Kendrick Lamar: A Child of Prince & 2Pac

[@hiphopdx]

What do you think is the most important message to come from Kendrick's music? And what song of his would you have loved to see Prince on?

[@Butterkoekjes]

Floyd

[@coryjackson6944]

Introspection is my take away from Kendrick’s music 🎶 ~U ~FEEL ~Crown ~Mother I Sober L.U.S.T That song songs like it’s Prince infused with Curtis Mayfield..

[@sylvestermpani5409]

COUNT ME OUT ALRIGHT

[@richardjohnson3638]

Nothing, honestly....

[@OnceOponATimeInALandOfFever]

How much a dollar costs

[@skilla4hire]

Drake used ai 2pac to "diss" Kendrick and he compares his reach to MJ. Kendrick met and performed with Prince, had his respect and got unreleased Pac vocals and Pac's mother give permission to use them on 2 pimp a butterfly. Drake and Kendrick are not the same.

[@5gonzp]

I think that show the world how much of rat drake is

[@Carlyhyer]

Does he really think he has MJ reach? Wtf

[@Defmek82]

👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

[@skilla4hire]

@@Carlyhyer yep, said it several times. He wore the MJ glove several times as well.

[@AngeBiampandou]

​@@CarlyhyerIt's the delusion of grandeur, the nerve, the audacity and unmitigated gall for me 😂😂😂😂

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

The more I learn about Kendrick, the more endearing he becomes.

[@jovanreid6782]

Prince and Kendrick are two of my favorite artists of all time (actually I discovered Kendrick through the performance they did together; before that I knew nothing about Kendrick), and despite initially having the wrong idea about Pac growing up, I grew to have great respect for him after finding out about his love for Prince.

[@CompaIMR]

They f legends

[@kmarcol1]

This is what make Kendrick the culture. Aubrey could never. Purpose > Popularity

[@felishamcclendon7757]

FACTS

[@DreamFactories]

And people try to act like Kendrick was a nobody before “Like That” 😂😂

[@AllTheArtsy]

nobody acts like that u have to be 5 years old to think that

[@kavoniagilford9777]

I please the blood of Jesus on the minds who literally believed that.

[@okamiexe1501]

@@AllTheArtsy or a OVHO fan

[@ezzb]

​@@AllTheArtsyDrake's fans lol They swear Kendrick wasn't that big brfore beefing with

[@Docmatema]

​@@AllTheArtsyor maybe 2 years old 😂😂😂 Kendrick is literally a history maker, first Pulitzer award winner for rap, literacy scholar, mind blower. But most of all, he's consistent

[@Hhpro789]

This aged well. K Dot was the wrong man for an artist like Drake to fuck with.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

I agree!!! Wow

[@jordanwilliams3851]

Prince on that pride chorus would crazy

[@lysmalls658]

Kendrick is a Genius just like Prince & Tupac Shakur Kendrick picked up where Tupac left off and for Prince to have Kendrick Lamar on a stage with him Let’s you know the Respect and Commonality that Prince Recognized in Kendrick for Mrs. Afeni to allow Kendrick to use Tupac Vocals on a Song speaks Volumes and she knew Tupac would Approve & Appreciate it. Howard loves to be around Kendrick you could tell he’s a fan and they have mutual respect for each other

[@JawandeSimpson]

Anybody classy enough to play with Prince don't need to be a no competition with nobody

[@bogdantonto9286]

Pac and Prince are something in music that will probably never see again. Globally and american icons period.

[@TMan10103]

There will never be another pac or prince or kendrick

[@jovanreid6782]

Kendrick is of the same ilk, come on now, give it up for the guy.

[@bogdantonto9286]

@@jovanreid6782 I expect one more album to be decent.

[@jeremyhecht]

This was one of the coolest videos to work on because I honestly just wanted to explore the almost prince feature on TPAB but I ended up finding an undeniable connection between these three legends ♊️ Hope you enjoy watching

[@coryjackson6944]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video + how you threaded the intersectionality between these artists!

