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

[tuckgod]

better on the second listen.

i'm going to have to take more time with this album

this the first Kendrick album i didn't love immediately off the first listen

Truly groundbreaking, classic shyt usually takes quite a few listens to fully sink in.

 

[Paper Boi]

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

Off of 1 listen….I have have no opinion

 

[Roid Jones]

This gonna take a few listens to review fairly

True, that should be the case for all albums

 

[Peak]

but i think this album more of less sums up my feelings about kendrick...his production has to be interesting for his songs to really pop for me...his flow isnt that interesting even though he has bars...its the reason why i never got into section 80 or gkmc but why i thought tpab was incredible and damn was solid

Damn. This is like reading my own thoughts

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

Count Me Out goes​

 

[CW_1991]

Dope album.

Listening to a good handful of tracks on repeat

 

[Waldo Geraldo Faldo]

better on the second listen.

i'm going to have to take more time with this album

this the first Kendrick album i didn't love immediately off the first listen

Crazy this is the first album of his that I instantly liked.

 

[The G.O.D II]

This second verse on mother

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Hmmmm might be his most creative joint, but the least entertaining. Seemed like breh was stuck on either being a rapper or trying to mimic Stevie Wonder (Mirror is still dope though) The Dope factor has gotten worst with each album. Breh still has two classics though imo. To me Kendrick reached back the most to Section 80 with this release, i just wish he kept it consistent.

And Some of yall cats need to re-evaluate what bars are considering what yall be criticizing in other threads lol

Too bad I cant use smilies to accentaute some of my points, smh.

5 or so tracks needed to be trimmed off

Best tracks imo

N95
Die Hard
We Cry Together
Silent Hill
Savior
Mirror

Its alright/solid. Not even close to album of the year.

Solid take. It really feels like Kendrick trying too many different things on this. He still got deep content and substance, but the musical direction hinders the replayability and entertainment value. Its a cool art piece, but I dont see any major hits coming out of this album.

 

[Justise M]

We cry together is a good song but I don't think I want to listen to it again lol

 

[Chip Skylark]

I don’t really understand a lot of talking points in here.

Kendrick was very direct on this album with his outlooks and feelings. He’s literally laying it all on the table and you’re either going to take it or leave it. He can’t make everyone happy so he’s choosing his own happiness over everything.

It has to be a case of fans looking for things and making things deeper than what they really are.

 

[jwinfield]

 

[jilla82]

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.

its image and marketing.

he's on Interscope...they are the best at it when they have a big artist

a lot of money behind Kendrick...
...they know what they're doing

Drake for people that want to feel smart/deep

 

[Loose]

Something about this album doesn't hit me like his others, I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's the artistical poetry aspect he's trying to convey here, or the topics he chose.

N95
Silent hill
Mirrors etc are classics and dope as it gets, but some of the songs surrounding them don't really have much " rap" feeling from a lyrical perspective. I feel like he tried to write a play, and turned it into a album here. Maybe im off base and alone. Ah well. Still got other great albums from him