Kendrick Lamar Ranks His Own Albums

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • Yesterday it was revealed how Kung Fu Kenny himself would rank his four main studio albums, and I've got some thoughts on his order and reasoning.
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  • @1234567894444aaron
    @1234567894444aaron 7 років тому +8461

    Don't be alarmed... but there's a tiger on your chest

    • @hamschh
      @hamschh 7 років тому +204

      holy fuck!

    • @nakedflames
      @nakedflames 7 років тому +120

      Ryan gaur fjg rawr xd

    • @MelonAnnihalator
      @MelonAnnihalator 7 років тому +129

      RRRUUUNNNNN MELON!!!!! 😱😱😱

    • @JONNY5727
      @JONNY5727 7 років тому +38

      naked flames meow

    • @GregPoblete
      @GregPoblete 7 років тому +83

      wow. this made me laugh more than it should have.

  • @ReitheOffbeatOtaku
    @ReitheOffbeatOtaku 7 років тому +7579

    I'm not surprised at all; wouldn't most artists rank their newest material as their best?

    • @user-xp3nk9qs6d
      @user-xp3nk9qs6d 7 років тому +1100

      Exactly. The newest album represents his current mindset the most so it's the best one for him. Also putting it 3rd (where I and a lot of people think it belongs) would mean that he's been downgrading since GKMC (not really though, all of his work is amazing). That kinda neglects the constant drive for perfection which he was talking about in the interview.

    • @ReitheOffbeatOtaku
      @ReitheOffbeatOtaku 7 років тому +63

      Couldn't have said it better myself

    • @ObeyAmmalol
      @ObeyAmmalol 7 років тому +27

      That's exactly how I felt about his rating!

    • @nyshyn307
      @nyshyn307 7 років тому +37

      Rei the Offbeat Otaku while this is true I think he has good reasons for believing DAMN. is the best. Kendrick sees it as what TPAB and GKMC did well with the hunger of Section 8.0 which isn't far off from what it is although I don't think that solidifies it as the best

    • @narutodudeism
      @narutodudeism 7 років тому +5

      Obey Amma Just curious, are you ever going to make any more videos?

  • @Jaa22aake
    @Jaa22aake 7 років тому +7017

    Never call it TPAB out loud again.

  • @hiimbobe
    @hiimbobe 7 років тому +4445

    The thing is you could literally rank those albums in any order and I would respect your opinion. They're all that good

    • @Gtrdxvgyfvbhhfc
      @Gtrdxvgyfvbhhfc 7 років тому +34

      Charles Barkley exactly!

    • @nyshyn307
      @nyshyn307 7 років тому +276

      Charles Barkley agreed. DAMN. is the most replayable, self reflective and modern imo, TPAB is the most risky (musically and because it's socially conscious) and GKMC is his life story told in a way that everyone can relate to. Section 8.0 was gimmickless but it's the most hungry album he has. 3 albums crafted in such a way that they can be the best for good reasons and Section 8.0 is still not bad, wow

    • @yaroslavcoloskov6357
      @yaroslavcoloskov6357 6 років тому +18

      s.80>TPYB>GKMC>OD>DAMN
      will you take that?

    • @cstubbssubs7746
      @cstubbssubs7746 6 років тому +132

      yaroslav coloskov tf is TPYB

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 5 років тому +18

      You can say to Kanye's discography as well.

  • @jfkssniper1759
    @jfkssniper1759 7 років тому +2915

    GKMC = A New Hope
    TPAB = Empire Strikes Back
    DAMN. = Return of the Jedi

    • @sprb4725
      @sprb4725 4 роки тому +303

      Best ranking, because people can still argue about what it means.

    • @Slesaint17
      @Slesaint17 4 роки тому +53

      Chosun Tahj I actually agree with this. Wow.

    • @curtisg8399
      @curtisg8399 4 роки тому +74

      Chosun Tahj
      GKMC = A New Hope
      TPAB = Empire Strikes Back
      Untitled = Return Of The Jedi
      DAMN. = Prequels

    • @lasseheller9863
      @lasseheller9863 4 роки тому +292

      @@curtisg8399 No, because DAMN. is definitely not a bad album by any means.

    • @potatochipeater8565
      @potatochipeater8565 4 роки тому +62

      @@lasseheller9863 Nah I think he means it was bad at first, but eventually it aged pretty well, like the prequels

  • @ram8645
    @ram8645 7 років тому +2264

    Tee PAB

    • @biggestfanofroger
      @biggestfanofroger 7 років тому +68

      I love the smell of tea pab in the morning

    • @almoggiat2906
      @almoggiat2906 7 років тому +43

      Tea pub

    • @assraper1399
      @assraper1399 7 років тому +35

      That's how i've always pronounced it in my head, and now i see how strong peoples feelings are against it

    • @carbonbased669
      @carbonbased669 7 років тому +34

      The T is silent.

    • @dilladonuts8215
      @dilladonuts8215 7 років тому

      Carbon Based no, it's a hard t

  • @simonalamona345
    @simonalamona345 7 років тому +1278

    fantano: hey you know this is just my opinion right
    *artists ranks his own discography based on his artistic achievement*
    fantano:tbap tepab teebad teebag

    • @XxTheAbyssxX
      @XxTheAbyssxX 4 роки тому

      @Jonas Rattle r/whooosh

    • @XxTheAbyssxX
      @XxTheAbyssxX 4 роки тому +7

      @William Magee Oh I thought he was joking because it was such a ridiculous statement

  • @KassAdya
    @KassAdya 7 років тому +1707

    Kendrick does have a solipsistic streak. Not a criticism, just an observation. He prefers the albums that are self-referential, or relate to his personal experiences directly. When you look at it this way, it's easy to understand why he would rank Section.80 and To Pimp a Butterfly as his worst two (these are both records that embody more collective black experiences), whereas Good Kid, M.A.A.D City and DAMN reflect more personal narratives (the former, a fictionalised account of his formative years; the latter, an introspective account of his battles with himself in the light of having attained fame through music).
    Just my $0.02...

