arabiamop.blogg.se

Punch delivers a very solid verse on this track as well. Now I’m drinking by myself, at the intersection parked Now I’m thinking to myself, hollow tips is all I got Once upon a time I used to go to church and talk to God? Why you wanna see a good man with a broken heart? Compared to the Grammys performance version, his flow is more slowed and kind of gives off a Gunplay-ish vibe. The first verse on this track is a piece of the untitled song he performed at the Grammys. Jumped into a pit of flames and burned to coalĭrowned inside the lake outside away you flow Somebody said you bumped your head and bled the floor And when Anna Wise’s vocals hit, that’s when it snatches my soul.

I love how this track kicks off with that killer bass, bless you Thundercat, but when the horns and piano keys come in that’s when it catches me entirely. Jay Rock’s contribution on this is tight also.įeaturing Anna Wise, Jay Rock, & Punch Produced by Terrace Martin

I feel like a mastered version of this could’ve fit somewhere on To Pimp A Butterfly as an interlude or something. What I’m taking from it is, he’s portraying the voice in the back of his head that second guesses himself. Kendrick’s whispering vocals on this track feel so sinister. I like how they’re synchronized over Kendrick’s vocals.ĭo you believe in God? If you don’t it’s cool. Not that I dislike her music or anything, I just don’t flock to it like others. I loved the aggression that built up in his voice and the closing bridge of “We don’t die, we multiply”. That being said, I still enjoy this track a lot.įeaturing Jay Rock & SZA Produced by Bizness Boi I prefer the live version of this track over the actual studio quality version. The black man says he needs a woman to invoke lust or hunger. The Asian says he needs to use his mind or have patience. Killer track.įeaturing Anna Wise, Bilal, Terrace Martin, & Thundercat Produced by Astronote This version he delivers the verse more calmly, yet it feels so much darker over this production and it fits so well.

The second verse on here is a piece of the untitled track he performed on Jimmy Fallon, specifically the final verse. Kendrick’s flows on this like he’s possessed and the production is so haunting. I guess I’m running in place tryna make it to church I love that line about him pulling out his resume and telling God he made To Pimp A Butterfly for him. Once you make it through that you jump right into the fray of doomsday and Kendrick is rhyming like a mad spazzing scientist.Ītheist for suicide, planes falling out the skyīackpedalling Christians settling for forgivenessĮvidence all around us the town is covered in fishes Stellar job from Kendrick.Opening track starts off sounding like dialogue from one of your uncle’s hidden bootleg porno flicks. The only think I would have liked is a cleaner tracklisting, however, I guess it’s what gives the album character. What I Didn’t Like: In all honesty, this is a damn good album. The songs are different and, although essentially leftovers, prove just how talented this rapper really is. Lyrically, this is another strong offering from Kendrick Lamar which tackles hard political and racial topics, identity and being the best man he can be. Elements of jazz, funk and soul are seen throughout the album. The rapper also isn’t afraid to experiment with other genres on his hip-hop album. Kendrick keeps the essence of hip-hop alive on this album. While hip-hop is, these days, seen as a genre which explores topics of fast cars, women, money and drugs, the genre originated as a way to tackle political and psychological themes which helped the audience think and express views they weren’t able to through other methods. What I Liked: There is something so special about the hip-hop Kendrick releases. The rapper, however, dropped a surprise compilation album of previously unreleased demos that originated during the recording of Kendrick’s hit album. The record saw the rapper being nominated for 11 Grammy Awards this year, seven of which he took home. Breakdown: Kendrick Lamar’s latest album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ has been called one of the best hip-hop albums of the past five years.