This kid is phenomenal man. This is real hip-hop right here. Best young rapper in the game right now. Probably be able to call him one of the best rappers ever in due time.
@SpanishDuck2 жыл бұрын
U wasnt lying
@horacehatten-mccracken7427 Жыл бұрын
This aged very well
@israelnjoku2275 Жыл бұрын
Prophetic af
@harrislih23 Жыл бұрын
Must be a time traveller 😂
@kanyeezy209 Жыл бұрын
DAMN
@mambabred37547 жыл бұрын
" I don't represent no colors, I represent my lil sister's and brothers I'm the oldest, if you don't respect that then your whole perspective is whack"
@CharlesRossGX6 жыл бұрын
Carlos Naranjo legendary
@nwbeats68646 жыл бұрын
I felt that, I live in a pretty ghetto area and being a kid of minority and also the oldest brother
@Freshprince31005 жыл бұрын
Powerful
@kingkell72345 жыл бұрын
Facts
@Psalmistwise4 жыл бұрын
Louder!!
@jamesdaniel70074 ай бұрын
"I dont even want to battle you, but if I did, I promise I will overshadow you"....said it way back then and the proof is now..😮😅
@xebec9953 ай бұрын
Thank you for saying it 😂
@AndrewR213 ай бұрын
Bro I been listening to his old music so much lately & I been noticing he been throwing shots since wayy back then 😭
@treycarter78262 ай бұрын
@AndrewR21 those are general shots the glove just fits that Canadian clown 😂😂
@10wdnyjaslim24 күн бұрын
Kendrick is a true prophet walking amongst us. Everything he said about his life has come to fruition. I’m so proud of him ❤
@dakotalaughren79065 ай бұрын
Kendrick always been a top tier lyricist
@misterceo21685 ай бұрын
Been a k dot fan since section.80, was never a doubt he was gonna destroy drake. Enjoy these classics y’all
@LonghairbaeeАй бұрын
I remember going to high school faded with my friends sic throw back.
@SoulBrotha9110 жыл бұрын
The flow, the lyrics, the melody, and the beat all go together so perfectly. When you create hip hop like this it's a beautiful thing. Simply amazing......
@DJLEZProduction7 жыл бұрын
Soulbrotha 91 black milk is a beast
@CharlesRossGX6 жыл бұрын
Word
@TheCrispTurnip5 жыл бұрын
It’s true rap, from the soul.
@anibalhyrulesantihero70215 жыл бұрын
I mostly love the melody. But I still like the melody.
@sibonisoduma95964 жыл бұрын
Kendrick Lamar is the best storyteller ever.
@samohio89364 жыл бұрын
Only real Kendrick fans know this 🔥🔥
@hunterrudnai21904 жыл бұрын
absolutely this song is something else
@jermainmorris13623 жыл бұрын
No cap
@uncharted7againblackking2563 жыл бұрын
Fr
@Bal2oTheOne3 жыл бұрын
Black Milk fans too
@successmonarchy7943 жыл бұрын
Bro🔥🔥🔥...I fucks with this EP
@Mackaroniofficial5 ай бұрын
If you fuck with Kdot you here.
@TraeFittz8 жыл бұрын
All of a sudden Kendrick is a Legend now... And that's because everbody that heard him back then, knew he was somebody special but most of all he stayed Focused.. My time is coming soon.
@TraeFittz8 жыл бұрын
MrThuglife404 Go to my channel & Watch my Music Video
@franklinandtrevor8 жыл бұрын
+MrThuglife404 That dont matter. He won a Grammy for best rap album cause of it.
@franklinandtrevor8 жыл бұрын
+Oscar Chavez Even better.
@TraeFittz8 жыл бұрын
franklinandtrevor ***** that's 7 Grammys total. Kendricks way ahead of Drake.. WATCH MY MUSIC VIDEO ON MY CHANNEL.
