i think it works well as an album qua album but the best songs easily hold up in isolation (and i mostly cherrypick and skip around tracks when i listen now - though i do tend to listen to the most stunning run, "good kid" through "swimming pools", as a block each time)
― lex pretend, Sunday, 13 January 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ yes.
Also, I've had no trouble putting "The Art of Peer Pressure" and "Sherane" on in isolation.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
"swimming pools" is such a bad song
"art of peer pressure" and "money trees" are the ones to pull out
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
With the exception of Backseat Freestyle and Compton and one or two others it's all pretty downbeat and melancholic and it takes a bit of time to settle into the right mood for it - it's hardly surprising it works better as a whole.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
"Backseat Freestyle" is prob my least favorite song on the album
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
I don't get why someone would think swimming pools is a bad song. Not your favorite, ok. But bad?
― future kendricks (longneck), Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
OPEN YOUR MIND UP AND LISTEN ME KENDRICK, I AM YOUR CONSCIENCE IF YOU DO NOT HEAR ME THEN YOU WILL BE HISTORY KENDRICK in gazoo the great voice is just the worst imo
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
oops i mean the great gazoo
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
although i guess rev can take solace in the fact that kendrick himself can't think of any words that rhyme with "kendrick"
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
I totally disagree (about that line being the worst)
― Drugs A. Money, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
also is "damage of vodka" a thing people say or just a weird flowery turn of phrase he came up with
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
a combination of shiplo railing against "swimming pools" and hearing it in radio rotation turned me from "eh this song is whatever" to "okay this song is borderline unbearable"
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
also t-minus is one of my least fav producers and the chorus is annoying
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
haha ruining kendrick for multiple people itt :)
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― flopson, Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
posts very much in character
― flopson, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
swimming pools is awesome gtfo
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
well that settles it
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
swimming pools are awesome but that song kinda sucks
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Listen to deej, j0rdan - just this once.
― future kendricks (longneck), Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
curious to know if goons rate chief keef above this. obviously 2 very different beasts, but i think i might
― flopson, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
i've played keef's album more but it functions that way. i wouldn't say it's better tho.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
none of the songs on this are radio songs, get this album off the radio ASAP
― 乒乓, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
well "swimming pools" was a pretty big radio song
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
also please get off the radio ASAP rocky
― 乒乓, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
What was the consensus here about LongLiveA$AP?
― tsrobodo, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
easier to admire than to... i'll shut up
― future kendricks (longneck), Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
"poetic justice" is a good radio song (even if i don't like the way they shoehorn the title in the lyrics, the janet original is better, and drake adds nothing). curious what they'll try as a radio single beyond that.
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
"money trees" is the next one but apparently they cut the jay rock verse
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
ha so they're gonna work the "ya bish" song w/ all the "ya bish"es taken out huh
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
First time I align with deej in weeks. Anyway urban radio here only started playing SP in the last six weeks, so I dont hate it yet.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
Anyway urban radio here only started playing SP in the last six weeks, so I dont hate it yet.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, January 13, 2013 4:21 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
nah they were rinsing that when i was down there around halloween
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
jay rock verse totally best part of that song btw imo
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Sunday, January 13, 2013 4:21 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
maybe "ya bish" skirts the censors?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
ehhh doubt it
haha american saying "rinsing"
is that a british thing? i had no idea i def picked it up from ilx tho
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
s@arge, now it's on overdrive. Power 96 picked it up too.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
http://rinse.fm/
― 乒乓, Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
my fav part of "money trees" are those vocal gun sounds they brought over from "cartoons & cereal"
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
― 乒乓, Sunday, January 13, 2013 4:27 PM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark
hmm i never put two and two together
A posh upper class form of a gold digging. When a man showers a woman with expensive gifts and money for strictly no sexual flavors in return
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2013 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
quoting KL lyrics?
― some dude, Sunday, 13 January 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
try rapping it in triplets
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 January 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.djklusta.co.uk/index.php?id=62
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 13 January 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
Money Trees was my #1 from the beginning, continues to be my fav. It's a classic. No question about it. Love how "Hot sauce all in our Top Ramen" line doesn't even sound like english
― Eggs and the marketing board behind them, Monday, 14 January 2013 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
― J0rdan S., dimanche 13 janvier 2013 22:17 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
smh
― sisilafami, Monday, 14 January 2013 14:49 (eleven years ago) link
ya. that jay rock verse is easily best moment on the album.
― bass, Monday, 14 January 2013 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
hold on
― J0rdan S., Monday, 14 January 2013 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
lol the entire album?
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Monday, 14 January 2013 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
yea, for me at least
― bass, Monday, 14 January 2013 14:58 (eleven years ago) link