SegaDreamFlash

2y

D-Block and LOX essentially the same group but yea I feel you.

Mind you we’ve only talked about the mainstream acts of that era too lmaoo

insertcoolnamehere

2y

that's why the #1 album for me this year is
most likely Jean Dawson

Leftside

2y

Only Country in tryna listen to

Water Giver

2y

this is half true and half bullshit

lets not forget kendrick is actually making money more than all of them besides drake, and then some years travis scott

and lets not forget kendrick's label was literally a local no name INDIE record label that moved up the mud together at their own pace while eating all the loss and hardship. does no one remember that sxn 80 sold like 40k fw in its debut year? lol. and he's been working and rapping the same way since klep. have you heard or listened to klep ever or lately? its some of his most "preachy" lyrics in his whole career trying to figure it out. and aftermath didnt come into the picture till halfway of s80s creation, the budget was nothing, and aftermath wasnt fully working with him until gkmc when everything was final.

also lets not forget this is all in a time west coast music wasnt mainstream popular nor profitable lol.

also, isk why this type of convo always ends up as a diss to the artist - kendrick didnt say everyone has to be like him, and he supports and collab literally the music youre talking about. he's just doing what he's doing at the end of the day. and his music is also west coast drenched which west has always had a balanced of "real rap" and "fuck around/street/party" rap. and he literally does both on all his albums and tapes. this is west coas music. sucks to suck if you dont like it or feel left out. thats your issue.

and also who gives a f***. articles and s*** did the same to kanye, they did the same to andre, they did the same to lupe etc. of making them the "golden child example" when they literally didnt ask or pose like that.

and the contract and label you ultimately sign is up to you. it all has its up and downs. can be kendrick/tde that had to do tour in a minivan for nearly a decade sticking them to themselves in a time the mainstream ignored westcoast music and them getting it out the mud, that then happened to work out in the end for them thankfuly. which they were close to losing everything lol.

or you can take the average path where you end up in a middle of the pack label with a middle of the pack contract with middle of the pack label attention, but you get your money upfront and your music boosted "instantly".

there are give and takes in it all.

theres a lot of history youre skipping over and nuance lol.

Water Giver

2y

this is half true and half bullshit

lets not forget kendrick is actually making money more than all of them besides drake, and then some years travis scott

and lets not forget kendrick's label was literally a local no name INDIE record label that moved up the mud together at their own pace while eating all the loss and hardship. does no one remember that sxn 80 sold like 40k fw in its debut year? lol. and he's been working and rapping the same way since klep. have you heard or listened to klep ever or lately? its some of his most "preachy" lyrics in his whole career trying to figure it out. and aftermath didnt come into the picture till halfway of s80s creation, the budget was nothing, and aftermath wasnt fully working with him until gkmc when everything was final.

also lets not forget this is all in a time west coast music wasnt mainstream popular nor profitable lol.

also, isk why this type of convo always ends up as a diss to the artist - kendrick didnt say everyone has to be like him, and he supports and collab literally the music youre talking about. he's just doing what he's doing at the end of the day. and his music is also west coast drenched which west has always had a balanced of "real rap" and "fuck around/street/party" rap. and he literally does both on all his albums and tapes. this is west coas music. sucks to suck if you dont like it or feel left out. thats your issue.

and also who gives a f***. articles and s*** did the same to kanye, they did the same to andre, they did the same to lupe etc. of making them the "golden child example" when they literally didnt ask or pose like that.

and the contract and label you ultimately sign is up to you. it all has its up and downs. can be kendrick/tde that had to do tour in a minivan for nearly a decade sticking them to themselves in a time the mainstream ignored westcoast music and them getting it out the mud, that then happened to work out in the end for them thankfuly. which they were close to losing everything lol.

or you can take the average path where you end up in a middle of the pack label with a middle of the pack contract with middle of the pack label attention, but you get your money upfront and your music boosted "instantly".

there are give and takes in it all.

theres a lot of history youre skipping over and nuance lol.

Water Giver

2y

crazy how some people act like nowadays that this nigga "had everything given to him" and that he's proveleged when he literally lived out a van until 2013 and no one was listening to westcoast music and they started out as a LITERAL INDEPENDANT LOCAL label that had only one half successful artist for the longest that kept the tank on fumes and light barely on.

Water Giver

2y

crazy how some people act like nowadays that this nigga "had everything given to him" and that he's proveleged when he literally lived out a van until 2013 and no one was listening to westcoast music and they started out as a LITERAL INDEPENDANT LOCAL label that had only one half successful artist for the longest that kept the tank on fumes and light barely on.

WT777

2y

OutKast, dungeon family, dilated peoples, that group that did that grits and watermelon album Edit nappy roots, the alternative peeps lol

3 6 mafia project pat, list goes on and on

SegaDreamFlash

2y

Wait.. 2013?

SegaDreamFlash

2y

Little Brother

SegaDreamFlash

2y

Little Brother

notbrock

2y

Water Giver vs Condom Eyes in a debate about Kendrick on here could potentially be longer than the Bible

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

2y

It's crazy how drake was stanning phonte earlier on

WT777

2y

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Gotta mention @mos_def too west side connection, crime mob, common.

Female side eve lil Kim, remy ma, shawnna

OHMNI

2y

MK Gee

I forgot bro when I was doing my list in here earlier

some of top off the top of my head

Lupe ( I enjoyed but really not my fave of his nice transition album he did for chilly)
HIkaru Utada
Tanerelle
Boldy James
Freddie Gibbs
Ye( you have to trim off a lot of f***ing fat but moments like beg forgiveness are too beautiful to completely overlook)
Iglooghost
Kaytranada
Sango
Ariana Grande

insertcoolnamehere

2y

mk.gee in my top 10 for sure.

you mention folk ,you ever heard of Kara Jackson?

list of the top 15 (NO ORDER)

jean dawson
Kenny Mason
schoolboy q
mk.gee
charli xcx
mach hommy
tyler the creator
willow
fabiana palladino
kendrick lamar
ravyn lenae
rapsody
MIKE
kaytranada
Raveena Aurora

Honorable Mention: Childish Gambino (while the album was definitely meh, Dadvocate might be my song of the year, I've cried to that s*** lmao)

WT777

2y

Trick daddy and Trina

insertcoolnamehere

2y

mk.gee in my top 10 for sure.

you mention folk ,you ever heard of Kara Jackson?

list of the top 15 (NO ORDER)

jean dawson
Kenny Mason
schoolboy q
mk.gee
charli xcx
mach hommy
tyler the creator
willow
fabiana palladino
kendrick lamar
ravyn lenae
rapsody
MIKE
kaytranada
Raveena Aurora

Honorable Mention: Childish Gambino (while the album was definitely meh, Dadvocate might be my song of the year, I've cried to that s*** lmao)

WT777

2y

Gotta mention @mos_def too west side connection, crime mob, common.

Female side eve lil Kim, remy ma, shawnna