Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. ALBUM REVIEW

Listen: • Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
DAMN. is one of Kendrick's most intriguing releases yet, delivering a series of tracks that are chaotic, layered, and deeply conflicted.
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FAV TRACKS: HUMBLE, DNA, ELEMENT, LUST, PRIDE, DUCKWORTH, FEAR, XXX, FEEL
LEAST FAV TRACK: LOVE
KENDRICK LAMAR - DAMN. / 2017 / TOP DAWG ENTERTAINMENT / TRAP, POP RAP, CONSCIOUS HIP HOP, WEST COAST HIP HOP
7/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@sevenerowski254]

Damn melon gave it a 0/10 and called kendrick the n word?

[@ballinhunter12]

Seve Nerowski LMAO this comment has me rolling

[@toddhoovah9233]

best comment

[@goldfeitan8083]

Bro chill 😂😂😂

[@CalvezTheKiller]

Seve Nerowski HAHSHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@danskyder1564]

arm LOCKED around me

[@erkanyesilyurt4036]

I think Melon has done more damage to young black men than racism in recent years

[@ScorpionGaming5]

Underrated comment.

[@joshwilliams2391]

This comment deserves more likes

[@runnerhigh]

*I GOT I GOT I GOT*

[@ducklordthegreat352]

Runner High LOYALTY GOT ROYALTY

[@nesfan8]

More like, more damage than the whole slavery

[@riccardoabdine]

I like how Kendrick is staring at Anthony menacingly throughout the entire video

[@MsMastress]

From my perspective, he looks hurt by Anthony's opinion 😂.

[@lostie4998]

😂😂

[@AmanSingh-yz2zi]

more accurately at Anthony's ass

[@lostie4998]

@@AmanSingh-yz2zi wahey

[@barscale597]

He's depressed as hell.

[@logarithm14]

This 7/10 is why Kendrick hasn’t made another album. Thanks a lot, Melon. Edit: If Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers gets a 7/10 or lower, we riot.

[@vincetheprince899]

And his 5 on KOD the reason Cole ain't dropped nothing

[@TheOne-sp8vx]

Vince The Prince Cole dropping this year, don’t know about kendrick

[@bonzai5888]

He’s dropping a classic rock album soon, thank me later, btw classic rock isn’t rock and roll

[@_PuppetMaster86]

BonzaiTheGreat “Classic Rock?” Maybe a Rock album that will be a classic.

[@tylard5007]

And all the 8s are the reason Denzel Keeps dropping, Feature after Feature

[@simless282]

Damn: 7/10 Damn reversed: 10/7

[@echox000]

*NMAD*

[@wheatleythebrick2276]

Echo X good kid maad city?

[@CoolZfromShenmue]

True

[@thugishere6629]

CrackerBread duhhhhh I don't understand what opinions are duhhhhhhh

[@tibortresla]

LMAO

[@Brannington]

"hey gurl, did fantano give you a 7 out of ten? BECAUSE DAMN

[@ALONSOC44]

Brian Tortise looooooooooooool

[@WristFreeze97]

DAMN.

[@weegee1838]

Commenting so I can use this one

[@theroundone4943]

Brian Tortise Hey girl, did fantano give you a 7 out of ten? BECAUSE LIL PUMP

[@LA_MALA_ORDINA]

"I got a decent to strong 7"

[@wagturbo]

Strong 7 is pretty much a light 8, 8 is close to a 9, and 9 is basically a 10 I knew you’d come around, melon

[@NChapaWI9436]

Hit us with that edp math

[@thechicken5147]

@@NChapaWI9436 he had a pony

[@Spiderman-ks5zn]

A 4 being generous

[@stellar1252]

This album is not a 10 lmao

[@trenhen4311]

@@stellar1252 strong 8 imo. Kinda scattered and manic but every track is pretty enjoyable

[@robertallmon267]

Anthony, having a “black hairstyle” isn’t a reason to deduct 2 points.

[@avzarathustra6164]

Lol

[@shadxwsss]

*3 points

[@user-wr7fs5bc1q]

hahshskcjc

[@Daniel-oz6qu]

@@shadxwsss no he said 2 in the video

[@avzarathustra6164]

This was funny then and is funny now, made me laugh again lol

[@clamchowder138]

Melon bout to catch these decent to strong hands

[@fullmetalheel]

clamchowder138 lol

[@robycowan6857]

clamchowder138 lmao

[@TEExJAY24]

clamchowder138 💀💀💀💀😂😂😂

[@kanyestan2400]

Underrated comment

[@mancha1921]

nice one

[@btafara9548]

Anthony "when shit hits the fan is you still a Fan" tano

[@requiem4391]

Ha

[@jackshipman3195]

B tafara Idk how this isn't the top comment

[@JohnSmith-yi9cp]

B tafara a 7 is still good imo

[@kboogie574]

so fitting lol

[@hardthrowingrighty]

W

[@Milkra]

If this was To Pimp a Butterfly you would've given it a 10

[@goodguysystem9324]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I AM DYING🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zackzallie8735]

@@goodguysystem9324 OF THIRST

[@brajwasi6258]

@@zackzallie8735 sing about me

[@agentofchaos2901]

Mob Cult

[@poudink5791]

Psycho helmet cult, you mean. Fuck, I need to finish that manga. Brb.

[@wobblesman4316]

I still can’t believe Anthony let Ducky live so he could give his son a 7/10 later on in life.

[@ming8261]

this is an incredible comment

[@yahiryabb]

underrated comment

[@schrodingersdawg9400]

Good comment. Maad review

[@marywang4379]

BAHAHAH UNDERRATED COMMENT FR

[@yungtittyboy60]

lmaoo

[@PokemonWalkthroughDS]

if this was a Kendrick Lamar album you would have given it a 10

[@yaboichris8318]

Wut

[@MeatGoblet]

Welcome to the Meme Fields™.

[@thevanessarosette]

It is lol

[@PokemonWalkthroughDS]

glad only 90 people didn't get it

[@jacksonsmith579]

I feel like it would've been a 10 if it wasn't.

