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Kendrick Lamar is back with a new album. Kendrick’s new album, To Pimp A Butterfly, is a return off of his follow up to the fantastic debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city (bit.ly/1NlAdIr). How does To Pimp A Butterfly measure up to GKMC? Is it better? Worse? On par? After setting our comment section and Twitter mentions on fire over the last two weeks, we finally give you all our thoughts and opinions on Kendrick’s new album “To Pimp A Butterfly.”
Previous Kendrick Lamar videos:
Section.80 Review: bit.ly/1xkcvdt
good kid, m.A.A.d city Review: bit.ly/1NlAdIr
Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar’s Control Verse: bit.ly/1H5xiBN
Thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "i" Track?: bit.ly/1NlAhYG
Thoughts on Kendrick's The Blacker the Berry Track?: bit.ly/1yiKIoS
Revisting Section.80: bit.ly/1pqrwRw
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[@theneedledrop]

Amazing point at the beginning, Myke.

[@PK14X]

Their reviews are 1000000000x better than yours.

[@ritvikmiglani]

King Capital How are they better?

[@KinGAdil019]

YES YES YES YES YES!!!! YES/YES

[@DAllen985]

That Dope He Supports Them

[@mykectown]

King Capital Ritvik Miglani Don't do this, guys. This is really not a discussion that needs to take place. King Capital, we at DEHH appreciate you watching the review and being a viewer, but there's no reason to insult anyone else. Fantano does his thing and does it well. This is not a competition in the slightest., Peace.

[@theneedledrop]

YESSSSSSSSSS

[@phatbeatschyall]

Yesthony Yaytano

[@Ichiboy900]

Feefony Fotano

[@kold1783]

Deadtony Endtano !

[@thelankytank]

why didn't you guys collab on this

[@marcelhidalgo1076]

thelankytank So they can do two great reviews of TPAB and not just one.

[@ALLiZMENTAL]

Section 80 - a book/ novel GKMC - a motion picture TPAB - a social commentary

[@teboholehoko8408]

brazy

[@sergejkrynycky728]

Ohhhh man! You're so right!!

[@anthonycasnyc]

UU-Leftover garbage with only 2 good songs

[@zakkofficial7045]

+LeapKiid_DAS_L.I.T. Let me guess, you only like untitled 2 and untitled 7 because they were trap influenced?

[@anthonycasnyc]

+ZDub Tha Gawd yeah but I liked GKMC and TPAB Too

[@romanapollo9467]

that's the thing about These Walls. at first you hate em. then you get used to em. pretty soon you can't live without em. that's Institutionalized. - red, shawshank redemption

[@d.o.c.cmusic]

Yo when i watched shawshanked and red said that. I immediately connected it TPAB

[@goingupandupandup]

holy shit u just blew my mind

[@drewskeyewalker]

To Pimp a Butterfly is easily top 5 hip hop Albums ever made. Illmatic level.

[@thisisnotmyid_]

Drew Smooth agreed

[@jevnoc365dd]

Word.

[@herbo5310]

Hellllll nooooo

[@MichaelJimenez416]

Drew Smooth It's easily on the level of Illmatic. In fact if it wasn't for Illmatic's nostalgia that hits me so hard, I'd like tpab way better.

[@thegooseinator9614]

What're the other 3 in the top 5?

[@alfredoperez9401]

Kendrick Lamar just shouted you guys out for picking up the 2 Pimp a Caterpillar in an interview with Rob Markan from MTV! This shows you that what you do is getting recognition. Keep it up!

[@MrThekikster]

Really don't understand why people dislike this album. Like damn.

[@chicagomycity]

I think the production is too jazzy, funky, and laid back for some folks. Blacker the Berry is the only "Banger", and I think musically some people just can't get with the production. Crazy thing about it; Section#80 was very jazzy too, and when I first heard it, I had to get used to it. Glad I didn't give up quick. Because its now one of my favorite albums.....period. We will see if TPAB has the same effect...

[@GINSHINKZLs]

Foolie King Kunta is very accessible as well

[@DizzeeLex91]

Foolie Yea I can understand why people cant sit wit it. I love that sound anyway. The first time I played it, it really didn't suck me in until U. I thought it was cool but I got to track 6 and was like, Interesting. The more I listened to it, I was like ok I get it. But yea I love jazz and funk. Those two styles are timeless to me.

[@spencergeller2236]

It is an unconventional sound in Hip-Hop that Kendrick used in this album. They wanted GC 2

[@nathanjackson3848]

***** You seriously think there are no good songs?

[@mmd7773]

bruh ive been listening to TPAB for months and im still learning new shit everytime

[@prestonstanley4086]

me too

[@YoxxSHIxx]

Word

[@kennymccornmilk12]

Same

[@dstxb]

+Miguel Danlag Bro, after more listening and understanding, this is the best album I've ever hear. Every feeling, flow, word, mood was executed absolutely perfectly.

[@mariusvr4696]

wtf this album is easy to get unless ur 14 , listen to tetsuo and youth the aoty in 2015 if you want something chalenging

[@OddManOutInc.]

No one seems to mention WHY Kendrick chose Pac to appear on the album in the first place. 2Pac was the last major black artist to implement and push social awareness and change in an extraordinary way. Kendrick mentioned he had a dream when he was younger that Pac came to him and said, "DON'T LET MY MUSIC DIE." Kendrick wouldn't be writing music if it wasn't for the inspiration. Also TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY seems to be inspired by Pac's poem THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Well said.

[@noir269]

@Quique Ackerman Frl lmao

[@gwen6622]

he was great, definitely, but... the last? that's so incorrect. you dont need to erase the accomplishments of other rappers in order to praise 2pac

[@killaab9]

@@gwen6622 "in an extraordinary way". He is not saying there has not been any artists to do it after. However, none of them have had the same impact as pac.

