ChineseFentanyl
    @ChineseFentanyl Před 7 lety +329

    In the first song "U" Kendrick shows his inner struggle with being successful. This takes place after his release of GKMC after finding out that one of his best friends had just died and that he decided to go on with his tour rather than postpone and go back to LA to see his friend, to at the very least see his homeboy who was shot and in the hospital. So he feels guilty for making it out of the hood while all his friends are still in the hood dying, so after learning that his friend died he just drank himself to a rage in 'that hotel room.' He really puts his life into his music

    • @chrisscotthall
      @chrisscotthall Před 7 lety +9

      Sergio P "I'm not your favorite rapper, I'm Marilyn Manson"

  • @stormyskyz7881
    @stormyskyz7881 Před 2 měsíci +91

    All this time… I thought it was Lucy… Lucifer that was offering Kendrick sin and temptation… he was talking about Lucian Grainge… the head of Universal Music Group… the most powerful man in music… ironically Lucifer was the angel of music… they both may was well be the same… this whole album shaped round with Lucian exposed KDOT to… Lucian offered KDOT to play in the garden of earthly delight… protection from accountability… in exchange for a 360 deal I can imagine… but I think KDOT was prayed up… turned it down… still managed resist the offer and has been recovering ever since… that kind of money…power … and endless women… is hard for any man to resist. I pray protection over this man. He on this earth for greater.

    • @dox8652
      @dox8652 Před 2 měsíci +23

      i mean it's both but yeah that's the double entendre, i jus realized that too bro

    • @sassagrass7095
      @sassagrass7095 Před 6 dny +1

      Dude same.....If you know, you know.

  • @dinglemaniac1541
    @dinglemaniac1541 Před 2 měsíci +325

    People complaining about this not being "danceable" are the ones Jay Z was referring to when he said, "Do you even listen to music, or do you just skim through it?"
    This song follows the most danceable track on the album, "These Walls." Its purpose is to signify a massive shift in tone. After experiencing the highs of fame and the abuse of power depicted in "These Walls," the narrative transitions to Kendrick screaming in a hotel room. This shows how quickly one can fall from an artificial sense of happiness when fame and gluttony is involved.
    This song represents thoughts of suicide and the road back from it. It's meant to be uncomfortable; it's meant to make you cringe, and for fucks sake it is DEFINATELY not meant for dancing.
    There are people in this comment section who are alive because of this song. I hope you aren't thinking of them when you write something that tries to discredit this as music.

    • @ema56824
      @ema56824 Před měsícem

      Perfectly said.

    • @RBH69
      @RBH69 Před měsícem

      I don't even think it's not even this undanceable, it has a good flow to hear but it's kind of a disrespect at the same time, U is such a good song to hear, and i read it on repeat on Spotify

    • @freendysinaga9762
      @freendysinaga9762 Před 27 dny +1

      who are you angry at??😅 anyways take my like sir. well said.

    • @dinglemaniac1541
      @dinglemaniac1541 Před 27 dny

      @@freendysinaga9762 Lawl. I wrote this at the peak of the beef and was feeling extra spicy.

    • @kangkong8348
      @kangkong8348 Před 13 dny

      nobody said that lmao

  • @avelleoprince
    @avelleoprince Před 8 lety +607

    What really pisses me off is when I told people that this album was the absolute best rap album, if not the best overall album ever made, they just laughed at me .-.
    People won't truly appreciate this man until he's dead.

    • @avelleoprince
      @avelleoprince Před 8 lety +26

      ***** definitely is.

    • @gabrielguerrero4727
      @gabrielguerrero4727 Před 8 lety +10

      overall album? it's up there but no...

    • @avelleoprince
      @avelleoprince Před 8 lety +1

      gabriel guerrero well thats debatable yeah. Best rap album period tho.

    • @gabrielguerrero4727
      @gabrielguerrero4727 Před 8 lety +8

      Not even best rap album have you heard illmatic by nas, mmlp by Eminem or any Outkast albums?

    • @avelleoprince
      @avelleoprince Před 8 lety +5

      gabriel guerrero All of them. Its better than them all. Illmatic was overrated to me.
      I only heard one Outkast album though.

  • @Edwill101
    @Edwill101 Před 8 lety +1712

    From a peasant, to a prince, to a mother fucking King.

  • @Longhairrudeboy
    @Longhairrudeboy Před 7 měsíci +81

    For everyone fighting inner demons I pray you ALL make it thru. God bless you

  • @zy823
    @zy823 Před 3 měsíci +57

    My brother got shot and died the year this album dropped, and the lyrics in this song hit me so hard because I felt like it was all my fault my little brother died 😢

    • @chekne3660
      @chekne3660 Před 3 měsíci +15

      Damn bro sorry for you 🙏🏾😔

  • @ajetshqiptar7610
    @ajetshqiptar7610 Před 4 lety +7485

    We need another Kendrick Album man. He the greatest of our Generation.

    • @Princeofvenlo
      @Princeofvenlo Před 4 lety +89

      Are you not entertained

    • @ganzo86
      @ganzo86 Před 4 lety +247

      In the end, he will go down as the greatest. And that's a big hurdle to overcome in Jay,Naz and Pac.

