How Kendrick Lamar Shaped the 2010s

[@oliverpiers6603]

“Sing about me” might be one of the best songs ever written, I hope our children have a reverence for it as we do Bohemian Rhapsody or Hotel Cali

[@julus2722]

Sadly not popular enough

[@Dondraper87104]

Sing about me is fucking brilliant but I feel like Runaway is a better and more appropriate and fitting choice for the Bohemian Rhapsody of Hip hop

[@kshitijgupta5264]

@@Dondraper87104 The one by Kanye or J Cole?

[@Dondraper87104]

Kshitij Gupta Kanye no shit

[@kshitijgupta5264]

@@Dondraper87104 Just had to clarify

[@technicality]

To Pimp a Butterfly is the album of the decade.

[@user-fe8ms9ht7j]

Amen

[@MylesMarrero]

Hard to disagree

[@gogbone]

not the best but up there, I feel like Mbdtf, gkmc, and yeezus are all *slightly* better

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708]

Technicality Easily

[@pp3917]

Technicality To pimp a Butterfly has been the best album in the past 20 years

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

The first rapper to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 👍

[@Hellismary]

MoltoRubato88 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@earthbenderjfjdj4335]

Amazing man. 👌

[@iPyroNigma]

Deservedly. Any writer will tell you how astounding his work in TPAB is.

[@UltraMegaFail]

The first ARTIST outside of Classical and Jazz to win a Pulitzer! Bigggg difference.

[@davedanger9839]

@@iPyroNigma He got it for Damn., arguably his least powerful album.

[@tariqthomas9090]

Kendrick Lamar, without a doubt, was the most important artist to come out of the 2010s.

[@beinerthchitivamachado874]

Defo, the other artists that got one of these vids (Kanye, Bowie, Beyoncé, Swift... ) They were all famous before 2010. Kenny had the best decade by far, he made better music than all of them and he's been famous since 2013.

[@davedanger9839]

@@beinerthchitivamachado874 He's been mainstream famous since 2012... but heads knew about him from Section 80, or even from his (much slept on) mixtape Overly Dedicated, which came out in 2010... Or maybe even from back when he was K DOT...

[@beinerthchitivamachado874]

@@davedanger9839 Yeah, 2012. Section 80 and Overly Dedicated are amazing, Kenny definitely ran this whole decade.

[@benkardash3519]

Dont know men Tyler is important af as Kendrick

[@nicklocker3244]

Hold this L

[@myroc1]

I love how each time his mom called in the album you felt like she just needed the car until you realize that she already missed that appointment a while ago and she really just was calling to make sure her son was okay and knew that she loved him.

[@AndrewHarshy]

Oh shit u right

[@Kisuke94]

TPAB is not just a hip-hop album, it's a work of art. Trust me, Kendrick is gonna be studied by a lot of people in the future.

[@rosakami65]

That's a promise😊

[@silverhail220]

He better

[@zoilalulu3798]

I’m an academic librarian and I just bought a book for our collection about him for our African American Studies program.

[@MyPimpinAfro14]

His work is already studied in ivy league colleges

[@rmk6998]

thekickback god damn that makes me so happy

[@renapeppers20]

This and the bowie one were the ones i was looking for the most, kendrick is a one of a kind artist

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

They're the only ones I have watched

[@ethanp5948]

Tbh the Bowie one was super unexpected but he made a super good argument for it

[@JustFloatinAlong]

@@ethanp5948 He really didn't. It ended up being more an argument of a solidification of Bowie himself as an important decades spanning artist. Which Bowie is. Shaping the decade is separate from that. What trends did those Bowie albums start? What societal topics did they address? It was a great personal, introspective run outside of the influencing of the decade.

[@rubendurango667]

Funny enough Bowie was influenced by ‘TPaB’ during the making of ‘Blackstar’.

[@JustFloatinAlong]

@@rubendurango667 Exactly. I think the decade inspired Bowie, not the other way around. To fantastic results btw. Has there been an album from an older artists that uses new sounds, without it being cheese-y, but as creative, innovative and interesting as Blackstar is? I can't think of any.

