This is a really low standard to rating an album imo...But to each their own...To say something is "hot" or it "bangs" is kinds vague to me..
I don't have a problem listening to music that makes me think "wtf is he talking about?" sometimes because it forces me to dig deeper beyond the surface..I don't always have to have things spoon fed to me and spelled out in literal terms...
And I can listen to both types of music at the same time too.. I don't have a problem with it.. I have had GKMC and Trap God in constant rotation since the day they dropped and the albums are nothing alike creatively...The only reason we are having the Meek/Kendrick discussion is because the OP brought it up as a comparision..
Its not a low standard. What do we listen to music for? Yes, its vague to you because youre reading into it fam. I'm a hip hop head... It can be different, creative etc etc but it still has to be hot. You cant be good just because your different alone... That's all I'm saying. So what I'm saying is no extra credit from me if ITS NOT HOT. That's all.
A lot of Nas shyt held him back because the beats didn't come together with the rhymes or the hooks were horrible although the lyrics always there. So I'm not digging deep for nothing if its not hot. Redman and Ghost, two of my all time favs, they had that wtf are they talking about music BUT their shyt has always been dope, head nodding, and live.