New Video: Kendrick Lamar “For Free (Interlude)”
July 31, 2015 @ 8:06 PM EDT
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I Mean Baby.
Kendrick Lamar is out to tax. After confronting a gold digger, he poses as Uncle Sam to collect his proverbial debt. To Pimp A Butterfly is NOT for free. Download it here.
Not quite what I imagined when I heard the song but this works… Kendrick is not getting enough respect for the first “Drake not writing his own rhymes” diss tho
that wasnt towards drake … stop looking for a beef.
no one know who that line was towards, i hope it was drake tho
Ok so who was it for??? I don’t like spreading gossip but given the timing of all of this… It seems pretty clear my nigga
when did k.dot diss drake?
I think it was just a broad statement at most of the guys in the industry nowadays.
here we go. smh.
Hey man Elliott Wilson alluded to this on one of his podcasts lol… Are u saying he was wrong for this allusion??? Talk to me man lol
B dot you know it’s true. You always seemed like you were the type of nigga who wasn’t part of all this industry bias shit. Pretty disappointing that you keep defending drake because you don’t wanna get in trouble.
get in trouble? from who?
bruh… kendrick fans are the worst…..
King Kendrick
Incredible patterns in the end…Video captured the “black vaudeville” kinda essence of the song…Dope…
To Pimp a butterfly is one of those albums where you listen to it at first and it doesn’t give you instant gratification as much as you though it would but because you know the artist is trying to portray a message you give the album more and more spins which in time gradually helps you understand the message the artists was trying to portray.
Then months later you have no choice to but call it one of your favorite albums of the year because you can see and understand the message behind the album well enough to enjoy the album and applaud Kendrick in how smart he was for creating a masterpiece
STFU
Truth hurts bro
Im a kdot fan, didnt hurt me at all, just didnt need a damn book written out smfh
If great albums didn’t, what albums would?
There’s albums and mixtapes out there that if people gave them a few listens they would hear a level of creativity at the same level or more then TPAB but people would say since those artists aint famous they must not have artistic value.
I agree bro, most people have the connatation that the most popular rapper is the best, not at all
Ok well you did make a similar argument about Lil Wayne yesterday about his level of “exposure” as if him being more famous then everybody makes his projects better then everybody else’s.
Well I’m not saying Lil Wayne was the best of his era because he was the most popular I was saying of all the elite mixtape rappers he was the most famous so when he’s in the spotlight and he dropped great mix tapes back to back it’s hard to compare No Celiings to anything
As far as Kendrick goes no one rocks with him because of popularity, that would be Drizzy
Exactly so you gave popularity such status as far as actual content is concerned that you believe there is no mixtape greater then No Ceilings, correct?
No I gave it that status considering everything to be considered
No, you equate popularity to the degree of once it gets at a certain level, then that makes you “THEE BEST RAPPER”. You can deny it but in several of your comments you do that.
The best rapper will always be subjective but right now Kendrick has it
Its really subjective when you base alot of it on fame and popularity. I base my opinion about rappers on actually raps.
There is never going to be a solidified bet rapper alive, there will always be speculation and debate
But right now Kendrick holds the throne
*best
You gave Kendrick the throne for what he was able to do this year. If thats the case then there are artists coming with new material pretty soon like The Game and Cyhi etc… So if they “rap” better then I could say that makes either one of them “thee best rappers” too. Kendrick is dope but the “best” shit is the case in your mind. You say shit as if its just a fact period for everybody? Then come back and say its no best…
Just wondering, have you listened to Kendrick’s freestyle over monster? lmk what you think after haha.
