The most underrated song ever

@uncharted7againblackking256

19 күн бұрын

Fr fr

Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Kendrick Lamar, AND Hiro Murai. Did I die and wake up in creativity heaven?

@michaelpapazis

Ай бұрын

Welcome my friend

@shinobi_homie

11 күн бұрын

yes...yes you did, welcome

@athunderfan

10 күн бұрын

Hello brothers, thank you for welcoming me into this glorious place

2:02 I swear Thundercat HAS to be breaking SOME kind of physics law to play a bass like that

@jeremiahcedricjoseph

2 ай бұрын

Literally my exact thought!!! Like, come ON!!!

@toxpov3612

Ай бұрын

some robert johnson type shit

@juli.strangex

Ай бұрын

I knew that could only be thundercat

@FutureDeadBastard

Ай бұрын

That plane at the end is also breaking a physics law since its just static in the air.

@uncharted7againblackking256

22 күн бұрын

Lol

I showed this to my dad when it was new. He said to me, tearing up, something like "If I see anyone saying music's bad now I'm telling em shut the fuck up" I miss him so so much.

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate how good a director Hiro Murai is

@waffalanitewaffalanati7962

5 жыл бұрын

Yup he done this is America and Atlanta aswell

@declanodoherty6466

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliance, art and soul.

@maniacguitar

4 жыл бұрын

Totally... makes me teary-eyed every single time...

@bodhimind108

4 жыл бұрын

Lately,everytime i see something brilliant,his name is attatched.

@McGenge

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, I couldn't count how many times happened to me that I loved a music video and it turned out to be a Hiro Murai production :D

Its as if the kids are confused at the church's sorrow. Although they are the ones deceased, they are the ones most at peace. The church is distressed, yet the children are dancing. Its one of those things where its like "don't be sad because its over, be happy that it happened." Their lives cut short, yet they continue to live in spirit.

@StevieDrama

5 жыл бұрын

ETHAN I felt this comment

@reginaldrenoir

5 жыл бұрын

"Be happy that it happened", YO!!!

@mariooldani9371

5 жыл бұрын

God bless

@robertsimmons8451

5 жыл бұрын

The kids wanna go to, runnin' behind the hearse.

@macaroll

4 жыл бұрын

nicely put!

I found this video a few weeks after my younger brother was killed in November of 2016. I watched it over and over again and I couldn't stop crying. Its so surreal and heartbreaking and beautiful- I don't have the words to describe how much this song means to me. It reminds me of the church my brother and I grew up in. It reminds me of staying up past bedtime and hearing Flylo's music on adultswim, It reminds me of the park we used to play at as kids. Marcus, there isn't a single moment that goes by that I don't miss you. I think about you every day and I feel so empty knowing you were taken away from us. I'm so grateful that I grew up with you as my brother. Ill say it forever- I love you and I miss you and I cant wait to see you again.

@morgancrump350

4 жыл бұрын

I’m praying for you. Sending love and light

@nayahri

4 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗🤗🤗

@maxharper9282

3 жыл бұрын

Sending you so much love

@user-wm6yi3jy9v

3 жыл бұрын

👌

@renegonzalez6306

3 жыл бұрын

may he rest in peace , sending you love

There’s such a high density of talent in this, it’s incredible.

@stevegables3303

3 жыл бұрын

Those kids can fucking MOVE

@StoriBrooks

3 жыл бұрын

High art indeed

@elkmeatenjoyer3409

2 жыл бұрын

Thundercat's bass solo.

@onethousandmilliondollar

2 жыл бұрын

Flying Lotus production, Thundercat on bass, Kendrick rapping, and those kids dancing their asses off

@jasperpuccinelli5856

2 жыл бұрын

@@onethousandmilliondollar and choreographer and director, this shit made me cry

Flying Lotus explored the theme of death from every angle in his album (hence the album title, "You're Dead"). In this track, he expresses the celebration of life. The emphasis on that celebration is found during a period of grief. The symbolic display in this video merely captures the freedom of the conscious spirit as it leaves the body. While we lose many loved ones, we can't forget that with life comes suffering. The longer you live, the more pain you endure. In a sense, Flying Lotus used children to portray a life short-lived, and therefore providing an escape from a life on earth filled with burden and pain; A bit of optimism in mortality. (but thats just my take lol)

@mfscarce6740

7 жыл бұрын

Blew my mind with the short life part. You're right though, some of our best years in whatever situation we live in is our childhood..

@Onitramm

7 жыл бұрын

really great analysis. I thought similarly about how the video/song conveys death as a relief from suffering in a way. I also thought especially toward the end that even though the children passed away, their spirits maintained the same innocence and playfulness that children know.

@prolifikasf3390

7 жыл бұрын

+Onitram I absolutely agree!

@tiye7775

7 жыл бұрын

i like that interpretation but what about the children who die only to live again...the children who see the light but dont go pass it. death cant catch them forever ...because they both drive the dead to resurrection ,bringing renewal, and a new future...hence the other children running behind them.

