Kendrick Lamar “No Makeup (Her Vice)” Reaction | Two Perspectives, One Reality | Section 80
In this episode of Hazed Reactions, Katie and Robert react to Kendrick Lamar’s “No Makeup (Her Vice)” from his Section.80 album - a powerful story song told from two completely different perspectives.
The song begins from the man’s point of view, where he tells his partner she doesn’t need makeup and that she’s beautiful as she is. Then the second verse flips the entire meaning, revealing the woman’s perspective that makeup isn’t for him, but for her insecurities… and for something much darker that she’s hiding.
We break down how Kendrick Lamar:
Uses dual perspectives to tell one complete story
Writes convincingly from both a man’s and a woman’s point of view
Turns a seemingly sweet song into something far more complex
Shows early signs of the elite storytelling that would later define his career
We also talk about where Section.80 sits in Kendrick’s journey as his last true underground-era project before good kid, m.A.A.d city and what this era tells us about his growth as an artist.
At the top of the episode, we check the temperature on future journeys for the channel, including:
Whether viewers would want to see a Lil Wayne journey
How close we are to finishing Stage 1 of the Kendrick journey before diving into the Kendrick vs Drake beef
Robert floating the idea of taking the channel on a J. Cole journey
This is a lighter reaction musically, but a strong discussion episode especially around men vs women, insecurity, and perception.
Let us know in the comments how you interpret this song, and which journey you’d like to see next.
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CHAPTERS:
LIL WAYNE ANYONE? - 0:00
HEY GUYS! - 03:05
ON TODAY'S AGENDA - 04:24
HIS VERSE - 07:17
HIS VERSE REACTION - 08:54
HER VERSE - 11:18
HER VERSE REACTION - 13:45
REVISITING HER VERSE - 15:30
CLOSING DISCUSSIONS - 17:51
J. COLE ANYONE - 21:10
I GUESS IT WAS KISMET - 24:17
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