It's Time For Us to be Honest About Kendrick Lamar 

I appreciate Kendrick as an artist and he can truly do things that no other rapper can do. But he’s lost his presence in the rap game. It’s clear there came a point where he didn’t care about that anymore and just wanted to make art. Taking 5 years out and coming back with MM&TBS, although a great album, didn’t put his stamp back in the game. His few features since have been mediocre. In fact, he isn’t a very strong feature artist in general since the early days of Control etc. The frustrating thing is he holds back on a lot of features. He doesn’t have any notable ones with J Cole and the Jeezy song which had Cole on it, he dropped a whack verse. It’s like he does it on purpose sometimes. I will always appreciate anything he does cause it’s real and original and I guess we just have to accept he’s never gonna be that rapper we want him to be

This is why Hip-Hop sucks now. We expect "bangers" from an artist, and the art gets lost. It's pretty saddening.

It's crazy Akademiks's self esteem is so tied up with Drake's success and failure

You know you're built different when your "flop" of an album wins you a Grammy. 🐐

Music is art, and Kendrick Lamar is one of the few true artists left. I don't care if he's not 'present' in the current rap game. He's beyond it.

Kendrick Lamar in his 4 studio albums has written: A movie, A poem, A message that can played forwards and backwards, and a stage play… WHAT MORE DOES HE HAVE TO PROVE!!

So, basically, you guys prefer McDonald's over a meal from a crockpot... Got it

this album was therapy for me after a family member died last year, i cried so much when i heard “die hard” or the instrumental of “united in grief”. he’s making art at this point with his music. this year i’ve spent my birthday at one of his concerts, it was beautiful. I will cherish this album forever.

Man I couldn’t disagree more with some of these sentiments, this album transcends rap music and is a social masterpiece of art

Kendrick can do what he wants . He has more than earned it .

Kendrick makes art, coincidentally its medium is hip-hop; there is no fall of an artist like this just another evolution.

Mr Morale was an album for grown folks. It was for people going into the real world with life experience, leaving clubs behind...leaving college behind...leaving high school behind. It was a mentally DEEP album that touched any person that wants to leave something behind for their children, not an album for someone trying to be noticed or flashy. This was an album saying THIS IS FOR YOUR HEART AND MIND, not for your clubs and BBQs.

This album is hands down one of my favorite albums to exist. There’s so much that’s relatable to a person that’s healing and understanding life.

Kendrick isn’t the problem. The fans are. They’re just looking at the numbers and not even trying to appreciate the art he put behind his album. Everything is about making more money or sales but no one in a business standpoint appreciates it for the art that it is.

Mr. Morale is an extremely cathartic album to listen to. not everybody wants to have a therapy session everytime they listen to music, but it’s invaluable to everybody who truly resonated with it. i love it, and i respect Kendrick for making a project that helped himself, not something that pandered to a demographic that already has hella people pandering to it

I have grown with Kendrick.. each life stage.. granted Mr. Morale & The Bigsteppers isn’t for everyone. It’s reflective and especially it’s deep. Hip hip needed this. Also he is evolving as an artist. It’s a hard listen but required. Toxic hip hop is overplayed.

Its funny because its been a year and I’ve come to love this album. So much for 2 weeks. People who hated this album are either mentally and spiritually shallow or scares to be different.

Kendrick is in a class above Drake.

This album touched me like no other piece of media out there. I don’t care if it doesn’t have hits I love this album.

Kendrick has a new style on every album he makes. Each one incredible in its own way, layered with new sounds, complex lyrical storytelling, and self reflection. People need time to process new styles especially if they wanted a replica of a past album. Often times when incredibly talented artists make something totally new and unheard of the mainstream doesn’t understand it’s brilliance. Similar responses were voiced originally about OutKast - ATLiens, Kanye - 808’s and Heartbreak, Beastie Boys - Check Your Head, even Nas - It Was Written (because how do you follow up Illmatic. Each one of those is a classic now but originally received criticism claiming they fell off. I don’t even feel like the Drake claim is worth addressing, albums are progressively worse and predictable. He’s a culture vulture who replicates whatever is mainstream at the time.

Kendrick said it himself in the most underrated track on the album, crown “you can’t please everybody”

This album was a therapy session and honestly, it did wonders for me over the summer. I love this album so much.

I didn’t like the album at first, but going through things in my own life made me appreciate the project overtime.

This album is a classic! So much depth, healing, Kendrick gave you everything on this album.

