This what rappers dont wanna talk about, Kendrick just on another level 💯

Nah they may wanna talk about it but it won’t be able to reach their type of audience.

@mamba I was just saying that like nowadays people don't know the purpose of a real MC anymore craftmanship went outta the window in Mainstream rap and that the shit that the L O.X member Jadakiss was talking about. He top 5 MCs dead or live .Now don't get turn up music is dope also as y'all call lit music ok cool that's the lane Young boy and Yak and Lil Baby rolls in. But don't get it twisted because I seen lil baby actually rap on the John Marent commercial I'm like this nigga need to come outside more in that field. And see this the problem that I have with Down South rappers right now Mainstream wise we don't know if the really can rap our not is because they always singing. It was a point and time when Southern MCs could flow with the best . Them wave of Southern MCs like Juvenile B.G Trick Daddy 8ball MJG Pastor Troy T.I Outkast UGK Scarface Lil Flip Lil Boosie Lil Wayne Turk Master. P C-Murder Project Pat Juicy J the whole 3-6 fuck it Slim Thug Lil Scrappy Ludacris Chingy J-Kwon them artist you can put in the booth and they flow to just about any beat. The XXl freshman class nowadays Cypher are trash nowadays because they pick the wrong people. They are not picking the right MCs anymore and promoting them. You can tell because soon as one of these Bubble gum rappers get on the scene someone who really can rap or challenge them they feel threatened. I seen with Kodak black and that 12 year old girl about 4 years ago like she had real bars that little girls was a problem. All the real rappers that are problem on the Mic or even in a rap battle they are underground. And don't get me started with how you really could tell if someone could rap you had to battle rap another nigga back then to get a deal lady's also back then anybody could have got that work. But yeah in these era its overpowering off of turn up music for the most part.

@elite manning_2-0 lyrically Jay Electronica is better then all of them and please let's not mention NBA Young boy when it comes to real lyricism. To much singing going on. I mean I know he can rap back in the days but he done moved into all that singing I'm confused. Don't get me wrong NBA young boy and Kodak lil baby can rap niggas got to come over on the otherside. Like when I think of MCs who can really rap I'm talking about Benny the Butcher J.Cole Kendrick Lamar Westside Gun Conway da Machine Rome Streets Boldly James Earl Sweatshirt Chance da rapper 21 Savage Y.G Mozzy Game Jay Rock Schoolboy Q Ab-Soul Vince Staples Flatbush Zombies Joey Badass . As rapper if you not doing what anyone has or still doing on that Wall of Rap then we shouldn't be talking about them .

I know he changed his name if anybody can remember please let me know

You right Tra and you keep grinding bro.

“Daddy issues made me learn losses, I don’t take those well.” 💯 no doubt the best song in this album

For me its not the best sonically but lyrically its on another level

Done cried to that bar two or three times already, real shit

@MC. STORM narh

The beat switch tho🤯

I still think its silent hill but i feel you tho

"Cause everything he didn't want, is what I was." Wrecked me so good. Thought nobody else felt that way towards their father.

Damn I feel that way and never met the fool just had a kid in December and I could t even stomach to see him cold haha really makes you wonder what was going on in their life where takin care of their kids is least on the list.. song hit forsure

You really thought NOBODY else felt that way towards their father? 😁

Bro this hit me like a brick wall

@Fionah Mukuriah ♥️

I completely sympathize with you.

I felt this one on a deep level. "Grown men dealing with daddy issues" As a black man in America, whether you your father was present or just broken, or wasn't in your life at all, you can probably relate to what Kendrick has so masterfully laid out on this track. Generational trauma has to end with us! This is a masterpiece, yall!

He talk about men, RN

In today’s society. Grown women with daddy issues

"If he give up now, it's gonna cost him."

@kinQ wtf??

Kendrick really put my thoughts into words

@Ethan Stanley bro just stop 😅

Exactly

how else do you write things bruh ?

its like something ive always needed to hear and i didnt even know i needed to

I'm very lucky to have a dad. Not just a dad but a role model. Sorry to all the ones that had to go through it without that support.

i had to be the father figure for myself. i honestly would not exchange what i went thru with something like a father...because then i would not know how much you can mature when you HAVE TO and not SHOULD

Love you dad. Forever.