@tiye7775

7 жыл бұрын

let me explain...anyone can die an emotional death, physical death, financial death, mental death or a spiritual death but some people are reborn and reborn as in, killing off the old ways about them or the environment around them, they bring about a new way of living and become leaders to guide others to become better thereby making everything better for everyone. death cant keep holding us back forever...death will never ever catch mmmmeeeeeeeee..nnnooooooo! noooooo!nnnnoooooooo!

So we not gone talk about how talented these child dancers are ??

@RekRam00n

4 жыл бұрын

For real tho!!!

@RekRam00n

4 жыл бұрын

Especially 3:20

@Culex51

4 жыл бұрын

Man, WTF YES!!! Seriously....

@shaunp253

4 жыл бұрын

Big Will Simmons & Angel Gibbs. Two of the most talented dancers on the planet.

@ronin5111

4 жыл бұрын

The kid went on to dance with childish gambino in this is america...

"In my culture, death is not the end. It’s more of a stepping-off point. You reach out with both hands, and Bast and Sekhmet, they lead you into the green veld where you can run forever." -RIP Chadwick Boseman

@panama1942

3 жыл бұрын

@Colasticc sounds pretty nice. I think of death of that type of sleep you get after a really long day, and you wake up the next morning and it feels like 5 seconds has passed. No dreams, just black but forever

@MuchCow9000

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing, Satanism believe in that too. That the afterlife is a place to reflect while this place is heaven. Where everything exists.

@jamie1425

2 жыл бұрын

I see Khonsu and his men on his boat. They waiting for me...and it's all good.🙃😉😊

I wont lie, we checkin on every song Kendrick did , since the beef

The sequence right before they get in the car is just pure gold.

@trawilliams925

4 жыл бұрын

Yea I smile every time I think see it

@Trickiie

4 жыл бұрын

It makes me cry.

@PsyloRide

3 жыл бұрын

The dance is creepy tho

@enigma9590

2 жыл бұрын

I dance with them all the time

@nither5331

2 жыл бұрын

@@PsyloRide How?!

This song and video really captures the surreal feeling of being at a funeral. If you've ever been to a funeral, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You're never quite prepared for it. Seeing all these people that you normally see in good spirits at a family gathering, but they're all so sad and heartbroken. Seeing the person you used to know, now just an inanimate object. The beauty and softness of the flowers and the plush inside casket for someone who can never know them. The off smell that funeral halls have. It's a sickening sensation. It gets your heart racing, but makes your stomach and your body seize, petrified. The adrenaline and the slow, somber melancholy. This song just nails it for me. No other depiction of a funeral I've seen really gets that feeling across.

@Maloolz

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect description of the feeling.

@joeantolak4629

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ezerskii

4 жыл бұрын

you described it perfectly. i have shivers

@percinhaler30

4 жыл бұрын

NICKREAPER316 Nick described the feeling that everyone experienced but never knew how to describe. Thank you

@davevanlaren2501

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know exactly what you're talking about because I am different than you and had a different experience..... you assume too much

I listened to this song in eight grade. My music taste hasn’t been the same ever since. Thank you Kendrick and Lotus

@bobofet3518

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Thundercat

@lexgray3810

Жыл бұрын

@@bobofet3518 you’re right how could i forget him 😮

@psychotropictraveler514

Жыл бұрын

Damn bro you were a based 8th grader.

@all-caps3927

8 ай бұрын

exactly the same thing with me, listened to it in 8th grade, and its been the 2nd greatest thing to ever grace my ears besides the recitations of the Qur'an

Still one of the best music videos ever made. Perfection on all levels by everyone involved.

the only freedom these kids have is in death... deep as fuck

@jjayguy23

8 жыл бұрын

+Joanna Booth 2016 Grammy noms brought me here. This was a little deeper than I expected. Still good though.

@christophercaleb8998

8 жыл бұрын

+Joanna Booth That's exactly how I felt about it from the first time I heard it. In a mostly shallow industry(music) & an even more shallow world, it is much needed. It attracts me like a magnet.

@monstroh

8 жыл бұрын

It gets deeper at the end when the other children are chasing the car... It's like they're running after their dead friends not wanting to say goodbye.

@anjelic.deathh1510

7 жыл бұрын

adam ghaya your a dumbass.

@DreamBeatsBakery

6 жыл бұрын

That's not the message of the song.

No drugs. No strippers. No money. Real lyrics. A message. And beautiful production. This is how hip hop and music in general should be advancing in 2014, not the same generic "shake that booty, make it rain, I'm so fancy" garbage that the big record labels are trying to pass off as music.

@andrewmengelt7091

9 жыл бұрын

You provide so much insight. You're the real lyricist.

@TheLethargy

9 жыл бұрын

>no drugs

@BIadelores

9 жыл бұрын

The fedora tipping is strong

@user-vo6qf6dt5d

9 жыл бұрын

Preach!!!!!!!

@BIadelores

9 жыл бұрын

***** Only spent 5 minutes on the internet I'm guessing? Look it up. It's not a hard to find.

RIP Breonna, RIP Elijah, RIP Rayshard, RIP Tony, RIP George, RIP Sandra, and Rest in peace to all my black brothers and sisters. may yall and yalls loved ones find happiness and peace

@luzzbightyear2126

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to em

@yungstilla5685

3 жыл бұрын

@@luzzbightyear2126 killed by police

@richardinis

3 жыл бұрын

“Analyze my demise, i say im super anxious”

@PaulSmith-uk4ud

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungstilla5685 what for?

