Just How Good Is Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN' Album? | Everyday Struggle

On the latest episode of #EverydayStruggle, Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks break down Kendrick Lamar's album and determine just how good it is. They also talk about the replay value it has compared to Kendrick's other projects.
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[@fluff975]

Akademiks... Kendrick isn't giving you your political views. He's giving you his own.

[@ZahirMarshal]

Joe gonna swing on akedemiks one show

[@teddestin2194]

Xavier Marshall lmaoooo right

[@KJTV24]

Xavier Marshall I just said that bruh in my head I thought I was the only one who thought that lmao

[@skaterh00dy]

I can totally see that happening. There's so much tension between these two, plus Joe gets really aggressive and heated during each video. Sometimes, you can see by the looks in their eyes, that they're ready to fight. Edit: Changed "too" to "two".

[@outlaw2096]

Xavier Marshall fax lol😂

[@chriscrux4556]

Xavier Marshall He better. Nigga needs to get checked.

[@vithedesigner]

Dj Akademicks has a hard job... He is the defender of low complexity music.

[@billionabil]

The Kelly Ann Conway of Hip Hop

[@pitkruninger7942]

Nabil Jawad That's spot on!

[@prodbp]

It’s not the fact that he likes low complexity music, not every artist has to make complex music, it’s the fact that he can’t accept or appreciate that Kendrick makes music that you have to think about to understand the meaning.

[@kevindensmore7507]

Unfortunately his job is becoming easier and easier as time moves on.

[@mcknight1043]

Am I the only nigga who plays TPAB atleast once a month and have been since its release in 2015.

[@DrGanja99]

King Krysis I think TPAB has much more replay value than DAMN

[@dondreytaylor8001]

I play it all the time. Its become a necessity of life to at least hear a couple songs from it for motivation. The album is a constant reminder of how this world views me as an "African American". I just loved it!

[@jacksonjason776]

lately ive been playing it at least one a day for the past week

[@saqib7965]

Damm was alright apart from a couple tracks

[@shaihemewhite-wallace9071]

I'm sorry TPAB one of the greatest and I mean greatest albums to ever come out in hip-hop

[@Noah-kg7tj]

akademiks look like an emoji

[@LeadStarr87]

He does!! lmao!!

[@rhysdyer3104]

da fuuuqqqq XD

[@thesnitchninedog4269]

Noah Wilson OH SHIT 😂😂😂 LMAO HE DOES!!! Damn boi almost made me drop my ramen rn

[@IsaiP]

R.E.D Music everyone eats ramen while watching KZbin, and everyone almost drops or chokes on their Ramen when reading comments.

[@IsaiP]

👳🏾‍♂️

[@onedeadpixel10]

"I don't want to hear sociopolitical stuff from rappers" this is what's wrong with the industry today.

[@ericflores6542]

One Dead Pixel how?

[@ericflores6542]

S7at Blakk that's where you're wrong buddy boy and even if it was created on a sociopolitical movement why does that matter?

[@martyc909]

He ain't wrong. Rap's first classic album was Kurtis Blows "The Breaks" which was all socialpolitical. Rap started as party music yes, but right away, like the moment people heard it, rap then became a avenue to express the pain in the ghetto. Both party music and conscience rap can exist, and in fact I agree with KRS-One, there has to be a balance between the two. Rap is at its worse when the party music overshadows the conscience rap. We rarely have had any era which political overshadowed party.

[@tinyspeaker]

Lmao if you are looking for socio political content in rap music then you're too lazy/uninterested to seek out real sociopolitical content. You know, books and articles. If you're trying to learn about society from rap chances are you aren't smart enough to read a book, so you dunces need something I supoose

[@mitchellporter8122]

people got different tastes bro.

[@MegaMjjordan]

Joe has to slap Akademiks and make it look it sexy

[@nadirimyers6643]

lmaoo best comment this month. You win sir lol

[@bayarea415josimar]

MACAVEL1 LMFAO. 😂😂

[@owo-qj8nh]

MACAVEL1 hey fix the grammer real quick

[@willbielema7214]

W

[@melchisedekj]

W

[@youresotall7126]

"WHICH MEANS ITS FUCKING LOW IN QUALITY" HAD ME FUCKIN DEAD

[@Callmecain23]

Akademiks literally has the worst opinions

[@ciscogomez4605]

Christian Cain yes he fucking does!!

