Just How Good Is Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN' Album? | Everyday Struggle
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- On the latest episode of #EverydayStruggle, Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks break down Kendrick Lamar's album and determine just how good it is. They also talk about the replay value it has compared to Kendrick's other projects.
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Akademiks: What does it mean to last?
Joe: *gives 20 min explanation of the definition*
Akademiks: But what does it mean to last?
Joe: *talks about the history of every hip-hop artist and the longevity their albums*
Akademiks: But what does it mean to last?
Joe: *reads entire holy bible and explains the meaning of life*
Akademiks: But Joe, what does it mean TO LAST?
The Steel Kreel 😂😂
The Steel Kreel Hahahaha Akademiks is trash
The Steel Kreel 😂😂😂
The Steel Kreel Lmao
😂
Joe has to slap Akademiks and make it look it sexy
lmaoo best comment this month. You win sir lol
MACAVEL1 LMFAO. 😂😂
MACAVEL1 hey fix the grammer real quick
W
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"I don't want to hear sociopolitical stuff from rappers" this is what's wrong with the industry today.
One Dead Pixel how?
S7at Blakk that's where you're wrong buddy boy and even if it was created on a sociopolitical movement why does that matter?
He ain't wrong. Rap's first classic album was Kurtis Blows "The Breaks" which was all socialpolitical. Rap started as party music yes, but right away, like the moment people heard it, rap then became a avenue to express the pain in the ghetto. Both party music and conscience rap can exist, and in fact I agree with KRS-One, there has to be a balance between the two. Rap is at its worse when the party music overshadows the conscience rap. We rarely have had any era which political overshadowed party.
Lmao if you are looking for socio political content in rap music then you're too lazy/uninterested to seek out real sociopolitical content. You know, books and articles. If you're trying to learn about society from rap chances are you aren't smart enough to read a book, so you dunces need something I supoose
people got different tastes bro.
Akademiks... Kendrick isn't giving you your political views. He's giving you his own.
Akademiks literally has the worst opinions
Christian Cain yes he fucking does!!
couldn't be more right
The fucking worst
he was on livestream the night of release talking about the album being boring and he wouldn't listen to it again
This the same man who stans drake😂
Joe gonna swing on akedemiks one show
Xavier Marshall lmaoooo right
Xavier Marshall I just said that bruh in my head I thought I was the only one who thought that lmao
I can totally see that happening. There's so much tension between these two, plus Joe gets really aggressive and heated during each video. Sometimes, you can see by the looks in their eyes, that they're ready to fight.
Edit: Changed "too" to "two".
Xavier Marshall fax lol😂
Xavier Marshall He better. Nigga needs to get checked.
Y'all really skipping XXX? It was a pretty powerful and good track
It's Leet bro fr that beat is crazy
That track is my favorite on the album, aside from that part of the song with U2 lol
that song is one the deepest tracks in my opinion. idk how peeps can be skipping it because it’s intellectually powerful. it’s my favorite from the album.
he fucking snapped on that trak! I LOVE THAT SONG
Throw a steak off the ark to a pool full of sharks
Dj Akademicks has a hard job... He is the defender of low complexity music.
The Kelly Ann Conway of Hip Hop
Nabil Jawad
That's spot on!
It’s not the fact that he likes low complexity music, not every artist has to make complex music, it’s the fact that he can’t accept or appreciate that Kendrick makes music that you have to think about to understand the meaning.
Unfortunately his job is becoming easier and easier as time moves on.
I hate to hear a black man say he don't wanna hear pro black wtf
John Washington Oh damn not everybody thinks the same. How come every race is allowed to have different opinions but all black people are supposed to think and act the same?
John Washington I don't want to hear it either
until action is taken its all talk to be truly honest. not much action is ever taken they might do a food drive here and there but thats just a drop in the bucket compared to the bigger problem. now to what you said in your comment, he said he doesnt go to artists to hear pro black thoughts because to him his music is to be listened to be for fun. you can be pro black and not listen to pro black music. theres barely any, anyway.
Imxortal LOL internet ignorance, and before you attack me I'm not super into blm. Your comment was just stupid
To this day I still haven't been able to listen to To Pimp a Butterfly, idgaf what anybody says that shit was wack, sure the story or w/e might have been amazing but I'll never know that because the songs were so boring that i couldnt be bothered to listen.
That album fundamentally sucked.
