He's a prophet. Think about it. If he would've gone everything would be cool and who knows maybe Kendrick would have became con-placed and lost his focus. The fact that he wasn't rewarded for his hard work and story gave him a different perspective which we can see in his 2nd/3rd (how ever you'd like to call it) album. He's giving back to the people by giving real messages with a positive outlook. There's nothing more rewarding than giving without expecting nothing.
+Pester Fester this album is a contemporary view into life as a black person in America. throughout the album, it portrays the different kinds of attitudes found in "the hood". from the gang mentality to the feeling of helplessness to spirituality to hope for the black community. it is only for black people in the same way Anne Frank is only for holocaust survivors
+Ar die can you not put Lamar and Pac on the same fucking level. This is how he gets famous, because people tag him next to either Pac or Dre or Snoop, fuck that. A lot of artist supported the community including Eazy, Ice T, Pac, etc.
I swear to God, if Kendrick doesn't win Album of the Year, I will officially lose every last iota of respect I have for the Grammys. Especially... _especially_ if Taylor Swift is the one who beats him. If _that_ happens, somebody's going to get hurt. Badly.
+Amrit Singh _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop album of the 21st century. It's also my favorite hip-hop album, period. And I listen to a _lot_ of hip-hop. I could go on for hours about how amazing and important that album is. But there's really nothing I can say that everybody else hasn't already covered. I'll just say that _everyone_ needs to listen to it.
+TheAndrewj96 TPAB is amazing coming from a Hip Hop fan. But Taylor also has her own legitimate reasons to win based on the enormous numbers she sold. It's all subjective. You can't expect the Grammys to recognize Kendrick in the same way they do mainstream Pop. If it was it BET that would be different. Being nominated 11 times is enough of an honor because their decisions can be quite arbitrary. A Grammy shouldn't affect your appreciation of Kendrick's work.
+Olisa Maduegbuna I know, but the quality of the music matters, too. And _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is by far the best album among those five. It shouldn't matter how many copies were sold, but to the Grammys it unfortunately does. It's really just a popularity contest now, which will be permanently cemented if Kendrick gets snubbed again. And yes, regardless of whether or not _To Pimp a Butterfly_ wins, it's still a flawless album that will be talked about for decades to come. But winning Album of the Year would certainly get more people to listen to it.
I don't get why people call Kendrick overrated, he has been givin us real music with a positive message, & talks about wht happen in this life, Kendrick is one of those rappers tht has creativity, a skilled most dedicated person, & is very determined to be the very best, & is lyrical !!! This dude is a genius & a livin legend at the same time !!!
I hope KDot gets all 9 grammys (edit: he can't win 11 because he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day)
Yea he does but in the Music Video Category he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day
**EVERYBODY PLEASE COMMENT* *"NEGUS"* TO SHOW RESPECT TO KENDRICK LAMAR AND LET HIM KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW "MUCH A DOLLAR COST" AND "WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN", WE'LL STILL BE THERE IN THE END, BECAUSE WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
Kendrick one of the last realest nigas left in the game, while all other rappers about the money bullshit & fame etc, Kendrick is all about the craft and culture of hip hop and shedding light on the real issues in the hood & society
Their voices gave me a chills, such a great and beautiful production. Kendrick may have not won award, but he has gain more fans, respect that's for sure.
K.dot is the greatest rapper alive and an inspiration to all black people, the world over. To pimp a butterfly is a masterpiece, he deserves all of them grammies.
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE THIS AND WAUUUUWWW IM GETTING GOOSEBUMS BECAUSE IM A BLACK AFRICAN FROM SOMALIA AND WE ALL THE SAME AT THE SAME MANNN THIS IS BEUATIFUL SHOUT OUT TDE TEAM TOP DWAGGGGG YOU CRAZYY FOR THIS ONE THANK U MUCH LOVE FROM HOLLAND
the one girl really had the flow and melody in her voice, i wonder if she's rapping by herself and what her alias is. powerful video all in all, gave me chills!
When kendrick disappears remember that it wasn't him! It wasn't the crip that assassinated him, it wasn't the Coke that he overdosed on, it wasn't the rope, it wasn't the gun and he didn't molester those white woman. It was the silence of the lamb that spoke out when the farmer was sheering his fellow sheep! If you get this metaphor and are a true fan of kdot remember when he leaves he won't leave in peace and it won't be him!
