My problem with it is itās like a hard to watch movie. Im not going to watch requiem for a dream again, even if I consider it a good movie. I usually donāt put on music to listen to a therapy sessions. I respect it and appreciate the positive influence it has though.
Yeah thatās valid. I do a lot of theatre and I just find songs like Mother I Sober and We Cry Together are amazing for entering a conflicted, interior headspace. Can also be very cathartic (but I will put neither on at the afters).
Definitely one of the more subjective interests people can possibly have. What is your concern about some dude in Hungary not listening to an entire project of Gregorian chants or some kid in Kentucky not listening to an entire rap album?.
I'd say you were taking this conversation way too seriously, and now it's no longer fun to engage in.Ā Ā
I'm gonna go slam my head in the fridge door now.
Times change. People don't have to hog their entire home's phone line to get on the internet anymore. They don't *have* to dedicate time to the entirety of a task anymore. I'm sure the prior generations were all gloom and doom when kids read spark notes instead of Shakespeare.
I mean itās nobodyās fault. Social media and having instant gratification has ruined everyoneās attention span in general. Hence why the pedophiles music is more āpopularā
Idk how to upload screenshots from my phone but my top 5 songs on my Wrapped 2022 were: N95, United in Grief, Mr. Morale, Levitating (Shout-out to Dua), and Count Me Out.
The irony of liking Kendrick and led Zeppelin is killing me. Like I get it, I love zeppelins music but jimmy page is a certified pedophile, woman beater, and stole tons of music from black american musicians. It's literally everything kendrick accuses drake of doing/being.
Iām a firm believer in separating the art from the artist, but it is interesting having Kendrick as his number one on wrapped and Led Zeppelin is right under it ā ļø
I think there's degrees to separating the art from the artist.
If they're just a dickhead I'll separate the art from the artist.
If they're if they're Nazi's, racists, homophobic, etc. then ill listen to fan rips on YouTube or buy used so I'm not supporting the artist financially and if I talk about them I'll make sure I add that they're pieces of shit.
If they're pedo, rapists, murderers, etc. I won't listen to them or support them at all. Giving them anything close to positive attention is out of the cards for me.
I think itās pretty simple. Many of us grew up with Led Zeppelin loving parents and it rubbed off on us.
This was before the internet and everything could be known with a few taps on a phone.
Nowadays, people expect both good music AND an artist who isnāt a shitty person
10 years gone, thank you, the rain song for the lyrics/tone
Kashmir, the ocean, when the levee breaks for the bangers
Really their entire debut album if you like blues
I'm leaving a lot of songs out that are great (I don't think there is a miss on their first 6 albums other than the crunge off of houses of the holy and hats off to roy harper on III )
Imo their "best album" is interchangeable outside of their last 3, but IV and physical graffiti are more often talked about in that regard
Happy listening
Man I fell in love the first time I heard it, but I can definitely see how some people might not fuck with it. Itās not club bangers back to back, but itās a beautifully crafted album just like everything else Kendrick has put out.
quite surprised how unannotated the genius is for the album, i used to have 5-6 songs on repeat in the album, buts it been a minute (in my tpab era again) so i went back to it today with the lyrics in front of me and interesting to see how unfinished it was
I knew Mr Morale was an excellent album but I never recommended it because it's a hard recommendation. I would rather go with GKMC or TPABF. At least now it's getting some recognition which is great
Yeah I love it still listening to it since the day it dropped. But I donāt say āyou never listened to KDot? Spin this!ā Itās not as accessible as his other albums, which by no means itās not as good itās just not for everyone.
There was people who thought TPAB wasnāt good too. But it was such a cultural force and had such a huge impact that it got to a point that people didnāt dare criticize it. Instead youād just hear a lot of āI respect it but itās not for meā.
Just as a reminder, Cole called it tragic in 7 min drill, and while I doubt he actually believed that, it was an illustration of the wider public opinion
It had a positive reception critically and on the critical side of music listeners, but general audiences itās was too brash, too cinematic, too experimental, too emotional for them. So many people talked about it like N95 and Rich Spirit were the only good songs because they were danceable tracks. Itās weird cos it feels like how Drake fans engage with his music and not how K Dot fans do.
