Kendrick Lamar

Kylo Ren · 13-07-2012 10:07pm

Oh nevermind....

Bobby Baccala · 13-07-2012 10:09pm

The rapping is good, i dont like the beat and the annoying outbursts of "DRANK!" that pop up throughout the song.

conor.hogan.2 · 13-07-2012 10:16pm

Cartoons and Cereal vibe, good song.

mufcboy1999 · 13-07-2012 10:20pm

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

The rapping is good, i dont like the beat and the annoying outbursts of "DRANK!" that pop up throughout the song.

i reckon it could fit nicely into the actual album, if he's got a story to tell which he obviously does this might blend in perfectly and i reckon it has the potential to grow on people. I personally like it, its defiantly not a radio song and it has a lot of a section 80 feel to it in terms of production and the actual substance behind it, a lot of references to the LA lifestyle in it.

MD1990 · 13-07-2012 10:32pm

better than The Recipe which was a real grower
looks like Kendrick will have the best album this year

mufcboy1999 · 16-07-2012 12:15am

the more i listen to this song the more i love it, great song.

PrettyBoy · 16-07-2012 1:05pm

Great track, Kendrick on form as usual and the beat is quality. T-Minus is one of the best producers out there at the moment IMO.

jonneymendoza · 16-07-2012 2:10pm

MD1990 wrote: »

better than The Recipe which was a real grower
looks like Kendrick will have the best album this year

yes definitively better then the recipe imo

Boom_Bap · 16-07-2012 2:46pm

MD1990 wrote: »

better than The Recipe which was a real grower
looks like Kendrick will have the best album this year

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Great track, Kendrick on form as usual and the beat is quality. T-Minus is one of the best producers out there at the moment IMO.

Some bold statements being made here!

mufcboy1999 · 16-07-2012 9:19pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Some bold statements being made here!

fighting talk boom bap

, The albums got of to a great start though.

jonneymendoza · 17-07-2012 7:38am

i dont think his album will top NAS!

Boom_Bap · 17-07-2012 10:31am

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

fighting talk boom bap , The albums got of to a great start though.

Fighting talk indeed!!

To be honest, I'm not far gone on the 2 leaks so far, they are OK, but not stellar. But this is how I was with Section.80 as well, only a few standouts for me. I hope its a great album.

As for T-Minus being the best producer out there, I had a look at his discog and it's not great! And the beat on the Drank song isn't spectacular, i think its more a case of how Lamar uses it that makes it sound better.

If we are throwing accusations of the best beat-maker about, I would be looking at El-P or Oddissee whi have had prolific years so far and have produced excellent music. Have you heard the El-P remix to that SlaughterHouse track......good lord!

mufcboy1999 · 17-07-2012 4:01pm

Fighting talk indeed!!

To be honest, I'm not far gone on the 2 leaks so far, they are OK, but not stellar. But this is how I was with Section.80 as well, only a few standouts for me. I hope its a great album.

i know what your saying but i honestly think when we get the album they might grow on you more.

i dont think his album will top NAS!

KL has his work cut out for him anyway!

Mikeyt086 · 17-07-2012 7:44pm

The Recipe: First listen didnt really like it, after time absolutely love it.
Swimming Pools: First listen absolutely loved it, after time still love it.

Shaping up to be a great album as for as I'm concerned.

floggg · 18-07-2012 10:27am

Oddisee's album is pretty damn dope and so was R.A.P. music so they certainly are making strong cases for themselves this year (haven't heard cancer for cure).

mufcboy1999 · 03-08-2012 5:53pm

lamar drops the video for "swimming pools (drank)". Looks like the recipe video is put on hold for the time being, i expect it to be out closer to album release maybe september.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ejyHzz3XE

also this behind the scenes footage of KL & Schoolboy Q.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL3jtUWypS4

jonneymendoza · 03-08-2012 6:42pm

good choice. its much better then the recipe song.

conor.hogan.2 · 03-08-2012 7:29pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxDEusyVK6k

1/2 of Black Hippy and CG.