[@dollarcrash9368]

couldn't be more right

[@lilpeepwastrash3464]

The fucking worst

[@tomsylvester3965]

he was on livestream the night of release talking about the album being boring and he wouldn't listen to it again

[@stablehuman8551]

This the same man who stans drake😂

[@TheCassiusMorrisShow]

Man... how can you say XXX w/U2 was a Wack song? The lyrical content is incredibly meaningful and moving.

[@jamesmaldonado4342]

The Cassius Morris Show top songs for me

[@isabellaraflowski6034]

i don’t think they’ve looked too in depth into the song because lyrically and intellectually, it’s an exceptional track.

[@hunterwhaley5221]

It’s so amazing. It’s all written on the premise of a pacifist being forced to acknowledge that he would kill the person that killed his loved one.

[@valx5]

also sonically & instrumentally the song BANGS idk why someone would say it’s terrible

[@Ezralibrascale]

Yea this song (and album in general) has aged like fine wine… it’s def a classic

[@ShimuraTheRuler]

Akademiks Has No Taste In Music If Believes That " To Pimp A Butterfly Has No Replay Value"

[@tomasomaccio7606]

agreed that album was still making waves into 2016

[@mikecraig2062]

Donell Graham it's possibly the best hip hop album of the decade

[@moving9071]

TPAB was inspiring conversation and thinkpieces a year later. No comparison to be made with 4YEO whatsoever.

[@selinadeloach6680]

Donell Graham...I agree with you 💯. I still listen "to pimp a butterfly"

[@ShimuraTheRuler]

enkadu007 how?

[@MrJojo5555555]

I aways come back to TPAB... its a TIMELESS CLASSIC

[@nicklam5234]

Joel Gonzales I know got that jam on vinyl

[@timbosqueeze8174]

Joel Gonzales good kid maad city is his best album TO ME

[@IceTrayZay]

Fr bro, I can listen to that album all day

[@picadie8971]

Joel Gonzales best rap album in a long time

[@beeazy2847]

Yall overhype it. I'm with Akademiks. I wanted Gkmc part 2 but got a nigga doing a free verse poem on the second track. Foh. By These Walls I couldn't listen nomore. Damn & Gkmc was dope tho.

[@Nayahpooh012]

Academiks doesn't want to hear Kendrick rap about that "pro-black militant" stuff... but all his favorite rappers mumble over trap beats? IGNORANT

[@Hakeemlejudge]

lamar is trash

[@slomo6054]

Sofianzz Why do you think that?

[@mochathecreative]

@@Hakeemlejudge wtf ur crazy

[@lagod63]

Definition of an old head. All y’all niggas bring up the same damn shit!!

[@dandonovan6867]

@@lagod63 he’s not wrong tho

[@alandood5527]

If you skip XXX you're not gonna get the bigger picture silly

[@unreal_taxi]

Jamal Ortiz one of the best songs!

[@alandood5527]

Michael Smith right? So different from anything I've heard

[@suntansuperman26]

Jamal Ortiz He really painted a picture with that song.

[@Wbe1000]

Shit was 🔥

[@trebaby9]

I can't believe they said it was trash lmao I was shocked .

[@RizzyWow]

Akademiks just proves how out of depth he is when it comes to Hiphop talk and culture.

[@jermaineblalock5553]

RizzyWow exactly

[@kimberlyfranklin7645]

RizzyWow he's an insatiable moron.

[@BluEx22329]

Tether talk

[@Jrust139]

ok so didnt akademiks say he didnt like eminem because he had no mature content, and here he says he doesnt like kendrick rapping about politics or social issues...like...bruh....make up your mind

[@suncityfootballclinic]

DJ Akadmiks is an aggressive blinker

[@kashtides]

Nigga damn near taking flight

[@preciouscandy1]

JONATHAN ZWAMBILA 😂

[@RandomheadProduction]

I'm honestly quickly losing respect for Akademiks watching these complex videos

[@jermaineblalock5553]

Owen Parker he's exposing himself..he ain't to deep..kinda shollow

[@eyezzsodrppyXXX]

Owen Parker lmao, the more I watch the less I'm liking him and the more I start to like Joe

[@redbooker11]

Wtf I still listen to TPAB daily to this day. Replay value? Akademiks does not speak for all millennials, just the wack ones.

