She really went from IGOR to TPAB in 5 mins talk about musical parkour lmao

I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Sometimes I did the same Abusing my power, full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screaming in the hotel room I didn’t wanna self destruct The evils of Lucy was all around me So I went running for answers Until I came home

Here we go 🤝

I don’t think people realize how deep hip hop can go

Kendrick is the only rapper to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for one of his albums , so don’t be discouraged if you can’t grasp his concepts in one listen ! A lot of his music is dense in subject matter and are studied in some of the most prestigious colleges in the country . Great reaction as always Shelby 👏🏾❤️

When he mentions “Lucy” he’s actually referencing Lucifer in which he represents temptation in the form of a beautiful girl

Timestamps: Wesley's Theory: 1:34 For Free? 3:47 King Kunta 4:11 institutionalized 6:05 These Walls 8:09 u 10:36 Alright 12:04 For Sale? 13:42 Momma 16:21 Hood Politics 18:42 How much a dollar cost 21:10 Complexion 23:48 The Blacker The Berry 26:22 You Ain't Gotta Lie 28:43 I 30:08 Mortal Man 32:21

Don't worry this album took me like over 50 listens to understand and there's still stuff I found out new. That's what happens when u create a musical masterpiece.

Arguably the best album of the time

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Hellllooo. I made this video since it was highly requested and I won't lie, this was definitely a bit out of my usual music listening comfort zone. This reaction was different because I just was so focused on the lyrics and just how intense/honest they were. So much respect. I hope you enjoy me taking a dive into a pure rap album! ALSO so sorry if my audio was a bit off...I'm playing with a new mic and still learning how to get my volume where I want it.

" I'm gonna focus on lyrics." Proceeds to be swept away by the funkadelic sounds of the opening track. love it!

Would Love to see "Awaken, My Love" by Childish Gambino

You mentioned the sax in this a few times, so I want to take a moment to shout of a few people: Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington on saxophone, and Thundercat on bass, all had HUGE contributions to this album, both instrumentally and creatively. Part of what makes this album so incredible is the sheer musicality of it, and those three were absolute powerhouses here (and in their own works, which everyone should check out).

the album of the decade....

This is a classic. Mortal Man revealed Kendrick was interviewing the late Tupac.

Kendrick has crafted a cinematic universe with his albums. To fully understand the track "U" I recommend listening to Keisha's Song from Section 80, then the Art of Peer Pressure and Sing About Me I'm Dying of Thirst from Good Kid Maad City. "These Walls" and "U" then pick up right where Kendrick left off with the other tracks. You are in for a heartbreaking experience

Kendrick actually was recording the song U in a mic booth lights off and drunk as shit. Best rap album of all time.. si complex and beautifull.

zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom. -Snoop Dogg

Yes, jazz-rap is THE thing

This album is nothing short of essential listening. Probably the best album of the 2010s, one of the best records of all time. The sheer beauty of it is that the lyrics are clearly related to black people, yet even the musicality supporting the lyrics is grounded in black culture and black influence in music, be it jazz, soul, funk, even spoken word. All of the contributors did a phenomenal job of making sure that the jazzy elements in this album made sense, and boy did they pull it off. It is a true testament to black power as a result of its lyrical mastery and instrumental prowess, hence why I consider it one of the most important albums for black culture, up with the greats like A Tribe, Nas, Outkast, Wu-tang. I'm not even black but this album is beyond inspirational, yet it is also very very very educative. I learnt a lot from every single song (i.e. I never knew that the reparations offered to black people post-slavery were just 40 acres of land and a mule); but, at the same time, the album is not compromised sonically - some people find it difficult to listen to, especially with songs like U or How Much a Dollar Cost, but I could literally fall asleep in a hypnotic trance of comfort and learning listening to TPAB! To see fellow white and asian people listening to this album (and obviously loving it) really goes to show the beautiful power of good hip-hop, and the importance of artists like Kendrick Lamar. Groundbreaking stuff. I also love seeing reactions on KZfaq of this album, shivers to my spine every time! Thanks :))))))

