Kendrick’s “gnx” One Week Later REACTION? zOMFGx!!!

[@BlackNella]

“It takes effort to be low effort when you’re a perfectionist.” That’s a word.

[@Doomer253]

Prof got barz

[@CED.Dweller]

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! 🤣🤣🤣 Also, the "personal and cultural memory" take is dead on target. Half this project is walking me down Memory Lane, through Trauma Alley and to the end of the block, Present Day. Even in hearing Kendrick's thoughts "on wax" (age showing?), I'm reliving time periods. Great music always takes the listener on journeys and adventures.

[@jralvins]

Every Skye Review has one of this nuggets. Dude is good

[@desireeeeam]

Can confirm this is true

[@eanternet]

13:40 - 14:04 section .80: my hood is fucked up GKMC: my city is fucked up TPAB: this country is fucked up Damn: This world is fucked up mr morale: I’M fucked up GNX: YOU got me fucked up

[@mrobe]

Nice

[@Kikki305]

😮😂💯

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

Lmao this is too good.

[@JusWrightMusic]

Yo if that aint the damn truth

[@kelliek1908]

No lies detected 😂💯

[@TheScholarabull]

I legit can’t stop listening it’s so addictive

[@luisslivajr1613]

Exactly! Every damn day I saying random shit from the album lol

[@Mercenary0712]

My first listen, I was like "It's ok." And then I found myself listening to it again and again

[@myablack1871]

Me too ❤❤ amazing album. This album has me in a chokehold just like the beef had me in a chokehold. I’m still addicted to listening to all the diss tracks and watching reaction videos that I already seen

[@jmlaspina1]

It not enough!

[@charlesmenifee7886]

Same.

[@MariW736]

AVAA! 30:35 I actually feel like the lyrics to Luther are maybe the most important thing on this entire album, because to me, it describes why all of the destruction happened: I read Luther as a pretty direct love letter to Whitney. Starting out calling her the other half that completes him, and describing that he wants to give her everything she dreams of. Then explains that the people who harmed her, he would take them in front of God to light em up and watch them burn (“hit ‘em with that fire. Fi-fi-fire.") Finally, telling her to just chill and dance and enjoy herself while they watch, because he’s not ever gonna peace up with them. I read the chorus as describing how beauty can grow out of her circumstances. Whitney is just enjoying life and family and doing her thing and having a great relationship with Kendrick, but that ended up causing her terrible heartache. The people who came after her (including those who were cool with Drake after or acted like his slander wasn’t a big deal), Dot has absolutely no sympathy for. He wants to take away Whitney’s pain, give her everything, and see her win in the end. To me, this song says everything about why Kendrick destroyed Drake the way he did. It probably would have been one thing if Drake had stuck to only slandering him in Family Matters. But that man took to a worldwide stage to call the *love of Kendrick’s life* a secret backstabbing whore, (nevermind also branding his best friend as a liar and homewrecker). He slaaaaaaandered that woman to the world, and it caused her pain. And no way on God's green earth Dot is *ever* going to let that go IMO. Kendrick doesn’t make love songs, and yet this is one of the most beautiful love songs I’ve ever heard. He put thought and production and heart into this, and I think its inclusion is very intentional and important: to me, Luther is the explanation of why everything really went down. if Drake hadn’t tried to destroy her on a public stage, Kendrick may not have needed to so thoroughly destroy him in revenge. And every single person who stood by and downplayed it or acted like it was fine or they could get past it afterward… I think he is absolutely 10,000% finished with every single one of those people. At the end of the day, I believe that the utter destruction of Drake is really just a story - at least in part - of how much Kendrick loves Whitney 💗💗

[@theressak]

Agreed!

[@snowcloaklion8410]

Get this comment to the top!

[@Doomer253]

I can't believe I read all this and....goddamn, you on to something! You cooking!

