He has like 97,000 gigs of beats from everybody. Flanked by Sounwave and MixedByAli, the Digi+Phonics stalwart touched on an idiosyncratic personality trait of one Kendrick Lamar: “If you make something and somebody hears it’s, it’s a wrap. Among other noteworthy anecdotes, one of the biggest talking points emerged courtesy of Tae Beast. Without further ado, let’s tackle the highly contestable task of ranking his main bodies of work from "worst" (!) to best.ĭuring a roundtable for the now defunct Red Bull Music Academy, a slew of TDE’s in-house productions maestros gathered to discuss their process. While there is a great deal of merit and longevity to be extracted from mixtapes such as the Lil Wayne-indebted C4 or Overly Dedicated, they’re an entity of their own.
Before things get underway, it’s important to note that this whistle-stop tour through his music will only account for his first studio album onwards (and we are including Section.80 under that umbrella). Until we get some official clarification, there’s ample time to reacquaint ourselves with his storied back catalogue and establish what is the true crown jewel in his discography. Consistently acclaimed but unpredictable in their conception and execution, it’s no wonder that millions are clamouring for the latest addition to the Kendrick canon. Rebuffed at every turn by his label’s upper management, it remains to be seen whether their vehement denial is part of a grand deception that’ll keep his penchant for blindsiding audiences with music or if he truly has no plans to re-enter the fray in 2019. Nestled alongside artists such as TDE labelmate Schoolboy Q, Billie Eilish, Madonna and Tove Lo, their swiftly retracted Instagram story may hold weight considering that most of the other talents have either released music or laid out plans to do so this year. Granted the distinction of hip-hop’s first ever Nobel Prize winner last year, the speculation around a new album from K-Dot all began when Polydor records announced that he’d be part of their release slate in 2019. Aside from the curation of 2018’s Black Panther soundtrack and intermittent guest spots, the Compton MC turned international phenomenon has been conspicuous by his absence. On a near bi-monthly basis, some incremental piece of information will rise to the surface and stoke excitement for a new Kendrick Lamar record. Amid all of the uncertainty about when we can expect new music from King Kendrick, we've delved into his back catalogue in order to determine what's the crown jewel of his prolific back catalogue.
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