ELDERS REACT TO KENDRICK LAMAR (King Kunta, Swimming Pools)

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Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta:
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Kendrick Lamar Grammy 2016 performance of "Alright": www.grammy.com/
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Catherine
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ELDERS REACT #84 - ELDERS REACT TO KENDRICK LAMAR

[@andrewterrell9306]

for a generation who claims to like lyrical music so much they really don't give hip hop much of a chance. it's a little frustrating.

[@ZiirFaytal]

+Foxxy Don't tell me you're one of those guys who only like underground

[@theamazingasianinvasion3390]

So true

[@kabakaybug]

ikr, it lowkey made me made.

[@GhostShakz]

So true

[@abrahamgarcia7044]

+Kirra Value what. psych

[@oldthug8551]

"Not only is the bottle breaking, but it might be breaking you". He gets it

[@marciocouto3543]

Exactly!

[@johncastens695]

I was so proud when he said that

[@durkadurkerjackson1664]

Yeah

[@retnugnahte]

I was so happy when that dude got it

[@johnnyklasing4002]

Yeah all the other people assumed there was no intellectual content because it was rap.

[@mananwashere]

the white woman rolled her eyes as soon as she saw the Compton sign 😂😂😂

[@litigatedparadox8946]

Manan Kapoor At least she stayed open minded

[@wyseebbah7193]

Yah, Catherine is a slow starter on these reaction videos. However, she always gets into and remains open minded what she reacts to. It's not like she automatically starts liking it or anything, but she does give it an honest chance.

[@shiestyrecords3225]

yeah i think once she opened her mind she enjoyed it.. low key i only love Josie so Josie is all i watch

[@lexi.cmk.turner]

Gotta give her props for coming round, but yeah, that was awful at the start

[@Amb252]

Close minded people

[@joharifrazier3346]

If they would listen they hear the meaning of the song

[@jaydenfeagaiga191]

Drugs n drinks

[@josephl9988]

Johari Frazier I mean this how they’re grandparents reacted to rock and disco I guess old people just aren’t as accepting to change

[@d.g9661]

@@jaydenfeagaiga191 you're clearly a idiot 🙄

[@westbronco9066]

Joseph L listen to the songs, Kendrick is one of the best poets alive and has massive meaning in his work

[@jaredmunoz9544]

Well yeah, but they did ask for closed captioning or for it to slow down. They’d probably be more receptive if they could understand it. But some of them just have pre conceived hatred for rap.

[@outie1465]

They saw rap and immediately said "it's not my cup of tea"

[@davidlemusramos4648]

3.7k likes and no comments lol

[@timcyron5205]

I thought that was odd because when they reacted to Eminem I don’t think any of them said that.

[@M_773]

@@davidlemusramos4648 2 replies now

[@Zacmaster78]

Isn’t that exactly what everyone does to country music tho?

[@budik7410]

they saw black man rap not just general rap

[@cents2mp]

This was real foolish to not let them read some of the lyrics. That kind of feel like a no brainier.

[@lvrobertus]

IKR!!!

[@BrieoRobino]

they did that in another video.

[@dmetriusmarch]

+BrieoRobino that was anothet song not these ones

[@Nittoirvin15]

amen

[@gracekellman8049]

Preach

[@HoratioAccel]

It's like they turned their ears off to listen to these...

[@johncastens695]

Their ears don’t work that fast hahah

[@hubertswiatanski7714]

Bro im polish and even i dobt understand what he is saying sometimes

[@donaldbarre151]

​@@hubertswiatanski7714 I'm American I understand every word

[@notfontenot8540]

swimming pool is a legit masterpiece, visually and lyrically. I'm so glad at least like a couple people understood rather than shut down completely

[@bogwinkled]

they all still shut it down in the very beginning though😕

[@notfontenot8540]

@@bogwinkled yea that rlly is unfortunate. but its hard to find adults that are open minded at least half the time

[@moneywalrus2069]

@@notfontenot8540 its hard to live a full life and remain open minded, society is draining to the kind.

[@CarterAntFan]

No, Kendrick sucks

[@benmgoldberg]

"Why can't they come up with something clean" because life isn't always clean.

