Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Discussion Thread)

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We cry together is a good track but not a masterpiece a bit all over the place, and the amount of times the girl says nikka, smh definitely not white audience friendly.

I feel like Kendrick has slightly become overrated over the years he’s the critics darling and in doing so has delved more to incorporating more musical aspects into rap but like shown with Kanye before him that doesn’t always translate to better sounding music, GKMC is still his best project and Section 80 not too far behind.

The pandering also makes me feel uneasy when this guy is heralded as some type of conscious mc, this is the safe liberal conscious mc, which is symbolic of black politics and freedom fighters in our new generation for that Kendrick is very much he archetype, we want from fight the power to this, black power to Black Lives Matter, PAC with real black panther links to a rapper from the west who is just as likely to perform for democratic presidents, it all feels a bit fake to me.
 

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Also has Baby Keem got a verse harder than the Savior interlude? I have to assume Kendrick wrote that verse for him because I can't locate one.

I'm never sure if Kendrick was influenced by Keem or he just writes for him, cause he started using Keem-like Cadences and flows around DAMN times,
keem influenced him. that you outta pocket you outta pocket shyt on n95 is straight up keem.
 
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We cry together is a good track but not a masterpiece a bit all over the place, and the amount of times the girl says nikka, smh definitely not white audience friendly.

I feel like Kendrick has slightly become overrated over the years he’s the critics darling and in doing so has delved more to incorporating more musical aspects into rap but like shown with Kanye before him that doesn’t always translate to better sounding music, GKMC is still his best project and Section 80 not too far behind.

The pandering also makes me feel uneasy when this guy is heralded as some type of conscious mc, this is the safe liberal conscious mc, which is symbolic of black politics and freedom fighters in our new generation for that Kendrick is very much he archetype, we want from fight the power to this, black power to Black Lives Matter, PAC with real black panther links to a rapper from the west who is just as likely to perform for democratic presidents, it all feels a bit fake to me.
Bingo! This is a bunch of hocus pocus, artsy fartsy spectacle.I give him some props for conjuring up magic with this slight of hand, tho.The boy's a wiz at knowing how to tap into a market.
 

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N95, Worldwide steppers Father Time Purple Hearts Count Me Out Silent Hill Savior Mr. Morale Mother I Sober Mirror

I think the album is pretty good, I really like the composition in a lot of these especially Count me out or Mr. Morale. My biggest gripe with the album is the production in the first couple of songs isn't the strongest like the opening track. We Cry together is a good track but the sheer fact that it's two people screaming makes it a hard re-listen.
 

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that outta pocket shyt is a highlight of the album
n95 the best rap track in years
better win a grammy
dog i love that shyt i hated it on the first listen on the second listen it was my favorite song. i still hate worldwide steppers and cry together. what a waste of an alchemist beat
 

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dog i love that shyt i hated it on the first listen on the second listen it was my favorite song. i still hate worldwide steppers and cry together. what a waste of an alchemist beat
the albums highs are amazing
but it has a few meh/boring trcks. Mirror, Crown for instance

maybe they will hit me another day. For now its an 8.5/10
 

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baby keem is basically xxxtentacion
XXX was kinda dope and had shyt to say. Keem has songs I like but is kinda just...there. Sometimes hits you with some dope lines but out of all the young dudes he got the worse handle on the waves.
 

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the f word is out unless you're a c00n. keep in mind that he was under the influence of his auntie demetrious at the time though. i haven't said the f word in years and i don't really feel the need to.
Been trying to respond to this for weeks, so you’re a c00n if you say fakkit now ? Where do you clowns come from
 
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