nah i'm not about to morb it up over here
― my mansplain songz (some dude), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
fantastic review deej
― tpp, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
this album feels much more like Late Registration that ATLiens to me. that's not a knock, though, i'm a bigger fan of the former than the latter.
― my mansplain songz (some dude), Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
he actually quotes from "we major" on it
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
xp thnx!
Agreed. Excellent review.
― O-Jah Da Lionmane (longneck), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
great review & the building it around "back in the day" by ahmad made me smile :)
― terrell sug (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's great
and because everyone here seems averse to actually linking things when they praise them
http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/kendrick-lamar-good-kid-maad-city-review
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the Ahmad thing was a really good connection to make, as soon as i saw it i was like ahhh yes of course
― my mansplain songz (some dude), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
damn deej -- that's terrific. Even the pullquote was well chosen.
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
how old is kendrick?
like some of the best rap albums this leaves me feeling slightly ashamed of my past (and current tbh) immaturity
― tpp, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
i've listening to the album for hours now. so much better than section 80
― tpp, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
He's 25.
― O-Jah Da Lionmane (longneck), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
ok that makes me feel a bit better
― tpp, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
(not much tho)
well this is lovely
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
the skit/interludes are definitely immersive and scene-setting, if the dialogue is written/'staged' it works so much better than the usual rap skit m.o. of having dudes awkwardly recite lines in studio vocal booths
― my mansplain songz (some dude), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
Heard a few tracks, is endearing
― Raymond Cummings, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
backseat freestyle is VERY kanye; i'm hearing a lot more college dropout than outkast on first listen too
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
xxp yeah definitely, i couldnt at all get my head around evan's beef about the skits being too heavyhanded handholdy
great review deej, your best work imo
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
o shit the janet sample
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
oh shit there's drake ugh
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
wow preciate that rtc
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
Just read it, awesome work, nailed it, etc.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
yeah definitely, i couldnt at all get my head around evan's beef about the skits being too heavyhanded handholdy
I'll be interested to see what people think of the skits once they've lived with the album for a couple of weeks. I think they gum the pacing of an already pretty slow album and seriously cut into the record's replay value
― Evan R, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:12 (eleven years ago) link
i just wish they were separate tracks so i could remove them instead of having to reach into my pocket every time
― flopson, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
how long are the individual skits at most? 30 seconds? they feel pretty short and unobtrusive
― my mansplain songz (some dude), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
There's a stretch of three songs in a row that each end with about a minute of dialogue (mostly leading into the next track). It gets overbearing.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:18 (eleven years ago) link
no skits on this are as obtrusive as the biggie dick sucking / fucking skits on certified classic 'ready to die'
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
they're not obtrusive they're just not preferable to actual music
― flopson, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
I ended up skipping them on my second play. Sue me.
― Cap'n Hug-a-Thug (The Reverend), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
it's really not a huge deal
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
i'll listen to good skits anyway some of the time
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
they're not that bad, and if it's really killing you there are edits floating around online with the skits cut off into separate tracks for easier rapp access
― no love spud webb (fadanuf4erybody), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
(excellent review by the way deej, one of the few really substantive pieces i've seen on this album so far)
― no love spud webb (fadanuf4erybody), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 01:00 (eleven years ago) link
Are there any reviews yet that discuss the religious motifs that run throughout the album? It's pretty upfront for a rap album.
― O-Jah Da Lionmane (longneck), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
These are some of the least obtrusive skits ever, they fit the atmosphere and flow of the album perfectly, so even though I've stopped paying much attention to the content I haven't once felt impelled to skip them.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:41 (eleven years ago) link
Great job on the review Deej.
I love on the first skit that his dad is "where's my motherfucking dominos at?" then when informed that he's got kendrick's voicemail and not kendrick himself he's "oh..where's my fucking dominoes at?".
― pandemic, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:43 (eleven years ago) link
I really like this so far. I've spent all week respinning other recent-ish Black Hippy stuff and decided that Section.80 was my least favourite but I think I can come to love this once I really give it some time. The skits seem really quite immersive imo, esp. how they are murkily lost in the sound like you tend to get when rap/r&b albums do the tape machine thing (mjb's debut and hard to earn come to mind but this is spread out in small doses whereas they are one offs) and not totally in yr face like most rap skits.
― a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
so hey is there any meaning behind how the title is stylized or is 'm.A.A.d city' just an eyerolling affectation
― burrito smalls (some dude), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/10/the-meaning-of-good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-as-explained-by-kendrick-lamar
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
so, both
― burrito smalls (some dude), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
OK, this drives me nuts:
Next up, all we need is Kendrick or a literary genius to fully explain Sherene, the van and the storyline of the album.
Do these things really need MORE explaining? Do rap listeners really need Cliffs Notes for everything?
― Evan R, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
"I really love what Kendrick's going for, but if only he made some effort to explain the album's storyline, because I am totally lost!" - the dumbest human being ever, who I refuse to believe exists
― Evan R, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
Rap Genius is still working at furiously decoding The Who's Tommy
― burrito smalls (some dude), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
what is this "spinball lizard"
― let's have sex and then throw pottery (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
"How can there be a Sgt. Pepper without a Col. Salt?"
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
xxp that dumb person doesnt exist, it was just a tossed off magaziney closing zing chill out
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
tbh I think Kendrick Lamar thinks this person exists. He strikes me as a super smart dude who doesn't think much of his audience, the way he walks them through every self-explanatory plot point
― Evan R, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
whatever man
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:26 (eleven years ago) link
concepts are for suckers
― flopson, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link