Who won 2015? - Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake

[texas409]

Niggas talking bout that mediocre album had Kendrick hot the whole year???? lmao you groupie/ drake haters are disgusting you all know 3 weeks after that Kendrick album dropped niggas moved on to the next wave. His album was good but lets be honest not AOTY good and he sure as hell hasnt had a bigger year than Drake. Drake was literally everywhere this year setting trends sparking debates bagging your favorite bitches staying out of the Wayne/Baby beef because J Prince and his camp knows Drake is the gold mine over there hell he even had a Houston Appreciation Weekend here and the whole city was amped his concert was lit by the way mexicans whites asians everywhere. You nig nogs hate Drake so much but 2015 was his year get out your biased ass feelings

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

Niggas talking bout that mediocre album had Kendrick hot the whole year???? lmao you groupie/ drake haters are disgusting you all know 3 weeks after that Kendrick album dropped niggas moved on to the next wave. His album was good but lets be honest not AOTY good and he sure as hell hasnt had a bigger year than Drake. Drake was literally everywhere this year setting trends sparking debates bagging your favorite bitches staying out of the Wayne/Baby beef because J Prince and his camp knows Drake is the gold mine over there hell he even had a Houston Appreciation Weekend here and the whole city was amped his concert was lit by the way mexicans whites asians everywhere. You nig nogs hate Drake so much but 2015 was his year get out your biased ass feelings

Damn bruh, didn't know whether to cosign, ether, goat or lol you so I clicked on all of em before I landed on one that felt just

 

[_Lefty]

Yall can keep nosigning it but the same EXACT way I told yall that Drake would body Meek, he'll do worse to Kendrick

Shoutout to K Dot by the way, I fux with that nigga heavy. I just really didn't like this album

That's a bit of a stretch. Kendrick ain't meek.

 

[_Lefty]

Drake was all over the place this year by the way. Kendrick put out a great body of work, he ruled the year in a classic hip hop sense, but he didn't even have the undisputed album of the year in my opinion. Drake in 2015 had 2 of the biggest songs, won the biggest war, probably made the most money or close to it, and had the biggest impact musically, and socially.

Everyone likes to say Jay-z is the king of hip hop for doing what he does, then when drake has a textbook Jay-Z type of year that makes him relevant without dropping an album for 2 years there's an uproar about real hip hop vs pop. Lets be real, drake had a crazy 2015, and he ain't even drop that album that niggas out here waitin for(I've still never heard a drake album). I don't even care for the guy like that, but damn, if you want the definition of killin everything. Drake showed niggas how that work this year.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Even as a YMCMB hater and J cole Nyquill music supporter drake had a better year. He made music that was true to himself and took over the headlines the charts and actually put it in a rap.

Kendricks album to me had little replay value. And while many may disagree his attempts to be socially conscious seem half assed and not sincere. Cole actually went down to Ferguson whereas Kendrick was praising iggy yet trying to be a fake activist at the same time.

GKMC and Section 80 seemed authentic. And Kendrick said himself he may scrap performing TPAB from future tours.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

Yall can keep nosigning it but the same EXACT way I told yall that Drake would body Meek, he'll do worse to Kendrick

Shoutout to K Dot by the way, I fux with that nigga heavy. I just really didn't like this album

That's a bit of a stretch. Kendrick ain't meek.

Never said that and I would never front on Kendrick's skill

It's really hard to explain in the current state I'm in. But if yall were into battle rap culture yall would know where I'm coming from with this.

Drake got the winning formula when it comes down to it

 

[SneakDZA]

I think both those guys are over-hyped trash but it's clear Drake had a way better year than Kendrick. What did Kendrick do besides drop a record to mixed reviews and put out a single with his fellow robot Taylor Swift?

 

[_Lefty]

Yall can keep nosigning it but the same EXACT way I told yall that Drake would body Meek, he'll do worse to Kendrick

Shoutout to K Dot by the way, I fux with that nigga heavy. I just really didn't like this album

That's a bit of a stretch. Kendrick ain't meek.

Never said that and I would never front on Kendrick's skill

It's really hard to explain in the current state I'm in. But if yall were into battle rap culture yall would know where I'm coming from with this.

