How good is GKMC (compared to the classics)

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ranks higher than reasonable doubt

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

Reading a number of posts in certain threads, It is clear that many rate this album as the best of the new generation. However, some posters are saying it's getting overrated in the drake vs Kendrick thread. So, as a measure of how great it is, i'll list ten great to classic albums over the past, say, 20 years and you can comment on which of these albums GKMC is better than:

1 Me against the world
2 It was written
3 Reasonable doubt
4 Stillmatic
5 The blueprint
6 The chronic
7 Illmatic
8 The black album
9 College dropout
10 Ready to die

It will be interesting to see which albums people see as better than GKMC(or not) out of that list.

Thoughts?

Better than,
MATH
IWW
RD
TB
TBA
CD

 

[King Biko]

If u have 2 these albums that should let u know where it stands. I've never seen born sinner, cole world, ambition, the gifted, live from the underground, rolling papers, onifc, careless world, long live ASAP or albums that should be thought of GKMC peer even mention with albums of this kinda quality. So to be able to make this thread and its not comical lets u know that it's a classic

 

[CDoty]

its tough to say at this point... i'd ask the question again in a few years because i can't judge an album as classic after only one year. so far it's been very good, i'd put it ahead of BIG and tupac's albums, although i'm not as big a fan of them... To me it's right around Trap or die 1/TM101 or GRODT level

 

[The 2020 New Member]

Reading a number of posts in certain threads, It is clear that many rate this album as the best of the new generation. However, some posters are saying it's getting overrated in the drake vs Kendrick thread. So, as a measure of how great it is, i'll list ten great to classic albums over the past, say, 20 years and you can comment on which of these albums GKMC is better than:



It will be interesting to see which albums people see as better than GKMC(or not) out of that list.

Thoughts?

this was hard but i currently like GKMC

Reasonable doubt
Stillmatic
The blueprint
College dropout

and i hate to be that guy...not really...but Section.80>>>>>>gkmc

 

[The_Third_Man]

out of the list, only "the chronic", "Illmatic", "It was written", and "Reasonable Doubt" are better than GKMD.

 

[kevin arnold]

its tough to say at this point... i'd ask the question again in a few years because i can't judge an album as classic after only one year. so far it's been very good, i'd put it ahead of BIG and tupac's albums, although i'm not as big a fan of them... To me it's right around Trap or die 1/TM101 or GRODT level

 

[erker]

2X:


And, I raise you with:



Dude puts 50 and Young Yeezy above B.I.G? There's no hope for this man...

 

[erker]

If u have 2 these albums that should let u know where it stands. I've never seen born sinner, cole world, ambition, the gifted, live from the underground, rolling papers, onifc, careless world, long live ASAP or albums that should be thought of GKMC peer even mention with albums of this kinda quality. So to be able to make this thread and its not comical lets u know that it's a classic

I think I agree with what you're saying here. I don't understand all sentences you've written here, but I fully agree with the last sentence. True words spoken!
Sig-worthy, if I didn't already have one.

 

[erker]

some cats drop such a wack second album that it really makes the one before it seem so much better...or vice versa...he could blow it out the water

Should not influence whether or not an album is classic IMO

 

[StatUS]

Better than MATW, The Black Album, and College Dropout. Better than The Chronic maybe but it doesn't have nearly the impact or the longevity yet so it could go either way.

Everything else on that list I'd listen to over it. Plus I'm one of those who like Section.80 a little more.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Better than MATW, The Black Album, and College Dropout. Better than The Chronic maybe but it doesn't have nearly the impact or the longevity yet so it could go either way.

Everything else on that list I'd listen to over it. Plus I'm one of those who like Section.80 a little more.

 

[Tuling]

 

[Danie84]

It's right in the discussion of all classic Hip-Hop debuts

 

[King Biko]

I think I agree with what you're saying here. I don't understand all sentences you've written here, but I fully agree with the last sentence. True words spoken!
Sig-worthy, if I didn't already have one.

I was on the phone and typing at like 3am so it ain't come out all the way right but I was basically saying that all the albums that his peers have brought out has never been compared 2 classic albums, Good Kid Maad City should be getting compared to the albums of newer artist but its not because its in another class than those albums. Like I've never seen wale's albums or drake's album even mentioned in the same thread as an illmatic, all eyes on me or any other classic. Y'all be comparing Good Kid Maad City to albums of not only great artist but the albums that actually made us perceive them as great and I think even if u think its not better than any of these albums, the thought that u can even compare them let's you know it's in there class of greatness.