*NEW* Kendrick Lamar - Untitled 2

[OG Talk]

At this point man, I honestly think you're more of a fan of the overall product Kendrick and his team put out than K. Dot himself. I get that you dig the sound. That is what causes the discrepancy. I listened to this and liked it, but if this is what makes you the best rapper then a lot of spoken word people have a similar claim. It was a dope performance, but at some point we have to decide what makes an emcee great and not switch that depending on the person. When Wale does this ish he gets made fun of. Kendrick does it and he's a rap savant. I'm so confused.

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

See...this irks me.

Dude's songs are content dense, but that doesn't mean he's the best RAPPER.

A dude like Hov can say way more with less words.

Don't get mad over another nikka opinion.

That's some female shyt lol

 

[Ribbs]

Please. A CDQ this time.

 

[No1]

I think the product is inseparable from the artist himself.

And are there any examples of Wale doing something like this on this level? Everytime somebody says something like "if X would have done this" for any artist they always just say it and never go any deeper. It comes off as just being mad that your guy isn't getting the same shine.

That performance is what a live instrumentation and live performance version of Wale's the God Smile would feel like...even down to the flow switches.

Second, of course the product is separable from the artist when we are the discussing the artist's individual merits. You can have a dope producing team and have a mediocre voice. You can be a great emcee but choose horrible production, etc. Obviously, Kendrick is very hands-on with his work and is a part of this process, but on a general level, my point was about the "sounds" he's using. It's the same way I love stuff like this:

But he's not a better rapper than Eminem who doesn't rap over stuff like that.

 

[KOohbt]

At this point man, I honestly think you're more of a fan of the overall product Kendrick and his team put out than K. Dot himself. I get that you dig the sound. That is what causes the discrepancy. I listened to this and liked it, but if this is what makes you the best rapper then a lot of spoken word people have a similar claim. It was a dope performance, but at some point we have to decide what makes an emcee great and not switch that depending on the person. When Wale does this ish he gets made fun of. Kendrick does it and he's a rap savant. I'm so confused.

Hate isn't good for the soul breh

 

[NoHalfWay]

See...this irks me.

Dude's songs are content dense, but that doesn't mean he's the best RAPPER.

A dude like Hov can say way more with less words.

Who do you view as the best rapper, breh?

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Can't NoBODY fukk with my nikka Kendrick Lamar aka K-Dot aka Duckworth aka Cornrow Kenny

He betta release this and that Colbert performance my negus' late night performances better than some nikkas' whole albums

 

[~Styles~]

The hate isn't even objective


That's when you know it's over.

 

[Mowgli]

See...this irks me.

Dude's songs are content dense, but that doesn't mean he's the best RAPPER.

A dude like Hov can say way more with less words.

but he never has and he never will

 

[BK The Great]

this shyt dope, he bringing back some kind of substance back to hip hop. him & Cole are the new saviors of this generation.

 

[RammerJammer]

 

[Cloud McFly]

Outstanding... Clap for him.

 

[jwinfield]

so he was trolling the whole time by leaving the first one unreleased

shyt dope though, we need that collab with him and Cole stat

They never recorded the first one

 

[Mowgli]

Come on man, these cliches? That performance is what a live instrumentation and live performance version of the God Smile would feel like.

Second, of course the product is separable from the artist when we are the discussing the artist's individual merits. You can have a dope producing team and have a mediocre voice. You can be a great emcee but choose horrible production, etc. Obviously, Kendrick is very hands-on with his work and is a part of this process, but on a general level, my point was about the "sounds" he's using. @Insensitive loves jazzy shyt. It's the same way I love stuff like this:

But he's not a better rapper than Eminem who doesn't rap over stuff like that.

nikka did you like the song or not.

if this was the cali poster you'd be giving daps and supportive remarks byt when it's a loved and established artist you have a lot of criticism which to me says you have trouble separating music from fans

 

[SuburbanPimp]

Cornrow Kenny

TDE the new West Coast Mafia

You don't have to tell him he the One

He got that glow like Bruce Leroy