[@betol7373]

✊🙌🙌

[@MrWalkman99]

truth be told

[@zjackshot]

+Ammar Aziz you've made no point not all songs are dirty

[@highglider7911]

profanity and rap has been always a topic of discussion

[@jaynsfe8431]

TRUTH.

[@xpac101000]

Kendrick's message went right over some of their heads

[@kareeb4106]

*all of their heads

[@jakegeddes5480]

+CAPRICIOUS -k the guy with the ponytail seemed to understand swimming pools

[@erinking6931]

+Joseph Moreno really I thought she would understand

[@NoHandlzz]

Straight over their heads

[@kenicke579]

Lol that's because they couldn't make out what he was saying. If they had some kind of lyrical breakdown they may have liked it more.

[@gero3015]

They're so close minded,I hope when we become old we can appreciate the newer music

[@srijanagrawal255]

Rap's been around for half a century now it's not really a generational thing it's a cultural thing

[@98tilinfinity4]

@@srijanagrawal255 True but hip hop has only in recent memory taken the music industry by storm, passing rock as the most listened to genre

[@Kevin-gb8gb]

@@98tilinfinity4 popularity does not mean quality...

[@jonasrmb01]

@@Kevin-gb8gb yea everybody should know that whats your point? the comment you responded to was saying that even tho hiphop music existed that long ago it wasn't mainstream music back then so most of the older people would have likely never really listened to it

[@MicahCohn]

I agree. But scientifically, our brains are out off by new music around age 30. The most important years of our lives in terms of finding and appreciating music are 12-22. Throughout our life our brains will always prefer the music of our youth. But I do agree with you, it’s not important that they listen to it in their free time, but take the time to appreciate it. It’s not easy. Our brains make it difficult.

[@sorenolsen9281]

Anybody else die inside when he said "tHeYrE aLwAyS sHoOtiNg sOmeBoDy

[@pickford7235]

He was laughing tho

[@atalbot4542]

Soren Olsen lmao

[@susanamosquera3399]

I was like " stop talking about police like that"

[@user7161]

@@susanamosquera3399 Fr thooooooooo

[@eljuniorcen2675]

Oh god lol....

[@icarusdjr]

"I like music that has melodies." That song has plenty of melody..

[@DHD95]

that song was like 90% melody

[@MrWalkman99]

right !

[@seshtillirest2175]

+Xllen Gx L

[@PokeTwilight]

+Ben Goldberg Their last listened rap song is probably Vanilla Ice

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

dude said the same shit during Chop Suey's melodic breakdown I think

[@alihassanmanghi51]

it hurts.... he does so much but his message just goes over them

[@sheavaun__9462]

They missed the point completely

[@chinito398]

i know

[@ms.maxine51]

I know...

[@ShotGunFellatio]

We GON be alright!

[@aaymanafzal2499]

These are the people he talks about on the blacker the berry

[@MeSc72]

“they’re always shootin somebody” sir who is THEY? 🧐

[@ohv8550]

He probably meant gang members but he’s a boomer so you never know lmao

[@autumnhd]

i think he's moreso referring to people in rap music videos, rather than any sort of racial connotation

[@daisywhite9594]

Black ppl 💀

[@Thatoneguy-fy5qh]

nah he talking about in almost every rap video they mention guns and such

[@MY-KEL]

He was talking about the police

[@j.d.t.5761]

They are aware that Swimming Pools is ACTUALLY about, - Kendrick Lamar talking about his grandfather's addiction to alcohol. - Kendrick's personal addiction to alcohol by peer pressure. The metaphor around the term "Swimming Pools" is being so addiction to alcohol, that you're constantly "swimming" in it.

[@pubgplayer1720]

@Sheesh Beesh It's blatantly obvious though that the theme is "drowning" in alcohol while telling your conscience to fuck off while doing so. These people are just as blind as bats and as oblivious as anything when it comes to newer music.

[@dja.7626]

@@pubgplayer1720 i thought it was about him and his grandpa going to the public pool and struggling to swim so they kept drowning

[@tomepsilon]

@@dja.7626 you're kind of right... the public pool of liquor. they're all struggling.

[@Dnljns274]

At the end his friend gets shot in a skit

[@skyyyizzle]

"Oh it's typical rap" Oh oh no

[@Anti4skingang]

Oh Yes

[@Anti4skingang]

45ruiz If you didnt take my words out of context maybe you'd have understood but naw you didnt aye?

