I’d argue that a balance is the best solution, and I think OP would agree.
But yeah, if I had to choose between being a “savior” who had nothing in their life but the mission or being not that and just building my own life and happiness, completely abandoning the cause, I would choose the second one.
Luckily, those are not the only too options.

I didn’t get thru the whole OP but listening to Kendrick earlier pre OD work it’s surreal he’s the same artist who causes reactions like this lol

Morale still had enough social commentary, in retrospect the savior stuff feels more like an apology for not dropping during 2020 and a response to NoName

Morale even in its somewhat “individualistic” philosophy, comes closer to touching on all of the problems of today and things we’ve all been going through and talking about than any other recent album. I mean he gives his thoughts on a bunch of outward current topics. It’s actually just as fitting to the times as TPAB was

So just because he said the savior thing, don’t let that fool you into thinking he’s now just focusing on himself, Morale is a lot more than a personal statement

Exactly why I hate this Album. This Album took the Hero I saw in Kendrick away. Now he is just another dude but that was i loved in him in the first in place in Section 80s and OD but this album stylistically is just so pretentious I cant vibe with it.

But i still don’t blame him, if he can afford the luxury of not having to deal with the s*** that’s keeping us traumatized by all means go do it, he at least went through it and tried to communicate with it

…the album features him literally essentially saying don’t look at him for guidance, he isn’t your savior, he’s concerned with himself now

how is that pretentious?

So on Kendrick’s self centered album we got

-A song about trans issues
-Multiple verses about the pandemic
-Deep dive into therapy which is something a lot of people in society are doing and can relate to, very timely
-commentary on the music industry
-lines speaking out against social media and phone addiction, “the media’s the new religion, they killed the consciousness” “I could never live my life on a computer”
And more I’m forgetting

Even when he’s focusing on himself, he seems to say a lot about society and doesn’t seem to have really isolated himself from what’s going on.. it’s the album that captures these times the best

He changed his name, he a conscious rapper
Naw mutha'fucka I'm just Compton's rapper
I might spit some intricate s*** for s not to get
But really I'm just as rude as Marshall Mathers
Is that a contradiction? He contradicting himself again?
Of course that's a contradiction, the f*** you think life is?
We not like like Christ is
We all want ices and devices to make the b****es say I like this

My introduction to his music

Think he’s been misunderstood for awhile now lol

Unlike actual social commentators and socio political activists, artist like Kendrick (let’s throw Ye in there too) have the right to explore the depths of their existence even if that means going against what’s right

I'm not smart enough to read or understand OP but I can promise you one thing: Mr Borale is some serious vomit-inducing putrid ass mid that also had next to zero impact, zero play outside. Aged like a white woman that spends 12 hours a day in the sun. Very sad.

ion fk w the album either but damn lol

Highest grossing hip hop tour oat, although it’s up for debate whether the venues are technically inside

zero impact zero play outside but still the highest grossing hip hop tour oat don‘t you see how dumb your soul is?

doot has spoken yall. kendrick career is over. i don’t know how he can sleep at night knowing doot doesn’t like his album

I love the album but this a 10/10 post

If you're reasoning why an album is good is because of some bogus numerical data - likely provided by Flop Dawg Entertrainwreck to hiphop "media" outlets, I'm not sure I can take your opinion serious, I am terribly afraid to say.

you‘re literally proofing how stupid you are rn -169 IQ how can you even look at yourself in the mirror without disgust you was the one saying zero play outside zero impact and now that you know that you‘re argument got debunked and was idiotic numbers don‘t matter anymore huh? Idgaf if the album sold 300k or 50k the music is fire you was the one who brought up popularity and impact in the first place

you're literally proofing how stupid you are

this u???

What on earth? This has to be photoshop. Mods, time to clean this thread up.

Thank you