This has got to be the flow of the year and I figure he deserves a thread of his own like Lil B.
Wiki says Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Game crowned him the "New King of the West Coast" in August and also that Lamar has seen Tupac in a dream telling him to "Keep doing what you're doing, don't let my music die".
I'd like to see if this goes somewhere!
― niels, Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
the fuck your ethnicity beat has been in my head for the last couple of days
― mid-song laughing elvis (schlump), Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, i guess besides being really good it has sort of an embracing feel
― niels, Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like this guy
need to finally download his album plus maybe a mixtape or two
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lamar has seen Tupac in a dream telling him to "Keep doing what you're doing, don't let my music die"
say no more
― max, Thursday, 20 October 2011 16:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
did i miss some era of pac's career when he was in freestyle fellowship or something?
― r|t|c, Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
kendrick is good... he def seems like a cool person, like hanging out w/ currensy & kendrick would just be really fun
"rigamortis" is really cool too, would like to see him do it w/ an actual live band
album is sneakily one of the better rap albums of the year too, certainly for a debut
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, def. top 5 rap albums this year.
He has this knack for pulling off corny backpacker shit w/o coming across at all like a corny backpacker. But really, he's exactly the black hippy he claims to be.
― turfin' bird (The Reverend), Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Thing about this dude is he's not only a skilled rapper, obviously, but his beats/tracks are SO much more interesting (to me, at least) than, like, A$AP Rocky, Spaceghost, Mr. Exquire, and most of the other current, blog-buzzy hip-hop acts. And I like what Clams Casino is doing; I like the Rainforest EP. But I don't know ... I was trying to listen to that Spaceghost record the other day, and I didn't hate it, but ... just how dumb are we gonna allow the rhymes to be before we say enough is enough?
To me, this guy elevates up into the Shabazz Palaces / Serengeti realm rather than all the buzz stuff that just doesn't hold up.
(Tyler/Goblin/OFWGKTA left out of this post on purpose. Dig the beats, but overall, not for me.)
― alpine static, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 06:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
am i the only person who thinks "The Recipe" is kind of a shitty, awkward-sounding song?
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, i'm not really a big fan of it
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's okay, nothing really special
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
the part where dre raps is still just really ill fitting
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I put it on my "faves of 2012" playlist without really listening to it and it really doesn't belong there
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
the production is gorgeous enough to overcome the not-especially-memorable rapping imo
tho obv it's no "cartoon & cereal"
― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
see it doesn't sound very gorgeous to me! drums are so clunky
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
hmm never noticed the clunkiness before, the strings are what i think of though
― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
just listening to it now, Dre sounds like Kendrick's bored grandpa and Kendrick sounds like he's imitating Lupe Fiasco poorly
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Man, you guys are jaded! This track doesn't fill you with joy? The stings? Kendrick's kinda weird sorta singing voice? His constant flow switch-ups? The no-hurry pacing? The shameless summeriness of it all? None of this does anything for you guys?
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
like I said, it's okay
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
and the Lupe Fiasco compare is just harsh! I mean, yeah, dude is in entertainer mode here, but the shit coming out of his mouth still makes sense
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
i had no concept of it being summery in any way until i listened close enough to figure out what the words in the chorus were. the flow in KL's first few bars is really really awkward imo.
― some dude, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I actually like how off the drums are, too. They're mixed to sound the way all drums do when you're driving really fast with the windows down and the radio turned way up
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't really get into it until i heard it on the radio driving down the freeway and then i decided i loved it
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
recipe is awesome
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
'drums are so clunky' this sounds like criticism for dummies type shit
recipe is one of the best songs of the year imo
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i would like it way better if it just didn't have dr. dre on it
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dont see why this is the best he's sounded in years
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
ive said this elsewhere (or here maybe, too, i don't remember) but dre's parts on it sound 100% like kendrick karaoke, which makes sense since kendrick of course wrote the verses.
but idk i find it distracting and kinda embarrassing... not as much as "i need a doctor" but it def has the feel to me of an old baller trying to do a bunch of and 1 tricks or something
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, I agree with that; the verse is not Dre's voice (in so much as Dre even has a voice these days). I give it a pass, though, just because his presence is so iconic and it's a key part of the song's Visit L.A. sales pitch
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dre's verses have always been karaoke
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
u sound young
he used to be better at hiding it
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
thats silly. ppl used to criticize his rapping all the time & they were wrong then too
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost I dunno, 2001 was pretty much all Dre karaoke and it was awesome in part because of that (this was the beginning of his "so what if I use ghostwriter? no shame in it phase.") I think the problem is he's never had a ghostwriter with a voice as distinct as Kendrick's
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dunno, he used to seem less slavish in his imitation of his writers. i kind of put the fault on kendrick for writing dre something so obviously in his own voice tho.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
eminem?
