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Because Kendrick is able to do his brand of music on a massive scale which isn’t easy to or not a lot of artists have an opportunity to do. Kendrick got the big break alot of rappers wish they had.
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This shit happened before GKMC even happened man.
Snoop Dogg to Kendrick Lamar ten years ago: "You better run with it."
In 2011 (just 1 month after the release of 'Section.80') a group of West Coast icons passed the torch to Kendrick. Since then, he has dropped 3 albums, won 13 Grammys, and received a Pulitzer Prize.
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‘‘I’m not a rapper I am artist’’ all stems from people internalizing rap isn’t enough/they don’t see rap as versatile when it’s the opposite.
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I think Dot dropped at least two or 3 all time great disses this beef. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that.
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Nah lol hiphop being sold out to corporations and trying to make it a pop genre is really the root issue.
Tyler da creator da reason we got a lot of da white demographic in hip hop now.. all dat odd future loiter squad shit was basically jackass for black ppl.. dat shit invited da wrong company to rap.
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Tyler discourse can be exhausting tho cause we’ve gone through this cycle like multiple times already
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Yall swear niggas ain’t rapping but suddenly ears work when they find out something is produced by alchemist
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I don’t think people fake like Lil B or Babytron tbh. I think there’s legit reasoning behind the appeal even tho the skill and quality of the music is one thing.
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Kendrick being so quiet outside of his music deadass won him a beef and that’s comedy
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Nope. It’s a level of jazz rap/funk influences mixed with modernity that I think very few people have ever been able to execute: and for a sophomore album it’s a insane undertaking. Even punch called him crazy for trying to make it lmao
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Defending Travis Scott of all people is also very funny like what makes him above getting dissed 😭
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Kendrick boosted his all time resume I really think that. Idk what else is missing from his career now
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A lot of what Cole provides musically I can get better versions somewhere else which is a big bulk of it
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Kendrick has buried like 3 narratives in the span of 3 weeks is what’s smoking me about all of this 💀
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Pglang era Kendrick moves the needle i had no idea what him and Carti would sound like but he does a good job on here I need more
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To me…
1. Lack of gatekeeping
2. Hiphop media not really being hiphop media
3. The OG and rapper disconnect
4. Not learning the history of the genre you are in.
5. People treating hiphop as too much of a side hustle
6. Streaming
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You can critique rappers on politics but when we start critiquing them harder than politicians that’s where my disconnect is
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I’d argue Tyler is a big reason why a lot of people consistently think a rapper is only worthy to be called a artist if they do something outside of rap
tyler’s fanbase hates black music despite tyler himself having a very deep love and appreciation for it. nigga has charlie wilson, erykah badu, dj drama etc. collaborations and they still refuse to engage with black art on any meaningful level. very cannibalistic
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Swizz Beatz instrumentals sound like if you dropped a bunch of random kitchen items at 2AM in the morning
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Does Wayne have a right to be upset? Yes.
Do people have a right to question Wayne’s ability to perform in 2024 on a stage such as the Super Bowl? To a degree, yes.
Do people need to stop using Wayne as a proxy to get off their disdain for Kendrick and Jay-Z? Yes.
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Ngl until yesterday i thought those were just regular Tyler convo every 6 months but buddy the golf wang merch etc it’s really deeper than just being ‘’edgy’’
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I’m not gonna act like label management isn’t a big issue but how well rounded Kendrick is also plays a massive part. Especially with Hooks and how accessible he is.
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Tyler discourse is interesting cause even tho early odd future was early odd future (derogatory) a lot of the members did a good job of at least learning from them days. Not excusing it but it’s a big reason why people don’t hold it over the heads that much.
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Tyler def has tried to make some distinct changes to his fanbase tho. Really started with Cherry bomb for me but CMIYGL was def a strategic and artistic choice that i very well liked
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So much talk about milking a song and not enough about music should not have such a short lifespan cause streaming pulls attention everywhere
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Kendrick is able to do successfully on a mainstream level what Lupe could not as successfully. Both extremely talented rappers with ones skillset and management have help him more commercially
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This actually needs to be taken a step further. It’s not Hot Ones and Sneaker shopping that’s doing rap media badly. It’s shit like the breakfast club, these alt right media blogs etc. the people who are suppose to be doing the good stuff not doing it.
Tyler The Creator says artists need to stop going on Sneaker Shopping & Hot Ones and talk about the music during his interview with Nardwuar 👀 thoughts ?
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I don’t hate Trapsoul at all, but if any album has had a net negative impact, it’s that one. So many male R&B artists try to go for that template and it sucks
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I’m really not rocking with the internet already decided against Drake angle because media and streamers were very much on his side
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Him losing on the lyrical front was one thing but him losing when it came to the hits was something I didn’t even expect
Drake was “never going to win” because he’s not the better artist. Like preferences aside if u don’t have wool duct taped over your eyes the shit is obvious. And u can get that direct from his recent music literally
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Nobody said Kendrick wasn’t talented. He’s a 1 of 1 rapper. But the amount of unity behind him/dr.dre and the lack of missteps in his early career got him to where he was at on top of being an incredible musician.
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People underrate how much video game soundtracks helped younger listeners get into hip-hop.
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Seems like the allure of Kanye’s music is fully gone I felt like Donda still had some legit curiosity behind it.
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TPAB is also a crazy risk to take off of coming GKMC but had incredible payoff, on the Spotify podcast they were talking about how everyone was kinda pressuring him to make sure to not move away from his core audience
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I’m so glad somebody finally touched on this. The 5 year span between DAMN and MMTBS and honestly Kendrick not dropping super often and being so quiet contributed to this. It was probably alot of people first time really tuning into him a music
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The whole appeal of Kendrick is his ability to make concept albums while also being commercially accessible. It’s a very hard thing to do.
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The ability to rap and produce at high level like this is kinda nuts.
Also love the sample
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I don’t encourage younger listenters to explore older hiphop to sound grumpy, it’s just that it’s literally history
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Hiphop should never revolve around 3 or 4 people but the media places an illusion to make it that way. Everybody has their place. Being apart of the genre and being THEE genre two different things.
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I really think what ATCQ brought to hiphop really gets undersold. Them not existing alters so much
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To pimp a butterfly incredible but Kendrick hits another gear around the halfway mark
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