[@betterthanjustiny3228]

Anthony is mad b/c he wasn't one of the baldies in the humble video

[@paletapayasofan]

LOL

[@SuchetanaChatterjee]

I fucking died at this

[@balharher7365]

specially considering his bietnical origins

[@chiqabooya1999]

LMAO

[@DMacLean15]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@stay_solid3461]

If Kendrick was black this album wouldve gotten a 10...

[@friedpicklez08]

I don’t understand the joke

[@saiellard5076]

@@friedpicklez08 Kendrick is black, so Stay_ Solid is being sarcastic. The format if ____ then ____ is very common, hes just taking a new sarcastic tone on it

[@friedpicklez08]

@@saiellard5076 ok....

[@holymoly849]

@@friedpicklez08 bruh

[@wholelottabluethoughtz]

@@friedpicklez08 😐

[@blizzmuzic]

I agree Anthony, the book was better.

[@averagemfdoomenjoyer4961]

But what do you think of the mini series made 30 years ago

[@crismakesstuff]

I liked the screenplay

[@zackzallie8735]

*The manga

[@Yatesey]

The movie was amazing

[@styyl8651]

The script was good so i agree

[@j__h9221]

So I was eating a melon the other day..

[@betheidea]

and I saw a reviewer

[@thalesguidote3728]

betheidea a melon headed reviewer.

[@SuyogDahal]

Thales Guidote pacin' up and down the youtube homepage

[@drdickphd]

"You've lost..... your flannel." *pop*

[@TheRubberducky999]

you won

[@thescoobymike]

It's not a real review, it's all a code 7/10 = July 10th Now what happened on July 10th? Nikola Tesla's birthday. What did Nikola Tesla do? He worked on technology. How many letters in the word 'technology'? 10. Therefore, DAMN. is a 10

[@Jackrabbit7]

Scooby MiKE This is the most viewed DAMN review on KZbin so it's 7/10 and that's final

[@johannbrooks3333]

I'm dead

[@oscar2k755]

@@Jackrabbit7 no

[@dlozza2000]

Zombie Slaya lol nice “logic”

[@robot2971]

Zombie Slaya r/whooosh

[@beckettgarvin6250]

You know Kendrick is a great artist when everyone gets mad he got a 7

[@fatehshoaib9423]

I know I'm kinda late but fax

[@nephophobia3087]

@@fatehshoaib9423 late asf

[@andydimond9865]

@@nephophobia3087 could say the same about you

[@nds1116]

@@andydimond9865 and you

[@bobataco210]

@@nds1116 u 2

[@cehnjona2771]

You didn't have to call Kendrick Slim Shadier

[@yhavinmiles]

Yeah the whole chocolate m&m bit was really harsh

[@yuhan4469]

💀💀💀

[@shoreZ]

Yeah I think when he started going into the history of slavery and calling kendrick a ******* ****** was a bit far

[@cartman331]

@@shoreZ translation?

[@Whitehawk-]

@@shoreZ lmfao

[@shogn4868]

Nigga that hairline decent to strong 7

[@OGreenWorId]

Shogaan no I think you mean a strong 3

[@NajiiSpeaks]

Shogaan LMAO

[@dugsbunnyog3544]

If he doesn't acknowledge this comment with kudos he's a fuckin nark

[@PPCCO.]

Shogaan 😂😂

[@obnoxious2909]

SHOGN no clue what that means but i laughed pretty hard so.

[@inglume6464]

eleMent lovE loyaLty bloOd dNa yaH pridE feAr goD you're welcome.

[@OGreenWorId]

Aku the Therapist this is the best shit I've ever seen

[@WhelmedButReady]

Aku the Therapist DAMN. that was clever. You get it?

[@joshuapanicker3327]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@roncassoloops700]

I don't get it

[@beastman236]

Finally something original. That was clever bro

[@ulishamiti4038]

"Anthony was the oldest of 7" - Kendrick Lamar. We all should've expected it tbh

[@WyWid]

Omg. Why are we just realizing this now!

[@Kayuk]

HAHAHAHAHAHHQH well respected calm and collected. And the first guy in the projects with a two tone mustang

[@miller3784]

@@Kayuk the 5 point 0 thing

[@fr0stycam373]

@@miller3784 they say 5-0 came

[@LoganArnold18]

@@fr0stycam373 Circling parking lots and parking spots

[@DangrDangr]

Pride, lust, fear, god. These are things that philosophers have been mulling over for thousands of years. Aristotle out here trying to find the true meaning of YAH.

[@thescoobymike]

Anthony: *yawns* yeah I'd give it a Lil Pump outta 10ski

[@x-triippy-5392]

They aren’t ready for this comment.

[@potatochipeater8565]

I think Yah is supposed to stand for Yahweh which is a name for God in a religion Idk about

[@marioi.carrillo6264]

Its easy Y-am A-sexual H-elp

[@davidgarxa3933]

420th like

[@nicke.424]

NOBODY PRAY FOR ME I GOT A 7 FROM ANTHONY WAYYYYYYYYYY YUH YUH

[@kirkgraham1]

lmao

[@saitama1465]

I remember Anthony giving a 10 on Pimp a butterfly and 9 on Madd city

[@aconfusedshoe6240]

Nicolas Recalde lmfaoo

[@leovyn6531]

Dang dude

[@MarquoVitali]

*well

[@chowderheadedyokel]

So I was taking a walk the other day and I saw a melon, a bald melon

[@calvinm904]

You won this shit

[@bootheguru]

badbad is the shiiiiittttttt

[@Amins88]

Why yes, you did lose something. You've lost... your yellow flannel.

