I think if you look over that list of bands, one of the things that stands out first is that Morrissey is probably the only traditionally talented vocalist of the bunch. I love a great vocalist as much as the next guy but most of my favorite singers establish moods as much as they paint pictures or hold notes.

Future does a lot of that for me. Not to derail this thread further; like I said, Future's not in this conversation for me, I just found it interesting look back at my own lists that every release of Kendrick's since Section.80 other than untitled. unmastered. has come in a tightly contested second place to another album. Back on topic, for me that's one of the best supporting arguments for his consistency over this time period. He's never made my absolute favorite thing, but it's always something I have to reckon with and want to sit with for a long time.

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