[@MariW736]

@ lol I can’t believe I wrote all of it. So damn wordy, but once I figured out what the song was staying, I felt like everything came together for me. 😅💗

[@TMaeHeaux]

You cooked this comment gawddammit!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🫶🏾

[@AllTheArtsy]

the talking point that this album is "less conceptual, mostly bangers" is seemingly true on surface, until you dig into the threads of reincarnation, remaking the world, father and son relationships, and the healing or destroying power of music that Kendrick weaves throughout, especially illuminated in the re-written story of Lucifer's casting out of Heaven GNX is heavily in conversation with DAMN. and Mr. Morale. rather than a reluctant prophet, it seems we have us a righteous avenging angel who's trying to bring enemies in front of god and hit them strictly with that fire, but for rehabilitation not psychosis. idk if Kendrick is equipped to try to therapize Drake and the rest of the rap game, but it seems as though he wants to try

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

🎯💯🙏🏼 I've been saying the same for weeks... and been calling Kendrick HipHop's Avenging Angel since this beef really got underway.

[@gregorywylie8407]

Me too. I’ve said he’s a fallen angel . But folk to get what I’m saying 😅. It’s real . He’s anointed and definitely not a “Rapper”. I think of the guy that pulled his lip down in the first black panther .

[@iaintjesus9399]

THANK YOU!!! I been rolling around on the gotdamn floor with the whole "it's not conceptual" analysis. The hell it aint!!

[@richtlynn]

@@AllTheArtsy every great movement started from small beginnings. Maybe he’s just the beginning.

[@lobabobloblaw]

It opens the door to a deeper second album….I’ll bet we get one!

[@mikemcculloch137]

"it's really hard raising kids on rap music, because I don't care about the profanity, but I do care about not understanding the context of that particular word." Wonderfully put. As myself a white guy, I straight up stopped listening to hip-hop in the house, or in the car when my then-baby son was growing for exactly that reason. AVAA, Prof. Appreciate you.

[@twainalex996]

What ?

[@FunkyGibbonTonka]

This is really clever because you see so many rap fans -- rather than students of hip hop culture (I think FD Signifier made this distinction) -- who will throw it around in their personal lives and at concerts.

[@IAM-nb4yk]

Nobigdyl the Christian rapper had similar sentiments & he's black

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

​@@twainalex996It's a pretty direct and clear statement. They're not of the culture and don't feel comfortable immersing their child into a culture they don't know anything about. That's a responsible parent.

[@wumbojet]

To me personally, there's a genuinely addictive quality to Kendrick's delivery in GNX, it tickles every part of my brain that make songs get stuck in my head but the strangest part it's that it's not an earworm kind of stuck, it's a deeper kind.

[@RYOkEkEN]

word

[@budgeter4807]

This is true, there are some songs that I thought I wouldn't like, but then, they start playing in my head and I have to listen to them. For example, hey now and gnx 😂

[@frankiecarter9430]

His music is poignant, soulful and masterful but what catches my mind is his voice and his intellect and spirituality

[@malachiackeret1338]

I live in Texas all my friends are conservative and my wife is an immigrant. I've been fighting nonstop with folks I've known for years since the election and this album dropped at the perfect time for me. It incapsulates my whole fucking energy right now and I cannot get over it. "Since y'all pandering to choose a side let me do it for you" "he feel entitled cuz he knew me since a kid, bitch I cut my granny off if she don't see it how I see it" "fuck a double entedre I want y'all to feel this shit" "if this world was mine I'd take your enemies in front of god" Bruhhhhhhhhh

[@FriendoftheSubReddit]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤

[@FriendoftheSubReddit]

You just gave this album even more meaning for me in this moment in time - and your analysis is something I didn’t know I needed. Thank you.

[@kayaleandreaspencer631]

I feel you Bruh!🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️💜💜

[@wakeywakeyy_]

TELL EM 🗣️‼️

[@mariah_caerey]

so addictive i paused this vid 10min in to listen to the album again!!

[@joneschilufya867]

Did the same 😂

[@TafadzwaMbare]

Me too 😂

[@Birdiealway]

😂

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

Currently affirming to myself “just finish watching the video then you can go listen” 😂

[@Mercenary0712]

We could say you're tripping and you're loving it?

[@karmaai]

Bro, i'm in the same boat. i can't fricking work in peace thinking about this album and i DON'T KNOW WHY

[@coryjackson6944]

because the lyrics are stuck on loop in your head! I. can't get over Reincarnated.. or hey now..