[@zachyoung4132]

“u” is crazy good favorite song ever always brings tears to my eyes

[@NinjaKoopa11]

Zach young the comment I’ve been looking for, it’s one of my favorite songs as well

[@user-pe6mv1kd5p]

for me that song was "i" lol

[@ilikeu1010101010101]

tseung I love the album version and the speech at the end

[@yvette4948]

Still mad that TPAB lost to 1989 for album of the year at the Grammys. That may as well be considered a hate crime.

[@dyutiparnaguha8693]

Grammys don't mean shit when you've a fucking Pulitzer.

[@M360-w6o]

Dyutiparna Guha true

[@japanrocksgousa]

Seriously though arrest them

[@nate.202]

Fr like how can Kendrick lose to Macklemore 😂

[@andreblackaller3560]

Yvette There has been two instances were this happened: 1989 vs TPAB and 25 vs Lemonade One side talks to the part of Americans that don’t see any issues whatsoever with life other than heartbreak and love, 1989 was a great pop album by a great artist but it was nowhere as close to TPAB from a political standpoint and significance but this could also justify thinking that TPAB doesn’t appeal to such a broad demographic as 1989. But then we have Lemonade vs 25, again an album by another great artist but with the same vanilla tone and message of love/heartbreak the clear bias and blatant disregard comes from the fact that Lemonade was also about Love and heartbreak so it appealed to a very broad demographic, but it had so many layers to it, Formation showed a Pop artist like Beyoncé take a stand on police brutality and black identity with proud and strength, it became one of the best albums ever and yet it didn’t won. This is coming from someone who isn’t black and loves all of the artists above but I’m sorry you have to be willfully blind if you still believe there isn’t a racial bias, we still have a lot of work to do as a society to integrate people who aren’t white and give everyone the same level and opportunities, my best friend is black and he has been pulled over 21 times for no reason at all, I’ve been pulled over once but I was going 85 in a 70 and the police officer let me go with a warning even though I didn’t had my license with me!! What the actual fuck.

[@mememan3799]

My Dad, who hates everything about rap, listened to TPAB and said “yeah it’s alright I guess.”

[@johnindigo5477]

Why does he hate rap. Also did you have to convince him alot to give Kendrick a chance.

[@mememan3799]

Warren Rose So my dad had been playing guitar since he was like 6 and wanted to be a rockstar till he got there and saw all the drug use and left. anyway he’s one of those “it’s not music guys” and in order to try and change his mind, we did an experiment where he would listen to an album I gave him and I would listen to an album he gave me. First one I gave him was Illmatic, he hated it. Gave him TPAB next and he said it was alright. He wouldn’t take any rap albums after that, but atleast I got one in lol.

[@robertraymond762]

He's gonna b aalright.

[@ceedubelu]

High praise.

[@johnindigo5477]

At his older age I get why he wouldn't have not liked the sound. It's a drastic change. But he did listen to tpab so that's cool. Though I still dont get why people say it's not music, they used to say the same about sex pistols or nine inch nails. I guess you could show him something like redbone by Donald Glover, or depression and obsession by xxxtentacion. Those songs aint really rap but you can introduce them, see if he like em, then tell him their actully rappers. I did that with my dad and he gave the genre a chance after seeing how open it could be. Or show him some rap adjacent songs like kanye and bon iver, or kid cudis music. Also rap and rnb mixtures, or rap rock, or experimental hip hop

[@joejustice6985]

Real talk, his entire discography was the soundtrack to my teenage years.

[@alfred5427]

Faxxx 💯💯💯

[@flowmotion_2]

It was my early teens for me

[@isaiahcampbell3992]

Same. When I think of my high school years I think of Kendricks music.

[@ianhairston5258]

Same

[@ricardohernandez8683]

JoeJuctice his discog was the soundtrack to my entire high school experience from freshman year to now when I’m graduating in June

[@artemystesfaye5377]

I wish we could get a series like this for the 2000’s. Honestly I wish we could get a series like this for the 60’s-Y2K.

[@MrPieEducation]

I think it's hard to say what artists are influential so close to their peak fame. Talking about greats from past decades could be super informative and powerful.