    • @KassAdya
      @KassAdya 7 років тому +173

      That's not to say that S80 and TPAB don't have personal moments and narratives, but they paint with far broader strokes when it comes to examining social conditions in America, whereas GKMC and DAMN focus more on the individuals within the system.

    • @Maru96
      @Maru96 5 років тому +78

      Pretty good point, he clearly prefers a more existential approach rather than just rambling about external circunstances.
      Fantano seems rather intolerant to Kendrick's internal conflicts but I honestly find understanding of oneself richer than a half-hearted uplifting message. Kinda sounds like the typical old-fashioned statement of "concept albums are always better".

    • @littech6889
      @littech6889 4 роки тому +5

      @@Maru96 yeah he needs to relisten to damn a little bit big time.

    • @thisisdk7859
      @thisisdk7859 4 роки тому +3

      Solopsistic? Added to my list

    • @zionstone6473
      @zionstone6473 3 роки тому +7

      @@littech6889 I think you should listen to the album again. I think we all should.
      Kendrick didnt win the pulitizer prize for music for nothing, nor was he the first rapper to do so for no reason. The album may have a different meaning then we think as it was made to be listened to different than the average sound. If professional music critics more advanced than fantano think that the album was Pulitzer material, then me, you and many others arent thinking right.

  • @TheDreRock
    @TheDreRock 7 років тому +408

    my favorite to least favorite:
    1. TPAB
    2. DAMN.
    3. GKMC
    4. Section 80
    the best to worst (my opinion)
    1. TPAB
    2. GKMC
    3. DAMN.
    4. Section 80

    • @non-expertguy9805
      @non-expertguy9805 3 роки тому +7

      Add another album, it's just coming soon...

    • @non-expertguy9805
      @non-expertguy9805 3 роки тому +18

      Section 80 worst? 🤣🤣🤣👍🏾

    • @sleep6837
      @sleep6837 3 роки тому +3

      @@non-expertguy9805 yep...like exactly how id do it

    • @jayyy1677
      @jayyy1677 3 роки тому +2

      GKMC
      DAMN
      TPAB
      Section 80

    • @conzo426
      @conzo426 2 роки тому +2

      @@sleep6837 still has 0 skips

  • @Hush99
    @Hush99 7 років тому +427

    My worst to best:
    4) Section. 80
    3) DAMN.
    2) Good Kid m.A.A.d City
    1) To Pimp a Butterfly

    • @ijustwantmyphonecall6947
      @ijustwantmyphonecall6947 6 років тому +25

      wHarshil Bodalwala Wrong. Section 80 is the best album. Damn. is the worst.

    • @lll_Number_One
      @lll_Number_One 6 років тому +25

      I just want my phone call its his opinion tho

    • @GrayLZ
      @GrayLZ 6 років тому +3

      I'd switch DAMN. and Section.80 and bring GKMC to tie TPAB, but that's just me.

    • @rivalsoul9853
      @rivalsoul9853 4 роки тому +6

      @@ijustwantmyphonecall6947 it's not wrong nor is it wrong. It's his opinion

    • @robertodimas7429
      @robertodimas7429 4 роки тому

      Section 80 is not the worst.

  • @joeswar123
    @joeswar123 7 років тому +326

    Kendrick Lamar saw Melon give DAMN. a 7 and told Fantano the truth

  • @Vinesology
    @Vinesology 7 років тому +1826

    1. To Pimp a Butterfly
    2. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
    3. DAMN.
    4. Section 80

    • @o.w.140
      @o.w.140 7 років тому +42

      boybands 100%

    • @Mindsmith96
      @Mindsmith96 7 років тому +7

      boybands yes.

    • @Diego-oe7fy
      @Diego-oe7fy 7 років тому +2

      Thanks.

    • @NaikoArt
      @NaikoArt 7 років тому +42

      That is what i call a good opinion.

    • @altonsafe
      @altonsafe 7 років тому +62

      Swap 1 and 2

  • @cai6972
    @cai6972 7 років тому +1504

    L - Lemme
    G - Get uuuhh
    B - Boneless pizza wit a
    T - Two liter 🅱oke

    • @lordeowstheking
      @lordeowstheking 7 років тому +19

      Kaileidoscope ranked this corny ass copy and paste comment

    • @fonaldfuck202
      @fonaldfuck202 7 років тому +8

      Kaileidoscope u not a blood bitch

    • @ianstjohn7799
      @ianstjohn7799 7 років тому +53

      L - fuck
      G - off
      B -
      T -

    • @Yungtacosss
      @Yungtacosss 7 років тому +1

      187 likes, UA-cam is a cop killer now lol

    • @termiguin1
      @termiguin1 7 років тому +17

      An amalgamation of some of the worst memes currently

  • @ejkinsella
    @ejkinsella 7 років тому +254

    1. The new CALassic
    2. ??

  • @FlamingFilms999
    @FlamingFilms999 3 роки тому +65

    Mine:
    GKMC
    TPAB
    DAMN
    Section 80

  • @yannistalebeats3874
    @yannistalebeats3874 7 років тому +437

    You're not Martin Luther King

  • @coolshirtkid
    @coolshirtkid 7 років тому +482

    my jaw actually dropped when he said tpab was 3rd

    • @tellurianapostle
      @tellurianapostle 7 років тому +23

      Armand Perez he aint lyin

    • @Gtrdxvgyfvbhhfc
      @Gtrdxvgyfvbhhfc 7 років тому +19

      Armand Perez I agree with him

    • @fecklessman
      @fecklessman 7 років тому +13

      i consider it his third as well. i would swap 1 and 2 on kenny's list and agree with it, but damn is pretty great as well.

