I would definitely suggest pulling up lyrics to most first listens on rap songs. For Kendrick it's a must because his lyrics are the most important part of his songs. A song you may find easier to follow along to is "Father Time" that is from his newest album.
Something that interests me is how some ppl literally cant hear and understand rap, and im not hating you cant help if you cant understand the lyrics. The thing about rap is once you start listening to more its easier to understand what is being said. When I was younger and only got to listen to rap in the car on the radio I had no idea what words they were even saying, going back to those songs now its so much clearer. And i dont mean analyzing lyrics I mean literally not knowing wtf hes saying
Keeping up with rap lyrics (especially Kendrick’s) is definitely a skill that needs to be practiced (by listening to more rap). For sure pull up the lyrics, but lots of rap also has incredible production so you can vibe out with that too. For a beginner to rap I would definitely listen to a Kanye song. Lots of different genres of music represented in his discography and isn’t a super fast rapper so it’s a fair bit easier to keep up with. If you haven’t heard it, maybe try “gold digger” “all falls down” or ”bound 2”. If you want to try Kendrick again maybe try “Duckworth” or “Father Time”.
Kendrick is a really confusing artist to get into at first. Most of his tracks are usually played as a 'character', or have linked characters and thematics between eachothers. (this track alright for example is from his album To pimp a butterfly, which has a lot of references and elements you won't get without the context of the album.) He's clearly one of the greatest lyricist in the industry and is a great entry point to rap music, but i would highly recommend watching some of his live performances first (My favorites being Untitled 8, or his performance of i, from SNL).
This album is the Mona Lisa of -Hip-Hop- music.
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You’re watching greatness. A Pulitzer Prize winning rapper. His lyrics are deep and poetry. 💪❤️
I would definitely suggest pulling up lyrics to most first listens on rap songs. For Kendrick it's a must because his lyrics are the most important part of his songs. A song you may find easier to follow along to is "Father Time" that is from his newest album.
Thanks for that. Think I'll give this a try
You definitely need lyrics for Kendrick he’s very deep
Yeah I think next time I should pull up some lyrics for sure
Yeah i think you could have Started with Swimming pools by him
To Pimp a Butterfly is a concept album and is best listened to straight from beginning to end.
Something that interests me is how some ppl literally cant hear and understand rap, and im not hating you cant help if you cant understand the lyrics. The thing about rap is once you start listening to more its easier to understand what is being said. When I was younger and only got to listen to rap in the car on the radio I had no idea what words they were even saying, going back to those songs now its so much clearer.
And i dont mean analyzing lyrics I mean literally not knowing wtf hes saying
Definitely should've pulled the lyrics. Kendrick is for LISTENING and sometimes studying, lol.
Keeping up with rap lyrics (especially Kendrick’s) is definitely a skill that needs to be practiced (by listening to more rap). For sure pull up the lyrics, but lots of rap also has incredible production so you can vibe out with that too.
For a beginner to rap I would definitely listen to a Kanye song. Lots of different genres of music represented in his discography and isn’t a super fast rapper so it’s a fair bit easier to keep up with. If you haven’t heard it, maybe try “gold digger” “all falls down” or ”bound 2”.
If you want to try Kendrick again maybe try “Duckworth” or “Father Time”.
Appreciate this, thank 😁
Kendrick is a really confusing artist to get into at first. Most of his tracks are usually played as a 'character', or have linked characters and thematics between eachothers. (this track alright for example is from his album To pimp a butterfly, which has a lot of references and elements you won't get without the context of the album.)
He's clearly one of the greatest lyricist in the industry and is a great entry point to rap music, but i would highly recommend watching some of his live performances first (My favorites being Untitled 8, or his performance of i, from SNL).
I know his name is huge in the rap game, so I'm gonna have to come back to him and try to find something that connects with me
This song was literally the sound track to the recent uproar and protest for the Black Lives Matter movement. What rock were you living under?
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