@jasonstewart75818 жыл бұрын
+Trae Fittz Kendrick didn't get big by pushing people to watch his youtube videos... just sayin
@rouge9395 ай бұрын
Here after Kenny destroyed Drake. 15 years later he’s still on top of the game
@Ilikemychickenraw3 ай бұрын
many people don't undertand how much music Kendrick really made
@lancethompson379 жыл бұрын
"My momma believed in me, she let me use her van to go to the studio Even though she know her tank is empty, that's who I do it fo" That's the same van from the Good Kid M.A.A.D City album cover.
@NP-we3rc8 жыл бұрын
+Lance Thompson Represents Dedication
@Dre-ip8np8 жыл бұрын
as soon as i read this the same lyrics were coincidentally playing at the same time
@sayvonoftreehousearcade92818 жыл бұрын
+Gray Fullbuster Do you mind checking out my music?
@user-mw4qi1kx3o8 жыл бұрын
+Saitama Me too lol
@nyrkyg22138 жыл бұрын
ay u good where u from?
@atreesto5 ай бұрын
How can you listen to this in 2024 and not feel proud and inspired
@EliAtrxpstar4 ай бұрын
Facts
@zhawk183 ай бұрын
Look at our boy🥲🥲🙏🏽
@sharooonjoy3 ай бұрын
Maaaann super proud 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@Victory-r9k24 күн бұрын
100% bro 😊
@hanzo67789 жыл бұрын
He truly has been "A1 since day one"
@feedmepurp9 жыл бұрын
word bruh
@dakotawatters69089 жыл бұрын
couldn't say it better myself
@primetime2SD7 жыл бұрын
the giant midget what does A1 mean? Like 💯. True to himself?
@youngshmurda42337 жыл бұрын
A is the first letter in the alphabet and 1 is the mainly seen as the first numerical digit when counting. So when he say ive been "A1" since day one, he really means ive been the best since the beggining
@marvpwns9 ай бұрын
Don't tell me that album came out 8 years ago. I'm stunned
@Alchemist1475 ай бұрын
Kendrick was and is heard.. 10 years later for me since highschool and it still bumps
@Iustusxi5 ай бұрын
Listening to this in HS right now! This stuff is so good. Glad I’m able to listen.
@knomadicstone73482 ай бұрын
The greatest Kendrick song ever. 🔥
@Ntate-ph79 ай бұрын
2024 somebody?
@PlatinumChipsnDip8 ай бұрын
Yes fuckin sir
@glitch40107 ай бұрын
Here
@greedyp60327 ай бұрын
Hell yeah
@jcmefishing7 ай бұрын
🤞🏾
@jerardcarter54977 ай бұрын
consistently
@EmulayteTV8 жыл бұрын
"I use to wanna be like Jay-Z, till I realized Jay wasn't me." Can I get a helll yeahhhh lmao.
@sayvonoftreehousearcade92817 жыл бұрын
EmulayteTV Do you mind checking out my music?
@BigMadLou7 жыл бұрын
Malcolm Quest I got you bro
@trizzuti947 жыл бұрын
Malcolm Quest you need exposure man! You got the talent already 💯
@fiziksisfun53176 жыл бұрын
Ab soul had a similar bar on control system interestingly enough. "I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, now I can run laps round Jay-Z"
@michaelfidler62236 жыл бұрын
Franco Wilson yeah I know what you’re talking about
@HugeYoutubeGuy3 ай бұрын
Low budget Kendrick was mad different bruh🔥🔥🔥
@blacktalent202 ай бұрын
I'm right here with you bro still listening to this song in 2024
@chidubxm Жыл бұрын
love the fact he said "until i finally realized that Jay wasn't me" instead of "until i finally realized that I wasn't Jay".
@cookinsteve92815 ай бұрын
No matter what track is happening today with Kendrick, I always come back to this track. It’s hard to think of someone who truly came from nothing to truly revolutionizing, subverting, and flipping the entire music industry with 4 songs in 3 weeks and a whole lot of history. Kendrick reminds me that your own history matters, and you need to be able to look back at the inception of yourself as true as you are today. A rare breed indeed. Kendrick always been heard, but they can’t avoid him today. Who’s next?
