Sample Breakdown: Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (full album)

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00:00 Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
0:44 Backseat Freestyle
1:39 Money Trees
2:15 Poetic Justice
3:44 m.A.A.d city
4:20 Swimming Pools (Drank)
5:04 Sing About Me
6:27 I'm Dying of Thirst
7:04 Compton
7:43 The Recipe
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[@Vultrax]

Paul's Boutique hands down

[@casita.override]

Burial's Untrue album

[@the_odr9166]

Any DOOM album

[@aiireza]

everything is Love - Carters

[@jamesonblues]

Tribe Called Quest - We got it from here Thanks 4 your Service

[@Jay-ov8oz]

THAT POWERPUFF GIRLS SAMPLE WAS HARD ASF

[@d.stokes9532]

bro stg that shit caught me off guard 😭

[@blackline8]

how the fuck did they know

[@iWassaGuy]

@@blackline8 they’re tracklib, they have to know

[@crispychungus]

@@iWassaGuy who would win nardwuar or tracklib

[@najeewilson8942]

@@crispychungus this would be a hilarious interview.

[@gnarlyweinstein8155]

Will never understand why some people discredit sampling when art like this exists.

[@moresnqp]

because they're ignorant and have pre-existing biases

[@Bati_]

Because they are narrow-minded and they let their minds to wither and die

[@Realscience1922]

Because in the 1980s sampling was not a highly studied and dissected science like it is so musicians thought it was a form of copy and paste of their original music.

[@RM-wp7df]

"bEcAuSe It'S nOt OrIgInAl"🤡🤡🤡 screw them, sampling is insane

[@Bati_]

@@Realscience1922 I think it should always stay as a street art rather than becoming a part of the stagnant world of academia and their curriculum...

[@greed5102]

Who tf sits in the studio and is like "I finna sample sum powerpuff girls today" 💀

[@najeewilson8942]

A genius.

[@arturoromero951]

I mean a South African DJ decided to make a song out of _Alice in Wonderland_ samples, so…

[@najeewilson8942]

@@arturoromero951 do you know his name?

[@arturoromero951]

@@najeewilson8942 Pogo, why?

[@najeewilson8942]

@@arturoromero951 ah ok. I just wanted to know who you were talking about

[@synrgi]

This album should be studied in schools...masterful lyricism, an overarching story...and not least of all, fantastic samples

[@bennyceca]

LOL, teach rap music in schools! Because that's going to invent you the technology that is making all this music possible, and the sciences to advance humanity! You got priorities wrong buddy!

[@Jahvdjybejhehdvhdzxuduwiksjd]

@@bennyceca old head😂

[@smartstuf1026]

@@bennyceca even if you were right, which watching even a few seconds of this video will tell you you’re not, your argument wouldn’t apply to lyrics

[@bennyceca]

@@smartstuf1026 lol, what a lame and nonsensical argument, did your mummy help you with that?! If you want lyrics, just read poems, plenty of them, a lot more meaningful, but still, they're not going to change your life!

[@bennyceca]

@@Jahvdjybejhehdvhdzxuduwiksjd More like real! The guy talks about teaching rap music in schools, no music is creating the tech to produce that music, the world needs more scientists and engineers, not rappers!

[@sl0umaa]

the way that Powerpuff girls sample was flipped had me speechless

[@ysc8586]

shit had me shook, I was like ain’t no way

[@RJR6777]

Fr

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

Jaw dropped because I had no idea how’d they use it

[@prodbytwade]

that transition between sing about me and i’m dying of thirst was just beautiful

[@ProdCuzzo]

Called it a classic back in 2012 I’ll call it a classic now

[@blackline8]

on god

[@enzothepalekid]

bro facts.

[@badusername765]

Too bad it’s ruined by an ad break

[@andrei400tmx]

i cried.

[@LeBeautiful]

*A masterpiece of an album.* Still after a decade later, it ranks well within the top 200 on the billboard. Kenny is KING.

