Kendrick Lamar Kendrick ranks his own albums

Started by SHUDEYE, Jul 6, 2017, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. SHUDEYE
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    Jul 6, 2017
    If you felt safe in your belief that Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 masterpiece Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. was his greatest record to date, we have some bad news for you: the artist responsible doesn’t agree.

    The Compton rapper swung by a Los Angeles radio station yesterday to chat about his latest album d---. and towards the end of the interview, the hosts asked Lamar to rank each of his albums from worst to best. He obliged, placing his debut Section.80 at #4, followed by To p---- A Butterfly, Good Kid M.A.A.D City and, finally, d---. at the top of the pile.

    It might surprise fans and critics, who generally place Good Kid up the top, but Lamar was certain about his choice:


    “[It’s #1] because d---. is a hybrid of all these projects,” he explained. “It was me finally being able to take elements from… the message behind To p---- a Butterfly, the sonics and beat slapping on Good Kid, and the rawness of just being able to do what I want like I did on Section.80.”

    “I take all three of these, it makes the hybrid of d---. for me.”

    Then again, you’re hardly going to place the album you’re currently promoting at the bottom of the pile, are you?


    As for whether he thinks he’s the greatest of all time, Lamar didn’t mince words: “I got to [be]. What’s the point of doing it if you don’t want to be the best at what you’re doing?” The full interview runs for nearly an hour, and it’s well worth your time. Listen below.



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  2. mow
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    Jul 6, 2017
    im cool w that list
     
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  3. Maximus
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Jul 6, 2017
    it's kinda predictable to put the album you're promoting as you're best body of work, but i think time will tell with d---, whether it stays that high on his list

    i love how in the video he puts GKMC over TPAB instantly lol
     
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    will cherish this gif forever

    gkmc>tpab forever
     
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  5. TimmyT
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    Jul 6, 2017
    d---, he thinks d--- is his best album? i think that's his worst one. i still can't believe complex placed it as the best album of the year so far SMH
     
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    Jul 6, 2017
    accurate ranking
     
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  7. asvdawg
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    Jul 6, 2017
    Kendrick is wrong tHe correct order is
    GKMC
    TPAB
    SECTION80
    d---
     
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    Jul 6, 2017
    this tbr, I don't say he doesn't believes what he said but... yeah
     
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  9. Boos
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    Jul 6, 2017
    d---.
    GKMC
    S80
    TPAB
     
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  10. eddie313
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    Jul 6, 2017
    I like how Kendrick said d--- is a hybrid of the other two albums...well said
     
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    GKMC
    TPAB
    d---
    S80
     
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  14. Nino Brown
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    I like seeing rappers rate their own albums like Jay and Red did. Kinda provides some insight to where they're at now.
     
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    Jul 16, 2017
    The Only correct order is GKMC and TPAB on spot 1 and 2 depending on your tastes, S80 on number 3 and d--- at the bottom
     
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  16. Big Dangerous
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    Jul 16, 2017
    did Jay rank his albums recently or something??

    what was the order
     
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  17. Nino Brown
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    Jul 16, 2017
    after Magna Carta he did

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    his order
     
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    Jul 17, 2017
    Cornball Kenny cant even make a proper list of his own albums
     
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