Why To Pimp A Butterfly Is The Greatest Album Ever Made
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2020
- This is the third episode of this series. This episode is about the critically acclaimed, To Pimp A Butterfly. Personally, I think this is the best one in the series that I've made so far, so I hope you guys enjoy it.
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CORRECTION: I would like to correct some mistakes that commenters called me out for, rightfully so. I happened to make a mistake in the Section 80 part, where I misinterpreted the meaning of Keisha's Song. I would also like to mention the mistake where I said that Angel Dust was cocaine, even though it was actually PCP. I just wanted to leave this comment here just in case anyone was confused or happened to be aware of the mistake I made in the video. In the future, I will do my best to not get any of these details incorrect, especially now that I have a bit more eyes on my channel.
Hey man, great video. What's the name of the sax solo playing around the 29 to 30 minute mark?
Jk on thé oliveoildislike
CocoPuffs is coke 👍🏽
Please explain how you managed to feel comfortable enough saying the n word at the end🤔
@@ireezy2107 i don’t condone the use of the n word, however the context of him saying it is important. it was in a quote, and if saying it in a quote is racist, then most politicians are racist. in court you swear an oath to speak the entirety of the quote with no misinterpretation, so if a quote has an n word in it they are bound to say it. and also, if him making a 30 minute video explaining gang life was invalided by him just saying the n word, seems like a personal problem
Fun fact: Kendrick originally wanted to name the album 'To Pimp A Caterpillar' which initials read Tu.P.A.C.
tu pimp a catterpillar
edit: i got the answer to my comment
@@stergiannos572 I think it was because it was too on the nose
@@shahisyourenemy yeah i can understand that
@@stergiannos572 it was some type of copyright infringement or sum shi like that
Jesus christ after i watched this video i assumed you were a huge channel with hundreds of thousands of subs cause this is not 352 subscriber content. This is amazing.
Exactly! His editing is insane
@@Tsutsu5 it is pretty decent but I wouldn’t call it insane. What I’d call insane though is the amount of effort and depth he went into to make this video. Very much respect this guy
Doesn't matter the amount of subscribers.... Logan Paul has millions
just goes to show, looks are deceiving.
its not going be soon, ong nigga gunna blow up
I love how “this dick ain’t free” means both
1. That Kendrick is demanding to be payed what he’s worth. Refusing to be pimped
2. He literally isn’t free. Regardless of his protests, at this point in the album he is still being pimped.
do u actually like that song. Gotta be the worst of all time
@@gorillachamp5271 cap
@@gorillachamp5271it’s the meaning behind it. It’s a saying of a desperate attempt to not be pumped and be treated fairly while also subconsciously realizing he won’t ever be free and will get pumped and cheated regardless of his fight not to
@@gorillachamp5271better watch them cheeks
@@gorillachamp5271 Just keep listening, its kinda hard to get it, I also thought it was trash, but I listened more times and i love it now
Thundercat had so much to do with the sound of this album. That man is a true force of creative power.
Kendrick joining with him made some truly special. An album for the ages
personally i don’t like thundercats work on the album, especially wesley’s theory, it just sounds like he did whatever on that song and didn’t even try to make it fit that song, i instantly get annoyed after hearing tc on that song but that’s just me personally
Thundercat is a goat
@@iiconik7100 i respectfully disagree on that opinion, I felt like he was able to make the song’s sound perfect about a young caterpillar Kendrick
@@PurpleG07 I agree I think Wesley s theory is a banger.
Thundercat is a god and I keep finding him randomly, I was rewatching mac Miller's npr tiny desk concert and I completely forgot Thundercat was in there
Its only been 6 years, yet this album will be talked about for the next 25 years, that's how potent, deliberate and poetic this album is
A timeless classic
His follow ups honestly can give it a run as well he is a master artist and music will miss him when he is gone
This vs ILLmatic like??
@@Raptormonkey okay andrew stevenson
its deep until he thinks its ok to say the n word at the end
omnipotent fashoo
The end of Mortal Man where Kendrick speaks with Tupac is also a metaphor in of itself. Tupac lived both as the caterpillar and the butterfly just like Kendrick. Also pimped to the industry's benefits. At the end of their conversation Kendrick reads Pac a poem a good friend of his wrote describing his world. The caterpillar and the butterfly. Kendrick asks Pac's perspective on that at the end, but Tupac vanished. Leaving Kendrick on his own.
