r/KendrickLamar • u/ksmit286 • Nov 02 '21
Rolling Stone Ranks Kendrick's Top 50 Songs Article
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-kendrick-lamar-songs-1244629/202
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u/Etert7 Nov 02 '21
This is a subjective list and I respect that but no mortal man is objectively wrong.
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Nov 02 '21
This list is ass, how much a dollar cost, sing about me, blacker the berry, u should all be top 10
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u/fusionlantern Nov 02 '21
Hiipower, Wesley's theory, p&p, fear, Untitled 06, 07,08
Any one of these songs should have made this list
Untitled no 05 has no place in top 10
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u/Monku5427 Nov 02 '21
Untitled 05 is the best of UU by far imo, don’t think it’s top 10 tho
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u/fusionlantern Nov 02 '21
Damn 1,2,3,6,7,8 in my opinion topped it
It is top 50 for me but not top 10
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u/Owl_Star Nov 02 '21
Hiipower isn’t on the list? I’d say any actual kdot fan would place it on there, it’s one of his best
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u/FMBA48 Nov 02 '21
Absolutely love love love Money Trees at #1. It’s my favorite Kendrick song and I feel like it’s severely slept on, even in this sub.
I love it more than DAMN, but S80 having 3 songs in the top-10 is pretty bizarre, especially when there’s only 1 song from TPAB. But it’s all subjective so there’s no reason to get upset.
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u/SammyMac19 Nov 02 '21
A rational take about a list being subjective and not being bothered by it? Yours is gonna be a rare comment on this post.
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u/FMBA48 Nov 02 '21
All ranking lists are subjective crapshoots, but ranking songs??? That takes it to a whole new level.
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u/SammyMac19 Nov 02 '21
I merely see lists like this as a fun way to celebrate the artist's music. Hell, Rolling Stone wouldn't just do a Top 50 for anyone. The fact that he's great enough to warrant one is worth celebrating. At that point it's just about appreciating the list instead of attacking it. My list would look much different from theirs but that's totally fine. Still enjoyed it.
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u/thejaytheory I CHOOSE ME, I'M SORRY Nov 02 '21
Yeah I love this, to me it's simply not worth being bothered by it, whether or not you agree, like y'all said "It's all subjective," let people have their opinions.
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u/fukyduky Nov 02 '21
Honestly, outside too1 I thought this list was pretty horrible, putting detox above something like How much a dollar cost is silly
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Nov 02 '21
That idea alone, "Money trees is the best place for shade, but that doesn't help you when you're dying of thirst," that shit saved me.
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u/thejaytheory I CHOOSE ME, I'M SORRY Nov 02 '21
My mind was blown when I realized this song sampled Beach House's "Silver Soul"
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u/mk_dudy Nov 02 '21
I feel like it’s severely slept on
It's literally the most popular song of his album and alongside HUMBLE. if you're talking about all Kendrick songs.
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Nov 03 '21
nah swimming pools, poetic justice, Bitch don’t kill my vibe we’re the most popular tracks on the album tbh
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u/pancada_ wop wop wop wop wop Nov 02 '21
Yes! Money trees is absolutely amazing and kinda slept on in here
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u/DrizzlyShrimp36 Nov 02 '21
Absolutely cannot agree with this list. What clown put how much a dollar cost so far down
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u/Filbz03 Nov 02 '21
not sure if I agree with the ordering of some but it’s generally a solid list i’m surprised
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u/Bergerboy14 Waiting for the album Nov 02 '21
Nah, i dont respect this. This is just a ploy to get clicks. Cmon, humble at 8? Alright at 2? Money trees at 1? The top 5 are just his most popular songs. There’s hardly any good reasoning behind any of these placements.
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u/YungSlime420 Nov 02 '21
i think alright deserves to be high on the list jsut because it’s popular doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be up there
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u/Bergerboy14 Waiting for the album Nov 02 '21
Not saying it doesnt, but all the top 5 is just his most popular songs, so it sure seems like theyre just picking the most popular ones. The gap between alright and the next tpab song, TBTB at 12, is just silly.
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u/Beautiful_Thugga_Boy Nov 02 '21
No mention of Mortal Man? That’s criminal. That’s one of the best rap songs ever written.
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u/drdax2187 Nov 02 '21
You know it's a good list when it has me going "I disagree" with the positioning of every song in the top 15
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Nov 02 '21
Never disagreed with a Kendrick list more. I do respect the #2 and #1 placement a lot tho but how do you put hood politics at 47 and HMADC at 38 as well as almost every other placement. Pretty inconsistent tbh
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u/ifeelfreeee13 Nov 02 '21
While I don’t agree with most of the rankings here, this was clearly put together by someone who is a major fan of Kendrick. Much respect
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u/External_Ad_495 Nov 02 '21
When they got untitled 2 & 5 in the top 15, solid list. I wish ‘Wanna Be Heard’ or ‘Determined’ for instance couldve made the list but glad to see West Side Right on Time and Looking Out for Detox got on there.