[@traceatroj240]

Sometimes I be screaming hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! That's my bit*h... Sometimes Peekaboo! Sometimes Mastuuuurd! Sometimes whatever tho😂😂 sometimes cause that's my bitc* and my bitc* been my pen Gloriaaaa sometimes can I get a drop am Iike said nigg* no😂😂 this album is fun

[@jacquelinerandle5152]

Me too,cooking cleaning, washing, 😂😂😂 everything

[@brandonhall9325]

Hey Now. 💯

[@athenakay]

And the album is so short so I can literally listen to it once per hour all day 😂

[@mystically5156]

Gnx gets better with each listen, I have a new favorite everyday I also think Gloria is beautiful, very emotional song too...

[@jaden338]

gloria is def my favourite

[@GlobusTheGreat]

His delivery sells it so hard

[@mach1116]

Kendrick's "heys and shivers" before the Mustard line are an incredible set up.

[@blabony]

"F being rational!" ok prof, I'm listening !

[@robinvolpi]

Kendrick's line... 😎

[@sandyt5293]

For me, GNX equals Nostalgia for me. I'm almost 18 years older than Kendrick, but with each one of his songs, they took me back to a memory in my own past. TV Off took me back to when there were no remote controls and you had to get up and physically turn off the TV or flip the channel--someone gotta do it. The sample of Luther took me back to high school and everyone was singing that song. Heart Part 6, on my did I feel that one. Not because I struggling to become a rap artist, but also striving to build my career. Dodger Blue immediately reminded me of my travels to LA (especially when I was there for a K-pop concert--iKON). We wondered all around the city and surrounding cites before riding along the coast to Seattle. I could go on and on. I didn't expect to love this album as much as I do. For me, it's truly a masterpiece because it crosses generations of listeners.

[@frankiecarter9430]

I am 21 years old than Kdot and this album takes me back to the early 80’s. I agree a memorizing uniqueness of soulful and relatable lyrics and music. Talented and gifted.

[@FriendoftheSubReddit]

Love this. Same. I’m 52. Felt these songs in my soul.

[@thacrypt223]

I have listened to this album more than 20 times. Haven't listened to an album this much so fast in over 10 years. One of my favorite albums of the last 2 decades.

[@RT22444]

Clocking the overall album theme as “memory” DR. SKYE THIS IS WHY YOURE GOATED!!!! THIS IS WHY!!!! NO ONE HAS SAID IT BUT YOU! FINALLY!

[@ebonyevaughn]

I can’t stop listening to GNX either. When I try to stop listening I find myself humming the lyrics. This album has me in a chokehold and I can’t escape it. This album is also very introspective and has me reevaluating my entire life.

[@qyntifex]

it is so easy to listen through this album, then just let it repeat and go through the journey again. absolutely amazing masterpiece of a vibe! AVAA

[@thedarkknightindaflesh7326]

This dude is connected. Let him flex.

[@efschmidt8836]

Just had an idea on the “memories” theme: I think Kendrick is thinking about the future of HipHop, at the same time he himself is not the future. By rap standards he is not a young man any more, not the kind of reckless kid transforming the art form with a sound no one has ever heard. So what he can contribute is to weed out the Drakes and to resurface the foundations so a new generation might build on it. This has to come from his memories and from leveraging the culture.

[@ThomasClark-q1w]

🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮 word 🔥🔥

[@BlissfullyLed]

That’s good 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@MrFanservice]

I love listening to the enitre project and hearing the finish for "gloria" as basically a "final message" from Kendrick. "My woman in my right hand, my saint and my sin. Ain't no bish like my bish, cause that bish been my....pen" AHHHHH🔥🔥🔥, makes me smile everytime

[@Hawkmoon1981]

Not lazy or low-effort, just allowing humanity to come through the cracks, as it does - as it should. I think therapy helped Kendrick to stop doing what so many perfectionists do, which is handicap themselves through their need to "do it exactly right", to meet an abstract perfect standard, instead of just being flawed and human together and working things out and getting to love. Heart Pt. 6 has been making me cry every time because of that sweet, sad look back at a time that was hard but beautiful because of it. Thank you for this, Prof.

[@frothyphilosophy7000]

AVAA. 100% agree with your sentiment about the conversation immediately turning to wanting more. The GOAT just dropped a modern classic out of nowhere and people are not only ungrateful, but immediately demanding more. SMH.

