Kendrick Lamar Does Kendrick have bars?

Started by Sqrt Sqrt, Jul 21, 2017, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. Sqrt Sqrt
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    Jul 21, 2017
    So I'm on RG and I see 2 threads talking about Kendrick having bars and Kendrick not having bars. One side says that Kendrick doesn't focus on punchlines and instead the focus is on his production, voice and flow while the other side basically says that of course Kendrick has bars, it doesn't matter if he has punchlines or not, long as he's a lyricist he got bars.

    The threads in question are these:
    https://genius.com/discussions/219107-Kendrick-has-no-bars
    https://genius.com/discussions/290346-Omg-kendrick-has-no-barsssss

    1st thread doesn't go in depth as the posts while the 2nd thread basically says that punchline rappers are more like fast food while rappers like Kendrick give you a gourmet restaurant with their lyrics instead of giving a bunch of punchlines.

    Thoughts on this? Does Kendrick have tons of quotables like Wayne, Hova, DOOM and Jay Elec or is the main appeal his music and not his actual lyricism?
     
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    The Gooch Gucci FlipFlops (aka Rap Game's Steven Adams)

    Jul 21, 2017
    the lines he tries to make quotables are usually p cringe "my left stroke just went viral"
     
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    d--- you aint gotta roast my life bruh
     
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    Jul 21, 2017
    controversy doesn't mean bars lol

    "beat the p---- like emmit till"

    "molly in her champagne"

    those aren't "bars" but they were controversial lol
     
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  6. 1999
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    If you don't think Kendrick has bars you're just a f---ing idiot, nothing more to it
     
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    Look inside of my soul and you could find gold and maybe get rich,
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    Yes
     
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    Jul 22, 2017
    Not sure what kind of person would ever think Kendrick didn’t have bars

    Crazy talk
     
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    Jul 22, 2017
    Lol how is this even cringey?
    Cringe has just lost all its meaning at this point...
     
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    the way he said it is literally the definition of cringe
     
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    He's a bigger picture guy. It's not like Cassidy was pumping out classic material.
     
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    control isn't even bars, he just named like 10 different rappers only reason talk about it
     
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    Jul 22, 2017
    df are even bars at this point
     
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    Nah the end of the verse was really dope, the rest is just like a lyrical lead up to him calling out the rappers
     
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    tell me someone whos got bars if kendrick doesnt
     
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    Jul 23, 2017
    i got chocolate bars
     
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