The INCREDIBLE Piano on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Duval Timothy is the King of Chords. Those harmonic progressions are SO GOOD.

FINALLY!!!! Someone who sees the main instrumental that's been the alpha and omega of the album....the piano. The build ups and transitions from each track....beautiful art.


Folks in my inner circle don't get it and I'm like....y'all missing out on pure music.

SHOUT OUT DUVAL TIMOTHY

the passion you have to explain us the beauty of it ... thanks a loooooott for that

I think I could recognize Duval Timothy’s music anywhere. Whenever I hear his work on big creator’s albums I can immediately tell, his style is just so intricate and full of artful character. It’s unmistakable to me. I love to see him collaborating with big names and getting some recognition for his talent.

The transitions and little turns also are peppered with the third relationships and the half-step motion from the initial 2 chords, which is what makes so much of it seem native to the piece even as varied as everything gets - a motif that gives unity

I would love it if someone like you would deconstruct the piano in the song Yes, The River Knows by The Doors. It's totally bizarre and beautiful, and is easily Manzarek's greatest piano piece for the band.

GIVE MY MAN DUVAL TIMOTHY HIS FLOWERS.

What's the app you are using to edit the recorded sample?

Well once you said most of it was composed by Duval it all made sense. Absolutely love his work

Sad he didn't do tpab, the wild instrumentation on for free, the groovyness of these walls, the dark and jazzy u, the bazz and harmony of for sale, the complexity of complexion, so many great moments on that album

Rich-interlude is also really nice

Take the vocals out and I could listen to that album ALL DAY.

Petition to have Charles look at To Pimp A Butterfly

Duval Timothy in the keys I believe for this album. Truly amazing

this is so cool, great video! love your advice for making the music more interesting

so my second favourite track on the record is father time and honestly i think the emotional expression of the piano part is really really great and i reckon it deaerves some praise

Explenation 10/10

Am I the only one who thinks it’s a disgrace not to include Father Time

this is all. Duval Timothy

Brooo do to pimp a butterfly

Great video man i can’t play but i love it and i love that kendrick used the piano this much

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the pedal point in Mother I Sober

Jazz musicians are the ultimate philosophers, the infinite seekers of everything that there is to discover. Jazz distinguish itself from all the other genres for being always questioning, without the need to understand but to express sense.

bros examples are making me cy of how beautiful it is

are you sure the crown one is correct?

Just stumbled on this....but I gotta say, I LOVE watching this guy appreciate music and chords that would normally go unnoticed. Tickled me pink.

It’s great to see someone talk about the music on this record. It’s so different. I was hooked immediately.

“hip hop has no harmony” lmao someone send this video to Ben Shapiro 😂

I believe Duval Timothy is the pianist on most of the album

MAN DO IT ON TPAB PLEASEEEEEE U ARE AWESOME

It all sounds like Duval Timothy compositions, wish they would release an instrumental album

Only Kendrick can make music sound so unique and refreshing.

HOW CAN YOU NOT TALK ABOUT RICH INTERLUDEEEE !!!!!!

You allow me to bring my passion for music into real life, I was playing along this whole video and fell back into a trance when I first heard these chords!! Thank you

Fun fact: Kendrick played the piano himself throughout Mr.Morale and the big steppers. Truly amazing and he's the goat of rap, thanks for this video.

Are you f hi5or what? Mediocrity on your head

Bullshit music

Don't lie

Album is crap

The album is genius if you ask me

you look like my romanian teacher

Im an mc and producer, and you just explained why sampling is an art by itself, if wasnt for sample clearenses been so legally hard and expensive, the world could be on another whole level of sampling by now, not ignoring the pioneers, just saying that would be so much more ppl into sampling that more talents would be here.

At the harmonic side, my music theory knowledge goes to a certain point, but my ears definitly dont pick up those chords and notes, im usually more focused on mixing aspect of the song, and is really dope to learn more about chords and functions with the stuff i love to hear being the example, thanks for this!

Dere seems ta be da tinyest bitta drag in da groove right?