My First Time Listening To Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (Album Reaction)

[@ilyxss_]

Better late than ever ahh reaction

[@isaiah9167]

Bro it's better late than never 😭😭😭😭

[@tocide]

Poetic ahh reaction to a better later than never ahh reaction

[@ilyxss_]

@@isaiah9167 wrote that comment too fast mb

[@E_E_PITCHES]

@@ilyxss_you could always edit your comment, it’s better late then never

[@galeonsworld]

Nah fr😂

[@shirese_]

You really said, “if you don’t like this album, it’s because you don’t like to think” and I really think that sums it up! 😂

[@galeonsworld]

It’s true , you have to dissect the lyrics more than the average rapper 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@blommen]

I always took “U” to be Kendrick talking to himself. The poem leading into the song states “found myself screaming in a hotel room”, and you hear the house keeping knocking on the door before the second verse. It’s Kendrick voicing the internal self loathing he struggles with, his survivor’s guilt, how he misuses his influence like in “These Walls”.

[@shalbj23]

Your right

[@galeonsworld]

That makes sense, I could tell he was being very critical of how he’s used and experienced his fame .

[@badbadgilead2552]

you're right, the hate does come from a certain group of people. this album is iconic

[@galeonsworld]

It’s undeniably iconic

[@Hoops_head]

I attended the TPAB concert and the sound of the band/jazz plus Kendrick was sublime.

[@galeonsworld]

This was a great concert I just know it !

[@carlisborgon]

Ive been spinning this shit since it dropped when i was 16 and now at 25 im STILL hearing new shit, from the messages clicking to just intricacies in the music. This is the definition of a classic, timeless masterpiece. Im so confused how DAMN. won a Pulitzer. Maybe is just a way of saying "Kendrick needed one but we were sleep so we'll just give his next one a prize" 😭

[@galeonsworld]

I agree , this album is closer to a piece of literature than anything. Haven’t listened to Damn yet , but Kendrick is owed so many awards that I’m just happy he got it for any album lol.

[@kristinalfc5846]

I mean DAMN has FEAR, PRIDE, FEEL and DUCKWORTH so not exactly undeserved lol (though TPAB is obv superior)

[@collinbeal]

It was definitely an "oh sh!+ we f#¢%ed up" award, but I don't really blame the Pulitzer people, unlike the Grammy's, because it's the first "popular music" to ever win the award, and they don't even give it out that much for jazz. It's mostly an award for classical composers.

[@angelniquewashington2721]

I like this album better, but Damn can literally be played in reverse. It's VERY impressive! I didn't get it until I saw a breakdown of Damn and how layered and intricate it actually is. There's a level of straight genius connected to Damn that we just don't see without a deep dive.

[@carlisborgon]

@angelniquewashington2721 oh for sure I appreciate it so much more now than on release, esp after I watched the Mallory Bros' Terrell do a deep dive. But just musically, that's the only album that has skips for me (Poetic Justice is always almost a skip, but most times i dont)

[@c-slave4966]

“Walls” had me feeling the same way… I remember when this album first came out in highschool. I wasn’t vibing with it until a few years later when I started working the 9-5. Listened to this album everyday for a year straight it felt like. Kendrick goated and I’m so glad the younger generation is finally diving deep into him and appreciating what he’s doing and what he’s done. Great reaction!

[@galeonsworld]

It takes more understanding of life to appreciate Kendrick fr. Glad you enjoyed the reaction !

[@muzak913]

i dont say this lightly... this might be the best album of all time. I've heard it so many times now and it never gets old. sometimes when you put it on, it's impossible to cut it off.

[@muzak913]

and as a bassist the bass lines on this album are disgusting. thundercat is the spine of this album instrumentally, he was really in his element during this era of music. you should check out Drunk by thundercat too, it's got a similar instrumental feel. Bilal is also a recurring backup vocalist on this album and his album In Another Life from 2015 is similarly very similar in it's vibe. Kendrick has a guest appearance on that album as well.

[@rogue8146]

@@muzak913 thundercat is insanely skilled, probably my favourite track i've heard him on is lauder too by JID, the bass on it is crazy

[@galeonsworld]

It’s not a wild statement, very different from any album I’ve ever heard .

