Albums Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (Discussion Thread)

[Stone]

Kendrick rose to a level beyond what most rappers get to on the DNA beat switch.. Prodigy on the OG quiet storm type shyt.

 

[S.W.A.G.]

GIVE ME SOME GANJA G-G-G-G-GIVE ME SOME GANJA

that dub sample on DNA

 

[Majestic]

Dog theres just no excuse. That had the makings of an ALL time classic beat. shyt felt like a movie score from a tarantino flick. Hopefully if there is a 2nd album, that beat will get blessed

There is a second album with samuel l Jackson and andre 3000 featured.

 

[Majestic]

Ima wait until I hear it with the context of the song but I'm not feeling that line just reading it

What u think bruh?

 

[Fukwatutalkinwatisaylaw]

Gotdamn that first Fear verse sound like my childhood

 

[Primetime21]

Damn. I guess I am. Lol. Thought I could find it hear with no problem.

Do you ever walk into a restaurant to order food and expect to hear "Don't you know how to cook in this day and age?" I always ask for an album link here when something drops and cats deliver with no issue, mothafukkas just giving you a hard time for no reason. I got you man check your PM

 

[Grand Conde]

Rep me for a link brehs.

 

[GreenGhxst]

Does anyone know what Kendrick track this is?

Word is Kendrick is ressurecting on Sunday, I didn't hear that on the album

 

[Soundbwoy]

After my first listen I can honestly say this is very dope 4/5, its great to see an artist try something out of left field like TPAB wich wasn't for everybody and then come back to his essence without losing a step and still ahead of his peers.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

GREAT album on first listen

I LOVE "LOVE"

IT TOUCHES YA SOUL MAN

Who he sound like on there?

 

[Human Torch]

If I gotta rep a breh Ima make it look sexy

If i gotta dap/undap a breh ima make it look sexy
If I gotta neg a breh ima make it look sexy

Spoiler

 

[Champ_KW]

Kendrick's control of his voice tonality is garbage compared to Gates period. Polish is not purely about lyrics, it's about the entire package as a rapper. His hook game is MUCH better than Kendrick Lamar which should be obvious when you look at the singles. Gates is able to alliterate his rhyme schemes better than Kendrick despite that Kendrick sometimes has more complex schemes.

No smart dumb logic at all, if you care about the craft of rapping Gates has Kendrick beat in a number of areas. Kendrick has Gates beat in his ability to create songs that are outside of the box (example: Cartoons & Cereal).

It's more than one way to skin a cat. Only in rap do we place these fictional rules on what makes someone dope or not. That's like talking R&B and shytting on Anita Baker for having a husky and some time inaudible inflection in her tone and lyrics and big upping a lesser artist cause of the clarity and better pitch. It's all relative. Kendrick may not be for everyone, but the talent is there and that's all that matters. He drop another album that's good enough for some people to hold in high regard. That's really all you can ask for. He's on that Outkast trajectory. The same cats that liked the southern bass heavy style of Southernplay....might not have been able to digest the uptempo beats, high alien voices, etc of some of their other works, but at least they made a good album. It might not be for you, but the quality of work is obvious.

 

[JayGatsby]

Who he sound like on there?

not sure....

care to tell me?

 

[Dylmatic]

Disappointed. No replay value.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

King Kunta just said He's an Israelite don't call me Black No More

Yah is the Almighty, Brothers are waking up to our heritage

corny shyt. He'll never get out of line with white supremacy.
Probably had to get a permission slip signed to see farrakhan