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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly |OT| It's The American Dream
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theignoramus
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His vocal inflection in the second half of the song.
That's the best part though. Album could use more stuff like that to give songs separation.
Not sure where the abrasion comments are coming from, this album is really smooth and relaxing. Too much so.
theignoramus
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I think its awkward. Kendrick simply isnt as good as someone like Em or Busta Rhymes at using his vocal inflections to add depth to a track. I respect him for not copping out to fucking autotune though.
Not even how much a dollar cost?
Top 5 kendrick track imo. It would be right at home on S80 or GKMC I think.
Lionel Richie
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I'm loving some of the Black Messiah inspired vocals on this one. There is no part of me that doesn't love this album, Kendrick is the motherfucking man.
OneEyedKing
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This album is incredible.
RPS37
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If I heard the King Kunta leak before the album dropped I would've been so unnecessarily hyped.
Lionel Richie
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Flat out fantastic song, the beats, the verses, the vintage Kendrick voice, everything.
So far my favorite on this new album got to be Momma (not Hood Politics, got 'em mixed). That song is just perfect.
You Ain't Gotta Lie is not getting enough love, what an amazing chill out track. The album as whole is excelent, ''u'' and ''For Free'' apart.
I'm really happy that he didn't sell out and went full mainstrain, he even changed ''i'' so it woulnd't be out of place. The other stand out tracks are Institutionalized, These Wall, Hood Politics, How Much A Dollar Cost.
This motherfucker has 3 classic albums in a row, that's something even the titans of the game could not achieve. #kingkendrick.
I'm really happy that he didn't sell out and went full mainstrain, he even changed ''i'' so it woulnd't be out of place. The other stand out tracks are Institutionalized, These Wall, Hood Politics, How Much A Dollar Cost.
This motherfucker has 3 classic albums in a row, that's something even the titans of the game could not achieve. #kingkendrick.
Uno Venova
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I've never encountered an album that's made me want to use mp3cut.net this much. So many long/grating intro's and outro's.
chris121580
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The vocals are really annoying. I do like the second half
This opinion...BOO BOO
Yeah the album definitely doesn't lend itself very well to single song listens. Better taken as a whole for the most part.
Blacker the Berry and the first released version of "i" for me. I'm just not the audience intended for this album, even though I know that the album is NOT bad. Just not my thing....like at all. Which makes me sad, I loved Section 80 and Good Kid Mad City.
Vampire On Titus
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richardhawk
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After 6 full play throughs of TPAB I ain't ever gonna bump it again. Shit ain't anything special. If you think I'm tripping revisit GKMC. That album is perfect and this new shit has one song I'll go back to.
You ain't gotta lie.
lol, perfect.
You Ain't Gotta Lie is such a nice song, very relaxed listen. I like his voice inflections, complements the beat (which is awesome, btw) very well.
It's weird because I can barely listen to GKMC anymore. there were tracks I could barely listen to even when it was released.
PhoenixDark
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You Ain't Gotta Lie sounds like a Badu/Stevie Wonder collab. Shit is just dope.
richardhawk
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Yall really agreeing with that corn ball ass list? Shit further proves my theory that this album was made for people that dead ass don't like rap.
It's going to be hard to listen to his old records now that I've got this one in my system. It's just a complete journey listening to it. I feel like you can't just listen to one track off the album, the whole thing altogether is a masterpiece. He's taken a huge risk putting this album out at this point in his career, I love it. Dude clearly doesn't give a fuck about getting huge like Drake or anyone else, this is an album any true fan of music can appreciate. As far as bangers go, its fucking refreshing to see an artist in the Hip Hop community not give a fuck about whether or not a club is going to play a song off their album. I'll take the funk-jazz bands over that old shit anyday
Barnaby_Jones
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Been on repeat from the moment I woke up this morning until the minute I go to sleep.
I'm sure some tracks will grow and fade with the repeat plays although I can't say which right now. I'm not saying every track is fantastic but they all have their merits.
Lyrically the album is pretty good.
Sonically the album is outstanding.
Thematically the album is sublime.
When I first heard King Kunta a few days ago, I must admit I had slight reservations but even before the song ended I was bobbing my head like a sprung coil door stopper. This album is lathered in layers upon layers of sheer character. There are points throughout the tracks where I forget this is the same man that made GkmC 2/3 years ago. Such a huge departure from that theme and I have to say, especially with how erratic and Bipolar this album feels, you can tell the man went through some dark emotions to bring it to us. It might not do massive numbers nor might it have club bangers but that's not what this is about.
This album is a modern day love letter to Lesane Crooks. Kendrick has taken his place and even 'gets to ask him' how to deal with it. It's a really dark package, wrapped in happy sax and keys.
"That's something that will be a phrase forever. It'll be taught in college courses I truly believe that." - Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
I'm sure some tracks will grow and fade with the repeat plays although I can't say which right now. I'm not saying every track is fantastic but they all have their merits.
Lyrically the album is pretty good.
Sonically the album is outstanding.
Thematically the album is sublime.
When I first heard King Kunta a few days ago, I must admit I had slight reservations but even before the song ended I was bobbing my head like a sprung coil door stopper. This album is lathered in layers upon layers of sheer character. There are points throughout the tracks where I forget this is the same man that made GkmC 2/3 years ago. Such a huge departure from that theme and I have to say, especially with how erratic and Bipolar this album feels, you can tell the man went through some dark emotions to bring it to us. It might not do massive numbers nor might it have club bangers but that's not what this is about.
This album is a modern day love letter to Lesane Crooks. Kendrick has taken his place and even 'gets to ask him' how to deal with it. It's a really dark package, wrapped in happy sax and keys.
"That's something that will be a phrase forever. It'll be taught in college courses I truly believe that." - Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Pinko Marx
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PSY・S;156217090 said:
tellem.
TPAB retroactively makes GKMC sound trite (though its not under any other circumstance).
ReturnOfTheRAT
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You have the CD?
Pinko Marx
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How does Kendrick have that conversation with Pac at the end?
Is that audio from an interview?
Is that audio from an interview?
Did Pac emerge from chillin in Guam to bless K. Dot's album?
Biggie emailed it to him.
Apparently your theory is BOO BOO then.
Grover Cleveland
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I can't even compare this record to Kendrick's past shit right away. There's just so much shit in TPAB to dig through and comprehend, I feel like it would take dozens of spins to fully appreciate it all.
gkMC definitely gave more instant gratification and is more accessible sonically and thematically. All it took was one playthrough to tell that shit was going to be classic. But I have a feeling that I'm going to grow into liking TPAB more.
s80 is a terrific record, but he's grown so much as an artist over these past two LPs.
gkMC definitely gave more instant gratification and is more accessible sonically and thematically. All it took was one playthrough to tell that shit was going to be classic. But I have a feeling that I'm going to grow into liking TPAB more.
s80 is a terrific record, but he's grown so much as an artist over these past two LPs.
Battersea Power Station
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You are a real rap fan. We are not.
breakfuss
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PSY・S;156217090 said:
Yeah, i can agree with this. Though S80 and GKMC are interchangable for me.
And man...looks like I was wrong about this being unanimously lauded. Among my circle it's been divided. The chief complaint being that it's too mellow. "I need that fire/Control-Kendrick" is what my friend keeps saying. Seems to be the case with GAF as well? It's like the more people listen the more they grow to either love or dislike it. But this is the frist album in a while that had me excited to get caught in traffic just so I could soak it in.
"Old is better" "You like new? you fake". The mentality is getting tired.
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