Kendrick has an argument to be in the GOAT convo

[Po pimp]

Personally, he’s not MY GOAT (that would be Pac). I’m older, so Kendrick wouldn’t even be in my top 5. However, when you look at the qualifications objectively, he has the following:

• Commercial success
• Critical acclaim
• At least two classics
• Discography
• Versatility
• Consistency
• Lyrical ability
• Flow
• Impactful
• Longevity
• Victorious in a high profile rap battle

It seems like when people discredit him, it has to do with his voice (the voice changes) or that he doesn’t have “bars/punchlines.” I can name a bunch of great rappers who weren’t focused on bars or didn’t have the best voice.

 

[Human Torch]

I mean it’s hard to argue. The only argument would be he was never widely considered/accepted as the #1 in the game but I mean he might’ve just changed that in the last week

 

[TheBeesOneFourThree]

after euphoria dropped i told the coli fam that kdot gojng to cement himself as the actual goat number 1 top of the list after he finished drake

 

[CarltonJunior]

He's approaching undeniable top 10 status across the board

For me he's in my personal top 5, but even nikkas that don't fukk with him will have to have a hard time not putting him in a legitimate top 10

He's cemented himself as his era's GOAT at minimum

 

[SunZoo]

Not a huge fan but he’s top 10-20 at absolute worst.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Used to be my goat till around 2017. Started listening to more rappers. Still held him in high regard but this beef has changed my prospective again

Registering to his catalogue and last week's drops has made it hard to deny. He's the goat

Most thorough discog of any solo act

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Yeah he’s up there with Nas, Scarface, and Cube at this point

 

[BlackXCL]

 

[Solo_87]

Top 10

 

[JoelB]

The most critically acclaimed rapper of his generation just destroyed #2 and #3 on the Power Rankings. He's on a great trajectory to be on the Rushmore of rap.

Too bad Nas is still dropping fire albums ... cant catchup to the GOAT haha

 

[Knucklehead]

Anyone claiming he’s not in the convo is delusional.
After this decimation of “The Big 3” he’s as cemented a King as anyone’s ever been.

 

[Po pimp]

Instead of laughing, I wanna know why he isn’t in the convo. I made this post for debate purposes.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

The most critically acclaimed rapper of his generation just destroyed #2 and #3 on the Power Rankings. He's on a great trajectory to be on the Rushmore of rap.

Too bad Nas is still dropping fire albums ... cant catchup to the GOAT haha

I hope dot has many more years worth of albums to come. I could see him being like nas and still releasing albums in his 40s

I feel like he may even make a non-rap album at some point

 

[mikishere]

Instead of laughing, I wanna know why he isn’t in the convo. I made this post for debate purposes.

catalog would probably be the biggest argument. i'm sure the counter argument to that will be "what about biggie" but ready to die & life after death are both GOAT level projects. GKMC is kenny's best album & a certified classic imo, but i wouldn't put it in the GOAT album convo. TPAB is another classic but everything after that is extremely arguable. mr morale shouldn't be in the convo at all (only super kenny stans would argue different).

 

[Formerly known as...]

Cant disagree. He's getting up there