albumskel
did-not-listen
It’s difficult to talk about this album, Kendrick was already a powerful force in hip hop from his mixtapes and his debut album. The hand of Dre had guided him to that point and here he takes it all up a notch, he takes that very personal voice from MAAD City and applies it to the current moment - unfortunately as is often the case with important socially motivated music - it seems just as relevant today. The direction of Martin and Washington is great hopefully introducing a new generation to the joy of improvised music. Smart and musically revolutionary while still speaking to a broad audience - brilliant.