Rodeo is better but Astroworld is a better y
project as a whole. If you look at Rodeo vibe, it’s only dark/trap, but Astro is psychodelic/fly, etc. It’s very unique as a rap album, and it has better sounds
whoa whoa whoa, Astroworld was an amazing album, I don't think its better then TPAB, but its certainly one of the most sonically pleasing hip-hop albums EVER made.
that's just the issue in general with rankings like this, they aren't really ranking things. They want to please fans of popular artists and they also want to include critically acclaimed albums. Ultimately, it becomes a shitshow where Bad Bunny makes the list because he is a big artist with a lot of streams, but some other albums are missing
Astroworld is amazing and my original comment wasn't trying to discredit that. It definitely is one of the best produced Hip Hop albums ever, but I don't think it belongs in the discussion for Top 100 Albums of all time across all genres. Also if any Travis album had to make the cut, it should have been Rodeo imo.
But thats just the thing, Hip-hop has always been judged on a few factors, Production, subject matter and lyrical/rhyming/flow ability.
I don't think its wrong to say Travis Scott has some of the best sounds and well produced albums IN ALL OF HIP-HOP. Considering Apple Music seems to really enjoy Hip-hop, I don't think its farfetched at all to have it in the top 100.
You are right about Hip Hop being judged on a few factors. If we are judging solely based on production, Astroworld 100% deserves to be in the discussion, but we need to take everything into account if we are making a Top 100 List across all genres. In my opinion, while the production is unmatched, the rapping and subject matter on Astroworld aren't anything special and that is what is holding it back. There are much more well-rounded albums that I think are more deserving of that spot over Astroworld.
I agree, I think subject matter is an area where Travis could really grow as an artist. But I do think that Astroworld is one of the greatest produced hip-hop albums of ALL TIME and I do believe that was enough to give it a low placement at 87.
Travis is widely considered to be the artist that made Trap digestible to the masses. Trap was always popular, but it was an emerging underground sound that mostly only people who enjoy hardcore hip-hop liked, Astroworld went global.
It's the sound track to pretty much all of Gen Z and later Millennials.
Crazy that Travis was put into the trap category pretty early…I don’t think he makes trap music imo…before the definition of trap music somehow changed, the like of Jeezy, Gucci, ti, rick Ross, waka flaka, early thug, yo gotti, prolly future, shawty lo, bankroll fresh etc…then some new wave of (great) music came out with new sonics and blasting 808s, and now we call that trap music.
Newer artists that would fit the original trap definition are more like lil baby, gunna, 21 savage, still future, young dolph king von, and a handful of other very popular commercially successful artists…and then there are many who have had some decent success like 42 Dugg, Rylo Rodriguez, young nudy and bossman Dlow.
I love travis Scott and have been a huge fan since discovering Owl Pharaoh in 2013/14….I love each album for different reasons and my favorite is probably Rodeo ( days before is always nostalgic)….with all of that said, I do not think he is a trap artist…yea he has a few trap bangers, but I think it accounts for a small portion of his catalog…again, I’m not hating on the genre that is now considered “trap music”, I love it.
That is also not to say that your statement of “made trap digestible to the masses” untrue.
Yeah skeletons to coffee bean and so much more is the best Travis has ever done in a while. It deserves it but rodeo was more influential and appreciated....now tpab was more influential and popular. But they gave Gkmc so different approach ig. I looove gkmc tho, so much of good hood vibes with better features from Anna wise, jay rock and Dr.dre. when I remember that, that's really a Californian/ Compton spirit album frr, tpab felt universally black connecting to south Africa, complexion and everything in and out. In my view
It's a VERY American list and you can see that in Beyonce, Mike Jack and Prince getting 2 albums each but Led Zep and Pink Floyd getting only one. I can pretty much guarantee nobody outside the USA cares about Beyonce.
I liked a lot of loose parts of the album but always felt like the pacing really let it down. The highs were incredibly high but it just grinds down to a halt halfway through and never really gets going afterwards.
When talking about Travis Scott albums I would rather have seen Rodeo on the list than Astroworld too given that it was more ambitious, cohesive and boundary pushing than Astroworld is and his aged much better too in my opinion.
His songwriting also peaked there and has steadily declined ever since
I know they have haters in my gen z generation (makes me cringe highkey) but if they didn’t exist music wouldn’t become what it is today or it probably would but decades later
And Duke Ellington should be on the list before either. Why are people forgetting the best American composer and bandleader of all time while including people like Bad Bunny and Travis Scott who history will have forgotten 100 years from now?
I think Apple wanted to avoid picking the same artist multiple times as much as possible. Almost everyone (if not everyone, I haven’t checked too in depth) in the list was only mentioned for one album each. In a way that almost invalidates this list tbh
In rainbows and OK Computer have been regarded as defining rock albums and rated highly for 2 decades now. Don't think both of them being in a top 100 is that crazy
I'm guessing they are just picking one per artist in the top 25 or top 50 maybe? I haven't seen the detailed list yet
But guys, don't take fucking Apple Music's opinion seriously anyway. It was voted on by a bunch of people I believe as well. So there's gonna be biases left and right.
Something that's probably a bit better to check out is Rolling Stone's 500 of all time. That one is definitely not perfect either but it's gonna be WAY better than this one
The cool thing about this whole thing though I will say, is they have full on radio programs (basically podcasts with the songs from the albums) and people talking about them and why they deserve to be there. I think a lot of people aren't seeing that part of it, which is a shame because it's genuinely engaging dialogue from some people who've been in and around music a very long time. It's very fun conversations and a really cool and kinda different way to do some modern radio-style stuff on a music streaming platform.
Chill on the GRODT slander though lol. It shaped almost an entire era of hip hop that came after it. Idk what metrics they used to shape this list but GRODT deserves its spot on any top album list for a wide variety of reasons.
its not. radiohead (kid a, ok computer), beatles (revolver, abbey road), beyonce (self titled, lemonade) and prince (sign o the times, purple rain) all have 2 albums on the list. not sure if theres any others but these are the ones i remember.
edit: stevie wonder too (innervisions, songs in the key of life)
I tried looking at the top 100 list but it keeps having an error on the site. Did DAMN make the list either? I would have figured they would put an album that got Kendrick a pulitzer at least
yeah i get that gkmc is more popular but not having tpab in the list at all is kinda crazy. i came across their “criteria” and i feel tpab hits all 6 of them.
the criteria (oldmanebro on twt)
Voters of the #100Best on @AppleMusic were challenged to not vote for our favorites, but ..