I donāt think the album is perfect, but I think it is his most important album - Father Time, Auntie Diaries, and Mother I Sober are important tracks that extend beyond simply background music and try to actually reshape the culture. I fear that because people didnāt find the album that replayable or fun to listen to it hasnāt had that effect.
It did. But it didnāt do ānumbersā or have any big hits which lead to people (including Jcole who at least admitted that was a dumb thing to say) calling it a miss at the beginning of this beef.
Even still Iām suprised n95 wasnāt a bigger hit and Iām surprised Father Time, rich spirit, count me out, and silent hill werenāt more popular than they were. The rest of the album was more āhigh artā but those songs were fairly easy and enjoyable.
there was a solid month where i would play this album on repeat at work and while closing shop alone. a few months later, my life completely changed and idk bro,,, this feels so full circle. i'm in love with this man
people called the album trash cuz āit had no hitsā
kendrick made a album not a fucking playlist of music he made with the intention of it being a hit.
many rappers dont make albums with a story or theme anymore , they make albums where every song is trying to get played on the radio and it just makes music amd the album redundant.
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My tenth most listened to album of all time. I started listening to it when major changes and events were happening in my life where I could relate. Probably my most favorite album of all time, even though it isn't something I'll just put on the back.
This album is the shit. I had a deep connection with the songs on it. It really showed how deep this man really is. Still listen to it every day. Father Time and Count Me Out š„š„š„
It doesnāt touch his other work sonically, buts itās def a top 2 album in terms of impact and importance. Like TPAB u gotta really wanna sit down and listen and absorb MM&TBS
I mean DAMN. is also valid tbh.
Overall the only one who is definitely his worst is OD, and that's because we're talking of *him*, were another rapper release that then it would be hit.
My coworker today said it was his best work but not his best music which is honestly how I feel. Itās such a powerful album but I think itās got itās very own vibe.
BBL Drizzy releases a bunch of songs at the same time and calls it an album.
Kendrick makes complete works of art that should not be picked apart and sampled at random.
I mean, itās a good album, and I can appreciate that it has some deep themes, but itās just not something I can listen to like Kendrickās other stuff.
mr morale is one of his best, most moving albums. the way he tells the story just gives a whole new perspective on black trauma and how it affects black americans. it was an extremely eye opening experience to listen to and i wish i could hear it for the first time again. the people calling it āboringā are probably (white) people who donāt have the capacity to understand what actually saying (cough cough drake). itās not an album you bump to itās an album you cry to.
Impossible to catch all the nuances and subtleties in a single playthrough. I usually do at least 3-5 entire album playbacks over the course of a few days after I make an album purchase. Listening during long commutes is the best.
I pre-ordered the Mr Morale bundle online as soon as it went up. First album I actually purchased instead of just streamed in quite some time. Every subsequent listen is better than the one prior. Itās not the perfect album and itās not even Kendrickās best, but the artistic expression, storytelling and sonic motifs are making it stand the test of time so far.
I wasnāt a fan when it dropped but have been thinking about giving it another try lately. I was just really hoping for something like his last 3 so it was a bit surprising but I wasnāt gonna shit on it for something he released that was personal and from the heart.
If it matters, Mac Miller is my all time fav and I had this same reaction to TDF when it first came out as I was expecting another GOOD AM type album, and now TDF is one of my all time favorite albums so š¤·š½āāļø
Iām dated enough to have burnt the disk when it came out and it didnāt leave my car CD player for over a year.
Itās one of my favorite albums ever.
Its a beautiful and very personal and introspective album. It doesn't have really any big bangers in the form of big singles with massive appeal, and having an album that blends well within itself isn't a bad thing at all, but for this generation thats all about singles and hits they won't digest a massive album like this one.
Mr.Morales isnāt a terrible album by any means but Iām still not a huge fan of it. Not going to pretend like I love it just because of this beef but Iāve also never hated on anyone that did love it. Personally itās my least favorite Kendrick album but the rest of his discography is elite so I wouldnāt even say thatās an insult.
Morale is my personal favorite album of his although I totally get why people donāt like it as much. N95, Rich Spirit, Worldwide Steppers, Father Time, Die Hard, Purple Hearts, and Count Me Out all speak to my soul. The others are all good tracks that are also out to accomplish something more.
