Real and spot on, great post. DAMN is one of the greatest rap albums ever because it really might be the ultimate blend of substance and commercial appeal in rap ever
ultimate blend of substance and commercial appeal in rap ever
Didn’t know you f***ed with Kendrick this hard brother
To me DAMN has better song writing, better production, better deep cuts, better hits, better vocal delivery/cadence and better mixing and mastering. Its also more cohesive as an album and its sonically consistent. It's the prefect blend of substance and commercial styling.
The pop songs on MM are ok at best (purple hearts, die hard) we cry together is getting skipped everytime, Auntie Diaries getttimg skipped too, Im not a fan of Mr.Morale ( the song) its sounds like a mid Black Panther ost leftover, so it gets skipped most of the time too.
The album isn't sonically cohesive is so many clashing genres of songs on it that dont blend. Its all over the place like he couldn't decide on a vision for the sound of the album. Mother I sober is powerful but you have to be in a certain mood for it. Same with Crown. Father time is a good song but it doesn't resonate with me personally. Mixing wise the album needed Mixedbyali touch. It's a lil bland when it comes to vocal FX and lacking in the highs.
GNX isn't my favorite but atleast it cohesive and concise unlike MM.
His top 3 studio albums are GKMC, TPAB and DAMN and they alternate in position.
MM is a 7 to me.
i would agree on better hits, but mr morale wasnt supposed to have hit songs and MAYBE better production. I do agree theres maybe a lack of consistency sonically. But the rest, i totally disagree.
U can say maybe that the message, equally paired with a much more pleasing production pushes you to choose damn, but to say damn has better songwriting than mr morale is totally wrong to me
Aubrey & Trav stans being tisms per usual.
They fact they’re talking about it to begin with is a W for Clipse
Remember that if it really wasn’t bothering them and it wasn’t pissing them off that people are praising it, there would be zero discourse or discussion for it
The pop songs are better, and so are the interludes which are so well done and felt like an improvement on DAMN. I see where you’re coming from with that
But the problem is, the rap songs are worse. Let’s start at the end Heart pt 6 and Gloria is nothing compared to Fear and Duckworth as the rap songs to end the albums. Man At The Garden is very similar to Feel but I don’t think it’s better. Reincarnated is really the only one i think is on the level of DAMN rap rap songs
He definitely improved on the execution in a lot of ways but I feel like the heart of the album just isn’t nearly as substantial as DAMN. I respect what Kendrick shared as far as thoughts and emotions on the album but the concepts weren’t really as original as usual outside of Reincarnated
Squabble Up not even better than DNA either to me. Element>TV Off. the “I DID THAAAAAAt” lowkey annoying
I respect this but disagree
Gloria and Luther are poppy r&b ish songs to me, and they’re both way better than Loyalty and Love
Hey now and wacced out murals are 2 of the hardest songs I’ve ever heard. Possibly blasphemous but I think they’re better than element and DNA. I said it before but wacced out murals is like can’t tell me nothin. Every single line is hard. Those are closer comps imo
Tv off and humble are the same level imo.
Id much rather listen to peekaboo and squabble up than God and XXX
Yah and gnx (the song) are both trash
I do agree that Damn superficially has more depth, emotion, and rap raps on it, but to me it’s kinda negated by the fact that the message is confused and bad. For sure Feel, Fear and Duckworth are better songs than Man in the Garden, heart or 6, and reincarnated. But still when I listen to a lot of damn with my adult mature brain it lowkey sounds kinda juvenile and kinda like Kendrick’s trying to find himself still. “Everything is bad because we’re damned by god because our ancestors did something bad… choices matter!” doesn’t hit the same to me now that I’m older. The supreme self assuredness that’s all over GNX is a lot more enjoyable to listen to and probably a more positive thing to put out there too ya know?
Lust is a top 10 kendrick song tho. There’s no equivalent to it on GNX. I’ll grant you that tho
I can't wait for the complex one with P n' gang.
We'll see his creative process when it came to chopping up the beats for this record
This spot got $2 margaritas…. We up all night fellas
Bro gunna be out by album time 😭😭

cmon
Was I not supposed to take 10?
I’m trying to become one with Clipse
Bro gunna be out by album time 😭😭
i know theyre giving him mini long island ice teas rn giggling in the kitche
Took your advice and just popped 10 shrooms
Just boofed 50cc’s of liquid THC like it’s Mario Kart
"if Pusha T debuted Peanuts 2 n Elephant at Met Gala you would say it was an experimental masterpiece"
I stand by this part. If there’s elephant samples on this album tonight and push says something about “ivory trade, white to the nose like a tusk” yall will lose it
This spot got $2 margaritas…. We up all night fellas
You gonna be up till right before the album drops
Just boofed 50cc’s of liquid THC like it’s Mario Kart
Enjoy that album tomorrow night gang, we’ll see you then