[@CoKaneHarleyMackHood]

cesar mapula fr like no lie i listen to it the other damn right after DAMN i love the jazz shit i grew up with that jazz shit frfr mom uncles etc played frfr all kdot albums got replat vaule to me frfr

[@weariedyoman1970]

cesar mapula u gotta be playing with all that frfr shit

[@tomasomaccio7606]

cesar mapula he sounds like a complete fucking tool. why does his opinion even matter.

[@butterflyeffect8862]

i listen to the first half of tpab almost everyday

[@samo.8982]

cesar mapula FACTS!! Akademiks gets his opinion from drake stans in ovo forums.

[@Dharrell1]

Shit I bumped To Pimp a butterfly for months there was so much depth in that album it wasn't funny. This nigga DJ Akademiks makes shallow ass observations to be doing commentary on rap. Every album has a few bangers. People don't make albums anymore Kendrick makes albums and they bang.

[@Vowz9]

Donnell Pearl facts everytime i played the album it had my full attention. Album was a work of art. Matter of fact im bout to bump hood politics rn

[@trindinwright6374]

Donnell Pearl facts! Man I bumped tpab every day!! It gave me pride and reinforced admiration of my people

[@Uncouthed]

Truuuue

[@zacharypeavy7801]

I think people say it was trash because they heard someone else say it. As a music fan, I don't know how you can hate that record

[@fromjahwluv]

Same I listened to tpab for the entire year it dropped and still return to it every other month.

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

'DAMN' was a great return for Kendrick to a more mainstream sound. It falls short of his last two as a project (UNDERSTANDABLE) but it's one of his most eclectic pieces and features some of the most interesting music he's made. 'Lust', 'Element', etc etc

[@ReptileDys]

Darrel Be shit I enjoyed it more than gkmc

[@Sheetrock39]

this is the best comment

[@hellboymax]

Darrel Be that album was the least mainstream thing I've ever fucking heard

[@samuelkim5457]

Max C. Dumbass

[@denisfresco3194]

the thing is, TPAB was definitely a 10/10 project, so if your next project isn't as good as a 10/10 project is that really a bad thing? Imo DAMN. is still a 9, which like you said, isnt as good as his last but is still way above everything else thats out right now

[@MisterWill11]

I used to hate Joe Budden because he always used to disagree with my opinions but I see that he actually uses facts and numbers to back up his points.

[@MysticalMastodon]

Will Thweatt lmao can you name one fact or number he used here?

[@chefawkes]

The projected sales for Damn are over 400,000.

[@danielmercedes639]

Everybody skipped the track with U2 but then came back around and realized it was fire.

[@CrazyJay-nb3wg]

Daniel Mercedes The only tacks that were weak on DAMN are Loyalty, Love, and Fear.

[@olivermelara7459]

CrazyJay 5000 no way loyalty is a rlly good song and fear has one of Kendrick’s best verses ever

[@M360-w6o]

@@CrazyJay-nb3wg All 3 are fire

[@lukecacicio6850]

this was made in april im writing this in 2018 the album is still relevant

[@DeyjanBeats]

akademiks dresscode changed from justin bieber to 40 year old white dad real quick 😭😭

[@assymcgee8773]

deran YS 40 year old dad? How about 16 year old computer nerd..

[@shaw497]

deran YS What 40 year old dad wears a $200 robin jeans t shirt? But fr how could akademiks spend so much money on clothes and still look like shit?

[@kingfreedom775]

I'm really glad that Joe Buttons is in the show he comes from an era where lyrics and bars and substance and messages mattered on a hip hop album and storytelling so I love the fact that Joe Buttons in this show please leave this show on is one of my favorites thank you from👇 👉👑👈 Freedom

[@marloscouting119]

Budden

[@prodbp]

You prolly sad as hell

[@tarikajdani5848]

I love how this show is exactly how kids and grown ups discuss in the youtube comments. I don't understand why people want akademiks out, it gives us the view from both worlds

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Tarik Ajdani I'm younger than Akademics and he's a idiot

[@tyronenasty6815]

Tarik Ajdani same I'm younger than him he's a fucking dumbass

[@souskai]

Tarik Ajdani The moment he said that fast food quote with his generation. It was over. Joe won. Not all younger generations are dumb but usually those chose to lead are while the smart ones are ousted.

