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

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This is a HELLA sad album. Master craftsmanship. Excellent writing. Top notch production. But there is a true and deeply entrenched pain interwoven throughout this album and VERY minimal moments of light. TPAB was a very moody album as well but there were songs like Alright, King Kunta, and even I that lifted the mood a bit. There’s NONE of that on this album. Just gut punch after gut punch.


This is going to be a VERY divisive album. I applaud this dude’s bravery for coming back after half a decade with this type of album


I think it’s obvious that Kendrick spent a LOT of time soul searching and putting together this album. Along with raising his family and dealing with his personal issues, this album probably took a LOT out of him. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if he took ANOTHER half decade off after this one

Ive said for years, Kendrick needs WRITING help. This shyt is just like he just plops down his first draft.

Like, compare that to Andre 3000 on here



Andre shows how to do that family trauma without making it difficult to listen through.

Kendrick is cheating bruh. Just spilling family secrets and calling it music.

Even Drake could do this when he talks about his fukked up situation with his dad...but it SOUNDS GOOD.

 

[thaKEAF]

Ol dude is annoying as fukk in this thread.
It's okay to have a different opinions, but to constantly hating in this thread is mad annoying

ignore button

 

[bubba scotch]

I'm liking the album a lot more on second listen.

 

[Izanami]

Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers album drops 5/13/2022

 

[Pure Water]

I'll give it another listen in the morning. It's not what I expected at all and I might be unfairly judging it.

 

[ThiefyPoo]

This dude selling black pain right now and white media is gonna crown him as some sort of breakthrough artist.

I'm out.

He's been doing this for A LONG time. Milking trauma when he should be making music. This is slam poetry shyt. This isn't ... music.

its an art project.

Why do you always feel this need to tell black people how to feel ?

You aren’t black Breh it’s cool you love hip hop .


I’m not even one of those posters who care about your skin color In relation to music .


But in this instance please stop it you’re doing too much .


You can absolutely have an opinion and not even like the album . Please just stop tell us black folks how to feel .

 

[ABlackMan]

I can't tell you which is my favorite Kendrick album - this goes right in place with the last three.

Discography really did not fall-off 10 years later, considering how incredible G.K.M.C is, that is really insane.

Hitting replay on this whole thing. I haven't played an album back to back since The Life of Pi'erre 5 last year - this is the first time in a while.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Why do you always feel this need to tell black people how to feel ?

You aren’t black Breh it’s cool you love hip hop .


I’m not even one of those posters who care about your skin color In relation to music .


But in this instance please stop it you’re doing too much .


You can absolutely have an opinion and not even like the album . Please just stop tell us black folks how to feel .

I'm black. Don't be a bytch ass nikka in here fam.

I've proven this and you're not gonna get this shyt off.

I'm not going to downplay anyone trying to reflect black reality...but theres better ways to do this.

Kendrick has been milking this for a minute and it feels weird.

 

[IIVI]

As somebody who loves making beats/making music, I gotta cosign.

The sound selection, sound design and arrangements are phenomenal.

 

[semicko82]

I'm not going to lie I thought Dr. Dre was going to make some type of appearance on this album lol

 

[DaHNIC82]

Loving the spaced out vibe to Silent Hill

 

[GreenGhxst]

I miss section 80 and gkmc kendrick

I'll have to run this back again

I know I'm just hearing surface now

I do miss the conventional hip hop... less artsty song structure

more use of metaphors and punchlines, and less poetic lyricism

 

[Waldo Geraldo Faldo]

Off of first listen, this album solid. Very few lows, great highs.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This is profound.

 

[GreenGhxst]

I'm black. Don't be a bytch ass nikka in here fam.

I've proven this and you're not gonna get this shyt off.

I'm not going to downplay anyone trying to reflect black reality...but theres better ways to do this.

Kendrick has been milking this for a minute and it feels weird.

why do people call you indian?

why don't you just take a picture of your face and black out the eyes

hold a paper with the date and your username... just end it all