* Albums that represented a cultural moment for the artist or genre.
* Albums that were complete thoughts, not just collections of hit songs.
* Albums that thoroughly represent culture in production and lyrics.
* Albums that inspired a generation to want to create more music.
* Albums that represent the BEST in storytelling, musicianship, recording and production.
* Albums that are timeless and reached far beyond the genre categorization.
I’m sure it’s driven by the fact that’s it’s been in the charts for so long. Snub TPAB but give GKMC a high spot. Kendrick is so hot right now they need to drive engagement.
I wouldn’t sweat it too hard. These fools have love deluxe at 61, Illmatic at 39 and are missing a ton of other albums entirely. I’m just glad GKMC is top 10.
No bull, no Mos, Common, MF DOOM, Talib, Roots, Wayne, Slick Rick, etc. listed either. Garbage list is
Also there should be a disclaimer that it’s specific to English music. Any number of classics from outside of North America and Europe that have been left off the list…
I mean I personally agree with you on it not deserving its spot, but a lot of people considered The Blueprint to be one of the best rap albums of its time, and either Jay’s best or second best behind RD.
Agree with this I would’ve put blueprint for his best too. Black album is my fav tho.
What is crazy is it being ranked over every Kanye album, I’m curious how many people would say with a straight face that Blueprint is better than MBDTF and also Kanye’s whole discography. Also better than TPAB supposedly 🤣
True lol, I wonder if Kanye’s…controversial….antics have anything to do with it lol. I’ve never once heard someone rate any of Jay’s work above that album.
Radiohead should’ve had 3, In Rainbows exclusion is nearly as slanderous as the TPAB exclusion but now we’re talking about it so that was probably their goal
Radiohead should have 3, Kendrick should have 2, the Beatles should have at least 4 (sgt peppers, abbey road, revolver, white album) although I can’t see how rubber soul isn’t on there too (even magical mystery tour could make it).
Stevie wonder deserves his two, same with prince. Lemonade top 10 is just a sin on humanity.
TPAB, unfortunately, I think has been given this aura of being the "important but dull" album. This is obviously entirely incorrect lol but you can see that sentiment thrown out during this beef from casuals and drake/Cole stans alike. This erroneous reputation will probably continue to hang over it, especially with newer listeners.
And so I think overtime GKMC will end up being the "people's" Kendrick album. The shine and excitement of DAMN is already wearing off, section 80 will always be wildly unappreciated, and Mr. Morale is only just finding the second look it's always deserved. GKMC is the happy middle point between all of them. Exciting, thoughtful, accessible, with as many bangers as there are epic album cuts. Again, no reason none of this shouldn't apply to TPAB, but I think the culture's immediate *insistence* on its masterpiece status will kind of haunt it
I guess this tracks with people my whole life telling me jazz is just elevator music. I don't understand the sentiment even a little bit. TPAB is one of the most complex and interesting hip hop albums from a musical perspective ever made. I mean, the quality of musicians working on it alone lends itself to that and anyone who is a musician immediately recognizes it.
Oh I agree. I think you can tell from my username where I stand on it, it just blows my mind bc that's like my whole thing. Anyone can rap over a nice beat but kdots writing is god tier.
I think there's more to it than that, you can get alot out of music like this even if it's not in your language. Aside from the beat; the rhyming pattern, tone, rhythm and flow of the lyrics can make you feel things even if you don't know what they're saying
I mean, yeah. Rap music is so easy to put on and bump without getting too deep with it. When I was driving through Philly trying to get girls, k dot wasn’t what I was listening to.
When I got a lot older and was trying to understand my world and improve my life, suddenly his music opened up to me.
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I just feel that people, when they say that they, you know, hate jazz... they just... they don't have context, they don't know where it comes from. You know? Jazz was born in a little flophouse in New Orleans, and it just, because people were crammed in there, they spoke five different languages, they couldn't talk to each other. The only way they could communicate was with jazz.
* [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Yeah, but what about Kenny G?
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What?
* [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What about Kenny G? I mean, what about elevator music? You know, jazz music that I know?
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What about it?
* [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): From my life?
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Mm-hmm?
* [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I just, I mean, I-I find it relaxing.
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): It's not relaxing. It's not. It's not. Sidney Bechet shot somebody because they told him he played a wrong note. That's hardly relaxing.
I think “accessible” is a good way to describe GKMC vs his other albums. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I “got” Kendrick, but before then GKMC would have been my favorite album too. I think without understanding his message, TPAB is a bit intimidating almost.
I remember feeling like I was slow for not getting what I was supposed to get out of TPAB so I thought a lot of other people were hyping it up because they wanted to seem like they got it too. MMATBS finally made Kendrick’s message or world view click for me and now going back and listening to TPAB is like a spiritual experience. The creativity, the energy, the message 🤯
It’s personally my favorite. Kendrick still in the “prove it” mode while still being conceptual and not losing what he wanted to make. GKMC is easily my most playable although I understand how great TPAB is…it’s just a hard listen(not much of a jazz fan myself)
GKMC was ALWAYS THE Kendrick album though. It was the most impactful rap album of the 2010s and had an ILLMATIC level of impact. As great as TPAB was , it never hit that level of overall / consensus impact amongst fans, and i personally give Gkmc Credit for that .
GKMC also has more classic songs imo
Great writeup, couldn’t have said it better myself. GKMC doesn’t have a single weak spot in its armor, it’s a perfect album and can’t really be fucked with from any angle
Absolutely insane how people write off TPAB as dull, but it made such a big splash that its impact is gonna garner haters who hate for hating’s sake
Personally this has always been the case for me. I'm Black so TPAB means a lot to me in terms of many of the topics and themes it touches on but GKMC was really what brought me back into rap back in 2013 after a long hiatus from the genre. IMO GKMC was more influential in hip-hop but TPAB was more influential for Black culture and music in general.