[@gwen6622]

@@killaab9 i dont think that's entirely true

[@yagimaynee]

idk why everyone was getting mad about yall not uploading this "fast enough". you cant develop a full opinion on the album in like 2 days with an album like this it takes some listens and takes some thought

[@WoomyGoomy]

It's been out for 11 days though

[@drdanny13]

FearMuzic That's still no excuse for people to get mad.

[@RandomUsername77]

FearMuzic kendrick released it a week before it was scheduled and that messed up their schedule because they had already planned which albums they were reviewing according to their given release dates

[@InvaderTrond]

+FearMuzic people were literally asking for a review the same day the album came out.

[@devpatrick9839]

FearMuzic Since when is even 11 days enough?

[@kennymccornmilk12]

Almost a year later and this album still sounds so fresh it feels like it dropped yesterday. Great music is truly timeless.

[@TheIndianCelticsShow]

so true man💯

[@gboted]

+Kennymccornmilk Honestly.

[@cubedmelons876]

+Kennymccornmilk Idk. It feels like one of those albums that could've been dropped during any time period and still not sound dated.

[@infamous346]

+Flan76 nahhh it is, it's like GKMC. That's gonna be my favorite album and will bump that shit till I die.

[@SK1LLEDDan]

I appreciate what you're saying man but this albums only a year and a half old. I ain't denying this is a fantastic album but you need to give it like a decade before you can say this album is timeless.

[@lvfootball41]

"The yam is the power that be" in African culture yams are a key ingredient in cuisine and are sometimes a symbol of social status so when Kendrick says he "got the yams" in king kunta it means he has power

[@threat9231]

uhhhh

[@lvfootball41]

+MC Threat wuhhhht

[@whowouldvethought9452]

Idk if you've read things fall apart or not but if you haven't, read it. You'll connect to the message a lot more than before.

[@bennejame7854]

+Whowould'vethought I had to read that book for English senior year and when he said that line I was like "Hey I get it!"

[@whowouldvethought9452]

+Ben NeJame it's an amazing book that I think everyone should read if they get the chance too.

[@bgetem24]

Kendrick is 3/3...let that sink in...this album is AMAZING to me. Fucking perfect. Idk what he's going to do next my nigga...i'm scared

[@ritvikmiglani]

I was worried after GKMC he would go through the Nas syndrome, now he proved he can deliver again, can't imagine whats next

[@bgetem24]

Ritvik Miglani exactly, he could get Dre to produce his next project...idk

[@ritvikmiglani]

Samurai Jack Who knows bro.

[@ThisIsBShaw]

Hey, Kanye went 5/5 until Yeezus (which some people would say is 6/6, but it's debatable.) I still haven't fully listened to TPAB yet, but I've enjoyed the 6-7 songs I've heard so far.

[@omarwisdom9047]

ThisIsBShaw 808s was meh. Yeezus was hot trash.

[@pureuncutlakers1010]

I'm late to the party, but To Pimp a Butterfly is a masterpiece work of art. It takes a minute to digest that album.

[@jonathaone]

ur not supposed to eat it

[@WifiParadise]

+Jona than He was speaking figuratively....

[@jonathaone]

+WifiParadise no shit

[@WifiParadise]

+Jona than so why tf was did you say "ur not supposed to eat it*

[@jonathaone]

+WifiParadise a joke u ruined

[@AnthonyAchille]

How much a dollar cost takes you to a higher place.

[@hoc1992]

Yes! .....YES!

[@ApoMelon]

not for kendrick, he lost that chance to get to the higher place xD

[@la_king1436]

@@ApoMelon Kendrick is one of the biggest rappers in the world what in the entire fuck are you talking when he drops albums people stop and listen to a real hip hop artist speaks

[@redhotitchyworms]

@@la_king1436 You're a bit dumb, aren't you

[@wahn005]

not heaven cuz u aint giving the dollar

[@lew708]

This album is fine wine that will only get better with time. A lot of young adults were not feelin' this album, like I didn't feel some Marvin Gaye or Al Green when I was younger. But, when I got older-It all CLICKED!...And I think that's how this album will be for the younger generation today. They'll be bangin' this 10-15 years from now!

[@Bleeuuggh]

+Aqua Marine (Jebus) me too neegus

[@Gush27]

+Keyser Soeze yeah his fanbase. non fans didnt like it

[@Gush27]

Keyser Soeze Doesn't matter if they are irrelevant, what he said was that a lot of young adults don't feel this album. It's true. I absolutely love this album, however.

[@lew708]

Keyser Soeze To be honest, a lot of young adults AND adults were NOT feelin' this album when it initially dropped because of the jazz elements, ESPECIALLY the fanbase and hardcore Hip-Hop fans. The album may have grown on a lot of people by now and you KNOW people jump on a bandwagon when media critics praise something.

[@Gush27]

LivSimple not so much adults I think. majority of hate on this album are teens to young twenties.

[@Jackk7777]

TPAB still in heavy rotation 5 and a half years later. CLASSIC

[@Iseeghostsnow]

For real. That album is an experience

[@Pixelkip]

just listened to all of it while babysitting xD can't believe its been nearly 10 years and it still gets me so emotional every single time a perfect album front to BACK!

[@gc033]

This album is simply a classic. Kendrick definitely out did himself on this beautiful, well-executed piece of music.

[@unknownerror3038]

True shit.

[@isaiahroman2938]

agreed.

[@kobron1559]

Gabriel West now the big question is can Kendrick put out another game changing album on the level of Section80-GKMC-TPAB? I'm sure he will shake the rap community around 2018

[@justsaying4488]

How? It didn't change hip hop at all and no one even talks about it.

[@KungaMatata]

Lol literally everyone I know talks about it

[@CartiParty]

Wesley's Theory is the shit

[@catherinenealon5826]

dont be racist, kendrick preaches equality in his music!

[@tommy2170]

Did you listen to Wesley's Theory?

[@MichaelJimenez416]

Catherine Nealon Yep he always has. White racists will take songs like "blacker the berry" to say how hypocritical blacks are. Black racists will take songs like "for free" to do the same to white people. Kendrick is one of the few nuanced artists who will preach a message which does not belong to some collectivist movement, rather it's his well thought out opinion.

