Eh, I found Life of Pablo to be boring and derivative. Kendrick's is far more compelling and interesting (and doesn't require I give Kanye $20 a month every month that I want to continue listening to it). I wish he were half as talented as he thinks he is. He is the Bono of Hip Hop.

It's a little more complicated than that, he goes back and forth between embracing it and shunning it. There was a time in the early 2000's when he had one of the most advanced fan clubs online, with VR walk throughs of his facility and access to a lot of unreleased songs and versions of songs, and lifetime…