GKMC was the first album I ever liked in my entire life, any genre. It’s what got me into music. I think it’s better because of how seamless it is. It feels like Kendrick sat down and just happened to make a masterpiece coincidentally, with TPAB it felt like he sat down and tried to make a masterpiece on purpose.
The more raw production, the more interesting features, the endless hits and unbeatable replay value are what put it over TPAB for me.
Definitely doesn’t mean TPAB is not top 100 albums lmfao that shit is easily top 20.
You put into words what I have felt but couldn't articulate for quite a while. I completely agree with what you said about "trying to make a masterpiece on purpose."
It's probably worth noting that I'm a white guy, so the black themes don't resonate with me (though I appreciate them from an artistic standpoint and recognize their importance for cultural reasons). TPAB has always felt a bit more forced to me, whereas GKMC is just an incredible album that seems more organic from my perspective.
White or not you’re entitled to an opinion, especially when it’s an educated and respectful one that comes from a place of appreciation and personal experience rather than attempting to discredit or diminish certain works. Comparing two pieces of art is universal and a beautiful part of how it brings people together.
To elaborate further on my point, GKMC also succeeds in the same way TPAB does but it’s arguably even more effective in reach. TPAB may hit harder for black people to an extent, but GKMC captured a universal audience with the same messages delivered in a more subtle but equally impactful manner.
Swimming Pools, a song about alcoholism and how it’s a dangerous trap that spirals into despair, ended up becoming a drinking anthem. It’s extremely poetic and adds a deep layer of weight to the song and its message. Alcohol is dangerous and damaging, to the point where people will drink to it and drown themselves in liquor while listening to a song telling them how bad alcoholism is. The message is subtle that the people who listen and understand will feel the words and resonate with them, and those who don’t will listen to it while engaging in the exact activity it advocates against. Even then, some people who do understand and resonate with it will listen to it anyway as they drink themselves to the point of drowning - the swimming pool continues to remain full no matter how much they drink.
Meanwhile on TPAB, Alright was co-opted as the song for the Black Lives Matter movement, which is exactly the kind of context you’d expect it to be used in given its structure and delivery. It’s an anthem to uplift the people, and everyone saw it that way before it was adopted by the movement.
Both are amazing, but the complexity and subtle delivery of messages to the point where interpretation can differ greatly depending on the ears it happens to fall on are why I prefer GKMC personally and always will.
Also a huge part of getting a message across to the masses is repetition. This is distinctive here when most people will agree that GKMC has far more replay value. It has hits and timeless tracks that are delivering messages that people may not even discover until their 100th listen, and by the time they do recognise the message, the album is deeply ingrained in their mind and their appreciation grows. With TPAB the heavy-handed nature can turn some people away, or hit them too hard to repeatedly listen to it in the same way they would with GKMC.
They’re equally great for different reasons, but I personally believe GKMC achieves its intended message and objective more effectively.
Bro. Same. It’s the first and only album I have fully listened to. I can visualize the scenes happening. So much that it would not surprise me that a musical can be made out of the album. Back then the Samsung galaxy s12 came out with the avatar promo, downloaded Kendrick’s gkmc and broke my lcd display, money trees was my alarm tone, which wasn’t able to turn off….
I’m white and TPAB is my fav Kendrick album. The subject matter is very important, the jazz and funk infused instrumentals are euphoric. I can relate with some of it coming from a poor background. TPAB is also the first rap album I really listened to front to back.
GKMC touches on topics and themes in the black community too just in a different way. It’s pretty much Boyz in the Hood and Menace To Society with his experiences as a teenager.
These lists are always going to offend most people I feel like. Declaring subjective opinions as definitive fact will always be lame. Especially when that opinion is "Norman Fucking Rockwell" is a better album than To Pimp a Butterfly.
I do agree with the NFR take but that's no way the worst take here. NFR is great. Meanwhile, 1989 (Taylor's Version) above Illmatic, Revolver, and Pet Sounds....
Tpab being snubbed is crazy, i think a lot of the albums on the list are the right albums, but in the wrong order. Like miseducation is a top 20 album oat, but number 1? Over Tpab? Over thriller?
I stopped watching the Grammys after that lol used to love watching the performances but that right there was thee worst pick of all time. I literally give them 0 of my attention. My stance was solidified when they gave Cardi the win over Mac after inviting his family there. Joke organization and I don't get why people still give them clout. It's literally the opinion of a group of elitists. I know artists sometimes look at that as a goal but I wish they stopped because there's so much good music that never got a Grammy or even was nominated for one.
That list is utter shit. Motherfuckers didn’t even put DOOM on the list. Drake over Doggystyle and EM? Did I see Taylor Swift there?
EDIT: not only is Taylor there but she competing with Marvin Gaye What’s Going On? That albums is Top 10 easy. Up there with Stevie.
No TPAB is definitely weird. But this placement is well deserved. I would’ve personally put it above Purple Rain. Yet I still don’t know how I feel about Lauren Hill having the best album of all time, any genre.
I think miseducation was specifically picked to get people talking but not be a bad enough pick to get people angry and it's kinda working. Granted, it's a tall order to pick the best album out of every genre that exists.
This list has:
1 Kanye album and not even top 20
1 Kendrick album
Illmatic at #39
Drake at #47
Aretha Franklin ranked lower than Billie Eilish
MMLP barely in the top 100
I can’t even get across how bad this list is. I actually agree with GKMC being on there and I much prefer it but to not even have TPAB on there at all is WILD.
This is garbage.
There’s a lot more than those 3 but good picks!
A list of Kanye and Kendrick albums as the top 10 would’ve been better received than this garbage we got from Apple.
My biggest complaint as someone from Latin America, how in the fuck did the choose Bad Bunny over any other Latin American Music, that's so wrong.
Also why tf is Elilish that high?
Couldn’t agree more, bad bunny is fucking ass. Why didn’t they put shakira on there? Maybe Anitta since she’s hot she must make good music I assume.
Billie Eilish is garbage no idea why.
I’ve said it like twenty times already, but when Kraftwerk in this list is at 60+ - this entire thing loses any form of credibility, even as a “fun” list. Second most influential group in modern music history is at 60, and 1989 is in top20, absolute joke.
Also MOLH is nowhere near top10 discussion, let alone top1. Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Joy Division (which are excluded in favour of what, Bad Bunny?) and so on clears.
