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@greg279729 күн бұрын
You gotta do Kendrick's 6 foot 7 foot freestyle from back in the day next!
@BR-qq2gb29 күн бұрын
I like this track, but I’m obsessed with the track I by Kendrick Lamar especially the SNL version because of the live band. Great reaction is always.
@williamsummerson120429 күн бұрын
Token. My name is remix. 🔥🔥💪
@zanemoore180829 күн бұрын
Ka would be dope and necessary for most listeners.He never wastes a word let alone a bar start with Cold Facts, Subtle, or I Notice.
@yxoce791929 күн бұрын
Knox please react to flawless on the radar freestyle! & flawless on the radar! Super under rated!
@sassythesasquatch684729 күн бұрын
Man’s there strategically planning the right soggyness and crunch ratio in his cereal and Drake thought he stood a chance 😭
@ehp401929 күн бұрын
Kendrick is like a mad scientist
@theressak29 күн бұрын
😂😂😂seriously
@samukelezulu559629 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@monniebrown858128 күн бұрын
I cannot stress how much I love this comment. Well done.
@vickiedavis231125 күн бұрын
Right
@roysotelo221028 күн бұрын
Can’t believe people actually thought drake could beat this Dude… KDOT just different
@snowball129 күн бұрын
When I glanced "Kendrick Lamar" and "First Reaction" i was surprised not surprised to think kendrick responded to drake again for a moment 💀
@cyrusnicca29 күн бұрын
That’s what he tried to do. 😂😂😂
@KnoxHill29 күн бұрын
Christmas has not come yet
@Epikgaymer69wastaken28 күн бұрын
@@KnoxHill nice viewer tactic you got bro BTW love your lyrics breakdown
@LMN2228 күн бұрын
I was suprised Knox hasn't heard this before. That's wild to me
@ElijahSmith-kx6hp28 күн бұрын
@@KnoxHillMFDOOM Gazillion Ear fascinating Double Beat, Rhyme schemes cut off Born Like This. The way he use his voice reminds me of eM
@bigsky-s6r29 күн бұрын
He's deconstructing generational trauma. It's brilliant and beautiful and brutal.
@Pianokeys-ee5of28 күн бұрын
Facts . And Mr. Morale did the same. I don't understand why people are hating on it. It's important to listen to at least nce.
@wetcheetofart28 күн бұрын
@@Pianokeys-ee5of Because they need simple content. Nothing wrong with that. It's the gist of Kendrick vs Drake. No shade on Drake for making high fructose corn syrup in the form of music, some folks love that stuff.
@deedeedussard26 күн бұрын
@@Pianokeys-ee5of because people wasn't ready for it. Aubrey had such a choke hold on the music scene he was buys making shein/mcd music that people had got use to short catchy tik tok music. Yea there were amazing artist out there but we have to actively go and look for them. So kdot had taken a break got mentally and physically well and his new headsapce was reflected in the music and and it came from left field. I think a lot didn't see Mr moral as the natural move forward for Kendricks music hes not that 20 year old kid any more his music had evolved
@leilaikusura490423 күн бұрын
@@deedeedussard Agreed and also it's coz many people refuse to do self reflection and sit with their own bullshit as well as the consequences of the traumas they have faced/are facing so much so that distractions is the way they numb. Mr. Morale calls you to go in and sit with yourself, reflect, asses and come to terms with your actual truth, that's hard AF to do. So instead they choose to call it "trash" as a way to deflect their discomfort. Personally, that album is still helping me in my therapy. ❤
@mattsena770829 күн бұрын
My favorite Kendrick song ever... I remember in grade 10 blasting this in my cheap headphones blocking out my teachers and other students 😂 Kdot got me through high school no joke
@angel10r29 күн бұрын
The skull candy’s went hard back then
@TheSportsOven29 күн бұрын
yuppppp said this just the other day!!!
@mattsena770829 күн бұрын
@@angel10r mine were Sony 😂 but skull candies were the shit back then
@afrobutterfly29 күн бұрын
Mine too
@willdavis395129 күн бұрын
Make me feel old 😂 I'm just glad people still listen to rap music
@JonZam8329 күн бұрын
Dot lived the life Drake cosplays… Man has every right to hate the poser.
