Jul 3, 2022·edited·4 replies6geWmwhat happens when a generation only cares about “vibes” and is too illiterate to read lyrics and think about them for a second
album is mid. I dont get the d*** riding honestly...
id rather go listen to real funk & soul music and then have Nas playing in the background at the same time
damn is better if we just talking singles alone. good kid is his best album.
who the f*** is regularly replaying songs like U and Institutionalized? Man, turn this s*** off and play some Slum Village!
Jul 3, 2022
RareRarFiles
yall just be talkingit's called a hot take for a reason
- Jul 3, 2022·4 replies
BlueChew SeanI think this album is where Kendrick started to focus less on wordplay/punchlines and started focusing more on crafting complete narratives over the course of an entire album. Songs like These Walls, Mortal Man and How Much A Dollar Cost are still insane displays of rapping, there just aren't really bars or quotables. It's more focused on communicating a message or story to the listener
it's good songwriting, but in terms of rapping it's not that impressive imo; i don't want to diminish Kendrick's work because I still like the album and think it's one of the best of last decade in the genre - i also don't think it's bad rapping to be clear, that's not what i'm trying to say.
to me as well one of the things that makes it impressive is the context that TPAB is a mainstream album by a mainstream artist and this stuff is kinda unheard of on this quality/experimentation within the genre on that level. once you leave the mainstream this stuff isn't that impressive of rapping or conceptually vs the underground. like i could cite a ton of people who are doing that type of rap much better, i.e. billy woods.
what makes TPAB great too is that it's being done with the grandiose budget of a mainstream top of the genre album - all the collaborators, producers, etc. it's amazing it was pulled off in the scope it was with this budget in the mainstream. 
Purrp 🌚Jul 3, 2022krishna boundactual hot take on the album:
the fact that the album is so well put together musically and conceptually overshadows the fact that kendrick's rapping on the album isn't actually that amazing
i think TPAB is a fantastic album but it's a great album that features rapping, it's not a great rap album
Ehh I don’t see how you can say that when songs like Institutionalized, Hood Politics or even Alright are on the album. The flows, cadences, alliteration and lyrics are all top notch which to me are hallmarks of great raps
Edit: I didn’t see your explanation above, though I don’t agree I don’t hate your POV on the topic
Jul 3, 2022TPAB is quite possibly the most overrated album in hip hop history
Jul 3, 2022free worldalbum is mid. I dont get the d*** riding honestly...
id rather go listen to real funk & soul music and then have Nas playing in the background at the same time
damn is better if we just talking singles alone. good kid is his best album.
who the f*** is regularly replaying songs like U and Institutionalized? Man, turn this s*** off and play some Slum Village!
U is one of his best songs
Jul 3, 2022·1 reply
FriesKendrick's best album, genuine masterpiece, You Aint Gotta Lie could easily go tho
not a hot take but a wrong take
Complexion could dip tho
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replykrishna bound
it's good songwriting, but in terms of rapping it's not that impressive imo; i don't want to diminish Kendrick's work because I still like the album and think it's one of the best of last decade in the genre - i also don't think it's bad rapping to be clear, that's not what i'm trying to say.
to me as well one of the things that makes it impressive is the context that TPAB is a mainstream album by a mainstream artist and this stuff is kinda unheard of on this quality/experimentation within the genre on that level. once you leave the mainstream this stuff isn't that impressive of rapping or conceptually vs the underground. like i could cite a ton of people who are doing that type of rap much better, i.e. billy woods.
what makes TPAB great too is that it's being done with the grandiose budget of a mainstream top of the genre album - all the collaborators, producers, etc. it's amazing it was pulled off in the scope it was with this budget in the mainstream.Stfu
Jul 3, 2022FriesKendrick's best album, genuine masterpiece, You Aint Gotta Lie could easily go tho
Wrong
- Jul 3, 2022free world
album is mid. I dont get the d*** riding honestly...
id rather go listen to real funk & soul music and then have Nas playing in the background at the same time
damn is better if we just talking singles alone. good kid is his best album.
who the f*** is regularly replaying songs like U and Institutionalized? Man, turn this s*** off and play some Slum Village!
Stfu
- Jul 3, 2022free world
album is mid. I dont get the d*** riding honestly...
id rather go listen to real funk & soul music and then have Nas playing in the background at the same time
damn is better if we just talking singles alone. good kid is his best album.
who the f*** is regularly replaying songs like U and Institutionalized? Man, turn this s*** off and play some Slum Village!
