I've been listening to his music the last couple of days, and while I can respect the artistry behind them, his shit just doesn't hit me on any level. It's about his life and experiences and unless he's lying, I just don't have anything in common with kids from Compton and I doubt many other people do. I don't understand how someone in a relatively similar position to myself could vibe with his stuff. I've only listened up to To Pimp a Butterfly.

because he has bars like "Life ain't shit but a fat vagina" at one point, which really hits me where it hurts

nah i do, just being facetious

in terms of how i connect with him, i think i mostly just connect with suffering people in general, or at least with people who are trying to be a voice for a group of other suffering people, and i don't necessarily have to be black or be born where he was to understand or empathize with him about life on that base level, where shit just kinda sucks and there's no hope in sight, but at least we can stick together and pull through it, as long we stop killing each other

it's kinda feel-good in a way, and the consciousness of his lyrics certainly beats the FUCK out of every single other rapper in the game right now, with the notable exception of danny brown—but even he, sometimes, would do well to tone it down on the glorification of drugs and shit, because the opioid crisis has really driven my tolerance for drug-happy music to a whole new low

even so, i don't necessarily need to connect with a rapper on a personal level to fuck with their music, they just need to be super talented and rap over a nice-ass beat (most of the time, bare minimum)—i consider being able to connect with an artist on an emotional level to be a bonus, not the main thing i look for

you might like DAMN. more because it's more about internal struggle as a human being rather than as a black person, which is what TPAB is all about—but it's also more "pop-accessible" with a mixed bag of songs

GKMC is pretty good too because it's like TPAB except he takes a more "cinematic" approach—it's a concept album where every song plays kinda like a scene from a movie, and they're all part of a grander overarching narrative which is pretty engaging

More like Kendrick Lamear

Based

I don't really 'connect' with his music tbh. I just enjoy his artistic concepts and the musical production he employs on most of his records.

You don't necessarily have to connect with an album or find out the conceptual meaning behind it in order to enjoy said record.

No I guess not, I'd just feel goofy if other people saw me driving with Kendrick Lamar on blast knowing full well that he doesn't make music "for me."

I don't really connect or relate to the music, he just makes bangers tbh

best songs: pride, lust, duckworth.

I have heard his music and really disliked it.

I'll let Kendrick know he should start sampling Gregorian chants for his next record.

your favorite tracks mirror mine, except i would throw in BLOOD. and FEEL. and GOD. as well

i'll focus more on feel/blood next listen, but god kinda left me wanting more. it's starts off icy but he completely changes the flow early on and leaves me behind.

HUMBLE. too, actually, but mostly because of its excellent music video

i actually don't like humble at all. the main piano riff agitates me. i'll check out the music video, though.

Unless you're listening to screamo you're not always supposed to connect with the message.

Im curious, do you self insert in video games?

Im curious, do you self insert in video games?

depending on the game, who doesn't?

Im curious, do you self insert in video games?

Sometimes. Depends on the game.