Kendrick Lamar XXL Never Reviewed TPAB?

Started by what, Jan 9, 2016, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. what
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    what .

    Jan 9, 2016
    Can anyone find their review for this album? Did they ever write one?

    If not, why?

    I'm guessing they're afraid to give it less than a "XXL" rating. Thoughts?
     
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  2. Besky
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    Jan 9, 2016
    Another hip hop magazine didn't review it at the time (can't remember the name, don't think it was XXL), and they said something like: "we don't know anything about jazz, so it wouldn't be fair for us to review it) but they named it aoty 8 months later.


    As for XXL, they said in their "best albums of 2015" article that TPAB was beautiful, wonderfully sequenced and will go down as one of the most important albums in hip hop history
     
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  3. Mr Moses
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    Jan 9, 2016
    XXL is dead, their last review is from October
     
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  4. JAKEMCCNASTY
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    2 journalists were supposed to review it for XXL but they both said in a podcast that tpab was way too good and way too pure to be reviewed.


    Sidney Madden
    @Sid_Madden
    writer, reporter, culture creep | journalist//social editor@XXL| Boston girl | everywhere: sid_madden

    Dan Rys
    @danrys
    Staff Writer@Billboard. The Funk. Shall Be. Within You.





     
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  5. Malvo
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    Jan 17, 2016
    d--- thats dope
     
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    YiT Kornrow Kenny

    Jan 17, 2016
    I guess they were too afraid to hand out that XXL
     
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    Jan 17, 2016
    I have already posted the reason why
     
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    Jan 17, 2016
    so it was too good for them to review? That makes no sense what kind of journalists are they lol
     
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    Jan 17, 2016
    show me the carfax
     
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