Even as a Kendrick fan, I've said I wouldn't be shocked if this was the beginning of the end for him. However, he's one of the few rappers around who can vanish for a long time, come back, drop a project, and then have one of the highest grossing tours of all-time making $110 million.

Man I still cry whenever I hear Count me out and mother I sober, that shit cuts deep every time.

Kendrick has constantly raised the bar & moved the needle. I don’t expect anything less. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers was the album I personally needed to hear. It’s an album that touches topics that we all can relate to. If you’re expecting just Bangers then this wasn’t for you. I loved this album. It’s as great as any of his other albums. It gets played in my house & I’m proud that he put it out.

The album wasn’t for the masses. It was for his most loyal fans… The music was half the message the performances was the other half.

Kendrick is still that guy. “Content creator” narrative is one thing, but when me and the boys sitting around smokin and drinkin and Money Trees comes on the playlist? Nothing better.

I'm glad Kendrick saw this project through. Need more rappers and producers making moves like this and expanding what we think is possible with hiphop.

Mr. Morale is an album about a man exposing and confronting his imperfection. It was inspiring tbh. We dont have enough men in the world willing to confront their issues.

this album had me in a trance. aided me in coming to terms with my own traumas, learn about myself as a human being before anything else but also evolve as an artist. it doesn’t matter if Kendrick isn’t “involved in the culture” because he simply has depth and substance. his longevity is not determined by ‘hits’ … Kendrick IS the culture. he laid the foundations for so many and his legacy is undeniable. if Kendrick truly wanted to “stay relevant” he would most likely do so with 1% effort, compared to these other rappers who degrade themselves and put their life and soul on display for streams and views, following trends and prioritising making bops for TikTok dances instead of trying to reach deep and make sustainable music that is going to last for generations to come. its sad to see this much confusion and separation in Hip Hop when it comes to MM&TBS… I may be bias, but I personally believe this is the best Hip Hop/ Rap album to ever exist. maybe it’s just my opinion and taste, but no other album has made me cry, dance, laugh, turn up, find god and many more emotions that I couldn’t even explain using human language. it hit deep within my soul. MM&TBS is 4 life.

akademiks is wrong but what else is new. kendrick has dropped 2 undeniable classics (GKMC & TPAB) with multiple great albums.

The fact ppl dislike morale rlly shows this world aint rlly one for longevity in art anymore. Its become way too saturated, with both useful and useless info, the world blinks and shit falls off a cliff. Its up to us to hold stuff like this album that we ourselves deem important close to our chest, ignoring the fast pace of social media sometimes.

Personally i enjoyed listening to Mr Morale And the Big Steppers.I appreciate the fact that he touched on topics many of us are afraid or not ready to talk about. We all know Kendrick is undeniably one of the greatest artists of our time. This may not be his best album but it sure is a significant one for a reason we may not comprehend now but will definitely in the future. Its all part of the process.❤

First listen of MM was just adjusting to the new sounds, heavy drums, different cadences and beat switches. Second time around was getting in turn with what he was saying. That third listen was like a door had opened and it all clicked. One of Kenny’s best projects, so many moments on this thing bring me to tears. I will always remember this album dropping the day I finished my last final and I graduated from college. That was one hell of a bike ride through campus

Kendrick is one of the few artists that you could feel they are tapping into their full potential

7:20 Explains it all. Kendrick DGAF about making 'bangers' at this point in his career. Its only about making the art he wants to make.

This album felt massive to me. It felt like it hit me right where i was in life at the moment. I cant tell you how many times i cried listening to this album, truly a masterpiece

I think kendrick has told his story, MM&TBS was an amazing, deep, and personal album. Kendrick, especially on his solo projects music for him as much as the fans. He hasn't truly lost any of his ability, and however long it takes for him to craft another album, we know he will do well on features and the album will be written and delivered perfectly

This man made this album for ME! I LOVE this album; recently diagnosed w cancer at 29….. This album came at the right time. I respect this man for not worrying about charts. 4:06 My soul cried out for this album and I feel like I’m heard. I can weep and transform with him. This is why I love music.

It’s not forgettable, it’s just hard to listen to. Stirring strong emotions isn’t something you can just keep in rotation with your current bangers. You have to be in a certain headspace, and most of us can’t stay in that inner turmoil space all the time, without going mad, ourselves. Without any palette cleansers, offered on all other albums, it’s hard to stay in that focus for such a grand display.

