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[Trey]

It's on Google Play now.
Finding it is a fucking bitch tho

what's the secret sauce, breh?

 

[Snuggles]

Bought and dling now. ⌛️

Holy shit I have the new Kendrick on my phone...

 

[Psychological Intellect]

so this was planned, right?

I'm listening to it now on Spotify, it's..........different.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

Someone make a "To Pimp a Butterfly is a steaming pile of crap" thread in OT and watch the world burn.

 

[injurai]

so where does the album proper end? i remember seeing the last 3 tracks are bonus at one point.

TBTB sounds so good compared to the rest of this shit. This is how I expected Kendrick's 2nd album to sound. Aggressive. Modern. Hard beat.

that would make i a bonus track... redeemed?

 

[PhoenixDark]

First track is dope but jeez the mix is off. Vocals too low.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

First track is dope but jeez the mix is off. Vocals too low.

Go listen to "i" it sounds good now.

 

[cb1115]

downloading now...

impressions seem so mixed so far

 

[The Artful Dodger]

This album isn't terrible. I wasn't expecting a banger...people that said it was gonna feel more Section .80 vs GKMC were on point.


Some of the songs will grow on me, I have a feeling this, I'll like this album more as time goes on as oppose to just being crazy about it based on first impressions.

 

[Courage]

So far it's decent production ruined by Kendrick's delivery. The guy doesn't complement the smoothness nicely.

edit: WTF is he doing on For Sale?

 

[PhoenixDark]

King Kunta is such a big ball drop. It's not a bad song, it's cool. But jesus...it could have been so much better.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

So far it's decent production ruined by Kendrick's delivery. The guy doesn't complement the smoothness nicely.

edit: WTF is he doing on For Sale?

His Interludes...idk man

"Jay Rock instead of having you on a track I'm just gonna breath heavily into a mic"

 

[CountBlack]

what did i mis....


oh

 

[RBK]

King Kunta is such a big ball drop. It's not a bad song, it's cool. But jesus...it could have been so much better.

Best song 5 tracks in.

 

[Snuggles]

Knee jerk reactions atm. Not to be a stan but we need to let this shit digest.

 

[Omzz]

I'll check this out in the morning and come up with impressions

unless gaf hop burns in my sleep

 

[The Artful Dodger]

Knee jerk reactions atm. Not to be a stan but I need to be a Stan.

fixed.

 

[Courage]

Knee jerk reactions atm. Not to be a stan but we need to let this shit digest.

nah id rather knee jerk react

 

[cb1115]

nah id rather knee jerk react

tbh

lmao this For Free interlude

 

[overcast]

Alright, got it.

 

[PhoenixDark]

These Walls

 

[FZZ]

Done listening to clean version. Onto Explicit, probably won't do analysis for another one. Reposting my initial thoughts for the new page.

Alright listening chronologically now. Will update as I progress.

Spoiler

Wesley's Theory is funk as fuck. Yeah I dig this track.

For Free is jazzy, decent for an interlude. Girl reminds me of the same girl from The Workout Plan "free ninety-nine" And ironically song is called "For Free." Hah. Kendrick's rapping contrasts the jazz and build ups. Slows down into King Kunta pretty fittingly.

King Kunta makes a lot more sense now. Combined the jazz and funk from the first two tracks. Still fuck the vocals and cartoon sound effects. But so far cartoony wouldn't be wrong description for the album.

Institutionalized starts slow, too slow. Kendrick quoting Forrest Gump. These flutes and violins are GOOD. I mean the production makes sense, but when Snoop sounds better on the track than you do you're lacking in your sound. His lyrics are good, but it doesn't compliment the production. He should've rapped softer.

These Walls is the weakest track to me so far. Some Keyoard shit goes on at 3:17 leads into Kendrick's monologue. Last two minutes better than the first three, song definitely redeemed itself. And now u starts with the song coming full circle.

u begins with Kendrick screaming "Loving you is complicated." That two minute intro was grating, now a Hispanic maid has arrived. Kendrick sounds drunk as fuck. Don't like this song. At all.

Alright starts off alright. Kendrick starts straight up spitting around 1:50-2:00, definitely a fan so far. Expecting a lot of people either hate this track or love it, but that's most of the album tbh.

For Free starts off with Kendrick breathing like he's on Yeezus or something. Song is pretty dreamlike. Stays dreamlike till the end, with the last 30 seconds continuing the theme of Kendrick talking as if he is an addict and it becomes less dreamlike and more beautiful nightmare if that makes sense.