    • @PeterBarkerMusic
      @PeterBarkerMusic 7 років тому +60

      Armand Perez Exactly. I feel like I’m part of a minority of people that ABSOLUTELY LOVES To Pimp A Butterfly, because I’m pretty sure general consensus among Kendrick fans is that GKMC is his best album. I think that’s third best with DAMN. second, but that’s just my opinion.
      Edit: This is cap, clearly TPAB is the consensus #1, I was an idiot 3 years ago I know 😭 Also I think GKMC is way better than DAMN, I can’t even remember saying any of this dumb shit

    • @farvezafridifaizurrahman6980
      @farvezafridifaizurrahman6980 7 років тому +88

      I can't help but feel even Kendrick doesn't realize what a masterpiece he crafted with TPAB.

  • @darwinmizhquiri8224
    @darwinmizhquiri8224 7 років тому +1596

    doitlooklikeiwasleftoffbadandboujee?

    • @amritk5173
      @amritk5173 7 років тому +32

      Darwin Mizhquiri lmfao anthony do a vid on this

    • @whatevername902
      @whatevername902 7 років тому +38

      Darwin Mizhquiri what d' you say?

    • @darwinmizhquiri8224
      @darwinmizhquiri8224 7 років тому +39

      Nihilistic Christian doitlooklikeiwasleftoffbadandboujee

    • @fonaldfuck202
      @fonaldfuck202 7 років тому +4

      Darwin Mizhquiri you're doing it wrong bitch

    • @chiledawgg
      @chiledawgg 7 років тому +8

      say it again?

  • @justmyopinion1098
    @justmyopinion1098 7 років тому +271

    Section .80 - 8.5
    GKMC - 10
    TPAB - 10
    Damn. - 8.5

    • @justmyopinion1098
      @justmyopinion1098 7 років тому +104

      Only reason people don't like Damn. as much is because it came after TPAB and I feel like their expectations were too high

    • @VitorFlocky
      @VitorFlocky 7 років тому +8

      ISMAIL DAN SADIQ wtf dude, you're the one that sounds 12 years old

    • @selfishbeats
      @selfishbeats 7 років тому +4

      Marlon Garcia Damn can get the 7.5 for me.

    • @Pr0teus14420
      @Pr0teus14420 5 років тому +43

      Section .80 - 8
      GKMC - 10
      TPAB - 11
      Damn - 9

    • @jakegraham3758
      @jakegraham3758 5 років тому +5

      Joshua Scrivner damn ain’t even close to section 80 neither have aged well but section 80 a 7 and damn like a 5 rn

  • @jamesjohnson-lw9ii
    @jamesjohnson-lw9ii 7 років тому +445

    Rank your extra chromosomes

    • @Ilovefent
      @Ilovefent 4 роки тому +29

      1. Us k gas alyujclhclhgpuvljvjfk 2.yolhslydllgdlxlh hcickgovlclvl
      3. Pxhcjclbslbslblabalb

    • @huglife3155
      @huglife3155 4 роки тому +5

      @@Ilovefent god damnit bro

    • @aidenkarpf231
      @aidenkarpf231 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao😂😂😂

    • @Mike-zp2co
      @Mike-zp2co 4 роки тому +6

      @@Ilovefent your opinion is shit #3 is SOOOOOOO overrated

  • @AcolytesOfHorror
    @AcolytesOfHorror 7 років тому +455

    1. Good Kid, Mad City / TPAB
    2. DAMN. / Section.80

  • @conormcgregor8451
    @conormcgregor8451 7 років тому +456

    Idc what anyone says as a hip hop listener GKMC is my fav album by Kendrick it's what I would call a classic hip hop album imo.

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael 7 років тому +45

      Jake Riley I think GKMC will always be my favourite because it's the first Kendrick I listened to so I just got totally obsessed with it when it came out

    • @Stwinky
      @Stwinky 7 років тому +4

      Jake Riley Man, you just don't care huh?

    • @MiguelLopez-fs3ll
      @MiguelLopez-fs3ll 7 років тому

      His best

    • @jack5581
      @jack5581 7 років тому +2

      he's a loose cannon

    • @lucap8336
      @lucap8336 7 років тому

      well it is a certified classic!

  • @adhhxgxhhg
    @adhhxgxhhg 7 років тому +406

    Lil B > Music

  • @moving9071
    @moving9071 7 років тому +253

    It's extremely unfair to say that DAMN is messy or incoherent. It just doesn't hold your hand the way TPAB does. Virtually every track on DAMN ties in with something else on the album. It's a broader, macro-level examination of life (think Dark Side of the Moon and its focus on large subjects) and yet somehow more personal than anything he's ever dropped (FEEL, FEAR, PRIDE, even a bit of biography with DUCKWORTH).
    Though it uses a wide array of topics as jumping off points, it's ultimately an album about the frailty and weakness of mankind and the role of luck and fate in our lives. There's the hugeness of Kendrick's success and the weaknesses and fears of the man himself after the stage lights go down. Set them side by side and you get an album like DAMN that juxtaposes huge, swirling emotional highs (GOD, LOVE) against suffocating lows (FEEL, FEAR) to illustrate who Kendrick is as a person at this point in his life. I've seldom felt closer to him as a listener than I do when I put on DAMN, even though it stunts from time to time.
    If there's any album out that can make a person both feel like a god and infinitesimally small in the span of 55 minutes, it's DAMN. And that's special.

