Psychological Intellect
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He said that nobody has a fucking clue about what is happening and this emoji 🤐
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I mean he definitely is trying some new stuff on this LP. God feels more pop than any track he's ever made before. There's a lot of R&B/Urban Soul type of tracks on this.
But the vibe in general really feels like he's trying to scale things back to Section .80 after how big his last two full-length albums were.
Bounceounce
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I'm on Fear currently, and as far as I can tell this is more unorthodox/a harder listen than any of Kendrick's projects thus far, sounds very experimental.
Don't see how this would be a step down from TPAB, it sounds like he's looking at the TPAB sound and jumping as far away as he can from it.
I don't even know how to describe it.
Knew this wasn't all that Kenny had cooking
Psychological Intellect
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There are too many experimental crazy tracks​ on this to make me think that Kendrick's scaling anything back to s.80 levels. Outside of HUMBLE/loyalty/love there arent too many mainstream tracks, maybe GOD? Idk that shit is weird. Even DNA sounds like some MBDTF/Yeezuz shit in terms of production.
Even tracks like Fear/Feel/Duckworth that conceptually sound like something Kendrick's done on previous works seem so new? I cant put my finger on it but it definitely sounds like not trying recapture any of his old shit on this.
Even the narrative is by far the most abstract its ever been.
Even tracks like Fear/Feel/Duckworth that conceptually sound like something Kendrick's done on previous works seem so new? I cant put my finger on it but it definitely sounds like not trying recapture any of his old shit on this.
Even the narrative is by far the most abstract its ever been.
Bounceounce
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Just started Duckworth, so far Love and God are the weakest tracks to me, Humble is a bit better than them so I'll just call it the third weakest.
Bounceounce
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Man I really wish I wasn't spoiled on the
thing, but it was still an incredible ending, the whole song was incredible, might be my favorite Kendrick outro.
Top Dawg
I didn't get the Sectiom 80 or GKMC vibe at all from this. (Please believe thats what i wanted).
DNA is the only track I can see most people out here fucking with.
This album feels about as experimental as TPAB with the exception of DNA.
Edit: it is also my opinion that Kanyes biggest mistake was not circling back to that sound that he helped develop.
Spine_Ripper
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Earlier today Pitchfork put up an article with Zacari on the song LOVE. He was literally saying that it sounded like a new genre of music. I was curious all day about it.
Has he literally never heard of alternative music? The hyperbole goddamn lol. Love the song, but fuck man.
Has he literally never heard of alternative music? The hyperbole goddamn lol. Love the song, but fuck man.
mariachi507
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Love definitely goes in same trash bin as These Walls/Real/Poetic Justice/No Makeup.
Best love song kendrick's​ made remains untitled 06.
Edit: also going to expecting another album on sunday
This is wrong. These Walls give me life.
Literally
Bounceounce
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Yah gonna have to play Damn about 20 times before I can remotely have an opinion on it, I had no real strong emotional reactions to any of the album and could barely follow the instrumentals/rapping, it feels a lot more unorthodox to me than TPAB and is without a doubt not something I can just put on and spin through like TPAB, GKMC, or UU, not an easy listen at all, and strangely I don't even have the urge to play it again.
I'll give it a week but Love is ehhhhhhh
Net_Wrecker
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TPAB and Untitled are anything but "throw on and listen to" albums imo. Certain tracks sure, but there's abrasion, and skits, and DICK AIN'T FREE stuff you can't just always be in the mood for. DAMN is way easier to play front to back imo. That doesn't take anything away from those projects either, I just don't see them being easy listens. Not background music, basically (not that the new album is)
There is an underlying darkness to DAMN hiding in a way it wasn't on his previous albums though, which gives it a strange vibe. The repeated use of reversed bars and music, the eerie psychedelic Americana vocals that pop up a few times, the DJ tags hyping up tracks in the middle of an introspective (sometimes subtly apocalyptic) album, the way the whole thing loops back to the intro. The tracklist name order probably plays into this somehow too.
Andrew Korenchkin
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TPAB is NOT a "throw on and listen to" album.
Bounceounce
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Meh, people are talking about how this album is more repayable but I don't see how these static-y tracks intercut with clips and generally off kilter production and more abstract rapping is more repayable than King Kunta, These Walls, Alright, or Hood Politics at minimum.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Ah, I see what you are saying? TPAB demands my attention and deserves it, eveytime, if that's more clear.
Untitled Unmastered is probably Kendrick's most replayable album in general.
Only go back to Money Trees, Swimming Pools, and Sing About Me on GKMC. The skits on TPAB are much more tolerable with every song for the most part being an easier listen.
I'll listen to DAMN and the new Carti later when I'm not as sleepy.
Only go back to Money Trees, Swimming Pools, and Sing About Me on GKMC. The skits on TPAB are much more tolerable with every song for the most part being an easier listen.
I'll listen to DAMN and the new Carti later when I'm not as sleepy.
