Plankton

5y

Did it not flop or was it not meant to be a commercial smash? Which is it?

no chance

5y

schoolboy q said they weren't allowed to drink/smoke/speak/breathe in the studio when kendrick was recording TPAB for like 6 months

sounded like the MBDTF hawaii sessions but with less cocaine

rnb sponge

5y

To me that just shows dedication.

What's more important, an album like To Pimp a Butterfly,

or your coping mechanism of getting high and drunk,

I'd say its a worthy sacrifice.

Especially when its his album and some really heavy subject matter

SHAQUILLE

5y

Neither. It’s an interpolation of a 70s soul song that ended up going platinum

Plankton

5y

Oh ok. That's convenient for Kendrick stans. It didn't flop but it wasn't meant to sell but it went platinum but it's just a soul sample. It's almost like you've created a scenario where Kendrick can't miss.

SHAQUILLE

5y

Either way you wanna look at it it’s not an L

ongod

5y

Yet again, it was another late, sleepless night in Atlanta. The studio was packed, yet intimate all at the same time. Warm amber lights washed over exotic leather furniture, creating a dimly lit sonic oasis. A sweet aroma of weed smoke clouded the air, while vanilla scented candles were strategically placed around the room. The mood developed into a haze of relaxation. As engineers and producers methodically worked the mixing boards, Future and the rest of his entourage nodded along to a rough take of a track that would later be called "Diamonds Dancing." Many individuals in the studio danced along while producers ran the track back, but there stood Drake in a dark corner, dissecting every piece of "Diamonds Dancing" with surgical precision. The track stopped playing, and Drake stepped from the shadows. He didn't speak much, but when he did, people listened.

"I'm going back in the booth, play that outro back."

Puzzled, the engineer began playing the outro instrumental back, not questioning Drake's demands. The room fell quiet as people began to observe. As the outro began to play, Drake put on a pair of monitor headphones, rubbed his beard and began to take a drink of a dark, murky substance. Closing his eyes, Drake began to flow freely.

"You doin' me dirty, you know. How we let it get like this I don't know. But that nigga can't save your soul, nah." Producers and entourage members in the studio began to look around the room to see if others were witnessing what was happening. Drake continued crooning into the microphone, while the mood became even darker in the studio.

"Doing me dirty, you doing me dirty. Haven't even heard from you. How can you live with yourself? Haven't even heard from you. How can you live with yourself? Ungrateful, ungrateful." The Engineer looked over to Future with concern. The engineer whispered, "should we stop him?" Future then put up one finger, as to silence the engineer while shaking his head, not taking his eyes off of Drake.

"Your momma be ashamed of you. I haven't even heard from you, not a single word from you, Ungrateful. I'm too good for you, too good for you. You should go back to him, perfect match for you, unstable." Candles in the studio began to flicker and die out, one by one, as if a spirit swept throughout the room.

"Doing me dirty. You're making me nervous. I haven't even heard from you. You look drained, you look exhausted, girl them late nights ain't good for you. Really starting to show on you. Don't hit me up when it's good for you. Ungrateful." By now, everyone had stopped what they were doing, all attention was focused on the darkened silhouette in the recording booth. Finishing up his final thoughts, Drake hung up the headphones, took another sip of muddy water, and crept out of the recording booth.

As he came back into the studio, all eyes followed his every movement. Drake retreated back to his shadowed corner, where he leaned against the wall with his fingers interlocked and pressed against his lips, as if in deep thought. The silence of the room created an uneasy tension. The uneasiness built more and more, as studio members waited for him to speak. Finally, he broke the silence.

"Play it back."

Plankton

5y

Didn't Kendrick record "U" drunk though?

Plankton

5y

Yea he dropped "I" as a lead single to his follow-up to GKMC. No matter how much that's been swept under the rug it will always be one of the biggest bag fumbles in music history.

madhatta

5y

Vince mad annoying and a d*** for no reason f*** him even tho he got one of the best rap verses of all time

tomorrow volverse

5y

lol he doesn't have a good guy persona tho. he's literally a crip

madhatta

5y

fake crip

tomorrow volverse

5y

how is he a fake crip

babylon sherm

5y

Sick of these “good guy” rappers that invite me to the studio and turn out to be fricking JACKASSES 😤