He's also a sucker for Three 6 Mafia and underrated clean air of Mississippi.A crash course in To Pimp a Butterfly’s expansive sound – Thundercat’s bass ricochets around, George Clinton is on hand to bolster the P-funk-like chorus – and its lyrical viewpoint. He's been published in over 15 publications and is a member of the NABJ-CC. Braboy is a Chicago-based culture journalist who specializes in black music and its intersection between entertainment and the cruel society it comes from. But what can be said is that he has sparked a blaze behind a generation of current and future musicians, creatives, thinkers, and writers alike.Īnd he did it all by being a very good kid in an even madder world. While he's been compared to the late Tupac Shakur throughout his career it's still far too premature to accurately gauge that influence. And while Lamar has plenty of that, the strongest parts of his legacies go beyond it all.
There are only a handful of artists in music whose legacies superseded the wealth and fame they've accumulated throughout their careers. Kendrick Lamar performs at The BRIT Awards held at the O2 Arena on Februin London, England. Dre, Lamar quickly shattered many barriers in commercial music and entertainment that historically plagued both gangster and "conscious" rappers. Through the combined powers of his foundational team at Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), Interscope Records, and the legendary Dr.
Lamar is an unflinchingly honest storyteller who never compromised on either his core sound or his values
Cole being musically influenced by their peer - that prove why Lamar is not only one of the defining leaders of his generation, but one of the most culturally impactful and important artists of the decade. I am sharing this because it's stories like this - along with accounts of Lamar's "DAMN." (2017) inspiring a fan to become a better Christian, and Tyler, the Creator and friendly rival J. Long story short, I rushed to the campus parking lot, hopped in his Chrysler 300 and from there we fled and copped the album.Īfter we were left in awe during our first listen, I immediately spent the rest of the weekend writing my very first album review that gave Lamar the same high praise as nearly every other music outlet did at the time. Following a pep talk from the paper's advisor who doubled as my news writing professor to "write about the things I was most passionate about," my best friend Brodrick eagerly called and told me, "Mark, in the car, we're going to Best Buy! The album's out!" I was a volunteer staff writer for the school paper then. It was on a rainy October 22 night that my life changed after leaving the student publication building, deflated after an editorial disagreement with a student editor. 80" (2011), a scene-stealing interlude on Drake's sophomore opus "Take Care," called "Buried Alive", and his inclusion on XXL's 2011 Freshman Class cover. In 2012, "GKMC" was one of the most anticipated albums that year after Lamar rode high from the universal praise for his stellar indie debut "Section. Kendrick Lamar's major label debut "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" was my entry point into music criticism as a young, ambitious student journalist at Jackson State University.
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