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp i don't buy that. jay-z, eminem, snoop, cube, doc?
yeah, eminem/snoop/cube were all strong voices too, obviously, but their personas heavily overlapped with Dre's in a way that Kendrick's doesn't. They all have their quirks, but there are a lot of interchangeable verses among the four of them. Kendrick is a real outlier
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
i kind of put the fault on kendrick for writing dre something so obviously in his own voice tho.
yeah, this is kind of true, but I give him a pass since I like the verse well enough anyway
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dont think kendrick is an outlier, its just a new voice'forgot about dre' is super obviously a bunch of em verses in like every way, we just give it a pass cuz we heard it a bunch & its a dope song
― littledotheyknow (D-40), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i don't know how you could consider kendrick's flow more distinctive than now "eminem" dre's verse in forgot about dre was
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dunno, maybe it's just that i didn't realize he didn't write his own raps at the time, but dre sounds way more "himself" on the chronic and 2001 to me.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
totally agree; the ghost verses on "Forgot About Dre" were all angry and defensive, so they played on the popular image of Dre in a way that was believable enough
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
it must have been hard for eminem to channel than angry and defensive vibe dre wanted
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
for me it's less about the content than the rhythms
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
otm
― Number None, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
some spin on the ball here:
― Reg, Monday, 13 August 2012 14:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
I only mean if you are going to refer to people by their race it is more accurate to say African, African American, African Canadian, etc.
― marc iv, Thursday, 7 March 2013 18:56 (2 months ago) Permalink
are you like super dense or trolling?
― u r the best magician ever. my bad levitate me pls (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 7 March 2013 19:04 (2 months ago) Permalink
these dudes are POP artists and as such have a social responsibility
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 March 2013 19:50 (2 months ago) Permalink
okay, wait i maybe could have phrased that better
haha damn
― radric: the guccining (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 March 2013 19:58 (2 months ago) Permalink
forksclovemomus
― u r the best magician ever. my bad levitate me pls (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:00 (2 months ago) Permalink
now I'm just waiting for someone to bring up some other issue/ramification and then say "but that's a monkey for a different porch"
― "Bellini." (DJP), Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:12 (2 months ago) Permalink
i am starting to see in hazy outline where i am going wrong
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:15 (2 months ago) Permalink
almost like a spook in the dark?
― radric: the guccining (The Reverend), Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:22 (2 months ago) Permalink
So Kendrick Lamar huhhttps://soundcloud.com/arion-gerguri/emeli-sande-next-to-me-feat
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:50 (2 months ago) Permalink
jeez you guys be a little considerate, u r gonna give marc nightmares again ●﹏●
― sleepingbag, Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:53 (2 months ago) Permalink
http://hiphopwired.com/2013/03/11/kendrick-lamar-tones-down-b-tch-dont-kill-my-vibe-for-espns-sportsnation-videos/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
lol "Girl Don't Kill My Vibe" is totally gonna be his next radio single isn't it
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 03:48 (2 months ago) Permalink
gosh darn i have ladiesgosh darn i have ladiesmothers friends and life partners
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 03:52 (2 months ago) Permalink
ya fish
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 March 2013 03:54 (2 months ago) Permalink
lol forks
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 03:57 (2 months ago) Permalink
Lena Dunham @lenadunham 15 MarCan't stop visualizing a situation where Kendrick Lamar fills a swimming pool full of liquor and I dive in
― i petted a bodega cat today. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 05:58 (2 months ago) Permalink
also http://www.mp3waxx.com/jobfolders/kendricklamarjayzremix/blast-page.html"trick" apparently
― i petted a bodega cat today. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 06:23 (2 months ago) Permalink
this album improves with time if anything
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 08:28 (2 months ago) Permalink
i'm real i'm real i'm really really real
― based grandpa (noz), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:04 (2 months ago) Permalink
*weal
― tsrobodo, Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:25 (2 months ago) Permalink
not a fan of hard kendrick
― 乒乓, Friday, 12 April 2013 15:12 (1 month ago) Permalink
new verses totally kilin my vibe, damnit kendrick
― 乒乓, Friday, 12 April 2013 15:15 (1 month ago) Permalink
bit-part done killed my vibe
― schlump, Friday, 12 April 2013 17:35 (1 month ago) Permalink
now the top-selling rap album released last year
― sandra dayo connor (The Reverend), Saturday, 13 April 2013 07:37 (1 month ago) Permalink
Roman Reloaded
― Rapper Boy (some dude), Saturday, 13 April 2013 14:34 (1 month ago) Permalink
Nope. Just passed RR.