[@MeteorBros]

Wtf I loved XXX it's one of my favorite tracks on the album

[@frankoninhd2374]

Same walk myself to the court like bitch I did that X RATED !!!!

[@levelheadednbafan8664]

He did listen but I think he disliked the second half of xxx when bono starts.

[@MeteorBros]

Level headed Nba fan And I don't get that, I went into the song expecting a garbage feature from Bono but I was blown away

[@naruto1coolestfan]

i havent heard U2s music b4 why everyone hate him

[@ReptileDys]

Jlrsnake13 because hiphop heads think rock is weird even tho u2 one of the greatest bands of all time they biased

[@JavierMartinez-il6od]

I ain't seen this episode yet But every episode I watch I like akademiks less and like Joe more. Joe knows what he's saying and akademiks either dickrides or hates on quality stuff. Joe keeps it straight and almost all the time I agree with him

[@busimann87]

I can already see the djvlad headline 'joe Budden calls future garbage'

[@AngelXO96]

andres marquez he is garbage tho

[@MrMlbfan6]

andres marquez 😂😂💀

[@assymcgee8773]

andres marquez "joe budden snaps and breaks chair over akedemiks head"

[@wjack89]

This was actually a perfect show

[@al-yi2xk]

Complex about to send akademiks straight back to his KZbin channel

[@CoreyNewell]

Irving Cabrera hope so because he don't know shit

[@Jinho9]

Irving Cabrera complex need akademiks, not the other way round😂

[@RESPECTLAW_2]

I’m here from the future they actually kicked joe out

[@robbywallace9402]

The U2 track is fire.Kendrick spits, bono has 2 lines lol. Track is dope

[@keenanking1090]

2 years later still bumping TPAB and DAMN........ DAILY

[@revoksixth690]

when Akademiks said he doesn't wanna hear Social political conscious rap.....Smh I wanted to go trough the screen and smack the shit out this dude..I understand that you don't wanna listen to it 24/7 but there should be a balance ....No wonder he gave Views a 4.75/5 😂😂😂

[@31SecondCarShow]

Revok Sixth nah no one wants to hear that shit. sorry bruh, I ain't gettin in the mood to f%$# no chick listening to any of that shit

[@31SecondCarShow]

Stroud Tha God no chick would want to fuck me listening to dis shit

[@batmantheredeemer3378]

31SecondCarShow that's because no chick wants to fuck a dumbass ever

[@kidmaxx3095]

No one wants to hear about politics bud. That's what the news is for. And not CNN by the way

[@Based_Proletariat]

No you are dumbed down and listen to dumbed down music.

[@scifinerd17]

DUCKWORTH. is one of the best songs Kendrick has ever made

[@TylerTedClubberLang]

Agree

[@ρυηρυη]

I still listen to GKMC, Section 80 and TPAB, Kendrick is fire!

[@neegle5051]

Funny how this album is still relevant in 2021... King Kendrick will strike again!!!

[@kamoheloiannk617]

Fast forward Juneteenth 2024😂

[@chrisd2430]

Unsubscribing from academics. Nothing but a punk, can't hold an intelligent conversation at all. His aggressive arguing is counter productive to having an intelligent debate

[@daayyyn3394]

i miss this show man

[@TheLuw1997]

Not his best album but still 9/10. Will inevitably be Album of the Year.

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

Louis Nevers depends who's album drops this year but I agree

[@calculadorahoraextra]

Darrel Be you are right. It'll be album of the year only if k-dot doesn't drop another album this year.

