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D.Original;5039600 said:
Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe...
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Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe...
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ImTheKangRoundHere;5039909 said:
Shit I thought I had it but some bitch ass nigga on youtube had another song on there with the title of the song
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DNB1;5040728 said:
You're welcome *Kobe voice*
lamontbdc;5041333 said:
lol i guess to each is own cuz i like the Mary J. track and the real song. But that goes to the diversity of a good album. There may be songs that u may not like and somebody else does. Its songs where you make like the more u listen to the album.......That Janet Jackson sample was SICK on poetic justice.
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lamontbdc;5041333 said:
i havent liked a song with mjb on it in 3 years
maybe its just me
this album is incredible btw
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If anything I think the verse on "m.A.A.d. city" after the beat change is him on dust - the way his voice is all high and twitchy.
As for the story, this is how I understand it after a few listens:
*SPOILERS I guess*
I'm not convinced that Sherane actually set him up, I think he just got caught up in the wrong hood and some guys beat on him for being on their turf. This plays into the "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" theme as he's just bein a good kid goin to see a girl, but the culture of the city drags him into some foul ****. The timeline on the album isn't straight forward and took a few listens to understand but IMO it goes like this:
Tracks 1-11 are set when Kendrick is around 17/18.
First half of Track 1 - Sets the scene of his relationship with Sherane, this goes on over the course of a few months
Tracks 2-6 - Really just sets the scene of Kendrick's life in Compton and him hanging with "the homies". Seens to happen over the course of an afternoon - his friends pick him up, they freestyle, they screw around for a while and think they are awesome.
Last verse of Track 1 - Kendrick heads over to Sherane's house
Skit at the end of Track 6 - Gets jumped
Tracks 7 & 8 are covering his thoughts to getting jumped
Track 9 - Goes back to the homies and they get messed up.
Skit/Track 10 - They go back to shoot the guys that jumped Kendrick, but one of the homies ends up getting killed
Track 11 - Kendrick regrets getting dragged down by the m.A.A.d city and vows to get out of it and inspire others to do the same.
Track 12 - This is Kendrick achieving his goal and is set in the present IMO.
Skit - "I'll be back in 15 minutes" - a throwback to the very start of the album - having seen how things unfold it adds extra power to this.
As for the story, this is how I understand it after a few listens:
*SPOILERS I guess*
I'm not convinced that Sherane actually set him up, I think he just got caught up in the wrong hood and some guys beat on him for being on their turf. This plays into the "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" theme as he's just bein a good kid goin to see a girl, but the culture of the city drags him into some foul ****. The timeline on the album isn't straight forward and took a few listens to understand but IMO it goes like this:
Tracks 1-11 are set when Kendrick is around 17/18.
First half of Track 1 - Sets the scene of his relationship with Sherane, this goes on over the course of a few months
Tracks 2-6 - Really just sets the scene of Kendrick's life in Compton and him hanging with "the homies". Seens to happen over the course of an afternoon - his friends pick him up, they freestyle, they screw around for a while and think they are awesome.
Last verse of Track 1 - Kendrick heads over to Sherane's house
Skit at the end of Track 6 - Gets jumped
Tracks 7 & 8 are covering his thoughts to getting jumped
Track 9 - Goes back to the homies and they get messed up.
Skit/Track 10 - They go back to shoot the guys that jumped Kendrick, but one of the homies ends up getting killed
Track 11 - Kendrick regrets getting dragged down by the m.A.A.d city and vows to get out of it and inspire others to do the same.
Track 12 - This is Kendrick achieving his goal and is set in the present IMO.
Skit - "I'll be back in 15 minutes" - a throwback to the very start of the album - having seen how things unfold it adds extra power to this.
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representingda203;5041546 said:
Man what, I love how that nigga was goin in on tha majority of these rappers out now.
briangx2008
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Sing About Me...
1 verse from the perspective of a now-dead friend telling Kendrick to tell his story, 1 verse from the perspective of Keisha's sister angry at Kendrick for exposing Keisha's story of her death, and 1 verse from the perspective of Kendrick himself lamenting about his own fear of death and responding to the 1st two verses.
1 verse from the perspective of a now-dead friend telling Kendrick to tell his story, 1 verse from the perspective of Keisha's sister angry at Kendrick for exposing Keisha's story of her death, and 1 verse from the perspective of Kendrick himself lamenting about his own fear of death and responding to the 1st two verses.
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Album really reminds of Stankiona.
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DNB1;5040785 said:
I love how he ends the 2nd verse with Keisha's sister. When she says "I'll prolly live longer than you and never fade away..." And the verse slowly fades out... Genius. I love when artists pay attention to the details.
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H2O Gates;5041768 said:
Yea, that shyt was sick. Another way I interpretted that part was him blocking out her talkin because it was neverending bullshit she was spoutin (defending shyt she knows is wrong). At least, I woulda tuned her out eventually.
Pharrell tweeted this on twitter lastnight....
@Pharrell. @kendricklamar is this era’s Bob Dylan. Masterful story telling. Listen to it, it will elevate you. And just like that music has changed. … @kendricklamar Sick hooks, beats, perspective and zero MSG. Individuality always wins
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usmarin3;5036100 said:
Then why don't i like and didn't buy Slaughterhouse House and Yelawolf albums? who are actually signed to Shady not Aftermath if that was the case? simply because i think their music is wack and they are boring even though they are signed to Shady, co signed by Eminem that don't matter if their music is wack to me
You have a nerve to talkk about anyone d... sucking when you do that for Jay Z more than his own god damn wife Beyonce does the irony of someone like you having the nerve to talk about that when you may as well be Beyonce
I am gonna buy K Dots album cos i liked the album and i really enjoy his album and because he reminds me alot of my fave Artist too and makes the type of Hip Hop i like Emotional and introspective
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chiyosuke;5041835 said:
I can see that as an interpretation too.
I just looked at it like it was in conjunction with the first verse, and how that ending was so abrupt. Whereas the second verse was a way of saying she was dying a slow death and she didn't even know it.
Regardless, any album that has multiple interpretations and has me engaging in stimulating conversation is more than worth my money.
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