[@eyeofthebeholder_]

It's surprising to me that there are so many hip-hop fans who skipped TPAB. Such a classic album.

[@galeonsworld]

It is a classic! But I also was 14 when it came out so I had to double back lol

[@befell.4097]

This album still has one of the craziest intros in hip-hop!

[@AmierTwymon]

Facts

[@galeonsworld]

It’s unforgettable!

[@samsonnicholas576]

I really hate the whole "TPAB has no replay value" argument from supposed rap fans. It's just indicative of people who only listen to rap and nothing else. Like literally These Walls, King Kunta, Alright, Momma can be played at anytime. Ignorance

[@SfGamergg]

Imo GKMC has the most replay value

[@lermrodgers3082]

​@@SfGamerggGNX, DAMN, GKMC are the only ones I've listened to so far, (working on the rest, TPAB is next, which is why I'm here lol) and they are all loopable records.

[@MT-gn7jy]

bro same… TPAB is my most played kendrick album by far and one of my most played albums ever, momma is my fav song from it and from him…. i fully get that it’s not commercial rap but to say it DOES NOT have replay value??? it has a different longer-lasting replay value, every time i hear TPAB in full my thoughts on it change every so slightly and i often catch something new and make new connections

[@len13n97]

This album is so f'ing good, like too good, idk might be the best of ALL time

[@galeonsworld]

I’m not mad at that statement 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@alvinmerino1989]

The older you get the more you will understand Kendrick. I understand his music is not radio friendly but we all get to a point in age where we LISTEN LISTEN and it just starts to make sense. I’ve been a Kendrick fan since before Section.80 and always knew his potential.

[@victoriasantana8441]

This album is a piece of art, a masterpiece! I'm glad you're discovering it!

[@galeonsworld]

Took me a few years , but I’m glad I came around

[@marche800]

Society valuing the butterfly but shunning the caterpillar is a representation of how America loves black culture but hates the people who make it. The caterpillar sees that and begins pimping his own talent out to get ahead in society, building a coccoon of ignorance. Only once it breaks free from the coccoon and becomes a butterfly does ut realize that it is the culture, there is no seperation between our abilities and us. U and I are the same.

[@dir-gk]

Beautiful.

[@jordankatsaros296]

In 100 years it’s this album and illmatic that will be considered the peaks of the genre

[@galeonsworld]

I have to agree, it’s a piece of art.

[@eltonkinki4818]

Well yeah

[@eltonkinki4818]

Biggie first 2 albums are too good aswell

[@dir-gk]

tpab reaction on the first of the year, lfg.

[@DJKuroh]

Rapsody is criminally underrated. No one really reacts to her on here, and she's one of the best in the game, with no qualifiers.

[@gregorychristopher9185]

I see you're a man of culture aswell

[@galeonsworld]

I’m not tapped in but I might now after hearing her verse

[@thekj0615]

“nigga am i really listening to jazz?” 😂😂

[@galeonsworld]

That’s how it felt fr, cause I was really vibing to it 😂

[@thebaseballchad9256]

This was the first album I listened to when starting my rap journey. Still to this day 5 years later I have not heard anything better. Absolute masterpiece.

[@positiveproductions7942]

Fax bro best album of all time possibly

[@galeonsworld]

It took me a little longer to catch on but you’re right it is a masterpiece

[@samkahan8230]

I would kill to relive popping my tpab cherry lmao. Best album of all time

[@galeonsworld]

This was an experience !

[@yonasyohannes4652]

‘Thank you Kendrick, I’m a nigga that means I’m a star’

[@galeonsworld]

Shit means something frfr

[@TheSCIOnce]

Cole said he fell asleep listening to this and idk if I can forgive such nonsense tbh.

[@Samford_]

yeah i can see why kendrick doesn’t want to forgive him 💀

[@xvravianx7997]

@@Samford_ No, for real. And then doubled down with port antonio 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

[@highwayheroes1454]

especially coming from COLE. there used to be a running joke on the internet for years about how cole was boring. like that was a whole thing.

