DAMN vs. 4:44

[Inspect Her Deck]

I give you consistency. Kendrick has had one of the most consistent outputs his first 4 albums than most artists in the game.

But when you say classic level material what are we saying here? I think gkmc will be classic for my era, but will any of his albums be as monumental as The Blueprint?

We talking an album that nikkas can drop quotes from easily. Packed with street anthems, one of the most legendary guest feature, one of the most reversed diss records in hip hop history, and GOAT level production. And it is arguably not even Jay's best album.

Most people usually give that nod to Reasonable Doubt, which is a totally different listening experience.

That's not even taking into account The Black Album, American Gangster, and real solid street albums with classics like Vol 1, Vol 3, Dynasty. Breh, the GODLY FEATURES Hov has and continues to stack, which is a very weak spot for Kendrick.

I wrap this up to say Jay could drop another Kingdom Come tier album and Kendrick can continue his streak... Jay's catalog and contributions will still be waaaaaaaaay too deep for Kendrick.

Well I don't know which of Kendrick's albums exactly will reach classic status but GKMC is already in discussion and TPAB too. All his albums have vast critical and commercial success (altho you gotta take the critical acclaim with a pinch of salt nowadays).

And idk whether any will be as monumental as The Blueprint so I do agree at least for now, Jay's highs are higher. But that best Jay album argument between RD, TBP and even TBA is also now happening to Kendrick. It's a testament to him releasing great quality of music.

Honestly as I alluded to before, it depends what you value when you determine who's GOAT. If consistency is a determining factor, then you'll value Ghostface, Scarface and Kendrick (up till now) over the likes of Jay and Nas. And Kendrick actually is on a higher notoriety level than Ghost or Scarface so the pressure on him to live up to expectations is greater.

We'll see how it pans out not only for future releases by Kendrick, but also see how time treats his already released albums i.e. what will go down as classic.

 

[L@CaT]

Well I don't know which of Kendrick's albums exactly will reach classic status but GKMC is already in discussion and TPAB too. All his albums have vast critical and commercial success (altho you gotta take the critical acclaim with a pinch of salt nowadays).

And idk whether any will be as monumental as The Blueprint so I do agree at least for now, Jay's highs are higher. But that best Jay album argument between RD, TBP and even TBA is also now happening to Kendrick. It's a testament to him releasing great quality of music.

Honestly as I alluded to before, it depends what you value when you determine who's GOAT. If consistency is a determining factor, then you'll value Ghostface, Scarface and Kendrick (up till now) over the likes of Jay and Nas. And Kendrick actually is on a higher notoriety level than Ghost or Scarface so the pressure on him to live up to expectations is greater.

We'll see how it pans out not only for future releases by Kendrick, but also see how time treats his already released albums i.e. what will go down as classic.

DAMN is his best album. And he even stated so on Big Boys show. Its the perfect balance of his prior two albums. IMO Damn will go down in history over his 1st two.

1.Damn
2.TPAB
3.GKMC
4.Section 80

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

DAMN is his best album. And he even stated so on Big Boys show. Its the perfect balance of his prior two albums. IMO Damn will go down in history over his 1st two.

1.Damn
2.TPAB
3.GKMC
4.Section 80

Yeah maybe HE says that but I mean it doesnt mean everyone else will agree.

Redman puts Dare iz a Darkside quite far down his discog when it is obviously in his top 3 or 4 at worst. HOV ranked all his albums up to MCHG and many people would say he got it wrong.

For me with Kendrick, I need to sit with DAMN more to know where to put it. But any of GKMC, DAMN and TPAB could be no. 1. Section 80, while great, is evidently a step below.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

Joey Badass All Amerikkkan Badass album too... very political and social album

It's a Good album

I like it

 

[notorious8562]

Yeah maybe HE says that but I mean it doesnt mean everyone else will agree.

Redman puts Dare iz a Darkside quite far down his discog when it is obviously in his top 3 or 4 at worst. HOV ranked all his albums up to MCHG and many people would say he got it wrong.

For me with Kendrick, I need to sit with DAMN more to know where to put it. But any of GKMC, DAMN and TPAB could be no. 1. Section 80, while great, is evidently a step below.

I'll take Section 80 over any other Kendrick project.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

DAMN. is the more cohesive album to me.

 

[JMurder]

I would agree if Jay was consistently great at making albums. Granted this is only Kendrick's 4th studio LP compared to 13 for HOV, but in the battle of consistency, Kendrick has it so far. And this is classic level material at that. We'll see how long Kendrick keeps this up for, but HOV won't be remembered for a stellar discography. It has plenty of mishaps.

I really do think Kendrick can enter that GOAT convo. Once you enter it, levels cease to exist. You can make a case for anyone within the conversation depending on the parameters you prioritise.

Except Ice Cube. That guy is on another level.

Untitled unmastered shouldn't be considered an official album release but if we're counting it then it was a weak one. I like TPAB but GKMC was way better and so was DAMN.

 

[Ineedmoney504]

4:44

Gkmc=section 80(they both had him at his production and lyrically wise)
Tpbf
Damn

None of Kendrick other albums have the cultural impact as gkmc.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Untitled unmastered shouldn't be considered an official album release but if we're counting it then it was a weak one. I like TPAB but GKMC was way better and so was DAMN.

Depends on the sound man. I think TPAB will obviously be appreciated by a set of fans who love the jazzy atmosphere and the black power message and the ideas revolving around that. But if people try to compare it to an album like Death Certificate or Me Against the World or whatever (like some did), of course you're gonna be disappointed. TPAB is a great album, I can see the argument for it being above the other two.

I don't know how to rank them myself. I go through phases honestly. That's a good sign I guess.

I'll take Section 80 over any other Kendrick project.

People like you do exist, huh?


haha nah that's your opinion, I respect it. Another great album tbh.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

This is why people hate you stans lol. @Dominic Brehetto

Could say the same about you jay stans

Jay says some generic shyt other rappers have been saying for 20 years and yall act like it's the first time anybody has ever said the shyt.

 

[Cynic]

I like them both ... glad Aubrey and Cole got washed this year

100% melanin no additives

 

[PS5 Pro]

Damn because Damn is a great album

444 is golf course music
Lets keep downtalking OJ the Hero. He's not a Hero for *cough* killing *cough* two white people
He's a Hero because he was able to get away with it the same way white people til this day get away with killing black people
He's now in jail unjustly for an unrelated crime, but it is related. They sending a message to him is what the majority say
But the real message is to everyone of YOU

Not their opinions, their overplay of the album. I had to listen to it for almost 8 hours straight on a trip to Flint and back.

So you was riding around with whitey for 8hrs huh

Spoiler

That just sounded like a funny thing to say

 

[JMurder]

Damn because Damn is a great album

444 is golf course music
Lets keep downtalking OJ the Hero. He's not a Hero for *cough* killing *cough* two white people
He's a Hero because he was able to get away with it the same way white people til this day get away with killing black people
He's now in jail unjustly for an unrelated crime, but it is related. They sending a message to him is what the majority say
But the real message is to everyone of YOU

So you was riding around with whitey for 8hrs huh

Spoiler

That just sounded like a funny thing to say

We should be saluting Johnny Cochran for getting him off if anything

 

[ineedsleep212]

Hard for me to choose. Maybe by the end of the year I could say. Jay's lines (and not even the shyt people think of as quotables) stick to my mind like fly paper.

fukk all this Sean Carter shyt... nikka HOV!!

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

2 best albums this year

but Jay of course