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  1. Ricky
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    If any of these albums had Em feature you would talk different
     
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    If em was on Blacker the Berry Marsh would treat it as a masterpiece
     
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    insane opinion—the concept is easily the worst part of the record
     
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    May 15, 2021
    GKMC was the only album I really enjoyed. I don’t think I listen to music for the reasons the other albums where made for.
     
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  5. DKC
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    Honestly it's been a minute since I've listened so I should go back through the whole thing. But Wesley's theory is such a GOAT opener with the sample fading in, words from George Clinton and Dre, and bass from Thundercat. The fact that I think it's convoluted doesn't change the fact that moments like that really succeed on the album for me.
     
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  6. BIGFOOT
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    May 11, 2021
    GKMC easily
     
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  7. DKC
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    May 11, 2021
    It's a cliche "and then it turns out the homeless man was jesus" type story that you'd hear in freshman level creative writing classes.
    I never liked Mortal Man really. Not out of any specific hatred for it, it's just not one of my favorites.

    You pretty much explained it. Like it weaves parts of this letter throughout, and then it turns out he's talking to 2Pac, and there's Lucy, and then also um butterflies or something, and then there's all these high-concept songs woven together by all that.

    I don't think the album needed all that. It's like he tried to be more explicit in explaining the concept at the end but that just ended up making it feel more convoluted to me. Either cut it all or keep the "I remember you was conflicted..." part intertwined and read the full thing at the end. Stop before 2pac and all the butterfly s--- at the end. That's why I like section.80 cuz there's an abstract concept for you to think on and figure out but the album doesn't hinge on 100% on it.
     
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  8. Ricky
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    This album isn't overrated at all, like... No

    It's one of the most important rap albums of 2010s and people that deny this fact are hella wrong
     
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    yeah tpab is the best album of all time man look at metacritic dude. Kendrick did so much for the black community drake is a p----
     
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  10. Ricky
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    May 14, 2021
    He did, collectors edition
     
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    ... But didn't he re-release it with the tracklist reversed?
     
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  12. 1999
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    You dislike HMADC? Whats wrong with that song? Also aside from the Pac Interview do you dislike Mortal Man? The concept always seemed like he wrote it backwards- wrote the songs them tried to string them together with a concept through the letter. A step down from GKMC conceptually but besides that the album is A+. What do you mean too much going on?
     
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  13. DKC
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    It's way too long, the concept is convoluted, and it has stupid as f--- songs like "How Much a Dollar Cost?" and corny fake 2pac interview lol.

    It's a good album and certainly an ambitious one—but it's one that got worse the more I listened to it rather than better. I was in love with it the first few listens but the cracks began to show pretty quickly. I respect what he was trying to do and that he flipped the script instead of catering to people who just wanted GKMC2, but there's too much going on and I think it kind of collapses under the weight of itself.
     
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    1999

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    The only argument I could see is someone saying it's not the best rap album ever made as its rated on metacritic/rym etc. but then if it isn't what is? Production, writing, subject matter, the whole era was just perfect. I guess you can say its not as relistenable as S80 but does relistenability really affect your view of albums like that? The greatest movie I've ever seen is a really hard rewatch because of how well it does what it does but I dont think that means its overrated lol
     
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  15. Winter
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    GKMC pretty handily imo, but Section80 has grown on me a lot over the years.
     
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  16. Gimp
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    May 13, 2021
    Kendrick stans always exaggerate the f--- out of the concepts.

    Remember the whole conspiracy that d--- is meant to be played backwards haha.
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    Gkmc

    weirdly tho. I believe tpab has aged surprisingly well
     
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  18. Yeez
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    TPAB and it isn't even close. The instrumentals are f---ing beautiful and the lyrics... holy s---. GKMC is second and while it's good I just don't think it's as great.
     
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    I think TPAB is a more interesting record overall, but it's eccentricities make it less replayable than GKMC, which has so many timeless tracks on it. Both are 9/10's to me. I honestly didn't love d--- beyond a strong start and end. Section 80 is cool for what it is but I have no attachment to it.
     
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