Every time I found myself going back to that album I fall in love with it more and more. At first release I thought it was cool, but each listening has evoked something that not many rappers today have the ability to accomplish. Kendrick released a masterpiece and most of us didn't appreciate it because it wasn't no radio hits on it.

I think mr morale and the big steppers is not the kind of art that doesn't get everyone but that couple of people who are hit by it it's like a train hitting you right in the face, I had few albums that crushed me so much that they forced me to analyze and think about myself and Mr morale and the big steppers is one of them

Mr. Morale grew on me so much since my first listen, I feel like it's really important to sit on and relisten to an album enough to truly understand it, when the album is as left field as something like MMATBS. I'm so glad I did, and I'm so glad Kendrick shared this album with us

Akademics talking about Kendrick album being forgettable, when Drake whole discography only has like 3 albums people actually go back to listen to from almost 20 he had is hilarious

This album furthered my own personal confirmation into my perception associated with ascension. The first time I actually sat through and listened intently, the whole fucking album literally sent me into this intoxicating epiphany… like something just clicked and I knew I was exactly who he intended this project for. Kendrick is a Gemini, a few placements in his chart actually.. and as am I. His birthday is 2 days after mine and he was born exactly one year before me. As a deep thinker who constantly functions at an impulsive, ADHD engrained mindset where shit just gets turnt over and over in your head trying to figure it all the fucking way out, it’s not difficult to see how one could become a lyrical genius…those lyrics create an experience that could be labeled as superficial to a degree. What this man dropped right here with Mr. Morale??? Only ones that have walked through the fucking fire staring all they demons down while being nothing but honest with they self understand the type of procedure this amazing man performed on our souls. ✨If you bein pressured to take a leap, take 2 steps back and delve deep… Type of deep to make your ancestors weep, Proud of what you dropped, but mainly what you keep, Glory don’t ever last, but them thoughts turned words?That shit will forever be engraved in yo brain and steady delving DEEP…✨

That N95 is a track in my opinion that could've blown up if kdot wanted it to. It had the energy, beat and a catchy hook.

People like Akademiks appreciate vibes over artistry. I love both sides and there’s a time and a place for both. You can’t play to pimp a butterfly in the club but if your reading this it’s too late aint winning a Pulitzer. There at the top of their field in different ways.

This project has had such a good longevity and replay value for me. I keep coming back to it month after month. It has some of my absolute FAVOURITE Kendrick songs of all time on it

Being an artist, more specifically a rapper/singer, is so interesting because as soon as you decide you want to make something for yourself and not commercial consumers, it’s labeled as a negative/bad piece. I fully enjoyed that album when it dropped and it just adds to the catalog of his talent. If anything, it’s great he dropped that album, as now he’s free from the shackles of people’s expectations and he can release whatever work he wants without all the scrutiny that came with this one

We still care about Akademics in 2023? damn lol

with the world spiraling out of control and the mental health of people suffering as a consequence, i think in a couple of years, people will really understand what Kendrick did on MMBS. it's the kind of album where you don't just listen, you have to feel it. it's not music to distract you from the pain, it's music that tears those wounds open all over again and allows it to heal properly. truly timeless stuff

it honestly would be amazing if music could just be art, and not a thing people judge by the utility it serves in their day to day life.

This album was amazing, gotta respect an artist who makes music or albums with real meaning, and the songs r really good

Kendrick talks about things that Drake would & could never say because he got too much money invested in him. Also, environments where you grow up makes a difference in how you present sometimes.

Kendrick Lamar isn’t falling off, he’s evolving. And he proved that with MMATBS. With the different perspectives, admitting to his faults, & coming up with solutions on how to get better. With myself becoming a new father this year in 2023, this album is the most relatable to me from all Kendrick’s albums & my 3rd favorite album from him behind TPAB & GKMC. An amazing artist and rapper and someone who will always be ahead of the curve. If you don’t Appreciate the album now, I believe you will down the road. This album will continue to age like fine wine and be talked about for years to come (just like all of Kendrick’s albums).

