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RPS37
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Correct and NY Raining were both way better.
TPAB is growing on me.
let the funk flow through you, Courage
Kendrick Lamar on His New Album and the Weight of Clarity
Kendrick out here giving his words of encouragement to those blackcule and brown kids.
Kendrick out here giving his words of encouragement to those blackcule and brown kids.
Syph Medwes
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TPAB is growing on me.
yup
considering my 2nd listen my first real listen since im using headphones now
levels to this shit
also
Hood Politics though
i think if it's lower than GKMC it's gonna get slammed
like 5.5 lol
otherwise a 10
should be funny either way
Syph Medwes
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edit: shit double post
PhoenixDark
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I hate discussing scores but I'm going to assume Pitchfork will give it a high score. Especially in light of them creaming over D'Angelo's album. I'd expect anywhere between an 8.5 and 9.2.
Overall I think the album will get very good reviews. It's a journey through every aspect of black music, sonically. And I think the overarching story/"skit" will be heavily praised.
Overall I think the album will get very good reviews. It's a journey through every aspect of black music, sonically. And I think the overarching story/"skit" will be heavily praised.
There's a story?
6.0 I'd say, but yeah.
Syph Medwes
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yea i literally just thought out loud because of pitchfork
not too interested in scores either
album is great though should've listened to it with headphones the first time lol
only questionable song so far is For Free
and the lack of features was actually a very smart move
not to say the included ones didn't add to the album though
just hearing someone else from TDE on the vast majority of these beats would've been weird
Album will be well received critically. Critics love experimental shit that is for the most part good. What I'm more curious about is how the album is going to be seen in the grand scheme of the whole entire year. This year is already gonna be a blood bath, but will TPAB be the top album?
Still waiting on SHMG which I expect to be more well received (critically) than this.
Still waiting on SHMG which I expect to be more well received (critically) than this.
Yea, I definitely agree. In fact relistening to the album a few more times I can see this album getting praised by quite a few audiences. Kendrick fans will obviously eat it up and critics will love the themes and attempts at experimentation. I think it'll only bomb in terms of the mainstream audience. It's a very solid album when all is said and done. a much better experimental execution than the recent yeezus however i feel as if I'd get tired of this record upon subsequent listens. I think Section.80 is still probably his most replayable album
It's definitely more miss than the one song, but the concept and overall cohesive warmth of the tracks really helps alleviate some of its misses for me. It works well as a whole and I applaud Kendrick for applying a somewhat antiquated methodology to the album because it's a risky move to make after the success of the somewhat modern sounding GKMC. I love the allegory that seems to permeate through the album treating the way black people have been burned by America as if it were a tumultuous domestic relationship with a mad woman.
Syphon Filter
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I doubt he gives a shit.
PhoenixDark
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Yea, I'm not sold "Kendrick fans" will eat this up.
Syph Medwes
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blacker the berry still slaps
pay attention to all the short poems at the end of the songs
also momma
i actually think this has a higher chance of being well-reviewed than kanye
(not that they both can't be)
this album is surprising not because of how it sounds in general, but because of how it sounds in today's mainstream rap climate
drake could never release an album that sounds like this
and experimental-wise, i don't think anything kanye will drop will surprise anyone
again, i'm hyped for that album as well, and i actually enjoyed yeezus, but i think no matter what he does, even if it is highly experimental, won't have the same "shock" (using that loosely) factor as TPAB. (to the average mainstream rap listener, aka not really us)
unfortunately agree
pay attention to all the short poems at the end of the songs
also momma
i actually think this has a higher chance of being well-reviewed than kanye
(not that they both can't be)
this album is surprising not because of how it sounds in general, but because of how it sounds in today's mainstream rap climate
drake could never release an album that sounds like this
and experimental-wise, i don't think anything kanye will drop will surprise anyone
again, i'm hyped for that album as well, and i actually enjoyed yeezus, but i think no matter what he does, even if it is highly experimental, won't have the same "shock" (using that loosely) factor as TPAB. (to the average mainstream rap listener, aka not really us)
unfortunately agree
Let me rephrase that: I think kendrick fans that fell for him during the release of section.80 will love this more than the fans he gained from GKMC. This album feels like a progression of S.80 more so than GKMC. compared to the last album this feels like a sidestep to me and I could see myself liking it more than his major label debut.
There's definitely a theme, but I just guess it's just not explicitly obvious like GKMC as far as a narrative.
Mortal Man does touch on the various topics on the album though.
i, u and for free definitely.
Maybe alright too. Didn't do it for me, but lots of people are feeling it so idk.
Syph Medwes
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totally agree
anyone haha but i think the "average kendrick fan" knows him from GKMC onwards so this album may seem too drastic a departure for some
also i is actually listenable on this album nice lol
his white girl fanbase (what little he had) is about to plummet. played some of it for folks on my lunch break and this one white chick was like "this is too black...er bleak. same thing i guess."
yes tell me more of your opinions girl
the olds will love it because it "transcends" rap. pops bought it off itunes as soon as he saw George Clinton was on it
I mean what constitutes a fan of anything? its an arbitrary identifier no matter how you view it. with that being said i'd say a fan is someone who appreciates, partakes, and enjoys past and current work from an entity while anticipating future work.
Discotheque
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It's too black...lmao
Rastafarian42
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TPAB is growing on me.
Listened to it earlier today in a wake and back session with my friends it was pretty nice to hear it over some speakers.
Syph Medwes
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ghost of mandela
Discotheque
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I wonder if he applies any of the lyrics in that song to bill cosby
TPAB is growing on me.
I think this has to do with just listening to something over and over again and understanding what the artist was going for. As soon as you get in the mindset of the artist you appreciate their work a lot more, and you notice little things that you didn't before and the song is just better.
I still stand by the fact that How Much A Dollar Cost is one of the only songs on the album that in any given context, at any given time that you can truly immerse yourself in.
Syph Medwes
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listening to the pac interview is so damn weird
goosebumps lol
hahahaha
wonder which song(s) will get videos
goosebumps lol
hahahaha
wonder which song(s) will get videos
I dunno I've just always seen the phrase come up in discussions about who will and will not like his stuff.
It doesn't translate to stans either, it seems to mean something else. Is like, Kendrick fans that were on board with S80, or his more recent GKMC base?
Discotheque
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Dude would totally jam to the Jazz-like production on the album, and wait til he gets to....for free
TPAB is growing on me.
Give in to the funk. Appreciate the craftsmanship.
Syph Medwes
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quoting TKAM
this guy
the last line of the album is creepy too
in a good way if that makes sense
yea this album is good
also the interview reminds me of the Mickey Factz - Mickey MauSe mixtape, specifically the Memoirs of Entry songs
...not that anyone besides me listened to that tape lol
shit lol
this guy
the last line of the album is creepy too
in a good way if that makes sense
yea this album is good
also the interview reminds me of the Mickey Factz - Mickey MauSe mixtape, specifically the Memoirs of Entry songs
...not that anyone besides me listened to that tape lol
shit lol
Well, later on he talks about MJ "when shit hits the fan are you still a fan".
I'm sure there is a reason though.
Discotheque
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I think it's pretty clear cut, exactly how you heard it. Song is about fallen heroes. Whether or not he believes MJ did that shit isn't made clear in the track but he is asking if fans gave him the benefit of the doubt or did they throw him under the bus
Just him talking about mike's legacy and his "flaws"...if kendrick went through similar shit would his fans stick with him.
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