Albums Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (Discussion Thread)

[MeachTheMonster]

That's my favorite song too, real mood music

And I agree with y'all on Future, he can make you feel what he's saying without using many words...one of his strongest attributes tbh

Yeah. He gets it in on that song.

I also like his verses on XXX and Fear, it's just all bullshyt before and after you get to the verses makes me not want to listen to the songs.

 

[Majestic]

gkmc is by far his most well rounded. I'll give it the classic stamp

The production on TPAB makes you wanna call it a classic cuz of how well orchestrated and detailed the music is.

But I ain't buying it

Tpab is a classic bruh. Honest one of the most unique and greatest album I've ever heard. Lyrically its incredible too. There is a reason why herbie hancock, prince, david bowie and his manager, pharell and funkadelic all praise the album.

 

[Majestic]

Never realized how much I'm in the minority of people who liked TPAB. I watched Akademiks and Budden talking about TPAB they both agreed it had no replay value past the release month.

I'm watching it all like

I listened to TPAB as much as any other Kendrick piece.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with it as I've always liked jazz, funk, conscious type music. That album was for cultural purposes and necessary. Breh TPAB was fukkin immaculate!

I even went to Kuntas Groove Sessions.

This album is more personal IMO. This is just where Kendrick is in life today.

Whereas TPAB was Kendrick's social commentary/broadcast, something to empower uplift people. BUT I ain't putting it over TPAB just yet or ever. It's too bad everything needs to be compared but its all opinion/preference.

Same, i cant put damn over tpab. Tpab is simply otherworldly.

 

[mobbinfms]

gkmc is by far his most well rounded. I'll give it the classic stamp

The production on TPAB makes you wanna call it a classic cuz of how well orchestrated and detailed the music is.

But I ain't buying it

TPAB is an amazing album. I'm not ready to say classic yet and I don't know if I ever will. It's still early. It's still early on GKMC but that just had that immediate consensus and dominance that TPAB lacked.

 

[mobbinfms]

Never realized how much I'm in the minority of people who liked TPAB. I watched Akademiks and Budden talking about TPAB they both agreed it had no replay value past the release month.

I'm watching it all like

I listened to TPAB as much as any other Kendrick piece.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with it as I've always liked jazz, funk, conscious type music. That album was for cultural purposes and necessary. Breh TPAB was fukkin immaculate!

I even went to Kuntas Groove Sessions.

This album is more personal IMO. This is just where Kendrick is in life today.

Whereas TPAB was Kendrick's social commentary/broadcast, something to empower uplift people. BUT I ain't putting it over TPAB just yet or ever. It's too bad everything needs to be compared but its all opinion/preference.

I played TPAB for months so I agree with you 100%

 

[SirBiatch]

I can't understand how some people aren't feeling Yah. That shyt is some classic smoothness

They're not hip hop fans. Not only is it the best track on this weak album, it's also the most hip hop song on the entire album and one of the best songs Kendrick's ever recorded. Don't worry - y'all will come around to my opinion and then pretend like SirBiatch didn't call it.

The fact that rosenbergs aren't feeling "Yah" is the ultimate irony - these are the same weirdos who pretend like they know classics when the truth is that they'd be the last to figure out what's classic when a genuine classic shows up.

Disclaimer: "Yah" isn't classic like that. Beat is dope, and Kendrick actually has one/two decent lines but his voice gets in the way as usual

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

FEEL is fukkin fire. Said it a few posts above I dont know if I think its the best song on it but it hits home the most.

Spoiler

Fillin' the void of bein' employed with ballin'
Streets is talkin', fill in the blanks with coffins
Fill up the banks with dollars
Fill up the graves with fathers
Fill up the babies with bullshyt
Internet blogs and pulpit, fill 'em with gossip
I feel like this gotta be the feelin' what 'Pac was
The feelin' of an apocalypse happenin'
But nothin' is awkward, the feelin' won't prosper
The feelin' is toxic, I feel like I'm boxin' demons
Monsters, false prophets schemin'
Sponsors, industry promises
nikkas, bytches, honkies, crackers, Compton
Church, religion, token blacks, and bondage
Lawsuit visits, subpoena served in concert
fukk your feelings, I mean this for imposters

I throw that song on and just zone out, plus a lot of what he's saying I can relate to at this point in my life

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Yeah. He gets it in on that song.

I also like his verses on XXX and Fear, it's just all bullshyt before and after you get to the verses makes me not want to listen to the songs.

I feel that, I feel that way about LUST when I listen to it

 

[Frump]

Seems like an age thing

Most over 30 think the album is blah under 30 act like it's a life altering music changing album

 

[ItWasWritten]

They're not hip hop fans. Not only is it the best track on this weak album, it's also the most hip hop song on the entire album and one of the best songs Kendrick's ever recorded. Don't worry - y'all will come around to my opinion and then pretend like SirBiatch didn't call it.

The fact that rosenbergs aren't feeling "Yah" is the ultimate irony - these are the same weirdos who pretend like they know classics when the truth is that they'd be the last to figure out what's classic when a genuine classic shows up.

Disclaimer: "Yah" isn't classic like that. Beat is dope, and Kendrick actually has one/two decent lines but his voice gets in the way as usual

while i disagree with your opinion on the album I agree with Yah. That shyt is flames.

 

[HeruDat1]

Same, i cant put damn over tpab. Tpab is simply otherworldly.

If there was a modern mainstream album to represent the evolution of hip-hop and what it represents, I would reference TPAB.

I'm looking at the tracklist right now like Even the album cover was fire.

 

[SirBiatch]

it's funny how Fantano caught onto one instance of Ducktales's fraudulence. This kinda bullshyt makes up dude's entire discog and he's just noticing this?

@7:25

 

[NoHalfWay]

Tpab is a classic bruh. Honest one of the most unique and greatest album I've ever heard. Lyrically its incredible too. There is a reason why herbie hancock, prince, david bowie and his manager, pharell and funkadelic all praise the album.

I felt like it it's aight lyrically. Kendrick is a bit overrated as a lyricist but his storytelling is tight.

He's evolved as a songwriter immensly a since Overly Dedicated & Section 80

TPAB is an amazing album. I'm not ready to say classic yet and I don't know if I ever will. It's still early. It's still early on GKMC but that just had that immediate consensus and dominance that TPAB lacked.

Ehhh, maybe. I don't see it tho

 

[Majestic]

If there was a modern mainstream album to represent the evolution of hip-hop and what it represents, I would reference TPAB.

I'm looking at the tracklist right now like Even the album cover was fire.

Tpab is the greatest rap album of all time.

 

[HeruDat1]

Tpab is the greatest rap album of all time.

Not mad at this at all. I own CD & Vinyl.

I just find it funny how the people who don't like the music spend so much time telling us. Real condescending too.

If I don't like some shyt, I MIGHT drop a comment saying 'yo I wasn't feeling it cause X' And I'll keep it moving. It will get no energy from that point forward.

It's like people want you to convince them why they should like some music.

You don't like it, we heard you the first five times. Arguing over personal opinions/preference is pointless.


We gonna enjoy this fire well into the Summer.