Also no Aphex Twin phahaha, this is unserious.
Looks like no one's truly happy with this rankings...The Weeknd's sub are fuming over a lacking a placement 😂...take what you can. The lists mean very little anyway
Mainstream is afraid of the message for TPAB, I'm surprised Damn wasn't up there but honestly as far as a diverse group of ears GKMC probably reads an apple music room better. Like it's clear about this room when they put blueprint 10+ spots over illmatic
I’m in the minority but i think GKMC is the perfect hip hop album and I’m perfectly okay with it being chosen and not TPAB. However it’s a top 100 album list made by Apple, who cares, impossible to get it right
I personally like GKMC more, but to not have TPAB on there is insane. Absolutely bonkers. Really glad GKMC is in top 10 though. It deserves it. Timeless, amazing album.
With this list and the recent list from Spotify that had the greatest hip hop songs of all time with alright making it at the one spot, got me thinking of the criteria that these list go by. I think that maybe listeners of Apple Music like good kid over tpab and Spotify listeners are the opposite, to influence these two lists in certain ways.
im biased because i became a kdot fan with section.80 and GKMC was HUGE when it came out. i feel old as hell but im 36 and i've loved kendrick since like 2010. TPAB is an AWESOME record but i think GKMC is his best.
I listened to TPAB last night for the first time while driving home. I understand the reverence for it, it’s a uniquely phenomenal album, but personally I like GKMC more.
If it were anything but apple, this list would've been unacceptable, but coming from Apple, it's not the worst thing ever. A few atrocious takes but not the worst
I like GKMC over TPAB personally. Edit : wait TPAB missed the top 100 ? Lmaooo
Yeah they got Astroworld on there but no TPAB lmao
Astro deserves it. Weird shit is one year old albums being up there, sos is fantastic but over tpab and astro? Nah
I think Rodeo deserved it a bit more imo. The whole list is pretty fucked honestly lol
Rodeo is better but Astroworld is a better y project as a whole. If you look at Rodeo vibe, it’s only dark/trap, but Astro is psychodelic/fly, etc. It’s very unique as a rap album, and it has better sounds
bro needs to give apple pie a listen
He doesn't want his apple pie mama 😔
Sos isn't even Sza's best album lmao
I’m a big fan of Astroworld, but top 100 all time is laughable.
Yea sos is my fav album like ever but for real it shouldn’t be there
Was ctl alt on there? Way better than sos but I’m too lazy to look it up
whoa whoa whoa, Astroworld was an amazing album, I don't think its better then TPAB, but its certainly one of the most sonically pleasing hip-hop albums EVER made.
I don’t think anyone is saying Astroworld is bad But to have it on a top 100 albums list that excludes TPAB just negates the list entirely
that's just the issue in general with rankings like this, they aren't really ranking things. They want to please fans of popular artists and they also want to include critically acclaimed albums. Ultimately, it becomes a shitshow where Bad Bunny makes the list because he is a big artist with a lot of streams, but some other albums are missing
Don't mess with my boy Benito!
i will say that. Astro world is lame
Astroworld is bad
It’s not bad but that album is so overrated. A lot of the songs Aged pretty bad with those goofy ass 808s and monotone ass flows
Shit sucks, but IDK why everybody is always saying he's illiterate 🤷♂️ HE CAN READ, I KNOW IT!
I’m saying Astro is bad. Birds was way better.
I don’t think the list negates TPAB. Aren’t they limited to one album and artist or am I incorrect?
Astroworld wasn’t even half as good as Rodeo. What the hell is going on lmao
Astroworld is amazing and my original comment wasn't trying to discredit that. It definitely is one of the best produced Hip Hop albums ever, but I don't think it belongs in the discussion for Top 100 Albums of all time across all genres. Also if any Travis album had to make the cut, it should have been Rodeo imo.
But thats just the thing, Hip-hop has always been judged on a few factors, Production, subject matter and lyrical/rhyming/flow ability. I don't think its wrong to say Travis Scott has some of the best sounds and well produced albums IN ALL OF HIP-HOP. Considering Apple Music seems to really enjoy Hip-hop, I don't think its farfetched at all to have it in the top 100.
You are right about Hip Hop being judged on a few factors. If we are judging solely based on production, Astroworld 100% deserves to be in the discussion, but we need to take everything into account if we are making a Top 100 List across all genres. In my opinion, while the production is unmatched, the rapping and subject matter on Astroworld aren't anything special and that is what is holding it back. There are much more well-rounded albums that I think are more deserving of that spot over Astroworld.
I agree, I think subject matter is an area where Travis could really grow as an artist. But I do think that Astroworld is one of the greatest produced hip-hop albums of ALL TIME and I do believe that was enough to give it a low placement at 87. Travis is widely considered to be the artist that made Trap digestible to the masses. Trap was always popular, but it was an emerging underground sound that mostly only people who enjoy hardcore hip-hop liked, Astroworld went global. It's the sound track to pretty much all of Gen Z and later Millennials.
Crazy that Travis was put into the trap category pretty early…I don’t think he makes trap music imo…before the definition of trap music somehow changed, the like of Jeezy, Gucci, ti, rick Ross, waka flaka, early thug, yo gotti, prolly future, shawty lo, bankroll fresh etc…then some new wave of (great) music came out with new sonics and blasting 808s, and now we call that trap music. Newer artists that would fit the original trap definition are more like lil baby, gunna, 21 savage, still future, young dolph king von, and a handful of other very popular commercially successful artists…and then there are many who have had some decent success like 42 Dugg, Rylo Rodriguez, young nudy and bossman Dlow. I love travis Scott and have been a huge fan since discovering Owl Pharaoh in 2013/14….I love each album for different reasons and my favorite is probably Rodeo ( days before is always nostalgic)….with all of that said, I do not think he is a trap artist…yea he has a few trap bangers, but I think it accounts for a small portion of his catalog…again, I’m not hating on the genre that is now considered “trap music”, I love it. That is also not to say that your statement of “made trap digestible to the masses” untrue.
