Only Idiots Think Kendrick Lamar Is "Pop"

[PhonZhi]

Nobody would label The LOX as "pop" and they were making songs with pop star Mariah Carey:



When they weren't Grindin', the Clipse were laying down vocals with Justin Timberlake:


Nobody would label them "pop" either.

Kendrick Lamar is NOT pop just because he's been featured on a couple pop records.

Kendrick Lamar is hiphop.

 

[Sauce Dab]

He's a pop artist

 

[mobbinfms]

I've never understood the Kendrick is pop argument.

 

[Knowledge]

Its only these cacs who want to have kendrick in the same lane as their daddy drake

 

[mobbinfms]

He's a pop artist

That smiley

 

[hustlemania]

L.O.X. has done popular records.. so, have alot of other hip-hop artists..

Kendrick Lamar does pop songs, with pop artists... theres a huge difference between Adam Levine, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragon, Dido, etc.. and, Mariah Carey..

this thread is stupid.. like your other redundant threads.. we get it.. you need attention.. wash.. rinse. repeat..

 

[ikbm]

He's a pop artist

@really tho

 

[010101]

pop is just short for popular
anything given enough spins can be pop music

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[ISO]

The L.O.X. made rap/R&B collabs. They were the go-to street rappers for pop and R&B acts looking for an edge.

Isn't part of the reason why they left Bad Boy other than contract that they felt their image was being compromised by glossy, pop Bad Boy sound.

Pop isn't a musical genre, it can be any genre as long as it is popular...

I've never understood the Kendrick is pop argument.

Well, that's because you put a negative connotation to pop music. Kendrick as one of the biggest hip-hop artists is pop and a crossover artist that's why he collaborates with artists like Rihanna, Imagine Dragons, U2, Taylor Swift, Sia, Adam Levine, Dido, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, and Beyonce and is on the cover of magazines like Rolling Stone. All those artists I mentioned have roots in other genres like R&B, country, rock, etc. how come they can be pop but rappers can't?

With Damn Kendrick made it a lot more pop and accessible than Pimp, which is why we saw him borrow from popular culture. Like using Lil Uzi's flow on several tracks, going to Mike Will for his two lead singles, using dancehall chants, getting Rihanna and U2 features, having a Drake-style formula record.

Hip-Hop culture is popular culture, which is why you have rappers being quoted on ESPN and CNN nowadays. Kendrick doing pop records and being a popular rapper doesn't make him not hip-hop.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

pop is short for popular.. so by definition he is pop

godfather 50 said something like that describing pop @LieutenantDan

 

[wingstop]

"I just rapped and it went pop"- Drake

Meanwhile....



Drake is real hip hop, get used to it

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

i would say there is difference between pop and something that is so undeniably good that it gets a lot of attention. kendrick is the latter. plus i've heard some no-name artists who weren't getting a lot of plays call there music "pop" music because they were going for particular sound so.... gotta agree with the OP

 

[hex]

The topic is tired as fukk but I'll play along this once.

Kendrick Lamar has done songs with pop artists. His own shyt isn't pop.

Drake does songs like "One Dance" and "Hotline Bling"....he don't need to do songs with pop artists, he's already pop.

And this ain't got nothing to do with either artist. I remember when Redman said he'd do a song with Vanilla Ice, it don't matter he's still gonna be Redman. For the cheap seats, I seriously doubt he'd really do a song with Vanilla Ice. He's saying who he is, is already solidified so it wouldn't affect him. The same goes for Raewkon....the song with Justin Bieber was a terrible look but I remember people talking about "yeah, I bet Rae tries to cross over on his next record!"

This was his next record:



....which obviously isn't trying to cross over.

My point is, if Kendrick drops "Humble" and "DNA" as his singles....who gives a fukk who he collaborates with? Cats act like he had Taylor Swift on his lead single or some shyt.

Fred.

 

[doublenegative]

I hope you nikkas sleep......

 

[mobbinfms]

Pop isn't a musical genre, it can be any genre as long as it is popular...

I disagree with this, but if this is the argument, at least there is logic behind it

Well, that's because you put a negative connotation to pop music.

pop music to me is watered down music for the masses.
It can pull from one genre or a variety