Now that the hype is completely gone, can we admit Kendrick Lamar doesn't have a classic verse

[NoHalfWay]

So we're gonna act like Sing About Me's verses didn't get acclaim within the last 5 years?

I agree that "classic" gets used way too much. I can't think of any singular verse that I'd call classic in recent memory.

Kendrick is always gonna get acclaim, it's Kendrick...

But Sing About Me is actually one of the songs that I'd use to vouch for him. Thematically, Sing About Me is a great song cuz of the storytelling and how it was put together. The production, flow, imagery, and character development was well done.

That's what Kendrick is best at, vivid storytelling which does require lyrical skill but most of his bars never stick out.

He's about the whole picture which is good, but if I were to put his lyrics side by side with the example I gave of Hov's verse on SST, you can see the difference in skill level. Jay can say a whole lot more with less.

 

[NoChillJones]

das ether



Only a dummy finds that shyt "thought provoking." I don't think you've ever said anything thought provoking so I'm not surprised



not a Blu fan like that, but Mars "Remix" is beyond anything Kendrick has or will ever release. It's actually the most poetic writing (spat well on a dope beat) I've heard since 2007/2008 when it came out, which is a fukking shame.

Well the story is directly derived from an old proverb. So a dude that calls himself a bytch, doesn't find it thought provoking..........shocker.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Never heard this, this is horrible

Word? Well this was the original

 

[Art Barr]

Can you rap along to this nikka? Is he wack to you?



What about these guys, you memorize their catalog yet? Are they wack too?

Saafir was wack and lived off of blindsiding heiro.

Freestyle fellowship has quotables and that whole album is the blueprint to what mostly everyone does in rap right now, too.
Especially if I mixed autotune and twista commercial records with it.
Pretty much most artist are the fellowship in some incarnation now.

Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

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Kendrick is always gonna get acclaim, it's Kendrick...

But Sing About Me is actually one of the songs that I'd use to vouch for him. Thematically, Sing About Me is a great song cuz of the storytelling and how it was put together. The production, flow, imagery, and character development was well done.

That's what Kendrick is best at, vivid storytelling which does require lyrical skill but most of his bars never stick out.

He's about the whole picture which is good, but if I were to put his lyrics side by side with the example I gave of Hov's verse on SST, you can see the difference in skill level. Jay can say a whole lot more with less.

Most of kendrick'a material is a piggy back.
or Hodge podge biter fest of past proven formulas employed by interscope.
when dre moved more organic mixed with mid nineties to change of sonic landscape style rap that was marketed in that era.
Imo, I feel he is on cause he more than likely ghostwrote a lot of material.
To authenicate the pr being pushed behind his material.


Art Barr

 

[Mowgli]

Expose Kendrick's wack bars by Quoting couple of amateur tier lyrics brehs


N when all else fails, keep making excuses of how positive kendrick music is...








Kendrick Stans Y'all....


The usual runarounds

I came from the era when rap lyrics being quoted like scriptures, so if yo shyt ain't stickin into ppl's ears you ain't an MC breh kill yo self.


Jay Electronica got quotables
Blu got quotables
Elzhi got quotables
Lupe got quotables

My point is..y'all just exposing how average that cockroach is...


Dawg Even Drake got more quotables than both of these average ass rappers (kdot, zzzzCole)



Jimmy Iovine & Interscope are the real MVP

Boy you mist be stupid as hell.

How are you going to say kendricks lyrics are trash then quote trash lyrics.

 

[Mowgli]

I gotta white bytch, ass like a black widow. - kdot

 

[Metal Face]

 

[NSSVO]

Choose a verse from sing about me

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

kendrick's best songs are spiteful chant and cartoons & cereals

 

[T.he I.nformant]

fukk Kendrick Coalition represented damn well on the first page boss = @SirBiatch, consigliere = @Big Mel, soldier = @BrothaZay, and a whole host of fanboys (too many too mention)

 

[NotaPAWG]

Kendrick is always gonna get acclaim, it's Kendrick...

But Sing About Me is actually one of the songs that I'd use to vouch for him. Thematically, Sing About Me is a great song cuz of the storytelling and how it was put together. The production, flow, imagery, and character development was well done.

That's what Kendrick is best at, vivid storytelling which does require lyrical skill but most of his bars never stick out.

He's about the whole picture which is good, but if I were to put his lyrics side by side with the example I gave of Hov's verse on SST, you can see the difference in skill level. Jay can say a whole lot more with less.

Most modern rappers can as well. There's plenty of current "street" rappers who say the same shyt Kendrick does in one bar that he takes an entire verse to say with a bunch of filler in between.

 

[The Fire]

his feature verses are generally garbage and last album had like half a quotable

 

[Redwood]

@BrothaZay with another platinum thread


i gotta get my fukkery on b4 they turn on the negs back on

Zay stirring up waters in this thread,

 

[The Fire]

The hook from Alright is probably his most memorable lyrics, IMO...and it's still not really a "classic" when talking about hip hop in general. Can't think of a verse from him that really stands out....

Pharrell made that hook and gave it to him too