I feel that pushing him as the "Hip-Hop Messiah" will ultimately be his downfall. There is no doubt he is skilled and talented, however pushing him as the GOAT will ultimately lead to the general consensus regarding it as being a forced issue.

Secondly I feel that his hardcore base is as toxic as the Swifties, Barbs, and the Trumpers. His fans are very volatile when he is faced with criticism which isn't a good look.

Thirdly I feel alot of his material borders and relies on pseudo-intellectualism. Jam packing ten metaphors and forced quadruple entendres into his body of work just for the purpose of being seen as "deep" isn't as deep as his fans think it is. If it requires an external source to understand what he's saying then the message doesn't hit the same. Kendrick succeeds in sending a profound message with less complexity.

I really miss the era of OD/S80/GKMC Kenny when people didn't paint him to be this philosophical wordsmith. The Hip-Hop community appreciated him for being who he is rather than who they think he is, or who they think he should be.

I will get a ton of backlash from this, but idgaf. Mr Morale and GNX were very disappointing as a long-term fan.

inb4drogonisaaubreysleeperagent

Yes

No

typical drake stans

No

How many times does he have to tell people he’s not a savior and isn’t trying to be

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big face buddha, keep my peace from within

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drogon is a aubrey sleeper agent

why is he trying his hardest to cosplay as pac?

Niggas been saying this for 10 years now that's crazy

He's had that hiphop messiah label on him since gkmc and last time I checked the people aren't tired of him so there u go

OP looking for a hit thread,

This man said Do I Do was a mid Stevie track

gnx a classic op lost

isnt op european

No one is giving him that title except for haters in an attempt to scorn him as a hypocrite or casuals who think he's the black Eminem reborn

kendrick is unironically immune to any criticism after the beef. i can't imagine a narrative against him ever being adopted en masse, he's too widely and passionately beloved.

How you and your contempt perceive him is not a universal view.

Kendrick payed tribute to his rapping on a song on his last album. That doesn’t mean he’s trying to cosplay as Pac when it comes to his career approach.

The one who actually disrespected Pac and disrespected the entire west coast is Drake and his s***ty A.I track that will not be treated kindly with time

Niggas push the “Hip Hop Messiah” narrative on him more than he ever pushed it. He ain’t “push” it more than any other of the “Lyrical” and “conscious” niggas that people say are better than him.

They push him as the hip hop messiah cause he the goat and proves it every year

Any nigga who says this doesn’t actually listen to Pac or Kendrick