Kendrick Lamar - DAMN - Album Discussion

**Frownland** · 04-14-2017, 12:59 PM

I guess it depends on which you think is more annoying: pseudo-abstract poetry and music journalism, or phone calls?

I hated the Tupac **** too but the instrumentals on TPAB are brilliant. GKMC makes meh into an art form (as long as we forget about Radiohead).

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 04-14-2017, 01:00 PM

GKMC and TPAB are both great so idk but you guys are on about.

Key · 04-14-2017, 01:00 PM

To me, TPAB felt more like a journey, and less like a hip hop album of sorts. The songwriting alone is fantastic.

**Frownland** · 04-14-2017, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

GKMC
great

Stop while you're ahead.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 04-14-2017, 01:03 PM

tbh i'm surprised you didn't like GKMC. just don't find it to be a compelling listen or what?

**Frownland** · 04-14-2017, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

tbh i'm surprised you didn't like GKMC. just don't find it to be a compelling listen or what?

It has decent hooks but it just does not do anything for me besides for reminding me of just how bland music can be.

I'm not just writing it off either. I tried to get into it several times after I first got into TPAB.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-14-2017, 01:16 PM

GKMC is great I agree Q-Man.

As far as being bland, I feel like that with most of the stuff on TPAB, These Walls & I are the best tracks but he should have put the original I on it. Everything else is either boring or just shit.

**Frownland** · 04-14-2017, 01:18 PM

How do you feel about jazz/jazzy hip hop in general?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-14-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

How do you feel about jazz/jazzy hip hop in general?

It's OK. I like some stuff from ATCQ, Pete Rock & CL Smooth and probably others I can't remember right now. Maybe The Roots too if they're in that category.

Don't think I've listened to much Jazz on it's own though.

**Frownland** · 04-14-2017, 01:25 PM

The heavy jazz element is really what sold TPAB for me, which is why I asked.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I guess it depends on which you think is more annoying: pseudo-abstract poetry and music journalism, or phone calls? I hated the Tupac **** too but the instrumentals on TPAB are brilliant. GKMC makes meh into an art form (as long as we forget about Radiohead). __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	How do you feel about jazz/jazzy hip hop in general? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The heavy jazz element is really what sold TPAB for me, which is why I asked. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	To me, TPAB felt more like a journey, and less like a hip hop album of sorts. The songwriting alone is fantastic.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	GKMC is great I agree Q-Man. As far as being bland, I feel like that with most of the stuff on TPAB, These Walls & I are the best tracks but he should have put the original I on it. Everything else is either boring or just shit.