[@jeremyhecht]

@@coryjackson6944 thank you for this comment! It means a lot

[@jovanreid6782]

Clicked on this video as soon as I saw Prince, Kendrick Lamar, and Tupac in the same thumbnail. I've been waiting for someone to delve into the Kendrick Lamar and Prince connection, especially. You see: Prince is my all-time favorite artist, musician, entertainer, etc.; I've been his biggest fan since I was 11, I own every album, I know his entire discography from front to back, I know a lot of his unreleased material too. As for Kendrick Lamar, he became my favorite rapper of all time after Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers dropped. Funny enough, I actually discovered K. Dot through Prince, specifically a live performance I happened to come across on KZbin some time in 2015: it was of Prince playing with his all female band, Third Eye Girl, and the song was a lesser known deep cut only diehard Prince fans know about, called "What's My Name", only, it was modified to feature a rapper I'd never before seen or heard of, despite the fact that this same rapper, I'd soon find out, was already a household name, and his name was Kendrick Lamar. (Obviously, I wasn't paying too much attention to rap in the 2010's; I might as well had been living under a rock when it came to the genre). I'd come around soon enough though. It would take some years. I'd initially tried using DAMN. as a point of entry to Kendrick's catalog but I didn't quite take to that album. Fast forward to 2022 tho, and Mr. Morale is all I'm listening to for months on end, then I finally, eventually make my way to Kendrick's back catalog and now he's my favorite rapper of all time. Now, when it comes to Tupac, I grew up with his music, as my father and brother were his biggest fans and would blast his music in the house, but I never actually listened to him on my own and still don't to this day, however, I went to see Tupac: Resurrection when it hit theaters in the early 2000's and learned so much about him that I didn't know, such as his love and respect for Prince, which made me see Tupac in a different light and appreciate and understand him more than I ever did. Anyways, all this is to say, this is a topic I've been low-key waiting on someone to expound upon. How can this not be good? You've got yourself a sub just based on the topic alone. Thank you for this, and I'll probably edit in some afterthoughts on this comment once I'm done watching the video. Props to you. ✊

[@PeaceLoveUnity4Ever]

I am loving the love in the comment section. There is so much hate online. So, as a community of humanity, let us follow the Light of Love to express ourselves as best as we can. And by doing so we can all bring balance to the world that needs it. Pac and Prince are legends of legends. Thank God there is a new legend happening. His story is the story of Kendrick Lamar. Amen!

[@M0HAK0]

Really dont care what people thing negatively of Kendrick. He is a great artist if our generation. To just learn that he got on stage with Prince is amazing.

[@kevinmcdonald6979]

To share the stage with an ICON like Prince, had to be mind-blowing for KDot. Salute 🫡

[@Bluenblack17]

Prince fan, and two of my favorite rappers happen to be also heavily influenced by Prince. This is amazing!

[@jovanreid6782]

Same here. I actually discovered Kendrick because of Prince's performance with him. And one of my favorite Pac quotes is "Sometimes I be wanting to call up Prince, like, can we hang? Cuz I know he loves women like I love women."

[@romongilbert35]

Imma pac and kendrick student for life❤❤

[@progressiveGal73]

I’m here bc of this connection. Folks can throw out all sorts of influences, but the thread I hear, sonically and explicitly are the TuPac and Prince influences~straight through to GNX, sonically Prince is always there. If anyone wonders just take a listen to Prince’s opus, Sign of the Times. Prince is even more resonantly influential than TuPac once one listens to this seminal album.

[@pastense]

Oh my god! I’ve never seen that live footage of Kendrick freestyling with the band. Just gave me chills! True emcee in the flesh. Rap snobs will never get it, fucc em. Kendrick is a musical legend up there with MJ and Prince, Pac and Big

[@phillicus]

This connection makes sense to me. The 3 are similar for sure.

[@DGonz-p6n]

All of this is crazy to me because when I first heard of Kendrick was a little before Swimming Pools blew up!!! I started checking out his stuff and found a bunch of freestyle battle videos of KDot. Started listening to his music around the time Swimming Pools came out and honestly thought to myself, Kendrick is going to pick up were Tupac started, he’s going to change the game and hopefully the world, we gotta do what we didn’t do when our past greats were still on this earth, Protect them!!!!!

[@mickiamajor8110]

I'm not surprised by most of the information because I know most of it. The Prince and Tupac side of it, I knew. Prince is my favorite musician. Tupac is my favorite rapper. I appreciate this video so much. RIP Prince and Tupac 💜🤍🕊

[@Chun_ed]

COMING HERE AFTER "LIKE THAT"

[@MultiRani10]

Prince outlived Mike Jack. For all you dogs getting burried, that's the K(ing) with all these 9's (inferior), you gonna see pet semetary BAM!

[@reaper.-._.-._.-._.-.]