@Andy Barrera So can you give me an idea of what the pain is preventing them from doing? Do they hate themselves and blame their children for what happen..? This is why therapy/counseling is important

word when mine come g like I'ma be better u dig ... I'ma be better

And he stays gone, why?

"And to my partners that figured it out without a father..." one line and somehow kendrick can make me cry, hit me in my soul

i too got hit by that

Same

Crazy how people called this album trash. Kendrick addressed so much in this album on a surreal level that it had my jaw dropped from beginning to end. Screw the album sales and first week projections, GREATNESS IS GREATNESS.

They called this album trash? Really?

who called it trash lmfao💀

They can't stand the Real

Anyone saying this album is "too real forgot that that meant trill

The people saying this album is trash is just covering up the feeling of being seen. This album penetrates to the soul, but folks stay acting too hard to acknowledge it.

"Daddy issues, fuck everybody, go get your money, son Protect yourself, trust nobody, only your momma'n'em This made relationships seem cloudy, never attached to none So if you took some likings around me, I might reject the love" These lyrics hit way too close to home...

too deep…

This song literally made me sob. My father and I have a very strained relationship. It felt like someone understood that feeling and made a song for me about it. Thank you kendrick, you are a blessing

I cried like a baby today man. This shit hits home.

Same here bro, I never met my father but the way they painted him to me was unfair to me, they told me the worst about him and I didn't get too much support in a family of only women, I became the man they tried to prevent, but I'm striving to make these changes and hearing this song just confirms that I'm not alone when this whole time I thought everyone had it better.

I wish I could personally thank Kendrick for this song. I cried my eyes out when I heard this for the first time. I’ve never felt so seen by an album before, and this song solidified it for me. Every word is so raw, like a confession. Kendrick has a way of completely revolutionizing the way we feel about music and the concepts he speaks on. When he says that women deserve a break and that there are grown men with daddy issues, I felt so vindicated. I’m a woman who came from an abusive home. My mom was too naive, exhausted, and depressed to protect me and my younger siblings from our father. He could be kind, funny, brilliant, and so supportive. He taught me things I will be grateful for all my life. But he also came from a broken abusive home, hard drugs, and unspeakable traumas like being set on fire in an empty field in a farm town when he was a kid and nearly dying. As an adult my father was an alcoholic and a malignant narcissist with bipolar I. He refused to admit there was anything wrong with him and lied about his mental illness. The things he put me through, the burdens he placed on me, were unforgivable. I tried as a young adult to forgive and make it work. After his mom died, he even apologized for things I never thought he’d apologize for. But he just kept getting sicker and more bigoted and extreme as he got older. My younger sister and I cut ties with him when we were in our early twenties. My younger brother wasn’t strong enough to survive the abuse and is a hateful bigoted man now himself. A few years after I cut off contact with my father and brother, I had my first manic episode which is when I learned that bipolar has run in my father’s family all this time and he refused to warn me. I was able to learn from my estranged aunt that my uncle who died when I was young, his older brother, was suspected to have bipolar with schizophrenic features before he drank himself to death. It was especially devastating to learn I have bipolar so late in life as I already have BPD, probably because of my upbringing. I’ve been in therapy for years and have been making amazing improvements, but learning I have bipolar II means I will always be on medication and have to reconsider children of my own. I’ve decided it’s my mission in life to heal and try to be happy, and that’s it. I love who I am now, I know I’m kind, and I know that I will always love the parts of my dad that were once kind, but I’m proud to be at peace with knowing that man is long gone. My father wasn’t strong enough to stop his generational curse, and the curse will unfortunately be carried on by my brother, but it dies with me. Kendrick expresses that raw pain of being everything your father doesn’t want and raising you to be angry and competing with the world. He talks a lot about being a father himself on this album, there’s even the line “he broke the generational curse, say thank you.” He understands what generations of cold fathers can do to the men they leave behind, and by acknowledging that there are GROWN MEN with daddy issues just like us women, and in fact this is an epidemic we all deserve compassion for. If you bothered to read this, thank you. I know it’s weird to bare my soul like this but it just feels so good to hear a song like this and get it off my chest.

