its not a classic, not bad though
Kendrick Lamar released 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' two years ago today. Classic or nah?
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Not classic but comically disregarded
Minus the interludes there’s 16 songs. On my condensed version I keep 12 of em
So the only bad/subpar/skips imo are:
N95- kendrick always struggles with that label forced intro single
Worldwide steppers- it’s just a weird song. No beat
Mother I and Auntie Diaries- way too forced
Otherwise it’s 12 tracks of A material. 12 of 16 is an album nggas would pray to have. But bc we’re so used to Kendrick albums with no skips this album being ‘bad’ got overblown
Minus the interludes there’s 16 songs. On my condensed version I keep 12 of em
So the only bad/subpar/skips imo are:
N95- kendrick always struggles with that label forced intro single
Worldwide steppers- it’s just a weird song. No beat
Mother I and Auntie Diaries- way too forced
Otherwise it’s 12 tracks of A material. 12 of 16 is an album nggas would pray to have. But bc we’re so used to Kendrick albums with no skips this album being ‘bad’ got overblown
I dont think its a classic but its an excellent album on all levels.
Just the themes alone are incredible work....like generational trauma....you could see how the boy who wasnt taught to process emotions (daddy issues) has to deal with that later on, for example with his his girl.
Its a dope album about dealing with yourself and therapy and becoming a better person at your core and i think thats dope as shyt.
i listen to this album a lot.
hell maybe i do think its classic.
Just the themes alone are incredible work....like generational trauma....you could see how the boy who wasnt taught to process emotions (daddy issues) has to deal with that later on, for example with his his girl.
Its a dope album about dealing with yourself and therapy and becoming a better person at your core and i think thats dope as shyt.
i listen to this album a lot.
hell maybe i do think its classic.
It's his weakest effort to me, and yes I rank Section 80 above it where Section 80 commonly is the last album on people's lists..
How is Mother I Sober I forced? That’s a beautiful story.
Nah and it's not because the subject matter was too different or introspective. That's a common misconception from people who disagree with those calling it a classic. There have been plenty of great hip hop albums that addressed personal trauma and provided commentary on their era, like good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick himself. The issue for me is that sonically, Mr. Morale feels like Kendrick's weakest album from a production standpoint. While the lyricism is still top-notch introspection, I don't really go back to this album as much as his other projects. Musical it didnt hit the same way his other projects did. So for me, it's more about the overall listening experience feeling a bit disjointed and less fully-formed compared to albums like To Pimp A Butterfly or DAMN. The subject matter isnt the only reason I wouldnt call this a classic. That auntie and mother i was were tough listens as well.
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
not my type of music
areohbee824
Superstar
This does have a song such as Count Me Out I put up really high from songs he's ever released. I think its a really good album but compared to his others, not classic to me
tehparadox
All Star
Classic objectively.
Revolutionary
All Star
Absolutely...one of the best musically composed rap albums.
Really great album. Maybe not consensus cultural classic but still better than 85% of albums that get put out. It's a B+ sitting amongst the rest of his S-Tier albums. It is by no means "bad" or "average" tho. Some people are gonna connect with the content more than others.