Drake got the winning formula when it comes down to it

Kendrick would 2-1 drake in a url battle.

 

[TonyDubbz]

Damn this shit is this close?

But yall Niggas hated Drake all year on this site until now. Wow illcomunity...WOW

It has nothing to do with hating the nigga

real recognize real & Drake worked harder than that nigga did in 2015, his music/name was everywhere.

 

[TonyDubbz]

Drake was all over the place this year by the way. Kendrick put out a great body of work, he ruled the year in a classic hip hop sense, but he didn't even have the undisputed album of the year in my opinion. Drake in 2015 had 2 of the biggest songs, won the biggest war, probably made the most money or close to it, and had the biggest impact musically, and socially.

Everyone likes to say Jay-z is the king of hip hop for doing what he does, then when drake has a textbook Jay-Z type of year that makes him relevant without dropping an album for 2 years there's an uproar about real hip hop vs pop. Lets be real, drake had a crazy 2015, and he ain't even drop that album that niggas out here waitin for(I've still never heard a drake album). I don't even care for the guy like that, but damn, if you want the definition of killin everything. Drake showed niggas how that work this year.

^^^ The gospel right chea....

Niggas just don't like Drake point blank..... they want the underdog to win which is Kendrick Lamar. Drake ran 2015 but this is the Reason and here, KRIT is the GOAT, Eminem has no classics or a place in Hip-Hop b/c he's white, NaS can never be dissed and Lupe is the second GOAT after NaS SMMFH. It's funny b/c if you go to KingGiv's other thread on this the polls are all in Drake's favour. This is like Jay-Z vs. NaS, niggas who dislike Hov will say he has no introspective songs as they do Drake failing to acknowledge Too Much, Energy, 30 for 30, You & The 6, etc. whereas Kendrick is more of a NaS type of artist. Hov doesn't have an Illmatic but he has amazing albums too.

Bruh what threads are u reading

KRIT dont get THAT much love in the reason, I think you meant to say Kendrick is the "GOAT" let these niggas tell it and KRIT is the underdog to all these niggas, him and J.Cole get the least amount of love when you talking about those artist mentioned.

Its Drake=Kendrick, Cole, KRIT when it comes to these discussions in the Reason.

 

[clippyclipp n*gga]

Regardless of personal views the tpab album will go down in history as a classic period, for years to come, and he did it without any real radio spins for this album, 11 nominations, critics hailed it as album of the year, obama favorite song this year is a song from the album, alright has been compared to the modern day we shall overcome for african Americans, the album fused, jazz, funk, rnb, neo soul, spoken word, trap, boom bap and west coast with great lyricism and its all compiled as the continuing story to gkmc. It's a super black album something the masses havent had in a long time. No disrespect other to artists that created great pieces of work this year but this album is a classic. Drake has yet to make a classic even though his success is great and he is a great artist for his lane i just feel like people over hype anything and everything he does

 

[DOPEdweebz]

You can argue Future had a better year than KDot.

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

Future had a better year than both of them, but the reason why this is so close is, Kendrick is (also) an acquired taste. I didn't mess with Kendrick until his latest album due to live instruments and the whole black progression concept, and even with that, some of those songs are suspect with the chipmunk voices.

In contrast, authentic fans of Hip-Hop don't fuck with Drake at all. His style is too feminine and the whole ghostwriter thing confirmed that he's a fraud. His votes will be run by the niggas that ride with any "winning" crew, and the niggas that give him the default vote due to their dislike for chipmunk voice Kendrick.

 

[fuc_i_look_like]

Even as a YMCMB hater and J cole Nyquill music supporter drake had a better year. He made music that was true to himself and took over the headlines the charts and actually put it in a rap.

Kendricks album to me had little replay value. And while many may disagree his attempts to be socially conscious seem half assed and not sincere. Cole actually went down to Ferguson whereas Kendrick was praising iggy yet trying to be a fake activist at the same time.

GKMC and Section 80 seemed authentic. And Kendrick said himself he may scrap performing TPAB from future tours.