[@artemystesfaye5377]

Ben Pederson I fully agree it would be super cool to dissect who shaped the past since it so clearly has I’m formed this generation of performers and artist especially in an age where we are using the aesthetics of previous decades.

[@elliottkoriath4038]

60s would be Bob Dylan, The Beatles/Stones (both had an equal impact), Phil Spector, Berry Gordy, and Hendrix

[@artemystesfaye5377]

Elliott Koriath So no women defined 60’s music?

[@elliottkoriath4038]

Jaedyn Nash Very fair point. Aretha Franklin has a case to be made

[@sydberetta4649]

My Spotify wrapped up list would thoroughly agree with this.

[@calvin9481]

Syd Beretta 181 hours clocked in with him for me

[@willdg8108]

Syd Beretta big fax

[@jakecampbell4574]

Calvin I just found out how good kendrick lamar is this year and put in 359 hours somehow

[@filipnikolic1702]

You shoud've mentioned How Much a Dollar Cost. One of his best and most important tracks. Great video

[@willdg8108]

Filip Nikolic third best track on tbap tbh

[@PogieJoe]

Plus Obama's favorite!

[@Law0fRevenge]

That song hit me so fucking hard when I first heard it, it left a crater as big as Manhattan.

[@ahmadkibwana-jaff5232]

Yo there are too many tracks to mention lmao. There are so many of my personal favorites (sherane, poe mans dream, kush and corinthians, poetic justice etc etc). There's a reason why kendrick is goat status: his body of work is just too expansive.

[@shaanalam3872]

My favorite Kendrick track ever.

[@dlein93]

I remember I showed Kendrick's performance of "Untitled" on Colbert to my mom and she went, "Ohh he's special. He's going to be one of those artists that _means_ something to people."

[@sanjayd7]

That's dope

[@natanyofsho]

The DAMN. Album was to prove that he could switch up into a more pop style sound and still out do the top rappers in that lane, or maybe that just one song on the DAMN. Album

[@japanrocksgousa]

Element. Damned if i do if I dont

[@EWUFBIiswatching]

His verse where he’s comparing himself to Nas, Jay, Andre, etc etc....was actually a nod to Eminem’s song ‘Til I collapse’ where he says “Reggie, Jay Z, Tupac and Biggie-Andre from OutKast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me...”

[@davedanger9839]

He also clearly doesn't see any of them, or himself as the GoaT, bc everyone knows he considers Tupac the GoaT and he has never and would never put himself in that category... I, however, will say that Kendrick is definitely the GoaT IMO. He has cemented his place and TPAB is his magnum opus (so far)

[@evanneu5773]

I don't think Eminem invented listing people's names

[@alexhant3637]

Are you talking about control

[@mrq.1236]

It was actually a nod to a Jay Z lyric. The name of the song is on the tip of my tongue, pretty sure it was Where I’m From or something like that. It’s been a while since I heard it but I believe the lyric was “who the best MCs? Biggie, Jay Z and Nas”

[@rustybuckets2143]

I used FEAR as an example in an essay to show how music helps me get through the rough stuff. One of my favorite songs of all time.

[@notcandace2772]

Rusty Buckets every time i listen to fear i feel like there’s a hole in my heart if that makes any sense

[@rustybuckets2143]

@@notcandace2772 I get it. It's a powerful song.

[@millionaireby303]

What grade did you get

[@readymade83]

When Kendrick performed "i" on SNL a few months before TPAB was released I was mesmerized and when it dropped I bought it then it stayed in my car for months. That album is fantastic and so is everything he's done. Excellent series of videos!

[@folkdisco]

Just went off to watch that. I have a big problem with most rap, but that is one astonishing performance. Not just by Kendrick, everyone on stage. But especially Kendrick.

[@ginja8715]

Poly, I know these take a long time to make and a lot of work, but can you please do this for like every decade. I love hearing your perspective and it makes me respect artists that I wouldn’t have without your perspective

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Yeah dude. He should do one for the 1460s and then one for the 980s

[@ginja8715]

Ecléctico Iconoclasta I was thinking more like 610 BC, some Pre-Roman Empire Metal is like my favorite. Caesar and the Gods is probably the most influential group from that period

[@jalazel6447]

In terms of Hip-Hop, we need at least a video on Dre, Pac, Jay, Nas and Wayne.

