When my mom was ailing, a couple of years before she passed she would request “Alright”, in the hospital to get her through….Love you Ma.🕊️

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@Scuba_steve0487

21 күн бұрын

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@HP-gi3tn

20 күн бұрын

you gonna be al right

@Dumebi7278

20 күн бұрын

🙏🏿

@robertmatthews9650

20 күн бұрын

My condolences fam.

Hope this really shows the older generation how truly great Kendrick is

@pastense

22 күн бұрын

The older generation WOULD get this if heard. It’s Kendrick’s own generation and younger that overlook this album. I pray they’ll realize it’s gravity later down the years.

@doctorfrankenmuppet7435

22 күн бұрын

I'm an old 90s hip hop head that stepped away from rap the past couple decades, and realized I've slept on Kendrick for far too long

@Kanyewestbiggestfan123

22 күн бұрын

@@pastensea lot of people write off any music released after a certain time period no matter how good it is. That is happening with the older generation

@Dilla4life

22 күн бұрын

Some of us get it…just how nice Kendrick is

@aggghgaabk

22 күн бұрын

@@pastense exactly

7 minutes in and we're still just in the first verse of the first song lmao, just shows how incredibly dense this album is

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

It’s insane 🤯 just wait for the end, there’s more 😳

@billyalarie929

22 күн бұрын

There’s a reason dude won a fucking Pulitzer

@chinortega3

22 күн бұрын

​@@diggingthegreats damn bro I was watching the time run out and we still had so much more to go lmfao

@thelawsonman

21 күн бұрын

@@billyalarie929 and he won it with DAMN. lmao, not even his best album.

@phallanglesia3677

21 күн бұрын

Can't wait for mortal men❤😢

David Bowie loved this album and it inspired him while making his last album

this is an s tier music channel. your musicianship, dj skills , music and video editing makes your analyses unparalleled

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

TPAB was the new landmark for jazz/funk hip-hop.

@TTMPLMKR

16 күн бұрын

I think civilia demo by Isaiah rashad really was it. You can tell that Kendrick borrowed a few things for tpab

@realstory5818

14 күн бұрын

@@TTMPLMKR and the low end theory

as a younger teen I always wondered if we were ever going to get a great Jazz Rap album, like what Tribe Called Quest did. then this album came out. I fucking loved it all. Can’t wait for part 2, dawg!

@edwardsanders4853

22 күн бұрын

Another amazing jazz rap album I'd really recommend is Care For Me by Saba, the production and the story it tells is so good! PROM / KING in particular is the penultimate track on the album and it's definitely one of the best rap songs I've ever heard

@RideTheSkies

20 күн бұрын

Nujabes as well. He was a mostly jazz producer and his albums put on underground MC's with a message. Sad he died in that car accident 😪

@anobodytrynatelleverybody7535

18 күн бұрын

​@edwardsanders4853 thank you for mentioning this. I definitely found his album and this beautiful song years ago and was obsessed but had almost forgotten about it! Im glad someone recognizes!! Saba is so slept on .... he kinda is the Chicago kendrick 😍😍😍.

@mrm9570

17 күн бұрын

​@@anobodytrynatelleverybody7535 I can see that!

@johndotcue

17 күн бұрын

@@RideTheSkiesoh I love Nujabes, legendary producer imo. Dude literally created a subgenre haha. also his music helps me get through anxiety.

And that's why K-dot takes years to work on an album. A true musical artist.

@user-tw5si4tr3q

17 сағат бұрын

all of TDE go against the current grain "Quality> Quantity" that the music industry does is Quantity over Quality

please never stop making videos they make me love music again and again.

@teoigi3247

21 күн бұрын

Couldn't have said it better. Still waiting on that Interstellar 5555 album by Daft Punk

@everettttt

15 күн бұрын

@@teoigi3247 he already made a video about Discovery, which is the soundtrack for Interstella 5555!

The story of How Much A Dollar Cost is truly genius. I hope someone makes that into a movie

Easily a top 5 hip hop album of all time. Might not be Kendrick’s best even, I personally prefer GKMC, but this album has so many layers, the production is immaculate and every single word has a meaning to it. Amazing record front to back and one that will live on for decades to come.

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

It's truly astounding

@johndotcue

22 күн бұрын

I think this album is his greatest. but you can argue for both good kid and damn as his best easily. Kendrick just has a really strong discography.

@pangolinh

21 күн бұрын

my favorite kendrick album is literally a three-way tie between GKMC TPAB and MMTBS 😭

@zionnewkirk4838

19 күн бұрын

How'd you feel about DAMN? His fourth album?​@@pangolinh

@pangolinh

19 күн бұрын

@@zionnewkirk4838 i liked it but i thought it was his weakest project

It's amazing how often I hear the Pharrell tag and forget that's him because it just fits the song every time.

This album always felt like a spike lee movie in an album form. Similar soundtrack style and political themes and expression of a relatable black experience. Masterpiece.