I dont have the proper words to respond to how this comment made me feel, but thank you for sharing

May you be alright 🤍🤍🖤🖤

I love that "but it ends with me" sending love 💓💓💓💓💖💗💗💖💗💖💖💖❤🧡

I happy u have something I can't day I've gone through what you have buy I can say I know the feeling of lost souls being found in hate and the determination it takes to separate yourself knowing that you could give in. I Salute you heart and hope you find the best in life and the next K.dot brought a lesson and I'll try to be as great as you. You are a perfect moderator and adjusted woman. Steady the Release greatness this world needs it 🤴🏾✊🏿

Bare your soul eh? Me recordaste a una amiga, apreciamos que compartas tu experiencia

This instrumental is godly, not to mention Kendrick's verses

My dad was around but not always there but this song hits me hard I lost him a couple years back even tho he had his issues he tried his best. I cry every time I hear this it makes me think of him but not in a bad way. Thanks Kendrick you gave me something I didn’t know I needed with this song.

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Listening to this song give chills. This song hits different. Respect to us who didn’t have a father in our lives but still make the right decisions.

Salute

And also respect to the men who were fathers to their kids even though they didn't have fathers

@Lateshia Lewis oh yeah, some fathers are extremely great, respect to them✊🏾

Respect to the fathers who did the best they can with what they had

“Oh this the part where mental stability meets talent” well said Kendrick

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I did not expect this song to bring me to a point of sobbing uncontrollably. However I’m not complaining because I’m healing one day at a time. This album is very spiritual and very heartfelt. ❤️✌🏻

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When Kendrick makes songs like this you can’t even be mad if someone thinks he’s the greatest ever

Honestly honestly honestly!!!!!

Honestly

Seriously

👏🏾👏🏾 🥲 This Track is Therapy for so many Brothas out here including me!! At 36 I'm now able to see the full extent of having Father issues. Let's Keep on Healing Fam and I'll see you at the Top. 🖤💪🏾✊🏾

Prayers to you brother. We're in the same boat fr fr ✊🏾

This is exactly how I felt when I took this song in . I've replayed this like 100 times . K dot is a genius

“His momma died, I asked him why he going back to work so soon? His first reply was, Son that’s life, the bills got no silver spoon” one of the hardest bars Kendricks ever said 🔥🔥🔥

@Nickle Spale maybe check my latest reply to antone Wilson to check what I meant

@Antone Wilson I think you might be misinterpreting what I am trying to say: bills (an expense) ain't got no silver spoon (privilege to afford and pay for expenses) : why would an expense ("bills") worry about having a silver spoon (" ability to pay for expenses") ? The bill is literally the expense. Replace bills with an actual bill in the line to check what I mean: its like saying electricity got no silver spoon. I get the message hes saying by this line but when its phrased like this do you get what I mean how its sort of implying bills are the objects paying for items, not people? Anyway the earlier replies cleared it up by saying there should be a comma after bills

@vedanth reddy you gotta be a lil more creative than that. plain English or not, it's not hard to put together

It’s even crazier when you watch your pops do the exact sam shit, not one minute off. Wish I was stronger

“And to my partners that figured it out without a father, I salute you”

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this song got me

@Phobos yeas but he likk this song so w

@Ishrocc road blocks YouTuber watcher L

@Phobos L

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I don't really listen to rap, but this song is absolutly incredible. In fact thats how I feel about a lot of the album so far too

Kendricks a good "gateway drug" to rap. Check out to pimp a butterfly, classic album.

I feel a man should never be ashamed or bashed for crying and taking mama side of the family ain't always the wisest or right. But his lyrics are unbelievable and I can still feel where he comes from . Amazing artist

Honesty is the most valuable piece in music, Kendrick is bleeding honesty through every track, i feel blessed to be able to hear this...