    • @siftwram
      @siftwram 7 років тому +11

      Moving damn

    • @nyshyn307
      @nyshyn307 7 років тому +8

      Twilight Garrison love or lust? Damn. All of us

    • @Conman2541
      @Conman2541 7 років тому +27

      Moving this is one of my favorite defenses of DAMN

    • @ryanbulman4949
      @ryanbulman4949 6 років тому +3

      Too true.

    • @ijustwantmyphonecall6947
      @ijustwantmyphonecall6947 6 років тому +6

      Moving Are all Kendrick Dicksuckers like this? It's Kendricks weakest album. Light 6. Next.

  • @cohenw9793
    @cohenw9793 7 років тому +81

    IT AINT NO EASY GRAB THEY GOT TEE-PAB

  • @yoyoma2831
    @yoyoma2831 7 років тому +490

    king kunta > kendrick

    • @yungnut8300
      @yungnut8300 7 років тому +5

      Isa Yakitori king kunta is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @odfarty
      @odfarty 6 років тому +6

      K dot is the best

    • @gjelbrim7281
      @gjelbrim7281 6 років тому +43

      Kung Fu Kenny > King Kunta > Kendrick

    • @hecatrice2064
      @hecatrice2064 6 років тому +5

      *Underrated opinion*

    • @dolevfiranko6886
      @dolevfiranko6886 6 років тому +12

      Cornrow Kenny>Kung Fu Kenny > King Kunta > Kendrick

  • @gyroscope2181
    @gyroscope2181 7 років тому +407

    teapab

  • @Sharmin8r
    @Sharmin8r 7 років тому +482

    Cal Chuchesta > Kendrick

  • @wwxxww6289
    @wwxxww6289 7 років тому +77

    While i respect your opinion, i cant see how yr missing the strongly thematic message of DAMN. Again, if TPAB is BORN TO RUN, then DAMN. is Kendrick' Nebraska: stripped way down to just a beat and a message. In both cases u get simple powerful, relatable but not watered down American music. Also when u speculate on KF Kenny's intentions for DAMN (which i know u do alot, and thats cool, its part of yr style) you have noticeably not payed attention to what Kendrick or anyone else has said abt wat his intentions were. So u kind of invented and believed yr own narrative. Now if you dont like it as much or arent into it as much or dont put as much stock in it as his other albums, thats fine, totally cool, thats all you bb: like what you like. But the reasoning you provide def seems myopic and maybe stuck in some echo chamber of yr own making. That is my opinion. Peace & respect, Thanks.

    • @majorVwhite
      @majorVwhite 2 роки тому

      I completely agree. I think Anthony heard the much more mainstream instrumentals and production that it gave him a bad taste, and while that is a very fair interpretation, damn kind of falls as more of an imitation of that.
      I think if anything he had an experimental take on trap rap with damn, and I think he totally reinstated what trap could be and what it is on damn. The theme of the album where it follows the ideas of TPAB, but almost like the gritty undertones, the doubt Kendrick has in himself when he is saying what he says in TPAB. While it is fair for Anthony to not like DAMN, I just think that maybe he isn’t considering what damn means for rap and for Kendrick as an artist. I feel it is his most complex album, but masked as a simple trap album to in a way follow the themes presented throughout the project.

  • @HelloBrothersGaming
    @HelloBrothersGaming 7 років тому +28

    "I can't believe he gave DAMN a 10 but TPAB a 7" - The Mano Fantano

  • @daniltogob
    @daniltogob 7 років тому +281

    1. TPAB & untitled
    2. Damn
    3. GKMC
    4. Section 80.
    Nobody ever mentions Untitled. Shit had some of my favourite tracks in his entire discography.

    • @Blackgirlswag86
      @Blackgirlswag86 6 років тому +47

      daniltogob Untitled isn't an album its an EP. Just unreleased tracks that didn't make it on to TPAB

    • @dannykulesa3642
      @dannykulesa3642 6 років тому +20

      Untitled 6 is a masterpiece

    • @GrayLZ
      @GrayLZ 6 років тому +8

      Naimakelis it's not necessarily an EP. While it isn't a studio album, it's more of a compilation record than an extended play.

    • @Slesaint17
      @Slesaint17 6 років тому +9

      LZ it’s really just a b sides....

    • @marcantonio7006
      @marcantonio7006 6 років тому +2

      agreed 100%

  • @kadenmontoya9126
    @kadenmontoya9126 7 років тому +55

    Do a colab with Anthony Fantano and TheNeedleDrop please

  • @georgeharrison4760
    @georgeharrison4760 7 років тому +381

    Review 🅱️oneless pizza

    • @nutmaster652
      @nutmaster652 7 років тому +28

      George Harrison u gon put 🅱️ONES in my shit?

    • @samholik8127
      @samholik8127 7 років тому +19

      George Harrison reported for bullying and harassment

    • @unreal_taxi
      @unreal_taxi 7 років тому +21

      sam holik understandable.

    • @ajohntae160
      @ajohntae160 7 років тому

      have a good day.

  • @whatevernevermind9543
    @whatevernevermind9543 7 років тому +112

    1.) To Pimp a Butterfly
    2.) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
    3.) untitled unmastered
    4.) Section.80
    5.) DAMN.

  • @sailboatsandwine
    @sailboatsandwine 7 років тому +112

    Anytime I listen to TPAB I always have to finish the album. Can't say I do the same with DAMN but I still enjoy it.

    • @kmi2579
      @kmi2579 4 роки тому +3

      The only songs that are still as good as they are in context are "i" and "Wesley's Theory," but they are all fire regardless. I think since the message is more tight and less conflictive than in DAMN., it's easier for me to listen to select tracks from that DAMN. without feeling it takes away fr the experience.