[@TheLuw1997]

poetmm if Ye drops this year I'll give you everything i own

[@kspreetheunicorn6243]

Louis Nevers pretty early in the year for such assumptions i dont think ittl be the best album since theyre are so many other music genres but yall hiphopheads dont think about culture outside your circle much but itl be best hip hop album probaply since kendrick makes good music period not just good hip hop you know its when your music can be enjoyed by people that dont just mainly listen too that genre

[@MrMlbfan6]

Louis Nevers not album of the year sampha is going to win that unless Taylor swift comes out with some bs

[@K_Boogey]

I’m coming here 4 years later, this review aged horribly! It’s 2021, and Kendrick Lamar is still the 🐐🤷🏾‍♂️ just in case you were wondering

[@theweekndxo7438]

no he isn’t, Lendrick Lamar

[@Papa_Static]

Just started watching the show, and man I've already lost a lot of respect for Akademik lmao. I still jam To Pimp a Butterfly. As far as Joe's comments on Cole's documentary, Cole did a doc last time. I think he's passionate about getting information out there, it's nothing to do with how the album did. Hell, he had footage from way back when he went to Ferguson

[@steelgoodwin17_nyc65]

4 Your Eyez Only went platinum with no features. Just like 2014FHD. Cole fans like myself appreciate 4YEO 🔥

[@ledmusic9447]

Steel Goodwin17_NYC still was his worst body of work, the story line was crazy but compared to his other albums it felt lazy

[@gerodford711]

Steel Goodwin17_NYC I still play this album till this day

[@iStepDub]

I’m a Cole fan and I could admit that 4YEO is Cole’s weakest work. I find myself going back to the Sideline Story and Friday Night Lights more than 4 Your Eyez Only P.S. Born Sinner is my favorite album

[@jakiee]

...What that got to do with Kendrick? 🤔

[@hunterwhaley5221]

Why do Cole fans feel the need to bring this up every time someone wants to talk abt music

[@whyassimilate]

The DJ doesn't look to rap (art) for his "sociopolitical stances" but that's all rappers do, is give their sociopolitical stance... trapping, get money, get high, not giving a fuck are ALL sociopolitical stances. @2:45

[@Infinitywrld1000]

I’m watching this in 2020 and I want AK to do a public apology for all his statements...

[@heisenberg680]

First time agreeing with this Nigga Joe on that J Cole shit. haven't listened to 4 Your Eyes Only since the week it dropped

[@ras9272]

rofl how did TPAB not last, one of the tracks was the anthem of black lives matter... haha. all because its not for you, as you say, doesn't mean it wasn't making rounds. He won grammy's, which ensures that more attention will come to the project. i dont get that argument.

[@djsonicjam5219]

Still listening to DAMN

[@Hazardz09]

lmaoo this show makes me love Joe B lmao

[@firstname2022]

0:25 this was the beginning of him trying to be Drake’s side piece. The album ended up doing 603k first week and outsold More Life 🤣🤣🤣

[@lonerebeI]

How can u call yourself a Hip Hop fan and not like the politics or Black spiritual side of it? Most greats and classic songs include those elements and rightfully so.. Ak is a clown.

[@Marz916]

DJ Akedemiks seems like he's a constant L taker.

[@loudentertainmentworld6181]

DAMN was the best of Kendrick yet since good kid, It's a masterpiece.

[@tit4tat762]

XXX was the best song what? 😴😴😴

[@YellowSynth]

That song isn't that good

[@basedbacon1626]

T-Sleezy yeah shit is fire

[@basedbacon1626]

T-Sleezy sorta reminds me of MAAD CITY

[@goldenxkarma155]

Yellow Synth its a 3 part song it was dope. Pride, DNA, Duckworth, and Element were the stars though

[@CHRISTOSWAG]

That's what I'm saying that song was 🔥🔥🔥

[@detgoat]

just to bolster budden's point, kendricks album returned to the #1 spot on billborad's top 200 in early august when it debuted in late may, which makes the multi platinum conscious rapper the 1st to ever do that--giving him the true title of "more life" mfr's

[@813torry]

xxx ft u2 is dope idk what yall talkin about

[@busybones6909]

So its Feb 11th 2020, ive been listening to DAMN all week, even went into dissecting podcasts to understamd to the fullest. It is truly a body of art

[@alfonsoquezada2515]

We Kendrick fans don't care about "replay value" we love Kendrick for Kendrick. We didn't start listening to Kendrick for "replay value" we listen because he talks about shit that matters, because he'll out rap any fucking one, because your favorite rapper is afraid of coming at Kendrick cause he'll get fucking bodied. Kendrick was never for the mainstream he's just so fucking good that he forced his way too the "mainstream"

[@gdiggedy9]

replay value is part of making timeless music. of course it matters.