[@johnarmstrongcomedy]

This whole album has me in a chokehold. But honestly, ive been in a trance since Euphoria. I thought it was just me but im glad its not. Ive found so many new KZbin pages and reactions such as this one. An entire community seeing history unfold in real time. Its absolutely amazing. Im 45 and a huge hip hop fan. But recently i was thinking it was passing me by. I stopped hating on new music cause i figured i was just getting older. Then Kendrick drops this on us. As Justin Hunt says the Shakespearian shakedown. Its been a hell of a ride.

[@Karlitosways]

Well done Professor, I hope Kendrick watches this.

[@MuddyHuddy259]

Oh man, I totally get this because just today i heard it said that the album came out one week ago. I thought, it’s been a week already? I have been completely immersed. I’m so happy I’m retired and I can just really soak in it. I love it!, and yes it is a masterpiece. I think people are negating it a little because of it’s club appeal. When will critics learn that humor is a part ofintellect?

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

Prof's not shivering from the cold, he's vibrating with enthusiasm for great art. AVAA!

[@iaintjesus9399]

Agreed. All i wanna do is listen to it, listen to people talk about it, and get "Fuck bein rational, give em what they ask for" on my SOUL

[@anthonyewell3470]

it's not enough

[@RandomScreenAlias]

I'm watching this reaction because my grown arse is addicted to GNX as well. That boy speaks to my soul. The craft. The passion. The honesty. Chef's kiss...

[@frankiecarter9430]

Facts

[@CBi484R]

This reaction just put a smile on my face, because it carried all the serious, if not unserious effort laid out in all these 12 tracks. I am so so addicted to GNX, This is a Masterpiece!

[@ROLANDOTOL-o6g]

Gnx and chromakopia are going to be in my playlist in years to come 🔥

[@BlackNella]

I just played Tyler’s performance of Chromakopia at camp flog gnaw again last night and it was just as electrifying as the first time I watched it.

[@2tired2sleep2]

Chrom was perfectly mid✨

[@a_cowwithlegs]

Why

[@cnah26]

Haha! Those two albums were the soundtrack to my gym workout this morning.

[@HotStrange]

Alligator Bites Never Heal too

[@Blaster216]

Thank you Professor. If you saw I called your 1st video on this sub par because you said it wasn’t even in the top 5 rap albums this year, and that take was absurd. So I’m glad you came back and talked about the brilliance of this album. Kendrick is the best right now and it’s not close

[@ajade7974]

Yeah.. Like i don't care if my yt recommendations is all about kendrick. I see kendrick, i click

[@TafadzwaMbare]

Me too 😂

[@thacrypt223]

I have watched every review and reaction of this album. And I have listened to it more than 15 times on Spotify. Either I am watching a video about it or I am listening to it. What an unbelievable album!!

[@professorskye]

That is exactly what I was trying to capture with this video 😀

[@thacrypt223]

@professorskye we are feeling the same way brother. 😁

[@AB-sy3cg]

The line on Luther is introduce them to light..FA fa fa fahhhhh(meaning Fire)..Prof I wish you had waited to do your original review of the album ..glad you get it now..also for most of us black people there is such an emotional reaction to most of the songs because it brings up memory of the past Hip Hop and cultural nostalgia..Kendrick is resurrecting Hip Hop through the record..and it’s not Stupid..it simplified/stripped down for the slow people to the back..we who don’t understand Kendrick’s complex raps!

[@drbroberts]

AVAA, Professor! What I find super interesting as far as the theme of memory goes is that on the 2011 Jay Rock song “Say Wassup,” Kendrick has a line saying “I’m chilling bumping Anita Baker,” which is referenced in Wacced Out Murals. And given the West Coast sounds and specifically line from TV Off of “All I Ever wanted was a black Grand National,” I feel like Kendrick is giving himself space to breathe on the whole “what will fame do to me” thing that has haunted most of his career. He’s stayed true to where he came from, he stayed true to his morals, and even though he has can see luci within himself, he’s still gonna be bumping Anita Baker like he was 13 years ago. More than memory, I see that as a declaration of consistency, of remaining tied and connected to roots. Which is super cool to see even at this stage of his career!

[@katylynnj]

I would say this album feels like an addiction. I think of a line and before I know it I'll be listening to it for the 3rd time that day.

