Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. Album Review | DEHH 

Because if Myke killed Beezy C-Town would be serving life While Feefo never did reviews and just bumps in the whip at night

I love this review.

Section.80 - A Novel good kid M.A.A.D. City - A Motion Picture To Pimp a Butterfly - A Social Commentary DAMN. - A Self Reflection Mr. Moral and The Big Steppers - A therapy session

myke look like a retired pusha T

Drake said "I would have all of your fans if I stayed on some conscious shit" So Kendrick took all his fans on some commercial shit with a message. Genius.

so i was bumping in the whip the other day...

Feefo's talkin FEAR, fear of a damaged aux he's talkin FEAR

IF IT DONT BUMP IN THE WHIP IMMA MAKE IT LOOK SEXI

Feefo should have ended the video saying : If I gotta bump it in the whip I'ma make it look sexy

20:00 TPAB: he didnt help the homeless guy (god) and lose his spot in heaven... DAMN: he helps the blind lady(lucy aka lady lib bka satan) and dies... GENIUS!!!

10:00 this jump cut is definitely cutting out a Chris Brown/ Rihanna joke

not many people have been talking about the story on XXX. that story there gave me chills, about the killed son.

TheNeedleDrop, BigQuint and now DEHH: the cycle is finally complete.

But did y'all chairs break???

think about the contrast between the homeless man In How Much a Dollar Cost and the blind woman In BLOOD.

He created an album that was trendy, experimental, socially conscious, poppy, hard, soft, sweet, smooth, and somehow simple all at the same time. Truly a classic that has aged wonderfully

Prediction: Feefo: Idk what except bumps Ken: Man Im old this is black Beezy: *lists every producer on the album* Myke: THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD NOT REVIEW AN ALBUM THIS EARLY

This concludes my rounds, I watched Bigquint, Luke James, Needledrop and now Dead End Hip-Hop.. see you guys in 2 years!

I love when Beezy talk a lot lol

What if the devil realized kendrick wasn't seduced or "tempted" by Lucy so he disguised himself as a blind helpless old lady so kendrick would be "tempted" to help her as the last time he didn't help out the needy, it ended up being god? (How much a dollar cost)

Kendrick hasn't delivered one average album yet, all of his albums are above 8 without a doubt!!

How I interpreted Duckworth. Kendrick's father dies. Never would've talked him out of getting revenge for his friend killed on GKMC. Died in gunfight.

Cant believe they didnt talk about FEEL, thats one of my favorite tracks on the album

Top, Ali, Free, Soun, Sza, SiR, Q, Ab, IR, Rock, Skiiiwaller, Punch, Kendrick, Axlfolie, The Antydote., Chris Calor, King Blue, Ricci Riera, Tae Beast, THC & Willie B Thank y'all for what y'all do y'all are appreciated...

You know they like an album when everyone is cutting into everyones point ... I felt the energy in this one.

It’s almost eerie how close Ken came to deciphering the ‘intention’ of the album. I presume y’all didn’t watch the interview Kendrick did with Zane Low, wherein he said that TPAB represented the idea of trying to change the world. Whereas DAMN. was him addressing the fact that we won’t be able to affect that change, unless we start working on ourselves and start making better choices. Shout out to Beezy en Myke for making me delve even deeper into this album, with that whole Lucy-thing. That flipped the whole album on its head for me. F- you guys. Forreal. Great review. Thanks guys.

This album is amazing man. When you listen to it normally, 1 to 14 it's basically, for me anyway, Kendrick's life flashing before his eyes at the moment of death, you know that saying when you're about to die your life flashes before your eyes, you reminisce, and that's what it is, we are seeing his life from his personal point. BUT when you play that shit in reverse, and don't think I'm crazy, cause in a recent interview he basically says you gotta play that shit backwards too, if you play the album from 14 to 1, then it tells the story of Kendrick's creation and how he is the man he is, in Duckworth he talks about how his very existence could of been snuffed out with one bullet, then he moves onto God and talks about his influence in his life, then Fear, and the things he's feared from a young age up to adulthood, as the songs go on, he gets older and goes through different stages and what he thinks is important to him at the point of his life, Love, Lust, Loyalty, XXX (his country, his culture, his belonging in society), Pride, Humble, Feel, Element, Yah, DNA and finally Blood, it's basically telling us how he became who he was, the influences in his life, his relationship with different people and beings, his priorities at different ages, and then it comes to an end with Blood which is him basically saying everything is so irrelevant and minute when one decision could be your last, and how basically you should take life for what it is and enjoy every moment and feel all the emotions you can whilst you can. King Kendrick, I'm telling you, play that shit backwards and it's basically a different album/story, play it and try to blank out your brain, pretend like you haven't listened to it 1 to 14 already and it's amazing.