​​@@MultiRani10 I think the k with all these nines was a reference to kendrick with nines (gun) and also k9 dogs, but you may be onto something too

[@MultiRani10]

@@reaper.-._.-._.-._.-. true, or an A(K) with all the 9mms (referring to the rest). Surely it's a well crafted quintuple entendre as we're used to by Kendrick. Hence why we love him

[@KoolSunray]

he performed with prince 🎉🎉

[@tonymckinney1355]

Prince was known for putting artists on the spot .

[@TrentLeboeuf-i9q]

Yeah he was also known for grooming his 14r yo step daughter while having full gaurdianship and marrying her. But Yall don't know nun bout Dah.

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

Boy, you can sure see the sincere authenticity of Kendrick here.

[@TheoBeats002]

I do believe the interviewer he is talking about, that he met in Germany, is Mats Nilesk'r of the Swedish radio show P3 Soul. He is the one who conducted the 2Pac interview that is sampled in Mortal Man.

[@hiphopdx]

Wow this is a great comment thank you - it all worked out perfectly!

[@leftisbestpolitics]

It’s wild looking back at that album I remember that and to see what Drake did disrespecting Tupac in a diss on Kenny proves how the two artists value those that came before them

[@Kadence-187]

15:00 was real. Talk about “heavy is the head that wears the crown” that’s a lot for anyone to carry in their mind when they’re trying to navigate through life and express themselves through their art. They are artists that speak to the heart bey9nd charts etc so it makes sense. I thought he was gonna breakdown for a second. We gotta protect that brother man.

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

Kendrick Lamar Forever Kendrick Lamar 4 Life

[@helpoj]

TPAB was when i realised that Kendrick was on a different pedestal compared to drake, Kendrick being the voice of a generation is one thing drake could never hope to achieve

[@Just-me-Tonia]

The Geminis…I love their minds ♊️

[@timharris1675]

Mind Over Matter

[@kevincastillo868]

Kendrick Lamar is HIP-HOP , he an emcee and a poet.

[@hiphopdx]

Truth

[@kevincastillo868]

@@ScanlessTV6 j Cole yeah but Drake not. Can't be an Emcee if you don't write your own rhymes.

[@stinwav222]

Yall editing out DEHH was dirty. Show props to other creators

[@nunezkant]

The response at 14:44 is why i love K. he's thoughtful, thinks before speak, and has genuine AND informed opinions.

[@CharlotteMckinzie-o4p]

How can people not love and believe this man? Just absolutely incredible

[@SabrumBaker]

Man see this is why I love Kendrick and he’s the GOAT who else would do this the way he does with that message other than him TODAY??? That’s the GOAT. THAT is what Hip Hop is and should always be!!

[@pacinomontana8506]

This WAS CRAZY!!!! RIP PRINCE!

[@hiphopdx]

RIP 🕊

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

& R.I.P Brother 2Pac

[@richardjohnson3638]

​@@hiphopdxI honestly can't believe, how you can say with a straight face, that Kendrick is a child of Prince and Pac. I listened to your video, and Kendrick is nowhere near that level of originality and influence. He's totally overrated, in my opinion....

[@YoungPadawan995]

@@richardjohnson3638 he idolizes both, honestly I didn't know he was into Prince too but Kendrick is obsessed with Tupac, it's no secret.

[@richardjohnson3638]

@@YoungPadawan995 True enough, but the video implies that he is of equal importance, as to those other legends, and I totally disagree. Kendrick was lucky enough come out when Rap was at a low point, in terms of creativity and originality. He filled a void without any true competition. He's definitely overrated, in my opinion....

[@Spinkx78]

What the heeeell. I always pay attention to samples and catch on pretty fast. I never caught the sample from To Live and Die In LA and Do Me Baby. I love both songs too!

[@YungSaulz]

Tupac Shakur 💙

[@chikocholwe5908]

I've always seen the correlation between Dot and both these legends. But I never thought they inter-loop like this. Changed my perspective, Widened my horizon, thanks.

[@Woktoharlem]

Amazing video Jeremy. Truly shining light on 3 of the greatest artists of 3 different generations. kendrick is truly a GOAT

[@hiphopdx]

Thank you so much for the comment!!! Glad you liked the video

[@jeremyhecht]

Thank you!!!! Appreciate your comment

[@kaleb490]

well this aged well

[@carnalhiphop]

Kendrick Lamar, influenciado por Prince y Tupac Shakur, es un reflejo de su generación en su música, que aborda temas sociales y culturales. Prince, un artista legendario conocido por su innovación y diversidad musical, impactó a muchos, incluyendo a Kendrick y Tupac. Aunque la interacción directa entre Prince y Tupac no está muy documentada, su influencia en el mundo de la música es indiscutible. Kendrick admiraba tanto a Prince que incluso había planeado que colaborara en su álbum "To Pimp a Butterfly". Este entrelazamiento de artistas muestra cómo la música trasciende generaciones, inspirando y creando diálogos sobre sociedad y humanidad.