[@chowderheadedyokel]

Adam Nowak you've won my heart

[@Sconechoc]

Lamar states his views on melon brutality with that line in the song quote

[@carlosisip3251]

Kendrick eye’ing down Anthony as he critiques the whole 23 minutes

[@Historicutuber]

saltshaker * he’s like “really melon”

[@BurntToastxx]

Kendrick be like : What's up family, yeah it's yo cousin Carl man, just given' you a call man I know you been havin' a lot on yo mind lately And I know you feel like ya know people ain't been prayin' for you But you have to understand this man, that we are a cursed people Deuteronomy 28:28 says "The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness And astonishment of heart." See family that's why you feel like You feel like you got a chip on your shoulder Until you finally get the memo, you will always feel that way Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle Why God, why God do I gotta bleed? Every stone thrown at you restin' at my feet Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Earth is no more, why don't you burn this mufucka? I beat yo' ass, keep talkin' back I beat yo' ass, who bought you that? You stole it, I beat yo' ass if you say that game is broken I beat yo' ass if you jump on my couch I beat yo' ass if you walk in this house with tears in your eyes Runnin' from poopoo and 'prentice Go back outside, I beat yo' ass, lil nigga That homework better be finished, I beat yo' ass Yo' teachers better not be bitchin' 'bout you in class That pizza better not be wasted, you eat it all That TV better not be loud if you got it on Them Jordans better not get dirty when I just bought 'em Better not hear 'bout you humpin' on Keisha's daughter Better not hear you got caught up, I beat yo' ass You better not run to your father, I beat yo' ass You know my patience runnin' thin I got beaucoup payments to make County building's on my ass Tryna take my food stamps away I beat yo' ass if you tell them social workers he live here I beat yo' ass if I beat yo' ass twice and you still here Seven years old, think you run this house by yourself? Nigga, you gon' fear me if you don't fear no one else If I can smoke fear away, I roll that motherfucker up And then I take two puffs I'm high now, I'm high now I'm high now, I'm high now Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now I'll prolly die anonymous I'll prolly die with promises I'll prolly die walkin' back home from the candy house I'll prolly die 'cause these colors are standin' out I'll prolly die because I ain't know Demarcus was snitchin' I'll prolly die at these house parties, fuckin' with bitches I'll prolly die from witnesses leavin' me false accused I'll prolly die from thinkin' that me and your hood was cool Or maybe die from pressin' the line, actin' too extra Or maybe die because these smokers Are more than desperate I'll prolly die from one of these bats and blue badges Body slammed on black and white paint, my bones snappin' Or maybe die from panic or die from bein' too lax Or die from waitin' on it, die 'cause I'm movin' too fast I'll prolly die tryna buy weed at the apartments I'll prolly die tryna diffuse two homies arguin' I'll prolly die 'cause that's what you do when you're 17 All worries in a hurry, I wish I controlled things If I could smoke fear away, I'd roll that mothafucka up And then I'd take two puffs I've been hungry all my life I'm high now, I'm high now I'm high now, I'm high now Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now, now When I was 27, I grew accustomed to more fear Accumulated 10 times over throughout the years My newfound life made all of me magnified How many accolades do I need to block denial? The shock value of my success put bolts in me All this money, is God playin' a joke on me? Is it for the moment and will he see me as Job? Take it from me and leave me worse than I was before? At 27, my biggest fear was losin' it all Scared to spend money, had me sleepin' from hall to hall Scared to go back to Section 8 with my mama stressin' 30 shows a month and I still won't buy me no Lexus What is an advisor somebody that's holdin' my checks? Just to fuck me over and put my finances in debt? I read a case about Rihanna's accountant and wondered How did the bad girl feel when she looked at them numbers? The type of shit'll make me flip out And just kill somethin', drill somethin' Get ill and fill ratchets with a lil' somethin' I practiced runnin' from fear, guess I had some good luck At 27 years old, my biggest fear was bein' judged How they look at me reflect on myself, my family, my city What they say 'bout me reveal If my reputation would miss me What they see from me Would trickle down generations in time What they hear from me Would make 'em highlight my simplest lines I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride 'cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth And I can't take these feelings With me so hopefully they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back Fear, what happens on earth stays on earth And I can't take these feelings with me So hopefully they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap Damn Goddamn you Goddamn me Goddamn us Goddamn we Goddamn us all Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities So until we come back to these commandments Until you come back to these commandments We're gonna be in this place, we're gonna be under this curse Because he said he's gonna punish us The so-called Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American Indians Are the true children of Israel We are the Israelites according to the Bible The children of Israel, he's gonna punish us for our iniquities For our disobedience because we chose to follow other gods That aren't his son, so the Lord thy God chasten you So just like you'll chasten your own son He's gonna chasten you because he loves you So that's why we get chastised, that's why we're in the position we're in Until we come back to these laws, statutes and commandments And do what the Lord said, these curses are gonna be upon us We're gonna be at a lower state in this life that we live here in today In the United States of America I love you, son, and I pray for you God bless you, shalom

[@BokuGlack]

There were some cuts too

[@lashawnc.9658]

@@BurntToastxx You’re a legend lmao

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

Y’all just gonna forget I got a fucking SIX?!

[@enzyme3254]

Melon did you dirty

[@CoasterCupcake]

It’s because you’re overrated

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT oh hi

[@nigga9766]

@Nugget its ass bro

[@nigga9766]

@Nugget overrated

[@alexandertowery7890]

if imma hit this unsubscribe button, imma make it look sexy

[@xMiiDNiTe]

lolol

[@ratsvim7980]

Alexander Towery unsub you Lil bitch

[@prolificjaywon2713]

Alexander Towery lmao you are too silly!

[@fallenkafiel]

Alexander Towery lmao

[@leetarver77]

W

[@sarilla6082]

You gave Damn a 7 but *Damn a SEVEN!??*

[@CPskipper21344]

Rillasa FTW wordplay 👌

[@Jbourbz]

Forced

[@iamboomer.4673]

Rillasa a 10 for us is a 7 for him.

[@RM-th9ur]

Its a thick eight to a light 9 for me. DAMN. is not better than TPAB or GKMC for me.

[@WolfloW_Official]

deserves a 7

[@davidaston0]

Fantano’s Kendrick Lamar Reviews: To Pimp A Butterfly: 10/10 Good Kid, m.A.A.d city: 9/10 Untitled Unmastered: 8/10 Section.80: 8/10 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers: 8/10 DAMN: 7/10 Black Panther (Compilation): 6/10

[@MrJoao678]

Fantano is less and less secretive about his racism as the years go by.

