These are real life stories that Kendrick encountered growing up in Compton, CA. It's basically 2 songs in one. The first verse is from the perspective of Kendrick Lamar's friend whose brother was shot and killed and was thanking Kendrick for holding him while he was covered in blood. The victims brother then goes out to get revenge for his brothers death and eventually gets killed too hence why we hear the 3 gunshots at the end of the verse. "If I die before your album drops boom boom boom." The second verse is actually from a female perspective. Kendrick Lamar is sharing a story about a female friend he knew in the neighborhood. She eventually got into prostitution and ended up getting raped and killed. The female victims sister also eventually gets into prostitution and falls into the same trap. Kendrick Lamar is highlighting the fact that even though these 2 friends had their siblings killed in stereotypical ways growing up in that environment, they would still fall victim to this cycle of violence, prostitution, and drugs. Kendrick Lamar is sharing a perspective of a man growing up in Compton which leads to violence, shootings, and drugs and he's also sharing a perspective of a woman growing up in Compton which leads to violence and prostitution. Hope this helps you better understand the song and story he was portraying.

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the back story!!!!

@HennyHuncho

10 ай бұрын

@@larryshairI was getting frustrated watching you misinterpret the words LOL but it’s ok it’s cool to see people try to learn something they are not familiar with…the guy pretty much explains the gist but I’ll add a little more based off what I watched so far….piru is a predominantly African American gang (bloods)..du tha duna are baby pampers In the second verse the girl is talking to Kendrick but she is mad at Kendrick for writing a song about her sister …the song is called “Kiesha’s song” and it resembles the same song Tupac made called Brenda’s got a baby ..that’s how that correlates…the girl tells Kendrick her reasons for prostitution…but she eventually dies because of aids and she fades away or Kendrick ignores her because she is so far gone but that’s open to interpretation

@EM_9Deuce

4 ай бұрын

@@larryshair There’s a song on his mixtape Section.80 called “Keisha’s Song” it’s the song referenced from the second verse. Give it a listen when you get a chance, it gives a bit more info and backstory to that second verse. Hope you Enjoy!

This is the Kendrick flow, it's very different it's off beat and on beat at the same time. He is truly a genius you should check more of his tracks out.

@Teachingtomorro

11 ай бұрын

Spot on

The entire album is a concept album. One continious story. The skit you heard at the end is part of the story.

Basically the song is told from 3 perspectives. The first 2 verses and told from the perspective of people he knew that passed away and the third verse is him talking about his fear of death.

Ill explain: The first verse is from the perspective of Kendrick’s friend, who’s brother was fatally shot in the end of the song before this one on the album. And at the end of this verse he gets killed , which is fantastically portrayed by Kendrick by having gunshots played while he’s in the middle of a sentence showing just how sudden death can be. The second verse is from the perspective of Keisha’s sister from Kendrick’s song called “Keisha’s song” which was released on his mixtape titled “section .80”. The song followed a girl named Keisha who is a prostitute and you really should just react to that song also. And at the end of this verse she starts fading away after stating that she never will fade away, which is amazing because it shows that no matter how much you deny death it will come for you. “Did I mention that I physically feel great? A doctors approval is a waste of time I know I’m straight” is really important The third verse is from Kendrick’s perspective Hope this helped

@larryshair

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@rimreckable

8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite Kendrick tracks. Tears almost every time

Kendrick is a boundary pushing poet. His third album, Damn, won the Pulitzer Prize for music. A huge first for pop music in general. It can take time for some to get use to his myriad of cadences.

Just wanted to mention that this song is usually packaged together with another song "I'm Dying of Thirst" (similar to Eminem's Castle and Arose). So you might want to listen to that one as well. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGd30Mh_gai0m9o.html&ab_channel=KendrickMusic The transition is around the 7:00 mark here.

I feel like with Kendrick you have to react to the entirety of his albums for some of these songs to make sense. Kendrick is a poetic storyteller. You arent going to have the same reaction listening to a song like this until you get through the entirety of the album itself. Its truly something that sets Kendrick apart from alot of musicians nowadays, he loves to tell stories that speak to you. I would definitely suggest listening to the album then coming back to this song and things that may not have made sense before will become a bit clearer. Hope this helps👍

Kendrick is a tough one. Hes one of the best artists of all time, but its hard to get in from a single song. You really have to listen to his albums as a whole. This song was esoecially a tough first one to grasp. I hope you continue along the Kendrick journey though. I think you will love him.

