Kendrick's on another planet bruh.
This is a HELLA sad album. Master craftsmanship. Excellent writing. Top notch production. But there is a true and deeply entrenched pain interwoven throughout this album and VERY minimal moments of light. TPAB was a very moody album as well but there were songs like Alright, King Kunta, and even I that lifted the mood a bit. Thereās NONE of that on this album. Just gut punch after gut punch.
This is going to be a VERY divisive album. I applaud this dudeās bravery for coming back after half a decade with this type of album
I think itās obvious that Kendrick spent a LOT of time soul searching and putting together this album. Along with raising his family and dealing with his personal issues, this album probably took a LOT out of him. Hell I wouldnāt be surprised if he took ANOTHER half decade off after this one
100%
Which side ya like more ?
B
We can all agree The Heart V is better than any track on this thing though right?
Intro to this album murders heart 5
I canāt decide which song my fav which is always a good sign
Its either father time or savior. Not that hard
Probably feels there are things he WANTS to say as opposed to a fear of things heās already said
then he should just say it. these dudes are always like wah wah wah i can't say s*** no more :( nah dude YOU CAN SAY S***, you're just scared of people on the internet that you will never meet
the irony as well that kendrick apparently doesn't use a phone but is still scared of these people
grown ass men
No name may have had a profound impact on Kendrick
Better response than Cole tbh he put it all on the table in the most honest way possible instead of trying to lecture her
I zone out for two minutes and suddenly Kodak Black is f***ing introducing Ekhart Tolle and I'm smacked back into the present moment. I actually can't tell if this is good or if I just respect how crazy it is inherently
Lmao
It's complex, yet incredibly subtle. Not surprised most people aren't understanding the album on first listen.
Your average pretentious mfer in English class:
my official list
AMAZING:
United in Grief
N95
Die Hard
Father Time
We Cry Together
Count me out
Savior Interlude
Savior
Mother I sober
Just Ok:
Worldwide Steppers
Purple Hearts
Crown
Silent Hill
Mirror
Sleepers:
Auntie Diaries
Mr. Morale
Most of TPAB deals with himself as well
About his fame, his depression, his struggles & trying to break his old habits
Only a quarter of it is straight "political"
And even then, most of the "political" stuff is only related to him and how it revolves/affects him & his upbringing plus him in the present.
TPAB actually rarely speaks outside of himself.
Calling it political is such a surface level & bad faith take, imo.
TPAB literally went over no ones head you pretentious f***
lmao fr it was like the clearest execution of the concept possible
Bruh. Why is TPAB the standard for Kenny fans. That s*** is NOT like that b
lmao
Are ya setting aside GKMC cuz thatās undoubtedly his crown jewel?
Nah TPAB is insanely good top to bottom pause
Kendrickās stance seems to be that he doesnāt understand the idea of transgender people well and clearly doesnāt know much, but has no hatred for them
Heās definitely ignorant on the topic but I donāt see himself trying to frame it otherwise
So heās like 90% of people
Rap too boring rn
I need someone to stir the pot
Need Drizzy to post on his story something subliminal like a black screen with a text saying "Dem steps is more like baby steps, we bigfoot fr"
KENdrick apparently dropped another challenging album but you rather see Drake drop cringe subliminals even though they are both oldheads at this point
Kendrickās stance seems to be that he doesnāt understand the idea of transgender people well and clearly doesnāt know much, but has no hatred for them
Heās definitely ignorant on the topic but I donāt see himself trying to frame it otherwise
I think the song is clearly from the perspective of younger Kendrick who grew to understand over time