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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:08:35 PM EDT
In a new interview with People, President Obama said Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost"—from this year's To Pimp a Butterfly—was his favorite song of 2015. (Meanwhile, First Lady Michelle Obama's favorite song was Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".) If there was any doubt Obama was our hippest president, let it be immediately dispelled. 
http://pitchfork.com/news/62469-president-obama-says-kendrick-lamars-how-much-a-dollar-cost-was-his-favorite-song-of-2015/ 
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:11:43 PM EDT
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What fucking surprise. Fuck Obama and his ugly as fuck "wife" |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:13:55 PM EDT
[#2]
Why do you care OP?
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:14:41 PM EDT
[#3]
They like dumb people music, shocking.
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:16:04 PM EDT
[#4]
His desperate pandering to the facebook generation is almost as sad as the fact that they swallow it, lick their lips, and ask for seconds.
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:16:37 PM EDT
[#5]
Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread.
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:16:37 PM EDT
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They like dumb people music, shocking. What kind of music do you listen to? |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:17:03 PM EDT
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If there was any doubt Obama was our hippest president, let it be immediately dispelled. Funny, but I was never really worried about that. |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:21:41 PM EDT
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Why do you care OP? Obama is the one who put it out there, why does he think it is so important for us to know? |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 6:49:15 PM EDT
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Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread. Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 8:43:21 PM EDT
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Obama is the one who put it out there, why does he think it is so important for us to know? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do you care OP? Obama is the one who put it out there, why does he think it is so important for us to know? and OP posted it here. Why does OP think it's so important for us to know? |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 8:54:10 PM EDT
[#11]
Kendrick is actually a pretty good artist.
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Posted: 12/9/2015 8:54:11 PM EDT
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Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread. I don't know. . . it's all just clicks and whistles to me 
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Posted: 12/9/2015 8:55:28 PM EDT
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Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread. Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... lol and what's the subtle and deep message to "King Kunta" Lets not pretend Zero has anything that resembles taste when it comes to music. |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 9:06:42 PM EDT
[#14]
The song relates a parable from the bible, btw...
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Posted: 12/9/2015 9:20:07 PM EDT
[#15]
All I know is my dollar don't buy as much as it use to.
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Posted: 12/9/2015 9:21:13 PM EDT
[#16]
DILLIGAF
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Posted: 12/9/2015 9:30:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread. Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:21:29 AM EDT
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What kind of music do you listen to? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They like dumb people music, shocking. What kind of music do you listen to? I agree with samo38.. I listen to Hayden, Wagner, Mozart, etc........... No, those are not rappers. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:22:45 AM EDT
[#19]
So hip, so cool.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:28:13 AM EDT
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:31:29 AM EDT
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I just wish if a president was asked what his favorite song was he'd say something like "Prison Sex" by Tool, "Last" by Nine Inch Nails, or "Deformography" by Marilyn Manson.
How fucking awesome would that be? |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:38:43 AM EDT
[#22]
Track is full of backmasking. Run it backwards.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:42:43 AM EDT
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade. Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:13:56 PM EDT
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Kendrick is actually a pretty good artist. To each their own.... People obviously like his stuff, so he must be doing something right. "I'm a fucking genius Gripping my fucking penis" -Kendrick Lamar. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:19:54 PM EDT
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Kendrick's awesome.
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I agree with samo38.. I listen to Hayden, Wagner, Mozart, etc........... No, those are not rappers. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They like dumb people music, shocking. What kind of music do you listen to? I agree with samo38.. I listen to Hayden, Wagner, Mozart, etc........... No, those are not rappers. I'll bet hanging out with you would be an absolute riot.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:29:49 PM EDT
[#26]
Kind of sounds like Macklemore
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:35:19 PM EDT
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Kendrick's awesome. I'll bet hanging out with you would be an absolute riot.
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Kendrick's awesome. Quoted:
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They like dumb people music, shocking. What kind of music do you listen to? I agree with samo38.. I listen to Hayden, Wagner, Mozart, etc........... No, those are not rappers. I'll bet hanging out with you would be an absolute riot.
