KENDRICK IS THE GOAT!! | Rapper Reacts to Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal (First Reaction)

[@KnoxHill]

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[@greg2797]

You gotta do Kendrick's 6 foot 7 foot freestyle from back in the day next!

[@BR-qq2gb]

I like this track, but I’m obsessed with the track I by Kendrick Lamar especially the SNL version because of the live band. Great reaction is always.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Token. My name is remix. 🔥🔥💪

[@zanemoore1808]

Ka would be dope and necessary for most listeners.He never wastes a word let alone a bar start with Cold Facts, Subtle, or I Notice.

[@yxoce7919]

Knox please react to flawless on the radar freestyle! & flawless on the radar! Super under rated!

[@denvillecarlyle4096]

This dude is an ARTIST in the true sense of the word!!!

[@roysotelo2210]

Can’t believe people actually thought drake could beat this Dude… KDOT just different

[@michellecgb]

His brain is FANTASTIC. I’ve been loving discovering his music.

[@sassythesasquatch6847]

Man’s there strategically planning the right soggyness and crunch ratio in his cereal and Drake thought he stood a chance 😭

[@ehp4019]

Kendrick is like a mad scientist

[@theressak]

😂😂😂seriously

[@samukelezulu5596]

😂😂😂

[@monniebrown8581]

I cannot stress how much I love this comment. Well done.

[@vickiedavis2311]

Right

[@ShesMajickal_]

Cartoons and Cereal is iconic. Kendrick is brilliant.

[@CocoQTpie4u]

Uh, Kendrick is a Pulitzer prize-winning rapper. The ONLY Pulitzer prize rapper. 💯

[@mindchess6995]

Just the way Euphoria is used in this track: a covenant to every tribe...I swear he time traveling on his bars...

[@BrodyAleksander-YOB]

Yeah man, he mentions "seeking Euphoria" on another track too, and on Kings Dead w Jay Rock he ends a verse with "....... but They Not Like Us"

[@mattsena7708]

My favorite Kendrick song ever... I remember in grade 10 blasting this in my cheap headphones blocking out my teachers and other students 😂 Kdot got me through high school no joke

[@angel10r]

The skull candy’s went hard back then

[@TheSportsOven]

yuppppp said this just the other day!!!

[@mattsena7708]

​@@angel10r mine were Sony 😂 but skull candies were the shit back then

[@afrobutterfly]

Mine too

[@willdavis3951]

Make me feel old 😂 I'm just glad people still listen to rap music

[@bigsky-s6r]

He's deconstructing generational trauma. It's brilliant and beautiful and brutal.

[@Pianokeys-ee5of]

Facts . And Mr. Morale did the same. I don't understand why people are hating on it. It's important to listen to at least nce.

[@wetcheetofart]

@@Pianokeys-ee5of Because they need simple content. Nothing wrong with that. It's the gist of Kendrick vs Drake. No shade on Drake for making high fructose corn syrup in the form of music, some folks love that stuff.

[@deedeedussard]

​@@Pianokeys-ee5of because people wasn't ready for it. Aubrey had such a choke hold on the music scene he was buys making shein/mcd music that people had got use to short catchy tik tok music. Yea there were amazing artist out there but we have to actively go and look for them. So kdot had taken a break got mentally and physically well and his new headsapce was reflected in the music and and it came from left field. I think a lot didn't see Mr moral as the natural move forward for Kendricks music hes not that 20 year old kid any more his music had evolved

[@leilaikusura4904]

​@@deedeedussard Agreed and also it's coz many people refuse to do self reflection and sit with their own bullshit as well as the consequences of the traumas they have faced/are facing so much so that distractions is the way they numb. Mr. Morale calls you to go in and sit with yourself, reflect, asses and come to terms with your actual truth, that's hard AF to do. So instead they choose to call it "trash" as a way to deflect their discomfort. Personally, that album is still helping me in my therapy. ❤

[@andreab5356]

I hope you get into more Kendrick, his back catalogue is fantastic

[@snowball1]

When I glanced "Kendrick Lamar" and "First Reaction" i was surprised not surprised to think kendrick responded to drake again for a moment 💀

[@cyrusnicca]

That’s what he tried to do. 😂😂😂

[@KnoxHill]

Christmas has not come yet

[@Epikgaymer69wastaken]

​​@@KnoxHill nice viewer tactic you got bro BTW love your lyrics breakdown

[@LMN22]

I was suprised Knox hasn't heard this before. That's wild to me

[@ElijahSmith-kx6hp]

