Topic: The Hip Hop Thread

[AndyMuller]

Kendrick is miles better than both, basically.

[redk84]

Kendrick is miles better than both, basically.

I do want to see a Kendrick vs Drake not gonna lie. Just the music not any of the other instagram circus etc

Prefer Kendrick's style and the way he comes across....also Cole too - I know he is getting pelters for what he did but ability-wise nothing has changed. He will probably have to avoid any bragging about being the best if he raps anymore however!

Alot of ego on the line this summer 

[darragh85]

Was a massive hip hop head growing up . Nothing compares to run the jewels nowadays though. Hopefully they release a new album soon.

Just cannot get into into the likes of kendrick Lamar and drake.  Their voices suck and that's a huge thing for me along with flow. You could have the best lyricist but if they have a boring monotone voice or choppy flow, I'm not listening.

[GinKop]

what does everyone think of this "big 3 beef" ?

the j.cole apology recently...strange move but he seems to have tapped out.
kendrick vs drake then, will it happen or die out into subliminals for eternity...?

Lyrically Kendrick has it - I'm not a fan of Drake and is Hip-Pop.

Like Ye said in his remix "I can't even think of a Drake line".

Put it this way, none of these guys have it in their locker to drop a Takeover vs. Ether level exchange.

[alonsoisared]

Was a massive hip hop head growing up . Nothing compares to run the jewels nowadays though. Hopefully they release a new album soon.

Just cannot get into into the likes of kendrick Lamar and drake.  Their voices suck and that's a huge thing for me along with flow. You could have the best lyricist but if they have a boring monotone voice or choppy flow, I'm not listening.

it's an obvious shout but have you tried listening to good kid maad city? I thought the same as you listening to to pimp a butterfly, I just did not understand the hype. Found none of the songs particularly grabbed me and I didn't love his voice either. Eventually worked backwards and found that GKMC is just absolutely exceptional, one of the very best.

[redk84]

So round 1 done - kendrick is winning i think its safe to say, but feels like more will come hopefully

Lyrically Kendrick has it - I'm not a fan of Drake and is Hip-Pop.

Like Ye said in his remix "I can't even think of a Drake line".

Put it this way, none of these guys have it in their locker to drop a Takeover vs. Ether level exchange.

There's been some really decent battles in the past - i do love that element of hip hop. Ether/Takeover were excellent tracks - also liked the follow ups in blueprint2/last real.....alive

I will say this one is interesting so far, the beats chosen have especially been good.
But in terms of listening to rappers today. I pick and choose certain songs and moments like this 'beef' that catch my attention but generally listen to "my" era which is Doggystle through to around the Documentary before my interest tailed off to more casual

[jacobs chains]

Bringing up battles from the past, Tim Dog's 'Fuck Compton' dis of NWA was both hilarious and actually reasonably accurate. Lyrics by an angry 12 year old, but hey it was the 90's.

[RobbieRedman]

Not sure Tim Dog was a battle he just straight up called them out to get attention, he did the similar with snoop with 'bitch with a perm' but he wasn't saying much away from them tunes as funny as they were.

[GinKop]

So round 1 done - kendrick is winning i think its safe to say, but feels like more will come hopefully

There's been some really decent battles in the past - i do love that element of hip hop. Ether/Takeover were excellent tracks - also liked the follow ups in blueprint2/last real.....alive

I will say this one is interesting so far, the beats chosen have especially been good.
But in terms of listening to rappers today. I pick and choose certain songs and moments like this 'beef' that catch my attention but generally listen to "my" era which is Doggystle through to around the Documentary before my interest tailed off to more casual

I'm in a similar situation.

More tracks have dropped overnight, I'm trying to keep up.

I still think Chris Brown has dropped the best diss of 2024

[groove]

Meet the Grahams made me feel a bit uncomfortable actually. Like, not in a bad way necessarily. It's the first time it didn't sound like WWE-style rap beef and actually like he genuinely fucking hates Drake, everything he stands for and how it's reflected within the industry, especially with regard to young women.

[AndyMuller]

Kendrick has murdered him.

[groove]

Yeah, I don't really see what Drake's writers can do here.

[GinKop]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68972253

This beef is no longer just on wax.

Shit just got real.

[AndyMuller]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68972253

This beef is no longer just on wax.

Shit just got real.

Easy sell from the BBC.

Rumour is it has nothing to do with Kendrick and it’s The Weeknds people.

[GinKop]

Easy sell from the BBC.

Rumour is it has nothing to do with Kendrick and it’s The Weeknds people.

Whether it's Kendrick, Weeknd, Rick Ross or Pusha, it's a nasty move which hopefully doesn't escalate.

I'm all for seeing Drake get his comeuppance on wax, but people don't need to be (potentially) dying over this.

The YouTuber reaction accounts are working overtime

[ademuzzy]

Massive hip hop head.

Kendrick really is one of the greats in my opinion. He is that good a rapper.

I think the fact he’s achieved what he has in an era where the meaning and essence of hip hop has almost been sacrificed, and did it from a very unique standpoint, makes him a great.

His flow and ability to put words together is up there with the very best to do it imo.

[Elzar]

I have always listened to British rap/grime/hip hop more, but was catching up with all this yesterday.

Their tracks really bore me. I like a bit of Kendricks stuff, this is all a struggle to even get through.

[GinKop]

In more interesting rap news, new Ghostface dropping tomorrow.