Kendrick Lamar - Mother I Sober ft. Beth Gibbons of Portishead (Official Audio)

Kendrick is about to have everyone out here dealing with their issues and growing into better people with this album.

"You did it, I'm proud of you, you broke a generational curse". This line hits different it brings me to tears.

It’s no way in hell people think this album is mid bro , literally this album contains real life depth and substance talking about alot of issues that people tend to shy away from ,the media focuses too much on quantity that they forget the best thing about the art itself , which is the quality

this album will appreciate over time. its not the candy people wanted, but its the medicine they need

“You ain’t felt grief until you felt it sober”. Just lost my father May 5 and on a recovery journey at the same time and this resonated so much with me. My Lord help me.

“Mother cried, hands on her, it was family ties… Heard it all, should’a grabbed the gun, but I was only five”😭😭😭 I felt that line in my soul

Thank you Kendrick. Even before this album dropped, I was in therapy dealing with childhood trauma. I was powerless over alcohol and marijuana. You dropped on the 13th (May) and this album was a confirmation from the MOST HIGH YAH. I stopped drinking alcohol on the 18th, and smoked my last blunt on the 19th. Back in May (20th), I started AA, and the transition started. I thought about it today listening to this album for the 50th plus time, and realized that Mother I Sober and CROWN made it easy for me. Today I’m 75 days sober. I know you’re not my savior, but you sure did hold my hand walking to him. And I appreciate you for that forever! Here’s your flowers brother ! 💐 💐

People really have the audacity to say this album is trash. Stay away from those kind of people.

"You broke a generational curse." This line is life-affirming for anyone who's suffered from abuse or trauma of any kind growing up. You didn't deserve it and more often than not your abuser was abused and their abuser was abused too. It's a vicious cycle. But Kendrick's music demonstrates that the pattern of abuse, self-hatred, and the stigmatization of talking about your pain passed down from generation to generation doesn't have to continue. It can stop with us. Edit: Thanks for the love, folks. We can be the change we want to see.

I have a theory about this song. He starts off mumbling as if he’s ashamed of things he’s had to endure but as the song progresses he becomes clearer and louder as if he’s accepted his past was out of his control. Right or wrong this song is an absolute masterpiece, album on repeat until the next one!

I'm pretty sure in 10-15 years this will universally be considered one of the greatest albums of all time... Calling it now

I actually read the lyrics to this song before getting the chance to listen. I sobbed. My brother and my cousin were exposed to sexual things real young because of our own dad and uncle. It messed my brother up, and made him obsessed with sex at only 7 years old. I came in the picture a year later. My cousin ended up trying to molest me but failed. My brother came onto me later. My mother and fathers relationship was constant fighting. My dad was addicted to sex. Found out later my grandpa molested my dads sister and my dad would hear and see it. It left him with issues. I remember my mom asking me years later before kicking my brother out, "Did he touch you?". I remember being mad. I didnt understand nor could comprehend. Reading the lyrics of this hit too close to home. My brother ended up becoming a sex offender later in life. My cousin is so addicted to porn he cant function without it and get violent. Hurt people hurt people. I spent my 20s after moving out working on myself. I remember thinking the same thing he did. I wanted to experience all my feelings sober. I wanted to feel it all. My 20s was spent having panic attacks, restless nights, losing fertility due to stress, losing connections to family. In my later 20s after surviving being suicidal, I finally hit a turning point. Since then I have finally been me. The me I had always been under everything that smothered me. All the work paid off. I still struggle, but all the work was worth it. I just wanted to write all that because I know so many have gone through the same things, and worse. Weve suffered. And I want to let you know it can get better. Good luck everyone.

Kendrick is talking about how not only is abuse passed down through generational curses but the affects of that trauma is passed down. His mother's stress/anxiety/PTSD from her own physical and sexual trauma was passed down to Kendrick, esp when it came to her being irrationally (from the context of this song) convinced that he was abused by his cousin despite Kendrick's repeated denial. I really related to this because the same thing happened to me when my mother, who was a victim of sexual abuse, was convinced that I was being abused by one of my uncles when I was a kid when that wasn't true. This also happened to a friend of mine whose mother was also a victim of sexual abuse. Although it's definitely not as big of a trauma as that of actually experiencing sexual abuse, this type of paranoia/anxiety as well as coming to terms very young that this type of abuse is rampant even within families really exacerbates insecurities in children, as Kendrick later said he struggled with.