Yes 🙌🏾

This.

Yesssssss 🎉❤

@Matthew Hunter lol okay hippy

The production on this Album is amazing.

Its rare to find music that ACTUALLY changes your life, or the way you look at shit. Thanks kendrick.

I haven't cried to a rap song in my life. Thank you Kendrick. I will continue doing good. That's on me! ❤️

I love my dad. I'm so grateful that he's there for me whenever I need him. He's such a good person too.

I almost woke my kids up out of bed to apologize to them when I first heard this last night. Especially my sons. Even with making a conscious effort to not be like my father, I passed on way more of the trauma he gave me than I ever even realized...

Same bro. This song speaks to my soul.

Clapping for you, dude, much respect. We do the best we can and it takes a big person to realize our mistakes, especially with our family sometimes. You got this! 👏

your a good man

May God may you a better man

Biggest step is admitting you’re doing something wrong next step do something about it 🙏

When Yahweh is working through you that's when a change is happening. This is a masterpiece. His transformation is like 2pac keep pushing Kendrick Lamar 🔥🎯

well said....I agree with your observation.

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Kendrick is like the smell grandma’s food cooking in the kitchen. You wait a long time but the wait was definitely worth it.

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“I love my father for telling me to take off the gloves, cuz everything he didn’t want was everything I was.” Instantly chokes me up. Kendrick put his SOUL into this album.

“When your heart is made of stone, and your mind is made of gold and you tongue is made of sword.. but it may weaken your soul.”

Tongue is made as word (as sword)

I just broke in tears with this song. I am the son of a soldier. An hour ago, I just spoke about this with my psychologist. I have been taught to suppress my feelings, not to be a bitch. To focus, fight, disconnect, and move on. As Kendrick says, it makes you incredibly competitive. I've reached the goals I wanted to achieve. But at what price? Apathy takes over you as the bag, full of compressed emotions, has no room for more. I am tired. I won't pretend I have no right to feel anymore. Thank you K.L

🎯🖤

I'm the son of a solider too bruh. Everybody speaks on fatherless homes, but having a father especially one that was a soldier is a different experience. You often wonder if your even respected. I'm not your soldier. I'm in therapy too.

The heart pt 5 “I come from a generation of pain, where murder is minor” Father Time “ I come from a generation of home invasions”

“Jumping up when I scrape my knee. Cause if I cry about it he’ll surely tell me not to be weak “ “ daddy issues made me competitive that’s a fact. I don’t give a fuck what’s the narrative. I am THAT NIGGA”. Bruh I’m 33 with 4 kids. i tell my youngest son that exact same shit. “Boys get hurt all the time son. Can’t cry” I tell my oldest son “ain’t no nigga alive that can beat me in anything”. And now I’m realizing that shit is wrong it’s crazy cause my dad lived down. The street but my grandma raised me. And I have no clue how to be a good father. Everything I’ve done up to this point. Is in this song. Has made me realize I need to start over with every single one of my kids .

Just the realization and acknowledgment of that fact is a lot more than many fathers have been capable of in their time 💯

Salute bro! May God make you a better man.

You are a good father my friend, you’re in their lives which is more than what most can say so you’re already off to a good start and the fact that you’re concerned and conscious enough to ask yourself is there more I could be doing as a dad shows that you care, you’re doing just fine my guy just make sure they know you love them and all will be good :)

This is one of the greatest songs ever made

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Easily one of his best tracks. From the concept to the lyrics to the production to the beat.

"Trust nobody, only yo mama and em." That shit hit home for me, fuck... I heard the exact same shit from my father as I was growing up. What a song. 💯

Im dealing with that shii now 🙆🏽‍♂️

@Jose Torres Rebaza Damn I thought Eminem was black

@Jose Torres Rebaza lmao that's so true

"To my partners that figured it out without a father" Made me tear up.

We all got daddy issues… this shit hits on a whole nother level. Thank you, Ken. You always out here putting the words I need to say into my own mouth 🙏🏾

Every time I hear this I get goosebumps. I don’t relate with the story but I can feel his emotion spilling in every word. And Sampha is a god.