@@KnoxHillMFDOOM Gazillion Ear fascinating Double Beat, Rhyme schemes cut off Born Like This. The way he use his voice reminds me of eM

[@lelethushongwe7968]

Highly underrated. When he performed for the 1st time in South Africa, the crowd requested an Encore! Epic

[@SiyoyoStofile-kw6yh]

Yeses bro I was so broke when he came last year 😂...he really loves 🇿🇦 the world doesn't know To pimp a butterfly was inspired by us ..How much a dollar cost was about a phara he met in Cape Town 😂😂 he flipped into God speaking through the Phara. Apparently they've got a place called Skid row in LA were the same issue of homelessness/begging/addiction is rife...crazy artistry from Mr Duckworth 🎉

[@BukhosiDube-s4c]

The man is very cool when he visits he mingles with the people I remember him playing football in the streets of Ghana. Shout out to Anthony Anderson too he does the same when he comes to SA he is a vibe.

[@endlessthespokesperson6876]

🇿🇦I was there too 2014🤔

[@WhyItsJustBigMe]

​@@SiyoyoStofile-kw6yh Braa that was me. I wanted to cry sooooo bad😢😢😢😢

[@luckympofu4697]

@lelethushongwe7968 facts!!!!

[@Beshashem]

Also when gunplay says he ain’t seen the back of his eyelids for the past 72hrs. Thats part of the grind to come up out of poverty but also the result of his conscience and paranoia due to the way he trying to get money or just as a result of being in that dangerous environment. This song is so layered which really plays back to the reality that a lot of inner city people live day to day. My mom worked hard to get us out of that environment and I’m working hard to stay out of it and it isn’t easy. No one wants to depend on the county nor do we want to stay in that messed up condition. That type of hunger/drive to get out isn’t something that can be cosplayed. It’s different. That’s why Kendrick is a different kind of beast.

[@souloshinobi7307]

And exactly what he was trying to convey in They not like us but idiots played it on some other shit

[@JonZam83]

Dot lived the life Drake cosplays… Man has every right to hate the poser.

[@TheSuperChannel]

Every right and so do we, hip hop and rap was born to display what’s real and where we go from the very unique experience that only foundational black Americans and indigenous tirtlenislanders have, it’s the sound of the spirit of an experience and any poser is a poser

[@SelahKngdm]

@@TheSuperChannel🎯🎯🎯

[@IAuMatu]

Section.80 and before I thought that he was damn good, yet wasn’t convinced that he would be consistent with it. This song is when all doubt was removed, knew after hearing it that this man had a brilliant future ahead of him. And he’s proven that since then. Consistent flawless victories.

[@BukhosiDube-s4c]

Me too I thought he was just another kid who thinks he special but then came SAMIDOT and I knew he was what Rap needed.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Dope reaction professor. Me and K-Dot grew up together in Compton and everything he says is pure fax. I remember him picking up the mic and saying I'm going to carry on Tupac's legacy, not a dry eye in the room. K-Dot is not only the Goat of this generation but also the most important and influential. 💪🔥🔥

[@BrodyAleksander-YOB]

Nobody who grew up with KDot talks like that

[@williamsummerson1204]

How the fuck do you know that, plus I have no reason to lie.

[@ABornEqualizer]

It’s like he speaks a language that’s to the soul of the streets. Hardcore feel

[@elj6726]

So I just discovered Kendrick Lamar when “Not Like Us” premiered. (I know-where have I been?)😂 But I fell in love with, “Not Like Us”. Then I went down the rabbit hole. I have been listening to everything he’s ever written . Wow! Talk about Genius! I was there when Rap came out but after Tupac was murdered, I stopped listening because The Industry began to ruin it. But Kendrick has revived my love of Rap. It was always about the message in the music. Kendrick is The Man! I love the way you guys analyze the lyrics and style.❤

[@zion-cs6lb]

Can we appreciate Gunplays' involvement in this song, FIRE

[@kinglyfe86]

This is an old song but one of my all times favorite Kendrick tracks. I have this in my all time favorite tracks playlist. So dope and ahead of its time Kendrick was in full form here.

[@nickon22]

This is one of the most slept on songs forever

[@FMB8]

I already loved this song but you made me like it even more. Your breakdowns are dope bro keep up the good work.

[@zerofox3075]

This song hits so hard! Kendrick and Gunplay 🔥 on this one!