[@samiali749]

SpicebandZ my favourite song on that masterpiece

[@MichaelJimenez416]

Sami Ali Love the fast paced eerie groove on it my GOD! Still my favorite has got to be institutionalized, but I love every track.

[@Jft97ynwa]

My favorite album of all time

[@unknownerror3038]

Well that's a stretch.

[@Gush27]

+UnknownError 303 its a stretch that its his favorite? lol what

[@mymistake6130]

+UnknownError 303 You clearly don't understand how opinions work.

[@marcusxavier7083]

@@unknownerror3038 that's his opinion ; and by the wa, it's mine too

[@ItsValWow]

This album is better than Illmatic imo

[@fademusic1980]

this album has a special place in my heart. it almost reads like a confessional, as if he was making good on his statement of righting his wrongs by writing them for real from poetic justice. this album is a mirror that starts pointed at kendrick allowing you a look into his life on a deeply personal level that he slowly turns in your direction forcing you to reflect on your current situation. it is unrelenting, unapologetic and highly ambitious. I didn't love it the first time I listened to it, I couldn't get into the sound, it was really hard to approach and a bit cluttered. I was really down one day and decided to play it on a whim and it crushed me. it also saved me, I have used it as a tool to reevaluate a lot of things, kendrick has done the world a service with this album.

[@tearawrist6293]

This is the best thought out summary I've ever read about this album. 💯💯

[@someoneelse9680]

Albert Goenner fuck I couldn't agree anymore it's wild man whenever that depressjon hits for me I throw this on yo feel bad about myself for what I'm feeling bad about , then to boost myself and love myself for what I am and finally being angry and finding some form of peace with it all . Nothing ever had done or had this effect on me . Almost two years later and this still gets played front to back weekly and I still think about it daily even cause it is so closed to being my favorite album of all time .

[@jaidsalgado]

Akono Miles I was just graduating high school when this album came out and listening to this album really set me off on the right foot, heading into adulthood. It's that powerful and great and I'll never stop listening to it for the rest of my life.

[@marcusxavier7083]

That was deep man... Thumbs up

[@310Sole]

DON'T TELL A LIE ON ME...

[@Michaelgabriel95]

I won't tell the truth about you.

[@Mankiratsinghsehra]

My fans can't wait for me to to Son your punk ass

[@rckkatansky5783]

Jay-Z hall of fame sit yo punk ass down

[@timcrook1343]

@@rckkatansky5783 and that means you in bigger than rapping

[@Pixelkip]

yoooooooo this hits so much harder now lets gooo

[@itsagile9265]

This album is the best hip hop album I've ever heard. Period. I love the way that Kendrick tells the poem that the album is really based on at the end of the album, allowing you to realize that the album is about his struggles, experiences, and feelings as he transitions from a young man in Compton who is finally being heard by many people (the caterpillar in the poem) to a multi million dollar hip hop artist (the butterfly in the poem). This album is so well thought out and is truly an artistic masterpiece. Well done Kendrick.

[@unknownerror3038]

That's a stretch. TPAB is the best hip hop album of the 2010s yet. Not of all time.

[@mymistake6130]

+UnknownError 303 Okay. Let's hear what your GOAT album is. P.S. I'm gonna bet on illmatic.

[@jamessterling8934]

+My Mistake This album is not the best ever.Illmatic as you said arguably is.

[@threat9231]

james sterling lmao he hit it on the head.

[@marvin5078]

Kendrick Just shouted you guys out on an MTV Interview

[@Kendrick334]

In Wesley's Theory when he says I'm Uncle Sam your dog that alludes to Lucy....Meaning that Lucy and Uncle Sam are the same damn!!!

[@bgetem24]

I caught that too! He repeated the second verse on "alright" but he replaced Uncle Sam with Lucy

[@Kendrick334]

Samurai Jack So much hidden in this album lol!

[@kathykelly5930]

I think Ab-Soul and Kendrick are anarchists

[@gequitz]

Well, Kendrick does seem to believe in the illuminati (and other conspiracy theories). He said "The president can’t even control the world, then you definitely know there’s something else out there pushing the buttons. They could do whatever they want to do, we all puppets. Just play your cards right.” Also said he thinks we might have not gone to the moon (may or may not have been joking though). bit.ly/1Cv6av1

[@bryanherrera7928]

gequitz that doesn't mean he believes in the illuminati lol

[@noahreuter328]

Kendrick is one of the greatest story tellers in hip hop history. When u listen to GKMC you can picture what's happening. When you hear songs like How Much A Dollar Cost, you see the story unfold in your head. When you hear DUCKWORTH you can see the situation unfolding. He's up there with Big and Nas and 3k with that story telling ability and he has yet to put out a wack project. Maybe TPAB didn't appeal to you, but you can't deny it's poetic creativity. Kendrick will go down as one of the greatest artists ever in music if he keeps on his streak of amazing art. And there really is no argument unless you're a troll or close minded person. He's the only current artist in any genre I can say this about.

[@thebionerd6758]

I genuinely think he has one of the best discographies ever. No lie.

[@madebybroovy]

K dot, Kanye and MF DOOM has one of the best discographies yet

[@thebionerd6758]

@@madebybroovy that’s a fucking fact. I don’t like Jesus is king but fuck the rest of Kanye’s discog is amazing and is there even a question about MF Doom, his discog is 🙌🏾

[@madebybroovy]

@@thebionerd6758 couldn't agree more

[@Biden_Bluh]

Facts, Em, Nas, Big & Kendrick are some of the Goats of storytelling.

