kendrck lamar untitled unmastered review

On Untitled 04, Kendrick steps back to lurk in the shadows of this unsettling interlude.

In many ways, untitled unmastered feels like a direct response to his wild success this past year, reminding fans that he's not one to fit in any industry mold. - Ryan

The latter makes him question his artistic integrity: 'What if I compromise? He said it don't even matter / make a million or more, you living better than average/ You losing your core following, gaining it all.' Despite its breezy, upbeat vibe, the song has a heavier message, as the nimble rapper receives 'advice' from an Asian, American-Indian, black man and white record-label exec. Lamar premiered this Thundercat and Terrace Martin collaboration on The Colbert Report last year. The song, which fans already heard when Lamar performed it on Fallon, is more braggadocious than we've come to expect from the rapper, who mulls the idea of emptying his bank account and splurging on diamonds, cars, women, and liquor: '(Expletive) is amazing, I'm feeding my cravings.' - Ryan 'Pimp, pimp - hooray!' This woozy jazz number is an instant K-Dot classic, as he performs vocal somersaults over sporadic blasts of saxophone.

Lamar has never been one to shy away from religion in his music (this is a man who dressed up as Jesus Christ for Halloween, after all), but this unabashedly spiritual song stands out for its raw emotion. - Patrick Ryan 'I made To Pimp a Butterfly 'fore you told me to use my vocals to save mankind for you,' he defiantly emotes, painting himself as something of a prophet and adding, 'Who love you like I love you?' The morning after its unexpected (but very welcome) arrival, USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan, Jaleesa Jones and Maeve McDermott examine untitled track by track.įrenetically rapping over a moody wash of reverb and drums, Lamar condemns humanity for its wrongdoings and attempts to reckon with God on Judgement Day. Now, even earlier in the year than its predecessor, we have the surprise release untitled unmastered, a new K-Dot album to ruminate on for the remainder of 2016.

Last year, Kendrick Lamar dropped his classic second album To Pimp A Butterfly on March 15 - and fans and critics alike spent the rest of 2015 digesting it.

Kendrck lamar untitled unmastered review