I just listened to it and I didn’t like it at all. I would say its wack imo. I didn’t like any of them bars like at all period. Thats just me being honest.
lol damn
If there is never gonna be a best rapper? Then why do you keep saying it? Now if I make the claim that somebody is the best rapper? (which I can), then I’m gonna present evidence of that on a bar for bar bases that qualifies them as THEE BEST period. You think No Ceilings is the best mixtape cause you factor in Waynes fame and you think Kendrick is the best rapper because you only mean between March and now in 2015… You throw in your own borders to rationalize and really make your subjective claims about who “the best” is and then later come back and say there will never be a best? I would say Kendrick has the album that has got the most attention this year and he has great material on that album. Now if I make a claim about the best rapper is? I make it based on rhymes period. There are artists that I can make “best rappers alive” arguments and then pull up the bars and it would be hard to argue otherwise based upon pure lyricism.
You’re talking too much, Lil Wayne’s No ceilings is the best mixtape simply because it’s the best mixtape. Illmatic is the best cuz it’s illmatic. There are people who don’t think illmatic is all that the same way some will feel NC is all that which is why I said it’s subjective. The best rapper can never truly be proven its opinion at the end if the day
If Cyhi the prince is the best rapper in your books because of Black Histori month then count that in your books. In my books Kendrick has the throne right now
No Ceilings is not the best mixtape and please never mention No Ceilings in the same sentences with Illmatic ever again. Your saying No Ceilings is the best just because you say it is? No. Now after other mixtapes that are better are shown to you, you’ll either create parameters and rational for way No Ceilings is better or you just won’t bother listening to those projects. If its about rhymes and beats? No Ceilings is NOT the best mixtape. I didn’t say Cyhi is the best rapper in my book but if I did, I’d use bars (actual rapping ability) as evidence of why nobody else is able to delivery better ones.
And even if we bring those mixtapes that you speak of, there will still be parameters as to how others are better as well. It’s subjective because all music is subjective but NC is one of the best mixtapes ever, it’s undeniable. If there is another mixtape that suits as the best then put that mixtape in your book
I didn’t set parameters to those projects. I said they were better period and I meant in all aspects (or to the degree of overwhelming the number of counter claims otherwise). The subjective argument is only made so little to no investigation ever gets done on these projects after claims are made about them.
And it’s a fact that DD3 and No Celilings are among the best mixtapes ever. Of all time. If they are not your favorite then that’s cool
You said they were the best mixtapes period. Not one of, you said and or implied they were thee best mixtapes which they are not. You asked what mixtpaes are better? There are a number of better mixtapes, especially with No Ceilings. Wayne’s own Dedication mixtapes are better then those two but there are other artists who mixtapes are better so no those mixtapes are not thee best mixtapes.
I’m stating this. No Ceilings and DD3 are among the best mixtapes of all time.Ever. In this history of hip hop. There is nothing you can say to change that. No point of arguing
Again, NOW your saying there “one of”… My comments about them were because you said they were THE BEST period. NOT because you said they were “one of”. If you had said they were “one of” then you know none of these comments would even be here. When asked specifically if you were saying No Ceilings was THEE BEST MIXTAPE period? You didn’t answer because the day before that you know thats what you were implying. That it was (that and D3) which they are NOT.
And then I stated that it will always be subjective so I removed the best period and replaced it with one of.
They maybe “one of” but their no where even close to being the best period.
I brought up 50 Cent and G Unit and their mixtape run and you said nobody cared? GRODT sold more then ten million copies and that momentum was built on mixtapes but thats not really the main point so we can let that go but just sayin… As for Kendrick? Yeah nobody rocks with me if you base it on popularity. Now when music is brought up vs anything from Kendrick, his popularity is used as a counter to suggest that he must be the best rapper because others don’t have an equal level of popularity at the moment. Thats putting too much on popularity.
It’s all the been about the art, Kendrick just happens to be one of the best
I’ve seen his popularity brought up too many times in regards to discussions about the actual music. So I doubt its ALL about the art. On the flipside when others are brought up, Kendrick being more famous then them is used to imply he must be the better rapper. People can act like this isn’t the case but they seen it done many times just like I have.