LEGENDARY King Kendrick! He 'bout to lit up the Grammys this year. Witness Greatness foreal. Been a fan of him for 5 years now ever since OD & Section 80 and he's already in my Top 5 All Time. This nigga made 2 classic albums back to back = GKMC & TPAB
He's truly a positive icon, one of the few new school rappers that truly cares for the good of the youth and the community. And he happens to be incredibly talented, he makes full on great cohesive albums that are statements in hip-hop and all of music. He deserves Album of the Year and Song of the Year, without a doubt.
Very cool video. Grammys still wack doe for GKMC not winning. I'm sure TPAB win album of the year. They can't afford to take anymore Ls. No wonder the best rap album they chose was called "THE HEIST" :/
Forest Hill Drive briefly touched on cultural issues, which is respectable. However, Kendrick Lamar intentionally structured TPAB as an outline to the innate crime, injustice and the poverty trap in minority communities. You simply can't compare the two Albums because they are inspired by two different themes. You could even say they are from two different genres.
This gave me goosebumps, forreal. Kendrick Lamar’s music is saving lives out there and he is bringing people together. If this doesnt win album of the year then i don’t know what will.
Kendrick didn't go to the Grammys last year when he won 2 because he got cheated the year before, now he's doing adverts for them? Surely this means he's gonna win quite a few Grammys this year
Kendrick is such a modern day role model, such a modest man who remembers his humble beginnings well. He doesn't blow his money away on big houses and fast cars. Kendrick is much more than just his music, and that's why the man has earned my respect. He deserves to go home with all the awards.
I don't think I've ever known anyone to be as proud of where they come from as Kendrick Lamar. I'm so proud to be a day 1 fan, and hope he wins every single Grammy he is nominated for, because he deserves it more than anyone he is up against. I'm rooting for you K.Dot!
I never watch the Grammy's but um definitely watching because of this great man here. I hope he wins the majority of those nominations cause he deserves them for sure.
Its nice to be in an Era Were Kendrick Is Making History....Someday I can Tell My Kids About "The Compton Rapper"....KinG Kendrick The New 2pac For the NeXt Generation. Witness GreatNess....
Kendrick Lamar, by far, realest negus alive...
Hahaaaa
Yes indeed
This gave me goosebumps
The ghost of mendela
He's with the culture feeling
"My plan B is to win ya hearts before I win a Grammy" - Kendrick Lamar
He got are hearts already now it's time for that Grammy
that old k dot
+indicuds that's present Kendrick.
That's his best mixtape, and this is his best album.
He's a prophet. Think about it. If he would've gone everything would be cool and who knows maybe Kendrick would have became con-placed and lost his focus. The fact that he wasn't rewarded for his hard work and story gave him a different perspective which we can see in his 2nd/3rd (how ever you'd like to call it) album. He's giving back to the people by giving real messages with a positive outlook. There's nothing more rewarding than giving without expecting nothing.
Kendrick deserve all the Grammys and respect from everybody!
he deserves everything he's getting he's earned it
He deserved all of them
LEGENDARY.
+Supreme Empire #TWC
+Supreme Empire indeed
*Futur legend Of Compton / Hip Hop ;)
Big Up from Switzerland !
+Valéry Santschy I live in Switzerland
+GoldenCaulfield Yes i know, no i am Cheese Gangsta ;)
That To Pimp A Butterfly was the best album of 2015 by far is an understatement. But not only that it; it was aesthetically and culturally important
+beflygelt For black people !!!!!
+Pester Fester You didn't even listen to the Album 😂
Tawanda Batana What's the album about ??? Enlight me about this Mr. Preachy !!!!!
+Pester Fester this album is a contemporary view into life as a black person in America. throughout the album, it portrays the different kinds of attitudes found in "the hood". from the gang mentality to the feeling of helplessness to spirituality to hope for the black community. it is only for black people in the same way Anne Frank is only for holocaust survivors
Nick G teir on par imo, both have their pros and cons. The two of them can be considered to be one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.