    • @judehawkes321
      @judehawkes321 Před 4 lety +47

      He's making one think its called the butterfly effect

    • @kahlilpittman8404
      @kahlilpittman8404 Před 4 lety +14

      Jude Hawkes no that’s a bio on him

    • @adub92199
      @adub92199 Před 4 lety +36

      Ajet Shqiptar bro one more big album then the kdot x cole album drop then I’ll be comfortable with him retiring. MAYBE.

  • @divineconfetti649
    @divineconfetti649 Před 7 lety +467

    "They say if you scared go to Church. But remember, *he* knows the Bible too." That line gave me chills.

    • @HexOnTheBeat
      @HexOnTheBeat Před 6 lety +5

      Nick Ogunyankin me too 😓

    • @Kat-rj8sp
      @Kat-rj8sp Před 6 lety +11

      I read this first time hearing that line go by

    • @original_USA_cowgirl
      @original_USA_cowgirl Před rokem +8

      Im not sure if he was talking about the devil or God ...they both know the Bible 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @phillemon7664
      @phillemon7664 Před rokem

      @@original_USA_cowgirlhe’s referring to the devil “Lucy”. He’s saying you can’t beat him with wit alone because he also knows the playbook also representing how certain institutions will take advantage of young black people by promising you a good life but ultimately failing to provide this like an abusive relationship (everything is purely transactional without any real emotional connection). Anyone can fall for an abusive relationship even if they are educated on what an abusive relationship is. Lucy wants your soul and will go to any means to take it from you.

    • @original_USA_cowgirl
      @original_USA_cowgirl Před rokem

      @@phillemon7664 Lucifer can't take your soul unless you give it to him therefore he may play tricks in order to manipulate u into willingly giving it up. However I know what he was saying and I knew who he was referring to when he said "Lucy". " Remember he knows the Bible too" can mean two things 1.) You don't need the church or a Bible to grow closer to God, therefore if you need guidance go outside look to the sky and ask for it directly from God. 2.) The devil and his workers know the bible just as much as anyone else if not better, therefore they are also within the church too.what makes you think there's popes that molest children, popes Killing baby's, pastors committing adultery etc. Why go to church if you scared when the devil's ghouls are there to take advantage of your vulnerability with manipulating u to do much more sin???

  • @user-ey7xq1lw3v
    @user-ey7xq1lw3v Před 2 měsíci +43

    The amount of passion that goes into his music is what makes it the best

  • @bernardsarpong9820
    @bernardsarpong9820 Před 3 měsíci +2466

    Kendrick is better than Drake and J Cole because of this song alone

  • @yaboibilly7433
    @yaboibilly7433 Před 3 lety +2015

    Wish I was old enough to appreciate this album when it came out... luckily its timeless

    • @kevinbmx2225
      @kevinbmx2225 Před 2 lety +25

      Exactly how I feel my man 🤝

    • @estudosparaofuturo7780
      @estudosparaofuturo7780 Před 2 lety +3

      Not me kkk, I still wanna be alive to see the next album.🪐

    • @99ish91
      @99ish91 Před 2 lety +33

      @@estudosparaofuturo7780 I got some good news for you bro 😂

    • @wshbbq
      @wshbbq Před 2 lety

      me too bro

    • @aok5134
      @aok5134 Před 2 lety

      That’s how I feel

  • @youngkesh3237
    @youngkesh3237 Před 4 lety +3634

    This is deeper than a song.

  • @rmoore2nd619
    @rmoore2nd619 Před 2 měsíci +154

    So that dummy heard all of Kendrick’s albums and thought he could outrap him? 😂😂

    • @souzsifu
      @souzsifu Před 2 měsíci +16

      I don’t think he heard em

    • @legowinnertoy
      @legowinnertoy Před měsícem +7

      The goal wasn’t to “outrap” him.
      Crodie knew he couldn’t, he was trying to tarnish his legacy.

    • @VitalInformat1on
      @VitalInformat1on Před 26 dny +4

      @@legowinnertoycrodie😂

    • @-Teague-
      @-Teague- Před 25 dny

      ​@@souzsifuexactly, he might have listened to them, but he definitely didn't actually hear

  • @Cryptovasquez
    @Cryptovasquez Před 2 měsíci +23

    Coming back to this Song because I lost a a best friend to gun violence shortly before this album came out. I regretted not taking more time with him that I had.
    U is my favorite song on the album, but one of the hardest for me to get through till this day.

  • @trevorw2841
    @trevorw2841 Před 7 lety +23430

    My only problem with Kendrick Lamar is that after listening to him everything else sounds like shit.

  • @itamarrooz7286
    @itamarrooz7286 Před 7 lety +1331

    The end of the clip is the beginning of DAMN when Kendrick take a walk on the street

  • @MandosCulture
    @MandosCulture Před 15 dny +8

    This is what separates Kendrick from every other rapper to have come before him. The depth of his art, the beauty behind his music.