[@kevinahoy]

Gloria has been stuck in my head all week since I heard it at the end of the album. It just sticks in my brain

[@Herbilizard]

you are very charismatic prof, thats a big reason why I love watching your videos, even if infrequently. dont give luck any more credit than it deserves, you earned your success

[@marcosabelairaslara2476]

AVAA I don't usually comment but I think you had an amazing review, although I was confused when you said Gloria being at the end feels wrong because it talks about creativity. I feel like that interpretation applies mostly to the first half of the song, and only after you get the context. But I feel like the second half and the culmination of the song really are about love for the art, for his pen, the rap game. And I think that perfectly fits with the whole album. The "beefy" songs aren't hate towards anybody, they're a love for the tradition of competition in rap and the honesty we value and care for in the space. (European talking so I could be entirely wrong based on my context) Love the videos, love to get your insights as always, you really help people pay attention to detail with music. Spanish native, sorry if I made any grammatical mistakes.

[@kingprince8011]

Great view my hip-hop European

[@RT22444]

6:50 THANK YOUUUUUUUU!!!! This has been my thought/feelings as well. Even if it IS a masterpiece, it’s never good enough. The grass is always greener elsewhere. I also hate the simple comparison between GNX and his past projects. Why compare?? This one is intentionally different!! Folks have a lot to say instantly without letting it marinate and without critically thinking about art as art. It’s all just something to consume. And they’re entitled to it.

[@hugomo5399]

“Everytime Prof’s on the balcony I hear : YAK YAK YAK YAK”

[@OraclesoftheWest]

😂 iykyk

[@taliaasims]

😂😂😂😂

[@AisleofSosu]

💀

[@ginjaturtle2014]

Crow fan reporting.

[@TheGrimy16th]

The bing bop boom line is a reference to throwing hands in a fight. Its another way of saying hit somebody with a flurry of punches

[@tobiasash9281]

I knew there had to be a lil more to it, cause Vince Staples has said the same string of sounds in his song “Big Fish”.

[@dantemunno1400]

Sir - you bring me great enjoyment with your videos.

[@kayaleandreaspencer631]

👩🏾‍💻👩🏾‍💻 Prof. I love your videos, I don't have anything deep to say about the album that everyone hasn't said. Thank you for your content! 🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️💜💜 P.S. On what you said about "Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers" how folks talk about that album, I agreed mostly with what Tyler the Creator had to say, basically he said it holds a mirror up to the listener's soul and that type of honesty can make some folks flinch away.

[@matthewking7571]

It's weird because my first 3 listens I was feeling every song as much. But after that, it just hit right, everything made sense, and I loved every song almost. It just, it was clean, simple, and deep emotionally

[@lydiaapolot5460]

Agreed Prof the through line of the album is memories, its steeped in cultural memories we can all say ohh i remember that.

[@SKLZWL]

I had already heard it a ton of times by the time I watched your previous video & I was commenting EVERYWHERE that "we're too close to it but THIS IS A CLASSIC!”

[@dylantaylor6228]

I'm going through the exact same journey with this album, the more you listen the deeper it gets. The themes that run throughout the songs are just more hidden this time around.i genuinely can't stop spinning this one

[@tarekt8427]

I think this is gonna be underrated for a bit. kind of like Mr Morale. I enjoy him zig zagging between styles between albums. that is the true mark of a genius.

[@rhizonymph]

I love your energy man. I get it so hard. I'm recording cover vocals for my favorite tracks on the album and I'm reading books about Kendrick and watching interviews of his. It really swept me off my feet.

[@liampouncy7808]