Ok so im not the only one who thinks the bold

 

[GetoBoy]

This is all about what you value most..... Kdot had a more acclaimed and respect year on an award, musical, top list/best albums type level and Drake had a better social year on a he set twitter on fire and had the club popping type of level...... It all just depends on what you value more when you decide who won the year.... At first I thought it was Drake too till I seen all the love and praise that kdot got this year which couldn't be denied

 

[sr_the_freshman]

I won't make any calls on this shit until DC4 drops this month.

Drake would have won this year had he not been exposed for utilizing ghostwriters. That shit is a capital offense whether niggas in the OVO / Bobby Beige standom want to admit it or not. It is legacy breaking. Period. His victory this year is contingent on a few things, including whether or not Meek has the capacity to rise from them twitter finger ashes, and give niggas a suitable diss record like we wanted this summer, before the end of the month. It also depends on how the overall Hip-Hop community digests the ghostwriting shit longterm.

Kendrick's album, although critically acclaimed, did not hit the musical notes it needed for me to outright give it to him. The shit came and gone, and I think everyone can agree with that. Lord knows I did not need the drop to be commercial monster, but he certainly did need some kind of equivalent to Swimming Pools, a drop that seamlessly melded the requirements for a club record into an overall conscientious record. That is what makes Kendrick so special. It is his appeal.

The main reason why Kendrick's shit is now being recognized as a masterpiece is because people are realizing the timing and pro-black tone of the record struck a perfect chord with the civil unrest going on this year. Had this shit come out any other year, the casual Hip-Hop community would have dismissed it as forced, experimental BS. They wouldn't have gotten the soulful undertones of the album.

tl;dr:

Drake had records all year, but his authenticity has been damaged, and put's a damper on his year / legacy.

Kendrick's recent critical acclaim is not reflected in the commercial reception of the album which is kind of necessary for us to honestly say he beat out Drake 100%, even with the ghostwriter scar.

 

[KingFreeman]

Even as a YMCMB hater and J cole Nyquill music supporter drake had a better year. He made music that was true to himself and took over the headlines the charts and actually put it in a rap.

Kendricks album to me had little replay value. And while many may disagree his attempts to be socially conscious seem half assed and not sincere. Cole actually went down to Ferguson whereas Kendrick was praising iggy yet trying to be a fake activist at the same time.

GKMC and Section 80 seemed authentic. And Kendrick said himself he may scrap performing TPAB from future tours.

Read carefully.

 

[Listencloser]

Drake got exposed as a fraud.

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

You can argue Future had a better year than KDot.

Future had a better year than both of them, but the reason why this is so close is, Kendrick is (also) an acquired taste. I didn't mess with Kendrick until his latest album due to live instruments and the whole black progression concept, and even with that, some of those songs are suspect with the chipmunk voices.

In contrast, authentic fans of Hip-Hop don't fuck with Drake at all. His style is too feminine and the whole ghostwriter thing confirmed that he's a fraud. His votes will be run by the niggas that ride with any "winning" crew, and the niggas that give him the default vote due to their dislike for chipmunk voice Kendrick.

Kendrick's last album ALONE has sold more records than future has in his entire career .... nothing that Future has done whether it be musically commercially or any other quantifiable measurement has been on Kendrick's level ...stop the foolishness

 

[TonyDubbz]

You can argue Future had a better year than KDot.

Future had a better year than both of them, but the reason why this is so close is, Kendrick is (also) an acquired taste. I didn't mess with Kendrick until his latest album due to live instruments and the whole black progression concept, and even with that, some of those songs are suspect with the chipmunk voices.

In contrast, authentic fans of Hip-Hop don't fuck with Drake at all. His style is too feminine and the whole ghostwriter thing confirmed that he's a fraud. His votes will be run by the niggas that ride with any "winning" crew, and the niggas that give him the default vote due to their dislike for chipmunk voice Kendrick.

Kendrick's last album ALONE has sold more records than future has in his entire career .... nothing that Future has done whether it be musically commercially or any other quantifiable measurement has been on Kendrick's level ...stop the foolishness

This shit aint about who sold the most albums its about who had a better year musically, we dont give a damn how much Kendrick sold, that nigga dropped 1 project and on top of that not everybody knew what they were gettin when they bought that shit. It was nothing like GKMC.

Future had the clubs on fire and his shit was all over the radio

they wont playing no damn TPAB in the clubs and there was only like 1-2 songs from it being played on the radio