:( I tried.

Been waiting for this one. You guys are great, so many amazing perspectives. Appreciate Dead End so much

"If i gotta to hit the like button, i'ma make it look sexy"

so nobody gonna talk about how LOVE is gonna be everybody's cookout couple song?!!

kendricks the best artist of our generation.

One of the most depressing days I've had in a while and DEHH uploads. Thanks for brightening up my day guys.

Don Cheadle probably did rap back in the day, do y'all remember how his character was when he was casted back then? For example on Fresh Prince, being Will's friend from the hood in Philly.

5 years later this album has aged VERY well!

the anticipation for this review was ridiculous.

Ken's starting to look like the uncle from The Last Airbender with that beard

GIVE ME SOME GANJA!!!!

GKMC, remember the voicemail his dad sends him tellin him not to go out looking for revenge for his homies brother. If Top killed k-dots dad that would never of happened and he would of lost his life doin that shit. tell me this ain't a link

And the fact that Mike Will said Humble was originally for Gucci makes Myke's theory stand out even more

You would drop this while im in class lmfao

My life is finally complete

Lucy is blind because the devil doesn't judge based on color but by your actions which is something only a person who is blind can do.

Rihanna Got Bars Man....

Imagine K.Dot and 3K do a six track EP with a bitch don't kill my vibe sound. That's heaven right there.

Damn I ain't even think of that theory Myke said at the beginning lmao

My analysis of DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar Before we even get started, I wanna say that Kendrick very obviously used a more mainstream sound and it was 100% intentional. Partially as a dig @ Drake & Big Sean, to show he could do their style of music better than they could. Also one of them (idk which one, I don't listen to shit music) said "If I stayed on some conscious shit, I'd have all your fans" so Kendrick used THEIR style and stole their fans. Also because Kendrick wanted a very hip hop album. Kinda like how in a 'Pac or Cube album you can sit back, listen, give no thought to it, and enjoy it, but a smart listener could listen to it for years and still find new stuff in it. The album begins with the track "BLOOD," which is more of a one minute intro. In it, Kendrick decides to help a blind old lady who then shoots him. I believe that this was a premonition Kendrick was having and the rest of the tape is him wondering why it'll happen, but I'll get to that in a minute. This track, and the next track have an excerpt from a FOX Newscast, and they were covering Kendrick's grammy performance, which he stood on top of a trashed cop car and performed his hit single "Alright." In it, they try to paint him and all rap as just awful and aggressive people who do nothing but promote violence, sex & drugs, which is why in this you see Kendrick take a much more aggressive tone. He's essentially saying "you want the monster, you got him." Back to the original topic. So, Kendrick has a premonition of his death and the rest of the album is him wondering why it's gonna happen. The first track is "DNA," and I think in this one, it's Kendrick wondering if his death is inevitable. If his death is a result of something that is deeply imbedded in his genes, something he can't control. The next track is titled "YAH," which introduces a lingering self doubt he constantly expresses in this album. In his past albums & mixtapes, even when he expressed sadness, there was always a hint of hope, but this is the first album where Kendrick genuinely seems hopeless. You see that he is questioning everything. His religion, his self, everything. He frequently repeats across the album "ain't nobody praying for me," which along with his constant self doubt, will come into play later. The next track is called "ELEMENT." In this one, we see even more doubt, now in the world around him. He's looking down on everyone, expressing cynicism, and pride, which will come into play later. He expresses how no one is praying for him, and uses the lines "damned if i do, if i don't, goddamn us all if you won't." "FEEL" expresses more self doubt. This seems to be something Kendrick is dealing with heavily on this album. "LOYALTY" expresses Kendrick's desire for real relationships. He's sick of the fake. This could just be applied to romantic relationships. I, however, think it's applied to all relationships, romantic, platonic, familial. He just wants to trust someone. "PRIDE" & "HUMBLE" are contradictory, but they go together. You'll notice that in PRIDE, it's mostly self doubt. Whereas in HUMBLE, he expresses pride. This is him grappling with the concept of pride. He hates himself, yet he loves himself too much. When he says "bitch, sit down, be humble," in a literal sense, he could easily be talking to other rappers. In a metaphorical sense, he's definitely talking to himself. "LUST" is him wondering if his evil desires could be what leads to his death. Keep in mind, Kendrick is very Christian, which comes into play on this album. I think in this one, he can't control his desires but he wants to, and he's scared this will be what leads to his demise. "LOVE" has Kendrick contradicting this last thought. You'll notice how many contradictions there are in this album, which go along with the theme of self doubt. But, in this song, Kendrick is wondering if love will lead to his demise, whilst also focusing on how much he loves this girl. Somewhere in the album, I can't remember where, he says "loves gonna destroy you," or something along those lines. He also says in here "don't got you, I got nothing," which goes along with the line said somewhere in the album that Kendrick is afraid God will do to him what he did to Job. "XXX" details a conversation Kendrick had with his friend. In it, the friend calls Kendrick in tears, saying someone killed his son, and he needs Kendrick's help because he doesn't know what to do, and Kendrick is the most spiritual person he knows. And, Kendrick says, "I can't sugarcoat the answer for you, this is how I feel, if somebody killed my son, that means somebody's getting killed." Which is Kendrick in a way stepping away from the very spiritual persona he has set up for himself in the song & in real life. You could look at this like Kendrick wondering if this leads to his death. Like maybe God is punishing him for leaving His side, which comes into play later. "FEAR" details three scenarios where Kendrick has felt fear. Once as a child when his parents had to discipline him, sometimes in very cruel ways, but it was to be sure he didn't turn out like the rest of the kids in Compton. The second one is him worried he will die young. He details multiple scenarios where he could be shot at any moment which goes along with the theme of him trying to decipher his premonition of death. The third is him as an adult once he got rich and he's worried he'll lose it all. "GOD." is a continuation of the final verse on "FEAR." In this song, he comes to grips with his fear of losing all he's worked for, and says "This is what God feels like," pretty much saying he was blessed by God with all this stuff. This is the part of the album where Kendrick finally finds his inner peace. He accepts God into his life, and it seems like he has avoided his death. "DUCKWORTH." tells the story of Kendrick's father, who was held at gunpoint by Top Dawg (guy who signed Kendrick and got him famous). In it, Kendrick details how crazy of a coincidence that is. He also kind of details how one single choice can effect an entire life, because of Top Dawg had shot Kendrick's dad, then Kendrick wouldn't have had a father, could've possibly grown up to be a gang banger, died in a gun fight, Top Dawg would be in prison & would've never started TDE, and there would be no "Kendrick Lamar, greatest rapper of our generation." This goes along with another theme of the album - choices & how they effect us. i This song ends with Kendrick being shot. I think that the old blind lady who shot Kendrick was Lucy, who represented the devil in the last album. In this album, Kendrick is thinking that all these evil desires are leading to his death so he accepts God into his life to avoid dying. Lucy is angry about this so she kills him. The one thing I cannot seem to figure out is why the old lady was blind. Has to stand for something I just don't know what.