  • @jesterb0mb89bruh6
    @jesterb0mb89bruh6 Před rokem +94

    The 1st half of this had me in tears, aside from thinking of myself, but thinking of my own sister as well as half brother...the 2nd half, in my mind, ironically was telling the truth in ways...I will always respect Kendrick for how real he is in his music

  • @taken4granite817
    @taken4granite817 Před 4 lety +5224

    Kendrick can drop trash the rest of his career. This one album gets you immediate goat status 🐐

    • @playboithouxan8592
      @playboithouxan8592 Před 4 lety +107

      Fr this is facts

    • @yoavbronsky2169
      @yoavbronsky2169 Před 3 lety +250

      He must drop a bad album. Every goat has at least 1 bad album.

    • @Kxnnerr
      @Kxnnerr Před 3 lety +57

      yoav bronsky dude has been on a roll for a while now

    • @khidollaz
      @khidollaz Před 3 lety +99

      yoav bronsky maybe this is what separates him from the other goats, all of his shit is at the very least good/above average if he continues on the trajectory he’s going he will not have a bad album and be undoubtedly the Greatest Rapper of All Time

    • @EmmettCobain
      @EmmettCobain Před 3 lety +44

      @@yoavbronsky2169 DAMN. is probably his not so good project

  • @impactediting6277
    @impactediting6277 Před 5 lety +3730

    I feel really really blessed to live in the same age as Kendrick and Cole

    • @muhammadshaikh9484
      @muhammadshaikh9484 Před 4 lety +304

      Impact Editing nah bruh cole is nowhere near this shit

    • @jvstdlo
      @jvstdlo Před 4 lety +86

      tHiNinKnG Currently but he’s still a great. They’re the Tupac and Biggie of our generation. Don’t @ me

    • @parmar__12
      @parmar__12 Před 4 lety +162

      @LUCAS RUHE Kendrick is miles better artist than j Cole way better

    • @jedaiahtemple7565
      @jedaiahtemple7565 Před 4 lety +67

      Both are Amazing Artist. Both have made Albums that are impactful. Cole hasn't and might not make an album no where near as influential as TPAB. He did make one that, personally for me, has made an impact on a lot of listeners. Especially myself (KOD being that album). I wouldn't go as far to say Dot is miles ahead/way better than Cole. Dot is the best and Cole is second. But that margin isn't large. I don't like pinning artist against each other cause they put the work in to become the best in their generation and in the game right now.

    • @jedaiahtemple7565
      @jedaiahtemple7565 Před 4 lety +2

      Mank ????

  • @ekansh_porwal.07
    @ekansh_porwal.07 Před rokem +56

    When i was listening to the whole album TPAB, I cried somewhere. It was this song. The screams show how much pain is there in k's life. This video adds more angst to my sorrow throughout this song. May god give 100 years of life to this man 🛐

  • @0moviemaker
    @0moviemaker Před 21 dnem +6

    "AAAAAHHHHHH" (kendrick SCREAMING in TRAUMA as he sips hard liqor from the bottle which is his vice). This song fking cuts me deep to the point where it makes me bawl my eyes out. From my prospective he's explaining how hes messed-up in general in the first part of the song, and when it cuts to him sobbing he's explaining how he's going through trauma/done right by his family but they don't care about what it's turned him into, and how it damages him. Long story short some have family that lie and deceive us as innocent kids, when we grow up into adults and realize the unresolved traumas/ mental pain it causes, it turns us into monsters. Kendrick is a lyrical genius 💯

  • @albertonajera5501
    @albertonajera5501 Před 8 lety +2335

    For once, being awake at 2:00 A.M. on a school night has payed off. Thanks, Kendrick

  • @Bxrry
    @Bxrry Před 2 lety +4833

    this song aged beautifully

    • @braindamane
      @braindamane Před 2 lety +92

      lol I just saw a comment of u saying that on kanyes stronger music video

    • @wacodraco1558
      @wacodraco1558 Před 2 lety +41

      @@braindamane y’all hear “Life of the Party” by Kanye West ft. Andre 3000? That “I Was the Life of the Party” by The Dramatics sample was soulful and fire asf very touching message on mother’s love

    • @aero2423
      @aero2423 Před 2 lety +48

      This is timeless music my nigga

    • @noobdice3012
      @noobdice3012 Před 2 lety +24

      You just everywhere huh

    • @hazeboy8981
      @hazeboy8981 Před 2 lety +5

      Loving you complicated

  • @khalildunderwood
    @khalildunderwood Před 2 měsíci +46

    Man so drake seen this and was like” yea I can beat em “😂

  • @dennismasuwa7849
    @dennismasuwa7849 Před rokem +83

    Kendrick is so passionate in his career

  • @diezel44
    @diezel44 Před 6 lety +2655

    Depression is a complicated mindset.

    • @2282mrb
      @2282mrb Před 6 lety +82

      DamienVoid44 Depression can be a really complicated mind set. Alot of ppl that are functional within depression self medicate to get through it; all the while speaking the trues of where they are to themselves.

    • @matthewkendall8592
      @matthewkendall8592 Před 6 lety +146

      DamienVoid44 I wouldn't call it just a 'mindset'. It's more complicated, it begins to become part of you. Sometimes you want to feel depression because for some twisted reason, you miss it. It becomes familiar. It's the same reason why alot of people who go to drug rehab and are sucessfully treated will eventually go back to a life of drugs; because the brain longs familiarity and so it decides that rather than taking a step forward it'd be much easier to take a step backwards. Mindsets are much easier to control.

