right now I want to say damn. is my favourite but I think that's just me being v immersed in it. his command of all the peculiarities of his voice feels virtuosic & agile, so many neat little hooks, phrases & flourishes. I always liked him woozy but this is comparatively breezy and I really love that about it
― ogmor, Monday, 18 September 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link
imo TPAB and the follow-up outtakes were where Kendrick really came into this fully-developed persona and DAMN is him going back to a more regular album format while sitting in that established position
― mh, Monday, 18 September 2017 15:16 (six years ago) link
better than GKMC, not as transcendently brilliant as TPAB
DUCKWORTH is one of my favorite songs ever, though
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 September 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
jOrdan otm
― Spottie, Monday, 18 September 2017 16:25 (six years ago) link
for a guy who does a fair amount of guest verses he rarely if ever feels like he's phoning it in, this is great (and rapsody is great too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsehWDsoR0
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 September 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I think To Pimp a Butterfly is a better record, but this is still one of my favourite albums this year.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Friday, 22 September 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
I don't this album can be compared to Yeezus, which has a sort of comedy value for a couple of spins before it never gets played again, and rightly so because Yeezus is fucking terrible.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 23 September 2017 09:37 (six years ago) link
I'm liking Yeezus more by the minute
― mh, Saturday, 23 September 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
you can never compare an album to another album on ilx without someone chiming in with 'but that comparison is preposterous; i like one of these records and dislike the other!'
― flopson, Sunday, 24 September 2017 01:50 (six years ago) link
Lol
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 24 September 2017 07:16 (six years ago) link
Okay, I'll put it another way: if you think Yeezus is anywhere near in the same league as DAMN. then there's something seriously wrong with you.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 08:11 (six years ago) link
one day, turrican will learn that taste is subjective, and only then will we all be beamed up
― flappy bird, Sunday, 24 September 2017 13:00 (six years ago) link
Not before you learn that while taste is subjective, there is still such a thing as objectively good and/or bad music.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 13:15 (six years ago) link
"objectively" lol no, there isn't
i like this album
― flappy bird, Sunday, 24 September 2017 13:34 (six years ago) link
Of course there is, else the entire globe would be jacking off to Playing With Fire by Kevin Federline instead of rightfully calling it out for the piece of shit it is.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 13:51 (six years ago) link
Hey friend please stop
― Rob Lowe fresco bar (m bison), Sunday, 24 September 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
I want you to read that sentence out loud to a loved one or pet of advanced intelligence and then justify to that person why you wrote it.
― Rob Lowe fresco bar (m bison), Sunday, 24 September 2017 14:28 (six years ago) link
Half the globe jacking off to Kevin Federline.... This is the future liberals want
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 24 September 2017 14:32 (six years ago) link
Lmbo!!!!
― Rob Lowe fresco bar (m bison), Sunday, 24 September 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
There is no such thing as objectively bad music but come on, Yeezus is a good album only in comparison to The Life of Pablo.
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
is turrican geir's son
― k3vin k., Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
yeezus has cool production, while the beats on damn sound like they are made out of legos
― sleepingbag, Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
is turrican geir's son― k3vin k., Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:27 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― k3vin k., Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:27 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Oh, do be quiet.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
yeezus has cool production, while the beats on damn sound like they are made out of legos― sleepingbag, Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:27 PM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― sleepingbag, Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:27 PM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I can understand why one may think that about parts of Yeezus, but otherwise I couldn't disagree more... while DAMN. production isn't as daring as that on To Pimp a Butterfly, it's still an impeccably put together and great sounding record. Yeezus sounds like arse, and at its worst sounds thrown together.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
― sleepingbag, Sunday, September 24, 2017 11:27 AM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I have no idea what this means
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
xpost:
*DAMN.'s
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Sunday, 24 September 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
"bastard sons of geir" would be a good d/n
― mh, Sunday, 24 September 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
still my #2 of the year I think, am relistening now
― imago, Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
people negatively comparing this to TPAB are missing the point, which is that this guy is operating at god level all of the time now, and is master of his choices
― imago, Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
huh?
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
"If you like this record less than TPAB, you've missed the point of Kendrick."
fine to like it less, but being critical, treating it like a step back rather than part of a brilliant continuum is kind of annoying, that's all
― imago, Sunday, 24 September 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
imago is one of Kendrick's day ones, TDE 4 lyfe
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 24 September 2017 20:03 (six years ago) link
i like this one slightly less than TPAB, even though lots of people were down on its 'jazziness' at the time i feel like that made it more distinct than much of this record
i love 'loyalty' though, great song
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 24 September 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
What are the other good rap albums this year? I listen to a half dozen the other day, and nothing as good as Damn.
― calzino, Sunday, 24 September 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
Among mainstream rap albums, I play the 2 Chainz album a lot.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 24 September 2017 21:57 (six years ago) link
this is very, very much in character and I apologise for it, but um the new Dälek is great
― imago, Sunday, 24 September 2017 22:11 (six years ago) link
Culture still the best for me
― Frederik B, Sunday, 24 September 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
yeah Migos are great.
― calzino, Sunday, 24 September 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
That album is fine to me but kind of boring
I've somewhat come around on the Gucci tape
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 24 September 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
Calzino listen to the new mizzy alb
― Spottie, Monday, 25 September 2017 00:55 (six years ago) link
Mozzy
Damn is one of those records that makes other rap records sound thin.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 25 September 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
Brockhampton's Saturation II. Very different record, but it scratches the same itch
― Evan R, Monday, 25 September 2017 02:56 (six years ago) link
The new Rapsody album is so great
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 25 September 2017 13:40 (six years ago) link
I listen to a half dozen the other day, and nothing as good as Damn.
What were the half dozen you listened to?
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Monday, 25 September 2017 13:47 (six years ago) link
basically if you ever wished for another proper Lauryn Hill rap album, this new Rapsody is pretty damn flawless imo (a terrible busta verse excepted)
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 25 September 2017 13:51 (six years ago) link
What are the other good rap albums this year?
Vince Staples Big Fish Theory
― dinnerboat, Monday, 25 September 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
"What were the half dozen you listened to?"
From memory: Chief Keef, Juicy J, Koran Streets, Open Mike Eagle
and I can't remember the other 2!
But lots of new recommendations to listen to now. New 2 Chainz sounds good.
― calzino, Monday, 25 September 2017 14:04 (six years ago) link
Kool G Rap, Meek Mill, Wiley, RHQ all good (tho none are DAMN-level)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 25 September 2017 14:10 (six years ago) link