Joe was too nice to akademics
Styx I hope he smacks tf outta him one day
Omfg akademiks just regurgitates his questions he know he took the L and tried to make up shit and talk shit smh fuckin unsubscribed
Joe got so much contempt for him tho
haha Joe needs to control his temper.
Lmfao story telling my nigga . Kendrick Lamar talks about the same shit every song and it’s bullshit.
Akedemiks is wack, TPAB was one of the most amazing rap albums ever made. I still go back to that album today if I want to sit down and listen to some deep shit.
Noah Beiro that shit wack
The Draco That’s a neck nigga
The Draco of course your probably a wackademicks subscriber
TPAB is a classic.
DonPapi well clearly it won’t be good if u can’t get through 30 seconds of it lmao. How about u close ur eyes sit back and listen to the words and sound. You’ll love it
Academiks doesn't want to hear Kendrick rap about that "pro-black militant" stuff... but all his favorite rappers mumble over trap beats? IGNORANT
lamar is trash
Sofianzz Why do you think that?
@@Sofyanzvids wtf ur crazy
Definition of an old head. All y’all niggas bring up the same damn shit!!
@@lagod63 he’s not wrong tho
Am I the only nigga who plays TPAB atleast once a month and have been since its release in 2015.
King Krysis I think TPAB has much more replay value than DAMN
I play it all the time. Its become a necessity of life to at least hear a couple songs from it for motivation. The album is a constant reminder of how this world views me as an "African American". I just loved it!
lately ive been playing it at least one a day for the past week
Damm was alright apart from a couple tracks
I'm sorry TPAB one of the greatest and I mean greatest albums to ever come out in hip-hop
akademiks look like an emoji
He does!! lmao!!
da fuuuqqqq XD
Noah Wilson OH SHIT 😂😂😂 LMAO HE DOES!!! Damn boi almost made me drop my ramen rn
R.E.D Music everyone eats ramen while watching UA-cam, and everyone almost drops or chokes on their Ramen when reading comments.
👳🏾♂️
anyone seeing this after Kendrick beat drake and had 4 number 1 records within 2 months?
I'm back after The Pop Out... I remembered back to this and had to see it again, after watching Joe's podcast react to it lol
Thumbs up if you still Bumping DAMN. 5 months later
not really..played it too hard before it even dropped. also getting tired of loyalty on the radio..i played the fucked out of it now the radio is...
I bump Kendrick Whole discography all the time
I played at least one song from it every day for like 6 months lol. especially after I went to the DAMN tour, the whole album meant a lot more to me.
I've got 84 full listens since it came out. Seems like it's lasted to me.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
SamTy234 now a year and still listening
I feel like Joe Budden is angry 22 hours of the day and pissed the other 2.
W
Z L 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm weak😂😂😂
Z L that was funny😭
Z L that nigga jus go to sleep wit a mean mug💀💀
I'm not claiming DJ Akademiks as a part of our generation...he's on his own.
probably doesn't even know any of joe budden's music LOL
The way Joe looked when Ak said “am I a slave?” Lmao
where my time stamp
@@aizenkeikaku5707 3:11
tf? XXX. is one of the standout tracks in the album and they just shit on it for the U2 feature that wasn't even that prominent, and added something chill to the song too.
Red Espiritu AK probably hit skip before the beat switched lol
Buddens look when Akademics asked, " Am I a slave nigga?" lol.
thats the part I paused at to see the comments like..what
Joe was aware that if this nigga has to ask the quedtion then he is the one who does not no his own truth.
Why Akademiks look like an anime UA-camr turned rap critic 😂
Manny Ortiz True af
Hold this W 🏆
Man... how can you say XXX w/U2 was a Wack song? The lyrical content is incredibly meaningful and moving.
The Cassius Morris Show top songs for me
i don’t think they’ve looked too in depth into the song because lyrically and intellectually, it’s an exceptional track.
It’s so amazing. It’s all written on the premise of a pacifist being forced to acknowledge that he would kill the person that killed his loved one.
also sonically & instrumentally the song BANGS idk why someone would say it’s terrible
Yea this song (and album in general) has aged like fine wine… it’s def a classic
"WHICH MEANS ITS FUCKING LOW IN QUALITY" HAD ME FUCKIN DEAD
The fact Akademics said he doesn't want to hear "negro spirituals" on a rap album shows he doesn't know music. It's more than rap music it's a art. Kendrick the only one to step out the box and do what the fuck he wants.