[@hayk3000]

@@MrJoao678 oh man... I'd love it if it actually was ordered by year but it isn't. However Anthony DID call Kendrick the n-word in this review so that's that.

[@avzarathustra6164]

@@MrJoao678 Lmao, thank you for that

[@anagh9313]

GKMC is a 10 aswell in my opinion.

[@GEB_rosee]

@@hayk3000 when? Where?

[@elijahlonmoriones2493]

Its official. DAMN. is now a MBDTF/10

[@frankensteinx5378]

huh

[@shaanalam3872]

@@frankensteinx5378 a 6

[@agfromdai.e3806]

@Shadow facfs

[@valx5]

so close

[@jarelllevingston7882]

@@shaanalam3872 he changed it to 6

[@KutayUgurluer]

The line does not goes like "I got slavery slavery inside my DNA" Anthony.

[@bryanchu5379]

lmao the bad grammar just makes this ten times funnier

[@MegaTheman25]

Good one

[@kiverisb]

Am I having a fucking stroke? LOL

[@_carapell_7084]

This is amazing

[@ok6866]

Your pfp is so cursed is that Brad

[@Mordo225]

Melon head says Kendrick aint cool no more no more

[@ErikGiovani]

Mr House 😂 underrated comment

[@xyasuke99]

Melon head wanna be a Watermelon like his big cousin.

[@MultiRaggi]

God bless melon head, you know we all love him

[@leonelcansino3463]

Yesterday I got a call from my melon head like 101 Said they killed his only melon because of insufficient seeds

[@Rishiyisus]

no mo' no mo'

[@litigatedparadox8946]

Memes aside, the fact that a 6 is the lowest score Kendrick has gotten is a real testament to how great his music is

[@theincrediblezit8792]

Melon changed his mind on the rating and DAMN is now a 6 for him

[@litigatedparadox8946]

TheIncredibleZit Thanks, didn’t know, I’ll edit my comment

[@litigatedparadox8946]

@@joshjoseph4527 I didn’t even know fantano reviewed it lol

[@joshjoseph4527]

@@litigatedparadox8946 my bad, that one was actually a 6 and is credited as "Various Artists"

[@litigatedparadox8946]

@@joshjoseph4527 Ah, no problem I’m surprised he actually reviewed it though

[@fiona-zn3ln]

i am. BLOWN away by the fact that he thought kendrick agreed with carl’s voicemail and that’s why he put it on FEAR. like why would kendrick make a whole track about the various ways fear has impacted his life and Black people’s lives as a whole then be like “by the way i think racism is our fault because we upset god.” maybe it’s just me but the voicemail was very clearly not presented as a positive thing or something he agreed with. he played the whole thing without interrupting it to show how deeply the fearmongering of the catholic church had affected his cousin, to the extent that he would call his cousin who was struggling to leave this drawn out raving voicemail about how their people’s suffering was their own fault. it was an example of someone whose life is controlled by fear. maybe i’m wrong or maybe you just need to be raised catholic (or similar religions mb) to understand idk lmao

[@tavmansn1122]

DAMN!

[@eximmt]

He's not catholic. He's a black israelite

[@fiona-zn3ln]

@@eximmt my bad you’re right i just meant any religion that’s Like That

[@papasheev5252]

you obviously weren't raised catholic if you think that that voicemail was connected to Catholicism lmfao

[@svi6649]

@@papasheev5252 whatever beliefs, his point remains valid

[@ydat11]

Ain't nobody praying for MElon

[@Tajare215]

William Woidat 😂😂😂

[@stewardappiagyei6982]

y'all know what he sais on KZbin stays on KZbin!

[@josephsua7246]

New Kungthony Funtano

[@lunaticheaven9446]

@@stewardappiagyei6982 and I can't take these reviews with me so hopefully they disperse. Over 22 minutes, carried out about damn, I still can't tell if am living through melon or living through melon man

[@j__h9221]

DON'T JUDGE ME MY MELON CAUGHT ME WITH A STRAP

[@3liflo]

lmfao

[@Cheaplinx]

I feel like you didn’t put enough time into talking about duckworth. Genuinely one of the best Kendrick songs ever in instrumentals and story

[@xdude1228]

^

[@11benji17]

DAMN. is a 7/10 on the Kendrick scale of his own potential

[@SamwellJamesMusic]

Benji Dansky the only comment that matters

[@WildHeart7777]

well said

[@darealdovahkiin3652]

In that context the rating is agreeable, but as an album in general definite 8 or 9

[@kyleeot]

Hurry up and drop the DAMN review already.

[@EmilyRose1]

wat

[@jordanthompson9271]

Emily Rose He hasn't dropped the DAMN. Review yet silly

[@momdee5632]

this guy's ALWAYS easy my head

[@diegosepulveda4669]

666 likes! :D pliz not ruin it my nigga

[@sumairb9978]

God DAMN. it

[@julianernesto7231]

I got melons, decent sevens, all up in my DNA

[@thefinessekid9335]

W

[@Sfxfreestyle]

With all due respect if the lowest grade Anthony has given Kendrick is a 7 out of 10, that still means this album is really good

[@user-vw8zn9yn7c]

every score above 5 is a positive score

[@-Scrapper-]

he gave black panther a 6

[@ruosh9758]

Kendrick Lamar = 7 Lil Pump = 7 Therefore, Lil Pump = Kendrick Lamar Since Kendrick Lamar = 10 Therefore, Lil Pump = 10 Therefore Lil Pump is one of the greatest rappers of all time

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Fantano, what have you done?

[@twisty6621]

this is the day Anthony gave a Kendrick Lamar album the same score than a Lil Yachty mixtape

[@gazeboluecke6333]

Who? Isn't that the dude in the Sprite commercials?

