That wasn't about Kendrick lol

But yeah i do understand why he feels drained tho rn, maybe he just needed to take a step back and he'll find a balance later on, maybe it's just who he is right now, that's why i wonder what comes next could go either way and that's why his next album will be very interesting i think

The legacy of cointelpro and similar f***ery all over the world

chase a bag don't worry bout what I'm doing

-blueface the savior 🙏 🙌

Banger post

Haven't listened to the album yet but I really liked the section about Noname and Kendrick feeling like he has to choose between being a savior or focusing on himself. Plus, I'm not gonna pretend like I listen to Kendrick all that much so it's nice to see where his headspace was at on TPAB and DAMN.

Thanks for the informative, high quality post, comrade

Is it his understanding or the understanding of the buddhists he's talking about? Either way it's a manifestation of buddhism that we see in the real world

oh my b if it wasnt about kendrick, but yeah in a general sense i definitely agree with what you’re saying lol

I think with Malcolm specifically it also had to do with genuine disillusionment from finding out how s*** in the NOI wasn't really like he thought it was, and learning more about actual islam

But you're right tho, it's a common trope when you reach the top or accomplish something you often realize that it really wasn't all that you told yourself it was going to be, holds true in many areas of life

shoutout to all the commies

@op i disagree with your conclusion but this was a quality post. Appreciate the effort and a***ysis

Yeah circumstances are different but it’s something I always noticed. Like when MLK was really denouncing capitalism and such in his last days and what not.

He ranked his albums like this
36:53

I don’t think Kendricks ideals and similar ideals are ever as binary as people like to stage them.

Even when he made those comments after Micheal Brown. It’s not stop killing each other to make police respect us.

It’s stop killing each other first so the community as a unit can be better suited to challenge the oppressive systems. It’s one step in a long process.

At the end of the day Kendrick is just a human being like everybody itt.

Just because he makes great music that touches on the issues in our society doesn’t make him a catalyst for change, regardless of the imagery he uses or the figures he evokes. That’s just part of the music like other rappers talking about their imaginary oops.

With help, he could be a voice for something greater, but no one tries to teach anymore. They would rather attack and deride his character for the views that his life shaped. Which is the problem with the s*** Noname said and the problem of a lot of other Twitter activists.

It’s annoying behavior and probably fueled Kendrick wording his feeling so bluntly on Mirror. In spite of that I don’t believe Kendrick is abandoning society completely, just taking time to himself to cultivate a healthy environment for his family.

So basically noname better

I don’t think him posting about marxism in every thread makes it less genuine, people like to talk about stuff they enjoy we all do, yeah it get annoying like 30% of life threads turning into capitalism vs socialism but i don’t get how that can determine someone how genuine someone is whether Op posted about these topics before or never ever it would still be the same level of genuinity.

Unless you don’t think he’s genuine due to him ignoring on “how to get reforms” but i don’t think OP has to respond to every post i seen many he hasn’t, and on getting reform the stately is gonna change depending on the reform and where there isn’t any dogmatic way to get reforms. OP from netherlands and sorry if i’m wrong ur from America he can’t tell you how to get reforms or answer ur question cause he doesn’t live in America and evaluate how to get the desired reform only people in America can figure that out for themselves.

I don’t think anyone is using this to discredit Kendrick and his influence or s*** on Kendrick at all or act like they know kendrick. While Kendrick and his life is talked about in OP and discussed that’s the secondary discussion, the primary and main discussion the whole point of the thread was just showcasing of how having a great man theory interpretation of history won’t lead to political change and using Kendrick music and his public life an example up to this point and people disagreed with him that’s fine, they even provided great points.

It’s fine to hate the commie clique i can see why, but i don’t understand how this is a call out post no one is calling out Kendrick, OP never made any value judgement that Kendrick is “lesser” now due to being tired off politics

Also i haven’t read this thread in a while i’m at work so if OP did some s*** that contradicts what i post here, we’ll all thet typed out for nothing

was he?

Stfu boomer

Well u cant really blame people for wanting to control the things they feel like they can control (their personal goals and the impact they have on their direct surroundings) instead of focusing on bigger societal chances when it feels like pretty much all options besides a full blown revolution are tired and useless

I dont "blame" people for feeling like that

I do however criticize kdot (famous artist with ressources) for ending it on that note after a 5 year hiatus on his album

Isn’t this criticism predicated on the idea that we know what he’s doing next, what type of music he’s making etc?

“Focus on me and nothing else” seems conclusive but it doesn’t necessarily have to be his logical endpoint. For all we know he has more planned.

Kendrick is almost 35 with has many, many years and contradictions to unpack. I’m glad he dedicated an album to this. It’s totally possible that the next Kendrick era is gonna better represent the “endgame.” At least that’s what I’m hoping for.

Why

we've had this discussion already on earlier pages
or just read the op of this thread

That wasn't directed at Kendrick lmao, but I agree, that's why I said that I'm curious about how his mindset will evolve over time, I don't see him going on with this mindset for much longer honestly, and his mindset had continually shifted throughout his career anyway

I read the OP
I kind of agree
But i completely understand kendrick lol that man has his own trauma to unpack and doesnt own yall s***