@BlackLippedBastard

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulSmith-uk4ud Nothing

Incredible. Not only is this one of Kendricks most underrated verses, but it’s overall a beautiful song/message!

Such an underrated masterpiece.

@joohnnykuz5327

8 жыл бұрын

+ipZyy Nope! It got nominated for a grammy!!!

@NathanNgakuru

8 жыл бұрын

+jojo kyle For Best Dance Recording. The song itself had no radio play and this video only has 6 million views which is nothing since it's been out for awhile, therefore it's still underrated.

@joohnnykuz5327

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yes, but it has a fucking grammy!

@chynna3050

8 жыл бұрын

+ipZyy ..this song used to ne on 247 when it came out.. especially the music video on mtv!??

@jeanbeausuperbeau

8 жыл бұрын

+ipZyy lmao people calling things underrated because they think it's unknown and they are hipsters for knowing about it flying lotus has nothing to do with underrated, and not even talking about Kendrick Lamar... and the song in itself got almost 7 million views in a little more than 1 year so yeah, definitely not underrated

Death shouldn't be scary. Death is an everlasting dream, where one sleeps for an eternity. And when one sleeps, one dreams "Try to imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up… now try to imagine what it was like to wake up having never gone to sleep." - Alan Watts

@Blasto2x

9 жыл бұрын

maybe life is the dream and dying is actually waking from that slumber.

@jacobbraun8206

9 жыл бұрын

Nathan Sungino Well if you're looking at it from a naturalistic point of view. There are no dreams. You just cease to exist like before you're birth. So its not sleep. From a Christian point of view, then yes life does not end at the grave, and given Kendrick Lamar's Christian background I would say this is what the song is about.

@YoungSinatra10

9 жыл бұрын

Jacob Braun When you die all the DMT in your pineal gland is released into your brain. DMT is why you dream every night. So death is the longest and most intense dream ever.

@dissimulii

9 жыл бұрын

YoungSinatra10 yeah, but what happens after you're cremated or your brain rots? no brain, no dreams.

@YoungSinatra10

9 жыл бұрын

.

crazy this only has 15m views, one of the best songs ever created in our time.

@capitatv

13 күн бұрын

This was how I found out about Kendrick… fan ever since, he doesn’t miss

I just caught on to the meaning of the kids chasing after the hearse at the end. 😢

Kendrick and Flying Lotus need to collab more

@Idontactuallyknowwhy

8 жыл бұрын

+King Jay Wesley's Theory.

@PrinceJayReal

8 жыл бұрын

JashaOffical96 Perfect example. One of my favorite songs on TPAB. They should just do a whole album together.

@jamelocarmelo

8 жыл бұрын

they are made for each other's music. I hope to hear more in the future

@emanonymous

8 жыл бұрын

+King Jay immortal technique would be pretty cool

@callebergqvist8071

8 жыл бұрын

+cruhg Also thundercat his basslines make every song with them both even better!

I appreciate this work. I lost my dear son. He was diagnosed with cancer at 13. Two years later he died. I look upon this only wondering if my son's transition was this great. I did an album/project dedicated to him & his fight. It's called I.am.ISAIAH It took alot out of me to create the songs & videos. Clearly it was not only was heatbreaking, 💔 but also therapudic through dealing with my son's death. Some of the best music deals with true pain. Thanks Kendrick & Flying lotus for doing this piece. 💯🏆

@ohnahnah7939

5 жыл бұрын

God bless, and best of luck on your project.

@DonBrownDrums

4 жыл бұрын

I send my condolences man, Be safe!

@djaksonclebergoncalvesfilh9513

4 жыл бұрын

Much love to you my brother!

@rizalwinata

4 жыл бұрын

Much love dude

@crazysexycurvy2019

4 жыл бұрын

*hugs*

3:20 this one shot always blew my mind. The two dancers are initially in slow motion while the other kids are at normal speed, but when the beat hits the dancers suddenly move at the same speed as the other kids. Either those kids are superhuman dancers or there’s some kind of video trickery I’ve yet to find out.

@hirokokueh3541

2 жыл бұрын

the dancers and the background kids didn't intersect with each other during the slow motion, so they can split the frame, play the left half slower. at 3:29 you can see the rope jumping girl at the front is edited on, so I assume the pole at 3:21 is also edited on, the camera didn't move during the slow motion.

@robertsimmons2721

2 жыл бұрын

Technology a MF 💪🏿✌🏿

@open6428

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps symbolic of time illusion. Ase'

@seriousgamer6746

Жыл бұрын

The children and anyone moving in time with the main characters is implied to be dead as well.

@thesilencer2272

Жыл бұрын

They are just moving slow then fast 🤷‍♀️

KZread is favouring all Kendricks features...😊

@shaolinrasta2289

9 күн бұрын

I thought it was just me noticing this

@paysoooo

8 күн бұрын

wdym?

