Kendrick Lamar Is Kendrick playing it too safe?

Started by Maximus, Jul 21, 2016, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. Maximus
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Jul 21, 2016
    everything he does these days seems seriously thought out and planned months in advance

    do you think kendrick is playing it too safe (expecially in 2016)
     
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Jul 21, 2016
    like that black friday freestyle was awesome, would like to see a few unplanned releases of tracks like that from kendrick
     
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    Jul 21, 2016
    safe from what exactly?
     
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    Maximus Skeppy

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    edited title

    he just comes across as playing it safe at the moment
     
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  5. Jehovah
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    Jul 21, 2016
    I still don't exactly know what you mean :hmmmmmmm:


    I mean if your talking about the music I think he is just playing it smart rather than "safe" its not like he needs to drop a song every month. Also we do still get a Kendrick feature like every few months as well soo.. :kanye3:
     
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    PYT

    Jul 21, 2016
    There's no such thing as playing it too safe because there's no such thing as an unplanned release.

    Something that drops out of the sky for the fans was always planned.
     
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    Jul 21, 2016
    Or he's just working on his next LP?

    Honestly I hate it when my favorite artists drop every week, I don't want him to oversaturate himself again like he did 3-4 years ago
     
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    Jul 21, 2016
    it also means that the other TDE artists are probably dropping soon :kanye3:
     
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    yeah he one of the smartest rappers in the game

    sometimes i feel like kendrick could be more spontaneous, like i get he's working on his new LP but a little gem every few months or so would be cool
     
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    Jul 21, 2016
    Unplug your internet connection so you don't know when new music is coming
     
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    that period of oversaturated kendrick brought the majority of his fanbase though

    he has no reason to do that anymore because he is the biggest rapper out right now
     
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    but then i couldnt speak to you :emoji_heart:
     
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    Eminem making songs with Rihanna is too safe. Kendrick making blacker the berry is not
     
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    He's talking about kendrick not dropping "unplanned music", like there's always an announcement prior to the stuff he drops.

    You could have the argument that untitled was unplanned but it would be like ignoring all the promotion it got from Lebron
     
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    Oh ok
     
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    When nasa is planning to go to the moon. They make an annoucement. When you go to the supermarket u dont need to. Comparing kendrick work that take years to perfect to trash like drake work which he makes by humming while taking a s--- is insulting
     
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    Nah I think that's just smart. You need some Rappers that play it like that, ya know. When everybody would do it like that it wouldn't be cool in any situation.
     
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    I wont give him too much credit. I mean this formula that Kendrick is following is pretty basic and a lot of other rappers are following it as well. Just seems like TDE likes to keep the noise down, you will probably never hear too much about them unless its dangerookipawaa arguing to people on twitter about album sales :'):'):')
     
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    thats actually the Eminem formula and since TDE is also signed to interscope...
     
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    Jul 21, 2016
    wasnt untitled unmastered pretty spontaneous
     
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