My thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's GNX

[@rhysali2227]

I think Kendrick listened to the fans when they wanted more west coast bangers after Not Like Us and he fucking delivered in my opinion.

[@Jimmyjones151]

Album makes perfect sense after Mr Morale and the year he’s had. I love it

[@rhysali2227]

​@@Jimmyjones151 kendrick has for sure had the best year as a rapper. W after W non stop. its oddly satisfying to watch it happen real time.

[@julian2238]

He ruined squabble up with that cringe hook 🤦‍♂️

[@Stev-0w7vb]

@@julian2238 cringe is subjective I guess. I personally love it haha

[@rhysali2227]

@@julian2238 nothing about the hook was cringe. everything that was hinted at with the NLU snippet was improved on. west coast bangers, from what i've heard usually have repetetive hooks and squabble up is one many great ones along with YG's My N(that one word i can't say).

[@fletchamosh6239]

FDs biggest old head tendency is saying the title of a song almost correct lmao “Turn the tv off” “Daddy issues”

[@hatinisbad1]

Lmaaaooo real!

[@MertSerim]

Fr lmao that’s cute tho

[@HeltForfra]

then he go and call it takeoff lmao

[@venroarharima]

It's very endearing

[@goreyboyz8564]

@@fletchamosh6239 my dad does that shit and it’s spreading to peoples names and movie titles 😂

[@Stev-0w7vb]

Ending on gloria I thought was genius. It's like he's fallen back in love with writing and he's clearly very hungry to flex his muscle after a spectacular year. 2025 has the potential to be an even bigger year than this for him. Exciting times ahead!

[@jimmyjump7932]

Great point

[@justnick47]

also saw it as a song that drake could really never make since his pen is a ghost.

[@nix3001]

@@justnick47💀

[@Pianokeys-ee5of]

@@justnick47 Lol!

[@NJoCaulfield]

That's my biggest takeaway from this project: that Kendrick has fallen back in love with the art of rapping and with hip hop in general, hence his referencing the music that played a part in his formative years. It's returning to his roots in a way; getting outside his head and into the game more, to express his love and passion more than his discomfort and inner turmoil. As much as I love Kendrick's more complex and thoughtful projects, this is already looking to be one of my favorites simply because of how much fun Kendrick and his cohorts seems to have had making it. Stuff like "tv off"'s Mustard shout and the entirety of "peekaboo" would NEVER have happened in any post Section.80 Kendrick project, and that's what makes those moments so enjoyable. It's clear from how the album feels that Kendrick is a very different state of mind than he was on DAMN. and Mr. Morale, and that's not only okay, but a good thing; he's reinvigorated. Reincarnated, one might say.

[@leehazell7633]

Watch this get more views than the election vid.

[@samt3412]

Considering how exhausted people are from the election, and how energized people are about GNX, this may be the case

[@goreyboyz8564]

I’m not interested in more election media. I support sig and most of his messages but I rarely ingest political media

[@MegaSirPsycho]

Just not ready to confront that reality at this point but my autoplay will catch me off guard I'm sure lol

[@basicallymid]

Probably appropriately...I'm still not ready for election deep dives...give me a few more weeks

[@ByronJackson11]

​@@MegaSirPsychoTbf it's the only positive we got r.n we in Dark times with Trump

[@consolas2514]

"Fuck being rational, give em what they asked for" Perfectly makes your point. This is what the people want, this is the clown shoes to walk them into the lecture.

[@ChilleBruh]

Got me on his game frfr, you’re not wrong and I’m alright with that. 🙏

[@lucy111617]

Thank you cuz I was saying the same thing he's saying this is what your asked for I'm giving it to you but then in the same thing he said but it's not enough because people still saying stuff afterwards like but I know he know he can't satisfy everybody I'm a real Kendrick fan and all of his music just like in the battle every song was different and everything represented something of him and I'm looking at this as a representation of where he is in this moment in time and I love the whole album just like I loved all his other albums Kendra need to keep doing his thing

[@yTV-d4h]

He did whats right for the fans , hip hop and the hip hop community

[@midearthling]

And his clown shoes still contain multitudes of hip hop history and hometown homages, there is no one like HIM