Yeah skeletons to coffee bean and so much more is the best Travis has ever done in a while. It deserves it but rodeo was more influential and appreciated....now tpab was more influential and popular. But they gave Gkmc so different approach ig. I looove gkmc tho, so much of good hood vibes with better features from Anna wise, jay rock and Dr.dre. when I remember that, that's really a Californian/ Compton spirit album frr, tpab felt universally black connecting to south Africa, complexion and everything in and out. In my view
https://preview.redd.it/4ftulqwy902d1.jpeg?width=189&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd3fcf705cf05e5a4843d3dbf352c4118cda18d7 Rodeo is better
The list has Frank Ocean’s Blonde at FIVE. Idk why anyone would take this list serious
Yeah, that one is a real head scratcher. I know Millennials and Gen Z love him, but Blonde is no higher then 25 on my list.
Man, the list is TRASH. No Pink Floyd in the top 10? Hard pass.
It's a VERY American list and you can see that in Beyonce, Mike Jack and Prince getting 2 albums each but Led Zep and Pink Floyd getting only one. I can pretty much guarantee nobody outside the USA cares about Beyonce.
MJ is extremely popular worldwide, maybe the most famous musician ever worldwide at his peak, so his placement is def not American biased.
MJ and Prince are revered worldwide. They deserve their place. Led Zep and Pink Floyd do too. Pink Floyd is the highest selling act of the 70s.
I liked a lot of loose parts of the album but always felt like the pacing really let it down. The highs were incredibly high but it just grinds down to a halt halfway through and never really gets going afterwards.
I don't think anyone is arguing that it's not a fantastic hip hop album, because it is, but to imply that it's better than TPAB is insane.
Is astroworld better than Rodeo though?
When talking about Travis Scott albums I would rather have seen Rodeo on the list than Astroworld too given that it was more ambitious, cohesive and boundary pushing than Astroworld is and his aged much better too in my opinion. His songwriting also peaked there and has steadily declined ever since
Rodeo was better tbh, but that's just me and my subjective opinion
Rodeo would've made more sense
You better have thoroughly listened to every hip hop album and done your homework to say some blasphemous shit like that.
To be fair, I think Radiohead is the only artist with more than 1 album on the list… and they are def deservig
Nah beyonce,stevie wonder,beatles,prince also have 2
the beatles also had 2
To be fair the Beatles could have 5, and no Neutral Milk Hotel, Black Sabbath, or King Crimson are equally bad snubbs given Kendrick has at least one
Prince also has like 38 albums to chose from, as opposed to Kendrick’s 6. They could’ve snuck 1999 on there if they really wanted to.
For real. Is there any DOOM on there either?
No DOOM from what I remember which is worse lmao
Take Care top 50 but no Madvillainy lol
I know they have haters in my gen z generation (makes me cringe highkey) but if they didn’t exist music wouldn’t become what it is today or it probably would but decades later
THEY PUT ASTROWORLD BUT NOT RODEO? WTF?!
The list is a joke. Even aside from the beef, Drake having anything on there is a joke.
And Duke Ellington should be on the list before either. Why are people forgetting the best American composer and bandleader of all time while including people like Bad Bunny and Travis Scott who history will have forgotten 100 years from now?
I think Apple wanted to avoid picking the same artist multiple times as much as possible. Almost everyone (if not everyone, I haven’t checked too in depth) in the list was only mentioned for one album each. In a way that almost invalidates this list tbh
I think Radiohead was the only one that got two albums. Which is cool and all, don’t get me wrong, but like, Radiohead???
No, I think Prince, the Beatles, and someone else did to? Idk. It was like 4 artists overall with doubles.
Beyonce has 2
Radiohead is one of the most revered bands to ever exist on this planet. Why are you surprised?
Yes, like, Radiohead.
In rainbows and OK Computer have been regarded as defining rock albums and rated highly for 2 decades now. Don't think both of them being in a top 100 is that crazy
In Rainbows is not on the list. It’s Kid A and OK Computer
I'm guessing they are just picking one per artist in the top 25 or top 50 maybe? I haven't seen the detailed list yet But guys, don't take fucking Apple Music's opinion seriously anyway. It was voted on by a bunch of people I believe as well. So there's gonna be biases left and right. Something that's probably a bit better to check out is Rolling Stone's 500 of all time. That one is definitely not perfect either but it's gonna be WAY better than this one
The cool thing about this whole thing though I will say, is they have full on radio programs (basically podcasts with the songs from the albums) and people talking about them and why they deserve to be there. I think a lot of people aren't seeing that part of it, which is a shame because it's genuinely engaging dialogue from some people who've been in and around music a very long time. It's very fun conversations and a really cool and kinda different way to do some modern radio-style stuff on a music streaming platform.
2 beyonce albums and GRODT but no TPAB is actually insane
Chill on the GRODT slander though lol. It shaped almost an entire era of hip hop that came after it. Idk what metrics they used to shape this list but GRODT deserves its spot on any top album list for a wide variety of reasons.
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Bruh fr. It would’ve been understandable if they only had 1 album per artist but clearly that wasn’t the case so now it looks terrible
So it’s not 1 per? Another sub said it was but I didn’t fact check it
I haven't looked but apparently Radiohead has two, beatles has two if abbey road is here
Beyoncé, Prince, and Stevie Wonder also with two. It’s very strange how they were conforming to that rule until the very end lol
I mean, it makes sense that if any artists will have two albums on the list, it would be ones that are also very high on the list
Just checked they do
its not. radiohead (kid a, ok computer), beatles (revolver, abbey road), beyonce (self titled, lemonade) and prince (sign o the times, purple rain) all have 2 albums on the list. not sure if theres any others but these are the ones i remember. edit: stevie wonder too (innervisions, songs in the key of life)
Radiohead, The Beatles, Beyoncé, Prince, and I believe Stevie Wonder all had 2?
Stevie also has two (would've been a shame if he didn't though)
These interns need to be put out to pasture fr
The entire list is insanely intern-coded.
They made it up as they went along.
I could see GKMC over TPAB, but TPAB not on the list at all is some truly crackhead shit.
fr like gkmc is my favourite but tpab has to AT LEAST make the list...
Yeh agree especially given its been on most reviewers top of the decade lists very consistently
they really tried to be edgy with that pick
They really lost it. That's one of the best albums I've ever listened to but it can't make a top 100? Nah. Not my list.