The breakdown starting at 3:15 is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

@vom1t

9 жыл бұрын

Matt L Make sure to make the video Cymbalic

@Iliketurtlezz1

9 жыл бұрын

that beat is amazing bruh

@raychand11

9 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure those kids dancing like that really helped you to like that moment. Perfect

@JahzeelPino12

9 жыл бұрын

I love that part, excelent beats.

@LV1mage

9 жыл бұрын

Bro check out Tall Black Guy he does break downs similar to that one

That moment when the kids did that slow-mo and then started dancing was probably the coolest thing ever. I replayed that part like 50 times. Those kids are so talented.

@cameronhill9267

5 жыл бұрын

Doing the same thing now...especially when that beat dropped.

I found this video after walking into a store and Shazaming the song a few days ago. It was on the same day (May 5, 2010) that my little brother died more than 12 years ago. I watched the video over and over and couldn’t stop tearing up. It was like a confirmation that my brother was speaking to me through this song. I’m a minister’s son so this song hit on different levels bc I can remember when I lost my faith bc of my brother’s untimely death.. I went to visit his grave today and I feel some sort of sadness still, but overall I feel joy in knowing that my bro is happy, he’s free. So, if you have a loved one who has passed on, celebrate their life.

@Jordan_D23

Жыл бұрын

That's when I was born may 5th 2010

@SaffariRose

6 ай бұрын

Nigeria's sitting President at the time also died on that exact date (5th May, 2010) and our country mourned. I guess we're all just connected; in life and in death. I hope you still feel some respite, your brother is happy where he is.

So the part at 3:13 is already jazz perfection, but then Angel Gibbs and Will Simmons dancing over it made it 100x better.

I am so damn proud of Flying Lotus, discovered this guy like 7 years ago because of Adult Swim, now he has gotten the attention he deserves. i love his art so so much!

@2oohonest

9 жыл бұрын

***** hell yeah that massage situation was the jam

@MyAccount217

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah that was the first track ive heard from him. And his music is still awesome

@clutchsgh8069

9 жыл бұрын

yea adult swim couldn't have picked anyone better than FlyLo for those beats

@MyAccount217

9 жыл бұрын

Fuad Williams [adultswim] picks some great tracks for their bumps.

@shanitaealey648

9 жыл бұрын

YAAS! That is so true *****! Adult swim is i was first introduced to him. Fly Lo is incredible.

3:34 did u guys catch that? You know how they say small children see things we older people can't notice the little girl there is the only one who notice them dancing.. Mindfuck

@Gay-Icon

8 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too and thought the same thing you did.

@chj2

8 жыл бұрын

True. I think the video talks about how while the body may be destroyed and captured, you can't destroy the spirit as it lives on. Though, I wonder where the spirits of those 2 kids drove the hearse to, LOL????

@hamptonmag1130

8 жыл бұрын

+DAN ASCENCIO my thoughts exactly

@chickentunna

4 жыл бұрын

That just opened my eyes I didn’t realize that for a second

@formyfour92

2 жыл бұрын

All those kids are deceased

I miss my brother. I have to believe he's cruising around, pulling pranks, and being goofy out there somewhere

@TreAlmighty

2 жыл бұрын

sending all my love to you!

This isn’t a Music Video, this is a representation of two Souls Flying Away to where they’re Meant to be, It’s All Too Gorgeous

@Danny-fs1hk

7 ай бұрын

I love your description. I was trying to find the words, but you nailed it. Thanks!

Chills and tears everytime man. Especially the little boy's face at the end, like they're free and at peace to be children forever.

@flyyceethemilitant2946

4 жыл бұрын

*Please don't cry for me.It's too late. Why didn't you be nice to me* 💔

crazy to think we are at the very peak of time, the most advanced and complex music/message/vibration that's ever been created is right now. just something that popped in my head while watching this

@chrisnorrisification

9 жыл бұрын

7 likes in 1 minute? why the fuck do you upvote yourself with fake accounts? what do you have to proof?

@fl0wski

9 жыл бұрын

Cal culas what? clearly people fuck with my statement, and the video just dropped, so its gonna get multiple likes in one minute... you're the only one here who comments with multiple accounts bro... *see the Chris Calculating comment below*

@chrisnorrisification

9 жыл бұрын

MTCTV People also seem to fuck with mine..

@GorgonDrageil

9 жыл бұрын

You get a channel view for that comment... lol.

@fl0wski

9 жыл бұрын

Wise One thanks wise one. haha not much to see... yet.

It's a crime that I only just found out about this song

@charlesbailey2788

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I just committed a lesser crime because I never knew it was a video til today

@SuperLazyCat

4 жыл бұрын

The labels/radio didn't promote this one as much. Message was too positive.

@noamberger651

4 жыл бұрын

this is crazy shit

@Beyoki

4 жыл бұрын

glad you are experiencing good music (: if you want to check out my flying lotus id recommend cosmogramma

@someyeeterontheblock2421

4 жыл бұрын

How spicy do you like it?

So deep. The children dancing was incredible.

Hearing "You will never ever catch me" in the context of death and this song gives me chills. Absolute poetry

That dancing at the end in the courtyard was on point.

