Kendrick Lamar

Sl!mCharles · 22-03-2012 09:25PM

Luckily Jimmy is a regular poster on this very forum, maybe he'll take notice of any advice we have for him.

Jimmy Iovine · 23-03-2012 05:48PM

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

Luckily Jimmy is a regular poster on this very forum, maybe he'll take notice of any advice we have for him.

I'm all ears lads.

I actually haven't listened to Section.80 yet. I've had too many other albums to listen to up till now. It's hard to keep up with everything especially when I'm trying to sort out all that **** with Detox.

Would ye recommend it?

23-03-2012 06:14PM

Best thing I have heard from a new rapper since Archetype by Tonedeff. (he was around for a long time but that was his debut album)

Better than most albums, full stop actually.

Boom_Bap · 23-03-2012 07:19PM

if a hip hop snob like me things it decent...then i'd recommend listening.

Jimmy Iovine · 23-03-2012 10:14PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

if a hip hop snob like me things it decent...then i'd recommend listening.

That's as good a recommendation as anyone could give I think :pac:.

24-03-2012 01:44PM

I am nearly certain this was what made me listen to section.80 either this or the opening of the Hiiipower video.

mufcboy1999 · 27-03-2012 10:00PM

nice interview with carson daly formerly of mtv, good story about pac and dre in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA_CXO52434

27-03-2012 10:06PM

Wtf is up with the numbers? (the video does not help the black ops video that is)

mufcboy1999 · 27-03-2012 10:19PM

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Wtf is up with the numbers? (the video does not help the black ops video that is)

havnt a clue man.:)

27-03-2012 10:30PM

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

havnt a clue man.:)

Ok, I presume it is so the video does not get taken down maybe? Because it has no tags either so the only way to find it was through twitter or thisis50.com

Anyway, doesn't matter. Good stories in the video.

Oleg Luzhny · 28-03-2012 10:42PM

Interview with Nardwuar at SXSW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5vlQdQp4s

28-03-2012 11:03PM

5:22-5:30

Hahahahahaahah

Mikeyt086 · 29-03-2012 03:22PM

Saw that interview with Nardwuar the other day and had to subscribe and watch his back catalouge, such good interviews.

Loved when he brought Jay Rock over there and asked him about the Compton Tours, Jay Rock was like "Oh you dont wanna go there."

mufcboy1999 · 29-03-2012 09:24PM

staircases has dropped today, it isnt a lamar track he just ft's on it. Not bad, taught it was going to be better tbh but lamar kills it no questions asked.

prod by pharrell too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi_3aeGKS5Y

mufcboy1999 · 09-04-2012 09:18PM

lamar interview with dj whoo kid, talks nas, asap, dre etc

personally love to see a nas/lamar collab, i think they could compliment each other a lot.

http://www.radioplanet.tv/kendrick-lamar-whookid-shade45-apr12/

Bobby Baccala · 10-04-2012 10:56AM

Finally gave section.80 a go. Got halfway through it and just bailed out. he's just not for me.

mufcboy1999 · 10-04-2012 01:41PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Finally gave section.80 a go. Got halfway through it and just bailed out. he's just not for me.

At least you gave it a shot, suppose he can't be everyone's cup of tea.

Just Out of interest paddy what puts you of him?

Bobby Baccala · 10-04-2012 02:01PM

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

At least you gave it a shot, suppose he can't be everyone's cup of tea.

Just Out of interest paddy what puts you of him?

Mainly his voice to be honest with you, i know it's not a great reason to be put off a rapper but there's just something about it. And his content wasn't really special. There just wasn't much worth repeating on that album for the first few tracks.
The production wasn't bad on it though, by todays standards he is very good i have to give him that.

For some reason he reminds me of a young andre 3000, maybe like andre he'll get better with age. I genuinely hope dre keeps him away from rick ross or wayne or anybody to do with young money. That label would render him almost impossible to listen to imo.

I'll listen to the other half later on. I'm still very impressed with the recipe, maybe kendricks next album will be to my liking.

10-04-2012 02:44PM

It is one of the few albums I could just play start to finish and listen to it again and again.

But I know what you mean if a rappers voice annoys you it is hard to just ignore it (not hip-hop but thats what made me not like the Smiths for years)

Boom_Bap · 10-04-2012 03:48PM

I quite like his voice, I like how he articulates certain words and puts emphasis on some letters, mainly the letter 't'.

In regards to Section.80, i think the first 5 songs are great, then the next 2 or 3 are not so great, next few are decent. Rigamortis steals the show, and then the rest is OK-ish. The production on Rigamortis is insane, the horn is awesome, and the dusty dubby drums, and the flow. The single note baseline that sparodicially appears is ridiculous.

Bobby Baccala · 10-04-2012 03:54PM

The production on rigamortis is probably the thing i don't like about the song, it just sounds like half a beat that was sloppily made imo.
His flow is flawless on it though.

10-04-2012 03:57PM

13/16 of the songs are amazing and the other 3 are not particularly bad either.

mufcboy1999 · 11-04-2012 12:50AM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Mainly his voice to be honest with you, i know it's not a great reason to be put off a rapper but there's just something about it. And his content wasn't really special. There just wasn't much worth repeating on that album for the first few tracks.
The production wasn't bad on it though, by todays standards he is very good i have to give him that.

