This kid is phenomenal man. This is real hip-hop right here. Best young rapper in the game right now. Probably be able to call him one of the best rappers ever in due time.
" I don't represent no colors, I represent my lil sister's and brothers I'm the oldest, if you don't respect that then your whole perspective is whack"
The flow, the lyrics, the melody, and the beat all go together so perfectly. When you create hip hop like this it's a beautiful thing. Simply amazing......
A is the first letter in the alphabet and 1 is the mainly seen as the first numerical digit when counting. So when he say ive been "A1" since day one, he really means ive been the best since the beggining
"My momma believed in me, she let me use her van to go to the studio Even though she know her tank is empty, that's who I do it fo" That's the same van from the Good Kid M.A.A.D City album cover.
All of a sudden Kendrick is a Legend now... And that's because everbody that heard him back then, knew he was somebody special but most of all he stayed Focused.. My time is coming soon.
No matter what track is happening today with Kendrick, I always come back to this track. It’s hard to think of someone who truly came from nothing to truly revolutionizing, subverting, and flipping the entire music industry with 4 songs in 3 weeks and a whole lot of history. Kendrick reminds me that your own history matters, and you need to be able to look back at the inception of yourself as true as you are today. A rare breed indeed. Kendrick always been heard, but they can’t avoid him today. Who’s next?
I still remember listening to this with my little bro when it first dropped. My little brother said, "this guy will be one of the greatest of all time." Little bro, you couldn't have called it any better.
I can listen to this track all day every day!!! The beat and music combined with Kendrick's insane flow brings tears to the surface of my eyes because it restores my faith in HIP HOP!
+josé ngoto I love those songs too lol there's probably very few Kendrick songs I don't like. I've been listening to him since training day, his KDot days. These are just my top 5
Remember being a 20 year old listening to this album. N wrote like 3 of Ken's bars on my school folder. Dude is so damn good. No artist had an impact like him. Maybe I'm Bias. Idcare. I never rooted for a stranger like Kendrick.
most rappers don’t have any songs released that are this good and this is just one of kendrick’s many unreleased songs that could be classics if they had been released
Man I relate to this song in such a big way. Waking up and going to a job I hated. So unhappy; now got a child on the way, got a good loyal woman, better job, in other words so much happier. Thanking God daily.
Oh my God mate, thank you I''ve been waiting for someone to realise this. Cole and Kendrick are the truth the future the shit! The reason I want to listen to music let alone hip hop. They're friends too so you know the futures looking good
this song hit my soul bro, especially the bars about his dad tellin him what he had at 22 im also 22 from compton and i havent really found success yet but i know ima take my family out the hood because if you can do it kendrick, so can I
I just bought myself a whole day of studio time for christmas. It was expensive but I'm ready to bet on myself and make this album. This song is gonna be my anthem for the next 30 days
+Grant Rodgers One of his best songs. He has a lot lol Rigamortis, ignorance Is Bliss, Vanity Slaves, Don't Kill My Vibe, A.D.H.D., HIiPower, The Heart Pt 1-3 to name a few lol
Checking in 2020 this my first hearing this since 2014ish.... forgot all about this until my homie played the original song this beat is for and I was like where I know that beat from (I never knew this wasn't KDot original beat).. that brought me back here. Now I have to go down memory lane from almost a decade ago. 🔥 thanks for coming to my talk lol
