[video=youtube;Z-48u_uWMHY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY[/video]
Normally I wouldn't post music videos, but this is a little unique.
Kinda why I love kendrick.
The video is very interesting to say the least
I need a full version of that song at 2:11.
[QUOTE=Swiket;48090444]I need a full version of that song at 2:11.[/QUOTE]
reminded me of flylo
[QUOTE=Swiket;48090444]I need a full version of that song at 2:11.[/QUOTE]
wish he did a song with that beat or did a full song from 2:11 cause shit, I enjoyed it more than the actual song.
Absolutely phenomenal music video. If you know about Kendrick, then you'll understand it fully.
This is actually amazing, one of the best best music videos I've seen in a while. Music Video of the year 100%
I love how politically charged Kendrick Lamar has become. There has been a lot of that of that in the underground scene but the last time someone talked about legitimate racial issues was Tupac. Kanye West talks about slavery and shit but is materialistic as fuck and isn't a good role model. Kendrick Lamar doesn't glorify drugs and for that reason I respect him.
The rap genre has become a shit pile with these bling rappers talking endlessly about sex, drugs, money, cars, and houses giving young black teenagers terrible role models.
[QUOTE=Llamalord;48091194]I love how politically charged Kendrick Lamar has become. There has been a lot of that of that in the underground scene but the last time someone talked about legitimate racial issues was Tupac. Kanye West talks about slavery and shit but is materialistic as fuck and isn't a good role model. Kendrick Lamar doesn't glorify drugs and for that reason I respect him.
The rap genre has become a shit pile with these [B]bling rappers talking endlessly about sex, drugs, money, cars, and houses giving young black teenagers terrible role models.[/B][/QUOTE]
That's interesting you say that when Kanye West paved the way for more rap artists to deviate from that same very subject matter from the dominant gangsta rap from the early 00s. Rap has always been politcally charged. The existence of rap is pretty much the result of the harsh lives African-Americans have in this country and one of the outlets for it and as a way to get out of it.
He ain't black but a lot of eminems shit is politically charged to hell and back, and even he brings up racial issues every now and then. Jedi Mind Tricks does some good stuff too
Iunno I thought it was just [I]alright[/I]
[QUOTE=Rammaster;48091235]That's interesting you say that when Kanye West paved the way for more rap artists to deviate from that same very subject matter from the dominant gangsta rap from the early 00s. Rap has always been politcally charged. The existence of rap is pretty much the result of the harsh lives African-Americans have in this country and one of the outlets for it and as a way to get out of it.[/QUOTE]
Kanye West was R&B more and Hip Hop waaaaaay before he talked about anything political. Good Life, 808 and Heartbreak, Dark Twisted Fantasy, and his college albums. Those are way more about celebrity life than anything else. He didn't start taking about politics until Watch the Throne with Jay Z and still it's all about power and materialism.
Kendrick's debut album Section 80 dealt entirely with topics of ethnicity, shitty hood life, and government corruption. While Kanye's first album College Dropout was R&B and soul music about how worthless college is. Kendrick Lamar's message is pure while Kanye's is steeped in egotism AKA "I Am A God, Pass me a Damn Croissant", "Beck is a shit artist", "Bush hates Black people", "Imma Let You Finish". These things can't be ignored, he is a giant douche but he is a great producer and rapper.
[QUOTE=J$ Psychotic;48091072]Absolutely phenomenal music video. If you know about Kendrick, then you'll understand it fully.[/QUOTE]
Only thing I don't understand is the floating running thing
[editline]30th June 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=cdr248;48091252]Iunno I thought it was just [I]alright[/I][/QUOTE]
Come on dude, way too obvious
To Pimp a Butterfly is a fucking musical masterpiece, everyone should listen to it
Is just me or does the beat at 2:11 sounds like "Let's Take A Ride" by Justin Timberlake? Both that and Alright were produced by Pharrell so maybe?
Also, I love how many references there are to other Kendrick songs. There's the "I remember you was conflicted..." speech, the snippets from "u", the "Cartoons & Cereal" snippet, and him rapping "this dick ain't free".
[QUOTE=YouWithTheFace.;48090493]reminded me of flylo[/QUOTE]
It had way more a thundercat vibe
Which is funny cuz thundercat does shit with flyo all the time
[editline]30th June 2015[/editline]
the fact that Kendrick Lammar once held 25 spots in the top 40, including every spot in the top 5, is testament to how talented he is.
I prefer the album version of the song, but the video was pretty cool.
Too slow and too much narrative for my taste.