Momma makes you think. And then the last minute switches up the whole flow and raps at a higher pitch and much faster.

Hood Politics bounces. "OBAMA SAY WHAT IT DO" love the song for that one line. Helps that it's a great song too.

HOLY FUCK THESE STRINGS ON HOW MUCH A DOLLAR COST. HOLY FUCK THIS SONG. Definitely my favorite song so far. Fuck. Love this song definitely getting repeats.

Complexion is 90s-early 2000s as fuck. Not my thing, but it isn't a bad song per-say. Can't critique it since I just don't like songs like this. "We all on the same team blues and pirus no colors ain't a thing" stuck out.

I love this new sample for the intro of The Blacker The Berry. Something so simple made the song even better imo.

You Ain't Gotta Lie is smooth. Not much else to say. I like it.

i is better than the single. I can vibe to this. This poetry at the end is fire.

Mortal Man is 12 minutes of Last Call lol. Nah but it is a fitting end, too long to describe. Raps at first, convo in the middle, monologue at the end.

 

[Floridian]

Both of the interludes are

 

[Fjordson]

Wait, so it's streaming now? I can't keep up.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

Who's gonna be the first to claim this is a Classic?

 

[Courage]

THE ENDING OF MOMMA LMAO

 

[RBK]

Knee jerk reactions atm. Not to be a stan but we need to let this shit digest.

fixed.

Quoted for accuracy.

u would have been a great track(

Spoiler

it's decent

) without that popping in and out and whiny Kendrick sounds.

 

[Esch]

Lmao this For Free? cornball shit is like the Black Girl Lost of 2014. What a fucking horrible ass track

The fuck is this men's rights advocate, scat rapping swagless shit

 

[injurai]

Knee jerk reactions atm. Not to be a stan but we need to let this shit digest.

Not everyone can be a saint. Let the masses have their day.

 

[overcast]

Most of Courage's gifs are confusing the fuck out of me lmao.

 

[Eos]

itunes won't download it
fuck sakes

 

[Psychological Intellect]

 

[Courage]

Lmao this For Free? cornball shit is like the Black Girl Lost of 2014. What a fucking horrible ass track

The fuck is this men's rights advocate, scat rapping swagless shit

MY DICK IS WORTH A LOT

 

[Snuggles]

fixed.

I just don't put stock in the impressions of anyone who just downloaded an album and skipped around every track so they could be the first to comment.

 

[PhoenixDark]

itunes won't download it
fuck sakes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id974187289

click view on itunes, it should launch itunes and allow you to download it.

 

[The Artful Dodger]

MY DICK IS WORTH A LOT

He's sending subliminals at Taylor Swift

 

[DominoKid]

"when shit hits the fan are you still a fan?"

of all the shit before this album? definitely.

time to cleanse myself of this and bump some GKMC or something. this shit already ruined my week and it's just sunday.

 

[Mik317]

u


wat

 

[The Artful Dodger]

I just don't put stock in the impressions of anyone who just downloaded an album and skipped around every track so they could be the first to comment.

Just call it a classic already and complete the cycle.

Spoiler

Just fucking with you mang

 

[Fjordson]

Wow, it's basically out digitally.

For Free is fucking bizarre. Da fuck was Kendrick thinking??

 

[enzo_gt]

Bout to jump in.

I don't know if I should bother making a First Impressions post or just post shit piecemeal.

 

[cb1115]

man this thing is weird

like I really dig the production so far but there's some corny/goofy shit here

 

[PhoenixDark]

Alright is the beat Pharrell played like a year ago at a dj set. Dope.

 

[Courage]

How Much A Dollar Cost is legit beautiful.

 

[cb1115]

"massa take these chains off me"

i'm sorry what

 

[DominoKid]

Bout to jump in.

I don't know if I should bother making a First Impressions post or just post shit piecemeal.

do it piecemeal. in the moment thoughts >>>

 

[Syphon Filter]

which one has dre in it?

 

[Eos]

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id974187289

click view on itunes, it should launch itunes and allow you to download it.

Canadian itunes breh

 

[DominoKid]

FLYLO ‏@flyinglotus 38s38 seconds ago
I produced a version of "for sale" that will probably never come out.

 

[Esch]

These Walls is really groovy and great, love the sparse strings.