Only 12 minutes in, so my comment may or may not age poorly, or even be relevant to any of the discussions, but... (White guy, rural England, for context) I listen to TPAB years ago, because my musician brother said it was a 'Top of all time' album and he burned it onto my PC. I listened to it a ton, and it's an album I know very well. I heard GKMC a bunch by proxy, but never actually bothered to listen through it. My exposure to Kendrick was 'knowing' that he was a great lyricist and a single album. It wasn't until the beef that I started learning more. To begin with it was just theatre to me, and it was *really* good theatre. I found (and still do find) it hilarious; big, commercial Drake trying to throw hands against a poet, and getting fucking shredded by him. The mainstream exposure of Drake's known 'tendencies' and Not Like Us being the summer bop that shouted it for all the world to hear. It's not going to actually bring anything like 'justice', but those lyrics are going to hound him for his life. A lawsuit suggesting major botting makes me chuckle, given that I personally had it on repeat for months. After that I was wanting more Kendrick. I bought GKMC and burned it onto my PC. It's incredible, as is known. The thing I find interesting is - I haven't yet found the urge to listen to DAMN or Mr Morale. To me, disconnected from hip hop culturally (most would describe me as a metalhead) they didn't have the impact to feel 'worthwhile' above TPAB and GKMC. Even now, knowing slightly more about them, they feel like they could be too 'cerebral' for my outsider mind. GNX is different though. GNX is riding on hype - "Kendrick just dropped out of the blue", "We didn't think he'd drop this year", "It's a celebration of the west coast", "It's another Not Like Us victory lap". Kendrick, the wordsmith, has dropped an album which (without even necessarily caring for my outsider demographic) is a perfect invitation for me - "Fuck a double entendre, I want y'all to feel this shit" - and I have. I've had it on repeat since it dropped, and for the first few times I just listened to the flows and beats. I've slowly been taking the time to try to actually understand each of the songs, and really 'get' the album. The interesting thing now is that I think it's now made the other two albums more approachable. I think I'm going to end up digging into them both in the new year, and after that I'll probably explore more artists within the genre. GNX is really good, and I think that the simplified 'lack of concept' is a feature of it, not a bug. I think it would do Kendrick's eventual full discography a disservice to only be the 'smart wordsmith', because he's capable of it all, and everyone knows it. I'm looking forward to continuing on hearing your thoughts. It feels good to articulate what I've been thinking about.

[@heidiholycross-lui7340]

I agree that GNX is a great, approachable way to get into his other work, especially Mr. Morale. As someone else who tends toward being a metalhead, I really want to recommend the Mr. Morale track "Mother I Sober." Beth Gibbons of Portishead does the female vocals, and it's amazing the way their voices work together. Kendrick Lamar seems to have such crossover appeal for people who don't necessarily love hip hop, and I enjoy seeing other people who come from other preferred genres meeting here together.

[@TheTriangleOffense47]

1:28 its crazy you mention this because since 2012 both FJM and Kendrick’s release schedule are so similar its crazy. For some reason if one of them announces an album, just expected the other to probably drop a project that same year too lol

[@KnikkiBKnice]

I am addicted. I liked it a lot it on first listen. However it gets so much better with each listen. Dare I say LOVE IT! It’s like an illicit substance. I want more and more and I can’t stop.

[@Anastasia.03]

Memory. So many reactors melted or felt excitement joy or recognition when luther dropped in. That was really cool to see and appreciate. Other throwbacks all through out that struck core memory or history going back multiple generations. That was obviously an intentional gift. Probably to the world and himself

[@minhsmindtv]

I think you underestimate Gloria. Once you know the punchline, the relistens actually get better, especially if you’re an artist. You get to see a very intimate picture of how he feels and loves his art. How his relationship to his art goes through stages of love.

[@worldwidestepper9880]

One of my favorite Kendrick lyrics all time, on Luther. “If the world was mine, I’d take your enemies in front of god. Introduce them to that light. Hit them strictly with that fire.” Chilllllls man that’s cold

[@worldwidestepper9880]

Woah dude you’re from roc? DM me man let’s smoke a blunt and talk Kendrick.

[@unluckychloe13]

avaa! i think the thing people arent talking about with this album is the *reason* its so straightforward, catchy, and (for lack of a better word) mainstream-aligned. this summer was him eliminating drake, this album is him trying to officially replace him. him and his team know this album was poised to get the most casual listeners of all his work on the back of the beef, and so he took the opportunity to make his case for being a real honest to god megastar. if you look at it thru this lens, not only do the bops & goofy songs have more context, the subject matter of songs like reincarnated and man at the garden really come into focus. and with heart pt 6 and gloria he isnt just putting a bow on his career so far for his existing fans, hes introducing himself to all the new ones

[@arammartirosyan9078]

AVAA and I love the mix of passion and intellect in your reviews. But I also can’t help but smile because there was a Crank Lucas video maybe 7 years ago where he parodied Kendrick and imagined him titling an album “FUCK”

[@justinjones4199]

