Kendrick Lamar: Why DAMN is a Contradiction
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Kendrick Lamars' DAMN is an album about the duality of man and the struggles we all go through in life while navigating our complex emotions. In this video we'll take a deep dive into one out of the many ways DAMN can be interpreted.
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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Background - 2:44
BLOOD. - 3:20
DNA. - 4:49
ELEMENT. - 6:08
HUMBLE. - 8:12
LUST. - 9:18
DUCKWORTH Pt.1 - 11:39
FEAR. - 12:11
XXX. - 15:05
GOD. - 15:43
DUCKWORTH Pt.2 - 16:11
The Reversal - 17:13
The Path of Weakness - 18:07
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thank you so much! It’s the responses like this that honestly mean the most to me and keep me motivated 🙏🏾🙏🏾 I’m definitely gonna try to top this one with my next video and so on. Thanks for supporting 🔥
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Facts man
exactly that
I couldn't agree more, he might have just cracked the art of story telling
I think the reversed tracklist is actually the 'wickedness' path, because when you do listen backwards the album ends with Kendrick getting shot and Bekon saying 'is it wickedness?' on BLOOD. Among a bunch of other narrative threads pointing towards the mindset
You can definitely look at that album that way too! Most people actually do.. But i wanted to share my alternative perspective of how Ive always seen it
Yeah I defo see that and pretty sure he said it was intentional, like when you listen to it normally it goes from pride to humble, lust to love, fear to god. But when you hear it backwards it’s god to fear, love to lust, humble to pride. Damns super ambiguous which I think works well
As becken said, you decide
It isn’t that deep lil bro
@@Prodbyjah464don’t forget that it goes from Fear God, to Fear XXX/USA
Y'all are showing me soooo much love man wtffff.. this honestly feels unreal. Ive only had this video up for 3 days and its at 800 views and the comments are all so encouraging and positive😦 This honestly feels like a dream so I just wanna say thank you all so much for watching my video and showing love and support! Its looking like my dreams of being a successful UA-camr are actually possible!
My next video is coming out Tuesday morning, I think you'll all enjoy it..
-Spacial🪐
you better keep grinding man you gon make it big with time and dedication much love o7
Keep at it bro
45k now
Check now
great vid u deserve it
Clicked on it cause of Kendrick, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out you have really quality content, more people should know about your channel. Great job!
Thank you 🙏🏾 I’m just gonna keep doing what I love and i’m sure the right people will gravitate to me 🔥
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Imagine Being a victim For years then creating a Free Speech art and expressing your feelings about Being a Victim rather than Physically lashing out and they criticize you just talking about Being a victim.
The entire album was designed to be a journey. Humble isn't about humility. Pride is, however. I appreciate it, coming from Mississippi.
this is a great perspective! thanks for sharing bro appreciate the love 🔥
I'm an upcoming rapper from Mississippi
Nice. Get out. I live at the grand canyon. If you have anything to say, come visit and get a different perspective. It's kinda weird how you're perspective is without you recognizing.
@@zacharyberry2534soon as August 6th 2027 hit im outta here
I think this album and Mr. Morale are intrinsically tied together and almost serve as complimentary pieces. I think the relationship between these two albums is almost as interesting as either album on their own respectively so I hope you discuss that in your Mr. Morale video if you ever make one. Great video!
I completely agree with this!
DAMN. -> Fear of judgment by FATHER God, Deuteronomy as a curse on Black people which can only be broken by obedience to God, heavy religious themes (LUST/PRIDE are deadly sins, YAH/GOD are both names for God)...also the album revolves around his real father and Top Dawg, two men who's choices heavily influenced Kendricks path.
Mr. Morale -> focus on self-improvement and a clear turn away from Christianity, Kendrick says he "transformed, praying to trees God has taken shape", a more pantheistic/natural oriented philosophy..."The moment I chose humanity over religion, the family got closer it was all forgiven"! Also Mr. Morale unlike DAMN. focuses heavy on the women in Kendricks life. His mom, grandmother, aunt, wife. These women gave him the powers "I thought I lacked"...also back to the nature focused theme of the album, it's MOTHER nature in contrast to FATHER God
On United In Grief he says "Feel like there's only one answer to everything I don't where it is", I take this as him saying the answer his cousin Carl gave him on DAMN. (Black people are in a bad place because of disobedience to God) isn't a proper answer for the issues Kendrick sees in himself and his community. Instead he chose a path of therapy, true healing and a more spiritual pathway. "I live my life in nature, only thing relieves me". This self improvement broke the generational curse, not some kind of adherence to Biblical scripture like his uncle proposed.
