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Kendrick Lamar Best Posts: Lupe Says He's a Better Lyricist Than Kendrick

  1. Thy
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    Sep 21, 2020
    Tetsuo and youth was better than tpab
     
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  2. Worm
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    Sep 21, 2020
    to be fair he said he's a better lyricist but that kendrick makes better songs. I agree with him. And I would put F&L and The Cool over any Kendrick album
     
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  3. Worm
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    Sep 21, 2020
    yeah hahah
     
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  4. Michael Myers
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    Sep 22, 2020
    I like Lasers tbh

    Lets be honest Show Goes On alone is more enjoyable than any song on TPAB
     
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  5. hargydon
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    Sep 23, 2020
    Conveying a story a certain way & using unique, clever or complex metaphors is harder to be perceived on what’s more impressive as everyone will have a more subjective view on that topic & I feel like that’s where Kendrick is being discredited a lot here.

    Also, if you focus on making a good song rather than lyrical miracles - chances are your technical ability is going to be constrained hence why rappers who focus on punches can’t make a good song most of the time, so it’s not really a fair match up if you’re not considering song writing as lyricism in my opinion.
     
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  6. hargydon
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    Sep 22, 2020
    I think it’d be good to have a discussion on what people’s definition of lyricism is because clearly it differs.
     
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  7. Pazuzu
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    Sep 22, 2020
    Ehh, who cares

    anyway, this is one of my favorite Lupe cuts. He absolutely kills it every line

     
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  8. Winter
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    Sep 22, 2020
    Obviously can’t speak for anyone except myself but I just don’t think the music is that good. Also a lot of it is pushback against the album’s fans, shoutout to besky
     
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  9. Boos
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    Sep 21, 2020
    Lupe I think goes over the top nowadays with the lyrics s--- that it takes away from the actual music, just like Eminem. But his first two albums are all time favorites of mine. And I actually really f--- with his pop rap stuff that most people aren’t a fan of. At least people on the internet
     
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