David Bruce Composer | Classical Composer Analyzes Kendrick Lamar @DBruce | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
The rhythms in Kendrick Lamar's Alright are crazy, but also fun! In this video I attempt to break them down.


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0:00 Introduction
04:36 How the Meter Works in Alright
11:15 Vocal rhythm in the Chorus
12:29 Vocal rhythm in the Verses
15:20 The Creative Process in Hip-Hop

Kendrick Lamar: Alright
youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY
Kendrick Lamar: For Free
youtube.com/watch?v=_ZTYgq4EoRo
Pulitzer Prize
youtube.com/watch?v=Uly-g3IYeuQ
Interview with Rick Rubin
youtube.com/watch?v=4lPD5PtqMiE
Thundercat Interview
youtube.com/watch?v=7YDTDIIq_Yo
Sounwave Interview
spin.com/2015/04/sounwave-interview-kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly
Bass King Kunta
youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_4RzBR1xY

Research: We Gon’ Be Alright? The Ambiguities of Kendrick Lamar’s Protest Anthem
mtosmt.org/issues/mto.19.25.1/mto.19.25.1.manabe.pdf

How Kendrick Lamar Raps like a drummer:
youtube.com/watch?v=yGq02cr4K8Q
Black Lives Matter Protest
youtube.com/watch?v=c2hKKT7JWcA
Fabolous Awwright
youtube.com/watch?v=Ni-iPcMbQ1c
Alright Beat Breakdown
youtube.com/watch?v=aNvXcmGLgoU