Kendrick Lamar Album Discussion 4-14-17

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Rap genius geeks saying that yah is short for yahshuah

What makes you believe it's not?

 

[playmaker88]

Finally got the physical Target was trippin all last week went to best buy and scooped it

 

[jono]

Sat down and listened. Tremendous work.

I like the other albums more but K Dot has no misses thus far.

 

[VanguardBLK]

As if his flow, story telling ability, word play, delivery, beat selection wasn't good enough, he also gives you rich subject matter, charisma, authenticity, deep thought, introspection and creativity.

This is a brilliant album and I think it will take a long time to fully appreciate!

K-Dot take your victory lap.

 

[VanguardBLK]

Watch Kendrick Lamar discuss new album ‘DAMN.’ and hint at more new music in Beats 1 interview
https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.193137a0-2629-11e7-bb2e-fa528de050a0

 

[rip.dilla]

So on another listen I'm picking up hidden gems... this is the last verse of FEAR.

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity

I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride

'Cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God

I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone

I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more

I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness

Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap

 

[rip.dilla]

9th Wonder's production on DUCCWORTH. make me wanna dig out The Minstrel Show... from my CD collection. Took me back

 

[Stew]

So on another listen I'm picking up hidden gems... this is the last verse of FEAR.

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity

I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride

'Cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God

I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone

I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more

I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness

Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap

I thought this was obvious *shrugs*

 

[HafBayked]

So on another listen I'm picking up hidden gems... this is the last verse of FEAR.

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity

I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me

I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride

'Cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God

I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone

I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more

I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness

Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back

Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth

And I can't take these feelings with me

So hopefully they disperse

Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax

Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap

I caught that

the last line coincides with what was said here about playing it one way is him living thru rap, and backwards is him living thru fear, or the other way around

I really like how he basically broke down the common fears of your average (american) black man at three very pivotal ages, all 10 years apart

even if you didnt grow up the same or you're not living the same now, you cant NOT relate to a part of that

 

[aladdin1978]

I'll say it.. This shit is trash... Deleted from my apple music library.. If a nigga can't give me GKMC vibes I cant fuck with it..

Yall can be sheep to that interscope machine but like I said earlier.. I can't get jiggy with this shit..

This almost as bad as when Beta said Louis CK's Netfix special was better than both Chappelle Netflix specials

But the chapelle shit was trash if we being honest

 

[aladdin1978]

I'm in my 30s and grew up in Kanas City. The hate Kendrick receives sometime reminds me of 2Pac when he dropped "Me against ...," "All Eyez..." and "Makaveli." Dope projects and the majority of people liked them. But there was always a few people who couldn't give props and called everyone stupid for listening to it or said it was not real Hip-Hop. Instead, their idea of the real shit was some other dude that struggled to hit gold or some underground rapper

But years later, they're giving Pac props on Facebook. LOL!

Makes no sense at all Kendrick gets Hella praise for his music.. they praise him for being different in the Era of rap

I didn't say Kendrick was not receiving a lot of praise. Just pointing out that he got a lot of haters who always have something negative to say, although his music is dope.

There no middle ground here if you like it your a sheep if you dislike it your hating

 

[Go figure]

 

[Jonah 2.0]

Shocked that Element. is the third highest charting song off the album. I want that to be the next single/video.

 

[Stew]

Explains why I didnt/dont like it.

 

[all original]

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/every-song-kendrick-lamar-damn-album-billboard-hot-100/

 

[BobOblah]

I'm kinda surprised Humble is the #1 single. Ive heard this album being played a lot when I'm out but never heard that song anywhere

 

[Listencloser]

How the fuck is a skit charting higher than the best song on the album?

 

[Angeles1son85]

Thats the lapd commissioner lol
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTVcQdhhNho/

 

[Angeles1son85]

Lmao russ
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTVcELABI7A/

 

[Stew]

Lmao russ
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTVcELABI7A/

Wrong thread?