Also the 2pac reference was because he wrote a on his first album about her sister called Keisha’s song and the message of the song was similar to Brenda’s got a baby. The second verse is told from the perspective of Keisha’s sister

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Ohhh, nice. That does help, thanks!

@richdavis9964

11 ай бұрын

​@@larryshairI already tried and commented on some of your old posts but idk if you will get them so figured that I would try on something new I have a few songs for you to do a reaction to because I like your reaction to the one's you done on Eminem and others but as far as Eminem I think the song 3am is 1 I like to see you do and also look up another from Joyner Lucas that's deep it's called I'm not Racist and beings you did the I'm sorry from him I think you should do 1 on Trapp Terrell is the artist and the song is Suicide it's another deep song so hopefully I can see you reacting to those videos because I definitely would like to see and know your thoughts on them

@jcon2060

11 ай бұрын

@@larryshair more lamar, please T-T

Piru bloods are a part of bloods btw, as in the gang. He was quite affected by it in his hood

Here to shed light on some references that you didn't get. On the first verse, it was written from the perspective of Kendrick's friend that's a member of a gang. Bloods are also called Pirus. Dun-ta-duns is the sound effect used when superman shows up with his underpants on top of his pants. So pajamas and dun-ta-duns means pyjamas and tightly whities.

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks for this!

You gotta listen to pt2. It’s “Sing about me, I’m dying of thirst”

wow, somehow i missed this one. as a million people have probably already told you already, you definitely should check out more of his stuff. this guy is one of the best hip hop artists to ever do it - arguably THE best. there's so much substance in his art.

Arguable the best hip hop/rap song ever written

When he said “everybody’s a victim in my eyes” he’s saying that he’s looking for revenge and he wants to inflict harm on the people that shot his brother.

Weee!!! I'm so excited to dig into Kendricks music along with you. I've heard couple of his most popular songs but I don't really know much about him. This rabbit hole will be fun! 🙂 Loved the reaction! Have a nice Sunday my friend! (or whenever you read this 🙂)

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'll apply the wish to today, Monday! Hope you're doing GREAT!

@that_averagetyp

11 ай бұрын

​@@larryshair It's far from GREAT but it's enough to keep pushing again. It's pretty tough businesswise and financially but it'll take time to get back on the right track. You have no idea how grateful I am for still having you supporting me. Love you man, thanks!!

Lyrically , rhythmically and conceptually this song is still so astounding to me That’s one of my favorite things about Kendrick that stood out w me , that slightly awkward off beat flow was so unique when this came out over a decade ago , and I think he really makes it come off effortlessly . Really interesting rhythm but it could take some getting used to . Love ur reaction thanks for this

Piru is a set or a gang in Compton, Similar to Bloods and Crips. In the first verse speaking from the perspective of his friend, when he says “ this piru shit been in me forever, so forever ima push it, where ever when ever.” Basically saying that the gang life style is all he’s ever known, the violence and crime is the only thing he finds normal because of where he grew up so hes gonna rep it no matter what.

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks for the tip Josh!

Kendrick is one of a kind. It’s not rap, it’s poetry. Just a few of the legendary lines from this track. “A demon glued to my back whispering ‘get em’ “ “My titties bounce on the cadence of his tinkling keys” “I wrote some raps that make sure that my lifeline Reeking the scent of a reaper” Incredibly powerful and moving lyrics. He’s just on a different wavelength than all of us. How does someone even put this all together so well…

never clicked a video so quick! can’t wait 🎉

blessings!

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Thun da duns are underwear. It’s like when the Superman theme would play “thun da da dun!”

