New Video: Kendrick Lamar “i”
November 4, 2014 @ 12:15 PM EST
Video
Do Ya Dance.
Kendrick Lamar leaves his cares behind and takes it to the streets in his latest video. Directed By Alexandre Moors & The Little Homies, the video also features a cameo from Mr. Biggs himself, Ron Isley. Love yourself and download the track on iTunes here.
dope video
Good tune.
You inspire us all K. Dot.
thats definetly a flying lotus beat in the beginning
This video proves that Kendrick Lamar is gay.
here you are again writing bs just to get a reaction trolling ass
@hot_nigga:disqus, just so you know, I NEVER usually do this but, dude, seriously, shut yo retarded poindexter @$$ up! Every other day you’re on the comment section here just saying a bunch of stupid outlandish $#!+, you listen to Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Young Thug and purchase Nicki Minaj albums, you have NOOOOOOOOOOOOO credibility whatsoever!!… And oh yeah, how dare you use the name ‘MegaMan’ as your username, you’re not worthy enough to use the name of one the best video game characters created, dismiss yourself fxck boy!!
“He’s” a troll brother…it has no soul, purpose, or reason…It just trolls day in and day out for attention.
No soul, purpose, or reason!! #damn!!
I told you to stop trolling. Now your getting killed every time you comment. It was all fun and games when you started, now it’s just sad.
Co-Sign.
I told you I’m not trolling, I hate boring hip hop. I’m from a different generation!
The troll strikes again.
i usually respect your opinions but now you look like a troll you don’t have to like the song but you saying that this video makes him gay makes me lose every ounce of respect i had for your opinion at first
Not that this is a BAD SONG or anything, it’s cool for what it is, but the fact remains still, kinda weak for your ‘comeback’ song after a long hiatus and niggas claiming him the new king of Hip-Hop and other the $#!+… Dope vid btw, fits the song perfect.
So out of curiosity, what do you think would be an appropriate comeback song?
Lol good question, glad someone on Rap Radar can respond with some intelligent $#!+ for a change! But to keep it a hunnad witchu… I don’t even know… I just expected better overall… Like I said, dude was being dubbed the new King of Hip-Hop, he had the hottest verse drop we’ve heard in the last 12 years over “Control,” and he had a fxcking stellar album drop that’s damn near a classic!! After all of that, I expect your next $#!+ to be vicious!! If we were to just go off “i” alone, it just doesn’t give me that here-to-stay vibe… I think this would have worked better for a 2nd or 3rd single maybe… it’s just the fact that this is comeback song that upsets me a bit.
he had the hottest verse drop we’ve heard in the last 12 years over “Control,”
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I disagree. Like Drake said, I’m sure 90% of the game doesn’t even know how it starts. I think the LYRIC got people talking, not necessarily the verse as a whole
Exactly, before “Control” dropped he was known for making quality SONGS. The dope verses and bars were always there but people loved GKMC because the songs themselves were dope and the project was concise.
“Control” dropped and people created this unrealistic expectation for him music wise. As if he was gonna come out and drop battle rap type bars in his album songs all of a sudden.
REGARDLESS!! That ‘LYRIC’ alone had the internet buzzin for a month STRAIGHT! All them replies, beefs, niggas gettin ‘ their feathers ruffled! There hasn’t been a rapper to cause that much controversy and chaos to the game since Eminem (or maybe even 50…) came to the rap scene! This is what made that verse great, it sparked an interest!… Btw, you would be the nigga to bring up something that Drake said and agree wit the bull$#!+. -____-
I agree with This Nigga. Rappers were mad that Kendrick didn’t mention there names in his verse.
That’s the part I caught too, but u handle it well.SMH!
The name drops and the aggressiveness in his deliver is what had the internet buzzin, not the lyrics.
Lets be honest, most people don’t even listen to lyrics. They just like the song because of the beat or because radio has decided to put it on their 5 song playlist.
I think the verse just showed the power of social media. The internet is what blew that song up. People were even making memes for it.
I see what you mean, but maybe your expectations for him are a bit unrealistic. He released The Recipe first for Good Kid and it didn’t really take off. Then Swimming Pools also took awhile to really become what it ended up being. Actually most of the songs didn’t take off until the whole album was out. So maybe you’re jumping the gun. I saw a lot of people were quick to say negative shit when this song came out too. Y’all gotta remember that this is just ONE SONG. He’s switching it up and doing something different. I wasn’t expecting him to do more of the same. Honestly, Jay-Z comes to mind, “Want my old shit, buy my old albums.”
Interscope really pushing this
Shout out to my Compton affiliates…
Look at Kendrick doing the hokey pokey dance. haha
This song is important. This video is important. All that talk saying that this is a weak come back song is dumb. The Good Kid has won again
Dope song and video with a GREAT message.
My beef with Kendrick has never been with his MUSIC. It’s been with his so called “fans” that put him on this pedestal for being “conscience and deep” yet they don’t support any of those ideals themselves.
Drake fans do Drake-ish type shit (simp to hoes, turn up, etc).