[@sebastianquinchia1840]

@@jalazel6447 surprised no Biggie there

[@shaelovebeyonce144]

TPAB changed my mind about race relations and reality after graduating highschool. At eighteen, I didn't know anything but I thought I did until this album.

[@dre_rocstar3k386]

shaelovebeyonce “then I realized I didn’t know shit, until the day I came home”

[@JAMESDean-vd7gw]

Yall sleep on 'u' by Kendrick that song is amazing

[@jacksoninc.4062]

U is arguably Kdot's Bohemian Rhapsody

[@youngsuit]

Even non-rap fans tend to agree, this is the artist of the decade

[@102006221]

Yes. Can't agree more. Growing up with progressive metal. Got a hand Kendrick album. Genius. So much input

[@freeman10000]

I'm a 51 yo that grew up with with hard rock; I am loving the music of Kendrick and am excited that we have such amazing talent well into the Twenty-first century.

[@CathalMacHale]

Im not afraid to say that kendrick lamar is the greatist rapper of all time Change my mind

[@SomebodySaveRap]

He’s definitely up there but he has tad too many reachy bars for me

[@DistinctDoge]

@@SomebodySaveRap go back and listen to the other greats. Everyone has "reachy" bars or corny bars

[@TheMixCurator]

I'll bite. Subjectivity clouds judgement, which can lead to Dogma. He might be, in your mind, be the best but can you be objective and consider others. The "wordliest" (rapper who's used the most unique words/largest diction range) is Aesop Rock. Source: pudding.cool/projects/vocabulary/ Lamar is bang average on words used. Hilariously, 2-Pac and Kanye West are bottom 20%. The top 20 guys that feature there are all artists I like. Also for me, Aesop is (for me) the guy who's my favourite abstract / layered meaning rapper. Labour Days is one of those "well, this changes everything" albums for myself. Best rhymer? MF DOOM, no question and he features on my favourite popular collab album, Madvilliany. Best Indie album/single album of all time? For me, Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy. I also love Non-Prophets - Hope. Best known group is the Wu, and indie group is the Weathermen. And best album you've never heard of? TES x2 from 2003 - esp this track (kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4mrppuCis2GhJI) I've listened to a bit of Lamar. Find him very RnB/pop for my liking. Oddly I also prefer Danny Brown - 3 tearz is a great track. So there it is. Opinions are like a-holes.....we all have one :)

[@sami7703]

R C love to see Aesop mentioned!

[@noodlesandwich497]

cardi b and playboi carti smarter

[@bendykirby4828]

The thing about Kendrick is that one could theoretically rank his albums in basically any order and pretty much no one would question it.

[@21krayzie]

“This the music saved my life. Y’all being calling it hip hop, I be calling it hypnotize.”

[@musgary6435]

For me he's deepest song is between sing about me and fear

[@VizWorld_SIA100]

I agree!

[@Disfyncial]

the blacker the berry and how much a dollar cost both pretty deep imo

[@tomfahey3305]

The intro of hood politics is the best off any Kendrick album

[@McDonaldsCalifornia]

the amount of control over his flow Kendrick displays in that song is insane

[@angelo6506]

Hood politics itself is one of my all-time favorites

[@bealright5041]

He's smart for putting the vocal behind it as well making it impossible to sample

[@laquintinbelser8342]

Facts my top 10 Kendrick Lamar song

[@beinerthchitivamachado874]

"Ain't nothing new but a flu of new Demo-Crips and Re-Bloodicans. Red state vs a Blue state, which one you governin'... " One of the best bars on TPAB.