This is gonna be a long one, so if you make it till the end, if u don't already, I hope u gain a different perspective of this album. Like a lot have said, this album touched me more than almost any piece of media out there. When it dropped I was a year & a half through therapy healing my own generational trauma. & the things K. was saying, the way he controlled the tempo, the thoughts he had, the justifications for his addiction, battling with his ego & super-ego ("subtle mistakes felt like life or death"), the way the flow of his tempo perfectly captures different stages of therapy, was all unreal to me. Battling with narcissistic or self-centred people (as a result of generstional trauma) as a person sensitive to their emotions ("if I told u who I am, would u use it against me?, right or wrong, no stone just love to send me"). In Savior talking about how we look up to artists & celebrities to fight on the issues we care about, & look up to them for answers to our individual lives, but what we need to do is realise our own power in doing that. & doing that for ourselves first, so that we can become conscious of our unconscious biases & insecurities. Bc until we do that, we can't truly understand the whole picture to try & contribute to making the world a better place, "Be ause you can't help the world u til you help yourself" - The Heart Part 5. The line "Vladimir making nightmares, but that's how we all think, the collective conscious, calamities on repeat", how the reason Putin is killing countless people, is because of his generational trauma, but how we're all to a point living with our unhealed generational trauma, even if we're unconscious to it, & going to be passing it on if not actually aware of those patterns of behavior & working through to address them. In Mr. morale, "karma for karma, my habits insensitive", he's projecting his insecurities around not feeling understood, onto other people. Therefore hurting people back for hurting him, instead of trying to understand why they hurt him, (hence all his mentions of the ego & mirrors, bc @ the end of the day he's just battling his own ego that didn't feel understood @ one point. Projecting his own insecurities & traumas onto others, the way his mum & dad's, & family's traumas were passed down to him. "Uzi your father's in deep meditation, my spirit's awake & my brain is asleep", here talking on the part of trauma therapy where ur realizing just bc ur mind might have automatic responses to things as a result of ur traumas, u need to start connecting with ur "spirit", "soul", "essence", "consciousness or awareness part of ur mind, not just the "thinking" mind. & by doing this more & more that's how he's able to slowly break those habits. In mother I sober the line "I still feel it weighin' on my heart, my first tough decision In the shadows clingin' to my soul as my only critic..." , how that situation where he doubted himself whether his aunty actually S.A.ed him, which caused him to doubt his own decisions, causing hjs "inner-critic" to form, influencing the way he questions himself for the rest of his life up to healing those wounds. When you actually think about it, generational trauma is arguably @ the root of the biggest issues we have today. & Kendrick talking about generational trauma, arguably the issues which were @ the driving factor for the events that he talks about in his previous albums, this is an unbelievable album. When u look @ it as a whole, with the message he's saying, how perfectly he sums up the process of healing ur generational trauma, down to the things he pauses after, the way he delivers it. I know I've rambled a while, but his ability to so accurately convey the process of healing & the emotions, thoughts & realizations u go through. For arguably the underlying issue to all of our biggest issues today, is wild, & the message is so much bigger than just looking @ the way the music is made. So we ask why is it these people, including ourselves can't seem to care about these things as we should? Bc we're reliving traumas we've experienced one way or another, some do it through projecting insecurities by being hurtful, others burn down the lungs of our planet for profits, & some start wars just to fill that "emptiness we all feel to one degree or another". On a personal note, I've lost count how many I've listened to this album because of the way Kendrick was able to articulate things in myself that I wasn't able to at the time. U can feel & hear ofc how this album comes from the deepest & most vulnerable part of Kendrick, to that same part of the listener. Final thing promise, I'd recommend listening to Dr. Gabor Mate's Ted talk on addiction, he sums this all up perfectly. Including Eckhart Tolle's talks, or just his talk on the narcissistic ego. Both of whom's ideas K. talks on in this album. TL;DR - K. perfectly encapsulates the experiences, emotions & realizations u have working to heal ur generational trauma. In his lyrics, song order (starting out in denial, then resentment towards wider society, realizing his insecurities & origins, & finally grieving them, & healing to best he can from their triggers through self compassion & forgiveness, which allows him to have compassion & forgiveness towards others. All of this make this album so much bigger than just the way the music is made. Bc he's touching on arguably the underlying issue to all of our biggest issues today (killing our planet as a result of corporations & politicians caring more about profits, than not having a habitable planet a few generations from now, wealth inequality, wars, patriarchal values, mysogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia & overall resentment towards people with different or even similar lived experiences to us, but in the latter we just can't accept that part of ourselves, so we project that insecurity on minority groups or the "others". He's speaking both from in himself, to the part of the listener that we can spend our entire lives suppressing & ignoring. P.S. sorry not much of a tldr, but there's a huge amount that makes this album what it is, & I've only just scratched the surface here. If u read this far thanks & have a great day !