    • @anudhajayakulasuriya5807
      @anudhajayakulasuriya5807 2 роки тому +2

      Yea tpab is like a 8 part tv show that you have to binge. Damn is like anthologies. Like black mirror

  • @PBCollects
    @PBCollects 7 років тому +475

    Lil Pump is a modern genius

    • @whatevername902
      @whatevername902 7 років тому +43

      Smallfry lil pump > tupac

    • @khs8995
      @khs8995 7 років тому +7

      Matt ox = Lil pump

    • @alexboi7144
      @alexboi7144 7 років тому +6

      Smallfry lil pump is shittt

    • @myles6917
      @myles6917 7 років тому +20

      Alex Boi the shit*

    • @SilvioPorto
      @SilvioPorto 7 років тому +17

      AYY ESKETIT ESKETIT ESKETIT ESKETIT ESKETIIIIIIIIIT

  • @ilovecody7514
    @ilovecody7514 7 років тому +90

    I disagree with Kendrick's list tbh despite liking DAMN. a lot....

    • @kilic_
      @kilic_ 7 років тому +11

      Despite?

    • @SidV101
      @SidV101 7 років тому +3

      Creator Kilic give him a break, u and i are right next to each other
      Lol that sounded weird

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 4 роки тому

      @@kilic_ Damn I'm just now seeing this but yeah. Autocorrect did me dirty.

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 4 роки тому

      @@kilic_ It sure does my friend, it sure does...

  • @rob7104whowouldusethis
    @rob7104whowouldusethis 4 роки тому +22

    my rankings
    1. TPAB
    2. GKMC
    3. Section 80
    4. DAMN
    None of these albums dissapointed me
    I dont feel like every album should be held to such a high standard because one of them happened to be one of the best albums ever
    Like, i wouldnt judge damn the same way id judge TPAB because i dont expect every single album he releases to be the best in history

  • @dekkstr_music
    @dekkstr_music 7 років тому +93

    Can't decide which I like more between gkmc and Damn. All I know is, both are better than S80 and neither are as good as tpab

    • @curtisg8399
      @curtisg8399 4 роки тому +3

      Simon O'Hagan I love s80 bro

    • @september5476
      @september5476 4 роки тому

      @Don Shrek you don't understand tpab then how old are you

    • @september5476
      @september5476 4 роки тому

      @Don Shrek you'll understand the art of To Pimp a Butterfly eventually. You probabaly listen to J. Cole LOL

    • @september5476
      @september5476 4 роки тому

      @Don Shrek you mad lil nigga?

    • @krlllx
      @krlllx 4 роки тому +5

      @@september5476 cant even let someone enjoy music

  • @arty6060
    @arty6060 7 років тому +318

    Honestly Anthony I think you go into this with too negative/skeptical an attitude to be fair to DAMN. It's fine if you gave it a 7, that's not the problem and it's a fair score, but the real problem is that you can't wrap your head around it being incredibly valuable to Kendrick because you don't think it's as valuable. You immediately come in with the "He's probably just saying this to pimp it out cus it's his newest release" which already comes off a bit insulting considering that Kendrick is the farthest thing from a sellout that has came out of hip hop this century. Then you start saying that while everything else Kendrick says about DAMN is accurate, the album doesn't have as powerful a message to you than TPAB. Again, that's just your opinion. Kendrick himself might hold more emotional value to the messages in DAMN than any of his other albums. Maybe his own personal demons and faults (Which he goes into at great length on this album) mean more than the overall racial oppression plus some personal introspection he describes in TPAB (Let's not forget 'u' here, cus it's amazing).
    I'll give you the benefit of the doubt though, you're right about DAMN probably shifting place in the future because Kendrick's mentality changes with each album, and it's not technically the best album he's made, but that's our opinion. Kendrick is 'DAMN' well allowed to feel the way he feels about this album whether it's lesser or greater than his others, because it's his opinion and his point of view. You look at his opinion in a quantitative way when this quote and likely the rest of the interview was qualitative.
    So yeah, I don't think it's fair to give your opinion on an opinion without looking at the perspective of said opinion fairly.

    • @thefalloutkid13
      @thefalloutkid13 7 років тому +14

      Macros20 👍👍👍

    • @karmadelivery4407
      @karmadelivery4407 7 років тому +41

      Oscar Iván López Anguiano How's he being a dick ? Everything he said 100 % right ,to make a review about an artist having an opinion on their own music is like an exercise in pointlessness

    • @arty6060
      @arty6060 7 років тому +15

      1:15 Shows he was immediately biased to think that "he's just hyping itself up." My quote above wasn't an actual quote, just a summation of what he was saying.

    • @pvkbro99
      @pvkbro99 7 років тому +8

      Well that was quite the essay of a response. Good shit tho 👌

    • @shawndinhstephens
      @shawndinhstephens 7 років тому +1

      don't know if it would have more emotional value to kendrick; i feel like if it was significantly more meaningful to him he would've mentioned it in the interview

  • @glitterboiii
    @glitterboiii 6 років тому +19

    I remember the first time I ever even listened to Kendrick, I listen to tPaB all the way through and it was one of the most gripping musical experiences of my life. I was shocked by how a modern artist could have created a record so narrative-driven, so symbolic, so epic, and so original. It’s still my favorite album of his.