    • @JM-uw1wg
      @JM-uw1wg Před 6 lety +13

      This isn’t depression it’s about
      How he left everyone back in Compton but still loves them even though it’s a complicated relationship now

    • @matthewkendall8592
      @matthewkendall8592 Před 6 lety +5

      XileBeLit It's also about 'Lucy' (the devil)

    • @JM-uw1wg
      @JM-uw1wg Před 6 lety

      Matthew Kendall yeah

  • @Bipolar.Baddie
    @Bipolar.Baddie Před 2 lety +4002

    To Pimp a Butterfly is easily an album that goes up there for top rap albums ever. Illmatic, Madvillainy, MBDTF, Aquemini, Late Registration, are all on a similar level of legendary

    • @solomonpnq
      @solomonpnq Před 2 lety +15

      @Luke Freeman lol

    • @parvgagarani5653
      @parvgagarani5653 Před 2 lety +268

      LR is not on the same level of greatness as the other 4/5

    • @sakshamchauhan202
      @sakshamchauhan202 Před 2 lety +33

      @@parvgagarani5653 fax not even top 7 kanye

    • @deepaparakkal4241
      @deepaparakkal4241 Před 2 lety +83

      Late Registration ain't on the same level, MMLP or TES there tho

    • @bp2000k
      @bp2000k Před 2 lety +43

      @@parvgagarani5653 Even as a LR fan i agree.

  • @joelanderson839
    @joelanderson839 Před 14 dny +5

    kendrick is an all-around world-class artist and we're lucky to be alive to witness his journey in real-time

  • @mjshakar609
    @mjshakar609 Před 20 dny +6

    Kendrick Lamar is Rap Genius.
    This is music that speaks to your soul

  • @chillinstrumentals9058
    @chillinstrumentals9058 Před 8 lety +10129

    *Wesley's Theory* was that we should all live *For Free* unlike *King Kunta* who was *Institutionalized* within *These Walls*. They asked *u*, "are you *Alright*?" Didn't they tell you everything was *For Sale*? Didn't your *Momma* warn you about the *Hood Politics*? Where people don't know *How Much A Dollar Cost* and judge you based on your *Complexion*. Just remember though, *The Blacker The Berry* the sweeter the juice, therefore, *You Ain't Gotta Lie* to anybody, including yourself. Go on, don't be afraid to say " *i* love myself!" Don't just say it, believe it! These are the words of a *Mortal Man*. Now with that knowledge, will you still allow them *To Pimp A Butterfly*?

  • @yfbgabyto
    @yfbgabyto Před 4 lety +841

    every time i listen to the second verse of "u" it makes me wanna cry

    • @jsan3676
      @jsan3676 Před 3 lety +101

      They said he recorded that verse with lights out in the studio

    • @fhallred6723
      @fhallred6723 Před 3 lety +20

      fax bro it gives u that feeling

  • @JPrince6
    @JPrince6 Před 9 měsíci +18

    I used to be at a point that I’d blast this screaming “U” at myself shit was so deep but this helped me so much cause I was grieving my mom dying n blaming myself, this album was such a moment in my life that made me come to terms w shit n be what she wanted n now I’m happy n succeeding more than I thought I could.
    Thank you Kendrick

  • @SarahWhite712
    @SarahWhite712 Před 2 měsíci +71

    He puts his life in the music
    Kendrick Lamar dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

  • @malikbillings-el1961
    @malikbillings-el1961 Před 7 lety +2421

    tupac would've loved this man

    • @tone748
      @tone748 Před 7 lety +109

      Malik Billings-el he is the reincarnation

    • @dwong1361
      @dwong1361 Před 7 lety +128

      Kendrick is alive because he did what tupac wouldn't do.

    • @gellertgrindelwald5891
      @gellertgrindelwald5891 Před 7 lety +5

      Malik Billings-el biggie>>

    • @vanessaoquendo3547
      @vanessaoquendo3547 Před 7 lety +68

      Malik Billings-el
      Hopefully Kendrick doesn't get killed for the same reason that pac did

    • @lynnewilliams9729
      @lynnewilliams9729 Před 7 lety +74

      forreal though.. couldn't even imagine how fire a track with the two would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ethangilbert4896
    @ethangilbert4896 Před 8 lety +929

    For whoever is confused by this song:
    It's about him keeping his Christian faith even though Hollywood and fame makes lots of evil temptations. He is also talking about trying not to become corrupted. Kendrick has not sold his soul guys.

    • @kev1ncast
      @kev1ncast Před 8 lety +49

      Trust me. He's not a Christian. He just makes references to God. Idk why everyone thinks he's Christian. And BTW this is coming from a Christian.

    • @johnc831
      @johnc831 Před 8 lety +14

      I don't think most rappers can be real Christians if they swear in their videos and show bad morals bruh

    • @silvermoonstone-hu4ig
      @silvermoonstone-hu4ig Před 8 lety +56

      +TripleVVater he is a christian he said so himself. and has brought it up times before in previous songs.