Pac was an influence of his generation, and now, Kendrick is the influence of this one.
Despite being different, they too, are one in the same.
mortal man is corny and uninteresting, definitely one of the weakest parts of the album.
@@Visbi If you say so brother.
@@Visbi fatherless child
@@Visbi lmao what
@@Visbi another fatherless child
The ending is the biggest plot twist ever
Caught me off guard with that 1860s hard r
@@theRomanianDanian I was very much taken ABACK
Had me like 🤨🤔 for real
@@TheRoseGawden taken ablack
wtf
Bro made this entire video just to say that at the end
Yea he really aint have to drop the hard R 🤦🏾♂️. He still dont get it 😮💨🤣😂
lol i was looking for this.....i had to check his nationality. he did say he's the "slickest"
TPAB is my favorite album of ALL TIME. This album made me love myself, made me love being black, made me comfortable in my own skin, made me love my nappy hair, the gap in my smile, my roots, EVERYTHING.
One of my favs too albums like these make me self confident and love myself and it helps me a lot when going through hard times
Why the hell would u not like being black try being white for day its not very fun
@@Noahjames27 Hahahaha you're joking, right?
@@Noahjames27 im white and you have to be fucking joking
Also you shitty name?
i think we found another youtube gem.
yeppp
Talks way too fast, doesn’t pronounce correctly, decent. But I’ll only watch this video
@@WyWid lol you're an actual loser
facts‼️
@@WyWid talks to fast 😂😂
Still amazes me that in 2012 he released the greatest rap album of all time and 3 years later he drops the greatest album of all time
Nah the d riding is crazy
@@qaqtix6700 how crazy is this ratio?
@@cokil damn you destroyed him
@qaqtix6700 you can't be a kendrick fan without glazing 😭😭
@@qaqtix6700look at ur pfp 😂😂😂 emo ass died from an overdose juice is shit and a devil worshipper
Kendrick is truly a generational talent. A top 10 rapper of all time without a doubt. Glad I got to see his growth from section 80 to Damn.
I wouldn’t put him top 10 but he’s definitely up there with the best of them
@@wavvman279 He’s definitely top 10. Aside from Nas, Eminem, and a few others, he cannot be matched.
@@anxnymous_bodies he's better than nas and em.
@@c_8313 Lyrically? I don’t know…
@@anxnymous_bodies we weren't talking about lyrics specifically, but yes, lyrically, as well as every other category.
I recommended kendrick lamar to a girl in my class and I remember her saying "I love that happy song alright". So many people listen to kendrick without really listening. It's more like they hear kendrick then listening to him.
People don't realize how much they mistreat music as an art form.
That’s just how the common person listens to music.
@@nativeswagho5213 I wouldn't call them common people. I just think some people don't pay as much attention to detail and don't see the greatness of some artists.
Jelle Zeldenrijk Well i’ve experienced that with many people in my life and they have casual taste.
it’s so hard for me to listen to music and follow what’s happening. i want to be able to understand music as i hear it, and make my own thoughts before listening to others.
this is insane. im so glad I got this in my reccomended
me too
Same
Hy🤣
It just have one flaw: the explanation about keisha's song is not about his sister.
Aside of that, perfect!
😴
i just watched 34 minutes and 13 seconds of fantastic analysis and passion for this great album just for him to drop the hard R as the last word of the video.
it wasn't the hard R 😂😂😂
@@JC-jo9rr I've played it in 0.5x speed like 6 times already and its definitely the hard r
@@mar_nvc it's called an accent. not everyone enunciates every letter the same. If he was trying to say the hard r, he would've enunciated the "er" differently. but instead he just enunciated the "a" differently
@@JC-jo9rr actually you might be right. but It does sound like he said the hard r
@@JC-jo9rr so? its still the n word
And now, he released MMATBS, an album about him trying to let go of his savior complex, and his trauma. He is finally giving himself more freedom from the personality he formed out of the bad experiences he had. He heals the world, by healing himself.
Good for him honestly, he's already proved himself as a rapper and a human being. He deserves to be a lil free as the butterfly he mentioned himself to be.
corny.
sad to say but Kendricks- U helped me get through suicidal thoughts
that's not sad to say, im glad you found a way. tell your story to those who need it.
