Dec 14, 2014 @Hasman So the post uploaded fine but when I go back into change a few sentences it says the post is over the max character limit and wont let me edit lol. bunz
Dec 15, 2014 That's the first Kendrick song I listened to, this was so dope man. Still getting plays kinda regularly
Dec 15, 2014 First thing I'd ever heads by kendrick was sec 80. Once that sunk and sufficiently blew me away, I started finding tracks like this, monster, and other remixes/freestyled on YouTube
Dec 15, 2014 First thing I heard was his feature in Ab-Soul's Turn Me Up (Longterm 2 came out a few weeks before Look Out For Detox if I remember correctly). I really liked the mixtape, and after LOFD I started to look for his other stuff, the Kendrick Lamar EP was the first full project. Those were the days!
Dec 15, 2014 first time i heard Kendrick was on a purp and yellow remix song. I remember first listen I was like "what the f--- is this voice?" but his verse was killer so i kept an eye out for him and pretty much did exactly what you did and found monster/detox/whatever else on youtube. after that i was frothing for his leaks, i remember the night S.80 leaked, bumped the whole album about 6 times and was blown away
Dec 16, 2014 Back when this song got released, his raspy voice was bothering me a little bit on the first few listens. After four years of following artists like death grips, chance the rapper etc. look out for detox doesn't sound abstract anymore. Eminem should learn from it how not to be off beat while rapping with a fast flow.
Dec 17, 2014 9. The Heart Pt. 2 The Dash Snow sample that preludes this song, and also kicks off the entire project that this track is from, couldn't be more fitting. Snow's enigmatic career as an artist, and eventual overdose, provides a backdrop for O(verly) D(edicated), and his answer to the question "so what keeps you alive," provides insight into Kendrick's own heart. "Music keeps me here," he claims, "by far, the main thing." "Thank You," Lamar offers the fellow artist, before the instrumental (an extended version of "A Piece of Light" by The Roots, which couldn't be more perfect) kicks in. The track itself is a steady stream of consciousness, similar to the first track in this series, but with surprisingly even less structure. We all know at this point how well made and Pt. 3 is, and how energetic and charismatic the Pt. 1 is, but Pt. 2 is the silent killer - a brooding track, just under 5 minutes, that's very much as resolute as it is uncertain in it's purpose. " I ain't perfect, and I ain't seen too many churches Or know them testament verses" Kendrick gets that out of the way right out the door, begging you to take his woes with a grain of salt, and not just dismiss them as angst. It's something more than that - there's insight in these verses he writes, wisdom beyond his years, and most definitely beyond that of his peers. He wants to be the type of man that lets "bygones be bygones," but he knows "where I'm from we buy guns and more guns, to give to the young." "n----s dying, motherfuck a double entendre" might one of the realest things ever declared on wax. His music is more important than "rap beefs." He's here to serve as the bridge between making it, and "living the life of a n----- trapped n-----." There's much more to this track, but it's strength comes from the aforementioned structure - or lack there of. It allows the song to build up in a ferocious manner, before we reach the part that single-handedly solidified me as a fan of the young man. You all know what I'm talking about, and at this point in his career, we've seen him reach this level of passion multiple times. However, at the point in my life when I heard this, I was taken aback to the point where I swore I felt his anger, his sadness, his frustration, all threatening to blow out my speakers just to grab me by the throat and slap some sense into me. "I swear to God most y'all cats just don’t know Kendrick," he declares for the second time. At this point, I don't think anyone was sure that they really did. And if they did, well, there was this last segment to leave them as baffled and in awe as the rest of us: "You barely know yourself, so I guess most of y'all should be offended Ain’t doing this for my health I’m tryna' purchase my momma dem' Benzes Occupying my time with riches, justifying my time and ambitions Just to coincide, just to go inside, plus we idolize why we living Look the mastermind, took the masters mind Just the perfect time, just to master mine Just to match the grind with precision Look the mastermind, took - (cough)" Jesus Christ. Kendrick's been known to call this one of his favorite tracks, not only off the tape, but in general. He's claimed that the experience of recording this was overwhelming to the point that the verse cuts off because he couldn't physically keep spitting - it wasn't just for dramatic effect, even though it sure does add to that. And I believe him. Mentions: @Olorin @swr @Radeem @Meero @Enigma @Koolo @Hasman @Tripstarr @Lubo @Besky @KvB @InLoveWithTheCOCO
Dec 18, 2014 thanks man, i know im taking some time in between posts but thats just cause im a lazy f--- (i was gonna come up with an excuse but i was too lazy)
Dec 18, 2014 Which Heart is your favourite @Narsh? I'd rank them 2-3-1 I think, 2 is the best imo, the rest is pretty much even but I listen to 3 more often.