[@Gabirudobeat]

First seconds of These Walls: haha, freaky Kendrick Last seconds of These Walls:😦💀

[@nubianq333]

THANK YOU!!!….in tears and grateful for your essence presenting

[@TalesFromTheBooth]

One of the wildest concept albums ever💯…not only is it a direct continuation of GKMC, but to get to the end and realize a majority of the album is 2Pac’s interpretation of KDot’s poem 🔥🔥🔥🧐

[@galeonsworld]

It’s a masterpiece!

[@hoodcounselor]

This album got put in Harvard Vault and Library of Congress

[@wheatthicks]

True. And the Pulitzer for DAMN wouldn’t have happened without TPAB.

[@galeonsworld]

Makes sense

[@Dudleydavid0443]

luckky brudda listening peak first time

[@galeonsworld]

Peak for sure !

[@Comrade_Roman]

I envy anyone who has not experienced a Kendrick album in its entirety

[@galeonsworld]

Damn is next !

[@213WICKED]

@@galeonsworld wait till you realize DAMN can be played in reverse order

[@guzmaamzugsi4]

Kendrick is such a good lyricist, a line that goes really ignored in most first listens is near the start of "u" when he says "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

[@reginaldmayes007]

I'm jealous, I want to relive this lol

[@galeonsworld]

I don’t blame you, this album is life changing

[@lluqo]

I’ve listened to over 3000 albums and I’ve never found anything better than To Pimp A Butterfly… the only albums that come close are Animals, wish you were here , loveless, use your illusion1, remain in light, in rainbows, ok computer, physical graffiti, the queen is dead, good kid maad city and it’s a big difference… I’ve never thought a hiphop album would be such a masterpiece

[@tenyxkkñ]

you got sum great taste

[@outmywritemind1739]

The one hip hop album that rivals this is Madvillainy like people gotta mention that more

[@lluqo]

@@outmywritemind1739 madvillainy has the ideal hiphop production. A masterpiece too

[@galeonsworld]

It’s one of those albums that’s a part of history

[@MT-gn7jy]

so true… the closest thing to the quality and masterpiece that is TPAB would be Kid A lmao

[@wheatthicks]

If you haven’t heard the EP Untitled Unmastered, you should check that out too. It’s a collection of songs that didn’t make the cut for this album but they’re still phenomenal. Also, there’s a single version of the song “i” that is the studio recording without the live concert elements, interruption, and poem. I love all of that in be context of the album, but sometimes I just need to jam out to the full song by itself. And he did a great live performance of that one on SNL that you can see on KZbin still.

[@galeonsworld]

I haven’t ! I’m reacting to that and Damn too. I love the whole album too, but I’m definitely interested in the song by itself .

[@AJTDaWin]

Started listen to Kendrick cuz of the rap beef and tpab EASILY my favourite album of all time, also originally the album was gonna be called To Pimp A Caterpillar (Tpac) to honour Tupac

[@galeonsworld]

To pimp a butterfly is better I’m glad he went with that. I’ve been listening to him a lot more since then

[@erica_em]

This is gonna be slightly off topic but, based on this reaction, I think you'll hear and appreciate what I'm hearing in _Luther_ from his new album. Luther has my whole heart. To me, it sounds less like a straightforward love song and more like a song about his love of hip hop and the beauty and potential he sees in black people, black music, and black culture... which he so badly wants to protect from the forces that seek to colonize it. Nobody else seems to hear Luther that way but it jumps _all_ the way out to me. And I think most, if not all, of his love songs are about hip hop, along with most of his verses that appear to be directed toward a girl (regardless of what kind of song it is.) 🎶Take your enemies in front of god, introduce `em to that light, hit 'em strictly with that fye... This a vibe, do your dance, let em watch... In this world, concrete flowers grow... I wouldn't give these nobodies no sympathy... If this world was mine. Even when they're listing things like "'rari, crown, wrist, froze," these are common fixtures in rap music and hip hop culture. One of the slickest lines "...drip, pound on the way home," sounds sexual but to me it seems like swag (drip) and speakers (pound), as in listening to good, black music in the car. That song literally makes me tear up. It's very endearing to me, his earnest wish for people in places like Compton to see themselves the way he does. 🎶 Better days coming for sure... I'll take away the pain, I'll give you everything... I just wanna see you win. 🤎

