literally like kanye x radiohead production with lyrical inspiration from kendricks private diary.
I hope he does a press run for this, I really need him to talk about this album in great detail
Some of these songs gonna hit way harder with a music video too
What do yāall think will be the āhitā off this album?
an album doesnāt need hits when youāre an artist at that level
Kendrick should have made a song telling his homie not to cut his d*** off because some capitalist pig wants to emasculate him
You need to be banned for real. Not even kidding.
We need to celebrate the fact that one of the big 3 in hip hop rn is this open to experimentation and transparency even if you dont fw it
OP back
Bro. Iām so tired. But what a first listen.
Gotta listen a lot more. That was a lot.
brother
Most people don't go out of their way to listen to those songs
even Summer Walker ass songs talk about that and get people riled up
And also Summer Walker has been on record saying she still doesn't feel comfortable performing a lot of those songs off Still Over It live.
Some of these songs gonna hit way harder with a music video too
I feel like we don't get any
Kendrick turned to cole on here, just rapping bout cheating all over the place
It hurts and idk how else I should feel because we were basically raised together as siblings by me being the older one I was supposed to be the protector but the roles were flipped and I canāt seem to grow past that moment I feel like I got my innocence snatched away before I could even perceive what that was. Growing up in the hood especially as a man being sexually advanced is something used to enhance your masculinity but being violated by someone who is perceived in the family as a resilient Appealing person leaves me conflicted constantly Iāve gotten looked down upon for being the late bloomer and being raised by women Iāve been forced to to construct my man hood in a toxic way but they donāt know Iām just trying to regain something I had no control over. I donāt hate the person for doing this to me and Iām scared of causing more pain by telling the family
You owe nobody anything about this. Supposed to be, should, f*** that. Those roles are just roles, and life is what happens when we stop judging ourselves by what we never chose to be cast as.
Your pain and anger is real, and I know how it feels to have nowhere to direct it but yourself. You owe yourself more than that. Choose to love and forgive yourself with the same empathy and compassion you show the ones you love.
I can only speak for my experience, but healing is a long journey and Iāve only ever found progress in honest, compassionate self-assessment. Envision your innocent self. Hug them. You are still that person, and your pain is not what defines you. Love yourself, because you deserve to.
What do yāall think will be the āhitā off this album?
There are no hits on here. He didnāt make a single āeasily consumableā record that would take off enough to be considered a hit.
this is soooooo good.
Thank you Kendrick for taking your time and making this masterpiece
The brief dramatic pause after admitting he f***ed some white girls before continuing the verse was kinda funny to me tho
Loved that song
Crazy how kendrick is actually good at this type of songs, Love. And Die Hard
Most of the album is heavy & introspective but he can still make/have fun
Its like a bad year with sprinkles up here n there of highs/good times
A year can be mostly good or mostly bad, but you still have moments of the opposite side every now n then