If I gotta bump this album in the whip imma make it look sexy

DAMN sold 600k first week..... that solidifies him as a legendary artist

I think even Anthony Fantano has pigeon holed Kendrick into that whole conceptual super deep black empowerment artist going by his review. Also he seemed to not be able to get off the whole Israelite idea presented in the album...and gave it a 7. I don't think it's a perfect 10/10, but it's definitely higher than a 7.

The blind woman can also represent Lady Justice, which is fitting with the news excerpt that follows after the gunshot.

Probly his most complex album, yet simple on the surface. Still waters run deep.

God was dope af. And yes I saw him at Coachella and it was just like that. It's interesting song cuz in the first verse he's talking to god and in the second verse god is talking back to kendrick.

Don Sheadle played Ku Fu Kenny in Rush Hour that's why he was starring in the video , also that's what Kendrick is referring to throughout the album

XXX. Best song from the album

Myke summed it up so well when he said Kendrick is just doing other artists stuff better

The album isn't about kdot being jesus or resurrection. The final track says if Top Dawg had killed his dad then Kendrick himself might grow up to die in a gun fight and that is exactly what happens on the first track. The album is about what Kendrick's life would be like if he grew up without a father. Kung Fu Kenny is a different character than Cornrow Kenny.

You Know kendrick watched this since he shouted them out on the tpabf review

I thought the blind woman was Lady Justice since Justice is supposed to be blind

Shoutout to Ken for that Wolverine shirt though 🙏🏽

interesting what myke was saying about how the beat kinda did whatever at one point on dna; kendrick actually just kept going after the beat was supposed to end so mike will had to add a second part to the beat. essentially, kendrick was rapping with no backing track and the beat for the second half was made after kendrick spit the lyrics. dope as hell.

Sonically I gravitated to TPAB more but DAMN is definitely an album that I could use in my life right now

Another great review! I noticed on The Heart IV, Kendrick said that he's the greatest and he's also died metaphorically in order to claim that spot. This album is his life flashing before him and Kid Capri is welcoming him at the gates of heaven

kendrick kinda hints on the zane lowe interview that the listening to it backwards theory is actually a thing.