[@prodpype]

True, it's not typical, it's mainstream

[@shanetheoutlaw7918]

+SavageGAM3R it's not mainstream either

[@mainecurtis1192]

I was like nooooo when I heard that

[@ahmadagil8776]

do a lyrical breakdown to his music so the can understand him and his messege.

[@eduardom.8766]

💯 They should get one of the better lyrical breakdown pods to come in and do a break down of K dot’s bars. I think they’d get it then. (Or they should at the very least show them the Genius annotations.)

[@imadabbou1766]

@Jan Michael Vincent do you have any idea who "kunta" is damn you're so stupid

[@darriyanah6025]

imad abbou we do not acknowledge the idiots

[@xkidleon682]

Jan Michael Vincent oh wow look we have a smartass who googled the meaning of a popular Kendrick lamar song and they think its enough to judge him based on that. I hope you are proud of being born

[@ayman_2138]

@Jan Michael Vincent kendrick's works have always delved into politics class and race relations in a very interesting manner.it's not even like this message is very secret,you just to have to listen for god sake

[@GOTTATOUCHMYSOUL]

That black lady is always the most lost of the elders on here. She doesn't have a clueand I don't think she even tries to understand anything she just wants to be negative just because.

[@Moonshine-papi]

Okay but for real tho. She’s so closed minded.

[@detroitaj3621]

Didn’t listen to one word Kendrick was saying in his song and it’s sad how she tried to be negative to a song that’s suppose to spread awareness

[@weaponx2888]

I can't get over the fact she complained about all the content in his music videos, commented that there's more black men in prison than in college without even understanding a single meaning behind any of his music.

[@smeagle7381]

@@weaponx2888 it’s not really helping that instead of trying to help her understand it y’all shun her therefore pushing her farther from the music and y’all act like there is some deeper meaning to his music when like j Cole there isn’t he pushes the meaning in your face.

[@kekeh.5696]

@@smeagle7381 where is she, you know where she is so we can teach her??

[@macdub57]

“We have more black guys in jail then in college” she turned her brain the whole time he was talking

[@helloooo12012]

To be fair they were only showed a few songs and probably had a hard time understanding the words

[@skd_don]

Exactly 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@masterc315]

Should of been a lyrical breakdown

[@sarumadaki]

YES

[@jennacreighton8432]

Definitely

[@syquanclark8736]

yup

[@PanAfricanCommunalist]

They wouldn't have lasted lmao

[@wobbles19ful]

*Exactly what I wanted to happen!

[@BreBreSanaa]

Why was I expecting them to be more openminded, they completely missed the point

[@lxrxba]

im so frustrated. I thought they would see the meaning of his art

[@Clorox.Bleach]

exactly

[@2KJones]

+aditya yadav swimming pools is a deep song

[@Pancakemarrige123]

+Strider 91 dude what. you must not listent to kendrick.

[@fourhorsemen9166]

dinosaurs dont understand words man

[@donewithyourcrap]

0:20 she saw a black man speak for half a second and couldn't bear it anymore 💀💀

[@souless-sneaks3381]

EXACTLY WHAT IM SAYIN 💀😭

[@t9Forumla]

frrr lmao

[@warwillkill]

ONG 💀

[@charlesc751]

Bro she said “he’s really amazing” to Eminem 💀

[@Dukenich]

@@charlesc751u saw that tiktok too 💀💀

[@MIDA-Multi-Tool]

2:31 "I've been too close to this kind of thing to appreciate it being good." THAT'S THE POINT. It's literally a song about peer pressure. How can you not understand this? (Unless she wasn't listening to a single lyric but the chorus)

[@jessemojadoq6795]

A lot of the time it’s the trauma response to alcoholism. I don’t blame them, but it’s just repressed memory which isn’t too healthy.

[@Ooqgy]

@@jessemojadoq6795 it's healthy to talk about it, she's being unhealthy by holding it in and passing it to others.

[@jessemojadoq6795]

@@Ooqgy everyone has different trauma responses.

[@macdog1]

@@jessemojadoq6795 However, these responses arent all equal in terms of whats conducive for ourselves and those around us... are they? ;)

[@moneywalrus2069]

some people have such poor memories related to alcohol that just smelling it makes them uneasy, so it's understandable and ok that she wouldn't want to open a dialogue about it.