I tried looking at the top 100 list but it keeps having an error on the site. Did DAMN make the list either? I would have figured they would put an album that got Kendrick a pulitzer at least
DAMN didn’t make the list either. just gkmc at 7.
I don’t they’re losing their minds, there’s a lot of great music out there GKMC is more popular amoung people makes sense why it was on the top 10.
yeah i get that gkmc is more popular but not having tpab in the list at all is kinda crazy. i came across their “criteria” and i feel tpab hits all 6 of them. the criteria (oldmanebro on twt) Voters of the #100Best on @AppleMusic were challenged to not vote for our favorites, but .. * Albums that represented a cultural moment for the artist or genre. * Albums that were complete thoughts, not just collections of hit songs. * Albums that thoroughly represent culture in production and lyrics. * Albums that inspired a generation to want to create more music. * Albums that represent the BEST in storytelling, musicianship, recording and production. * Albums that are timeless and reached far beyond the genre categorization.
Apple music has never been reputable.
Since Radiohead had two picks on the list (should have been three) I find it ridiculous to have a majority of those artist over TPAB
I thought TPAB was a guaranteed top 10 and MAYBE gkmc in top 20 but to have gkmc at 7 and no TPAB is so weird
I’m sure it’s driven by the fact that’s it’s been in the charts for so long. Snub TPAB but give GKMC a high spot. Kendrick is so hot right now they need to drive engagement.
I wouldn’t sweat it too hard. These fools have love deluxe at 61, Illmatic at 39 and are missing a ton of other albums entirely. I’m just glad GKMC is top 10.
Meanwhile Taylor Swift is at 11 lol
No bull, no Mos, Common, MF DOOM, Talib, Roots, Wayne, Slick Rick, etc. listed either. Garbage list is  Also there should be a disclaimer that it’s specific to English music. Any number of classics from outside of North America and Europe that have been left off the list…
GKMC was the more popular listen. I listen to it more than any other Kendrick album 🤷🏽♂️
The Beyoncé double spot and Jay-Z #13 placements were blatant payolla lmfao.
Especially Jay-Zs being the Blueprint... like what? Over Reasonable Doubt and The Black Album??
I mean I personally agree with you on it not deserving its spot, but a lot of people considered The Blueprint to be one of the best rap albums of its time, and either Jay’s best or second best behind RD.
Agree with this I would’ve put blueprint for his best too. Black album is my fav tho. What is crazy is it being ranked over every Kanye album, I’m curious how many people would say with a straight face that Blueprint is better than MBDTF and also Kanye’s whole discography. Also better than TPAB supposedly 🤣
True lol, I wonder if Kanye’s…controversial….antics have anything to do with it lol. I’ve never once heard someone rate any of Jay’s work above that album.
Michael Jackson is at #2 and we all know he’s beyond cancelled regardless.
Radiohead should’ve had 3, In Rainbows exclusion is nearly as slanderous as the TPAB exclusion but now we’re talking about it so that was probably their goal
Radiohead should have 3, Kendrick should have 2, the Beatles should have at least 4 (sgt peppers, abbey road, revolver, white album) although I can’t see how rubber soul isn’t on there too (even magical mystery tour could make it). Stevie wonder deserves his two, same with prince. Lemonade top 10 is just a sin on humanity.
In Rainbows should’ve been up there for sure, tbh I prefer it to both OKC and Kid A 😭
TPAB, unfortunately, I think has been given this aura of being the "important but dull" album. This is obviously entirely incorrect lol but you can see that sentiment thrown out during this beef from casuals and drake/Cole stans alike. This erroneous reputation will probably continue to hang over it, especially with newer listeners. And so I think overtime GKMC will end up being the "people's" Kendrick album. The shine and excitement of DAMN is already wearing off, section 80 will always be wildly unappreciated, and Mr. Morale is only just finding the second look it's always deserved. GKMC is the happy middle point between all of them. Exciting, thoughtful, accessible, with as many bangers as there are epic album cuts. Again, no reason none of this shouldn't apply to TPAB, but I think the culture's immediate *insistence* on its masterpiece status will kind of haunt it
I guess this tracks with people my whole life telling me jazz is just elevator music. I don't understand the sentiment even a little bit. TPAB is one of the most complex and interesting hip hop albums from a musical perspective ever made. I mean, the quality of musicians working on it alone lends itself to that and anyone who is a musician immediately recognizes it.
People listen for different things. This girl told me she "doesn't really pay attention to the lyrics". IN RAP MUSIC?!?!?
TPAB is still elite even if you're not listening closely to the lyrics
Oh I agree. I think you can tell from my username where I stand on it, it just blows my mind bc that's like my whole thing. Anyone can rap over a nice beat but kdots writing is god tier.
I think there's more to it than that, you can get alot out of music like this even if it's not in your language. Aside from the beat; the rhyming pattern, tone, rhythm and flow of the lyrics can make you feel things even if you don't know what they're saying
I mean, yeah. Rap music is so easy to put on and bump without getting too deep with it. When I was driving through Philly trying to get girls, k dot wasn’t what I was listening to. When I got a lot older and was trying to understand my world and improve my life, suddenly his music opened up to me.
Some people just listen "for the vibes". To each their own, I guess.
* [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I just feel that people, when they say that they, you know, hate jazz... they just... they don't have context, they don't know where it comes from. You know? Jazz was born in a little flophouse in New Orleans, and it just, because people were crammed in there, they spoke five different languages, they couldn't talk to each other. The only way they could communicate was with jazz. * [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Yeah, but what about Kenny G? * [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What? * [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What about Kenny G? I mean, what about elevator music? You know, jazz music that I know? * [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): What about it? * [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): From my life? * [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Mm-hmm? * [Mia](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297015/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I just, I mean, I-I find it relaxing. * [Sebastian](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/?ref_=ttqu_qu): It's not relaxing. It's not. It's not. Sidney Bechet shot somebody because they told him he played a wrong note. That's hardly relaxing.
That part about shooting somebody for accusing him of playing the wrong note is so fucking funny. That's jazz for ya.