[@dra-j9n2015]

So he admit he switched up lol. That’s cool to yall? It’s funny bc he’s always been fake

[@Tirrrb]

My most replayed album of the year already, Gloria hits so differently. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SZA IS SO CUTE TOO

[@kimorayn1733]

Gloria is my favorite Kendrick X SZA song, PLUS it's artsy? So good

[@potisive]

it basically my DAMN. 2 (i like damn) (its really replayable)

[@michaelsledge3904]

Luther Is beautiful too they mix well

[@frostyfrenchtoast]

@@potisiveit’s like DAMN but made with a healthy mindset

[@CallmeLQ]

Am i the only person who feels like GNX is still a very conceptual album? It makes sense to me, GNX represents his motivations and ultimate goals and all the songs are various aspects of thise motvations and getting him back to his roots. Each song was a love letter to what drives him and completes him as an artist. I love that, for that this has become one of my favorite projects from Kendrick.

[@c4prez]

I think you pretty much nailed it. Respectfully I just don't think that they get it, maybe due to the style of the music. I think one could look at Dot's first big single Swimming Pool and see that there is more meat on the bone here. Oh also I would throw in time doesn't dictate the quality/depth of artistic expression.

[@feykingjulian]

yes, you can just feel so much love throughout the album it's insane. love for himself and what he's gone through and accomplished, love for his family & friends, love for writing and his own creativity. it makes it that much more of a joy to listen to.

[@alexchrist1057]

Luther is freaking awesome

[@blazebaby89]

Yesss Hey Now and Luther are my favorites

[@NeoNovastar]

i cannot stop listening to Luther, its just so friggin gorgeous and satisfying to listen to.

[@user-pz4vb9cu8u]

I hope ya'll are BUYING this album. It's on pace to sell 300k far less than his last few albums. If you want this kinda music from him then buy the album.

[@aesop2733]

I didn't know it was available. There was nothing when the album first dropped so that's probably why the sales are lagging. People probably looked then gave up or forgot after the first time

[@stinky_dookie]

Nah, mr morale sold 285k first week. It was his lowest since gkmc. 300k is also astonishingly well for a surprise release

[@feraljane]

I downloaded it from iTunes soon as I saw it was out. Hey I like to own my media, burn a cd in case I decide to turn off the internet.

[@B1ackTheRipper]

I preordered the blue vinyl i hope that goes towards the sales. Been on repeat anyway lol

[@jinxxy06]

@@B1ackTheRipper they said physicals won’t count this week. 😭

[@Uvemvanefly]

i think that gnx is stripped back and lowkey for a reason. it feels like a bit of a full circle moment, kendrick talks a lot about reincarnation and rebirth on the album and it feels like returning back to section 80 in a great way. its like he prestiged. he took all the knowledge from his previous albums and brought it forward into something that encapsulates how he made art at his outset. instead of being the kid in the backseat of the car with no control over his life but how he engaged in artistry, now he gets to sit in the driver's seat and pave a new road for hip hop's future. its mad powerful to me. but i also get why a lot of people feel like its kinda under expectation for kendrick. i think reincarnated and gnx are the songs that really set how i engaged with the album. one song that serves as a followup to tpab and damn where he acknowledges lucy as an aspect of himself and one song where he recreates the feeling of the backseat freestyles he rapped about on gkmc.

[@weaselweasel6601]

GNX has felt like a fantastic tribute to L.A and the West Coast with some bangers. Hey Now has one of the grimiest beats I've heard in a min

[@Jeff_Guapo]

Hey Now is my favorite song honestly! Like him and Doty 6 just rode the beat and that beat just a straight inferno.

[@Nachodaddy082806]

Beat is so dirty! Easily my favorite track so far!! 🔥🔥

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

​@Nachodaddy082806 Like did they leave in his genuine reaction to hearing the beat? Cuz that was my reaction lol

[@mattdienstag2413]

True but also pays tribute to Nas and homage to BIG. He checked a lot of boxes with this album.