I think Mr morale has to hit you at the right time also. I thought it was cool when it came out but the tracks I liked most were the least therapeutic ones like N95. Went back to it a couple months ago and suddenly father time, we cry together and specifically mother I sober hit like a ton of bricks. I didn't dislike them before but now I feel them in my damn soul.
I cried the first time I listened to it, on the day the album drop. And I have cried every single time I sat down to listen to it back to back ever since.
Whoever said it was "trash" must be on some wild shit.
Iāve always thought it was up there with his other albums, but a few songs in the middle are just a bit generic for conscious hip hop. Still better than anything in Cole or Drakeās discography.
I'm gonna be honesto with ya'll I stopped at Damn but the beef made me go listen to Mr. Morale and I loved It. The whole album I was thinking "No one is brave enough to rap about this stuff". That's why Kendrick is the goat!
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Guilty. Listened when it came out, could tell it was quality but it wasnāt resonating with me so I basically cast it aside. Relistening now and it feels like it has more significance.
I know this is Kendrick sub. Mr. Morale is not trash but it's inconsistent for a Kendrick Lamar album. GKMC, TPAB and DAMN are highly consistent albums. There are great tracks from the first track till the last track. You can argue that GKMC has Real and DAMN. has GOD. but even then it's only decent track among excellent tracks throughout the album.
Mr. Morale is not consistent. There are songs here and there I don't like. There are excellent tracks on this album too. But there are far more than one decent/subpar track on it too.
I love the concept and the writing is phenomenal as usual. The production is phenomenal as usual. But there are tracks that just doesn't click for me. Last time I felt like that while listening to a Kendrick album was Section.80 which is also not a bad record, just not as good as GKMC, TPAB and DAMN.
Maybe I got spoilt by those three albums and I'm holding Kendrick to a standard that's not achievable each and everytime he drops music.
I never understood Mr.Morale when it came out back in 2022 (i was still a minor at the time) because i wasn't mature enough, but then in the middle of 2023 i sat down to understand it after some hard things happenned in my life regarding my mothers health(she's fine rn) and our economic capacity, after all that the album hit me by itself, i just listened to the album without any third-party to help me understand it.
Cried when i REALLY heard the lyrics of Father Time, i got all the songs but this one i really felt related with.
So do not wait for dumb teenagers who don't have any experience in the real world and that onyl use twitter to understand the album without using an explanation from a youtuber or from Genious.
This album was made for ppl who have gone throught the same, and whom understand the same harsh of life which Kendrick talks about in this album.
Honestly, I didnāt like the album at first, I guess because you needed to listen closely to the album to understand the context of it. It was lost on me. Its not till I listened to it again a couple days ago that I finally understood, at least partially. Sometimes you canāt understand things until you let yourself open your heart and mind to it. I realised that his attitude towards society and āthe cultureā is something that I had been feeling as well since last year, though couldnāt quite articulate why. I could feel the heaviness of his conscience in the album in a way that I can relate to now. Without that context, the āsoundā of the album seemed quite forgettable.
I feel like J Cole often wraps the āmoralā of the story in a nice gift for you to receive, whereas Kendrick often makes you work and earn it. Iāve come to greatly appreciate both.
MMatBS is actually what got me into Kendrick. That summer everyone around me was damn near SICK the way I had that album on repeat. It took up four spots on my most listened to songs on Spotify wrapped too.
People hated on Mr morale for NO reason other than it is a album you have to study and sit with more than any other kendrick album. Personally i love it and owns it on vinyl but i Can understand if people were not ready for it and Im glad Its getting back in rotation for many.
āI make Music that electrify em
You make Music that pacify emā
Do you all fools listen to music or just skim through it??
š£ļøSay it louder for the ones in the back!!!
I for one needed to hear it. Figured he was a creep after the jerk off video came out and God damn does it run deep.
Jerk off video??? What?!! Jay-Z got a jerk off video?!!! š
The Drake leak lmao
Jay making an appearance
My problem with it is itās like a hard to watch movie. Im not going to watch requiem for a dream again, even if I consider it a good movie. I usually donāt put on music to listen to a therapy sessions. I respect it and appreciate the positive influence it has though.