So y'all been listening to an unfinished leak or what
Can confirm <3
jmon will never catch on, stop it slime
The production on this ain't too shabby
But Logic being the one rapping on this makes the entire song insufferable
1) Poetic Justice a summer blassic
2) Ain't TDE just poking fun at Future by saying there's more to come?
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Can confirm <3
jmon will never catch on, stop it slime
The production on this ain't too shabby
But Logic being the one rapping on this makes the entire song insufferable
Love definitely goes in same trash bin as These Walls/Real/Poetic Justice/No Makeup.
Best love song kendrick's​ made remains untitled 06.
Edit: also going to expecting another album on sunday
1) Poetic Justice a summer blassic
2) Ain't TDE just poking fun at Future by saying there's more to come?
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Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Death weighs heavy on DAMN. Not like it did in GKMC with the death of his peers or in TPAB with death of black people, but his own death - "what happens on earth stays on earth."
The opening and close make it seem like some sort of end-of-life reflection, with each song taking him through all the layers of his soul.
Any idea what the blind woman could be referring to? I'm assuming it's some sort of afterlife myth, but nothing comes to mind. Could just be justice.
The opening and close make it seem like some sort of end-of-life reflection, with each song taking him through all the layers of his soul.
Any idea what the blind woman could be referring to? I'm assuming it's some sort of afterlife myth, but nothing comes to mind. Could just be justice.
Damn. was pretty good on first listen. God/Loyalty/Love all wack but those are the only tracks that I found to be weak, Humble grew on me but still is pretty meh.
Also lol acting like Kendrick didn't have skippable tracks before, who here listens to Real, No Make Up, Poetic Justice, Ab-Soul Outro, For Free, i?
In spite of being more down on TPAB than others without outright think it's a weedplate on the other spectrum, it's hard for me to really compare the two and see what I consider to be better. As both have some highs for me, few wack tracks, and others I'll probably skip because I don't vibe with them too much. Then again, I'm the weirdo who thinks S.80 is his best work so there's that.
Also lol acting like Kendrick didn't have skippable tracks before, who here listens to Real, No Make Up, Poetic Justice, Ab-Soul Outro, For Free, i?
In spite of being more down on TPAB than others without outright think it's a weedplate on the other spectrum, it's hard for me to really compare the two and see what I consider to be better. As both have some highs for me, few wack tracks, and others I'll probably skip because I don't vibe with them too much. Then again, I'm the weirdo who thinks S.80 is his best work so there's that.
Glass Rebel
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After a few listens I fucks heavy with DAMN.
Seems like his most personal project which makes it rather unsettling at times, especially if you take some of the stuff on TPAB at face value. It's definitely more approachable from a musical perspective, not sure about the subject matter. Gonna need more time to digest.
DNA is certified flames. 5/5 fire emojis etc.
Seems like his most personal project which makes it rather unsettling at times, especially if you take some of the stuff on TPAB at face value. It's definitely more approachable from a musical perspective, not sure about the subject matter. Gonna need more time to digest.
DNA is certified flames. 5/5 fire emojis etc.
Bounceounce
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All great,
Real isn't bad either.
Discotheque
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It's his weakest album perhaps but it's also much easier to listen to front to back than tpab. Also a couple tracks are skip worthy but still much better than this dick ain't freeeeeuh
What I'm really digging though about this album is how dark it is. When you really listen to it this sounds like the kind of project an artist on the verge of suicide records 👀
Hope he's ok.
I appreciate how it's more song to song while his last album there wasn't too much I was really interested in listening to individually. Also bless up in making great use of a u2 feature without venturing into corniness like we expected.
Gonna listen to it again a few times over the weekend to see where I stand on it overall but those are just initial thoughts
What I'm really digging though about this album is how dark it is. When you really listen to it this sounds like the kind of project an artist on the verge of suicide records 👀
Hope he's ok.
I appreciate how it's more song to song while his last album there wasn't too much I was really interested in listening to individually. Also bless up in making great use of a u2 feature without venturing into corniness like we expected.
Gonna listen to it again a few times over the weekend to see where I stand on it overall but those are just initial thoughts
Okay, I don't even need to hear the Kendrick album now. This is gonna be on repeat the whole day, whew.
I actually believed you until I clicked on the link
Glass Rebel
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it's #fucktde if there's no second album
it's #fucktopdawg anyway
it's #fucktopdawg anyway
Black Republican
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that harry fraud beat intro on playboi's album is fire
Bounceounce
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At least we know why Kendrick won't ever be leaving him now (beyond the sleeping on his couch thing).
Jokes aside, beat's fire, though.
That's kind of just how he is, love it or hate it. I think it makes for good danceable shit that you can just throw on and know the production's going to be amazing.
I already find myself going back to Carti's more than Kendrick's haha.
This fucking guy
Adam Sadler
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Carti is pretty garbage. His repetitive rap style doesn't work 90% of the time but when it does, damn he sounds good. TBH I'm surprised he actually bothered releasing a tape. I feel like he really had something going with not releasing one plus who really trying to hear a hour plus of his incredibly repetitive flow
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Who's the male vocal on Loyalty?
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