[@collinbeal]

​@@MaynardsSpaceship😂😂😂

[@davidday2373]

Peakaboo is a WARNING SHOT to the Canadian. Kobe scored his "80-pointer" game against the Toronto Raptors. That song talks about "opps." Kendrick warns that he can't control what other people might do - "You know my little homies are off their rocker"

[@AShiftingofFate]

This. "Kendrick isn't a gangster" Yea, and the guys from Rick Ross fight probably don't know Drake IRL and we what happened. There are people who DO know Kendrick that might decide to eliminate a problem/ threat to the benefits that Kendrick brings to the community and Kendrick would have no control over it, esp since an affiliate would have no ... lets call it no official say in what happens.

[@alanmckinstry9276]

“What they talking bout? They talking bout nothin” is the only point of the song. It’s about nothing. It’s deliberately BS. It’s great.

[@amaris7619]

One of my favorites!

[@toricrumrine3448]

"Bing bop boom boom boom bam." Fighting noises.

[@censoredialogue]

@@toricrumrine3448the typa shit i’m on you wouldn’t understand 😹😹😹

[@SG-cv4pf]

I'm just glad kenny decided to fuck around and have fun instead of tryna break our brain with something that questions existence

[@The_Catalyzt]

He broke my brain a little bit with "Reincarnated." Depending on how you read it, he talked to us from 4 or 5 different perspectives, one of which is himself reincarnated as Lucifer? Yeah, he took us there. While also reincarnating 2pac with the beat and flow.

[@Fukyomomma2x]

I actually like those albums. Gives it more staying power because it forces you to "listen" not hear It

[@dextercagan5615]

​@@The_Catalyzt@The_Catalyzt I don't think he's saying he's Lucifer himself but the "devil's music" and its connection with black creators. All the music genres mentioned were created/pioneered by black musicians and, during their peak, were considered the devil's music because of the vices surrounding them. The last embodiment is Kendrick and how rap is perceived. He's trying to change that through his music, thus "rewriting" the story of the "devil's music." That's my opinion on it anyway.

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

​@@dextercagan5615💯 👏 👏 👏

[@Anomalous_Lifeform]

Kendricks previous albums have been large, detailed oil paintings. Telling a very deep story and a lot of forethought was clearly put into every brush stroke. They tell stories of years gone by to build up a larger concept. The only reward for surviving is more time to reflect type music. GNX feels like a photo. It's less involved for sure. But it's more immediate. It needed to be. He didn't have the time to bust out the paints to show what was happening in the moment, so he reached for the Polaroid. In heavy music, I see way more metal bands going for that big painting vibe as a means of getting a more nuanced emotional message across, and a lot more punk bands trying to get the perfect photo to really show something immediate/visceral/fast-moving. It's a really cool way to look at record-making, at least in my opinion. I like what Kendricks done here. Showing he can be as poignant in a timely, photographic manner as opposed to his usual long planned paintings style. Whether he sticks with this style of workflow or goes back to bigger concept albums, idk. Anyway, appreciate the vid Big Boss. I needed a good chaser after that election discourse haha

[@michaelotis223]

Well said!

[@Fukyomomma2x]

@@Anomalous_Lifeform Well, Damm. Took the words right of my mouth and put it down like a Picasso. You my friend are the one painting here👏👏

[@RyomenAyeni225]

Back to back?!? 😭 Nah but seriously this album feels like a mixtape to me, but tbf, a Deluxe version is being hinted at by some

[@2samarie2]

Lefty gunplay in a bootleg kev interview pretty much confirmed

[@BigChilleha]

The Heart had never been on an album since kendrick has been releasing music. the features also dont match for an "album". not even a good or bad debate. this just feels the music he during the beef and Mr Morale didnt really have his most impactful hits so it makes sense for something new to drop prior. but my mind cant escape the idea that The Heart isnt an album cut. always has been a single or mixtspe track (i shoulda finished the vid 😂 he said what i said)

[@deathlesszero]

It was even hinted by kendrick in squabble up. "hit his turf and get crackin' double back like a deluxe"

[@traplover6357]

​@@BigChillehaman, I wanna say a lot of shit about this "features don't belong if it's an album" criticism. People expecting Kendrick music like a high class wine for morally superior people and that these features don't fit that agenda.