I am a pretty fungi.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:41:36 PM EDT
[#28]
Picked by a staffer to pander to his ghetto trash constituents. Doubtful he had heard of this person.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:43:53 PM EDT
[#29]
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Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade. Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:50:56 PM EDT
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I am a pretty fungi. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kendrick's awesome. Quoted:
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They like dumb people music, shocking. What kind of music do you listen to? I agree with samo38.. I listen to Hayden, Wagner, Mozart, etc........... No, those are not rappers. I'll bet hanging out with you would be an absolute riot.
I am a pretty fungi. Problem with those artists is as good as they were, they don't tour anymore and all their cover/tribute bands sound exactly the same.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:51:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread.  Who you calling old. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:54:39 PM EDT
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To each their own.... People obviously like his stuff, so he must be doing something right. "I'm a fucking genius Gripping my fucking penis" -Kendrick Lamar. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kendrick is actually a pretty good artist. To each their own.... People obviously like his stuff, so he must be doing something right. "I'm a fucking genius Gripping my fucking penis" -Kendrick Lamar. That's not a Kendrick lyric, but it's pretty good. You can read it on two levels: "I think I'm really smart / derp derp penis": the contradiction describes how he is seen, or even how he sees himself: skilled at what he does but rough or unappreciated as garbage. or "I'm great at fucking / this is my fucking tool" |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 12:56:22 PM EDT
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Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade. Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. I embarrassingly find myself in the "new music is shit" crowd, but there are new artists that rise above the noise and they'll get regular rotation on my playlists. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:02:49 PM EDT
[#34]
So, fbo is a hard core player?
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:03:30 PM EDT
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That's not a Kendrick lyric, but it's pretty good. You can read it on two levels: "I think I'm really smart / derp derp penis": the contradiction describes how he is seen, or even how he sees himself: skilled at what he does but rough or unappreciated as garbage. or "I'm great at fucking / this is my fucking tool" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kendrick is actually a pretty good artist. To each their own.... People obviously like his stuff, so he must be doing something right. "I'm a fucking genius Gripping my fucking penis" -Kendrick Lamar. That's not a Kendrick lyric, but it's pretty good. You can read it on two levels: "I think I'm really smart / derp derp penis": the contradiction describes how he is seen, or even how he sees himself: skilled at what he does but rough or unappreciated as garbage. or "I'm great at fucking / this is my fucking tool" Ah, either way, I kinda every time I heard that in GTA 5.
As for the guy himself, he's got a few songs that I kinda like. I'm not a big hiphop guy though. That being said, I'll listen to anything once. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:03:52 PM EDT
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There's no way anyone can believe this. I seriously doubt he's heard the song unless it was from his daughters. We all know his favorite song is the call to prayer...
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:04:26 PM EDT
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Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade. Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. T think my dad quit listening to new music at about 20. And he didn't even really like the good music of his time. No Zeppelin, no Sabbath, no Pink Floyd. Mostly John Denver, Jim Croce, James Taylor and Elton John. I guess he has listened to some country over the years. I just turned 40 and I'm constantly looking for new music or artists. I get bored pretty easily. I have no doubt I will be listening to new music from all genres including hip hop 10 years from now. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:05:58 PM EDT
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Picked by a staffer to pander to his ghetto trash constituents. Doubtful he had heard of this person. White middle class suburban teenagers? |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:07:51 PM EDT
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I just wish if a president was asked what his favorite song was he'd say something like "Prison Sex" by Tool, "Last" by Nine Inch Nails, or "Deformography" by Marilyn Manson. How fucking awesome would that be? or Slayer |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:08:03 PM EDT
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I just wish if a president was asked what his favorite song was he'd say something like "Prison Sex" by Tool, "Last" by Nine Inch Nails, or "Deformography" by Marilyn Manson. How fucking awesome would that be? or Slayer |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:08:20 PM EDT
[#41]
No fucks
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:12:30 PM EDT
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I embarrassingly find myself in the "new music is shit" crowd, but there are new artists that rise above the noise and they'll get regular rotation on my playlists. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't know if Kendrick Lamar is good or not, don't really care either way. What I do find a bit weird is that a 50-something year old man listens to current hip hop...I'm not even close to that old and every band I listen to has been around for at least a decade. Is it the genre or the time period you find weird? Except for the fact that most current hip-hop sucks, why wouldn't want keep current within their preferred music styles? Mostly the time period. Most people when they get older don't find most modern music as relatable as the stuff they grew up with.....I still listen to modern stuff but it's overwhelmingly new stuff from older bands. I guess what makes it weird to me is that my dad isn't much older than Barry, but I keep trying to picture him telling me Kendrick Lamar's album was his favorite from this year, lol. I embarrassingly find myself in the "new music is shit" crowd, but there are new artists that rise above the noise and they'll get regular rotation on my playlists. I hear you. I can never figure out if new music sucks or if I just don't "get it". My wife listens to pop music so I get to hear it quite a bit, and if I'm objective, I can see the talent and skill. But, I mostly find the lyrics weak....of course maybe that's because I like good storytelling/lyrically driven music. Which mostly leaves me listening to Clutch, 90's gangsta rap, and Texas country.....weird combination I know, but it works for me. 
