The next Key! tape is going to be an album of the year contender. Let me be the first to declare that.
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The next Key! tape is going to be an album of the year contender. Let me be the first to declare that.
I'll withhold judgement until I've heard the track a few times, and preferably not on my shit work PC speakers...but yeah, I dunno about that one. I like the idea of the track on paper but it doesn't really click.
But that's okay. This is all just a test. Those who maintain their faith will be rewarded in the end. 🙏
But that's okay. This is all just a test. Those who maintain their faith will be rewarded in the end. 🙏
The dream is dead guys.
Syph Medwes
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goddamnit was not what i was expecting
comment i saw summed it up best "some mmlp2 beat"
and well there you go
the bars might be fine but the beat is wack as hell (except the ending)
there's a way to make that work, but this isn't it
my faith will not waver however
i still believe tho
album will deliver
comment i saw summed it up best "some mmlp2 beat"
and well there you go
the bars might be fine but the beat is wack as hell (except the ending)
there's a way to make that work, but this isn't it
my faith will not waver however
i still believe tho
album will deliver
Thinking I'm going to pre-order it as well (and the B-side has the man Ricky Eat Acid on it)
spindashing
Banned
- Track does feel like it should have been released at the start of the summer. We almost in hoodie weather brehs.
- Lyrically the song is pretty good. I don't think I have ever had a problem with Kendrick's lyrics. His voice, that's another story.
- This shit will be played everywhere, lol.
- The production is nice but I dunno, I guess I didn't want to hear Kendrick on a beat like this.
- People have been comparing this style to 3k but, I guess I'm not hearing it all too much...
Final rating: 6.5/10
Special Thanks to Yung Lean...his album makes road rage nonexistant...
- Lyrically the song is pretty good. I don't think I have ever had a problem with Kendrick's lyrics. His voice, that's another story.
- This shit will be played everywhere, lol.
- The production is nice but I dunno, I guess I didn't want to hear Kendrick on a beat like this.
- People have been comparing this style to 3k but, I guess I'm not hearing it all too much...
Final rating: 6.5/10
Special Thanks to Yung Lean...his album makes road rage nonexistant...
What's wrong with that?
I'm more surprised some of you guys think this will be a big song with the public. Risky track.
90TilInfinity
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I really like what the beat turns into in the final third, but yeah, this was kinda meh. Some surprisingly saccharine, Pharrell-inspired ish with a failed attempt at channeling 3-Stacks.
It's not bad or anything, just...odd. And abit transparent.
It's not bad or anything, just...odd. And abit transparent.
I interpret "like that" as a forthcoming of more skippable songs. This song isn't fresh to me.
Ken Masters.
no, you can have more than one influence, but questlove pulled that one right out of his ass, and now wants to proliferate false information on the public that will go down in history as the correct analysis because no one is allowed to question his insider bs.
not really the ringing endorsement we expect for hip-hop's prodigal son
Syph Medwes
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dont go into that thread lol
This.
welcome to a major label folks.
No brehs. This is wack. You can tell it's heavily pitched at a certain demographic (Eminem fans). The fast rapping, the way it opens like shitty 90s rock that fills up PhoenixDark's iPod, the corny positive message. You all know i'm not the biggest outkast fan either, so i'm not feeling this period. This has a real jammy feel at parts, but the breakdown where his voice is pitched and he starts rapping more urgently throws that entire aesthetic in the trash. It's abrupt, like all of a sudden you replaced The Allman Brothers on stage with Asphyx randomly to add fake, cheap tension. Plus the random references to a bottle of lean and a model are making me laugh. You ain't doing none of that shit bruh. To be honest though, it has the typical lab research flatness of your standard interscope single, but somehow still feels kendricky and outkasty at the same time.
Not a good portent for the album, but I'm not sure if I liked Backseat Freestyle. But I don't think I'll ever end up liking this song.
To add onto this, the sampling is really kinda lazy sounding for most of the track. It's simply not an impressive beat. I guess this kinda fits with the jam band sound of a lot of the rest of the track, but......
I don't know. We all knew the sample beforehand. I guess I set myself up for the L. I thought it might be downpitched, a little slower, maybe something a little more soulful.
Instead this shit sounds like a Sublime x Eminem collab
"7 songs I like that".
I understand not liking the track. A few of you pushing the "label control" angle isn't cutting it after GKMC. Shit won't be a hit, risky angle changing the sound that much, yet maintaining the fact it's a pop track.
Instead this shit sounds like a Sublime x Eminem collab
That sounds better than Sublime with Rome
Ahhhhh. The lack of punctuation threw me off. Still cautiously optimistic.
If there is anyone who should be disappointed, it should be Count (aka TDE's main bitch)
PhoenixDark
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TDE are fools for not releasing this at the beginning of summer; this sounds like it would have been on rotation all summer. I guess it doesn't matter, it'll be on rotation regardless (Interscope, Clear Channel, etc) but still...