Yo, you are schooling this guy, you know your shit
werd
True talk, Mick Jenkins waters mixtape for example is still being slept on. I feel that tape was sonically and lyrically better than Kendrick’s album. Kendrick’s album beats it content wise tho
NOPE! IT AIN’T BEING SLEPT ON! THAT’S THAT HIPSTER MENTALITY RIGHT THERE! A NEW ARTIST EMERGES FROM THE UNDERGROUND YOU DISCOVER THEM AND CAN’T WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THEM! THEY START TO GAIN A BUZZ AND THEN FINALLY BLOW AND THEN YOU EITHER DON’T LIKE THEM AS MUCH BECAUSE OF THIER NEW FOUND POPULARITY OR YOU BECOME THAT FAN WHO ALWAYS SAYS “I’VE BEEN A FAN SINCE THE BEGINNING, BEFORE ANYBODY KNEW WHO THEY WERE ETC ETC….” AND SO ON! KEEP IT MOVING, HIS TAPE IS FORGETTABLE AT BEST!!!
Most times people put others onto dope underground shit because those artists don’t blow (or havn’t blown or don’t have buzz) which is what made the person who initially discovered them tell someone else they should check them out in the first place.
First off you sound dumb as hell for jumping into conclusions, I am not a fan of Mick Jenkins, I haven’t even heard the mixtape he put out before the waters all I said was I really liked the bars and production of the tape. My friend showed me that Tape since last year and I didn’t give it a listen until like some months ago and I was really impressed. Dude has bars
when you got songs like alright, institutionalized, king kunta, etc, on first listen was instant gratification.
I know, it’s just most rap consumers didn’t give them album time, they just want to hear bangers and didn’t get it
People sleep on Momma tho, I still haven’t heard a better song than momma this year. From that to Hood politics just killed me, those two songs are certainly my best moments in the album. It was a great album but I still stand by the fact that it could have been sonically better tho. For example I can’t stand these walls, and even tho I love the message in How much a dollar cost the song was also pretty boring and let’s be honest alright sounds a little bit to repititve after some time. But Momma tho, the flow in the first verse was genius, second second verse amazing and the part were the beat switches up and he starts rapping “I’ve been looking for you my whole life” fucking gave me the holy ghost.
sonically? you have to be crazy to say that the production on this album “could” have been better. every song’s instrumental is so genuine and crazy, literally its jazz and funk music at it’s finest with great lyricism. Especially after listening to Flying Lotus’ radio 1 episode on To Pimp A Butterfly, it’s seriously blows your mind on how crazy the production was on this album
It was not that good bruv, the only point you could have said and I may have agreed with you is that he was going for a timeless sound…. Just because it sounded very different from what is playing today doesn’t make it exceptional. Wait for Kanye’s album to drop this year and you will see the difference in production, or even Views from the 6. TPAB still had some good production tho like institionalized was sonically amazing, hood politics, momma and complexion were also good too.. But most of the beats in the album didn’t cut it for me.
He even said that he wanted his fans to live wit it. He didnt wana make a bunch of gimmick songs for the radio. He knows he can make dope shit without hoppin on the bandwagon
+1
PAY YO TAXES HO!!!
I got a bone to pick….
That was kinda weird
stop worrying about commas fake intellectuals and say yo he’s really fucking saying something maybe we should start giving everyone a deeper listen
STFU YOU FKN GAY COWBOY!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
this is the most annoying piece of “music” I’ve hear in my entire life…and I’ve heared a lot of it!!! #overrrated
Really impressed with the vid and Kendrick’s acting. Not sure about his wardrobe, look like he dressing like a cliche pimp or Drake in 2013.
her ass is so FAT ! like….
THIS IS FOR ALL YOU MONEY HUNGRY BLACK BITCHES!!!! ALWAYS THERE WITH YOUR HAND OUT!!!! AND YA’LL WONDER WHY YOUR BLACK MEN KEEP GOIN’ TO WHITE WOMEN!!!! KEEP YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS, MONKEYS!!!!
#KINGKENDRICK!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
HA!!!