[@BigChilleha]

@traplover6357 thats not at all what i mean. the features are perfect! im looking at it the history of music. This might be what the people want, but Kendrick doesnt give you what you want on his albums. he gives you what he wants and on every album he has had somebody "major" or "popular" because thats how music works. his history of releases is why it doesnt match. Dre on GKMC, Snoop TPAB, Rihanna/U2 Damn, Kodak/Ghostface on Mr Morale. Theres still a level of artist missing from his "Album". to me, this feels like Kendricks, IYRTITL, a mixtape with original music that just bumps.

[@rafaelaranha844]

I had to look up to make sure Father Time isn't called Daddy Issues

[@mishoniwanniman8321]

at least i aint the only one. imma call it Daddy Issues from now on just for the fun of it lol, but I was so fucking confused

[@Gothstana]

Daddy Time!

[@tendo824]

@@Gothstana😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@muazabdul-aziz8258]

He’s been calling it Daddy Issues for months andI laugh every time 🤣

[@miatomi]

The production on this album is insane. Being in California, they captured the sounds so well, it’s even in the mixing and mastering of specific songs

[@dra-j9n2015]

You don’t know anything about mixing and mastering lol.

[@miatomi]

@ is someone at least paying you to respond to positive comments about the album like this 🤔

[@dra-j9n2015]

@@miatomi I’ve been an audio engineer in LA for 10 years. You are just wrong

[@miatomi]

@ for sure bro 👍🏿

[@dra-j9n2015]

@@miatomi I didn’t say a good one lol. I got a day job. That don’t mean you not wrong tho😂😂😂😂😂 Kendrick voice literally sounds so bad. Go listen to section 80 where the tracks are actually mixed well

[@Claxxiq]

The GNX track is a homage to the bay thats a mac dre type beat i knew folks wasn’t gonna feel that, thats some real Bay Area ish right there specifically Mac Dre Thizz era, RIP MAC This album slaps its for California and the world gets to enjoy it with us

[@mrc88822]

Omg I said the same thing. That beat is a Mac Dre beat. I swear he had one song similar but I can’t find it!! It brings me back to hs!

[@davidbucky7634]

Two vids dam unc spoiling us in the holidays

[@arandomautizzy]

Ong

[@MANUELEYTOR]

Luther in one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard, was not expending that out of this album.

[@PANDORAZTOYBOKZ]

It's so beautiful beyond words. If I ever write one song even a fraction as incredible as Luther I'd be happy forever.

[@immortanleo3868]

The second verse on Hey Now goes crazy

[@definitely.not.Longmaze]

made me goofy smile when i first heard it

[@olivercrespo2329]

ITS THE BEN FRANK MURDERA MR I AINT HEARD OF YA

[@Chicks15]

“Wtf you wearing bro it’s tacky.”

[@collinbeal]

"Oh My GoD i'M aBoUt To Do ThE fOoL"

[@c-meezy765]

Kendrick has nothing left to prove at this point. Glad he went out and had some fun on this album.

[@majorisker]

I would be thrilled if there’s another project coming, and to me it seems far more than likely than not that there is. However, this album is also exactly what I wanted from Kendrick as a long time fan. I’m so happy to see him just let loose and have fun for a project.

[@voodeux_badeux]

He is usually a conceptual artist BUT I loooooove the energy he is displaying. Very needed these days

[@radical6905]

He just sounds like he's having fun again. Which is cool

[@blaquehealer5484]

His joy is infectious!!!

[@infamouseli92]

Right 😂

[@DNeonLamp]

@2:40 "Not Like Us was a huge hit for a reason" Someone tell Drake, he's so desperate to find the reason he's asking the courts.

[@deceiver444]

Drake aka Lawbrey Graham

[@maximutatro3176]

FD renaming “Father Time” to “Daddy issues” is personal to me

[@gamezharks]

Kendrick called DJ Mustard down from the heavens like a Golden Sun summon.

[@The_Catalyzt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@caiden3396]

I barely pay attention to mainstream music, so I just thought it was a random lyric people were memeing. It IS fun to meme.

