Kendrick Lamar is better than Soundgarden

[LoathedVermin72]

It's an overstatement that he dropped a surprise album? Isn't that pretty much just a statement of fact?

If it's an EP of demos, no.

[Kevin Davis]

Well, you can quibble with its classification as an album rather than an EP, though at eight tracks and thirty-four minutes long, it's certainly well within industry standards for being considered a proper album. And isn't "Nebraska" basically an album of "demos?" I'm not really sure what you're taking issue with here.

[LoathedVermin72]

...Goddamn you, KD.

[Kevin Davis]

Sorry, I just feel compelled to stick up for artists like Kendrick who get such little attention elsewhere.

[LoathedVermin72]

Sorry, I just feel compelled to stick up for artists like Kendrick who get such little attention elsewhere.

Man, we must travel in different circles.

[Kevin Davis]

I was just kidding

[LoathedVermin72]

...Goddamn you, KD.

[Jorge]

Sorry, I just feel compelled to stick up for artists like Kendrick who get such little attention elsewhere.

Man, we must travel in different circles.

Great work

[zeb]

Yeah, terrific page thus far, guys. Keep up the good work.

[Kevin Davis]

After one listen, I think this is fantastic -- the perfect post-script to "To Pimp a Butterfly," though it certainly stands on its own as its own project with its own identity. I agree that some of the tracks feel more "casual" than others, but Kendrick's rapping absolutely does not -- it's as locked in as ever. People are almost definitely using the term "demo" incorrectly in regards to these tracks -- these do not feel like rough drafts put down for reference purposes with the intention of being revisited at a later date. They're thoughtfully produced and arranged, and sound great.

[LoathedVermin72]

For the record, Kendrick is the one who called them demos.

[Kevin Davis]

Interesting. Maybe the term means something different in rap music, but these don't sound like any "demos" I've heard, nor do they sound any less "finished" to me than the album tracks.

Either way, I just listened to it three more times, and I love it.

[tragabigzanda]

[4/5]

unititled 03

[Mike]

I really like 5 and 6 on my first listen. Not so sure about the rest, yet.

[4/5]

I'm really feeling this right now.

[bodysnatcher]

god i love the jazz in this.

i could see jazz making a big come back through hip hop in this type of style

[LoathedVermin72]

god i love the jazz in this.

i could see jazz making a big come back through hip hop in this type of style

gross

[bodysnatcher]

god i love the jazz in this.

i could see jazz making a big come back through hip hop in this type of style

gross

go back to the thread about bad hip hop

[E.H. Ruddock]

god i love the jazz in this.

i could see jazz making a big come back through hip hop in this type of style