compared to 4YEO maybe but those last two records are nowhere near as mainstream-friendly as FHD, there are like two memorable hooks on KOD

stg people just make threads about every dumbass thought that comes through their head

Krit ane cole didnt even make pop rap albums wtf kool

Rap was already becoming pop before graduation

I’d say it is

What are these contrarian ass takes

Loyalty, Pride, Humble, Love & God?

I mean, that’s damn near half the album

Nigga what

I’d personally say it was. KOD, ATM, Motiv8, Kevin’s Heart (maybe), and 1985 have mainstream appeal imo

I think it gave lyrical spiritual rappers a formula to make appealing music while still having artistic vision

maybe the singles but not the other songs

TLOP did it first

Tlop u 🤡

FHD and 4YEO def have less mainstream appeal than KOD idk what you on

Kendrick been doing it for years I'm surprised just now rappers are starting to catch up
Cartoons & Cereal is the perfect example for that

kanye invented

Except J Cole been poppin before Kendrick stop frontin

This is true but I think DAMN is that formula perfected

This.

Idk who came up with this narrative

KOD definitely tried to be more mainstream and Cole was doing those aye flows Kendrick was doing on DAMN.
James Blake last album also went in a more hip hop and mainstream direction, can't tell u if it's because of Kendrick but he worked with him on DAMN. and BP

Loyalty, DNA, GOD also have mainstream appeal c'mon take your stan glasses off

Kendrick is the standard so whatever he imitators doing, Kendrick started

Idk about that, but I was thinking about it and DAMN is probably the biggest album drop since
Obviously Scorpion did bigger first week numbers but the actual anticipation and expectation for the album was higher for the general public than any album since