TPAB is truly great and definitely deserves a two-parter Digging The Greats. thank you so much and stay real

Wesley's Theory is, imho, one of the strongest intro songs of any album I can remember. Only another song this strong comes to mind, Lost at Birth by Public Enemy

Kendrick is actually unbelievable, I've never seen anyone do what he does with music

@MajorG13

19 күн бұрын

Andre 3000, a tribe called quest, bone thugs, 2pac, Dr. Dre, Nas… lots of elements.

@c0mplex_Ale

19 күн бұрын

@@MajorG13no, they might be just as good, but the way Kendrick does hip hop is very different than these guys and Dre is not a rapper

@thefirsttrillionaire2925

18 күн бұрын

@@c0mplex_AleAndre was pretty abstract too

@christopherpederson1021

14 күн бұрын

Nobody has a world class studio at their disposal

You really need to do a whole video dedicated to diving into Thundercat. Would be cool to get your perspective as a base player yourself.

i knew you'd finally break down TPAB, i've been waiting since your GKMC breakdown

It’s Digging the Greats, he loves Kendrick and he’s doing a deep dive on TPAB on this Friday morning 🔥🔥🔥. This albums turns 10 next year 🤯

@ethanbusse5723

22 күн бұрын

Good comment, chatgpt 💀

The bass line on Wesley’s Theory brings tears to my eyes.

To pimp a butterfly got me into music not just hip hop. My all time favorite artist and album ever.

I saw the timestamp and immediately thought “there’s no way he’s gonna go thru the entire album in depth in half an hour” lmao I’m rlly glad ur taking ur time with this

The beat switch in Institutionalized brings me life.

For me the fight between the greatest hip hop album of the 2010s is between this and Tribes Thank You for Your Service

Enjoyed this Album, but never fully appreciated it until seeing this video! Great Work.

No better channel than this in music schooling. The feel and narration is just amzing.

Listening to “U” was such an incredible song

Crazy to think next year is the album's 10th anniversary.

Kendrick's best album. Good kid maad city is a close second

Im 29 and I JUST LISTENED T.P.A.B for the first time EVER about a week ago. So your Analysis is RESOUNDINGLY Right on Time !!! The Edits and Accreditations you did were also AMAZING !!! I Love Deep Dives into Music History like this. Thank You, and I'm Looking Forward to The Next Installment of this Video.

Have this album on vinyl and it never not gives me the same feeling I had when I first listened to it. Great video, loved it!

Yess, I'm so glad you made this a two parter. About halfway through I was worried you were gonna have to speed through the rest of the album, but it really deserves to be given the time Still the best content on youtube, man, keep it up!! 🔥🔥🔥

This is my favourite channel to see a new upload from

One of the greatest works of art period 🙌🔥

Thank you for doing this album, i watched every video online regarding tpab, but you still added more information! Awesome breakdown!

So much has been said about this record over the years, but this breakdown is definitely worth the watch no matter how well you already know the story. Thanks for taking it on and explaining it so succinctly

To this day, this is my favourite album of all time. The themes, lyrics, production, everything just hits with this record. I found the building of the poem throughout each track especially mind-blowing as well upon first listen. Just an all around masterpiece

Still remember the day I heard this album. The day it was released. I was driving and had to pull over after about the 3rd track because I really couldn’t believe what I was hearing! I was a classically trained pianist since age 7. Became a deep hip hop head throughout high school and got into the turntablism/battle DJ circuit. Then got back on the keys and now a full working musician. So when it comes to hip hop and music, my ears are keen af. Hearing TPAB for the first time was as if the a new messiah presented itself to me in music form! lol And what happens at the very end of the last track, Mortal Man gave me the biggest of chills! I wish there were a way to listen to this album with fresh ears all over again.

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

Man the conclusion of this album is insane

@pastense

22 күн бұрын

@@diggingthegreats I was sitting in my car that day saying “BUT HOW?!??” lol

I remember many listeners of this album not being able to properly process how dope this album was. In my opinion it was like a West Coast OutKast album. Like if Andre 3000 and Big Boi were from the West Coast this is what it would’ve sounded like. Sonically a masterpiece. Lyrically you see why Kendrick is applauded as one of the 🐐 lyricist and artists of all-time!

Another banger from Digging the Greats

Ive listened to this album probably 100 times, but this video has genuinely changed my perspective on this album, thank you so much for showing me this albim just gets better and better!

so appreciative of how much effort you put into these videos! what a legend!

Man, you're making us wait til next week? 😂 This was a great analysis, though. I've listened to this album over and over again, and while I see a lot of what you say, there were some things I didn't before. And this is why I love watching your videos.

Bro I want to tell you I have this project for school and I have to do a biography about a person I admire and admire his work and I chose Kendrick Lamar and your videos really really help me explain the complexity of the albums thank you so much you saved me fr❤

@HillelGuy

21 күн бұрын

I have watched the good kid maad city video about 100 times to analyze every song you really helped me a lot and now that this dropped I'm so thankful

Just watched your GKMC analysis and now you suddenly upload this! 😂 Love the content!