Kendrick fans will be the same niggas smoking weed on the couch all day not listening to any of the values this nigga tries to instill in his music yet they swear up and down that’s what makes him the best.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF OF THIS, ALONG WITH YOUR GENERALIZATION OF DRAKE AND KENDRICK FANS, YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT!!!! HOW STUPID CAN YOU FUCKIN’ BE!!!! KILL YOURSELF!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
UR a retard don’t hate on my opinion
DRIVE OFF A BRIDGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
dont hate on your opinion but you hate on his by calling him stupid?? practice what you preach man smh
B Dot, the jig is up. @RayBK already told me the scoop! Your double identity is no longer double!
LOOK YA’LL, I JUST FOUND A CONSPIRACY THEORIST!!!! HA!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
We only hate on your gayness.
I believe you.
Lol you niggas and your “Such and such’s fans do this” arguments sound like pure-bred down-syndromites
yep why is it as soon as an artists tries something different people wanna say “pop” sell out and all that bullshit
you must live life pretty righteous then to be making such stupid statements like that.
It’s music at the end of the day and you decide what morals and values to live by.
So stop being an oppressive fuck. This is music not church.
LOL u probably never actually listened to his album if u havent heard the story/skill in Sing To Me then u a bitch ass
That’s a very stupid statement! but you’re entitled to your opinion
veryyy dope video…i can see people doing the dance already lol
Anthony Hamilton is a good rapper.
lmfaooooo
LOL
* D E A D *
NO matter what yall say its a weak single…Period…cutt that stan shitt…tupac was an inevator an never made not nearly the BULLSHIT this is..sorry yall but yall can have this weirdo rapper shit…im goin to bump that New Da Mafia6ix tape.
I been meaning to bump that shit, salute for the reminder
IT’S A HIT!!!! NO MATTER WHAT THE FUCK WHAT YOU THINK!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Then get the -uck off of this thread and go listen to Satan(666) Mafia then nigga,lol.
DOPE VID!!!! IT’S THE KENDRICK TAKEOVER!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Never too late to ride a dick, eh? U was just dissing him!
you care about the son Mac way too much. Ain’t you in the “position of power”?
POSITION OF POWER??!!! AS A RAP BLOG MODERATOR??!!! LMFAO!!!! HIS JOB IS EQUIVALENT TO A BAGGER AT WALMART!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
hahaha you a ignorant but funny motherfucka :´D
DONT HATE ON MY OPINION!!!
MORE LIKE A FATHERFUCKA BUT THANKS!!!! LMFAO!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
how many accounts do you have?
I THINK YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY AND THE WRONG POST!!!! NEVER TOO LATE TO BE REACHIN’, EH???
………..HA!!!! DICKRIDIN’??!!! THE NERVE OF YOU, BENSON!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
This shit is trash lmaooo niggas gonna come outta left field like “Yo go listen to Young Thug if you don’t respect REAL HIP HOP” knock it off, this shit is dead WACK & I consider Section 80 a classic.
Btw wtf was that hokey pokey my son was doing?
This shit isn’t wack, you ears are infected with corny rap music.
This isn’t rap, this is MUSIC. Music in every sense of the word.
There are more genres and a whole other universe to explore other than rap you know. Instead of being ignorant, how about you do some exploring?
NAH the fucking sample he used is MUSIC. THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE!? Weird whiney voice and middling lyrics over a midtempo song that sounded better when the Isley’s had it.
You’re really ignorant as fuck assuming I only listen to rap & “corny rap” at that. My favorite song to drop yesterday was the AZ remix to Nas’ Season. I spent half the day listening to the X album Los Angeles, Elvis Costello & The Go Go’s…please one your fucking self with the assumptions.
im tired of all this soulful happy sappy shit, lets get to the bangers and headnodders kendrick..
Good music video! GET EM KENDRICK KILL THOSE DRAKE SOFT ASS FANS!
some of yall stupid af…Kendrick made this song obviously to reach the ppl who are at low points in life not for your critiques…Until you can make a record that can reach the masses sHut the fuck up!!!
that whole “until you can make a record” argument is idiotic. Can YOU make a record? So what gives your opinion any validity over the rest of the critics/fans of the genre?
idiotic? hahaha you obiviously didnt read it correctly…if i could or couldnt isnt the point…the point is exposure. I could be the hottest mf ever and no one in the world would ever know if i dont have the exposure…Maybe you misunderstood what i said.. I said “make a record that can reach the masses”. KEYWORD being “Masses”. He is using his platform in the most unselfish way to inspire the unguided or the damaged and i praise that….Nigga im from chicago straight fucking warzone erday nigga. So i praise that man for making something positive being that he so famous and if you cant respect that you lame as fuck bruh
First- Son can make something positive, but if the execution is wack that doesn’t mean niggas have to automatically like it regardless.
Second- You said “Until you can make a record that can reach the masses sHut the fuck up” nigga can YOU? Obviously not. So what gives your opinion ANY more validity than the next critic/fan?