@Avery Tavon I think Kendrick saw the flaws in his uncles message and needed to turn away from that message to actually improve his life.
@Avery Tavon yeah that makes sense too, maybe that's why he has the Crown on his head
K-dot is known for this on good kid maad city,the songs are linked he has created a cinematic universe
A dope vídeo that’s well edited and researched. Can’t wait to see what you come with next and see the growth
thank you! more coming v soon 🔥
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@@RealSpacial congrats my man
@@VictorVargas_ bet what’s your Insta or twitter?
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great breakdown man, loved the way you approached the album
Wow thank you so much! Im surprised because dont even know how you saw this video.. i'm a big fan of your video essays as well so this means a lot to me 🔥
This is easily the most thoughtful analysis of Damn I've ever heard. You, sir, are a gentleman of a scholar. You've got yourself a sub. Looking into any other work you've done the nanosecond after this comment has been posted. Can't wait for your next video.
thank you man! More to come for sure.. you might like my video i did on MF DOOM
I'd recommend you also check out Dissect Podcast's analysis of DAMN - it's extremely in depth, looking into the bible imagery and religious themes that weren't discussed much/at all in this video.
All caps when you spell the... wait wrong rapper
i hate how much i enjoy kendrick lamar like a bot
its one of those things you just have to say f it and embody it fully
where your subscribers at? this essay is phenomenal and while school gave me a negative look on the word, “essay”, alone, you kept my attention all the way through and i didnt even check what time it was, not to mention this is my favorite rapper and album. bravo.
Im glad you enjoyed my video man, more to come V soon my channel is relatively new so Im not too upset about my subscriber count. Im just making videos about the music I love and people like you get to enjoy it🔥
The production on this is crazy consider how little traction this channel has seen. I am sure that will change, good things on the horizon!
thank you for your kind words! a lot of time and thought goes into my videos so i'm glad you enjoyed🔥
I was going to do a project for a class about this album and i haven't heard it in a while so I looked up a deep dive and this was such a good run down of this album and so well made. You're killing it
glad i could help!
One of the best Kendrick videos I've ever seen. Keep it up, man. You've earned my sub.
Thank you man!
Pains me how kendrick fans sleep on this album it's so good
I agree!
I don't think that's accurate. This album is highly praised by many.
@@7sneves I think it grew with people over time for sure, but from my experince I remember when it came out while I was in High School and NOBODY liked it for some reason
@@RealSpacial facts this dropped my 10th grade year and nobody was really feeling it at first since it was so different from tpab
@@RealSpacial I'm guilty of that too.
I listened to this album for the first time a couple days ago cause my train got delayed like an hour. I relistened to tpab (an album i didnt absolutely love on first listen) a couple days before and got a whole new perspective and liking for the album. This video really helped me not only understand DAMN. a lot more and appreciate its concept (common spacial W). I eas feeling pretty unmotivated thos morning but this video also gave me motivation to write, kendrick really is a great and inspirational artist, so thanks for telling his stories in an easy and digestible way. Also cant wait for the discord server
This video is phenomenal man.. I love the way you edited it and I'm not only referring to the video part, the way you incorporated sound to give a sort of vibe to the video.. amazing.. also the way you explained your point of view and the research you probably had to make.. I'll subscribe and remember us, those who supported you at the start, when you make it!!😅😅🔥
damn this a W, completely opened my eyes to the album keep it up man
W in the chattt
this is by far the greatest analysis of DAMN ive ever seen, i hope your channel explodes because you deserve it brother
thank you bro i hope so too
Great video! It was so well made and I cant believe you only have 300 subs. Keep working man it will pay off
Oh man I think a whole video could be made about LUST alone. That song really dives into our day to day choices and how many people are focused on big social justice issues but their daily lives are terrible. I really think that’s one of the biggest themes of the album.