[@jeen-yuhs4556]

i love you LeBeautiful

[@timonriehl8707]

LeEVERYWHERE

[@gavvdw]

LeBeatiful is a KZbin Legend

[@iamwhatieat9639]

@@gavvdw he was also on Worldstar too, back when Q was alive. LeBeautiful, do you still go on there?

[@iamwhatieat9639]

Facts

[@nickfergusxn]

How the hell did they figure out that powerpuff girl sample. Tracklib is undefeated.

[@ashtro1763]

Hit boy mentioned in an interview that they sampled power puffs girls for this song I think. That’s when people started searching

[@yungjoemighty879]

*Backseat Freestyle is actually crazy.* The depth and breadth of cultural and historical research combined with musical imagination that it takes to find and use those samples is incredible.

[@TheSonamuTree]

Madlib the best producer ever dont argue with me

[@goobet1091]

​@@TheSonamuTreeno one said anything abt madlib?

[@Eeter26]

Bruh it takes historical research to find powerpuff clips on yt?

[@goobet1091]

@@Eeter26 no its because no one thinks of that shit anyone can do anything its the creativity that counts

[@luisortegast]

Agree

[@SuperFromND]

the editors clearly had fun putting this one together, from the dope VHS transitions, that subtle little flicker when the reverse sample in Money Trees kicks in, the "somebody say dominos?" at the end maad city totally deserves it though, one of the best rap albums period

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

i hope that editior living well

[@frstwhsprs]

DID SOMEBODY SAY DOMINOES?

[@casita.override]

"How many effects and edits you want to put in this video?" Tracklib: Yes.

[@SiHargreaves]

Been trying to figure out how they even do it. Can't get my head around it lol

[@SuperFromND]

@@SiHargreaves i remember them saying they use ableton and AE for these videos, so maybe they have some cool expressions to interface data from the two? not entirely sure, never used AE personally

[@matttheking1655]

1:40 that beach house reserve sampling is dope ....

[@thebeast-or7ls]

Yeah i find reverse samples to be the most spectacular kind of samples, since you never expect something to sound so good when reversed. Best reverse sample i heard to this day is the sample for moby-porcelain though

[@NOAH-oq3xb]

That way that Janet Jackson song was chopped for Poetic Justice is legitimately mind-blowing. Literal art

[@Thezb]

There is no way the bass on "Swimming Pools" is a sample. It's just sound so clean.

[@soundtorial4567]

I Always thought its a Reese bass. Not a Sample for the Same reason of sounding way to Clean

[@Thezb]

@@soundtorial4567 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp7UYoZspa-ilZY Even the guy who remade the beat used a sub bass. Also why would T-Minus record all the different sounds in the song by himself, but use a pitched down sample for the bass? It doesn't make sense to me.

[@odinhonour2170]

It's probably the sample layered with a synth patch

[@noir269]

seriously. i was so shocked

[@vaudevilledylan3466]

right ?!?

[@fruroo9723]

Backseat freestyle is lowkey one of the most impressive ones i’ve seen, using rly obscure samples used in kind of a cool way to make a relatively simple but cool sounding beat

[@snakesharkz]

that's literally the point of sampling

[@isaiahromero9861]

​@@snakesharkznot to most producers, most would rather just layer a break and a chorus sample from an old hit song or something

[@Seenmikal]

@@isaiahromero9861 case and point, Pink Friday 2 😂

[@casita.override]

Not only they retain the aesthetic vibe of reverse title and promo message for "Money Tree" part...even the intro is different than the one normally seen. This is simply beautiful.

[@sanzhartenizbaev]

just realized the intro text font is in the style of an album cover

[@BohdiBohdi]

Pretty sure that cover font is schoolboy’s handwriting which is so tight

[@casita.override]

@@BohdiBohdi So it's a homage...a blissful homage, indeed. 😄

[@kcinrolyat3049]

600th like

[@0v3rgr0wn]

Kendrick Lamar is who got me into Beach House. From there I discovered dream pop, shoegaze, and other alternative genres. GKMC is a legendary album.