[@poitaots5054]

Twister your profile pic made me think there was a hair on my screen

[@jaidsalgado]

Gazebo Luecke I GOT THESE STRANGE VOICES INSIDE MY HEAD / KEEP A STACK AND .380 BESIDE MY BED! NOT TO BE COOL BUT IN CASE THEY MIGHT RUN UP ON ME yure jealous cuz lil tachy has BARZZZ

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

Tyler Carr same here

[@carlreed9116]

jaidsalgado yea biggie from 96 wants his flow back.

[@metalface6843]

who needs season 2 one punch man, when you got one punch man reviewing Kendrick

[@SJeffco]

Armando Escalera gold

[@Rafaelzation]

Armando Escalera bruh he looks like a titan from attack on titan

[@jaleelkhaleeq]

There's a season 2 of one punch?

[@squirt40]

Jaleel Butler the Manga there is

[@Pyromaniac963]

There is also gonna be a season 2 of the anime, it got announced last year.

[@chagrin6919]

Friendly reminder that DAMN is now a 6 and Die Lit is now an 8

[@chrilborn4138]

Facts tho

[@daed1819]

As it should be.

[@goodguysystem9324]

@@daed1819 L

[@goodguysystem9324]

@Shadow that’s what needle drop fans are dude. If he doesn’t like a album they won’t like it. If he likes a album they will like it. Imagine if he gave albums like to pimp a butterfly a not good then it wouldn’t have been as appreciated as it is. All they do is D ride it’s funny watching them argue

[@chagrin6919]

@@goodguysystem9324 I've seen you everywhere, you really have a hard time accepting the fact that people can agree with his opinion or disagree with his opinion. According to you, agreeing with his opinion makes you a 'd rider'

[@donovan3443]

Section.80 - 8/10 good kid, m.A.A.d City - 9/10 To Pimp A Butterfly - 10/10 DAMN. - 7/10 You weren't supposed to do that, Melon. We wanted an 11/10.

[@chilihotdog7257]

next album either a 5 or a 8

[@lancer4020]

@@chilihotdog7257 lol

[@AlfredBarron]

dw DAMN. actually came first - its like the conversation he had with tupac

[@ryanoat]

DARN is better

[@bobbyphiller3426]

By Kermit LaFrog (Kidz Bop Edition)

[@amann4467]

shiet, you listen to Uncle Dane too?!11!

[@josephstalin8975]

ryanoat DARN! DAMN. DANG?

[@spookhy699]

People are gonna fight me on this, but I believe DRAT was much more elegant

[@myempireofdirt309]

HECK.

[@wrizm212]

Im confused because on wikipedia it says Kendrick is 29 yrs old. But the average life span of a goat is 15-18 yrs.

[@gabriellagongora7083]

wrizm212 I'm confused because your comment has been said way too many times and when anyone sees it they steal it and think they're original

[@wrizm212]

Thats the whole point

[@sneedfeed7204]

Sunnibabi G damn Nigga chill it's the Internet, no joke is ever original here. that's why niggas gotta be random sometimes.

[@jaiyeko]

Only goats with very good DNA can live up to 30yrs+

[@JaysonT975]

better than being broke and white^

[@austincouch7165]

Melon: DAMN is almost a bipolar album. Ye: It's Awesome

[@miles7020]

Pride is a top 5 kendrick song IMO. It’s so melodic and feels like you’re experiencing his numbness of knowing he wasn’t there when he was needed

[@theanimationstudio11]

I think "u" was Kendrick's most emotional track of all time.

[@canttouchmyswag]

IshThaGOAT nice

[@Alex-qn9og]

Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst

[@mattyd7419]

favourite track on tpab

[@tjg6363]

@@niggato23 that's not a kendrick song

[@niggato23]

@@tjg6363 or tearz

[@mooniimghouali7357]

paused my funeral to watch this review

[@theneedledrop]

lol

[@AustinM1918]

theneedledrop You suck Fandango

[@asare240]

theneedledrop hey melon, do you and pitchfork coordinate your review drops? Also, this album is at least an 8.

[@DrDood-mu5bs]

@@theneedledrop ima give yo butt a thumbs down mr lemon my glorious king kdot better be getting his oh so sought after 10/10 for his absolutely gawkable performance isnt that right mr lemon hand it over

[@crumpets8875]

Anthony changed this from a 7/10 to a 6/10 when he found out the track list could be reversed because 6 upside down is 9

[@melissaroberts9035]

this made me laugh

[@BrozongNbr]

If it was called "Hoods hottest DAMN princess" he would've given it a 10

[@theRomanianDanian]

Bro came back 😂😂😂

[@BlockedIsNotAGoat]

"DAMN. is one of Kendrick's most intriguing releases yet, delivering a series of tracks that are chaotic, layered, and *deeply conflicted*." I remember you was deeply conflicted.

[@conorcoleman1743]

Blocked misusing your influence

[@Kashby281]

Conor Coleman Sometimes I did the same

[@thesmiteguy7619]

abusing my power full of resentment

[@rimadichman7215]

resentment that turned into a deep depression

[@ricardohernandez8683]

someguywhosallafterbirdbootysscurr found myself screaming in a hotel room

[@alxymk3377]

DAMN chill everyone. Melonhead is playing with ya'll. The real review is dropping in 3 days.

[@Mark-ek2eo]

*rising

[@Erick-im4nc]

😂😂😂

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

...in which he will give it a Corey Feldman out of 10

[@mikehawk2148]

Wait a second... Three days... Zane Lowe interviews Kendrick on Friday... Oh my fucking God, HOW DID WE NOT SEE THIS BEFORE?!

[@stewardappiagyei6982]

what, like NATION? lol

[@renapeppers20]

Here after DAMN was confirmed to be a 6/10

[@hasannavqi5131]

it seemed like more of a 5

[@REP_GAME]

Confirmed by who

[@micahellis5390]

@@REP_GAME on a 10 time I changed my mind.

[@ethanfox8908]

@@REP_GAME Anthony did forever after the original review. He changed his score

[@guydude5323]

PRO GAMING yeah 2 years later I can say that it only gets worse the more you listen to it

[@lightningmcking1234]

if the song names weren't fully caps you would have given it a 10

[@microwavy7453]

LAUGHING TO THE BANK LIKE AHAAAA

[@microwavy7453]

Sorry fantano it caught on to me. I didn't like it at first but the entire album is great.