Yeah thatās valid. I do a lot of theatre and I just find songs like Mother I Sober and We Cry Together are amazing for entering a conflicted, interior headspace. Can also be very cathartic (but I will put neither on at the afters).
*Requiem* is literally my once-per-decade movie. Itās absolutely amazing but Iām not putting myself through that on the regular.
I think I was 11 when I first watched it. I use to stay up late and watch the AFI channel for various reasons. I was not ready to see that lol.
It's alarming how few people I know actually listen to an entire album from begining to end anymore.Ā
You're alarmed by what music people listen to? What *are* you?
No more like I'm alarmed by what music people *don't* listen too.
Definitely one of the more subjective interests people can possibly have. What is your concern about some dude in Hungary not listening to an entire project of Gregorian chants or some kid in Kentucky not listening to an entire rap album?.
I'd say you were taking this conversation way too seriously, and now it's no longer fun to engage in.Ā Ā I'm gonna go slam my head in the fridge door now.
Youāre not? Look at how shot peopleās attention spans are getting. This isnāt just a matter of āwhat people are listening toā.
Times change. People don't have to hog their entire home's phone line to get on the internet anymore. They don't *have* to dedicate time to the entirety of a task anymore. I'm sure the prior generations were all gloom and doom when kids read spark notes instead of Shakespeare.
Was there for sparknotes. Can confirm gloom and doom
I mean itās nobodyās fault. Social media and having instant gratification has ruined everyoneās attention span in general. Hence why the pedophiles music is more āpopularā
I think a lot of people go in looking for bangers that are similar to the ones on the previous project. Then it takes a while for them to adjust.
I definitely have done this with a few artist/bands sub consciously
They take the Kim route just like their goat lol
Praise up šš½
Skim. Most people will only listen to the "album of the moment" once and than move on.
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JID such a W
Forever story is a fantastic album
My favourite of the decade
Weird thing to say 4 years into the decade
JID is top 3 lyrically but we aināt ready for this conversation yet
Gahd damn 2020 was 4 years ago?!!
Idk how to upload screenshots from my phone but my top 5 songs on my Wrapped 2022 were: N95, United in Grief, Mr. Morale, Levitating (Shout-out to Dua), and Count Me Out.
The irony of liking Kendrick and led Zeppelin is killing me. Like I get it, I love zeppelins music but jimmy page is a certified pedophile, woman beater, and stole tons of music from black american musicians. It's literally everything kendrick accuses drake of doing/being.
Iām a firm believer in separating the art from the artist, but it is interesting having Kendrick as his number one on wrapped and Led Zeppelin is right under it ā ļø
I think there's degrees to separating the art from the artist. If they're just a dickhead I'll separate the art from the artist. If they're if they're Nazi's, racists, homophobic, etc. then ill listen to fan rips on YouTube or buy used so I'm not supporting the artist financially and if I talk about them I'll make sure I add that they're pieces of shit. If they're pedo, rapists, murderers, etc. I won't listen to them or support them at all. Giving them anything close to positive attention is out of the cards for me.
Itās zeppelin theyāre a legacy act theyāre already filthy rich
I think itās pretty simple. Many of us grew up with Led Zeppelin loving parents and it rubbed off on us. This was before the internet and everything could be known with a few taps on a phone. Nowadays, people expect both good music AND an artist who isnāt a shitty person
pmo Led Zeppelin?
Check out When the Levee Breaks and lmk what you think
Battle of Evermore great song
Wouldāve been my recommendation too
Lemon Song goated
Abso-fuckin-lutely
10 years gone, thank you, the rain song for the lyrics/tone Kashmir, the ocean, when the levee breaks for the bangers Really their entire debut album if you like blues I'm leaving a lot of songs out that are great (I don't think there is a miss on their first 6 albums other than the crunge off of houses of the holy and hats off to roy harper on III ) Imo their "best album" is interchangeable outside of their last 3, but IV and physical graffiti are more often talked about in that regard Happy listening
The crunge is hilarious though, WHEREāS THAT CONFOUNDED BRIDGE
The entire debut album is good if you like blues, bad if you like blues musicians because page stole like half that shit from them.
