Vlonely

5y

im a white guy with a nice mom and i think it's an amazing track lol

Fahim

5y

Common and Joe Budden's opinion honestly do not matter to me, both of them switched up on Drake so they're fickle as hell

BasedBoy

5y

You forgot UU, one of the greatest B-sides albums ever

Delejayn

5y

Ok well I don’t know what to tell you brother.

ZIP

5y

XXX. is in my opinion Kendrick's deepest and most meaningful song he's ever put out. 3 different arcs in the story showing the hypocrisy all of us humans have yet in a sense it's justified hypocrisy. his homie looks up to him as someone who is spiritually in tune so kendrick is the one he calls when his son his killed. Kendrick knows what the "right" advice is which is to tell him to turn the other cheek but that's just not in our nature (especially if you're from Compton) Kendrick keeps it real saying f*** that lets keep the peace s*** I've been saying, if somebody kill my son they gonna have to die as well (hence the cycle of violence continues.) Right after telling him this he has to go speak at the anti violence/gun control convention, showing the hypocrisy but most of all, showing how human he is and how it would be great if all violence would end, but unfortunately that's just not the world we live in.

This song came out at the perfect time with trump being impeached. I’ve always been so confused at how Trump can have any following at all; this song helped me see that it’s a symptom of America’s inability to see itself for what it’s become & our willingness to give in to our base desires (sins essentially). We have forgotten that we wanted to love those that are different than us; be a sanctuary to the beaten and the “damned”. It’s easier to hate our so-called “enemy” (anyone unfamiliar or different; whoever Fox News tells us to hate) and give in to the vices that the Trump administration represents. Kendrick made this phenomenon less confusing for me...we can pull out of this if we can truly see ourselves for what we are. "This country is to be a sound of drum and bass you close your eyes to look around" "Americas reflections of me, that's what a mirror (ameria) does"

Delejayn

5y

I’m surprised you have this take. You usually dig deeper into albums. Once you understand what Kendrick was trying to do it clicks

Fahim

5y

That you really love the album and it's among your favorites

Yevin

5y

Don’t care Kanye’s the goat

Delejayn

5y

No that by every metric there is no argument for it not being a classic once time passes.

Critically adored. Commercially successful
Won prestigious awards. Great storytelling
Amazing production. Great lyrics. Great hooks. A dope concept.

I don’t know what to tell you bro

Buryly

5y

I tried listening to it sparingly over the years but it never clicked with me what so ever. Like C3 the album maybe decent but there are songs where I just think it's no good, like on DAMN there was Humble and DNA (Both overplayed), not too Keen on Love and God either. XXX was one of my favorites though, same for PRIDE.

Delejayn

5y

I’m not trying to sound pretentious but did you understand the concept. Honest question not trying to make it seem like you have to be Einstein to get the concept. Just curious

Fahim

5y

Paid for by the folks over at Interscope to feed the narrative that he's the rap messiah in a scheme to sell records

Fahim

5y

Paid for by the folks over at Interscope to feed the narrative that he's the rap messiah in a scheme to sell records

aLIEN

5y

Fantano deserves credit for his review tbh

Slingshot

5y

DAMN a classic whether ktt like it or not

Fahim

5y

Paid for by the folks over at Interscope to feed the narrative that he's the rap messiah in a scheme to sell records

Buryly

5y

Never really did, even when I played it backwards

aaaaaaaaaa

5y

im convinced damn was a marketing project everyone lol

Delejayn

5y

Do you have twitter? Add me in there.

Buryly

5y

Yea I do but haven't used it in 4-5 years