[@galeonsworld]

Well first , it’s so crazy because I just dropped my gnx reaction and Luther is my favorite song. Secondly , this is why I make these videos because I didn’t have this perspective but that makes so much sense. His music is always referring to a concept or idea rather than just a person or thing. I love ppl who go this into depth that’s fire! Thank you ❤️

[@AmierTwymon]

You probably have the most underrated comment on here because after i read it i went back and listened a few more times and i see the vision you have and it makes sense... gloria was a love song to his pen! Beautiful analogy frfr

[@AmierTwymon]

​@@galeonsworldfire

[@BR-qq2gb]

Watch his live performance of I on Saturday Night Live. SNL just voted it the seventh best performance of all time you can see the intensity in his performance.

[@galeonsworld]

I just watched it recently, it’s incredible!

[@vophop8482]

He is talking to himself in u and the “I found myself screaming in a hotel room” is a reference to the song, that’s why you hear the housekeeping in the break between the parts of the tracks❤

[@niki4you]

1:28:55 that’s exactly why when it came to this beef with Drake, Kendrick was so much more believable. Because he’s laid it all out for us, good and bad.

[@galeonsworld]

It’s crazy how long it took me and other ppl to come around but I’m glad the tides are changing!

[@santoroy2120]

lmao already a star, this is a guy i'd like to be friends with

[@galeonsworld]

Thanks for watching, we family now 😂🤞🏾

[@asbergledooglepoof5545]

The Tupac interview was actually an unreleased interview that someone gave Kendrick :). He talks about it in one of his interviews about the album.

[@serfranklin6022]

Pac's mom gave it to Kenny, and gave him the ok to use it in the record

[@satyarthsingh2276]

@@serfranklin6022 Some German dude gave it to Kendrick, that interview was never released. Kendrick then took permission from late Afeni Shakur to use it for his album. The album was supposed to be called To (2) Pimp (P) A (A) Caterpillar (C) as in '2PAC' but later he thought it was too on the nose and changed it to "To Pimp A Butterfly".

[@serfranklin6022]

@@satyarthsingh2276 that's right, the mom gave him the permission, not the interview

[@galeonsworld]

That’s crazy , they must’ve really respected Kendrick and his intentions

[@frootyplebbles5848]

“You ain’t gotta lie” is like some prophetic shit because it sounds exactly like how he described the Drizzler, I wonder if this was his subtle way of trying get homie to drop the facade before it got to the state that we see now with all the fake gangster/accent stuff

[@galeonsworld]

It’s always so hard to tell , cause so many lyrics could apply to him lol

[@IgrisBloodRed91]

I thought it was a subtle way of talking about drake too!!! Dude it all connects! 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@birdtunnelparty]

It’s either Kendrick is always talking about what he hates and Drake matches most of it or he’s been trying to expose the cultural problems with Drake for a decade and people weren’t really listening.

[@MarcyRavenManji]

​@@birdtunnelparty probably both lol

[@eltonkinki4818]

Momma is about when Kendrick went to South Africa

[@BigB_HayesTV]

Kdot so cold..but the more and more i listen i think GNX might be my fav album of his AND THATS SAYING ALOT .. i really liked “DAMN” too

[@galeonsworld]

It’s so enjoyable so I understand

[@NORMANHIGH405]

There is absolutely no way you have never heard the whole album in the year 2024

[@GammyBones]

Great reaction bro 🙌

[@aleisterj.r8848]

I LOVE MYSELF AAAAAAAAAA

[@galeonsworld]

!!!

[@titoagustiniano5489]

if you want to do a pro black album that is also a masterpiece check out: All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ by joey badass don’t know if you have already but you would enjoy that one as i think joey is up there with cole and kdot in terms of bars and flows as well

[@eltonkinki4818]

How much a dollar cost is about = God. fav song on the album for me

[@JuanMorales-id7ub]

This album is a classic, man. We know why this album got besmirched. lol dope reaction 💯

[@shotsRUST]

It’s time for the Section.80 reaction too, you’ll heavily appreciate it, trust!