[@burakbasal1907]

THE IGNORANCE OF THESE OLDIES IT HURTS

[@YellawayHD]

were you really expecting anything else?

[@rrivera497]

What were you expecting from them? xD

[@yallugly4317]

+Connor Marquez "Thug music" lmao at your ignorance.

[@sea2thepea]

Ignorance is bliss...

[@erm12341]

to be fair Kendrick lyrics are too dense and layered to be understood on first listening ,they should've at least explained it to them

[@leeshawnklb]

They didn't really understand so what's the point😂😂

[@leeshawnklb]

Some of them

[@asddjs4995]

Leeshawn L. Brazeau i mean if you dont give me the context of TPAB i won't understand either

[@hyunseoklee4027]

@@asddjs4995 even though u would give it a try right? I mean some of these ppl were just like 'oh god no'

[@jadenspare]

asd djs you just have to listen to the lyrics and if you give up just use genius

[@joshuajuliansantos6344]

“The only Lamar I know is Lamar Odom” LMAOO WE ALL LOVE OUR FILIPINA AUNTIE

[@romendeep833]

You mean tita

[@aizen5730]

@@romendeep833 Pwede rin namang auntie

[@marcusrougeau5347]

She said that shit so innocently I instantly came to the comments. The funniest shit ever. 😂😂😂How TF she know Lamar Odom tho😂😂😂

[@dansingh1167]

When I heard swimming pool I instantly turned up the volume

[@josephmerritt5815]

I was more in tune with Alright and King Kunta but it’s coo.

[@araagi5094]

Next up poolside identity

[@Emmanuel44444]

Favorite Kendrick song

[@tia898]

Ong

[@sisterdanielstolemyeditingtips]

"typical rap" yikes yikes yikes

[@joshkinsman2896]

😂

[@theleaker513]

YAWK YAWK YAWK

[@PanAfricanCommunalist]

If only they knew Lmao!

[@Jacobson5837]

kendrick is far from typical rap. He write down real message that he want to say

[@smirks1463]

Kendrick aint typical

[@SuperGreeny99]

They saw rap and instantly stereotyped it, shoulda listened more.

[@hextikwilliams1494]

EXACTLY

[@Vibing]

Got me mad asf

[@shootheparty]

ikr

[@shootheparty]

ikr

[@mainecurtis1192]

So true

[@INK-MONO]

why does he want to turn the audio off, the song is amazing.

[@silver5465]

"They're always shooting somebody" Yikes.

[@ortox409]

IKR 😂

[@matthewuzhere]

yeah tbh a lot of their language is very clearly racially charged, I’m a little surprised they even posted this video

[@jack-qs3ng]

How stupid are you?!??! When the last time u watched a rap video and there wasn’t reference to guns

[@Maria-ls2vf]

I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean it like that

[@infernoking8407]

he didn’t mean it like that haha

[@whyishow]

I love how they don't quite get the commentary he's making on these things, i.e alcoholism and incarceration

[@DTfan43]

I know this is a 4 year old comment, but David seemed to make that connection with Swimming Pools. Most real part of the video too.

[@Huncho2x__]

@@DTfan43 fr he look like he's not as close minded ass the rest of them

[@avery465]

Yea can tell which ones shut him down as soon as they saw it was rap and which ones kept an open mind.

[@Lemon_Oppy]

I gotta disagree about the “he should rap about college”, Kendrick isn’t praising violence, he’s against it, he raps about gang violence as a warning he’s trying to uplift the community and this country, he has so much staying power and is a leader, it’s hard to see with only a few songs and not analyzing each album, so I digress

[@squizzyrecka]

Funny how the black lady with the pink shirt is saying all the things she doesn't like about things but simultaneously agreeing with kendrick without knowing it 🤣

[@swaglord8274]

Right

[@MeechMadeItHappen]

They hear the music but they not listening

[@Noirlore]

Out of every Kendrick song they choose these two smdh

[@adept.anderson]

right. If anything i would have shown the "Alright" video or something.