@trashboat6215

8 жыл бұрын

Very true

The slow and smooth movement of the camera at the beginning captures the somber essence of the video. It turns out to be poignant blend of joy and sadness. The video opens at the funeral for two children, possibly innocent bystanders of gang violence. Unbeknownst to the mourners, the boy and girl rise from their coffins and dance through the aisles before hijacking a hearse and driving away. In my opinion, they wanted something extremely joyful that felt like a catharsis compared to the setting. To me it really shows how the message of taking control of your own life is being spread. The song says, "Lookin' down on my soul now. Tell me I'm in control now." This expresses how society cannot stop you from doing as you please in life no matter the negativity and possible bad outcome. It also says, "Ain't no blood pumpin' no fear I got hope inside of my bones" telling the listeners how there is always a brighter side to come out through where you can make the right choices and prove people wrong with any ideas, stereotypes, or bad will that they give. With the children and people at the church being of black color, it demonstrates how the black community has suffered long enough with being victims of hate from such a young age but are ready to take control of their lives and do as they are capable of, no matter the hardship or work it takes.

@kil44ua43

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@syaralemyar1077

4 ай бұрын

Im using this for my video analysis thanks my dude

9 years later, still there. One of the best features Kendrick did, got me feeling all his lyrics deep inside of my heart. He is really inspiring

Thank you Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar, Hiro Murai and the whole team of people that was involved in delivering this in it's amazing form. Hope you'll reconnect and create another gem.

@edgarmendez3973

8 жыл бұрын

+sunterbivor YES.

@evan7939

8 жыл бұрын

+sunterbivor Thundercat!!!

@yaz4025

8 жыл бұрын

+I Like to Play especially Thundercat, greatest bassist of this era and so fucking underrated.

@DmitriyK12

8 жыл бұрын

He is gloryfing (sp) death and mixing it with street rap; this isn't something to be proud. #Pray to end the senseless violence in urban metro's all around the globe.

@chanterelleee

8 жыл бұрын

+Dmitriy Kalik Holy shit you are dumb. He's not glorifying death, artists have always tried to emulate death in some way.

Died before they lived. The two children driving off into the sunset I believe is their souls departure into the afterlife. So powerful and full of emotion. Having sat through the video countless times, I can't help but tear up. The childrens expression at the end of the video appears to be them both finding peace. I have to say this video is by far the greatest music video I have EVER seen.

@sophyx9

4 жыл бұрын

For me it's the combination of the pictures and the music that just makes me cry after they leave the church

@JugOnBlast

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm a mess at this video

@ethanhill9460

3 жыл бұрын

Naw...they lived. That's displayed in the play; however, mobility and a future is implied by driving away from the ceremony. That's beyond poignant. This is art rather than entertainment.

The amount of talent coursing through this video is beyond reasoning. From music production, lyricism, video production to the choreography, just WOW. 👏🏻🙌🏻

It's the kids chasing the hearse at the end. It left me wondering, are they chasing death or freedom? Kendrick makes you think, and I love that about his music

@uncharted7againblackking256

22 күн бұрын

My friend they chased after it because death didn't matter for them they alive!!!! Now you know... be more

Nominated for a fucking GRAMMY! Amazing! Great job FLying Lotus

@therealgerrod1526

8 жыл бұрын

+jojo kyle and they already won a VMA this year!!!!!!!!

This is one of the best music videos ever made. Fight me.

@chiefbeef444

8 жыл бұрын

W

@thelankytank

8 жыл бұрын

yea its better than thriller

@thelankytank

8 жыл бұрын

Notorious Juan joke 👍🏼

@TheStranger513

8 жыл бұрын

+thelankytank Lol you had to go to the extreme and rank it ahead of thriller. Don't let the child molestation accusations clout your judgement. Thriller is All-Time.

@TheMumblingTeen

8 жыл бұрын

ReallyPhilly it is better than Thriller though, this has a deep message behind it...

Kendrick + Flying Lotus + Thundercat = AMAZING

This album holds a special place in my heart. I had a friend and we would bond over music. In fact he gift me this album as a gift on vinyl. He committed suicide a while ago and whenever I put this song on I think of him. Its my first time watching the MV and I can't stop crying/laughing at how obscure and amazing it is. Never have i laughed and cried during a MV. Oh well

There's celebration in death. While those in the physical realm mourn you, the fact that you're moving on to the next realm without the ills and stresses of this world is something worth celebrating or in this case - - dancing for. Great video :)

@QuixoticUkulele

9 жыл бұрын

*world* for the grammatically inclined.

@phillypropertypicker

9 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what i took from it... We all would like to beleive that as pass into void the terms we choose would look like in this video especailly when it applies to you childeren snatched from this world early. We have to see that the soul can persist in happiness where the flesh is confined by time and decay. great video of an alternative to the drab and joyless event of death and passing on.can catch me... never....

@vnllawytchkltblndie

9 жыл бұрын

My mother's cousin passed away last week. I was having a lot of trouble finding the words to say to people who knew her better than me, but your comment really just switched a light on. I hope you don't mind me quoting you when I share this video with family.