Glad you are still here 👍🏾🙏🏾
💪
Stay strong brother 👍🏽❤
Shit this is deep, time to re-listen to the album
Any excuse to listen to TPAB lmao.
😂I said the same thing
i have listened to this thing 3 times
Listen to section 80 .. much better album
Damn so nobody talking about his album D A M N like that 😳 😆 🤣 😂
If you are a poet, you'll love tpab for the depths and the metaphors
If you are into jazz or g-funk or r&b - soul blues - youll love tpab
If you are a cinephile or a book reader. You'll definitely love gkmc. For the whole narrative he successfully delivers
Well, I am more of a book reader/cinema enjoyer yet I find TPAB to be the greatest album i've ever listened to. Though I have to say GKMC has some of his strongest songs, but I just feel TPAB is a deeper and more well rounded album, even though there's only one song from TPAB in my top 5
Still, Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst is Kendrick's best song by a good mile, with only FEAR. coming close imo
After that hard r at the end he can never do a face reveal
his face is at the start
@@jackwenn_9693 not him. Literally sound different
Bro im trying to figure out why he felt he needed to do that. I cant even begin to fathom wtf he had going thru his head 😮💨
@@bennyblanco360for real, it’s funny how he goes about being respectful alone can make the world better, but then he slaps everyone in the face with that. It could’ve been recited with so much more class and even as a joke with the n word being a point of hesitation for him to finish the poem, or maybe replace it with a word like “human” or just “man”. And the fact that in the comments he just says “it’s just a word lol” really brings this video down.
using word nigga doesn't make you disrespectful person, it's the context that matters the most and I don't think he wanted to hurt people sentiments bruh@@drobon3w962
Yo, this is so incredible, To Pimp a Butterfly is my favorite album of all time, but there’s also some things I wanted to add on. One of the most subtle things in this album is the tracks “U” “Alright” and “I”. Regardless if you believe astrology, there’s potentially another reason Kendrick named those tracks like that. He’s a Gemini which is commonly known to have kinda two sides, which is common theme throughout the album, the caterpillar and the butterfly being two but also being one and the same. “U” is Kendrick looking and speaking to himself as a complete failure and speaking to himself as if he was talking to someone else when in reality it is really him. “Alright” has the phrase “We gon’ be alright” which can also be interpreted as him speaking to himself, referring to both sides of himself, hince saying “We” and “I” being of course the exact opposite of “U” he’s no longer looking at himself as a different person, but rather one and the same and now refers to himself as “I” which also perfectly correlates with his progression throughout the album. Another thing is also the introduction of Uncle Sam and Lucy, their introductions in their songs “Wesley’s Theory” and “Alright” respectively show how they are also one and the same and want to use, seduce and pimp Kendrick to their benefit. They both come to him offering him the same thing at a time in his life where he sees things are kinda looking up for him, “Wesley’s Theory” being when Kendrick first got signed and was bout to make it out the ghetto and “Alright” being when he got himself out of that emotional rut and started to look up a little more.
He does even reference the duality of a Gemini and possibly could be foreshadowing the ambivalence that is "u" and "I" in the song "Wesleys theory" by saying "your horoscope is a Gemini two sides". Similarly later on in "the blacker the berry", I believe a theme of schizophrenia is present within his lyrics once again alluding to a possible duality. Brilliance by Kendrick.
Wow.
Never compare tpab to space racism ever again
He said the n word at the very end smh 😂
I forgot believe in astrology
I knew this album was good but I was never smart enough to understand some of the double meanings in the songs and my mind is being blown rn
It’s not about being smart you can’t catch everything bro! I suggest relistening it a few times
@@brunoandrea4846 oh believe me I have listened to this album probably close to 50 times! Still one of my favorite projects but I think if I was able to catch everything then it would be my number 1.
Don’t feel bad man. The best rappers are content heavy and if you zone out, you’ll get pretty lost. It doesn’t say anything about you, it just shows that Kendrick doesn’t waste a second in his songs
@@obrey__ agreed this is an album that is thick with meaning, don’t be ashamed I didn’t get most of it until I did research, read the lyrics as I listened and watched videos like this to help me :) makes the music a lot more enjoyable when you have context!
