Kendrick Lamar's "Sing About me, I'm Dying of Thirst" FIRST REACTION

[@DeGoatcus]

Please do the ending! That second part is still part of the same song, but it’s like two acts of you think about it that way

[@xavvi]

In case it helps, 1st verse is a brother talking to Kendrick about the brother he lost. 2nd verse is a sister talking to Kendrick about a sister she lost. 3rd verse is Kendrick wrestling with the fact that he felt a duty to tell their story, and you start to see what becomes a bit of a running thread in his music of a sort of hood-PTSD, a survivor's guilt that he has for making it out. Love to see you listening with such an open mind, music like this is really important to a lot of people, it tells a story that otherwise won't get told. PS that gunshot to end the first verse, and that fade away to end the second...powerful. EDIT: Not sure re: the connection to Shakespeare but Kendrick is almost certainly Nas' famous song N.Y. State of Mind where says "I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death" and might as well be straight from the bible of Hip-Hop.

[@davadreviewer5509]

From what I heard Shakespeare use to compare sleep to death a lot in his poem’s

[@imagineth]

Please react to Keisha's Song from Kendrick Lamar. The second verse on Sing About Me is from the perspective of Keisha's sister being angry at Kendrick for making that song, but also how she is following in her sisters footsteps.

[@robertdeininger2284]

"The Rose That Grew From Concrete," is about Tupac. He explained it in an interview once. He essentially went on to say that the only thing that people notice was how ugly the rose was. How it's flowers were wilted and stem was brown. Basically, they only noticed the bad things about it. Ignoring the fact that a rose actually grew from concrete... a miracle. It symbolizes him and his journey. He made it out of the gutter and became successful, but people only noticed the bad things about him.

[@tyler-pg6lm]

The end of the second verse “I’ll never fade away I’ll never fade away I’ll never fade away I know my fate” then the voice begins to slowly fade away

[@ChainsTheChef888]

Your reactions are smooth, i like the conversation you said about the poetry, interesting

[@5SCOONEY]

My great sir! At 10:41 you basically summed up what many of us to consider to the true intent of good “hip-hop”! Now we have all of the Lil (insert random rap name) running around talking about being drug addict. Kendrick Lamar, J Cole and Wale are some of the last to still write rap like this.

[@amyanderson6904]

His punctuation is proper my guy. This is Kendricks greatest creation. I cannot express to you how he has pulled me from the depths of agony and depression. Nas also included "Sleep is the cousin of death" in N.Y.State of Mind on illmatic, which is his opus in many opinions. Kendrick is what happens when Nina Simone is your grandmother, Bob Dylan your father, Dre is your neighbor, Tupac your babysitter, and Joni Mitchell was your Heavenly Mother

[@lmm6665]

He's talking about the punctuation of the lyric video.

[@EramShadow]

Awww man that second half is KEY!!!!!

[@JulReacts]

I almost think the cadence of the chorus is supposed to mimic someone’s last words and breaths

[@bravvo8693]

Me too I thought I was the only one

[@derrickzorns6506]

He got that Sleep is the cousin of death line from Nas because he said that in a song but Nas probably got it from Shakespeare

[@yunyunpilled]

YO THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG

[@TroubadourChannel]

It's quite powerful

[@mertinator4308]

5:29 it starts

[@bigbruhking]

I saw you make a face of confusion on the “dun-ta-dunns”. Those are the superhero underwear that most American boys wear coming up. It’s awfully sad thinking about it in context tbh

[@Mexellent13]

Ten years ago I got the book as a Valentine’s Day present. It’s my most valuable treasure. And I love this song.

[@patrickhopkins9327]

I'm having the hardest time getting this to load

[@ehqtor]

Me too, 🤔.

[@backpfeifengesicht8415]

Me too

[@flaviusjulius1520]

You should do the whole album, it makes much more sense.

[@bloodblitzowns11]

kendrick is incredible. If you want someone interesting to react to, I recommend Earl Sweatshirt. His father, Keorapetse Kgositsile..is a famous african poet and its clear his influence seeped through into his son. The song Ontheway! by Earl is a pretty poetic entrance into his music. Its very original, and chances are you wont like the song but perhaps you'll find beauty in his lyrics.

[@bloodblitzowns11]

sing about me, im dying of thirst takes one track placement on the album but definitely intended to be listened to together. The second half has incredible use of word placement to add a sense of suspense.

[@bigbruhking]

Also I feel like the effect of the hook Is to highlight the monotony of the tragedies making Kendrick numb to what it is he’s enduring

[@zaroza]

Just discovered you and i love it #JUST SUBSCRIBED

[@100yardalchemist3]

can you react to the Lupe fiascos precious things, wav files, mural, adoration of the magi, mural jr., or Mrs. Mural. Any one will be fine I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

[@lencekk]

This is one song, you really should react to the second part :)

[@patrickhopkins9327]

It stops before the music even begins

[@dominikmartinez7398]

Do the second part

[@nartgerdovci2358]

Hi Kirk, I really enjoy your videos, since I am a big fan of poetry and rap music at the same time. I would love if you would review "Ab Soul - Book of Soul". All the best, greetings from Kosovo, Albania!

[@bjarniasmundsson3670]

They ask us why we mutilate each other like we do And wonder why we hold such little worth for human life To ask us why we turn from bad to worse, is to ignore from which we came You see, you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had Damaged petals On the contrary, we would all celebrate its tenacity We would all love its will to reach the sun Well, we are the roses This is the concrete And these are my damaged petals Don't ask me why Thank God, nigga Ask me how 2Pac "Mama's Just A Little Girl"

[@thedonfonz2481]

I think that the reason why the hook is sung in such a way because it almost removes any familiar trait to relate to - making it distinctive? And not setting a tone that could have 1 listener relate to it more than another? Say if it were sung? Idk.. 420 talk lol

[@backpfeifengesicht8415]

This is not loading for me 🤔

[@TroubadourChannel]

Sorry about that.

[@ImTriggerHappyCOD]

Kendrick just likes to play with his voice in his songs.

[@E1evenDegrees]

What a dope channel! Would highly recommend you listen to the end of the song as well.

[@thomaslouie7385]

Do logic under pressure

[@hunchoglo2050]

React to Riot By Xxxtentacion 🙏🏽🙏🏽‼️‼️

[@cursed_dreams8496]

React to jcole kod(song not album)

[@NRansom]

Its the same song