@TheSuperChannel21 күн бұрын
Every right and so do we, hip hop and rap was born to display what’s real and where we go from the very unique experience that only foundational black Americans and indigenous tirtlenislanders have, it’s the sound of the spirit of an experience and any poser is a poser
@SelahKngdm9 сағат бұрын
@@TheSuperChannel🎯🎯🎯
@lelethushongwe796829 күн бұрын
Highly underrated. When he performed for the 1st time in South Africa, the crowd requested an Encore! Epic
@SiyoyoStofile-kw6yh29 күн бұрын
Yeses bro I was so broke when he came last year 😂...he really loves 🇿🇦 the world doesn't know To pimp a butterfly was inspired by us ..How much a dollar cost was about a phara he met in Cape Town 😂😂 he flipped into God speaking through the Phara. Apparently they've got a place called Skid row in LA were the same issue of homelessness/begging/addiction is rife...crazy artistry from Mr Duckworth 🎉
@user-si4br9qk5s29 күн бұрын
The man is very cool when he visits he mingles with the people I remember him playing football in the streets of Ghana. Shout out to Anthony Anderson too he does the same when he comes to SA he is a vibe.
@endlessthespokesperson687628 күн бұрын
🇿🇦I was there too 2014🤔
@WhyItsJustBigMe28 күн бұрын
@@SiyoyoStofile-kw6yh Braa that was me. I wanted to cry sooooo bad😢😢😢😢
@luckympofu469728 күн бұрын
@lelethushongwe7968 facts!!!!
@denvillecarlyle409629 күн бұрын
This dude is an ARTIST in the true sense of the word!!!
@ShesMajickal_25 күн бұрын
Cartoons and Cereal is iconic. Kendrick is brilliant.
@mindchess699529 күн бұрын
Just the way Euphoria is used in this track: a covenant to every tribe...I swear he time traveling on his bars...
@BrodyAleksander-YOB24 күн бұрын
Yeah man, he mentions "seeking Euphoria" on another track too, and on Kings Dead w Jay Rock he ends a verse with "....... but They Not Like Us"
@CocoQTpie4u28 күн бұрын
Uh, Kendrick is a Pulitzer prize-winning rapper. The ONLY Pulitzer prize rapper. 💯
@IAuMatu29 күн бұрын
Section.80 and before I thought that he was damn good, yet wasn’t convinced that he would be consistent with it. This song is when all doubt was removed, knew after hearing it that this man had a brilliant future ahead of him. And he’s proven that since then. Consistent flawless victories.
@user-si4br9qk5s29 күн бұрын
Me too I thought he was just another kid who thinks he special but then came SAMIDOT and I knew he was what Rap needed.
@michellecgb28 күн бұрын
His brain is FANTASTIC. I’ve been loving discovering his music.
@kennyw90729 күн бұрын
And I still wonder how some people thought Aubrey the child actor from Forest Hill was gonna defeat this guy in a rap battle
@Thebigbert061528 күн бұрын
Some people think he won😂
@DorianDieguez28 күн бұрын
@@Thebigbert0615crazy fr
@creoleman2428 күн бұрын
Facts the audacity
@sckrappyhenry605827 күн бұрын
Right. I feel like drake collaborates with everybody and no lie there are a lotta hits. Although he has a lot of songs, that Doesn't mean anything compared to the art that kendrick puts into his songs.
@Eprems-e7m21 күн бұрын
@@sckrappyhenry6058yeah that's why there's a lot of goofies with a check!
@ABornEqualizer29 күн бұрын
It’s like he speaks a language that’s to the soul of the streets. Hardcore feel
@williamsummerson120429 күн бұрын
Dope reaction professor. Me and K-Dot grew up together in Compton and everything he says is pure fax. I remember him picking up the mic and saying I'm going to carry on Tupac's legacy, not a dry eye in the room. K-Dot is not only the Goat of this generation but also the most important and influential. 💪🔥🔥
@BrodyAleksander-YOB24 күн бұрын
Nobody who grew up with KDot talks like that
@williamsummerson120416 күн бұрын
How the fuck do you know that, plus I have no reason to lie.