[@xanderreimers4445]

In an interview Kendrick said he originally was gonna be to pimp a caterpillar to stand for 2pac

[@Deus_Inc]

One Thou Wou how is that corny lol

[@cazmiller605]

Filip Stojanovski I guess just a little too 'on the nose'

[@Deus_Inc]

Caz Miller Idk would've been dope either way, now it sounds like a blood is saying 2pac ahahahahg

[@JJ-xo3er]

not alot of people agree with me but I enjoyed Pimp A Butterfly waay more that Good Kid. TPAB so just so damn refreshing, I havent heard a album as layered and detailed as this in a very very long time. Best album in last 10 years. Best rap album since Aquemani.

[@tommmy8625]

Agree completely

[@borohhh]

Hmmm, there have been plenty of amazing albums between those two.

[@marsrover5898]

I'd say best rap album since Madvillainy, but I agree with what you're saying

[@CromwellFan]

Mars Rover I'd say it's the best hip hop album since commons be.

[@Thinkableness]

I heard maad city after tpab. Tpab was the first I've heard from Kendrick, and I can't say one is better than the other they all seem like a continuation of a story.

[@TheEpicChris50]

I'm not a Kendrick, Cole or Drake Stan but I gotta say, they had amazing albums. Yea Drake's was great, Cole's was great but Kendrick is a whole other level. He talks about love, equality, God, and temptations. "I mix black soul with the trap music, black soul with some rock and roll-" Kendrick Lamar, Black Friday and he straight up said what his whole career is and who he is. Kendrick Lamar is one of the GOATS.

[@nicholaskambala5685]

You ever played MAAD city then follow it up with Hood politics, the way MAAD city changes tone towards the end and flow through to hood politics mellowness and some type of HARD. It is beautiful. try.

[@PerocDisgusting]

Nicholas Kambala hell yeah the jazz became more evident in TPAB

[@ToBe0rNotToBe1]

I'm starting to realize that Kendricks albums have 'era-play' value. Which means in another 10 years or so these albums and songs will hold the weight of 'Ready to die' or 'All eyez on me'.

[@MayaBProductions]

I'm no where near a "hardcore hip hop head" but rap really compels me and seeing experienced people like this give their opinions on projects I've enjoyed and think I've mastered, gives me a whole new perspective of things.

[@UptownKash]

when i heard To Pimp A Butterfly title it reminded me of a hood way of saying To Kill A Mockingbird

[@brm9656]

Nice observation

[@FreshPrince6762]

Momma is my fav song it grew on me so much great track

[@junyah1]

yep

[@S0LACE222]

That and For Sale? are amazing

[@11undeadzebra]

Yeaa 🔥🔥

[@unknownerror3038]

Momma was my least favorite song through that whole album.

[@chief-long-john]

I fw that song heavy

[@Truthouzndonthate]

Thank u to the one in the White shirt for mentioning the DJ Quik reference on King Kunta

[@eoghancassidy3485]

Yeah, beezy knows his stuff when it comes to production

[@vladimirklizschko9337]

eoghan cassidy shit he does

[@Fleezy81]

....and Suga Free

[@madebybroovy]

Well since the sample was originally produced by quik himself

[@MayaBProductions]

I agreed with Fee about the first time listening to the album. When I heard Wesley's Theory, I was about to cry. I hated it so much. Keep in mind, I have no knowledge about what this whole album was about, I didn't know what TPAB meant, I was just hoping for an album just as good as GKMC. Shit didn't really click for me until "u" played and I started the entire album from the beginning again. Kendrick is a genius and I'm so glad I understood and ended up enjoying the whole concept.

[@bstosnbata]

+M U V A H M A Y A I felt the same way as you. I'm a guy from a 3rd world country who doesn't know shit about hiphop. The only thing that reaches our country are pop music. So we don't really hear conscious albums like this. At first what I liked was "i" and "king kunta", cause it's probably the most banger TPAB has. But after a few listens, the other songs started to grow on me, and my focus would jump from one song to another. I started loving "wesley's theory", "u", "you ain't gotta lie", "blacker the berry" and so on. TPAB is not really "mainstream" material. What I appreciate about it is how Kendrick still did it even if he still isn't that big. Most rappers/artists would continue releasing "pop" music until they get really big, and then when they get so big, that's when they start to have the artistic freedom to do what they want(even though most of them still don't get out of the comfort of the bubble that is "pop" music).

[@MayaBProductions]

+touchmenot films my boyy 💯💯

[@blackgrlfly]

+M U V A H M A Y A ok...

[@omarmeza00]

Maya B. lol I loved Wesleys Theory First Time but I don't know if It's because I'm into funky Jazz Beats

[@parmar__12]

What's the album about please help me in understanding

[@saultbauls]

Damn Myke, I really woulda thought this album was up your alley. No one else in hip-hop is fusing genres like Kendrick. This was a masterpiece.

[@mykectown]

Royce Mahoney It was up my alley. I just didn't love it as much as others. But notice...I only didn't fuck with about 4 songs out of 16. So...I think people are overexaggerating my "dislike" a bit in the comments. But thanks for being respectful, at least.

[@BrianJr_]

Do you see those songs growing on you ? Or noo

[@mykectown]

brian kilmer Dunno. We just reviewed it last night. Haha!

[@goclbert]

***** Chill. He's always the last dude up and everyone else talked about every track on the album. Rather than repeat what everyone else said it's better to hear what he has to say what's different. Plus he clearly said that the songs he had no complaints about he really liked.

[@saultbauls]

Myke C-Town I feel you. I just felt like it was such a progressive album. Lyrical content and sonic, especially for what's going on the the world these days. Like you said though, the lyrics were on point and I can understand not feeling individual tracks. Maybe its just because I'm still buzzing off D'Angelo's album that this sound hit me just right.

[@derrickwar]

These walls is one of the most fucked up songs I've ever heard... It's a revenge letter to his worse enemy over a neo soul track

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Best track on the album imo

[@tytojazz6843]

Immortal Tech had the most Fucked up song tho. Dance with the Devil was crazy

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Tyto Jazz classic song

[@TalesFromTheBooth]

Truth! It's my favorite on the album but it's so fucked up, that his resentment turned into deep depression and he found himself screaming in a hotel room....

