Good kid mad city being compared to Illmatic? WTF

[doggfather]

Can I be honest for a moment?

good kid maad city is an okay album that is mad overrated by people.

and so is illmatic (I'm a Nas fan btw).

[Will_B]

One huge difference is that Illmatic was written by a teenager. Kendrick is rapping about his teenage years, but is an adult..

Good point.


Internet fanboys tend to talk in extremes on this - "Album was WACK/TRASH, or album was GOAT/MASTERPIECE/FLAWLESS"


Kendricks album is a straight banger if you're a rap fan who appreciates the depth of writing, and construction of the sounds.

Others could easily call it boring if thats not their thing.


Kendricks also making waves outside genre fans with people who appreciate 'good' music. With word of mouth and media reviews he's killing it. This is a crossover record and I'm not talking bout pop.  Do I think it's a 'GOAT' album or whatever? Not nearly. Classic? Probably not for me..but it's of the 'best' rap albums of 2012

[hrsmn_london]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

[Sccit]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

precisely.

[T-o-m]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

Word.

[dubsmith_nz]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

Wow talk about stuck in the past, take off your backpack and superman cape, Premos been dusty for a while now.

[midwestryder]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

Wow talk about stuck in the past, take off your backpack and superman cape, Premos been dusty for a while now.

that is some ignorant new school bulshit you said . stop hating because what he said was true . premo will never be dusty. premo is too good to ever go dusty .

[operation stackola]

I'm 37 years old. Nas is easily in my top 3 of all time, might even be #1. Still, I think "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" may very well be better than any album Nas ever put out. Sure, one shouldn't judge an album too early, it may not stand the test of time. I believe this one will, though. On the flipside, I think one should also try not to put classic albums on too much of a pedestal. Yes, they are classics for a reason, but a large part of it is also nostalgia and the time it was part of. Doggystyle might be my favourite hip-hop album of all time, but would I rank it that high if it was released today? I'm not sure...

u couldnt be more off....if doggystyle was released today, it would be even better, since there is no music of that caliber being released nowadays, whereas there was great shit droppin left and right when doggsytyle came out.

You sound like my grandpa

your grandpa's an og

Love bro

[dubsmith_nz]

GKMC had better beats.

Excuse me? One Premo beat is worth more than the whole Kendrick album.

Wow talk about stuck in the past, take off your backpack and superman cape, Premos been dusty for a while now.

that is some ignorant new school bulshit you said . stop hating because what he said was true . premo will never be dusty. premo is too good to ever go dusty .

Even the best fall off bro, Premos' had the same sound for too long now, where's the innovation? His production discography is one of the best in hip hop but you'd have to be closed minded to think he is still on top of the game beatwise

[UNCEEN]

I'm 37 years old. Nas is easily in my top 3 of all time, might even be #1. Still, I think "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" may very well be better than any album Nas ever put out. Sure, one shouldn't judge an album too early, it may not stand the test of time. I believe this one will, though. On the flipside, I think one should also try not to put classic albums on too much of a pedestal. Yes, they are classics for a reason, but a large part of it is also nostalgia and the time it was part of. Doggystyle might be my favourite hip-hop album of all time, but would I rank it that high if it was released today? I'm not sure...

u couldnt be more off....if doggystyle was released today, it would be even better, since there is no music of that caliber being released nowadays, whereas there was great shit droppin left and right when doggsytyle came out.

[Sccit]

 

[Black Excellence]

the mods here are excellent.




as for "illmatic" vs "gkmc".....obviously, any1 comparing the 2 is either a.)and idiot b.)a 90s baby or c.)both

[BiggSadot]

LOL @ topic. Memory Lane >>> anything on that overrated nonsense. The intro Genesis harder than anything this nigga will ever make. That said Sik rite tho cuz Illmatic overrated by people too but its still lightyears ahead of KL shit.

[KC-HOODSTA]

was illmatic compared to anything when it came out?

[Native American]

not even close...i mean wow i like kendrick but seriously wtf

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.2012/title.the-west-coast-illmatic-good-kid-maad-city-the-evolution-of-hip-hop-storytelling

yeah dude ! wut are these "PAID Critics" thinking, I mean we @ dubcnn forums already called it wack-a-doo ! 

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