[@cglean69]

gdiggedy9 however Kendrick's TPAB has amazing replay value, and so does DAMN with tracks like DNA, XXX, HUMBLE, and LOVE, were all great tracks, and I've had his album on repeat since the release, I just feel like he is a tough artist to get used, with his voice, and social lyricism.

[@gdiggedy9]

+Work Account TPAB has low replay value for me. A good handful of songs on the album I just never feel like listening to. I'm big on lyricists, but I just can't sit through Kendrick's voice for extended periods. I try, but its awful to me. And it's funny. The songs you like on DAMN are my least favorite. So far DAMN sounds like his worst album to me. Not even close to Section 80 or GKMC. When TPAB came out a lot of people said GKMC was his pop album. DAMN makes GKMC sound like a horror-core album.

[@cglean69]

gdiggedy9 Yeah, I agree to some extent DAMN definitely wasn't a very lyrical album, more of a branch out of his other music, it kinda reminds me of more of a story album like logic but lacked substance compared to his other stuff.

[@jettwilliams5572]

left once they said they couldn't fuck with XXX

[@heavesent7]

Akademiks buys his shirts off the 50% off rack at Walmart.. lmao

[@davercreson5543]

4:58 Joe: "...I did say last week someone would di-" Triggered: W H O D I E D ?¿!¡

[@alexo.4775]

Yes 4YOE wasn’t J Cole’s best album but he didn’t make that project for hits he made it to tell a story. A real fan appreciates that body of work because it was something different we never saw from Jermaine before

[@shafferkropke7271]

bruh xxx was like the best song on the album

[@LovemeMILLS]

XXX is lit, they should've listened to it

[@Themayseffect]

Here's the scope. This album took 7 years to completely digest.

[@Thekwontonsoup]

Man I love joe 😭 watching this in 2020. I miss him. Wow how Ak has grown regarding his opinion on social stances and political views

[@Orac11e]

Joe: breathes Akedemiks: Lemme ask you a question

[@Mr00lilgoofyful]

Joe: "Akedemiks how's your day going" Akedemiks: " LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION!"

[@bartholomewevans6790]

Joes face when he said am I a slave ...... notice joe got the fuck outta there too within 9 months lmfao

[@yike2356]

HOW YOU SKIPPING XXX!!

[@Lordbatosi1]

That shirt still trash in 2019

[@lionboss763]

I will dislike this because of Akademiks, i can't trust that guy.

[@UnknownUnknown-ck8ch]

i love the stories. sing aboutme/dying of thirst is what got me hooked on kendrick

[@enineo]

They crazy about the xxx track on damn he went off on that. "If somebody kill my son that mean somebody getting killed" u2 mixed in with it gave the song some jazzy type feel. It had a good message also! Shows they didn't listen all the way threw the song!

[@johntorres532]

First time viewer and I respect joe and honestly dont appreciate the other dude.

[@olivermelara7459]

I can listen to a lot of tracks from TPAB over and over like king junta,Alright, you ain’t gotta lie, i, and these walls

[@95Andyyy]

Still bumpin Section.80, GKMC and TPABF. In what universe do songs like Reagan Era, HiiiPower, Alright, Wesley Theory, Black Boy Fly or Money Trees have no replay value?

[@dontegordon3953]

Get rid of the dude in the red hat

[@MrBlue-ge4yv]

Akademiks: What does it mean to last? Joe: *gives 20 min explanation of the definition* Akademiks: But what does it mean to last? Joe: *talks about the history of every hip-hop artist and the longevity their albums* Akademiks: But what does it mean to last? Joe: *reads entire holy bible and explains the meaning of life* Akademiks: But Joe, what does it mean TO LAST?

[@chasonwright3394]

The Steel Kreel 😂😂

[@auagstacking4189]

The Steel Kreel Hahahaha Akademiks is trash

[@shavondacampbell10]

The Steel Kreel 😂😂😂

[@wowbo22]

The Steel Kreel Lmao

[@dannychan4803]

😂

[@styx3688]

Joe was too nice to akademics

[@howtho6104]

Styx I hope he smacks tf outta him one day

[@trigaVAL]

Omfg akademiks just regurgitates his questions he know he took the L and tried to make up shit and talk shit smh fuckin unsubscribed

[@liamwilkins1086]

Joe got so much contempt for him tho

[@mitchellporter8122]

haha Joe needs to control his temper.