Both Kendrick and Joey's albums took me a while to get into but I'm satisfied. Haters should give them both another chance

Doing an essay that is due......and you drop this

that James Brown sample when the beat morphs in DNA is possibly the coldest, most emotion inducing part of the whole album haha so sick

I think Tpab is still Kendrick's magnum opus but this album is a close second

kendrick lamar aka k dot aka kung fu kenny aka cornrow kenny aka king kendrick aka king kunta aka mr 1-5 aka man-man fucking did it again IS IT WICKEDNESS? IS WEAKNESS?

I'm dying 😂 That Method Man reference was hilarious

The story of Top Dawg not killing Kendricks father and the possible ripple it would have caused in Kendricks life could be a perfect example of "The Butterfly Effect"........

"God" is dope. don't judge me!

what happens on earth stays on earth!

They way Beezy delivers that Damn is special

came looking back at this 3 yrs later 19:48 is one of the funniest moments i've ever seen on this show

Goddamn. Kendrick has transcended Hip Hop. I don't consider him just a rapper anymore. He's a true fucking artist. Beyond just Hip Hop. It's just music. Music that defines art.

Love you guys dedication, great idea about lucy but it's not the devil, if you listen to the first track he clearly says a blind woman, what do we say about justice in america, it's blind, and this also supported by the clip of fox news at the end of the track, ultimately Kendrick is saying that he is damned by the hands of america whether he's successful, or a young black teenager without a father or guidance. if you listen to element he says "fake my death go to Cuba that's my only option" he's relating tupac's experience to his experience of being a voice for revolutionary black thoughts and that the only way to survive is to leave america, in the same song he says "damned if i do or if i don't" further suporting his "damnation" (Damned Nation) still love you guys review

Funny how Myke said he’s not listening to it backwards then later that year KDot dropped the album backwards.....

Although DAMN. has some trendy mainstream tracks people really forget how experimental the album is at times. Especially the the concept at whole.

I feel like Kendrick made this album to sound the way it does was to make it more accessible to the masses. but, he also kept the core messages and symbolism for his core fan base that like to decipher his lyrics and find meaning in them.

It felt like forever waiting for this 😭

damn I watched this this morning and had 9k views now it has 78k views, the popularity of kendrick is crazy but dehh has the best reviews and delivered another great review

I really love these videos, the conversations are always interesting, to me sometimes moreso than traditional reviews

The song God starts off with "this what god feel like." The song comes after every feeling of Kendrick: humble, love, lust, fear etc. I'm assuming the line draws a connection between general human emotions and god.

Every song on this album is on the level of Fuck Your Ethnicity & Poe Man's Dreams. That's says ALOT, if you been following Kendrick that long.

theory at the beginning actually makes sense, he has a song called YAH. on damn which is short for a hebrew god or something , so its like he is flirting with religion and morals

I was at his Coachella performance last week, and you guys are right about "GOD." being a concert song lol. Everyone said that part back and the album had just came out

You guys are the review GOATS 🐐 DAMN is seriously going to go down as a classic! Kdot just announced his concert today and I'm waiting for tickets to go on sale because I'm going to be like "LIKE AHHHHHAHHHHH" 🔥🙌🏼💯❤️🙏🏼

somebody tell melon to watch this review.

DNA is one of my favourite rap song of the past ten years. It feels like Rebel Without a Pause, Run's House, Straight Outta Compton and Shiftee

Man breezy contributed the most healthy point in this whole episode. Always rooting for Beezy on the side man and congrats on the video feature

There was a juvenile flow in element too. He really played with his flow this album which was refreshing. Love the kid Capri hosting on this

crazy cause GOD was one of my favorite tracks lol

I think that blind lady is justice, not luci

This is why I love DEHH. I respect all reviewers but I always tend to gravitate towards you guys just because I love your perspectives and views on hip hop. Thank you for doing great work. I love this album, it'd not quite my favorite but it's dope

I watched Kendrick's interview with Lowe and he said it was about self reflection. It made me think that the reason this album seems so fractured is to bring people together to dwell on it and decipher. The reason being is that, once someone gets a revelation it will also spread to the others, thus we can become self aware in unity.

I'm proud of feefo for not saying "bumps in the whip"

Beezy ready to pose for his album cover with that in the beginning lmao

God is one of my fav songs... like after accomplishing something in the day feeling good in your life, throw that on, this what God feel like... euphoric...

I'm always happy when Ken gets an album that doesn't remind him of 808's and Heartbreak.Also, Pride is one of the best songs on DAMN.