    • @hatersgonnahate4real
      @hatersgonnahate4real Před 8 lety

      +TripleVVater Try again.

    • @kaymarsd
      @kaymarsd Před 8 lety

      +Cyber Gilbert i hope hes not christian ill lose so much respect

  • @jamiebond8971
    @jamiebond8971 Před rokem +46

    Easily one of his best pieces of art if not the best, the structure the orchestrated instrumental, the story he tells and his raw emotion, gives me chills every time I listen to this song and album as a whole king Kendrick

    • @prodbabymoog
      @prodbabymoog Před rokem +1

      These tracks are out of this world. Pure original creativity🤌🥂 artist like this are rareeee man.

  • @nijahhenry6987
    @nijahhenry6987 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Went from being a depressed 16 year old skipping school smoking weed listening to this song to being a 22 year old up at 2:30am in my own apt on my off day drunk and it still hits the same.

  • @doctormeow5653
    @doctormeow5653 Před 7 lety +1000

    This song is about not two people but one man hating on himself in a drunken depression for doing some bad decisions in his life. He is yelling at himself in a hotel room as you can tell by the "house cleaning" and this song is about regret. Pay attention to the lyrics not the jazzy beat and this song is far more depressing.

    • @DaCadenator
      @DaCadenator Před 7 lety +6

      Dragon dildo I feel like it should've been kept a secret but having a mirror right in front of him kinda gave it away

    • @josearriaga5996
      @josearriaga5996 Před 7 lety +2

      Dragon dildo Lmao you only went to Genius to analyze the lyrics, boy

    • @skyyyizzle
      @skyyyizzle Před 7 lety +7

      Dragon dildo I agree with dragon dildo

    • @iamhexoronii
      @iamhexoronii Před 7 lety +12

      Jose arriaga or the fact that the last couple of lyrics blatantly tell your u he's talking about himself

    • @doctormeow5653
      @doctormeow5653 Před 7 lety

      Jose arriaga rap critic

  • @macmac264
    @macmac264 Před 8 lety +911

    I just realized this but I'm not sure if I'm slow, or I'm the only one that realized this. On the album, "U" is played before "For Sale?" And "For Sale" is a song about the devil (Lucy) trying to talk Kendrick into selling his soul. When you combine the two song titles you get "U For Sale?"

    • @Destroyer-kr6ho
      @Destroyer-kr6ho Před 8 lety +136

      +macmac264 Brooooooo...

    • @RobinHood-cd9mh
      @RobinHood-cd9mh Před 8 lety +56

      that makes more sense. I was wondering why he had combined the two songs

    • @kevrunitup
      @kevrunitup Před 8 lety +10

      i knew this whole time thank lord u spoke out. good looks bro

    • @agcool272
      @agcool272 Před 8 lety +2

      never knew that myself

    • @GamerMaster137
      @GamerMaster137 Před 8 lety +43

      No Alright is after u For Sale comes around near Momma and You ain't gotta lie

  • @Ripaaat
    @Ripaaat Před 6 měsíci +12

    You ain't no brother
    You ain't no disciple
    You ain't no friend

  • @versaceboi4762
    @versaceboi4762 Před 2 lety +25

    TPAB is my favourite Kendrick album... this was art and lyrics. The funk and jazz influence in the album immediately solidified it as a classic to me.

  • @noellozano2081
    @noellozano2081 Před 6 lety +939

    Kendrick going through spiritual warfare and putting it out there for everyone to see. Dude got mad courage. Lets not take that for granted. Pray for him. He needs it as much as we all do.

  • @wandapratt3055
    @wandapratt3055 Před 6 lety +918

    kendrick lamar wrote this song after his freind died .he was depressed and drunk in a hotel room when he was thinking of this song . he even mentioned his motivation for this song in an interview.

    • @cashfuls
      @cashfuls Před 5 lety +17

      Kk he said he didn’t smoke.

    • @careceeckstrom9745
      @careceeckstrom9745 Před 5 lety +1

      Then he became Christian

    • @LazyKingAus
      @LazyKingAus Před 5 lety +9

      Kk huh thats what swimming pools is about

    • @tommyv4980
      @tommyv4980 Před 5 lety +54

      @@LazyKingAus Swimming pools is about others drinking and the impact it has. Swimming pools is about the glorified lifestyle of boozing and partying. He's not advocating is, he's merely putting a spotlight on what goes on in peoples minds when they are influenced.

    • @LazyKingAus
      @LazyKingAus Před 5 lety +10

      Tommy Vercetti I could’ve sworn it was about alcoholism and his journey with alcohol. From his family experiences to his own highs and lows with alcohol.

  • @DonnaMoran995
    @DonnaMoran995 Před 2 měsíci +61

    Amazing song..
    Kendrick Lamar dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

  • @nedodaiev
    @nedodaiev Před rokem +62

    I still think this is one of the best pieces of Kendrick. Great performance, interesting idea and lyrics. I can't even call this "rap", it feels more like a piece of art.