@QuixoticUkulele

9 жыл бұрын

Tombé Kemayo Nope, not at all. I really do hope it will bring some comfort to your family during this time. My grandfather passed away here recently and to live and be 92 years old means you've lived a full life. I only share this with you because while he was fading, he told me the same thing I share with you all. Death shouldn't necessarily be a period of mourning but rather a celebration of the person, who they were to you and how much they meant to you. Sure, you are going to miss their presence but they are always going to be here with you. I know it's a bit cliché, but it really is the truth. There are subtle hints that allow you to see that they really are watching over you.  I was grabbin' one of those personalized Cokes with names on them and when I reached out to grab one, I saw my grandfather's name right beside mine. That thoroughly convinced me through and through that he's right here with me.

@Mrbrainiac

9 жыл бұрын

great interpretation , cool way to see it that way.. yup , but it's too good to be true....and that's the sad part

I'm so happy FlyLo won a VMA for this. Keep up the good work, man!

1:36 The moves on these kids tho. 🕺😎🥰

@thesuncollective1475

7 ай бұрын

3:20 kids are mimicking slo -mo ..the tape at normal speed..watch the skip rope!

No matter who you are, I hope you can see the beauty in this art

@FriezaSucks

3 ай бұрын

Still here 8 years later, brother!

This video has always disturbed and upset me but I only just nailed down the reason why. In Black culture a funeral is often called a homecoming and the moment when they get in the car and drive away it just hits me that two kids are "going home". 😢 I used to work with kids and so stuff like this really gets to me.

@NicoleSams

5 жыл бұрын

It really does hit you, that children die young just like adults, especially ours because we haven’t been given a chance.

@macaroll

4 жыл бұрын

this song became sadder with your comment, but it does make sense. thanks for this.

@shadowmover63

4 жыл бұрын

That must be why this song is on related for Kanye's Homecoming

@littleympe2570

4 жыл бұрын

“Homegoing”

@MusicMatic707

4 жыл бұрын

@@littleympe2570 Was just about to add that correction...

Thundercat went ham at 2:01

@truebezzy12

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@slownostalgia2054

3 жыл бұрын

@@truebezzy12 on god!

@ZeranZeran

3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea that was thundercat! Damn, that man has been everywhere I love. All the musicians I love are connected somehow. Small world. Thank you.

@kevincrawley423

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZeranZeran you should check out the OP for Yasuke, Flying Lotus and Thundercat made it

@Papabandana

2 жыл бұрын

So glad i'm not the only one who could tell it was him.

Can we appreciate my boy Thundercat for that bass solo 👏👏👏

This is the best video i've ever seen, deep context, beautiful song, beautiful direction, very talented dancers ... and Thundercat is the icing on the cake.

@loscemodelvillaggio7950

2 жыл бұрын

Chills.... are the little girls playing in the courtyard the occupants of the white coffins in the background?

@kitkatx6516

2 жыл бұрын

@@loscemodelvillaggio7950 oh wow I didn't peep that detail, too distracted by the choreography 🤷🏿‍♀️

@loscemodelvillaggio7950

Жыл бұрын

@@kitkatx6516 They are the only ones who can see the 2 boys as they go away ... sometimes it happens that in the most desperate situations the coffins remain for a long time in places awaiting burial, especially in situations of poverty dominated by a stupid bureaucracy.

@kitkatx6516

Жыл бұрын

@@loscemodelvillaggio7950 so true

This track's premiere was the moment I realized Kendrick Lamar was about to show a new generation the art in hip-hop.

@parkersitkowski9027

4 жыл бұрын

I thought that when I first heard "Say Wassup" back 2011. I thought Black Hippy was gonna absolutely blow up. I still hope they make a full album some day.

@oscarhoare3461

4 жыл бұрын

this is a good point. as good as gkmc was it really is just a representation of what rap was at the time and the strength of kendrick as a story teller. this song + verse stands out as a little teaser for TPAB that really did show how much art could go into hip hop. although i don't think musically TPAB is a very influential album (no one really could match him) it put so many hip hop artists onto a new thought process and that they could no longer just rap over a beat they found to keep it interesting. sorry for my rant im just really feelin it

@parkersitkowski9027

4 жыл бұрын

Oscar Hoare I think TPAB was his best and most powerful album. I always had Nas as my “greatest rapper of all time”, but Kendrick is a close second, if not first now. He’s unbelievably good. His lyrics are top notch, unique voice, great flow, writes what he believes and does it in a way that appeals to people that love lyrics or love beats or love rap in general.

@MikeJohnson-lt1il

4 жыл бұрын

@@parkersitkowski9027 I think DAMN. is his best album. A lot of people overlooked that album due to the complexity and some are turned off by the "mainstream production" but actuality that album is deeper than any Kendrick Lamar album. GKMC & TPAB are still 10/10 albums to me but I think DAMN. is his best album yet.

@parkersitkowski9027

4 жыл бұрын

Tre Redding DAMN. was very very good. I loved it. It’s so hard to rate his albums because they’re all so good in their own way. And all so different with different themes. He’s such a talented dude.

Probably my favorite music video of all times and I cry almost everytime I watch it, such a great piece of art

I will never not be impressed by how those kids perfectly match the rythym and speed of such a fast paced and erratic song. One of my favorite music videos mainly cus of that performance

Please tell me I'm not the only one who broke out in tears watching this?

