Just finished first listen. This is an amazing record. While I don't think it's better than T&Y, I believe TPAB is worthy of being considered special in its own right and potentially a masterpiece with more listens. Off first listen I am thoroughly impressed and the only reason I'm not calling it a masterpiece right now because I wanna give it few more listens to digest. I knew T&Y was something special from the jump though, so I feel comfortable calling this that too.
I don't think TPAB ever reached peaks that T&Y did, and it's lowest parts are beneath T&Y's as well IMO, but it's special. It's great. It really is. I have this album clocking in with about 9 out of 16 tracks being qualified what I'd considered gems. The others range between good and very good. Like T&Y this track had no bad songs. Not a single one. I HAD NO IDEA KENDRICK WOULD DO THIS. I heard "I" and was like "Kendrick bout to drop some fluffy sounding bullshyt" and just hoped for the best. I didn't think he'd end up topping GKMC and S80.
Glad to be wrong.
5 mics.
I don't think TPAB ever reached peaks that T&Y did, and it's lowest parts are beneath T&Y's as well IMO, but it's special. It's great. It really is. I have this album clocking in with about 9 out of 16 tracks being qualified what I'd considered gems. The others range between good and very good. Like T&Y this track had no bad songs. Not a single one. I HAD NO IDEA KENDRICK WOULD DO THIS. I heard "I" and was like "Kendrick bout to drop some fluffy sounding bullshyt" and just hoped for the best. I didn't think he'd end up topping GKMC and S80.
Glad to be wrong.
5 mics.
Still haven't made it thru the whole album, and I might be a prisoner of the moment but this is probably one of the best albums I've listened to it in a very long time. 
kdot
