I think what has always astounded me most about Kendrick is his ability too match his flow to different styles of beats and his astounding lyricism. Kendrick is therefore, one of my favourite rappers out right now as well as you may well know from my 20-11 and 10-1 lists of my favourite songs from the Compton rapper. One thing about Kendrick is not only is he uninfluenced by other rappers but he is also marking his place in the rap hall of fame already, and he's only been widely known a few years. Hell, it’s not even your typical Kendrick album.Kendrick Lamar is undoubtedly the greatest rapper out there, his last album To Pimp A Butterfly was probably the most critically adored album in years. This is not a typical rap album, in structure or sound. city, but it is a solid, interesting project from an artist at the height of his powers, and most importantly, it’s fun to listen to. It’s not as jazzy and spacious as To Pimp a Butterfly and it doesn’t have the grit and focus of good kid, m.A.A.d. Its not bloated, not too light, and never boring. Untitled unmastered’s 35-minute runtime feels right. Put it on shuffle: point, click, and vibe. It’s like the album is just a grab-bag of jams. Cee-Lo Green makes an appearance on “Untitled 06”, funky bizarreness in tow, and don’t even get me started on the instrumental for “Untitled 07”, because it’s got Beat of the Year written all over it.
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That darkness almost screeches to a halt and gives way to the levity of the beat on “Untitled 03”, a song which may disappoint some fans, given that the performance he delivered on Colbert was so full of life and the album version sounds a bit… dry. On “Untitled 02”, dark, brooding saxophone and an almost-operatic synth organ lay the perfect foundation for Kendrick to unleash some rapid-fire rhymes and high powered braggadocio. The TDE-house production staff constantly impresses as well, with their ability to make instruments that shouldn’t really go together sound like they grew up as neighbors. If these are the songs that don’t make the cut for a Kendrick album, I can’t wait to see what he does next. LeBron must have been watching, I know I was. He also performed “Untitled 08” (at the time called “Untitled 2”) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Although mostly brand new, Kendrick has left a trail of bread-crumb tracks over the few months leading up to the release of untitled unmastered. “Untitled 03” was first performed on The Colbert Report after To Pimp a Butterfly was released, it had no title. You can almost picture yourself sitting in the studio along with Kendrick and the boys jamming in the later parts of “Untitled 07”. In fact, it’s no more than a collection of songs, most likely sourced from Butterfly’s cutting room floor, and it sounds like it. Compared with those albums, untitled unmastered might feel a bit dis-jointed, and musically, the album is all over the place and that is unquestionably a good thing. city, and the 28 year old Compton native’s subsequent rise to super-stardom. Chances are you’re aware of the success of Lamar’s two previous album offerings, To Pimp a Butterfly and 2012’s good kid, m.A.A.d. I don’t have to tell you who Kendrick Lamar is. So as I settled in to let untitled unmastered wash over me, King Kendrick spoke some of the first words on the album, “I made To Pimp a Butterfly for you”, and I knew I was in good hands. Bold release strategy? Talented artist? No titles? Consider my interest piqued.
Hip-Hop’s Resident Conscience, Kendrick Lamar, perhaps spurred by a tweet by LeBron James begging for a new release, decided March 4th, 2016 was as good a time as any to go full Beyonce and release an album that nobody was expecting with no announcement, no hype, no song titles, no nothing… and I was intrigued.
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