Alexander Hodge no he's not the only one lol
No, it just means he doesn't want politics involved in a medium that shouldn't be mutually exclusive to politics. He stated that the first two minutes of this video. Listen, fucking dumbass. Who's your fucking english teacher?
Other than J. Cole, Chance, Logic, Isaiah Rashad, J.I.D, Bas, & MAYBE a few others I can't really name. But, as a heavy Kendrick fan that is understandable.
Alexander Hodge he’s the only one that does what he wants ..... what
You said that like Kanye West doesn’t exist
Akademiks just proves how out of depth he is when it comes to Hiphop talk and culture.
RizzyWow exactly
RizzyWow he's an insatiable moron.
Tether talk
coming back to this after everything that’s happened is hilarious
I was just gonna say the same exact thing 🤣 Watching this after The Pop Out especially is _hilarious!_
ok so didnt akademiks say he didnt like eminem because he had no mature content, and here he says he doesnt like kendrick rapping about politics or social issues...like...bruh....make up your mind
Joe budden take the w
Wtf I loved XXX it's one of my favorite tracks on the album
Same walk myself to the court like bitch I did that X RATED !!!!
He did listen but I think he disliked the second half of xxx when bono starts.
Level headed Nba fan And I don't get that, I went into the song expecting a garbage feature from Bono but I was blown away
i havent heard U2s music b4 why everyone hate him
Jlrsnake13 because hiphop heads think rock is weird even tho u2 one of the greatest bands of all time they biased
DJ Akadmiks is an aggressive blinker
Nigga damn near taking flight
JONATHAN ZWAMBILA 😂
Joe was spot on. DAMN is a very thought provoking album. From content to production... classic project.
You still listening to it today? Cause I’m with AK I loved DAMN. when it came out but damn I do not care for that album at all anymore. Kendrick peaked with GKMC that album is the definition of timeless. Nowadays the only artist who made that timeless music was XXXTentacion and this goddamn shitty world had to take him too soon.
@@prim34ev To me, I still listen to around 7 of the album's songs regularly.
@@prim34ev Kendrick makes more timeless music than XXX and a lot of people still listen to DAMN. Songs like FEAR for EX are timeless AF and is too relatable.
Ajay Nair Bro shits on Kendrick and then talks about X lmaoo rip to a great talent but fuck outta here
Commandosoap777 😂😂
If you skip XXX you're not gonna get the bigger picture silly
Jamal Ortiz one of the best songs!
Michael Smith right? So different from anything I've heard
Jamal Ortiz He really painted a picture with that song.
Shit was 🔥
I can't believe they said it was trash lmao I was shocked .
Akademiks Has No Taste In Music If Believes That " To Pimp A Butterfly Has No Replay Value"
agreed that album was still making waves into 2016
Donell Graham it's possibly the best hip hop album of the decade
TPAB was inspiring conversation and thinkpieces a year later. No comparison to be made with 4YEO whatsoever.
Donell Graham...I agree with you 💯. I still listen "to pimp a butterfly"
enkadu007 how?
Holy fuck this kid. I listen to TPAB all the time. Every track, even the interludes, is replayable to all hell.
Ben McCaulley one of the greatest albums of all time
Ben McCaulley ive never heard the album is it that nice???
Fock GooglePlus It’s great. It’ll catch you off guard at first because it’s very conscious and he deals with a lot of the social issues at the time and even now but if you go into with an open mind and give it a couple listens, it’ll get you but it’s not for everyone I’ll tell you that much.
Shit I bumped To Pimp a butterfly for months there was so much depth in that album it wasn't funny. This nigga DJ Akademiks makes shallow ass observations to be doing commentary on rap. Every album has a few bangers. People don't make albums anymore Kendrick makes albums and they bang.
Donnell Pearl facts everytime i played the album it had my full attention. Album was a work of art. Matter of fact im bout to bump hood politics rn
Donnell Pearl facts! Man I bumped tpab every day!! It gave me pride and reinforced admiration of my people
Truuuue
I think people say it was trash because they heard someone else say it. As a music fan, I don't know how you can hate that record
Same I listened to tpab for the entire year it dropped and still return to it every other month.