― sandra dayo connor (The Reverend), Saturday, 13 April 2013 18:01 (1 month ago) Permalink
(woo!)
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Saturday, 13 April 2013 18:15 (1 month ago) Permalink
teenage k-dot's first mixtape from 2004 is a pretty entertaining curio, at least for a few minutes: http://fashionably-early.com/2013/04/14/kendrick-lamar-hub-city-threat-minor-of-the-year-mixtape/
dude used to really jock jay-z flows! had been kinda thinking how the "vibe" remix was funny because he's so much less indebted to jay now than almost any other young rapper.
― Rapper Boy (some dude), Monday, 15 April 2013 12:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
that link is hella dead now
― gr8 tr∞lls i have known (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:17 (1 month ago) Permalink
Almost as dead as saying "hella"
― some dude, Monday, 15 April 2013 20:19 (1 month ago) Permalink
sick burn dude
― gr8 tr∞lls i have known (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:20 (1 month ago) Permalink
hella sick burn
― Z S up HOOS down (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:26 (1 month ago) Permalink
fer shure
― gr8 tr∞lls i have known (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:28 (1 month ago) Permalink
hella never dies in cali tho
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 April 2013 20:58 (1 month ago) Permalink
― Z S up HOOS down (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 15 April 2013 21:05 (1 month ago) Permalink
forklemore doesn't live in cali tho
― some dude, Monday, 15 April 2013 21:22 (1 month ago) Permalink
trinidude james zinging the whole joint up today
― gr8 tr∞lls i have known (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 April 2013 22:28 (1 month ago) Permalink
Sorry if this was discussed, but are the voice messages from mom and pops real on this album? I think they add a ton to the storyline/theme of the album, obviously. Pardon my ignorance.
― slagterm, Friday, 19 April 2013 00:46 (1 month ago) Permalink
dunno but dominos is extremely real
― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Friday, 19 April 2013 00:57 (1 month ago) Permalink
I ain't trippin' about them dominoes no more.
― slagterm, Friday, 19 April 2013 01:40 (1 month ago) Permalink
― Rapper Boy (some dude), Monday, 15 April 2013 13:09 (4 days ago) Bookmark
i came across this recently and thought it v cute
― r|t|c, Friday, 19 April 2013 10:49 (1 month ago) Permalink
― slagterm, Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
iirc it's his actual parents but the skits are recreated/fictional
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 April 2013 15:07 (1 month ago) Permalink
"shrink don't kill my vibe" really?
― 乒乓, Sunday, 12 May 2013 17:28 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
you mean "trick"?
― seanpennderizer (some dude), Sunday, 12 May 2013 17:49 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
haha is that what the radio edit says. didnt sound like that 2 me. although if i squint my ears i hear 'drake dont kill my vibe' and that pleases meh
― 乒乓, Sunday, 12 May 2013 17:50 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
better than "I love bad bad tha'ma tha'ma problem"
― Studied keyboard mash (tsrobodo), Sunday, 12 May 2013 18:37 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
― some dude, Monday, March 11, 2013 11:48 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
could be worse tbh
― seanpennderizer (some dude), Sunday, 12 May 2013 18:42 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
the word "bitch" was kind of killing the vibe tbh
― flopson, Sunday, 12 May 2013 19:22 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Witch don't curse my tribe
― mimicking regular benevloent (sic) users' names (President Keyes), Sunday, 12 May 2013 19:49 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Death to Molly
― 乒乓, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:44 (1 week ago) Permalink