Yet again, it was another late, sleepless night in Compton. The studio was packed, yet intimate all at the same time. Warm amber lights washed over exotic leather furniture, creating a dimly lit sonic oasis. A sweet aroma of weed smoke clouded the air, while vanilla scented candles were strategically placed around the room. The mood developed into a haze of relaxation. As engineers and producers methodically worked the mixing boards, Baby Keem and the rest of his entourage nodded along to a rough take of a track that would later be called "range brothers." Many individuals in the studio danced along while producers ran the track back, but there stood Kendrick in a dark corner, dissecting every piece of "range brothers" with surgical precision. The track stopped playing, and Kendrick stepped from the shadows. He didn't speak much, but when he did, people listened.

"I'm going back in the booth, play that outro back."
Puzzled, the engineer began playing the outro instrumental back, not questioning Kendrick’s demands. The room fell quiet as people began to observe. As the outro began to play, Kendrick put on a pair of monitor headphones, rubbed his beard and began to take a drink of a dark, murky substance. Closing his eyes, Kendrick began to flow freely.

"Hold on, let’s get this s***, let’s get this s***, let’s get this s***, let’s hmm." Producers and entourage members in the studio began to look around the room to see if others were witnessing what was happening. Kendrick continued crooning into the microphone, while the mood became even darker in the studio.
"Top of the morning, top of the morning, top of the morning." The Engineer looked over to Baby Keem with concern. The engineer whispered, "should we stop him?" Baby Keem then put up one finger, as to silence the engineer while shaking his head, not taking his eyes off of Kendrick.
"Hold on, let’s get this s***, let’s get this s***, let’s get this s***, let’s hmm.” Candles in the studio began to flicker and die out, one by one, as if a spirit swept throughout the room.
"Top of the morning, top of the morning, top of the morning." By now, everyone had stopped what they were doing, all attention was focused on the darkened silhouette in the recording booth. Finishing up his final thoughts, Kendrick hung up the headphones, took another sip of muddy water, and crept out of the recording booth.

As he came back into the studio, all eyes followed his every movement. Kendrick retreated back to his shadowed corner, where he leaned against the wall with his fingers interlocked and pressed against his lips, as if in deep thought. The silence of the room created an uneasy tension. The uneasiness built more and more, as studio members waited for him to speak. Finally, he broke the silence.
"Play it back."

People think because he’s not jumping on every trend or d***riding new acts for features that he’s not relevant within the culture. The way people view relevance nowadays is all screwed. Kenny ain’t dropped an album in 5 years and still have people on the edge of their seats waiting. That speak volumes on his place in the game.

I’m just so happy how blessed we are lately. Denzel, Vince, now Push and Kendrick? 2018 vibes are back.

yeah 10 songs and no new music for 4-5 years.

say word?

hahaha

album a ktt classic off this alone

F*** YES

Midye Pest avi

this nggah obsessed

idc i’m just glad niggas finally dropping music

so true
real big steppers know

Jermaine Cole, Big KRIT, Wale, Pusha T, Meek Millz, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller

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Imma be 100% with yall regarding JID. I dont like him. He sounds too much like a diet Kendrick to me. I can tolerate his feautures but never listen to a project of him and him constantly trying to beef with Kendrick is sad

Bleached

no replay value
alien voice
critic bait
mysterious
scares the hoes
still better than your fav

You are damn right

The media tend to be very very polite when it comes to rating Kendrick albums. They are afraid of the potential backlash. And no this is not me saying his albums ain't amazing cuz most of them are - but let's just keep the same energy as we have when it is other artists