Kendrick: Maybe I'm a dreamer bc sleep is the cousin of death. Stuck in the scheme of wonderin' when imma rest
Drake: I DONT TAKE NAPS
Lmao rs tho
Buba Buba 😂😂
Dumb nigga go quote 'donnot disturb
Mohamin cfc MUSCLE RELAX
Let them hate on Drake.
Y'all won't listen to xxx because u2 is on the track? That's the dumbest petty shit I've ever heard in music reviews.....just wow
the song is polarising because the format is all fucked up meaning people are programmed to hear hip hop one way so it will take time for them to grasp something new
Dumbest shit because it's one of just a few tracks that doesn't bore the fuck outta me
Garrett Steinbrink no offense but if your white a lot of these songs on the album will not resignat with you well.
No. He won't listen to the song because it was wack and u2 happened to be on it. Dumb fuck
Masabi Beatz show your work. How is it a "wack" track.
Joe budden foreseeing the whole beef is crazy
"People that dress like you compare Pac and Kendrick"😂😂
King Kunta whats wrong with comparing the two?
Kevin Pottackal the fact you had to ask that proves a lot........
Brian Tariq so are you going to say what's wrong with comparing the two?
tupac a legendary artist , kendrick a dope mc
mar wan i agree with that. Kendrick has some ways to go before we can fully compare their careers but there are still some comparable categories like flow, versatility, albums, etc. All im saying is we shouldn't dismiss the comparison so easily
I aways come back to TPAB... its a TIMELESS CLASSIC
Joel Gonzales I know got that jam on vinyl
Joel Gonzales good kid maad city is his best album TO ME
Fr bro, I can listen to that album all day
Joel Gonzales best rap album in a long time
Yall overhype it. I'm with Akademiks. I wanted Gkmc part 2 but got a nigga doing a free verse poem on the second track. Foh. By These Walls I couldn't listen nomore. Damn & Gkmc was dope tho.
I'm honestly quickly losing respect for Akademiks watching these complex videos
Owen Parker he's exposing himself..he ain't to deep..kinda shollow
Owen Parker lmao, the more I watch the less I'm liking him and the more I start to like Joe
"Which means it's fucking low in quality!" 😂😭 Joe too real.
5 months later DAMN. is still the best album this year
JJ Galm BIG KRIT album is better. Tyler's album is better.
SATURATION II
Flower Boy
SATURATION
17
Chasing Goosebumps
DAMN.
Revival dropped and it's better haha. Take this W Em.
Alex Rose what’s this saturation I been hearing of wtf is fhat
LETS MAKE IT 11
I was still bumping tpab up until damn 😂😂
Ali Khan word me too I listen to everything 1 once a day except for section.80
Ali Khan same
Ali Khan same
Ali Khan same😂 hood politics been on rotation since it dropped
Listened to it from beginning to end at least once a week for the last 6 months lol
So I am I the only one who bumped alright, king kunta, the blacker the berry forever. Also listen to the whole album every so often. Listen to view 3 times and stop listening to drake all together. I'm not the only one
you're not... i also appreciate the album the more i listen to it...
Joshua Ali same bruh I still listen to to pimp a butterfly!
Joshua Ali not at all. I used to mess with Drake heavy but in the past year or two, I just cant. TPAB still jams in my car and Damn has been on replay. Gets better every time I listen. All of Kendricks albums outshines Drakes stuff any day any time
Still listen to TPAB
It makes me so mad that they disrespect TPAB like that man. TPAB is in my opinion the greatest album ever made not just Hip-Hop but among all music. It deserves the utmost respect.
I’m saying the same thing! 🤔 was and is still the most amazing album I’ve ever listened to
Still.
this was made in april im writing this in 2018 the album is still relevant
To say TPAB didn't have lasting power. GTFOH
I feel like I'm the only one who loved kendricks untitled unmastered an still listens to it
OneSpicyWing you're not a lone
Nah it was dope, but it was literally all the songs that didn't make TPAB. It wasn't meant to be a banger.
OneSpicyWing untitled 8 makes me happy af for some reason
Jose Gonzalez I loved 03 the best but 08,05 are fye too tho
02 and 07 made me feel alive
XXX. was one of the best tracks in the album
Joe Buddens opinions are the only thing that makes this show watchable.. Them other two 👎👎👎👎
Even Obama is saying that Kendrick is better than Drake. Get over it man.
Fire Lacrima Kendrick's way better. No contest.
as if Obama is some sort of globally acclaimed music critic hahahaha wtf is your point dude, FOH. music is subjective damnit, when are we gonna quit debating SUBJECTIVE MATERIAL
Heelin Off24/7 I'll take Obama's opinion over Akademik's any day lol.
