Law 26: How Kendrick Lamar Hides His Dark Side

[@kelsmajor]

Ab Soul literally said "I was like a swami of Jay Electronica until he figured Dizzle wouldn't admit that he would body him for a milli I told Kenny keep quiet, I'ma get him We don't need dirt on your hands getting the key to the city You feel me?"

[@dyzzifromdivsel7975]

Raw backwards on these rappers

[@DrayLux37]

Literally one of the main themes of Kendrick’s last album was “hey, I’m not perfect. I’m flawed just like everyone else. I’m not your savior”.

[@MilesMcCoyYT]

I just dropped the coldest song of the year!! 🥶🥶

[@Los4rmdagang4]

Facts and loved the album!!

[@darkskinwhite]

yeah 15 years later. and the reason he did that now is because after so many years it doesn't matter what he dropped l, people were gonna say he fell off. so he made his whole album about why he aint shit which takes him out of that naritive of having to keep up with the bar he set. another genius move by Kendrick.

[@d-1beats]

Yes but I think what he's referring to is before the album for the last decade

[@Jykobe491]

He was never anyone's saviour, he just tapped into an area of hip-hop that made him stay relevant, that is the oppression of black people, it is a topic that will never go away

[@godsawtelly]

"but he is not your savior."

[@bkcollectorshop9631]

Keep doing this series. Really enjoying it

[@helloyassine]

Thank you for the support

[@bkcollectorshop9631]

@@helloyassine No problem, Been watching for a while now keep it up 🫡🫡

[@saulg4554]

These Laws of Power series dope!!

[@alexsosick863]

If only teachers did this! Bro teaching me a whole book using hiphop!

[@phat9744]

Teachers do this, just not with hip hop

[@nilespeshay1734]

TDE standing up against the removal of XXX was the most important thing that +anybody+ in the rap world has done in the past decade.

[@helloyassine]

I agree 100%

[@Theunderwrldreloaded]

I’m confused

[@YT25-v2z]

@@helloyassine You say you agree while you portrayed that as Kendrick's dark side in your video? Aren't you contradicting yourself then?

[@michaelcox3353]

Super coincidence, but I was listening to Kendrick last night and woke up thinking, "Damn, I know Kendrick has stayed relevant with good music, but it's almost like nothing has hurt his rep in any way." Like they've all been real good on the business side of things and are good going about there personal life and keeping bad thoughts out of the public eye. Very powerful stuff, hardly any controversies. Most people base there whole career on stuff like clout chasing. It's always only been about the music for Kendrick.

[@ljy32swag]

And he talks about the mistakes he makes in his music instead of having people close to him trying to put him on blast for it. He’s a very intelligent dude whose surrounded be people that are genuine and know to protect the bag

[@dra-j9n2015]

You def missed the point of the video 😂😂😂

[@lovinglife7317]

That’s how you supposed to move. Think about there was a football player that was getting draft or about to get draft and he had photos of him with guns and smoking weed live on Facebook and they let him go because of it. And what most people have to understand that everything you do you have to do it as if it’s a business. And another case there was a woman that was working for a law firm and lost her job because she was videotaped tweaking at a wedding and that was posted on Facebook. Although the music industry is different it is better to move in silence and mysterious. I think he has played his hand well.

[@ayo_moreno]

Beyonce must've read this book 3x

[@misters4022]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@benedict6880]

Why so?

[@mahlatsemorapedi9076]

I think Jay is the one who read this book and filled Beyonce in, because all Jay's moves are calculated

[@YT25-v2z]

Kendrick has never hid his dark side. His own music portrays both his good and dark side. 90% of what we know about Kendrick is what he has revealed to the world himself. What i don't like about this video is that you're portraying him as some sort of scammer who has tricked the public into thinking that he is a saint while in reality he uses other people to do his dirty work.

[@s.roberts3451]

That's exactly what is being said!!!

[@MarcellusWhyte-w3i]

We live in a very cynical age . Where genuine authenticity is mistaken for insincerity. Kendrick lamar has the heart of the people it not a marketing scam. He has bear his soul and show us the dark side which is in all of us. No! his not the saviour but someone coming to terms with his self.

[@YT25-v2z]

@@MarcellusWhyte-w3i Absolutely

[@jarenfromvenus]

lol ok.

[@lovinglife7317]

@@MarcellusWhyte-w3iwe all have a dark side!!!

[@teeteesa]

The power series hella Refreshing keep the momentum up 🔥🔥🔥

[@misters4022]

kendrick has probably one of the strongest brands Ive ever seen: drake gets called pop all the time, meanwhile kendrick is the one whose actually done songs with swift and kate perry, and he has more grammies. He has gone underneath everyones nose and got ppl thinking he isnt pretentous or pop, its crazy

[@nielsholmlassen8275]

I mean, his own music isn't pop music but yeah he has pop appeal

[@s.roberts3451]

The insight...I can taste it!

