I have come to realize that this video came out at a particularly sensitive time given the recent murder of George Floyd. My heart goes out to the African American community and all of those who have suffered, or know those who have suffered at the hands of police brutality. It has become increasingly clear that we need voices like Denzel's now more than ever.

Denzel just confirmed in the melon interview that the track Taboo is about his trauma "disguised" as a girl. Great pickup Pineapple!

So basically: Act 1. Denial of what's around you Act 2. Realization of what's around you Act 3. Reaction to what's around you By the way your channel is mad underrated

The fact that this only has 83k views will only prove more than Denzel will always be overlooked but never underpaid.

The structure of Taboo has been difficult to piece together throughout my multiple listens but this video made it so incredibly clear. I'll definitely check out your channel and good work

I haven't realized how much of Denzel's music I've just been taking at face value. Even the idea of taboo being him never crossed my mind cause all I've read were genius reviews. Denzel Curry is definitely one of the best artists of out generation but people don't wanna give him a chance.

Pretty good video, but I think that you should have covered the features, especially the J.I.D, JPEG Mafia, and ZillaKami features, because they add so much more to the songs. Especially J.I.D's verse, as it is one extended metaphor

It took me over 2 years to notice how Clout Cobain summarizes the grey part of the album. "Watch these hoes when they say they want a lot of me" is in reference to Super Saiyan which is loaded with sexual imagery. "I don't know who's the one that wants to plot on me" covers Switch it Up, where he discusses his friends turning on him at a moment's notice, as well as Mad I Got It where the final verse is literally someone so jealous of him that they're willing to commit murder. "I stay low so my demons don't acknowledge me" references Sirens which are flying creatures in greek mythology. Finally "when i go i know death don't do apologies" ties these to Clout Cobain, where as a result of distrust of women, his friends, people less fortunate that him who may act on their jealousy, and the entire institution of his country which is designed to prevent him from escaping poverty as an African American, it overwhelms him to the point of considering suicide. This is the point at which he realises that no amount of money or fame can truly allow him to escape from his problems, ie his black balloons, the greatest being the death of his brother. Denzel is my favorite rapper btw and this video was so dope, keep up the great work :)

finally someone who fully understands this masterpiece, hella underrated

as a man who experienced sexual assault, i was casually listening to this while in the gym and my mind immediacy raced towards traumatic thoughts. however, i really appreciate that there are men now trying to be open about this topic.

I finally understand.

i’ve listened to taboo since it’s came out but i haven’t really put time into understanding it until recently and man o man i let this masterpiece fly right under my nose. great video

You made me love this album so much more

This video is very underrated I remember listening to taboo when it first came out and listened to it over and over again trying to understand it. Now here I am two years later finally understanding it because of this amazing video! I love how the video is well put together and you go way in depth to explaining every detail you honestly deserve way more man. Keep the amazing work up and you’ll blow up soon man I believe it! 💯

Bro This video is extremely underrated, Taboo is by far my favorite album, and Denzel is my favorite artist, glad someone really took a deep dive into this album because it seems like most people just agreed on the older meanings behind stuff with no new takes whatsoever. Keep up the good work bro bro the video was very well done

I’ve been religiously listening to TA13OO ever since I heard it around a week ago and this video just made me love the album even more, I’ll definitely check out the rest of Denzel’s discography

This is one of the best videos Ive ever seen about music in general, your insanely underrated

Just recently found this video. It's great to see someone else who has such an appreciation for this album and is able to understand the themes of this album. Best breakdown of this masterpiece I've seen

This video is so incredibly done. I’m becoming addicted to video essays especially about music and this quality is very professional

I love this video!!! The fact that you made a full analysis with wayyyy more information than the other video essays and album reviews is amazing. It’s a great analysis and has made me love this album even more. You’ve covered EVERYTHING every other person making a review of this album missed, and summed it up with many details and enjoyable to watch. I have subscribed and hope to see you and your channel grow. Keep up the amazing work!!

Man this video essay was amazing. Really made me reflect on things my loved ones and I have gone through. Thank you truly.

Amazing video man, got into the deep aspects and portraid it really well. keep it up!

I am the biggest zel fan to ever live, I didn't know people thought it was actually constructed like light, gray, dark. He said it in an interview that he was in a terrible state when recording black ballons.

brrrrooooo what a nice video i just discovered you channel and man, i have so much respect, keep up the good work

I get it now. It's taboo and that's why it's so hard to analyze. He's hiding the real message so as not to speak on a taboo topic. Genius.

dude, astonishing video. this was really interesting to watch and you really made me think about the album in a new light, it makes a lot more sense.

Amazing fr this is how I love to break down music can't believe I just found your channel subbed instantly🤯🔥 amazing breakdown!! Got to the explanation at the end and gave me chills I feel this in my soul thank you for doing this!! Ima go listen now. And lmao the ending was great music is my life so this was perfect we made it to the end because you match the passion fr!!💚✌🏼

Holy shit, this is what I was waiting for dude, great video and well explained.

