Does Kendrick have more classics than Nas?

[Illeye buckmatic]

Kendrick 3 Nas 1.

TPAB was a masterpiece and GKMC definitely has the makings of a classic too. And to me overall musically Section 80 hit all the marks. It has hella replay value, sonically it's Kendricks best album and was as thoughtful and impactful as any of his other projects but it doesn't have the thematic presentation of GKMC or TPAB.

Verdict is out on DAMN

Illmatic is undeniable but stillmatic? Naw. IWW is tricky it didn't leave the greatest impression on me personally but definitely had impact tracks and that album solidified Nas at the time.

I asked that too stop hiding your hands cornball

Kendrick has had more moments in the culture than Nas did if we're being honest.

Nas had:Jay z beef
Untitled album controversy/rollout
Hiphop is dead controversy and rollout

Thats the problem with fakkit ass stans like you. Y'all IT

KTT nikkas gotta throw shade at other artists to prop up your hero. Real nikkas can appreciate both without throwing dirt on other rappers name. And no your back handed compliments don't count:nawnikka:

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Thats the problem with fakkit ass stans like you. Y'all IT

KTT nikkas gotta throw shade at other artists to prop up your hero. Real nikkas can appreciate both without throwing dirt on other rappers name. And no your back handed compliments don't count:nawnikka:

That's just what these kids do these days. It almost seems like an inferiority complex

 

[Poitier]

Kendrick doesn't have any classics period.

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Because it isn't .'

Okay



But on another note I was thinking to myself a few days ago how The Coli felt about Stillmatic being called a classic

Stillmatic Intro
Got Ur Self A Gun
Ether
You're Da Man
One Mic
Rewind
2nd Childhood
Destroy And Rebuild
What Goes Around

It had some powerful songs on there I can't lie, but I understand why people would say it isn't a classic. Still, I feel like 9 out of 14 songs would be a classic album for anyone else but Nas is a high caliber rapper so people may look at that as just a great album

 

[Kenny West]

Thats the problem with fakkit ass stans like you. Y'all IT

KTT nikkas gotta throw shade at other artists to prop up your hero. Real nikkas can appreciate both without throwing dirt on other rappers name. And no your back handed compliments don't count:nawnikka:

You're the main one out here catching feelings and name calling off the rip. Yet you talk about "stans" nikka I would never call myself a fukkin stan of another man yall pom pom waving lames can have that. Yall the only flag waving "stans" in here crying their eyes out cause someone is being COMPARED to your hero...not shytting on him, comparing.

Don't talk about what real nikkas do just continue stanning them

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

It Was Written being a classic is also something I never recalled hearing

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Okay



But on another note I was thinking to myself a few days ago how The Coli felt about Stillmatic being called a classic

Stillmatic Intro
Got Ur Self A Gun
Ether
You're Da Man
One Mic
Rewind
2nd Childhood
Destroy And Rebuild
What Goes Around

It had some powerful songs on there I can't lie, but I understand why people would say it isn't a classic. Still, I feel like 9 out of 14 songs would be a classic album for anyone else but Nas is a high caliber rapper so people may look at that as just a great album

Nas did with 2nd Childhood what it took Kendrick damn near a whole album to do

 

[Chris Cool]

you nas stans are delusional.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

You're the main one out here catching feelings and name calling off the rip. Yet you talk about "stans" nikka I would never call myself a fukkin stan of another man yall pom pom waving lames can have that. Yall the only flag waving "stans" in here crying their eyes out cause someone is being COMPARED to your hero...not shytting on him, comparing.

Don't talk about what real nikkas do just continue stanning them

bytch you caught feeling cause I laughed at someone else that questioned NaS' selling power:lmaonas: You took offense and was so mad you didn't even realize that I was addressing someone else you hoemotional bytch

 

[Palm Tree's & Blunts]

Kendrick doesn't have any classics period. GKMC comes REAL close tho. I like Kendrick too but the bar been lowered like a mug

Yep and it's easy to shine around a bunch of wack motherfukkers.

I'm a Cali guy, but people are overrating kendrick he doesn't have any classics imo

 

[Kenny West]

I'll keep it simple. Nas is vastly superior (not just superior, but vastly superior) to Kendrick in every single way. Let me repeat: every single way. Any metric you can judge a rapper by, even the most random one, Nas is superior to Kendrick tenfold.

If you can't see this obvious fact, you're not a hip hop fan. You should come back to us when you actually appreciate the genre, instead of dikkriding one or two artists because they're closer to your pop tastes.

has nas carried out a consistent and coherent narrative throughout an entire album like GKMC?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Yep and it's easy to shine around a bunch of wack motherfukkers.

I'm a Cali guy, but people are overrating kendrick he doesn't have any classics imo

Kendrick has no competition besides Cole. If this was 95 Cole would be average as hell

 

[BmoreGorilla]

has nas carried out a consistent and coherent narrative throughout an entire album like GKMC?

You're right it was a very consistent and coherent album. But you don't get an A for effort. Yall giving this nikka props purely based on the concept of the album

 

[SirBiatch]

has nas carried out a consistent and coherent narrative throughout an entire album like GKMC?

First of all, that's like asking me who has the best cinematography. It's a weird ass question because it doesn't fit with the medium we're discussing.

Hip hop albums aren't supposed to be one grand narrative through an entire album and we don't pride the albums on that shyt. Also, and more importantly, GKMC doesn't have a consistent and coherent narrative either. It's an album with random ass tracks struggle-threaded together by skits (which do the heavy lifting).

So who is?

Rocky. It's not even close.

But my point is more along the lines of: "Don't fall for paid critics who force this idea of Kendrick being unquestionably better than everyone else so they can quickly shoehorn him into the goat convo" when in fact there is no consensus on Kendrick being the best in this era. It's weird as fukk how paid critics and rosenbergs straight up skip past the fact that Kendrick aint the best in his own era.

I think Rocky shyts on Kendrick in every way. Some might think Drake shyts on Rocky in every way. These things are arguable as long as a good argument is presented.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

It Was Written being a classic is also some something I never recalled hearing

Yeah...I remember correctly nobody being too thrilled about the album other than "If I Ruled the World". Also clowning Nas for the salmon colored suit in Street Dreams.


That suit was lit though