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:13:02 PM EDT
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Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Lots of old codgers going to out themselves in this thread. Lol true Kendrick Lamar is actually pretty good. Not like some questionable members of the rap game like Rich Homie Quan... MAAD City is a great album and would actually shock some Arfcommers in realizing that they share some of the same ideas and attitudes of the black community and gun ownership as he does. That said, I will proclaim that some Arfcommers will experience heads exploding considering that this song has a very Christian message. This was a very measured and conscious announcement made by Zero... I've listened to Kendrick Lamar and he, like any other hip hop artists of today, can't rap for shit and his lyrics compared to someone like public enemy, mobb deep, or tupac mean nothing (ex: swimming pools). I've listened to a lot of rap and I will honestly say rap pretty died around the mid 2000's. If u like Kendrick thats fine and good for u, but to say it's rap is a joke. Everything from the lyrics to the beat do not resemble rap |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:40:06 PM EDT
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I've listened to Kendrick Lamar and he, like any other hip hop artist today, can't rap for shit and his lyrics compared to someone like public enemy, mobb deep, or tupac mean nothing. I respectfully disagree. I like Mobb Deep and they tell gritty stories but they're not lyricists. As for Tupac I can't take seriously someone that write a song about "respecting our ladies" after catching a rape conviction Most critics agree that Kendrik is one of the best rappers out there right now. (I like Macklemore because he tells some moving and funny stories, but he's not a great rapper. Same for Childish Gambino, who does have some interesting innuendos but is not a great rapper.) |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:45:57 PM EDT
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Uptown Funk is a fun song.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:51:42 PM EDT
[#46]
No 5FDP? I am shocked!
Well, maybe not. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:54:59 PM EDT
[#47]
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I respectfully disagree. I like Mobb Deep and they tell gritty stories but they're not lyricists. As for Tupac I can't take seriously someone that write a song about "respecting our ladies" after catching a rape conviction Most critics agree that Kendrik is one of the best rappers out there right now. (I like Macklemore because he tells some moving and funny stories, but he's not a great rapper. Same for Childish Gambino, who does have some interesting innuendos but is not a great rapper.) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've listened to Kendrick Lamar and he, like any other hip hop artist today, can't rap for shit and his lyrics compared to someone like public enemy, mobb deep, or tupac mean nothing. I respectfully disagree. I like Mobb Deep and they tell gritty stories but they're not lyricists. As for Tupac I can't take seriously someone that write a song about "respecting our ladies" after catching a rape conviction Most critics agree that Kendrik is one of the best rappers out there right now. (I like Macklemore because he tells some moving and funny stories, but he's not a great rapper. Same for Childish Gambino, who does have some interesting innuendos but is not a great rapper.) Everyones entitled to their own opinions obviously and we all interpret songs differently. I admit when I was in high school my friends and I would listen to todays hip hop including Kendrick, but when I started working with people from the generation of older rap and listened to that rap, I immediately noticed the difference and how they actually tell/relate to current events and their lives in their songs. Again, I have been listening to older rap for about the last 5 years and my opinion has shifted. Todays rap just seems repetitive in their message (ex: cars, money, drug, women) I'll also add that todays "rap" has taken a turn in terms of "street cred". It seems you no longer need to be from the crack slung ghetto or be a gangbanger to be a artist, example: Drake. Not saying its right to be a criminal, but it at least adds truth to their lyrics. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 1:55:32 PM EDT
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Picked by a staffer to pander to his ghetto trash constituents. Doubtful he had heard of this person. Meh, he kicks it with Jay Z and the like. . . I'm guessing there's some truth behind his decision. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 2:12:24 PM EDT
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That sounds more like poetry recital than a song.
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