S5E7 - ELEMENT. by Kendrick Lamar
ELEMENT. is a brutal meditation on Kung Fu Kenny’s intuition toward preemptive violence. But upon analysis we realize that beneath Kenny’s aggression is an underlying fear of his family going back to ...
5 Nov 201959min
BONUS - Dissecting JESUS IS KING w/ Femi Olutade
Cole and Femi discuss Kanye West's new album Jesus Is King, including a song-by-song thematic analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Nov 20192h 4min
S5E6 - YAH. by Kendrick Lamar
YAH. formally introduces DAMN’s protagonist: Kung Fu Kenny, a prophet who rejects God’s call. Kenny chooses instead to follow his intuition toward sex, money, and murder -- the very traits named on th...
29 Okt 201941min
S5E5 - DNA. (Part 2) by Kendrick Lamar
In Part 2 of our DNA. analysis, we dissect the song’s dramatic second half. Triggered by the disparaging comments by FOX News, Kendrick goes ballistic in a now icon extended verse. While we may have o...
24 Okt 201932min
S5E4 - DNA. (Part 1) by Kendrick Lamar
DNA. lays the philosophical groundwork for the album DAMN. In the song’s first half, Kendrick defines his genetic makeup as a mixture of biological (family), environmental (Compton), and cultural (hip...
22 Okt 201940min
S5E3 - BLOOD. by Kendrick Lamar
We begin our season-long analysis of DAMN. with the opening track BLOOD. We unpack the many layers of the wickedness/weakness dichotomy presented as well as the cryptic parable in which Kendrick is sh...
15 Okt 201945min
S5E2 - TPAB as Preface to DAMN.
We revisit To Pimp a Butterfly with a special focus on how its ending connects directly with the opening of DAMN. Say hi @dissectpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Purchase Dissect merch at https://sho...
10 Okt 201935min
S5E1 - Kendrick Lamar: DAMN.
Season 5 is dedicated entirely to Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer-Prize winning album DAMN. Today’s episode dives into Lamar’s upbringing in Compton and the developing spiritual beliefs encoded in his early...
8 Okt 201943min
