Kendrick Lamar S80 > GKMC > TPAB

Started by larn, Feb 3, 2016, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. larn
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    larn -

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  2. Chigzzer
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    Chigzzer Man's on that grind

    Feb 3, 2016
    Tbh, I agree with you, however I sometimes switch s80 and gkmc. Gkmc is his best album for me overall, but s80 has most replay and probably my favourite
     
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  3. Posh P
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    My favourite is TPAB followed by S80 and then GKMC.

    S80 was my favourite for a long time, but a few months after the release of TPAB I grew to love and prefer TPAB even more than S80.
     
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  4. Maximus
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Feb 3, 2016
    GKMC>TPAB>S80

    before you think i'm just a generic fan, ive listened to all three of these projects countless times, and this was brutal for me.

    these three albums are better than 90% of the s--- ive heard

    but yeah GKMC is still my favourite with songs like Swimming Pools and BDKMV

    TPAB i still love but i feel you have to be in a certain mood to really take it in and enjoy it

    S80 is such a good album but i find myself coming back to it less. Plus i wish there were more songs like Ab-Souls Outro on S80, s--- was fire.
     
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  5. Maximus
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    just to clarify i completely understand why you would put them in that order though, theyre all amazing projects
     
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  6. Maximus
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    @trivio can i ask why you didnt like the majority of TPAB?
     
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  7. Besky
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    Feb 3, 2016
    tpab > s80 > gkmc
     
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  8. Malvo
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    Feb 3, 2016
    you should change the thread title,... not sure why you should make a thread just for your opinion... and if we're supposed to give OUR ranking then the best thing would be to change the title
     
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  9. Malvo
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    Feb 3, 2016
    100% this

    1. tpab
    2. s80
    3. gkmc

    tpab is a thing of beauty,
    Kamasi Washington.
    Terrace Martin.
    Robert Glasper.
    Thundercat.
    Ambrose Akinmusire.


    TPAB is oozing with BLACK musical excellence.


    I mean, it might've been a dope album if it was straight Hip-Hop but once they dipped into the ideas black musicians have helped to pioneer over the past 100 years.

    s--- was over at that point :wow:
     
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  10. slim shed
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    Feb 3, 2016
    TPAB > gkmc = section 80

    my order would be TPAB first and its a tie between s80 & gkmc. Tpab's composition is just beautiful so it takes the lead for me

    I also enjoy s80 a lot more than gkmc, but I think gkmc is still more structured and cohesive so I don't know which one is better
     
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  11. Jerome
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    Feb 3, 2016
    GKMC >>>>>>>>>>>>>

    Kennys magnum opus
    IMO
     
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  12. zeerax
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    Feb 3, 2016
    TPAB is kendrick only great album, the rest of his catalog is corny.

    tpab & gkmc will both go down as classics, but tpab really is the only kendrick album I can listen to.
     
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    I was disappointed as f--- when I decided to revisit gkmc, didn't expect the production to be so basic, specially after hearing tpab..
     
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    Feb 3, 2016
    I agree with whoever said you should change the title to something like s80 vs gkmc vs tpab. It makes you look pretentious lol, specially since all his albums were made for different audiences.
    As far as I'm concerned, I've recentlly fallen in love with O.D., I can relate to it the most

    O.D. > Tpab > Gkmc > section but thats just me.
     
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    interesting
     
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  16. Michael Myers
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    GKMC > S80 > TPAB
     
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  17. Tripstarr
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Quality wise:

    TPAB > gkmc > s80

    enjoyability (IMO):

    TPAB > s80 > gkmc
     
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  18. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

    Feb 3, 2016
    Generic basic b----.

    Nah I agree with your order. GKMC is the best album since MBDTF for me and the production is great, it's not dated at all and will have greater replay value in the future.
     
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    who u callin basic b----

    u wanna see my resting b---- face?
     
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    Jakey You Reckon

    Feb 3, 2016
    Don't wanna see your face at all tbh. :scust:
     
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