Yes, first time listening it kind of went over my head and that rarely happens. The album got a 1000x better with every new listen. Its hands down his best work.
There’s actually a bunch of underlying subliminal messaging about how Kendrick sees himself as plankton desperately trying to figure out the Krabby Patty secret formula the MAAD is also an acronym for My Aching Appetite Described and hell the song King Kunta is literally a call on the name of the restaurant Krusty Krab. Kendrick is a genius man.
Slungbob
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
This is a fantastic video. Well thought-out, well edited, you can see the amount of effort that went into it. More, please!
One of the best albums ever made hands down. But, you have to listen to it as an album, front to end. It’s crazy how almost no one does that anymore and therefore almost no one makes complete albums anymore, just some single and fillers
I remember when my friend told me he had listened to Flower Boy for the first time and thought it was great. Some time later we were gonna listen to the album together when he put it on shuffle. I asked him "wtf are you doing" and he said "I always put it on shuffle". I told him that's not how you immerse yourself in an album and we listened to it in order. He was mindblown because the album became so much more cohesive and turned into an experience for him instead of just "a collection of songs".
Yeah, I think it has to do more with the fact that on older formats, you basically had to listen to it from start to end, and there was no way to skip or pick and choose. My favorite albums of all time are usually concept albums designed so that the songs can flow into one another, and many times my favorite album from a genre wont contain my favorite individual song, because I think of an album as an album and a song as a single.
yeah it was amazing to listen all the way through but i only found myself putting like 3/4 of the songs on my playlist
Concept albums are the best.
You seem to prefer concept albums but other types of albums are not less complete than concept. Kanye West's MBDTF is not a concept album like Kendrick's TPAB but just as genius and complete. Michael Jackson's Thriller is an album full of timeless Hit singles with no fillers and it still works as a great album.
English is not my first language and sometimes I miss all these double meanings in the songs, I think this kind of videos really help people like me, thank you, really good video!
I speak English only and same. Probably for most people. He skilled at going in multiple directions in one. 🤘
It helps a lot of people who only speak English as well. Wordplay is hard to catch on the first few listens. There are some songs I've heard a bunch that will surprise me years later when my mind finally picks up on it.
Same here bro. Albums like this are a little hard to completely understand when english isnt your first language.
this is the only reason why i cannot enjoy the lyrical side of rapping. I just listen it for beats and tunes...
“Maybe im just another nigga”
*walks into the sunset*
I feel like u made this doc just for that lmao
Thank you very much for taking your time to break all of this down.
You did an excellent job. You've helped enhance the listen experience
video starts at 33:55
Damn
@@mar_nvclol
Thanks gang
One of the best music breakdown vids i have seen in my life, now time for me to give it a listen 🔥🔥
Bro said the n word like he was from the projects🤣🤣
This channel gonna grow fast soon 📈
This only has less than 400 views????
*5,000
At 10k it's mad low the editing is incredible!!!
Lmao 20k now
@@picasso5539 1k more in 7 hours
*120k
What an amazing video. Beautiful editing, an interesting topic, and great execution!
Jesus, that was a movie... shed light on so many aspects that went over my head. Get this man to 100k!!!
This is one of the most in-depth educational videos about music ever it was put together so well amazing editing and even explanations that made you feel for kendrick without the meaning making you feel his emotions just done to absolute perfection
Kendricks story is truly incredible. I can't help but feel almost emotional in a way. No one should ever go through the type of stuff he did, yet, there are. This is happening all over the world right under our noses and we're just the fortunate ones lucky enough to be able to turn a blind eye.
Your interpretation of this album and it's consistencies are f****** spot on Good job brother 🙌
Bro... this video is simply amazing. Outstanding job. I just looked at your channel and saw you have more videos just like them and I cannot wait to watch. Have a great day!!
When i first listened to TPAB when i was in high school, i dont think i was able to fully appreciate how truly great it was. I went back and listened this week and it moved me in the weirdest ways but i still couldnt put my finger on as to why. Then i came and found this video and holy shit dude you did a great job. Keep it up
Kendrick is just so beautiful with his words. You can tell how perfect he is with his writing and how he perfectly chooses each word in all his poems and music.
