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Listened to this album on a long drive home from work and I have to say upon first listen this is great. The concept of the album was brilliantly executed...I am not a person who usually cares for skits but Kendrick made the skits work perfectly like Lauryn Hill did on her solo debut.
Album flows very nicely and I can see why people didn't like Backseat Freestyle on first listen. It is not the kind of song you can really appreciate hearing it out of context on the album. I like the message of the song and how it fits on the album. Basically Kendrick is saying this is how he used to rap in in his younger days, glorifying all the negative things we hear in mainstream rap today (sex, money, power, violence etc). Almost like Swimming Pools the message is deeper than people may actually realize.
Album is dope! I still have to digest more of the lyrics but the production is very good and this is easily the best hip-hop debut I have listened to since Lupe's Food & Liquor.
And I dug Section 80 but this is a better much more complete piece of work.
Album flows very nicely and I can see why people didn't like Backseat Freestyle on first listen. It is not the kind of song you can really appreciate hearing it out of context on the album. I like the message of the song and how it fits on the album. Basically Kendrick is saying this is how he used to rap in in his younger days, glorifying all the negative things we hear in mainstream rap today (sex, money, power, violence etc). Almost like Swimming Pools the message is deeper than people may actually realize.
Album is dope! I still have to digest more of the lyrics but the production is very good and this is easily the best hip-hop debut I have listened to since Lupe's Food & Liquor.
And I dug Section 80 but this is a better much more complete piece of work.