@Eighty8k4 жыл бұрын
I’m convinced he was hand picked by God to be a rapper This man has been consistent since the beginning
@yapperxjay5 ай бұрын
You are heard, and appreciated
@tys1646Ай бұрын
Im glad i witnessed greatness
@FallouFitness_NattyEdition5 ай бұрын
I still remember listening to this with my little bro when it first dropped. My little brother said, "this guy will be one of the greatest of all time." Little bro, you couldn't have called it any better.
@Bigcheifer8 жыл бұрын
Songs like these make me wanna become a rapper and try to impact the world like Kendrick does.
@primetime2SD7 жыл бұрын
Joe Alvarado do it homie. I think that is what my message too.
@ImBritoEric5 жыл бұрын
me too
@jgreedo4203 жыл бұрын
Kendrick is Top 3 dead or alive. 11 years later this still 🔥🔥🔥
@rightouskofi78612 жыл бұрын
When i say he better thsn biggie dudes watch me like im crazy. Nas kendrick jay no one else
@TafadzwaMbareАй бұрын
He's just so special man
@nkosiphilenathanael87403 ай бұрын
And he still being heard in 2024
@denzel655711 жыл бұрын
This is music that gives life, inspiration, & drive to the spirit & soul.
@cosmomcfloso58207 ай бұрын
Fr
@kisakyerita87802 ай бұрын
That sample in the background is making me emotional given how old k dot was
@shadowzzzzzz49228 жыл бұрын
man i wanna be heard... I'm be heard... time to be heard... couple years later he's heard by millions
@harrysalt5277Ай бұрын
Early 2010s LA music, OFWGKTA, TDE, Casey veggies, Dom Kennedy IYKYK
@tys1646Ай бұрын
Yg, nipsey, problem,teeflii
@kachihela8955 ай бұрын
I'm a hardcore Cole and Drake fan but Dot is fire man. Lets just enjoy music ❤
@370ben37010 жыл бұрын
I love Kendrick over beats like this
@JesusSaves4Life6 жыл бұрын
I can listen to him acapella & I'll still be boppin my head
@uncharted7againblackking2565 жыл бұрын
@@JesusSaves4Life facts!!!
@Tapez3 жыл бұрын
@@JesusSaves4Life the ending of “i” on To Pimp A Butterfly
@justcallmeE_4103 ай бұрын
Shit I used to listen to in my room with nobody, I always knew Kendrick would blow.
@treycarter78262 ай бұрын
He the hiphop chosen one fr I remember when I first heard him on ignorance is bliss always knew he would be the goat 😂😂😂
@harrysalt5277Ай бұрын
C4 made me a believer
@ericperry274 жыл бұрын
Remember being a 20 year old listening to this album. N wrote like 3 of Ken's bars on my school folder. Dude is so damn good. No artist had an impact like him. Maybe I'm Bias. Idcare. I never rooted for a stranger like Kendrick.
@BeenLogic3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏽❤️
@juda2103 жыл бұрын
“Rooting for a stranger” is the perfect way to describe it
@brucewayne111310 жыл бұрын
I can listen to this track all day every day!!! The beat and music combined with Kendrick's insane flow brings tears to the surface of my eyes because it restores my faith in HIP HOP!
@dddran10 жыл бұрын
I Sware Bro I Was Doing The Same Thing Listenin To This On The 105
@CharlesRossGX6 жыл бұрын
Fucking wordddd. Can't get enough 8 years later
@uncharted7againblackking2565 жыл бұрын
Man u have the best comment here period hands down live and direct
@sibonisoduma95964 жыл бұрын
The love of hip hop flows through kdot.
@terpz47 Жыл бұрын
And I have tears in my eyes because hiphop is now dead and will never be the same. Kendrick held it down for the west coast.
@123451234alex8 жыл бұрын
1. Wanna Be Heard 2. Poe Man's Dreams 3. Sing About Me 4. Rare Breed 5. Alright
@killerboi738 жыл бұрын
+Alex “AP” Perez `100% agree with those songs.