@Beshashem29 күн бұрын
Also when gunplay says he ain’t seen the back of his eyelids for the past 72hrs. Thats part of the grind to come up out of poverty but also the result of his conscience and paranoia due to the way he trying to get money or just as a result of being in that dangerous environment. This song is so layered which really plays back to the reality that a lot of inner city people live day to day. My mom worked hard to get us out of that environment and I’m working hard to stay out of it and it isn’t easy. No one wants to depend on the county nor do we want to stay in that messed up condition. That type of hunger/drive to get out isn’t something that can be cosplayed. It’s different. That’s why Kendrick is a different kind of beast.
@souloshinobi730728 күн бұрын
And exactly what he was trying to convey in They not like us but idiots played it on some other shit
@zerofox307529 күн бұрын
This song hits so hard! Kendrick and Gunplay 🔥 on this one!
@lorib_ok29 күн бұрын
Kendrick Lamar stuttered as a child and Elmer Fudd stuttered as well.
@pinkcupcake471729 күн бұрын
People with stutters winning this year.
@Pianokeys-ee5of28 күн бұрын
Facts. First thing I thought of.
@BluEx2232927 күн бұрын
He still does, it's great he still uses his voice in this powerful way
@nasilelelisselo234827 күн бұрын
Biggie had a lisp so did Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig strutted Cordae has a lisp too
@kmarcol125 күн бұрын
I didn't know dot had a stutter
@zion-cs6lb27 күн бұрын
Can we appreciate Gunplays' involvement in this song, FIRE
@Trey-D_NoBs22 күн бұрын
Thank You
@the_knight266329 күн бұрын
I feel like the stutter in the intro also plays homage to how he may have had a stutter as a kid
@anthonywalker24029 күн бұрын
It does
@quillbranch514526 күн бұрын
Yup
@alvitodebruyn12829 күн бұрын
Gunplay is immortalized with this feature imo
@Ilikecommentsandcomment28 күн бұрын
He have some great songs too. He one of my favorite low-key rappers
@alvitodebruyn12828 күн бұрын
@@Ilikecommentsandcomment he does...the only real G that was part of MMG
@Ilikecommentsandcomment28 күн бұрын
@alvitodebruyn128 for real tho. He was the only one I can jam in the car too
@kenb000727 күн бұрын
Bible on the dash!!!
@Ilikecommentsandcomment27 күн бұрын
@@kenb0007 ong Bible on the dash is a jam
@reidiculous474729 күн бұрын
"It's just big me"
@J1ntu29 күн бұрын
Idk what kind of spell this song had on me but when I first heard it, I had it on repeat for a few hours a day for a good month and I'll still listen to it now
@ravenjmain29 күн бұрын
Man this beat is infectious. I’ll be sitting somewhere chanting “Elmer fudd said, shoot em down” like I’m possessed
@J1ntu29 күн бұрын
@@ravenjmain got me randomly dancing to the "and I run it" part while I'm cooking lol
@andreab535628 күн бұрын
I hope you get into more Kendrick, his back catalogue is fantastic
@IAuMatu29 күн бұрын
4:29 if I’m not mistaken, the man he’s talking about is his uncle who didn’t make it to see his success. Uncle Tony mentioned on Money Trees, verse 2.
@user-si4br9qk5s29 күн бұрын
2 bullets n my uncle Tony head, he told me 1 day ama be on tour u Bissh...
@Trandview27 күн бұрын
I always thought it was about his uncle also
@Trandview26 күн бұрын
I wonder if the baby being born was BABY KEEM?
@BrodyAleksander-YOB24 күн бұрын
@@TrandviewKeem from his Moms side
@twhoyoutrynabebuchanan514924 күн бұрын
This is a high school classic 2010-2014
@swixhayes387711 күн бұрын
I was in middle school n I felt nostalgia cause Ik I heard it but forgot
@aporonaut29 күн бұрын
@KnoxHill Are we glossing over the idea that "he" is 2PAC, "she" is Hip-Hop, and "Sandbox" is the culture? He was raised in the hip-hop culture "next" to pac when pac was representing the violence in the culture, while the culture gave birth to the next generation of emcees inspired by all of that. Makes sense given that 2PAC is the one on the news when he mentions "seen you on the news", and along with most the other bars that made reference to the father figure. Doubly makes sense when we know Kendrick sees himself as the second coming of PAC, and so imagining himself as the "son" makes sense artistically with the religious parallels to christ.