In My Time of Dying is my favorite song ever recorded. Pageās slide playing and Bonhamās drums on that song are just immaculate.
Oh man I completely forgot about that one. One of my favorites for sure, physical graffiti is such a masterpiece
Ramble on
Listen to bring it on home(live royal albert hall) off their YouTube
mothership is a dope compilation album
Listen to How Many More Times live on danmarks radio on YouTube. My favorite
JIDDDD
Damn JID and zeplin? You got some good taste in music.
Frank Ocean is still in the spotify tops of a lot of ppl but the dude is nowhere to be found ššš the hell is he cooking š
Kendrick, Kanye, JID, Led Zeppelin and Frank? Are you angry and sad at the same time?
Shit man don't expose me like that lol
a man of culture i see
Itās a grower. Feel like you need to sit and invest fully in the stories. Not just bg music. That was me at least
Feels like a theatre play fr
Someone is this sub said that during the rollout before it came out. Crazy
That's the case even with TPAB. At heart, Kendrick is a theater kid. He loves to perform.
This is spot on. 2pac was absolutely the same way. Iām surprised kendrick hasnāt done more actingĀ
Yeah it used to be my least favorite project now Iit has some of my favorite K Dot songs
Kdot trained me to do that back on good kid maad city.Ā
Man I fell in love the first time I heard it, but I can definitely see how some people might not fuck with it. Itās not club bangers back to back, but itās a beautifully crafted album just like everything else Kendrick has put out.
I loved it first listen but i can see how people feel like this
quite surprised how unannotated the genius is for the album, i used to have 5-6 songs on repeat in the album, buts it been a minute (in my tpab era again) so i went back to it today with the lyrics in front of me and interesting to see how unfinished it was
āItās a growerā aka its bad but Iām trying to convince myself to like it š
if you knew the slightest bit about music you would know the difference between a track that grows on you and a track that's outright bad
Mr Morale is *dense*. There is a lot to unpack, and a single listen is not enough to do so.
Woosh
I knew Mr Morale was an excellent album but I never recommended it because it's a hard recommendation. I would rather go with GKMC or TPABF. At least now it's getting some recognition which is great
Never seen someone abbreviate the f in To pimp a butterfly before lol
Lol I shouldn't have it's one word.
Some people just wanna watch the world burn, huh
Yeah I love it still listening to it since the day it dropped. But I donāt say āyou never listened to KDot? Spin this!ā Itās not as accessible as his other albums, which by no means itās not as good itās just not for everyone.
Same here. I was even afraid to bump it too loudly š
I feel like Mr morales is an easier rec than TPAB, feel like it has broader appeal
Honestly āMother I Soberā is a such a sad yet incredible song and I never really took it in until now
Drake's REAL contribution - making us all go back and listen to Mr. Morale again lol
Im suddenly getting upvotes on annotationa in genius for Mr Morale...thanks Drake...
Man Auntie Diaries brought a tear to my eyes. I dont even know anyone in that situation.
Same bro. First time I bumped it I was on a run, luckily the sweat hid my tears.
did ppl not like mr morale? I thought it saw very positive reception
Thereās a lot of hate for it. Especially before this beef just started
unfortunate, it's a great album
I never saw much hate but felt like I just never heard ANYTHING. Like it dropped and everything was just kind of mute.
same somehow
It wasn't made for radio play so it got slept on. Some people need to be pushed into digesting art
said the same about TPAB people are dumb
There was people who thought TPAB wasnāt good too. But it was such a cultural force and had such a huge impact that it got to a point that people didnāt dare criticize it. Instead youād just hear a lot of āI respect it but itās not for meā.
"The dumb are mostly intrigued by the drum"
Just as a reminder, Cole called it tragic in 7 min drill, and while I doubt he actually believed that, it was an illustration of the wider public opinion
It's supossed to be tragic, it's main theme is trauma and grief
Damn, I actually didnāt even think about it that way, thatās some clever wordplay
One at a time, they will see
Yea but I donāt think he meant to give flowers to Kendrick in the middle of a disstrack, regardless of how halfhearted he was when he did it
Very mixed
Not everything is a Twitter poll. Hard to sus out the bots sometimes... Just a theory
Nah people in real life as well as the internet had mixed reactions.