Reading the comments made me realise that I’m not alone in having an absent father…thank you KDot for speaking for everyone through your music once again.

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My favorite song off the album, never meet my father but just trying to figure things out on my own. The song speaks to my soul. Can't help but to tear up when I listen. Gemini gang!!

This album is basically just the struggles of life. How hard love and grief can be and just life overall. What a beautiful project.

Clicked on this song not knowing i would get therapy session, and understanding from past trauma. This is the music i need to be listening to. Peace and love

“Protect yourself. Trust nobody. Only your mom n’em. This made relationships seem cloudy, never attached to none. So if you took some likings around me, I might reject the love” This line always chokes me up. I'm a recluse and have a lot of paranoia due to my upbringing. Very touching to know that others know what it feels like

My Dad was cold, stern, an asshole, and at 15 y/o abandoned my family and I haven’t talked to him since (I’m 23 now). This song hits, as that has been the source of a ton of pain but also the “chip on my shoulder” that drives me to succeed. This song is incredible

"And to my patna's that figured it out without a father, I salute you may your blessings be neutral to ya toddlers" I felt that line in my spirit..this song hit different

A cada música desse álbum eu digo "essa é a melhor do álbum"

There's so many layers to his art, I just realized he released this on the day there was a lunar eclipse blood moon , as I wipe the tears from my eyes from this one..there has only ever been one other rapper ever who could make you cry, DMX was 1 of 1 but Kendrick is a Master of art. Thank you for blessing us again. God we needed this now ❤️

This album is an excellent work of art. DMX is also a legend and the main thing I loved about his music was the depth of emotion you felt from heartfelt songs like, I Can Feel It and I Miss You. The eclipse was 3 days after the album release, on the 16th .

I told my pops last year about how his absence affected me. I wanted some accountability, all I got were excuses and the coldest "get over it." I haven't been able to be real with him since. I burst into tears listening to this track. Shout out to those who found and are finding their way without guidance.

best to forgive them for their past and leave them in the past they probably got daddy issues and got trapped in the cycle and just got comfy with what worked for them

Remember bro what they did don’t have to decide how you live your life just know you’re better now then you would’ve been with them you’re an amazing person they missed out on you

My pride kept me from mending my relationship with my father. I didn’t know how to approach it. I kept procrastinating. It’s 1 year he’s passed and I hate myself for not being able to talk to him while still alive. I forgave him at his wake but the pain creeps on me from time to time.

@Tha4704 Hard to swallow pills but you’re right. We can’t be responsible or accountable for the way our fathers treat or don’t treat us. It’s better to let it/them go and move on with our lives I agree.

I have a father similar to what you've described, they're victims of the same feelings. We're the beginning of the healing. Bless up man may you find peace and resolve🙏🏽💯

I don’t want to sound weak but I cry every time I listen to this song ,,,pretty powerful

Hit me right in the soul, Amazing track K Dot! Much love to you

"Laughing with my friends they don't know my life" felt that heavy is the heart pure Art.

You’ve helped me become a even stronger person Kendrick. I appreciate your words and feelings a lot. Thank you Kendrick with all my heart.

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This song literally has me teary eyed. Speaking on facts . Speaking on recognizing the healing that's needed , Speaking on reflecting from within and realizing change is needed . Speaking on what our fathers generation was like and understanding that's all they knew .. now it's our turn as fathers to understand the cycle cannot be repeated ...

@Cygnus L.A @adrian santibanez i appreciate the kind words you 2! really do appreciate. my kids are 1.5 and 6. and i feel like i was steering in that direction treating my 6 year old like he was grown telling him hes too old to cry and to pick his own self up. i love my kids been there for them from the very beginning. yesterday i went to my son and just held him. he had no clue. but one day he will understand. Thank you for the positivity. I hope you achieve everything you guys are working for!

@YuhhTrench as long as you can see the wrongs in how you were put through and you make your sons aware of the things but not make them go through suffering. You're already healing yourself and your sons future. Hope you are having a great relationship with your sons and pass down any knowledge you have to them. They will pass that same knowledge to their sons but with an ever greater mindset. Protect your boys.