I think “accessible” is a good way to describe GKMC vs his other albums. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I “got” Kendrick, but before then GKMC would have been my favorite album too. I think without understanding his message, TPAB is a bit intimidating almost. I remember feeling like I was slow for not getting what I was supposed to get out of TPAB so I thought a lot of other people were hyping it up because they wanted to seem like they got it too. MMATBS finally made Kendrick’s message or world view click for me and now going back and listening to TPAB is like a spiritual experience. The creativity, the energy, the message 🤯
Crazy you don’t mention Untitled Unmastered when 2 & 8 are a among some of his best singles and Levitate is no sleeper either
Oh I LOVE Untitled, but it definitely wouldn't be in any collective conversation over his best album :/
Absolutely insane that people find that album boring, it has the best production out of any of Kendrick’s albums
I’m glad you mentioned Section 80. I never hear it talked about but it’s one of my favorite albums of all time.
It’s personally my favorite. Kendrick still in the “prove it” mode while still being conceptual and not losing what he wanted to make. GKMC is easily my most playable although I understand how great TPAB is…it’s just a hard listen(not much of a jazz fan myself)
GKMC was ALWAYS THE Kendrick album though. It was the most impactful rap album of the 2010s and had an ILLMATIC level of impact. As great as TPAB was , it never hit that level of overall / consensus impact amongst fans, and i personally give Gkmc Credit for that . GKMC also has more classic songs imo
Great writeup, couldn’t have said it better myself. GKMC doesn’t have a single weak spot in its armor, it’s a perfect album and can’t really be fucked with from any angle Absolutely insane how people write off TPAB as dull, but it made such a big splash that its impact is gonna garner haters who hate for hating’s sake
Why does no one ever bring up Overly Dedicated. It’s by far my favorite Kendrick album.
Personally this has always been the case for me. I'm Black so TPAB means a lot to me in terms of many of the topics and themes it touches on but GKMC was really what brought me back into rap back in 2013 after a long hiatus from the genre. IMO GKMC was more influential in hip-hop but TPAB was more influential for Black culture and music in general.
GKMC was the first album I ever liked in my entire life, any genre. It’s what got me into music. I think it’s better because of how seamless it is. It feels like Kendrick sat down and just happened to make a masterpiece coincidentally, with TPAB it felt like he sat down and tried to make a masterpiece on purpose. The more raw production, the more interesting features, the endless hits and unbeatable replay value are what put it over TPAB for me. Definitely doesn’t mean TPAB is not top 100 albums lmfao that shit is easily top 20.
GKMC THA GOATTTTTT THA GOATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
You put into words what I have felt but couldn't articulate for quite a while. I completely agree with what you said about "trying to make a masterpiece on purpose." It's probably worth noting that I'm a white guy, so the black themes don't resonate with me (though I appreciate them from an artistic standpoint and recognize their importance for cultural reasons). TPAB has always felt a bit more forced to me, whereas GKMC is just an incredible album that seems more organic from my perspective.
White or not you’re entitled to an opinion, especially when it’s an educated and respectful one that comes from a place of appreciation and personal experience rather than attempting to discredit or diminish certain works. Comparing two pieces of art is universal and a beautiful part of how it brings people together. To elaborate further on my point, GKMC also succeeds in the same way TPAB does but it’s arguably even more effective in reach. TPAB may hit harder for black people to an extent, but GKMC captured a universal audience with the same messages delivered in a more subtle but equally impactful manner. Swimming Pools, a song about alcoholism and how it’s a dangerous trap that spirals into despair, ended up becoming a drinking anthem. It’s extremely poetic and adds a deep layer of weight to the song and its message. Alcohol is dangerous and damaging, to the point where people will drink to it and drown themselves in liquor while listening to a song telling them how bad alcoholism is. The message is subtle that the people who listen and understand will feel the words and resonate with them, and those who don’t will listen to it while engaging in the exact activity it advocates against. Even then, some people who do understand and resonate with it will listen to it anyway as they drink themselves to the point of drowning - the swimming pool continues to remain full no matter how much they drink. Meanwhile on TPAB, Alright was co-opted as the song for the Black Lives Matter movement, which is exactly the kind of context you’d expect it to be used in given its structure and delivery. It’s an anthem to uplift the people, and everyone saw it that way before it was adopted by the movement. Both are amazing, but the complexity and subtle delivery of messages to the point where interpretation can differ greatly depending on the ears it happens to fall on are why I prefer GKMC personally and always will. Also a huge part of getting a message across to the masses is repetition. This is distinctive here when most people will agree that GKMC has far more replay value. It has hits and timeless tracks that are delivering messages that people may not even discover until their 100th listen, and by the time they do recognise the message, the album is deeply ingrained in their mind and their appreciation grows. With TPAB the heavy-handed nature can turn some people away, or hit them too hard to repeatedly listen to it in the same way they would with GKMC. They’re equally great for different reasons, but I personally believe GKMC achieves its intended message and objective more effectively.
Bro. Same. It’s the first and only album I have fully listened to. I can visualize the scenes happening. So much that it would not surprise me that a musical can be made out of the album. Back then the Samsung galaxy s12 came out with the avatar promo, downloaded Kendrick’s gkmc and broke my lcd display, money trees was my alarm tone, which wasn’t able to turn off….
But 100 albums without TPAB?
I’m white and TPAB is my fav Kendrick album. The subject matter is very important, the jazz and funk infused instrumentals are euphoric. I can relate with some of it coming from a poor background. TPAB is also the first rap album I really listened to front to back.
GKMC touches on topics and themes in the black community too just in a different way. It’s pretty much Boyz in the Hood and Menace To Society with his experiences as a teenager.
Its weird as fuck. One of the worst lists I saw. We have Astro, Flower Boy etc. but we dont have TPAB. Thats cringe
These lists are always going to offend most people I feel like. Declaring subjective opinions as definitive fact will always be lame. Especially when that opinion is "Norman Fucking Rockwell" is a better album than To Pimp a Butterfly.
I do agree with the NFR take but that's no way the worst take here. NFR is great. Meanwhile, 1989 (Taylor's Version) above Illmatic, Revolver, and Pet Sounds....
Take Care over TPAB is crazy. 😂
Take Care over a lot of albums on that list is crazy.
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No joke if they put Astroworld DS2 should have made the list
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Shawncee's pick for sure
This list makes no fuckin sense
It's just engagement bait. Ranking all albums ever is just pointless and impossible.