[@munnymatt]

BLVCK LORD BEATS nah

[@wardellmobley77]

The sample they are talking over is from the song Blue In Green of off the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue if any one cares.

[@parrishthomas92]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@HipHopTheology]

Good looking out

[@madebybroovy]

Dilla sample influence

[@Boobr]

When you gonna review that new Kendrick tho?

[@andybby26]

Inb4 "you stupid pan youre on the review" lmao

[@OGNICKMARSH]

damn modest media this shit look professional af

[@BrotherNero777]

foreal tho! levels

[@Daiyaan_1990]

Man what!!!

[@TheHollywoodHaterTM]

Who's watching the classics during this pandemic?

[@maxmilianmusic]

gotta stay uplifted !!

[@HipHopTheology]

Right here

[@nickmunley419]

I really respect the way Myke can not fuck with some of the songs sonically but still acknowledge the quality content and message. Not a lot of people will do that. Great review guys keep it coming

[@Lilsushi352]

this album got kinge actin like a lil kid I love it. pure joy

[@youngcobain867]

Kendrick just shout you guys out about picking up that To Pimp A Caterpillar.. Name dropped yall too. Dope

[@lenny4039]

ever since i heard mortal man, i always get disappointed at how albums end, no album ending song has top that for me yet

[@marcusxavier7083]

Preach

[@helpoj]

When kendrick said "dropped one classic, came right back, another classic, right back" Soooooo true GKMC and TPAB are history

[@LakersDynasty42]

The sound is what most people seem to have a problem with when it comes to this album. It doesn't having a lot of bangers but the message is great. I personally loved the funk/jazz sound but it's not for everyone. Kind of annoying when people just write it off and call it "trash" though. This is definitely one of those "love it or hate it" albums.

[@coolnesss16]

It's really not, from what I see people who don't like it seem to be in the minority.

[@LakersDynasty42]

Patrick Griffin From the comments I've read that seems to be the case.

[@kai-alexandercasey8957]

I agree with Kinge about the album being so astoundingly black and pertaining to black music genres in black culture. The funk, jazz, and soul on this record really impressed me and i was digging the whole project. Like Myke said Kendrick, don't worry about the next album being way better, just do you and find what you think sounds best.

[@kennithbinge]

So black.

[@AQGOAT24]

King Kunta sampled DJ Quik, that's probably why it reminded you of his music.

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

and James Brown

[@djsichuan622]

what quik sample? i dont think so

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

DJ Sichuan you are right, there is no dj quick sample

[@mmobrowa]

ADAJ3 Wrong. The song samples Get Nekkid by Mausberg which was produced by DJ Quik.

[@mmobrowa]

***** After re-listening to the two, I think you're right. It still explains the reminiscence.

[@cazmiller605]

One of the greatest albums of all time. Unique sound, incredible lyrics, awesome use of features, and damn what a closing track.

[@craw_daddy97]

You Ain’t Gotta Lie the most underrated track. It’s really grown on me since I first listened to this

[@marcusxavier7083]

This song is a fuking banger

[@garanceahran7953]

feel the same

[@brm9656]

I think I've listened to that track too much by now. I never really put it on anymore

[@zapify6999]

yes I was looking for this comment

[@chrilborn4138]

I wonder if Myke's opinion has changed at all on this album. Was a little surprised he didnt love it considering his eclectic taste...but opinions are opinions and it took hella balls (as a reviewer) to NOT say this was the best album ever made when this first dropped

[@CloudTribe]

Ya'll trippin, the intro wesley theory sounded like a new genre altogether. It was a synthesized productional masterpiece simply was amazing. Nice reviews though from everyone

[@MrVIP1993]

The Miles Davis 'Blue in Green' loop in the background >>>

[@silentsage2462]

Can’t believe they stopped doing this filming style with the music, cuts and all that. Literally makes no fucking sense

[@charlespancamo9771]

Everything got worse. Less videos too. Remember when it wasnt all formatted and just freeform conversation and cuttin up somewhere outside? That was the best, what made me fall in love with this channel. Everytime a popular artist put out a hip hop album that was questionable or had questionable parts DEHH would have a video up within a few days and sure enough they'd be dogging on it and everyone dying. I just feel the energy, passion, care, and effort has changed and gone down very noticeably.

[@Forevermade32]

Man I remember watching y’all when I was still in middle school! Thank y’all for the work you guys put in

[@nasribenzema]

the things myke was talkin bout the in the beginning of the video reminded me of this essay by James Baldwin called "If Black English Isnt a Language" where he analyzes and explains how whites have taken Black culture and use it as their own. Yall should read it, its short and connects with this concept that Kendrick paints about pimping the hip hop culture

[@mykectown]

nasribenzema Thank you. I'm gonna check that out.

[@Dclayallday24]

Every song Myke didn't like was my favorite, Momma was beautiful to me as well as Complex. You ain't gotta lie was a song I wish my boys back in High School had heard. Myke not liking these songs is mind-boggling, but to each it's own.

[@lovelyla85]

Darryl Jenks I'm like, how you don't like completion ? 🤔😒

[@Dclayallday24]

Lanise Howard, I wish he did a Video for Complexion, would've been interesting.

[@AttaMan]

Darryl Jenks Lol Same. Every time he listed a song he didn't like, I was like "ugghnn" like master p

[@Pixelkip]

momma makes me cry or tear up like every single time. God its so beautiful

[@Thegangsta00711]

This album is the best rap album I've heard in a while.

[@cubedmelons876]

I'm surprised that so many people couldn't get behind the instrumentals of the album. The instrumentals are the part of the album that I've enjoyed from the first listen. The lyrical content is the part that took several listens to really get. Then again I find most modern trap beats utterly boring, so maybe it's just me.

[@iamrisko]

Since KDOT gave y'all a shoutout who knows maybe next an interview...keep it going!!!