It's not glazing yourself. It's owning your self-worth and importance. Your perspective is very much reciprocated and understood. I run a comic/game shop and it helps make me person that has people Ask me a lot about the world around me Because I apparently ( when they tell me) explain things in a way to them that they retain better because I'm passionate/engadged about said information. So I never take that for granted. It takes legitimate skill and prowess to be a GOOD educator, which then should be respected and reviered. AVAA

[@tommyeconomos9548]

It's all I want to listen to as well. Thank you for reaffirming that weird feeling lol

[@AJtehJetPlane]

Hearing you made me realize that another theme of this album is Authenticity. We our who we are because of our upbringings, our parents, grandparents and so on. We all are the embodiment of all that came before the struggles, pain, love and successes all had to happen for us to be here today both the good and the bad.

[@bobmomgodbob]

AVAA, the thing you said about the waiting for the moments is EXACTLY what i’ve been saying i love so much about this album. hey now is my favorite because of when dody6 comes in, when kendrick says “ben frank murderer”, when he says the line about “its tacky” and SOOO many more just on that one song all just hit so perfectly and make me come back to it so much. the whole album is full of that and i ADORE it all.

[@traplover6357]

You talking about your experience with dodger blue 1st listen to your current listen is exactly how i felt. Thought it could he skippable but now listening, its one of my addicting songs off the album.

[@warpspeedchic]

AVAA! I'm as excited and I'm excited by your excitement, music is wonderful and it works like ripples on a lake.

[@mktone]

I can’t stop listening “peekaboo” my favoriete right Now Great project “we deserve it all!! All this New Kendrick timeless music😎

[@unco_pk_traceur7748]

i didnt watch your first video the second it came out because on some level i knew peoples thoughts on it would evolve over a short time and now i'm glad to hear youre speaking some ideas I share around the discourae (especially adressing everyone going "nah he's gonna drop another and its gonna be WAY COOLER so yea this one shouldnt be appreciated that much") AVAA

[@luisslivajr1613]

Bing bop hilarious i puctured a comic book scene in my head

[@staycompassionate3811]

Yup, it's typical L.A. "hood" lingo

[@chunkypufflover7102]

The Jeremy Prank was cold af from Dj Hed thats why you dont mess with people that stay out of the way 😂😂😂

[@jayspy8647]

I'm glad I'm not crazy. I listened the first time like, "it's aight". I think it just wasn't what I expected. But then I listened again, and moments started popping out and before I knew it I listened to the album about 10 times and counting 😂

[@mrs.snell87]

AVAA! I, too, oscillate from listening to the album to listening to reviews. Imagine my pleasant surprise getting this notification 😊 Stay warm, Professor!

[@Sheija]

Idk Prof, I think with memory being one of the key themes of the project, ‘gloria’ is a pretty perfect song to end on. His pen has been his memory in many ways, at least to us - his audio diary. Also the last chorus by SZA having her sing “I wanna take you to euphoria” is gorgeous. Superpowers activated.

[@RicRugerFlare]

I appreciate your RE-review. TBH i haven’t listened to hip-hop consistently in 10 years, and from KDot catalog only listened to GKMC and TPAB. GNX is a definite CLASSIC. Not just a Kendrick classic but a Hip-hop Classic. I believe the reason people try to call it a mixtape is because they expect an overtly conceptual album. IMO GNX is like The Beatles “Rubber Soul”, a collection of great songs which are connected by a concept of sound/style not by subject. The production is amazing. The Spanish singing/ guitar playing throughout, the overt homage to Cali hip-hop and other regional sounds, the storytelling of “Reincarnated” and SZA singing on the two love songs makes this album a 10/10. Thanks for your reaction Prof 👍🏾

[@josesanches2405]

THANK YOU on debunking the “2nd Album” theory. People are on the hate train saying this is the “worst kendrick album” so they automatically think that this is just a small piece to a bigger project but NO! THIS IS THE PROJECT

[@LeBronIsgLoat]

I’m so addicted too!!!! 🥹 I thought I was the only one, I can’t stop listening and watching reactions on repeat…. I gave it an 8 initially, and now I Can’t get enough! 🤦🏽‍♀️😣 Everyone should revisit their reactions! 🤯🐐🔥💃

[@MikhaelRo]

Thank you thank you thank you. AVAA and omg thank you. Combination of words I was looking for and you have said them. Thank you.