The response to this album is the entire problem with today's fast-paced internet culture

His tour yielded more than any other hip hop artist to date. There’s no fall off. There just opinions of who likes and doesn’t.

Kendrick’s legacy is cemented. He’s definitely top 3 in the modern era.

There is a huge demographic that requires nothing of substance from an artist and for them Kendrick just doesn’t appeal. MM is one of the most mature albums in rap history but looking at the culture today it’s no surprise that maturity just isn’t cool.

When Mr Morale dropped I listened to it about 5 times trying so hard to like it. A few months later I thought my opinions were developed enough to share my thoughts on it. A year after it dropped I relistened to it and decided it was possibly the greatest presentation of vulnerability and self-honesty every and that few people will ever be able to peal back the layers of their consciousness the way Kendrick does on this album, let alone sharing that journey publicly.

We gotta stop using Ak as a base for all these talking points. Lol

The one in front of the gun lives forever 💔

Judging all his music projects as a whole throughout his career, I believe he has done an amazing job and is definitely in my top 10 all time rappers as of rn.

The reason Mr.Morale failed in the general public is because after Damn people expected Kendrick to keep mainstream

The way Kendrick was able to capture what we all have felt or will feel is out of this world. He not only smoked on top 5s in that verse. He emphatically admitted he is prophet. A vessel & conduit for a higher being to speak thru. The heart part 4 is evidence of that. 3 yrs after that song 2020 happened. As an avid Kendrick fan since GKMC, he's been saying what I can't find the words to describe. The first time I heard swimming pools, it felt like my final call to get sober. The rest of the world played it in clubs & parties. I've been sober 10 yrs. A big part of it is cuz my favorite rapper made it cool to be❤️United in Grief starts off a chain of emotions only Kendrick has been able to pull from me. He dropped this album in the midst of the heaviest time of grieving not only my mother but my father. By the time Father Time came on, I was balling in a parking lot while sitting in my car. N95 can easily be an anthem cuz the beat is fire & the hook is mad catchy. Not to mention, they definitely still lied about everything smh. & Count me out is one of those songs that's somehow incredibly nostalgic & humbling while also being fire🙏🏽Kendrick doesn't have to aim for anything anymore. That's what sets him apart from any of his peers or even some b4 him. His mark is cemented in connection with the world & in spaces only authors dominate, The Pulitzer Prize. Kendrick was never meant for mass consumption or approval🪬

N95, Savior, Silent Hill, die hard, count me out, all those were IMO bangers that also had substance. Thats what makes kendrick great, im happy we got more personal, vulnerable stuff. For me, i appreciated it top to bottom. Felt like an evolution for him.

Mr Morale is the type of album that you can come back to in 10 years and it’s still relevant! Mr Morale is a masterpiece

just bought the vinyl today! it's really sad that people criticized the album for not having "bangers", because, apart from the fact that (personally, at least) N95 gives me the same energy that HUMBLE gives me when i hear it, a song doesn't need to be similar to other songs to be "good" . music is art, and art changes. if you want hear the same songs again and again and again, it's up to you, but this, this is something I've never heard before.

Kendrick doesn’t “dumb it down”… he pushes his artistic expression more and more with each release. That’s commendable but can also be problematic because simplicity is just as valuable complexity.

I love Mr. Morale. Love the music, love the lyrics. I can relate to going through therapy and making new discoveries about yourself and your life. I don't need commercial hits from Kendrick, I just need good music and artistic integrity. To me, he's above everyone else. In a league of his own.

I enjoyed the album more than any of his previous albums. And this is coming from a Cole fan

I'll be honest..people just want to sound intelligent and all that..kendrick lamar released a fire album and I still can't get over it❤

Feel like people are in love with the themes and message of the album and not the actual music

For an album that was so “forgettable“ & “mid”, it was one of the highest grossing tours in world history! He’s the only rapper to have $110 million tour worldwide and the only rapper on the list! FOH! He da 🐐

I honestly enjoy your vids mate. I don’t listen to rap but I do love to hear about what’s going on in the game

Mr morale and the big steppers is a phenomenal piece of work from someone who was verbally healing himself from within. If you think the album is trash it was above your head. This is going to be an album that stands the test of time in the years to come.. this ain’t a project that was meant for the young kids who want to hear all that trap bullshit that’s poppin right now it’s for grown folk who are out here facing reality of adulthood and all the things that come with that..

