Beautifully put message together. There are a few skips on here, which is why it lost a few points. But the message and production on this thing are so strong that I can’t rate it ANY lower. Kendrick hit me right in my jazz soft spot
also like... cmon thundercat on that intro was unreal.
I keep finding myself coming back to this damn album. every. single. day.
This is a must listen. Not only is every track insanely well-produced, lyrically flawless, and stupidly catchy, but the overall concept ties everything together in a way that makes this one of the best conceptual albums I’ve ever heard. The way DAMN. balances mainstream appeal with deep introspection is unreal. DNA and HUMBLE were HEAVILY overplayed everywhere and yet, I still come back to them. That’s just ... read more
Man... I haven't had a near skipless album in a LONG time. I've listened to this album all the way through over 50 times by now and every single time, I love it even more. I will admit, I’m a new Kendrick fan... so apologies to the long-time Kendrick fans who think other albums deserve this rating. I’m a newbie and still learning. This is just what I’m feeling right now. Who knows, things might change.
GNX is just THAT album for me right now. I can’t not see ... read more
Maybe I'm just not a fan of the rage genre yet. To be fair, I only started getting into rap about two years ago. Before then, it wasn’t really a genre I paid much attention to, but now, it’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, genres in my rotation. That said, even with an open mind, I genuinely do not understand the hype around Playboi Carti.
His delivery on this album feels incredibly sloppy and unpolished. The way he raps (or rather, mumbles and shouts) makes it sound ... read more