This video lowkey gave me chills
likewise
true
gave me chills
+Sam T try tears im wailing
Same here +Sam T this brother's a genius!
assume ass-u-me ?
damn, the parts when he's in the crowd with the people and kids reminds me of Tupac's "To Live & Die in L.A." video
That's the idea. He was in the crowd in the actual 2Pac vid
Rico Roman that was actually California Love (the video that Kendrick was in the crowd when he was younger)
CABBIE96 Oh yeah duh, thats what I mean
+Rico Roman no he was watching from the sidelines. he net them during the break.
+Ar die can you not put Lamar and Pac on the same fucking level. This is how he gets famous, because people tag him next to either Pac or Dre or Snoop, fuck that. A lot of artist supported the community including Eazy, Ice T, Pac, etc.
Kendrick didn't win, which is crazy, but we gon' be alright
I swear to God, if Kendrick doesn't win Album of the Year, I will officially lose every last iota of respect I have for the Grammys.
Especially... _especially_ if Taylor Swift is the one who beats him. If _that_ happens, somebody's going to get hurt. Badly.
+Amrit Singh _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is, in my opinion, the greatest hip-hop album of the 21st century. It's also my favorite hip-hop album, period. And I listen to a _lot_ of hip-hop.
I could go on for hours about how amazing and important that album is. But there's really nothing I can say that everybody else hasn't already covered. I'll just say that _everyone_ needs to listen to it.
+TheAndrewj96 TPAB is amazing coming from a Hip Hop fan. But Taylor also has her own legitimate reasons to win based on the enormous numbers she sold. It's all subjective. You can't expect the Grammys to recognize Kendrick in the same way they do mainstream Pop. If it was it BET that would be different. Being nominated 11 times is enough of an honor because their decisions can be quite arbitrary. A Grammy shouldn't affect your appreciation of Kendrick's work.
+Olisa Maduegbuna I know, but the quality of the music matters, too. And _To Pimp a Butterfly_ is by far the best album among those five. It shouldn't matter how many copies were sold, but to the Grammys it unfortunately does. It's really just a popularity contest now, which will be permanently cemented if Kendrick gets snubbed again.
And yes, regardless of whether or not _To Pimp a Butterfly_ wins, it's still a flawless album that will be talked about for decades to come. But winning Album of the Year would certainly get more people to listen to it.
Bodies will be found
+TheAndrewj96 Don't you worry. Kanye gonna be there to backup Kendrick if Taylor wins.
Kendrick is for the culture
I don't get why people call Kendrick overrated, he has been givin us real music with a positive message, & talks about wht happen in this life, Kendrick is one of those rappers tht has creativity, a skilled most dedicated person, & is very determined to be the very best, & is lyrical !!! This dude is a genius & a livin legend at the same time !!!
There's a kid in that crowd somewhere who's gon be the next great rapper of that relevant generation
Deep and Meaningful. This is what hip hop is all about. Props to Kendrick Lamar. What a great and inspirational artist.
Hip hop is many things.
No rapper alive has made a big impact on our people like Kendrick did.
Facts so big
This is extreme cap!!!
@@endrykperez412you say cap then don't say who had more is dumb on it's own..
He needs to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The fact that Taylor Swift still won that grammy instead of Kendrick is a sin
💖💯No Really. Just Pop.💯💖
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Whop whop whop whop whop‼️🎶🎼🎵👊
Kendrick Lamar: a living Legend, i hope i can meet him one day, he is my idol
JoBJ16 if not at least see him in concert. Just seeing him up on stage that close to you is fucking amazing!
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Remember, Kendrick was that little kid on someone's shoulders watching Tupac and Dre film a music video. Now he's following their footsteps
THE CURRENT KING OF MUSIC. HE DESERVES EVERY AWARD ON THIS NIGHT, INCLUDING AOTY.
I hope KDot gets all 9 grammys (edit: he can't win 11 because he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day)
+ahahahahaja He can't he is only in 9 categories..lol..
I thought he has 11 nominations?
Yea he does but in the Music Video Category he is nominated twice with Bad Blood Remix and Alright and also in the Best Rap Song with Alright and All Day
+ahahahahaja Kendrick isn't in All Day (?)
+Olisa Maduegbuna Oh just found out he was a credited writer on that. Doesn't really count as he didn't perform on the track.
