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Kendrick Lamar’s Storytelling Masterclass | good kid, m.A.A.d city
🕑 Added 2024-01-26 17:15:31 +0000 UTCToday I'm breaking down Kendrick’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city” one track at a time. We’re going to get into the lyrics, Kendrick’s style, the production, recreate a few songs, and see the narrative of the album unfold. This is one of the most cohesive storytelling albums ever made. It’s full of darkness, tragedy, angst, questioning systems, faith, hope, and love. It’s also got some incredible beats and rhyming that’s unmatched. It’s like if an HBO series was a hip hop album.
NOTE: This video contains explicit language and adult themes. i mention this because I've heard from many people that they like watching DTG with their kids. Just a content warning that the lyrics are not censored and the themes may be too intense for young viewers.
NOTE: This video is the FULL EDIT, meaning it's slightly longer, doesn't have acapellas, no sponsor, and the ending is slightly different from YouTube.
SOURCES
https://www.complex.com/music/a/insanul-ahmed/the-making-of-kendrick-lamars-good-kid-maad-city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_2gXxC_ZA
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kendrick-lamar-good-kid-maad-city-analysis/
Comments
Brandon Shaw
YES - huge Glasper fan and that whole scene 🔥
Steve McNamee
Idea: video about Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, and how hip hop influences jazz. You've brilliantly shown how it so often has gone the other way. Kendrick -> Glasper -> Dilla could be the backwards story chain. The Glasper portion of the Charnas Dilla book was fascinating and I'd love to see you explore that topic further!
Maggie M
KDot's Lyrics are far and above brilliant. MAAD City was practically perfect, but i have a problem with blacker the berry (and a little with to pimp a butterfly) because the beats rarely seem to complement or even match them. :(