@monniebrown858126 күн бұрын
Youch. Heavy, heavy take. I'm not smart enough to even fathom how deep what you said was. It tracks right down to the soul, though, and it makes me appreciate Kendrick and his fans who understand on an atom-like level. Thank you.
@kinglyfe8629 күн бұрын
This is an old song but one of my all times favorite Kendrick tracks. I have this in my all time favorite tracks playlist. So dope and ahead of its time Kendrick was in full form here.
@grecia433824 күн бұрын
I love that he is getting so much recognition for all his hard work finally
@angel10r29 күн бұрын
Cartoons n cereal , reminds me of highschool , thanks for the listen 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@elj672625 күн бұрын
So I just discovered Kendrick Lamar when “Not Like Us” premiered. (I know-where have I been?)😂 But I fell in love with, “Not Like Us”. Then I went down the rabbit hole. I have been listening to everything he’s ever written . Wow! Talk about Genius! I was there when Rap came out but after Tupac was murdered, I stopped listening because The Industry began to ruin it. But Kendrick has revived my love of Rap. It was always about the message in the music. Kendrick is The Man! I love the way you guys analyze the lyrics and style.❤
@OK2500028 күн бұрын
BTW, This was, supposedly, planned to be the 2nd GKMC Song, but the sample wasnt cleared. He ended up creating bitch dont kill my vibe and slotting it instead in the album
@azurviper51319 күн бұрын
"Don't kill my vibe" was the very first song I ever heard from Kendrick when it first came out. I absolutely love that song, one of my favorite songs ever. But also that song put me on to Kendrick music as well. Been a fan since
@Yahlikedatninja29 күн бұрын
15:08 I believe when Kendrick does this type of thing in his music is because of his adhd and is an insight to that stylistically. I also have adhd
@djbarrowjr.644329 күн бұрын
I find it wildly fascinating to hear you break down a song I've listened to for over a decade and I am STILL learning new things about it. The layers are insane. Kendrick Lamar's music can convey many meanings to different people. Thanks for the breakdown.
@nickon2227 күн бұрын
This is one of the most slept on songs forever
@giovannizamarron295529 күн бұрын
Cartoons and cereal is so goated. One of his best tracks
@mavros649829 күн бұрын
PLEASE react to Kendrick's "You Ain't Gotta Lie". Even if it wasn't meant to be about Drake, I feel like the lyrics reflect the current state of the beef so well.
@dejuanhickman317528 күн бұрын
Thank you!!! That song is not about drake😂
@Brrrrrpp18728 күн бұрын
Ya not about Drake but hits different after the beef 😂😂
@jathanthmith151920 күн бұрын
You ain't gotta try so hard .....
@FMB829 күн бұрын
I already loved this song but you made me like it even more. Your breakdowns are dope bro keep up the good work.
@HarlanEllison-ch1qc29 күн бұрын
Masterpiece for sure
@aliciachenoir102525 күн бұрын
This my favorite song. Take me back to 2010-2011
@kweenliquidwatasb36027 күн бұрын
LAWD.. screaming at the screen when he paused on the Tupac on the News, but never looks at the screen...going down the rabbit hole 😂😂😂😂😂
@darkbroseph20 күн бұрын
Me too hahahaha
@TexansSwarm71325 күн бұрын
This one and pumped up kicks by Kendrick will forever be goated.
@thacrypt22329 күн бұрын
I thought he dropped a Drake diss for a second! I was so hyped!
@Treefection71629 күн бұрын
This was the first song i ever heard by Kendrick Lamar
@EZIEKIEL2628 күн бұрын
The stuttering at the beginning of the track is a play on Kendrick stuttering when he was younger before he broke out of it.
@jtcollins199029 күн бұрын
First Kendrick song I ever listened too this song was so relatable for me really touched home been rocking with dot since then 🐐
@kamallamccain269927 күн бұрын
When he says, “I run it” it’s giving the perception that he is the leader of all of the Wiley Coyotes. And it’s ironic because he was a kid who watched cartoons and ate cereal, he wasn’t in the streets but now he runs/heads/leads the streets.
