Kendrick Lamar Album Discussion 4-14-17

[MR.CJ]

Went gold already

 

[MR.CJ]

 

[KamPushMe]

K dot came along way. Proud of him.

 

[BobOblah]

45 minute interview on influences, process, TPAB, DAMN

Best kdot interview I know of. Dude is a true artist

 

[grYmes]

This was a good ass album after a few listens. Nothing earth shattering but just some good shit from a great MC.

 

[BobOblah]

Don't know how I missed that it was already posted. Whatever it's dope fans need to watch it.

 

[BobOblah]

And The Roots were famous for recording an album with the first song being the end of the (hood) story...

^^Great album.

Anyway I gotta listen for @bbkg79 theory on this album now

 

[leftcoastkev]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

 

[R.D.]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

https://youtu.be/f5OhxnQftC4

Bye nigga

 

[leftcoastkev]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

https://youtu.be/f5OhxnQftC4

Bye nigga

Hello nigga

 

[playmaker88]

DNA go so damn hard. I'm hearing this album from playing everywhere.

It's getting a little over rated because he's in that zone where everything he does get critical acclaim but I'm not mad at it because it's a good album. Also white people have decided that Kendrick is the god MC lol

Its funny as fuck seeing white people talk about hiphop... and seeing what some of them say

 

[Midwest_Journalist]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

https://youtu.be/f5OhxnQftC4

Bye nigga

Yeah, all of those people came from Oregon, Nevada, Arizona or they were aliens from outer space. They teleported to Compton when Kendrick announced a surprise autograph signing on the same day.

 

[sapp08_2001]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

Thats a damn lie. I just came back to Cali from vacation and all ive heard people bumpin up and down the streets is Kendrick's album

 

[leftcoastkev]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

Thats a damn lie. I just came back to Cali from vacation and all ive heard people bumpin up and down the streets is Kendrick's album

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

https://youtu.be/f5OhxnQftC4

Bye nigga

Yeah, all of those people came from Oregon, Nevada, Arizona or they were aliens from outer space. They teleported to Compton when Kendrick announced a surprise autograph signing on the same day.

This Cali so of course ppl gon always turn out for a celebrity with a new highly acclaimed and properly marketed product, ya dim bulb. Hollywood culture. Hometown kid too...what you expect. Nobody would deny that. It doesn't translate tho.

I never said Kendrick is absolute wack. I said the niggas lyricism is on point but his rhymes get boring because his delivery is soft. The nigga says a lot of slick shit that is worthy of 1 or 2 listens ONLY because he don't ride the beats as good as rappers with LESS lyricism but better rapping technique. A lot of ppl around me think the same shit. I live in Cali. If you don't, or ain't from here, or lived here a significant amount of time, any rebuttal is moot to this convo.

 

[Listencloser]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

Thats a damn lie. I just came back to Cali from vacation and all ive heard people bumpin up and down the streets is Kendrick's album

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

https://youtu.be/f5OhxnQftC4

Bye nigga

Yeah, all of those people came from Oregon, Nevada, Arizona or they were aliens from outer space. They teleported to Compton when Kendrick announced a surprise autograph signing on the same day.

This Cali so of course ppl gon always turn out for a celebrity with a new highly acclaimed and properly marketed product, ya dim bulb. Hollywood culture. Hometown kid too...what you expect. Nobody would deny that. It doesn't translate tho.

I never said Kendrick is absolute wack. I said the niggas lyricism is on point but his rhymes get boring because his delivery is soft. The nigga says a lot of slick shit that is worthy of 1 or 2 listens ONLY because he don't ride the beats as good as rappers with LESS lyricism but better rapping technique. A lot of ppl around me think the same shit. I live in Cali. If you don't, or ain't from here, or lived here a significant amount of time, any rebuttal is moot to this convo.

This shit is funny because most criticism about Kenny is that his lyrics are serviceable at best but his flow and delivery carries it.

 

[Midwest_Journalist]

One thing about California music is:

1. Your delivery gotta be on point

2. You gotta be saying something ppl relate to

3. The beat gotta be hard hitting

If you got all three of the above, niggas gon bump your shit.

I fuck wit a couple tracks off Damn but a lot of them other songs get boring, I lose interest, and it amounts to a nigga saying a bunch of stuff over a beat in the background. Even if he is saying some deep or slick shit, after i hear it once, I go back to the music I feel tho....

Schoolboy Qs delivery > Kendricks lyricism. Sorry IC ;(

That's the same for music that's taken seriously everywhere. That's not just a Cali thing

My point was related to one that Kendricks music doesn't get as much play in Cali as outsiders would expect. His lyricism is good but his delivery is average at best....and that is why.

Lyricism (his strongest attribute) was not in that list.

Thats a damn lie. I just came back to Cali from vacation and all ive heard people bumpin up and down the streets is Kendrick's album

I flew out to Vegas last year for a bachelor party last summer. My cousin, who lives in LA was invited to. During that same weekend Trey Songz had a concert at a club, so this girl he was dating came up with her homegirls. Long story short, I heard at least 6 Kendrick songs played by LA people (born and raised) while I was rolling around with them or chilling in a hotel suite.

 

[gifted]

Kendrick the only nigga that can catch Nas. Album is mad emoji flames.

Blasphemy. Kendrick is the King of this era music wise but Nas is GOAT so let's not get carried away. He and Cole carrying the torch.

That said, this album is really dope and smooth musically. The beats and cohesion really standout. Whereas TPAB was comparable to Nas Nigger Album in its theme and vibe. This is similar to Gods Son album. Like Nas, his earlier work is tough to match. GKMC is his illmatic vibe wise but I still take Section 80 as the joint I feel the most. This album is nice nonetheless. 8.5 - 9 out of 10 on first few listen. I hear the Kanye, Quik and Andre 3k and even Lil Weezy/Future type influence on this album.

I didnt really do a breakdown album for album im just looking at the back to back to back to back, He got four great albums out the gate he is on a great pace.

I noticed you didnt compare any of Dots albums to I Am, It Was Written or Nastradamus which are comparable because they are part of Nasir's first four albums including Illmatic. We get to cherry pick Nas's very best shit from his whole career to put against Kennys first four consecutive albums.

Thats not really fair put Section 80, GKMC, TPAB and DAMN vs Illmatic, IWW, I Am and Nastradamus and lets see how much stuttering is involved.

That being said Nas is the Goat, I said Kendrick has a chance to catch him, not surpass him, not that he is better, just that he has the best chance to be in the same breath.

Fair enough but Kendrick had more albums before GKMC and even Section 80. So if you really want to compare their actual first four catalogues, then you gotta go deeper into Kendrick other joints- overly dedicated and the rest of his earlier work vs illmatic, it was written, I am and nastradramus.

 

[KamPushMe]

Looks humble will be # 1 this upcoming week

 

[sapp08_2001]

Looks humble will be # 1 this upcoming week

They was slappin this song in the club last night. Dj played that shit four times in random

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

What's DNA. looking like on the charts?