Oct 23, 2016

Eminem finally knows whats up

Eminem remembers hearing Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" for the first time.

Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album (and his first on a major label), good kid, m.A.A.d city -- the album that posited the Compton rapper as a prodigy in the eyes of much of the rap world, was released four years ago on this day (Oct. 22). Fans are using the occasion to revisit the album and remember just how special it sounded upon its release. It so happens that another great emcee,Eminem -- one of Kendrick's idols, has offered his thoughts on GKMC, describing it as a "masterpiece."

Eminem's praise of GKMC comes after Kendrick paid tribute to him during a conversation with Rick Rubin for GQ magazine. Kendrick told Rubin that he acquired his sense of "clarity" by studying Eminem and albums like The Marshall Mathers LP. The GQ interview happened to be annotated by Genius, and the site asked Eminem to annotate Kendrick's quote about him. Em's responded to the quote by recalling his reaction upon hearing GKMC for the first time, writing, "When I first heard Kendrick's debut on Aftermath, I couldn't believe it." Read Em's full annotation below, via Genius.

"When I first heard Kendrick’s debut on Aftermath, I couldn’t believe it. The fact that it was his first real album and he was able to make it into a story which intertwines with the skits like that was genius. That hasn’t really been done that many times, let alone on someone’s first time up. The level of wordplay, the deliveries, the beats—it’s just a masterpiece."

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/eminem-...d-kid-maad-city-a-masterpiece-news.24934.html

@KendrickSXN

 

Oct 23, 2016

"The level of wordplay, the deliveries, the beats—it’s just a masterpiece."

Haha it sounds like @ConspiracyGang annotating Recovery

 

Oct 23, 2016

Too bad it didn't influence MMLP2

 

Oct 23, 2016

probably didnt need to use the tag but f--- me man its Eminem saying Kendrick is goat...gotta share the love

 

Oct 23, 2016

Do me a favor. Slam your head against the wall.

 

Oct 23, 2016

You are why people think most Stans are r-----ed.

 

Oct 23, 2016

he should analyze it and take notes

 

Oct 23, 2016

Agree with Marshall GKMC is basically a perfect rap album

 

Oct 23, 2016

Real recognize real

 

Oct 23, 2016

Em believes in giving credit where credit is due!

 

Oct 23, 2016

It's from Genius. Other anotations:


Herbie Hancock, Eminem, Soundwave and more annotates Kendrick's GQ interview

DeRay Mckesson (ACTIVIST, BLACK LIVES MATTER)

"I define the act of protest as the act of telling the truth in public. In protest, we try to be uplifting by noting that we can make a better world, and also aggressive in highlighting the urgency of the work. Kendrick’s song effortlessly mirrors protest. “Alright” is a protest anthem."


Jazz legend Herbie Hancock praises To p---- A Butterfly for creating a new movement in jazz music

"I know Kendrick. His music is amazing. It’s original, passionate, and positive. The use of Jazz on his records, which I believe is because of Terrace Martin’s influence, is cutting-edge and broad in its scope. Kendrick and I have met a couple of times and we agree on a lot of things, about music and about life. A whole new movement in jazz has been advanced to a great degree through Kendrick’s music. There’s lot of excitement happening and a new young audience is quickly growing."


Eminem talks about the first time he heard kendrick's music

"When I first heard Kendrick’s debut on Aftermath, I couldn’t believe it. The fact that it was his first real album and he was able to make it into a story which intertwines with the skits like that was genius. That hasn’t really been done that many times, let alone on someone’s first time up. The level of wordplay, the deliveries, the beats—it’s just a masterpiece."


Soundwave on how they built everything from scratch

"I remember going on the Yeezus tour around this time. We were gearing up, making new music—just whatever came to mind. We felt like the stuff we were doing was nice, but it didn’t hit to what we were feeling. At the time, in the studio bus, we were listening to Parliament. We were listening to Donald Byrd. Something just clicked, and sonically we all veered to what we’d always wanted to do. We already had a first album out, so this was us stretching our legs. Then Kendrick went to Africa and that opened him up as far as the topics he wanted to address. He wanted to express the experiences he had there and that really finished it."

read more on: http://www.gq.com/story/kendrick-lamar-rick-rubin-gq-style-cover-

 

Oct 23, 2016

Eminem my favorite of all time but Kendrick's masterpieces are more impressive than Eminem's.

Gkmc is considered as a rap masterpiece, and tpab is often praised by musicians, people with knowledge and other artists as one of the greatest album in music history, in any genre... Eminem will probably never have that kind of praise.

Eminem is a better rapper, but kendrick knows how to make flawless music, can't say the same for Eminem.
There's a reason if Kendrick's albums are being ranked higher than any Eminem album on most lists from respectable magazines.

 

Oct 23, 2016

C;mon @Koolo u much more intelligent than this

It's Eminem being PC Kendrick is on Interscope

Good Kid Maad City is a good 7/10 album it's not even a great or a classic album let alone a masterpiece it's just a good album

The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Recovery are what u call masterpieces and the sales back this up