Awesome video, got even more insight into one of the greatest albums ever and my personal favourite.

I’m so sad it took this long to find this channel, to start really listening to Denzel Curry and to really understand Taboo. Instant Subscribe and like a year later 🔥

You breaking down one of my favorite rap albums, Taboo is honestly amazing, Great review.

After watching this video, I can fully see how and why Denzel would appreciate a band like Rage Against the Machine, let alone do a cover of Bulls on Parade.

I love this album. Nobody will make another TA13OO, it’s a personal album. It’s dark, it’s Denzel, and it’s art.

Wow. Can't believe that I just discovered your channel. A fantastic, informative and entertaining analysis of one of my favorite rap albums ever. Hats off to you Mr. Pineapple, this was phenomenal.

Really glad I found this video, wonderful job!

great analysis! just got taboo as my first ever vinyl, always knew it was my fav zel album but this video taught me a lot. can't wait to see this man on tour in a few months :')

Yeah, this was a fantastic interpretation. Well done!! Looking forward to your future content.

i've been listening to taboo since it's release, each time i noticed new meanings i didn't before, and this video summarizes and adds a lot of what i was thinking, thank you for such a well made summary, good job man

TA13OO was in my top 5 fav albums of all time, but after this vid, it's without a doubt my favourite album Good god, you've done an incredible job on this video

Had to watch the analysis a second time since it 's so good. Can't believe such good content came from a channel with only 6k subs, I really hope you get the success you deserve. You definitely earned that sub and that like

Really liked that you used the FlyLo production. Genius.

Amazing interpretation! Helps a lot with understianding this masterpiece of an album

This is an amazing video dude. I am writing my essay on this album and this video seriously helps and is just a very entertaining and informative video.

lil late but i appreciate you, i love this album more than i could explain and you took every single word from my mind.

One year late, but thank you for doing this video. Denzel's gotta be my favorite rapper and I'm glad someone has finally dissected this album CORRECTLY.

This album is way over everyones head. This album is genius

such a great video, the effort is amazing

Ohhh my god, that was a crazy analysis, thank you for making this oh my god

Just started the video and I already appreciate you looking at the lyrics. I've seen most of the reviews and I always wondered why nobody brought up the dark lyrics. Even though the "Light side" had smooth and feel good lyrics it was like the beat and vocals drowned out the negative lyrics to where people forget about them altogether. The dark lyrics seemed to be looked over just because it was called Light side. I also noticed that the dark lyrics hit at issues that were more societal in nature, while the "Dark side" sounded more aggressive in the lyrics I could argue that the dark lyrics hit less then on here then on the first part looking at them. However vice versa could also be stated with the lyrics on the dark side. I will say that the instrumentation is how Denzel views the world and the lyrics are how Denzel navigates the world around him.

Very articulate and important analysis to show the layers of this MASTERPIECE! keep going !

Great video, loved it :D

Great analysis to one of my fav albums ever! Denzel is one of the most creative, raw, and talented artists of our generation, he deserves all the respect he gets

Channel is just as underrated as Denzel himself 🙄 Great video man🤝🏻

yea im not gonna pretend im some kind of genius who "got" the album but i've heard it several dozen times, it's one of my favorite pieces of music of all time, and i've never really been satisfied with any of the breakdowns of it i've heard until now. Like you said, it's like they're all missing the point. I couldn't put my finger on it until i watched this but i think you nailed it. the way it all builds to black metal terrorist is nothing short of creative, as the taboo goes from internal to external and he seeks to change the world he views rather than his worldview. solid breakdown, great video

This is an amazing video! Very well put together and its so interesting!

This is one of the best videos i've ever watched. I love Denzel Curry, and Taboo is my favourite album of all time. I grab bits of info from the lyrics I hear and piece together what I can, but this video really just puts into perspective the genius behind the music. Denzel is so clearly one of the greatest rappers, and in my opinion maybe the best rapper period, but that's down to opinion.

definitely had to drop a sub after this. you really confirmed my thoughts about this album. defo a top 10 album for me

I'm a little late because I wanted to listen to the album before I watched and I'm glad I did. You lay it out the narrative really effectively and give a pretty sensible interpretation that's cohesive and rock solid. And the visual presentation is next level shit, this video's aesthetic is insanely distinct and on-point from beginning to end and I think seeing editing styles that are this specifically tailored to the subject matter of the topic in question more would be a fantastic thing. As well as just comprehensive analysis videos about albums, it's a woefully underexplored niche and I think that you've just proven that the video essay is an ideal format for it. You and Serena hit it out of the park with this one, my guy. This might be my favorite video you've ever done. Good work!

This is amazing, thank you so much!

this is the best interpretation videeo i have ever seen keep it up!

