It’s all about the moment, and Section.80 is about as relevant as it gets.
Section.80 still stands as a powerful document of a tremendously promising young guy figuring out his voice.
After a string of highly promising but ultimately confusing mixtapes, Kendrick Lamar delivers on his immense Dr. Dre- and blog-fueled hype with one of 2011's best hip-hop albums.
Kendrick's conceptual aptitude is part of what makes him stand out, but he thrives most at relating defiance in dealing with his circumstances.
My only issue with this project comes from some of the choruses. Besides that it’s an incredible conscious hip hop album
Favourite: Keisha's Song (Her Pain)
Worst: No Make-Up (Her Vice)
1. Fuck Your Ethnicity - 9
[I feel like this song is a lot more simple then what I hear from todays Kenrick which I don't mind. I mean it doesn't matter what style he has when approaching a track it's just always good]
2. Hol' Up - 9
[I love the production on this song, just so different and unique]
3. A.D.H.D - 10
[Lyrically this is so brilliant and the production again is just so good]
4. No Make-Up (Her Vice) - 7
[I felt ... read more
▪️F*ck your ethnicity ▫️10/10
▪️Hol‘ up ▫️10/10
▪️A.D.H.D ▫️10/10
▪️No make-up ▫️10/10
▪️Tammy‘s song ▫️8,5/10
▪️Chapter six ▫️9/10
▪️Ronald Reagan era ▫️10/10
▪️Poe mans dreams ▫️10/10
▪️Chapter ten ▫️8,5/10
▪️Keisha‘s song ▫️9/10
▪️Rigamortus ▫️9,5/10
▪️Kush & Corinthians ▫️9/10
▪️Blow my high ▫️7,5/10
▪️Ab-Soul‘s outro ▫️7,5/10
▪️Hiipower ... read more
kendrick very early on shows his amazing bars, storytelling, and style that would be the base for what he would do later. great listen
fav tracks: keisha's song (her pain), kush & corinthians, a.d.h.d
least fav track: chapter ten
1 | Fuck Your Ethnicity 3:44 | 88 |
2 | Hol' Up 2:53 | 89 |
3 | A.D.H.D 3:35 | 92 |
4 | No Make-Up (Her Vice) 3:55 feat. Colin Munroe | 64 |
5 | Tammy's Song (Her Evils) 2:41 | 69 |
6 | Chapter Six 2:41 | 80 |
7 | Ronald Reagan Era 3:36 | 90 |
8 | Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice) 4:21 feat. GLC | 85 |
9 | The Spiteful Chant 5:20 feat. Schoolboy Q | 79 |
10 | Chapter Ten 1:15 | 74 |
11 | Keisha's Song (Her Pain) 3:47 feat. Ashtro Bot | 91 |
12 | Rigamortus 2:48 | 90 |
13 | Kush & Corinthians 5:04 feat. BJ The Chicago Kid | 87 |
14 | Blow My High (Members Only) 3:35 | 82 |
15 | Ab-Souls Outro 5:50 feat. Ab-Soul | 83 |
16 | HiiiPower 4:39 | 94 |
#7 | / | Complex |
#10 | / | The Needle Drop |
#13 | / | One Thirty BPM |
#40 | / | Stereogum |
#42 | / | Consequence of Sound |
#43 | / | SPIN |
#44 | / | Pazz and Jop |
#45 | / | Pitchfork |
/ | HipHopDX | |
/ | NPR |