[@Akond27]

3

[@joshuathomas3381]

Ikr

[@ririx7990]

oh shame they did play alright.. but the music video is what I wanted

[@Noirlore]

+STURDY👺HERMIT alright, sing about me, blacker the berry, etc

[@lilfacade]

They were handed songs from two of the most beautifully crafted and most meaningful albums of all time but refused to be open minded because of the genre of music it was. I hope to god that when I grow old I do not have the same mentality these people do.

[@lilfacade]

They should be given lyrical breakdowns of some of his songs so they can grasp the implications of Kendrick. Especially in situations like with the black woman when she was talking about how he doesn’t talk about black kids going to college.

[@izzyy87]

FORREAL.

[@ilovekendrickilovekendrick2962]

WE LOVE KENDRICK

[@kennethromo8302]

Ecco

[@prodmyle]

5:28 and they talk about our generation being disrespectful

[@Teachinator]

The lady in that grey blazer gets it bro. She actually understands how intentional he is.

[@Amb252]

She gets it

[@emilal]

She can get it

[@01TacocaT10]

@@emilal ayo 👀

[@rosemoreno5110]

Lady in the blazer called it a “drug house”

[@jaylanfall6026]

I got so frustrated when they didn't understand what he was singing about!

[@elipanga1840]

“they’re always shooting somebody” is crazy

[@ssmaamam]

"I like music with melodies." Erm...

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

ELDERS READ KENDRICK LAMAR LYRICS

[@ultimatechris1000]

please

[@vartebugge]

I

[@vartebugge]

K

[@vartebugge]

R!!!

[@koalie978]

no kidding

[@michael-michellepratt4304]

"Oh it's typical rap" Oh no...just no...no

[@honningmann]

+Adrian Laney same!

[@WastedBananas]

it is

[@crystalmascot3107]

Drho b I'm aldrian :O

[@honningmann]

Crystal Mascot hahaha

[@crystalmascot3107]

Carlos Gomez o_o okay then, I think that's subjective though.

[@lastexuberant6379]

elders react to filthyfrank

[@blubeetle1314]

It would be a single not to

[@BobBob-zj4vx]

Ladies and gentlemen that's music

[@tia898]

Fax

[@aayushverma9681]

Agreed

[@maxii95]

Oh the ignorance

[@ceuutkulbay9390]

you wavy

[@itsreallyzyaire]

+Ceuut Kulbay nah she just has a opinion

[@bluelamboblackpresident6111]

Repping BDL my g

[@NoHandlzz]

+FariBaggo beat me to it

[@joshuaconrady978]

lyric breakdown for Kendrick lamar for elders react

[@gersontheperson6673]

yes!!!

[@DesaClanHD]

already did

[@pfartstink764]

Do elders react to Fetty wap!!!!!!

[@ashleyportes5320]

+Element FireLord66 yesssssssss

[@kingsuperman947]

+Element FireLord66 lol nooo

[@fraserwatsn]

“They’re always shooting somebody” - 👴🏻

[@JV4LONGONG]

It’s cuz rap music videos usually have shooting in it it’s not cuz of race

[@BobBob-zj4vx]

Kendrick lamar is the best and that song

[@backwoodcoup]

Out of all the songs you could've picked

[@mhaetolentino7787]

bruh I thought the same

[@kh0357]

alright is his best imo and king kunta is my guilty pleasure k dot song

[@jgsource552]

@Alessandro Principe the only good one they showed was drown bruh... In terms of lyricism anyways.

[@am_3508]

Everymomentis1hp what? What the fuck? They showed songs from To Pimp a Butterfly, Swimming Pools is legit the least encrypted one, King Kunta is his view on the world and the industry as a black man making it through, Alright is about how even through all the oppression they’re going to make it out alright, Blacker the Berry is the biggest one and is what a lot of people consider his best song- it’s a look into black and black violence and how we can only take action on white and black violence once we figure how to settle gang violence and whatnot, and even if we go into rhyme patterns they’re significantly better compared to how they were in Swimming Pools during Good Kid Maad City

[@lights432zzz8]

Fbe alwyaa picks the worst song lol

[@HighriseSuicides]

Really wished they would've went into more depth as to what Kendrick is saying in his music especially in Swimming Pools because I bet more than half of the elders didn't even realize that the song wasn't actually glorifying drinking which someone may think without actually paying attention to the lyrics

[@camilleamolo7279]

I agree!