How does this only have 3.9K views Wtf, this video was fucking amazing Jesus. Nice job dude

Great analysis!! I love your content bro!! Can’t wait for another album review

bruh this was great, i love this album. it’s nice seeing someone actually explain it

I just found out this video and I have to say you made an excellent video. I’m really impress by it

This channel mad underrated

Awesome video from an underrated channel

Watched whole video and I already figured a lot of this out but showed me some new things about the album

Hard to believe this is not done on a channel with 100k+ subs with 10m+ views...keep on the grind, production qualitys real good fam...Nice breakdown btw

this video rules holy shit ive watched this so many times

how is this underrated channel actually the goat

You are amazing man. Keep it up and you'll end at the top!

my best album & artist of all time, many thanks dude.

Denzel Curry is one of the greatest artists to bless the mic

So well done, definitely deserves more views

My favorite show i ever saw was Zel in Charlotte on the 1st anniversary of x passing. It was unreal. Felt like a spiritual experience for all of us, even Zel got teary eyed playing look at me at the end. He let me sing Sirens with him it was so great!

This video needs more attention great video

You seriously deserve more subscribers.This is quality content. You should do an analysis of atrocity exhibition

This album is unique and deserves more attention

A bit off topic, but I absolutely love your mascot! IT IS SO CUTE!!!

This is the first video ive watched of you now and hoooooly shit why is this channel so underrated. Great Video tho and do you think that denzels newest Album one upped taboo if not was it close?

godlike analysis, good shit homie

awesome job on the video!!

I think shawn cee was the only music commentary youtuber to get ta13oo immediately

When I first heard this album, it was hard to piece together the narrative, but I rocked with the sound of this album so much! It’s mix or dark themes with Erie rhythms that still get me moving is facinating. It’s sort of like the musical embodiment of a chaotic end to the world movie, where everything slowly gets worse and crazier, but by the end it leaves you with a protagonist you can latch onto. To put it simply, the world around Denzel is crumbling, but by the end he finds a way to prevail, but leaving you questioning if he’s anywhere what the same person. It’s truly a masterpiece of dark and chaotic storytelling presented in a erotic soundscape that still hits your ears in a way that gets you excited. It hits many emotions, from mellow tracks, to synthy swaying, to high octane bangers, or pure horror core vibes. It’s so dynamic and borderline random at times, but that’s what makes it so interesting. On top of that, the fact there are so many way to interpret every line of this record is a positive to me. It leaves a lot to figure out and piece together, and you may need to listen a few times to get it, but because it sounds so good you really don’t mind. And once you get, it all just clicks. Any part you might have thought were weird or didn’t make sense, now come clear to you. Every time I listen to this album, I find a new thing I live about it. Every beat does a great job at conveying the emotions Denzel wants you to feel. His writing, energy, cadences, flows, and voice inflections change so much, but he makes all of them sound so good and work into the theme of the album. Every feature is so perfectly calculated to whatever song they get on, and always to do their best to step far into the world dense creates. Every. Single, thing. HITS! If it wasn’t clear already, I fucking love this album. Great analysis, you helped clear up some details I missed. I can tell how much of a fan you are and how much breaking down this album meant to you. Great job dude!

Fun fact: On Sirens when he says "The Revolution will not be televised" it’s an interpolation of the first ever "rap" song: The Revolution will not be televised

U also missed how in the chorus for black balloons it says when they pop the pain will stop. And in the end or clout cobain when he kills himself, the balloon pops in the music video. This alludes to the pain will only stop with suicide. Maybe this is due to all of the troubles he talks about on the record. Great analysis tho and easily the best one of I’ve seen

That video was incredible thank you

The ending lyrics for vengeance i think could go 3 ways. 1. suicide, he is smiling about loading the bullet and excited to finally end the pain and suffering that he has endured, "gonna catch you" referring to himself that he will catch himself from falling deeper. 2. egodeath, not exactly suicide but silencing himself because of what he said was 'taboo' and shouldn't be talked about since he could be in trouble for it. 3. killing those who have wronged him, his black balloons to finally rid himself of toxicity and evil surrounding him in his life.

Damn you deserve so much more views.

I might be too late but you should make one of these for MMESYF

Love the editing

This video is close to a perfect explanation, thank you.

Denzel curry said in a recent interview that super saiyan superman didn’t fit in with the album

On first listen, I wasn't sure if the girl from ta13oo was Denzel. I thought it made sense cuz of MMESYF.

In sirenz the line "revolution will not be televised" actually is referring to the poem/song by the same name by Gil Scott-Heron. The poem's main message is essentially that the revolution won't be something you can watch on the television, because black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day. this further links with the idea's in vengeance of a violent revolution being the only viable option in denzels eyes

I love this, nice video

Denzel curry is one of the greatest rappers i have ever heard if he was born sooner he qould be mainstream but i enjoy his multiple music background this era gives him

HOW IS THIS NOT MORE POPULAR DUDE WTF

This is the most underrated video essay channel I’ve ever seen

This album may be my favorite album of all time