If you ask 50 ppl well versed in hip hop I think 90 percent say Kendrick makes better albums

I think 100 percent say drake make better hits.

I think 75 percent say Cole is inferior to both

tbh DAMN. should have been on the 70-80/100 range...

sleep

if kanye got a 80/100 rn, he would be considered to have a career rejuvenation

This is facts

Ok this discussion has been had a million times but somehow it's much more interesting in here.

I'm gonna get technical. Follow me.

I could agree and disagree with this statement at the same time. Because I feel like "super far ahead" is vague. What's the descriptor that follows that? So far ahead in what aspect(s)?

And then when you answer that question with what aspects he is ahead in, I would have to agree. He's a monster. In certain areas.

But then what about the others? There could be some areas that he doesn't excel past his contemporaries in, no? Or does he dominate in every area?

That's why I think the whole Big 3 discussion and comparisons are kinda null and void. It's just who you're the bigger fan of.

GKMC, TPAB and UU are on a whole another league than Cole and Drake

but DAMN is NWTS, IYRTITL and FHD level, good albums but nothing too special tbh

got it.

anyone wanna actually discuss? lol.

like many critics are saying right now, you can argue DAMN is his best album...just because you don't understand how good it is doesn't make that album any less great ;) It is worthy of its 95/100 score from a pure quality angle.

It's not MY favorite album, but I can definitely see why it would be considered as his best.

Kendrick's vision has always been far ahead of everyone, imagine listening to Section 80 or even his earlier tapes and not realising this
People got me f***ed up thinking the man that made TPAB as his 2nd studio album has even came close to reaching his full potential

Indulge me for a second, name the top 10 albums between the big 3

Damn > gkmc and UU.

I prefer UU over all of them though

Lmao this is cheating Kendrick finna make up most of the list

DAMN is my favorite kendrick album, and probably the only rap album I have my top 5.

its basically same thing as saying Radiohead (kendrick) clearly makes better music than Coldplay (drake) despite Coldplay having way more hits and a much larger fanbase.

right.

which draws back to my original point. i know it's all hyperbole and we like to troll and downplay other artists and big up our faves, but we have to recognize that they all represent the top of that food chain. there's no definite consensus as to who's the big dog no matter how we try to convince ourselves.

too many people in this world to speak in definites like that. but that's just my take on it lol.

I understand what you’re saying now. Even though i disagree.

bro if you rank GKMC, TPAB and DAMN songs, LOYALTY, LOVE, HUMBLE, GOD, YAH, ELEMENT and PRIDE are all bottom tier.

only truly amazing songs on DAMN are FEAR, LUST, XXX. DNA, FEEL and DUCKWORTH are good.

DAMN is a good album but its various tiers below GKMC and TPAB.

That drake/Coldplay comparison finna hurt a few

you right

unlike drake, coldplay actually has some really good work

Drake doesn’t challenge his audience at all, he mostly gives them what they want (which is why he’s the most commercially successful of the 3)

Cole can challenge from time to time but most of his music is so samey and surface level a***ysis dressed as “deep” and “woke”

Kendrick certainly has the most thought provoking, challenging music that you really have to sit with and come back to after time has passed to see how your thoughts and feelings have changed

Personally, I don’t think Cole or Drake are even close to Kendrick in regards to their ability to create art

lol u're really showing how weak ur musical knowledge is.

Pride is literally the best influenced beatles song we've heard in YEARS.
I can be technical if you want, and mention how nobody in hip hop has ever had a better usage of these normal triadic (3-note) chords, but I'm afraid you wouldn't understand what we're talking about.

From a straight musical standpoint, DAMN is kendrick's best album. And your favorite songs on that albulm aren't even the best songs of the album lmao.

his next joint is gonna go crazy live if the rock rumors are true, next tour is gonna be like TPAB era