@MrJip95328 күн бұрын
Goes to show how many new fans he got through this beef if all these old “fans” don’t even know about this amazing rap piece
@nefarioustraveler949323 күн бұрын
Exactly. The OGs know. Anybody around me when this dropped knew I was repeating it like crazy.
@almurphy66627 күн бұрын
@KnoxHill this is first song I heard of Kendrick on a mixtape I got for $7 it was over from then on ! He has so many great songs & so many that make u really have to listen to every line but this song right here is something special! Thanks for doin this Knox 💪
@yallsneedjesus210829 күн бұрын
Favorite KDot song
@gypsoy600328 күн бұрын
Finally the best Kendrick song also want to add this video was a fan video that was so popular for so long Kendrick himself calls it the official music video
@mel2d227 күн бұрын
Pretty sure this is about the LA Riots ending his childhood. It’s a masterpiece.
@theycallmeguacmanjon28 күн бұрын
first line too when he says he was raised in a sandbox like an what you used to contain viruses on a computer and test them to fix them. He could be talking about how compton is a sandbox for dangerous living and he was the test subject being contained.
@skyrimEditor29 күн бұрын
BROOO IVE BEEN ASKINGGG FOOR THIISSS 😤😤😤
@Mysterion028 күн бұрын
The best part about this song is honestly the story about the music video... Go back and read the description. It makes me smile every time that Kendrick kick started this guys whole career pretty much.
@BlueWithTheOooh29 күн бұрын
He loooves cartoons and cereal!
@wrighte0228 күн бұрын
Knox is more tapped in to the culture than Drake could ever be. He breaking these bars down like he wrote them. #Salute
@jrcolacola29 күн бұрын
Gunplay so underrated man... really wished he got his just due. He's better than most of these dudes from this generation that everybody glorifying. And Dot is Dot... GOATED.
@DayDayBear1428 күн бұрын
GREATEST SONG EVER MADE!!!
@williambanks517627 күн бұрын
Shhhh....I been bumping this joint since it was released! Banger with a lot of underlying messages.
@LunatheLoungeSinger29 күн бұрын
Is the sandbox not a reference to a trap house? Sand fools you to think its safe until u step in it and u realize it's quick sand pulling u further into danger.
@lungilemake842428 күн бұрын
This analogy works thematically, so it could be accurate. The song is full of schemes and entantres.
@OriginalGamer77529 күн бұрын
Dope song never heard or seen any other person listen or react to this song…. BANGER
@jhaug99928 күн бұрын
Stevie Knight did this a few years ago
@hi_iam__alexx28 күн бұрын
This is a brilliant breakdown!!! Im only just realising how mucch this song fits the gkmc theme
@MYTANK8427 күн бұрын
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@lamarbrown43829 күн бұрын
Thank you for this breakdown one of the best doing it out here 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯
@flawedandnotperfect29 күн бұрын
Most DEFINITELY downloading
@oliverkilleen172029 күн бұрын
Awesome as always Knox.
@cyasimo217328 күн бұрын
This is hands down one of my favorites from Kendrick!!!
@jeanius8729 күн бұрын
@knoxhill PLEASE react to Kendrick Lamar - Cloud10 Prod. Nosaj Thing! It's extremely rare and is up there with Cartoons & Cereal as a personal favorite. Protect that song at all costs!
@jacksonduval499529 күн бұрын
I love this song. A person that I feel is very slept on is gunplay. For Dot to throw him on this song was a masterpiece
@RioElMystic-99926 күн бұрын
The fact that you can break this down being a first reaction , hell even if it wasn't and you listened to this 2 or 3x still worthy of applause, with the rhythm layers, complex things going on you can get lost in it. I never decoded the lyrics and have listened to it for years
@kingcooleyiv27 күн бұрын
Ive been listening to this song since i was in HS
@cloudysoha507329 күн бұрын
Thanks for the breakdown knox!