  • @YTBraxxGaming
    @YTBraxxGaming 7 років тому +285

    Untitled Unmastered >

    • @rajavlitra
      @rajavlitra 7 років тому +12

      deadass I agree

    • @Slycoomer56
      @Slycoomer56 7 років тому +8

      Damn i forgot that album even existed yeah its really good

    • @pedrozajnr7475
      @pedrozajnr7475 7 років тому +7

      apparently it's compilation album ma n8ggas

    • @nikodemanthony5775
      @nikodemanthony5775 7 років тому +6

      King Kirin barely an ep? it has 8 songs on it that's an lp. and yeah its a compilation

    • @Pyrple
      @Pyrple 6 років тому +1

      An EP is under 20 minutes. Untitled I mastered is 34 minutes long, so it’s an album

  • @davidsant433
    @davidsant433 7 років тому +59

    you kinda look like Deadendhiphop

    • @guilimasp
      @guilimasp 7 років тому +14

      he kinda looks like melonman from "The Needle Drop"

    • @Egbert2011Games
      @Egbert2011Games 7 років тому +9

      he kinda looks like kenthony bingetano from the dead end needle drop

  • @carlosmuller3565
    @carlosmuller3565 7 років тому +38

    Tight tiger shirts > tee pab

  • @CurtRichy
    @CurtRichy 7 років тому +119

    I want a text tone of you saying "project"

  • @momatmusic
    @momatmusic 4 роки тому +44

    “TEEEEPAB”

  • @theoweemasterwho5652
    @theoweemasterwho5652 3 роки тому +8

    I think the fact that everyone's struggling with these just goes to show how awesome Kendrick has been with his album drops.

  • @lovetara
    @lovetara 7 років тому +68

    melon kenny

    • @TriFoxu
      @TriFoxu 7 років тому +4

      nice avi

  • @poshroch
    @poshroch 7 років тому +21

    Proof that some race related stereotypes are true: I am black and I love MELON

  • @Insight-Nobody
    @Insight-Nobody 3 роки тому +10

    I put Damn right behind TPAB and slightly above GKMC. I like how the album can be interpreted differently when listening to the full album vs just some of the songs

  • @Zigfisher279
    @Zigfisher279 7 років тому +37

    might as well give cal his own channel

  • @jacobb5409
    @jacobb5409 6 років тому +10

    Best to Worst
    - To Pimp a Butterfly
    - Good Kid, M.a.a.d City
    - DAMN.
    - Section 80

    • @shoreZ
      @shoreZ 3 роки тому

      I'd put section 80 above damn but otherwise yeah I agree

  • @bagel6627
    @bagel6627 3 роки тому +10

    My personal favorite list:
    1.GKMC
    2.DAMN
    3.TPAB
    4. Section.80

  • @AyoShaba
    @AyoShaba 7 років тому +125

    honestly i think DAMN. is the best project he's ever put out. I absolutely love it. I wish I could erase my mind and listen to it for the first time again.

    • @elitepapi9178
      @elitepapi9178 3 роки тому +18

      facts bro people don't appreciate it

    • @ChanchoSleepy
      @ChanchoSleepy 2 роки тому +4

      lies bro people do appreciate it

  • @stevielovesdrugs7575
    @stevielovesdrugs7575 7 років тому +23

    Section 80 is by far his best work it's so nostalgic with songs like ADHD it brings you back to the time you first heard it

    • @michaelcantu6071
      @michaelcantu6071 4 роки тому +9

      Thank you. I feel like section 80 is Kendricks forgotten record. It’s nowhere near as hated as DAMN, but no one seems to ever talk about it.

    • @Visbi
      @Visbi 3 роки тому

      I listened to section 80 today and tryed to rate every song individually, and I rated them all at 10... Section 80 is better than any Trash TPAB or Tupac J colle garbage... Section 80 is the best album of all time

    • @samdamusicnerd9838
      @samdamusicnerd9838 2 роки тому +11

      @@Visbi Okay, it's a great album, but it's not the best album of all time. Also, why you hating on tupac?

    • @sukka4pain
      @sukka4pain 2 роки тому

      „by far“

    • @screwtapee
      @screwtapee 2 роки тому +1

      Bruh are you only rating the album based on nostalgia?

  • @MrHasin-tx6fe
    @MrHasin-tx6fe 7 років тому +61

    TPA🅱️

  • @nowlun
    @nowlun 3 роки тому +29

    It’s not about what’s objectively best, its what youre looking for in an album.
    GKMC is a great narrative, easy to follow, and has some great beats.
    TPAB is highly conceptual, full of risks, and incredibly artistic.
    DAMN. is Kendrick looking within himself, his relationship with God, and life on top.
    And theyre all perfect

  • @Threelives229
    @Threelives229 7 років тому +9

    I think a lot of people put GKMC over TPAB because the songs are alot more radio friendly. I feel like from a musical perspective, alot of people who are musicians can appreciate TPAB more. It's not really a casual listen like GKMC could be. I also appreciate the lyricism and storytelling in TPAB more; Blacker the Berry, How much a Dollar Coast and Mortal Man particularly. Those are the two main and simplified reasons why I enjoy TPAB more. TPAB is my favorite personally, after GKMC, then Section.80 and then DAMN.

  • @QA4nAofm0
    @QA4nAofm0 7 років тому +5

    His albums are so close together in terms of greatness that I don't even pay attention to how people rank them. Though I do find it interesting that kdot ranked TPAB at #3.

  • @damianespinosa6393
    @damianespinosa6393 5 років тому +21

    I like all of his albums but my rankings are:
    1: good kid maad city
    2: TPAB
    3: Section.80
    4: Damn

  • @ryanamaro7592
    @ryanamaro7592 7 років тому +114

    Review a boneless pizza

  • @nicoufeizi1261
    @nicoufeizi1261 7 років тому +19

    His most personal albums came first, I can see why he ranked it like he did

    • @jejalerhou
      @jejalerhou 7 років тому +2

      Nicou Feizi That was the first thing I noticed about the list tbh

  • @you_tube618
    @you_tube618 7 років тому +38

    My list from worst to best:
    Section 80
    Damn
    Good kid, mad city
    To pimp a butterfly
    teenage emotions

  • @drummerofawe
    @drummerofawe 7 років тому +2

    I feel like it's normal not to agree with an artist though, because he has entirely different reasons for liking or disliking a project of his. Writing these projects gives him a relationship with them that you won't get just by listening to them, so it's almost inevitable that he'll find different things to appreciate in these projects.