Kendrick Lamar better win 5 Grammys at the least this year. No other artist deserves it as much as he does,
**EVERYBODY PLEASE COMMENT* *"NEGUS"* TO SHOW RESPECT TO KENDRICK LAMAR AND LET HIM KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW "MUCH A DOLLAR COST" AND "WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN", WE'LL STILL BE THERE IN THE END, BECAUSE WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
Realest Negus alive
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negus
negus
negus
Kendrick one of the last realest nigas left in the game, while all other rappers about the money bullshit & fame etc, Kendrick is all about the craft and culture of hip hop and shedding light on the real issues in the hood & society
GET EM!!!!!
You usually get top comments?
+I get shy when I sit in the Costco table section not anymore I fell off
+Tupac Shakur Can't wait to see where you at when Kendrick Wins 👌
+I get shy when I sit in the Costco table section he's a complex legend
I see u on every music vid I go on
HERE IN 2024 after K dot bodies Drake in the greatest rap battle in history. Not Like Us
Their voices gave me a chills, such a great and beautiful production. Kendrick may have not won award, but he has gain more fans, respect that's for sure.
Kendrick Lamar Forever
Kendrick Lamar 4 Life
kendrick will forever be solidified as california savior, champion of the people, and natural born stage killa! salute - k-otic
he better win. I swear on my life if Drake wins album of the year or Nicki. imma blow some shit up! KENDRICK DESERVES THIS SHIT MAN!!
be L.A riots all over again
+Teddy Gallagher I'll give the Grammys info to ISIS
Logan Wendt Good one :)
+Teddy Gallagher riots would contradict everything Kendrick's for... He wouldn't agree.
Zach Haltiwanger Chill. It's a joke.
I have been watching All right MV so many times, but I don't know why I am crying with this MV.
The Mayor of Compton, CA at 1:10/11 #Legendary !!!
Kendrick is the Greatest Rap Alive🐐
Wow looks like the majority got chills. Thought I was alone. Kdot is amazing.
K dot will go down in history
He's the King of the West. Realest Negus alive. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth 🤴🏾
K.dot is the greatest rapper alive and an inspiration to all black people, the world over. To pimp a butterfly is a masterpiece, he deserves all of them grammies.
KING KENDRICK!!!!
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE THIS AND WAUUUUWWW IM GETTING GOOSEBUMS BECAUSE IM A BLACK AFRICAN FROM SOMALIA AND WE ALL THE SAME AT THE SAME MANNN THIS IS BEUATIFUL SHOUT OUT TDE TEAM TOP DWAGGGGG YOU CRAZYY FOR THIS ONE THANK U MUCH LOVE FROM HOLLAND
Grammy's is all like...."oh no were are not gonna take a hit like the Oscars....awe hell naw"
😂😂😂
everything this kid points a camera at turns to gold. this entire video got me hype AF. we really are witnessing a legend in the making.
this is the best album of the year
Kendrick Lamar "The Makavelli Offspring" OWNED 2015. Keep them flames burning Kunta!!
Kendrick Lamar is our generation's MLK.
the one girl really had the flow and melody in her voice, i wonder if she's rapping by herself and what her alias is. powerful video all in all, gave me chills!
Pharrell Williams is a genius
Who’s watching right now!!🔥✊🏾
The fact that the Grammys has been endorsing Kendrick makes me think that he may just win Album of the Year
I wish
For real.. I been fan of Kendrick for 4 years and he's already slipped in my top 5 of all time..
Legend in the making..
love love love Kendrick lamar great rapper
2025 - Kendrick Super Bowl performance gon ‘ be epic 🎉🎉❤❤
We gon be alright!
oh shit youtube got me back here again🔥
every time I see the original video and even this one makes me cry. I love seeing us come together.
inb4 Kendrick gets cheated again
+King Jay Nah man can't be this time, he got nominated 11 fucking times
+markdelauwste "nominated"
Yup. He got cheated
I love my city.....aint no place like compton
All my life I had to fight and then one day I realized I could kill with words..
Why am i crying
all hail king kendrick!
The Greatest rapper of all time 🔅
When kendrick disappears remember that it wasn't him! It wasn't the crip that assassinated him, it wasn't the Coke that he overdosed on, it wasn't the rope, it wasn't the gun and he didn't molester those white woman. It was the silence of the lamb that spoke out when the farmer was sheering his fellow sheep! If you get this metaphor and are a true fan of kdot remember when he leaves he won't leave in peace and it won't be him!