Dec 18, 2014 Sorry for the offtopic, but it has to be cleared up. Since the beginning of this thread I haven't got a single mention from you Narsh. You must be doing something wrong.
Dec 25, 2014 It's da holidays I've been busy m8s :0 But lll grace the world with the rest of these write ups soon
Dec 30, 2014 8. Nosetalgia The most recent addition to this list. A show-stopping guest spot on one of the best tracks of 2013 - which already contained a "showstopper" in the form of Pusha T's first verse. The production, headed by Kanye West, creates a dark, yet understated, swing - simultaneously upbeat and uptempo, but with a blatantly menacing underbelly. It almost gleefully carries the track, daring you to actually enjoy the forthcoming content…to dismiss Pusha's declaration of being "crack in the school zone" as anything but the absolute truth. And Pusha plays into that duality. He's playful, almost teasing and taunting, inciting the wrath of "Ivan Drago," and "Doctor Zhivago." You want to shrug it off as candor, but repeated listens teach you that it's anything but innocent - it's the blunt truth. A truth that Pusha's long since come to terms with. And only one half of the coin. There are the dealers, then there are the abusers. And that's where Kendrick comes into play. With one of the best guest verses, or verses in general, of last year (lol @ "Control"), Lamar comes on full force, armed to forge, and hammer home, a narrative he's been letting fester for god knows how long. His voice fluctuates between deep sorrow and gleeful bravado, from earnest confusion to clean cut clarity. For the J Cole fam over in his subsection claiming that Cole always seems to "talk to them" more than Kendrick (@Kold @KLD3816 @Lockness etc), I ask you, how familiar are with material like this? How many other rappers have you heard manipulate their voices in such visceral ways - in such a powerful, instantly affecting, manner? I say this verse is instantly affecting because not one person can listen to it without being drawn in by Kendrick's zen-like trance. The way he seems to channeling visions of his childhood, from Boyz In Da Hood to instrumentals from his "momma's Christmas party." He wants to mimic Pusha's aggression, he wants to fit the mold - but he claims "troubles on my mind." He plants one foot firmly in the cartoonish realm in which most of his flows/voices often reside. But in this case, it seems to be to prevent any real emotion from seeping through, rather than as a haphazard way of making a verse more enjoyable. He's trying not to breakdown. There's deliberation, a calculated madness from within. This is a track for grown men - Pusha is hailing himself King of his trap. Kendrick is trying to respect the culture of the society that raised him, while nostalgia overwhelms him and forces his thoughts to wander to the days his dad "broke his nails misusing his pinky to treat his nose." All this to finally bring the verse back to a full circle at the end. From the moment he saw his dad's "shirt button open, taco meat laying on his gold," he knew the lane he had to push. He knew what version of crack he had to peddle. And finally, he's able to let him know: "your son dope, n-----. Now reap what you sow, n-----." Kendrick essentially saved his father - imagine where he would be or what circumstances would've befallen the man often times tweaking in front of his son (about anything from his dominos to his drugs), if what he "sowed" wasn't as unbelievably fruitful as King Kendrick. "I was born in '87, my grand daddy a legend Now the same s--- that y'all was smoking is my profession, Let's get it" Mentions: @Olorin @swr @Radeem @Meero @Enigma @Koolo @Hasman @Tripstarr @Lubo @Besky @KvB @InLoveWithTheCOCO
Dec 30, 2014 Wow.... Fantastic write up! By far the best one yet and this track has really grown on me more and more as time goes by. I liked it quiet a bit when it came out but now I love it.
