Blueprint was the blueprint

Yup

He always had different flows. Kendrick making an album like DAMN makes a lot more sense than some people realize

He really did

Then Kendrick came along and perfected it

No s***

Idc as long as they keep popular

Lupe could’ve benefited from better production tbh

His first 2 albums always gonna be classics though

T&Y lowkey as good as TPAB

It’s a good album but Kendrick has a better ear for beats so it’s not as much of a task to sit through his albums

When it comes to lyrics Lupe is out of this world. Not many people can rap like him but Kendrick knows how to take a beat and make the most of it

Even FlyLo mentioned that Kendrick doesn’t get enough credit as a producer

It only worked for Kendrick and Krit

Redemption and AABA are garbage
KOD & Crash Talk are cool

What's ur opinion on t&y production I think the production is actually really good on that project

It didnt even work for krit, the album was a step back and he sold less

How do any of those 3 represent going pop lol

Have u heard those albums?

Yeah and that’s exactly why I asked

Those albums are definitely an attempt to go pop

I mean q himself said crash talk was one

What exactly was “pop” on KOD? Lol s*** is a bunch of rap songs and kill edward features. How is that anything like damn?

The production, the flow, just the style that surround the project I considered going pop, that style that was used on all those albums in the op is atypical for the artist

I mean cole was hating on the rappers that popularized that style on everybody dies then went and use it on his album

Joey badass who blew up for having an old ny boom bap sound switch totally to a project that is very poppy

We left this s*** in the 2010’s

That we can both agree on

I really wish they would stop

Nah bro its absoul's turn he the only one left from black hippy to not do so

I thought it was decent

For some reason I think the drums could’ve been better

K.R.I.T. iz here was such a downgrade from 4eva is a mighty long time