Instant sub tho! Good shit. Keep going!
thank you bro and honestly i could do a video on every song on this album, i just gave summaries of them all
this video deserves so much more likes, the editing and your explanation is so great.
Thank you so much!
Your edit on the reversal was beautiful. The content is what sold me though, I feel like I understand the album pretty well and your insight was perfect
Glad you enjoyed it!
When I was 17 I heard Damn and barely understood it but dug Element and DNA
When I was 21 I listened to TPAB on acid and I loved it but wondered why would someone then go on to make DAMN kinda like the complete opposite and now at 23 listening to this video I finally understand
Thanks a lot bro - hope you a success 🤙
bro i’m glad you were able to complete your arc 😭 more to come
This is genuienly really quality content, i was engaged throughout the whole video not once clicking off or looking away. You gotta do kendrick's other albums man this is amazing!! Fantastic work and i hope to see more!!
Wow, thank you!
@@RealSpacial no problem!
Kendrick is my favorite rapper and I love his DAMN album. This gave me a whole new prospective. Great video keep it up!!!
This is one of the best video essay like videos I’ve seen in Damn. Good job.
thank you 🙏🏾
Such a pleasure to watch. So rich with detail. Keep doing your thing bro.
Thank you I sure will!
bro all your vids are fire like the production and story telling is crazy! Keep doing what u doing!
always bro 💪🏾💪🏾 i appreciate you supporting my art 🔥🔥 you’re goated
Bro this vid is so well made!! Im surprised how unappreciated this is, it needs 2 mil views ong
I’m so glad I literally stumbled upon your video and continued to watch them. It all started with the J. Cole video now this and next is the frank ocean one I’m going to next. Great job !👏🏼
I've watched so many video essays. I've created video essays. I've scrapped them, remade, loved, hated, shared and hidden them and The process is different for everybody -- All that to say, this video is special. The research, the style, the editing. I see you brotha.. Don't stop. Not until you feel you're done. I'm just saying this because I've needed to hear it. As an artist this is so inspiring and resonates so deeply in 20 minutes. Big love homie.
Bro I appreciate your words so much... I put a lot of time into this so im glad your appreciate it from the perspective as an artist... Just listened to that song on your youtube Enemy of the State and its such a vibee it kinda gives me Denzel Curry vibes super fire
@@RealSpacial appreciate you bro! We're gonna be tuned it with you. Hopefully we can collab in the future. Godspeed homie
I only got one word for this video: DAMN!
Your research, editing and presentation are all on point and you have some really interesting thoughts. I found myself not only agreeing or disagreeing with stuff you said, but also using it as a springboard for some of my own thoughts on music, artistry and life.
Subscribed
damn man i’m glad you liked it! There’s so much that i didn’t even go into with the album so i’m sure you’ll have a lot to look into! Thanks for the sub 🔥
Great video man. Very high quality and detailed explanations. DAMN is one of my favorite Kendrick albums, and you killed it with this video man. 🔥
thank you 🔥🔥 more to come soon
This is such a great execution of dissecting Kendrick Lamars' Damn
A whole new view of the work...
Will be watching more from you man.
Im glad you like it man!
Clicked on it because of Kendrick, stayed for the quality, keep it going!
Thanks! Will do!
This editing is hella impressive, keep it up mane
Thank you man
Thoroughly enjoyed your rendition of Damn, I agreed with basically everything and you even brought up a few points that further opened my eyes to this album. Keep up the good work!
