Reshiram Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Nah, Danny Brown, Joey Badass, Vince Staples, and Earl Sweatshirt can keep up and potentially run circles around Kendrick, and Kendrick's my number 2, but mainly because GKMC is one of my favorite hip-hop albums, but I really dislike people calling him the best right now, he's the best mainstream rapper for sure, but those 4 I listed about can easily keep up with him. Also, if Kendrick does drop on the 7th, I'm gonna be mad, I'm sure he knows Joey is dropping his album and that's fucked up to just overshadow him like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 38 minutes ago, Reshiram454 said: Nah, Danny Brown, Joey Badass, Vince Staples, and Earl Sweatshirt can keep up and potentially run circles around Kendrick, and Kendrick's my number 2, but mainly because GKMC is one of my favorite hip-hop albums, but I really dislike people calling him the best right now, he's the best mainstream rapper for sure, but those 4 I listed about can easily keep up with him. Also, if Kendrick does drop on the 7th, I'm gonna be mad, I'm sure he knows Joey is dropping his album and that's fucked up to just overshadow him like that. LOL if you think any of those artists have released anything nearly as good as GKMC or TPAB Not discrediting them, but holy shit Jlegg, ethereal, davepriz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I think he's talking in terms of pure skill. Reshiram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshiram Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 5 minutes ago, Kanye West said: LOL if you think any of those artists have released anything nearly as good as GKMC or TPAB Not discrediting them, but holy shit Summertime '06, XXX, B4 Da.$$, and Atrociety Exhibition I think are better than TPAB, I'll admit Earl isn't doing anything as noteworthy since he's kinda falling off, but as the post above me says, I'm talking about skill, fuck album sales, rap is about the M.C.s abilities, Vince and Danny's flow are untouchable and Joey and Earl's ryhme's are fucken crazy, and Earl murdered Kendrick, Ab-Soul, and Danny on Really Doe, Kendrick probably had the worst verse on that track. Like I said, Kendrick the best mainstream rapper, but the underground is coming for him. rogeoa8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeoa8 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 not a personal fan of danny brown or much of vince staples' stuff, but i do feel like people elevate kendrick over these guys based on album sales/celebrity, which is obviously bogus when talking about the best rapper. im disappointed with what kendrick has done since Good kid maad city and i will continue to say joey bada$$ is crushing most people out there until it is no longer true. he doesn't have filler tracks, and all of his mixtapes and B4D4$$ have been great. i don't understand how a conversation about the best in the game could at all include kanye anymore, I don't care how good his production is (and yes, it is very good). Reshiram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 28 minutes ago, Reshiram454 said: Summertime '06, XXX, B4 Da.$$, and Atrociety Exhibition I think are better than TPAB, I'll admit Earl isn't doing anything as noteworthy since he's kinda falling off, but as the post above me says, I'm talking about skill, fuck album sales, rap is about the M.C.s abilities, Vince and Danny's flow are untouchable and Joey and Earl's ryhme's are fucken crazy, and Earl murdered Kendrick, Ab-Soul, and Danny on Really Doe, Kendrick probably had the worst verse on that track. Like I said, Kendrick the best mainstream rapper, but the underground is coming for him. Vince is on track to being a top tier rapper but he hasn't broken through yet. B4DA$$ is nowhere near as good as TPAB and you're crazy if you think so. Danny Brown is far too polarizing to ever be considered the GOAT (He's great on features but I can't sit through a full LP of him) and Earl peaked at Doris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeoa8 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Kanye West said: B4DA$$ is nowhere near as good as TPAB and you're crazy if you think so based on what? the grammy's or itunes album reviews? both are wrong is the point. i agree on danny brown being polarizing, cannot listen to his full albums either. but all i saw was people trying way too hard last year to turn TPAB into some kind of social justice warrior race-relations inspired illmatic. it wasnt that Edited March 31, 2017 by rogeoa8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 So people are making the argument that others only say/think kendrick is the best rapper bc his superiority in album sales and popularity? Hm. If anything, his popularity and album sales reflect his ability. texan4life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I think arguing about "the best rapper alive" is idiotic. RowBearToe, timsimmons, kurtgrindcore and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeoa8 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 8 minutes ago, ejc625 said: So people are making the argument that others only say/think kendrick is the best rapper bc his superiority in album sales and popularity? Hm. If anything, his popularity and album sales reflect his ability. If I believed that, I'd think people actually wanted Donald or Hillary to be president. Of course, as I live in the real world, what the media tells me does not always = reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Wut? davepriz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshiram Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, ejc625 said: So people are making the argument that others only say/think kendrick is the best rapper bc his superiority in album sales and popularity? Hm. If anything, his popularity and album sales reflect his ability. The reason I wouldn't say that is because, well look who's got the number 1 songs, Drake dominates the charts, and he's nowhere near a top 5 rapper, plenty of trap artist top charts, and they're not even top 10. Album sales definitely don't reflect ability, and I wouldn't say they reflect Kendrick's ability, yes some of his popularity comes from his rapping abilities, but he's also got a track with Sia and Taylor Swift, his album sales aren't all from his rapping abilities. And for the record I like trap and Drake, they were just the best examples. 22 minutes ago, Kanye West said: B4DA$$ is nowhere near as good as TPAB and you're crazy if you think so. And you really need to stop saying shit like this, just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't mean were crazy, and you saying shit like "LOL if you think _____ is better than _____" is rude and annoying. 4 minutes ago, rooks said: I think arguing about "the best rapper alive" is idiotic. And I agree with you, I never said any of the artist I mentioned are the best, and I don't think anyone can prove who's the best, I'm just sick of people saying Kendrick is the best. Anyways I'll let this be now, I just came to say what I had to say, back on topic, I am excited for new Kendrick and I hope it lives up to the hype. rogeoa8 and RowBearToe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedumb Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Guys... best rapper alive: TYBG. Edit: Kendrick's new The Heart Part IV is awesome. 10/10 Edited March 31, 2017 by freedumb WAXXX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Never been a fan of GKMC because it does sound like a lot of other rap out there nowadays, but TPAP shifted my view of him entirely. Love the hell out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 4 hours ago, rooks said: I think arguing about "the best rapper alive" is idiotic. nah. Tommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboy Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Kdot the bess Jlegg and Tommy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector53 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 We waited all week...for an album preorder. Well that's dumb. GET TOP ON THE PHONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Banned User] Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 So this drops tonight? Debating whether to stay up late and download it for work tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, [Banned User] said: So this drops tonight? Debating whether to stay up late and download it for work tomorrow April 14th http://pitchfork.com/news/72479-kendrick-lamars-new-album-has-a-release-date/ http://pitchfork.com/news/72713-u2-badbadnotgood-credited-on-upcoming-kendrick-album/?mbid=social_facebook Edited April 7, 2017 by lethalenforcer [Banned User] and Jlegg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I can wait one more week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domiendr Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I can't wait one more week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlegg Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I can wait another week, but I don't want to have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I can't wait one more week, but I guess i'll have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 It's been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkyburk Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I can probably wait another week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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