[@jovanreid6782]

Yup. Prince was supposed to be on "Complexion". Too bad that that collab never came to fruition.

[@joneschilufya867]

MJ was a media personality but Prince was more talented and didn’t have as much media attention as MJ but is legendary thru pure raw music. Prince over MJ anytime any day.

[@leethomas7659]

Imo you can’t be a fan of music if you can’t at least appreciate Prince and Kendrick.

[@matisebenign]

Being a musician, Prince being my favorite artist and sharing a birthday with Tupac. This video is special to me. I follow after these artists as well, and learned a lot more about K. Dot in the process. Love ❤

[@karlamo1183]

Shout out DEHH for being the first to uncover the meaning of TPAB and how it was initially TPAC. Their shout out from kendrick was edited out of this particular documentary 🙏🏿❤️

[@shooters.paradise]

all three of these dudes are undeniable gems..excellent work!!

[@gollossalkitty]

Lmao everyone in the comments are calling them geminis your not special

[@AndSheDreams]

This was amazing, good job!

[@5tup3ndou5]

Great video! Would love to have heard Prince on "i" perhaps performing the guitar breakdown and adding vocals!

[@Mars-pf6vu]

Thanks for sharing HiphopDX! 🙌🏼This is something i never knew until now so much appreciated! May i add that you forgot to mention the song by Tupac 'How do you want it?' as this classic definitely has a Prince vibe 💯 Rest in Love & Peace Prince & Tupac 🙏🏼💜 Thanks to Kendrick for keeping it real and keeping the flame lit 🔥 💜

[@thishandleisnotavailalbe]

Love this, and absolutely agree. I can hear and feel Prince in KL for sure

[@Kooks33]

Three legends 🤍🤍🤍

[@MetalSonic420]

Great deep dive!

[@hiphopdx]

Thank you!!

[@BeastNationXIV]

I love how the Dodgers cap has been a west coast staple for decades, but is making a come back stronger than ever, like The Undertaker with a new outfit and motivation in the 90s/2000s.

[@santosromerobarrientos]

I’m the next Kendrick Lamar, remember that. Can’t wait to work with him one day !

[@hiphopdx]

Manifest that!

[@Jl_alson]

Keep going

[@santosromerobarrientos]

@@hiphopdx everyday always this piece y’all put out was amazing !

[@santosromerobarrientos]

@@Jl_alson roger that 🫡!!!!

[@journeyman7404]

If prince would've produced and featured on Untitled 03 would've been fire

[@kincamell2]

Peace to The Geminis

[@giovannivuitton46]

Peace God

[@hiphopdx]

Geminis the most creative artists

[@Kadence-187]

This is such a good video

[@romongilbert35]

Love this video. Keep it up

[@hiphopdx]

Thank you!

[@Niddler420]

Drake using ai Pac knowing this interview is out here is absolutely unhinged. 1:24

[@ItsMoneyMakingMitch]

This is a very unique and resharing video. Quite observant to find a topic that no one is is telling. Probs bro

[@hlg3501]

That boy Aubrey never had a Slurpee's chance in Hades. 🙄

[@mamabear3217]

Love the force u put with his speech about Prince❤😂

[@ktvbeatz5560]

This is good content. When are we gonna give props to Dj Quik tho? Kendrick Lamar has always proped up Quik as one of his favorite artist.

[@lg3385]

Here after the dust settled and Kendrick got that dub over Drake. Exposed the scam artist and definitely made Pac proud after that AI bs. That Prince performance was 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@LocarGumsala]

Legendary kendrick❤ from philippines.

[@burmesebandit9906]

All 3 are Geminis (Prince, Tupac, Kendrick) ♊️

[@victoriakawesa3558]

Exactly 💯...we can also add Lenny Kravitz...

[@ddhb223sfyn]

Biggie, Andre 3000 and jadakiss too

[@Carlyhyer]

Us Geminis are passionate and creative people!

[@victoriakawesa3558]

@@ddhb223sfyn Ice Cube and Kanye too

[@DragonflySpecTV]

This comment is the one.