  • @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok
    @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok Před 5 lety +2642

    Kendrick is the greatest rapper of all time man no cap

    • @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok
      @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok Před 5 lety +4

      @Kristopher Perez who else is up there ?

    • @ibuttayotoast167
      @ibuttayotoast167 Před 5 lety +81

      @@muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok Kendrick is the greatest out right now , if he drops another great album ima agree with you, but it seems like Kendrick is trying to go more and more commercial , trying to make more new age stly rap with less meaning and using ad libs, if je does that he will fall off , but if he sticks to who he is he will be the greatest

    • @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok
      @muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok Před 5 lety +19

      @@ibuttayotoast167 maybe u right maybe he one album away from that but damn was as deep as to pimp a butterfly but the message was clearer

    • @ibuttayotoast167
      @ibuttayotoast167 Před 5 lety +24

      @@muhammedIbrahim-jn4ok yea damn was a mix of commercial and consciousne, but im talking about all his songs recently have been more pop like and i hope he dosnt go down that road

    • @scottbennici4689
      @scottbennici4689 Před 5 lety +7

      Ros3 Gold how can you say this when all he’s done is features the last 3 years? And very few of them. He’s put out barely any music at all since Damn.

  • @bigmack8780
    @bigmack8780 Před 6 lety +4072

    How can anyone think DAMN is better than To Pimp A Butterfly?

    • @JKOwatch
      @JKOwatch Před 6 lety +155

      Big Mack I thought that till like a month ago, I gave DAMN a few more listens about a month ago and I see them as equal right now

    • @bigmack8780
      @bigmack8780 Před 6 lety +246

      JKO - the thing is tho, tpab was an instant classic, DAMN is a classic too, but the overall sound that Kendrick hit y'all with on tpab was just unexpected, bro I get chills thinking of the first time I ever heard that shit man

    • @JKOwatch
      @JKOwatch Před 6 lety +79

      Big Mack I do like the sound of tpab a lot better than DAMN tbh. And I still get chills during the instrumental breaks scattered across tpab. Damn lyrics hit me a bit harder than tpab. Both classics no doubt, and tomorrow I’d like tpab more than damn, my opinion is always changing. Can’t wait for him to make another classic

    • @aakashr370
      @aakashr370 Před 6 lety +16

      Ask Kendrick he is surely the first person to think that.

    • @PeDro-vw7xp
      @PeDro-vw7xp Před 6 lety +3

      Big Mack seven

  • @mauriceking2416
    @mauriceking2416 Před rokem +16

    This song gives me chills when Kendrick Lamar screams.

  • @dontkillmyvibe8458
    @dontkillmyvibe8458 Před 2 měsíci +8

    All of kendrick albums are classic 🔥🔥🔥

  • @TheLivingTombstone
    @TheLivingTombstone Před 8 lety +3979

    This is pretty much how I would have imagined the music video to be like for this song!

    • @Indigoveryultra
      @Indigoveryultra Před 8 lety +48

      wow hi living tombstone

    • @kobron1559
      @kobron1559 Před 8 lety +14

      Yea me too but I wish 'For Sale' was different though somehow

    • @Meowblivion
      @Meowblivion Před 8 lety +59

      didn't know you listen King Kendrick.
      or rap music at all for that matter.
      love your music tombstone.

    • @dazzatv9571
      @dazzatv9571 Před 8 lety +1

      same

    • @pawaythesaiyan
      @pawaythesaiyan Před 8 lety +2

      I know right.

  • @TAHJBecomeYourBestSelf
    @TAHJBecomeYourBestSelf Před 6 lety +693

    One word: ART.

  • @ElectrikSk8
    @ElectrikSk8 Před 3 měsíci +8

    When all y’all thought this was a symbolic song... when he was really pouring out his pain for real after realizing how much he felt about things WE don’t have a clue about in his life..#listen he talking himself.. if you never been there you wouldn’t latch onto the pain .. feel for that matter.

  • @whattheysayk9558
    @whattheysayk9558 Před měsícem +11

    Drake so so so lucky Kendrick didn’t bring this flow out the bag

  • @OncelerLover69
    @OncelerLover69 Před 5 lety +4318

    *They say if you scared go to church. But remember, he knows the Bible too.*

    • @TheRealAnnointed
      @TheRealAnnointed Před 5 lety +126

      Thats the problem he kbows the bible and he decides to go against it!feel me God is God no matter who intervene

    • @jmasters7515
      @jmasters7515 Před 5 lety +177

      Saying how the devil may try and twist God’s words to beat you or how the devil is always a step ahead of us

    • @raheem201231
      @raheem201231 Před 5 lety +7

      Donald Trump it does in revelations

    • @renegademasters9966
      @renegademasters9966 Před 5 lety +29

      @@TheRealAnnointed Yes. His condemnation from God will be worse. He knows Jesus. He knows Gods commandments and he chose Satan, fame, idolatry, money, loving himself as an idol over the humility of Christ. His music has become confused and his video acting is cringeworthy and over acted. He is desperate to be the best but only so he can get very rich, live in a mansion and chase the carnality that satan offers over the charity and goodwill of Christ. Goodbye Lamar. As a Christian I reject you for offending my Lord. You re no longer a brother in Christ. REPENT or enjoy HELL>..

