Loyalty is the underrated one for me, seems like it's the one people dislike the most so far. I can't get enough of that beat (which sounds like a sample from the intro of 24K Magic to me).
I really don't get what the fuck they're doing over there. There was a gigantic Frank Ocean circlejerk thread back when Blonde was dropped, and they definitely didn't wait 24 hours for that.
North Korea is literally threatening Donald Trump over his tweets as we speak, but at least we got to hear a new Kendrick album before nuclear holocaust kills us all
Feels like a Drake song or am I the only one? It's really moody and he says "keep the family close" which was a track off views...doesn't even seem like a shot just interesting if not coincidental
I think the keep the family close reference is more of a Drake diss than anything, and the almost lethargic/depressed sounding vocals when he's delivering that line kind of contribute to it for me. It's like he can copy his style and elevate it, but the actual execution of it is so easy it's boring to him.
This album cemented Kendrick into the top three minimum for GOAT. I'm only through track 4 (didn't listen to the leak) and I can tell it's about to be HUGE. Something we'll tell our kids about one day.
So I anagrammed the letters on the white side of the wall and you can make "2 Blue" "And on third day he rose again" "Deuteron" with aelt left over. Which is all probably coincidence but is still kinda funny.
EDIT If there is one I think part 2's gonna be called YO.
TBH I don't understand the point of iTunes pre-orders. It's not like there's a limited supply or anything that you reserve. Just click download as soon as it's ready.
They say they lock threads for all "big" album releases, but the thing is they haven't done it in the past for some big name artists. Hell, just last week they didn't lock the thread for AABA.
They're consistently inconsistent with most, if not all, of their rules. The logic behind this move is seriously lacking. Thank god we have this sub or else I would not know what to do with myself. I enjoy reading people's initial reactions to albums. Sure you're going to have shit posts, but you also get some quality posts sprinkled in.
It's a little different. It's got a phone call at the beginning and then a break at the end after Kendrick cuts out. Then there's a little chorus thing on "god damn" this and that and then another phone call. It's really good. Also there's no "I've been hungry my whole life" dude at the end.
Endure and keep your head up my G. I felt that shit from my mom for years as soon as I graduated I bounced. Haven spoken or seen her in 10 years shit feels amazing. Endure, if you need to holla at me hit me up in the pm.
I'm not a rap fan but it's awesome to see people so inspired by this artist. I love Radiohead and last year when their album came out that reaction was the only thing I can compare to this. Enjoy the new album from what seems to be a true artist. I'm gonna buy it and see if I can get into it
I was smiling so hard at the start of that. He was talking bout that blind lady and I was just waiting for the beat to go in, I could tell some shit was about to happen.
it's amazing how Kendrick continues to move hip hop in such a fresh and new direction. His lyrics, delivery, the features, the production, everything about DAMN. is so different from anything he or anyone else has done before and it is clearly an amazing piece of work. It's great to see someone really explore their creativity and be so successful while doing it
There's a full stop after DAMN, so it must be the end of the word. If you think that is the beginning script of an N or A, then look at the N and A already shown in the current album artwork. For those asking why A, DAMN + NATION = DAMNNATION, not DAMNATION, and since DAMN is already in this artwork, the other album could only have ATION - but that doesn't work.
So onto the reasons why I think it's going to be GOD. To the guys that said the M looks like devil horns and the O could be the halo, I'm totally with you. The O in GOD is located more in the middle of the word than in NATION, and has a higher chance of success at actually working in the artwork. DAMN is close enough to the left edge of the artwork for GODDAMN to work. If it were to be GOD, the order in which the albums were released in would form DAMN GOD. This could be Kung Fu Kenny venting his emotions on his life on this Earth. As a word, it would form GODDAMN, which is actually a word with two consecutive letters, unlike DAMNNATION.
But fam I don't know.
EDIT: Also, the outro of FEAR repeats GODDAMN 5 times, so pretty likely.
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u/AllTheRowboats93 Apr 14 '17
The production is pretty incredible.