Ab-Souls verse kills it.

mufcboy1999 · 03-08-2012 8:25pm

jonneymendoza wrote: »

good choice. its much better then the recipe song.

i think the recipe is better but in fairness the 2 are completely different songs, swimming pools is a lot darker while the recipe is your typical catchy/anthem like single.

@conor ,what is that beat on the gambino song? Sounds so familiar , its on the tip of my tongue. Ye ab soul does kill it, he imo is the weakest though out of black hippy. He is very unique in his style, i just cant get into his solo stuff but i can tolerate him featuring on other songs. All 3 kill that song though, Q is the man of the moment lately, dropping some serious verses and music.

conor.hogan.2 · 04-08-2012 4:20pm

I don't know but it was produced by CG and I presume it is heavily sample based because it is a mixtape and one of the other tracks sampled Toxic by Britney Spears.

I just like Ab-Souls style (and a lot of his lyrics) over Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q.

mufcboy1999 · 04-08-2012 9:50pm

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

I don't know but it was produced by CG and I presume it is heavily sample based because it is a mixtape and one of the other tracks sampled Toxic by Britney Spears.

I just like Ab-Souls style (and a lot of his lyrics) over Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q.

its from the game v 40 glocc fight , i knew i recognized it

. I like ab soul myself , its just his solo stuff i find hard to get into it.

Da Shins Kelly · 05-08-2012 12:17am

Getting pretty psyched about this album. Didn't pay too much attention to this guy before The Recipe, but I'm liking more of his stuff the more I hear it.

mufcboy1999 · 15-08-2012 4:07pm

KL & lady gaga collab on the way for GKIAMC, the single will be called "partynauseos" and is comng september 6th!...:eek:... This can go either way but apparently gaga was a big fan of lamars and reached out via twitter and the 2 have been friends since... if it turns out like a wale's song with gaga, it wouldnt be too bad because going by the song title it defiantly sounds like a radio/club type single.

in saying all that.. i would prefer not too see lady gaga on this album for obvious reasons.

The modern day 2Pac & Madonna relationship is on the brink once again. Pop star Gaga has recently revealed she and TDE now Interscope signee, Kendrick Lamar are great friends. To all the Rap fans, ”Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” which is K. Dots debut album is one of the if not the most anticipated album of the year and running.

The album is due October 2nd, and to make it all better Gaga hit Twitter this morning to announce she’ll appear on the Interscope/Aftermath project on a song titled “PARTYNAUSEOUS.” The single, is set to debut on September 6th.

“I am so excited to announce that a record I’ve been working on has now become a collaboration with @KendrickLamar for HIS ALBUM. @kendricklamar and I are dropping the record SEPT 6. Its called “PARTYNAUSEOUS”

*What do you all think about this, Keep in mind Lady Gaga CAN actually sing, so we all know this will be 100% dope.*

Da Shins Kelly · 16-08-2012 8:44pm

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

KL & lady gaga collab on the way for GKIAMC, the single will be called "partynauseos" and is comng september 6th!...:eek:... This can go either way but apparently gaga was a big fan of lamars and reached out via twitter and the 2 have been friends since... if it turns out like a wale's song with gaga, it wouldnt be too bad because going by the song title it defiantly sounds like a radio/club type single.

in saying all that.. i would prefer not too see lady gaga on this album for obvious reasons.

Not liking the sound of this. I can imagine Gaga completely taking over the whole track. She's an attention whore after all.

floggg · 16-08-2012 10:14pm

It could be interesting. Kendrick doesn't seem like the type to go with a big name feature just for the sake of it. He obviously could have went with all the usual Aftermath producers, but seems to have kept it in house.

Hopefully this work out.

Jimmy Iovine · 17-08-2012 2:43am

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Not liking the sound of this. I can imagine Gaga completely taking over the whole track. She's an attention whore after all.

I'm not her biggest fan but I don't think that'll be the case. From looking at her discography on her Wikipedia page she seems to have been a featured artist on almost no songs. This will be only her 3rd featured single, and she's only done another 4/5 songs. One of those singles was with The Lonely Island so it pretty much doesn't even count as a single. Essentially she has only featured on one single.

In '09 she did a song with Wale. It's pretty decent. She only does the basic hook feature and leaves it at that. No verse or anything more. Wale is quite clearly the main artist on it, as he should be.