[@ChokyoDK]

This album is currently number 24 on the top 200 billboards album list. It's been on there for 523 weeks

[@Therealmikebobaguard]

and now is the longest charting rap album of all time. GOAT shit

[@pinguplays1]

it just hit 600 weeks. classic

[@solicoli]

@@Therealmikebobaguard but curtain call?

[@meta___]

​@@solicolithat's greatest hits not an album so it doesn't really count

[@solicoli]

@@meta___ true

[@Whodnl]

tracklib always posting bangers

[@ayekaloji]

Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst is still one of the most powerful tracks I’ve ever heard. what a song, dude.

[@deepaparakkal4241]

The Any Time, Any Place sample is a masterpiece

[@ABJWiseAndStrong]

Bro the Details of the chops make it so Crazy 🔥 Sampling is an art form, don’t care what any of the haters say

[@hellbenthades]

@@ABJWiseAndStrong art is subjective and that's the beauty of it. It's multifaceted like a diamond

[@farraribeats]

Thank you Grant Green for blessing us with that "Sing about me" sample.

[@yttwlouis.05]

5:04 is definitely the best part. Grant Green 💚

[@acaptainnachoz2111]

Album with no skips

[@non-expertguy9805]

Literally

[@icantafford_azii3502]

maybe sherane tho? i mean, like 40% of the entire song is just talking. but i do agree still

[@zvngetsu.]

We should might as well call this a classic ⭐️

[@5679_]

It is a classic

[@artur0210]

It’s more than a classic.. it’s a mf masterpiece!

[@vene9707]

we can now since he said its gotta be atleast 10 years old to be considered a classic

[@kevinmartina3700]

“Somebody said dominoes?”

[@barvin1185]

Will go down in history as one of the Greatest Rap Albums of all time. Everything about this album is nearly flawless, Kendrick's cadence, the instrumentals, Kendrick's wordplay, the theme of the album, the features. Everything.

[@pinkfedoras]

Words cannot describe how revolutionary this album was.

[@reenafm]

ong this made me reconsider my life as a whole, world changing 😵

[@pinkfedoras]

@@reenafm you mfer, coming out of nowhere like that hahaa

[@lemoonlemon]

For some inexplicable reason, Poetic Justice's beat along with Janet Jackson's presence makes me wanna fall in love.

[@SuperRavensfan101]

This is honestly so true, the beat is beautiful and Janet's vocals are just so amazing

[@csorare]

the Money trees editing was insane

[@mikroBene]

jaw dropped when I first heard in in reverse

[@isaiahsims__]

Hip Hop is literally buns without samples. I don’t care what anyone says! This is history

[@ojvic7297]

Samples is the soul of hiphop...

[@azi9_ity]

@@ojvic7297 yessir

[@arielly_2008]

I agree

[@Adambenhmida0000]

Samples is how hiphop was made

[@pradabears]

Very true

[@paulmitu6410]

"The Recipe" beat is amazing, underrated gem

[@Kj16V]

I'm not a huge hip hop fan, so I never really took any notice of Kendrick Lamar until now. These sample breakdowns make me feel like I've really been missing out!

[@thesittingfroge3767]

You should check out to pimp a butterfly

[@heskerterrer9724]

@@thesittingfroge3767the first ever kendrick album i’ve listened to 12/10 way to good

[@shinuba]

ARINKINKIN ARINKINKIN ARINKINKIN-

[@ratwithafork]

AW, MARTIN HAD A DREEEAAAAM

[@themonomineestation5815]

4:42 I can't believe of how badass this sounds!

[@DarrienRobinson1]

i’m watching this while my wife is giving birth 😅

[@JC20XX]

Congrats!

[@frederikgjernrosenberg868]

Priorities

[@Kez444]

Update?

[@isaacsolomon1791]

Yeah what happened?

[@DarrienRobinson1]

@@Kez444healthy baby boy ❤️

[@miharu4k]

when i was in school, my english teacher had us listen to good kid off of the good kid, maad city album, and he had us break it down the best way we possibly could without context from the previous tracks. that was when i was put onto Kendrick. and til this day, I'm forever thankful.