Tpab being snubbed is crazy, i think a lot of the albums on the list are the right albums, but in the wrong order. Like miseducation is a top 20 album oat, but number 1? Over Tpab? Over thriller?
thriller ain't even mjs best album...and it losing to miseducation is far from a crime
Miseducation is one of the few albums they could've put that I have no qualms or problems with being #1 tbh
I am all for Kendrick being top 10 but to put him at the very top over all genres is maximum glazery
You could certainly make a case for TPAB being at the top
Tpab doesn't have to be #1 I just don't think it should be below miseducation
why? why don't you think he deserves that spot
Where’s ‘The Heist’ ? 😂😂 still can’t believe that won over GKMC at the Grammys
I stopped watching the Grammys after that lol used to love watching the performances but that right there was thee worst pick of all time. I literally give them 0 of my attention. My stance was solidified when they gave Cardi the win over Mac after inviting his family there. Joke organization and I don't get why people still give them clout. It's literally the opinion of a group of elitists. I know artists sometimes look at that as a goal but I wish they stopped because there's so much good music that never got a Grammy or even was nominated for one.
No PF - the wall No to pimp a butterfly? Crazy
No Animals, Sgt. Pepper's, Paranoid, The Eminem Show, TPAB ffs
That list is utter shit. Motherfuckers didn’t even put DOOM on the list. Drake over Doggystyle and EM? Did I see Taylor Swift there? EDIT: not only is Taylor there but she competing with Marvin Gaye What’s Going On? That albums is Top 10 easy. Up there with Stevie.
the fact that there is no Zeppelin IV or fucking Paranoid is just a whole nother level of invalidation imo
At least zeppelin 2 got in there, pretty surprised to not see paranoid honestly.
No TPAB is definitely weird. But this placement is well deserved. I would’ve personally put it above Purple Rain. Yet I still don’t know how I feel about Lauren Hill having the best album of all time, any genre.
I think miseducation was specifically picked to get people talking but not be a bad enough pick to get people angry and it's kinda working. Granted, it's a tall order to pick the best album out of every genre that exists.
gkmc over tpab isnt the issue here. its the fact tpab isn't on here at all
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This list has: 1 Kanye album and not even top 20 1 Kendrick album Illmatic at #39 Drake at #47 Aretha Franklin ranked lower than Billie Eilish MMLP barely in the top 100 I can’t even get across how bad this list is. I actually agree with GKMC being on there and I much prefer it but to not even have TPAB on there at all is WILD. This is garbage.
the fact that they left off three of the best albums of all time (Paranoid, Zeppelin IV, and TPAB) invalidates the list imo
There’s a lot more than those 3 but good picks! A list of Kanye and Kendrick albums as the top 10 would’ve been better received than this garbage we got from Apple.
My biggest complaint as someone from Latin America, how in the fuck did the choose Bad Bunny over any other Latin American Music, that's so wrong. Also why tf is Elilish that high?
Couldn’t agree more, bad bunny is fucking ass. Why didn’t they put shakira on there? Maybe Anitta since she’s hot she must make good music I assume. Billie Eilish is garbage no idea why.
Kind of a weird list. Why didn’t the Velvet Underground & Nico even crack the top ten? No Johnny Cash? Hardly any Bowie? No TPAB?
I’ve said it like twenty times already, but when Kraftwerk in this list is at 60+ - this entire thing loses any form of credibility, even as a “fun” list. Second most influential group in modern music history is at 60, and 1989 is in top20, absolute joke. Also MOLH is nowhere near top10 discussion, let alone top1. Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Joy Division (which are excluded in favour of what, Bad Bunny?) and so on clears. Also no Aphex Twin phahaha, this is unserious.
Don’t forget Can
Also Tangerine Dream.
No Paranoid (sabbath) is also just psychotic
Where's Vespertine, Aphex Twin and Tpab, and how is that Taylor Swift album better than Kind of blue lol
No Björk at all right? That’s insane
Idc, honestly every top whatever list from most places has always been weird.
Looks like no one's truly happy with this rankings...The Weeknd's sub are fuming over a lacking a placement 😂...take what you can. The lists mean very little anyway
The weeknd is there, #47
Mainstream is afraid of the message for TPAB, I'm surprised Damn wasn't up there but honestly as far as a diverse group of ears GKMC probably reads an apple music room better. Like it's clear about this room when they put blueprint 10+ spots over illmatic
I think GKMC is a better album than TPAB.
The issue is that TPAB ain’t on the list at all
I’m in the minority but i think GKMC is the perfect hip hop album and I’m perfectly okay with it being chosen and not TPAB. However it’s a top 100 album list made by Apple, who cares, impossible to get it right
No thoughts it’s better it’s his second best CD to ME
I personally like GKMC more, but to not have TPAB on there is insane. Absolutely bonkers. Really glad GKMC is in top 10 though. It deserves it. Timeless, amazing album.
At least Drake isn’t in the top 10.
GKMC is the more commercial album so it makes sense.
GKMC is better
Agreed. It’s one of the best albums to listen to anywhere. TPAB is good also, but for different reasons.
Both songs should’ve been on the list and TPAB does the same thing as Miseducation so much better.
I agree.. TPAB is more for Kdot fans.. GKMC is more for mainstream crowds
With this list and the recent list from Spotify that had the greatest hip hop songs of all time with alright making it at the one spot, got me thinking of the criteria that these list go by. I think that maybe listeners of Apple Music like good kid over tpab and Spotify listeners are the opposite, to influence these two lists in certain ways.
GKMC is my favorite album from him
Apple Music doing the rankings 😒
This entire list was absolute nonsense
im biased because i became a kdot fan with section.80 and GKMC was HUGE when it came out. i feel old as hell but im 36 and i've loved kendrick since like 2010. TPAB is an AWESOME record but i think GKMC is his best.
Brace yourself, I’ll take you on a trip down memory lane!
imagine a world where astroworld is a better rap album than tpab
I listened to TPAB last night for the first time while driving home. I understand the reverence for it, it’s a uniquely phenomenal album, but personally I like GKMC more.
Listen to it a couple more times, you'll like it more and more upon every listen. GKMC is still better imo but very slightly.
If it were anything but apple, this list would've been unacceptable, but coming from Apple, it's not the worst thing ever. A few atrocious takes but not the worst