Listened to the album in all its entirety. It's no exaggeration when I say it'll go down as a classic. I'm throughly impressed by Kendrick's introspection and also the unique presentation of his songs, with (spoilers) a continuous "spoken-word" poem running through the album (/spoilers).
The last song in particular, Mortal Man, had my jaws on the floor. The album far exceeded my expectations. How did it fare with the hubski kdot fam?
Ya'll people haven't even had it for a day and everyone's saying it's going to go down in history, dayum. I'll be back in like two weeks to talk about it. Also we got #hiphophubski bruh you should totally use that, glad to have you aboard to talk about that bizzity-boom-bap-bow.
i know. call it classic when it's still relevant in 5 years. people are too quick with that word.
Boy. I think classic is WAY too strong. I remember the first time I heard other albums that are now considered classics. Like I remember the very room I was sitting in and heard them. I didn't get this feeling with this.
Now I'm interested in knowing what the albums that you consider classics are and the rooms that they correspond to. For example, for me: 1. The White Album - Not a room, but my friends parents minivan on the way to Cedar Point amusement park, age 11. 2. Jeff Buckley, Grace - Tim Monger's bedroom 3. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - sounds_sound's apartment next to Blimpy Burger in Ann Arbor.
I love it. It addresses all the problems I had with gkmc and adds so much more. He's able to pinpoint social issues so accurately and authentically that I'm able to see them from a perspective I haven't before. I'm really picky with the hip-hop I listen to, and Kendrick's stuff thus far has been a little underwhelming for me, but this is some real shit. Whether it's a classic remains to be seen. But it's definitely a work of art - and that means a lot these days.