[@kyelove7592]

Exactly

[@AyoJola]

Trust meeeeee

[@hillythekidd5240]

+David The Gamer so true

[@pawaythesaiyan]

Ik man I thought they coulve went more in depth if they used songs like Sing about me, Alright, or blacker the berry

[@olliedawizard]

Dude this video has sm coded racism I can’t believe it bro

[@willpratt3460]

elders react to j cole

[@JamesDrainer]

they aint gonna understand kendrick the way your supposed to understand him, all of his music has a deep message that takes a very open mind to see the true message!

[@turdferguson9452]

Yeah they were listening to the sounds they were hearing. It's so much more than that through.

[@username2748]

bro that doesnt matter lmao something can have a message and you can still not like the music

[@kristianorella2468]

you guys missed the point of Kendrick's music...

[@Milo-wy4dc]

Tru

[@No1WillMakeItOutAlive]

Yeah they didn't ask any questions about the meaning.

[@01bieberluvr]

exactly

[@mota1185]

Exactly

[@dys_nat5879]

Exactly

[@subasudavid3370]

When that grandpa said 'It's just typical rap' I just became really mad

[@hzylife9964]

ELDERS REACT TO LOGIC

[@deearr2523]

6:37- How frustrating to hear her say that when these are topics Kendrick Lamar writes about -_- Please redo this video.

[@deguesstheboxingfan]

Seriously she wasn't even listening.

[@WastedBananas]

awful artist thougj

[@doaeonsafesdreamofheavyammo]

Yeah, but there has to be at least one person doing the most in all these videos

[@nyahs6197]

"Would it be safe to say my intelligence is great relief and it's safe to say our next generation can maybe sleep with dreams of being lawyer or doctor instead of a boy with a chopper"

[@vinay5807]

One of the best song closers

[@NPC-gl8xp]

theyre so out of touch none of them recognized kendricks poetry

[@danhopalot]

It's kind of understandable though, I'm only 27, I can't say for sure that i'll be in touch with new music and culture when I'm their age.

[@danhopalot]

Yeh can't argue with that. One of them even asked for captions haha

[@ieatgold]

I like how everyone says they're so out of touch and missed the point, but the only parts they can understand are the lines that are slow. so how can they receive the message when they are unable to understand what's being said? like the one said, they needed captions lol

[@sankalpyadav66]

This makes me hate the boomers even more lol

[@anthonydecarolis2912]

Hey man it's to each their own, you can't force old people to like something you like

[@valve6642]

Heyyyyy I'm in my 60s and I LOVE Kendrick, esp that Grammy performance! That was the ish! www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11004624/grammys-2016-watch-kendrick-lamar-perform-alright-the-blacker-the-berry

[@josephmerritt5815]

Anthony Decarolis they don’t have to like it. It’s just they underestimate the talent these artists have. And instead of listening to the meaning of it they just pay attention to the explicit stuff. The flow, style, and wordplay these artists have is countless and amazing. But they don’t pay attention to it. And they like to say their music is better when it just talks about the same shit over and over. Their music hasn’t progressed any. That’s why it’s called 50’s and 60’s music. Because it was a part of that decade and it never progressed. They just made new genres. The only genres that progressed any were Rock and Country. But even those didn’t change and venture as far as Rap did. Rap is by far the most open minded, creative, talented type of music, yet people like to call it vulgar and say they don’t understand anything. It’s ok not to like it but when you bring it down even tho it’s more superior to other genres, like the ones they like, it’s not factual. They don’t have to like it from a personal level, but when they talk about it on a public and general level and say some negative shit about it that isnt even true it gets me frustrated. Cuz they were taught and even just learned to hate it, and ofc there’s the stereotypes that people say. Which also aren’t even true. But that’s just my opinion. It’s not like it’s gonna change anything, but that’s the point I’m trynna get through to you.

[@offdazaza2769]

@histroy very much

[@tia898]

Right

[@yawoelevn]

the problem is its kendrick..With kendrick its not about the music, its about the message and they werent even listen to the words.

[@TehThespian]

tbf, the older generation isn't really use to hearing a real message in hip hop. Most mainstream hip hop is filled with meaningless violence so thats what they expect.