[@nathanaellazaro3347]

I was not expecting a reference to Golden Sun in the comments. Under appreciated rpg series.

[@Leahcimmichael]

It feels like Denzel Curry's Zuu or Vince Staples' FM!. A fun smaller local project inbetween bigger concept albums

[@DrewbattleTheGreat]

I’m glad Kendrick didn’t give us a think piece album sometimes we just need a slap to throw on the stereo

[@arcticgoddess]

In the Squabble Up video he just released, a poster drops down that reads: 'Compton Christmas Parade' which is December 14. Kendrick is specific in everything he does, so I think he will drop the actual album that day.🎄

[@4whomittolz846]

I didn't really get it til you mentioned the Superbowl and it made sense. This album is essentially a tailor made Superbowl setlist. Which just shows his cultural impact when each song is enough of an instant classic to be played at the Superbowl.

[@rangerred9022]

I prefer GNX over Damn. Reincarnated is his best written song.

[@Jimmyjones151]

Same. GNX is fun. DAMN is great but left me feeling cold after it

[@klb2164]

exactly my thoughts

[@anthonydeshaun6326]

Wow, I agree with this… And I love Damn.. This album is elite penmanship! Fun dance tracks, answers to what he felt about the battle and the superbowl situation! Reincarnated and Man it the garden are my favorite tracks. But I love 9-10 out of twelve.

[@sjeanmacleod]

Kendrick was going for something on DAMN which outside of a small few tracks wasn't conducive to having banger after banger. Same thing with Mr Morale.

[@KamasiFitzgerald]

hard agree - GNX has no skips for me, DAMN has a couple

[@olivercrespo2329]

Love this record - hearing a rapper of Kendrick's caliber just break it down and bar up some tracks is exactly what I love about old school hip hop. Even the songs that are just for "fun" are still cleverly constructed and have a ton of finesse in the writing and production that makes them instantly catchy. Squabble Up gives me so much Rosa Parks vibes even tho they are not similar at all lol

[@PopularNobody]

GNX has great replayability. On first listen, I only thought like 4 were bangers. Now, there's only two songs I don't rock with.

[@aesop2733]

It's an album I'm always gonna throw on and listen front to back no skipping. Rarely does that mean the whole thing is perfect, but I'm here for the vibe. Love this album

[@YerpDerp17]

I'll be real, I think Section 80 is he weakest project. And its not at all bad. I just think he drastically matured his sound after that album. And to keep it all the way real, anyone could seriously debate ANY of his other albums as being the best. I won't speak on GNX yet, because though I am playing it on repeast and enjoying tf out of it, I just want time to let it breathe before I consider ranking it. What I think makes Kendrick unique, that only a few artist can claim, is every one of his albums sound drastically different from the next. So whatever you're at in life, what sort of production you are feeling, what sort of message you need to hear, you can honestly argue for any of his albums as being his best. And that just speaks to his raw talent as an artist. Not just a rapper, and legitimate artist. And though a lot of rap fans have thought it since TPAB, Kendrick in the past year has solidified himself as one the top teir GOATS. He will have to be on ev ery "top 10" list, and actually debated as being number 1. Not just current, but of all time. I am not here to claim he is, I have a lot of respect for OG's, but you have to entertain that conversation now. This current run he on is so raw and legendary that not giving him that respect is simply disrespectful. lol We are blessed to be able to see it all happening in real time. And I hope anyone who reads this has a blessed, positive and safe Thanksgiving!

[@felipehonoriobs]

Bro, imagine those horns from TV off, but with an actual orchestra

[@theyoungcommander]

The album is decidedly digestible. I think you're spot on about "meeting people where they are." This album is about gatekeeping, and reinforcing his mission to crush the overwhelming bullshit happening in and around hip hop. He needed to to complete watching the party die before something more conceptual.

[@Mayhem5150]

He basically stated what this project would feel like on Wacced Out Murals. In the first verse of the first song.

