Calling this an album full of bangers is completely incomprehensible to me. I'm feeling it as an album full of downers.
Am I the only one?

At least I got to enjoy the spectacle of that guy going from 0-Banned in like 10 minutes. That was wild.

His voice definitely takes some getting used to. I remember a friend telling me to watch out for Kendrick when he released "Cartoons and Cereal" and he played it for me and I had absolutely no idea how he could ever make it.
And then…

Please, no one flag this guy's comments. It won't be nearly as funny if it looks like I'm just replying to a ghost.
It has to be seen how we got to this point.
And for the record, Chalupa Jack, my friend, you are providing me with the best entertainment I've had in days. Thank you.

Let me guess, this is actually about ethics in music journalism for you, right?

"The genre is the end-all-be-all of musical talent, and if you knew what you were talking about you'd understand what I mean by that."- see, that's your problem right there.

Haha, that escalated quickly.
So, in reality, I like Jazz a lot. It definitely has a problem with pretension, though, as do its fans. While the musicianship is definitely there, the genre is definitely not the end-all-be-all of musical talent and no reason to dismiss the musical talent of other artists.

"Do you understand music theory?"- see, that's your problem right there.

See, I think that's reductive. If you're referencing "Humble.", I think that song suits a different purpose on the album than it does as a single. As a single, it's another "Control"-type callout of the industry. As a part of the album, it's much more nuanced. Since the theme is despair and helplessness, it's "Even as…

Actually I think we have much more of a problem with bandwagoning in the music critic biz. Take for example, this review: released 4 days after the album, proclaims it an "A", and doesn't fully understand it at all. The reviewer seems to think this is Kendrick's party record, when at least to me it appears to be his…

"Jazz is the highest form of musicianship"- see, that's your problem right there.

I feel like that may happen as well. I think Kendrick, though, is a lot more worried about being killed, given that it's been a very present theme on THREE of his albums now. I feel like he's afraid of joining Biggie and Tupac as one of The Greatest Dead MCs of All Time.

Zacari is definitely doing The Weeknd better than The Weeknd on his feature.

So you like having your comments ignored as well? I'm interested in this ghostly existence you strive to lead.
Do you have a newsletter I could subscribe to and then not read?

ScHoolboy albums are hard for me to listen to start to finish as well, but I find him to be way more inconsistent. His albums don't seem like unified works, although he presents them that way. They're mostly a collection of a few good singles and a bunch of filler. The guy knows how to pick a beat, though.

Artist Who Released Two Of The Best Albums Of The New Milennium's New Album Is Merely Album Of The Year- Is His Career Over?

No, actually. Listen to it, it might help you accept that not all rap is just braggadocio.

The production sounds a lot more like what we'd get on a ScHoolboy Q album to me.
I was surprised, though, since Kendrick said it would be much more poppy, that it turned out so downtempo, muted, and depressed-sounding. "Humble." aside, it sounds like the dude's really feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders.

I think calling it pretentious may be fair, but it's definitely brilliant. There are so many layers to that album it's incredible. The sheer detail of the narrative and the way that so many styles of music come together are almost unequaled, in my opinion. I do sometimes catch myself thinking "Why make such a big…

It's strange that I often feel that way about albums that go on to become some of my favorites. All of the Gorillaz albums (except The Fall), Supreme Clientele, Crack The Skye, GKMC and TPAB, the list goes on. I think that's just the way that complex and thought-out albums go. They're a gift that keeps giving,…