The Younger Generation has No Classic LPs

[Gen. Stasia]

Kendrick Lemar GKMC is a classic and I mean classic on some golden era 90s ish.

it's a good album, no doubt, it ain't no classic.

Well imo it is but what is it about gkmc that keeps it from being a classic in your opinion.

I dig the storytelling in the album. I dig his lyrics. But to me the album doesn't flow properly. He seems out of place for Compton, as weird as that sounds, the album is like a nerdy nigga telling street tales he seen. And I can dig that, he's being him. but it just seems out of place

How is it out of Place if he's being him? And he's far from telling "Street Tales". The Story isn't even Street. U probably don't relate because it's for this Younger Generation but the Story is very relatable.

 

[Kalecrunch]

I started this thread because the younger generation needs to be held accountable for the downfall of an American art form.

 

[_Menace_]

What year did this "younger generation" start in hip hop?

 

[Stew]

He's from Compton, talkin bout fuckin ho's, snatchin niggas outta cars and shoot outs. How is that not street?

I know thats not the only thing....

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

hip hop elitists complaining about what young niggas doin is whats wrong with hip hop

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

I'm beginning to think y'all missed the point in my statement

 

[Gen. Stasia]

He's from Compton, talkin bout fuckin ho's, snatchin niggas outta cars and shoot outs. How is that not street?

I know thats not the only thing....

No the actual Story is of him not being Street but him being different with his Friends (Art of Peer Pressure) and when he's going to check a girl getting his ass beat then he goes to retaliate then in result of his Brother/homie getting killed.

When I think of street tales I'm thinking Reasonable Doubt or OB4CL not Kendrick's album named GOOD Kid m.A.A.d City.

 

[_Goldie_]

Lol @ GKMC not being a classic. U niggas are delusional.

 

[Stew]

He's from Compton, talkin bout fuckin ho's, snatchin niggas outta cars and shoot outs. How is that not street?

I know thats not the only thing....

No the actual Story is of him not being Street but him being different with his Friends (Art of Peer Pressure) and when he's going to check a girl getting his ass beat then he goes to retaliate then in result of his Brother/homie getting killed.

When I think of street tales I'm thinking Reasonable Doubt or OB4CL not Kendrick's album named GOOD Kid m.A.A.d City.

I see what you're saying but it is "street" related. Its the Compton way.

 

[Gen. Stasia]

can anyone name like 10 classics in this current era?

i think the last classic album i heard was Kanye's MBDTF

I don't think that album is Classic. Kanye only classics to me is Late Registration and College Dropout.

And the New Generation just arrived niggas just got 2 albums in.... There was like a 6 year grace period of One Hit wonders inHip Hop.

 

[Gen. Stasia]

He's from Compton, talkin bout fuckin ho's, snatchin niggas outta cars and shoot outs. How is that not street?

I know thats not the only thing....

No the actual Story is of him not being Street but him being different with his Friends (Art of Peer Pressure) and when he's going to check a girl getting his ass beat then he goes to retaliate then in result of his Brother/homie getting killed.

When I think of street tales I'm thinking Reasonable Doubt or OB4CL not Kendrick's album named GOOD Kid m.A.A.d City.

I see what you're saying but it is "street" related. Its the Compton way.

Most Hip Hop is street related. Like Joe Budden has street related content but he's not a Street Rapper and never claims to be ong. Only Street dude out of TDE music wise is Jay rock and Maybe School Boy Q but Kendrick and Ab soul isn't street at all.

 

[judahxulu]

Kendrick Lemar GKMC is a classic and I mean classic on some golden era 90s ish.

it's a good album, no doubt, it ain't no classic.

its immature, pretentious and pseudo as fuck tho.... kenny is nice but that shit really displayed his immaturity... think he regressed from section 80 in tone and content but took a step up in overall presentation... he coulda executed that concept waaaay better tho...

It was suppose to be told as his Younger Self.

i know that lol... he tried to detail moments and "lessons" i.e. the growth..there was no growth...that concept was an empty shell but not carried all the way thru and cohesive like "sex packets" or the kirk jones piece sticky did... this current generation is just starved for good creative shit in general so he filled that void.. if creativity was an industry standard like it used to be then no way in hell would people be calling GKMC a classic...

In terms of the growth, you never know: he may go like Janelle Monae and continue the concept on his next album? But devil's advocate, if the album is a moment in time piece, why would it need to show growth if that wasn't the subject's state?

Anyhow for my money, GKMC, Below the Heaven's, and Kanye's first are classics.

Also, stripped down versions of Big Krit's and J Cole's early mixtapes released as CDs would've have been also. But that's what ifs.

meh...with the current state of the biz i overstand the need to make him this eras rap jesus but nah... being with dre helped his pockets but now hes stuck... just watch

 

The user and all related content has been deleted.

 

[Kalecrunch]

What year did this "younger generation" start in hip hop?

This is the 15 to 25 year old deographic. Which is the taste making and trend setting demographic for music and fashion .

 

[Bazz-B]

What about chamillionaire I thought his albums were classics.

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

its a gotdamn shame that i almost said Godsmack....Rock has been fucked for a while.

nah...some good stuff has dropped over this last decade

 

The user and all related content has been deleted.

 

[Kalecrunch]

What about chamillionaire I thought his albums were classics.

His stuff may be "regional classics" at best. He definately gets credit for pioneering the use of the internet and mixtapes to get on independently in Rap.

 

[Stew]

What about chamillionaire I thought his albums were classics.

Thats one hell of a first post b and just cause its your 1st I aint gonna hit u with a no-sign but welcome to the IC.

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

its a gotdamn shame that i almost said Godsmack....Rock has been fucked for a while.

nah...

yep, rock fell the fuck off when Crazytown and Linkin Park came out...

rocks last great voice was dude from Korn...

hybrid theory was a classic, maybe things fell off in the mainstream, but the sub genres of rock have produce several personal classics, lol even tho im a fan of them im kinda surprised u say korn cuz linkin park comes from that style