neither here nor there.
>
>The reason I included that is because I WANTED that out of
>Kendrick. He represented something special, what Kanye used to
>represent - the notion that our biggest stars also had
>consciences. The idea of the biggest rapper in the world
>rapping about real issues was exciting to me. Alas, he won't
>realize that.

Stop worrying about what someone "represents" and just listen
to/make the music, form your opinion based on how it
sounds, and ride with that

These people don't actually have to compete...like, Drake has
nothing to do with this album. Neither does Cole.

Kendrick stepped into the booth and decided to make this
dogshit album

I have nothing to do say about this in relation to the
other rappers, and how it affects his "standing" shouldn't
matter

The reason Hip-Hop originally worked is that its artists were
too busy being creative to think about their place and context,
etc

It's why Jay-Z and Nas' work got *terrible* when they were
competing for "King" status

It doesn't work

And surprise, surprise: Nas made a good record again when
he was distracted by his divorce and decided to feel shit

It's why Lupe just released 2015's best album: realized he's
done with being relevant to a generation of Chief Keef fans,
and released a near masterpiece

In my opinion, Hip-Hop isn't really the music for creatives
anymore...occasionally we'll get a Run the Jewels, but those
are fleeting

So in the meantime, I get in where I fit in....I like good
shit

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