Greatness tends to be born of simplicity. People feel like they have to explain everything Kendrick does. Take that as you will. Great breakdown as usual.

for anyone wanting to go even deeper with this album, you gotta check out the Dissect podcast which spends like 12 hours over the course of 20-something episodes really picking it apart

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

Yes! Cole breaks this down on an insane level 🔥 love Dissect

Your video production, analysis, and just overall vibes are great! I love watching these videos! Been waiting for this video before watching any other analysis on TPAB, especially after watching your GKMC video

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Man I love these series I can't wait for part 2. Keep up the good work man

Your passion for music bleeds through these videos and are some of my favourite analytical pieces on this site! Keep up the great work 👊❤️

I knew a TPAB video would happen on this channel eventually. A perfect album, Kendrick Lamar's best, and the best album of the 2010s.

This is my favorite Kendrick album and highly underrated. When it came out, a lot of people were turned off by it because GKMC had a different vibe and then he came with this. People really slept on this album HARD!

Looking forward to the next installment!

Another excellent video as always; I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for part 2. Side note, I'd never noticed until now that Kendrick mispronounces "gigantic" on "For Sale?". He switches up the G sounds, like "gijantic" lol

God damn it, the butterfly wings with the song titles is some beautiful imagery. Just found the channel today and I have been binging all your content. Trully amazing.

The entire video i was thinking no way you can do justice in 30 mins 😂 Great video btw !!

Always start my Fridays with Diggin in the Greats 🙌🏽

Man, this is my favorite album of his. All good, but a masterpiece is the only way to describe this.

It’s worth mentioning that “For Sale?” specifically represents selling one’s soul to the devil. The character “Lucy” promises all these material things, and Kendrick (or the character of “Kendrick”) can acquire them if he simply gives in to temptation and wickedness. The scripture referenced in this video comes from Matthew 4:1-11, but another scripture we can draw some parallels from is found in Mark 8:36; “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

i love the video. tpab saved my life

Part 2 Next week? you should have hit us Back to Back, I like that record

Amazing video and I really appreciate you acknowledging g you don't have the necessary life experience to fully comment on the album... but from a musical standpoint, you are more than qualified to give your opinion and interpretation. Keep up the amazing work!

All kendricks albums are well crafted. Truly one of the best artists to ever do it

I've been waiting for this breakdown analysis. Thank you, brotha. Thank you

I commend you for the bravery of breaking down this masterpiece. It's something everybody wants to do but is too scared to do since the subject matter is so meaningful in different ways to each and every listener. Good job my friend, I'm sure your script must have gone through dozens of rewrites to get it as clear and concise as you got it.

It's definitely has one of the best pieces of album cover art of all time as well.

So many layers in the album. When the metaphors and themes have triple and quadruple entendres, you know it’ll be a classic worth replaying for many decades to come.

“U” has to be my favorite song in the album.

I liked it so I pressed liked and commented because youre awesome, hopefully i will be able to join patreon soon.

As someone who tries to find more reason, ideas and explanation from this album after all these years i must admit, you are brought a lot more to the light especially Kendrick referencing the greats and Uncle Sam. Great stuff

love your videos and TPAB and Kendrick in general uses some fantastic sampling

Kendricks name is everywhere. This is the official flushing of the old regime.

mortal man is one of my favorite closing tracks to an album ever, that interview bit with 2pac gave me a sense of motivation i haven’t had since freshman year, kendrick is an artist that transcends generational divides

You give such deep thought to your videos and make listening to music a spiritual journey.

Thanks for the amazing content Dig!!!

One of my Favs

Best channel ever. Will join your Patreon rn!!!!

Robert Glasper & Terrace Martin, LEGENDS

These videos always make my day. You’re the man

I always love to watch a master at his/her work. It's why I'm always down for KDot. You sir are also a master at your work. Kudos.

This is an ambitious piece! Congrats! Looking forward to next week...

This is a masterpiece in my opinion.

i know pretty much every word of this album yet i still find something new every time fantastic video

@diggingthegreats

22 күн бұрын

SAME

Such a beautiful educational video! Thank you for the content

GKMC is a Classic, TPAB is his masterpiece

Great channel!!! Keep up the great work

This is great you deserve more views!

All I need now is a breakdown of Songs In the Key of Life. Please and Thank You.

Love this channel.

I love this channel. I love this record. I have played this record A LOT since 2015. And I’m not done yet.

Really cool video. Looking forward for part 2

Standing ovation, my man! Whew!

Best album to come out since Thriller

@nathanakpe4897

12 күн бұрын

You are not serious this just shows you don't listen to much music

Kendrick's da G.O.A.T

All I Have To Say Is..."thank you!"❤🔥

My Favorite Kendrick album

amazing video man! congrats and thank you!!!

I've been waiting for this vid for years ♥

I've always thought this album was pretty good, but didn't really get all the hype behind it. This video showed me why it's considered a classic & is a perfect companion piece to it. Should be required viewing.

This album always made me think that it’s like hip hop’s version of The Wall. There’s definitely differences, and I like TPAB more. But the star in each album loses themselves and has to build back up. Also, I bet that completed butterfly image made of the lyrics would look great in a frame.