@YuhhTrench yea bro .. fine line between tough love and emotional scarring.. realization is the first step. Positive vibes to you and your kin 🙏

I cried my eyes out listening to this, this is what I went through as a kid with my dad. Kendrick really made me realize. I'm doing the same thing with my kids. I'm changing today man. This is beautiful. I apologize if I offend anyone. But I apologize to my wife and my 2 little boys.

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Thank you for this beautiful piece of art🙏

It took me a while but I realized this album is amazing. So much different than the rest of stuff today

Ever since I heard this song I been in touch with my emotions. I cry for everything that reminds me of how much I wanted my father in my life. No song has ever touched me in such a way

Been following your journey since the beginning Kendrick. Your music never fails to give me chills. Thank you for your art. Love this album!

“His momma died, I asked him why he going back to work so soon? His first reply was, Son that’s life, the bills got no silver spoon” one of the hardest bars Kendricks ever said 🔥🔥🔥

Kanye west

@Joe Spilzwell Volpe If the shoe fits lace it up boy

@Paully.G FACTS. All races dealing with this shit now too. CLASSISM is in full effect 😔

@ThugNasty y'all? Who's y'all?

@Brendan Hill it’s a hard bar cus I’m getting his point. Shits deep

When you think he can't be any better, he makes this album that is pure perfect art. He is the best rapper for at least the last decade.

This song gives me goosebumps, certified hood classic

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

First Rap Song that put tears in my eyes, ever. Thanks for the healing Kendrick!!! Salute u! And now lets go back hustlin for the family!

U know a song is good when it make u feel something

I like the message. I wish this phenomenal artist would do a soft version so us seniors could enjoy his wonderful poetry! He is really insightful and as an author, I definitely do not believe in censoring creativity! Great work!🤍🌷🤍

I don't know why some people don't appreciate this master piece

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This man just continues to get better. This is a prime example of how major deals don't limit your creativity.

I cannot believe how deeply Kendrick continues to move me after all of these years.

Kendrick has everyone in here reminiscing.The power that he produces through these lyrics,unique and unexplainable.They all hit different.mad respect to Kendrick.💥💯

One of my fav song from this album. NGL I was really teary eyed while listening until the end. Every Verse is a Deep Message. Every Verse is straight Bars. Literal chills, tears and immense motivation hits every time time I hear this song. One of the greatest Kendrick songs. Kendrick is fkn World Heritage. I'm out of words. Hail Kendrick!

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When I listened to this song for the first time, it gave me tears. This is something I would never expect from Kendrick, but it was extremely relatable. Thank you Kendrick for this and every other masterpiece you’ve blessed us by making.

As someone with “Daddy Issues” not just now but more specifically as a child… WOW this song made me tear up. “Everything them 4 walls had taught me, made habits buried deep” & “cause if I cried about it, he surely tell me not to be weak” we’re the 2 lines that hit home ! Thank You Kendrick for making me realize that one of my inspirations in life has felt similar feelings as a normal guy like me !!! ❤️💿

askers?

I can relate.

Keep it strong

me too man this shit hits hard

i teared up too man

Feel like I needed to hear this right now. A song hasn't hit me this hard in a while, maybe ever. Dad passed away from cancer when I was very young and never had a father figure, so this song is like a knife to the gut but also a warm hug, beautiful. Thank you so much Kendrick

Best song on the album 🙌

This is my favorite song off the album. Masterfully executed and deeply relatable.

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I gotta say, I LOVE the instrumentals on this song and the stark contrast with each songs instrumentals

This will hopefully paint a new picture for the future generations of men in our society, Kendrick is truly a lyrical genius and blessed to be able to make music so truthful and heart-spoken that it connects with us in a different way, this is art, this is music

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Deep ass song speaking real facts I can relate r.i.p to my father . Thank you for what you taught me .

Song made me shed a few tears. Very powerful.

This is one of the best hip hop songs ever straight up.