I live in China, Beijing.
But the power involved in this video keeps haunting in my mind.
Kendrick is definitely the best artist of our generation.
L Grammys
W Kendrick
LEGENDARY King Kendrick! He 'bout to lit up the Grammys this year. Witness Greatness foreal. Been a fan of him for 5 years now ever since OD & Section 80 and he's already in my Top 5 All Time. This nigga made 2 classic albums back to back = GKMC & TPAB
Love this!!! visuals remind me of early Spike Lee movies - I wonder who directed
+Carmen Gomez so cute...
If it's real.....☺
He deserves Album of the year, To pimp a butterfly was a masterpiece
If Drake pull up to Compton i hope the people that live in compton would just play this song or play not like us 😂
this made me cry! Kendrick is hope!!
Drake when? Never 😂
He's truly a positive icon, one of the few new school rappers that truly cares for the good of the youth and the community. And he happens to be incredibly talented, he makes full on great cohesive albums that are statements in hip-hop and all of music. He deserves Album of the Year and Song of the Year, without a doubt.
Very cool video. Grammys still wack doe for GKMC not winning. I'm sure TPAB win album of the year. They can't afford to take anymore Ls. No wonder the best rap album they chose was called "THE HEIST" :/
The majestic af guy at 1:12 is my spirit animal
NIGGA.... I can't be the only one saying between each phrase
Love it! Compton ❤
Forest Hill Drive briefly touched on cultural issues, which is respectable. However, Kendrick Lamar intentionally structured TPAB as an outline to the innate crime, injustice and the poverty trap in minority communities. You simply can't compare the two Albums because they are inspired by two different themes. You could even say they are from two different genres.
This gave me goosebumps, forreal. Kendrick Lamar’s music is saving lives out there and he is bringing people together. If this doesnt win album of the year then i don’t know what will.
Kendrick didn't go to the Grammys last year when he won 2 because he got cheated the year before, now he's doing adverts for them? Surely this means he's gonna win quite a few Grammys this year
he didn't go last year because he was hard at work on TPAB
well he has the most nominations
he's winning album of the year 99% sure
+GreatestAlive29 nope he didn't, he deserves it though
Compton legend 💯
#ouranthem
The way i listen to pac at 15 years old even though hes dead is what i want my kids to listen to kendrick like
Who else remembers when lame ass Macklemore won a grammy over kendrick? Smh. It’s an uphill struggle for all of us, let’s gettit.
yeah but we gon' be alright
i swear if kendrick doesnt take them all i swear im losing all respect for the grammies and whoever stole it from them he deserves each one
One word. Chills.
aw man. Kendrick is definitely bringing some grammy's home if the actual grammy's posted this up.
Kendrick is such a modern day role model, such a modest man who remembers his humble beginnings well. He doesn't blow his money away on big houses and fast cars. Kendrick is much more than just his music, and that's why the man has earned my respect. He deserves to go home with all the awards.
I'm So so So proud of Kendrick Lamar ! Home town Luv , representing Compton the way it should be represented! Especially the Westside.
They Comptond it so hard please keep Compton safe in those streets
Kendrick Lamar will always have my respect💯
I don't think I've ever known anyone to be as proud of where they come from as Kendrick Lamar. I'm so proud to be a day 1 fan, and hope he wins every single Grammy he is nominated for, because he deserves it more than anyone he is up against. I'm rooting for you K.Dot!
I never watch the Grammy's but um definitely watching because of this great man here. I hope he wins the majority of those nominations cause he deserves them for sure.
This made me tear up. So powerful.
album of the year, i aint heard much other albums of 2015 that are nominated but kdot tpab is one of the great ones
Its nice to be in an Era Were Kendrick Is Making History....Someday I can Tell My Kids About "The Compton Rapper"....KinG Kendrick The New 2pac For the NeXt Generation.
Witness GreatNess....
Respect from Nairobi, Kenya keep going!
kendrick!lots of love for you!cant wait your performance on february!
POWERFUL is the main word for this video
Beautiful
damn this game me the chills, legend in the making for sure!
Yep I'm crying that was beautiful
Watching before the 2018 Grammys.
Didn't expect the mayor of Compton to make a cameo. Good on her.
This is why Kendrick is THE best right now