You can never go wrong with reacting to Kendrick’s discography! The in-depthness and performances he creates is trailblazing. With that being said, you really should react to Good Kid MAAD City or Damn., his most recent project! You won’t be disappointed 🔥

i love your channel so much it’s like listening and enjoying music with a friend

He continued with an additional stanza/strophe to the poem he's reciting every couple of songs, it's all incredibly strung together and whenever he cuts the poem off the line where he ends is heavily referenced in the song following, it's so crazy and it took me a couple listens to come to that realization

The poem added at the end of some songs slowly adds a few lines each time it’s told. The last line of the poem told briefly describes the subject matter for the next track. For example, at the end of These Walls, Kendrick says “Resentment that turned into a deep depression. I found myself screaming in a hotel room.” The song u opens up with Kendrick screaming and you can hear the room service person outside his room knocking on the door. And in that song, Kendrick had fallen into a state of self-loathing, depression, and alcoholism.

I'm not a big rap fan, but I have to tell you this album is really brilliant. Kendrick Lamar is a talented and authentic voice which seems pretty rare these days. Excellent lyrics are a must for rap music and Kendrick doesn't disappoint. I love Kamasi Washington's contribution to this work. This is the Los Angeles scene.

SOMEBODY PLAY THIS WOMAN ‘AWAKEN, MY LOVE’ it’s beautiful and nostalgic and art in every way

Hi, I stumbled upon this video randomly and I loved it and instantly subscribed. This album is a true work of art because it encapsulates the personal experience of Kendrick Lamar living in the U.S. but in a way that makes it relatable to African Americans all across America. He also manages in a way to make the album relatable to people of different various ethnic backgrounds. The album is a very dense and heavy listen with the " I remember you was conflicted poem" repeating and progressing through out the album to tie all the songs together and also kind of explaining what the next song is going to be about. The last song on the album is Kendrick just questioning everything whether it's his fan's loyalty, the government, the state of the music industry, etc etc. He finishes off the album with a conversation with Tupac who is probably the most influential and impactful hip hop artist to ever exist and then ends it all with a written piece that makes the concept of the album a bit clearer. I'm glad you enjoyed this album because it truly is a mastery of the art.

Kendrick's label, TDE, is known for having some of the most interesting and acclaimed artists in the rap game. For your next rap reaction, id suggest the album 'The Suns Tirade' by Isaiah Rashad. It has some jazzy rap vibes among others and his range as a vocalist is something you might find interesting. Great reaction video!

“When shit hits the fan, is u still a fan?” Probably my favorite bar from that album 🙏🏾

This is one of my all time favorite albums, ever, and your reaction just made me want to listen to it again, the funk, the jazz and soulful sounds are just 😭 whew

I really recommend listening to the dissect podcast. It makes TPAB 100 times better and gives thorough explanations for every track.

Damn, you've been posting bangers!

I feel like these albums will be good reactions for u: - man on the moon (kid cudi) - flower boy (Tyler the Creator) - because the internet (Childish Gambino) - Freudian (Daniel Caesar) - beauty behind the madness (The Weekend) - the Life of Pablo (Kanye West) - more life (Drake) P.S. i saw u listen to quite a few kanye West albums. I would love to see u react to Life of Pablo it has a lot of hits and its a great album :)

When I first discovered this album, I listened to it regularly (at least once every few days) for about a year straight during commutes and quietly at home. It was like owning a gigantic intricate painting that I had to come back to every so often because I’d be delighted to find something new I enjoyed every listen. I’m sure I’d find new details about the composition, rhyme scheme or lyrics that I never noticed if I fired up the album today, it’s that good.