For some reason he reminds me of a young andre 3000, maybe like andre he'll get better with age. I genuinely hope dre keeps him away from rick ross or wayne or anybody to do with young money. That label would render him almost impossible to listen to imo.

I'll listen to the other half later on. I'm still very impressed with the recipe, maybe kendricks next album will be to my liking.

na man a rappers voice is a legit reason to not like his music in my eyes, im the same with lil wayne his voice just goes through me hence me not being a fan at all.

the only song i dont really like on section 80 is "no make up on" always skip it, just dont like the hook throws me of big time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtWY-ZxFTw

11-04-2012 01:17AM

I love that hook (prefer the rest of the song though). It matches the song plus I love a bit of signing in hip-hop but can see how it is not everyones cup of tea.

Kush and Corinthians
Blow my High
and less so Ab Souls outro are my least favorite but the rest are among my favorite songs.

Coming after Rigamortus and before Hiiipower is a tall order for those songs though in fairness.

mufcboy1999 · 11-04-2012 02:22AM

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

I love that hook (prefer the rest of the song though). It matches the song plus I love a bit of signing in hip-hop but can see how it is not everyones cup of tea.

Kush and Corinthians
Blow my High
and less so Ab Souls outro are my least favorite but the rest are among my favorite songs.

Coming after Rigamortus and before Hiiipower is a tall order for those songs though in fairness.

Ye the actual song in general isn't bad, Iv tried to like it though but the hook is just not too my liking.

Ye the rest are bangers, my standouts are f*uck your ethnicity, A.D.H.D and the Ronald reagan era. Hii power was a great single choice , possibly cole's best piece of production IMO.

surely has to be one of the best pieces of hip hop released in the last 5 years, at least from what I listened to anyway. I know it might sound like I'm over exaggerating but I honestly think its not far from a modern classic or at least just very very good modern day hip hop music in a genre that's really struggling to keep its indentity on the commercial front.

11-04-2012 02:32AM

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

surely has to be one of the best pieces of hip hop released in the last 5 years, at least from what I listened to anyway. I know it might sound like I'm over exaggerating but I honestly think its not far from a modern classic or at least just very very good modern day hip hop music in a genre that's really struggling to keep its indentity on the commercial front.

No, I don't think that is a stretch. Despite my early hating of it I would compare it to Illmatic or 2pacs albums.

He was what 23 when it was released? The lyrics, the flow and the production are all solid.

I don't know if I am a fan of his work in general yet, but this album is really really good.

Best album I have heard since Archetype by Tonedeff of The Documentary (off the top of my head)

mufcboy1999 · 11-04-2012 02:56AM

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

surely has to be one of the best pieces of hip hop released in the last 5 years, at least from what I listened to anyway. I know it might sound like I'm over exaggerating but I honestly think its not far from a modern classic or at least just very very good modern day hip hop music in a genre that's really struggling to keep its indentity on the commercial front.

No, I don't think that is a stretch. Despite my early hating of it I would compare it to Illmatic or 2pacs albums.

He was what 23 when it was released? The lyrics, the flow and the production are all solid.

I don't know if I am a fan of his work in general yet, but this album is really really good.

Best album I have heard since Archetype by Tonedeff of The Documentary (off the top of my head)

The only thing stopping me comparing it to albums like illmatic or my favourite PAC album me against the world is just the time frame and how differnt hip hop was back then compared to now.

But a classics a classic so there all worthy of a comparison. I think what will cement section 80 as a possibly classic is the test of time, if I'm still banging the album 5 or 10 years from now, it's defeintly a classic at least in my eyes then.

Just remembered a interview of Lamar when he said he had visions of pac and he told him to keep doing his thing and don't let his music die ! That is crazy I don't think Lamar is the type who'd make that up for publicity either and I think there birthdays are only a day or 2 apart aswell.

11-04-2012 03:04AM

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

But a classics a classic so there all worthy of a comparison. I think what will cement section 80 as a possibly classic is the test of time, if I'm still banging the album 5 or 10 years from now, it's defeintly a classic at least in my eyes then.

Just remembered a interview of Lamar when he said he had visions of pac and he told him to keep doing his thing and don't let his music die ! That is crazy I don't think Lamar is the type who'd make that up for publicity either and I think there birthdays are only a day or 2 apart aswell.

True early 90's was very different, especially hip-hop wise (looking back) but a great album is a great album.

It is in the Hiiipower video too for about a second or two saying how he got a visit from "lesane parish crooks". That is what got me into him that banging beat , the lyrics, the message and the fact that Hiiipower is very much inspired by Thug Life and much more rational and more thought out than Thug Life.

mufcboy1999 · 13-04-2012 12:47PM

lamar talks chocella concert with dre, says its gona smash up in smoke :eek:

im expecting black hippy, snoop, either game or 50 , possibly em?

PrettyBoy · 13-04-2012 02:32PM

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

lamar talks chocella concert with dre, says its gona smash up in smoke :eek:

im expecting black hippy, snoop, either game or 50 , possibly em?

Think Eminem is a certainty. Also read that there'll be a Nate Dogg hologram, it will be as if he's there performing with them. Warren G, Kurupt and Daz will also be there apparently.

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