[@myles6917]

Micro Wavy god and yuh are slept on

[@uhhFashey]

+milez the caption chronic YAH and PRIDE make me feel something

[@thailakhampo]

My new chorus

[@xaviermckillop2765]

I love this song

[@lanemusic9166]

If he doesn't introduce himself as DAMNthony DAMNtano, I am unsubscribing.

[@lanemusic9166]

Unsubscribed.

[@itsaboutthattime4425]

Laen Cervantbles 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davids5724]

Actually this introduction was pretty clever too

[@crazyluigi6664]

Finally Heretano

[@Dinckelburg]

see ya

[@gabrielambriz5640]

I assumed this review would be garbage because everyone hates it, but yo, Melon actually gives it a lot of praise, and a very detailed ANALYSIS. He obviously approaches it as a complex artistic statement (which is how any Kendrick album should be approached) as well as an album, and has a lot of deep and insightful things to say about it. VERY GOOD REVIEW but yall trippin over the score.

[@voidsabre_]

Fantano isn't bad a reviews, he's just bad a numbers

[@kidnameless]

I think reviews are ALWAYS better without scores. Numbers just take away good discussion. Guess people just want an easy way to describe the quality of music

[@tommatt2901]

@@kidnameless I agree

[@whawhawhawhaaaa]

@@kidnameless I disagree. A score makes the general thoughts and feelings more immediately understandable and easier to parse. It obviously shouldn't be the main part of the review but still.

[@Kianleahy]

@@voidsabre_ Number scores dont say anything about an album, its just a score. you have to listen to what he said about it, a 7 reflects how he feels on the album, but the review is the review the number isnt the review

[@mrcrackdonald_1]

LOVE was one of my favorite songs tf

[@David-zh2qm]

same

[@Historicutuber]

Mine too

[@dylan-ww7sm]

the only thing i agreed with in this review was that love was the worst song

[@jugo0001]

@@dylan-ww7sm nobody likes you

[@Fantazy1028]

Love was a banger

[@BiGBanGBrOx3]

Seeing the like/dislike ratio I already know it won't be 10/10.

[@jamiecal11]

Naate57 who cares.

[@AsianNIGMA]

Naate57 it's not that good as a album

[@angrytoast1497]

But... But THE YELLOW FLANNEL!! *I trusted you, melon ;_;*

[@mohammadburaie8736]

Same :(

[@SandyOgilvie10]

what does melon mean?

[@averystrangeguy4378]

sandy ogilvie people call him that because of his head/hair

[@SandyOgilvie10]

averystrangeguy thank u i see now haha

[@2HappyGamerz]

averystrangeguy ug

[@peachcobly5172]

Please. Please stop pretending like a 7 is bad.

[@djkhaledtouchedmefunny]

damn, it is.

[@peachcobly5172]

@@djkhaledtouchedmefunny That's not how Anthony sees it. A 5 is mixed, a is 6 mostly positive, and a 7 is actually really good. It's only one number away from an 8. I know the gaming community sees it differently, but a 7 is more positive than it seems.

[@aryamazandarani6373]

basically he rates music based on how much enjoyment he gets out of it. 0 means there is pretty much nothing that made his time listening to the album worth it and 10 is pretty much everything was entertaining to an extent. 5, being right in the middle, means that half of it gave him enjoyment somehow. 7 means the good outweighs the bad more than just a little bit and he enjoyed this album

[@raecarter8261]

I know how he said a 7 is good and it is however I atleast do not like the fact that he gave lil pump, Aminé, and lil yachty a 7 as well, I even like Aminé but I believed limbo deserved a 5 not a 7 now I do believe that Kendrick did sell out with the trap sound but still I see an 8 as the lowest

[@raecarter8261]

@@iamsuperior4087 yeah like based on his scoring methods I think it’s a 7 but i see a 6, but lil pumps self titled is not good even talking from a banger standpoint

[@thecalzone9651]

Compared to your last kendrick review, this feels like a not good

[@anthg4563]

None of you actually watched the review. Otherwise we'd all be talking about the way Cal fucking owned Fantano at the end

[@jjsweg9012]

Help get this to the top people lol

[@CRVIG]

21:40 the moment that broke the internet

[@iananderson4562]

AwesomenessManiac // Sunshine Riptide my PP pees white stuff after that comment that you posted thanks

[@MadonnaMusic1]

AwesomenessManiac // Sunshine Riptide 21:45 at least there was this scene lol

[@kubagozdzik9708]

AwesomenessManiac // Sunshine Riptide Top 10 saddest anime moments

[@breadman2438]

Lmfao I was curious and immediately got an ad

[@aidantay1464]

a MacDonald's ad?

[@cerealkiller4702]

Strong 7 is basically a Light 8, but the score has a strong in it, so we need to carry that back to the score, so that it makes it a strong 8, which is basically a light 9, but a light 9 from Fantano is like a decent 9 from me, and we know that decent 9 from Fantano is a 10 from us, which makes it a 10 from him. We all knew you would give DAMN. a 10.

[@hridaymehta5782]

The album is called damn cause that’s the first thing Kendrick said after seeing Anthony’s score.

[@navfromaoty3383]

Top 5 Anime Betrayals: 1. MBDTF Review 2. DAMN Review 3. Lil Pump Review 4. Lil Boat Review 5. House of Baloons Review

[@helvetica6189]

0. Days Before Rodeo Review

[@ohlookadragon]

Nah he was spot on with damn.

[@joao00098]

6. Kamikaze review

[@helvetica6189]

JMiguel Nunes No that was his redemption

[@leon-kx1ex]

Blank face LP

[@wor_io]

BREAKING: Drake/Akademiks vs. Kendrick/Melon just been announced for the tag team championship of the world at WWE Payback

[@MostMorose]

They competing for the biggest dickrider of the year award

[@jaidsalgado]

lanky kong BREAKING: JUST IN, IT WILL NOW BE A TRIPLE TAG TEAM INCLUDING THE HARDY BROS FOR THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD !

[@123wutangclan]

bro this comment had me dead lmao

[@jahesdios]

Hahahaha.... Holy shit hahaha

[@christianenriquez1603]

W

[@spongybear1926]

I've come back here to say this: this review is 22 minutes long. This is what makes Anthony such a fantastic reviewer. Even though many may not agree with a 7, he's given us a deconstruction of the album and an amazing review to explain it all.

[@jacobward7361]

DAMN: 7/10 DAMN COLLECTORS EDITION: 10/7

[@austinboni8193]

THEN WHY YOU WEARIN THE YELLA FLANNEL???!!!!!1??111??!!!

[@crazyluigi6664]

Because it looks good and held a banging vibe to it.

[@BabaG176]

For the memes

[@darklsn]

lmao I love that GOODTHANY BANGTANO

[@ebtrax4081]

Because 7/10 is still a good score

[@mikekearney5949]

not checking the score before watching the video because i wanna be surprised when he gives it a 10/10

[@mikekearney5949]

what the fuck

[@ogcookies9728]

MAK underrated comment

[@DisCreat0r]

LOL

[@afrosamurai7400]

MAK Lmfao!

[@jk45m58]

lol same here

[@westcoastflyers144]

Art is obviously up for interpretation but I think you got the general message of the album wrong. It seems to me like the album is Kendrick struggling with his faith but by the end he’s more secure. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that he goes from Pride to Humble from Lust to Love. Not only that, he’s moving closer to God the entire album and further away from himself (DNA). It’s also pretty evident when you think about how Duckworth tells you to “put it in reverse.” I have a thought that the reverse is probably a reality where Kendrick’s father dies, which is why the song ends with a gunshot. Even without it, though, you have Kendrick moving away from God the entire album and settling on himself (DNA). Not to mention he now goes from Love to Lust and Humble to Pride. Instead of going from vices to values he does the reverse. Even the switch in the order of Element and Feel. Originally he goes from not “giv[ing] a fuck” that “nobody praying for me” to being depressed about it. Reverse it and he goes from caring about his spirituality and soul to saying he doesn’t “give a fuck” and is going to be fine with his worldly success.

[@HyenaFox]

9:15 I think it's actually the opposite. I think Kendrick is struggling with some kind of thought of "If I do all of this, make all this music, live all my life all for the sake of God, why do I still hate myself? Why do I still feel damned by God?" As opposed to the opposite of "God has damned me, thus I hate myself".

[@nutmaster652]

I thought I was gonna be mad at you for giving it a 10 Now I'm mad at you for giving it a 7

[@sovietninja6865]

Tommy Klein he isn't dick riding that's why. This album deserves what it got

[@xylan9543]

actually for me it was 8-9 rating album tho 7 melon need to take the L

[@nutmaster652]

XylaN turn the 7 upside down it's an L now

[@ownthevoid]

Tommy Klein I don't think it was as quality as his previous albums imo

[@xylan9543]

yeah you are right his older album espically TPAB is a classic imo

[@berkvatansever7754]

-Anthony was the oldest of 7-KENDRICK KNEW IT!!!!

[@macafromthewired]

Jim Focking Morrison OOOOOOOOOOH

[@luker2033]

Jim Focking Morrison well respected, comic collected

[@erkanyesilyurt4036]

Kelpy G calm and collected

[@bruhroof]

brooooooooo hahahaahahah

[@jario2970]

*D A M N*

[@shark_audiophile]

not wanting to sit down and be humble is not a reason to give this a 2/10 tony

[@Pivot-Shorts]

Watch Melon give Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers a light 6.

[@byel2844]

please for the love of God be wrong

[@user-zg7fp6pm2x]

Im predicting a 8 this is the day before its release

[@Pivot-Shorts]

@@user-zg7fp6pm2x 9 here, let's see who's right ;)

[@yeboiiiiiiii]

Mark my words, he is gonna give it a Strong 8 to a Decent 9

[@Pivot-Shorts]

@@user-zg7fp6pm2x Fair play dude, have your like!

[@pattyvilleTV]

KENDRICK'S FATHER BEING SHOT WOULD NOT HAVE LED TO KENDRICK NOT BEING BORN. HE SAYS "COULD HAVE GROWN UP WITHOUT A FATHER." IT WOULD HAVE LED TO KENDRICK BECOMING THE FATHERLESS RAPPER AKA KUNG FU KENNY. In my opinion if you play this album backwards (the DJ says "WE GON PLAY IT IN REVERSE on Duckworth) it tells a different story. EDIT: that's where i feel like Humble gets its additional meaning. In itself it has nothing deep but if you view it as the alternate reality kendrick that would have existed if his dad didn't then it becomes more interesting. The "all over the place" sound is because he's one rapper half the time and the other rapper the other half of the time. BLOOD and DUCKWORTH are interchangeable intros and outros. I think it's called "Damn." Cause he's realizing the butterfly effect thing and how that small thing at KFC put him where he is now.

[@HoboraMax]

pattyvilleTV You put a lot of sincere thought and effort into your comment and offered genuine insight and a unique perspective. Fuck off.

[@matthewbrack2794]

Car Bus very good point my thoughts precisely

[@JMAC____]

wow

[@gmeenew12345]

If Kendrick Lamar had written this album you probably would have given it a 10/10

[@ydat11]

Gabe Mead-Newton uh... he did write this album?

[@MINDxWORM]

William Woidat Quentin Miller.

[@snowtoastpro665]

fuck sake...

[@devinrawashdeh8]

William Woidat must be new to this channel huh?

[@Handgun777]

Quentin Miller is Drake's ghost writer dumbass

[@d___n]

fantano gave untitled unmastered, literally an album with 8 songs which are kendrick’s leftovers, a higher score than damn.

[@andrewmiller4116]

Because the leftovers from like the greatest hip hop album ever are better than most music ever made

[@d___n]

@@andrewmiller4116 agreed.

[@fruff30]

I'm not into much current rap/hip hop ( I love old school rap) but Kendrick is the exception. I think he's one of if not the most talented and influential rappers out here today and stands out head and shoulders among his peers. Kendrick is like the Tupac of his generation.