Terrible take
- Jul 3, 2022
Beautiful album
Jul 3, 2022“ i”
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replykrishna bound
it's good songwriting, but in terms of rapping it's not that impressive imo; i don't want to diminish Kendrick's work because I still like the album and think it's one of the best of last decade in the genre - i also don't think it's bad rapping to be clear, that's not what i'm trying to say.
to me as well one of the things that makes it impressive is the context that TPAB is a mainstream album by a mainstream artist and this stuff is kinda unheard of on this quality/experimentation within the genre on that level. once you leave the mainstream this stuff isn't that impressive of rapping or conceptually vs the underground. like i could cite a ton of people who are doing that type of rap much better, i.e. billy woods.
what makes TPAB great too is that it's being done with the grandiose budget of a mainstream top of the genre album - all the collaborators, producers, etc. it's amazing it was pulled off in the scope it was with this budget in the mainstream.I see what you’re trying to say but I don’t see it. Some of his best rapping imo is on TPAB.
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replyRareRarFiles
Stfu
why would you even enter a hot take thread to get mad at people for giving hot takes
- Jul 3, 2022
1st page was triggered af
- Jul 3, 2022WESLEY PETTY
I see what you’re trying to say but I don’t see it. Some of his best rapping imo is on TPAB.
i know this is cherry picking but if anyone else in the game had dropped the line on hood politics about demo-crips and re-blood-icans they would be legitimately crucified
of course i'm not saying thats representative of the rest of the album lol. i'm not even saying i dislike the album or it's bad which is weird why the reaction to it was like that. i'm just saying all in all some of the most memorable moments come more from other things than the rapping; the hooks/refrains for example, the skits, the concepts, the production, etc. - hence why I said the songwriting over the pure rapping. I'm not saying the rapping is bad or any of the verses are bad though; I'm just saying that there's no god-like transcendental rapping on this like some people say there is. the rapping is good and the rest of the album is fantastic, and it's because the rest of the album is so good that the rapping not being god tier doesn't diminish anything.
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replych33zey
not a hot take but a wrong take
Complexion could dip tho
What the f***
- Jul 3, 2022·1 reply
OP does have a point about the project lacking in the “ fun” department/ replayability aspect that’s just me and imo that’s a problem Kendrick has a lot
- Jul 3, 2022krishna bound
it's good songwriting, but in terms of rapping it's not that impressive imo; i don't want to diminish Kendrick's work because I still like the album and think it's one of the best of last decade in the genre - i also don't think it's bad rapping to be clear, that's not what i'm trying to say.
to me as well one of the things that makes it impressive is the context that TPAB is a mainstream album by a mainstream artist and this stuff is kinda unheard of on this quality/experimentation within the genre on that level. once you leave the mainstream this stuff isn't that impressive of rapping or conceptually vs the underground. like i could cite a ton of people who are doing that type of rap much better, i.e. billy woods.
what makes TPAB great too is that it's being done with the grandiose budget of a mainstream top of the genre album - all the collaborators, producers, etc. it's amazing it was pulled off in the scope it was with this budget in the mainstream.I'm ngl, I haven't really sat and paid attention just to his rapping because the music is so damn good on the album. Ima give it another spin and look out for what you're saying
Because rn I can't tell you a display of lyricism or technical skill on the album that really stands out to me so I might agree with you - Jul 3, 2022·1 replyBlueChew Sean
What the f***
not a bad song by any means
but fate of the universe on the line i gotta time travel and delete one song off that hard drive
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replych33zey
not a bad song by any means
but fate of the universe on the line i gotta time travel and delete one song off that hard drive
I'm deleting For Free, i, u, You ain't gotta lie or Hood politics before Complexion
- Jul 3, 2022·1 replyBlueChew Sean
I'm deleting For Free, i, u, You ain't gotta lie or Hood politics before Complexion
sheesh, just say you weren't a fan of the album
Jul 3, 2022·2 replieskrishna boundit's good songwriting, but in terms of rapping it's not that impressive imo; i don't want to diminish Kendrick's work because I still like the album and think it's one of the best of last decade in the genre - i also don't think it's bad rapping to be clear, that's not what i'm trying to say.
to me as well one of the things that makes it impressive is the context that TPAB is a mainstream album by a mainstream artist and this stuff is kinda unheard of on this quality/experimentation within the genre on that level. once you leave the mainstream this stuff isn't that impressive of rapping or conceptually vs the underground. like i could cite a ton of people who are doing that type of rap much better, i.e. billy woods.
what makes TPAB great too is that it's being done with the grandiose budget of a mainstream top of the genre album - all the collaborators, producers, etc. it's amazing it was pulled off in the scope it was with this budget in the mainstream.Please stop going back and forth with bozos like this. Nigga said the rapping on TPAB isn’t impressive 😂
- Jul 3, 2022NorthShoreWhiteGuy
OP does have a point about the project lacking in the “ fun” department/ replayability aspect that’s just me and imo that’s a problem Kendrick has a lot
He is one of the most streamed artist in the hip hop and the world in general 😂. So that’s a personal problem 😂