Kendrick Lamar

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I like it

2 BAD TRACKS THE REST ARE GOOD

I feel strange listening to Kendrick doing pop rap. But I'm liking it more and more each time

no bad songs. his best work yet imo

boring as shit. sounds like it came out 5 years ago

8.4/10 according to my ratings

Puuttng in perspective

GKMC > DAMN. > TPAB > SEC80 > UU

More Life was 8.8/10

Still

Drake

MLF > NWTS >IYRTITL > TC > SFG > VW > TML


So

MLF > GKMC > NWTS > IYRTITL > TC > DAMN > TPAB > SFG > S80 > TML > UU

this. It's like he didn't want to make the album he sounds so fucking bored, and the beats are dated as shit.

It's nearly flawless and a fucking grower really is.
Also the replaybility is its best attribute, and kendrick made literally some of his best songs ever.

This has to be a troll

Very good overall. Liked it better than TPAB. A few dud tracks but some really great songs too. Thought Lust & Love were very good companion pieces and the biggest highlights of the album along with some of the bangers like DNA and Humble. Would give it an 8/10 all things considered.

Ahhahaahhahahaahahahhahahahaha Scrubs like this browse mu?

>tfw used to love Kendrick

>tfw after the release of this mediocre album starting to realize he isnt that good

>tfw dickriders will love this album

How does this album even hold a candle to TPAB or GKMC? Even UU is better than this. People also cant seem to shut up about Kendrick and will eat up anything he shits out.

It's alright. The baseline of track quality is pretty high, but TPAB and GKMC had higher 'highs' than this album does. There aren't that many standout tracks and track variety is sort of lacking. To me, it feels like if you've heard DNA., you've heard the whole album.

Then again, I have been replaying it near constantly since yesterday (listening to the whole album about three/four times and specific tracks), and it's a definite grower. I'd say this album needs a few months for a real, definitive opinion to emerge. Melon's gonna give it a 9/10 because he loves Kendrick, but I think that's stupid.

can you post this in more threads?

you're half retarded and you should be considered lucky that I caught you before you went full revisionist history on your own musical tastes

this being a bad album does NOT make GKMC and TPAB bad in retrospect. that concept is entirely fucking retarded. you don't knock points off of Low or Heroes just because Bowie also made Outside, right?

get a grip of yourself. It's not one or the other.

Really really good. TPAB felt bloated for me and I would lose interest maybe halfway through. This has some variation and is banging

I really enjoy this album, it's making me feel better on this sad sunny day.

It had its DANG. moments. But it wasn't a DAMN.

I r8 DARN./10

Flows better backwards.

Love this record, the last 5 tracks are brilliant. People saying that they don't like it obviously haven't listened to it enough - the guy is a genius.

>obviously haven't listened to it enough
am I allowed to not like something without being accused of being a tryhard or people saying I didn't listen to it

WE WUZ ISRAELITES N SHIEEET

Serious question, by dated do you mean not enough hihats and not enough bass boost?

I'm feeling more of a DADGUMMIT./10

You belong in youtube comments.

It's definitely good, I just don't think it's 98 on Metacritic good.

>titles his tracks xxx and DNA
owes danny brown some royalties t b h

Now here's a question. Which DNA is better? Danny Brown's or Kendrick's?

probably danny's though they're both highlights on their respective albums

Drake is better than Kendrick.

Stop acting like a fucking gay white teenagers who worships a fucking cringe bald youtuber.

DAMN. is good. Kendrick is big to hip hop. But Drake is bigger.

Get it.

Sing with me .


Slide,

Sliiide in the late nights

Drake is trash desu, biggest disgrace to rap. Honestly has nothing on Kenny.

yeah I hate that he isn't mumbling all the lyrics. like that's what's cool right now wtf bro!!

savage

TPAB > UU > DAMN > GKMC > 80

I know you're (hopefully) trolling but please just fuck off and stick to trolling on facebook or youtube

Thats the shit that i dont like
slide,
slide on the late nights
oooh

..
I can see un your eyes
youre angry.. .

..
Bounce that shit like whoa...

...
Cant have everything
cant have everything
but i own everything
more life
cant have everything
cant have everything
but i own everything
BUT foreal... you guys should literally be HUMBLE..

like BOY.. Drake been fucking Rihanna SINCE like 2009.... theres HARD proof of this...

whats so incredible imitating the BOSS and feature the lady (ex?) of the boy on your pop rap album?

COMMON, the Michael Jackson of hip hop Drake... Whats that? FACTS

Just to prove it... Dj Khaled will drop singles with Drake soon... man this is not even fair...