This video is also so well made,, much appreciated man 🙌
Kendrick is the kind of success story that encourages me as a underground artist with a small following. Seeing how he’s developed his skills and slowly blown up after seizing each and every opportunity he’s been giving has been inspirational! Mans has quickly become a mainstay in the industry and for good reason. Dude is too nice! I know if I put in the work, I can reach a larger audience some day too, but for now, I’m happy being a supporter. My turn will come too. Salute to Kendrick🔥
Keep it up and good luck!
KEEP GOING!
Theres literally a giant team that rights the lyrics and produces and creates the beats. The Beatles, Black Sabbath, they wrote the actual music itself, wrote the lyrics and sang / played the instruments. THATS talent. Rap is a joke
@@Xxrocknrollgodwhy are you even in this comment section if all you got to spout is hate.
i’m glad youtube recommended this to me, great video
Haven't checked any of the other episodes in the series but you have put insane effort into this and is deeply appreciated dude, keep it going!
This video is amazing. Keep it going bro your killing it don't let anyone tell you different.
Last word made my heart drop
This album deserves this kind of respect. I can't listen to it at work because I cry every time, its honestly one of the most intense albums to listen to for me, and definitely one of the most beautiful works I've ever heard and that's saying a lot.
Way too underrated man. I hope you're channel blows up soon, just keep putting out content like this and I'm sure you will.
I’ve played this album on my shitty vinyl player so much I’ve gone through three copies cuz everytime it starts to skip I can’t stand the music being anything but completely whole. tpab is an album that neither kendrick nor anyone else will be able to top for a very very very long time, inarguably a masterpiece. it’s honestly the entire reason why I got into rap, which is now my most listened to genre when before I wouldn’t even entertain the idea of listening to it.
Thinking about it a little harder, I think this album changed my life. not a statement I make lightly. also Mortal Man never ever fails to make me tear up, even after hundreds of listens.
You went through 3?!?! You need a better player man
This is my second favorite album of all time (my favorite being Kanye’s “The College Dropout”) I thought this album would be overhyped at first but it deserved all of the hype, 10/10. Every track is perfect and I always find new lyrics I didn’t pick up on the first time, I can’t put into words how perfect this album is.
lmfao comparing tpab to the college dropout is wild
@@--_____________________-- not really. The College Dropout is an amazing album too
@@--_____________________-- how?
@@SomeoneThatIsHappyit is wild though. Both albums have amazing production but TPAB destroys TCD lyrically and thematically. It's crazy we're even comparing both albums since they are totally different
We seriously need to thank the 2010s rappers for reviving hiphop and saving it from the eminem era and bling era. Kendrick is a big part of that Renaissance
Eminem was dope but i would say the bling era is trash. Ik what u sayin tho.
@@kendrickllamma270 what's the bling era?
Pitbull!!!!1!1!!
@@sef3134 its can be traced back to the late 90s south rap like lil Wayne and lil romeo. But i think he means the 2000s rap like soulja boy, bow wow, and similar rappers.
@Lamar Nealy yeah. I like the slim shady eminem more. And his stans worship him 24/7 and say that you listen to "mumble rap"
People dont talk enough about how good For Sale? Is and for me its my favorite song on the album.
its in the top 5 best tracks but not as good as u, Complexion, or How Much A Dollar Cost
Uhh I been skipping that one for a while gotta relisten
@@Black-vi3zg you were skipping tracks on To Pimp a Butterfly?
@@zynel413 I never really used to listen to albums as a whole until recently. So yeah.
@@zynel413 I haven't listened to Complexion, Hood politics and For sale as much as the other songs
Brilliant breakdown of a brilliant album. Keep going, your numbers will come.
i only opened this video because the preview animation on this video is so perfectly looped i had to check it out. amazing vid btw!
This is magnificent makes me look at TPAB in a totally different perspective.. gonna bump it later 👊🏾💯
This is my favorite album of album of all time. Thank you for doing it justice! You got a subscriber out of me 🤟🏾
This is a very great insight, there’s stuff I never even know as a diehard Kendrick fan. You’re a great content creator Dev
Great vid but is no one gonna talk about how bro just dropped the hard r at the end 💀
CTFU😂😂😂😂😂
I guess everybody skipped that part cause WTF 😳🤦🏾♂️. 34 minutes of expert analysis wasted just like that 😔
@@bennyblanco360huh tf you mean?
