Kendrick Lamar - 2017 Album - DAMN

re: the "reversed" version, it would have been cool if they'd mixed up the transitions to make it run a little smoother.

damn. is really the proper follow-up to TPAB and the release of “humble” was way more of an event in the immediate than either of the two singles that preceded TPAB. (it also only preceded its associated album by two weeks, so momentum was huge)

xp interesting article

not sure if this is because "its true size is being more accurately measured" or because it's growing in size?

that is, if streaming is driving "sales" and young people stream more than old people and young people prefer contemporary genres (not rock) then this would make hip hop bigger, wouldn't make it retroactively bigger tho (unless the argument is that urban genres were always bigger but didn't have sales to match because they were either radio or DJ genres or in some other way their popularity was not sales drive)

our local station plays the radio version of Element and Loyalty a lot in addition to Humble

not sure if this is because "its true size is being more accurately measured" or because it's growing in size?

that is, if streaming is driving "sales" and young people stream more than old people and young people prefer contemporary genres (not rock) then this would make hip hop bigger, wouldn't make it retroactively bigger tho (unless the argument is that urban genres were always bigger but didn't have sales to match because they were either radio or DJ genres or in some other way their popularity was not sales drive)

― niels, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 7:36 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is a chicken & the egg kind of argument. There was very popular rap music that was largely ignored by industry gatekeepers until streaming allowed them to measure it, and once they did measure it & have something verifiable to base decisions on, they proceeded to magnify its popularity further

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfCqMv--ncA

bad

this is kind of boring but it's alright. it sounds like a good song to rollerskate to.

It sounded great at the halftime show last night, he really amped it up. The whole performance was strong, just him alone on stage totally commanding a huge crowd.

Watch Kendrick's full Halftime Show performance for the CFP National Championship. pic.twitter.com/zGgzU3pKRA

— DUCKWORTH TDE (@DuckworthTDE) January 9, 2018

hmm I'm happy for Kendrick but I don't find it a particularly convincing performance, not interested in an mp3 of this...

but then very few concerts on American tv from the past 20 years have made much impression on me, don't know why they all have such bad sound when there are hundreds of radio stations with amazing live recordings (w video footage too!) on youtube

kendrick over classic dre beats, hell yeah

https://audiomack.com/album/dj-critical-hype/the-damn-chronic

yeesh that Don't Kill My Vibe mashup is terrible off though

BREAKING: Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for "DAMN" the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the award.

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 16, 2018

should post it here tbh

one album too late, but holy shit, congrats k dot

I started a thread about it: Kendrick Lamar Wins 2018 Pulitzer in Music

new album 05/13 - Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

https://oklama.com/step

my excitement is immeasurable and my day is made.

until you see Biebs + Dua Lipa in the "ft." credits

hey if i sat through u2 on the last album, that's nothing.

Fucking made my day.

"Deep Fake: DEEP VOODOO"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPUkgeiFVY

also ??? at him thanking the South Park dudes in the notes

anyway, good song

sounds like a barry white song and i mean that with the most enthusiasm bc barry white is the god

it's a marvin gaye song.

oh looool

i knew it sounded familiar, right time and genre at least

also ??? at him thanking the South Park dudes in the notes

he announced he's making a film with them earlier in the year

kendrick lamar - mr. morale & the big steppers (2022)

but we should use the new album thread