[@kplovely9787]

Cali Natives asked for a "Cali Album" and we got what we asked for. No Skips for me, personally. Not his best, but definitely one of my favs!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jake3550]

I do agree with you on the fact that gnx feels a little more rushed compared to any other project he dropped, that was the first thing that i felt after i finished listening. But i do believe that he used this album to give all the drake apologists an exhibit of everything he can do as an artist that his range goes beyond what they think it does, that he also can put on a lot of noname artists and make em pop, and overall just shut the mouths of all the haters and also give a blueprint to the new artists as to how to make boppy catchy songs and still have substance and content, yall dont need to sacrifice content for hits. All in all love your videos love the fact that you have been very fair in ur opinion can't wait for more.

[@tennyoceres]

the much needed topic shift i needed from the recent video on FD main channel. i love that GNX is also a west coast showcase.

[@shylandethomas7381]

Unc peekaboo is soooo good you just gotta sit with it for a sec 😂😭😭

[@The_Catalyzt]

That one had to grow on me. The beat pulls me in and keeps me locked. The attitude throughout the song brings it home. I just love the energy.

[@shylandethomas7381]

@@The_Catalyzt that’s exactly it for me!!!

[@andinetrbruce1213]

Its the kind of song that most people won't realize they like it until they it performed live. Then it will really slap.

[@basicallymid]

Kendrick definitely met me where I was lol. As I come to terms with the election, this album was a balm. During my first listen I had to sip a drink, dim the lights, and just go where he wanted to takes us. Don't know if it was intentional, but I'll take it

[@A-Oh-Trey]

Definitely hear you. I said GNX feels to me like Kendrick's most straightforward album and loosest conceptually. But while TPAB is still probably my personal fav, "too much poetry, not enough bangers" is definitely the common line among Kendrick haters. So maybe this is a "give the people what they want before I give them what they need" thing. Also a good point about the needing more pop-friendly hits before the Superbowl. Either way tho, GNX is still a super satisfying listen. Those bangers do be BANGIN' 🔥

[@andresoef]

I was waiting for unc to say "For Kendrick Lamar standards... this was light work" **roll credits**

[@cantu7214]

I agree with your take. this is really dope music with good messages for the Super Bowl. Fans have been wanting it and he delivered 🔥

[@rooboatdeer22yu51]

I sat in the park and i didn't skip one thing. THATS MAJOR . Every time this dude drops I feel rejuvenated to listen to music more.

[@michaelotis223]

We're eating good again!!

[@mike04574]

We never skipping Kendrick on first listen

[@darrencharles]

that was worded well “the best creative force in hiphop right now”…

[@megyskermike]

Mainstream hiphop to be specific

[@wydmatt7294]

@@megyskermike who in the mid tier to underground scene do you listen to

[@FirstLast-lw5wh]

0:38 I think there will either be a deluxe or that this is a mixtape before the album

[@maps_x]

Hey Now was also my favorite! "We got the same 24, what you mad for" is prolly my favorite line on the album.

[@Aleman-In-England]

1. GKMC/TPAB 2. U.U. 3. GNX 4. MMTBS/Section.80 5. DAMN

[@jameshouston2515]

I think I completely agree. Or maybe I’d up TPAB to level zero.

[@xavierrosas2916]

The recency bias for GNX hitting hard

[@rammpower5404]

SQUABBLE UPPPPPP. It's a fire album. TOP

[@Mayybearrr]

This album has zero skips for me! He really went back to the basics expressing his love and devotion for rapping and hip hop and la culture and you get to experience that joy, pain, anger, hilarity, and heart break and inspiration all in one. Beautiful and cohesive album. I’m excited for the Super Bowl, I know he is going to wow us even further. Will there be a deluxe?? I hope so 😊

[@Godjinx]

idk where I would put GNX at, but it's great and Luther is his best R&B type tracks

[@gregorysilas6329]

Man in the garden is my favorite song from this album

[@The_Catalyzt]

In total agreement. I always run that one back to back back.

[@ZachFairchild-sn4sc]

It’s funny hearing ppl saying it’s not what I’m used to or looking for yet don’t wanna be boxed in yet we box others in. Great video I wish you well.

[@Imoh93]

This album felt like Kendrick made his own All Eyez On Me. Just a really good time on the West coast with awesome production. And I love it.

