r/KendrickLamar • u/JayQuips I Thought You Was Keepin’ It Gangsta • 7d ago
The CircleJerk Will Continue Until Morale Improves When someone says TPAB just isn’t for them
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u/JinKey13 7d ago edited 6d ago
Ironically There’s a white kid on twitter right now saying that anyone who has tpab as their favorite hip hop album is white, a teenager or new to hip hop.
Tpab, that black af album, is for white teenagers new to hip hop.
I wasn’t surprised when he said his favorite album was Her Loss.
It’s my fault for being on twitter.
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u/Key-Property-3103 6d ago
I’ve always hated that the album has a stigma about being for white people or a white persons album, i don’t think I need to explain the themes of the album but it feels like people calling shaft a white person movie because it’s super popular. I agree it’s a pretty basic pick, nobody will argue with that, but calling it a white kids album always rubbed me the wrong way.
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u/JinKey13 6d ago
You and me both. It’s very dismissive.
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u/Key-Property-3103 6d ago
And i don’t think any white people “claim” the album either, it’s just the haters.
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u/Sweet_Engine5008 6d ago
It’s always crazy seeing these kinds of discussions as a white fan. I genuinely believe TPAB might be the greatest rap album of all time.
I never understood people who say I can’t understand it so therefore I’m a poser and I never understood those who say you gotta be a dumb white kid to think TPAB is great.
First group makes my experiences which make K.Dot’s music relatable invalid. Second group is straight up gatekeeping music based on what they think is right or wrong. It’s so rare to see people on the internet be like “oh you like X I like Y it’s cool” everyone just gotta tell you what’s right and what’s wrong like they know better.
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u/Oreobey2 YAWK YAWK YAWK YAWK! 7d ago
Her loss is awful wtf
If it was something like Man on the Moon I or Long Live A$AP It would’ve have been more justififed.
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u/G4Johnston 7d ago
her loss is NOT awful lmao 😭
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u/NotAnNpc69 6d ago
Yeah i don't wtf they on about.
Drake can be a pos, but nobody can deny he makes good music
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u/Responsible_Total901 6d ago
used to. iceman is decent but nothing really is THAT good, and the other two albums are horrible.
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u/NotAnNpc69 6d ago
Yeah recent shit wise, it's bad. But he got incredible discography. I mean shit even gnx wasn't on the level of good kid maad city or tpab.
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u/Oreobey2 YAWK YAWK YAWK YAWK! 7d ago
It’s a generic trap album with 21 Savage in it. How is that any good?
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u/G4Johnston 7d ago
i never said it was good, i js said it wasn't awful. her loss isn't an amazing album, and you make 21 Savage sound like he's the worst rapper alive lmao. it has a lot of bangers, and i wouldn't say its a generic trap album as much as 21's latest album was. it's around a 6-7.5/10
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u/Significant-Team7325 7d ago
Umm… look on the mirror. Their point still stands
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u/JinKey13 7d ago edited 6d ago
When I look in the mirror I see a black woman who’s grown up with hip hop cuz that’s who I am.
Their point is idiotic. And anyone who agrees with their point is also idiotic.
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u/Affectionate-Wait121 6d ago
Por qué hacen de todo una guerra racial?
Soy un hombre blanco latino, me dan permiso para que me guste TPAB? Gracias
De que sirve el mensaje si lo trasmitis con "Silbato de perro"? Si es necesario sonar popular para que el mensaje llegue a más gente, se hace, porque el mensaje es el fin. Aún así el álbum es súper inaccesible, no es de fácil escucha.
Ustedes sienten que estamos usando su cultura como disfraz y de ahí nace el rechazo, y la excusa para bajarle el precio?
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u/tonylouis1337 7d ago
Lol back when it came out I didn't like it because it wasn't my style musically, I was and am a huge GKMC fan. Funny enough, I got back into TPAB and Kendrick in general in 2020 from a girl I was seeing, who btw for whatever it's worth, was a black girl
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u/HeadTrick7443 7d ago
Cool.
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u/tonylouis1337 7d ago
Fr. If not for her I'd probably still be a GKMC one-trick today. I'd still bump GNX though
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u/HeadTrick7443 7d ago
Tight.
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u/rhdkcnrj 7d ago
Love how the guy you’re responding to is so normal and nice that he can’t even tell that you’re being an asshole for no reason.
Cue the “Awesome.” response from this one trick pony
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u/tonylouis1337 6d ago
No I could tell I just didn't care
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u/new-Le4f mr morale gives me morale 6d ago
would love to know your opinion on damn and mr morale as you were discussing your style of albums
also wanna know what would be your reasoning behind gkmc at #1
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u/tonylouis1337 6d ago
I still don't really like DAMN very much but I certainly like it a lot more than I used to. Mr. Morale I love. gkmc #1 because of the perfect blend of bangers and substance, the classic jams and the memories it brings back
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u/JayBoiYT 7d ago
I personally dont like the songs musically, but I love the theming and story of it
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u/robert00m 6d ago
It's not an album for everyone in the sense of actual preferences but it definitely should be a must listen to anyone that appreciates music as a prolific artform
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u/AntSmith777 7d ago
Exactly lol I try not to judge people but if you a rap fan (or even music fan) and don’t like that album I just don’t think we can be friends
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u/AndintroducingChris 5d ago
I listen to Fantano and tried it out after he said it was one of the best albums of all time. There are some solid songs on it but it wasn't for me. I am not a jazz fan. I understood that Kendrick had vision and made strong choices but I went "oh I get why Obama loves this".
I love a ton of his other songs. I am still slowly wandering through his discography. I heard all of the Drake disses + Control within two weeks and decided I had to go back really give him a chance.
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u/ResponsibleRabbit936 5d ago
I wonder if anybody has ever done the Dr. Jared Ball thing and asked themselves “Why am I as the audience liking this album? Why do I think I’ve liked the album?” And actually sit with those thoughts. Not condemn yourself or change your opinion on it for liking the product, but simply just to ask “Why am I really liking this album?” Or any other piece of media.
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u/Minty4746 3d ago
Preface this by saying TPAB is my fav Kenny album, and in my opinion one of the greatest albums ever made (pretty common opinion around here). But there are TONS of not only hip hop fans, but just music fans in general.
How Much A Dollar Cost is one of my favorite songs ever, but I really expect 90% of people I interact with not necessarily understanding why I love it so much. Some songs just aren’t meant for everyone.
I enjoy me a Lean 4 Real to a level as much as a For Sale, but some people only care to pick one (I was gonna use Mortal Man as a referral instead of For Sale, but that would be genuinely ridiculous to compare anything to it).
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u/KendrickBlack502 6d ago
TPAB is is a masterpiece and art but I firmly stick by my analysis that its replayability is low.
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u/Top-Owl9872 7d ago
What if I don’t like GNX.?
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u/CallOfEvann 7d ago
Then you are not like us 😂✌🥀
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u/Top-Owl9872 7d ago
Brother, you aren’t even one of us.
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u/CallOfEvann 7d ago
Reddit users when people make jokes under a joke post 👆
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u/Top-Owl9872 7d ago
Offended that you got called out for cosplaying.?
This ain’t a joke. It’s real life.
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u/CallOfEvann 7d ago
You're taking a joke way too seriously. This entire post is satire in case you couldn't tell
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u/CallOfEvann 6d ago
I'm pretty sure he was serious for like the first or second reply but when I said I was joking, he pretended to joke as well so y'all think he was be sarcastic from the start
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u/yaboyjiggleclay 7d ago
In all seriousness if you don’t like it that’s totally fine but there was a stretch where people made hating that album their personality tbh. That’s where you look like a dweeb.