I know that was back in '09 and Gaga is a totally different animal now but I'd imagine she has enough cop on to know what to do. The fact that this will only be her 3rd single in 5 years I reckon she'll want to do it right. She may be an attention whore but she's not a whore for features like Rihanna.

I think this is a good move by Kendrick. She's an alright singer and can hold a note. The single will probably sell millions and get him way up into the charts and into the spotlight. He'll come out a winner at the end of it.

Da Shins Kelly · 17-08-2012 3:31am

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I'm not her biggest fan but I don't think that'll be the case. From looking at her discography on her Wikipedia page she seems to have been a featured artist on almost no songs. This will be only her 3rd featured single, and she's only done another 4/5 songs. One of those singles was with The Lonely Island so it pretty much doesn't even count as a single. Essentially she has only featured on one single.

In '09 she did a song with Wale. It's pretty decent. She only does the basic hook feature and leaves it at that. No verse or anything more. Wale is quite clearly the main artist on it, as he should be.

I know that was back in '09 and Gaga is a totally different animal now but I'd imagine she has enough cop on to know what to do. The fact that this will only be her 3rd single in 5 years I reckon she'll want to do it right. She may be an attention whore but she's not a whore for features like Rihanna.

I think this is a good move by Kendrick. She's an alright singer and can hold a note. The single will probably sell millions and get him way up into the charts and into the spotlight. He'll come out a winner at the end of it.

Not doubting that she's a great singer - I saw her live last year with a friend by chance and she was surprisingly impressive live. She can be just a little over-indulgent sometimes, and I just hope she and her big name and image and everything don't over-shadow Lamar.

mufcboy1999 · 18-08-2012 12:06am

New KL song ft young jeezy doing the rounds , just released. It's not from the album , it's part of TDEs appreciation week I think.

Alright song, can't post the link from phone.

Da Shins Kelly · 18-08-2012 6:55pm

Meh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKgGXxoT5Ds

Jimmy Iovine · 18-08-2012 7:31pm

Haven't listened to it but I think he should have done that song with Freddie Gibbs for no other reason than Gibbs is better than Jeezy. He probably doesn't fit the song though. Although saying that Gibbs can adjust his flow to anything. It's more the subject matter that might clash.

mufcboy1999 · 18-08-2012 10:41pm

jeezy is one rapper i cant stand, honestly from day 1 when his buzz was high he just never appealed to me.

Mikeyt086 · 19-08-2012 1:04am

I kind of like Jeezy.

I really like that track.

Jimmy Iovine · 19-08-2012 7:18am

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

I kind of like Jeezy.

I really like that track.

I liked Jeezy back in the day.

Freddie should have been on that beat though. He is better than Jeezy in every aspect.

horsebox09 · 19-08-2012 5:03pm

I'm really liking the Jeezy track, awesome beat and Kenrick's flow on the second verse is nuts! It's a better track than a lot of rappers' album material

I agree with Jimmy though, Kendrick + Freddie Gibbs needs to happen!

mufcboy1999 · 19-08-2012 9:24pm

i reckon its only a matter of time, KL is the artist in demand atm, everyone is reaching out for a feature from him or schoolboy mainly lamar though.

black hippy will blow up if KL gets this album right.

conor.hogan.2 · 19-08-2012 10:57pm

After my new "listen to it 3 times before judging it" rule this song is actually pretty good, except Jeezy of course but at least he is not first.

mufcboy1999 · 22-08-2012 12:02am

the full version of "bend ya" has released, this leaked over a year ago with just lamar & frank ocean but it turns out it's actually Mann's song (buzzin ft 50 cent) ft lamar and ocean.

i had high hopes for this song after hearing the leak, but its all over the place and imo Mann ruins it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhXUsy87Nk

jonneymendoza · 24-08-2012 12:04pm

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Meh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKgGXxoT5Ds

pff. at this stage, Kendrick Lamar's album wont even be as good as GAME's last album.

Best rap album ever he said? LOL.

Kendrick hasnt shown any glimpse of this. not at all. his not worthy to be compared to even GAME yet who is no legend himself nevermind comparing him to nas/eminem. his miles behind nas/eminem.