[@hankhill6975]

Lmfao story telling my nigga . Kendrick Lamar talks about the same shit every song and it’s bullshit.

[@noahbeiro1442]

Akedemiks is wack, TPAB was one of the most amazing rap albums ever made. I still go back to that album today if I want to sit down and listen to some deep shit.

[@TheBoyJA]

Noah Beiro that shit wack

[@nahfamnahfam5037]

The Draco That’s a neck nigga

[@Martin_salcedo]

The Draco of course your probably a wackademicks subscriber

[@rukudzorawlingsmutariswa8769]

TPAB is a classic.

[@lilpeepwastrash3464]

DonPapi well clearly it won’t be good if u can’t get through 30 seconds of it lmao. How about u close ur eyes sit back and listen to the words and sound. You’ll love it

[@nbalogicallystupidideas9292]

So I am I the only one who bumped alright, king kunta, the blacker the berry forever. Also listen to the whole album every so often. Listen to view 3 times and stop listening to drake all together. I'm not the only one

[@jaredlhulum]

you're not... i also appreciate the album the more i listen to it...

[@toonlink8151]

Joshua Ali same bruh I still listen to to pimp a butterfly!

[@peenwalt3339]

Joshua Ali not at all. I used to mess with Drake heavy but in the past year or two, I just cant. TPAB still jams in my car and Damn has been on replay. Gets better every time I listen. All of Kendricks albums outshines Drakes stuff any day any time

[@Wbe1000]

Still listen to TPAB

[@tsunamipapi1343]

Y'all really skipping XXX? It was a pretty powerful and good track

[@damenhebblethwaite9812]

It's Leet bro fr that beat is crazy

[@nestofsnakes7055]

That track is my favorite on the album, aside from that part of the song with U2 lol

[@isabellaraflowski6034]

that song is one the deepest tracks in my opinion. idk how peeps can be skipping it because it’s intellectually powerful. it’s my favorite from the album.

[@gavi5150]

he fucking snapped on that trak! I LOVE THAT SONG

[@ballintothemax8241]

Throw a steak off the ark to a pool full of sharks

[@redespiritu161]

tf? XXX. is one of the standout tracks in the album and they just shit on it for the U2 feature that wasn't even that prominent, and added something chill to the song too.

[@louheadman6400]

Red Espiritu AK probably hit skip before the beat switched lol

[@TheLuckylong]

I feel like Joe Budden is angry 22 hours of the day and pissed the other 2.

[@ToroidalVortexLove]

W

[@cristiandeleon3238]

Z L 😂😂😂😂😂

[@isaiahajayi7286]

I'm weak😂😂😂

[@noahtone59]

Z L that was funny😭

[@thechamp1063]

Z L that nigga jus go to sleep wit a mean mug💀💀

[@imanidawn]

The way Joe looked when Ak said “am I a slave?” Lmao

[@aizenkeikaku5707]

where my time stamp

[@anthonycollier3183]

@@aizenkeikaku5707 3:11

[@AliKhan-iu5yk]

I was still bumping tpab up until damn 😂😂

[@daidoughtv8477]

Ali Khan word me too I listen to everything 1 once a day except for section.80

[@Flatbedcruz]

Ali Khan same

[@simeonbeavers2218]

Ali Khan same

[@simeonbeavers2218]

Ali Khan same😂 hood politics been on rotation since it dropped

[@Wepistx]

Listened to it from beginning to end at least once a week for the last 6 months lol

[@mannyortiz2888]

Why Akademiks look like an anime KZbinr turned rap critic 😂

[@LC-sh4bo]

Manny Ortiz True af

[@seanxiengkitt9353]

Hold this W 🏆

[@cesariin4]

Buddens look when Akademics asked, " Am I a slave nigga?" lol.

[@tthewz.plus23]

thats the part I paused at to see the comments like..what

[@MrAirCombs]

Joe was aware that if this nigga has to ask the quedtion then he is the one who does not no his own truth.

[@TheMugenClub]

anyone seeing this after Kendrick beat drake and had 4 number 1 records within 2 months?