You did it!!!🎉 thank u sm haha

If he would if remained distracted from his environment he wouldn’t be able to change lives with his music

Hey man, thank you cor finally reacting to a Kendrick dong, and it happens to be one of his best and heaviest hahahaha. This song is a 2 parter with "I'm dyin of thirst" to get the full experience of this track. But like everybody in the comments is saying this song is like a piece of the puzzle that is Kendrick's story presented in his album Good Id Maad Cuty, so it woul be great it you could listen to that album chronologically track by track such that every reference presented and that end skit makes sense in the overall experience. Thank you for reacting, i hope you're doing well, peace!

the guitar sample is from Grant Green. 1971

The song Humble 👈🏻🤌🏻👍🏻 How we trip off of Colours aka Blue & Red (Crip Allies are the Black Mafia Family, etc) Bloods (Blood allies are the Pirus, there are more but I won’t list them all same goes for the Crips.) Kendrick is from Compton. Kendrick is very Bar heavy with Metaphors and Similes, entendres, etc. So you may not get all the references but you did good. 👍🏻 Do Humble, an easier song to digest.

Great selection/ reaction. Love your channel

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Piru is a set of the Bloods. So when he says tripping off of colors he’s referring to the colors red and blue.

Kendrick is genius, great reaction 🙌🏾

Mother I sober by Kendrick 👌👌

Just to put the echelon that Kendrick occupies in perspective: Kendrick Lamar's 2017 album DAMN. was the first album awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music that wasn't in the jazz or classical genre.

Omg going down the Kendrick music!?!? He's very unique and more poetic than a rapper. He's incredible. Heart Beat part 5 is insane!!

Man, big thanks for the content you're making! It's always fascinating to view your reactions. Keep in doing 👍🔥 I'm not a big Lamar fan, but I guess there is one song you might check out in the future: Mortal Man. It is sweet for the ears in terms of melody and not so difficult to decipher if we talk about lyrics.

Glad people helped put with the context, but just to add a tiny bit, when he says "money, drugs, and four fives", hes referring to a .45 caliber pistol

This song is always an emotional trip

Im months late to this but im here to give u some insight into the words/slang, since the concept has been explained repeatedly. Piru - the Bloods gang. Duntaduns - superhero undies. "Find a passion" - like Kendrick and his music since they were kids. "Tingling keys/tip me with E's" - he got her hooked on drugs. "Ill never fade away" (repeated) - she fades (dies) at the end of the verse. "Four Fives" - .45 caliber handgun.

I know Kendrick is great but people should stop recommending him for review to people with no cultural background or references. Gotta bring em up to speed first. Can’t start a freshman in graduate class.

in his long verses Kendrick is talking by his friend(who's brother and him died in gang violence) and the sister of Keisha(Keisha's song on section 80 his first album)

You're starting to make bars of your own, off the beating track but off the beat and track. cold! 🔥P.S. you should do some more Kendrick he's got some amazing songs in his catalog that you would love. I would personally suggest starting more simple with Kendrick something like "Alright" or "B Don't kill my vibe" they are some light songs but he dives into a lot of deep stuff on most of his best work.

Mona lisa - Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar

Piru is the street the bloods were found in. Colors refers to gangs. Told his brother not to to duck refers to the gangster mentality of not being scared of anything. Thunder refers to bullets. Dun da duns are guns.

You must have to the other part of this song that is '' Dying of thirst " it completes the story

I love these reactions to Rap music from someone of didn’t listen to it growing up. I highly recommend xxxTentacion. Definitely not all of his music but some of his songs have deep messages like Hope, Sad, Jocelyn Flores, Changes, Numb, Before I Close My Eyes, Save Me. I know this is a lot, but they are must listen to songs, if you give him a go I’m sure you will fall in love with his music the same way you did with Eminem. In 2018 xxx was shot in his car leaving a motorbike dealership and passed away.

Kendrick is a master of flows, he uses the beat in a way nobody does and manages to intertwine both rhythm's to make it work. He is one of the greats of all time, you should try the blacker the berry, or good kid maad city!

The whole album is a story. You'd like the song more if you listened to the album front to end

A Piru is a Blood. its a gang

This was actually only half of the song, the entire thing is called Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst. You sgould really listen to the whole album from start to finish, he structures the whole thing as a vhs tape

check out How Much A Dollar Cost by Kendrick Lamar!

Kendrick Lamar is the only rapper who has won a pulitzer prize for an album

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Serious? That's pretty cool!

@adammiller6736

11 ай бұрын

@@larryshair Yes sir he recieved it for the writing in his album titled DAMN.