[@atomicvoid3549]

+TehThespian plus most of them don't even listen to hip hop in general

[@lLe0nx3]

+TehThespian what no lmao you clearly don't listen to hip hop. it was filled with glorifying meaningless violence more than a decade ago, then kanye changed everything.

[@smilealwaysnatasha3423]

+TehThespian that's a lie. alot of older hip hop was all about message and substance.

[@mi1125]

+Natasha AndCompany is right but so is +Yo Mama. Those two kinds of rap were the mainstream then. Like the core of it all.

[@fuckersinschooltellingmech9197]

How you guys gonna show random kendrick Lamar videos them like they suppose to understand his messages?elders dont even try to understand half of time...

[@fgshi3694]

That one lady in the orange shirt saying “there are always jail cells, cmon, we have more black males in jail than college.” That is kind of the point, he is putting that message out there.

[@solobaby191]

Shorty said drug house 😂😂😂 bro it’s just a party

[@Lcjr23]

Different environment she would’ve said a frat party 😂

[@yafetmenghesha6491]

You can't just give the ELDERS a Kendrick song to listen to, without them reading the lyrics and appreciating the message of kendricks lyrics. Especially since they all are close minded to the type of music that Kendrick makes (Rap)

[@jadainefraser7101]

This time was wasted on the elderly. They missed the point by a longshot, I'm literally frustrated bc they missed it

[@MaJJandSoYa]

truth

[@Galaxy321]

Me 2

[@marksaunders7618]

visit my soundcloud bruh soundcloud.com/marksaunders-sounds/hunger-games-prod-jhitz

[@davidgutierrez2620]

They should this again

[@_Cato_]

What is the message? I genuinely want to know.

[@MIDA-Multi-Tool]

4:12 Was really interesting to me. His tone made it seem like he was about to say, "but..." but he didn't. He kinda realized mid-sentence that he didn't have anything else to add.

[@cripplermaximus]

7:12 I bet homeboy has some stories :(

[@dabombofstuff8023]

Underwhelming video. They barely talked about or listened to his lyrics.

[@daviddalton8861]

Not like you can really make out most of the words, tho.

[@salimkaka2235]

+David Dalton i can...easily lol

[@denique_x]

they couldnt understand what he was even saying

[@BrieoRobino]

+jesse they did that in another video.

[@dejanicole8179]

They just dont understand at all 😔

[@dejanicole8179]

Manee and i expected her to actually know something about him but ig not

[@deankahler465]

Theus elders react to Y.G. from the west side

[@TwoJZ_]

Yep

[@SA-zf4yx]

Rap ain't for everybody

[@cinnadidthat5055]

+Somaya Ahmed you're right

[@jansenslate8936]

These same old ladies praised Eminem and said he was amazing in the other video

[@josephmerritt5815]

They wanna ask why it’s so explicit. Because life isn’t always clean. As they say, “art portrays life, and life portrays art”.

[@akinrinmade00]

2:56 shout to the only guy that actually WATCHED the video

[@JoseMiguel-fl5oi]

Ikr

[@hyunseoklee4027]

The black dude too

[@magicTapia99]

they dont understand his message

[@Smilemore-pw2zf]

What is his message?

[@Smilemore-pw2zf]

Byron Lolloper Oh ok. I Was just curious.

[@juneupnext]

Fr

[@PedroPerez-kl4bv]

1 of them understood swimming pools

[@magicTapia99]

Pedro Perez ya but he understood a little bit

[@ConfusedFox-ms7ml]

That old Asian dude and black dude were chill

[@hotsauce444]

"Their always shooting somebody" Wtf do you mean

[@basedgodbill]

I feel like they were stereo typo him just because it's was rap music

[@ariatsunami7384]

right

[@yeezus909]

exactly

[@HeyLetsDoAThing]

I feel like this may have been more substantial as a lyrics breakdown, specifically of Swimming Pools. I feel like they missed the point of a lot because they either couldn't understand it in one listen or were close minded to the genre from the jump.