[@mossestekle5952]

Section 80 is one of the most underrated albums

[@SmokinAcesProd]

Kendrick has been my favorite artists of these last 10 years. He has given us everything. Great albums, hit records, top notch lyricism, excellent production, etc. I look forward to seeing what he does the next 10 years

[@Calpsotoma]

Everyone was putting down DAMN, but that album is really good. I think people judge it based on the singles rather than the entirety

[@IllDawgable]

Myself included. I compared it too much to Section.80 in the sense that a lot of the songs on Section.80 have a very radio-friendly sound (for me) while the lyricism is very dense but I thought a more simpler approach was implored in the songwriting process for most of the songs on DAMN. That's just me though.

[@antwahnredding2175]

I highly recommend Dissect Podcast he is analyzing Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. it's amazing

[@antwahnredding2175]

@@IllDawgable DAMN. is extremely complex Dissect Podcast help me so much

[@Hellismary]

🤔 Huh ?! Everyone loved damn !

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

The album is ALLRIGHT but good kid and TPAB are better

[@str1ve305]

Shoutout to the Dissect Podcast. Highly recommended to those who really wanna get deep into Kendrick’s thought process within TPAB and Damn.

[@ConnorCTG]

Can’t wait for “How Kendrick Lamar Shaped the 2020s”

[@tbj4855]

Never gonna happen

[@IrmaArrioja]

​@@tbj4855This aged quite a bit

[@CaptGarth980]

Oooo I'm excited for this one.

[@HMSverrason]

Mortal man still gives me chills everytime... damn

[@OllawayMedia]

The others have had me so hype for this one! Kendrick is one of the most influential artists of our generation.

[@Spectacurl]

I didn't live on the time of Pink Floyd or The Beatles, but I'm happy... I carry all their discography on my pocket and I'm living Kendrick unfolding.

[@Amquacktador]

Same!

[@85krink]

Kendrick is like Pink Floyd to me. Deep and full of meaning. Kendrick can bring me to tears or get me hyped. A true artist who I would love to meet just to say thank you to. Thank you for the video and giving it more than 8 minutes.

[@xMarkie]

Duckworth will forever be one of my Kendrick Lamar songs.

[@doublepine6177]

He's a poet, The best of our generation and I'm so glad to be alive at the same time as him

[@mour1s91]

"Sing about me" is one of the most powerful songs I ever heard. One of two song in life that made me cry. Kendrick is definitely a once in a lifetime artist. More life k.dot!✊🏿 This was a wikked piece. Big up to Polyphonics.

[@alecstanley9437]

Kendrick is the only artists to consistently release my fav album. From GKMC to TPAB to DAMN. I haven’t stopped listening since 2013 lol

[@BradyandJayde]

I always felt like GKMC was Kendrick's testimony of how he came to faith as one of the central themes. In many ways it is a much more spiritual album than DAMN imo

[@bradleyexius3577]

Sing about me and U gives me chills still

[@ElLapiz24]

Kendrick (along with Cudi) are the reason I love hip hop. I was a strict metal head beforehand and hated anything rap. Then I heard “A.D.H.D.” and it just opened it up a whole new world to me.

[@andrewburney8075]

GKMC was more influential and iconic of the times than Damn. Damn had some more mainstream tracks but GKMC will stand the test of time and is a more in depth listening experience that will define the decade

[@antwahnredding2175]

I think DAMN. is his best album and probably his most iconic album.

[@santinerino624]

@@antwahnredding2175 there is no world where damn is kendricks best album. Its a really good album, but he has put the bar so high with GKMC and TPAB that there is basically no way he tops those. My favorite is probably GKMC bcs it was the first hiphop album i ever listened to and because the lyrics on there are the most emotional. plus the album never loses replayability. That said i believe his objectively best album is without a doubt TPAB.

[@santinerino624]

@@mariasitumbeko6643 the album is really good, if any newer artist would have come out with this project as his debut people would have been all over it, but kendrick set the bar so high that its basically impossible to top it

[@gedrictudio]

Crazy how Dr. Dre has been interwoven into the history of Hip-Hop. From NWA, to Tupac, to Snoop Dogg, to Eminem, to 50 Cent and to Kendrick. GOATs.

[@glampie155]

the amount of research and preparation for this video is truly underrated.