Why giving one hit? When you can give.... ANOTHER ONE

another one
another one

Swear to God, Drizzle Bear the Star Wars of Rap,

Best I Ever Had
Started from the Bottom
Hotline Bling
One Dance
Whats My Name?
Work
Dont Lie
Im One One
Headlines
Hold On Were Going Home
Controlla
Passionfruit
Portland
Right Above It
Stay Scheming
Take Care
Poetic Justice
Pop That
Money To Blow
She Will
Moment 4 Life

etc

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH

66666666

The beats definitely don't sound dated, please elaborate on how they sound "dated"? Everything sounds fresh and crisp yet isn't overdone so things still sound raw and natural. And if you think there isn't enough bass get a sub because this album fucking bangs HARD.

why Kendrick good at pop rap

he's not, drake's good at pop rap. kendrick makes grand statements but you will probably get bored of it after one or two listens

I haven't had a chance to listen to the album other than using some eh headphones yet because I've been away from home for a few days. Really excited to hear it in it's full glory soon.

boring and a little derivative
its ok

I think he raps as good as he normally does but the beats aren't doing him any favours

yea this is his worst work it's just mediocre

LOL NUMBERS CANT LIE MY NIGGA
FACTS NIGGA
I CANT EVEN JOKE ABOUT THIS AND IM NOT BASING ON SOME FORUM BS

FACTS NIGGA!

What you want? A lyrical battle? You thirst?

Kendrick obcessed with Drake. Why? Drake is hot since 2009. This run longer than Tupac, Biggie, Wayne, Kanye, Jay Z.

Facts.


He explicit ignores Danny Browns, Earl sweetshirt, Vince Staples and Chance the Rapper.

He knows Drake the Final Boss.

Rap Game commercial monopoly. This straight up facts.

I slap you in the face you call it trolling.

Kendrick my nigga. Hes like the onl one fighting the fascists. Hes real. Every clown is silently. Kanye and Jay Electronica, two corny balls motherfuckers.

Kendrick been real. But real talk.

He cant front a 0-100 and Stay Schemin Drake .


In 2018, i'll give you the summary .

but Kendrick made good pop rap

I agree with everything in this post except:

>i think it's stupid that someone likes this album and rates it independently of other works or opinions

spot on about everything else though

because Pop Rap is good and an envolved version of pop music.

"Black Beatles" is the epitomy of the 21st Century music

Most influential music style

from Nelly, The Neptunes, Ludacris, Jay Z, Eminem, 50 Cent, to Kanye West, T.I., M.I.A., Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne and Drake

your rhyme scheme is whack i hope drake doesnt ask you to ghostwrite for him

I just get annoyed with Melon cause he really dickrides Kendrick. I understand and accept that someone can think differently than me, I just think he'll rate this album high just because Kendrick's name is on it.

thats wasnt a rap lyrics but whatever,
so where u from bb, lel
you should keep supporting the streets imo
stream lupe fiascos album 24/7 just like me pkus stream these Spa eghosy prrp tapes dudes starvin literally on the streets stream nobody 2 of chief keef
dudes starving and suffering too
forgetten holy shit

yeah this cringe bald fuck, atleast 9 most because hes gay and because its a "real hip hop" and "unorthodox 'experimental' beats" like the Piñata/Danny Bowse situation

hes world is so small i bet hes reading this thread,

fy pathetic nicknamies dumb thanos lol

He rates Kendrick high because he likes Kendrick. If you like an artist, most all of their music will sound fantastic to you. It's not that hard to get.

Plus, it's not a bad album, it's solid. And a solid Kendrick is a well above average mainstream rap album. I'm not even a big Kendrick fan but I"m feeling an 8ish. Though, I can easily imagine someone who's really high on Kendrick's music realistically could give it a 9.

can't copyright song titles moron

Reversed beats like the Beatles. I make that comparison cos this is a really dope album. New classic for sure

Don't make fun of me

>He rates Kendrick high because he likes Kendrick. If you like an artist, most all of their music will sound fantastic to you. It's not that hard to get.
I do get it, I was just explaining myself. I like the album too; I'm just more critical about it when the OP of the thread is asking what everyone thinks.

It's not very good

>Kendrick fan
>not a scrub

>feat. U2
DROPPED

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd
filtered

i'll fucking kill you!!!! unless you gives certain 'artist' high score to boost le sales
right?

What are you doing?

nigger

Why is it so hard for black rappers, or black people in general to reject the black identity? Kendrick Lamar is a "socially conscious" rapper who still talks and acts like a nigga, why is that?

I think MC Ride is the only black dude in "hip hop" music i know of who doesn't act like a stereotypical black person and also doesn't talk like one.

It's especially interesting since on this album Kendrick raps about rejecting the black identity, or giving it new meaning

earl sweatshirt's

he also speaks on how he's insecure in regards to black people's reception. it's not easy to just purge everything you've learned about being a person. I think Kendrick has done well in distancing himself morally, philosophically, but why should he have to change his dialect? this is how he learned to speak.