I'm truly blessed to have my Father in my life. He's never tried to force me to do stuff and let me learn from my mistakes on my own. Never had to raise his voice or put hands on me to "keep me in line." He ain't perfect, but I've learned from his mistakes. Some would say his way of raising me was "soft" but thanks to him I've never had misplaced aggression that I took out on other people that would lead me down a dark path like most of my peers who were either raised by overbearing dad's or had no dad's at all. This whole album is a reflection on our culture and the things we value that have little to no value at all and have just held us back. It's time we strive to break these cycles.

I grew up closer with my dad than my mom and when I hit thirty the only thing he asked me was if I had a good childhood. That question was both a punch to the stomach and an affirmation, because a man with full grown kids and did well by them still can get vulnerable enough to ask them how they thought of those years. Made me reflect a lot on things I'd swept under the rug, laughed off, and those I don't want to pass down.

Bro u kept me reading.....thats real.....ur blessed me too but many ain't .

God bless you and your dad❤️

Same, thanks for that expression

Beyond incredible. True mastery on display. Really pulled some of the ol strings in the chest.

this song hits different on father’s day

Damn bro hope you koo

Bruhhh no lie

Thank you, Kendrick. In a little over 3 minutes you summed up the stigma of therapy, the false toughness black men have to portray to not get perceived as weak, lack of trust, rejection of love, the need to overcompensate to please and the fact that some of us who have grown up without a father, be it from absence or taken from us too soon, understand parental tough love but sometimes just needed a little more. I have two sons and could sense that cycle being passed down until I heard this. Again, thank you.

This song, savior and rich spirit are just golden records. Whole album was a masterpiece. I’m not a big Kendrick Lamar fan. But man, he really laid a great picture on every song. Especially the ones I listed.

“Protect yourself. Trust nobody. Only your mom n’em. This made relationships seem cloudy, never attached to none. So if you took some likings around me, I might reject the love” 🔥Wow

Sounds like Castlevania music beginning at 1:09 and 1:59

Bars

I thought he said “so if you tuck some blankets around me, I might reject the love” I might be trippin tho😂

This is truly an important song that the whole world needs to hear. Thank you.

This should be number 1 on YouTube music cause how good the song is

No matter how tough we be the pain still add up and that shyt finna flow out eventually RIP DAD.

Frfr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGsMkQ-6_40 4nm

This song reminds me that I love my dad beyond measure.

THE BEAT IS FIRE 🔥 👌

This song explained all of my feelings that I never attended too. I never understood them and today. I cried my eyes out because I felt every word he said about having a dad and having tough love. Not know how to talk about feelings it's okay to get emotional. And today I feel like a new man and new person. I feel reborn. I know it's just music to some people. But kendricks words mean something to me. I learned today to express my feelings and not keep them bottled up. I love this!

This song put my emotions into words. Prayers, Healing, and Blessings to all of us who have Daddy/Mom Issues. Thank you Kendrick

Frfr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrrLzssFER0 4nm

Nothing but the best for this man, gives me chills

This is one of the best songs on this album. Kendrick never disappoints

@That0neGuy I repeat myself, you were expecting trap beats and bumper stickers, the entire album is supposed to be a sonic stage play. He wanted this album to be good if you read it, listen to it, or make it into a musical play. Nobody else has EVER done that. Vince Staples made FM, which is the only concept album that comes close.

@That0neGuy dude the production is amazing on this album. The production is NOT just bad because not every song has a hard bassy beat. It’s not always about that bro

@X-Ray Official yeah it’s fantastic. Even if you don’t care about the things he’s saying, he always has dope production

Every song is one of the best songs on the album 👀

@That0neGuy I did form my own opinion and I commented it. But wait, I formed my own opinion and it’s called “meat riding” 😂 you new niggas is weird af. I know you wanted some heavy Autotune and trap beats that you could get all sassy and zesty to in your spare time but this what real hip hop sound like little boy. Sorry.

This the part where mental stability meets talent .. ✊🙏

I honestly live for the narrations in the beginning it adds so much to the song it makes the song sound as if a story is being told and I’m here for it 100%