@tkcaapi2876

8 жыл бұрын

no youre not;)

@jazzbaker5806

7 жыл бұрын

Tiana Glasscoe maaaaaan the ending almost made me cry don't no why I held it in 😩😢😢😢😢

@pseudovitamin6650

6 жыл бұрын

Jazz Baker I guess after the white people are finished crying to this video, they can go back to their lives where they live off the evil benefits of white privilege.

@xSavxage

6 жыл бұрын

Salt Detected.. *Tying noose*

@EmpireOfBlackSnow13

6 жыл бұрын

That ending got me, with the kid is smiling out the window of the hearse. It spoke to me and the relationship death plays in the black experience.

Man fuck hitting the quan, i wanna dance like whatever those kids where doing.

@mayerly5837

8 жыл бұрын

XD facts

@druidofdark

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah holy shit

@Lynnblue98

8 жыл бұрын

👌🏽reaal shit

@EezeeGroover

8 жыл бұрын

+LostSoul looks kinda like footwork/jukin (Chicago style)

@Mugarlin

8 жыл бұрын

+LostSoul This is 1920's style dancing.

Still the greatest music video ever made.

@jennyneon

2 жыл бұрын

Hiro Murai (the director of this video) is legendary, he's mainly known for working with Gambino.

Even in death, I will be defiant. Nothing can crush my spirit... not even oblivion.

@ALIENjoy

9 жыл бұрын

calm down there fault in our stars (jk ily bb)

Angel and the lil man, yall danced this amazingly.. congrats Mari and Keone on your MTV VMA nomination :)

This song always makes me feel like everything is going to be alright.

@WavyKid13

Жыл бұрын

Most of Kendrick’s catalog makes me feel that way, but this one especially so. Kendrick has always had this ability to connect with my spirituality and my deeper soul through his music, like he has a greater connection and understanding to what is really important in life. This song and Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst are the top 2 that display this ability imo.

How tf I never seen this video until 7 years later I’m mad . I LOVE this.

@formyfour92

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@milkloverenterprises3367

2 жыл бұрын

Better to find it now than never, and damn I’m so glad I found this video

I wish Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, and Robert Glasper would create their form one group to release an album, similar to Mos Def and Tabli Kweli's Blackstar. How epic would that be?!

@chiefbeef444

8 жыл бұрын

OH SHIT

@Huumf

8 жыл бұрын

DAAAAMNNN

@JetWarrior

8 жыл бұрын

That's my dream, you don't even know! Get some guest appearances by Jose James and Kamasi Washington.

@shaqloco7671

8 жыл бұрын

With Terrace Martin, larnell Lewis and Cory Henry.

@mobilegaming2958

8 жыл бұрын

all them plus Anderson paak

No strippers, no drugs, no alcohol, no money, no ''nigga''. This is real music and hip hop.

@MrKayDeeTV

9 жыл бұрын

@noodleface4 those are the genres hip hop was born from, there is no 'traditional' hip hop track neither has there ever been

@goodgriefer5294

9 жыл бұрын

noodleface4 jontron and rap music...you ma nigga ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@jake0r

9 жыл бұрын

noodleface4 HAHAHAHAHA DUDE SAID JAZZ HAS NOTHIING TO DO WITH HIPHOP

@SomersBugtopia

2 ай бұрын

Old heads be like

Years later and I still can't watch this without crying. It is all so gorgeous; the song, the video direction and the choreographed routine... The imagery is simultaneously painful and incredibly cathartic. If I had to pick a video that perfectly engages with a difficult subject (death, not to talk of how it intersects specifically with black experience) and does so with such grace and dignity. Put it in the damn Smithsonian like wyd

@EvonneLindiwe

6 ай бұрын

Literally took the words out of my mouth 🙏🏿

In my opinion this is one of the best sonhgs and music videos I've ever heard/seen. So beautiful and simple

My pops died 2 weeks ago and when I went to the viewing before the funeral this song popped up in my head. He was in and out of jail until I was twelve and he turned his life around, he got married, started going to church and trying to reconnect with me, I was happy he changed. But who knew that 5 years later he was going to leave this earth. This song reminds me he is in a better place.

@jalissatowns7596

3 жыл бұрын

RIP to your dad

Nobody is talking about how AMAZING Thundercat plays in this! Awesome bassist

@jorgecds

9 жыл бұрын

He should be considered as FlyLos official bassist

@bparkguy

9 жыл бұрын

jorgecds pretty sure he already is

@MrRodriguez1251

9 жыл бұрын

Yes ! I can hear this bass lines

@MrRodriguez1251

9 жыл бұрын

Yes ! I can hear this bass lines

This is the song that introduced me to Kendrick Lamar back when it came out. I knew of him but didn’t pay any mind. After familiarizing, he became on of my top 5 rappers.

Rest in Peace, everlasting to ALL of our young brothers and sisters lost to the struggle

my friend passed away a few months after this track came out and i listened to this track the day of his funeral, today it makes me smile cos i was scared for him and myself, i was truly terrified at the thought of death and loss. the track helped me a lot

man those kids are amazing

@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317

6 жыл бұрын

Brenden Mingo Amazing almost doesn't do them justice....some of the slickest stuff I've ever seen. Absolutely insane.