[@TheFilmSpace1]

right

[@jkxclusive295]

The greatest album I've heard this decade. Seriously. A lot of replay value. Another classic from the best rapper probably of this generation

[@hattorihanzo9000]

You can't argue with a person who says he gets the message but does simply not like the sound. That's a solid argument that can't be a topic of discussion. I disagree, but I also see his point. Good review guys.

[@hattorihanzo9000]

And I'm shocked that y'all didn't mention the Killer Mike shoutout on Hood Politics!

[@DizzeeLex91]

Yea it is a solid argument but people try to find a way around it in order to make their point valid.

[@nicolasfigueroaalcorta7605]

I listened to this album for the very first time about a month ago, I was totally blown away. It was nothing similar to anything I had ever listened to before. The jazz influences, the changing beats, the production on the whole was totally unique and, to me, unorthodox, yet amazing. And the superb skill shown by Kendrick is second to none, the versatility of his flows, his different tones of voice and his personal insights, all accompanied by a lyrically remarkable technique, showed and proved to me that all the hype was fully deserved. And by the end of the record I got the picture of the album being like a description of a black man, but still holding Kendrick's personal thoughts and insights towards himself and his community. And I caught all of this while being an outsider, as I live in Argentina and have never experienced anything remotely close to what Kendrick, and black people in general, have. A true masterpiece.

[@jaidsalgado]

PIMP PIMP!

[@flacox323]

I like your profile pic Piñata is the shit

[@jaidsalgado]

Miguel Fuerte thanks fam!

[@thegooseinator9614]

HOORAY

[@wahn005]

ur mom GAY

[@madebybroovy]

Nice piñata album pf pic, Freddie and madlib are goats

[@Ravenscannotfly]

I think this album is flawless but that's just me. I completely see where Myke is coming from though. I can see why he wouldn't like them. and the reasons he didn't like those certain songs where some of the reasons I loved them. different things appeal to different people (its a shame we have to tell people this still) Great review and thank fuck you took a while because I completely agree that it don't take two days to form an opinion. its taken me a good week or so before everything sank in

[@ADjustinG2013]

Kendrick, Lupe & Andre 3000 need to form a group

[@ThomasBassey]

ADjustinG2013 Yo, forreal! Kendrick, make this happen, lol

[@iamhexoronii]

ADjustinG2013 you need to stop telling people what to do

[@NanoBruv]

Wehere323 shaddup

[@HipHopTheology]

@AD they would take so long to get projects out 🤣

[@nickrenzetti5601]

“U” Is the best TRACK ON THE ALBUM. HANDS DOWN

[@ravaq2334]

Mortal man

[@jkxclusive295]

TPAB is the GREATEST rap/hiphop album of this decade.

[@Discord67]

My second favorite of the decade next to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

[@Connorslamevideos]

+Josnick Kodia Completely agreed

[@marcusxavier7083]

Facts

[@kafulamulenga753]

GKMC

[@shaanraval5374]

TPAB, Atrocity Exhibition, MBDTF.

[@jonbrown-ng2hx]

To pimp a butterfly is Kendrick best album to me one of my favorite hip hop albums ever

[@jall4230]

I agree

[@marcusxavier7083]

Facts

[@unfilteredyakisobavlogs]

These Walls man... the whole song had so many meanings shown in just a few verses. The walls of a pained woman, the walls in his mind, the walls of the symbolic cocoon, and the walls of a prison. All at the same time.

[@RizzyWow]

If Lupe or Kendrick don't win rap album of the year, I'm going to be mad as fuck.

[@Boobr]

New Kanye comes out this year, you really think Grammy academy ain't gonna dickride Yeezy?

[@RizzyWow]

Boobr True, well if Lupe and Kendrick don't get nominations I'm going to mad lol

[@Mor4dracoRules]

Boobr yo lol

[@TheMasterOE]

RizzyWow My thoughts exactly.

[@SwisherSama]

Kendrick, Kanye, A$ap, Action Bronson, Lupe, Pusha T, Drake, Wayne, Nicki, Meek, and so many other rappers dropping this year, it'd be easy for the Grammy's to give it to the wrong dude.

[@nyxies-too]

for me, this is the best album ever made. I personally enjoy other albums more, but on an artistic level nothing comes close in my opinion.

[@featherycoffee1401]

Honest question, If you enjoy other albums more, how come it still is your favourite? Can you even rank them on this "objective" scale that doesn't actually exist because art can never be truly objective Okay, so let's Hypothetically make an example, E MO TION, pretty basic pop album, not ambitious at all, lyrics are pretty generic, but if I enjoy it more than this grand influential concept album that makes a massive artistic statement, let's randomly pick OK Computer, Hugely influential, lauded by critics like nothing else and considered the best album ever made by many. But, if I enjoy E MO TION more than OK COMPUTER, shouldn't I have E MO TION as my favourite album of all time? Since everything is subjective, shouldn't enjoyability be the ultimate deciding factor and not this artistic merit that others don't even see? (For example, Scaruffi gave TPAB a 6.5, and that's less than 100 gecs and XXtentacion)

[@nyxies-too]

@@featherycoffee1401 No, its not my FAVORITE album of all time-- I consider it from an artistic standpoint the BEST album. You're entirely correct that my favorite album should be the one I enjoy the most. An example of what i mean in another medium is TV. I consider Avatar: The Last Airbender the BEST show I have ever seen, in terms of writing and depth and style, but there are other shows that I ENJOY more on a much more subjective level. My FAVORITE show is Red vs Blue, which is a deeply stupid show about halo characters, but as much as I enjoy it, it's nowhere close to ATLA or a hundred other shows in terms of art value.

[@dmdubb3129]

@@featherycoffee1401exactly. That’s what I don’t understand. Ppl try to use this “objective” scale in music, when it’s purely subjective. It’s like when ppl say “I like GKMC more than TPAB, but TPAB is the better album”. Like dude, stop being so scared to have your own opinion

[@ThaDocta_Evans97]

People pay far too much attention to the sound rather than the actual meaning and essence of the song the " LYRICS "

[@chrismalinowski654]

The sound matters just as much as the lyrics. If the song has a good message but is trash sonically then its not a good song.

