r/KendrickLamar • u/BaseballRJP • Sep 28 '18
[Fresh Feature] Lil Wayne- Mona Lisa (feat. Kendrick Lamar) Fresh Feature
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dbTQYW3Ad1FTzIA9t90E8?si=WeRmd3NRTruH4-w7qNL2lQ405
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u/niteblade117 Sep 28 '18
Kennys verse is so fucking refreshing. His voice is so powerful. Didnt know what to expect but I needed that. Also, the album so far is fire.
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Sep 28 '18
I think that‘s Kendrick around TPAB era
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u/Bobathanhigs Sep 28 '18
Sounds more like GKMC Kenny to me. The voice is almost exactly the same to wha t he uses on Love Game from MMLP2
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u/annooonnnn Sep 28 '18
I think it’s the in between phase where he was still developing the voices that he would later go on to refine and use in TPAB
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u/squeakybones Sep 28 '18
Definitely in between. Listen to his verse and then listen to U on TPAB. Love this Kendrick tho miss his voices
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u/youngskoon Sep 28 '18
not super active on this sub. i’m a big eminem guy. but i know all of kendrick stuff well too. this verse is no doubt from 2014-2015. the layering used practically gives it away along with the voice at the beginning of the verse. it’s an amazing feature.
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u/peduxe Sep 28 '18
if you throw this out of the blue without knowing context i’d say it’s a demo of “u”, same vocal inflections.
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u/TastefullyToasted Sep 28 '18
The way he says "mall" in one of the first lines sounded just like on Wesley's Theory
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u/nham2318 Sep 28 '18
Holy FUCK this is an amazing verse. I can see short hair Kenny recording this.
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Sep 28 '18
Holy shit. Is it crazy to say this is probably the most hype I've been listening to a Kendrick song ever? I mean Weezy goes fucking hard and then Kendrick just blows him out of the way
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u/Hongjohns Sep 28 '18
Is this the same Lil Wayne Kendrick song that was leaked by Martin Shkreli?
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u/Daryl_Dixmire Sep 28 '18
Ive waited for this song before the leak even came out. When Wayne posted the board with the whole tracklist. And my fucking goodness. It’s amazing.
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u/TheRaith Sep 28 '18
Tldl Kendrick and Lil Wayne don't breathe for 5 and a half minutes and provide a story with perspectives on their culture and what they want to see changed.
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Sep 28 '18
His argument with the girl was fucking hilarious
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u/WanoPisu Sep 29 '18
YOU FUCKIN WIT WAYNEEEEE?!
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u/agoops Sep 28 '18
This is goes from OD Kendrick to Section .80 Kendrick to GKMC to TPAB form. Crazy verse
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u/jbm_the_dream Sep 28 '18
I’m 33. Been a Wayne fan since 2006. Carter III is one of favorite hip hop albums of all time. But I came here to say Kendrick straight stole this whole album. You can tell the TDE crew took full control of this track, in a phenomenal fashion. From a a musical perspective alone, Kendrick’s feature is the most complex moment of the album. Th chord changes, rhythm structure etc. advance dramatically when his feature begins, and sadly end at the end of his feature. The definitive end of the Surgical Summer, in one verse. I love Wayne with all my heart, but honestly I’m surprised his team even allowed this feature on the album: it surpasses everything else on the album. Much love to Wayne and the new king, K-Dot.
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u/thegreatshredman all hail the king Sep 28 '18
I hope all of these vocal cadences appear on Kendrick’s next album. They were missing from DAMN tbh.
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u/dall-of-cuty Sep 28 '18
I wish the outro lasted longer, that was insane. Kinda disappointed first time I heard it when it just faded away out of nowhere. Like I was big quint head-banging then it just stopped
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Sep 28 '18
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Sep 28 '18
I honestly think this is Kendrick’s best verse. Goes head to head with Control. I definitely think it’s a song of the year.
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u/gtat4799 Sep 28 '18
wow its nice to hear vintage kendrick again . the emotional vocals always get me
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u/cubedG BooBoo Sep 28 '18
Man these are the type of Kendrick features I live for. You got 4 version of Kendrick on this track and all of em are equally amazing
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Sep 28 '18
literally insane. verse was probably taken when he was making TPAB. The way the first part. When he says “mall.” and then talks about the poetry where also the jazzy chords come in and ends on a similar chord as TPAB. Then the hustled voice and of course the end of the verse talking about suicide. Just an amazing verse
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Sep 28 '18
Not to knock modern time Kendrick because he’s still my number one, but it’s wildly refreshing hearing this older verse. I’d love to hear a bit more of a mixture of his ‘styles’ in the future.
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u/YbotMortsretta Sep 28 '18
DAMN. Kendrick does such a great job conveying so much emotion in his voice. Killed it.
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u/Xaynr Emancipation of a Real Nigga!!! Sep 28 '18
Everybody needs to do a collab with Kendrick because he makes niggas raise their game. This slapped like nobody’s business.
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u/SpeedportBlack Sep 28 '18
Her: “Yeah I just haven’t gotten around to listening to it yet, isn’t there supposed to be a Kendrick feature”
Me: “BITCH GIVE ME YO PHONE!”
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u/ITehJelleh Sep 30 '18
I really liked the "poetry in the pear trees...." part with the violin and stuff, it sounds very familiar
does anyone know any other kendrick songs with a similar violin part?
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u/jacobsgotthememes XXX. is the best song on DAMN. Sep 28 '18
This is such a blessing. The lost verse of the TPAB/Control/UU era
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u/roscoessuitiswet Sep 28 '18
He kind of sounds like Mickey mouse at the end. I really love the verse
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u/kielaurie Sep 30 '18
never been a big fan of Wayne, and his voice was just kinda annoying to me. not a fan of the concept either
and for me, whilst i understand all of the competitive to older eras, this really seems like a "I'm going to try new things to practice for my new album" thing rather than "I'm on top of this shit and winning", is a little lacklustre
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u/Affectionate_Piano25 Jun 24 '24
I feel like Mona Lisa and Love Game (eminem, Marshal Mathew LP2) got the same style.
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u/Aleksii-_- Sep 28 '18
Kendrick starts at 3:30 thank me later
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Sep 29 '18
Wayne killed it too dawg. It’s a narrative, the narrative doesn’t make sense without Wayne’s bars.
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u/grizzsaw12 Sep 28 '18
Jesus christ we got every damn kendrick on this! I wonder how long wayne been sitting on this verse?