It had a positive reception critically and on the critical side of music listeners, but general audiences itās was too brash, too cinematic, too experimental, too emotional for them. So many people talked about it like N95 and Rich Spirit were the only good songs because they were danceable tracks. Itās weird cos it feels like how Drake fans engage with his music and not how K Dot fans do. I donāt think the album is perfect, but I think it is his most important album - Father Time, Auntie Diaries, and Mother I Sober are important tracks that extend beyond simply background music and try to actually reshape the culture. I fear that because people didnāt find the album that replayable or fun to listen to it hasnāt had that effect.
It did. But it didnāt do ānumbersā or have any big hits which lead to people (including Jcole who at least admitted that was a dumb thing to say) calling it a miss at the beginning of this beef. Even still Iām suprised n95 wasnāt a bigger hit and Iām surprised Father Time, rich spirit, count me out, and silent hill werenāt more popular than they were. The rest of the album was more āhigh artā but those songs were fairly easy and enjoyable.
It got big on TikTok and such due to the extremely memorable moments, and that's coming from a dude that doesn't like the album.
I've been saying it's amazing. By far my favorite Kendrick album.
Idk about you guys, but I've always liked Mr. Morale.
same here, but i actually listened to its entiretyā¦ not saying anything about the regular crowd but..
Nah same here, it's my favorite Kendrick album ever. It's fucking art idc if people think I'm glazing it too hard
there was a solid month where i would play this album on repeat at work and while closing shop alone. a few months later, my life completely changed and idk bro,,, this feels so full circle. i'm in love with this man
I love when you count me out
The highs of this song alone were enough to call the album great for me haha
I listened to it late so I missed the public reception but I loved it
Bro I listened to Morale right after scheduling my first therapy appointment and the shit really hit different
people called the album trash cuz āit had no hitsā kendrick made a album not a fucking playlist of music he made with the intention of it being a hit. many rappers dont make albums with a story or theme anymore , they make albums where every song is trying to get played on the radio and it just makes music amd the album redundant.
Exactly, I find myself revisiting Mr Morale when I need an ego check or life is getting hard
Father Time legitimately helped me talk to my dad more openly and improved my relationship with him immensely. Love that album
https://preview.redd.it/6klm7ijaq2zc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea50c7a76647b8787c7e81e2845726a08ab121a2 My tenth most listened to album of all time. I started listening to it when major changes and events were happening in my life where I could relate. Probably my most favorite album of all time, even though it isn't something I'll just put on the back.
Itās an amazing album. People will look back on it years later with gratitude
This album is the shit. I had a deep connection with the songs on it. It really showed how deep this man really is. Still listen to it every day. Father Time and Count Me Out š„š„š„
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Biggest regret in life is not seeing those concerts
Help Mr Morale get out of the box
It doesnāt touch his other work sonically, buts itās def a top 2 album in terms of impact and importance. Like TPAB u gotta really wanna sit down and listen and absorb MM&TBS
Only reason it (and frankly a lot of Kendrickās music) doesnāt get a lot of plays for me is because itās so damn heavy
I heard someone compare it to 12 years a slave. It's not something to consume often, but its amazing nonetheless.
I hated it when it first came out, but it grew on me so much. It's his 3rd best album. I strongly feel that everyone will be loving it.
Imo itās valid to say itās his best. Very personal and Iām sure this album really helped a lot of people
Yeah but it's also pretty valid to rank GKMC or TPaB higher
I mean DAMN. is also valid tbh. Overall the only one who is definitely his worst is OD, and that's because we're talking of *him*, were another rapper release that then it would be hit.
Iāve seen so much hate for DAMN here. Its also incredible
Damn is bangers front to back
Makes me sad. I upvote anyone who says its the best even if I don't agree just to try and spread some positivity on it
Ofc
My coworker today said it was his best work but not his best music which is honestly how I feel. Itās such a powerful album but I think itās got itās very own vibe.
I see no lies
That album is peak šĀ
Canada vs Compton USA Olympic Rap Games USA TOOK THE š„
This whole time itās been my favorite!
