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[CHC]

Just got this the other day and gave it a few listens... goddamn, haven't really followed Kendrick until lately. This is really something special, it feels like it's been so long since an album like this has been at the forefront of hip hop. It feels like he's really baring his damn soul and all his flaws and insecurities, right along with the bravado and confidence. It's not about dropping names and putting on a persona that is separate from the real person behind the mic.

Reminds me a lot of Aquemini, for some reason. The cool, quiet beats and the thoughtful lyrics woven in with spoken word shit. Definitely an instant classic, much much needed.

 

[Red_Man]

Alright - Kendrick Lamar

Possible video of the year already tbh

Amazing video, deserves it's own thread imo. The edits of Cartoons & Cereal in there were great.

 

[Gila]

Holy fuck what an incredible video

 

[fader]

I need some time to dissect this video... Jesus Christ it was great on the first watch...

 

[CountBlack]

MTV Interviews the Director Colin Tilley

 

[Nappuccino]

Double post, dammit.

 

[Nappuccino]

I still think Kendrick killed someone. Blacker The Berry is just one in a long list of songs where he continually references being a murderer. He'd never outright admit it, but that's the impression I get. Especially in light of how emotional he gets when discussing Blacker The Berry, and how serious he is about religion/the baptism referenced in Sing About Me I'm Dying Of Thirst.

I think he views himself as a murderer, albeit indirectly. He got his friend Dave killed.

He might also be using it more metaphorically.

 

[toastyToast]

Cool video. The black and white thing seems to hot now with racially charged videos. The Vince Staples video and Close Your Eyes And Count To Fuck were in B&W too

Must make it difficult for the I don't see colour folks.

 

[Marion Cobretti]

Don't mean to bump, but I just wanted to say that this album is soooo good that it almost makes his older stuff obsolete.

It's so good. Straight classy.

 

[robotrock]

Kendrick Lamar - For Free? (Interlude) Music Video


It's fantastic.

 

[big ander]

someone gif him dramatically turning around in the uncle sam costume please and thanks

 

[Fjordson]

someone gif him dramatically turning around in the uncle sam costume please and thanks

From twitter, not mine:

 

[riotous]

someone gif him dramatically turning around in the uncle sam costume please and thanks

Was in the YouTube comments.

 

[big ander]

From twitter, not mine:

perfect

 

[Gila]

Fucking amazing, his video's keep getting better and better

 

[Nappuccino]

Kendrick Lamar - For Free? (Interlude) Music Video


It's fantastic.

So uh . . . that video almost made me like the that song.

I just have such a hard time getting through the first half of it where the girl's ranting--that and the line "this dick ain't free."

But . . . this video. this video.

 

[Red_Man]

For Free is one of the worst parts of the album. Give me a video for These Walls or How Much A Dollar Cost already.

 

[robotrock]

TPAB vinyl happening? sixteen-bit mentioned it in the Stuck in the Past - a 33 RPM thread for vinyl listeners and collectors thread.

I can't tell if it's a bootleg or not. Please help. http://www.newonvinyl.com/en/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly.html

This is half a crosspost from that thread I guess, but it's also listed on Fatbeats for $27.99 and for $23.97 on Bull Moose. Never heard of any of those.

 

[SamVimes]

So this is pretty cool

edit: apparently it has its own thread.

 

[fader]

These Walls finally got a video

 

[LionPride]

Every time I go back and listen to this whole album I get more and more convinced it's better than GKMC

I need GIFS of Kendrick and Terry Crews hittin the Quan

 

[udiie]

forgot how much i loved these walls. fuck that song was incredible

 

[inked_illusion]

These Walls finally got a video

gatdamn King Kendrick delivering us once again

 

[wenis]

TPAB sounds beautiful on vinyl. A really well done mastering job.

 

[Red_Man]

forgot how much i loved these walls. fuck that song was incredible

Yep, one of my favourite songs of the year. Perfection.

 

[IceCold]

THe beat is so funky. I love it.

 

[breakfuss]

Hope this bump is okay. Just a heads up that the Grammys are coming on tonight. I'm hoping TPAB takes the album of the year award. I definitely think it has the hip-hop category in the bag though.