  • @thewordisours8105
    @thewordisours8105 2 роки тому +2

    good kid, m.A.A.d city = Batman Begins
    To Pimp a Butterfly = The Dark Knight
    DAMN. = The Dark Knight Rises

  • @kingabear
    @kingabear 6 років тому +21

    The thing here is: I like listening to the songs from DAMN. by themselves. I can listen to DNA. and just leave it at that. I can listen to HUMBLE. and then move on.
    I really have a hard time listening to any ONE song from TPAB, other than King Kunta, and not feeling like I need to listen to the rest of the album.

    • @claymoregang2979
      @claymoregang2979 4 роки тому +3

      Kinda understandable but I think you can listen to several from tpbad on their own

    • @kodyplithakis4498
      @kodyplithakis4498 3 роки тому +2

      @@claymoregang2979 late reply but yea I was just listening to a few select songs today like how much a dollar cost and i

    • @beastyboy101bo
      @beastyboy101bo 2 роки тому +2

      @@claymoregang2979 it's probably like 5 or 6 at most though. With DAMN all of them apart from the intro have an insane higher replay value.

    • @ruiyikeith
      @ruiyikeith 2 роки тому +1

      I 100% agree, DAMN has better songs, TPAB is the better album

    • @beastyboy101bo
      @beastyboy101bo 2 роки тому

      @@ruiyikeith I can agree with that

  • @danelynch712
    @danelynch712 7 років тому +7

    In terms of whole album experiences, my list would be:
    1. To Pimp a Butterfly
    2. Good Kid, Maad City
    3. DAMN.
    4. Section.80
    Although I think DAMN is yet to be properly figured out and keeping in mind that each record 100% has it's own strengths that others don't.

  • @stalem8834
    @stalem8834 7 років тому +4

    1. good kid, m.A.A.d city
    2. DAMN.
    3. To Pimp A Butterfly
    4. Untitled Unmastered.
    5. Section.80

    • @Tnail12
      @Tnail12 5 років тому

      stale m8 incorrect

  • @benlloyd206
    @benlloyd206 7 років тому +2

    Good to hear more of your thoughts on Damn. That album is still growing on me with each listen

  • @Karthik_Tiruv99
    @Karthik_Tiruv99 4 роки тому +2

    This would be a much better rating:
    1. (The Best) To Pimp A Butterfly
    2. good kid m.A.A.d. city
    3. untitled unmastered
    4. Section.80
    5. DAMN.
    6. Overly Dedicated
    7. (The “Worst”) The Kendrick Lamar EP

  • @ヤヌスクレーマー
    @ヤヌスクレーマー 2 роки тому +7

    My favorite is and always will be section.80, it means a lot to me personally

  • @hup1699
    @hup1699 6 років тому +5

    I'm a total Kendrick fangirl.. Since O.D. and I finally agree with you 100%. Although I understand the reasons.. It bums me out that more people can't grasp what TPAB is all about (I admit it took me probably 10 listens before it clicked) and has since been my #1. Anywho, Keep up the good reviews. Stay true.

    • @Jackrabbit7
      @Jackrabbit7 6 років тому

      Casey Hup What do you mean everyone loves TPAB and considers it his best

    • @BenthovenMusic95
      @BenthovenMusic95 2 роки тому

      @@Jackrabbit7 Nah people like Damn and GKMC more. I feel like TPAB is the best tho.

  • @evzenvarga9707
    @evzenvarga9707 4 роки тому +15

    4. Damn.
    3. Section 80.
    2. GKMC
    1. TPAB
    I love all of them almost equally though.

  • @aaronkim8112
    @aaronkim8112 7 років тому +2

    I like it how he says it's a 'hybrid' of all his preceded albums. "DAMN" wouldn't have the genetic makeup and composition without the references of previous-composed songs from previous albums. It really is a composition of different songs and references he's used in his previous work if you listen carefully to the lyrics. It's not a bad album at all - i feel like it's a step of maturity and growth for Kendrick as a musician, artist, and he's trying to solidify his social and political statement on his identity and race for sure. I can go into smaller micro details of what particular things he's references in DAMN, but heck it caught me by surprised that he was even referencing songs from section 80, which made me smile because it just means he himself is reminding himself of how far he's come as an artist - creatively, and musically.

  • @Cheaplinx
    @Cheaplinx 3 роки тому +2

    4 years later and this video is still up to date

  • @wally2gen
    @wally2gen 3 роки тому +3

    am i the only person who likes Section.80 more than DAMN 😳😳

    • @Observerw
      @Observerw 3 роки тому

      No I agree damn is his weakest imo

    • @Jackrabbit7
      @Jackrabbit7 2 роки тому

      I prefer Section 80 as well really underrated

  • @TexMalloy
    @TexMalloy 7 років тому +27

    1. TPAB
    2. GKMC
    3. S80
    4. DAMN
    in my opinion 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @firstname3205
    @firstname3205 4 роки тому +15

    Wait he’s wearing a tiger shirt, tiger has 5 letters, the 5th album is gonna be the best

  • @noahkahan4364
    @noahkahan4364 7 років тому +1

    One other point is that Ab-Soul said that DAMN. was internally seen as kendrick going back to his roots, back closer to the types of sounds and themes he would have had interest in in the early days of his career so it is possible that part of the reason Kendrick ranks the albums as such is due to authenticity

  • @TotallyRadicalShow
    @TotallyRadicalShow 7 років тому +2

    To Pimp A Butterfly is a like an experience you can almost never come back to cause it'll never be as good as the first time, while DAMN. is an album that you can come back to at anytime and it still sounds fresh as fuck. Both of them are great in their own unique way.

