What are they bumping then since you eavesdropping every whip in the street?
So Did Kendrick Flop?
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fukk DAAAT.. YA BISH
yes it was
na uh
I'm listening to TPAB, and this shyt is really bangin'. Sonically, and content wise. "institutionalized" is my shyt. I love how he tells a story of the person who is doing the robbing of rappers at award shows. I like how he put "whoever thought master would take the chains off me", and goes into the song. What he is doing is showing how we came out of slavery a lost people, and up to today when his friend wants to rob rappers at a show he is performing at. I said this before but I'm in awe of how talented he is. He stays switching up flows, and his voice, along with content that is realistic to everyday life, not once in a while like buying shyt or going to a party. Thats cool but not every damn song.
This is a true album because everything connects. Also, I don't get why people are saying the album is problack, he is just touching on topics as a black man in this country. Dead pres, and public enemy is problack, not this. Its sad that as black people, when we here anything that even deals with what we go through, its called problack.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM.
This is a true album because everything connects. Also, I don't get why people are saying the album is problack, he is just touching on topics as a black man in this country. Dead pres, and public enemy is problack, not this. Its sad that as black people, when we here anything that even deals with what we go through, its called problack.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM.
Drip Bayless
Superstar
Close the damn thread, couldnt have said it better myself
As humble as this guy is supposed to be, it's clear GKMC got to his head because he thinks he's a prophet, revolutionary militant, but the nikka is telling us black america is where it is because we don't respect ourselves. Sonically the album is great, the message behind it is trash
I bought it about a month after it was released. As an oldhead by Coli standards, I appreciate KL's music. You can tell his influences are older respectable artists, yet he doesn't take himself so seriously that he can't name drop Gucci as an influence too. This album though, what surprises me the most is, rhyme-wise, it's not intricate at all despite the fact that he's up there with all of the proficiently technical emcees. What he toned down on skill wise, he made up for with subject matter. The topics he's addressing are weighty subjects and not just any rapper can tackle them. Skin tone, self hate, hypocrisies associated with Black pride from an individual's POV, nuances associated with your old friends that arise after you achieve success, homelessness and panhandling, Christian ideals vs. Reality, Perceptions of African Americans both internalized and external, hypocritical misogyny towards Black women, and a plethora of other subjects I'm neglecting at the moment are what makes this album an ambitious effort. And yet, I think he nailed it. I mean of course there are some misfires such as "I", and to a lesser extent King Kunta (James Brown girls were out of place to me). It's still a well crafted album though. 4.5 mics easy.
The influences are evident too. I think I heard Death Certificate Cube, Chronic Dre, Rhythalism Quik, Stankonia Outkast, any Roots album although the artwork for Pimp A Butterfly has me leaning towards Undun being a factor. I'm assuming Pete Rock was the mastermind behind Complexion, and I would have loved it had CL Smooth been a guest on the track kinda like Eiht was on M.A.A.D. City. Real talk though, to be so young in the game, Kendrick's music is old souled. This album could have dropped in the mid to late 90s, early 2G, and fit right in with all the classics that were around during those years. One last thing, Nas is my favorite and personal GOAT. I thought the N!gger album had some misfires and part of that was because social records can be ambitious mountains to conquer. Between the subject matter, trying to not sound preachy, give the listener something to rock to, all the while still try to push units and remain relevant, these projects can be difficult to pull off. I still think for the most part Nas succeeded, however, I think it took a younger and hungrier artist such as Kendrick to fully pull off what really should have been a proper N!gger album. TPABF reminds of N!gger and Death Certificate rolled up into one. I dont know how many units it will push, as it's meatier than a Texas steakhouse and people prefer Taco Bell. Regardless, I'm glad K.Dot went there with this project.
The influences are evident too. I think I heard Death Certificate Cube, Chronic Dre, Rhythalism Quik, Stankonia Outkast, any Roots album although the artwork for Pimp A Butterfly has me leaning towards Undun being a factor. I'm assuming Pete Rock was the mastermind behind Complexion, and I would have loved it had CL Smooth been a guest on the track kinda like Eiht was on M.A.A.D. City. Real talk though, to be so young in the game, Kendrick's music is old souled. This album could have dropped in the mid to late 90s, early 2G, and fit right in with all the classics that were around during those years. One last thing, Nas is my favorite and personal GOAT. I thought the N!gger album had some misfires and part of that was because social records can be ambitious mountains to conquer. Between the subject matter, trying to not sound preachy, give the listener something to rock to, all the while still try to push units and remain relevant, these projects can be difficult to pull off. I still think for the most part Nas succeeded, however, I think it took a younger and hungrier artist such as Kendrick to fully pull off what really should have been a proper N!gger album. TPABF reminds of N!gger and Death Certificate rolled up into one. I dont know how many units it will push, as it's meatier than a Texas steakhouse and people prefer Taco Bell. Regardless, I'm glad K.Dot went there with this project.
Insensitive
Superstar
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He said something stupid in an article, that isn't even remotely close to the "message" behind the album. That'd be like me saying "I won't listen to Tetsuo & Youth because Lupe conflated trayvon's death with Hip Hop and said he isn't making music for "Black people" just "People".
Close the damn thread, couldnt have said it better myself
As humble as this guy is supposed to be, it's clear GKMC got to his head because he thinks he's a prophet, revolutionary militant, but the nikka is telling us black america is where it is because we don't respect ourselves. Sonically the album is great, the message behind it is trash
He said something stupid in an article, that isn't even remotely close to the "message" behind the album. That'd be like me saying "I won't listen to Tetsuo & Youth because Lupe conflated trayvon's death with Hip Hop and said he isn't making music for "Black people" just "People".
Where are the singles?
Where are the "Swimming Pools", "Poetic Justice", or "bytch Don't Kill My Vibe"?
"I" was a contrived single to get the same fanfare as "Happy"
It was suppose to be the official song of the NBA.
He didn't have any of those songs in him this time.
I and King Kunta flopped hard as hell
How exactly do you know Kendrick's intent when he recorded this song....and better yet the album?
Song fit perfectly with the overall theme of the album and didn't seem forced at all.
Some people hate....
This isn't about hating. He sells music for living. His goal of making music is to make money and expand his fanbase.How exactly do you know Kendrick's intent when he recorded this song....and better yet the album?
Song fit perfectly with the overall theme of the album and didn't seem forced at all.
Some people hate....
