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  • Aug 18, 2020
    MiguelMeyerz

    It seems like being at the top of the rap game didnt really give them much joy.

    I'm wondering why that is, comparing them to other rappers who've been in their position.

    Fame and success probably fuels drake more than the other two

  • Aug 18, 2020
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    BIG STEPPER Ab

    kendrick doesn't value commercial success as much as his peers do. he wants to be recognized as great through his art, not by stat-padding and dominating

    as time goes on and kids become further removed from the commercial primes of legends, all that will matter at the end of the day is their catalog. "hits" eventually become regular album cuts to those who weren't around to feel the impact. kendrick knows that

    kendrick doesn't value commercial success? lmao
    out of all the artists in the world he chose to collaborate with Taylor Swift, maroon 5, and Sia lmao

    dude was making songs with Lady Gaga in 2012
    he dropped the most commercially appealing rap album possible in 2017

  • Aug 18, 2020
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    Delejayn

    Seems like they have a genuine mission that’s not attached to money or fame. The same thing happened with 3 stacks.

    Drake and wayne etc are much more vain in where it seems like the fame and money validates them in a weird way.

    3K is a good example. Even Lauryn Hill.

    It's just interesting, what posses them to want it, work hard for it but then not "enjoy it"

  • Aug 18, 2020
    BIG STEPPER Ab

    kendrick doesn't value commercial success as much as his peers do. he wants to be recognized as great through his art, not by stat-padding and dominating

    as time goes on and kids become further removed from the commercial primes of legends, all that will matter at the end of the day is their catalog. "hits" eventually become regular album cuts to those who weren't around to feel the impact. kendrick knows that

    Exactly and the accolades will come. For example

    This week.

    GKMC 54 this week came out 2012
    Scorpion 48 this week. Came out 2018

    Real music gonna always work out

  • Aug 18, 2020

    Both legends b

  • Aug 18, 2020
    Oblivion X

    What u mean by this thread lol ?

    glad im not the only one confused lol

  • Aug 18, 2020
    seezus

    kendrick doesn't value commercial success? lmao
    out of all the artists in the world he chose to collaborate with Taylor Swift, maroon 5, and Sia lmao

    dude was making songs with Lady Gaga in 2012
    he dropped the most commercially appealing rap album possible in 2017

    This is cap 😂. And you know it.

  • Aug 18, 2020
    MiguelMeyerz

    3K is a good example. Even Lauryn Hill.

    It's just interesting, what posses them to want it, work hard for it but then not "enjoy it"

    They want it but what it they want is not money or fame. They really want to see the world changed from music and at a certain point they realize you can’t do that just through musics

    Andre said “I hated the attention so I ran from it”

  • Aug 18, 2020
    seezus

    no the hell he aint lmao

    He reached that point with Damn, Travis is getting there too if his next album ends up bigger than Astro which was already huge asf

  • i like this thread

    i think it's why i feel like Drake's raps are a cut above Kendrick and Cole

    even though you could make the case for either of them being the best of our generation

    Drake raps from the same place Hov raps

    the top of the game

    not everybody can offer that kind of perspective and not everybody can handle being in that position let alone enjoy it

    not everybody can be Jordan (HOV)
    and not everybody can be Bron (Drake)

    and that's why in my head cannon

    it's

    Jay 1A
    Drake 1B

    and then so on and so forth

  • Aug 18, 2020
    seezus

    kendrick doesn't value commercial success? lmao
    out of all the artists in the world he chose to collaborate with Taylor Swift, maroon 5, and Sia lmao

    dude was making songs with Lady Gaga in 2012
    he dropped the most commercially appealing rap album possible in 2017

    reread what i said

  • Aug 18, 2020
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    DEL_5445

    Kendrick is in the same tier commercially as Drake, Cole is definitely tier 2 tho

    Drake did a Milli first week with Views

  • Aug 18, 2020
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    Troy Ave Stan

    Drake did a Milli first week with Views

    True I’m pretty sure DAMN did huge numbers for being in the streaming era

  • Aug 18, 2020
    DEL_5445

    True I’m pretty sure DAMN did huge numbers for being in the streaming era

    Not a milli

  • Aug 18, 2020

    Who are the other artist that done a milli first week? Em 50 Wayne

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    Jay Z did a milli too #NewRules

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    Kdogone
    !https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=El6CtQ0iAjA

    FHD Mantra. I guess whatever he was looking for in rap, he didn't feel like it was real enough

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    Aug 18, 2020
    DAVIDP

    That makes no sense Willburt.

    Cole and Kendrick definitely in the same tier as Drake.

    Wilbert

  • Aug 18, 2020
    DAVIDP

    That makes no sense Willburt.

    Cole and Kendrick definitely in the same tier as Drake.