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Bro this video is actually so genius, you’re gonna blow up and imma be here for all of it. Keep up the grind homie 💪
Appreciate it! More videos on the way
my fav video so far. can’t wait for the next one
thank you! So much more to come soon 🤝🏾
this is brilliant!! i learned some things about early kendrick i never knew.
thank you!
wow this opened my eyes on this album. these types of vids make me so happy informing myself on how good music is, good stuff man. You’re gonna be big one day, keep it up! ❤️❤️❤️
i’m glad you like it bro more videos on the way 🔥🔥
Bro this is amazing video bro don’t stop. I know u’ve prob heard it 100 times now but the editing is insane and it’s nice to see a video about this perspective cause I remember when I was on a Kendrick binge I felt so left out on my opinion of damn cuz of how differently constructed it is and over time ive grown to love it too and this video defiantly open my eyes to some stuff I missed on my countless listens. Great stuff man ❤
bro i appreciate you so much
super underrated this the type of video youd expect to have millions of views ur gonna make it bro just keep going
Thank you! A man can only dream he gets 1 million views haha
it took me a minute to realize this isn’t a 500,000 subs channel. bro is gon make it. that’s fs.
i honestly appreciate your words 🙏🏾
This was an INCREDIBLE video essay. Your style of journalism is extremely descriptive and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire episode. I am absolutely subscribing to your channel and am greatly looking forward to future productions!
Wow, thank you!
damn. I can see the care and the amount of thought and analysis put into this video, this video is one of the best album analyses I have ever seen, you’ve got amazing potential bro
thank you bro
You really did him justice. Great video ❤
thank you!
You killed this one man! Can’t wait to see more
Thank you! More on the way
I absolutely loved your analysis, I think you were so spot-on. This just makes me love this album even more than before 😭❤️
i made this video for people like you bro
the video editing is perfect. You are a great storyteller and I look forward to seeing more of your content!
More to come!
This and the DOOM video were both incredible and so high production! The audio levels are a bit annoying sometimes so maybe try to fix that, but other than that just keep working and you'll make it big one day, trust me.
Thank you for watching man! && Thank you for the feedback on the audio, thats something I was actually wondering about so i'll pay more attention to the levels in the future for sure. 🙏
this video is a wholeeeee production! i love it
ahhh thank you my friend!
This just showed up on my recommended and man am I glad it did. Thank you for this incredible content bro you’ve earned a big fan!
Welcome aboard!
Absolutely love this video man! You did an amazing job in the editing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I loved this video, I see a lot of people rating the album less cause of how commercial it is
The album is artistically very good and they need to realize that
All it takes is perspective ;)
This dissection made me have a whole new appreciation for one of my favorite albums. Thank you, please do to pimp a butterfly next if you can
TPAB definitely on the list!
I've already watched this video plenty of times. Such a banger mad quality. Keep it up homie you'll blow up
thank you bro 🔥🔥🔥
Great analysis man I think you really nailed what Kendrick was trying to portray on this album. I've never really thought too deeply about this album as a concept, but everything you said makes perfect sense. Looking forward to what else you have in store. I definitely think your channel is going places if you keep making content of this caliber
Thank you man!
Very good insight into this album! I’d love to see some analysis of the other Kendrick albums!
Thank you! Whats your favorite Kendrick Album?
@@RealSpacial that would have to be TPAB. I just love the jazzy style, and just how the whole album flows so well from track to track all the way to the end. And as always with Kendrick, I love the deeper meaning and layers, that it has to offer
This was a great in depth break down
I tried my best lol
Man I love this, breaking down and amazing album. Please keep em coming
will do!
Aye great video this helped me understand this almost 6 year old album! Your channel is forsure bouta blow.
Hope so!
Yo, very nice video!
i think that damn. was the album by kendrick that marked me the most
And just a little touch about the video production, if you managed to mix the volume of your mic, to stay the same at all times, the video would have been flawless in this aspect. Keep it up!!
Thank you! and i'm fixing the audio in my next upcoming videos
Awesome breakdown! Hope you get big. Also would love to see a TPAB breakdown!
I'll most likely do all of his albums eventually
Hey I just want to thank you for this video, I know your channel isn't big (YET!) but never give up. I would love to see even more videos about Kendrick's music!
This is the first time in a while I’ve enjoyed a video this much, great work. Seriously.
Wow, thanks!
Bro just dropped the best DAMN. album analysis and thought we wouldn't notice
lmaoooo Thank you bro
fire video essay bro, keeping going you’re gonna blow up watch
thank you bro 🔥 more videos very soon
This was so good.. like… mind blown! The editing? The flow of everything? The perspective and the break downs?! I subbed like 2 min in! 😂
thank you so much🔥🔥 welcome to the channel
Wow. This video is very professional. I'm glad the algorithm brought me here. Liked and subscribed!!