[@mr.sorku359]

4:47 Y'all heard it here first folks FD choosing Big Wayne > lil wayne

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

All I know is when he said he was rocking Anita Baker in the tape deck of the GNX it was over. Rapture is one of my favorite records of all time, grew up on that stuff.

[@sfgiants5486]

Being from Cali, I love the album. I’m bias AF lol

[@Sproingles]

My ranking of his albums off sentiment and personal enjoyment: Gkmc, Mr morale, DAMN., Tpab, Gnx, uu, s80. Fan of them all.

[@Jimmyjones151]

Apparently it’s the album but there’s a Deluxe coming. Probably 7-12 tracks

[@OMGtrple]

It’s a Kendrick doodle, and it’s FIRE

[@NecroDatro421]

No se como expresarlo en inglés así que lo diré en español y esperaré a que KZbin lo traduzca automaticamente. Lo que me pasa con GNX es que siento que es Kendrick viendo como dejó el rap/hip-hop/la cultura después de asesinar a Drake. Creo que el concepto del Album es Kendrick dando vueltas en su auto gnx, mirando por la ventana el como quedó Compton/La costa oeste/La cultura tras su regreso. Ya no tiene las pretenciones mesiánicas de cuando sacó To Pimp a Butterfly. Después de Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick sanó. Aceptó que no tiene que ser él quien salve el hiphop, por mucho que siga queriendo ser el mejor. GNX creo que busca mostrar a Kendrick como una parte más de la escena, viendose como un simple mortal en lugar de un mesías.

[@andresoef]

I'll translate it for you bro: "I feel like GNX is Kendrick watching how he left rap/hip hop/the culture after m*rdering Drake. I believe that the album's concept is Kendrick driving around in his GNX car, looking out the window at the state of Compton/the west coast/the culture after his comeback. He no longer has the messianic pretensions off TPAB era. After MM&TBS, Kendrick healed himself. He accepted that, as much as he wants to be the best, he doesn't have to be hip hop's savior. I believe that gnx tries to show Kendrick as just another part of the scene, seeing himself as a mortal man instead of a messiah". Espero te sientas conforme con mi traducción, I did my best tho un saludo bro jaja 🙌

[@doomeronhigh]

Two videos in one day? I feel spoiled rn

[@iGotBulletproof-Insomnia]

💯💯

[@elisabethwaldron3192]

Damn. Back to back videos on both channels 😭. We are but mere mortals. Spoiling us man🔥

[@SLFKimosabae]

The reason why this is my favorite project of his since Section 80 is BECAUSE it feels less "contrived" as a project. It feels raw, in a classic New Golden Era mid-90s - 00s, sense. Authentic, yet still cohesive and well-presented. These are the kind of projects we don't get much of any more in the modern era, so I fucks with this.

[@mike04574]

Raw and authentic is gkmc too

[@SLFKimosabae]

@@mike04574 Not how I'd describe it, for sure, but to each their own.

[@rasmusk.lassen4965]

I flinched so hard at that stupid fly sound 5:10

[@kossiviesse9807]

Yeah Hey now is my fave, and idek why but I cried repeating the “Spaceships on Rosecrans” at the gym lol

[@KnoName1]

A channel pointed out, the First track “Wacced Out Murals” is a slowed beat of “Friends” by whodini 🤔.. so many layers to this project but I do agree-This is his Low Effort for someone like KDot- this was a MESSAGE that went over ALOT of heads

[@JOZiable]

I just think it's funny we got two "The Heart Part 6"s in one year.

[@R33M-l2k]

FD wants scarin the huzz music out of Kenny for it to be a serious release, sum times(most times) ppl want to dance not gawk at an abstract, complicated or complex ideas just to not listen to it because it’s too heavy or situational to put back on. No need for a video essay this time it’s still good music without it(not clown shoes), and a few of us actually want to hear you express how much you like a song that’s y I clicked that’s why I watch reactions of the album, it’s to see creators I like to listen and enjoy the music I also like

[@Bhumbleluv]

For me it's the only rap album that I can listen w no skips. He did say how many do I really got in stock 1,2,3,4,5!

