At this point Kendrick is more artist than rapper. I don't know if thats good

[I'm Blackman]

people are afraid to SAY this.

This is just like art student expression.

This isn't rap music.

This is Gil Scott Heron shyt. If you want to make audio museums that the black museum attendees will appreciate, say that. But this is made of think pieces of literary students seeking meaning. This isn't easy listening. Thats

aint you a indian?

Nap is an Indian that stanned trash ass Certfied Lover boy and criminal mumble rappers

His opinions on hip hop and black culture should be considered invalid

exactly. who gives a fukk about his opinion on black art? you can't make this shyt up.

 

[I'm Blackman]

Why this chicken curry ass nikka always going through a mid life crisis everytime Kendrick drop

he indian as fukk (nothing against Indians shot out to them) but his criticism of black music cracks me the fukk up.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

people are afraid to SAY this.

This is just like art student expression.

This isn't rap music.

This is Gil Scott Heron shyt. If you want to make audio museums that the black museum attendees will appreciate, say that. But this is made of think pieces of literary students seeking meaning. This isn't easy listening. Thats my biggest complaint of what he does. Its just so dense AND lacks actual bars that its weird to really typify. Dude doesn't do punchlines but then we're suppose to elevate it above his peers who are infinitely more witty or insightful.

Thats fine if he wants to do that, but a lot of this stuff cant be listened to more than once.

People hate me when I say Wale and definitely Drake might wash him in a battle and shyt like this is precisely why.

But you do realize that poetry over music IS rap? Yes you have the simple rap. Then you have the mid range of bars and simple. Then you have lyrical miracle. Then you have straight up poets


They all have a space here

 

[ABlackMan]

Y’all go back listen to Yeezus

 

[010101]

k. is somehow finding success in the numbers obsessed era doing the opposite of what the crowd usually consumes

it kills some folks that he's basically getting away with making exactly what he feels like

meanwhile they stressed & slaving to satisfy the crowd by dikk.riding trend after trend

*

 

[Software]

Has no bars?

Next he gonna say Ja Morant has no hops
Tom Brady has no vision
Denzel Washington has no acting range
Barack Obama can't give a speech
Lol

 

[Jerz-2]

You mean y’all don't have that fakkit Napoleon on ignore?

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Kendrick is officially a Neo Soul artist now

right. put him on tour with The Roots

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

We need to talk about how

1.Yall don't have clown ass Napoleon on ignore? L

2. Kendrick sucks on features...
"Say say say"

 

[Jermio]

He's just ultimately too boring. How do you go from a brilliant song like Rigamortis to this repetitive bullshyt? Drake's regressed, but he still puts out good songs here and there. Kendrick is capable of some of the most inventive spitting formally, but has decided to make non-catchy, monotonous fake poetic BS. He's like the worst aspects of Nas, Eminem, and random underground rappers mixed together. Look at "We Cry Together". It's okay, but how is that not a shytty version of Eminem's "Guilty Conscience", but with no real flow and construction? Great music works on the EAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Auntie Diaries instrumental is excellent.

 

[jilla82]

They want their music to go viral and cacs jumping up and down at their concerts. I say the direction he went with this album hurts his legacy because he went from rapper/mc to “artist”, just like it did for Jay Z when he went in the art direction around or after BP3. It is what it is.

white people love Kendrick...
...like one of their favorite artist

 

[Cladyclad]

I want to like Dot. But I just can’t. I don’t like his music at all

 

[MeachTheMonster]

whoever said dude has no “bars” was spot on.

No real gems dropped, barely any wordplay, humor or wititness. No punchlines. Half the time dude ain’t even “rapping” just doing goofy ass voices and chants and shyt.

I will never understand how dude got such a strong following convinced he’s one of the best rappers ever.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

He has no bars

It’s all smoke and mirrors

 

[luckyse7enz]

When has becoming more of an artist than a rapper EVER worked against anyone in the mainstream?