I just understand the 3Ps... propoganda, promotion, and push to sell. Without it, this guy would be...Joey BadA$$ but deeper while LESS lyrical, lol.
Again, I'm not knocking dude, I'm not knocking fans wanting "real hip hop". It's just easy to sell you what you know you're missing even if it isn't as fulfilling as they're trying to convince you it is.
This dude is in the same lane as Kool Keith beyond what they tell you he is.
you cant say he'd be joey badass, cause i worked with both camps and Joey is nowhere near kendricks level musically, or promotion wise even from when before Dr. Dre cosigned Kendrick
Kendrick is good, really good. So is Ab-Soul, is he the greatest thing ever? of course not, theres a little hyperbole in everything. But KDot is really good
you know more than anybody nobody is really "New". Guys pop on the scene and seem random but Kendrick had a deal when he was 17 with Def Jam that fell through. that was 8 years ago, so he has been buzzing around as KDot and rocking with Jay Rock since at least 04/05
i think anybody who tries to write it off as "real hip hop".. "fake hip hop" is retarded. Its just as "real" as Future's Pluto album was to him, just like Chief Keef's music is to him
the difference between Slaughterhouse and K.Dot is that Slaughterhouse was 4 failed artists trying to get some buzz. Kendrick had buzz and attention already, Dr. Dre was just a name and figure and "exec producer" to give him the avenues that allow you to headline a tour and do things of that nature
but trust me, from the insides of both camps looking out. Joey would kill to have a fraction of the success that kendrick had in 2010. Joeys music is regional still, just like Kdots was back in 06. Kendrick Lamar makes music for young people not born in strictly poverty, but surrounded by nothing but negativity from birth due to their living situations
i think the people who are "overhyping" it are closer to correct than the people who are undermining it. Its really a good album, i give it a 9.5 out of 10, and i dont even like a lot of shit that comes out.
and even beyond that. just business wise, its inspiring to see a young person going out and getting it and making the most of a situation and still ride with the people he came up with
TDE
Punch, Jay Rock, Dave, Moosa, Amack, Schoolboy, Soul, Ali, Sounwave, Willie. Those are all the same cats who were on the album even after all the success
lets be real here, Dre has given the same looks to a bunch of artists, Bishop Lamont comes to mind, and honestly. to keep it 100, i liked a lot of the Bishop Lamont projects easier than i liked the kendrick projects at first, same channels, same avenues, yet where is Bishop now? Where is Stat Quo now. Just saying Dre doesnt have a lot of successful artists under the wing, but when the ones he DOES have get successful.. well we see what happens (Eminem, 50). Not saying that kendrick is gonna be on that level, but it wouldnt shock me if he did
like i said, i think people are going a lil crazy with the classic talk and in turn its making people undermine a good album. What artists you know is gonna put a legend like MC Eiht on your debut retail album? People can say that they want but Papoose, Bishop Lamont, Jae Millz wished they had a debut like this, and they had more attention, more money and bigger companies backing them. This is the type of success Hov wanted for J Cole, Jimmy wanted for Wale and Kanye wanted for Big Sean and it just didnt pan out
i know my opinion may come off biased, and it slightly is but it really is a good album
