S5E4 - DNA. (Part 1) by Kendrick Lamar

S5E4 - DNA. (Part 1) by Kendrick Lamar

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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 originally thought DNA. was about Kendrick Lamar, the song ends with the diagnosi ...  Show more

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 the album’s previous track DNA. Say hi @dissectpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. P ...  Show more

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