May 17, 2022fiveprestosOne of the tenets of great artistry is the ability to convey universal themes through a unique personal lens. So yes I think Kendrick does that quite well and you seem like youāre putting the pieces together in that regard quite fluidly.
The numbered points you made are great too. I donāt know how convinced I am about their intentionality yet but you have a great point with them and im sure theres even more to uncover regarding your theory/claim
Actually I just realised as well. To my second numbered point, Kendrick actually even admits he might be racist on worldwide steppers.
Again this is a controversial point too in the black community because after all a lot of people say āblack people canāt be racistā
So itās another question posed to the black community? why does he feel dirty sleeping with white people and thinking his ancestors are disappointed in him?Why does he have such a separatist mindset?
Lord Quas āMay 17, 2022KayTrayDid yāall see Fantano taking shots
https://twitter.com/theneedledrop/status/1526072267662409729
Best take he's ever had.
- May 17, 2022
Xing Pedmirror song of the life
- May 17, 2022
soapmanwunbeen loving how the people that f*** with this album REALLY f*** with it
I love this album man
- Lord Quas āMay 17, 2022
"Mother I Sober" transcends music.
May 17, 2022CKL TMLNo tiktok goated
It seems to have got in your head if you hear songs and think about different challenges that could be made.
May 17, 2022Ā·3 repliesI seriously can't stop listening to this album fam
- May 17, 2022Ā·1 reply
We really donāt get enough rnb women featuring on each otherās songs.
May 17, 2022Ā·1 replyManU MinuteFor me this is more prominent in the second disc.
But starting with the cover, itās a picture of a black family.
On saviour he starts off by listing black figures, Cole, future, himself and I think Lebron? And how they arenāt your saviour, in the same song he goes on to question kyrie because of covid. Another indication as to why black people hold these individuals to such high regard?
Aunty stories again looking at the discrimination towards lgbtq community, and forcing the black community to look itself in the mirror especially the religious and ask why they throw around a word yet they understand how much pain a single word can cause a whole community.
Mr moral he mentions r Kelly (this is the second time in the album, first being we cry together) remember when he was mentioned on we cry together it was because kendrick aka black men donāt even acknowledge the idea r Kelly is how he is, so on mr moral he has now actually accepted it and is now actually wanting to get to the source as to why he is like that.
Of course mother I sober is quite self explanatory. He says the whole black community has essentially been rapped and they have carried on such traumatic cycles for generations and it is time to break the curse.
Ending with his kid (the next generation) saying thank you for breaking those generational curses.
TWO other big factors I noticed.
1. Every real life reference to a person kendrick names on the album (Oprah, r Kelly, drake, Kanye etc) is black, meaning he is only observing black people/society. I maybe mistaken but I donāt think he name drops a single white person.
2. Every time he addresses something white it is always venomous, he says crackers a few times and addresses the girl in world wide steppers as a white b****. Generally showing distain for them and them being secondary in his story.
This not so tightly knitted yet but I reckon that theory has legs.
He name dropped Vladimir
- May 17, 2022
I love how recently some of these lines were recorded too
- May 17, 2022
Kodak deserves a Nobel Prize for his verse
- May 17, 2022shaleirose
He name dropped Vladimir
Yeah and I guess Trump is mentioned too, ah and Harvey Weinstein.
Damn theory failed
May 17, 2022I WANT THE HOOD TO WANT ME BACK!!!
May 17, 2022does anybody recognize the song kendrick is interpolating in the beginning of N95? its killing me, i know it has to be some old nursery rhyme or childhood theme song
- Xing Ped š¦May 17, 2022
crazy how every track is one of the best tracks on here
May 17, 2022Worldwide Steppers is so f***ing insane I cant wrap my head around it
May 17, 2022Jim HalpertWe really donāt get enough rnb women featuring on each otherās songs.
Rnb guys dont be doing it that often either tbh
- May 17, 2022
The background choir after the first white b**** line
just ridiculous 
May 17, 2022mother i sober envokes such strong emotions literally every time you listen to it
May 17, 2022NicolasCageStanI seriously can't stop listening to this album fam
This s*** is crack Iāve literally never spun an album this much in the first couple of days
May 17, 2022
HimotheeHad the same thought earlier today. Iām in love with what we got but it has been 5 years. Itās possible he got another one in the tuck. Prayer is too good and so different from the rest of the album that it might be saved for something else
Yes exactly bro.
Not like heāll drop another one next week or something crazy like that but nowhere close to another 5 year wait. (I hope)
He could also do a UU2 type of album too, heās probably sitting on a gold mine of unreleased songs
- Lord Quas āMay 17, 2022Ā·9 replies
This dude was able to tie together radio friendly songs, rappity rap cuts, & somber songs all into a cohesive story about perception, reflection, & family.
Give him his mother f***ing flowers while he's doing this s***.
No artist in the mainstream is capable of doing this.
May 17, 2022Bro Silent Hill is addictive as f***, this s*** it hit with N95
- May 17, 2022
See the flesh of man but still this man compared to nobody
- May 17, 2022Lord Quas
This dude was able to tie together radio friendly songs, rappity rap cuts, & somber songs all into a cohesive story about perception, reflection, & family.
Give him his mother f***ing flowers while he's doing this s***.
No artist in the mainstream is capable of doing this.