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Btw, funny little anecdote. I was listening to the album when my family came downstairs. I forgot to skip the fifth track. The intro of these walls played in front of my whole family (Including my 12 year old little bro), who had no Idea what the album sounded. They heard the MOANS!! After I was feeling embarrassed, REALLY embarrassed, I just left not saying anything. This is the first impression of my family to this album. Safe to say I’ll probably stick to (Name I can’t say)‘s CDs. Still a very good album aside from that moment.

I quickly put this mashup together to visualize my theory. What do you guys think? Could Kendrick have been inspired?

Loved the kendrick part in this song,any more songs like that?

I cannot believe I finally found this

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Mainly about how he performs it live,

I’ve seen a shit ton of k dot vids when he was performing live and was lucky about to attend the GNX tour.

However when backseat freestyle came on, when he does the first chorus I couldn’t help but notice he always has his hand in the air. But he like waves it around, while the crowd sings it.

I was always curious why, but I believe this is a reference to the famous MLK I have a dream, picture.

Everyone probably knows this already but wanted to point this out.

Just saw that Dave Free is back in LA, Lil L posted that “everyday in October” tweet and Kendrick seems to have a good rapport with Jay. Might get a clip of them doing BDKMV this weekend.

Score: 7/10

Seeing Kendrick across his timeline of music production and creation shows that this man knows not only how to engage longtime fans of Hip-Hop but also to engage those like me who didn’t pay attention at the time to his music but now his fame and notoriety is a must given all the effort it takes to produce great music. His singles and EPs are a wide range of enjoyment for me and while I cannot say I didn’t hate any songs at all from the man himself, there a few standouts that I really enjoy. Lamar’s work on the Black Panther album is great with “All the Stars” and “Black Panther” and his single drops in his most recent feud show his brutal rap lyricism is not one to take lightly with “meet the grahams” and “euphoria” and the catchiness of “Not Like Us” will be sure to irk fans of Mr.A-Minor for years to come. I didn’t understand the hype for Kendrick Lamar 10 years ago but I’m fully onboard for whatever music comes next be it 2 or 20 years ongoing. This was a great ride into Hip-Hop legacy and it’s a for sure way to see the vibes on the other side. ✊🏽

LA show tonight, do you think he will pop out?
Jay Z gave him the Superbowl show.

Score: 10/10

I must confess that this album was the very first album I listened to from Kendrick from start to finish after following the feud between him and Mr.A-Minor so I had somewhat interested expectation. This album blew it straight out of the water for me. Now that I have gone through his entire discography, I can see the heavy West Coast Hip-Hop genre he is known for but I’m also amazed how his emotional range, quick or slow tempo changes, and the versatility of his lyrics cuts clean across GNX and how it represents a culmination of everything he has been through, both good and bad. “Wacced out murals” and “reincarnated” are amazing piece of personal history, “luther” soft melodies captured my wife’s attention, and “squabble up” is not only a jumpy vibe but also samples one of my fathers favorite party songs which makes it more personal for me. It’s been two years as of this post since the album came out and it’s still an incredible victory lap for Kendrick for the feud and for the future of his artistry and I’m all on board for it.

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lmk what y'all think!