Wtf I still listen to TPAB daily to this day. Replay value? Akademiks does not speak for all millennials, just the wack ones.
cesar mapula fr like no lie i listen to it the other damn right after DAMN i love the jazz shit i grew up with that jazz shit frfr mom uncles etc played frfr all kdot albums got replat vaule to me frfr
cesar mapula u gotta be playing with all that frfr shit
cesar mapula he sounds like a complete fucking tool. why does his opinion even matter.
i listen to the first half of tpab almost everyday
cesar mapula FACTS!! Akademiks gets his opinion from drake stans in ovo forums.
Still listening to DAMN. The Entire album...
Still bumming till this day
I barely started this year cause I wasnt touching any rap for a minute but damn lol it was good
_STILL!_
Im just sitting over here still bumping section.80 everyday 💀
I used to hate Joe Budden because he always used to disagree with my opinions but I see that he actually uses facts and numbers to back up his points.
Will Thweatt lmao can you name one fact or number he used here?
The projected sales for Damn are over 400,000.
Listen to DAMN. All the way through. Then play it from the last song to the beginning. Duality. Kendrick really the greatest.
I'm sorry but Lupe Fiasco did that 3 years ago, not taking away from Kendrick i believe in him to much. Im just saying thats not a valid enough point to make him the greatest.
Patrick SwAde exactly...great point..almost forgot. Lupe is better it's just it's hard to follow him sometimes if your not a rapper.
Patrick SwAde which album!?
Lupe hella slept on. Tetsuo and Youth had better production value than TPAB (still think TPAB was more socially relevant at the time) and his latest project DROGAS: Lights makes a mockery of the current state of hip-hop and niggas like DJ Akademiks
except it isn't duality at all and he just said that in an interview to seem like there's more depth to his album than there really is
This was actually a perfect show
I'm really glad that Joe Buttons is in the show he comes from an era where lyrics and bars and substance and messages mattered on a hip hop album and storytelling so I love the fact that Joe Buttons in this show please leave this show on is one of my favorites thank you from👇
👉👑👈
Freedom
Budden
You prolly sad as hell
GET DJ AKADEMIKS OUT THIS SHOW! HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
If they got him out the show nobody would watch this anymore. 70% of the audience is watching because of him.
Little Jimmy Scumbag 70% of the audience are idiots
Lol fast forward 7 years😂
FEAR is my favorite track off DAMN. Song is just so deep and dark I love it.
Yes!!!!! I'm still bumping it rn
Might be my favorite Kendrick song
It’s 2020 and I still bump to section 80
Great album
I ain't seen this episode yet
But every episode I watch I like akademiks less and like Joe more.
Joe knows what he's saying and akademiks either dickrides or hates on quality stuff.
Joe keeps it straight and almost all the time I agree with him
I had never heard DJ Akademiks speak before this, and I never want to hear him speak again. That shit was stupid. How is Joe the sensible nigga in the conversation? Is this really how the 25 and under crowd thinks?
Simone Tims I'm 20 and Akademiks is just stupid
^ I'm 16 and I agree that most listeners my age have no attention span when it comes to music. fast food
Dosent akademiks trash kendrick on twitch all the time?
Sorta yeah
How Sway No tf he doesn't
How Sway y'all starting shit
he kinda does actually
DUCKWORTH. is one of the best songs Kendrick has ever made
Agree
Nigga what?! TPAB was AMAZING!!! & XXX is one of the best songs on the album.
DJ Akademiks trying to be charlamagne but with a lower IQ
Joshua Lawyer Charlemagne is hella smart he just ain't got no filter lol.
Akademiks! You CANNOT wear Yeezys with those G-Unit ass jeans ! You just can't !