[@vanillagorillaog]

what a sick class 🔥

[@DCA_Beatz]

That Swimming Pool’s Sample is a masterpiece

[@ABJWiseAndStrong]

10 YEARS and I NEVER KNEW that was a sample. Mind Blown 🤯

[@jobro7463]

The intro to dying of thirst gave me chills wow. Great job!!

[@granmiembro47]

theres an alternate version here at yt that its sick. its like the transition. check it out

[@rx6399]

I love how the transitions between the songs / samples in this video become more intense and less smooth to reflect the pacing of the album and to show it becoming more serious. It’s the smaller things, we love you Tracklib ❤

[@HarpreetExplores]

Thanks for not leaving out “The Recipe” that’s such a great track. And sampling was really good on that one!

[@tookuh]

The sample for The Recipe was amazing

[@tamburyn54]

For me it's annoying now cuz of that stupid ass song from YT Shorts

[@gabrielperez82204]

You think of GOOD KID MAD CITY as such a lyrical masterpiece you begin to underrate how insane the production is . This really opened my eyes thank you!

[@claysoggyfries]

There's nothing more beautiful than the sample for Sing About Me 😭😭

[@nodiet8660]

Everyone who worked on GKMC is awesome and also deserve to be remembered as much as K-Dot

[@Therealmikebobaguard]

sad that since casual rap listeners make up the majority they wont know who produced the bangers they hear

[@pianosopher]

To add to this the guitar noise going through the background of M.A.A.D City is sampled from the end of Reset by Outkast

[@Caprico98]

The range of genre sampled 🔥🔥🔥

[@ABJWiseAndStrong]

That’s Hip-Hop for you! I love all genres of music because of Hip-Hop

[@chrisbartlett7817]

This breakdown is insane man! 100% do "To Pimp a Butterfly" if possible

[@KarltonFranz]

The money trees sample will be my fav forever

[@wordlifejohn1122]

There's always something about soul samples, they always hit hard.

[@SergeantSkeleton]

Well soul is singing about sorrow, usually on the surface about love but I’m sure for a lot of black soul singers they were pleading not only for love but their freedom in the 60s and 70s. Really fits the same mood as Sing About Me or Maad City

[@yassine8240]

Cannot wait for this one

[@miloproduces2]

Legendary! That Janet Jackson sample is so good

[@XBR4Da]

1:40 goosebumps. Well done Tracklib. I love all your videos but you outdid yourself here. GKMC my favorite album of all time.

[@djangelwingz]

Never in my life would I expect a powerpuff girls sample to pop up in a album like this 🔥 HAPPY 10th

[@peterproductions5015]

So you’re telling me I was rapping with Kendrick over a fucking POWERPUFF GIRLS SAMPLE?

[@Arizonapinky]

That transition for Sing about me and I’m dying of thirst deadass made me shed a tear wtf

[@karlh]

good kid, m.A.A.d city has aged like fine wine. After so many listens I'm still amazed by the quality of its beats and Kendrick's rapping and direction

[@Amangiechsin]

i never realized how much chopping was involved in this album. The producers really brought their A Game when it came to this album

[@michaelchen2718]

1:30 aint no way my boy sampled the powerpuff girls!

[@MarvinSuave]

7:45 one of my favs samples by dre🔥🔥

[@kxkaru]

This is one of the greatest Channels on youtube 100%

[@kamesprods]

Poetic justice sample flipping is crazy🔥

[@MatchaCutie14]

I can't believe yall found that PPG sample. Wow. Amazing work 👏

[@smokebomb8361]

imagine if money trees actually started out like how the sample is slowly converted in this video

[@VSNarain]

The way these samples are visualized... wow. Learned a lot today.

[@prodbyselase]

One of the most impactful albums in my life. Can't believe it's been a decade.

[@indy1530]

Was literally thinking about how tracklib should make a sample breakdown for gkmc last night. Dream come true

[@zunaDE_]

"Money Trees" gave me Goosepumps how it reversed it back

[@devoncraigjohnson]

I'm still in awe at how powerful these breakdowns are.

