xp He goes for the prophet vibe which makes him sound like a 2Pac tryhard (and Pac was already a tryhard himself). Also, a major source of frustration for me is that he has a very similar voice to James Brown but he is definitely not a James Brown. Even when he gets to work on something worthy like King Kunta he mucks it up with some corny shit like annie are you ok and baby woo woo. It comes down to yabish being probably my least favorite piece of slang ever. Like, just the way it sounds is awkward af to me. So I'm basically completely at odds with Kendrick's cadence.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 17 April 2017 20:51 (seven years ago) link
Failing to be James Brown seems like a high bar
― Moodles, Monday, 17 April 2017 21:14 (seven years ago) link
I can kinda hear it but that comparison would never have occurred to me
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 April 2017 21:24 (seven years ago) link
Mystikal sounded like Brown too but with him it seemed like a virtue.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 17 April 2017 21:24 (seven years ago) link
It kind of sounds like you've only heard King Kunta
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Monday, 17 April 2017 21:56 (seven years ago) link
I've listened to everything he's done sans mixtapes. Whatever he tries to do with his voice it always sounds corny to me hence parody. It might be partially due to being from Eastern Europe where the "ish" sound (as in yabish) is very common and has a clear infantile ring to it. Basically Kendrick sounds like a toddler to me.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 17 April 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
how do you feel about skee-lo?
― Sufjan Grafton, Monday, 17 April 2017 23:21 (seven years ago) link
wish he was a little bit taller tbh
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 April 2017 23:22 (seven years ago) link
Love Skee-Lo!
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 17 April 2017 23:40 (seven years ago) link
Dude upthread is right about that part of the LUST hook being not-so-great, although imo a certain lyric on the falsetto part is worse. Rest of the song is cool tho.
Possibly just subject matter dude comes across awkward with for whatever reason, I've read people make that observation before
― nova, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 03:56 (seven years ago) link
wait I like the vocal hook on LUST, reminds me of George Clintonbut I agree Kendrick sounds like a secret virgin when he raps about sex
― bunny slopes, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 06:56 (seven years ago) link
wtf happened to this thread
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 07:10 (seven years ago) link
It got all Vaiied out
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 09:13 (seven years ago) link
Yes the "bag of sand" observation about Kendrick has been made before
― Number None, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:14 (seven years ago) link
Kendrick has no conception of cadence. He's as bad as Macklemore. Just jam as many words in a song as you can with no regard for meter or cadence. Ive tried twice with the new album and it's just not clicking.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:36 (seven years ago) link
so kendrick lamar has 1) a bad/weird voice and 2) doesn't know how to rap
good thread
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:38 (seven years ago) link
p much ready to bully everyone off ilx
― imago, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:39 (seven years ago) link
Kendrick's cadences are amazing. urs,a cadence fan
― imago, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:40 (seven years ago) link
damn you, difference in taste!
― niels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
this is more important than taste
― imago, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:42 (seven years ago) link
I've no doubt Kendrick is smart, hugely talented and doing great work - it's just not really my cup of tea. But it's not uncommon at all for a distinctive, trendsetting stylist to be divisive.
― niels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:44 (seven years ago) link
It's not really my cup of tea either, but saying that Kendrick has no conception of cadence is weird. If that's the case, then 'cadence' doesn't meant what I think the word means.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:10 (seven years ago) link
Kendrick has no conception of cadence. He's as bad as Macklemore. Just jam as many words in a song as you can with no regard for meter or cadence.
This is 100% wrong. Also, for all the problems Macklemore has (and there are a lot), "no sense of cadence" isn't among them.
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:29 (seven years ago) link
It has nothing to do with "taste", it has to do with understanding what the words you're using mean.
1.a modulation or inflection of the voice."the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate"synonyms: intonation, modulation, lilt, accent, inflection;2.MUSICa sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase."the final cadences of the Prelude"
2.MUSICa sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase."the final cadences of the Prelude"
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:31 (seven years ago) link
Honestly, hiphop could do with more cadences. And cadenzas, for that matter.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:36 (seven years ago) link
lol just wanna point out I was not the one arguing "kendrick has no conception of cadence" (a nonsensical statement)
― niels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:39 (seven years ago) link
Oh I know.
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:50 (seven years ago) link
If you want to take down every dumb statement on this thread you'll be here a while.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:52 (seven years ago) link
I had a hip-hop credenza once. It was fabolous.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:52 (seven years ago) link
I am so mad at you right now
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
mission accomplished!
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
EZ that was glorious
― People like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 14:02 (seven years ago) link
a post that needed to be made, for sure
― Raul Chamgerlain (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 14:26 (seven years ago) link
If Fabolous is the Credenza of Hip Hop, Is Drake the Costanza?(just helping out headline writers)
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 14:26 (seven years ago) link
EZ recovered this thread from the car wreck it was turning out to be.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:30 (seven years ago) link
I like that in the same thread Kendrick has been knocked for his virtuosity (like he's Steve Vai) and that he has no sense of cadence. Like wut
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:31 (seven years ago) link
"Humble" is something I'm not sure Kendrick has ever really had: a beat that people are gonna use for freestyles
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ak-be-humble-freestyle-new-song.1973711.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmzg4lY24ak
(the 1st one is ak of underachivers pretty good, next one is youtube dork)
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:36 (seven years ago) link
― gospodin simmel, Monday, April 17, 2017 3:51 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
celebrating 15 years of batshit ilx hip hop posts
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 17:35 (seven years ago) link
:)
― Spottie, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
what's on yr ipod
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
back to our regularly scheduled programming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZRYQMLDW4
― Number None, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:22 (seven years ago) link
nice
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:27 (seven years ago) link
wtf these dorks on about kendrick's voice and how he raps to much or some shit gtfo
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:31 (seven years ago) link
this is definitely the point in his career where screaming OVERRATED is the maximum au courant challop/clickbait opinion
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:33 (seven years ago) link
kendrick if you could not be such a good rapper and be more accessible to me that would be great,thanks !
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:33 (seven years ago) link
smh
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:34 (seven years ago) link
Dorky is another good word for his voice actually.
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:35 (seven years ago) link
DNA is indeed a banger
― niels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link
DNA.― ||||||||, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:00 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
https://youtu.be/NLZRYQMLDW4
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 20:01 (seven years ago) link