Will Kendrick Lamar be commercially successful?

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

i dont think he will ever be a household name like nas or jay-z but stay more in the indie scene. i see him in 5 years being looked at like elzhi, maybe with a little more popularity. those that know him know what to expect from his music, soulful, introspective with jazzy beats. but i dont see him blowing up on a large scale. maybe im wrong, thats just what i think.

While I could totally see what you're saying I know A LOT of people that fuck with him. I'm not just talkin about my circle either, like a pretty good amount of people and those niggas have no idea who elzhi is. I could see him being one of those rappers who always has critically acclaimed albums and has a loyal fan base that pushes him to 100k plus but not anything more. Honestly now a days you don't need that shit anyways especially when you're independent. Word to spitta.... Hopefully him and cole can still do that mixtape(I doubt it especially now that cole is big), that would get him some more notoriety

 

[sniperk]

I think if he can get out a couple songs with crossover appeal like 'ADHD' he might push 150 to 200K and make some tour money opening up for a bigger artist or as part of a hiphop festival circuit.

I mean cats like MF Doom and Kool Keith have lasted forever so it is possible to be successful on that underground tip...

[video=youtube;i6RJRxRR4g0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6RJRxRR4g0[/video]

 

[Swiffness!]

I've been hearing a lot about him lately. Never actually heard a song of his until I clicked on the ADHD video.....

IMHO, absolutely he *CAN* blow up. Will he? Depends if he gets the right features, makes the right singles, gets a good push, etc. like always.

I mean if you had told someone listening to So Far Gone when it came out that Drake would be like, the face of Radio Pop Rap in a few years, muthafuckas woulda laughed at you. So who knows. I'm just intrigued by the fact that between him and OFWGKTA, West Coast Rap is finally coming back in a real way and moving on past that old 90s legacy.

 

[netrmerica]

Only if he can ride out those Dr Dre beats like Em/50/Game did.

He definitely has the skill and talent... But i doubt he'll ever sell as many records as Drake or Lil Wayne...

He respects hip hop way too much to sell out for the extra sales... I hope...