Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Yeah... if you like you're hip-hop drenched in auto-tune and self absorbed and bland lyricism. I'm with you on u though. Most likely my favorite track as well. Lmao. So we are gonna ignore College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation? Little to no AutoTune. ragingbull27 and diabretic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downisthenewup87 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Lmao. So we are gonna ignore College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation? Little to no AutoTune. Nah, I actually like the first three. Just feel his later work is the stuff that gets most of the acclaim from the critics. College Dropout too, but not on the same level (or at least, more so in retrospect). And I'd argue it wasn't really a game changer either. More like an extension of his production work with people like Common & Jay-Z. Honestly, Be and the The Blue Print are the best things he has been involved with in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 College Dropout is at least his second most acclaimed, only other one that could surpass is MBDTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You can't deny the impact 808'a had on music but I think its his 2nd weakest release. (I can't stand Yeezus). MBDTF is so good but I can see how many may not like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabretic Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I fucking love Kendrick, that being said Kanye is in my opinion the greatest alive and my favorite all -time. buffylover29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I fucking love Kendrick, that being said Kanye is in my opinion the greatest alive and my favorite all -time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No interest in Kanye as there are literally a million more artists that have more talent and integrity than him, no joke. Furthermore, it should be known that no true genius ever says "I'm a genius". Jetboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 To each his own but I don't think Kanye is better than Biggie. Comparable versatility wise but when it comes to bars and lyricism (storytelling), Kanye isn't in the same stratosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No interest in Kanye as there are literally a million more artists that have more talent and integrity than him , no joke. Furthermore, it should be known that no true genius ever says "I'm a genius". They just are highly intelligent and that is honestly reflected in their work. Nah ragingbull27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No interest in Kanye as there are literally a million more artists that have more talent and integrity than him, no joke. Furthermore, it should be known that no true genius ever says "I'm a genius". list them all or gtfo buffylover29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 list them all or gtfo I'd settle for 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'd settle for 5Gonna state the obvious one first: MF Doom, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt and Eminem (pre Recovery). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Gonna state the obvious one first: MF Doom, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt and Eminem (pre Recovery). LOL You're listing rappers that you like more, not ones with more talent Everyone you listed is talented and I love them but they're nowhere near as prolific as Kanye The only one you can argue is Eminem (and i'd say TES and before, encore blew) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 LOL You're listing rappers that you like more, not ones with more talent Everyone you listed is talented and I love them but they're nowhere near as prolific as Kanye The only one you can argue is Eminem (and i'd say TES and before, encore blew) They all blow Kanye away talent and story telling wise. I think you have the wrong definition of prolific, everyone except Earl has more songs than Kanye. Curren$y especially since he's probably the one you know least about. icecream 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I've loved most of what Kanye has done musically, but "Awesome" will forever be one of the worst fucking songs ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aych Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 This is a really good album. I haven't finished it yet (gonna have to save the last three tracks for work tomorrow), and I'll definitely need to listen to it front-to-back two or three more times to have a solid opinion on it, but it's probably gonna end up in my top 10 list this year. I'm just gonna ignore the other things that are up for discussion, for now at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 This is a really good album. I haven't finished it yet (gonna have to save the last three tracks for work tomorrow), and I'll definitely need to listen to it front-to-back two or three more times to have a solid opinion on it, but it's probably gonna end up in my top 10 list this year. I'm just gonna ignore the other things that are up for discussion, for now at least. Fuckin A not enough talk about the topic of this thread, get yo repetitive rap debates outta here These Walls is such a fucking sexy track, mmm gonna make love to it. Then it is followed up by U better turn that shit off before things get too intimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downisthenewup87 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Furthermore, it should be known that no true genius ever says "I'm a genius". Amen. Granted, having a giant gapping douche where his head should be does taint my perspective of him a bit, but Kayne is far and away the most overrated in the game. And I actually kind of like some of his music (that doesn't utilize the atrocity that is auto-tune). You wanna get me started rapper's whose music I actually hate, and I"ll give you a solid rant about Drake, Lil' Wayne or A$ap Racky. Than again, I followed Macklemore up through the underground and have spent a decent amount of time over the past couple years defending him. So what the fuck do I know. Rapidfiretollbooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briculla05 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 LOL You're listing rappers that you like more, not ones with more talent Everyone you listed is talented and I love them but they're nowhere near as prolific as Kanye The only one you can argue is Eminem (and i'd say TES and before, encore blew) Might want to do your homework on MF Doom and all his aliases/projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Amen. Granted, having a giant gapping douche where his head should be does taint my perspective of him a bit, but Kayne is far and away the most overrated in the game. And I actually kind of like some of his music (that doesn't utilize the atrocity that is auto-tune). You wanna get me started rapper's whose music I actually hate, and I"ll give you a solid rant about Drake, Lil' Wayne or A$ap Racky. Than again, I followed Macklemore up through the underground and have spent a decent amount of time over the past couple years defending him. So what the fuck do I know.? Obviously not enough about good hip hop shawnayala90 and ragingbull27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeytags Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can we stop playing "which VC'er has the biggest hip hop dick" in this thread and get back to talking about the Kendrick album? eight1echo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can we stop playing "which VC'er has the biggest hip hop dick" in this thread and get back to talking about the Kendrick album? Thank you for that meaningful contribution to the conversation. TheWindBlower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrackt Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can we stop playing "which VC'er has the biggest hip hop dick" in this thread and get back to talking about the Kendrick album? YES. To get it there, I kind of thought Pitchfork's review was kind of wack. It didn't really discuss the album in detail enough to warrant a 9.3. I was expecting Pulitzer prize quality, but maybe a more in-depth review for such an anticipated album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezus Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 YES. To get it there, I kind of thought Pitchfork's review was kind of wack. It didn't really discuss the album in detail enough to warrant a 9.3. I was expecting Pulitzer prize quality, but maybe a more in-depth review for such an anticipated album. I agree. Their reviews are long in general and while this one wasn't short, I expected a more detailed one for sure. Plus, I thought they'd give it a bit of a higher rating (although 9.3 is fair enough I guess - I still don't know what rating I'd give TPAB). Needle Drop and Big Quint tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenomm Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 YES. To get it there, I kind of thought Pitchfork's review was kind of wack. It didn't really discuss the album in detail enough to warrant a 9.3. I was expecting Pulitzer prize quality, but maybe a more in-depth review for such an anticipated album. The Needle Drop did a pretty solid job of breaking the album down. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I thought it was a good review: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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