Convince me Kendrick Lamar isn't just alright.

[Jimmy Conway]

Do it.






I like both of those songs

[PAINKILLƎR]

Can't, you hate everything.

[Jason M.]

Backseat Freestyle = incredibly amazing

[Raul]

/thread

[fifflaren]

we don't have to convince you lol, your hate for him ain't gonna take anything away from his greatness. I used to hate him too and he is now one of my favorite artists

This song is in my top 20 all time:

[classthe_king]

Honestly I understand why people don't like him because I didn't at all at first. Once you get over rhyme scheme and punchline rap though you realize Kendrick's genius. He's better at using words than almost anyone alive right now besides Slug. His story telling is phenomenal
"Me and my niggas four deep in a white Toyota
A quarter tank of gas, one pistol, and orange soda
Janky stash box when the federales roll up
Basketball shorts with the Gonzales Park odor"
He doesn't just tell you a story, he lets you see the story through his eyes and feelings. He builds a world for you and lets you experience it. It's incredible. You can also tell that everything he says about coming from the streets and being a gangsta is genuine because he doesn't glorify it at all. He realizes, from actually being in that situation, that's it's not a good thing at all and is constantly talking about trying to escape from it. His music is so honest and gives a realistic perspective on black youth in the hoods. That's why he's refreshing. And honestly, I don't know how you can objectively call his music monotonous. It's the complete opposite of monotony. He's constantly switching up his flows and delivery so that his music never gets stale. If this is monotonous then NOTHING isn't.

Even in that song you can see his lyricism and honesty. It's a completely different perspective than anything in rap.

[fifflaren]

Every great rapper has his haters; Nas, Jay, Em,
I'd like to convince you why he is praised as the best right now, but I don't want to waste my time with you.

[classthe_king]

With one more classic I'd put Kendrick at 3 and if he ended his career with 3-4 classics I'd put him top 2 depending on how great the other albums are.

[King Bullet]

I remember lance once said a while back that every artists gets hated at one point...he said it happened to em, jay, nas etc and it'll happen to Kendrick as well.

Correct me if I'm wrong lance.

Absolutely true. Because no matter how good or praised a rapper is, there will always be people who just simply don't like what's popular. No matter what. Not saying that's what the OP is, but it's just the way it is. Even if the perfect rapper came up, and was superior to every other rapper that ever lived in every aspect, there will always be people to call him overrated. It's pretty much human nature.

Somehow your description fits one rapper perfectly - EM!!! Man has done it all and gave y'all everything...and people say he fell of...who tha fuck coulda ever give y'all a catalogue as rich as Em did?! Considering styles,rhymes,complex lines,emotion and probably anything else you can think of...only that man...think about it.

[TRSL]

Just take a very good listen to this song OP.

[SoldierShady]

Lol. Fucking Slim Cary man.


And HiiiPower obviously. Cole on dat' production doe.

[Jimmy Conway]

Hiiipower was awesome. Cole made a great beat. Kendrick was nice. Opinion of him is still the same. Has a few really strong songs, a lot of meh songs and that equals him being "alright". Not the best in the game, as many say.

[FixIt]

I'm not a fan but I have no objection to people who call him the best because his album is fantastic. I have yet to listen to section80 though but gkmc is definitely one of the best albums released in recent years.