Underrated masterpiece

@DarkWraithKevin

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt, drunk asf as a teenager 10 years ago and i had the electronic music channel on tv. I dropped everything and said wtf is this song and who is this lol

@adamcrafts3032

2 жыл бұрын

100%

Kendrick, Thunder Cat, Flying Lotus. Damn

Often times we forget that a child, whose life is so often planned out and seen by everyone else, can die. You think of a child and you think of its future, whether it involves school, their job, their lovelife, their interests, etc. But a child doesn't ever evade death just because it is a child and it is a sad truth. But the beauty-the one that is captured in this video-is that children are naturally small globes of light that really make you want to live and dance. So often, we think about their future, that we disregard their present selves. I don't know man...this video made me emotional. Kids are gifts, man. They really are.

@come_on_barbie_123

5 жыл бұрын

That was beautifully stated. Thank you!

@JeebsPlusThree

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 15 month old daughter and I think about this every day. She is beautiful and the light in my life. Her name literally means "golden/golden light". I catch myself think of her future all the time. It cant be helped. I want the best for her so I imagine her future being bright. It's like you said tho... they are still fragile creatures like the rest of us. It's almost impossible to imagine a future without her, but then again I think of all the bad that could happen. When I start to feel like that, I hold her tight, tell her i love her and try to live in the moment as much as I can.

@CHURCHBOYCHARLIE

5 жыл бұрын

I might be wrong but that sounds like Thundercat's 'ooooh' humming at the end

those kids looked so happy and moved with such youphoria and grace... never catching them

@Zer0TheProdigy

9 жыл бұрын

*euphoria. Other than that, I agree.

@XXMobMan

9 жыл бұрын

"youphoria" really nigga

@Maria-oe2gc

9 жыл бұрын

HuduYooVudu

@danillee1964

9 жыл бұрын

i used *you* phoria often cause i got the tatoo like that, everytime i look at it i ask myself "am i truley happy right now?" i also put you phoria cause they sucked me into there happiness after a depressing moment, in the vido, i was real sad at first but got real happy. i don't know why though. hi.

@captainmurphy4949

9 жыл бұрын

Danil Lee got a spelling error on your body. the red squiggle line there too?

Yes!!!

I genuinely feel more comfortable in this strange world because of Kendrick Lamar. Thank you homie

I appreciate the choreographer knowing what the hell they were doing...

@shaunp253

5 жыл бұрын

Keone and Mari Madrid. Amazing choreographers.

@huntzkush

5 жыл бұрын

@Rivet Ace Thank that audio to the greatness of Flying Lptus.

@BlckHippy

4 жыл бұрын

Watched on acid and cried the dancing was pure beauty

@maniacguitar

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlckHippy Dancing is pure beauty indeed..

These two kids dancing should have definitely won an award 🥇

@pr0v0cative4pple

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering when someone else was going to mention those kids' incredible talent!

Hiro Murai. Put some respect on his name. He's the director of this music video and lots of other amazing ones, including This is America

Is this the most perfect song recorded? Who’s here in 2021?

Kendrick said more in this song than most rappers say in an entire album.

that last scene of the kid enjoying the wind in his face..

@trueXMotionFitness

6 жыл бұрын

DookieMaine yaaaasss!!!

@kingsavage5832

5 жыл бұрын

They're free...

@GiantPetRat

5 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Joker in Dark Knight.

The director of this is the same guy who's directed much of "Atlanta" and "Clapping for the Wrong Reasons", insanely talented

This is the most chilling, most haunting thing I have ever seen or heard.

The kids were amazing!

To all the niggas, explore music, don't stick with what you know. This gem is only the tip of the iceberg get into some different shit. Don't be ashamed, folks gonna judge regardless might as well feel good!

@rahsaanbrown883

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Man cannot live on hip hop alone. Man cannot live on r&b alone. Man cannot live on...You get my drift.

This song, like death, is timeless.

This song and music video literally brings a tear to my eye due to the amount of people I’ve lost to the world but it makes me feel good to know that they don’t have to suffer inside this hateful environment but instead get to experience true life with the aid of happiness

@TreAlmighty

2 жыл бұрын

facts, sending love to you 🤍

This man have Coltrane's blood into his veins. Guess now why he's so awesome

@soulpeacesam

9 жыл бұрын

not tryna pop your positive bubble or anything but he doesnt really. his aunt just married john coltrane

@carolinebryan6553

9 жыл бұрын

Even then, she still was a great jazz harpists!

@soulpeacesam

9 жыл бұрын

deadass i fuck with her music too

@carolinebryan6553

9 жыл бұрын

So gooddd

@lsamoa

9 жыл бұрын

Caroline Bryan Alice Coltrane is amazing. What a family!

If you're a parent and seeing these kids jump joyfully into that hearse. Only makes you want to hug your children even more. A True Piece of Art!(The Video)

@chrisv7004

5 жыл бұрын

And the song

@user-wm6yi3jy9v

3 жыл бұрын

🤸

@Window4503

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not even a parent and it gives me chills