Kendrick has an argument to be in the GOAT convo

[Ghost Utmost]

Have you not been alive the past week?

I've heard all the dis tracks.

You're telling me than ANY of them will be in rotation in 5 years to where a room full of people will jump up as soon as they hear the first notes?

Here are songs that are in that category

DWYCK

In Da Club

Fukc the Police

Just A Friend

It Takes Two

Shiiit. Even

Baby Got Back, The Fresh Prince Theme, and Jump.

Something like that from before these dis tracks.

We talking about GOAT status. He needs BANGERS

 

[BmoreGorilla]

He’s undeniably in the top 10. Now where you place him is up for debate. I could never place him over Jay. Nas or Pac but there’s no real reason why he can’t be ranked over rappers like Rakim or Scarface or Ghost or KRS or Wayne or anyone else you routinely see in peoples top 10. At this very moment he’s more relevant than he’s ever been over a decade in the game. And the fact that he barely releases music in a genre like hip hop and can still maintain his relevance speaks to how impactful his music is especially in the streaming era. I would say he’s definitely the best rapper to come out in the past 20 years and that’s coming from someone whose not even a big Kendrick fan

 

[CASHAPP]

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I saw a lot of nasty work over the years of people listing drake in the top 5, im glad thats over

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I've heard all the dis tracks.

You're telling me than ANY of them will be in rotation in 5 years to where a room full of people will jump up as soon as they hear the first notes?

Here are songs that are in that category

DWYCK

In Da Club

Fukc the Police

Just A Friend

It Takes Two

Shiiit. Even

Baby Got Back, The Fresh Prince Theme, and Jump.

Something like that from before these dis tracks.

We talking about GOAT status. He needs BANGERS

He has plenty of bangers. Let’s be honest. You named some classics but the people who would automatically jump up from hearing them songs might injure themselves from doing so

Me included

But I also was 31 when he released his official debut album. We not gonna get the same nostalgia from his music that we get from the songs you listed

 

[boogers]

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

would LOVE to hear face and kendrick on a track

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Last year, Billboard had Kendrick in the top 10. I forgot where he was ranked, but ya'll were in an uproar. If Kendrick was not in your Top 10, 5, 3 or wasn't your GOAT before, I don't really see how him defeating Drake moves that needle.

I saw Kendrick get raked over the coal for TPAB (which I still think is the best album of last decade) and Mr. Morale (which was nowhere near as bad as this board made it out to be). People were talkong about he fell off.

All of his albums IMO are great. That's where he excels. More so than most artists, he makes true concept albums where they really do tell a story.

I don't get excited for a Kendrick feature as that's the worst part of his artistry. He has some dope ones like his feature on Game's "The City". He doesn't really blow me away lyrically as much. Nowhere near wack. He's great, but not elite.

This is just my take on Kendrick. Out of the "Big 3", he's the most consistent and the better lyricist.

Dismantling Drake was huge for Kendrick’s legacy. I can easily see how someone would have him in their top 10 now if they didn’t before. He already has classic albums under his belt but he straight shytted on the most dominant rapper of the past 10+ years with ease.

 

[Dont@Me]

I've heard all the dis tracks.

You're telling me than ANY of them will be in rotation in 5 years to where a room full of people will jump up as soon as they hear the first notes?

Here are songs that are in that category

DWYCK

In Da Club

Fukc the Police

Just A Friend

It Takes Two

Shiiit. Even

Baby Got Back, The Fresh Prince Theme, and Jump.

Something like that from before these dis tracks.

We talking about GOAT status. He needs BANGERS

Guess we shall see, but I can tell this is some effectively immediately type shyt. Millennials AND gen Z'ers will never forget this song or this moment and will dance to that track.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

I’m glad this talk only exists on the internet no one in real life ever mentions him in any top 10, let alone top 5 lists

Only geeks like Rosenberg who said To Pimp a Butterfly was better than Songs In The Key of Life

 

[Nuuko]

This has been discussed for years in real life
rightfully so considered tpab is widely discussed by musicians and people with knowledge as a top 5 album in history, regardless of the musical genre

 

[Ghost Utmost]

He has plenty of bangers. Let’s be honest. You named some classics but the people who would automatically jump up from hearing them songs might injure themselves from doing so

Me included

But I also was 31 when he released his official debut album. We not gonna get the same nostalgia from his music that we get from the songs you listed

Guess we shall see, but I can tell this is some effectively immediately type shyt. Millennials AND gen Z'ers will never forget this song or this moment and will dance to that track.

Brehs

Post me a track

His best track. His most classic track. Something

I ignore new music since early 2000s. But I am not totally unaware. Point being: I don't recall a classic banger from Kendrick. Refresh my memory or educate me.

 

[Mowgli]

Hes a hall of famer. Legend.

 

[-Quikness-]

In order for that, he needs to drop a fukking video for not like us

Plus .. release hit after hit after hit, plus another diss song directed towards Aubrey. Drop 3 more classic albums. Maybe beef with Nas and come out on top. Then drop another classic album in the twilight of his career.

Until all that happens, I'll be waiting and hoping he drops a video for not like us

 

[BlueHeffner]

Hes in the convo.

He forever destroyed the rep of the other two top rappers of his era

Also, this beef highlighted how good he is to folks that didnt listen to him much prior.

Comparing him side by side to Drake, showed hes levels above him

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Been in my top 7 which is basically a top 5…that 4-6 spot stays changing lol