My impressions...not bad, not great. It's a pop rap single, moreso than Poetic Justice. In the mold of recent tracks with a retro, throwback sound (Blurred Lines, Happy, Rolling In The Deep, etc). It's not a coincidence that all those tracks were massive hits, and I'd imagine this will be too.
I actually prefer the beat breakdown during the bridge and third verse, which is a more interesting take on the sample and helps the track avoid a Diddy-esque laziness. I'm probably being hypocritical but that's just how I feel about popular samples: looping them in an obvious manner feels like cheating and is lazy. That breakdown is VINTAGE Aquemini though, love it.
Complaining about the theme strikes me as corny. I'm not opposed to positive anthems, I'm opposed to corny positive anthems (like Happy). Honestly this isn't corny to me. It sounds like a continuation of GKMC thematically. The song fits the theme of the last voicemail on Real.
My impressions...not bad, not great. It's a pop rap single, moreso than Poetic Justice. In the mold of recent tracks with a retro, throwback sound (Blurred Lines, Happy, Rolling In The Deep, etc). It's not a coincidence that all those tracks were massive hits, and I'd imagine this will be too.
I actually prefer the beat breakdown during the bridge and third verse, which is a more interesting take on the sample and helps the track avoid a Diddy-esque laziness. I'm probably being hypocritical but that's just how I feel about popular samples: looping them in an obvious manner feels like cheating and is lazy. That breakdown is VINTAGE Aquemini though, love it.
Complaining about the theme strikes me as corny. I'm not opposed to positive anthems, I'm opposed to corny positive anthems (like Happy). Honestly this isn't corny to me. It sounds like a continuation of GKMC thematically. The song fits the theme of the last voicemail on Real.
Tokubetsu
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Kendrick could never let Count or PD down.
richardhawk
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No brehs. This is wack. You can tell it's heavily pitched at a certain demographic (Eminem fans). The fast rapping, the way it opens like shitty 90s rock that fills up PhoenixDark's iPod, the corny positive message. You all know i'm not the biggest outkast fan either, so i'm not feeling this period. This has a real jammy feel at parts, but the breakdown where his voice is pitched and he starts rapping more urgently throws that entire aesthetic in the trash. It's abrupt, like all of a sudden you replaced The Allman Brothers on stage with Asphyx randomly to add fake, cheap tension. Plus the random references to a bottle of lean and a model are making me laugh. You ain't doing none of that shit bruh. To be honest though, it has the typical lab research flatness of your standard interscope single, but somehow still feels kendricky and outkasty at the same time.
Not a good portent for the album, but I'm not sure if I liked Backseat Freestyle. But I don't think I'll ever end up liking this song.
100% agree with this. I really hope the rest of the album is nothing like this fucking trash song. Kenneth what the fuck happened?!?! YOU WERE THE ONE.
wouldve preferred this.
PhoenixDark
Banned
lol @ people complaining about the song in context of the album. Didn't we all do that about Backstreet Freestyle and get proven wrong? I don't like Backstreet Freestyle but it fits the album perfectly.
If I had to guess I'd say this is one of the first tracks on the album, given that it's a continuation of the voicemails as I said earlier.
If I had to guess I'd say this is one of the first tracks on the album, given that it's a continuation of the voicemails as I said earlier.
The pain? Nah, i'm not emotionally invested in this one. His recent feature output was enough to chill any of the hype i might have had burning in my heart. Am I disappointed? Sure. I don't think that's any surprise though, as Kendrick released some great albums that I rated very highly. You wanna see thinly veiled disappointment balled up into denial? Look no further than this:
Heard it once this morning between Kendrick failing to name 4 things that start with the letter " i " Only thing he got was Iggy and was proud of it lol
Anyhow the track is...I dunno, feels like they cut to it between mixes so I can't tell what was what. The shouting doesn't do it for me tho
Any link up to just the track alone? 106 shit doesn't stop between tracks and there was a fucking drop in it when I heard it
Anyhow the track is...I dunno, feels like they cut to it between mixes so I can't tell what was what. The shouting doesn't do it for me tho
Any link up to just the track alone? 106 shit doesn't stop between tracks and there was a fucking drop in it when I heard it
PhoenixDark
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Interesting post on this from the Coli
http://www.thecoli.com/posts/10176892/
Honestly I'd compare this track to both of those tracks. I really like Crooked Smile, even though I hate the anti-orthodontics bullshit in a few of the lines; get your teeth fixed dumbass or they'll fall out.
http://www.thecoli.com/posts/10176892/
Honestly I'd compare this track to both of those tracks. I really like Crooked Smile, even though I hate the anti-orthodontics bullshit in a few of the lines; get your teeth fixed dumbass or they'll fall out.
Rastafarian42
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Is the Power 106 interview up yet ?
Sounds like he tried out for Alvin & The Chipmunks, but didn't get the role, so he goes home and inhales balloons and screams as he cries for the mainstream success
Storm Chamber
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After all that commotion, we get this....averageness? Can't say I'm really surprised. The beat is alright but thats really just thanks to the Isleys. Kendrick can go head on with that voice he's using.
This is on point.
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