    • @LK-zc9ho
      @LK-zc9ho Před 5 lety +19

      Ryan Evie dawg your trippin, Kendrick said it in the song.

  • @michaelgalvin3588
    @michaelgalvin3588 Před 4 lety +241

    “u” is so fucking dark. It takes a special kind of rapper to talk about the guilt he carries about his sister who got pregnant and the friend he left behind in Compton to die.

  • @JoseAndresBuitrago-kk3ux
    @JoseAndresBuitrago-kk3ux Před měsícem +6

    I never thought I would get scared because of a song but here I am still an amazing song 🐐🐐🐐

  • @domroot9012
    @domroot9012 Před 2 měsíci +26

    Why battle this guy 😂

  • @rashardivine7601
    @rashardivine7601 Před 5 lety +663

    This is spiritual warfare...within yourself...a prayer...out loud..Brilliant!!!

    • @marvinferrell1333
      @marvinferrell1333 Před 5 lety +8

      U said what I'm going through.. thanks Divine

    • @bo777ford
      @bo777ford Před 4 lety +10

      @@marvinferrell1333 It ain't physical it is spiritual warfare...day to day...minute by minute. Just remember you win. The marathon continues...

    • @marvinferrell1333
      @marvinferrell1333 Před 4 lety +1

      @@bo777fordI went to war last..

    • @marvinferrell1333
      @marvinferrell1333 Před 4 lety +1

      Nite

    • @marvinferrell1333
      @marvinferrell1333 Před 4 lety +3

      I start falling back on things that are making me see God quicker.. you feel me

  • @xnewsocietyx7166
    @xnewsocietyx7166 Před 7 lety +305

    This needs way more views. People scared of real nigga shit!

  • @Jose-ew7xg
    @Jose-ew7xg Před 4 měsíci +5

    I like to listen to this in the gym. It reminds me why im working out, its a healthy habit that is keeping me sane. Its very tough to hold back a tear in the middle of the gym. Always stay busy and stay working on yourself. We always have the ability to offer others a better version of ourselfs. .❤

  • @yommish
    @yommish Před 2 měsíci +4

    “Third surgery they couldn’t stop the bleeding for real” that part and the parts around it always give me chills

  • @KooL_D
    @KooL_D Před 8 lety +1418

    i wonder how much of his spit they had to clean up that night...?

  • @crashingwiththestars
    @crashingwiththestars Před 7 lety +1375

    Who the fuck thought an unskippable 30 second ad with country music was a good idea

    • @drewmortenson
      @drewmortenson Před 7 lety +56

      funniest shit i read all day

    • @cunny2485
      @cunny2485 Před 6 lety +13

      Joey Munson lucky me I'm not an american

    • @Jesus-je7rq
      @Jesus-je7rq Před 6 lety +8

      😂😂 bro your comment made my day😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @blindsee3640
      @blindsee3640 Před 6 lety

      not Stephen Paddock

    • @GeekWizard
      @GeekWizard Před 6 lety +3

      People pay Google to put their ads on other People's monetized videos so they can grow and make money while they're paying Google and kendrick

  • @Leyah_ann
    @Leyah_ann Před 2 měsíci +8

    this song is my life kendrick is forever the goat

  • @TerrorBite1
    @TerrorBite1 Před 7 lety +1405

    life is a traffic jam - Tupac.

  • @toma8283
    @toma8283 Před 2 lety +847

    This and Solace represent the absolute bottom of depression the best in my opinion. That self hate, that guilt, that pain. Amazing songs

    • @ruf8236
      @ruf8236 Před 2 lety +21

      And On Gp

    • @toma8283
      @toma8283 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ruf8236 That songs also great

    • @SlapSoCold
      @SlapSoCold Před rokem +34

      Only The Real Know about Solace

    • @snakesharkz
      @snakesharkz Před rokem +3

      ​@@ruf8236 i fucking love that one

    • @RaveInHell6030
      @RaveInHell6030 Před rokem +8

      Giles Corey and Bedwetter two, those entire projects are so fucking harrowing

  • @masonandretti7215
    @masonandretti7215 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Loving God is complicated, but Gods Love is Everlasting 💪🖤

  • @W1s3guy95
    @W1s3guy95 Před rokem +57

    I know this song is about struggles with self-love but it hits me differently when I think about my biological father. I've struggled my whole life with the fact he never loved me and that also comes with self-love issues. Today has been a hard day and this song amplifies everything...

    • @profmajr
      @profmajr Před rokem +8

      I know how you feel.

    • @camrnlve
      @camrnlve Před rokem +1

      Hold your head up.

    • @tpsam
      @tpsam Před rokem +1

      ​@@profmajrit's the fucking worst feeling in the world being unsure that
      Does anyone even love you?
      Am I meaningless and worthless?

  • @ImSaltandIce
    @ImSaltandIce Před 6 lety +718

    For Sale? - Interlude is by far the most underrated song on this album.

    • @dianana00
      @dianana00 Před 5 lety +14

      wings exe also For Free!