[@msgem_in_i]

If people do their research on the Drake and Kendrick rap career people will see why Kendrick popped out the way he did. Drake has been shooting shots for a long time and Kendrick has been letting him slide, giving him passes letting Drake do his thing. Drake is a good pop artist but doesn't write half of his raps. Kendrick raps about life, what people goes through, life struggles and manage to have god to stand on and he writes his raps with being versatile with his music. He is heavy influence by old school music and a few rappers that writes their lyrics. Which most people can relate to if you grew up in the hood or lived around it to know what really goes on in the streets. Kendrick is an lyrical artist electricfying when it comes to his music while Drake is pop star making music that you can dance to pacifying the audience. A big difference between the two.

[@victoriakawesa3558]

Kendrick, Prince and Tupac are all Geminis ♊️ 🙌🏿

[@mrlilrip10]

12:55 oh loord if he seen what vh1 became he would hate it 😅

[@itsmeezcornflakes5960]

Miss you purple one...

[@eliotheeternal]

This will age sublime

[@InsaneManiiac]

Prince would of been so ill on Kendrick Lamar’s “Momma” sheesh 😮‍💨

[@zayzay542]

Best video yet of Course

[@hiphopdx]

Thank you!

[@brianapina9981]

"Bitch, my hair down,, Prince live through me!" Kendrick 💜

[@LtheDetective]

Prince was my first musical influence. He is why I play guitar, bass, and piano. He even influenced me to write poetry. The reason why I type "U" instead of "You". Yes Prince was special to EVERYONE, but just a lil bit more special to all the artists, musicians, and creative minds of the world

[@seymourblankbanks5589]

def 2 of his biggest inspirations always talked about pac and after he met prince u can tell he was inspired

[@Goatchild90]

When Geminis are focused on something, they really make magic lol ♊♊♊

[@hiphopdx]

True statement

[@ErinJeanette]

My daughter is a gemini and very true!! ❤

[@ESB82413]

Damn this hits harder since the battle

[@ms.battle9055]

Kendrick was feeling it

[@nitevibe9886]

DJ Quik is actually the official Prince of Comptom

[@MichaelJordan-jw4lb]

Prince would have been🔥 on the hook of pride

[@hiphopdx]

Yes!

[@paulfelix9081]

Good vibes from this interview ❤

[@mosatoz]

We need more deep dives!

[@superguelewar]

Well done sir m! Really enjoyed this vidéo 😊

[@ivpopesoy]

Kdot best rapper alive

[@trebworld]

Prince on Mother I Sober would be tight.

[@jacknapier6668]

Kendrick to me is the goat in hip hop. What I fuck with the most is he tells his fans not to worship him. How many rappers got fans that are almost obsessed? Have a conversation with a Drake or Em fan about hip hop. Kdot is a purist. He cares about hip hop culture and as a white dude he the artist that really helped me understand that hip hop is black peoples culture. They created it and it belongs to them. You have to keep this fact mind constantly as a hip hop head. If not you allowing the culture you invested in to slowly change to something it’s not. Kdot the greatest to ever do it imo if he ain’t to you that’s fine I respect that.

[@AbigailMiller-xc8hx]

Prince’s legacy will go on into the end of time.

[@M3mphislov3r]

Never seen your channel before. However this video is dope. Never knew that about Lamar. Great correlation. I will definitely check your channel out.

[@xanderluu3876]

This aged like fine wine

[@cookinwite3284]

That’s the beat from Sign O The Time. My grandmother raised me, and she loved her some Prince. Tupac and Kendrick are my favorite Rappers😘😘😘I knew we had some things in common.

[@aissa2750]

Tupac & Prince comparisons are classics, but a Bilal cosign too?!? Kendrick's level of creative genius can't be overstated.

[@KELVINSMALLIII]

Skipping the DEHH shoutout for figuring out the 2 pimp a caterpillar title is wild give them their credit

[@uknow1d]

Dead End Hip Hop. That's the name of the blog that called the original title for TPAB

[@hiphopdx]

Yup they are amazing!

[@hunterhawkes7504]

Prince on LOVE. Would go crazy

[@stefonwilliams9790]

Kendrick Lamar love you bro you proformed with my Uncle Prince

[@Chosen1Raapahla]

Pac said " I might not change the world but i guarantee i will inspire the mind that will" that's kendrick!!

[@Lunar.cipher]

This aged well.