[@lobster747]

The way that the first sample started slow and sped up was amazing

[@jxohnny]

I swear hearing Kendrick always makes me wanna play GTA again 😂

[@Frej1]

All of these videos are just so well put together

[@harry.t9523]

I think both “Backseat Freestyle” and “Sing about Me” are the 2 most creative tracks in the album.

[@greekfreak384]

Best sample video I’ve ever seen on KZbin. The way you broke it down so we knew exactly where it went was golden. You Definitely gained a sub in me.

[@--REGULAR--REGULAR]

This album saved hip hop and was the first album that gave the well respected rap goats a run for their legacies. The older generation of hip hop heads were forced to take the blog era more seriously after this album dropped. Drake, rocky, miller, krit, meek, cole, wiz, nicki, wale, tyler, jay elect, and big sean owe a lot to kendrick for elevating the rap game and making his era more solidified with a super classic album .

[@Carlosbnavids]

Poetic Justice

[@MescudiBarton]

This is absolutely unreal. I'm always amazed by how these are created and these videos show it perfectly.

[@tylerlevibald420]

The Recipe sample was amazing. Never thought to look it up ❤

[@MarvinSuave]

i love these type of shi 😮‍💨😮‍💨real music lovers just hits dif

[@cachalotreal]

amen

[@TYP.EWRITER_]

Can we appreciate tracklib and their ability to find every bit of the samples?? Like how?

[@igos677]

God bless Tracklib, this format is hella fire.

[@nhlanhlasithole2899]

Sing About Me sample is still the best chopping ever. Best beat ever.

[@thekillswitch3329]

Bruv can we get a 2014 Forest Hill drive sample breakdown

[@adrienveidt419]

Personally, this is one of the most defining albums of my life. I was 13 years old when this came out, in the beginning of my teenage years, and this songs accompanied me through that age. When I recall any memorie of that time, I always have one of this songs like if it were a "soundtrack" of my life in those years.

[@buulu6477]

the money trees sample when you reversed it like that just hit different

[@cbf2thinkaname]

That Money Trees sample absolutely blew my mind! One of the best albums of all time!

[@gsisemore]

The way the Any Time, Any Place was sampled on Poetic Justice was nothing short of genius. The whole album is so thought out and a masterpiece that can never be replicated.

[@sunnysails]

This is gonna be so good! This album will always be a masterpiece 👏💙

[@queensolsticespeaks9684]

This is mind blowing, my God!

[@rizz5822]

Damn man you really appreciate the craftsmanship after breaking down classics like this, should be taught in schools, Hip-Hop Classic.

[@davidthepangolin]

One of my favorite albums ever, Kendrick 🐐 here's to the next 10!

[@gavintuckey]

That recipe sample is absolutely bonkers

[@kindkniv2932]

Sad that The Art of Peer Pressure wasn’t featured, as like Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe, the song samples a Danish song 🇩🇰, in this case called Helt Alene by Suspekt!

[@hrulius1777]

Ledte efter den her kommentar, Rune Rask har fandme haft en impact på global skala!

[@whyjoelhereofficial]

poetic justice will forever blow me away.

[@qwali4142]

The song, which was sampled for b don't kill my wibe is so beautiful

[@ArthurBizkit]

Years on and I still cant believe they had the nerve to give that 'other' album best rap album.

[@haleys_hus]

for the uninitiated: the "i'm dying of thirst" sample was recreated by anna wise on the final track

[@superwhizz114]

When I listened to it for the first time, I just naturally assumed it was Anna vocalising in the background

[@haleys_hus]

@@superwhizz114 that's all anna

[@michaeldravnieks547]

I'm a big fan of Kendrick and Beach House, I never caught that reverse sample on Money Trees. Genius stuff

[@alcismyuncle]

The way Scoop DeVille repeats patterns is amazing...

[@danskyder1564]

Dying of Thirst sample gave me chills

[@quadrygrace94]

I love how this breakdown was presented!!!🔥🔥🔥 beautiful job