    • @DA-te7xe
      @DA-te7xe Před 5 lety +21

      fo' sho'! it's been my favorite Kendrick song ever since i heard it's release. The intro is still kind of uncomfortable to listen to but it's made that way purposefully to set the 'being comfortable with being uncomfortable' tone (I'll stop there, now)

    • @brandonsalas9874
      @brandonsalas9874 Před 5 lety +3

      Shits BEEN my fav song from this album 👌🏼

    • @valourinforge4845
      @valourinforge4845 Před 5 lety +8

      Thank you, a strangely hypnotic and alluring melody. And the lyrics paired with such a dreamy sound creates such a memorable track

    • @bp8300
      @bp8300 Před 5 lety +12

      How Much A Dollar Cost is more underrated

  • @yani2499
    @yani2499 Před 7 lety +728

    This guy can act.I mean how do you behave this way sipping on apple juice.

    • @Kimmica20
      @Kimmica20 Před 7 lety +19

      LOL

    • @comafresh9292
      @comafresh9292 Před 7 lety +7

      TrashWang Shabbaz 😂😂lmfao

    • @dominiquemcintyre1789
      @dominiquemcintyre1789 Před 7 lety +2

      my life

    • @trina0591
      @trina0591 Před 7 lety +12

      Hi I personally thought what Kendrick was drinking was Ice Tea. This is My first time watching the video.. And I knew that wasn't poison he was drinking. Ha. ❤

    • @FuckingDenzelWashington
      @FuckingDenzelWashington Před 7 lety +25

      Jungle Tarantino when you a real artist and have a god gift you can go crazy being so awoken.

  • @MrBryantGuy
    @MrBryantGuy Před 3 měsíci +49

    J Cole could never create something this profound.

    • @ezmar777
      @ezmar777 Před 3 měsíci +3

      He lying , it's just hate

    • @Ozisaking
      @Ozisaking Před 3 měsíci

      What the fck is profound about this bullsh’t? Enlighten me

    • @Dntwrryboutit91
      @Dntwrryboutit91 Před 3 měsíci

      Get off the gas kid....tell me .what's the song about?

    • @elit3j0sh12
      @elit3j0sh12 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I sorta kinda possibly agree with this and I love J Cole broski; Kendrick is an Intriguing alright

    • @Ozisaking
      @Ozisaking Před 2 měsíci

      What the hell is profound this Goddamn black African Congo jungle noise? Says Uncle Ruckus😂 J Cole has Miss America, Love yours, Rich Niccaz… those are what I call profound, not this idiotic BS

  • @amyj.4992
    @amyj.4992 Před 2 měsíci +9

    I love how he called out the devil's antics and the people he works through to deceive them.

  • @kungfudenny577
    @kungfudenny577 Před 7 lety +247

    Loving "U" is complicated.
    He's talking to himself.

    • @Joan693
      @Joan693 Před 7 lety +5

      wow, that just hit me deep...

    • @mors_hands
      @mors_hands Před 7 lety +4

      I thought he was talking about God, like when he said "you came to face the world once, then u died,I say u failed"

    • @johnnycampos1760
      @johnnycampos1760 Před 7 lety +5

      Morgan Hill-knox He's talking to himself through the majority of it... that's the only line that can really apply to God lol

    • @stolensnow9871
      @stolensnow9871 Před 7 lety +16

      good job sherlock

    • @bawannzar9397
      @bawannzar9397 Před 7 lety +8

      I actually didn't notice that

  • @LuisHernandez-kk7st
    @LuisHernandez-kk7st Před 5 lety +801

    "you called instead of a hospital visit"

  • @wizardlyweiser1416
    @wizardlyweiser1416 Před 4 měsíci +5

    “A friend never leave Compton for profit” that part hits because he truly is upset that he couldn’t help a lot of his homies who couldn’t make it out

  • @_tropporumore_
    @_tropporumore_ Před 2 měsíci +8

    the fact that a 7 minute song has 22mln views and is still streamed consistently to this day just shows that we necer had an ARTIST like kendrick

  • @valtontony826
    @valtontony826 Před 4 lety +1946

    *When he said*
    "Little brother you promised you’d watch him before they shot him"
    *I felt that*

    • @Hooded-Tet
      @Hooded-Tet Před 3 lety +46

      What does "i can feel your vibe and realize that your ashamed of me, yes i hate you too" mean?

    • @eduardont3628
      @eduardont3628 Před 3 lety +19

      @@Hooded-Tet if i’m sure i’m right i think this is him talking to the alcohol itself. he knows he shouldn’t be drinking the alcohol and he’s ashamed of it.

    • @alexhs0804
      @alexhs0804 Před 3 lety +2

      @@eduardont3628 i think it was when some of his close friends had died also he was a heavy drinker

    • @tumelomasilo1561
      @tumelomasilo1561 Před 3 lety +15

      isnt this an extension of the part on "sing about me"?

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 Před 3 lety +34

      no it’s even worse when you hear the other lines “third surgery they couldn’t stop the bleeding”
      “Then he died, god’ll say you fucking failed, you ain’t try”
      In my opinion the whole 2:35-3:50 is the best part of the song, it shows the real guilty conscience. How he felt when his people died and he had felt he caused it.