Okay, my “be a man” comment may be a little over dramatic, lol. I like what some of you are saying, that it means to stand up for yourself, be a more resilient person, etc. It’s a phrase that can mean anything you want it to, and in this context, I wanted to describe the toxic version of it. I should’ve made that more clear and not spun it in a way that “be a man” can only mean one thing. Thank you all for watching - I love seeing everyone’s interpretations and it’s one of the great things about art!

I love the fact that this beef shed light on how impactful Mr Morale is. It is truly raw and honest album.

There's something poetic about hip hop's "boogieman" being a dude who confronts his trauma and shortcomings. The thing the other rappers are really afraid of isn't kendrick himself it's the fact that Kendrick can show them themselves in the mirror and what’s worse that what he shows them is true.

I cried rivers listening to this song. Two summers ago I found out that my father, an abusive alcoholic, is not my biological father. My bio dad, it turns out, is a r*pist. Finding this out broke me. I almost lost myself. Therapy, medication, and this song carried me through that.

I had listened to this album in part for the first time last year. I had been mad at Kendrick over a terrible concert experience back in the DAMN tour and skipped out on Mr.Morale. This song came on randomly on a radio I listened and man it hit me being raised by a mom and 2 older sisters. I felt it many times told I was the man of the house at 8 and going on and it felt like I’ve always had so much weight on me. This song helped me feel good knowing there’s plenty of us going through it and fighting on. Made me listen to the whole album. As I’m now 27 and still fighting bad habits and working on myself and bettering myself for family and me.😊

I know the unbelievable value of Damn but, Mr. Morales is my favorite album.

Mr Morale and the Big Steppers is going to go down in history as not just a great album, but an important album. The kind that people will go back to and re-discover and re-interpret again and again and remain in their lives and minds and hearts. People just did not understand it when it came out. They wanted aggressive Kendrick. They were not prepared to be hit by a Black man doing introspective, self-reflection about his own trauma and the generational trauma of his family, that is a mirror to most men and their families. If the only thing to come out of the Drake beef is people finally realizing Drake is a s*x freak and a culture vulture of the highest degree AND rediscovering Kendrick's catalogue (and esp reviewing Mr Morale), then I would be satisfied.

"I come from a generation of home invasions" may also refer to the countless children from K Dot's hood/generation who grew up without a father, and they watched their mother's bringing different men/ step fathers to their home, hence a stranger invading the home.

I think "Mother i sober" or "Mirror" is in the song Mirror "Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend I was too busy buildin' mine again, I choose me, sorry." It touches my heart, I think we've all felt this way at some point in our lives.

for me Mother I Sober is more tragic

I'm not big on social media and keeping my finger on the pulse of rhe cultural zeitgeist. I was flabbergasted to find out amidst this beef that Mr. Morale was so ill-received. Just goes to show how important it is to form your own opinion. I had been touting Mr. Morale as an amazing collection of music, art and growth personified to any friends and family that would listen - though I admit with age I have grown to most appreciate story-driven, introspective rap. Glad to know it is now getting the love it deserves.

6:40 I believe that line is about Kendrick playing basketball against his dad, not his friends. His dad wouldn’t go easy on him and he would lose quite often, which explains what his mom said. He’s saying that every time he lost against his dad, he didn’t wanna go home, so he would just stay outside with his friends

10:55 I found the other way of interpreting this is how prominent we relate women with having daddy issues, but Kendrick is trying to emphasize that grown men also have daddy issues and its time for us to start addressing it.

Hands down my favorite song from the album, can relate so much to it

Your product value is fucken great, keep this shit up man

i just wanna thank you because as an italian, it’s so difficult to undertand kendrick’s songs and thanks to videos like yours i find it easier. keep up the great work

In hindsight how ironic that Drake is explicitly named on a song about Father Issues, you could say with what we know now, Kendrick may have also been implying Drake isn’t a great father due to his relationship with his own father.

I had a pretty roguh relationship with my father my whole life and this song has literally changed that, this song made me understand that he has his own flaws but within those flaws he has greatness and if I want to take anything and learn anything from him that would be to try to replicate his greatness and his ability to carry a family regardless of how he was feeling or what he was going through. Thats my king and thank you so much Kendrick for making me realize that, I don't think ill ever stop listening to this song, ever

most heartbreaking is crazy when Mother I Sober exists

I still think “U” is the most heartbreaking. He really poured out his emotions to that song reflecting on his friends passing

It’s so remarkable how different this album is hittin today. So many people have circled back around to it you just love to see it

This whole entire album is a Mantra and I enjoy listening in private you might never see me play this in public cause it truly isn’t for that it is so cohesive as well I must say “Father Time” is one of my favorites it’s rose into my Top 3 on the record and it’s cause of my understanding/relate ability to the record and Kendrick’s vulnerability and the way he convey’s his POV/outlook on his father and how it effected his choices as being a father now himself it’s truly a masterful song and masterpiece of an album in general.✍🏽🐐✨💯

Damn y'all making that Kendrick algorithm for sure , get that bag

I want to thank you for this analysis… everything was very well said. You pointed out A few things I’ve missed and this is my favorite song from the album. Looking forward to seeing you deconstruct more songs.

awesome video!! please continue with this series

My fav song from the beggining

Father Time was the first song I saved. First song that came to mind when I saw your mother I sober video.

i think mother i sober is his most heartbreaking song ever. it’s on the same wave as FEAR. as it’s about his trauma growing up. i don’t have any trauma but when u can feel the emotion in a song and how detrimental it is to them even if u don’t go through that makes a song different

I love your work, just keep working

Ive never paid attention to these deep lyrics because the song is really goof

Nah really, why does it sound like there's a Drake diss in about every other older Kendrick song💀

another great video!

