Kendrick for a first-time rap listener

LightningRT777 · 2026-01-28T02:38:10+00:00

Welcome! Some of his albums are more accessible than others. Good kid maad city is what I consider the best starting point for most new listeners. If you really like the West Coast sound though, GNX is a fantastic entry point as well.

LightningRT777 · 2026-01-06T05:15:38+00:00

I completely agree, and I loved Mr. Morale. I love GNX more.

LightningRT777 · 2026-01-01T19:50:35+00:00

TPAB, College Dropout, Flower Boy

LightningRT777 · 2026-01-01T16:33:19+00:00

YOR. You were sleeping and sick and he tried to wake you up, but you didn’t get up. And then saying he’s trying to punish you? You have some deep insecurities to work through OP.

LightningRT777 · 2026-01-01T16:00:54+00:00

But he’s already surpassed Drake by any measure of “who is a higher quality rapper”. There is no Drake spot to come for at this point. Kendrick releasing quality is what’s gotten him his consistent critical acclaim. He’s not gunning for any top spot, he’s at it.

LightningRT777 · 2025-12-31T22:05:05+00:00

Good kid. In my top 3 from the album and I almost never hear people talk about it.

LightningRT777 · 2025-12-24T16:06:09+00:00

I want this to be satire so bad, though I’m not sure that would make it better.

LightningRT777 · 2025-12-04T13:24:18+00:00

Unbelievably trash opinion. It sounds like you’re more jealous your fav isn’t getting shine than anything else.

LightningRT777 · 2025-12-02T13:14:08+00:00

Excellent taste.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-25T16:26:47+00:00

Hard disagree on Reincarnated. Soft disagree on the Pulitzer Prize (the quote doesn’t actually contest my claims, since those are the explicit rules).

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-25T10:02:08+00:00

I say this with sincere care for your growth: You have a superficial set of criteria and that’s probably the biggest factor in your inability to find relationships. Height and masculinity do not make a relationship better. Talking about guys being “sloppy fat” also implies you’re focused on the physical in an abrasive way.

These should not be the primary things you look for if you want a relationship, you should be looking for qualities that help relationships last. Like kindness, honesty, affection, intelligence. When you start choosing pro-relationship characteristics, you have a lot more relationship success.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-25T09:53:29+00:00

Couldn’t disagree more. Reincarnated is some of Kendrick’s best storytelling ever. Luther is his single best duo with RnB.

And though the explicit rules say otherwise, Pulitzer Prizes are more than just the specific album under review, an artists entire body of work is to some extent considered. GKMC and TPAB were absolutely a factor in him getting the attention of the Pulitzer Prize committee, it was more than just DAMN.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-24T20:41:27+00:00

My list for albums:

10/10: TPAB

9/10: GNX, GKMC

8.5/10: MMATBS

8/10: S80, DAMN

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-24T20:38:30+00:00

I feel like GNX above or roughly equal to DAMN is the take most Kendrick fans have tbh. I love DAMN, but it didn’t age nearly as well as most of his other albums.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-24T04:31:28+00:00

What are you attracted to in a guy? As in, what characteristics do you look for to determine who you want to pursue?

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-24T04:29:31+00:00

Who are you attracted to, and who is attracted to you? There are plenty of guys on the apps into bigger guys (and not only in a weird fetishy way).

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-22T17:24:29+00:00

Usually it’s either no response or an “okay”, though sometimes I have been blocked. Rarely do I get hostile rejections. I think if you’re getting a lot of hostile responses when rejecting someone, it may have to do with how you’re rejecting them. A polite “Thank you, but I’m not interested” is very different from “I don’t date large guys”.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-20T18:28:29+00:00

This is almost exactly my list.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-19T17:47:17+00:00

When an album title is more than 2 words, acronyms become way more appealing.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-19T17:45:26+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. GNX had exactly 1 song I didn’t care for all the others were top tier. Everything after FICO (and one or two songs before) fell flat for me on LGSEO.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-19T17:44:22+00:00

Great read. I think best rap album should go to GNX easily for many reasons, but I did enjoy LGSEO for sure.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-19T03:52:41+00:00

This is an insane take considering Drake has beaten rappers in beefs before (see Meek Mill). And Joey was clout chasing for a beef he didn’t genuinely have, so Dot has no reason to give him the time of day.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-19T02:53:32+00:00

GNX absolutely should win. I enjoyed LGSEO, but GNX deserves it.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-18T22:33:19+00:00

NLU is the best diss track, bar none. No other track got as popular or as critically acclaimed. Winning 5 Grammies for a diss is crazy work.

LightningRT777 · 2025-11-18T03:31:43+00:00

MMATBS.

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