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

[Not Crodie]

DAMN def his best album after TPAB for me as well. Hope it will sound like one of these 2 but I'm not worried, it's kendrick, we know it's gonna be very special.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Lol I never understood this. They prop up Kendrick with his Pulitzer, but it's his worst (still great) album that won the Pulitzer. Shouldn't that invalidate any credibility in that award? TPAB is the more profound album in every way outside commercial singles.

The award means nothing

 

[Not Crodie]

Damn is in my top 10 oat. Masterpiece and much better than GKMC imo.

to me;

1. TPAB
2. DAMN
3. S80
4.GKMC

yup gkmc goes last for me as well. Classic, but the other 3 are still better. GKMC has too many "musical" flaws that the others don't have.

 

[Waterproof]

DAMN is right up there with his previous two.

Just because it's looser and less conceptual doesn't mean it isn't as good. I think it's his straight up most fun album to listen to. I have to be in the right frame of mind for TPAB and GKMC. DAMN is just banger after banger, while still having incredible songwriting and high level production.

To me DAMN is the work of a rapper who has mastered the art form and doesn't really need to prove anything. It reminds me of Hov's The Black Album. It's just effortless greatness.

I agree I love TBAP, One of the greatest albums ever created, but I have to be in my artistic avant garde, Eclectic, political black science Cornell West mindstate. Now don't get me wrong that Mindstate is very much apart of me and who I Am as a Man, but to appreciate the album more I have to be in that mood.

With Damn I get it all Gangsta, Spiritual, Social Political, musical artistic in a digestible form and it's a classic Album

 

[Not Crodie]

Hyped

 

[Knucklehead]

The award means nothing

I’m looking for meaningful awards like Drake Toosie Slide being most Tiktoked Song of 2021 as well!

 

[jwinfield]

What did it say?

 

[Nuuko]

What did it say?

ah tweet was deleted.

Basically kendrick site got updated and https://oklama.com/theheart now exists.

The page shows a lot of different folders, one is black and named "important"

People are expecting The Heart Part 5 to drop soon

 

[semicko82]

I'm surprised at cold reception to DAMN.
I thought that album was his way of saying I'm not just artsy type of rapper, but I can make mainstream radio friendly records also.

I think with DAMN he pulled off the tightrope act of making a deep album with a message but also making it accessible to the masses

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

The award means nothing

Just like your opinion

 

[Heavy_Handz]

I'm surprised at cold reception to DAMN.
I thought that album was his way of saying I'm not just artsy type of rapper, but I can make mainstream radio friendly records also.

I think with DAMN he pulled off the tightrope act of making a deep album with a message but also making it accessible to the masses

Damn. is a better album than To Pimp a Butterfly.

 

[Thelonious Napz]

ah tweet was deleted.

Basically kendrick site got updated and https://oklama.com/theheart now exists.

The page shows a lot of different folders, one is black and named "important"

People are expecting The Heart Part 5 to drop soon

Ahh shyt!!

 

[Thelonious Napz]

As of now, confirmed producers:

Boi1da
Alchemist
Sounwave
Dj Dahi
Terrace Martin
Cardo
Bekon
Tae Beast
Frano

I wonder if Dot kept any of those Madlib beats from the Ye sessions?
One can only hope!

 

[g-ice]

In

Can’t wait! And the producers that are confirmed always deliver.

 

[Formerly known as...]

Damn. is a better album than To Pimp a Butterfly.

I am starting to think this. It's tough though, both are incredible