You can quote me if you gonna talk. It's a shitty song. Don't let your stannery fool you.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly |OT| It's The American Dream
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PhoenixDark
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Yes, but not a strict narrative. It's a concept album but moreso a loose one, if you will.
Terrordactyl
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If I thought it were up for debate I would have quoted.
Citizen_Insane
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These Walls is so damn smooth.
Citizen_Insane
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u isn't something you're going to be bumping in your car, but it made me have to pause the album after. Fucking hell, that was something. Just pure emotion. I suppose if all you care about from music is a banger, I can understand how you would hate it.
I fucking love the way "I remember you was conflicted..." just keeps building throughout.
I fucking love the way "I remember you was conflicted..." just keeps building throughout.
Black Republican
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gonna bump on my way to work.
cant wait
cant wait
CountBlack
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How much a dollar cost
this album brehs
this album brehs
No way. It'll have a good first week of sales and plummet.
CountBlack
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depends on what Kendrick does after. GKMC started off hot.. then paused a bit then went platinum
after Control dropped
Lifejumper
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Great Album. Strong emotional ending.Gaf hop is gonna hate it tho.
RPS37
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I could totally do without the background noise throughout though.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Agreed. Although I imagine it's going to get some very high critical acclaim. Especially in light of critics loving D'Angelo's album a few months ago.
Twitter seems positive about a handful of tracks but I'd imagine many folks won't feel this. Too left. Too many instruments that kids never heard of (you know, like saxophones and trumpets). Generation wise I think this is the moment that ensures Drake no longer has competition. He owns this generation. Obviously I'm not a Drake fan, just saying he's the Hov of these kids, speaking about shit they want to hear and giving them "turn up"...
Mr.Marston
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Going through my first listen. Up to 'These Walls'.
Liking it so far. Already had the outro spoiled for me tho
Liking it so far. Already had the outro spoiled for me tho
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
iTunes is giving me an error every time I try to buy the album. Don't do this to me man!
CrimsonSquall
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Damn, better than 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Alright is my jam doooooe
This is beautiful so far on my first listen. I can see I'm going to have fun over the next few months peeling back the sonic layers.
Love the jazzy and funk feel to most of the songs. I can see this turning off certain rap fans who come to get "turnt up" this feels like a more grown up album.
The sort you need to put down as an artist if you want to consider yourself someone that matters.
Love the jazzy and funk feel to most of the songs. I can see this turning off certain rap fans who come to get "turnt up" this feels like a more grown up album.
The sort you need to put down as an artist if you want to consider yourself someone that matters.
Thornton Reed
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Its sitting there in spotify can't wait to listen
from what people are saying its sounding like an instant classic. No TDE features on the tracklist though??
from what people are saying its sounding like an instant classic. No TDE features on the tracklist though??
Spine_Ripper
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I'm barely on For Free? and I'm in love.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Damn Sounwave kinda fucked up Pharrell's Alright beat!
Been waiting for this one for a long time too :'(
Been waiting for this one for a long time too :'(
Thornton Reed
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i'm late to the party here but just realised this has dropped a week early. I have had an internet blackout over the weekend
don't do this to me
shit its so hard to code and take in music properly at the same time
don't do this to me
shit its so hard to code and take in music properly at the same time
You weren't looking.
Pinata is already a classic to me, amazing hip hop album.
close to the edge
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For sure. The beat is pretty much the first 4 chords from Pyramid Song in a different rhythm.
darkwing-buck
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fuuuuuuuuuuuck
Who would you say was the Kendrick of Hov's gen? Nas?
I nearly crashed my car at this bar.
Tawney Bomb
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Wake up and iTunes just downloaded this. Alright Monday, not too shabby.
Dying Of Thirst
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Can someone please send me a link to download this on iTunes?
Hip Hop
Member
whew
just killed all the people saying "I miss the 90's Hip-Hop, back when it was good, all this new stuff sucks, can't get in to it".
Ah shame. Album isn't on UK iTunes yet!!
Link to US iTunes Store is in the OP.
Link to US iTunes Store is in the OP.
Thornton Reed
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we need an OT
SyenceLabb
Member
No. To me, Kendrick comes across as Andre 3000's evil twin, but with much better solo artistry.
Dying Of Thirst
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Thanks for the link guys! Much appreciated.
Just read this as the song is halfway through and I was trying to place what it sounded like. You're right it sounds very Pyramid Songish. The horn and the piano line throughout the song.
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