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Kendrick Lamar Appreciation Thread

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K-Dot.
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Anyone just love his music? Or any other Black Hippy members? ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, or Ab-Soul? He really is the next best thing in hip hop. I mean he's been around for a while and I've been following him for about a year and a half and now that he's finally blowing up a little it's the coolest thing. Hopefully he doesn't succumb to the typical mainstream rap persona where he raps only about money and hoes. So far he's stayed true. His new album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city is set to be released on October second. Here's three tracks that are rumored to be on there:



And a few personal favorites:





J. Cole's flawless production:

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Heart
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Here's some kendrick:

Lars Tynes "PhD in Stomponomics"! from Lars Wien Tynes on Vimeo.

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95959
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GKMC is a better album. Section80 is a collection of songs.
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.spaghetticat.
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Fuck your ethnicity
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Algebra
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i can understand that but if u take any song from section80 it will top any song from gkmc
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jeremy.g
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kendrick's verse in this new big sean track might actually be the craziest shit i have ever heard. sorry about it being edited. cant find the explicit anywhere. just dropped yesterday and this seems to be the only version floating around. kendrick starts fucking up the world around 3:00 i believe


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95959
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That's a pretty hyberbolic statement. No way Tammy's song is better than M.A.A.D City or BDKMV.
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95959
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My all caps posts on the last page were in reference to this.
and here's the un-censored version

http://www.audiomack.com/song/2dbz/control-f-kendrick-lamar-amp-jay-electronica
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2_fadez
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fuckin' Tammy...
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Algebra
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I actually enjoy Tammy's song
12 years ago
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NPF
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FUUUCK
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holy fuck
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Rafiki
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theres an explicit going around tumblr. also, i posted this on the first page
12 years ago
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*ninja*
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seeing him at bumpershoot 2 weeks gonna be so dope.
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Ben.
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I dont see how any other rapper is competing with him at this point. Hes just so far above everyone else of this younger generation of rappers.


Link since the youtube vids down, Kendrick goes hard on this one.

http://www.audiomack.com/song/fakeshoredrive/no-id
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bo0b
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Seems as if you;re forgetting about No Make-up
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TheDers
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http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rappers-react-to-kendrick-lamar-s-verse-on-control-news.6814.html

These are a bunch of tweets from rappers and music moguls reacting to kendricks verse in control. He was in no way being disrespectful to the other guys or calling them out. He just wants to see rap become all it can be, he is simply trying to inspire everyone else to up their game and get on his level. He is at the top there is no doubt about it he murders every track and feature he goes on and he has got flow and lyrics unlike anyone ive ever heard.
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casual
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Yup. Verse of a generation right there. Game just got a pulse back. Joell Ortiz just came with some BARS in response. It isn't Kendrick. but honestly, the fact that he inspired such an incredible verse really just proves his whole point.
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Brenone
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I like Kendrick, his verse was dope and I love that he mentioned names in his verse. Something most rappers are afraid to do nowadays. But Joell Ortiz got this one
I ride with Joell Ortiz and Slaughterhouse all day. No group/clique in the game is fucking with them lyrically.

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fortyvalve
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i came here to post this, seriously everyone listen to it. killed it even when he wasn't even targeted in kendricks verse directly
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Brenone
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And because of that I give props to Kendrick Lamar for stirring things up!
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fortyvalve
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stirred up the pot and brought the competitiveness back to hip hop. whoever downvoted your post probably listens to drake and wayne exclusively. barely anyone knows true lyricism anymore and kendrick helped the revival
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madchronic
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sammy_
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pushin the game... hard. twitter is hyped on this right now... responses are coming out and more will definitely be on the rise

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FUUUCK
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this is awesome, seriously I'm so happy this is happening.
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Brule.
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This is a good song.

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Charlie_Kelly
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Came in here to post this. Fucking epic.
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danderson.
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Chill out with that Control verse. The only reason people are flipping shit is because Kendrick name dropped which has been uncommon in rap in the last few years. If that song would've come out in the 90's, no one would've thought anything of it. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty damn good, but people's expectations in rap have become so low that this verse being considered a GOAT even. Honestly, it's not even Kendrick's best verse.
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Charlie_Kelly
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Like you said, it's pretty fucking good. And like you said, he name dropped which really hasn't happened in a long while. Name 3 other rappers and their "nasty" verse that deserve a GOAT over him. I'm serious pots up, enlighten me I want to see someone kill it like Kendrick did.
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danderson.
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You're kind of missing my point. Nothing from this year deserves GOAT status, but I will enlighten you with some "nasty" verses from this year.

Mac Miller "I Am Who Am" verse 2.

Vince Staple's verse in "Hive".

Talib Kweli "Human Mic".








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Algebra
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I rarely agree with you but you are very correct. If someone in rap did something like canibus's second round KO people would go literally insane
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bo0b
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They're good lyricists but shitty songmakers. Like really shitty.
12 years ago
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Mules
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1. Money trees 2. uoeno black hippy remix 3.mad city But y'all are missing the point! JAY ROCK is the most under rated rapper ever. He fucking kills it.
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TheDers
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ya man jay rock slays beats
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Tree60
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I typed this shit out twice already so I'm keeping it short.

Kendricks verse is (one of the) GOAT, not only because of the amazing lyricism, but because hes lighting fire under the game. He wants people to try to beat him lyrically. They can't call him on anything, not his life, his crews, or his cars and clothes, all they can do is try to outperform him lyrically. Nobodies going to get killed, but theres going to be a huge influx of crazy good songs trying to outdo that verse.
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the.hellion.
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Yessss, this is what I'm excited for. (j. cole, what up ?)
And 'cause Kendrick just sounds so riled, he's fucking ready and waiting.
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Tree60
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Im hoping for a Nas/Jay verse with a feature of a old Biggie verse. All three kings of NY on one song defending their title. That would be ridiculous, and exactly the reason why K DOT put out this verse.
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Tree60
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on a related note

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-emile-
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oh wow hahahah
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danderson.
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Oh, shut the fuck up.
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danderson.
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Stop sucking mine.
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MilaKunis
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I like his lyrics and his voice but I absolutely hate his flow in a lot of songs including this game changing verse.
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whoa-dere
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YOU LIKE HIS VOICE??!?!?
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Daski
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I didn't think anyone could spell worse than Andy Parry...
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Bodhisattva_
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Well, you didn't mention the year so here goes...
Dessy Hinds' verse on "Natural"
Wiz in the UOENO remix
Busta Rhymes in Cocaina
Slim Shady's first verse in Business (he rhymes with orange, who the fuck else rhymes wit orange?)
Pretty much ANY biggie verse
Guru AND Inspectah Deck's verses in Above The Clouds
I could go on for days if we're talkin verses better deserving of GOAT over Kendrick's.
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Tree60
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did you listen to the song or read my comment? Have you seen the response so far? K DOT just lit fire under the game. So GOAT verse might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but GOAT thing to do? Yah kinda. He did a very different and great thing with those callouts, and doing that is making it a GOAT
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BE..
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Ugh no....

Kendrick's is the best of the year, not GOAT though.
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-emile-
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that's just not true.
he made callouts = goat ?

cool how bout my verse ?

drake is a little bitch
he didn't start from the bottom
I want to get my nuts kissed
my shirt is 100%cotton

j cole is gay
I think I'm allergic to hay
also I like big booty bitches
even though my eye itches.

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