Kendrick Lamar’s Jazz Funk Masterpiece | TPAB Analysis
From the music, to the lyrics, to the overall story, let’s break down Kendrick’s “To Pimp a Butterfly”
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Topics Covered
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
Analysis
Breakdown
Samples
Lyrics
Story
Explained
Wesley’s Theory
For Free
King Kunta
Institutionalized
These Walls
u
Alright
For Sale
#kendricklamar #topimpabutterfly #hiphop
@whoismrclaudio
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
The best intro for an album ever 🔥
@austins.2495
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Dude your channel is so good 🙌 would love you to do albums of all kinds of genres. Your Daft Punk RAM video is amazing
@Bruce_Noir
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I find it very strange that I never liked this album when I was younger, in fact I didn't even listen to Kendrick at the time but since MMATBS came out I went back to his albums and fell in love with his music, his personality and artistry. Now he's literally my favorite rapper of all time since 2022 and now I understand why TPAB is the most rated/best album of all time.
@dominicrobinson9674
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Skipping "u" in a video about jazz masterpieces hurts me. The jazz melodies on that song are straight flawless and will have you in another world
@WhitmanBlake
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
7809 Schamberger Crest
@sierraalice8072
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
You’re white!? I thought you were mixed
@DavidElrod-d6d
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Mae Fields
@ryanstevens3822
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
dude put in timestamps
@WalkleyTyrone
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
6061 Shanahan Mountains
@dontrah1838
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Im black and this album has so many skips it cant be the best ever with those skips
@arca9986
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
GREAT just GREAT
@princelysnail1998
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
This is why the untitled album was a masterpiece, but got forgotten about with the trap album damn.
@mikeyoung4130
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
The album is top 5 greatest all time
1. Illmatic – Nas
2. The Chronic – Dr. Dre
3. It Takes a Nation of Millions – PE
4. Enter the 36 Chambers: Wu-Tang
5. Midnight Marauders – ATCQ
6. To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
7. Life After Death – Biggie Smalls
8. 7 Day Theory – Makaveli
9. Graduation – Kanye West
10. Blueprint – Jay-Z
@michaeltolbert7720
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Great job on breaking down this album, he brings back to what hip hop really represents
@dougtaukobong-olsen7003
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I hear "Burn rubber on me" by the Gap Band
@edgarasmeskauskas2367
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
sorry, not convinced that is is on of the best album ever. ,,Good kid , mad city is better. bunch of other rap albums is better. let alone music as a whole
@razorednight
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I understand why YOU don't want to use the n-word. But blanking it out when it's used as a lyric by a black rapper? Why? You think black ppl get offended when they hear the n-word on a rap record? You think YouTube don't like it? Why don't you check out some reaction videos and see how THEY handle the n-word on a track???
@eddiesanchez6746
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Knew Thundercat was playing bass but didnt know he was singing! I love this album and love it a tad bit more knowing that.
@ChengoMulenga-eg3km
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
This album saved my life
@vitorx4
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I really enjoy your videos because they feel like that one enthusiastic friend talking about that one record that he is passionate about
@federicovicente8116
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Possibly one of the best videos on your channel. I'm not kidding, I've been following you for about 3 years and by far, this is the most immersive video you made.
@Rryiac
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Wow great video 🙏🏻
@kyleporter5064
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I’m gonna need a shirt of that word butterfly graphic!
@chrismoser9676
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I saw Kamasi Washington live in Cambridge, MA in like 2014-2015. Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE! One of the best concerts of all-time
@prod-by-Gs
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
The censoring is like: "My — Ain't free!"
@bitcoinhippi7096
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I love your break down much respect 🙏🏾
@bread5358
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Great video man. but how u just gonna skip past him contemplating suicide in the hotel and the small skit with the spanish woman on the song'u'
@jeritheweirdchild
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
The first time i listened to "U" and the album as a whole was right after i had my own mental breakdown. I instantly clicked to the songs and especially when "Alright" started playing, it hit my spirit. As someone whos endured racial injustice, slander, and was even bullied for my color, TPAB connects so well. Kendrick made an absolute masterpiece making this album, not only for the Black community, but for everyone. We've all been tempted before, but the album really shows how you can get through it despite the contradicting issues that is our reailty.
Amazing video anaylsis man. Youve outdone yourself with this one. Much respect.🙏🏾
@Naamwenzy
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
thank you for doing this and thank you for existing Kendrick🎉
@ItsNerradT
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
This was really good, and TPAB is definitely a masterpiece! Never stop creating these 👍🏽
@skeptathought
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
great video boss
@JimmyNotes
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
I actually hold "To Pimp A Butterfly" in the same regard as "Sgt Pepper " by the Beatles, "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys, and "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd. It's among one of the best albums I've ever heard regardless of Genre.
@alvarezsix2341
October 30, 2024 at 2:18 pm
That jay z bar sound more like a confession of what hes been doing to young Tallent