Everythings debatable though. Plenty in here love Reasonable Doubt and have called it a classic. Jay Z never really did it for me though so I wouldn't
Ironman is as good a piece of hip hop as you'll find
Music Kendrick Lamar | New album 13th May 2022
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Ironman is as good a piece of hip hop as you'll find
Yes thats true. People who dont think its a classic should be outnumbered huge, thats probably more reasonable
So 60/40 or 50/50 should not be classics imo.
Good Kid MAAD City is the album I always go back to. I like a few songs off TPAB, but rarely enjoy listening to it all the way through. And I never got into DAMN.
So I'm hoping this new one is more like GKMC, but I highly doubt it?
So I'm hoping this new one is more like GKMC, but I highly doubt it?
I thought 'Damn' was meh. In fact, I recall a few KD stans saying its just a throwaway release before he releases the actual surprise album 
Section 80 is my favourite KD project though.
Section 80 is my favourite KD project though.
This guy is so overrated it's actually laughable. I wouldn't even have him in the top 30 rappers of all time. His style and voice are terrible.
Tagline checks out then!
Always one
bollocks he's quality
Because I don't like a certain music artist? I am sure there are plenty you think are terrible.
That's your opinion. I think he is terrible and has got nothing on the old school rap artists.
Its ridiculous how much I'm looking forward to my Friday commute knowing they'll be new Kdot to listen too!
I meant it in a lighthearted way but would be interested to hear your top ten.
Not long now 
Working at home so I don't see myself doing much work tomorrow.
It Was Written is a classic and I would make strong cases for Stillmatic and Godson as well.
His last three albums though have cemented him as the best of all time in my eyes.
They have been three classics with not a bad track on them.
To do that after twenty odd years is amazing.
Illmatic is always gonna be his best but he has delivered so much amazing stuff as well
I know people say classic is overused but for me if you release an album where every track is quality then you have to put it in that category
Tbf neither tip nor Phife are ever bought up in top five discussions whereas Nas is a mainstay. Tribe's biggest plus was that they were doing something very different from a production standpoint. If you're talking about rappers they don't breathe the same air as Nas imo.
on first listen now
loving Die Hard
loving Die Hard
Who does? Rakim, BIG and Nas are a pretty clear distance ahead of the rest.
In no particular order.
Nas, Biggie, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Rakim, Eminem, Big L, Big Pun, KRS One, Jay-Z.
Even though they are no where near my top ten, two of my favourites are Xzibit and Fat Joe
Some solid choices in that ten. Xzibit voice is v unique, I'll give him that!In no particular order.
Nas, Biggie, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Rakim, Eminem, Big L, Big Pun, KRS One, Jay-Z.
Even though they are no where near my top ten, two of my favourites are Xzibit and Fat Joe
Early contender for album of the year
I'm about half way through, it's got beat poem vibes throughout (so far anyway) a lot of spoken word with quite stripped back production and a lot of tempo changes in his flow. Feels like a less optimistic tpab
N95 is great and We Cry Together is really something - I repeated those back to back
Got to go into stupid work now though
N95 is great and We Cry Together is really something - I repeated those back to back
Got to go into stupid work now though
Wow. This is very OutKast esque. Sounds like Andre 3000 all over. Loving it so far. The beat on N95 is crazy.
I really like Savior.
Without a doubt he’s top 30 already.
I like it on first listen. More accessible than both TPAB and Damn.
Listened to about half on my way to work.
Really impressed. We Cry Together being the standout so far.
Really impressed. We Cry Together being the standout so far.
Wow. Someone hasn’t given Kendrick a fair shake. His voice and delivery threw me off at first too, but he’s undeniably one of the GOATS when you look at his body of work.
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Purple Hearts is amazing. GFK man. What a rapper.
So, is there a gimmick to this album like there was with Damn being back-to-front?
It seems to have been released as a double album. I'm guessing that plays into it. I've noticed the two interludes are 4 from the end of disc 1 and 4 from the beginning of disc 2.
It seems to have been released as a double album. I'm guessing that plays into it. I've noticed the two interludes are 4 from the end of disc 1 and 4 from the beginning of disc 2.
Auntie Diaries is great
Brilliant album. Phenomenal artist.
I'm the biggest GFK fan - I purposefully left that track as the next one to play when I went into work this morning. Pumped to hear its so good
5.30pm can't come quick enough
I can't listen to it yet because we have a house inspection arriving at "any time between 10am and 5pm". fecking knobs. Have to listen out for the door.
He doesn't miss, does he? The ending of the album is outstanding.
Nah, his superbowl performance showed him up. Very wooden and unnatural compared to true legends of hip hop like Dre and Snoop. He's very good but if he was coming through in the mid 90s nobody would have heard of him by now, he would have been lost amongst all the talent.
Wow. Someone hasn’t given Kendrick a fair shake. His voice and delivery threw me off at first too, but he’s undeniably one of the GOATS when you look at his body of work.
One live performance throws him out of contention?
Absolutely no chance. Lyrically he is head and shoulders above Snoop. I don't mind Snoop but he's mostly about laid back image. He's not really much of a lyricist.