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[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;48091683]If you say Kendrick doesn't glorify drugs or money or cars then you haven't listened to all of his stuff.
liiiike pool full of liquor anyone?[/QUOTE]
That song is about alcoholics and alcoholism. Maybe try listening to the lyrics harder next time.
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[QUOTE=SnakeHead;48091695]That song is about alcoholics and alcoholism. Maybe try listening to the lyrics harder next time.[/QUOTE]
seriously the intro even makes it pretty clear in like the first 10 seconds of the song
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;48091710]ok that was always my least favorite song of his so yeah, my bad, I never really listened to it that hard (or more than once) and I still wont but I believe you
but backseat freestyle tho[/QUOTE]
It's a satire about gang life.
"Martin had a dream"
One of the best music videos I've ever seen.
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;48091710]ok that was always my least favorite song of his so yeah, my bad, I never really listened to it that hard (or more than once) and I still wont but I believe you
but backseat freestyle tho[/QUOTE]
Backstreet freestyle is a deliberate parody of what you seem to think it is, and a decently accurate representation on the kinda of self destructive mindset that is often present in the ghetto. The song after, "The art of peer pressure" is excellent and deals with a lot of the same themes, and gives context to backstreet freestyle. That being said, Good Kid M.a.a.d. city is an album that you listen to in one sitting.
Its too easy to take snippets with satire like this and miss a lot of the main message. Take Jedi Mind Tricks "Uncommon Valor" for example
[QUOTE]Soothin' drug abusin', Vietnamese women screwin'
Sex, gambling and boozin', all this shit is amusin'
Bitches and guns, this is every man's dream
I don't wanna go home where I'm just an ordinary human being[/QUOTE]
hey look war is great war is the best but if you go just two lines back
[QUOTE]This ain't no real war, Vietnam shit
World War II, that's a war, this is just a military conflict[/QUOTE]
and the first verse (breaking my own rule with a snippet to avoid textwall)
[QUOTE]Yeah, I don't know why I'm over here, this job is evil
They sent me here to Vietnam to kill innocent people
My mother always said, "The president, he doesn't care"
He tryin' to leave the footprints of America here
They say we tryin' to stop Chinese expansion
But I ain't seen no Chinese since we landed[/QUOTE]
its a gud song by the way give it a listen
[editline]1st July 2015[/editline]
if you listen to the whole song its an even more clear divide and shift in tone but taking snippets kills all that instantly
[QUOTE=paindoc;48091839]Its too easy to take snippets with satire like this and miss a lot of the main message. Take Jedi Mind Tricks "Uncommon Valor" for example
hey look war is great war is the best but if you go just two lines back
and the first verse (breaking my own rule with a snippet to avoid textwall)
its a gud song by the way give it a listen
[editline]1st July 2015[/editline]
if you listen to the whole song its an even more clear divide and shift in tone but taking snippets kills all that instantly[/QUOTE]
Fucking great song and great lyrics man.
[QUOTE=SnakeHead;48091845]Fucking great song and great lyrics man.[/QUOTE]
One of my favorite narrative-style songs by far, just such a great track on so many levels. JMT is good but to me they just can't quite top this track in my opinion.
[editline]1st July 2015[/editline]
oh shit how did i miss their new album WHAT
[editline]1st July 2015[/editline]
blood in blood out comes close to uncommon valor
To Pimp a Butterfly is near perfection, tbh. Kind of a big statement, but in my opinion, it's true.
[QUOTE=Llamalord;48091194]I love how politically charged Kendrick Lamar has become. There has been a lot of that of that in the underground scene but the last time someone talked about legitimate racial issues was Tupac. Kanye West talks about slavery and shit but is materialistic as fuck and isn't a good role model. Kendrick Lamar doesn't glorify drugs and for that reason I respect him.
The rap genre has become a shit pile with these bling rappers talking endlessly about sex, drugs, money, cars, and houses giving young black teenagers terrible role models.[/QUOTE]
Ok grandpa.
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;48091710]ok that was always my least favorite song of his so yeah, my bad, I never really listened to it that hard (or more than once) and I still wont but I believe you
but backseat freestyle tho[/QUOTE]
Iirc he said he did Backseat Freestyle all in one take and it's him channeling all his selfish desires from when he was younger. If you listen to it all the way through, Good Kid M.a.a.d city plays out like a concept album and that is more or less the dark or childish part of his psyche on that track.
Claiming that all rap/hip hop is about bitches/bling and citing only Kendrick/Kanye makes it obvious you haven't really listened to much. :v:
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