[@misters4022]

@@nielsholmlassen8275 kendrick is pop my guy nothing wrong with him being pop

[@jarenfromvenus]

@@nielsholmlassen8275he’s a pop artist.

[@ShamielFourier]

Drake does actual pop music.. Kendrick does features on pop music . Big difference

[@lomiles83]

Man, i know i said it before, but this concept is so damn brilliant and you're executing tf out of it. I ignored the 48 laws videos for a couple months or so, so that i could binge watch. I'm glad i did, cause it's been a very dope Sunday night hanging with you 💪🏾🥂

[@yungakie]

Why gq call Kdot nerdy💀

[@misters4022]

thats the point of this video.... should they have called him wat he truly is...or anything else thats tolerable?

[@OzzyFranko]

Right he from ws piru 😂

[@lovinglife7317]

@@OzzyFrankobut I always knew he was gang affiliated and he always does interviews discussing how connected he is to the gang culture. Research!!!!

[@Rryiac]

Lmao I click the video expecting dark secrets or something but this like jokes

[@mcmassini1150]

This video is a great piece of hip hop journalism! Absolutely love to see it 💯

[@MarcellusWhyte-w3i]

I totally agree very insightful.

[@BrutYoutuber]

What pist Top Dawg off was exactly this "basically TDE's Suge Knight" which Top Dawg is absolutely not. Why even write that line? why compare Top Dawg to someone that is known for being the worst executive of the 90s. and then saying "I was surprised by their discipline" which is well..

[@terranceanthony8046]

He didnt use a cats paw when he dropped that control verse

[@noyb4441]

😂😂

[@realer2748]

4:15 This is still a micro aggression on the part of the interviewer and I understand why Top Dawg felt that way.

[@theworldofblue4385]

It’s definitely a micro aggression. Telling black people how to respond to their perceived disrespect is weird asf. Just because you can’t relate to that perspective, doesn’t make it invalid. Top was right and Kendrick didn’t loose out on shit, because regardless of the GQ performance he is still a GOAT

[@teeteesa]

Real shid

[@teeteesa]

Calling top suge knight is an exaggerated comparison downbad interviewer😢

[@romanaa7070]

It's weird to me how it's not obvious to the person making this video. Making that comment to them out of nowhere, unprovoked when it had nothing to do with the convo is crazy. Why would it be a surprise to see black men being civilized? They wouldnt have said that if it was justin Timberlake they were talking to and they know it so why act surprised.

[@realer2748]

@@romanaa7070 yeah and saying it’s fair because of “history of violent rappers” or something isn’t a good look lol

[@LucasSmith98]

Once a upon a time Chance the Rapper was like this 😆 with the spotless image.

[@misters4022]

true ironically I liked chance's last albun while everyone was too focused on his alledged simping for his wife

[@lovinglife7317]

@@misters4022because being in love or family man isn’t something that we need to see and hear but do not want to. So it’s simping.

[@MrJubesJubes]

Seeing the way alot of their careers went, I think Top is to blame for alot of fumbles on TDE’s end.

[@KaizThePoet]

10:05 I agree sensorship was bias against hip hop. W top dawg

[@jaideveremy4371]

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest Rapper ever

[@TiaNEVERTamera]

can’t wait til I see which law drake broke since he’s obsessed with the 48 laws

[@lovinglife7317]

People always trying to knock Kendrick there never will be no balance of judgment

[@jackritter5445]

Absolutely incredible content per usual man! Keep up the amazing work, this series and channel are unreal

[@Zay5EVR]

this video aged well

[@TiaNEVERTamera]

underrated comment

[@Msboochie2]

It’s very relevant to Drake’s dirty deeds, and how he uses his acting skills and proximity to whiteness to create a false narrative of innocence to the public.

[@sirleeproductions]

🦉

[@elliothammer9485]

Not really Kendricks still the goat

[@lovinglife7317]

@@elliothammer9485That part❤

[@TragicBozo]

honestly my favorite youtube series can you please put them into a playlist so I can binge watch

[@helloyassine]

they are in a playlist, it's at the end of the video

[@TragicBozo]

@@helloyassine oh dope thanks dude

[@lovinglife7317]

@@helloyassinecan you do one on Drake

[@desireeeeam]

“Surprise at discipline” means he assumed that they WOULDNT have discipline. So no, not a compliment at all.

