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Just scooped it..put it on in the car first track I heard about every ***** being a star I cut it right off n realized the message was real..Imma have to get this home n relax n take this all in.
**Official Kendrick Lamar Thread 4th Studio Album ''DAMN.''Out Now**
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I blocked him because I thought it was well known he was trolling. Either way, I've said what I can about the topic.
Like I said, im going to enjoy the music either way, Kendrick made the album with the intentions for everyone to hear it.
If dude is still going on about black vs white, the album truly missed the point it was trying to make.
Like I said, im going to enjoy the music either way, Kendrick made the album with the intentions for everyone to hear it.
If dude is still going on about black vs white, the album truly missed the point it was trying to make.
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No. I took that post to apply to everyone who isn't down with the culture. Outsiders looking in trying to be apart of this.
In terms of white people today.. that post applied to those who use hip-hop as an excuse to say the N word, or those who try to use our culture as a scapegoat whenever **** gets real, or those dudes who have never heard a Nas album yet try to debate Riff Raff is top 5 in class. (Actually happened to me)
I can bet you every dude on that SAE bus that sang about lynching us went to their formal and listened to our music.
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FACTS.
And we got LOVE for ANYone of ANY color. Hip Hop like most black art forms has no problem involving others.
I was on Biggie's stoop on March 9th talkin to a gray haired. Motorcycle riding. 50 somethin year old white school teacher about the importance of BIG and hip hop culture being visable in gentrified neighborhoods.
He was just as mad as me about what they did at 5 Pointz with the graffiti.
He was just as much my brotha as a N darker than me.
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5 pointz...
Right across the bridge from my childhood. Still can't believe it got wiped.
Right across the bridge from my childhood. Still can't believe it got wiped.
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I disagree. I think he made this specifically for blacks and Hispanics. He's the voice. Kendrick reminds me of 2Pac when it comes to Latinos, he always including them and showing mad love. I'm sure he doesn't care who is buying it.
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I'm still saying what about the Asians though?
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Guys off my first listen I said I wasn't feeling this album. I've given it two more spins front to back and it has grown on me significantly.
I was listening to it all wrong. This isn't a driving through the burbs in my Camry type of album like Cadillactica or Prhyme. Its a listening while studying type of album. Its the type of album you play when you're home alone thinking about life.
I won't call this a classic, and I won't be listening to it that often, but I'll be damned if this isn't a beautiful piece of art. Kendrick and Cole doing the numbers they are doing is great for black music and I'm glad for it.
BTW, the ending on U got this grown man feeling like Durant's MVP speech all over again
I was listening to it all wrong. This isn't a driving through the burbs in my Camry type of album like Cadillactica or Prhyme. Its a listening while studying type of album. Its the type of album you play when you're home alone thinking about life.
I won't call this a classic, and I won't be listening to it that often, but I'll be damned if this isn't a beautiful piece of art. Kendrick and Cole doing the numbers they are doing is great for black music and I'm glad for it.
BTW, the ending on U got this grown man feeling like Durant's MVP speech all over again
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Where was your antennas 
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Hip Hop most times isn't necessarily consumed by the group in which the music was intended to represent and or speak to.
You really think NWA cared if white kids in Iowa bought their albums? I'm sure they appreciate the money and all but if the problems they were talkin about were EVERYONES problem, gangsta rap wouldn't exist in 2015 Cause there'd be white people coming into our communities to do something other than take advantage of cheap rent.
You listen to the intro to Wu Tang Forever and tell me that album isn't for young black men. They're preaching 5% all over that.
Hip Hop is OUR African drum. Its the way I knew what was goin on in Compton without ever being there. It was how I knew about the senseless violence in the streets of New Orleans. The gang culture of the LA area. Hip hop did that. It's OUR form of communication. If you don't understand that I'd bet my life you are a Culture Vulture.
Hip Hop has and will continue to open its arms to other races and ethnicity. Racism isn't really a part of our culture as blacks and I think history depicts that.
You really think NWA cared if white kids in Iowa bought their albums? I'm sure they appreciate the money and all but if the problems they were talkin about were EVERYONES problem, gangsta rap wouldn't exist in 2015 Cause there'd be white people coming into our communities to do something other than take advantage of cheap rent.
