people tend to become less introverted when everyone likes them
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:17 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, They also tend to start loathing the people who suddenly love them.
― longneck, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:18 (eleven years ago) link
not everyone is Kanye
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
there was a funny article abt how the guy from belle and Sebastian didnt want to write sad songs anymore lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
If he stops making music entirely I will become his biggest fan.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link
xp Oh does he have a full band now? It was a straight MC/DJ set-up when I saw him in February. But if he wants to step up then a full band is the current guarantor of serious intent.
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
rap bands are the worst
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
"poetic justice" sounds really good with a band
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
Nas sounded great with a band last month tbh, because they knew when to step up and when to let the DJ take the lead. I feel like hip hop's realised that having a band doesn't mean you have to turn every track into rock-rap. (Thinking of PE a decade or so ago, not the Roots)
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
well that verse certainly helped me wake up tonight. awesome
― illegalblues, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
It was more rock than rap actually. My sister-in-law who hates rap loved it.
― longneck, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
this verse is awesome
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
dissing drake is just a bonus
is that really a 'diss' cmon
― tpp, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
I do think the saddest thing about this is that there's no descendent of dipset around to make fun of kendrick's fashion choices a la chancletas with jeans but sure
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
LMAO at kendrick trying to end the popularity of designer clothing though
my favorite description of kendrick's fashion sense on twitter was that he dresses like an african substitute teacher
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
ha, I saw someone before say Kendrick dresses like every Nigerian dad
― we run zings, zings don't run we (The Reverend), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
I liked Good Kid, M.A.A.D. city. I've not heard his new stuff, though (how much more did he release after that album?).
Is there an actual reason for him to dislike Big K.R.I.T.? I actually like KRIT. Or is he just trying to get attention?
I'm out of the loop with hip hop gossip. Been listening to the music more.
― c21m50nh3x460n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
"your Instagram can gobble these nuts"
― usic for 18 magicians (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think he dislikes anyone mentioned in that verse, basically all of them have worked with him or have show mutual respect or w/e.
aggro alpha male kendrick is cool with me, kinda feel like based off this and the "vibe" remix that i will enjoy his next album more than good kid.
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
i wonder if he dislikes them. makes you wish hed say something in the verse about whether or not he has love for them
― max, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha max
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
it's odd that BEEF IN HIP HOP has gotten so watered down that this what people consider calling someone out
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
It's the opposite of beef, it's a branding cosign. "These are my peers, my ilk." Naming those names is the worst bit of the verse.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
"These are my peers, my ilk, who I AM ABOUT TO MURDER"
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
It comes off less "I think these rappers are shit" and more "I think these rappers are my yardstick"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Lex is right. He is a) pointing out his group of peers, and b) positioning himself as their leader. The interesting question would be why he did not mention Schoolboy, Ab-Soul or even Danny Brown, who are all closer competition than, say, Tyler. I get that the ones he picked are more likely to be recognized by the general public and more commercially viable in general, but it still seems like a weird omission. Why not include his own crew in this circle of competitor-friends?
― longneck, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
Well it is still part of a rap verse. Does it have to be all encompassing?
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
today's rap doesn't have proper footnoting
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think Danny Brown is really anybody's competition, or at least any more significantly than Timmy The Maker.
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
thomas the tank engine
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, August 13, 2013 5:31 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
we have rapgenius for that now, so yay?
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
this verse is whatever and it's not even a diss
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 13 August 2013 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I didnt get much dissing from that idk
― Hooks on Phoenix worked for me (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
it's definitely a boast rather than a diss, I just think it's funny that it's causing garment-rending
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLY (DJP), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 22:08 (eleven years ago) link
what dan said. Internet is being OMG KENDRICK ON TEH WARPATH about this is confusing. Solid verse obvs.
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
half expected there to be a thread on this
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:15 (eleven years ago) link
92Q played the whole thing 3 times in a row, WKYS played "ether" and then played kendrick's verse
(as i drove home from work)
narratives too, old djs talking abt the old days and how this guest verse is going to liek singlehandedly "bring hip hop back", it just sounds like nostalgia imo
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:17 (eleven years ago) link
as the wet blanket on many such occasions, i gotta say i see nothing wrong with people being excited about this. it's a fun verse! his delivery on "MUFUCKA I SELL IT!!!!" is absurdly entertaining.
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:21 (eleven years ago) link
what am i doing wrong where i'm only seeing people be grumpy about the hype and not the hype. i am clearly not following the right people.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
it's just a bummer to be told to calm down about a verse before i even knew it existed
oh to be clear i really enjoyed my ride home tonight. i enjoyed old hip hop heads sounding so EXCITED. i don't think there's anything wrong with nostalgia.
sorta wish i could actually pay attention to jay elect's verse tho, maybe it's good
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:24 (eleven years ago) link
the silly thing is JE's verse probably would've sounded good in between Sean and Kendrick, there was really no reason to leave him out to dry at the end there
― some dude, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah k's verse obviously should've been last anyway?? it's weird.
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
they def hurt jay by positioning him that way
totally on board w/ Al on this one. Fun song, felt like it injected some life into the corny JUST FRIENDS vibe of current rap
although the return-fire disses better be a lot better than joell ortiz's. The main problem is that no one wants to ACTUALLY diss kendrick, no one wants to get under anyone's skin, they just want to rap in complicated ways about how they are the best.
i want to see people take the gloves off, imo
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
i said this in a piece i wrote about it but this is about to turn into a bunch of olympians diving for the judges rather than a bunch of wrestlers clamboring into the ring. i def prefer the latter situation when it comes to rap music
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
gunplay should go at him
― sisilafami, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
kendrick literally says "i respect y'all" in his verse. the kiddie gloves aren't coming off
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 13 August 2013 23:38 (eleven years ago) link