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

I'm back after The Pop Out... I remembered back to this and had to see it again, after watching Joe's podcast react to it lol

[@Xxxxmo9]

Joe budden take the w

[@SamTy234]

Thumbs up if you still Bumping DAMN. 5 months later

[@jsock8380]

not really..played it too hard before it even dropped. also getting tired of loyalty on the radio..i played the fucked out of it now the radio is...

[@cmarin342]

I bump Kendrick Whole discography all the time

[@GT1Zero]

I played at least one song from it every day for like 6 months lol. especially after I went to the DAMN tour, the whole album meant a lot more to me.

[@sethewing15]

I've got 84 full listens since it came out. Seems like it's lasted to me.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Angel208C]

SamTy234 now a year and still listening

[@vibangigan5336]

Y'all won't listen to xxx because u2 is on the track? That's the dumbest petty shit I've ever heard in music reviews.....just wow

[@YellowSynth]

the song is polarising because the format is all fucked up meaning people are programmed to hear hip hop one way so it will take time for them to grasp something new

[@GSteinbrink]

Dumbest shit because it's one of just a few tracks that doesn't bore the fuck outta me

[@juggernauttheskydiver5177]

Garrett Steinbrink no offense but if your white a lot of these songs on the album will not resignat with you well.

[@kidmaxx3095]

No. He won't listen to the song because it was wack and u2 happened to be on it. Dumb fuck

[@vibangigan5336]

Masabi Beatz show your work. How is it a "wack" track.

[@mannis]

coming back to this after everything that’s happened is hilarious

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

I was just gonna say the same exact thing 🤣 Watching this after The Pop Out especially is _hilarious!_

[@onespicywing526]

I feel like I'm the only one who loved kendricks untitled unmastered an still listens to it

[@Gamerking430]

OneSpicyWing you're not a lone

[@lifestylewithlexi]

Nah it was dope, but it was literally all the songs that didn't make TPAB. It wasn't meant to be a banger.

[@unceasinglotus9370]

OneSpicyWing untitled 8 makes me happy af for some reason

[@onespicywing526]

Jose Gonzalez I loved 03 the best but 08,05 are fye too tho

[@melchisedekj]

02 and 07 made me feel alive

[@johnwashington7203]

I hate to hear a black man say he don't wanna hear pro black wtf

[@karlmarx809]

John Washington Oh damn not everybody thinks the same. How come every race is allowed to have different opinions but all black people are supposed to think and act the same?

[@jesseturner9215]

John Washington I don't want to hear it either

[@jurrell1986]

until action is taken its all talk to be truly honest. not much action is ever taken they might do a food drive here and there but thats just a drop in the bucket compared to the bigger problem. now to what you said in your comment, he said he doesnt go to artists to hear pro black thoughts because to him his music is to be listened to be for fun. you can be pro black and not listen to pro black music. theres barely any, anyway.

[@joeyperreault4207]

Imxortal LOL internet ignorance, and before you attack me I'm not super into blm. Your comment was just stupid

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

To this day I still haven't been able to listen to To Pimp a Butterfly, idgaf what anybody says that shit was wack, sure the story or w/e might have been amazing but I'll never know that because the songs were so boring that i couldnt be bothered to listen. That album fundamentally sucked.

[@baronvonbeandip]

Holy fuck this kid. I listen to TPAB all the time. Every track, even the interludes, is replayable to all hell.

[@raheemwilson894]

Ben McCaulley one of the greatest albums of all time

[@FGPlus]

Ben McCaulley ive never heard the album is it that nice???

[@DontReadDis]

Fock GooglePlus It’s great. It’ll catch you off guard at first because it’s very conscious and he deals with a lot of the social issues at the time and even now but if you go into with an open mind and give it a couple listens, it’ll get you but it’s not for everyone I’ll tell you that much.

[@brandonb7943]

I'm not claiming DJ Akademiks as a part of our generation...he's on his own.

[@skinnybuns5952]

probably doesn't even know any of joe budden's music LOL

[@how_sway]

Dosent akademiks trash kendrick on twitch all the time?

[@duramainecotton2904]

Sorta yeah

[@V3Renee]

How Sway No tf he doesn't

[@MrMlbfan6]

How Sway y'all starting shit

[@nicosuave8396]

he kinda does actually