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GAF-Hop |OTXVI| Build a Wall (of Better Top 20 Albums)
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please be joking please be joking please be jokingwow he actually went in
beat is hard
Sorry, not a fan of the Kardashians.
3/10, could've made a better comeback
Oh shit, didn't know this leaked. Glad to know it's good, I was hopeful after hearing Sugar for the Pill.
Storm Chamber
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He really did though
Been waiting for this
But he did
Yeah, I think since it's been out the longest people tend to forget just how amazingly good gkmc really is. Such variety in sounds and production, such great verses, so many classic tracks and great storytelling.
The fact that I really don't know whether or not you're trolling probably says more about you than me.I gotta say
Troy Ave can diss
I wonder if and how Budden will respond
Nabs
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I'm not sure where to post this, but NPR just brought Stretch & Bobbito back for a new podcast. It's starting up this summer.
I keep forgetting to check out the Stretch & Bob documentary on Netflix. It looks pretty good.
I keep forgetting to check out the Stretch & Bob documentary on Netflix. It looks pretty good.
Psychological Intellect
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Always interesting how fans like albums like GKMC the most where as the artist themselves indicate that those are the albums that they made in order to appeal to radio/critics.
Same thing where Ye said Fantasy was critic bait.
Still early, but DAMN is a few levels above GKMC to me.
Same thing where Ye said Fantasy was critic bait.
Still early, but DAMN is a few levels above GKMC to me.
Stop it
GKMC was a album kdot wanted to make himself, not to appeal to specific people.
Psychological Intellect
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Psychological Intellect
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Andrew Korenchkin
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GKMC being for radio makes sense, first studio album and all.
Andrew Korenchkin
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You don't count Section 80 as his first studio album?
OrangeGrayBlue
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Ha, the internet is quick.
Anyway, I'd rank Kendrick's albums like this: TPAB > Damn. > GKMC > S.80
Storm Chamber
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If I didn't think it was good, I wouldn't have posted it lol
I was looking at Wikipedia earlier and GKMC is counted as his first.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Hmm, it says debut studio album on the main page.
I used to think the album was a mixtape, honestly. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯Cesare Borgia
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Playing the radio game=Poetic Justice and that's about it. I don't think GKMC was much of a compromise at all. It's largely a collection of live instrumentation in an era that was dominated (and still is) by trap drums/programming. It includes a 12 minute song, and multiple songs that are over 5 minutes long. And of course it was a concept album during a time when singles were (and still are) king.
DAMN. reminds me of GKMC in the sense that there are accessible songs mixed in, as if to satisfy mainstream rap ears and give Kendrick room to experiment more without losing anyone. There are a lot of people who typically keep 5-6 songs from a rap album, so this album is up their alley (DNA, Element, Loyalty, Humble, XXX and/or God). Whereas TPAB had maybe two songs those types of rap listeners enjoyed (King Kunta, Alright).
DAMN. reminds me of GKMC in the sense that there are accessible songs mixed in, as if to satisfy mainstream rap ears and give Kendrick room to experiment more without losing anyone. There are a lot of people who typically keep 5-6 songs from a rap album, so this album is up their alley (DNA, Element, Loyalty, Humble, XXX and/or God). Whereas TPAB had maybe two songs those types of rap listeners enjoyed (King Kunta, Alright).
QuantumSquid
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DAMN is pretty good but it's no TPAB or GKMC.
GKMC = TPAB > DAMN in my opinion.
GKMC = TPAB > DAMN in my opinion.
Andrew Korenchkin
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It's cataloged in a pretty confusing way.
Fair assessment.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Andrew Korenchkin
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Watched Fantano's review for Damn....he really goes in on Kendrick's views at around eight minutes, LOL.
The irony of Fantano criticising an artist for their personal views
I don't disagree with him here tho
So that's how poetic justice made the cuthe said that he had to play the radio game with gkmc
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Andrew Korenchkin
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Agreed. James Harden ASU Represent!
i was really disappointed by DAMN on first listen, but after giving it the benefit of the doubt and more time to digest, i really enjoy it a lot
however while the concept of defining the human experience through emotions/topics is cool, most are poorly executed.
the beats are kinda boring on some songs like yah, element, and feel. alc didn't provide the fire for fear. i dunno. i guess you can't really deliver the depression bars on dope beats tho.
hearing kendrick on DNA and humble was a breath of fresh air and two of my favorite cuts.
it's hard to rank kendrick albums. TPAB is such an outlier (and also a class of its own). GKMC is special and ive got a lot of nostalgia for it, and section 80 was a good ass album (that hasn't aged well imo).
i do know one thing tho, kendrick's consistency has earned my interest in anything he does. i think if this project spent some more time in the oven it'd be better for it
however while the concept of defining the human experience through emotions/topics is cool, most are poorly executed.
the beats are kinda boring on some songs like yah, element, and feel. alc didn't provide the fire for fear. i dunno. i guess you can't really deliver the depression bars on dope beats tho.
hearing kendrick on DNA and humble was a breath of fresh air and two of my favorite cuts.
it's hard to rank kendrick albums. TPAB is such an outlier (and also a class of its own). GKMC is special and ive got a lot of nostalgia for it, and section 80 was a good ass album (that hasn't aged well imo).
i do know one thing tho, kendrick's consistency has earned my interest in anything he does. i think if this project spent some more time in the oven it'd be better for it
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Tokubetsu
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Storm Chamber
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To be honest, I never got the "FLAME EMOJI BREH" comments for Fear either. It's the perfect backdrop for his introspective verses but people post like it's a banger for the whip
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