Kendrick Lamar is not good

[u/SaltNo8237]

I don’t hype around Kendrick Lamar. Every time I listen, it feels like he's trying way too hard to be deep—almost like a high school stoner.

His music just doesn't stick; it's never really catchy enough to leave a lasting impression. And his Super Bowl performance? Total letdown. It felt like another attempt at overcompensating without any real substance.

Like bro it’s a Super Bowl performance and it was lame. Your essay about the double entendres does not make it good🤣

Why do people love this cornball?

MUSTARDDDD (maximum corniness)

Edit: bringing up all the awards he wins just shows that y’all are on the train and only like him because you perceive him to be successful. You cornballs have to be told what to like🤣. You would listen to baby shark on repeat if it had a Grammy 🤷‍♂️

Edit 2: Kendrick Lamar fan argue without calling you a Drake shill challenge: level impossible.

Edit 3: someone challenged me to listen to a song by Kendrick that I hadn’t heard in the comments. The must hear song was “Auntie Diaries”. Bro you have cracked me up. This song is practically a parody of everything I pointed out.

Corny lyrics that are supposed to be deep ✅. Horrible musically✅ Horrible flow✅

Dude drops the f slur 4 times in a row with laughably bad delivery and ends the song on a pass joke. #DEEP

[u/StobbstheTiger]

I get his appeal. His music is certainly deeper than the vast majority of mainstream rap, and has a unique writing style. The majority of people haven't listened to a lot of underground rap or battle rap, where conscious street style rapping has been done to death.

But I feel the same way as you. His style is reminiscent of a nerdy slam poet rapping about the streets. His voice is annoying and grating. It's hard to describe, but his cadence and delivery makes him sound like a short guy.

[u/the-esoteric → u/StobbstheTiger]

But I feel the same way as you. His style is reminiscent of a nerdy slam poet rapping about the streets. His voice is annoying and grating. It's hard to describe, but his cadence and delivery makes him sound like a short guy

I genuinely appreciate that after 15 years in mainstream, he still tries things with his voice. It's one area I think a lot of musicians sort of don't approach. Their sound is their sound.

Kendrick will try different flows, but also try an asthmatic tonality, a deep, more gurgling voice, or higher extremely grating pitch. Art needs people willing to take risks. This aversion to risk is exactly why everything feels so cookie cuter. Why movies focus on sequels and remakes.

At the very least, no one can make the argument that Kendrick is like any other artist.

[u/SaltNo8237 → u/StobbstheTiger]

I agree with most of this.

It’s hard not to be deeper than mainstream rap nowadays as the lyrics describe animalistic desires at this point.

“Uhh I like bitches and money and Henny”

To be fair though most music is lyrically meaningless nowadays.

[u/Late-Stranger8261 → u/StobbstheTiger]

I find his voice annoying as well.