@ItsAnEndlessWorld8 жыл бұрын
Great list, mines is: 1. Poe Man's Dreams 2. Kush & Corinthians 3. Today 4. Sing About Me, Dying Of Thirst 5. Wanna Be Heard
@123451234alex8 жыл бұрын
+josé ngoto I love those songs too lol there's probably very few Kendrick songs I don't like. I've been listening to him since training day, his KDot days. These are just my top 5
@eastside51888 жыл бұрын
+Tris A. I like yur list
@ItsAnEndlessWorld8 жыл бұрын
Omar Salinas Thank you ✊
@benjaminsgoathou20438 жыл бұрын
1. HiiPower 2. Wanna be Heard 3. Poe Man's Dreams
@megagamer5088 жыл бұрын
good shit
@awsomejaysongivens46658 жыл бұрын
nice music 😎
@xkaxis7 жыл бұрын
4 today
@josephstanley3207 жыл бұрын
I adore the heart part 2
@skriptedvenom42837 жыл бұрын
Benjamins goat HOU determined
@campaid94395 ай бұрын
Coming back to what I remember while he dropping diss bangers/classics
@JamesonMortimer2 ай бұрын
This is his best song ever. It will never be outdone.
@treycarter78262 ай бұрын
Lmao not even close but this the classic for sure 😂😂😂
@thebigdoginthisbitch47332 ай бұрын
You clearly haven’t heard any Kendrick music outside of this This is still a good song though but Kendrick got better and better
@jamesbrooking21437 жыл бұрын
When our generation is in their 30's, we'll look back on Kendrick like current people in their 30's look back on Rakim
@uncharted7againblackking2565 жыл бұрын
Facts well said ☝🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
@cemsen54604 жыл бұрын
more like 50s
@uncharted7againblackking2564 жыл бұрын
@@cemsen5460 oops lol
@dsb54174 жыл бұрын
Do I have potential? Gimme a chance - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iobUeqppeciKnMU
@shauncameron83902 жыл бұрын
Or Nas.
@letyoursolshine4 жыл бұрын
9 years later and i still come back to this,look at where he is now.Its a trip
@thebritishlebron97123 жыл бұрын
10 years and we still slapping this
@Amy-gf7je2 жыл бұрын
11 and beyond
@KofiDaily2 жыл бұрын
This song in my playlist
@redpillproductions7187 Жыл бұрын
From Wanna be heard to feeling like the world depends on his music.
@erickgutierrez57988 жыл бұрын
The delivery Is Perfect . These beats are what I live for , fuck trap .
@mandogonzales988 жыл бұрын
foe real nigga chuuch!
@sayvonoftreehousearcade92818 жыл бұрын
+Mando Gonzales Do you mind checking out my music?
@aniiimmense8 жыл бұрын
fuck yeah, listen to I am the truth from az If u haven't already, the same kind of beat
@robertogarcia40828 жыл бұрын
trap is fucking amazing when K Dot merges it with the jazz-fusion
@john8rechterschot8 жыл бұрын
cringe
@84Victorious4 жыл бұрын
Man I relate to this song in such a big way. Waking up and going to a job I hated. So unhappy; now got a child on the way, got a good loyal woman, better job, in other words so much happier. Thanking God daily.
@24POWERS4 жыл бұрын
That crazy that a kid a money and a girl is called “happiness” life crazy man.
@KingKarma3004 ай бұрын
@@24POWERS of course, they're the essentials to a happy life 😊
@yapperxjay5 ай бұрын
4 and a half minutes of straight rap
@jamir54775 ай бұрын
He’s heard now
@SavageKE Жыл бұрын
Hearing this and knowing where he is now just give me chills fr🐐
@MarquisAlley9 жыл бұрын
One day I'll be able to swipe my card and it won't be decline
@ADAJ3KINGANGEL9 жыл бұрын
salute
@SuperRuslan856 жыл бұрын
IAMDJMARQUIS " while there's a bad bitch standing behind".... I wish more music was made like this.... 🔥🔥🔥
@FirstPlaceWavy6 жыл бұрын
That shits embarrassing huh
@FirstPlaceWavy6 жыл бұрын
Thats embarrassing huh hope it wont pay you no mind but its a bad bitch behind you ehile standin in line
@JesusSaves4Life6 жыл бұрын
Jesus already said it's paid in full. God bless homie
@AspireUniqueTV10 жыл бұрын
Dope track. This song inspires me every time I hear it.