I can tell you’re not great at deciphering words in the English language but I hope you got all that.
First- ur absolutely right everyone is entitled to their own opinions…ur opinion is obvious…”u think the execution is wack” my opinion is obvious “I like it”…so what’s ur point? I don’t care if u like it or not…I just gave my opinion..
Second- You damn right I cant…I’m not grammy nominated artist Kendrick Lamar, I’m not signed to Top Dawg, I didn’t drop a control verse…but y would I have a need to? I’m not the one on the opposing side hating on the song and it’s not like you can either.so why take a defensive stance if
you hold no validation.Its not like u can stop the song from being played. My validation is this the song in itself…I don’t have to say a word as long as it’s in rotation
if you don’t care if other people like it or not why did you tell them to shut up? when people say they dislike the song you call it “hating on the song”? Its like you’re saying people can’t express an opinion on something if its not positive unles , and that’s not how things work. People who don’t like the song don’t have to prove to you the song isn’t good. If they don’t like it they don’t like it. Why do people have to make a record that appeals to the masses in order to have an opinion? I doubt you have that so why are you allowed an opinion? And what does not being able to stop the song from being played have to do with anything? Thats like saying why are you saying you like this song, its not like you can make it get played more.
A song being in rotation doesn’t mean anything other than a record label with a big budget is spending money.
U just said the same exact thing bruh said…but I just voiced my opinion that’s all…no I’m not better than the next man but I was really posting that for the select few who tried to “maliciously” criticize the artistic value of the song which inevitably includes his message..u can not like it fine but why hate on his efforts to outreach…
And no everybody that doesn’t like it is a hater…just the ones criticizing him
The dopest thing about this is that I know it feeds into a bigger concept for his album…..
can’t wait.
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Right
Probably not even on the album tracklist. Most likely a bonus track. Most early song releases are. This isn’t an official single release, just a warm-up record. #TDE #TIMELESS
love the message and it sounds good. some people have a hard time deal with progressive tunes i see.
on another note this nigga kendrick starting to look like ODB with them dreads lol
Still waiting for “the Recipe” video
The man knows what hes doing. Another classic is on the way.
this is pure garbage the beat sucks. fuck that old shit.
What if I fucked your moms to this old shit… Old you mean classic shit… sucka…
nigga you wish you could fuck my moms nigga. get the fuck outta here with that old bull shit. and by the way FUCK YOU NIGGA.
Amazing song.. amazing video.. http://how2becool.com
for some reason when Kendrick lamar dropped this single it made me think he went the dave chapelle route. like after “control” he had everybodys ears tuned in, and the white folks were probably trying to holler at him to make him drop a drake type single but he said “fuck it! im going to Africa to make my decision!” and this was the result lol
People look at me hella weird when I rap this song lol. *Kanye Shrug*
Why is he rappin with that no balls having voice? Say it with ya chest nigga!
This nigga dancin’ like Morgan Freeman!
the song is amazing because of the video it makes me feel it more now…kendrick just saying love yourself through all the madness and go for yours there is messages in this song..Drake new Jay-Z and Kendrick new Nas
I like the record, but the point is, love it or hate it, you can’t ever say K.Dot don’t have his heart in the music and shit.
So what is the reason other rappers can’t make positive/uplifting records, especially as their first single and not the last song on their album?
Brilliant! Love the positive message! Kendrick makes God cool! 🙂
I dunno. Making a song dedicated to loving yourself sounds like masturbation. It’s a good song, but he shoulda picked a different first single
Dope. K. Dot has 1 on his hands.
This is corny as fuck. 50 could’ve done a better song with the same beat.
Yes the video adds another element to the song. I wonder since we live in such a visual age would we have a different opinion if the vid came first like so many YouTube rappers do or do we appreciate the artist so much that we accept the delay?
does beating your meat count as loving yourself
Only thing I can say is that this dude is captivating. I enjoyed the video.
I CANT SEE WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS ABOUT THIS SONG
Than u’re not listening bruh…
Than u’re not listening bruh
my opinion on kendrick lamar doesn’t matter, he’s gonna go down as a great hands down whether you agree or not
Kendrick with this and Cole with Crooked smile is a good look for HipHop…usually hate comparing drake in these Kdots and Cole’s posts but wish he would attempt more music like this instead of just catering to parties. In all fairness clubs chase his sound not vice versa
Amazing song I can see his vision …. his going for real soul music … literally going for the greatest artist of all time spot … sounds ridiculous now but believe me i aim is to bring music with REAL meaning back … like the 60’s … music that means something.Watch and see.
song just feels good and makes me move.. i dont understand the “he went pop” talk. niggas gotta stfu and just like (or not like) music.. but mainly stfu regardless
men this shit got me emotional shoutout Kendrick
This some real shit, real feel good video, I appreciate it, not a single tweaking girl and the video still poppin off, Kendrick steady changing the game.
I lOve the video and the song. Kendrick wins again!
kdot the only black man in america that can’t dance for shit lml