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

[MurderToCassette]

Kendrick is definitely talented but his music has never done anything for me. Someone said his style is basically Devin the Dude on the Zeldar from Beldar intro and I can't unhear it

 

[Peak]

Kendrick is definitely talented but his music has never done anything for me. Someone said his style is basically Devin the Dude on the Zeldar from Beldar intro and I can't unhear it

That's disrespectful to Devin. Kendrick has never done that voice with the swag Devin did.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I get it. I’m torn bc kendrick has 3 undeniable classics in a row for me. I *don’t* co-sign people who say his music is unlistenable, but with THIS album he gave them ammo.

Prime examples are the lgbtq anthem Aunty Diaries, and the sexual assault anthem Mother Sober…like those are songs made for white folk who are afraid to NOT like songs they think they’re supposed to like. This was made for the Grammy academy.

It’s also made for shea butter twitter. It reminds me of that meme of dude trying to get his girl back and he like ‘babe I’m gon go see the man (therapist) you told me about’. This album sound like how your homie talks way different when his girl around.

I honestly think jay z influenced this after 4:44, which was a similar ‘lay myself bare’ type album , except it’s not a cohesive succinct 10 songs produced with soul samples from NO ID…kendrick lyrically or cleverness-wise isn’t jay z…jay z doesn’t do accapella monologue raps…and kendrick isn’t 50+

I think he over played his hand on this one.

Like, he's just trying to talk down on people.

He already did the "no photoshop stretch marks" shyt on "Humble"

Plus, his wife ain't even black, so why is he trying to push this black woman natural shyt?

Its like he's just afraid to have fun cause he's gotta pull out his Sunday school routine

 

[rbksNgirbauds]

I see dudes saying "I WANT to like him"...but why?

You don't HAVE to like anybody. Don't let the mainstream machine force you to fit a square peg into a round hole. You've had a big enough sample size of dudes music to know that he's just "aight" to you.

Just make a playlist off each album of the songs you like and keep it moving. Have a playlist of 8-10 songs of Lamar's songs you like and throw the rest in the trash.

Just because somebody is in the mainstream and a whole bunch of other people like that person, doesn't mean YOU gotta like the person.

Most people are sheep..... don't be one of em.

In my situation it's cuz he created an album that I WORE OUT when it dropped in GKMC. Bro hit that completely out the park in respect to my taste, I just want that feeling when I listen to his other work. So there is some pretext there. It's not just wanting to wave ride.

 

[King Ming]

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.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

this is the contrived shyt I'm talking about...

 

[Sad Bunny]

Kendrick is definitely talented but his music has never done anything for me. Someone said his style is basically Devin the Dude on the Zeldar from Beldar intro and I can't unhear it

That’s hilariousThat’s hilarious

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

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