GOLFWANGx FACTS LMAOOO
I know right
Let the dude be, he just fat
PicturesJester & that's why I'm giving him a FATASS L
Complex prolly provided the wardrobe lol
The U2 track is fire.Kendrick spits, bono has 2 lines lol. Track is dope
I was listening to TPAB just about everyday the year it came out
'DAMN' was a great return for Kendrick to a more mainstream sound. It falls short of his last two as a project (UNDERSTANDABLE) but it's one of his most eclectic pieces and features some of the most interesting music he's made. 'Lust', 'Element', etc etc
Darrel Be shit I enjoyed it more than gkmc
this is the best comment
Darrel Be that album was the least mainstream thing I've ever fucking heard
Max C. Dumbass
the thing is, TPAB was definitely a 10/10 project, so if your next project isn't as good as a 10/10 project is that really a bad thing? Imo DAMN. is still a 9, which like you said, isnt as good as his last but is still way above everything else thats out right now
i lost a lot of respect for akademiks after this
Giovanni R. Tirado ditto
Giovanni R. Tirado i lost ALL respect tbh
Yeah, when his videos come across my YT, I'm gonna have to pass. He was just...*sigh* he sucks. lol
He never should've had _ANY!_
Funny how this album is still relevant in 2021... King Kendrick will strike again!!!
Fast forward Juneteenth 2024😂
Im gonna be honest, Damn is my favourite kendrick project
DJ Akademics always says stupid things but tries to sound intelligent just like most people that really don't understand what hip hop used to be. Honestly I feel like if you don't have the heart to listen to hip hop from the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s, your entire worldview of hip hop music is drastically thrown off. I'm only 25 years old and I recognize right away that the music from past generations is miles ahead of the stuff coming out now. TPAB and all of Kendrick's music is continuing the basic bar set for hip hop music decades ago so it amazes me just how much it flies over people's heads. I mean damn. Joe Budden shatted on him the entire debate.
glad we're not alone out here I really get down to the classics people think I'm an old soul. Lol
Incorrect sir. How can you say miles ahead when musicality is far more improved during modern music. Technically and sonic wise. Not to mention vocally artist in hip hop have transcended.
Oh my god get over it dude, all genres of music change through time because if they dont they get stale and repetitive. Just get over it, rap changed like every genre thats come before it
It's not that. I honestly love the music now but you can't tell me it doesn't sound as polished as the past. I think a lot of it has to do with the way music is produced now. It's all digital mixing instead of analog so it feels microwaveable and not as big. That's what I'm saying. I think we need change. Not everything in hip hop needs to sound like a trap beat with the same damn 808s. Especially since musicality is much more evolved than that.
Memo Sosa There was always thugging, hustling, and gangbanging music. Chicago for example has their own sub-genre called Drill. It's all about violence and gangs. Music is influenced by the streets. And it will continue to be. Gangs got bad between the 90s to now. But they were always trouble so I guess it doesn't change much. Drug dealing is just a way to make money without having to put a suit on or work in a cubicle all day every day. They're still rappers. Just because they trap doesn't mean shit. It just means they aren't some type of pansies. They put work in and now they're trying to make it a different way. For example, Juice from Flatbush Zombies was trapping before the music. He has a kid now.
akademiks dresscode changed from justin bieber to 40 year old white dad real quick 😭😭
deran YS 40 year old dad? How about 16 year old computer nerd..
deran YS What 40 year old dad wears a $200 robin jeans t shirt? But fr how could akademiks spend so much money on clothes and still look like shit?
They Tripping xxx is like the 4th or 5th best song from the album
I think Ak just hates Kendrick 😂😂😂
AK is a COINTELPRO agent
Am I the only one that thinks the album cover for "DAMN." is a sequel for the cover of TPAB. What I think is that he was leading a group of people shown in front of TPAB, BUT because of his outspoken ways, there were killed, taken out, whatever. Notice how he looks tired, wary, yet determined. That's because he's back for revenge. Also notice is "The Heart Pt. 4" he says- "The five foot giant woke up out of his sleep." He's ready to go back to war with rap now (and certain rappers *coughbigseancough*), and that's why he's looking like this, ready to get his group back and create havoc. I also think this is another reason why he is going to drop another project, or at least a group of songs released in the future in rapid succession. Bet if he does drop another album however, it will be with a lot of people, signifying the success of rebuilding his army. Or maybe I'm just tripping and this album cover is just an album cover....
Sm Chapman WOW your idea sent chill through my spine I think your right relateing to the video of DNA and lyrics of Damn hell yeah it makes so much fuckin sense.
Absolute nonsense. The picture was taken outside of the building where the KFC used to be where Daddy Duckworth almost got clipped.
Lj the Professor watch god is gansta and at the end of for sale music video it shows him walking and that connects to blood when he says "I was takin a walk the other day"
Read the comments to god is gangsta it explains the connection between the two better than I can
Everybody skipped the track with U2 but then came back around and realized it was fire.