@EliAtrxpstar4 ай бұрын
I remember in the seventh grade finding unreleased songs from kendrick end up coming across The EP beat selection fire and the bars
@mcsteezy7725 ай бұрын
This was the song I bumped the most in my first car in LA
@rianreonАй бұрын
was it during 6:16?
@chiefbogo73126 жыл бұрын
Who is listening in 2018! Let me get your thumb up 👍🏾
@FirstPlaceWavy6 жыл бұрын
Chief Bogo hell yeaaah
@itspavlobaby17506 жыл бұрын
Chief Bogo fym boi I'm already in 2019
@phrontsyde6 жыл бұрын
Couldn't find Cortez Kenny so I went to K. Dot
@JesusSaves4Life6 жыл бұрын
Here is 2 thumbs up 👍 👍
@franciscorubio75 жыл бұрын
You all check out my music Cisco9v6 on SoundCloud !
@FuDaizy10 жыл бұрын
Cole & Kendrick are the best out! I love how they are the best of friends and can't wait for that album.
@RekarG10 жыл бұрын
cole aint at the top bruh
@korygrey617010 жыл бұрын
Oh my God mate, thank you I''ve been waiting for someone to realise this. Cole and Kendrick are the truth the future the shit! The reason I want to listen to music let alone hip hop. They're friends too so you know the futures looking good
@S44J4N5610 жыл бұрын
***** what you mean? HE'S ILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.............................KENDRICK = ABSOUL < COLE > EVERYONE
@acrazyghost73506 жыл бұрын
still waiting.
@Ahamgoesham6 жыл бұрын
same :/
@jonathandudley6250Ай бұрын
I've only been listening to this track for 6 months, but this might be my favorite
@cbm38 жыл бұрын
Black Milk out of Detroit did this beat. The original track name is Popular Demand
@JustANumber01238 жыл бұрын
yep had this CD with this track on it
@FallenZero047 жыл бұрын
Caleb Im even more surprised alot of people didnt know that.
@devo69206 ай бұрын
Some shit u cry alone too 💯🤝🏾
@raphaell07186 жыл бұрын
Greatest of all time
@YehSaid5 жыл бұрын
Start 2019 off right! ✊🏾
@ferniesaldana6369 жыл бұрын
Cant believe i never heard this joint. This is some good music for the soul
@fiziksisfun53176 жыл бұрын
Yep yep that's my word, make a difference with these nouns and verbs
@ashimrat6 жыл бұрын
The "Kendrick Lamar EP" is one of his earliest albums and its fire!
@KofiDaily2 жыл бұрын
Ong
@NappyGilmore4 ай бұрын
I somehow hadn’t heard this song until today. Today was a good day.
@shamvabeechakraborty9732Ай бұрын
Me too. ❤
@anakiyacreates4 жыл бұрын
Still one of the greatest beats ever produced for me. Makes me feel so nostalgic. Early college days 😫🥺
@PhoebeLio5 ай бұрын
I remember when this shit had 60k views
@JamesBasham235 ай бұрын
Song use to wear OUT my speakers on the way to school 😂
@SlickEvan4 ай бұрын
"I prolly can't heal cancer but I can heal the city" 🔊
@harrysalt5277Ай бұрын
Still my fav Kendrick song
@reskin9611 жыл бұрын
One of his best songs. Just love everything about it.
@brady35893 ай бұрын
most rappers don’t have any songs released that are this good and this is just one of kendrick’s many unreleased songs that could be classics if they had been released
@MGhafoer2 ай бұрын
This one is not unreleased tho, it's an iconic song from way back.
@jonahtennant9816Ай бұрын
Yea the picture on this song was an early tape he dropped.