[@minyoongissidebitch2764]

100%

[@RareMade]

For real

[@piolo1023]

thank you exactly they didn't focus on the message of the music

[@XFry333X]

Missed it entirely

[@dennyyoffthehennyy]

Yea you're right

[@ernestoleal9101]

Do elders react to young thug 😂😂😭😭😭

[@osani1356]

DONT EXPECT A OLD WHITE WOMAN TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KING KUNTA...BLESS HER HEART

[@octopoctapus9712]

0:56 "They're always shootin' somebody"

[@hyunseoklee4027]

I mean at least he actually watched.

[@swaggyprince5649]

@@hyunseoklee4027 lmfao ya but the preconceptions towards black ppl r obviously present and that's sort of alarming

[@hyunseoklee4027]

@@swaggyprince5649 100% and the preconceptions towards all hiphop and black music in general

[@youcantbeatk7006]

Last night a police officer broke into my house and gunned down my family for being black. smh

[@smeagle7381]

@@hyunseoklee4027 y’all readin to deep in it he is right they are always shooting people in the music videos

[@Varun616]

5:30 "It's typical rap" Oh, the ignorance.

[@g0dfart3r]

He's right. Kendrick Lamar's rap might have a deep message, but it also has the cars and motorcycles, the women and the attitude other rap video clips have.

[@Varun616]

ThatAverageGuy But the music is not about all that.

[@g0dfart3r]

enlessdreams It's not, however, Lamar uses the symbols I mentioned earlier to sell his content and that is very average. Besides, the message isn't that great.

[@g0dfart3r]

***** Yes, I agree completely with you.

[@aaronnewman7573]

Right elders can be wise but they can also be very simple minded

[@mrcar7861]

“Their always shooting somebody” is crazy

[@Wdog1847RL]

😭

[@Scytheslingrr]

it’s frustrating how they dismiss it almost instantly because it’s just “typical rap” :(

[@g1945acp]

They're Very Close Minded

[@harukananase9826]

They grew up with gramophones and acoustics guitars, cut them some slack, I think fir their generation their VERY open minded

[@MrAstrothousand98]

I have no idea what he said

[@Johncornwell103]

I find it weird that they focused on the video and not the actual message in the video.

[@noble20xx56]

Yeah...I knew that was going to happen.

[@chance2988]

you are so right

[@sippiee]

ikr

[@OkCare1529]

well a few of them did say that they couldn't follow what he was saying

[@landon6054]

Exactly. Kendricks music is about meaning and messages. And if you understand the message than the video is easier to understand.

[@redhood8030]

Do elders react to schoolboy q please

[@FromTheSouthmark]

GET TOP DAWG ON THE PHONE

[@imrepping00]

said it won’t be long

[@Diva1555]

They completely missed the point.

[@whatevernevermind9543]

Why wouldn't you do How Much A Dollar Cost? Or something very deep?

[@connorp7863]

They already have...

[@mehtra7395]

some recommended lyrical breakdowns: - ALL OF TPAB - The Art Of Peer Pressure - Tammy's/Keisha's Song - Swimming Pools (add some more if you may, the only ones i couldve thought of)

[@WastedBananas]

too much corn

[@ruthbaderzim]

yeah i knowww

[@mehtra7395]

+Wolf Outlaw wut?

[@barnaclescum7011]

“They’re always shooting somebody!” 💀 this whole video was a set up and ykw im here for it

[@WhitesAreCringe]

Yeah we know It's in ur blood

[@calvin7978]

my guy David definitely listened to every Kendrick album and song after this

[@bigboiigg]

Why didn't y'all tell the meaning of the song like King Kunta about Kunta kenta or about how drinking controls you and it's about his family

[@MaelahJ]

Since they can't understand what Kendrick is saying then have them react to panda by designed lol but I would like for them to redo this video.

[@GanenRo]

id like to see that

[@kareeb4106]

preach

[@mac4336]

*designer*

[@eliseberry306]

+Andrew Doe IKR that would be too funny

[@ShotGunFellatio]

+Neba Carole desiigner*

[@kiankalantar641]

"I've been too close to this kind of thing to appreciate it" THAT'S THE POINT

[@Kilomanjarrow27]

Elders React to Logic

[@ramonthompson2629]

These elders didn't listen to one word Kendrick Said.

[@DampeS8N]

Cause they couldn't understand a word he said.

[@iceebaby79]

exactly

[@the3broskies123]

yep

[@mica9591]

fr

[@codysaunders4397]

All they heard was the swear words😒