……………….HA!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
…. YEA YOU’RE DEFINITELY NOT BLACK TALKING LIKE THAT! …… ANOTHER WEIRDO WHITEBOY IMPERSONATING A BLACK PERSONA VIA THE INTERNET! & IF YOU ARE BLACK THEN YOU’RE THE BIGGEST COON OF ALL COONS…. BUT ITS CLEAR YOU’RE FAAAAAAR FROM BLACK FUCKIN POSER U ….YOU CRACKAS ARE COWARDS.
FIRST OFF, I DON’T CLAIM A COLOR OR RACE!!!! SO FUCK YO COLOR SCHEME!!!! SECOND, DON’T BE MAD AT THE TRUTH NEGRO!!!! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THESE BLACK BITCHES GOT ISSUES!!!! WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE QUEENS BUT SHIT ON THEIR KINGS!!!! SO TELL THEM BITCHES TO KEEP THEIR HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Fam if you dont claim a color or race then you should also realize that issues, women wanting to be treated like queens and shitty on their kings… is not exclusive to black women.
Just chill with the ignorance.
MOSTLY EXCLUSIVE TO BLACK BROADS!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
HES A WHITE BOI!!! HES VERY RACIST!!! HIS TIME WILL COME!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
I know shock value is a big part of your thing bro but calling black women monkeys? Do better than that.
he must of got rejected pretty fucking hard by a black woman to be that livid n disrespectful towards black women shit is disrespectful.
NAH, I JUST CALL WHAT I SEE!!!! BLACK CHICKS ARE WACK THESE DAYS!!!! AND I’VE REJECTED MORE BLACK BITCHES MORE THAN YOU EVER BEEN WITH ONE!!!! YOU GOT NO GAME!!!! LMAO!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Listen man you cant box all black women in the same box some are what you described but obviously not all as what it seems ur saying…thats wack n ignorant!!!
Generational hatred and white approval is strong with this one…smh. #GuessItsANewAfricanThing
I’M TALKIN’ FROM A NEUTRAL UNBIASED PERSPECTIVE WHEN I SAY THESE THINGS!!!! SO FALL BACK LIL NIGGA!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
STOP LYING TO YOURSELF, LOSER. THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN YOU’VE BEEN WITH IS YOUR MOTHER.
YOU AND GAME = OXYMORON, MORON!
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MENTAL!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
you gon die a virgin.
YOU GON DIE NOT KNOWIN’ IF YOU GAY OR STRAIGHT!!!!
……………HA!!!! WHICH IS IT, BRIAN???
#BENSON
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Lmao
…………..HA!!!! THAT FOOL CONFUSED!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
hahaha!
THIS SHIT WAS ANNOYING AND A WASTE!!! SMH GONNA GO BUMP NAS LIFE IS GOOD ALBUM!!! FK YO OVERRATED FEELINGS!!!
Dope!! Most yall r dickriding anyeays ive been listening to kdot since from Ny to La so thats like 8 years! So called people wouldnt even give this guy a chance til they saw he signed wit dre an saw swimming pools so stfu! Lol love like what u want,but this album an Bush r best albums overal this year!
Question is why are you on some pro black and revolutionary shit but you dressing up like uncle sam. I see that as contradictory to what you say you believe in and go against…….
unh, you little niggaz ain’t deep you dumb, you niggaz ain’t gangsta you gum, I chew little niggaz
hock-too, spew little niggaz, I can only view little niggaz like little niggaz
dumb niggas wont understand this imagery
Get the fuck outta here with all that jibber jabber booshwack bowlsheet. Fuck Kdot, fuck all ya’ll niggaz….who is mama in the video, someone please enlighten me…please.
This joint sucks.
Just a side note for you dumb guys that missed the story……meek is not wrong listen to king kunta “a raper with a ghostwriter what the fuck happen” just just remember this
DOPEEEEEEEEE Visual
Dope….Dude is too much for the mortal mind! lol
fuck the music! who’s the big booty bitch!?