[@youknowitsGORT]

I feel like the album is effortless more than lacking effort. my glasses are rosy as fuck tho

[@DrewbattleTheGreat]

A west coast classic

[@rashad123us]

*@**2:10** Mexican mariachi singer**

[@TDHMF]

He’s definitely gonna have some hits to perform for the Super Bowl. Good on Kendrick for cooking up some new new.

[@DefaultName-du3kr]

Peekaboo is funny but I get why some wouldn't like it. Caught me off guard the first time I heard it.

[@ifyouweremeforreal]

As a Black Jamaican Canadian, if I was Kendrick, I wouldn't even perform the song, I would use one band member to play the beginning notes and let the entire audience sing it, and film them all. The message is bigger than Drake and thats what he doesn't understand and why he will always show up late.shm

[@MonkeMane]

I loved the underlying themes of empathy all throughout this album especially towards the end of Reincarnated. This album is so special i cant wait for the deluxe.

[@devhausstudios4377]

Thank you for shouting out Hey Now and Dody6. That "Harley Quinn up in the cut with a blower" line hits so hard every time

[@Steve_Streza]

Reincarnated has been haunting my brain since I heard it. Just incredible writing.

[@august1870]

luther made me straight up cry, like immediately. incredible song

[@lightspaceman5064]

The album is watching a master of his craft go back and bring current skill to an earlier part of his career. It's like a mix tap he made to sell out of the back of his trunk at the Compton swap meet.

[@williamevans1708]

Kendrick is like “Yes, I killed hip hop. Anyway, here’s some hip hop.”

[@kyletucker3811]

My experience with rap was ... limited and shallow, to put it politely, before the beef. Not even listening to Drake limited but like having about 20-30 songs in my playlists. Yes, white guy present if it wasn't clear. But ever since following the beef I've been diving in and working my way through Kendrick's work, and I'm definitely going to be diving into other artists throughout the years and the present day. That being said, I was super happy to go through my first live experience of a Kendrick album release, and get to enjoy the work while interacting with others. The album is amazing. There's really not a song I don't like on the album, and I absolutely love Reincarnated and Gloria. Gloria in particular is very beautiful and inspiring to me since I'm a writer. I feel challenged to work on my craft and be as great as possible. If you're a writer that song should fire you up and make you feel like you should be working harder.

[@wenting2457]

I think part of it's just that Kendrick feels like the king right now. He's on top of the charts, everybody loves him, he won the culture war, now this is his victory lap. I think putting all these LA dudes in is tight, and yeah I wish their names were listed in the song titles, but also rap fans are nerds now they're gonna find these people. I think it's also a little bit of, when you're the king you gotta pull other people up, and I think he's doing that in an interesting way.

[@Coreymalikmusic]

Hey Now is my fav song too! Also impressed that you recognized the Father Time sample nobody’s mentioned it yet

[@virginiawatts4B]

He and Tyler are really giving me so much life

[@eddboil3631]

The one minute snippet feels more like a conceptual album track than the entirety of GNX

[@TheZombieRebel]

I had this on repeat for a few days now and this feels like a very radio friendly album. Squabble Up seems like it has potential to be a big radio hit. I definitely agree this is for the Super Bowl.

[@EMJAYYTK]

he doesnt like peakaboo??? crazy

[@xQuigley]

1:27 "It's more than likely gonna exist on whatever future project it comes out". Bold move to assume that, we still waiting for that Alright music video snippet to drop and it's been almost 10 years.

[@razzle-dazzle]

“Meet them where they are” - that’s it 💯

[@Peter-griftin]

I think kendrick would love your videos

[@Okieant]

Well done FD on going off script. You deliver your scripted work so well, there’s an obvious difference from when you stream. That was like Black Thought on Flex. Clear, concise, entertaining yet authentic. Us uncs gotta stick together

[@bigbizgrizzz777]

America’s favorite Uncle back with the main channel and b-sides drop. We eating good today and tomorrow

[@Odd1RoBoT]

This album was one of my favorites from Kendrick. All of his work is good, but from Like That til now he's just been showing that not only can he form a good concept, he can do any and EVERY flow. The flow diversity on this shit was amazing.

[@jalenchildress716]

This album was fun and hip hop hasn’t been fun for some time now. Much needed.