Daniel Mercedes The only tacks that were weak on DAMN are Loyalty, Love, and Fear.
CrazyJay 5000 no way loyalty is a rlly good song and fear has one of Kendrick’s best verses ever
@@CrazyJay-nb3wg All 3 are fire
He said 2 months, it's been 3 and Kdot just went double platinum. You tried
Almost 5 years later DAMN is still being listened to and being played still by a lot of people
Akademiks = average soundcloud listener likes mumble rap and the new school, doesn't care for lyricism
Joe Budden = old homie in the barber shop who knows real rap and the classics, doesn't like the current state of hip hop
Where are the hip hop fans who bump MF doom,Nas,Famous dex and lil yachty niggas who like the new shit and old shit I feel like I'm a rare breed
I fuck with all of it too
We are, most people stick to the blacks and whites, it's human nature to prefer clear-cut extremes rather than find a nice middle ground.
PRESTON STANLEY lil yachty shit anyways
True that why most new school rappers suck in mainstream hip hop in music and skills uses
most of the newer hip hop artists songs sound low but high quality and wouldn't last if that stuff played in the 1990's mid 2000's era of music played.
And most of the album songs was good on a CD played then the album is successful and rocks even Biggie and Tupac had songs I didn't like but a lot of there music was truly good to listen and play need more artists like J. Cole and Kendric in this newer music era
Akademiks opinion on Tpab is so shallow.
Tevin Green His taste in music isn't advanced enough.
he basically said “I don’t like music that has purpose”
Akademiks is only good for reporting drama shit. Nosy little ass. Joe was right to leave
2 years later still bumping TPAB and DAMN........ DAILY
....lack of replay value and 3 months later it's the top selling album if 2017
I wish Joe Budden swung at DJ Drakademiks 8:16 lmao I was crying when he yelled at him.
Darwin Ramirez yeah that was good. You can Tell Joe is trying like hell to contain his disgust for this guy. Look at the way Joes staring at him. He's schooling the kid but he's not even trying to be humble and listen. He's the type of dude I hope gets knocked out just by anybody. Ugh is there anyone who even loves this guy??
I love Joe's input in this show. Akademiks needs to stay on his own lane because he keeps pushing when he insults Joe. The behind the scenes it's more than obvious that they don't like each other.
Complex about to send akademiks straight back to his UA-cam channel
Irving Cabrera hope so because he don't know shit
Irving Cabrera complex need akademiks, not the other way round😂
I’m here from the future they actually kicked joe out
TPAB UNTITLED UNMASTERED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
4 Your Eyez Only went platinum with no features. Just like 2014FHD. Cole fans like myself appreciate 4YEO 🔥
Steel Goodwin17_NYC still was his worst body of work, the story line was crazy but compared to his other albums it felt lazy
Steel Goodwin17_NYC I still play this album till this day
I’m a Cole fan and I could admit that 4YEO is Cole’s weakest work. I find myself going back to the Sideline Story and Friday Night Lights more than 4 Your Eyez Only
P.S. Born Sinner is my favorite album
...What that got to do with Kendrick? 🤔
Why do Cole fans feel the need to bring this up every time someone wants to talk abt music
XXX is a fucking amazing song.
the starts too slow but the main verse is one of the best of the album
THANK YOU. The story painted and the irony that Kendrick was amazing. He made a movie in just 5 minutes.
Akademiks making himself look like a major fool... wrong career move. He should get back to making drama vids. Budden seems emotional but at least made some good points. Akademiks just stop chatting poo or make more effort to prepare your points.
Here in 2024 this DJ AK is annoying...... Dude doesn't listen to other people's opinions
"lack of replay value for the whole album" yeah, 4 months later and it's back on #1 on billboard. foh akademiks
I love how this show is exactly how kids and grown ups discuss in the youtube comments. I don't understand why people want akademiks out, it gives us the view from both worlds
Tarik Ajdani I'm younger than Akademics and he's a idiot
Tarik Ajdani same I'm younger than him he's a fucking dumbass
Tarik Ajdani The moment he said that fast food quote with his generation. It was over. Joe won. Not all younger generations are dumb but usually those chose to lead are while the smart ones are ousted.
Kendrick and U2 track was LITTTT
I swear that last "what does it mean to last" question had me dead 💀💀😂😂😂😂
i miss this show man