Kendrick Lamar - "To Pimp a Butterfly"

[TheGOAT]

damn I was about to listen to the track for the 3rd time and it got pulled already.

Shit was dope

Made me want the album right now

 

[nj2089]

Ehh track was okay

 

[nj2089]

Same feeling I got when I listen to "i"

 

[andre_1024]

King Kunta is dope, sounds like DJ Quik production

 

[TheGOAT]

King Kunta is dope, sounds like DJ Quik production

I was thinkin the same thing. Especially with them cowbells in yhe background

 

[jazzybella]

Came in to say already preordered

 

[clippyclipp n*gga]

this king kunta shit is fucking amazing wow. i'm happy his in the funk/soul music lane recently shit has a more organic feel than a lot of the programmed drum bullshit. trap is dying thank god. the james brown influence on this shit is crazy and one part of the record he replicated the 2pac bounce for about 6 bars very very dope

 

[clippyclipp n*gga]

this album is going to be so funky, like real black funk music, i love it we need this right now. i was getting kind of bored with hiphop being very repetitive.

 

[bless the child]

Song is straight...not really what I expected from how Rosenberg described it.

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

Song is straight...not really what I expected from how Rosenberg described it.

Knowing Rosenberg, he prolly said the song could cure cancer

 

[Stew]

Song is straight...not really what I expected from how Rosenberg described it.

Knowing Rosenberg, he prolly said the song could cure cancer

LOL and cosign

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Bruh this sound like old west coast shit. Nice

 

[S2J]

As for the Kendrick vs. Cole arguments. Why niggas gettin mad ? THIS is Hip-Hop, this is what we do, we always take 2 of the best and compare them. I think these 2 are very diff't artists with diff't goals tho. I think Cole will be a bigger CEO and brand than Kendrick whereas I think Kendrick is more of a prodigy. I think Cole wants to grow with the times and be the voice of that. I think Kendrick wants to be the blueprint and be the martyr to a generation. Remember tho - Cole doesn't have a Dr.Dre mentoring him and even tho he's signed to Hov, let's not act like Jay is even fuckin with Cole like that in the studio.

I will agree tho that Kendrick will prolly be the bigger artist when it's all said and done simply because of the body of work he's released. You gotta keep in mind that Kendrick hasn't used his "Dr.Dre Cheat Code" yet - that's the mind boggling part of this all. He's got 1 classic album and maybe a second and still he hasn't had Dre produce any tracks. That album he drops where Dr.Dre produces the whole thing is going to be an instant classic like it or not....

1) No, it wont. Dr. Dre hasnt produced a whole album of tracks since....shyt, cant remember. Not even GRODT was even half produced by Dre

2) People shouldnt be star-fuked. If relaticely no-name producers (Soun wave, Terrace Martin) can produce classic level beats and he has that synergy with them, that>>>>>taking a random and forced Dre beat. None of the leaks off Detox (under pressure, kush) is hot like that IF he even produced it. I'll take the beat for Maad City over anything i've heard from Dre in the last decade.

3) 'Kendrick will be a martyr'- martyr means to die for a cause so what does that even mean.

4) 'Cole will be a bigger CEO'-again, what does that even mean. Cole has shown nothing business wise or promo wise that would lead one to believe that

Cole owns Dreamville Records and Produces for other people

Kendrick does not own TDE nor produce

Ether.

No one is joining Dreamville.

No one is buying those narcolepsy beats.

Etherer.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Nigga said "Etherer"

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Supposedly it was DJ quick who produced it. Really funky

 

[StoneColdMikey]

King kunta is 100% the opposite of how Rosenberg described it. Blacker the berry is the description of his King kunta lol

 

[S2J]

As for the Kendrick vs. Cole arguments. Why niggas gettin mad ? THIS is Hip-Hop, this is what we do, we always take 2 of the best and compare them. I think these 2 are very diff't artists with diff't goals tho. I think Cole will be a bigger CEO and brand than Kendrick whereas I think Kendrick is more of a prodigy. I think Cole wants to grow with the times and be the voice of that. I think Kendrick wants to be the blueprint and be the martyr to a generation. Remember tho - Cole doesn't have a Dr.Dre mentoring him and even tho he's signed to Hov, let's not act like Jay is even fuckin with Cole like that in the studio.

I will agree tho that Kendrick will prolly be the bigger artist when it's all said and done simply because of the body of work he's released. You gotta keep in mind that Kendrick hasn't used his "Dr.Dre Cheat Code" yet - that's the mind boggling part of this all. He's got 1 classic album and maybe a second and still he hasn't had Dre produce any tracks. That album he drops where Dr.Dre produces the whole thing is going to be an instant classic like it or not....

1) No, it wont. Dr. Dre hasnt produced a whole album of tracks since....shyt, cant remember. Not even GRODT was even half produced by Dre

2) People shouldnt be star-fuked. If relaticely no-name producers (Soun wave, Terrace Martin) can produce classic level beats and he has that synergy with them, that>>>>>taking a random and forced Dre beat. None of the leaks off Detox (under pressure, kush) is hot like that IF he even produced it. I'll take the beat for Maad City over anything i've heard from Dre in the last decade.

3) 'Kendrick will be a martyr'- martyr means to die for a cause so what does that even mean.

4) 'Cole will be a bigger CEO'-again, what does that even mean. Cole has shown nothing business wise or promo wise that would lead one to believe that

1. He's been in the studio with Dre and made records, he said Dre showed him things in the production that most ppl dont even understand why they like. If Eminem can drag Dre out to produce for MMLP then I am confident that Kendrick can too for a 3rd or 4th album. Nobody doubts that Dre can't put out a classic or shut the game down if he wants.

2. *Seth Gecko voice*


3. Yeah I do think that Kendrick will/would die for his. I'm saying that when Kendrick Lamar is long gone dead he wants to be remembered more as THE definitive GOAT versus just a rapper or author in music.

4. J.Cole made Forbes as one of the youngest cash kings, not to mention he's been building a pretty solid underground and production company through his imprint Dreamville, even locking down distribution and getting a strong touring circuit ON HIS OWN for his artists. He's making Forbes and doing his rounds I think it's fair to say he'll make a decent CEO in the long run. The fact that he even has the ground work set goes to show you how serious he is.

Overall, man if you don't like them then don't waste time talking about them. Simple as that.

@ bolded Cmon ngga. Get it together.

As far as the production, i assumed you'd take the hint w/ me mentioning GRODT. Dre produced a grand 6 out if 19 songs on MMLP

So here i am mentioning the actual product, ya know, what the actual songs sound like. You talkin decades old benefit of the doubt

As far as the ceo thing, you mentionin shyt that comes with the package: tours, own company, distro...ngga you just described Meek Mill.

 

[bless the child]

King kunta is 100% the opposite of how Rosenberg described it. Blacker the berry is the description of his King kunta lol

Lol word...I was thinking the same shit.

 

[MontyM.Max]

King kunta is 100% the opposite of how Rosenberg described it. Blacker the berry is the description of his King kunta lol

King kunta is 100% the opposite of how Rosenberg described it. Blacker the berry is the description of his King kunta lol

Lol word...I was thinking the same shit.

Started to listen but I realized I'm tired of white opinions on our music. Two white people talking bout "O King Kunta! Its so righteous, so pro black and powerful ". Fuck you know bout pro black righteousness cracka?

 

[OhMars]

Not gonna listen to anymore songs, only heard "I" and The Blacker The Berry, gonna try to hold out

Same here.

Y'all the type of niggas that watch every trailer to a movie then get disappointed because you saw ask the good parts.