>tfw mu is incapable of saying an album is just decent

Best songs:
DNA
ELEMENT
LOVE
XXX
DUCKWORTH

Earls last 10min EP Solace is infinitely more interesting than this overhyped trite

Earls last 10min EP Solace is infinitely more interesting than this overhyped trite

Earls last 10min EP Solace is infinitely more interesting than this overhyped trite

this is an 18+ board

r/hiphopheads - the album

I still have the leak from the other day. Is the final official version any different?

He done did it again
No bad tracks
Potentially my favourite of his
He is the GOAT con-fucking-firmed

Garbage

It's ok, lacks a lot of the structure that was common in Kendricks albums, more digestable, kinda "club bangers" oriented, his worst to date. I'll keep listening to some tracks though.

leaked version is missing a couple of vocal samples and the outro to fear

Kendrick is my favourite rapper of all time, but Danny's DNA is better
It's also the best or second best track on xxx imo, making it probably my favourite Danny track

of all the sperm in your dad's load... you won?

outside is actually a decent album m8

Outside is one of Bowie's best albums desu

Sounds like a Drake album, except for 2-3 songs

Were the features as bad as anticipated?

Rihanna actually sounded good t b h. Also XXX was pleasantly surprising

love it

Botw all over again lmao
but seriously, the score is going to drop lower, not significantly but it is definitely going to drop, there are many more reviews coming.

It's perfect. I can't believe people who claim they like music that don't like this album exist.

I'd rather listen to albums by the producers and musicians he works with (e.g. Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, etc). But DAMN is still a pretty good record.

Like all of KL's albums, he's smart enough surround himself will absolutely brilliant musicians and producers. So the finished product is pretty fantastic.

See also: Beyonce, Peter Gabriel, Sting, etc.

lets settle this shit

Kendrick or Drake:

strawpoll.com/8549er9

Anyone who votes for Drake is objectively an idiot.

I'm feeling a light to medium 11 on this one

>in 6th grade

>taking a shit during recess

>hear someone in adjacent stall babbling incoherently

>it's Kendrick Lamar!

>excited, try to get his attention

>he stops talking

>afraid I offended him

>he gets up without flushing

>suddenly hear banging on stall door

>THE DEVIL IS A WHITE MAN he bellows

>Kendrick Lamar kicks the door down

>WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF THE BLACK MAN

>he picks me up by the scruff of my neck

>WHERE MUH DAMN DUMINOES AT

>as he says this, Gil Scott Heron enters and begins to kick my stomach repeatedly

>start crying, shit is leaking down my legs

>they hold me by the ankles and give me a swirly in my own shit and urine

>Kendrick starts screaming

>WHAT DOES M.A.A.D. STAND FOR

>I sputter through the toilet water

>m-my angel is on a-angel dust

>WHAT DOES TU PIMP A CATERPILLAR STAND FOR?

>I’m almost drowning

>T-t-tupac

>he lifts me out of the bowl and screams in my face

>DONT LET ME SEE YOU AT MY CONCERT WHITEY

>he drops me. I hit my head on the toilet seat.

> pass out from the pain

>wake up in the principal’s office wet and caked in shit

>school principal is asking me to explain myself

>manage to stammer

>Yeah so I'm fucking done with Kendrick Lamar. Ever since GKMC dropped everything since has been progressively shittier. TPAB was definitely an interesting spin to modern rap, but there were only a few songs I could really get into. He's certainly talented, but I'm sure he'll end up going down the same road as Kanye West. Spiraling more and more out of control with each release.

XXX is only gud track

Is anyone else entirely and unironically captivated by this album?

The only track I really dislike is LUST. I dont mind LOVE or GOD, theyre not the strongest tracks but I dont dislike them, LUST though I really dislike.

Its still to early to say, but I think I might like it a bit better than TPaB, and I REALLY liked TPaB.

>ELEMENT
one of the worst hooks ive ever heard. come on. even kendrick stans shouldnt be able to defend that hunk of garbage

>and kendrick made literally some of his best songs
Lol have you seen the album credits list? It's Beyonce-tier.

yes fuck. This album has layers. There has nothing else i listen to atm.

i dont know why people are trying to discuss this album on Sup Forums
all you are gonna get is some of the most embarrassingly weak bait you have ever seen or "LOL ITS LIT SENPAI"
even fucking reddit is having better discussion

>No bad tracks
>element
>yah
>love
>god

the rest are only okay at best

the beat on blood is great - wish he rapped on it
dna is tight, humble pretty good, druckworth is tight and some of xxx is tight

Nice mellow bars. I like that he actually says meaningful stuff unlike popular mumble rap. But definitely not an instant classic like hardcore fans claim.