[@mdptg1990]

M.A.A.D City is my favourite song of the decade. The second half just captures kendrick's pure fear and paranoia its amazing

[@offtheleashman]

watching this now in june of 2020 tho... this video aged like fine wine

[@BrianGlaze]

This was a great analysis of Kendrick's career. The type of reflection and great art that he produces is very attractive and sonically pleasing to listen to.

[@bjornofficial4688]

That is not what section 80 was about. He had a song about 2 girls who became bi sexual but that is not what the whole album is about

[@thatguy5720]

Haven't listened to section 80 what was it about only songs I heard from it was rigamortis n backseat freestyle

[@questallcaps6432]

That's the central storyline of that album, there's like 4 songs on it about them not one lol

[@bjornofficial4688]

@@thatguy5720 its about a couple things. its about how in section 80 everybody is different but thats ok, fuck your ethnicity. Its also about different types of people you meet in those areas, things you see and about how growing up in those areas at that time affected that generation. Its a good album, if u like kendrick u shud listen to it.

[@bjornofficial4688]

@@questallcaps6432 its not the central storyline.

[@BrotherMalMusic]

That guy _Backseat Freestyle_ isn’t on _Section.80,_ it’s on _GKMC._

[@beracaniost-albord8866]

No mention of the Black Panther Album. A great sound track on one of the biggest movies of this generation. Cultivated by Kendrick.

[@restreven4455]

Love that album

[@devinotero1798]

As a rock and roll fan I hope lamar uses some floyd sounds in his next piece of work

[@Lorand0O]

Could you do a video about King Gizzard and the lizard wizard?

[@NirjharDas13]

Yes please

[@ViewbobTrue]

That WOULD be cool

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Could you do a video about Angelik 2 the Core. That album is awesome

[@ThePeterH1]

You can watch Middle 8's video in the meantime

[@NirjharDas13]

@@EclecticoIconoclasta y you do dis. Corey Feldman is a modern genius

[@jamesburky]

Of all of the music video essays on KZbin, this has one of the most coherent structures and well-written scripts. Well done.

[@renatatostada3318]

It's something truly incredible when an artist can present his humanity in such a raw, unfiltered, and artistic way. It's something transcendental when an artist can do all that and become a hero in the eyes of the oppressed. Great video man, thank you for this.

[@chocobar7193]

Never clicked so fast on a video.

[@krmnych_backlog]

This video is so long. And I'm so grateful for that.

[@NotTommyL]

How Robbie rotten shaped the 2010’s

[@kerlobee]

Karl Stefansson*

[@freak1310c]

He was number one.

[@ZENFILIPPO]

Dying

[@jackvilla4097]

I’d argue that Kendrick dropped back-to-back classics with GKMC and TPAB, not TPAB and DAMN. GKMC has Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst, the best song of the decade and probably the best rap song of all time

[@ChefPollen]

Spotify told me I've listened to TPAB 500 times as of today lol

[@emilypreston4938]

"How many accolades do I need to block denial" from FEAR might be the lyric that made me think the most in my entire life. That one line changed my perspective on how I regarded myself.

[@sirwizzard4649]

I exclaimed “YES!” when I saw this video in my notifications.

[@fumnanyaike-ofuokwu722]

To pimp a butterfly is the greatest album of the decade! What a classic CD

[@11578131]

It genuinely confuses me how one man can have so much talent. Kendrick Lamar blows my mind every time I listen to him.

[@adiabadic]

this and volksgeist's video on kendrick are among my favorite video essays of all time. keep it up

[@TrayLittle]

KDOT is a legend!

[@MrPieEducation]

So sad to see this series come to an end. These have been some of my favorite videos from you, you started great but over the past years it's been so wonderful to see you grow and improve. You're my youtuber of the decade and I love you.

[@goathousegroup]

I’m a simple man, I see Kendrick & I click

[@IPpainting]

King Kenny is one of my all time fav musical artists and im looking forward to more

[@Vitor-oj8ow]

Kendrick collabd with 3 of the other artists in this series Bad Blood (Music Video Version) with Taylor The Nile with Beyoncé No More Parties in LA wiyh Kanye and has inspired Blackstar by David Bowie, in his own words

[@crasherbasher8067]

ice bear Buried alive>>>> no more parties in LA

[@anajulia-mi1bf]

freedom with bey as well !