Awesome, thank you!
Mr morale and the big steppers has the same problems that he states in his other albums but the biggest change is the final track (not including the heart) mirror which has a conclusion to a lot of the problems he has stated in his songs
MM&TBS deserves at least an hour long video minimum
Keep up the good work man!
🙏🏾🔥
Wow great analysis. Kendrick is a literal genius and so are you!
The quality on this is great bruh, youtube needs more content like this, video essay style but with an artistic touch on it
thats why im here
Great video man!!!
thank you!
This is a good ass video, love Kendrick and I love your analysis, keep this shit up!
Will do!
This is a great breakdown of this album, never thought about it this way. Keep up the good work man! The editing is also impeccable 🔥🔥
Much appreciated!
Yeeeaaaa I’m subbing. The quality of this video alone calls for it! Amazing video man!!
Much appreciated!
Damn you just made me love this album even more 🖤
Im glad! Its one of my personal favorites
MM&TBS next?! Great vid!
Great suggestion!
I really enjoyed this... Great insight, perfect length, and good inserts. Congrats on the 20K mark ahead of time. Now I gotta check out the Jhene one.
Please do! and thank you man
bro, first i wanna say you did a hell of a job. this was everything i needed it to be. good work, hope to see more from your channel!
Much appreciated! More to come soon
The dualites of cause and effect on both ends, shows it could of went either way. Check this one out it wasn't his decision it was his dad's and he made the right decision, because if he chose to go to work that day and the robbery happen Kendrick would of be came a mad kid in a good city, and probably be opposite of what he is today.
i love this insight
You did Justice to the album bro .. this was amazing essay on the album.. DAMN
Thank you man! What other Kendrick albums would you want to hear about?
@@RealSpacial I always have this question. Why kdot uses Jesus so much in his music. so many hidden spiritual messages in his albums.
@@jamesduckworth9642 Off the top of my head I feel like theres a couple of reasons, Kendrick usually ties a connection between his personal struggles and those faced by being black in America. I feel like he views Christianity as a source of strength and resilience in the face of these challenges. He also uses religious imagery and symbolism to address themes like faith, morality, redemption, and struggle.. But now that i'm typing this maybe I should make a video on this topic
@@RealSpacial that’s right 🙌🏿 .. yeah please take your time you’ll definitely come up with great facts and analogies. 👍🏿
I love your editing and the flow of the video
thanks ive been editing for a while
bro this video is AMAZING, your channel deserves more attention! Love the quality and editing. Perfect
I appreciate that!
usually youtube recommendations are shits but once a while i do get gems like this.
aye man Im glad you liked it! More videos coming very soon
Oh yeah the good ol' smell of a YT channel that's gonna blow up fast as hell
hahaha lets hope so
This was confirmation to start my channel doing this, but with books. Keep up the good work!
You can do it!
The opening of this video made me transcend, absolutely phenomenal editing.
All the real art fans getting this in they feed
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More!!!
& more will come
Love this video, it’s clear you care about making it as good as it can be. Thanks for making it
I only clicked on the video because I thought the picture on the right was Steve Lacy and it would be a video about both of them, I feel like more people would click on your videos and see how good they are if your thumbnails were clearer and more intriguing like the videos are
yea i’m definitely tryna work on better thumbnails i’m glad you enjoyed the video bro 🙏🏾🔥 thanks for watching !
Dude this video is so well made I can feel the passion I hope you become successful in this field
thank you bro
This gonna blow up
I sure hope so
This was an exceptionally well made video, Nerdwriter for music type vibe. Algo pushes some gems sometimes. I hope u make more
thanks bro more on the way!
BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. YOU WENT CRAZY AND EVERYTHING REALLY DOES MAKE SENSE. MUCH LOVE BRO!!!!!
😂😂 thank you 🖤🖤🖤🙏🏾
THANK YOU 👏🏾 “DAMN.” Doesn’t get the love it deserves cause apparently it’s forbidden to use “Trap” style beats 🤦🏾♂️If people were as intelligent as they think though they would realize he is still telling a story within the album 💯One of Kendrick’s best album’s imo
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