[@the_knight2663]

I feel like the stutter in the intro also plays homage to how he may have had a stutter as a kid

[@anthonywalker240]

It does

[@quillbranch5145]

Yup

[@angel10r]

Cartoons n cereal , reminds me of highschool , thanks for the listen 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@J1ntu]

Idk what kind of spell this song had on me but when I first heard it, I had it on repeat for a few hours a day for a good month and I'll still listen to it now

[@ravenjmain]

Man this beat is infectious. I’ll be sitting somewhere chanting “Elmer fudd said, shoot em down” like I’m possessed

[@J1ntu]

@@ravenjmain got me randomly dancing to the "and I run it" part while I'm cooking lol

[@kapeli206]

Sameeee! I use to play this song almost every day walking to and from school my sophomore year of high school 😂.

[@aporonaut]

@KnoxHill Are we glossing over the idea that "he" is 2PAC, "she" is Hip-Hop, and "Sandbox" is the culture? He was raised in the hip-hop culture "next" to pac when pac was representing the violence in the culture, while the culture gave birth to the next generation of emcees inspired by all of that. Makes sense given that 2PAC is the one on the news when he mentions "seen you on the news", and along with most the other bars that made reference to the father figure. Doubly makes sense when we know Kendrick sees himself as the second coming of PAC, and so imagining himself as the "son" makes sense artistically with the religious parallels to christ.

[@monniebrown8581]

Youch. Heavy, heavy take. I'm not smart enough to even fathom how deep what you said was. It tracks right down to the soul, though, and it makes me appreciate Kendrick and his fans who understand on an atom-like level. Thank you.

[@djbarrowjr.6443]

I find it wildly fascinating to hear you break down a song I've listened to for over a decade and I am STILL learning new things about it. The layers are insane. Kendrick Lamar's music can convey many meanings to different people. Thanks for the breakdown.

[@IAuMatu]

4:29 if I’m not mistaken, the man he’s talking about is his uncle who didn’t make it to see his success. Uncle Tony mentioned on Money Trees, verse 2.

[@BukhosiDube-s4c]

2 bullets n my uncle Tony head, he told me 1 day ama be on tour u Bissh...

[@Trandview]

I always thought it was about his uncle also

[@Trandview]

I wonder if the baby being born was BABY KEEM?

[@BrodyAleksander-YOB]

​@@TrandviewKeem from his Moms side

[@reidiculous4747]

"It's just big me"

[@giovannizamarron2955]

Cartoons and cereal is so goated. One of his best tracks

[@kennyw907]

And I still wonder how some people thought Aubrey the child actor from Forest Hill was gonna defeat this guy in a rap battle

[@Thebigbert0615]

Some people think he won😂

[@DorianDieguez]

@@Thebigbert0615crazy fr

[@creoleman24]

Facts the audacity

[@sckrappyhenry6058]

Right. I feel like drake collaborates with everybody and no lie there are a lotta hits. Although he has a lot of songs, that Doesn't mean anything compared to the art that kendrick puts into his songs.

[@Eprems-e7m]

​@@sckrappyhenry6058yeah that's why there's a lot of goofies with a check!

[@theycallmeguacmanjon]

first line too when he says he was raised in a sandbox like an what you used to contain viruses on a computer and test them to fix them. He could be talking about how compton is a sandbox for dangerous living and he was the test subject being contained.

[@jtcollins1990]

First Kendrick song I ever listened too this song was so relatable for me really touched home been rocking with dot since then 🐐

[@alvitodebruyn128]

Gunplay is immortalized with this feature imo

[@Ilikecommentsandcomment]

He have some great songs too. He one of my favorite low-key rappers

[@alvitodebruyn128]

@@Ilikecommentsandcomment he does...the only real G that was part of MMG

[@Ilikecommentsandcomment]

@alvitodebruyn128 for real tho. He was the only one I can jam in the car too

[@kenb0007]

Bible on the dash!!!

[@Ilikecommentsandcomment]

@@kenb0007 ong Bible on the dash is a jam

[@grecia4338]

I love that he is getting so much recognition for all his hard work finally

[@almurphy666]

@KnoxHill this is first song I heard of Kendrick on a mixtape I got for $7 it was over from then on ! He has so many great songs & so many that make u really have to listen to every line but this song right here is something special! Thanks for doin this Knox 💪

[@lorib_ok]

Kendrick Lamar stuttered as a child and Elmer Fudd stuttered as well.

[@pinkcupcake4717]

People with stutters winning this year.

[@Pianokeys-ee5of]

Facts. First thing I thought of.

[@BluEx22329]

He still does, it's great he still uses his voice in this powerful way

[@nasilelelisselo2348]

Biggie had a lisp so did Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig strutted Cordae has a lisp too

[@kmarcol1]

I didn't know dot had a stutter

[@TexansSwarm713]

This one and pumped up kicks by Kendrick will forever be goated.