Step up your "Game" Kendrick!!

Mr. Rager · 24-08-2012 1:38pm

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Meh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKgGXxoT5Ds

Bit of a mixed response around these parts but I think that's sick, bar Jeezy. Song of the last few days for me.

mufcboy1999 · 24-08-2012 7:42pm

i just cant get into "westside right on time" the beat is kind of repetitive, its like im waiting for it to kick in and change a bit but never does.

lamar kills this new song he's featured on, Nitty Scott ft lamar " flower child"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV8BCPAV-3c

floggg · 25-08-2012 5:01pm

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Meh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKgGXxoT5Ds

pff. at this stage, Kendrick Lamar's album wont even be as good as GAME's last album.

Best rap album ever he said? LOL.

Kendrick hasnt shown any glimpse of this. not at all. his not worthy to be compared to even GAME yet who is no legend himself nevermind comparing him to nas/eminem. his miles behind nas/eminem.

Step up your "Game" Kendrick!!

I doubt that song will be on the album.

Tho The Recipe and Swimming Pools have both been great so far.

Jimmy Iovine · 29-08-2012 11:59pm

The release date for the album has been pushed back to October 22nd.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20633/title.kendrick-lamar-moves-good-kid-maad-city-release-date-to-october-22

Da Shins Kelly · 03-09-2012 7:31pm

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

The release date for the album has been pushed back to October 22nd.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20633/title.kendrick-lamar-moves-good-kid-maad-city-release-date-to-october-22

NO! I can't wait any longer!

mufcboy1999 · 08-09-2012 10:50pm

loving this from kendrick, everything he says hear is what iv been saying before. 50 made the mixtape game what it is today.

http://www.diversehiphop.com/blog/2012/09/kendrick-lamar-talks-about-following-50-cents-mixtape-formula/

There will be no black hippy album anytime soon either...jay rock is completly against the idea of a black hippy album and Q says it could happen in the future but not now.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21041/title.schoolboy-q-ab-soul-jay-rock-confirm-that-a-black-hippy-album-will-not-be-released

mufcboy1999 · 15-09-2012 7:24pm

album cover and deluxe album cover have been released. I like the original cover, very personal touch to it.

deluxe...

PrettyBoy · 16-09-2012 12:47am

Maybe the only album I'm really looking forward to hearing this year, I like the standard cover, not mad about the deluxe one purely because I hate those massive ugly people carriers :P

mufcboy1999 · 16-09-2012 3:01pm

this album will make or break my October

kurupts brother scoe ft kendrick lamar "thank you" drop a song in dedication to Dr Dre, class song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKV6g8C2i0k

PrettyBoy · 21-09-2012 3:59am

Really, reeaally looking forward to hearing this album, especially the Hit Boy produced track..literally counting the days

Hopefully there's 1 or 2 Dre beats too...

mufcboy1999 · 21-09-2012 11:08pm

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Really, reeaally looking forward to hearing this album, especially the Hit Boy produced track..literally counting the days

Hopefully there's 1 or 2 Dre beats too...

There has to be at least 1 or 2 dre beats i say. I expect dre is going to at least co-produce the album like he did with all his debut artists now that lamar is actually on aftermath i think its set in stone tbh, id be very surprised if dre wasnt exec producing this album.

In saying that i hope KL stays mainly in house and sticks to the production team he had on section 80, i dont mind other producers as long as they cater to his sound and not the other way around in lamar catering to their sound so to speak.

PrettyBoy · 21-09-2012 11:45pm

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

There has to be at least 1 or 2 dre beats i say. I expect dre is going to at least co-produce the album like he did with all his debut artists now that lamar is actually on aftermath i think its set in stone tbh, id be very surprised if dre wasnt exec producing this album.

Was thinking that too but saw a pic on Kendrick's Facebook page recently that just said "GKMC - available October 22nd, mixed by Dr. Dre & mixed by Ali" . Makes me think Dre might have taken a step back this time and let Kendrick's team look after the beats and with Dre just having a hand in the mixing process. With Game and 50's albums it was always clear that Dre would act as exec producer, long before they were even released. Not so sure this time.

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