Cliche

4y

Might be too early in Kendrick’s case but.. CLB, mr morale and the big steppers, the off-season, rank em 🤔

ItsJustShawn

4y

Who is seriously comparing this to MMLP? Eminem had an MO of deliberately pissing off as many people as possible with MMLP, it’s like clear that Kendrick is not trying to do that here. Even on We Cry Together it’s clear we’re seeing both sides of a fight. Some people really just be wanting to put words on the internet lol

babylon sherm

4y

IMO its a combination of many concurrent factors. Legitimate breakthroughs in human behavioral science + a resurgence in parapsychological/pseudo-occult/border science adjacent beliefs (commonly seen in post-war colonial societies like 50s Germany or late 60s America) + a generation with greater access to history and more open to non-Western schools of medicine, psychology and philosophy

Kendrick weirdly enough encapsulates so much of this current vogue on the album, which is at odds with how it presents itself as a rebuke to conventional current ideals. He makes repeat references to a Jungian collective unconscious, laces the album with soundbites from Ekhart Tolle talking about f***in energy fields, and generally seems to buy into the concept of a mass "seelische Schmerzen" or soul sickness that effects seemingly every aspect of our lives from culture to relationships to media consumption to general health. He also makes reference to and connects "generational curses" both local and international with the s***abuse & forced inbreeding stuff at the end of the album, probably the most popular/common way to conceptualize trauma right nown

How well he does that is up to interpretation but I do think it's interesting that he feels this is at odds with current American culture and not pretty much in line with it

mr get dough

4y

I need to choose me and just enjoy the album but its some bad takes itt man smh

shaleirose

4y

I don’t like how Kendrick stans act like he’s the ONLY artist in ALL of music with substance in their work. It just shows that they need to branch out and listen to more music

Yallboyzsoft

4y

Sales doesn’t dictate if “I” like something. I think it’s ludicrous and unfathomable that Dawn FM would be considered AOTY though. Nobody needs to make that statement, ever. If someone said “it’s my favorite album of the year”, cool. Don’t compare that s*** to this piece of art though

ItsJustShawn

4y

Who is seriously comparing this to MMLP? Eminem had an MO of deliberately pissing off as many people as possible with MMLP, it’s like clear that Kendrick is not trying to do that here. Even on We Cry Together it’s clear we’re seeing both sides of a fight. Some people really just be wanting to put words on the internet lol

Scratchin Mamba

4y

Bit tipsy rn but i'll make a thread abt how individualism and idealism rotted kebdrick brain

Jus kno kenny not making it tonthe prolwtariaj kingdom til then

Cliche

4y

Might be too early in Kendrick’s case but.. CLB, mr morale and the big steppers, the off-season, rank em 🤔

Cliche

4y

Might be too early in Kendrick’s case but.. CLB, mr morale and the big steppers, the off-season, rank em 🤔

TIIMMY BURNER

4y

Because art reflects life and s*** ain't sweet.

Yallboyzsoft

4y

Sales doesn’t dictate if “I” like something. I think it’s ludicrous and unfathomable that Dawn FM would be considered AOTY though. Nobody needs to make that statement, ever. If someone said “it’s my favorite album of the year”, cool. Don’t compare that s*** to this piece of art though

RICHAXXVOYCE

4y

Nigga snuck CLB in there lmao

Olaf

4y

Example?

mr get dough

4y

I need to choose me and just enjoy the album but its some bad takes itt man smh

dubbs hendrix

4y

Last nighy everyone was comparing we cry together to Kim

jesuisadorable

4y

r we really going to call this mm&tbs

mr get dough

4y

Who else is grabbing you substance wise currently? Just wondering