Lyrically yes Morale is even better than TPAB

But the music ain’t as good imo

Imagine if they actually went all in on the “piano direction” of some of the core tracks

I love Rich Spirit and Savior as accessible joints and even N95 was ok

But were the Kodak and Summer Walker joints really needed? Did it need to be a double album?

Count Me Out one of his best songs

AND I‘M TRIPPING AND FALLINGGGGGGGH

I dont listen to the summer and ghost joint tbh

I play about 10 songs from the big steppers, but it's still a great album to me

I can understand his direction and those songs just arent for me

I've played We Cry Together maybe once or twice in 2022 and thats it

Didn't need to again

Morale definitely has songs intended moreso for a general audience. N95, Die Hard, Rich Spirit and Silent Hill in particular.

But I think overall DAMN and Morale are pretty different. Morale had the elements of a well put together theatrical play and has some very specific experimentation with classical sounds. A lot of strings and grand piano.

Worldwide Steppers really sounds like a Madlib beat

Both beats

I don’t think people were expecting an off season album lol

Part of the problem is, some people wanted him to push further and do a rock album

Some people wanted the banger album but that was probably a small group. I think most people after DAMN wanted another swing to the left

Musically I don’t think it went left enough for those people. Even for me, I gotta say I was expecting a new sonic palate and not a relatively similar one to DAMN.

The message and certain tracks like We Cry Together went all the way to the left but as an album it probably felt a little safe to some people, musically

Just hope it made you c**

My friend always liked the album but he told me recently at a party he thought the album was amazing and it frustrates him some people treated it like it was a miss. He actually put it at his #2 favorite Kendrick album after GKMC.

I’m the youth

I love jay and nas

Kendrick had so much time to work on The Big Steppers, he made something for everyone because he knew it would work.

His "TLOP / Views"

With wayyyyy more storytelling and substance though

B****??

I’m sorry babe

You’re on KTT2 so the taste might be more niche compared to casuals

Views already a classic

I play this song all the time

Ur already a classic

That didn't make sense

Why torture yourself like that

I think ktt2 does a funny dance where we listen to casuals in some instances and disregard them in others

B****??

It’s a genius concept but I don’t think it should’ve been on the album. Would’ve made a great loosie as a short film though like the video was.

Must be an Eminem fan

This is definitely my main gripe

I never thought Kendrick would have a skip that bad on an album. He went too far with that. How you have that and the Kodak and Summer tracks on the same album? The worst of 2 extremes