Kendrick has been an absolute blessing to hip hop as a culture and a genre. I mean he's really the one that finally took "conscious rap" to the mainstream. The talent and skill it took to pull that off really can't be overstated.

I think that people liked Kendrick Lamar because he’s very talented. And he’s one of the rap artists that stands out. But I think that as soon as he was on Big Sean’s Control song. That’s when more people started to pay attention to him. Even TMZ started noticing him after that song. So it seems like people want Kendrick to be like that person on that song all the time. And I think that he can’t be that person whenever he releases an album

In a few years people will call it underrated and misunderstood

Kendrick was never the artist to bring you “bangers” he makes art to convey a message and tell a story. Some of his art just happens to be on everyone’s list of bangers. MM&TBS was an emotional journey of an album and I personally love all of it.

Kendrick’s albums are all good that’s all I’m saying

Whether we like it or not, Kendrick isn't in the same mind state he was when he was making GKMC, TPAB or DAMN. He's reached a place in his career where he isn't hungry anymore. Maybe MMATBS wasn't everyone's cup of tea but I'm actually happy for him. I've been a Kendrick fan since Overly Dedicated and truthfully I didn't like the album when I first heard it, but it's greatly grown on me because I took the time to let it breathe.

This album, more than most, deeply resonated with me. I love all of his projects. He is far beyond what his preconceived notions were. His path is one of growth and his bravery I think is still not recognized because it is a trauma many share. To go into generational sexual abuse that haunts an entire generation of rappers was something only Kendrick, with his status as one of the greatest of all time, could or would do. I think he felt responsibility in conveying the messages he did. Moreover, like many great artists before him -- he turned the camera onto us. The listener. Are we dealing with our internal world? In what ways are we thinking like "Putin making nightmares" and contributing to collective cycles of violence and war? Why are we worshipping celebrity and world leaders? Why are our systems failing many people? To act as though that is not at the heart of the most important hip hop of all time is to ignore not only the history of rap itself, but of all music generally stemming from multiple genres. If you're in it for a tiny game of "who's better than whom" I would humbly ask you to look a bit further. Kendrick bared his soul. That is all we can ask from anyone and it almost too much to ask. Are we really happy for him? I am.

For Kendrick to go against the curve and do some thing that nobody else is doing other than please, your fans, and actually deliver art it’s unique Mr. morale, and the big steppers probably my favorite album by him

When Wackademiks stops promoting bums and skinny jean rappers...I'll take his opinion on Hip-Hop seriously. Kendrick Lamar is Goated. Lil Pump, Playboi Carti, Blueface (All rappers Wackademiks has promoted or pushed)wish they could say have the cultural relevance as Kendrick.

I was recovering from a life changing injury when this album dropped, and it really helped me keep my shit together. Kendrick makes art for all, full of passion and meaning, and that's a process. Drake makes fast food music for white kids who want to know what it's like living in the hood. I'm not saying it's bad music, but you really can't compare the 2

the album literally has Kendrick saying " i choose me i'm sorry" and "i cant please everybody".... of course it's not going to resonate with everyone

Man, I can't stand DJ Akademics yelling like a hussy. Shut up. 🤣

This is Kendrick’s 4:44, not everyone can pull it off because its a not a chart grabber, but nevertheless its essential. That’s why Jay and Kendrick get that respect

This Album Mr. Moral was everything i needed to hear! It was SPEAKING & BANGING. It was like a Deeper DONDA

It makes sense. When you drop the pride and the ego and do what you really want, you're gonna let down people who expect anything from you.

Why does everyone that defends this album only say “you just don’t understand it, this is quality” when in half the songs he’s not even flowing

I like the point in the beginning that review sites and content creators can validate snap judgements on an album… very insightful!

The Album was GOOD! Man... I'd like to see these "critics" go in the studio and make a classic album. People to use to, listening to drug and murder music 😂

MM&TBS was a great album for what it is. Mfs gotta stop setting their expectations so high for these artists, only disappointing themselves 😂

Kendrick grew as a person in my opinion and real fans will continue to support and listen to him.

I'm going to give him some credit about what he's saying... He wasn't caring about being chart topper, he was concerned about using his platform for positive impact on his listeners. It may not be relatable now, but you will find something eventually that hits completely different. After finding out I was to become a father, Father Time was more relatable. It's not your hidden message banger like Swimming Pools, it's a direct commentary on the role of a father. It's not relatable unless you are in that position. That's what he wanted, and I'm glad he did it this way.