Understanding Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers 

Thanks for all of your patience, hope you guys enjoy the breakdown and let me know what your thoughts were down below Chapters: 00:25 - Count Me Out 02:40 - Crown 05:23 - Silent Hill 06:12 - Savior (Interlude) 08:01 - Savior 11:16 - Auntie Diaries 14:00 - Mr. Morale 15:11 - Mother, I Sober 23:25 - Mirror

“Mother I sober” is top 5 in his catalogue. For me this song conveys how using lust as copying mechanism not only affect yourself, but also your loved ones .

I got sober from drugs/alc the day this album dropped Friday the 13th. I was drinkin or druggin everyday and got into a deep depression. Woke up in the ER that Friday morning and had to go to detox, started listening through the album on the way there. Haven’t picked up since and i largely credit that to listening through this album during my stay. I remember listening to Mother, I sober the first time in there while going through withdrawals and just breaking down. Having my first few listens to this while detoxing was truly a spiritual experience, and felt like the album was made for me. There are no coincidences, everything is everything. You could say his “calling was right on time”. God bless King Kendrick

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the greatness that is “Count Me Out”? Like no one talks about it but it’s a top 10 Kendrick song imo.

"Mother I sober" For me this song has shown me my imperfections and anger I project on my loved ones especially since the death of my grandmother or as I called her (my second mother).dealing with the abandonment of my parents and family that grow in anger and my toxicity by feeling as if I have to be validated to be loved with the only person who has ever shown me love passing away anger I projected on my partner and my mother but kindness to my father.... It showed me I can't choose everone and can't please everone especially if i can't even love myself or look myself in the mirror This song shows the generational anger in my family and greed also trying to fit in or be validated by others. Qualities I have seen in everyone in my family. And will not let this cycle control me as it did my family.

This album came to me during a really dark period of my life. I had lost my grandfather, the only member of my dad's family who cared for me, my abusive ex had broken up with me 2 weeks after the funeral, then 2 weeks after that my grandmother passed from covid. My parents disallowed us to see her before she passed or attend her funeral, and my ex used that low point to reenter my life. When MM&TBS dropped, I was a broken person - struggling to take care of my younger brother, I had nobody to turn to besides someone who had hurt me deeply during a vulnerable moment in my life. I was deeply suicidal, still struggling with unemployment (disability) and my PTSD had worsened. Unable to turn to anyone, I sat on an empty street at 1am to scream and cry and apologize because I knew nobody was there to hear me. Hearing "united in grief" when the album first dropped when Kendrick said "I grieve different" hit me hard because of how the people around me commented that it seemed like I didn't care. Hearing it in concert and screaming that line with everyone was cathartic. MM&TBS gave me the strength I needed to kick my abusive ex out of my life for good, and it gave me the cause to keep going. Kendrick dropped this album about him and his journey, but it changed my life when I had nearly given up. He'll always be King Kendrick to me.

I have struggled with a lot of childhood trauma and pressure , I never even noticed how unhealthy and stressful my live was. I started doing therapy and this album helped me so much in accepting what I was going through. Kendrick has definitely stepped up.

MOTHER I SOBER VIDEO PLEASE 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Such a reflective and meditative album. My fav this year

mother i sober and this album opened my eyes about how much i need to heal myself and help my mom to heal herself after! im crying a lot righ now because im proud of myself. as i write this comment im going to the 3rd therapy session and it feels good to start breaking the cycle. will give my best to keep on the path. this video is helping me a lot to heal through the album too thank you so much brother! love from brasil

When this album dropped in may, I felt too uncomfortable to listen to it, it’s something i wasn’t prepared to bare listening to. Nearly an exact month later in June I suffered a severe panic attack, which was from smoking, which had been a terrible addiction of mine for a while, ever since I’ve been sober off it Ive felt so much better not having to rely on it… I slowly began to digest the album more and more as I finally felt more comfortable listening to it but I still didn’t understand it entirely, when I saw the big steppers tour live in tampa it hit me spiritually and brought me much closer to the album and I realized what a piece of art it truly is, I don’t even think I can describe yet what this album means to me, but it will always be an album that’s close to my heart. Inspirational and much deeper than music. So many important topics, I feel bad for those who overlook this album because it doesn’t contain the desired radio banger. This is healing through art, and even though the albums directed towards himself, it’s marked an impact on so many people already. Thank you Kendrick.

This video was absolutely amazing, and made me realize just how amazing this album is. I see that I could barely say I even saw the tip of the iceberg when it comes down to just how nuanced this album is. I never saw Kendrick surpassing TPAB, but from a thematic standpoint, he may have actually just done it with MM&TS! Thank you for these videos and I think your videos deserves millions of views. Cheers!

