outside of Kendrick, that is. I don't know anybody IRL who's a regular old music listener and has any idea who Kendrick is.

Most of the arguments in this thread remind me of Maxx's D'Angelo vs. R. Kelly post. Both artists are extremely good at what they do IMO, but one of them is at a distinct disadvantage in this disagreement on a board like the Lesson.

My personal opinion is this generation can't have an Illmatic, because this generation has too many other options. We won't have a Thriller or a Cosby show either. That's fine, it is what it is.

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