Kendrick Lamar Kendrick feels so out of place on 'The Greatest'

Started by Michael Myers, Oct 11, 2016, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. Michael Myers
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    Michael Myers Moderator

    Oct 11, 2016
    Anyone agree?

    I absolutely love the song, and then Kendrick comes in and I don't know kind of ruins it. Not saying he was bad, just doesn't fit imo.
     
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  2. Maximus
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    Oct 11, 2016
    i don't think its his type of beat at all

    i would have preferred a more emotional verse about how he's the greatest rapper or some s---
     
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  3. Bojack
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Yeah either he doesnt fit in very well or I havent used to him in this kind of songs..
    He is not a highlight in this like his other features
     
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  4. Vitaqua
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    Oct 11, 2016
    The song as a whole was pretty bad tbh, there was no way for anyone to fit in

    he probably accepted to jump on it for the $$$
     
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  5. shahidah
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    shahidah watch me work it JT

    Oct 11, 2016
    this was probably his most forgettable verse of the year

    he probably had good intentions but id say its not my favorite verse
     
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  6. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Oct 11, 2016
    He ruins the vibe of the song
     
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  7. Mr Rager
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    Mr Rager Nina Chop

    Oct 11, 2016
    Because the label is probably forcing it

    I expect the same for the Maroon 5 song later this month, or any of his pop features for that matter
     
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Sia ruined the song to begin with, nobody could have saved this s---
     
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    Oct 11, 2016
     
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  10. Aslatrri
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Yeh label probably forces him to jump on pop songs because he doesn't want pop artists on his solo efforts. Thats cool though, I'd rather see him being forced to drop guest verses for pop artists than being forced to collaborate with them for his own music. He clearly doesn't give a f---, I remember adam levine saying kendrick wrote a guest verse in 5 min for the yolo song.

    With that being said, it's not a bad feature, not a great one either, it's just a verse for a song that was meh
     
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  11. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Oct 11, 2016
    Songs fine

    I don't get the hate
     
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  12. Deyameister
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    Oct 11, 2016
    I'm actually fine with his verse, I think the song sucks though
     
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  13. thegoodguy
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Don't know about the fit stuff but the video version is pretty cool than the kendrick one but both are cool
     
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  15. Michael Myers
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Agree, song is great. But like you said earlier he kind of ruins the vibe
     
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  16. Radeem
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    Radeem I listen to people smarter than me

    Oct 11, 2016
    Why do you dislike this song? It's a good pop record. Nothing to hate on.
     
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  17. kezno ten
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    Oct 11, 2016
    Still haven't heard kendrick's verse... I actually tried to give it a listen because I love kendrick but stopped listening after 30 seconds because of how underwhelming the song was.
     
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  18. Krabby Patty
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    Krabby Patty OVOXO

    Oct 11, 2016
    Song sucks a--- to begin with.
     
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