[@OK25000]

BTW, This was, supposedly, planned to be the 2nd GKMC Song, but the sample wasnt cleared. He ended up creating bitch dont kill my vibe and slotting it instead in the album

[@azurviper513]

"Don't kill my vibe" was the very first song I ever heard from Kendrick when it first came out. I absolutely love that song, one of my favorite songs ever. But also that song put me on to Kendrick music as well. Been a fan since

[@mavros6498]

PLEASE react to Kendrick's "You Ain't Gotta Lie". Even if it wasn't meant to be about Drake, I feel like the lyrics reflect the current state of the beef so well.

[@dejuanhickman3175]

Thank you!!! That song is not about drake😂

[@Richard_Z8600]

Ya not about Drake but hits different after the beef 😂😂

[@jathanthmith1519]

You ain't gotta try so hard .....

[@Yahlikedatninja]

15:08 I believe when Kendrick does this type of thing in his music is because of his adhd and is an insight to that stylistically. I also have adhd

[@gypsoy6003]

Finally the best Kendrick song also want to add this video was a fan video that was so popular for so long Kendrick himself calls it the official music video

[@skyrimEditor]

BROOO IVE BEEN ASKINGGG FOOR THIISSS 😤😤😤

[@twhoyoutrynabebuchanan5149]

This is a high school classic 2010-2014

[@swixhayes3877]

I was in middle school n I felt nostalgia cause Ik I heard it but forgot

[@kamallamccain2699]

When he says, “I run it” it’s giving the perception that he is the leader of all of the Wiley Coyotes. And it’s ironic because he was a kid who watched cartoons and ate cereal, he wasn’t in the streets but now he runs/heads/leads the streets.

[@FireWavePhantom]

The best part about this song is honestly the story about the music video... Go back and read the description. It makes me smile every time that Kendrick kick started this guys whole career pretty much.

[@EZIEKIEL26]

The stuttering at the beginning of the track is a play on Kendrick stuttering when he was younger before he broke out of it.

[@williambanks5176]

Shhhh....I been bumping this joint since it was released! Banger with a lot of underlying messages.

[@hi_iam__alexx]

This is a brilliant breakdown!!! Im only just realising how mucch this song fits the gkmc theme

[@Treefection716]

This was the first song i ever heard by Kendrick Lamar

[@yallsneedjesus2108]

Favorite KDot song

[@aliciachenoir1025]

This my favorite song. Take me back to 2010-2011

[@lamarbrown438]

Thank you for this breakdown one of the best doing it out here 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@jrcolacola]

Gunplay so underrated man... really wished he got his just due. He's better than most of these dudes from this generation that everybody glorifying. And Dot is Dot... GOATED.

[@DayDayBear14]

GREATEST SONG EVER MADE!!!

[@oliverkilleen1720]

Awesome as always Knox.

[@OriginalGamer775]

Dope song never heard or seen any other person listen or react to this song…. BANGER

[@jhaug999]

Stevie Knight did this a few years ago

[@thacrypt223]

I thought he dropped a Drake diss for a second! I was so hyped!

[@cyasimo2173]

This is hands down one of my favorites from Kendrick!!!

[@MrJip953]

Goes to show how many new fans he got through this beef if all these old “fans” don’t even know about this amazing rap piece

[@nefarioustraveler9493]

Exactly. The OGs know. Anybody around me when this dropped knew I was repeating it like crazy.

[@wrighte02]

Knox is more tapped in to the culture than Drake could ever be. He breaking these bars down like he wrote them. #Salute

[@kweenliquidwatasb360]

LAWD.. screaming at the screen when he paused on the Tupac on the News, but never looks at the screen...going down the rabbit hole 😂😂😂😂😂

[@darkbroseph]

Me too hahahaha

[@jeanius87]

@knoxhill PLEASE react to Kendrick Lamar - Cloud10 Prod. Nosaj Thing! It's extremely rare and is up there with Cartoons & Cereal as a personal favorite. Protect that song at all costs!

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

Is the sandbox not a reference to a trap house? Sand fools you to think its safe until u step in it and u realize it's quick sand pulling u further into danger.

[@lungi8424]

This analogy works thematically, so it could be accurate. The song is full of schemes and entantres.

[@mel2d2]

Pretty sure this is about the LA Riots ending his childhood. It’s a masterpiece.

