paper and pencil

2y

Cinema and novels themselves aren’t chapters or individualized selections. They’re complete works. Musicians especially rappers with superficial content that carries the burden of trying to be more poetic than it really is tries to sell audiences undue worth by telling them that they’re engaged in some deeper subversive project.

Thats why people won’t accept Drake albums have “themes” but Kendricks are just these unassailable complete masterpieces of storytelling.

Which is it?

sonyatv

2y

get this nerd s*** outta here

Bro0o0ses

2y

Not pawsitive at all

Like not even a little

WESLEYS THEORY

2y

Why are you trying to speak for all of us and what we liked or enjoyed about the album?

YOU, subjectively didn’t like it. That’s fine. You aren’t wrong for it not resonating with you, but Stop trying to put words in our mouth or act like it isnt good because the content and themes are discussed more then your average collection of songs put together as an album.

paper and pencil

2y

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Critical acclaim won’t save you in the real world of listeners and consumers of music

paper and pencil

2y

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Critical acclaim won’t save you in the real world of listeners and consumers of music

WESLEYS THEORY

2y

:vlosereave:

paper and pencil

2y

Critical acclaim won’t save you in the real world of listeners and consumers of music

paper and pencil

2y

a tightly unified album is different from a “themed” album.

Yall just using that excuse when you can’t defend the music.

Thats where all this “bodies of work” cope BS keeps lingering around.

thriftstorepradas

2y

Erm, what the tuna

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

2y

Sgt Peppers is widely dubbed as
the first concept album. It's literally working as a blueprint for what's to come aka more elaborate concept albums.

American Patriot

2y

He believes the idea of art having themes and ideas and a consistent messaging is a new gimmick unique to the 2010s there’s no point responding lol

mr get dough

2y

Bro really top 1 to me, him and pac is battling for me i think

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

2y

2009 and 2014>>>>>>>

mos def

2y

There’s definitely an argument to be made that he is the Goat even before this battle

When you compare careers of the top MCs, Kendrick is the only one whose never really had a steep drop off in terms of lyrical ability/quality, beat riding, breathe control etc. in fact he’s the only one whose skill trajectory has only increased since the start.

Nas, Em, Lupe etc have all had luls somewhere in their careers where they dropped consecutive duds. Kendrick has not

That leaves Jay and Kendrick

Ima let time decide that one but i think it’s pretty clear that Kendrick is still getting better and improving which is borderline unheard of for someone this deep on their rap career

notbrock

2y

2014?

All I remember from that year is Piñata, Oxy and the first RTJ album

thriftstorepradas

2y

Holy guacamole they’re writing novels in here

mos def

2y

When debating whose the Greatest of All Time in Hip-Hop that’s a discussion that deserves a lengthy a***ysis

It can go deeper I promise

sonyatv

2y

oh its going deeper alright

sonyatv

2y

thank you.

there are two sides to this avy. everyone tread carefully.