(Imo) the goat album + one of my favorite reaction channels on KZfaq???? This gone be a good one

I don’t know if you caught this, but he talks about “Lucy” a lot on the album. Lucy represents Lucifer and the song “For Sale?” deals with the temptation of “selling your soul” for fame

the layers on this album thematically, lyrically, sonically . this album will be talked about forever

Love watching album/song reactions. Especially people who havent listened to a lot of their music. And TPAB?? Thats awesome! Keep it up 💪🏽

Always love seeing somebody experiencing TPAB for the first time, It was and still is one of the greatest listening experiences of my life. What a trip from start to finish, cannot skip a song or skit, it all adds up. A timeless....killer album that I always come back to.

Please react to ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, a true classic

1:34 Wesley's Theory 3:47 For free- Interlude 4:11 King Kunta 6:06 institutionalized 8:09 These walls 10:37 u 12:05 Alright 13:42 For sale?-Interlude 16:24 Momma 18:42 Hood politics 21:16 How much a dollar cost 23:49 Complexion ( A Zulu love ) 26:24 The Blacker The Berry 28:42 you ain't gotta liye ( Momma said) 30:09 i 32:21 Mortal Men

i love that i got to experience listening to tpab for the first time again through you! there’s truly so much to take in, and it took me at least 4 times to get even half of what he was saying, so don’t feel weird that you didn’t understand all of it on the first time. i’d listen to it again a couple times over the course of a year, maybe like once every 5-6 months. with a gap in between each listen let’s the message sit and every time you’ll understand more. this was my first time watching you and i subbed!!

Shelby's nightmares be like "I remember you was conflicted"

Discovered you on the Frank Ocean video but I loveeeee Kendrick Lamar. If you like story telling MAAD City is my fav album

How much a dollar cost is one of the most compelling ballads I’ve ever heard, the transition into it adds so much emotion and the reveal at the end gives me chills every time

Thank you for reacting to my favorite album of all time! I get that it can be an intimidating listen, so I appreciate your willingness to give it a try.

I love your channel so much, you’re one of my favorite channels, your reactions are the best, and you have a great vibe, thanks for bringing such great bangers, wish the best for you.

Fun fact “Lucy” is what Kendrick calls the devil or satan Edit: I can’t spell lol and I forgot Lucifer

Yo no shame in being completely lost on a first listen...this one requires multiple listen ....like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon this sucka grows and changes after multiple listens

Love the album and ABSOLUTELY loving the videos. Keep pushing you're going to be HUGE so so soon.

man tpab is my favorite album. i was depressed but watching your reaction completely flipped my mood thank you

I’ve listened to this album well over 50 times and I’m still learning new things I’d recommend listening to the album again while reading the lyrics or at least read them at some time to fully understand what’s goin on because it keeps blowing my mind away every listen

Kendrick lamar is literally genius

Always love to see people react to this album. I'm only on the intro and you have a new sub. i wish I had my reaction on video to this but then again 5 years later I was still breaking it down and finding new meanings

Thank you for being open minded and understanding our culture, understanding is really like a love language, thank you for reviewing this album

Your reactions are so cute🤣💕 I’m glad you enjoyed the album, it’s a fuckin masterpiece !

u should react to ctrl by sza :))

These videos are just getting better and better

It’s actually really refreshing to see someone reading the lyrics as they listen for the first time but not pausing to try and dissect every line. Subbed!

i highly recommend the dissect podcast if you want to fully learn and immerse yourself in the album. it dives into each song as an episode and it goes super in depth by the end you feel like you know kendrick

Took me a million listens to understand this album. For me this is definitely his most complex album. You should listen to Good Kid Madd City, he’s a great story teller & paints pictures all over that album.

you are about to get a shit ton of subs. priceless reaction, amazing!

Hello ! Your channel is the most chill vibes, most original and just positive music channel here! Stay brilliant Shelby. Yeah, super Jazzy rap tones.

I envy your feeling of "first time" listening. I remember how excited I was when this album first came out and how pleased I was with all the funk he threw onto the album. So much work he put into this project. I'd encourage you to listen to "Untitled Unmastered". It's the unedited cuts of songs that did not make to the album.