No matter where I am or what mood I'm in, when I hear Kendrick's cathartic scream "This is transformation!" I break into tears. This album appeared in such a key point in my life that pushed me to face uncomfortable truths of my life and start the process of setting free the things that are holding me back.

This album has helped me on my journey to sobriety. I listen to it everyday. Truly inspirational.

The first 2 or 3 times I listened to Mother I sober I cried. He made it so vivid in what he was going through and made me feel so much unknown emotion inside me. Made me think about my own parents and what they had to go through for me. Such a powerful song

Mother I sober opened something i never knew was there because of the lack of awareness I had in my life when it came about abuse.

This album has grown with me immensely since first listen. Even at first listen, I appreciated, but the subject matter is heavy. Just to hear him touch on the topics he does has seriously helped me look at myself. Such a powerful album. My personal AOTY for sure

AYY I've been waiting for part 2 bro, really high quality videos love it🙏

I am loving the recent videos about Kendrick! Keep up the good work!

this album actually made me want to become a better person. An album never triggered me like this one before. So much reasons outside of actually rapping is why I think k dot is the goat.

This was so much fun to watch. Keep up the good work

Great video man, this album is so intriguing to me, a lot of powerful moments for sure

Thank you for helping me understand his message and would appreciate a video on mother I’m sober because there’s so much to unpack. I believe it is some of his best work.

mother i sober was the third song ive ever cried to the second being auntie diaries (as a gay man) I can't put into words how much it means to me as a gay man and as someone whos gone through a lot of similar expirences to kendrick who is my favorite artist of all time

This is some heavy stuff. I love the way you broke this down. 🙌🏾

Thank you for this video!!!

I'm a year late, but incredible work my man. I would say "this deserves millions of views" but what's more important is that through your interpretation of Kendricks art, you are also helping us all heal < 3 I want to tell my story too, but it takes so much courage. Mother, I Sober definitely was a turning point for me though.

Thank you for taking your time creating such quality content!🙏🔥🙌

Auntie Diaries never fails to make me emotional, this was definitely my favorite album of 2022

The best analysis of the album I w seen so far I fear. I'm very impressed. Wow.

thank u sir this was amazing😪

Thank you for this!

Loved being blessed

I really enjoy your content. Your videos are really insightful and provocative.

Please make a video for this song!!!! This immediately stood out to me when I first listened to the album.

Best review on this album 🙌🏾

"Mother I Sober" was incredible. It was heavy and real and raw. But I held it together until I heard his daughter's voice at the end of the song, and that marked the first time that a hip hop song ever drove me to full-on tears. I believe that MMatBS is his best record, and that this song in particular will go down as an important moment in music history.

Like you said mother I sober is very deep and would enjoy hearing a full breakdown. I’m becoming a 🧽 listening to the different things and processes he has used as a means of recovering from trauma and truly healing, as that journey is different for everyone, he shows us that it is possible. I agree with the point you made about removing external validation from your list of necessities in life because how will anyone love themselves if they only feel love for themselves when someone else tells them ok. It’s a vicious cycle that we all are a part of! On another note… I think that many of these songs can lend a lot to specific situations that we may be dealing with in or lives when a song or verse or even a part of a verse enters our eardrums kind of like you said when you first heard Mother I Sober and how you shook while writing the script because how deep certain messages truly moved you. To me that’s why I love music and try to listen to as many different forms as possible because underneath it all were all struggling and sometimes our stories and experiences can benefit one another more than we may know! As always great job! No copyright infringement this time!! Take care🤙

Well done sir 👍🏿

Wow man u made me realize more than I thought, ✊🏾

masterful vid

Amazing work family. 🌹

This video was just I don’t know how to say it any better but just the perfect in depth explanation of this album it might be a top 5 album all time after your videos it honestly makes me want to take a look at myself and just be sober

thank u , i hadn’t seen any in depth explanations for this album but it’s truly beautiful

Nujabes on the background is GOATED my man!

definetly my favorite album of the year so far

RESPECT. so detailed .. and pretty too!

Great videos

Great analysis, also love the Nujabes music!

Thank you for this breakdown! I really appreciate the hard work that went into it. Kendrick is my favorite rapper!! What are the intro and closing songs? The chopped and screwed ones

Yooooo nice

Great Videos, rly usefull for guys like me, from Italy, not rly understanding the lyrics wile listening to the song

Mirror is one of those songs I enjoy because its meaning is to heal regardless of what others want which is something u need to do before you help another, because if your going to keep on helping people when u need help your going to break yourself then what will u have yourself

Please kindly do a separate video for Mother I Sober. Thank you!!!

best album ever imo

The nujabes background is a great touch

Please do a video on mother I sober !!!!