[@galeonsworld]

It’s actually one of my first videos on this channel, I still haven’t fully listened to Damn so that’s next on the list

[@shotsRUST]

@ dope, I gotta go back and watch that video. appreciate the uploads, keep em coming! 🔥

[@eltonkinki4818]

There's a studio version of "i" I love both versions

[@StraightHoops-tf6su]

Best written album oat

[@MT-gn7jy]

yep, it’s art

[@deanbluntbabyfather]

52:05 that was my exact reaction when I also heard that interlude lmaoo literally the best 14 seconds in music

[@DisplayName2917]

Better late THEN NEVER WOOOO UP FOR THIS

[@galeonsworld]

I’m glad the fans still love this , y’all showed up ! 🙏🏽

[@titoagustiniano5489]

this is why kendrick has won the people over his music will grow with you, you gain a better understanding as you get wiser

[@mocapcow2933]

i really like that you don't follow the lyrics and can still break things down. I feel like learning how to understand people's voices helps me appreciate the music a lot more, since i don't also have to focus on reading

[@BucketHatRyRy]

wish i could listen to this for the first time again

[@KinWa1]

same man, when i heard the 'HIT ME' in welseys theory i knew it was gonna be good

[@galeonsworld]

I get it, this album is amazing

[@chefgrizz6284]

Sorry, I saw something during King Kunta, according to Aubrey’s Angels, you can’t dance to Kendrick :(

[@galeonsworld]

That’s too bad for them lol

[@collinbeal]

Aubrey's Angels 🤣🤣

[@eltonkinki4818]

10/10 album.

[@galeonsworld]

‼️

[@davidday2373]

This is how i "react" to music... Get up and move!!! 😎 🤙

[@galeonsworld]

Exactly! Just how it is when no one is around

[@Hod101]

It was DAMN that won the Pulitzer

[@yfpalli8899]

This album so good bro

[@galeonsworld]

Fire!

[@eltonkinki4818]

pulitzer prize was for damn

[@galeonsworld]

This one deserved one too fr!

[@MT-gn7jy]

@@galeonsworldnah fr tho

[@ChristopherElder-v9t]

That Pulitzer was like a pity prize because they didn't give tpab one

[@dir-gk]

@@ChristopherElder-v9t And for giving Macklemore that Grammy over GKMC back in 012.

[@jdb12]

First🎉

[@lightveracio23]

🔥🔥

[@florencecs]

Hahahaha I really love the energy

[@galeonsworld]

Thank you 🤝🏾

[@teeroby]

Thank you so much

[@eltonkinki4818]

i think you watch some breakdowns of this album masterpiece

[@noahthew1912]

There 3 albums are a trilogy please please do them in order starting at sundowning it's a major different experience. Pleaaasseeee

[@Obbss]

Miss Jess fusion Kendrick 😩, to listen to this for the first time again

[@galeonsworld]

An amazing experience fr

[@degin1171]

Complexion timestamp has the minutes and seconds swapped

[@galeonsworld]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@avashirley2912]

Kendrick’s sister got pregnant at 14 and he blames himself.

[@galeonsworld]

This would make sense

[@davidtchouamani117]

Momma the best song on the Album ✨

[@galeonsworld]

It’s like 5 songs you could say is the best song and it wouldn’t be wrong 😂

[@constantina348]

Welcome!! I prefer Kendrick but I’ve always liked J cole too..J cole is just not as smart as Kendrick

[@galeonsworld]

As a Cole fan , Kendrick is just better in some ways .

[@carpediem3991]

Drops an album, decided to react to a decade old album instead lol.

[@elponyalfaro7216]

He already reacted to GNX

[@carpediem3991]

@ yah afterwards, no hate just found it funny timing lol.

[@ok-6732]

Tbh i’d rather listen to tpab for the first time than gnx for the first time.

[@galeonsworld]

It was actually just a coincidence, I had no idea the album was dropping just like the rest of the world lol

[@daviddelgado3456]

You need to react to damn

[@galeonsworld]

It’s coming too🤝🏾

[@RandomGamer9]

You should check out Let's Get Free by dead prez

[@wheatthicks]

I honestly think 7 Minute Drill was one of the best songs in the beef this year, but saying TPAB put people to sleep was bonkers. I bought this CD the day it came out, put it in my car, and didn’t take it out for at least a year. I listened to it on repeat more times than I can count.