Great reaction! The meaning of the songs/album will become clearer with each listen... React to " Good Kid Maad city" next. Story telling at its finest

Loved this reaction and you have a new fan! Especially liked your thoughts on King Kunta and the vibe and melody of the song. It shares the same melody and flow as James Brown’s The Payback. Thank you for this reaction!

I give you props for trying to digest this one. Kendrick is like the “Christopher Nolan” of hip hop. A lot of these take multiple listens but proud of you diving in!

11:45 I read this online so I may be getting some details wrong but Kendrick was actually crying during that line and delivered it with the lights off in the studio. Apparently as soon as he was done there was silence and everyone in the studio felt awkward for a couple of minutes ‘cause of how emotionally raw it was.

When she said “I try to focus on the lyrics a lot” .. okay this is gonna be interesting ☠️☠️☠️☠️

this is the second video of yours ive watched. i didnt think id enjoy your content this much but its how ive spent an hour, so thanks. btw the first one is blonde, i love frank.

A Tribe Called Quest will be proud you discovered jazz rap :) This album and DAMN are salve to my soul in these dark days.

you should react to MF DOOM, the greatest lyricist ever born... may god rest his soul

11:55 it’s because he was actually crying

TPAB is my favourite album of all time. this was such an entertaining reaction!!

it's great to find someone else who is listening to this masterpiece on KZfaq...

35:31 Btw there is a sub genre of rap called jazz rap where the instrumentals are very jazz influenced and some of my favourite rap songs are jazz rap

“Kendrick Lamar by far real Negus alive” literally made me freak out from hype. I think that’s the spiritual end of the journey of self-discovery and self-love this half Kendrick half character goes on in this album

Momma = my favourite song of all time + the transitions giv me goosebumps

Yess yesss yesssss, this is my favorite album and it’s really deep. Not an easy album to digest but it makes listeners think

Cut to years after listening I never knew thundercat and kamasi Washington were on these projects. I love both those guys on there own

Review Section 80. and Good Kid Mad City. You’ll be mind blown to what you hear and it’s an experience you won’t forget.

It’s definitely one of those albums that you have to use the genius app for.Truly a masterpiece.This was my first album review I did on my channel.It’s definitely special for me.Enjoyed the reaction

I love that you jumped straight to jazz rap. that's most def a thing, and there's a lot of good material there.

Anderson Paak.’s “Ventura” is 😩👌

This answers the age-old question: What if Big Quint was a cute white girl? I can dig this.

it's interesting hearing her compliment the beauty of 'for sale?' because that's how Lucy tempt's you. what an amazing piece of art

This is the video that will bring you the most traffic you'll get on this channel so far... welcome to a new level of your channel, great reaction

Just keep listening to it and watch some people talk about it it’s one of the greatest pieces of art of all time

you gotta hear the slowed and reverb versions of these walls and you ain’t gotta lie they sound so good

Wish I could go back to the first time I listened to this album. It BLEW my mind. Incredible stuff.

yes I was waiting for this

She did it. The madlass actually did it.

I feel like she'd like Pride from his DAMN album

The fact Kendrick can perform For Free live is wild. He can basically do the entire album, with all the emotion, live. It's literally on youtube.

new fan !! Loving the music journey.

You should listen to the original "i" track that was released as a single right before the album. It was alot more mainstream and I really love how he changed it up for the album with that live type version

Albums I think you really would enjoy: Flower boy - Tyler the Creator Swimming - Mac Miller Circles - Mac Miller A Daniel Caesar album Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Best album to ever be made It’s hits so much different when you know the meaning behind every song

Glad you liked the album! It's my second favorite album of all-time. If you want more clarification on the lyrics, I HIGHLY recommend looking at the Genius lyrics and the annotations for the songs. It helps you understand the genius and thought that were put into every single line on this project and makes you appreciate what he's saying even more, especially when dealing with the recurring metaphors of Uncle Sam and Lucy and the poem that Kendrick recites throughout the album.