@@CasualPowerScaler so you didnt hear buddy drop the hard R at the end of the video or you just aint care 🧐
@@bennyblanco360 Ik but the analysis part wasn’t wasted I don’t get where you came from with that
What a great video, i hope you the best man, your work is absolutely good
Idk how tf you have this little subs bro holy shit this production quality is insane. If you keep this up, you’re gonna be up there soon! Literally just looked at my own sub count, and realized im on the exact same amount, now i feel undeserving of my subs😂😂
This was beautiful bro!💯
Subscribed! Cus you def deserve for the quality of this video and would hope you do more like this for other artists/albums!
The “When shit hits the fan is you still a fan” is also talking about when Christians will be hated by the masses. He’s asking “When shit hits the fan, are your roots and is your faith strong enough to keep with me? (God, Jesus) or will your roots wash away. It’s a truly astounding album, makes me cry when I listen to it man.
Yeah right now Christianity is on a steep decline!
@@vinodchhabria8738 great!
I guess it’s open to interpretation. But I’m pretty sure it means when the corporate capitalist machine tries to destroy Kendrick for speaking truth and preaching love... will you still be there for him like he was for you. Like what they did to mlk, Malcolm X, jfk, Tupac, Micheal jackson, and Kurt cobain. Unfortunately Christianity is also a part of that machine that squeezes you for everything you have and divides you from your peers
@@ethanhayes1791 exactly, these folks wanna act like Christianity hasn't been the driving force or excuse for shitty behavior.
@@vinodchhabria8738 good.
Oh damn you ended all that with the hard r.....
exactly why tf no one talking about this
@@brandonvalley6346 bro the guy that made the video is black lmao
@@iluvimisi wtf no hes not, where did you even get that from? the guy tweeted about someone calling him out for saying the n-word and hes response was why do i have to take responsibility for what my ancestors did. lying ass bitch.
@@jafetmebrahtu9176 damn bruh relax I didn’t know😭
@@jafetmebrahtu9176 someone commented that he was black and it made sense at the time chill 💀
This video is so am amazingly put together, this a piece of history fasho. Growing up a DIEEEHARD Kendrick fan, shit almost made me drop a tear
Amazing work here my man!!❤
Currently writing my finals dissertation on this album - congrats, you're in my references!! Love this video
This is such a good video. I always wanted a video like this that goes in-depth on music as this video does. Well done!!
brilliant story, brilliant documentary. man I love this album, and this video has been made crazy well. Thats a sub from me
What a fantastic video. Thank you❤
Well done...that’s all I can say. Your deep dive into each song’s lyrical meaning, along with the information you brought regarding life in Compton during and after the crack epidemic was well researched. I look forward to watching more content like this in the future
Bro amazing job this deserves so much more recognition 🙏
As a progressive metal artist, this album was the most progressive in the last decade then any that came out.
You don't listen to King Gizzard?
The rap boys is the new rockstars as Kanye West said on many occasions
prog rock is just a bunch of rich kids who got musical equipments on their hands at a young age and were well endowed in musical education and try to play complex shit for the sake of complexity and have these psuedo intellectual lyrics in them(eg, dream theater), its sad to say but the greatest pieces of art come from people who have suffered and been through pain and sorrow, no matter how much someone practices or hones their art, they can never draw out art the same way someone like an Eminem or a Kendrick or a Jimi Hendrix would, that's why Elvis sounds so fake and commercial in contrast to someone like BB King, who sounds genuine and real, that's why people love John Lennon's writing, cuz he's been through despair at a young age
@@bluesyace9564 I agree with the last part, but not with the first part, you can be rich and intellectual and still suffer. But yeah, music is all about expression at the end of the day and if you can't express through music then it is just a shell of what it could be. Doesn't have to be sad though, doesn't have to stem from suffering, although typically it is the case.
Then clearly you don’t listen to a lot.
Please make videos like this!! You deserve to have 100 of thousands of subscribers and you are on the way to it!!