[@TA-xt4dm]

These are my favorite type of vids

[@kaison12205]

3:28 Bro it is low key offensive to compare the head of the record label to suge knight and basically call them surprisingly calm and respectful which implies he expected them to be disrespectful and not calm (which is a pretty well known dog whistle) . This shows the guys own implicit bias and possible racism/classism Like to elaborate if you’re a professional writer you should know these language tropes particularly if you’re writing about black people consistently. Otherwise I’m gonna think you’re uneducated or you are aware and being racist. Like I’m not saying it’s the worst thing but it’s for sure something that a person would feel pretty disrespected by.

[@teeteesa]

So top wasn't tripping for not letting k dot perform for disrespectful GQ talking bout nerdy tf does that suppose to mean

[@kaison12205]

@@teeteesa I personally don’t think he was tripping he’s just particular about his image and didn’t fuck with any disrespect. Which imo is fine

[@teeteesa]

@@kaison12205that what I just said and why the say Kendrick nerdy thou?😑😑

[@kaison12205]

@@teeteesa I didn’t call him nerdy

[@JameyJ12126]

Well put

[@eduzcrisefth4049]

Our relationship with Kdot is musical,his darkside do not concern us

[@s.roberts3451]

It should!!!

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

@@s.roberts3451meh

[@lovinglife7317]

That pary

[@lovinglife7317]

@@s.roberts3451we all have a dark side.

[@Boogs2004]

I see the disrespect, comparing him to Suge was foul.

[@Los4rmdagang4]

I love Kendrick dawg fr

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

Kendrick Lamar Forever Kendrick Lamar 4 Life

[@ClydeCyrus]

R.I.P. Alori Joh

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

iam kendrick meatrider and i knew everything u said about kendrick.

[@lovinglife7317]

Nothing new

[@lovinglife7317]

That’s just goes to show we will never learn nothing new unless Kendrick wants to share

[@youngmyth]

It’s also the reason why he won’t move the culture: he’s nominally boring. If you’re going to be perfect, you still need some excitement/something visceral which moves people from a primeval perspective. Think jfk Obama Socrates, Confucius, Jesus… etc. High bar yes but Kendrick Lamar is arguably the best orator in music ever… and yet many hip hop fans don’t even know it’s his music when some of it comes on.

[@--REGULAR--REGULAR]

He's so skilled and creative that the culture isn't going to always understand what he's trying to accomplish. His goal since day one is to rap his ass off and challenge himself as well as the listeners. He's not into playing the music industry game of exploitation for fame and money. He would rather try his best to stand out. He just wants to make what he feels like making and say what isn't said often, while staying true to himself. If that is "boring" than the same could be said about rappers who do the opposite of what kendrick does. On top of that it is hard for Kendrick to not move culture when he is the culture. He's literally from and reps compton all the time.

[@rakeemkoroma2398]

lowkey do see what you’re saying

[@anatorres-62]

I see what ur saying but Kendrick already moved the culture...GKMC made everyone step their game up...Logic spent his whole career copying kendrick each album...GKMC became the benchmark for every rap album in the 2010s decade...it was our illmatic, i was 16 and blown away!! GKMC and TPAB def changed how rappers make albums bro...sure kendrick didnt influence no drill or trap but who cares??? hes gonna be remembered for being a pure mc and selling millions at a time when lyricism was dead, he'll not only freestyle battle you but then go create an album on the level of Madvillany and illmatic...most rappers at that level are horrible at hooks and makin albums and songs..Canibus is lyrically my fav rapper ever but he cant make an album half as good as Kendrick...neither can Eminem...Em can rhyme all those syllables like a robot but he aint droppin albums like kendrick with throughout songs and top notch lyricism

[@Rryiac]

This didn't age well 💀

[@youngmyth]

@@Rryiac indeed it aged like Greek yoghurt in the desert

[@drixtopher]

Glad you brought this series back 🙏

[@mgoVEX]

He’s not one of Satan’s wives, sisters or mothers.

[@JameyJ12126]

Boiling down genius level artist to “nerdy” because of how intelligent he is. What is nerdy about being a part of a drive by. It’s dog whistle terms.

[@s.roberts3451]

Thing about dog whistles...only a select can hear, and it's just not the damn dogs! Lol

[@1chaft]

Yo we want the full book like this!!!

[@dremotionfitness]

Where is the heaven help dem video?? Can’t find it

[@ASAPJermz]

I wonder how 48 Laws of Power became video topics for this channel 😂

[@RuslanKD]

It’s definitely by design 😂😂😂

[@youngtucci98]

Dope Video As Always Yassine🏆🔊

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

this is a really good series

[@isaiahsingleton6283]

My Guy Is On The Fucking Ball With This Series!!! I always order something when a new episode drops. Love this series. Keep going Yassine❤

[@helloyassine]

Thank you! What you get to eat today Isaiah?