  • @The90slim90
    @The90slim90 6 років тому +7

    1. To Pimp a Butterfly
    2. good kid, M.A.A.D. City
    3. DAMN.
    4. Section .80

  • @Mike_416
    @Mike_416 7 років тому +5

    I think Section. 80 was the best. And I don't know why no one else has stated that. It was psychadelic, had a strong message, beats were great, performance was insane! I love that album. One of the best albums of all time. The only dull moment is the hook on No Makeup. Other than that. It is pure fire.

  • @KeaneAve
    @KeaneAve 7 років тому +4

    Section 80 was the best album IMO. Top to bottom the tracks were amazing (maybe disluding no make up), the album was cohesive and just like Kendrick said, it was raw. Plus you can listen to it casually without following the storyline

  • @jojoalexander6978
    @jojoalexander6978 2 роки тому +1

    "Trying to get people excited for the new record". Well.... nearly 5 years later....

  • @nirvana13a
    @nirvana13a 2 роки тому +2

    I don’t think I’ll ever get over how hard you missed the theme on DAMN. It has focus and cohesion as much as the two before it, it just doesn’t hold you hand to let you know.

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 Рік тому +1

      Exactly, I think cause damn is the most ambiguous kendrick album that a lot of it flew over his head. It doesn’t give you a clear answer unlike gkmc and tpab as to what the album is about and forces the listeners to come to that conclusion. Out off all of Kendrick’s albums, damn is the album i find something new about it everytime I hear it because of how ambiguous it is, not saying I think it’s his best but I do think Anthony is too harsh on it.

  • @swagpilledcommisar
    @swagpilledcommisar 3 роки тому +6

    I just got into hip hop and gotta say Good Kid is my favourite

    • @bagel6627
      @bagel6627 3 роки тому

      it’s my favorite kendrick album

  • @azzystillborne9125
    @azzystillborne9125 7 років тому +10

    tpab=the pizzas are boneless

  • @MrYeezy77
    @MrYeezy77 7 років тому +109

    *The fact that so many books still name Kendrick Lamar as “the greatest or most significant or most influential” rapper ever only tells you how far rap music still is from becoming a serious art*

    • @aperson------------
      @aperson------------ 7 років тому +22

      Yeezy Yeezy ????

    • @THEWORDONLINE
      @THEWORDONLINE 7 років тому +21

      Yeezy Yeezy what's ur point ? No articulation in this comment

    • @haniii3
      @haniii3 7 років тому +101

      Nosa Izevbigie it's a meme about the Beatles (I think, not sure if it's the Beatles or a different band)

    • @MrYeezy77
      @MrYeezy77 7 років тому +67

      know your meme guys, know your meme

    • @licota11
      @licota11 7 років тому +7

      It's the Beatles lol

  • @gargantialeaved6056
    @gargantialeaved6056 7 років тому +2

    I think Kendrick ranked his albums from least favourite to his favourite and not from worst to best. The reason is I think he ranked his albums that way is he ranked his albums based on their personal level, being DAMN. the most Kendrick's personal album(him and his emotions), GKMC(family and homies), TBAP(Black community) and S80(a generation).

  • @gray4675
    @gray4675 Рік тому +1

    Never thought Kendrick would be wrong about his own record ranking

  • @poketh5854
    @poketh5854 7 років тому +7

    Compthony Kentano

  • @veetondon9569
    @veetondon9569 7 років тому +10

    Melon Head Ranked Lil Yachty's Lil Boat Higher than Kendrick's DAMN

  • @natefreeman7975
    @natefreeman7975 3 роки тому +4

    Gkmc in my opinion is the greatest album of all time. Maybe in all genres, but definetly in rap

  • @EllisLondon
    @EllisLondon 7 років тому +2

    4:48 "DAMN. may sort of change itself, you know, in terms of its rankings down the road, not only for him but for the rest of us too."
    Melonhead has already completed the first step in taking back giving DAMN. a 7.

  • @valzugg
    @valzugg 6 років тому

    I think it's strange that he said this because I've also seen a quote where he was saying the problem with DAMN is that he already kind of gave the message that got him rapping in the first place on the two earlier albums, so he was kind of lost as to how to follow... But this may have been something he said later, idk.

  • @mrbluesky6885
    @mrbluesky6885 7 років тому +9

    he before the Grammy's,it's only politics

  • @HardcoreNerdTheories
    @HardcoreNerdTheories 7 років тому +22

    More stupid stories please my melon

  • @FishSticker
    @FishSticker 3 місяці тому +1

    I think also, DAMN has some really really interesting coded messages that fantano hadn't found yet, when i started picking up on all of them, i started rating damn higher and higher

  • @benlalammohamedrachid3112
    @benlalammohamedrachid3112 7 років тому +1

    you just know you're a great artist when you see people not having arguments on wether you're a good artist or not but instead on which one of you albums was the greatest.

  • @jackalack7234
    @jackalack7234 2 роки тому +3

    I like DAMN for “DNA” and “FEEL.” But GKMC and TPAB have nearly every song as a banger

    • @beastyboy101bo
      @beastyboy101bo 2 роки тому

      I mean if you're being a pretentious prick then yeah I guess. However, I'm not playing Mortal man or U at anytime in the whip. Neither am I playing Sherane or good kidd at anytime. Apart from YAh you can literally paly any of the songs on DAMN at almost any instances.