Our 18 episode analysis of Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers begins with a line-by-line deep dive into its opening track "United In Grief."
Join musician Cole Cuchna as he shows how Kendrick sets up all the album's major themes, symbols, and characters in just over 4 minutes.
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Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna
Video/Audio Production: Kevin Pooler
Additional Production: Justin Sayles
Theme Music: Birocratic
00:00 'Mr. Morale' Season Intro
06:43 "United In Grief" Analysis
14:38 Verse 1 Analysis
29:11 Chorus Analysis
33:51 Refrain Analysis
35:19 Verse 2 Analysis
42:35 Verse 3 Analysis
50:58 Conclusions
From The Ringer Podcast Network, Dissect is an award-winning music analysis podcast that breaks down the lyrics, music, and meaning of one album per season, one song per episode. This is our first season on YouTube, but there's over 10 seasons dissecting Tyler, The Creator, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Radiohead, Beyonce, Mac Miller, MF DOOM, and more. These audio-only seasons are available free on all podcast platforms.