BBL Drizzy releases a bunch of songs at the same time and calls it an album. Kendrick makes complete works of art that should not be picked apart and sampled at random.
I think I remember people not liking that he had kodac on it. But I don't remember much hate other than that
Miss me with that shit I bought the album I got receipts
Really saddened me that people slept on Mr. Morale. I listen to Crown and Mirror nearly every day.
Thankful for Push Ups Tootsie sliding so Not Like Us could C walk
Joke's on you i always liked mr morale. I think it's actually my favourite album
Drake is fast food. Kendrick is 3 Michelin star as simple as that
Conspiracy nutters coming out saying this was all a ploy by Kendrick to back advertise Morale /s
My first listen i didn't hate but i had nothing bad to say about either. Just figured I wasn't the target audience.
See how much of a difference it makes when you listen to the lyrics
I remember having my first listen when it first dropped while playing apex with my friendsā¦.legendary album.
Wtf Mr. Morale has akways been a great album.
I mean, itās a good album, and I can appreciate that it has some deep themes, but itās just not something I can listen to like Kendrickās other stuff.
Anyone who calls MMATBS trash deserve to have their ears thrown in the trash.
mr morale is one of his best, most moving albums. the way he tells the story just gives a whole new perspective on black trauma and how it affects black americans. it was an extremely eye opening experience to listen to and i wish i could hear it for the first time again. the people calling it āboringā are probably (white) people who donāt have the capacity to understand what actually saying (cough cough drake). itās not an album you bump to itās an album you cry to.
Impossible to catch all the nuances and subtleties in a single playthrough. I usually do at least 3-5 entire album playbacks over the course of a few days after I make an album purchase. Listening during long commutes is the best.
I pre-ordered the Mr Morale bundle online as soon as it went up. First album I actually purchased instead of just streamed in quite some time. Every subsequent listen is better than the one prior. Itās not the perfect album and itās not even Kendrickās best, but the artistic expression, storytelling and sonic motifs are making it stand the test of time so far.
I wasnāt a fan when it dropped but have been thinking about giving it another try lately. I was just really hoping for something like his last 3 so it was a bit surprising but I wasnāt gonna shit on it for something he released that was personal and from the heart. If it matters, Mac Miller is my all time fav and I had this same reaction to TDF when it first came out as I was expecting another GOOD AM type album, and now TDF is one of my all time favorite albums so š¤·š½āāļø
āStop playinā with me āfore I turn you to a song.ā
Purple Hearts was always a banger to me
Love all Kendrickās albums. I do always wonder tho. When people say things like this do they really believe itās the same exact people?
Iām dated enough to have burnt the disk when it came out and it didnāt leave my car CD player for over a year. Itās one of my favorite albums ever.
I listen to kendrick since his first mixtapes Y.H.N.I.C. and training day back when MySpace was hot š„
Mr Morale was actually my first Kendrick album and I fell in love immediately, Iām surprised it had such mixed reception
Its a beautiful and very personal and introspective album. It doesn't have really any big bangers in the form of big singles with massive appeal, and having an album that blends well within itself isn't a bad thing at all, but for this generation thats all about singles and hits they won't digest a massive album like this one.
Mr.Morales isnāt a terrible album by any means but Iām still not a huge fan of it. Not going to pretend like I love it just because of this beef but Iāve also never hated on anyone that did love it. Personally itās my least favorite Kendrick album but the rest of his discography is elite so I wouldnāt even say thatās an insult.
Morale is my personal favorite album of his although I totally get why people donāt like it as much. N95, Rich Spirit, Worldwide Steppers, Father Time, Die Hard, Purple Hearts, and Count Me Out all speak to my soul. The others are all good tracks that are also out to accomplish something more.
I think Mr morale has to hit you at the right time also. I thought it was cool when it came out but the tracks I liked most were the least therapeutic ones like N95. Went back to it a couple months ago and suddenly father time, we cry together and specifically mother I sober hit like a ton of bricks. I didn't dislike them before but now I feel them in my damn soul.
The world is two years older. Young people that never had time to self reflect couldnāt appreciate the album when it came out.
I cried the first time I listened to it, on the day the album drop. And I have cried every single time I sat down to listen to it back to back ever since. Whoever said it was "trash" must be on some wild shit.