@khetwagausi2358 Жыл бұрын
"how long it's gon take, nigga!, You still haven't ate, nigga! At 22 I had 2 cars and my own place, nigga! 😂😂😂😂 I relate to The pressure
@funnelcakes88124 ай бұрын
T I M E L E S S . my kids kids gon bump this 😊😊😊
@amounwadjaai4 жыл бұрын
this gone be a classic for over 1000 years
@wroney162 жыл бұрын
I just bought myself a whole day of studio time for christmas. It was expensive but I'm ready to bet on myself and make this album. This song is gonna be my anthem for the next 30 days
@nicholashennigar4 ай бұрын
The best Kendrick song
@coreybraxton90864 жыл бұрын
My be the best kendrick lamar song ever
@hunterrudnai21904 жыл бұрын
it could possibly be but the mans got so many good ones
@coreybraxton90864 жыл бұрын
@@hunterrudnai2190 facts
@skipbayless2153 ай бұрын
Kendrick killed this jawn 🔥
@mzeyammoja20509 жыл бұрын
Critics say I don't be killin this shit but I know I do...yeah, King Kendrick be killin it every time for sure...Magnificent artiste!
@LordhojaayАй бұрын
Raw talent
@flipmo812 Жыл бұрын
🎉best song ever 🎉
@Ahahapapa24 ай бұрын
God damn i used to bump this in highschool. Goat fr
@DJANGO_excl2 жыл бұрын
I’m so ready for this new album tomorrow night!
@clr29914 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is too good for my ears. Such a nostalgic sound, too.
@hunterrudnai21904 жыл бұрын
lol i feel the same way
@ehhsquidwarddd9 жыл бұрын
this song is inspirational
@burtonwayn3 Жыл бұрын
The greatest to ever touch the mic
@zayk47214 жыл бұрын
I'm listening in 2020 and it's still a great song I used to listen to this to get through my depression days back then
@hunterrudnai21904 жыл бұрын
its so awesome how good music can help like that thats awesome man and this song here is a special one
@domeniquekotsoane23965 ай бұрын
Mahn I'm still at it ...this one will never die because it's a real jewel...Mid 2024 approaching 2025...Big ups to the real ones listening to this 👊🏾
@tys1646Ай бұрын
I can’t cure cancer but I can cure the city 👑🎤
@elijahlondon30804 жыл бұрын
2020 I’m still here RESPECT STAMPED
@sulaymansillahsillah36465 ай бұрын
Yooo this shit take me back at the bus waiting go to school on my blackberry smh
@vacoby1234 жыл бұрын
Checking in 2020 this my first hearing this since 2014ish.... forgot all about this until my homie played the original song this beat is for and I was like where I know that beat from (I never knew this wasn't KDot original beat).. that brought me back here. Now I have to go down memory lane from almost a decade ago. 🔥 thanks for coming to my talk lol
@s.w.9313 Жыл бұрын
Inspirational and timeless
@justentime4U6 ай бұрын
I appreciate Kendrick to the fullest! His message hits EVERY SINGLE TIME 🖤
@moirojas86205 жыл бұрын
Real Kendrick fans always come back to bump his old and beautiful music
@StromLxrd67 жыл бұрын
look at you now K Dot word proud of you bruh
@uncharted7againblackking2565 жыл бұрын
Yea he did it didn't he....only the real know
@EliAtrxpstar4 жыл бұрын
uncharted7again black king y’all right man. 2020 here and Ima be here until 2080
@wav.yliving9 жыл бұрын
Dang this is beautiful. Absolute beautiful content
@courtneyfrancis62589 жыл бұрын
The fact that ive seen you on Steez videos and on songs like this lets me know you truly appreciate good music, Salute
@wav.yliving9 жыл бұрын
Courtney Francis thank you i really appreciate that :)
@majestikmse88626 жыл бұрын
Correction: DAMN. this is beautiful.
@SuisLBC6 жыл бұрын
wav.yliving 波打つ black milk also made the beat
@CharlesRossGX6 жыл бұрын
Wesley somehow, kendrick slightly improved it. He's that bossy