I haven't heard him for a while, is there something wrong with his throat/voice? It seems really hoarse. Is it because of him aging?
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly |OT| It's The American Dream
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When I first heard this album, I really liked it. But it didn't quite reach GKMC for me. I had to get used to the jazz lounge feel of the album, and I was concentrating on parsing the lyrics. After spinning the album a dozen times, I like it even more than I did then, but I don't know whether I can put it passed GKMC.
But that's not important. Kendrick has now made two studio albums I thoroughly enjoy. Regardless of how they stack up against each other, it's how TPAB and GKMC complement one another in Kendrick's discography that matters. Two master class albums in a variety of subjects and disciplines, and I'll be spinning both many many years from now.
But that's not important. Kendrick has now made two studio albums I thoroughly enjoy. Regardless of how they stack up against each other, it's how TPAB and GKMC complement one another in Kendrick's discography that matters. Two master class albums in a variety of subjects and disciplines, and I'll be spinning both many many years from now.
That's what I thought too. Not really sure what's up with is voice. I haven't listened to song with Snoop in it since Kush I think.
I feel like he changed his voice on purpose trying to channel his inner slick rick, kinda like what he did with Lodi Dodi.
BishopLamont
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untitled is best track out of all his singles released prior to the album
how the fuck did he leave it off
how the fuck did he leave it off
Mashin Haters
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No. He's purposely rapping like that. He sounds normal on Flying Lotus's album.
he wrote it like 2 days before performing it. The album was probably already set in stone.
PhoenixDark
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The song wasn't written for the album. It was written the day before the Colbert Report according to Terrace Martin. Also he said that him and Thundercat fucked up the composition during the performance, and ended up improvising. Kendrick smoothly improvised his delivery to match it.
Pretty easily I imagine, given it's not a single and it's a song he threw together with the production/instrumental team from the album days before colbert that they ended up forgetting and improvising in the moment and it probably hasn't been actually recorded.
Maybe it'll show up as a loosie one day. I haven't revisited it since TPAB dropped though and i"m curious if it's really all it's cracked up to be. I liked it on Colbert but I don't remember it being so good that it'd blow away all the songs on the record that were worked over laboriously
BishopLamont
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the song fits on the album, being recorded too late could be one reason but i think another likely reason is that tpab is 78 minutes, he had to cut something out and i think untitled was the one he chose
untitled stands up to all his songs on the album, that is why it is a shame to not to see it on the album, need a cdq version of it
Nappuccino
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That's almost definitely not the case. It was repeatedly said not to be on the album and to have never been planned to be on the album. It wasn't cut, and it certainly wasn't cut for time--82 minutes to 78 minutes doesn't suddenly make TPAB a lean record. It was just never on there in the first place.
And again the song wasn't "recorded"-- yes it was performed live but recording tracks isn't just pressing the red dot on audacity and calling it. If Colbert even recorded that audio in a full quality format it would need to be mixed and mastered.
PhoenixDark
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I wonder if we'll ever hear songs that were cut from the album. Cartoons & Cereal was cut from GKMC and it's easily one of Kendrick's best songs. I wonder if any were cut for sample reasons this time, given the Kendrick clearly had more clout in Interscope this time.
yeah I did not know that. crazy.
There are songs cut from practically every album.
PhoenixDark
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Yea but I'm wondering if any were cut for sample reasons. The final album barely has any samples - was that always the case or did the project change? Sounwave said the album went through three phases. I believe the first was a more traditional, current hip hop album; the hyper aggressive energy Kendrick displayed in 2013 seemed to indicate he was about to drop a project full of Maad City type joints. Maybe the second phase was a jazzier sample based album.
Hopefully there's a deluxe version of the album so that it could possibly be included.
I think his goal in the end was to go for a live band feel. I doubt Kendrick would have trouble getting samples if he wanted them.
It is such an incredibly impactful outro, my heart sank.
You reminded me that that beat was bonkers. Only Kendrick could master it.
I hope so. I loved Cartoons & Cereal. Definitely one of his best.
disappeared
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To Butterfly a Pimp?
Net_Wrecker
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I mean
Gunplay bodied that entire track though. Like "verse of the year" status.
And I don't even like Gunplay.
Nappuccino
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To Bimp a Putterfly
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Just got the CD today. The design and disc are fucking awesome. The title is in braille on the actual CD and it comes with a pretty in-depth booklet with some cool pictures that are like behind-the-scenes of the actual album art. Behind the CD there is a butterfly.
I wanna hear all 60
this...
slap those shits on a box set and I'll throw my money so hard...my next generation of kids will feel the expenses.
To Become a Pimp
To Bake a Pizza
I wanna hear all 60
I'd throw a pretty ridiculous sum of money to get all of those in one set
It's a classic.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Talking of cut tracks I want to know how many him and Pharrell did for this album.
They recorded six tracks for good kid and I'd imagine they did at least a few for this album, especially as the track Kendrick went with was a recycled beat.
They recorded six tracks for good kid and I'd imagine they did at least a few for this album, especially as the track Kendrick went with was a recycled beat.
CountBlack
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Dreams-Visions
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+1
Album is a classic. The lyrical quality and quantity here...every track.
Even the guest artists brought their A-game.
Byakuya769
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I like King Kunta and I now, too.
I've gone from begrudging respect, to stannish fan. You da real MVP, Kendrick. I admit it.
I like King Kunta and I now, too.
I've gone from begrudging respect, to stannish fan. You da real MVP, Kendrick. I admit it.
Dreams-Visions
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I'd like to hear more of Assassin's work. Is he a reggae or rap artist? Anyone got links to some good tracks of his?
whoa. didn't know this. i can't notice a moment where they start improvising, it all sounds to flow the way it should. pretty incredible.
also, it's probably one of my favourite kendrick tracks.
Man I wish we could go back to release day when people were feeling more mixed on it instead of calling it a masterpiece and modern classic already. I like the thing but it's more in the Strong 7's to Light 8's depending on my mood. Oh well, people can really like thing I just like.
To Bump a Platinum
At first I was like, Gunplay stole the show but after a few repeat Kendrick's vibe and flow kept that song from becoming stale. And I love that about Kendrick's body of work.
Keep in mind this the 15th 10 they've given in their history of reviewing albums.
Pretty incredible.
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