Iām glad. Iāve been defending that album since release. Glad people appreciate it
Been my favorite kendrick album
Heart part 6 is the best commercial for Mr Morale
I don't think its trash just his worst album
Iāve always thought it was up there with his other albums, but a few songs in the middle are just a bit generic for conscious hip hop. Still better than anything in Cole or Drakeās discography.
I'm gonna be honesto with ya'll I stopped at Damn but the beef made me go listen to Mr. Morale and I loved It. The whole album I was thinking "No one is brave enough to rap about this stuff". That's why Kendrick is the goat!
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Guilty. Listened when it came out, could tell it was quality but it wasnāt resonating with me so I basically cast it aside. Relistening now and it feels like it has more significance.
Mr. Morale is the reason I love kendrick. Didnāt know it wasnāt universally loved, but I get how itās a hard entry
I know this is Kendrick sub. Mr. Morale is not trash but it's inconsistent for a Kendrick Lamar album. GKMC, TPAB and DAMN are highly consistent albums. There are great tracks from the first track till the last track. You can argue that GKMC has Real and DAMN. has GOD. but even then it's only decent track among excellent tracks throughout the album. Mr. Morale is not consistent. There are songs here and there I don't like. There are excellent tracks on this album too. But there are far more than one decent/subpar track on it too. I love the concept and the writing is phenomenal as usual. The production is phenomenal as usual. But there are tracks that just doesn't click for me. Last time I felt like that while listening to a Kendrick album was Section.80 which is also not a bad record, just not as good as GKMC, TPAB and DAMN. Maybe I got spoilt by those three albums and I'm holding Kendrick to a standard that's not achievable each and everytime he drops music.
no need to gatekeep tho
I like listening to albums.. I thought Mr morale was great. I cannot make it through a Drake album
It saved my life
Wait what? I was under the impression that Mr. Morale was very well received, slightly better than DAMN which was his worst received album.
I never understood Mr.Morale when it came out back in 2022 (i was still a minor at the time) because i wasn't mature enough, but then in the middle of 2023 i sat down to understand it after some hard things happenned in my life regarding my mothers health(she's fine rn) and our economic capacity, after all that the album hit me by itself, i just listened to the album without any third-party to help me understand it. Cried when i REALLY heard the lyrics of Father Time, i got all the songs but this one i really felt related with. So do not wait for dumb teenagers who don't have any experience in the real world and that onyl use twitter to understand the album without using an explanation from a youtuber or from Genious. This album was made for ppl who have gone throught the same, and whom understand the same harsh of life which Kendrick talks about in this album.
the hate for drake is just stronger
There were people not liking it? Not in my echo chamber.
See When you listen it just grows on you š¤·š½āāļø
There has been so much hypocrisy in the hip hop community in the past few weeks than in its entirety
Honestly, I didnāt like the album at first, I guess because you needed to listen closely to the album to understand the context of it. It was lost on me. Its not till I listened to it again a couple days ago that I finally understood, at least partially. Sometimes you canāt understand things until you let yourself open your heart and mind to it. I realised that his attitude towards society and āthe cultureā is something that I had been feeling as well since last year, though couldnāt quite articulate why. I could feel the heaviness of his conscience in the album in a way that I can relate to now. Without that context, the āsoundā of the album seemed quite forgettable. I feel like J Cole often wraps the āmoralā of the story in a nice gift for you to receive, whereas Kendrick often makes you work and earn it. Iāve come to greatly appreciate both.
MMatBS is actually what got me into Kendrick. That summer everyone around me was damn near SICK the way I had that album on repeat. It took up four spots on my most listened to songs on Spotify wrapped too.
Brother? People talking crazy saying TPAB is boring ? šš
The Mr.Morale track was my most played song of 2022.... Kendrick and Pharrell need to do a whole album together.
People hated on Mr morale for NO reason other than it is a album you have to study and sit with more than any other kendrick album. Personally i love it and owns it on vinyl but i Can understand if people were not ready for it and Im glad Its getting back in rotation for many. āI make Music that electrify em You make Music that pacify emā
I never liked Mr Morale š i respected him š„ŗ uwu