[@uglysegura9616]

7 min drill the best ? Coles sounds is something that can never be bad but the song itself, the disses, comparably bad as the heart part 6

[@wheatthicks]

@ Nah. The song has a great hook and he makes his case against Kendrick without having to make up shit about being an abuser or sex offender. It’s just cool to clown on Cole for his role in the beef.

[@galeonsworld]

I think it was one of the main reasons he took back the song, he was trying to come up with something that didn’t make sense

[@kristinalfc5846]

What case did he make exactly when even he didnt believe the shit he was saying? The project is good but 7 min drill is average at best ​@wheatthicks

[@wheatthicks]

@@kristinalfc5846 The lyrics are pretty straightforward. He criticizes Kendrick’s lack of output, the perceived decline in his music in the wake of Mr Morale, Kendrick’s tendency to thrive on creating controversy, hints that his artistic persona might not be who he really is, and reminds people which audience you need to please to win things like Grammy awards. I’m personally a much bigger fan of Kendrick’s music than Cole’s but these are very valid criticisms of Kendrick in my mind and again, they don’t require making up the worst allegations you can think of.

[@LucyRomero-zs5sc]

Watch the video to God is Gangster.

[@galeonsworld]

Gotchu!

[@Words0.0]

Samidot is 12 minutes too😂

[@mevo1762]

Yoooo

[@teeroby]

Also there might be something interesting on the way politically.

[@FlexDemon123]

u sound like bigbst4tz

[@56ty_]

You ain’t gotta lie is about Drake change my mind

[@WITHOUTAdoubt-h1j]

Its not. While Kendrick has sent subliminals here a.d there at Drake, "you aint gotta lie" can easily be applyed to the people who wanna fit in with groups of people to look cool, but really they dont belong. It happens all the time living in the hood and can cause people to get pressured into doing things they shouldnt. This is mainly about his own experience

[@avashirley2912]

Kendrick said in an interview that it’s about himself.

[@aleisterj.r8848]

Kendrick said he wrote it to himself that shouldve let Drake know what was coming for him

[@56ty_]

Ok you changed my mind

[@Realyung4ever]

Derapy has a 3 part video dissecting this album gave me a whole new appreciation for it

[@soheiblarbi1300]

i am not even black but i am from africa. when i see black people hate on this album. talk about some self-destruction

[@isaiah9167]

Wait are u white or black?

[@positiveproductions7942]

@@isaiah9167probably Arab or white from South Africa

[@positiveproductions7942]

Definitely self hate or lacks critical thinking

[@soheiblarbi1300]

@@positiveproductions7942 indigenous north african, I understand what you mean by arab. but probably false.

[@galeonsworld]

They’ll come around eventually

[@starchillius]

"My first time listening to Kendrick Lamar" - literally stands up and knows every single word to king kunta

[@galeonsworld]

My first time listening to the album , and I said I knew King Kunta before I started . Plus you shouldn’t be upset at this

[@jordankatsaros296]

He literally explained he’s heard it before but not in the context of the album let him go 😂

[@tru_710]

Jeffery Epstein on the album cover. No Chomo.

[@loganhouseman7202]

No? Just did a google search. He's not there. The again, I fuckin suck at Waldo

[@miuindminor]

he is absolutely not on this cover. that man on the floor is a judge. the rest of the people there are kendrick lamar and other african americans.

[@tru_710]

@@miuindminor he tried to bribe a judge and thought he was going to sneak out

[@miuindminor]

@@tru_710 logical fallacy that has nothing to do with the album. hes not on the cover. plain and simple.

[@tru_710]

@@miuindminor even if you are in denial, everything from West Africa to China has been turned into a desert because of white people. Even if you are in denial, Bloody Charlie and Jeffery Epstein, on Niger and China. You're not in the Nile. You're in denial.

[@yungndirty]

some rap songs by earl sweatshirt, please.

[@mocapcow2933]

This is actually probably one of the best written rap albums.

[@yungndirty]

@ 100 percent agree, i still think it deserves more appreciation even after all these years

[@2ClutchCorey]

🔥🔥