The script was really great for this video but i would have liked you to have used the visual aspect of this video better. I was distracted by the video rather than understanding it better. For example, what would have helped a lot is having Kendrick's lyrics appear on the screen when you play the song. Other than that it was a good video only these kinds of things would make it a great video for me! keep it up and keep improving because you have a lot of potential!

Can't begin to explain what Mother i Sober means to me! A grown man in real tears for days. That's what i was! BONE chilling song

6:11 got me hyped lmfaooo

The second disc has been my favourite part of the album

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i can't believe people called this album mid

When I heard mother I sober, I’m made me understand Sonder, that everyone has problems that root from their past, and I’m not alone in my feelings, instead of drugs I can reach out to others, because I’m not alone and others have the same complex problems that I have

Yo can you do a breakdown of the tour. I feel like theres a lot to dissect there

Could you please make something like this for drill music in Zion because it’s another really deep album and you did an incredible job with this album

Nujabes and Jay Electronica in the background? goes hard

Somebody enjoys samurai champloo

For some reason this album makes me think of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. The stuff Marvin went through at home, and the climate of the world at the time that he sang about makes me think of some of the things Kendrick raps in this album.

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i have had a lot of sexual abuse happen to me and the way kendrick represents the feeling of the effect of the thought and not the actions needs to be more talked about sometimes the situation will always last and you have to learn to deal with it

Wish you would’ve broke down “my uncle told me this shit in the movies could only be magic…. This year I did 43 shows and took it all home and buy him a casket”

Amazing video…but I’d drop the background music if your gonna play snips of the music so often..it’s just slot of the ears

The background music is too loud man, bur great videos 💯

great 2 breakdowns. what do you feel about his Faith? People critique his hypocrisy in his beliefs on recent albums to now. what do you think?

I’m a rapper, but I’m not very good yet. Kendrick inspires me to keep making my own music. I need to keep practicing because I’m currently terrible at rapping.

I’m fw ya music taste based on the transition and background music

Wow

ok thanks

Actually I've dealt with a sexual Abused When I was young. It has a black male it is a very challenging thing trying to not only accept that happens but then tell others. most people just pushed black men into the stereotype to just deal with that kind of stuff with more sex or it's not that serious. Even with my mother when I mentioned it to her she doesn't take it that serious yes but I feel like she has also as also explained about how she was talked to by older men when she was younger and even though she never realized as it has grooming or something wrong think wrong she lived through it and because she lived through it But I think in that strength maked her thought I would be able to deal with similar problems in a similar way. But especially with me dealing with disability and not being able to work it's it's very hard to deal with on top of a lot of other stuff that I end up having to deal with because of situational fsituational factors like my stepfather talking tothey're choking me or Experiencing sexual assault in my own home and Even when I would go out to conventions. But every time at least for me I was never able to do anything about it and whenever I did I would get get ignored or even if I got physical I would just beat up. And I'm honestly lucky that I lived in the suburbs. With all the outbursts that I ended up having throughout my young years until I was able to start smoking and be able to manage my stress in anger. It immediately gets undermined by my disabilities and just not being able to deal with stuff. And it definitely affect me badly because I'm always looking at all these other black males able to do so many things but then I'm not able to and then whenever I and whenever I talk to people it's never never understanding of my disability maybe initially but once the problem comes about most people just don't know how to deal with it but then it just leaves me by myself.

Anyone got the link for the video at 6:12

Nujabes in the back

sheesh

I choose me I'm sorry... You won't grow waiting on me

Wuts that song at the end of this video that shit hard

Am interested in the Mother I Sober video

Anyone know the song he used when he was taking about savior?

Dedicate a whole video to mother I sober pls

I'm not your savior Mr Morale give high 5 Best verse

Pearl Fountain is terrific ✨

Is this part 2?

samurai champloo ending song dope you. Know that dj that did most of the music died of cancer years ago fuck. Me up I just found out now you know also great background music. Kendrick and Mac Miller similar in alot ways and different but the same pst and pain of it reliving it .

10:41 takes us back to Section 80's Ab Soul's Outro!

Why the name change?

Layering two musics in the background gets really hard to pay attention to what you’re saying

This just shows that whoever think this album is mid just didn’t understand it. In my eyes this will go down as top 3 kendrick, no question.

Holy Spirit, Grant me proof.

I true philosopher might say - are you really letting go of your ego, in a public pronouncement, and in saying "my ego"?

Why do you play music over music

What does Kendrick mean when he says “I love when you count me out”