Diddy says Kendrick Lamar killed us and is bringing competition Back to hip hop

[Ziggiy]

What I wrote about GKMC in my 2012 listing of the top 5 albums....


Genius



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The only word that is needed to describe the absolute splendor of Kendrick Lamar’s debut album. K.Dot has been compared to every legendary lyricist from Nas to Jay-Z to Ice Cube, and this is not without some context, as K.Dot has been impressing all of Hip Hop with his lyrical wizardry, but with the release of his debut album this past October I feel that is time to begin comparing Kendrick Lamar’s extraordinary vision and attention to detail with that of Steven Spielberg or Spike Lee. “A Short Film By Kendrick Lamar” is the subtitle of the album, Good Kid m.A.A.d City, and t couldn’t be a more perfect description. K.Dot weaves such a perfect discernment of his environment, his thoughts, and emotions as he unfolds his tale that it is as if he wrote the lyrics as a screenplay. The production is a dark, lush, and somber soundtrack that perfectly captures the mood of each scene (track) of the film. The skits perfectly piece together the narrative as Kendrick takes you on a ride through Compton with such stunning clarity that you can feel yourself right there with him as we the audience can see the pounding of his chest as he and his friends commit their first burglary. You can see the excited mixture of hormones and teenage bravado as he nears his hopeful sexual conquest, Sherane’s house, with not the least bit of worry that he’s being set up for violence. You can feel the ache in his heart as he reflects on the lives lost of loved ones and family members, and you can sense the stunning triumph as he takes his experiences and uses them as a means to become a better individual and rise up from his dreary circumstances. Kendrick Lamar’s short film is nothing short of a Hip Hop masterpiece, he is the future of this genere and a touch carrier for the new generation of lyricists. He is no longer the film student, he is the Oscar winning director, and his album is a classic.


Ziggiy's Top 5 Albums Of 2012 - Coli News

 

[JuvenileHell]

Nice to see an album that embodies everything great about the Hip Hop artform being so successful and being so well recieved.

Cole is doing his thing as well, Born Sinner was a decent album as well. Have had it on repeat ever since I downloaded it. Now to see what Drake and Jay are gonna put out. This could be be a great year for rap.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Puff never signed a West Coast act in the 20 years of Bad Boy's existence. fukk that Hoe ass nikka's opinion on Kendrick.

 

[Ashtrey]

I agree with Puff but he's the same fakkit hyping up Tha Carter III as an instant classic (obviously after the first week sales came in).

 

[MINT]

Puff never signed a West Coast act in the 20 years of Bad Boy's existence. fukk that Hoe ass nikka's opinion on Kendrick.

damn how time flies

 

[blackslash]

You mean he put out good music as opposed to doing it over great music. The vocals are part of the music, and true there's been other great lyricists, candid and honest to the point of being vulnerable. However, it's been a while since somebody released an album displaying the full package. I've heard subpar to the point of borderline illiterate artists over great production, and elite lyricists over below average beats. His album and his prior mixtapes have the best of both elements. He gave the game what it's been missing.

His honesty in the booth is the ultimate credibility too. From Compton, red team affiliated but not a banger per say, yet involved and familiar enough to speak on his experiences without forcing the listener to believe he was a triple OG is a breath of fresh air. And to be able to spit that life as good as the GOATS. It's only every now and then we get a great one.

Personally I think Nas is who forced artists to look in the mirror at themselves. See Let Nas Down or like Pusha T said, "It ain't hard to tell we cant all be Nas" which was an admittance of Nas being almost like HipHop's conscience. Name an artist the he aint influence, Kendrick being the latest son to make his father proud in a sea flunkies.

But Kdot is Hov's son

And u would know that if u were an actual kendrick fan

 

[BrothaZay]

Kdot is weak

 

[Never Broke Again]

then fukking compete and stop sucking his dikk like everyone else

 

[skillz2]

Never mind Puff he is just jumping on band wagon.

 

[blackslash]

The irony to all this is u got these nikkaz overomanticizing about this nikka Kdot talm bout some "he bringig competition back" when the nikka admitted he aint with battling rappers on wax....its almost as if u forgot he said that

Mind u Kdot is my fave new gen artist..but nikkaz be takin it too far

 

[Thegospel]

Kendrick gettin way too many props Imo

 

[MINT]

You mean he put out good music as opposed to doing it over great music. The vocals are part of the music, and true there's been other great lyricists, candid and honest to the point of being vulnerable. However, it's been a while since somebody released an album displaying the full package. I've heard subpar to the point of borderline illiterate artists over great production, and elite lyricists over below average beats. His album and his prior mixtapes have the best of both elements. He gave the game what it's been missing.

His honesty in the booth is the ultimate credibility too. From Compton, red team affiliated but not a banger per say, yet involved and familiar enough to speak on his experiences without forcing the listener to believe he was a triple OG is a breath of fresh air. And to be able to spit that life as good as the GOATS. It's only every now and then we get a great one.

Personally I think Nas is who forced artists to look in the mirror at themselves. See Let Nas Down or like Pusha T said, "It ain't hard to tell we cant all be Nas" which was an admittance of Nas being almost like HipHop's conscience. Name an artist the he aint influence, Kendrick being the latest son to make his father proud in a sea flunkies.

Nice to see an album that embodies everything great about the Hip Hop artform being so successful and being so well recieved.

Cole is doing his thing as well, Born Sinner was a decent album as well. Have had it on repeat ever since I downloaded it. Now to see what Drake and Jay are gonna put out. This could be be a great year for rap.

that's very true, everybody decided to step his game up because of Kendrick

 

[Will Ross]

Shyne was the only one to speak the truth about the album.

 

[Jordan_Craft]

bytch, Don't Kill My Vibe is song of the year...And GKMC is Album of the Year...Kendrick makes timeless classics..But fukk what Diddy talkin' (Take that, Take that)

 

[George's Dilemma]

The irony to all this is u got these nikkaz overomanticizing about this nikka Kdot talm bout some "he bringig competition back" when the nikka admitted he aint with battling rappers on wax....its almost as if u forgot he said that

Mind u Kdot is my fave new gen artist..but nikkaz be takin it too far

He may not be battling per say but it's still competition in the sense that a million people purchased his album as opposed to insert artist's name here_________________. The rap game is full of monkey see-monkey do. N!ggaz hop on trends trying to capitalize off of what's hot. Well what's hot according to GKMC's sales is lyrics, substance, creativity, authenticity, quality production, etc., basically what the majority of HipHop music used to be. So hopefully what Diddy stated rings true because that means artists are actually gonna have to put out a solid product capable of competing with or at least emulating GKMC quality or/and success.

It's funny how so many dope albums came out in the 90's but not without reason. The quality of the music was like capitalism when it comes to consumers benefiting from companies competing for your dollars. So many 3.5, 4, 4.5 mic albums, and the occasional 5 mic. Regardless, we were eatin back then. For a while though the game was like Scrappy's struggle plate. Things done changed. Long live competition when a n!gga with talent and substance is the rabbit that the greyhounds are chasing.