Kendrick's music is dense, and problem with recommending individual songs off this album is that it's a concept album. There's a throughline and a story throughout the album, so it's difficult to grasp from 1 song exactly what it all references.

a new odyssey begins

BITCH DONT KILL MY VIBE is another one if my favorites by him too. It's not what you think the song would be about. Bout the new Era of the hip hop genre. Fascinating story teller. You'll like him a lot I hope

Kendrick raps his songs in a poetry way, he is playing two characters not himself , one is a woman who is a prostitute and a friend of kendrick. Kendrick Lamar is a genius at what he does.

It’s not the whole song. You gotta listen to Dying of Thirst, ‘cause it kinda sums up everything said on Sing About Me.

The beat is sampled from bill withers "use me"

Haha got you within 5 min!

First verse is a friend speaking to Kendrick. Kendrick is the friend holding his brother. Second verse is Keisha's sister speaking to Kendrick. Third verse is now Kendrick explaining his side of the story. Which is why he said "And you're right, your brother was a brother to me" addressing the guy on the first verse and "and your sister's situation was the one that put me in a direction to speak on something that's realer than a TV screen" addressing the lady in the second verse. Also this is a two part song and whoever put this song on together is terrible for only putting the first part. This is Sing About Me. I'm Dying Of Thirst is missing.

Check out How Much a Dollar Cost, amazing song. Starting you off with Sing About Me was a bit poor taste in my eyes since it builds off of so much in the album

Gotta do j.cole I suggest the song breakdown

You need to listen to the album this song is from as a whole as it is a concept album.

You were struggling on this 😅

You would need 2 listen 2 Keisha Song 2 Understand second verse

Kendrick had the strongest, Metaphors, double entendres, triple entendres, Joyner Lucas is more surface level more easy to get one first listen

If you want some of his songs with beats that are more active, try Father Time, Maad City, Duckworth, DNA or Untitled in Grief.

Please do Talking to Myself by Eminem

45. Caliber

@larryshair

9 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend!

DO MORTAL MAN NEXT!!!

People should really say in their requests for a song reaction whether or not tons of context is necessary. This is an impossible song to understand without the context. Or at least you won’t get the most out of it.

Larry my man, if you are gonna listen to another kendrick song i suggest welseys theory or mother i sober.

🇰🇪.. hip hop is artistry.. he is speaking poetry on the third person.. in their eyes

listen to -NF just like you or NF just wanna know

you might wanna hear 2pacs dear mama. seems you like story telling

@larryshair

10 ай бұрын

Yes, it's already on the channel. Enjoy!

you missed the second part, the whole song is like 13mins long

do nervous by doobie

Do COUNT ME OUT

Have you done Eminem Going through changes ft Ozzy Osborne

@jordanbailey9191

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmqIwZttoc3WZco.html

@jordanbailey9191

11 ай бұрын

Aww I just checked you did it

I really dont think theres a good place to start on kendricks stuff, really i think you just gotta dive in and learn over time. I would suggest doing stuff from the earlier albums before you go to the more recent stuff though He makes a lot of references and tells so many stories that you just have to know a lot of stuff about him and his life to understand

@larryshair

11 ай бұрын

Yea, I kind of figured that I need a master class in his background much like Em. With Em, it was a musical journey that revealed more and more about him personally and it all came together as I marched on. I'm guessing the same will be with Kendrick.

@charlesmot54

11 ай бұрын

@@larryshair Yeah for sure, it's a whole lot easier on the brain to start from section 80 and just work your way up I'm sure he has some stand alone songs that don't really have any references, but much of it is storytelling because that's just his thing

Kendrick is telling a story of the life and struggle of a prostitue and back men that die every day in the ghetto.

Def acquired taste Couple things, have you heard any Andy Mineo? CHRISTIAN rapper? Check out Clarity Also, Kasey Chambers cover of Em's Lose yourself, mind blowing! For real

Painful😄

no hate but if you need to know Joyner Lucas doesn’t come close to Kendrick at the moment, maybe in a couple decades

Wow this was terrible lol. Missed everything

Dun da dunnss are whitey tighties. Like super heroes, you go dun da dunn!!!