ice cold

4mo

Look, I get it. Not everyone is going to agree with my take, and that’s part of the job. When I review an album, I’m not writing to confirm your bias or cater to fandoms—I’m giving you my honest perspective, backed by years of listening to and studying music. That’s the gig.

Kendrick is undeniably one of the most important artists of our time, but not everything he drops is above critique. GNX is ambitious, no doubt, but ambition doesn’t automatically equal greatness. My review wasn’t about tearing him down; it was about engaging with the music critically. If that didn’t line up with your feelings about the album, cool—we’re allowed to disagree.

But let’s be real: the energy some of y’all bring to these threads makes it clear you don’t want reviews; you want validation. That’s not what I’m here for. Let the music speak for itself, and if you think I’m off the mark, fine—but at least try to engage with the points instead of coming with pitchforks. Respectfully.

beflygelt

4mo

if that's an impersonator he's pretty good. I've followed Alphonse's letterboxd for a while and that's how he writes

Russlio

4mo

The reviewer doesn’t give the score lmao

Smacked Voodoo

4mo

Dude's a clown lol shockingly that talk about Kendrick's hypocrisy was projection. The same dude tryna call out Kendrick for his ties with Dre frequently fans out over mid run of the mill internet rappers whose greatest claims to fame are charges for assaulting women

SWAN

4mo

first somewhat accurate pitchfork score I have seen in a while

Windmaster

4mo

S*** is mid imo

ice cold

4mo

Look, I get it. Not everyone is going to agree with my take, and that’s part of the job. When I review an album, I’m not writing to confirm your bias or cater to fandoms—I’m giving you my honest perspective, backed by years of listening to and studying music. That’s the gig.

Kendrick is undeniably one of the most important artists of our time, but not everything he drops is above critique. GNX is ambitious, no doubt, but ambition doesn’t automatically equal greatness. My review wasn’t about tearing him down; it was about engaging with the music critically. If that didn’t line up with your feelings about the album, cool—we’re allowed to disagree.

But let’s be real: the energy some of y’all bring to these threads makes it clear you don’t want reviews; you want validation. That’s not what I’m here for. Let the music speak for itself, and if you think I’m off the mark, fine—but at least try to engage with the points instead of coming with pitchforks. Respectfully.

YunoKilometers

4mo

this is the same guy that criticized euphoria for "homophobia" but then calls ether one of the greatest rap songs a few sentences later

Zero

4mo

I think if kendrick fans are being honest the album is a 7/8

Props for putting on west coast rappers but they're dogshit

thegreatdivine

4mo

I'd have given the album a 7 but I'm not mad at this score. It's definitely interesting seeing Kendrick fans be so bothered whenever he does anything and it isn't immediately followed by worldwide praise and adulation. Just goes to show how little criticism he's ever had to deal with.

That's why track 1, Kendrick was crying about Snoop Dogg and Wayne not kissing his ass. He legit thinks those are valid things to be that upset about lol.

Swayzomad

4mo

can't take you seriously if you got that he wants them to kiss his ass from the song lmao