[@bonh_mhm]

have you listened to playboi carti tho i heard he invented music

[@Ibrahim-dj5hu]

@@bonh_mhm yeah whole lotta red is this decades illmatic

[@bonh_mhm]

@@Ibrahim-dj5hu true shit might i say playboi carti is the kendrick of his generation

[@alejandrojordan3184]

@@bonh_mhm Playbook Carti just says "Pierre you wanna come here " and people praise him...

[@lmong]

@@alejandrojordan3184 joking, right?

[@silkypanda24]

Haha I love when Anthony does parody stuff. When's the real review coming?

[@bananakin94]

daniel barrett 2nd review coming out on 4/20

[@_ericplace]

daniel barrett Easter.

[@absurdistoxymoron]

This whole channel is parody stuff. His serious reviews are on his 2nd channel That is the plan.

[@NoNoseVoldemort]

2nd channel confirmed. It was in front of us all along

[@diegoluvsye]

​@@absurdistoxymoronr.i.p.

[@sTreek90]

turn that 7 upside down it's an L now

[@jonsnow8756]

you giving the album an L?

[@snrubworld9606]

but tonight I bounce back

[@like3mike231]

W

[@CLAIMofLife]

Is it on her forehead?

[@DihStyle69]

Anthony an L for fantano for that fucking 7 to damn. and strong 8 to joey

[@panthers4210]

fairly obvious, but this album gets far too much hate. most likely because it's in the shadow of a couple of the greatest records of the 21st, but DAMN. still has 2 of his best and most raw songs to date with feel and fear. but because he had a rihanna feature and sang a love song people just shit all over it. its not a tpab like generational album and its different than gkmc, but the way he sounds on some of these tracks is like the literal embodiment of the title and album art and it hits hard. and the fact that he hadnt even told the story of duckworth until this far into his career is just incredible, this man is once in a lifetime and this album is absolutely another classic.

[@mihinmeegasdeniya5658]

Why did I weep when TPAB was released, when music reviewing make me score his album 2 less than what it should be. Hypocrite

[@bryanchu5379]

FIRE

[@Braxium1]

M-E-L-O-N definition: betrayal; Fantano's betrayal - wait listen M-E-L-O-N description: music review, Fantano, review, now let me finish

[@creativename2139]

Most real Melon alive

[@joshwilliams2391]

This deserves more likes

[@ethan_wtn4407]

Oh this is great

[@yungsteezy]

Brooo 😂😂 your a fucking genius

[@Anonymous-mk3vf]

The infamous sensitive M word...

[@9kingmanable]

I thought he was gonna say Damnthony Damntano 😂😂😂

[@emssasukeisunderrated7946]

Dylan smith Cornrowthany Kentano here

[@joachimkoka5030]

same

[@joshuaalexisja]

Dylan smith Kungfuthony Kennyano

[@thegoodkidmaadcitytv2218]

Cornrowkennyhewasbornwithavisionny Allmorningwiththemixeddashboardstripledigitsano here

[@nu-punkrants1551]

You do realize this was essentially 2 stories in one album. Damned man And saved man. One of the greatest concept albums of all time. Can't believe you missed that

[@tommyhofer1176]

Yeah bro is retarded

[@hiderz]

PRIDE is the best song on the album imo

[@kenmoops7547]

Agree

[@WyWid]

I like duckworth the best

[@stopbeinginsecure4786]

That’s my favorite

[@kob4918]

If you love the album don't let anyone else change your mind

[@Butterd4t4ss]

TVkob this deserves more likes. too many people change their opinion when hearing others

[@jack_the_sparrow]

Jesus fucking christ... Look, I'll grant that people have different tastes, obviously, and people have different takes on music. But why are you against people changing their opinions when hearing other people's reasoning? Jesus fuck is that backwards. There are WRONG opinions that are obtained by shit reasoning, so if you find someone's reasons for why they have an opinion, and you find it is valid and sound, you should agree with it.

[@angeljimenez-hc4eu]

Yeah everytime i watch a review of his, he always ends up changing my mind :(

[@marionicolas2316]

Melon killed BITTSM for me after his review

[@jack_the_sparrow]

What do you mean 'changing my mind'? My dude, listen to the album. Get a general feel for it, and create an opinion on it. Listen to Fantano's take on it, and compare your opinions. Is everything Fantano says sound? Just because he's an intelligent critic who sounds like he knows what he's talking about doesn't mean he doesn't make mistakes, or that his opinion is the most reasonable. ACTUALLY LISTEN TO HIM instead of making up a belief and stubbornly clinging to it and ignoring what others say (not particularly directed towards you but for other people here), or immediately changing your opinion because a critic sounds smarter and says so and so. Not only that, even if a critic reviews an album harshly, you can still love an album for other reasons, like sentimental value. For example, Anthony trashes J.Cole all the time (and I'm gonna be honest, I share some of his feelings), but I still love Cole's tracks and albums because of the experience they've provided me, even if they're not the most professionally and artistically put together pieces of work.

[@antoniom4390]

not enough Carly Rae Jepsen feature in this project for melon head

[@TheMr31770]

Antonio M or charlie xcx

[@narutozk]

Antonio M It would be amazing having any of those feature tho.

[@JoeDirtisawsome]

Carly got some bars bruh

[@monikerAH]

After listening to the last season of the Dissect podcast, I feel like the whole Wickedness/Weakness dichotomy, completely left out of this review, is essential for understanding the album as a whole.

[@jamesa.burciagamedrano3887]

monikerAH the album in general went over so many people’s heads. In many way, it is his most profound release, even more so than the lyrically dense TPAB. Just because the concept is not as easily accessible and discernible doesn’t mean that it is nonexistent or needs to be fleshed out more. DAMN is easily a 9.

[@yvngexare7795]

@@jamesa.burciagamedrano3887 Fax

[@codeytherex5954]

THAT thing is GOLD it changed my whole outlook

[@jack-uv6mt]

lol "fax"@@yvngexare7795