[@isaiahsingleton6283]

@helloyassine Postmated a burrito. Too lazy to cook today lol

[@TrudySmith-u5l]

Everybody have a Dark size He is not Jezus

[@lovinglife7317]

Fr

[@ivanthrive8253]

He called top dawg surge knight. How is that not disrespectful.

[@tommykeita2340]

Diddy tried to use this law for years

[@s.roberts3451]

And it worked for YEARS...until it didn't!

[@OhhHeNice]

Don’t kendrick write keem music?

[@helloyassine]

No proof, but that has always been my conspiracy theory.

[@jameslight4391]

@@helloyassine wasn't their references tracks?

[@helloyassine]

@@jameslight4391 yes there were.

[@tacoguy5932]

Spotify has no values, Artists should read there TOS and understand there is a way out. But yall need to read

[@MarcellusWhyte-w3i]

Interesting! I am not that savvy about Spotify. With out sounding too nerdy please elaborate more.

[@Limitless-m8x]

Aged like fine wine

[@africasupreme3]

Love the comment, you are ahead of your time

[@shaunwordplay3111]

Saying you're "surprised" that a bunch of black men are disciplined is disrespectful. It has nasty connations to it. Why is it a surprise for people to act civilized in a civilized world? Spotify will always default to whatever makes money for them. No matter the artist says

[@Peacekeepa317]

A bunch of black men claiming Blood

[@lovinglife7317]

Crazy work

[@realtalk6195]

Not everyone fucks with Kendrick Lamar.

[@lovinglife7317]

And not everyone mess with anybody, that’s true. Because if everyone like you you have a problem

[@Darko1.0]

1:18 Bro, wtf is this?

[@Diamolyn3]

MASTERMIND

[@teeteesa]

Want my data back why didn't you speak on the big steppers album kdot played hypocrite to avoid being called the savior or "angel" or fell off He played on peoples empathy 😮

[@Ohmanwhyyourfeelingshurt]

I dont trust any one wearing skinny jeans oh my bad girl pants

[@TiaNEVERTamera]

I need a body guard gawddamnit😊

[@AlejandroLahflare]

Bruh.....stop promoting da 48 laws of power like its sumn interesting ur weird for making ah series out of it my g

[@millidondada6635]

❤

[@helloyassine]

[@diegoallegue3336]

Hello yassine

[@helloyassine]

hi diego

[@Queensgetthemone]

Kendrick was alright I never like the hype on him it’s just the label backing him up that’s all

[@daconfi1453]

Lol you meant to say drake 😆

[@Queensgetthemone]

@@daconfi1453 they both the same shit except the other one has bangers

[@daconfi1453]

@@Queensgetthemone yeah I know Kendrick got bangers and at the same time have multiple classic album without sacrificing his craft like lil sensetive drake 🤣

[@Queensgetthemone]

@@daconfi1453 Kendrick has no classics none of them do they have subpar good albums but none of they shit don’t pop for me come out sounding kinda corny

[@daconfi1453]

@@Queensgetthemone yeah ok dude thanks for letting us know you're delusional 🤣

[@JeriyahMorris]

Are you black? Did I find a new good black Hip-Hop news channel?

[@Revereran]

He’s not black

[@teeteesa]

He a white mf they like being Rap journalists 😂😂😂

[@jarenfromvenus]

He has to be black?

[@andresquidy1884]

First 1k likes

[@Michael-mi6vs]

Click bait

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

How?

[@lovinglife7317]

@@TERRELLTURNER1999let’s breakdown Drake

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

@@lovinglife7317 ?

[@sirleeproductions]

🦉

[@realbosstakea]

glazing video nobody believes kendrick is a hip hop angel wtf you yapping about

[@misters4022]

lmao thats not a personal opinion by yassine that he is an angel, but u havent been on these threads if u say drake better than kendrick....boy them kdot fanboys will eat u alive lmao. He can do no wrong

[@realer2748]

they’re definitely over exaggerating the extent to which hip-hop is viewed as “hip-hop’s angel” or some kind of industry darling but there is something to be said about his image as some kind of conscious end-all-be-all which is why, I believe, the whole MMATBS album was about humanizing him and highlighting his flaws. The video should’ve put a bigger emphasis on MMATBS imo cuz this is stuff that Kendrick acknowledges himself.

[@Peacekeepa317]

​@@realer2748it was still moral grandstanding. He's just shielding it with partial confessions. It's manipulative

[@jarenfromvenus]

Might wanna tell his fan base that.

[@realbosstakea]

@@jarenfromvenus No need to his fanbase is cringe asf