[@davidday2373]

My biggest joy in life is snowboarding with music in my ears. Today was my first day back on the snow this season, and it was all GNX on loop.

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

Just wait til the Deluxe drops, King. I get it when you say that we're spoiled expecting a sequel - I still remember the NATION debacle - but Lefty Gunplay literally said it's on the way.

[@TheOfficialRobo]

I'm so happy that I found your channel, Professor Skye! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us, looking forward to the next musical journey we go on

[@SuperJinkyO]

Of course, I clicked on this vid because I am thoroughly addicted to listening to it, and heck yeah, I want to watch Professor Skye mark out to it! LFG!!!

[@Vinsanity0110]

6 years of work building up to these moments, hard work and ‘luck’ are amazing things. love your analysis and will need to check out your older videos, starting with Donda vids

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

Kendrick has always created these albums as conceptual projects, and everyone is trying to put this into a concept and seeing it as a collection of cool songs, but I see this as a celebration of LA culture in another way. This is a driveby. It's cruising through the opps neighbourhood in a blacked out murder machine while menacingly pointing a machine gun at people's houses. It's actually tied into a central theme of LA culture, black culture, and a promise of what is to come. It's more than just squabbling, but it's more than just reincarnation, it's more than love, more even than screwing the opps. It's kendrick showing the world that there's threat if necessary but also a better path forward. But don't get him messed up, he's the guy right now and destruction and love are possible. It's a classic. Masterpiece. Game changer.

[@MsABee1]

That title is click bait….👀! You know that you still are pumping and enjoying it a week later Professor! We will watch your analysis regardless!!

[@matthemming9105]

You ever tried fishing without bait?

[@MsABee1]

@ I’m about to go and watch it right now!! Go Kendrick!! GNX!! 🙌🏽

[@RYOkEkEN]

@@matthemming9105 yes, try a net ☺

[@timothymcwright3922]

To make music that grows on people is truly a gift, with each listen you find something new. Kendrick is truly one of a kind, his creativity is on another level. Trying to decode his lyrics and visuals is crazy! he’s like hip hop serial killer.

[@BelzertheRippler]

Omg this video is amazing! It’s exactly how I’m feeling with this album. The giddiness, joy, that I can’t listen to anything but this album and content about this album! AVAA Skye!

[@nevaundastm8]

I can’t stop listening either

[@soonvsns7143]

This album is illuminating 🫨🫨🫨

[@tonyolo4591]

I'm almost 100% sure in the reincarnated song he is rapping as the spirit of the devil from the beginning of the song (thats why his voice is full of rage) to the end. it's almost like all of his previous lives died because of his inability to forgive humanity/himself, then in kendricks lifetime he is going through the steps necessary to give the spirit of the devil his redemption arc.

[@tinabarrette963]

Kendrick is a brilliant narrator of the world. 🙏🏻🇨🇦.

[@SnailMoz]

Professor, I have been, probably, one of the fews who damn watch all your videos until the end… You don’t have to love Makaveli . We appreciate your insights and welcome into to the culture.

[@xDonJuanx]

First of all, I'm pro-crow. I don't know why people thought this was not as conceptual as his other albums. The Gen X is strong - Pac, Luther, SWV, Debbie Deb, Nas, etc.

[@davelsmith329]

Honestly I am addicted 😢😊

[@goldievox]

I'm actively laughing with joy and reliving my own excitement while watching you relive yours. This album is so fun and addictive and it's nice seeing the impact it had on me reflected in your reaction! 😊

[@DanGolag]

Just dropped this thing on us with no promotion, barely a teaser as an afterthought, and he's got us all by our necks.

[@CorneliaNtsiloulou]

Watching you from Africa and I can't believe at how much I love this album. Been listening to it since he dropped. Love Kendrick, breath of fresh air. So proud of him

[@jojobeks9016]

Seeing professor Skye talk his shit (at the beginning of the video) makes me happy ! Love ur videos !!!

[@nc8769]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos Prof! You bring so much insight and passion. Much respect from Jamaica 🫡

[@iamthisman2625]

AVAA Prof! I’m in the same boat, in the past week this album quickly became my most streamed album for 2024

[@jaden338]

I keep listening to this album over and over again