[@Themayseffect]

The most goated fan created music video

[@anquenjames4618]

It's so dope seeing people go back to things i use to thump in my head phones, if you knew these tracks back in the day, you knew Kdot was a real problem

[@tinotendakumbawa9359]

Knox Hill you breakdown just made me enjoy this song a whole more!!!!

[@JimFin-l4l]

I think he was referring to Tupac (the whole track) as he showed him and saying, "Don't be like me", be better. And Pac was his role model as far as rapping intelligently and providing real-life situations with storytelling into his songs.

[@Vxpsy1162]

Thanks for the breakdown knox!

[@flawedandnotperfect]

Most DEFINITELY downloading

[@MYTANK84]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@cherylwatts6508]

Another great breakdown!

[@AllWeNeededWas]

its crazy watching this after years of listening to this song because you still provide a perspective I most likely wouldn't have found on my own.

[@slowkid2231]

Knox I love your break downs and reactions! So glad found your channel it's helped me through so much! Amazing work man keep it up! ❤

[@jacksonduval4995]

I love this song. A person that I feel is very slept on is gunplay. For Dot to throw him on this song was a masterpiece

[@PradyumnVij]

This is one of those insane songs I also use to test headphones for imaging, soundstage and mids. I still pick up new layers and references every time.

[@BlueTheOracleEmpress]

He loooves cartoons and cereal!

[@NajiteUkiri]

Loved "cartoons & cereals" , "war is my love" , and "cloud 10" easily. Also love whenever he features "Ab Soul" and Schoolboy Q.

[@chillinwithbobby]

Kendrick is the voice of hip hop.Nobody was rocking with Drake or J Fold telling us who the big 3 is. Fans decide who the top 3 is not Drake or J Fold.

[@deshantedupree8676]

My favorite Kdot song.. Use to have this on repeat in high-school. It’s bringing back a certain memory that I can’t really grasp onto. Every time it shows itself in my mind I try to focus on it & can’t hold on.. smh But I believe this is definitely his best song that I’ve ever heard💯.. YEAH THIS ME, NO 🎙️, NO 📸, NO 💡, JUST PAIN !!😩, MAMA! HOW! MUCH TRAMA! CAN I SUSTAIN!!??🗣️🗣️🗣️ 🖤

[@ferguson8069]

Knox just to let you know Eminem and LL Cool J track dropping September 6 of this year, be on the lookout for that 🔥

[@SpecialKAY3246]

Great song Excellent breakdown as always. ❤ been sending your mom positive vibes brother.. hope you’re well ✨🤙🏽💯🙏🏽

[@RioElMystic-999]

The fact that you can break this down being a first reaction , hell even if it wasn't and you listened to this 2 or 3x still worthy of applause, with the rhythm layers, complex things going on you can get lost in it. I never decoded the lyrics and have listened to it for years

[@EANDM71]

People who are Prince fans will appreciate how he layers vocals (male and female), typically him singing high, low and mid with included effects on his voice. He is such a Prince fan. So much of Kendrick’s music takes cues from Prince. Rest in power.

[@BarbieDoll-ih2fy]

I agree a lot of Prince influence I Kendrick,'s music! Facts

[@Thomas-nm1ld]

I like the way you break down your videos Knox Hill

[@KingDues]

This is my favorite song by him..we used to hit cut rides blasting this in the car ❤..great memories fr

[@JoseGuzmánJr-h4r]

Love you Knox man

[@MHBShellToes]

That opening cadence is Max Headroom from MTV

[@Cooley93]

Ive been listening to this song since i was in HS

[@DissCeeg]

I always took that sound of the woman in the background during the chorus being something like pulsating trauma sounds while you go in and out of consciousness, being entranced into the TV because your mom or a baby was screaming in desperation in the background. Then when the adlibed gun sounds shoots, before Gunplay’s verse, it was coming from either domestic violence or outside gunshots. Idk seemed poetic in a sense to me.

[@gmbe1am_official231]

I was waiting for this reaction 🙌

[@myronrobbins7739]

Finally I've been requesting since day 1

[@marissa.b5553]

I love this song. I remember when I first heard it

[@frootyplebbles5848]

Holy shit FINALLY! This song deserves so much more credit than it gets 🔥🔥🔥

[@mixta29]

Can’t fight the feeling, mac miller and Kendrick another banger you gotta do

[@RicoSayan]

Listen to "Black Friday" with Kendrick and J Cole. Basically, Kendrick and J Cole switched beats from eachothers albums to see who could body the others beat harder. They both snapped but Kendrick was definitely up!

[@Samaland-f3s]

Love the merch Knox and your content