I'm so happy more ppl are experiencing Mr Morale. That album is perfect for todays climate.

I love this song, my hardworking dad was always working and never had time for me

I see a video by Mrs.Morales and I need to say, Mrs.Morales and the big steppers is Kendrick's best album. One day everyone will see the grandeur of this project

me personally mother i sober made me shed a tear

I knew everyone would shift gears from hating a couple years after mr morale dropped and realise it is one of the most incredibly written albums ever released, just didnt expect drake to be the trigger lmao

MrMorale is the album that brought me to listen to kendrick very insightful lyricism throughout his work. For-sure my favorite artist now.

Love this 🔥

Spent half of the concert crying.

What are your thoughts on the lines “and to my partnas that figured it out without a father, I salute you may your blessings be neutrals to you your toddlers.”?

.I like these analytical videos u been doin

Too sad to hear

Excellent breakdown! You should do the whole album! The best thing Drake did in the beef was make people go back and relisten to this album

And it's still a banger

I love this vid keep it up, Auntie diaries next :))))

Most relatable kendrick song for me, top 5 kendrick

Usually hate comes from within. We hate the things in others that we dislike about ourselves. I wonder if Kendrick’s hate for Drake comes from his own self-guilt about the man he was, the man he is trying to transcend.

Perfect breakdown just came from the mother i sober video

Great vid

Drake been hating on Kendrick since he came in the game.. 2013.

This song is the most impactful in the album for me, at least with Auntie Diaries too.

Please do that whole album I’m begging you

Why did everybody wait 2 years to release videos about Mr.Morale

Best song on the album by far

anyone know the name of the song at the start

Why the fuck am I crying right now?

I think he was playing basketball with his father not his friends. His dad was going super hard on him cause he thought that was best. At least that’s how I interpreted it. “Early morning wake ups, practicing on day offs”

I loved this song immediately. Exactly like all the black fathers I grew up with unfortunately even the one I procreated with. They did their best with what they knew.

the phrase "be a man" is used in most term of standing up for yourself, this troop of man being emotionless is not true, no.2 kendrick is from Compton where if you are weak soft or emotional you are a target for, anybody.

Strong men make good/easy times. Good/easy times make weak men. Weak men make bad/hard times. Bad/hard times make strong men. And so the cycle repeats! Without Kendrick’s father instilling that competitive mentality (what y’all call toxic masculinity) into Kendrick, he doesn’t have the savage nature to tap into to beat Drake. And people love to hate Drake. But Drake is the ultimate example of a sensitive soul who has no problem expressing his feelings. The reason so many people came to hate Drake is because they hate that sensitive nature in themselves.

Damn bro, break down one of my songs. I need the clout 😂 you do a real good job💯

You missed out an important part of the song here.. I assume its because pnly growing up in a black househokd would it be understood. I can sxplain it if youre interested

I would say the song about his mother being molested and him not being able to do anything about it is a little sadder but hey maybe Im crazy for thinking molestation of your parent is sadder then daddy issues. this is coming from someone than worse daddy issues than kendrick too...

clearly the thing drake doesent know until pusha

I don’t know if you were throwing shade at Little Simz at 1:35, but if you are, that’s totally shitty. Her track “I Love You, I Hate You” is a really strong track and she deconstructs her relationship with her father in a very nuanced way.

They should temporarily rename Mr. Morale and The Big Stepper’s, “Dear Aubrey”:

I just couldn’t get into this album therapy is important tho

9:24. Your analysis of this is wrong. Kendrick’s father didn’t choose to ignore his feelings, he didn’t have time to deal with them. It’s not an emotional repression issue. He literally can’t afford to take time to grieve. It’s not about being taught wrong by “toxic” masculinity; his family will suffer if he takes time for himself. Thats the mentality he passed on to Kendrick. The problem is Kendrick is a multi millionaire. He doesn’t have to push aside his feelings for the wellbeing of his family, and therefore he gets the opportunity to rise above.

2 years no one but me liked this album smh man I’m glad a lot of you came outta being pacified

Which song is more heartbreaking: A song describing his mother's SA, continuing a generational paranoia, also his wife left him OR Daddy was not nice to me, but it's cool YOU DECIDE IN EPIC BAP

Why are you all tryna to force feed this album to people It’s crazy y’all did the same for TPAB (at least that was good)

Toxic masculinity isn't real

I don't think you can even relate to go this deep. Dude from the burbs doing a breakdown on kdot lol

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