[@musiclovers-rq7ll]

Maybe because it's music. It has to be appealing to the ear to be a good song. A good message will make the song better but if doesn't sound good than most people won't fuck with it

[@colinedelman6392]

Lone Wolf go read some poetry bro..

[@MichaelJimenez416]

Lone Wolf Well it is music, so step one is getting the music down proper. If the music isn't there then you're just a poet.

[@lzi9452]

Lone Wolf In the end of the day music is audio based, if you only care about lyrics read a novel.

[@SamEdits02]

Took me 5 listens to finally feel the whole album Music has to grow on you sometimes it was never going to be a good kid maad city

[@martin162asd]

Looking back at the DEHH catalogue I think this is their best review. Everybody came with their A game, Excellent background beat, editing, intro and outro. Fitting that it was tpab that brought that out of the crew.

[@anomalus625]

i just had a thought. when kendick is talking to pac at the end about the caterpiller morphing into a butter fly, hes metaphoricy describing pac. its like, at that moment, pac has just trasformed into a butterfly. thats why at the end, hes not there because he flew away.

[@ezinneorjiako]

Honestly. Some Kendrick fans are annoying as fuck. Stop clowning people just because they don't like the album. People can have opinions about music that don't correlate with yours and that should be fine. Every review I watch for TPAB, it's Kendrick fans throwing unnecessary insults at people in the comments. Since when did we all have to like funk and jazz? And why should we feel guilty for liking the type of sounds that artistes are putting out right now? You can like Kendrick for his message and Drake for his turn up type music too. An album might not just sit right with you and that should be okay. 😒

[@xXEstita]

cooks noyl I agree, but majority of the people who did not like this album were just as insulting. Calling people who did like it dickriders, or idiots for liking the album is just as bad. I feel both sides should be able to just state that either the album didnt sit with them as well as others. Or they just loved it. You should always respect others opinion while stating your own ya feel?

[@ritvikmiglani]

Best comment, i loved the album a lot, but i hate that people that do dislike like it are called closed minded or told to 'go back and listen to young thug' its bullshit. Some people just don't like this album, and I understand that, only children can't understand that.

[@ritvikmiglani]

***** Thats also true.

[@xXEstita]

I just said that though lol i get no props. Nah glad someone else noticed that too

[@ezinneorjiako]

***** Exactly what I'm trying to say. People should be able to either like or hate it without fear of being insulted.

[@santieldasavage]

Man I remember clicking this video a year ago and not knowing what to expect this was the first review I saw from DEHH been watching ever since. :)

[@Cykelpump33]

10/10 - The Flow, The Lyrics, The Beats Like damn, nuff said.

[@alexbentley8314]

Listening to this album, and being amazed at how Kendrick Lamar (right now anyway) has managed to maintain his integrity despite being at the top of rap game made me realize something... Y'all have been doing this DEHH shit for FIVE YEARS now, and have only gotten bigger with each year. You've interviewed LEGENDS in the game, and many more have openly given you guys props via social media. When a hip hop album drops, the first thing anyone wants to know is what DEHH thinks about it. Not XXL, not the source, not pitchfork, DEHH. DEHH is a movement. And if it hasn't already, I can truly sense it reaching the same level of reverence in hip hop that the source had back in the 90s. When you reach that level...don't lose sight of what made you guys a breath of fresh air. Raw opinions, and love for the culture. Because it could happen someday. DEHH could lose its way and be as trashy and irrelevant as any other "hip hop" site. It probably wont, but it's always possible. So thank you for being the voice of the hip hop community. Don't trade it for anything else. I appreciate everything you guys have done. And i hope your other fans, especially the younger ones, realize how important you guys really are. Peace.

[@mdptg1990]

The more years that have passed, the better the funk and jazz influence on the album sounds

[@Dodgerz_McFly]

10/10 masterpiece imo & it has aged like fine wine since i heard it in 2015.

[@lewishurley5591]

Over 4 years later and this album is still so smooth and brilliant. A truly beautiful album and one of the best rap albums ever.

[@Parii27]

Mike is soo right at the beginning. Great intro👍👌

[@christianchioco8788]

Guys, Kendrick watched your review! In an interview with Rob Markman for MTV, he mentions the trip about his album title and how he first realized it on your blog. You guys are doing great from the quality of your videos to the good vibes yall bring just talking about music. Keep up the good work, yall knew it would pay off.

[@tmsphere]

There's a lot of darkness & light play on this album, several times it happens on tpab where a really dark desperet track is followed by a track brimming with positivity: “u” followed by “alright” then “the blacker the berry” followed by “i”.

[@Sirnayooo]

HMMM In thinking about it 2pac To = 2, P-imp A C Caterpiller = Butterfly. Imagine that?? =O

[@Sirnayooo]

Leave the theory be. You like or dont like it. Thats just what i think.

[@Sirnayooo]

Wasnt To kill a mocking bird a assigned book anyway. lol. Many People had to read it in middleschool/highschool. I could say Lord of the Flies was my favorite book.

[@Mohamedbloo]

This isn't even a stretch. Good job man.

[@Mohamedbloo]

***** Christ almighty. I didn't say that was the intention when making the album name. Can you not see the connection? *The ending of Mortal Man talks about how the caterpillar and the butterfly are one and the same, so that is NOT made up.* Lemme explain, 'To' sounds like 'Tu', then P, A, and the butterfly is the caterpillar, so C. It might not be correct but it's a neat connection.

[@nathanjackson3848]

God I agree with you. Idk what god is talking about. Definitely makes sense, unless Kendrick is trying to say him and Pac are the same, which is a possibility, since a caterpillar and Butterfly are the same

[@thenamesmarek]

When are yall gonna do the Kendrick review?