Decent summation of the album, but lacked any and all conversation around the music of the album. People like Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Dr. Dre, Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington helped shape the music of the album (and are all musical geniuses in their own right). While it's true the lyricism is a major factor in the album's brilliance, the arrangements, sample choices, deliberate mixing of genres and motifs are a massive part of the album. You also don't really make an argument in this video - you do a great job reading lyrics and summing up tracks, but don't actually put forth an argument of why it's better than any other piece of work. You also spent half the video talking about his other albums, without discussing how they fit into or relate to TPAB. Your editing is great, but you need to do some more research, more development of actual arguments, and more succinct delivery of all of it. Keep up the good work
Agreed. I personally don't think TPAB's the best album (I think it's one of the best, but as a broad statement I prefer other albums, even in Hip-Hop/Rap over TPAB), but I struggled to be convinced because my favorite part of the album is the succinct sound it has. He struggles to back up his points but merely states them. I was entertained, but not convinced of anything. Hope this helps him grow as a creator. Good video man.
The use of jazz was so intentional on this album. Huge Factor.
Exactly. The names you mentioned helped him capture that 80s Cali feel and also the 60s/70s feel that they grew up on and that helped them be able to give us a piece of that time.
Anthony fantofu's review completely fills those quotas, go watch it and then watch this.
@@yasiraleem1119 I already know all of that stuff that's why I brought it up
Facts...This album brought me back to listening to music in a way that understands the landscape of the artist making it and using the region of their upbringing to pour out their souls .
This album has so many meanings, I saw this one twitter user saying she was listening to the album as if it were Plato's Allegory of The Cave and it still made a lot of sense listening to it in that way - with adolescent Kendrick who recently got signed coming across as one of the people stuck in the cave looking at shadows being displayed on the wall and the version of Kendrick that became a superstar as the caveman that was freed from the cave and the puppet shadows
This video is 🔥 and perfectly explained why I've always loved To Pimp A Butterfly - It's art! 🙌🏾
ayooo That hard ER at the end was wild. i honestly enjoyed the video until the last second.... your a wild boy.
really great video man. now i’m gonna go back and listen from section.80 in preparation for the next album!
i surely did not expect you to read the "whole" poem, but im glad you did. its great seeing someone this invested in discovering meaning and explaining the meanings in kendricks words
great video
As far as rap goes, i’ve been listening my entire life. TPAB is the greatest album i’ve ever heard. My mom hasn’t liked rap since the 90s and she still had this album on repeat for an 11 hr drive…powerful 💯
Kendrick's mind is impeccable. His poetry is deep.
I'm gonna have to listen to the album once again now that I've heard your breakdown. So good.
This album should be made into a movie...
The quality and effort put into this video are fucking insane. Huge respect.
Amazing to see Jon at the start! Great video
My favorite Kendrick Album. I have on it CD and Vinyl. Very poetic, conscious, thought-provoking and genuine.
I have listend to the album many times but after hearing/seeing this at night I couldn’t sleep but only think about how much of an tru master/ artist of lyrics and the art of how to tell the story of truth Kendrick is. This video perfectly deepens the meaning of this album.
Spotify's "Dissect" Podcast has an incredible season delving into this album. Honestly kinda life-changing
Yep I just finished it while at work yesterday... I highly recommend it !
Kendrick is the best rapper of all time, story telling, the message, the voice, the lyrics, the goat
nah
His flow isn’t even top 10 calm down
I haven’t given this album enough of a chance, I became obsessed with Kendricks album DAMN I absolutely love it but after watching this video I’m gonna go back and give to pimp a butterfly another chance
great video btw. i thought you must have had thousands of subscribers till i looked at your channel tag.
Man this was really good. I love TPAB and it is definitely one of my favorite albums.
You’re one of the most underrated channels bro, only a matter of time before you pop
this album is so beautiful. i get chills every time i listen to it.
This album is exactly soooooo much deeper than you represented it to be, I don’t even know where to start, this isn’t a bad video but a lot of homework you need to so
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_"Mum I finna use the van real quick. Be back, 15 minutes"_
Well after all, he did say he finishes fast but never gets embarrassed.
*mom and *I’m
@@obidasauceman6140 you do realize that lots of people spell and pronounce it 'mum' in many other countries. America isn't the only place that exists.
@@obidasauceman6140 he’s using slang. It is I finna.
@@DellerEllerit is not I finna lmfao it's I'm finna
Really throughout and beautifully pieced together.
When Kendrick says “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice” it’s a reference to keep ya head up by tupac