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[MThanded]

FLYLO ‏@flyinglotus 38s38 seconds ago
I produced a version of "for sale" that will probably never come out.

hits 2dbz tommorow

 

[cb1115]

These Walls is really groovy and great, love the sparse strings.

yep, highlight of the album so far.

these instrumentals are on point tbh.

 

[enzo_gt]

Starts out really groovy, punchy and funky with Wesley's Theory. I fuck with this in all respects. Not quite Section.80, not quite radical, and surprisingly coherent.

Is For Free supposed to be a palette cleanser like WTT had or... I mean it's one song in so I'm not even sure this can't be the reason...

Pause 4 Porno >>>>>>> For Free

 

[Courage]

The Blacker The Berry still got me feeling like

 

[Mik317]

Alright is the best track so far

woooo

Spoiler

says the neptunes stan

 

[studyguy]

How Much A Dollar Cost is legit beautiful.

On it now, it is dope.


Some of the tracks... I'm not so sure on. It doesn't feel like he can hold it down through some of the production. U is pretty fucking jarring tbh.

 

[PhoenixDark]

For Sale sounds like some Panacea shit, production wise. Dope.

sounds like Kendrick was fucked up last year. Drugs and depression.

 

[naw]

i'm only on track 7 atm but so far Alright is the only great song

this album weak lmao

Alright is the best track so far

woooo

Spoiler

says the neptunes stan

guarantee Sounwave is the reason why this song is good and not Pharrell

 

[overcast]

COURAGE STOLE THE GIF OUTTA MY MOUTH WTF BRO

 

[Courage]

COURAGE STOLE THE GIF OUTTA MY MOUTH WTF BRO

 

[enzo_gt]

King Kunta is dope. Kendrick got that presence on the mic and the production isn't over or understated. Very Dre.

 

[cb1115]

just got through u

...interesting

 

[Fjordson]

The two Bilal tracks are nice musically, but Kendrick sounds awkward. Just doesn't fit him.

And somehow, his voice on almost all these songs thus far is seemingly weirder than usual. Lots of high pitched goofiness that just sounds off imo.

 

[MThanded]

A lot of people are going to hate this album.

I'm feeling it. However, I understand how polarizing this is going to be.

 

[Dereck]

Dinner was ready and I was asleep.

It's time to fix me a plate.

 

[CRS]

“@benw36: @flyinglotus maybe you convince kendrick to let that premiere on the bbc1 radio.” I don't even have it.

lol TDE

 

[Esch]

I *think* i like U, there's some extra extra extra corny Nas-esque Who Killed It? stupidity with the voice stuff on that second part but i can feel his emotion, the content is genuine?

 

[Mik317]

guarantee Sounwave is the reason why this song is good and not Pharrell

Let me have this man
;_;

 

[injurai]

lol TDE

 

[Psychological Intellect]

hood politics is fucking nice

 

[studyguy]

Complexion brehs.

 

[sycam0re]

The Blacker The Berry still got me feeling like

hahaha

 

[Mik317]

YO THAT KILLER MIKE LINE ON HOOD POLITICS

WOOO

 

[cb1115]

these interludes are fucking me up brehs

the production is soooooooo dope tho

 

[Courage]

This version of i would be better if he didn't make random noises for #energy.

I like the live, impromptu feel to it at least.

 

[Eleuin]

End of momma wtf lmao

how much a dollar cost though, whew

 

[Floridian]

Mural > Mortal Man

 

[naw]

wow Knxwledge came correct on this beat

that's my goat

rather just have the instrumental tho

 

[PhoenixDark]

Hood Politics whew

 

[Esch]

Alright is cool. Probably the only track i've heard on here thus far that has a sort of 'talk to em' type vibe that i love (sorry) at least a couple times on an album

 

[enzo_gt]

Institutionalized just isn't doing it for me. I don't know if I'd call it a bad song, but it has a couple attributes of one.

Hook is something I presume Kendrick thought was super dope and clever but after everyone was exhausted of alternate suggestions they just kind of looked at Kendrick like

Gives me garbo Isaiah Rashad vibes too

 

[PhoenixDark]

Critics wanna mention that they miss when hip hop was rappin, muthafucka if you did Killer Mike would be platinum.

damn

 

[Discotheque]

honestly for free is so trash that king kunta is actually welcomed to my ears immediately after, like i actually kinda like this song now lmao.

very clever kendrick, i see what you did there.

 

[CountBlack]

still unable to listen

 

[RBK]

It's a more replayable album than GKMC.

That's all I got so far.

EDIT: Loving Rapsody's verse on Complexion.

 

[cb1115]

honestly for free is so trash that king kunta is actually welcomed to my ears immediately after.

very clever kendrick, i see what you did there.

maybe that's why people liked it so much

 

[overcast]

"More replayable"

It's been out 129 minutes tho breh.

 

[cb1115]

anyone else getting some Tribe vibes from some of these instrumentals?

 

[DominoKid]

Critics wanna mention that they miss when hip hop was rappin, muthafucka if you did Killer Mike would be platinum.

damn

his hova influence showing though right there.

 

[Eleuin]

still unable to listen

its on spotify breh

 

[Esch]

honestly for free is so trash that king kunta is actually welcomed to my ears immediately after, like i actually kinda like this song now lmao.

very clever kendrick, i see what you did there.

For Free? is the I Know What Girls Like of Kendrick's discography. Don't need to run it back a couple of times to know it's utter shit and no amount of retconning or time will detract from how awful it is.


Anyway, overall i'd say it's a mixed bag so far, with some really dope highs and some discustin lows. We'll see.

 

[injurai]

Critics wanna mention that they miss when hip hop was rappin, muthafucka if you did Killer Mike would be platinum.

damn

Whew, commendable praise.

 

[Fjordson]

honestly for free is so trash that king kunta is actually welcomed to my ears immediately after, like i actually kinda like this song now lmao.

very clever kendrick, i see what you did there.

Seriously. These interludes are trash.

Alright and Momma are decent. Momma maybe my favourite so far.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Ronald Isley is perfect on How Much A Dollar Cost.

 

[enzo_gt]

I'm pretty sure I know what Kendrick was trying to do with "u"

I'm pretty sure it's not doing anything for me as a song

 

[RBK]

"More replayable"

It's been out 129 minutes tho breh.

It's not a concept album telling a pretty generic "coming of age" story with embedded interludes ruining songs.

Think it's fair to say.

 

[cb1115]

THE ENDING OF MOMMA LMAO

good god the accuracy

 

[SheSaidNo]

After the first listen I like

1. Complexion
2. The Blacker the Berry
3. King Kunta
4. i
5. How much a dollar cost
6. alright

The rest are all ruined by a lot of cheese, like the affected voice at the end of u, the chorus of hood politics, the interludes in general, these walls (tho I think most "sex" songs are cheesy in general).

The second half is definitely more interesting, the first outside of king kunta sounds like starbucks rap

 

[Psychological Intellect]

complexion mmmmmmm

 

[Courage]

I'm pretty sure I know what Kendrick was trying to do with "u"

I'm pretty sure it's not doing anything for me as a song

First half is so bad breh. Thank god the beat switch happens or else it'd be total trash.