[@Vitor-oj8ow]

@@anajulia-mi1bf You're right i totally forgot freedom, i don't even remember his verse on it ×-×

[@spongebobtheloudhousesidek6971]

Artists who my sixth favorite rapper, Kendrick Lamar is influenced by: - Andre 3000 - David Bowie - DMX - Dr. Dre - Eazy-E - Eminem (second biggest influence) - Ice Cube - Jay-Z - Kanye West - Kurupt - Lauryn Hill - Lil Wayne - MC Eiht - Miles Davis - Mobb Depp (especially Prodigy (Rapper)) - Mos Def - Nas - The Notorious B.I.G. - Parliament-Funkadelic - Phonte - Rakim - Snoop Dogg - Tha Dogg Pound - Tupac Shakur (2Pac) (biggest influence)

[@rnm723]

Dude, you just put up a master piece! One of the best content in 2019 to me. Thank you so much for contributing to the movement of good material on this platform! Job very well done!

[@bendowson3124]

Rolling Stone certainly seems to agree with you. Look at their top five albums of the decade. It's literally the same artists you picked! 1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. Beyoncé - Lemonade 3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly 4. Taylor Swift - Red 5. David Bowie - Blackstar

[@ashcrow8628]

Nice job bro my favorite of the videos

[@marcscordato4385]

I grew up on classic rock and then discovered jazz and fusion . I loved to hate rap but my kids loved rap so because. I love my kids I listened to rap With an open heart and mind. I grew to appreciate artists like Kendrick Lamar today I’m a fan. I see the artistry and creativity .

[@johnindigo5477]

What other rappers do you like?

[@nunoportela8571]

Try kanye, he's amazing too, listen to the albums in chronological order.

[@marcscordato4385]

Warren Rose xxxtentacion Kanye west to name a few

[@johnindigo5477]

I love xxxtentacion music since he had a diverse discography. And kanye too cause of his creativity and timeless feel.

[@alexeyvolin4263]

That was an amazing pentology, had no idea I'll learn so much about what seems to be so straight forward! Will there be some sort of conclusion and reflection about the decade overall?

[@yf_NorthernAreas]

Can't stop listening to "Momma" off TPAB...

[@higherfive0783]

Alright isn’t optimistic, that refrain people took at face value is criticizing people’s tendency to “tough it” and just try to make it through without trying to change anything.

[@ruebadly_muzak970]

As Lamar puts it, "There was a lot going on - still to this day there's a lot going on. I wanted to approach ['Alright'] as more uplifting, but aggressive. Not playing the victim, but still having that 'Yeah, we strong.'"

[@Soldier22Jake]

This is absolutely a great video. This over see’s kendrick’s career and how wonderful and thought proving is his work.

[@zacksaccount2937]

A video on how FKA twigs impacted music with the release of LP1 and how she completely changed her sound and fused elements of Opera, Avant Garde Pop and Alternative RnB with experimental production would be cool

[@JaydevRaol]

I remember when I was watching Fantano's review of TPAB & he said that whole time Lamar was having a conversation with Tupac by editing his old archives with his questions. It really just blew my mind and made me check out the whole album. P.S - This was 2 years back when I was trying to get more into rap and found out about Lamar.

[@almac808]

Boy, the 2010's have been rough. At least we had Kendrick. Artist of the decade, no doubt.

[@theabyssofthoughts]

TPAB DAMN GKMC are the 3 of of the top 3 albums of 2010's

[@tyler-go2gw]

good kid maad city is album of the decade.

[@gavinwarner3480]

Kendrick is one of my fav artists ever, thanks for this

[@YoAMAX]

Your editing is always 🔥

[@achronos178]

I still dont get how people put Jcole near Kendrick i love them both but Jcoles pen game is nowhere near Kendricks.

[@BrotherMalMusic]

achronos178 The answer to your confusion is that “pen game” isn’t the only aspect of artistry, and J. Cole doesn’t have to be a super-complex lyricist to be considered among other great artists. He may not be as intricate of a rapper as Kendrick, in a TECHNICAL sense, but his music can still hit you a certain way because he has other qualities that make up being a great artist. It’s honestly that simple.

