Date: February 9th, 2025 9:04 PM Author: Mint Patrolman
I don't hate Kendrick Lamar but I don't get his appeal.
Sure he's another "clever" lyrical rapper but he doesn't really have a lot of great songs and I personally don't like his nasally delivery.
Just don't get it.
I also thought "they not like us" sounded like a cheap mid tier pop rap song with a crappy beat. Can't imagine getting pumped up hearing that song and beat. Maybe I am losing touch with rap music.
Date: February 10th, 2025 1:09 AM Author: frum property
This is all correct but They Not Like Us was ultimately successful purely on the strength of his clever rhymes, responding to Drake putting him down as a small time guest star rapper who only has clever rhymes, and then he dropped the “hear you like em young” bars culminating in the “A minor” line and then it also explained the shitty beat/hook and you had to admit that this was extremely high level diss track content and Drake was ruined. Not really great music but great as a feat of hip hop culture.
Date: February 9th, 2025 9:44 PM Author: bateful avocado potus
me too, i should have been clearer. i've seen strippers dance to some of his songs (and dear god, that's bleak) but he feels like a real guy to me trying to do something interesting with his music
Date: February 9th, 2025 11:08 PM Author: richard clock
way worse than both of those, this was boring and terrible. kendrick is ultimately a backpack rapper. not like us is a decent bop but he has no business playing arenas, he's not that level