@EANDM7128 күн бұрын
People who are Prince fans will appreciate how he layers vocals (male and female), typically him singing high, low and mid with included effects on his voice. He is such a Prince fan. So much of Kendrick’s music takes cues from Prince. Rest in power.
@BarbieDoll-ih2fy28 күн бұрын
I agree a lot of Prince influence I Kendrick,'s music! Facts
@ferguson806929 күн бұрын
Knox just to let you know Eminem and LL Cool J track dropping September 6 of this year, be on the lookout for that 🔥
@myronrobbins773927 күн бұрын
Finally I've been requesting since day 1
@wisexcracker28 күн бұрын
Kendrick is the voice of hip hop.Nobody was rocking with Drake or J Fold telling us who the big 3 is. Fans decide who the top 3 is not Drake or J Fold.
@leroyc586629 күн бұрын
Like if you're huge Kenny fan 🎉--->>>
@AllWeNeededWas28 күн бұрын
its crazy watching this after years of listening to this song because you still provide a perspective I most likely wouldn't have found on my own.
@SouthAfricaHipHopandAmapiano28 күн бұрын
One strips/strike and you a Zebra look a like is a prision bar, black and white prision clothes it's in how he pronouced it opposed to having 3 strikes before getting locked up
@cherylwatts650829 күн бұрын
Another great breakdown!
@PradyumnVij28 күн бұрын
This is one of those insane songs I also use to test headphones for imaging, soundstage and mids. I still pick up new layers and references every time.
@slowkid223127 күн бұрын
Knox I love your break downs and reactions! So glad found your channel it's helped me through so much! Amazing work man keep it up! ❤
@anquenjames461826 күн бұрын
It's so dope seeing people go back to things i use to thump in my head phones, if you knew these tracks back in the day, you knew Kdot was a real problem
@MHBShellToes29 күн бұрын
That opening cadence is Max Headroom from MTV
@DissCeeg28 күн бұрын
I always took that sound of the woman in the background during the chorus being something like pulsating trauma sounds while you go in and out of consciousness, being entranced into the TV because your mom or a baby was screaming in desperation in the background. Then when the adlibed gun sounds shoots, before Gunplay’s verse, it was coming from either domestic violence or outside gunshots. Idk seemed poetic in a sense to me.
@deshantedupree867629 күн бұрын
My favorite Kdot song.. Use to have this on repeat in high-school. It’s bringing back a certain memory that I can’t really grasp onto. Every time it shows itself in my mind I try to focus on it & can’t hold on.. smh But I believe this is definitely his best song that I’ve ever heard💯.. YEAH THIS ME, NO 🎙️, NO 📸, NO 💡, JUST PAIN !!😩, MAMA! HOW! MUCH TRAMA! CAN I SUSTAIN!!??🗣️🗣️🗣️ 🖤
@marissa.b555329 күн бұрын
I love this song. I remember when I first heard it
@gmbe1am_official23128 күн бұрын
I was waiting for this reaction 🙌
@RicoSayan27 күн бұрын
Listen to "Black Friday" with Kendrick and J Cole. Basically, Kendrick and J Cole switched beats from eachothers albums to see who could body the others beat harder. They both snapped but Kendrick was definitely up!
@tinotendakumbawa935929 күн бұрын
Knox Hill you breakdown just made me enjoy this song a whole more!!!!
@KingDues29 күн бұрын
This is my favorite song by him..we used to hit cut rides blasting this in the car ❤..great memories fr
@user-vg7ue9qr9y29 күн бұрын
Love you Knox man
@vipershutendoji241528 күн бұрын
Right to vote, also Raichu Volt, Raichu is an electric type pokemon, tying it all back in with the cartoon scheme
@jhaug99928 күн бұрын
Eh...bit of a stretch there
@kazumakariama29 күн бұрын
Fun fact, a part of this song was at the very beginning of the Alright music video
@frootyplebbles584828 күн бұрын
Holy shit FINALLY! This song deserves so much more credit than it gets 🔥🔥🔥
@panchito_100229 күн бұрын
🗣️AND I RUN IT🗣️ 🔥BRRRRAH-RRUH-RRUH-RRUH🔥
@mixta2928 күн бұрын
Can’t fight the feeling, mac miller and Kendrick another banger you gotta do