[@livingonamar]

J. Cole has a more mainstream style and it gets a lot of listeners. J. Cole has easier stories to connect to when speaking generally about the masses, and it's easier to emotionally connect with J. Cole's songs. And when people feel they have a personal connection with the writers music and with them they become their favourites. And the GOAT status doesn't mean anything more than ''my favourite artist'' nowadays. So he gets called the best a lot.

[@dairyproducts2775]

because j cole alot easier for people to relate to

[@madebybroovy]

But Kendrick doesn’t go for that, Instead, he gives his perspective of his life and later clarifies it with more compelling poetry

[@TFHeretic]

u and Momma missing on the poem breakdown: "Found myself screaming in a hotel room" refers to u When he says he goes back home it refers to Momma, a song about going back to Compton thinking you "know everything" but having forgotten about your roots.

[@deathgodsbleach]

People who think Damn is better than Madd city are wrong.

[@ShivJ16]

Noah Steiner Nah

[@sonictheflexhog6075]

Thank you. Like Madd City was literally an audible Boyz In Da Hood. Shit is a classic.

[@okaydee7592]

DAMN is the better album. Good kid was a good album tho. But DAMN is a classic to. Both albums are good asfuck but for me DAMN was the better one for me

[@methembengwenya]

No they aren't they just have a different opinion

[@Savage-ji5ke]

Okay Dee DAMN a classic but GKMC isn’t? lmao

[@NirjharDas13]

Been waiting for this one the most out of all 5

[@NotTommyL]

Cant wait for Kendrick next album

[@ntkntuthuko5330]

I'm proud that my country, South Africa influenced Kendrick's TPAB

[@radioguy1667]

Reasons To Pimp a Butterfly is the best album of the decade #1. Melon gave it a ten *Read More*

[@celeste-noxx]

My guy I’ve been clicking that read more thing for 2 minutes 😭😤🥺

[@mohammadshabih5293]

Regardless of melons opinion, this album is an obvious masterpiece

[@theshiningemerald4288]

@@celeste-noxx I thought I was going crazy for a min

[@rosakami1588]

That can't be the only reason bro

[@jacksoninc.4062]

If a guy didn't give TPAB at least a 9, his ears might not work or he's a conservative racist

[@samsonblay327]

probably my new favorite youtuber. Editting is crazy good, and story telling is amazing!

[@Nico-vr8ec]

thank you !

[@cheekzt2l]

Been waiting weeks for this upload!!! Had to do Kendrick last?? I couldnt wait. Great list man.

[@seank.2589]

I see Kendrick's influence more than a lot of other artists this decade.

[@willdg8108]

TruMusic89 honestly this

[@willdg8108]

Much influence Kendrick has, hmmmm. More than most artists this decade he has.

[@feoisthererager224]

Poly is talking about the decade as a whole not just the hip hop sound, Kendrick music is bigger than just his influence on hip hop. It’s his influence on the world within this decade.

[@M360-w6o]

TruMusic89 In terms of Drake being the main reason rappers are more emotional on their tracks because of him. Although he contributed, I disagree that he’s the main reason, 808 and heartbreaks birthed Drake’s signature sound especially So Far Gone and Take Care and influenced many other artists that debuted this decade like Future, Uzi, Travis Scott, Juice Wrld etc. Drake is an amazing artist but he adapts well to trends that other artists start, rather than stating them himself I.e Kanye, Migos, Weeknd etc. Cudi also deserves credit for rappers tapping into their emotions more based on his contributions to 4 songs on 808 and heartbreaks as well as Man on the moon. Migos and Thug have been the most influential hip hop artists in the past 4-5 years. Also Kendricks GKMC, TPAB and DAMN have influenced culture and artists from multiple genres, not just hip hop.

[@poetryismyting8854]

Kendrick offspring: Dsmoke, JID, Tierra Whack, Boogie, Baby Keem... the popular ones that is

[@_eagleofsuger_4631]

I teared up when wing about I’m dying of thirst came into 😢