"You ain't felt grief, till you've felt it sober." Beautiful

"I'm sensitive, I feel everything, I feel everybody" Has there even been a bar that so perfectly summed up who Kendrick Lamar is?

One of the most impressively written songs in the history of hip-hop.

Mother I Sober Lyrics [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] I'm sensitive, I feel everything, I feel everybody One man standin' on two words, heal everybody Transformation, then reciprocation, karma must return Heal myself, secrets that I hide, buried in these words Death threats, ego must die, but I let it purge Pacify broken, pieces of me, it was all a blur Mother cried, put they hands on her, it was family ties I heard it all, I should've grabbed a gun, but I was only five I still feel weighin' on my heart, my first tough decision In the shadows clingin' to my soul as my only critic Where's my faith? Told you I was Christian, but just not today I transformed, prayin' to the trees, God is taken shape My mother's mother followed me for years in her afterlife Starin' at me on back of some buses, I wake up at night Loved her dearly, traded in my tears for a Range Rover Transformation, you ain't felt grief 'til you felt it sober [Chorus: Beth Gibbons] I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself Ooh, I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] I remember lookin' in the mirror knowin' I was gifted Only child, me for seven years, everything for Christmas Family ties, they accused my cousin "Did he touch you Kendrick?" Never lied, but no one believed me when I said "He didn't" Frozen moments, still holdin' on it Hard to trust myself, I started rhymin' Copin' mechanisms to lift up myself Talked to my lawyer, told me not to be so hard on myself He has an aurora, I hope to achieve If I find some help, congratulations, made it to be famous Still I feel uneasy, water watchin', live my life in nature Only thing relieves me Spirit guide whisper in my ear tell me that she sees me "Did he touch you?" I said "No" again, still they didn't believe me Mothers brother said he got revenge for my mothers face Black and blue, the image of my queen that I can't erase 'Til this day can't look her in the eyes pain is takin' over Blame myself, you never felt guilt 'til you felt it sober [Chorus: Beth Gibbons] I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself Ooh, I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself [Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar] I was never high, I was never drunk Never out my mind, I need control They handed me some smoke, but still I declined I did it sober sittin' with myself I went through all emotions, no dependents Except for the one, let me bring you closer, intoxicated There's a lustful nature that I failed to mention Insecurities that I project, sleepin' with other women Whitney's hurt, the pure soul I know, I found her in the kitchen Askin' God "Where did I lose myself? And can it be forgiven?" Broke me down, she looked me in my eyes "Is there an addiction?" I said "No", but this time I lied I knew that I can't fix it, pure soul, even in her pain Know she cared for me, gave me a number Said she recommended some therapy I asked my momma why she didn't believe me when I told her "No" I never knew she was violated in Chicago, I'm sympathetic Told me that she feared it happened to me, for my protection Though it never happened, she wouldn't agree Now I'm affected, twenty years later trauma has resurfaced Amplified as I write this song, I shiver 'cause I'm nervous I was five, questioning myself, 'lone for many years Nothing's wrong, just results on how them questions made me feel I made it home, seven years on tour, chasin' manhood But Whitney's gone by time you hear this song, she did all she could All these women gave me super powers, what I thought I lacked I pray our children don't inherit me and my feelings I attract a conversation, not bein' addressed in black families The devastation hauntin' generations and humanity They raped our mothers, then they raped our sisters Then they made us watch, then made us rape each other Psychotic torture between our lives we ain't recovered Still livin' as victims in the public eyes who pledge allegiance Every other brother has been compromised I know the secrets, every other rapper sexually abused I see 'em daily burin' the pain in chains and tattoos So listen close before you start to pass judgement on how we move Learn how we cope, whenever his uncle had to walk him from school His ankle grows deep in misogyny This is posttraumatic black families and a sodomy, today is still active So I set free myself from all the guilt that I thought I made So I set free my mother all the hurt that she titled shame So I set free my cousin, khaotic for my mothers pain I hope Hykeem made you proud, 'cause you ain't die in vein So I set free the power of Whitney, may she heal us all So I set free out children, may good karma keep them with God So I set free the hearts filled with hatred, keep our bodies sacred As I set free all you abusers, this is transformation [Chorus: Beth Gibbons] I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself Ooh, I wish I was somebody Anybody but myself [Outro] You did it, I'm proud of you You broke a generational curse Say "Thank you dad" Thank you daddy, thank you mommy, thank you brother Mr. Morale

Kendrick is living proof that you can retain your original message while still becoming mainstream

Nothing Drake has ever rapped is more important than this song 😢

how can Cole downplay this Album i mean what!? 😢❤