 

[MartyStu]

Hope this bump is okay. Just a heads up that the Grammys are coming on tonight. I'm hoping TPAB takes the album of the year award. I definitely think it has the hip-hop category in the bag though.

You would think. And yet...

 

[breakfuss]

You would think. And yet...

We did it fam lol! Now I just want to see that AOTY statue in his hands.

 

[CountBlack]

He just needs AOTY b

 

[hugocésar]

Spectacular performance. I loved Common and Rev Run's reactions.

 

[Kjellson]

Listening to this right now. Never been a hip hop guy but this is actually really damn good.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

He just needs AOTY b

If he didn't get it this year it's hard to imagine him ever getting it. TPAB was a masterstroke, tbqh. There's nothing like it in the past, and unless he makes it there will never be anything like it in the future.

 

[fader]

If he didn't get it this year it's hard to imagine him ever getting it. TPAB was a masterstroke, tbqh. There's nothing like it in the past, and unless he makes it there will never be anything like it in the future.

you know a hip hop album a'int never winning it

 

[Dreams-Visions]

you know a hip hop album a'int never winning it

Oh shit I never thought about it but...has a hip-hop album EVER won AoTY?

edit: Oh OutKast won for Speakerboxx/Love Below

 

[robotrock]

Oh shit I never thought about it but...has a hip-hop album EVER won AoTY?

Only once.

50 Cent's Curtis.

 

[fader]

Oh shit I never thought about it but...has a hip-hop album EVER won AoTY?

well speakerboxxx. but keyword being, "hip hop" album

seriously though, "hey ya'll" was a MONSTER at that time though and I dont think the other albums even came close in quality. It was at the right place at the right time.

Only once.

50 Cent's Curtis.

lol?

 

[Thornton Reed]

Oh shit I never thought about it but...has a hip-hop album EVER won AoTY?

edit: Oh OutKast won for Speakerboxx/Love Below

Lauren hill as well I think

 

[fader]

Lauren hill as well I think

come on man... thats not fair...

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Lauren hill as well I think

Miseducation wasn't a hip-hop album.

edit: well not completely. or...hmm.

 

[Afro Samurai]

The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it
Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city
While consuming its environment the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive
One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly
The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar
But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak and figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits
Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him
He can no longer see past his own thoughts He’s trapped
When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take roots, such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city
The result?
Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant
Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that the caterpillar never considered, ending the internal struggle
Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.

I haven't appreciated To Pimp The Butterfly until I read the lyrics and listened to every word. I wasn't making sense of the meaning before then, just the music.

 

[Kelsdesu]

If GKMC didn't get it. TPAB sure as hell isn't.

 

[fader]

Miseducation wasn't a hip-hop album.

edit: well not completely. or...hmm.

oh miseducation won? i would argue its more soul than hip hop tbh...

 

[Dreams-Visions]

oh miseducation won? i would argue its more soul than hip hop tbh...

It won AoTY in 1999, yea. Not sure what category it was classified in.

It was like a mix of r&b and hip-hop.

If GKMC didn't get it. TPAB sure as hell isn't.

Given TPAB was the more complicated, heavier, thematic album, it had a better chance.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Oh shit I never thought about it but...has a hip-hop album EVER won AoTY?

edit: Oh OutKast won for Speakerboxx/Love Below

And really only half of that album should have won >.>

*runs*

"COME BACK! I AGREE!!!!"

There are actual Speakerboxxx stans out there, I've met (and dismissed) them.

 

[fader]

And really only half of that album should have won >.>

*runs*

"COME BACK! I AGREE!!!!"

 

[phanphare]

And really only half of that album should have won >.>

*runs*

you should run

Spoiler

for saying that even half of that album deserved an award

::runs::

 

[breakfuss]

Only once.

50 Cent's Curtis.

Stop it lol.

If he didn't get it this year it's hard to imagine him ever getting it. TPAB was a masterstroke, tbqh. There's nothing like it in the past, and unless he makes it there will never be anything like it in the future.

Man, I feel the same. Which is probably why this loss is especially upsetting. If this goddamn masterpiece of an album couldn't take it I don't see it happening any time in the near future. Shameful stuff.