You listen to the intro to Wu Tang Forever and tell me that album isn't for young black men. They're preaching 5% all over that.
Hip Hop is OUR African drum. Its the way I knew what was goin on in Compton without ever being there. It was how I knew about the senseless violence in the streets of New Orleans. The gang culture of the LA area. Hip hop did that. It's OUR form of communication. If you don't understand that I'd bet my life you are a Culture Vulture.
Hip Hop has and will continue to open its arms to other races and ethnicity. Racism isn't really a part of our culture as blacks and I think history depicts that.
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Damn I agree with you 100% dawg
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I've never heard Kendrick or any rappers give Asians any love other than Wu-Tang. That's more about their culture, not sharing the same struggle or being united.
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Look both ways,.before you CROSSSS MY MIIIIINNNNNDDD!!!!...
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My man talking about "we brought you in" "we did this" " we did that" cut it out b, U just downloaded a dudes album now all of a sudden you a spokes person for not only black people, but all of Hip hop. Get outta here b. You didn't being no one in.
And it's funny that kendrick would make a song called f ur ethnicity and have a whole slew of multi cultural fans and then decides to oystersize them.
And it's funny that kendrick would make a song called f ur ethnicity and have a whole slew of multi cultural fans and then decides to oystersize them.
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bruh, I read this journal article not too long ago that was saying almost exactly this
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My 'Culture Vulture' radar is showing some activity.
What else bothered you about the album?
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Listener plays as much a part in shaping the culture as the artist.
A lot of you guys really are missin my man's point
no one's excluding anyone, just acknowledge who this album was made for and be done with it
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I'm just glad we have mainstream artists provoking these kinds of conversations again. Hip hop was getting a little to turned up and ratchet for awhile with nothing to balance it out. I'm curious to see where this goes.
Also I agree 1000% with the stance against culture vultures. I'm tired of seeing people thrive and profit off the music who couldn't give less of a **** about the struggles of the people who created it.
Also I agree 1000% with the stance against culture vultures. I'm tired of seeing people thrive and profit off the music who couldn't give less of a **** about the struggles of the people who created it.
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Nothing about the album bothered me man, your opinion sort of bothered me to be honest.
Listen man I am not from the states, I'm neither white or black or Asian or Mexican. So of all th minorities in the states, I fall in none of them. I say this because it affects my perception of the world. My bias is not as strong as someone in the thick of it.
With that, comes the realization that regardless of any culture, there are those that monetize it for gain. It ain't a hip hop thing it aint a black, it's a capitalist thing.
Now when you in it and you feel like you getting pimped by the system for a dollar, I can see it. But it ain't got nothing to do with them robbing your culture, they don't care about it I agree. But it's all about $ holmes. That's capitalism.
It's a great album by an artist show casing his emotions about the situation. deep with messages and his own interpretation of his world.
Anyway though man, proceed if it gives you a feeling of belonging or attachment, strength, unity, whatever positive you gain out the album that's all that matter man
Listen man I am not from the states, I'm neither white or black or Asian or Mexican. So of all th minorities in the states, I fall in none of them. I say this because it affects my perception of the world. My bias is not as strong as someone in the thick of it.
With that, comes the realization that regardless of any culture, there are those that monetize it for gain. It ain't a hip hop thing it aint a black, it's a capitalist thing.
Now when you in it and you feel like you getting pimped by the system for a dollar, I can see it. But it ain't got nothing to do with them robbing your culture, they don't care about it I agree. But it's all about $ holmes. That's capitalism.
It's a great album by an artist show casing his emotions about the situation. deep with messages and his own interpretation of his world.
Anyway though man, proceed if it gives you a feeling of belonging or attachment, strength, unity, whatever positive you gain out the album that's all that matter man
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This is one thing that I loved. It's one of our biggest rappers right now putting out this type of material. Not an unsigned artist or an artist that barely sells 100 copies. I appreciate my man for staying true to himself and putting out the album he wanted to.
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What am I saying that isn't being stressed throughout the album. Did you LISTEN to the album or nah.
He calls a white woman a DEVIL not even 8 bars into the album. That didn't bother you but my opinion does?
Not being American or not being from a certain ethnic group doesn't exclude you from being a 'Culture Vulture' Ya know.
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Can you guys go trash the Drake or Cole thread instead of this one, pls?
Thx.
Thx.