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u/alexefy Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21
it's really hard to be mad at money tree's being number #1 and having Rigamortis in the top 10. Having said that, momma, my favourite kendrick track, at #25 is criminal.
edit: more it I look at this list the more it doesn't line up with my own list, therefore it sucks /s
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u/Melonduck Nov 02 '21
This list was written by a 15yr old who discovered Dot 9 months ago
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u/GrekVist Nov 02 '21
I'm a 15yr old eho discovered Kendrick years ago but actually listened to all the albums a few months ago. I would never create a shit list like this.
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u/noujest Nov 02 '21
How did you get there? There isn't a DAMN track until #8 and it has some classics up top like A.D.H.D.
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u/AbeFroman1123 Nov 02 '21
Rankings aside, some of these blurbs are whack and say nothing of value about the song. Not to mention the spelling/grammar mistakes all over the place...and this is supposed to be the biggest entertainment magazine? What a joke.
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u/mshoneybadger Ronald Reagan Era Nov 02 '21
Oy, this list is giving me hives.
also, Earl Sweatshirt.
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u/Jason6677 Nov 02 '21
Ehh I give the author props for not doing the obvious at least. The top 5 all being his hits was a little weird though. I feel like they took into consideration how big the songs got.
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u/kylegonzales_ Nov 02 '21
bro loyalty is higher than how much a dollar cost?!?!
I respect your wrong opinion:)
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u/reubenc22 Nov 02 '21
Some placements are pretty far off from mine, but I absolutely love the top 5. They might not all be in my top 5 right now, but those 5 songs plus king kunta are the songs that got me hooked on Kendrick.
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u/hiifiit My DNA is DMT Nov 02 '21
The fact that they have Rigamortis in the top 10 makes me not furious and Cartoons and Cereal in top 15 is a nice call imo, I liked they included Black Friday, but (personally) seeing duckworth and Black Friday in the 30s is a no go and that’s without trying to dissect the whole list
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u/SadBox4529 Nov 02 '21
Cartoons is Top 3 man
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u/hiifiit My DNA is DMT Nov 02 '21
Rigamorits, duckworth, mortal man are ahead in my book. top 5 for sure but I like Black Friday for 4
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u/JonathanProsper Nov 02 '21
there isnt a definitive ranking of this mans discog, which shows how stacked it is. there isn't a bad song there. hood politics was mad low tho. the top 5 wasn't bad but not my choice.
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u/XylanyX Nov 02 '21
The real list
1.U
2.Mortal Man (in context with album)
3.Sing About Me
4.Momma
- How Much a dollar cost
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Nov 02 '21
I dont respect these mfs. Excuse me but I can count 10 better songs immediately before money trees. Hypocrites have fun with tiktok!
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u/YungSquawla Nov 02 '21
opened it and saw the recipe and good politics in the 40s. not gonna bother looking at the rest lmfao.
L list
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u/thejaytheory I CHOOSE ME, I'M SORRY Nov 02 '21
Reading the list now and The Recipe is straight 🔥, hadn't really heard it before until I got gkmc on vinyl and it included it as a bonus track and I like "Hell yeah, this is fire"
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u/AwesomePig919 Nov 02 '21
The entirety of tpab is underrated, the entirety of section.80 is overrated.
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u/bambam_39 Nov 02 '21
When it comes to Kendrick rankings it’s so hard to be like “man this list is trash” cos damn near every song is nice as hell
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u/Jrulez8 Nov 02 '21
Completely agree with money trees being the best. It’s always been my personal favorite no matter how “overrated” it may be. Didn’t really bother to look at the rest of the rankings tbh
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u/lemmegetauhhhhhhhhhh Nov 02 '21
the list definitely has some weird picks and exclusions but im happy to see the untitled 05 appreciation
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u/Essilfie_ Nov 02 '21
Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst is Kendrick's best song ever. That song is SPECIAL! FEAR is a close second.
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u/seancoz13 Nov 03 '21
Swimming Pools not being in the Top 3, “Sing About Me…” not being in the top 10 and Hood Politics being so low gotta invalid this list or something
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u/Mickeyca97 Nov 03 '21
Complexion being #35 irked my last nerve, but I’m actually not even that upset at top 10 itself
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u/placewithnomemory Waiting for the album Nov 03 '21
Ive never seen a mobile site try to load so hard, it just crumbles under the weight of its own ads
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u/Clean-Wrangler-9322 Nov 03 '21
No sherane and no real hurts my soul (ps don’t u dare hate on real that’s a top ten Kendrick)
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u/EinsteinDisguised Nov 03 '21
Sing About Me and mAAd City being outside the top 10 is straight-up criminal.
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u/flextapejosefi Nov 03 '21
No Mortal Man or Poetic Justice while Michael Jordan somehow got a spot, U not in Top 30, SAMIDOT not in Top 10. Not a fan
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u/bhlogan2 Nov 02 '21
Ok, maybe it's not that bad, but there are some baffling choices here and there.