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Nigga I'm still waiting for the Lil Bow Wow review

[@Passion1111]

BLVCK LORD BEATS nawh bro we need that new Kidz Bop review

[@jaybambi21]

Marcus Jamal im still just waiting on Detox...

[@JrSmyth]

Fuck that, they need to review Jay Electronica pronto

[@thenamesmarek]

***** Fam chill. Im dying waiting for the 'does it bump in the whip" album.

[@mohauntaopane4264]

I’m with Myke..there’s all this pressure to like this album as though if you say you don’t that mean you didn’t get it. The concept is incredible and came together beautifully. But if you don’t like how certain songs vibe with you that’s just that. I also enjoyed Good Kid more than I vibe to this, as brilliant a piece of art it is.

[@olearyeugene]

Kendrick Lamar shouted out DEHH in a recent interview for them catching the To Pimp A Caterpillar(2PAC)

[@popcornucraker]

Kendrick's album is a gift to the youth. It isn't for the rappers , but for the people out there who need artists like Tupac that inspired others. Every single time I hear a song on the radio they all claim to be the best . None of them are taking the time to create content. I feel like right now rappers are so worried about quantity rather than quality. I will much rather listen to a rapper that has a great message that I can relate and that my grand children can relate to, rather than the B.S being delivered by the great majority of rappers today. Why is that Tupac- Changes , is speaking on obesity , being in struggle, and us maybe not " being ready for a black president"... all these things that he spit almost 17 years ago still relates to my generation and those to come. Rappers are so focus on staying on top so they let record companies marginalized them, rather than doing something to create good content. I think is time for people to wake up from these deep sleep that songs like " I'm in love with the coco" has then in. It isn't always about party music, that only blinds people from what the lies ahead.

[@coryaddison]

y'all's reviews are like music and they grow and age with your audience when this album/review came out it was on the heels of me getting married and starting my family I was 24 at the time and now to see y'all's growth and development is a testament to your hard work and dedication to your art (because this is a art) and your fans. Much love from the Addison Family

[@youngsinatra2645]

Cory Addison shoutout to u my guy keep grinding

[@mistahmst]

Why was everyone excited for this album to come out? Real men don't listen to another man's album. The way y'all were relying on another man for entertainment, you may as well call him daddy.

[@mykectown]

mistahmst YES YES YES! Hahahahaha!

[@ezekielthemack]

mistahmst Is that you Dame? LOL

[@iamrisko]

MY SON HAS COOOOOOKKKKKKKIIIIIIIEEEEEESSSSSSS

[@unology1]

Best comment award

[@gallagher0919]

fuck outta here with that im independent shit. you depend on "another man" for everything you do in life. We in this together

[@ngehamostimatang1998]

Watching this in 2024 after ThePopOut show.. Kendrick is the Mfing GOAT

[@derellgee57]

I was waiting for you guys to get a hold of this. I respect all of you and your views, I've gone back to look at your other interviews and all of you are all spot on. Ever since I found this channel, I look to see who you are speaking on and I look for no one like that. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep up the good work.

[@MrHiglon]

Damn kinge from the tpab cover really stepped up his game, great part dude.

[@dariusl113]

I swear, I thought I was the only one that saw Kin on that album cover. 😂😂

[@Jon155mt]

You talkin bout the guy on the album with the money covering his mouth? Lmao yea that do look like Kinge.

[@treovr]

I think Rod's on there too in the black shirt.

[@RoseNowhere]

I just came back to hear Ken say "All My Life I Had 2 Fight Nigga!" And the look on their faces hahaha Legendary.

[@GeronFletcher]

Had to come back to this niggas trippin this is a true work of art

[@anthonycastillo8055]

I just listened to it again since a lot of ppl are calling it trash, since Cole did, and they couldn’t be more wrong. This album is OBJECTIVELY a masterpiece. So many moments made the hair on my arms stand up. The flow of the album while not having a boring sound was spectacular

[@funkyfreshkid08]

​@@anthonycastillo8055and since cole apologized and admitted he didn't believe that about the album. Lmao

[@cwflet01]

FACTS! What's good My Fletcher kin lol

[@GeronFletcher]

@@cwflet01 PEACE BROTHER!! Lol

[@Memorial24]

@@anthonycastillo8055You’re only saying this because Fantano said so

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

Please Read: FAN-BOYING IS MAKING IT HARD TO ENJOY THE MUSIC OF OTHER ARTISTS To J.Cole fans: Kendrick and J.Cole are bros, they are trying to push the genre forward, it's ok to think one is better but to slander the other is unnecessary. Joey Bada$$ fans: Joey and Kendrick both respect each other and again are trying to move hip hop forward. You have to realize that K Dot was once a 20 year MC who was really dope, but there were more popular rappers that he was better than. He and his fans didn't bitch about it, he just kept making better mixtapes until he got noticed. Joey has all time great potential. Logic fans: Read above paragraph. Lupe fans: Lupe dropped a dope project, but you have to remember the spotlight isn't on him as much as it used to be and he's acknowledged this. He deserves At LEAST a Grammy Nomination. Drake Fans: Kendrick will never be able to sing like Drake. Kendrick will never have as many hits as Drake. Drake has not shown the ability to make concept albums like Kendrick, K Dot is the better lyricist, and would murder Drake in a rap battle. What is the debate about? It's clearly just preference.

[@ritvikmiglani]

Wow, a rational hip hop listener on KZbin. How refreshing. Great comment!

[@MrThekikster]

Other people's opinions are making it hard for you to enjoy music you like? Really other people's opinions affect you that much? Thinks its time for you to change your pad.

[@JackSmith-ym8cg]

How to sing like drake. Step 1.) Use lots of auto-tune Step 2.) ??? You're now a rich singer Now everyone can be drake, it's easy enough.

[@Axiaon]

Jack Smith

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

Isaac Gonzalez I love them all too, that's not the point of the post.. People spend more time talking about what they hate rather than enjoying what they like. We argue who's the best while most of our favorite rappers are actually friends.